Hungarian Fliers Take Off For Nonstop Budapest Flight
George Endres and Alexander Magyar, Hungarian reserve officers, departed from Harbor Grace Newfoundland at 148 pm Newfoundland time in the plane Justice to Hungary for a nonstop flight to Budapest. Weather concerns delayed the start but improving conditions led to a noon stop for refueling and final checks under meteorologist Dr James H Kimball guidance.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
George Endres
Alexander Magyar
Justice
Hungary
Newfoundland
Budapest
James H. Kimball
Weather Bureau
New York
Great Circle
Atlantic
Insurance Firms Back 15 Percent Railroad Rate Rise
Edward D. Duffield urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant a 15 percent railroad rate increase apologizing that 50 million life policy holders and 13 million savings bank depositors faced revenue loss. He noted insurers and banks hold 4.7 billion in railroad bonds and warned lenders may halt further financing if credit worsens.
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Washington
Edward D. Duffield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Duffield
Prudential Life Insurance Company of America
Julius H. Parmelee
Bureau of Railway Economics
Cat tales and quirky notes from a small town
A column gathers lighthearted vignettes from daily life. A Persian cat owner in 3 K street has raised 41 kittens and welcomed three more, while tales of a denture donor and a famed “upstairs and downstairs” appetite amusement readers. Local church outreach and streetcar antics spark small-town chatter, with oddities from a two-headed calf curiosity to pajama ordinance wit.
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J. B. Anthony
K Street
Commission Raps Conduct Of Mooney-Billings Case
The Wickersham commission denounces the Mooney-Billings trial as shocking to justice and faults judges for faults in criminal procedure. It urges depoliticized judicial selection and notes one signatory abstention by Monte Lemann. The panel cites new evidence that might have opened a new trial but stops short of reopening the case.
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Commission
Mooney-Billings
Washington
Wickersham Commission
Hoover
San Francisco
Monte Lemann
New Orleans
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
California Supreme Court
Federal dry agents begin liquor enforcement drive
Federal prohibition enforcement announced a new phase with 335 additional agents, bringing total to about 1,900. Training completed by most, with focus on New York, Philadelphia and Chicago districts. Distribution includes 65 in New York and nearby states, 50 in Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey, and 57 across Indiana Illinois Wisconsin, among others.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
York State
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Air Tour Flyers Land in Houston Led by James H. Smart
James H. Smart led the national air tour fliers into Houston arriving at 11 34 57 a m at the municipal airport. Harry Russell and Lowell R Bayles followed within minutes. The Shreveport leg reported no incident with five of eight planes arriving in order Eddie Stimson Ed Schnider Joe Meehan Lee Gelback and W N Lancaster racing at the finish. Referee James H Doolittle said weather held two planes and four others at New Orleans and would depart soon if possible reaching Houston later.
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Houston
Texas
James H. Smart
National Air Tour
Harry Russell
Lowell R. Bayles
Shreveport
Eddie Stmnson
Ed Schnider
Joe Meehan
Lee Gelback
W. N. Lancaster
Gelback
Lancaster
James H. Doolittle
Air Tour
New Orleans
Mother of Rudy Vallee Dies at Home in Maine
Katherine L. Vallee, 61, mother of radio idol Rudy Vallee, died at Westbrook Maine after a three year battle with heart disease and high blood pressure. Rudy Vallee and his wife Fay Webb were at her bedside with his brother William arriving to comfort the family.
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Rudy Vallee
Maine
Westbrook
Katherine L. Vallee
Rudy
Fay Webb
New York
William
Storm Hits Gulf Coast With Wind and Rain
A tropical storm struck the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts late last night, delivering a sudden thirty mile wind and four inches of rain. Limited coastal damage was reported, mainly downed trees and flooded streets that slowed traffic, with the disturbance centered near Morgan City and warnings issued from Pascagoula to Port Arthur.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Morgan City
Pascagoula
Miss
Port Arthur
Tex
South
Pat S. Hamilton Report To Police Jury Shows Profit
Pat S. Hamilton clerk of the district court presented a yearly report to the police jury noting a profit of 507.25 from the clerk’s office and a cumulative ten year profit of 13,735.36 turned over to the parish. a rising vote of thanks was extended. The financial summary showed receipts 33,675.18 disbursements 33,159.43 leaving a balance of 507.25 accompanied by a check to parish ruler O B Morton.
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Pat S. Hamilton
District Court
Harry M. Williams
Hamilton
Quachita Parish
Louisiana
General Assembly of
O. B. Morton
Parish Rer
Hambone Meditations by J P Alley Jés' Cain Do Good Work
A rural dialect note emphasizes quick tidy work and caution not to miss chances to do good. The speaker warns that in a hurry one may be caught by trouble, urging prompt, careful effort.
Legion Meet Opens as Vanguard Arrives in Force
A parade of 700 Legionnaires registered at noon for the Louisiana American Legion convention opening tomorrow. Key figures from New Orleans and distant states checked in at the I. Baer building on St John street. U S congressmen Riley J Wilson and Wright Patman planned to attend amid early sessions at the Virginia hotel with finance and executive committees.
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American Legion
I. Baer
St. John Street
Sam James
Lake Charles
Roland Coerehan
F. C. Deck
W. F. Conkerton
Crescent City
New Orleans
H. F. Vulliamy
Washington, D. C
Wright Patman
Texas
Dan Sowers
Daddy
Raul V. McNutt
Roland B. Howell
Virginia
State Department
Wheat prices on Chicago market hit record low
Wheat values on the Chicago board of trade plunged to record lows, with July futures dropping to 50 3 8 cents a bushel. The decline mirrors historic lows from 1894 and reflects weak European economies and a falling securities market.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board
Hindenburg Returns to Berlin to Stabilize German Finance
President Von Hindenburg returns to Berlin to help resolve Germany’s financial crisis as banks, closed by government decree, are expected to reopen to meet the mid month payroll. The Reichsbank raises its discount rate to 10 percent amid emergency moves. Secretary Stimson and British foreign secretary Henderson discuss the situation in Paris. London plans for Young plan experts meeting to integrate Hoover moratorium.
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von Hindenburg
Berlin
Henry L. Stimson
Arthur Henderson
Paris
Germany
London
Reichsbank
Police Suspect Revenge Motive in Miles Murder
New Orleans police pursue two men posing as millionaires after Earl Miles 21 of New Orleans was decapitated near Baton Rouge on July 6. Detectives, led by Captain Harry O. Gregson, link the case to possible revenge over gambling losses or a threatened divorce from his Italian wife, with several persons to be questioned.
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New Orleans
Earl
Doc) Miles
Harry O. Gregson
City Detective Bureau
Legion Diversions To Please Guests Through the Weekend
Entertainment features for Legion men include a Forty and Eight parade at 3 30 p m tomorrow, a stag dinner and vaudeville at Edgewater Nite Club, and a public initiation at Forsythe park Legion Memorial home. A Forty and Eight dance follows at Riverside Country Club with transport from Hotel Virginia. Friday noon features an American Legion barbecue at Bernstein country home near the new junior college campus.
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Legion
Edgewater Nite Club
Order
Hotel Virginia
Legion Memorial
Forsythe Park
Riverside Country Club
American Legion
Bernstein
New Junior College
Plane Crash Near Grenoble Kills 3. 2 Injured
A Cannes to Paris plane crashed near Croix Haute, a few miles from Grenoble, killing the pilot Boutheir and two passengers. Two others were gravely injured.
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Grenoble
France
Cannes
Paris
Croix Haute
Boutheir
Airport expansion plans outlined at Ouachita meeting
Ouachita parish police jury discussed bids to build a station or waiting room at Selman field and fast track a gravel runway project. An airport depot is expected at about 2000 dollars with a 100 foot by 2800 foot runway to aid air mail landings after fall rains.
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Selman Field
Ouachita Parish
Aviation
A. E. Montgomery
Al Capone Henchman Edgar A. Smith Slain in Chicago
Edgar A. Smith, a bodyguard of Danny Stantoni and associate of Al Capone, was found shot dead in a south side automobile. Police had received a report of a man shot in a car with two companions and later located the body after an all night search.
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Chicago
Edgar A. Smith
Danny Stantoni
al Capone
Smith
Kingsland Marshal Killed After Gun Battle With Robbers
City Marshal H L De Garmo confronted two men outside the E R Buster store in Kingsland Arkansas. He fired striking one suspect who fled in a stolen sedan. De Garmo died en route to Pine Bluff hospital. One assailant later died in hospital, another remains hospitalized and noncommunicative. The dead marshal leaves a widow and one child.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
H. L. DeGarmo
Kingsland
John W. Smith
St. Louis
H. L. McGarmo
Maashal
DeGarmo
Hodge Mill to Double Size with $1.5 Million Annex
Hodge Louisiana plans a $1.5 million construction program to move and expand the Howland Maine mill to Jackson Parish. The project will double output from 100 to 200 tons daily and may require railroad track relocation and highway shifts. 20 carloads of machinery are en route. The annex will create hundreds of construction and eventual operatives jobs after a five year tax exemption was approved.
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the News-Star
Hodge
S. E. Michaud
Southern Advance Bag and Paper Company
Howland
North Louisiana and Gulf Railroad
Jackson Parish
Pope's Encyclical Denounced by Il Duce in Raging Reply
Rome July 15 premier Mussolini and the Fascist directorate denounced the pope's encyclical on youth fascism as lies. They charge Vatican and Masonry with common hostility to Fascism and defend Balilla as the regime's future force. The statement asserts a mobilization of 873000 adults and 642000 youths to fight the Vatican and Masonry alliance against the regime.
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Rome
Mussolini
Fascist Directorate
Vatican
Masonry
Italy
Balilla
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Joe Petagna
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B. A. Trousdale
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Charlies Schulze
Bill Feaze
T. C. Atkinson
Jackson and DeSiard
Manny McGuire
Sicily Island
C. R Wilson
Peck
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Broadway
J. Arthur Smith, Jr
C. Wharton Brown
Jackson
Federal Dry Agents
Orleans
Smart
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Pat. S. Hamilton
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
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Cumberland
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