Baptists Debate Prohibition Enforcement in Southern Report
The Southern Baptist Church commission reports enforcement of the Prohibition law is improving as officers curb bootlegging and rum running. It urges international diplomacy to stop ships carrying contraband and seeks stronger social work funding while addressing mob violence and child labor, amid concern over race track gambling.
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Memphis
Tenn
Associated Press
Commission On Social Service
Southern Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Washington
Department of State
Missouri
Arkansas
Crossword Puzzle Extravaganza with Four Fifteen-Letter Words
Puzzle lists many clues for horizontal and vertical entries, noting long word counts and irregular fragments. It includes phrases about a Kentucky fight led by Dr. M P Hunt, calls for church action to defend the home, and proposals on marriage age and license laws, plus scattered dictionary-style clues for various parts of speech and objects.
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Kentucky
M. P. Hunt
Cormimission
Gretna
Megan Lloyd George III Stricken by Measles
Miss Megan Lloyd George, daughter of the former British prime minister, has a slight measles attack and is isolated from her parents at home for a week in London.
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London
Megan Lloyd George
Californian Dick Daviscourt defeats Vodalfi in Memphis
Dick Daviscourt of California won the first and third falls in a wrestling match against Oresti Vodalfi of Chicago in Memphis. Daviscourt substituted for Stanislaus Zbyszko, who had missed a train and could not compete for the world heavyweight title.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dick Daviscourt
California
Oresti Vodalfi
Chicago
Daviscourt
Stanislaus Zbyszko
New York
Thousands Jam Paddock Today for Great Derby
Crowds packed Churchill Downs for the fifty first Kentucky Darby drawing estimates of eighty to one hundred thousand as rain threatened then cleared. Spectators from politics finance and common trades filled grand stands paddock and stands, while autos packed the grounds. The day included a Derby fare note as drivers boosted fares to Churchill Downs from fifty cents to two dollars each way.
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Bng
Chantey
Reminder
Elsassee
Harry Payne Whitney
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Associated Press
Times
London Times
Louisville Times
Earl of Derby
Darbi
Darby
Rebuttal Opens in Florida Trial Over Murder Charge
In Miami on May 16 the state begins rebuttal testimony against Walter C. Valiton in the murder case of Police Sergeant Laurie L. Wever. Valiton testified he fired in self defense after Wever threatened his life. the prosecution seeks to impeach him as the defense rests.
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Miami
Fla
Walter C. Valiton
Laurie L. Wever
Valiton
Wever
Christian troops in China retreat from Peking
Peking May 16. Feng Yu-Hsiang forces, described as Christ generals, withdraw from the capital to the north. Reported Manchurian forces under Chang Tso-Ling were moving on Peking, but none has arrived yet.
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Peking
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Chang Tso-Ling
Lask Announces Theatre Purchase in New England
The Famous Players Lasky Corporation announces the purchase of 28 Olympia Theatre Inc. houses in New England. Control of the theatres will pass to the buyers on July 14, with the deal finalized in New York on May 16.
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New, York
Associated Press
New England
Olympia Theatre Inc
Famous Players- Lasky Corporation
Thehheatres
Movie Fans Rally in Milwaukee to Bust Movie Trust
Milwaukee witnesses a nationwide fight as independents and theatre owners unite to challenge the film trust led by First National, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Famous Players-Lasky. Sidney Cohen says the trust controls exhibitions with exclusive contracts, while DOJ agents review anti trust implications and a uniform contract is drafted. A $200000 fund backs a play date bureau amid tensions over Will Hays.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milliione
Wagon Wheel
Ariz
Punsutawney
Trust
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
Independent Producers and Distributors Association
Sidney Cohen
New York
Film Trust
Cohen
First National
Metro-Goldwin-Mayer
Famous Players-Lasky
Department of Justice
Film Board of Trade
Chicago
St. Louis
Combine
M. H. O*toole
Scranton
Will Hays
Nicholas M. Schenk
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation
Czar
Pastor Fosdick Called to Lead Park Avenue Baptist Church
In New York on May 16 a move by the Rockefeller funded Park Avenue Baptist church to appoint Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick to succeed Cornelius Woelfkin sparked a clash with fundamentalists led by Dr. William Roach Stratton of Calvary Baptist. Rockefeller Jr. sits among trustees as Fosdick agrees to non immersion baptism among other conditions.
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New York
Rockefeller Church
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Fosdick
Cornelius Woelfkin
William Roach Stratton
Calvary Baptist Church
Terrific Floods Sweeping Yukon
Terrific floods swept Yukon on May 16 with the Yukon River rising and several houses carried away. No loss of life reported as police worked by launch to reach island farmers while the river fell four feet overnight and the business district escaped damage. The flood stemmed from a cold spring and rapid thaw sending torrents from tributaries.
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Dawson
Yukon
Yukon River
Yukon Valley
Defense of League Stirring at Arms Conference
Geneva May 16 A spirited defense of the League of Nations characterized the international conference on arms and munitions control. The debate centered on separating the proposed control bureau from the league with Spanish and Romanian delegates backing the league as a viable ongoing body. Congressman Theodore E Burton led the American amendment proposing that control office be chosen by signers of the arms convention rather than by the league council, noting the United States nonmembership in the League.
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Geneva
League of Nations
International Conference
League
Theodore E Burton
Ohio
Burton
League Council
America
United States
Wells to keep out of evolution controversy
London May 16 G Wells author on civilization and evolution will not take part in the Tennessee controversy over the Scopes trial. Wells said he had been invited by Prof John R Neal to defend Scopes but declined participation.
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London
G. Wells
Tennessee
J. T. Scopes
Wells
John R. Neal
Scopes
Five Nations Now Discussing Debts Settlement
Washington May 16 Foreign talks widen as the United States seeks a prompt solution to the debt question. Negotiations are reported with France Italy Belgium Czecho Slovakia and a general refunding move is urged by the American debt funding mission. Ambassador Herter has asked France to consider sending a debt commission to Paris. The prompt global balance aim remains the main goal.
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Washington
Associated Prese
Setti
France
Italy
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Haven
United States
Herpie Paris
Advertisers vs Trends: Dependability in Advertised Commodities
The passage discusses advertisers aiming to serve consumers and themselves, highlighting a perceived dependability in advertised commodities and the role of trust in marketing. It contrasts advertiser goals with consumer expectations and hints at the reliability of marketed goods.
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