House Members Vote To Pay Money Today
Washington reports indicate the House approved immediate payment of 2.4 billion in soldiers bonus certificates to 20 000 veterans bivouacked in the capital. The measure now goes to the Senate where leaders expect rejection and President Hoover vows a veto if it reaches the White House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hoover
White House
Patman
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Board
Griffin
N. Y
Thomas
Okla
Senate Finance Committee
House speeds action on $2.4 billion veterans bonus bill
Washington June 15 The House agreed to end debate and move to amendments on a $2.4 billion veterans bonus certificates bill. Representative Crisp said the bill would pass and should pass quickly. A move to attach a beer-for-revenue amendment was ruled out of order.
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House
Georgia
Erie
Waters
Senate
Representative Celler
N. Y
Washington
Crisp
D. Ga
Camp For Referendum Calls Prohibition Vote
Milledgeville Georgia June 15 Judge R Earl Camp of Dublin candidate for congress against Carl Vinson in the sixth district favors a prohibition referendum He spoke last night before the veterans club of World War veterans He said he is a teetotaler but believes the people should express their wishes at the polls on continuation of the prohibition law.
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Milledgeville, Ga
R. Earl Camp
Dublin
Congress
Carl Vinson
Orgia
Veterans Club
Judge Bloodsworth Fights Declining Health in Atlanta
Hospital attendants report Judge O H B Bloodsworth of the Georgia Court of Appeals remains in poor condition after several weeks of treatment following a sudden collapse during a trip. He had suffered long term health issues.
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Atlanta
O. H. B. Bloodsworth
Georgia Court of Appeals
Mamie Williams Loses Bid to Shift Georgia Delegation
At the Republican National Convention credentials meeting Mamie Williams Savannah Negro failed to displace the James Arnold led delegation. The committee upheld the regular Georgia group and seated Arnold's slate despite Williams supporters arguing for more Negro representation. James Lemon argued for Williams and Ben Davis for the regulars as Arnold acted for the regular delegation. The Georgia unit remains bound by the unit rule except on prohibition.
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Mamie Williams
Savannah
James Arnold
Harding
Arnold
Ben J. Davis
Atlanta Independent
Vanity
Davis
James G. Lemon
Joe Watson
Albany
Ben Davis
National Committee
Credentials Committee
Resolutions Committee
Josiah T. Rose
Georgia
Wilson Williams
House Pays Tribute To Rep Eslick Who Died On Floor
Washington June 15 The house paid tribute to Representative Eslick who collapsed and died on the floor. Acting Speaker Rainey ordered a foreign funeral delegation of 18 members to accompany the body to Tennessee. The procession will travel to Decatur and then Pulaski for interment.
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Washington
House
Eslick
Rainey
James Shera Montgomery
Mitchell
Taylor
Pulaski
Republicans Rally Behind Hoover at Early Convention
At Chicago Stadium delegates sang and cheered for Hoover as Governor Rolph led the parade under California banners. The resolutions committee approved a pro administration plank backing Hoover programs amid sharp debate over party unity and farm relief.
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Byron Price
Chicago Stadium
Hoover
Snell
Calialifornia
Rolph
California
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fess
Resolutions
Michigan
South Dakota
Fred W. Green
Congress
Cagney Quits Movies After Salary Dispute
Hollywood star James Cagney quits films citing salary disagreements. He departs with his wife after visiting Denver, planning to tour Europe in vaudeville engagements.
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Hollywood
Cal
James Cagney
Cagney
Denver
Europe
Death sentence for Joe Groves upheld by Georgia Supreme Court
Atlanta June 15 The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Joe Groves for the slaying of Deputy Sheriff H A White. Groves was convicted after a jury found him guilty without mercy while three family members Lavenia Annie and Nettie Groves were indicted but not tried.
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Atlanta
Thomas County Superior Court
Joe Groves
H.A. White
Georgia Supreme Court
Groves
Lavenia
Annie
Nettie Groves
White
Means Sentenced 15 Years In Federal Prison In Lindbergh Case
Gaston B. Means was sentenced in Washington to 15 years in federal prison for swindling Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean of 104000 in a scheme linked to the kidnapped Lindbergh baby. He received 10 years for larceny of 100000 ransom and 5 years for larceny of 1000 expense money, to begin after the first term.
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Means
Washington
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Justice Department
T. Morris Wampler
Proctor
Lindbergh
Black Renominated by Dry Alabama for Prohi Referendum
In Montgomery the Democrats renominated Senator Hugo Black who backs a prohibition referendum after a run-off pushed by former Governor Thomas Kilby. Early results show Kilby leading Hinck with 63,054 to 58,643 in 1,584 precincts, amid other regional races and party posts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Hugo Black
Thomas E. Kilby
Kilby
A. ¥. Malone
Dothan
J. &. Frazer
Birmingham
Lafayette L. Paterson
Alexander City
Miles B. Allgood
Gadsden
Republican convention debate over prohibition plan
The Republican convention wrestles with a modified administration plan for submitting prohibition to the states. A resolutions subcommittee backed a resubmission plank, while repeal advocates led by Senator Bingham of Connecticut mobilized opposition. Pennsylvania backed repeal but urged resubmission, and delegates planned early state conferences to explain the plan.
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Chicago
Republican Resolutions Committee
National Committee
Francis Mo Stephenson
Republican Resolutions
Wnow
Bingham
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Congress
State Committee
Friends of
Francis Stephenson
Resolutions Committee
Senator Bingham
Prohibition
Whole Resolutions Committee
Michigan
South Dakota
Alaskan Delegates Praise Breezes Rally in Chicago
At the Republican National Convention in Chicago delegates expressed praise for cool lake breezes while Alaska national committeeman Edward A Rasmussen arrived seeking an electric fan for relief from the heat.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edward A. Rasmuussen
Alaska
Democrats Plan Repeal Plank for Party Platform
Washington group of Democratic leaders shapes a repeal plank to back state control of liquor, proposing immediate submission to state conventions for a repeal amendment aimed at ending national prohibition. The plan emphasizes temperance in dry states and leaves saloon issues to state choice and future Congress work.
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Washington
Chicago
Windy City
Congress
Britain Has No Information to Make Representations on Sharpe Death
London reports that the government has no information to present to the American authorities regarding Violet Sharpe's suicide. Captain R A Eden said he asked the British consul general in New York for a report on the Englewood New Jersey death of the Morrow home servant who killed herself after police questioned her in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.
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London
Great Britain
Violet Sharpe
R. A. Eden
Foreign Affairs
New York
Morrow
Englewood
N. J
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures for June 13
Treasury receipts for June 13 amounted to 7 564 432 37. Expenditures totaled 26 357 069 00 with a balance of 176 021 855 43. Customs duties for 13 days of June were 7 793 528 20.
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Washington
Treasury
Akron Leaves Mooring for New Jersey Flight
Akron headed from Parris Island South Carolina on the last lap of its trip from Sunnyvale California to Lakehurst New Jersey. The dirigible departed its mooring shortly after ten p.m. local time signaling the final leg of a scheduled journey.
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Parris Island
S.C
Sunnyvale
Val
Lakehurst
N. J
Macon Legion Post Backs Cash Bonus Payment Plan
The Macon American Legion Post urged its delegates to back immediate cash payment of the veterans bonus at the state convention. Five delegation members resigned in protest, including General Walter A. Harris who opposed cash pay. Several others planned to follow the post’s instruction despite personal views.
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Macon
American Legion
Legionnaires
Walter A. Harris
John J. M’creary
S. D. Bedinger
Howard Craig
Judith Wiley
Senate backs 4.6 million public works bond in Hoover era
The special democratic unemployment relief committee in Washington today stood behind a 4.6 million dollar public works bond issue. Hoover opposed the plan, but the Senate is expected to pass the measure.
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Relief Committee
Senate
Washington
Democratic Unemployment Relief Committee
Hoover
Detroit Mystery as Milford Jones Found Dead in Cabaret Stabbed
Milford Jones, linked to gangster Fred Burke and Gus Winkler, was found shot in the back at the Stork Club on Koweng Street Detroit. Police questioned cabaret owner Jack Green and detained three women. evidence suggested a hurried exit and untouched valuables noted among remains.
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Detroit
Milford Jones
Fred Burke
Koweng Street
Polite
Jack Green
Jones
St. Louis
Burke
Gus Winkler
Belgian Deputy Shot Shocks Brussels Assembly
A shot rang from the strangers' gallery during a Brussels chamber session wounding Socialist Deputy Uutroover. Sergeant-at-arms detained a man named Views, handing him to police. Officials said Views acted on personal revenge and cited his past as a lamplighter terminated for wartime activities.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Uutroover
Views
Bonus Marchers Pay Tribute to Eslick
The bonus expeditionary force honors Tennessee Representative Eslick who died in the house yesterday while urging payment of the soldier bonus. A funeral procession forms at Union Station as the cortege heads to the train returning his body home with the executive committee members of the bonus army in attendance.
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Eslick
Washington
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Tennessee
Union Station
Bonus Army
Congressmen Brand in Atlanta for Rest and Recovery
Congressman Charles H. Brand of Georgia’s eighth district is in Atlanta for several days of rest and treatment after bronchitis and nervous fatigue. He is unopposed for reelection and will stay at least a week before returning to Washington to resume duties.
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Atlanta
Charles H. Brand
Georgia
Seaboard Air Line to Abandon Archer Cedar Key Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced the Seaboard Air Line Railway will abandon its 42 mile Archer to Cedar Key Florida line on July 7 citing small current and potential traffic.
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Wassington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Tobandon
Archer
Cedar Key
Florida
Weather Outlook for Southern States Tonight and Thursday
South Carolina shows partly cloudy skies with interior thunderstorm chances tonight and Thursday. Georgia expects local thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Florida forecasts local showers and storms tonight and Thursday. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida mix of partly cloudy with probable local thundershowers tonight and Thursday.
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Georgia
Alabama
Florida
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