Hoover Signs Farm Relief Bill Creating 500 Million Fund
President Hoover signed the farm relief measure placing a 500 million dollar appropriation under federal farm board control to stabilize surplus crops. The plan creates nine board members with eight named by the president and the agriculture secretary as ninth, with passage ending debate on export debenture provisions. The tariff act remains to be addressed by the Senate.
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Curtiss
Longworth
Hyde
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
Agriculture Committees
Hoover
Capitol
White House
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Bill Ready For Hoover’s Signature
The farm relief bill demanded by President Hoover and passed by Congress sits on his desk for signing two months after a special session. It creates a federal farm board with a 500 million dollar fund to aid farmers via cooperatives and stabilization efforts, eliminating the debenture plan and enabling immediate relief work after House action expected Monday.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
Senate
Treasury
Agriculture Departments
White House
Goolidge
Hyde
Longworth
Curtis
House
Federal Farm Board
Norris to revive export debenture plan in tariff bill
Senator Norris Nebraska Republican announces he will offer the export debenture proposition as an amendment to the tariff bill. The move aims to revive congressional support for a plan to control crop surpluses, with President Hoover's signature on the farm bill noted.
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Norris
Washington
Hoover
Republican
Nebr
Congress
Falls From High Peak To Death
Calcutta India June 15 The death of F K E Farmer a young Standard Oil Company of New York employee who died while attempting to climb Mount Kinchinjunge in the Himalayas is reported He disappeared over a ridge at about 25 000 feet altitude after leaving Darjeeling on April 27 with coolies from a Mount Everest expedition The party waited four days at his camp despite experts doubts about survival in the extreme altitude.
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Calcutta
Ind
F. K E. Farmer
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Mount
Kinchinjunge
Himalayas
Farmer
Darjeeling
Passengers Make First Rail Air Hookup Flight
Cleveland airport marked the start of a pioneering air mail passenger run from New York to Los Angeles. Travelers left New York at five p.m. to connect by air at Cleveland en route to Garden City Kansas, then continued by train to Los Angeles.
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New York
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Garden City
Kansas
Tolley Wins British Amateur Golf Championship Again
Cyril J. H. Tolley defeated John Nelson Smith four up with three to play to claim his second British amateur golf championship title in Sandwich England on June 15.
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Sandwich
Eng
Cyril J. H. Tolley
John Nelson Smith
Carpenter
Fife
Baseball deal cancelled in South Atlantic shift
A transfer of pitcher Grady McClung from Augusta to Charlotte was cancelled today by W. G. Bramham of Durham president of the South Atlantic Association for undisclosed reasons.
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Charlotte
N. C
Grady McClung
Augusta
W. G. Bramham
Durham
South Atlantic Association
Bodies on rifle range spark murder probe in Columbus
Miss Theoria K. Hix was found murdered near the New York Central rifle range in Columbus. State Agriculture worker Marion T. Myers and Ohio State University professor James H. Snook are questioned on formal investigation charges as detectives seek clues, including a bloodstained cap and gloves found in Snook’s car.
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Ohio
Marion T. Myers
State Department of Agriculture
James H. Snook
Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Theoria K. Hix
Ohio State
Myers
Snook
New York Central Railroad
Bono
Miss Hix
Professor Snook
Man
Dr. Snook
Ohio State student found slain on rifle range
Theora Hix, 24, a Columbus OSU graduate student, was found dead at a rifle range. Police pursue an unknown man she was to meet that night after coworkers identified her body. She had left hospital seeking work to cover medical school expenses and did not return before 10. Her roommates alerted authorities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
Alice
Beatrice Dustin
University Hospital
School of Medicine
Bertha ‘Dillon
Hos
Texas Senate Condemns Mrs Hoover Over White House Tea
The Texas Senate adopted a resolution condemning Mrs Herbert Hoover for hosting Mrs Oscar De Priest at a White House tea. Miss Margie Neal introduced the measure, which passed with two dissenting votes, citing danger to race relations and social precedence.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Senate
Herbert Hoover
Oscar de Priest
Congress
Illinois
White House
Margie E Neal
Neal
T. J. Holbrook
Hoover
South
de Priest
Increased Confederate pensions urged by Georgia veterans
A Georgia veterans’ committee meeting in Atlanta on June 15 adopted resolutions asking the next legislature to raise Confederate veterans pensions to 600 dollars per year and widows’ pensions to 300 dollars. General Peter W Meldrium of Savannah chaired the committee with Gen. D B Freeman and others in attendance.
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Committee of Veterans
Peter W. Meldrium
Savannah
D. B. Freeman
Georgia Division of Veterans
R. de Treville Lawrence
Marietta
A. C. Smith
A. G. Harris
McDonough
A. J. Womack
Macon
Demave to Meet Young Stribling in Knoxville Bout
New York June 15 Jack Demave heavyweight sparring partner of Paulino Uzcudun signed to box Young Stribling of Macon Georgia ten rounds at Knoxville Tennessee on July 11.
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New York
Jack Demave
Paulino Uzcudun
Young Stribling
Macon
Knoxville
Tenn
Bodies of Plane Victims Enroute Havana
The remains of General George Taylor and John M. Griffith arrived in Havana for transfer to the United States. The Cuban government gave full military honors to Taylor, who died from burns and shocks in the Santiago crash. Griffith’s body was sent to Tampa for funeral services. The widow survived the crash.
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George Taylor
John M. Griffith
Santiago de Cuba
United States
United States Army
Santiago
Key West
Pan-American Airways
Christopher Columbus
Tampa
Fla
Curb Market Posts Record Trading Lead Over NYSE
New York June 15. The curb market volume surpassed the New York stock exchange for the first time as public utility stocks drove turnover. Curb sales totaled 1,287,900 vs big board 1,264,420 with Commonwealth & Southern leading activity including a 100000 share block at opening and a closing price of 24.87.
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New York
Commonwealth & Southern
Ryan discharged as bad check charges in Paris
Thomas Fortune Ryan 3rd, grandson of T. F. Ryan, was formally discharged by a French magistrate after all bad check charges in Paris were withdrawn. He remained in seclusion and his attorney said he would soon travel to New York.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan
T. F. Ryan
New York
Ryan
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp Lowest Private Bidder
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Quincy Massachusetts was the lowest bidder among private concerns for the first of five cruisers with bids opened at the Navy Department.
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Washington
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Mass
Navy Department
Triton Named Third Assistant Postmaster General
Frederic A. Triton of Detroit is appointed executive assistant to run the financial operations as the third assistant postmaster general by executive appointment.
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Frederic A. Triton
Detroit
Roar of Niagara Audible Tonight
Niagara Falls will host a GE radio program broadcast nationwide from 9 to 10 pm EDT. Graham McNamee will describe the illuminated Falls and fireworks from the Falls view bridge as part of the International Festival of Lights and Edison Jubilee celebration.
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N. Y
Niagara
Four Corners of America
General Electric Company
Graham McNamee
Falls View Bridge
Edison
Five Arrested in Counterfeit Ring
Chicago report says five of seven alleged ring members already in custody were indicted by the Cook County grand jury for selling fake medical and dental licenses. Investigators suspect state officials may be implicated as several licenses appeared genuine. operations centered in Springfield with agents in Chicago and other cities.
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Chicago
Cook County Grand Jury
Pat Roche
Illinois State Department of Registration
Ring
Springfield
St. Louis
New York
Harry Goldstein
Browsky
Albert Karl Barron
Goldstein
Barron
Roche
French Monoplane Holds To Planned Landing Delay
French trans Atlantic fliers of the Yellow Bird postponed departure for Paris to tomorrow. They will stop at Cazaux for minor repairs before continuing. fuel tanks were jettisoned to reduce weight and a single tank remains insufficient for the leg. Armeno Lotti Jean Assolant and Rene Le Fevre received honors and air ministry approval for the landing plan.
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Spain
Paris
Cazaux
France
Bordeaux
Armeno Lotti
Jean Assolant
Rene le Fevre
Lazaux
Air Ministry
Parig
Stowaway Arthur Schreider Steals Yellow Bird Landing
In Comillas Spain Arthur Schreiber a youth from Portland Maine stowed away on the Yellow Bird and landed to cheers and confusion. Backers Lotti and Assolant faced crowd remarks while Schreiber waved an American flag and claimed fame alongside Lindbergh. The crew debated continuing flight after the incident and planned a test flight later in the day.
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Santander
Spain
Arthur Schreider
Atlantic
Armeno Lotti
Rascal
Comillas
Schreiber
Associated Press
Lindbergh
Budapest
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Edward A. Filene
Boston
James J. Davis
Labor Department
Standard Oil Co
India
Hammer
Bradenton
Fila
Emmet J. White
Border
Henry Virkula
International Falla
Minn
Hoenee
Virkula
White
Border Ciry
Demave
Cuba
Young Ryan
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp
General Electric Co
Larson
Morgan F Larson
New Jersey
Arthur Schreiber
Portland
Maine
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