Unity of Command in Allied Armies Urged at Beauvais Conference
Secretary of War Baker reports hard-pressed British urge to line up American divisions in France to relieve French troops, send engineers to back British lines, and ship infantry first. Foch seeks power to prepare and direct action, Pershing supports supreme command for all Allied forces including the American army.
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Baker
London
France
Chaumont
Bliss
War Council
Paris
Chauimont
Petain
Paul Cravath
Marshal Haig
Inwar
Su'war Council
Supreme War Council
Wilson
Department
Gree
Clemenceau
Beauvais
Boyd
Hotel de Ville
M. Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Foch
Henry Wilson
Weygand
Doullens Con
Doallens
Doullens
Haig
Nivelle
General Pershing
Euch
Pershing
U. S
Lightning Destroys Guano Plant in Georgia Storm
A Georgia storm caused extensive damage including the destruction of the D. Brown Guano Company plant in Albany by fire believed due to lightning. Property losses reach about 500000 with crop damages in middle and southern Georgia while other towns report hail and localized damage to orchards and a demolished church in Deenwood.
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Macon
Albany
Georgia
D. Brown Guano Company
Deenwood
Waycross
Lem Clements
H. W. Casey
Atlanta
Montezuma
Hancock
Washington
Fort Valley
Marshallville
Sinking of St Philibert Toll Reaches High Casualty Count
Near St Nazaire France about 100 bodies from the excursion steamship St Philibert were seen among wreckage by a hydroplane. Officials reported 474 aboard Nantes to St Nazaire trip with 43 declining to return and eight rescued after sinking.
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St. Nazaire
France
St. Philibert
Loire River
Nantes
Bay of Biscay
Farmer Charged in Wife Slaying Over Fried Chicken
John Cox a 40 year old farmer is held on a murder charge after the death of his 28 year old wife. An inquest testimony from Coxs nine year old stepdaughter Stella May Barton describes Cox alleging her mother ate too much chicken then assaulting her with a shotgun.
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Greenwood, S
John Cox
Stella May Barton
Kentucky Girl Wins Miss America Title
Anne Lee Patterson of Dudlow Kentucky, 18, was chosen Miss United States 1931 from 28 contestants by artist judges in the 12th annual international pageant in Galveston Texas. No rank was given for other entrants. Patterson faces eight foreign delegates for Miss Universe tonight with a $2500 prize and a Broadway stage contract.
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Galveston
Texas
Anne Lee Patterson
Dudlow
United States
Miss Patterson
Allied supreme commander formed for western front
General Foch is named allied commander in chief by Britain France and the United States with power to coordinate and direct operations. Each army chief retains tactical control and may appeal to his government if orders risk their forces. The move follows long debate amid allied distrust and requires Wilson's confirmation. Another installment tomorrow.
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Foch
Supreme War Council
Joch
France
Resolution Against Key Tabled in Atlanta Censure Move
Atlanta officials tabled a resolution censuring Mayor Key after a heated session. The council ordered the police chief to enforce prohibition laws in the city as the mayor planned a goodwill trip to France. Councilman Loehr argued prohibition had failed near city hall.
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Atlanta
James
America
France
H. T. Loehr
Key
Trainmen killed in freight wreck near Columbia
A Pennsylvania railroad freight train of 71 cars struck a washout at Mann's Run about six miles east of Columbia. Engineer E. B. Cantwell of Wilmington Delaware and fireman A. L. Hayden of Philadelphia were killed. Conductor J. R. Bard of Wilmington suffered a broken leg and was injured.
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Columbia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mann’s Run
Here
E. B. Cantwell
Wilmington, del
A. L. Hayden
Philadelphia
J. R. Bard
Valdosta Gold Star Mother III in Paris
Paris June 16 Mrs Carrie Mason of Valdosta Georgia a gold star mother was placed in the American Hospital yesterday for a complete rest Her condition was said not to be serious Other members of the gold star family were noted in the report.
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Paris
Carrie Mason
Valdosta
The
Gold Star
Chrysler to Launch Low Price Car In 500 Class Market
Detroit reports Chrysler Corporation plans a new four cylinder car through Plymouth aimed at entering the $500 price class with revolutionary engineering. The Plymouth plant will ramp from 2,000 to 11,000 units in June and to 15,000 in July. Employment rose from 4,500 to 7,500 as production expands.
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Detroit
Free Press
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Rainy showers aid Georgia crops, officials report
Federal meteorologist C. F. Von Herrmann said Thomasville recorded 1.7 inches of rain yesterday improving the melon crop and aiding peaches. Atlanta forecasts showers today and tomorrow with no temperature change after a 90 degree high yesterday.
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Atlanta
C. F. von Herrmann
Thomasville
South Georgia
von Herrmann
Parties Tour Paris Before Pilgrimage to War Cemeteries
Parties today toured Paris and prepared for pilgrimages to war cemeteries. Mrs. Mason was reported improving at the American hospital this morning.
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Paris
Flashes of Life and Notes on Public Figures
Wellesley chief justice Hughes attends commencement as an honorary member and humorously recalls marrying a Wellesley graduate. Frances F Golden, city education board member and mother of four, earns a bachelor of law after attending Fordham for three years. Washington plans a coin honoring George Washington. A 63 year old Turkish shepherd on Princess Islands lives simply with his dog and sheep on a hut of branches, recalling pastures and early Christian convent history.
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Associated Press
Wellesley
Mass
Hughes
New York
Frances F. Golden
City Board of Higher Education
Fordham University
Istanbul
Turkey
Vassil
Plati
Princess Islands
Television Enhances Sound Says Engineer
New York report quotes television engineer D. E. Repledge stating TV will supplement and not replace sound broadcasting. He argues television will boost entertainment value for the car owner.
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New York
D. E. Repledge
Georgia Congressmen Meet Crisp on Redistricting
Georgia's U S representatives are invited by Congressman Charles R Crisp of Americus to meet in Atlanta on June 25 to discuss the state's redistricting after the 1930 census. Crisp says no action plan exists and favors legislative wisdom, with no pooling of interests if the legislature fails.
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Atlanta
Georgia
National
House of Representatives
Charles R. Crisp
Americus
Crisp
General Assembly
New Road Projects Studied for July Letting
Atlanta officials discuss road contracts totaling 1 750 000 with July letting date set for mid month. The list awaits commission approval of proposed routes before announcement.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
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Chrysler
George Washington
Liberty
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