Pope Pius XI in Serious Condition at Vatican
Reports from Vatican City say Pope Pius XI, aging and frail, faces a recurrence of acute bladder trouble possibly leading to uremic poisoning. His health worsened after a week of delegations and canonization duties, though officials downplay the danger while urging rest and careful care.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter
Spain
Italy
St. Peter’s
Rome
Bomb Wrecks Four Buildings in Kansas City Suburb
A speeding car bombed two men hurled an explosive that wrecked four vacant storefronts in a southeastern Kansas City suburb early today. The blast broke windows for blocks, tore up sidewalks, and no injuries or owners were identified as investigators searched for motives.
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United Press
Kansas City
L and N seeks control of Pontchartrain Railroad
Washington June 25 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to buy control of the Pontchartrain Railroad Company a short line in New Orleans The Pontchartrain company notified its plan to abandon the segment between North Rocheblave Street and Lake Pontchartrain The remaining line would stay in service under the L and N purchase No amount was stated
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Associated Press
Washington
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pontchartrain Railroad Company
New Orleans
Pontchartrain Company
The
Commission
North Rocheblave Street
Lake Pontchartrain
Louisville and Nashville
Local Notes From KELLY Region on June Visitations
Mrs J D Key of Columbia visited relatives in Kelly Friday. Mrs W S Humphries returned home after visiting Mrs R I Elliott of Bunkie. Mrs J W Adams and son Paul of Columbia visited friends here Monday. Dr and Mrs R B Taylor and daughter Ethel Lea were visitors in Columbia Sunday. Miss Louise Humphries suffered a broken and dislocated right hand from a fall while at summer school in Ruston. George Ruddles of Columbia visited friends Monday. Miss Myrtle Vincent visits sister Mrs C L Taylor in Monroe this week.
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Kelly
J. D. Key
Columbia
W. S. Humphries
R. I. Elliott
Bunkie
J. W. Adams
Paul
R. B. Taylor
Ethel Lea
Louise Humphries
Ruston
George Ruddles
Myrtle Vincent
C. L. Taylor
Monroe
Infantile Paralysis Claims Another Child
Betty Joe Monroe eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Monroe of 112 Richmond street died from infantile paralysis. Funeral services will be at 5 p m at the grandparents home 510 Hall street conducted by Rev Ernest Holloway and Rev J B Polk. Burial will be in Riverview Burial park.
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Betty Joe Monroe
J. H. Monroe
Richmond Street
G. H. Monroe
Jiall Street
Ernest Holloway
J. B. Polk
Riverview Burial Park
400 Cases of Imported Liquor to be Destroyed
United Press reports 400 plus cases of fine imported whiskies and liquors are held for destruction in San Francisco after authorities seized the trawler Dora at Bootleggers' Cove on Marin county shore by the U S coast guard cutter Tinguard.
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San Francisco
U. S. Coast Guard
Tinguard
Dora
Marin County
Radio Education Programs Reach 1169 in 1929 Broadcasts
Over four months in 1929 New York reports 1,169 radio programs with educational significance aired. The record highlights the rapid growth of educational broadcasting and the reach of early radio in public learning initiatives.
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New York
Southern Cross Second Plane To Make Westward Flight
The Southern Cross lands at Harbor Grace Newfoundland on a flight from Ireland, marking the second westward Atlantic crossing by air. Many westward attempts ended in disaster with several fatalities, while notable eastward flights and record wins shaped early aviation history.
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New York
Southern Cross
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Ireland
North Atlantic
Bremen
Greenley Island
Charles Nungesser
Francis Coli
Paris
Atlantic
Upavon
England
Ottawa
Ont
Princess Lowenstein-Wirtheim
Leslie Hamilton
E. F. Minchin
John Alcock
Arthur W. Brown
St. John’s
Clifden
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
Clarence D. Chamberlain
Charles A. Levine
Mansfield
Germany
Richard E. Byrd
Ver- Sur-Mer
France
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Trepassey
New Foundland
Wales
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hilland
Phillip A. Payne
Old Orchard
Maine
Rome
Terry Tully
James Metcalf
Croydon
Brice Goldborough
Oskar
Frances Grayson
Denmark
H. C. MacDonald
St. Johns
N. F
Lonon
Cuckoos Broadcast Late Night Miami Popularity Drive
Miami businessmen and entertainers organize the Cuckoos to boost the city’s image by broadcasting programs from 11 p m to 3 a m eastern standard time on Saturdays and Sundays via station WQAM during the summer season.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Cuckoos
WQAM
Hoover Attacks World War Veterans Relief Bill
President Hoover renewed his attack on the war veterans relief bill at a Tuesday press conference calling it bad legislation. He said the 66 to 6 senate vote favors neither veterans nor taxpayers and warned it would be wasteful and discriminatory affecting about 75 000 veterans and unfair to others.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Business Men of Alex Oppose Constitutional Convention Proposal
Alexandria business leaders spoke against a constitutional convention at a mass meeting. Resolutions unanimously urged Rapides parish lawmakers to vote against the measure, warning of political turmoil and unsettled state affairs. Signatories included J. W. Hawthorn, George A. Petrie, M. J. Weiss, J. P. Turregano, and M. L. Close.
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Alexandria
Rapides Parish
J. W. Hawthorn
George A. Petrie
M. J. Weiss
J. P. Turregano
M. L. Close
Lindberghs' Baby Made Honorary Kenosha Club Member
Kenosha Wisconsin June 25 Junior Optimists of Kenosha elected Col Charles A Lindberghs baby to honorary membership The resolution was mailed to the infant noting he was their ideal man The item reflects a humorous civic gesture by a youth club toward the famed aviator
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Kenosha, Wis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Junior Optimist Club of
Kenosha
Lindy
Optimists
Colonel Lindbergh
United States Considers Claim to Antarctic Territory
The State Department weighs asserting sovereignty over part of Antarctica tied to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s polar flights. Britain already claims the Ross Dependency. Marie Byrdland lies unclaimed to the west. The US has never owned Antarctic land before and would face long deliberations. Palmer Land and Wilkes Land recall earlier American exploration.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Department
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
West Virginia
Great Britain
Ross Dependency
Marie Byrdland
Antarctica
Australia
Europe
Russia
Nathaniel B. Palmer
Stoningham
Connecticut
Antarctic
Palmer Land
Wilkes
United States Navy
Local social notes from Mer Rouge and nearby towns
Mer Rouge residents host and visit relatives with listing of guests and callers from Homer Monroe Crowley and Shreveport. The notes name Mrs. H. B. Andrews Mrs. J. H. Leech C. S. Padgett May Andrews Miss May Andrews and others in Mer Rouge Monroe Leesville Oak Ridge Vicksburg Shreveport weekly gatherings and visits.
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Mer Rouge
Malcolm Menefee
Homer
H. B. Andrews
J. H. Leech
Padgett
Stanley Hair
May Andrews
Monroe
P. P Huckabay
Crowley
Mable S. Davenport
Memphis
Shaw
Hildred Campbell
J. R. McIlwaine
J. G McIlwaine
L. F. Carr
Irma Jane Gibson
Oak Ridge
Ernestine Graves
J. F. Lewis
Joe Lewis
Shreveport
Lewis
Earl Andrews
Mary Blackwell
Vicksburg
L. S. Pinkston
Ted Voss
Rayville
Herman Smyth
Jessie Lee McKain
E. M. Clark
Mary Dykes
Four Alleged Leaders in Rum Rebellion Sentenced
Four alleged leaders of the Wallace county liquor conspiracy were given 15 months in McNeil Island federal penitentiary. Includes H J Rossi and W H Hershick former Coeur D Alene mayors E E Weniger former Shoshone county sheriff and W J Bailey police chief. Four women among 32 defendants received four months. Joseph Whalen got 80 days completing ten months. Conspirators levied a tax on bootleggers and resort owners under fines used for schools and other expenses.
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Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Wallace County
McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary
H. J. Rossi
W. H. Hershick
Coeur D'Alene
E. E. Weniger
Shoshone County
W. J. Bailey
Joseph Whalen
Hoover Signs Measure for Power Commission Reorganization
President Hoover signed the bill restructuring the Federal Power Commission into a five member body to be appointed by the president. The new commission will replace the three cabinet officers administering the water power act. Hoover aims to name commissioners before the Senate adjourns for the summer.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Federal Power Commission
Senate
Tennessee to Start Public Relations Course
Knoxville Tennessee university officials announced a new public relations course will begin next fall at the University of Tennessee and will be required for graduation.
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Knoxville, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Plane wreck found in Utah linked to Grahams disappearance
Western Air Express officials expect the discovery of a wrecked airplane in western Utah to solve the January 10 disappearance of air mail pilot Maurice Graham. Ward Nortonson Elburn Orton James Carson and Cedar City residents guarded the scene and searched for Graham amid the storm.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mountain Wilds
Utah
Western Air Express
Maurice Graham
Air Mail
Graham
Salt Lake City
Cedar City
Ward Nortonson
Elburn Orton
James Carson
Ely
Ney
Western Air
Carson
Shepherds
Residents and visitors gather in Calhoun and Monroe
On June 28 Calhoun lists Mrs. John Carlton and Mrs. Fred McDaniel visiting Monroe. Local residents including J. L. Heath Jr and the Hart family hosted guests from Collinston Shreveport and West Monroe. Lila Johnston returns from Newark New Jersey to resume schooling with relatives.
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Calhoun
John Carlton
Monroe
Fred McDaniel
Downsville
A. E. Richardson
Dallas Wilder
Cheniere
J. L. Heath, Jr
W. A. Hart
Dux Hart
Collinston
Blancherd Hart
Shreveport
John A. Baker
Jessie
A. J. Johnston
James Johnston
Spencer
Rex Pipes
Logtown
J. B. Brown
R. W. Watson
George Rape
Bill Watson
West Monroe
Lila Johnston
Fred Pipes
Newark
N. J
Paul Cowan
Barney Parker
el Dorado
Seville Riots Over Strike Leave Dozens Injured In City
Seville saw widespread violence as a general strike sparked clashes on the streets. By today hundreds were hurt with a child reported dying, martial law in effect, and cafes and shops closed while residents stayed indoors.
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Associated Press
Seville
Religious Groups Protest Birth Control Lecture
More than 150 women filled the Cres cent theatre in New Orleans to hear Dr. M Sayle Taylor discuss sex. Police jailed Taylor for two hours when he was arrested just before his talk, releasing him on a $1000 bond as women rallied to support his work and plan petitions to gain permission to continue. Strong religious groups had objected to the birth control discussion.
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New Orleans
Crescent Theatre
M. Sayle Taylor
Taylor
Parish
Dr. Taylor
Hotel Roosevelt
Standard Oil Magnate Bequeaths Shakespeare Memorial for Nation
Henry C. Folger bequeaths 10 million dollars for the Folger Shakespeare memorial in Washington D C. The gift funds a collection of Shakespeare materials and a building beside the congressional library and will be administered by Amherst College with one fourth of income to the college until 250000 dollars is reached.
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Ay Associated Press
New York
Henry C. Folger
Standard Oil Company of
Folger Shakespeare
Washington, D. C
Congressional Library
Amherst College
Japanese Aviator Starts Round the World Flight
Zenzaku Azuma a Pasadena California cafe owner begins a round the world flight in his Travelair leaving Wichita on June 25 as reported by United Press.
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Wichita
Zenzaku Azuma
Pasadena
Cal
Chinese killer faces death or involuntary inoculation
Woo Dak San, condemned for murder, was offered life imprisonment in exchange for undergoing inoculation with trachoma germs at the Albuquerque Indian school. U. S. researcher Dr. Polk Richards proposed the experiment to aid study of the disease affecting Indian tribes, with a death sentence to follow if he declines. Alvin White, the killer’s attorney, had not decided as of today.
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United Press
Albuquerque
N. M
Polk Richards
U. S
Albuquerque Indian School
Social notes from Rochelle and surrounding area
Rochelle June 25 with visitors and guests from Winnfield Urania Oak Ridge West Monroe Ferriday and Chicago. Local residents and relatives shared meals attended weddings visited friends and hosted guests including Miss Elise Walker Mrs F G Smart and Mr J Capscott while others planned travel to Catarina Texas and Oklahoma City.
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News-Star
Rochelle
L. H. Smith
Winnfield
Elise Walker
Eros
C. Lindsay
Frances Moore
M Rretta Tannehill
Urania
Dee and
Norphel Tannehill
Winnfiel
Hannah
Doris Grant
J. W. Scott
D. C. Barr
Oak Ridge
S. M. Abel
W. E. Moore
C. H. Lindsay
J. H. Lindsay
West Monroe
Ferriday
J. H. Farris
C. H. McNeil
W. A. Thompson
W. H. Myone
Margaret Negrotto
Ming Frances Moore
Marietta Tannehill
F. G. Smart
Son
I. W. Adams
Joe Capscott
Chicago
J. W. Keith
J. G. Irwin
W. Whitaker
Selma
Alexandria
Bob Edwards
Pollock
Annie Brabham
Oakdale
J. Bert Ward
Oklahoma City
Okla
Arthur Brabham
Morris Hugo
Catarina
Texas
Fred Slater
Wide Range of WLW Reported in Cincinnati Air News
Station WLW has a wide range heard across the middle west and beyond. A biplane departed at 7 45 am for Kansas City and St Louis to meet Walter Beach of Curtiss-Wright Sales to discuss introducing American planes and motors in the Orient, notably Japan and China.
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Cincinnati
Middle West
Kansas City
St. Louis
Walter Beach
Curtiss-Wright Sales Corporation
Orient
Japan
China
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