Cuban police guard homes amid extortion threats in Havana
Havana reports police posted guards at several homes after extortion letters demanded large payments to fund a revolution. Targets include Mrs. George Seeley, Ernesto Lara, Miguel Gonzalez Bengoechea, and Pedro Gomez Mena, with a list of over 20 wealthy individuals believed threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
George
Fed) Seeley
Frederick Snare Construction Company
Ernesto Lara
Miguel Conzalez Bengoemeu
Pedro Gomeb Mena
Cuba
Kettimio Falla Bonet
Antonio San Miguel
Greg
San Miguel
Thirtieth Birthday of Senator-Elect Holt Nears Senate Seat
Washington reports Holt D. Rush, 30, turns thirty and is poised to take a Senate seat at the next session. A constitutional challenge by Hatfield faced opposition as Holt supporters cite polls showing confidence in his seating despite the age requirement. The Senate Elections Committee voted 10 to 4 that Holt is entitled to a seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rush D. Holt
D. W. Va
Senate
Holt
Hatfield
R. W. Va
Senate Elections Committee
Prisoners mutiny in Kansas state prison mine
More than 300 convicts at the Kansas state penitentiary mine mutinied holding 15 officers as hostages. They blocked surface communications and prepared a smudge threat while inmates guarded a shaft cage. Guards planned to enter with gas as the situation unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Council Grove
Kas
Murray
John Christian
Fred. Murray
Kansas City
John Stewart
Lansing
Graham
Pitt
Nathan van Meter
John Heslop
Levi Day
Milt Gould
James Skahan
John Edwards
Gabe Kamershack
Dave White
James Wilson
Joe Studdard
MVER
Kaa
Karivas State Penitentiary
Lacey M. Simpson
Pan American Clipper Sets Record Flight Midway to Honolulu
The Pan American Clipper completed the first commercial Midway Island to Honolulu flight in 10 hours 5 minutes, a record and milestone as Captain Musick asserts the test was very successful. The vessel then prepared for a return hop to Alameda, with plans and timing kept flexible for future legs toward California and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Midway Island
Pan American
Alameda
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Lonely Midway Island
Hawaii
F. C. Musick
Trin
Midway
Musick
California
Wike Island
Philippines
Co ed Admits Shooting to Kill at Chinese Student
In Ahkeah Oklahoma on June 18, Miss Lois Thompson a 19 year old co ed at Northeastern State Teachers College admitted firing twice at Daniel Shaw a Chinese student. She testified she believed Shaw belonged to a gang that sent extortion notes and threatened her with death unless she paid up to 3000 dollars. Shaw testified he did not understand why she shot him and spent weeks in hospital after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahlequah
Okla
Lois Thompson
Northeastern State Teachers’ College
Daniel Shaw
Shaw
Miss Thompson
America
Miss Chompson
O. H. P. Brewer
Cherokee Nation Council House
Six Soviet Women Win Mass Parachute Leap Honors
Six young women aged 20 to 23 were publicly acclaimed for a record mass parachute leap from four and a half miles without oxygen. Each received a parachute and 1500 rubles as a government recognition prize. The event occurred a day prior, with landings 30 miles from Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Itis
Riot and mutiny at Kansas mine after long prison strike
The report details a major 1927 mine riot where 328 convicts mutinied and stayed underground for 72 hours over cigarettes. Loyal inmates fought rebels with coal, clubs, and picks, releasing 14 guards as mine officials, including Robert H. Murray, confronted the unrest in the shaft area. The prison population stood at 1,978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Finney
Kansas
Robert H. Murray
Murray
Simpson
Payne
Germany and Britain announce final naval agreement
London reports a final agreement to limit Germany's navy to 35 percent of Britain's strength with a general 100 to 35 ratio across categories. Germany may transfer 35 percent of tonnage between categories while preserving the overall under-age fleets. The talks, attended by Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir Bolton Eyres-Mansell, expect further technical meetings and a Friday conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Great Britain
Samuel Hoare
Bolton Eyres-Mansell
Admiralty
United States
Japan
Paris
Rainfall Desperately Needed Across Georgia Crops Suffer
Georgia crop report cites showers in the north and central regions yet lists several areas with weeks of dry weather harming corn watermelons and tobacco. Drought aids boll weevil control but tobacco decline noted. Lowndes and nearby counties see benefits while Wilkes reports all crops except cotton need rain.
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Athens
Georgia
State Agricultural Extension Service
Bulloch
South Georgia
Lowndes
Wilkes County
Airman Major Porfirio Zablan Hurt in Night Plane Crash
Major Porfirio E. Zablan of the Philippine constabulary and a Kelly Field student flier was seriously injured when his plane crashed on a night training flight. He was found by farmer John Kneupper near a ranch house three miles north of Kendalia. Zablan was among three officers slated to graduate with a class of 16 cadets at Kelly Field next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Porfirio E. Zablan
Philippine Constabulary
Kelly Field
Kendalia
Boerne
John Kneupper
Zablan
Little boy survives lightning strike after prayers said
Quincy Mass June 18 A seven year old boy Paul Rouleau escaped a lightning strike after kneeling to pray beside his parents bed during a storm. Fire officials said the bed was struck by lightning and the boy was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Paul Rouleau
Bunker Hill
Paul
Peter Cr4don
Rouleau
Market Bulletin Comes Off Press Minus An Attack
The Market Bulletin of the Georgia Department of Agriculture rolled off the presses with a front page on farm markets, avoiding a new attack on the federal administration. Commissioner Thomas M. Linder referred briefly to the NRA as unconstitutional and said the fertilizer trust is busted by NRA code invalidation. He prepares a response to the postoffice ultimatum to conform to mailing regulations, with no reply due by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Market Bulletin
State Department of Agriculture
United States Post Office Department
Commissioner of Agriculture
Thomas M. Linder
NRA
Sparever
Fertilizer Trust
Postoffice
Linder
Thursay
Local visitors and assorted notices from Rome and area
Mr. E. E. Lindsey of Rome, Ga., was a business visitor here today. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Roberts of Columbus, Ga., were among the visitors here yesterday. Mrs. Archie Pittman left Saturday for Athens to attend summer school at the University of Georgia. Miss Katherin Johnson of Ochlocknee is staying with her aunt Mrs. Jack Thomas. Mr. Denby Coon of Washington, D. C., a former resident, is here for a few days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Jerger left for Pittsburgh to visit relatives. Jergers Jr. return to Montreal for the summer. Credit notice urges prompt payment to protect reputation. Billy Tyree of Deland, Fla., visiting Denby Coon and W. M. Coon. J. C. Saunders and son from St. Petersburg, Fla., here yesterday. E. D. Fambrough of Savannah among visitors Monday. William Billingsley returns home from Plant High School Tampa, for summer.
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Archie Pittman
Atheny
The
University of Georgia
Denby Coon
Washington, D. C
Seene
Mrs. W. M. Coon
W. D. Jerger
William
Hugh
Pittsburgh
Jergers
J. H. Jerger, Jr
Montreal
N. C
Billy Tyree
Deland, Fla
W. M. Coon
William Billingsley
Plant High School
Tampa
Fla
Death of W. D. Barber of Cairo
Mr. W D Barber 72 of Cairo died suddenly at home Saturday afternoon after heart attack. Funeral in Cairo Sunday at 3 with Rev A S Trulock and Cairo Masons conducting services. Survived by wife nine children and several grandchildren. Barber formerly served Grady county in the state legislature and as a justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Barber
Cairo
A. S. Trulock
Methodist Church
Barber
Mr. Spence Barber
Thomasville
Cairo Masons
Mr. Barber
Grady County
Thomas Counts
Messrs. Spence Barber
M. A. and
Chett Barber
W. R. Barber
Tallahassee
Fla
J. Will Miller
Claude Sapp
Miami
N. R. Maxwell
Near
Whigham
R. L. Sutton
City Council Delays Beer Ordinance Action Again
Thomasville city council again deferred action on beer licensing and sales rules while discussing minors in pool rooms and lotteries. Finance concerns surfaced with a $15 000 bond payment due July 1 and sinking fund shortfalls. the mayor ordered license delinquent rounds and a legal tax collection push. Mayor Inman announced relief planning board setup with Powell Watt and Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Watt
Andrews
Dixon
Key
Chastain
Alderman Key
Water and Light Department
MacDougald
Finance Committee
Powell
Inman
Albany
Hads
Council
Waleys May Be Sent to Federal Prisons in Kidnap Case
Tacoma June 18. Mr and Mrs Harmon M Watley accused kidnapers of George Weyerhaeuser may be sent to federal prisons soon under plans to speed the case. A federal grand jury will sit tomorrow as prosecutors seek Lindbergh law indictments within a day. If the Waleys plead guilty it would likely be on motion day after the true bills are returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Harmon M. Watley
George Weyerhaeuser
E. &. Cushman
J. Charles Dennis
Owen P. Hughes
Cushman
Federal
Waleys
Senate probes graft charges against Commerce Secretary
Washington June 18 A senate commerce committee ordered an investigation into Ewing Y Mitchell assistant secretary of commerce over charges against his superior Secretary Roper. Mitchell's testimony will be under oath about graft and favoritism tied to the Leviathan subsidy dispute and U S Line retirement. Johnson nominated to replace Mitchell faces delay until probe concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Senate
Morgenthan
House
Ickes
PWA
United States
Roosevelt
Secrtary of Commerce
Commerce Department
Mitchell
Department of Commerce
Copeland
John Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
Johnson
Vandenberg
R. Mich
McNary
Oregon
California
White
Maine
Michigan
Nye
North Dakota
Bus Schedule For Tifton Moultrie Tallahassee Bainbridge
Eastern Time bus runs to Cairo Bainbridge and West at 5 30 10 00 A M also 6 30 P M from Tifton Moultrie Tallahassee and Florida points leaves Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and North at 10 50 A M 4 00 P M and 6 30 P M includes 7 00 and 11 00 A M and 6 30 P M for Tallahassee Florida destinations
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Tifton
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Bainbridge
Cairo
Thomasville
Florida
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Rush
Almeda
ARMY
E. E. Lindsey
Rome, Ga
Mrs. I. J. Roberts
Columbus, Ga
Neel Bros
C. 8. Gibbs of
Katherin Johnson of
Ochlocknee
Jack Thomas
J. C. Saunders
St. Petersburg
Mrs. E. D. Fambrough
Savannah
Bracey Lumber Co
Spence Barber
Veterans’ Lcenses
Leland Hannum
Associated Press
Ltitude
Eastern
Bobby Jones
Franklin
Highlands
Highlands Inn
J. Harvey Trice
Mgr
Highlands, N. C
Nestle Demonstrator
S. Love St
Ewing Mitchell
Daily Express
East Jackson St
Thomasville, Ga
Mark Albery
Laurie Moore
Rex Moore
Coralie Stfanto
Nanan
Times-Enterprise
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