State House and Senate Close Session Henry Gray Weeps
Missouri story of dramatic cross examination as Glen Hicks, brother of slain attorney Clifford M. Hicks, faces police grilling. Hicks denies involvement after being named beneficiary of the dead man’s estate and insurance, while investigators suggest he acted as instigator. Co-defendants William Davis and Harry W. Bostleman linked to the case. sister-in-law defends him.
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State House
Senate
Henry Gray
ST. Louis
Clifford M. Hicks
Elliott W. Major
Glen T. Hicks
Hicks
William Davis
Harry W. Bostleman
Kaiser
Taig
Body Of Youth Identified By Dad In Chattanooga
The body of 19 year old Savanna O Hubbs of Fort McPherson Atlanta was identified by his father Corporal M Hubbs of Camp McClellan at a Chattanooga morgue after being struck by a train near the Southern Railway tunnel in East Chattanooga. The father, a longtime soldier, recognized the mangled remains. The body was sent to Maynardville Tennessee for funeral and interment.
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Chattanooga
Southern Railway
M. Hubbs
Camp McClellan
Savanna O. Hubbs
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Chattanoora
Maynardsville
Tenn
Oklahoma Storm Devastates Crops and Buildings
Oklahoma City reports wind and hail storms causing nearly 2,000,000 in damages across three counties. A large grain area was ruined by hail, farm buildings were wrecked, and wheat fields five miles by twenty in Noble county were leveled by hail and rain. Losses peaked in eastern Oklahoma with a hailstorm that damaged roofs and destroyed the strawberry crop.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Noble County
Oklahom
Sallisaw
Final coup ends Tennessee legislature adjournment fight
In Nashville on May 6 the Tennessee legislature moved to adjourn after a tumultuous session. A strategic timing shift by leaders in both houses, aided by friendly legislators, secured a binding adjournment at 11 o’clock. Governors Peay’s opponents failed to block the end, despite attempts to muster a quorum and delay action.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Peay
House
Senate
Boyd’ Gleaves
Nck
Cabaret Girl Sues Stanley Comstock Over Engagement
Connie Almy a 21 year old cabaret singer filed a breach of promise suit for 500000 against Stanley E Comstock wealthy real estate operator of Florida and Chicago. The engagement was announced last January in Miami where she sang and six weeks later she returned north alone. Comstock divorced and reportedly betrothed to Peggy Hopkins at the time appeared in New York days ago. Almy charges he announced the engagement for publicity and that her jilting subjected her to public ridicule.
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New York
Connie Almy
Stanley £. Comstock
Florida
Chicago
Miami
Peggy Hopkins
Miss Almy
Comstock
Boothe Confident He Will Recover
Roanoke Va May 6 Walt er L Boothe a disabled farmer boy chiefly kept alive by artificial respiration believes he will recover. He has suffered a collapsed lung and a dislocated vertebra from an automobile accident two weeks ago.
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Roanoke
Walter L. Boothe
Randerec Boothe
Weather outlook for Tennessee and Virginia showers
Tennessee to see showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Virginia reports showers tonight and Saturday with little temperature change.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Mississippi Flooding Devastates North Louisiana Towns
Muddy Mississippi torrents flood northern Louisiana after already submerging over 5 million acres of farm and swamp land across eleven parishes. Raville seeks boats as water engulfs streets, Tallulah and Newellton struggle, Delta Point nears the tawny lake, many villages vanish, and thousands of acres remain underwater across Kentucky and Arkansas regions.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Raville
Tallulah
Newellton
Delta Point
Kidnapped Men Returned by Gang No Ransom Paid
Abdicated in a New York incident, Abraham Scharlin of Chicago and James Taylor released at 4 am after being held for ransom by a kidnapping gang. Police say release likely followed yesterday’s killing of Joseph Marcus and others. Scharlin kidnapped April 28 from his 72nd Street home. his wife present during abduction. Taylor’s capture details unclear. he resides in Brooklyn.
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New York
Abraham Scharlin
Chicago
James Taylor
Scharlin
Taylor
Yeaterday
Joseph Marcus
David Berman
Charles Kraemer
Caughlin
Flood relief totals top 323,837 as Mississippi flood spreads
The American Red Cross reports 323,837 people under aid, with 173,566 in sixty refugee camps across seven states. Mississippi leads counts at 160,941, many Louisianans moved to Vicksburg and Natchez. Arkansas follows with 114,373 refugees, while Louisiana counts are incomplete. Continued on page four.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
American Red Cross
Louisiana
Red Cross
Henry M. Baker
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Natchez
Arkansas
Missouri
Colonization of Refugees Urged in Tennessee
Dr. Clint H. Morgan of Knoxville advocates colonizing flood refugees on Cumberland Plateau farm land in northeastern middle Tennessee. He owns 3,000 to 4,000 acres and says the government could devise plans. Other local landowners in Morgan and Fentress Counties favor allotting refugee families tracts on the plateau’s fertile districts.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Cumberland Plateau
Middle Tennessee
Clint H. Morgan
Morgan and
Fentress
Morgan
Cumberland
Red Cross Approves $500000 For Mississippi Flood Rehab
In Vicksburg on May 6 a 500000 appropriation for crop rehabilitation in Mississippi flood areas was approved at a Red Cross conference with state officials by Secretary Hoover. Washington report says a congressional delegation will tour the Mooded area of the Mississippi Valley beginning May 29 for inspection.
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Kansas City
Congress
Mississippi
Coolidge
James Reed
Missouri
Vicksburg
Miss
Red Cross
Hoover
Washington
Missisippi Valley
Kingsport Flood Relief Fund Grows with New Donations
Kingsport's flood relief drive advances as Americal Red Cross treasurer A D Brock reports $144.62 in new gifts since yesterday, raising the total to $1,980.62 toward the $62,000 goal. Several local contributors are listed among the recent donations.
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Kingsport
Mississippi
A. D. Brockmany
American
Red Cross
Suis
Herman Beatle
Jee B. Bowery
A. M. ‘Cros
Can Dean
Wee Bot
Southern Baptist convention debates business efficiency reforms
Louisville May 6 The Southern Baptist convention considered a two year efficiency report urging radical changes. Proposals include empowering the executive committee and abolishing the cooperative program committee to curb debt and improve finances. Debates centered on abolishing the education board, with votes pending on the committee recommendations versus the president’s plan. Memorials on alleged persecutions of Baptists by Roumanian authorities were expected to be presented.
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Louisville
Southern Baptist Convention Committee
Co-Operative ‘Program Committee
Southern Baptist
Education Board
W. J. McGlothlin
Furman University
Greenville
B. C
Wiley
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Eugene Lerving
Baltimore
J. Calvin Moss
Lynchburg
Hospital Commission
Rebels Reported Near Guadalajara Amid Military Command
A May report from Mesc0 City cites Guadalajara military commandant informing that about 200 rebels are active near the city. Details on group goals or identities were not provided.
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Mesco City
Defrom
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Gray cross examination ends with steady testimony
New York May 6 Henry Judd Gray remained calm and tearful at times during resumed cross examination by Mrs Ruth Snyder's lawyer Dana Wallace after a lengthy direct exam. Court officers restricted spectators due to disorder in the courtroom and a noon picnic atmosphere. Court adjournment and plans to continue into Sunday aimed to reach a verdict soon with sessions possibly on Saturday not held before.
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New York
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Newcombe
Gray
Snyder
Court House
Yelock
Educators Resign Over Religion Views at Western Theological
In Pittsburgh on May 6, board member Rev. Dr Maitland Alexander resigns amid disputes over modernism versus fundamentalism. Dr Frank Eakin also resigns after 12 years as instructor and associate professor of church history. Both resignations respond to oath restrictions aligning with strict fundamental teachings. Board member Rev George Taylor Jr notes Alexander’s split links to the Princeton liberal fundamental controversy.
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Pittsburgh
Western Theological Seminary
Maitland Alexander
Frank Eakin
Bakin
George Taylor, Jr
Alexander
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Cliff Hicks
Body
Dad
Peny
Stanley E. Comstock
Stanley Comstock
Connie
Aleoy
Claims Comstock
Roanoke Farmer
Kentucky
Wickliffe
Kingsport’s Fund For Flood
Tennessee Motor Geo
Henry Duno Grav
Board of Education
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