Methodists Vote for Merger in Secret Ballot
In Winchester Virginia Bishop Arthur J. Moore announced a 218 to 99 secret ballot vote by the Baltimore conference in favor of unification with the other Methodist branches. The Holston conference also voted 244 to 18 for unification at Bluefield West Virginia. Delegates were chosen for the Birmingham general conference.
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Associated Press
Winchester
Arthur J. Moore
Baltimore
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Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Moore
W. N. Ainsworth
Holston
Bluefield
W. Va
Birmingham
Ala
United States
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
M.P
Mississippi
Missouri
Michigan
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. S. Kidd
W. A. Ainsworth
Macon
Paul Kern
Durham
N. C
Accused Oil Men Defend NRA Linked Price Plot
Madison report on trial of 23 oil companies and 46 executives alleges defense claims government pressured them to stabilize prices and argues Midwest consumers paid less. Defence contends NRA buying pools and later purchases served major firms, not price fixing. Government to present witnesses on alleged concerted price pegging.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Midwest
William J. Donovan
New York
NRA
Samuel Lawton
Chicago
Maurice Hanning
Cleveland
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Platt
Dilgram
National Petroleum News
Lawton
Hanning
Stock Exchange
Board of Trade
Five Killed in Railroad Crash Near Bridgeport Neb
Five Burlington railroad employees died when a passenger train collided with a helper engine three miles north of Bridgeport Nebraska. The victims included Denver crew members engineer Robert Obie and fireman E S Smith of the passenger train and Alli ance engineer B B Briley W V Collins of Sterling Colo and Bridgeport student fireman Rolland Middleton of the helper engine. Three passengers were treated for minor injuries. The crash followed the helper engine returning to Bridgeport after aiding a freight train on a steep grade.
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Associated Press
Bridgeport
Neb
Burlington Railroad
Here
Robert Obie
E.S. Smith
Denver
B. B. Briley
Alliance
W. V. Collins
Sterling
Colo
Rolland Middleton
Obie
Smith
Students Back Boone At Concord Journalism Meet In Athens
Fifteen journalism students from Mark Twain High plan to attend the Concord Scholastic Press meeting in Athens and back Reese Boone for association president. Boone is a junior with diverse roles in school activities and extemporaneous speaking. The group, led by instructor H L Knapp Jr, will join business sessions, speeches, and a noon luncheon, then attend the Fairmont Concord football game.
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Mark Twain High School
Concord
Athens
Reese Boone
Mark Twain
William Hancock
West Virginia
Violet Snodgress
Orpha Eanes
Jeanette Golleson
Pauline Jones
Marshall Deaner
Dorothy Doud
Pauline Griffitts
John Gollehon
Forrest Daniel
H. L. Knapper
Hatchet Slayer Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Case
Setrak Arefkian, a 60-year-old Armenian, pleaded guilty to the hatchet slaying of his 27-year-old wife he said he bought in his homeland for $50. He faced second degree murder charges after a hung jury on first degree counts, with sentencing set for next week.
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Los Angeles
Setrak Aerfkian
Arefkian
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