Hoover proposes world arms reduction at Geneva
President Hoover called for cutting global arms by about one third at the Geneva disarmament conference. The plan targets tanks chemical weapons and large mobile guns, and seeks reductions in battleship tonnage air power and naval craft while banning bombing from the air. Hughes Gibson represented the United States as the proposal drew mixed reactions from delegates amid tense discussions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Hoover
Hugh S. Gibson
A. Washington
Cry
Gpefourth
Cubmarines
Plicerk
United States
Debates Weakened by Economic Emergency Messages
A dozen witnesses were summoned to resume the Highway Audit Commission inquiry into State Highway Department affairs. In Washington, Congress urged to stay on the job to meet economic emergencies, while GOP leaders and European debt talks colored the broader scene. Senator Borah voiced approval of reducing world armaments as Hoover faced platform questions.
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Iattle Nock
Highway Audit Commission
Hs Inquiey Dita State Highway Department
Congress
Roosevelt Orders Walker to Reply to Charges
Governor Roosevelt demanded that Mayor Walker of New York City respond to charges framed by Samuel Seabury, counsel to the HofsItchter legislative committee. Seabury has driven deputies from office and led a broader probe of Tammany Hall. The case is seen as Seabury’s major achievement amid shifting loyalties among Smith supporters, Roosevelt backers, and upstate independents.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Walker
New York City
Samuel Seabury
Hofsitcter Legislative Committee
Seabury
Farley
Tamemany Hall
Alfred £. Smith
Tammaty
Smith
Hoosehvelt
Upstate
Neighbours Elected Local Elks Club Worshipful Master
Neighbours was elected worshipful master of the Hope lodge of Elks at the election meeting Tuesday night. Ernest Shiver named senior warden, Lee Hetder junior warden, D Le Sullivan senior deacon, E N Bacon junior deacon, A J Cublins filer, C J Allen secretary, LeRoy Andersen treasurer. Installation set for Friday June 24 with Easter Star guests. program under Frank Porter and Troy Greenlee overseeing.
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Neighbours
Hope Lodge of Elks
Ernest Shiver
Lee Hetder
D. le Sullivan
E. N. Bacon
A. J. Cublins
C.J. Allen
LeRoy Andersen
St. John's Day
Order of the Easter Star
Brookwood P TA to Serve Farm Visitors
Brookwood Parent Teacher Association announces four hundred plate lunches for the annual visiting day at the Experimental station next Friday June 24. Sandwiches and cold drinks will be served. Proceeds will fund the association’s benevolent work.
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Brookwood Parent- Teacher's Association
Assoristian
Soviet Plans Summer Explorations for Arctic Air Route
The Soviet government intends a series of explorations this summer to survey a proposed air route across the Bering Sea to Alaska and over polar regions to the American continent. In addition to government sponsorship, the AU Union Aviation Institute will also send an expedition.
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Moscow
Bering Sail
Alaska
Au-Union Avetic Institute
Double Primary Movement Killed by Arkansas Democratic Committee
The Democratic State Central Committee in Little Rock rejected holding a preferential or run-off primary for state offices this year. The panel endorsed preferential primary in principle but said current law gives it no authority, sending the issue back to voters.
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Little Rock
Democratic State Central Committee
Lamar Williamson
Monticello
Sbera
Straw Vote Begins Across State at Cox Drugstore
John P Cox Drug company on Elm street hosts a state wide straw vote for governor and U S races. Balloting runs Tuesday June 2 through Thursday June 3 with returns reported from Arkansas cities. Three citizen judges will oversee the counting at the store.
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John P. Cox Drug Company
Elm Street
United States
Arkansas
Logan
Wil
Cox
Joe Leclair Declared Officially Dead in Belgium Mission
In Charleroi Pennsylvania a local man Joe Leclair aged 64 sought to return to Belgium but lacked funds for passage. His guardians and the judge ruled him officially dead to enable a $200 death benefit.
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Charleroi
Lodge Brothers
Joe Leclair
Joe
Belgium
Berlin Churches Plan Help for Unemployed in Winter
Protestant churches in Berlin are organizing winter aid meetings at The Dam church to assist the unemployed in material and spiritual ways. Large audiences attended the gatherings, showing community concern amid hardship.
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Berlin
From Newsboy to Riches Governor White of Ohio
Ohio Governor George White, a self made leader with history from newsboy to oil, law, and politics, seeks the Democratic nomination at Chicago. Longtime ally of Robert J. Bulkley, he is praised as a steady governor with wide Republican and Southern ties and a history of Prohibition support.
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Harvey Purnell
Hope
Little Rock
Chicago
Atking
George White
Oil
U.S
Columbus
Titusville
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Chilkoot Pass
Mariella
Galo
Congress
Ohio
Horatio Alger
White
Democratic National Committee
Anti-Saloon League
Robert J. Bulkley
Yukon
Alaska
Al Smith Calls for Repeal of Prohibition at Convention
Alfred E. Smith spoke in Chicago urging repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and modification of the Volstead Act. The remark, delivered after his 1928 campaign arrival, did not reveal the depth of party friction or Roosevelt forces at the convention. John Raskob backed Jouett Shouse for permanent chair, signaling Roosevelt opposition.
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Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
John Raskob
Smith
Jouett Shouse
Sho
Roosevelt Forcs
Tea In the Air Flights Return Over Lonidup
London resumes its tea flights with a huge eight passenger airship offering Friday and Sunday afternoon trips. Passengers are served tea by air stewards as they drift above the city, continuing a seasonal pastime from last year.
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London
Lonidup
Electrical Storm Misses This Area
A high wind and electrical storm struck the area between Gurdon and Prescott uprooting several trees and interrupting telephone lines. Hope linemen worked late Tuesday to repair damaged wires and restore communication. Heavy rain was reported in Rosston and Hope area.
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Gurdon
Prescott
Hope
Rosston
Hadeuw
Nevaiktown- Raidall
Hat Flight and Arm Loss in Fort Worth Incident
In Fort Worth a man named George McDaniels was struck by a tram hat topple and a streetcar severed his arm. He pursued the hat, regained it, but lost his arm in the crash. The report notes the unseen danger and McDaniels’ effort to reclaim the headgear amid the accident. Nearby, Alexandria Egypt reports a Phoenician relic find at Jehil in Syria dating about four millennia.
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Fort Worth
George McDaniels
George
McDaniels
Vast Assouan Dam Project to Reclaim Egyptian Lands
The Assouan dam on the upper Nile will be raised 29 feet and hold back 3 billion cubic meters for irrigation. A nearby Gebel Aulia reservoir is planned with 2.2 billion cubic meters capacity. The scheme aims to reclaim thousands of acres in northern and middle Egypt, expanding perennial irrigation and boosting agricultural output.
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NEA
Cairo
Egypt
Nile
Assouan
Upper
Gebel Aulia
White Nile
Dylla
Middle
Wit
Jecessary
Istesten
Assousa
Garner Fined For Simple Assault
In Gregg county district court a jury found Dr. W. M. Garner guilty of simple assault in an alleged attack on Deroy Ziegler, a Longview businessman. Garner, formerly of Mose, Ark, was fined $35 after the verdict on the night last Tuesday. The state sought an assault with intent to murder charge and the defense argued defense of one's person.
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Longview
Texas
Gregg County
W. M. Garner
Mope
Ark
Deroy Ziegler
Local Taxpayers Meet Thursday Across Arkansas Counties
Local taxpayers are scheduled to gather Thursday at 10 o'clock to discuss a proposed tax reform and unified county government effort. Officials and community members from multiple Arkansas counties are expected to attend to push for an economy driven by reorganized taxation and state-wide cooperation.
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Annus
Hope
Hempstew County
Citiizens
Hove City
Eesti
Arkansas
Uvurs- Nery
Air Picnics Above Wenatchee Offer Remote Picnic Spots
The article describes unusual air picnics around Wenatchee. People charter planes to reach mountaintop picnic grounds south of the city, where cleared landing areas exist on the slopes.
Lights Speed Planes London
Reequipping airdromes in South Africa speeds Salisbury Rhodesia to Cape Town trip. The voyage, once a rail race, now flies by day and night in fourteen and a half hours. The same distance by train takes sixty eight hops.
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London
South Afiva
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Cape Town
Thtteen
Price Reduction and Referendum Drive For City Plant
City council votes to cut coupon price from 60 to 50 cents and store a referendum on a municipal plant. The move includes $15,000 appropriated for the project and a plan to use city owned electric plant equipment. A Friday election may be held, with police oversight of tail lights and motorist conduct within the city.
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Taesd
Hope Plant
Nigh City Council
Dment
Maline
Drowning Victim Identified as Carey W. Martin
The body found in the Arkansas River near Little Rock was identified as Carey W. Martin, 38, a former secretary to Senator Joe T. Robinson. He had been missing since Sunday. autopsy found no evidence of violence and he left a widow.
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Little Rock
Arkansas River
Carey W. Martin
Joe T. Robinson
Cavey
Unemployed Aid Pushed Forward
Washington speech reviews push for a 2 billion dollar Democratic unemployment relief measure as Senate leaders seek a vote before nightfall. Republican Senator Johnston accuses administration of pressing adjournment, while Senator La Follette blocks a debate limits proposal to extend time for his amendment on increasing the public works bond from 0.5 to 1.0 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Johnston
California
LaFallette
Robinson
Arkansas
Park Visitors Estimated Over Four Million in California
San Francisco report states the state automobile association projects more than 4,001,000 people will visit California national parks this year. The forecast highlights strong turnout and tourism interest across major park sites.
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San Francisco
California
State Automobile Association
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