Bishop Cannon Defends Campaign Probe Vows Fight At London
In a cable from London Bishop James Cannon Jr denounces the Senate inquiry into his 1928 anti Smith campaign as a personal attack not aimed at framing legislation. He names Senator Glass and Representative Tinkham and asserts the committee ignores church duties and seeks to rush the probe before its statute of limitations expires.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
London
Senate
Virginia
Boston
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Southern Methodist
Alfred E. Smith
Cannon
Glass
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Relief Program Formulated at Valley Meeting
A valley conference in Memphis on August 25 outlined plans to overhaul last year’s relief machinery for broader use. A permanent organization was formed with Representative Reed of Illinois as chairman and Governor Murray of Oklahoma heading the interstate employment board. The group aims to speed public construction programs at federal, state, and local levels to provide millions of jobless with livelihoods. Governors are to appoint five representatives each.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
Reed
Ilinois
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Interstate Employment Board
Jes Ramblin About the Town Mixed Local Notes
Dr F P Cerniglia likes model airplanes and broadcasting. A resident reports two car crashes at the same spot in a year. A Kansas echo recalls extreme weather talk. Tax mentions urge lowering state salaries. A giant ant in a bathroom startles a reader. Jean Veach debuts on air with The Story of the Three Green Frogs. A German geologic X ray machine is noted. A missionary society member seeks bridge funds to pay dues.
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F. P. Cerniglia
R. A. Goza
Lee Avenue
Consumers Ice Company
Jean Veach
Municipal Recreation Department
Missionary Society
Jes
Hawks land at Selman as crowd cheers arrival
Captain Frank Hawks landed the Texaco No. 13 at Selman field to an estimated crowd of 2000 to 3000. His mother Eda Mae Hawks was aboard the American Airways transport, and Hawks said he left Shreveport for Monroe in 33 minutes not aiming for speed records.
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Frank Hawks
Texaco No
Eda Mae Hawks
Shreveport
Monroe
Chinese Government Acts To Aid Victims Of Flood
Shanghai August 25. The government moves to aid tens of millions of flood victims in central China. T V Soong says cash and credit food purchases totaling about 50 million Mexican dollars are planned, with a possible 60 million Mexican relief commitment. Hankow faces meat shortages as supplies run out, and typhoon fears loom over the Yangtze port city. The government also seeks more favorable terms from the US Farm Board for a 15 million bushel wheat sale.
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Shanghai
China
T. V. Soong
Flood Relief Committee
Soong
Associated Press
Washington
United States Farm Board
Farm Board
Hankow
Yangtse
Yangtse River
New York City Moves Against Gangs in Wide Crackdown
In a broad anti crime drive police rounded up suspicious characters and known gunmen as hundreds of detectives and clerical workers joined the effort. In two boroughs 49 arrests were logged and radio equipped cruisers prepared for patrols.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Central Park
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Pirates rally to defeat Robins in first game of twin bill
In Brooklyn the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied in the eighth inning to chase Watson Clark from the mound and push past the Brooklyn Robins 5 to 3 in the opener of a doubleheader. The day also carries a report on the German seaplane DC-X arriving in Charleston from Miami after a five hour flight and an order prohibiting women from serving as informers in federal dry law enforcement.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Watson Clark
Brooklyn Robins
Charleston
S. C
Miami
Fla
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington
The
Prohibition Bureau
Farmerville Farmer Dies in Auto Crash
J David Smith of Farmerville dies at St Francis sanitarium after being run over by a car driven by a 14 year old in the heart of Farmerville. Fourteen ribs broken. Survived by widow Agnes and six children, plus 21 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was a prominent Rocky Branch farmer and Church of Christ member.
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J. David Smith
Farmerville
St Francis Sanitarium
J. Larkin Edwards
Mr. Smith
Alabama
Church of Christ
Agness Smith
James R. Smith
Ollie E. Smith
Leonard E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith
West Monroe
Lizzie Rugg
Minnie A. Smith
Henry P. Smith
Five New Members Appointed to U S Relief Committee
President Hoover named five new members to the national advisory unemployment relief committee aiding Walter S. Gifford. The appointees include Owen D. Young of New York Conrad Mann of Kansas City P G Spillsbury of Phoenix S Arizona James F Bell of Minneapolis and S P Bush of Columbus.
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Washington
Hoover
National Advisory Committee
Walter S. Gifford
Owen D. Young
New York
Conrad Mann
Kansas City
P. G. Spillsbury
Phoenix
Arizona
S. P. Bush
Columbus
James F. Bell
Minneapolis
Hambone's Meditations: A Rural Raconteur's Gossip
The piece humorously sketches a character with a temperamental rival and a swapped domestic life. It presents a folksy slice of life with two wives, a tale of mischief, and a comical misdeed. The tone is lean and rustic, with playful dialect and world-weary wit.
Louisiana to Fast Track Cotton Prohibition Law in 1932
Governor Huey P. Long calls a six day special session in Baton Rouge to push a 1932 no-cotton raising statute aimed at lifting cotton prices. Long telegraphs the South and collaborates with former political rivals to draft the measure for tonight’s opening, with plans for a 20 cent cotton outcome.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Ross T. Sterling
Texas
Long
South
Reuben T. Douglas
Caddo
Sheriff Announces Immediate Tax Deed Actions After Sale
Sheriff Milton Coverdale announces no grace period remains for nonpaying tax bidders. About 150 Monroe Ouachita parcels sold. deeds to be issued or property state adjudicated. Notices of seizure issued for 300 to 400 autos. unpaid auto taxes must be paid by Friday or property may be sold with advertising costs added.
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Milton Coverdale
Coverdale
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Sheriffs Department
36 Additional True Bills Returned in Harlan Mine Cases
In Harlan Kentucky a total of thirty six indictments were returned today in coal field cases. Among those charged are Mrs Jessie London Wakefield a former University of Washington co ed with criminal syndicalism Ralph Steel also charged with criminal syndicalism Woody Emery and Hager Layne charged with slaying Deputy Sheriff Jesse Pace in April and Lloyd Gilbert with related Evarts clash offenses four men died. Additional indictments include store robberies at Evarts.
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Harlan, Ky
Harlan Coal Field
Jessie London Wakefield
University of Washington
Ralph Steel
Woody Emery
Hager Layne
Jesse Pace
Lloyd Gilbert
Evarts
Evarte
New National Cabinet of Great Britain Announced
London reports a new national government led by Premier J Ramsay MacDonald to steer Britain through a financial crisis. The cabinet blends Labour Conservative Liberal members including Stanley Baldwin Philip Snowden Neville Chamberlain and Lord Reading. Parliament expected to convene Sept 8 to push budget balancing measures amid a large deficit.
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London
Great Britain
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
Stanley Baldwin
Philip Snowden
Lord Reading
India
Samuel Hoare
Admiralty
Sir Austen Chamberlin
Dominions
J. H. Thomas
Neville Chamberlain
Board of Trade
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Sir Herbert Samuel
Lod Sankey
Cotton Freight Rate Reduction Order Extended
Louisiana Public Service Commission extends reduced cotton freight rates to New Orleans and Lake Charles ports and North Louisiana. The move broadens coverage west of the Mississippi and south of Alexandria, applying to multiple rail lines withDecreases from 1.25 to 2.59 per bale effective August 26.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Mississippi River
Alexandria
Texas & Pacific
Gulf Coast Lines
Rock Island Lines
Louisiana & Arkansas
Southern Pacific
Commission
Kansas City Southern
Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas
Louisiana & Northwest
Tremont & Gulf
Rock Island
Mansfield Railway & Transportation
Texas & Pacific Railways
Public Service Com
Bids Tabulated On Highway And Bridge Projects
Engineers of the Louisiana highway commission tabulated bids for 57 projects, the most in a single let in state history, with total cost about half the record letting. Projects include bridges over the Atchafalaya at Morgan City and Krotz Springs on the Evangeline and Old Spanish Trail routes, plus six bridge and overpass jobs, a 5.833 mile concrete road, an asphalt surface project, 92 miles of grading and drainage, and 225 miles of low type surfacing.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Atchafalaya River
Morgan City
Krotz Springs
R. C. Higgins Swept With Holdups Sentencing
R C Higgins, 32, pleaded guilty to three holdup charges and was sentenced to four to six years on each count with sentences concurrent. Yancey Andrews, 28, and Pete Mulhearn, 21, pled guilty to automobile theft, each receiving one year in parish jail. Higgins claimed dozens of holdups in ten days. history links him to prior burglaries and federal detentions.
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R. C. Higgins
West Monroe
P. H. Hamm
State Penitentiary
Yancey Andrews
Pete Mulhearn
Slagle-Johnson Lumber Company
Little Rock
Hamm
Higgins
W. E. Hayes
Sheriff's Department
Higgin
Hayes
Federal
Atlanta
Banker Lea and associates found guilty in Asheville trial
Colonel Luke Lea of Nashville and his son Luke Lea Jr along with Wallace B. Davis were convicted in Asheville on charges of conspiring to defraud Central Bank and Trust of 1 136 000 and misapplying funds. E P Charlet was acquitted. Maximum penalties range up to 60 years and hefty fines.
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Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea
Nashville
Leas
Davis
Charlet
Luke Lea, Jr
Wallace B. Davis
M. V. Barnhill
New Mississippi Governor To Be Selected Today
Jackson Mississippi August 25 The results of summer campaigning for governor will be known tonight after tabulators finish checking today’s votes Conner and White advanced from the August 4 primary in which Judge Paul B Johnson and George T Mitchell were eliminated The new governor faces a $7 000 000 deficit in the state treasury and the reinstatement of four state owned colleges into accrediting associations The race involves Connery and White as the final candidates and the outcome will shape the state administration.
Hoover Studies Proposals of Law Enforcement Body
President Hoover reviews 60 plus concrete Wickersham Commission suggestions to combat crime. Plans include revised criminal procedure, expanded federal enforcement, and curbing corruption linking criminals and politicians. Proposals target judges and prosecutors ability to comment on a defendant testifying and reduce coercive interrogation methods.
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Hoover
Washington
Wickersham Commission
White House
Wickersham
Congress
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