Mysterious Gas Kills Two Children Near El Paso
A gas leak near an oil refinery in El Paso Texas has killed two children and sent sixteen people to hospital with many others at risk. Authorities investigated whether natural gas or marsh gas caused the outbreak as rescue workers searched a low-lying area and oil company officials joined in the inquiry.
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el Paso
Texas
Ignacio Ceniceros
Bartolo Ceniceros
Ceniceros
Oil and Gas Company
Bishop Ainsworth counters White House affair remarks
Macon Ga June 20 The ex citement over the entertainment of a negro representative's wife at a White House reception is a tempest in a teapot says Bishop W N Ainsworth of the Methodist Episcopal church South He argues such occasions are official not personal and that race should not bar attendance He declines further comment before leaving soon for the Orient
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Macon
White House
W. N. Ainsworth
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Congress
Ainsworth
The
Orient
Merchant Prince's Daughter Killed in Automobile Mishap
Innsbruck Austria June 10 Miss Martha Reyburn daughter of a New York merchant prince was killed when the car she drove crashed into a tree after swerving to avoid a seven year old girl In April at Ravenna Italy the same car struck and killed 70 year old Thomas Minguzzi as he passed a bicycle The authorities exonerated her after an examination.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Martha Reyburn
New York
Ravenna
Italy
Atlanta Chamber Adopts Educational Resolution
Atlanta chamber of commerce adopts a resolution urging legislative remedies for flaws in Georgia's educational system. It calls for prompt state funding to state-supported schools and condemns weak colleges eroding public trust in education nationwide.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta Chamber ‘of Commerce
Export Debenture Plan Advocated by National Grange
Washington June 20 The National Grange urged Senate finance subcommittee to adopt an export debenture plan as the sole means to give farmers a tariff drawback on surplus crops. L I Taber argued the policy would preserve tariff benefits for exporters, while opponents pressed for broader adjustments. Senators discussed jute duties and cotton bagging impacts on costs for cotton growers.
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National Grange
Washington, D. C
Senate Finance
L. I. Taber
Senator Connally
Texas
Tom Oan
Taber
Ransdell
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee in Washington Faces Tariff Bill
The Senate finance committee toils in Washington over the House tariff bill after two months of hearings. Leaders clash over prohibition policy and the $400 million French war debt postponement. Allegations of pressure on Republican independents surface amid Hoover wartime debenture debate.
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House
Senate
Hoover
Jones
Republican
Washington
Department of Justice
Norris
Nebraska
Johnson
California
Nebraskan
United Press Association
Resolution Urges Pause on New Colleges Pending Survey
The measure advised against creating any more colleges until an educational survey is conducted, reflecting concern over expansion and the need for data before further institutions are established.
Snook admits taking key from spot where Hix body found
Dr. James H. Snook, former Ohio State University professor, admits taking a key from the rooming house site where Theora Hix, 24, was found. He says he burned a woman's clothes and cannot explain blood stains on his car as detectives pursue blood analysis and motive.
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Snook
Hix
Snook Admits Getting Key From Hix Ring
Columbus Ohio June 20 Dr James H Spook admitted obtaining a key from Miss Theora K Hix keyring the room they shared and which Snook surrendered to the landlady before the body was identified. He said he got the key Wednesday and returned it Thursday. Bloodstains on his car were unexplained. Snook had served in the university veterinary clinic.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. G. Shellenbarger
James H. Spook
Theora K. Hix
Ohio State
Snook
Shallenbarger
Otto Phillips
John J. Chester
Phillips
Dr. Snook
Philips
University Veterinary Clinic
Divorce Increase Condemned by Lutheran Synod
River Forest Alabama June 20 At the triennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Missouri synod compassionate marriage rising divorce and birth control were condemned It warned that at the present rate one quarter of U S marriages could end by 1950 and half by 1990 due to rising divorces
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River Forest
Evangelical Lutheran Missouri Synod
United States
Invershin Repeats at Ascot Gold Cup Victory
Invershin, owner Reid Walker, won the Ascot Gold Cup at Royal Ascot by two lengths over Reigh Count, with Palais Royal I third. Reigh Count, owned by Mrs. John D. Hertz, finished three lengths behind, in a field of 13. Invershin was the 8 to 1 betting favorite last year and Reich Count was listed at 7 to 1.
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Ascot
England
Invershin
Royal Ascot
John D. Hertz
Reid Walker
Reigh
Palais Royal I
Hich
Reich Count
Seminole Indian tried by court of his own people
At the green corn dance in the Everglades Josie Billy, a Seminole medicine man, faces a slaying charge with a plea of temporary insanity due to liquor. The tribal court will decide summarily without white-judge interference, amid tribe’s customs. Also Philip Billy and Charley Lee are named in related cases.
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Kort_Myers
Fla
Josie Billy
Nufche
Squaw
Everglades
Florida
Philip Billy
Johnny Billy
Charley Lee
South Atlantic Baseball Association Splits Season
Durham N June 20 The South Atlantic baseball association will split its season, announced W G Bramham president. Clubs vote was unanimous with no exact date set for the first half launch.
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Durham
South Atlantic Baseball Association
W. G. Bramham
No Road Contracts Held Until Legislature Meets
Col Sam Tate chairman of the state highway board says no new road contracts will be let until funds are in view. He notes the board will mark time until after the legislature meets and provides for present and future needs. Revenue this year will fund existing contracts, with a slight deficit indicated.
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Atlanta
Sam Tate
State Highway Board
Col. Tate
Colonel Tate
Board of County Commissioners of
Muscogee County
Rhodes Brown
Muscogee Board
Bishop Cannon Linked to Stock Trades Amid Bankruptcy Probe
New York papers detail Bishop James Cannon Jr. of the Methodist Episcopal Church South facing stock trades with the bankrupt broker Kable and Co. Records show purchases totaling $158,254.92 and sales of $66,000 in one month, with potential profit of $6,100 if closed earlier. Cannon says he bought on a partial payment plan for investment and did not know of any gambling.
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New York
James Cannon,Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Democratic Party
Anti- Saloon League
Washington
Kable and Co
Bishop Cannon
the World
Kable
United States
Ella Mayra Marye Failor
Campbell
Harry L. Goldhurst
Goldhurst
Wheeler eliminates Spicer in Southern Amateur shock
Nashville, June 20. A. J. Hot Wheeler of Nashville toppled Emmett Spicer, the medalist and favorite, in the Southern Amateur Championship, winning three and two to advance in the Dixie golf season.
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Nashville
Tenn
A. J
Hot) Wheeler
Emmett Spicer
Brakeman Dies From Injuries at Montgomery
William D. Hearn a 34 year old brakeman fell beneath a freight train at Union City Alabama yesterday and died last night in a Montgomery hospital. The funeral will be held in Columbus Friday.
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Columbus
William D. Hearn
Union City
Ala
Montgomery
Body of Gen Freeman Taken to Cartersville
The body of General David B Freeman, 78, commander of the United Confederate Veterans Georgia division, who died of a heart attack Tuesday, was taken to Cartersville today for burial beside Mrs. Freeman.
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Atlanta
David B Freeman
United Confederate Veterans
Georgia
Cartersville
Mra. Freeman
Prohibition Issue Grows More Acute Across Nation
The nationwide drive to enforce Prohibition sharpens as clashes arise in cities, federal agents ramp up raids with new campaigns, and shootings by officers spark debate. Atlanta police chief orders restraint, urging officers to use firearms only in defense, amid talk of moonshine seizures and Canada interconnections.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Detroit River
Canada
Senate
Glass
Virginia
Jones
Maryland
National Capital
J. L. Beavers
Atlanta
Stimson Seeks Full Report on Detroit River Gun Battle
Secretary Stimson asked the treasury for a full report on the firing by rum smugglers on a customs patrol boat on the Detroit river near the American shore. The incident underscores calls for armed customs agents and Hudson to be reviewed by the State Department.
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Stimson
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Detroit River
Washington
Lowman
State Department
Canada
Ottawa
United States
I'm Alone
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Harvard bestows honorary degrees at 293rd commencement
Harvard University conferred honorary degrees on 12 distinguished figures including Charles Francis Adams Frank Kellogg and Franklin D Roosevelt during its 293rd commencement in Cambridge Massachusetts. Robert Russworton principal of Tuskegee Institute received a master of arts degree as the second Black recipient ofHarvard honors.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Navy
Charles Francis Adams
Frank B. Kellogg
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Adams
Roosevelt
Kellogg
Robert Russmoton
Tuskgee Institute
Alabama
Harvard
Booker 7
Washington
Retail food prices rise one percent over prior month
United States prices for retail food rose on May 15 by a little over one percent from April levels and fell about one third of one percent since May 15, 1928, indicating mixed movement in consumer costs.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bondage case targets Americus farm owner in peonage probe
Federal authorities pursue charges against W B Arnold Sr over forced labor on his Webster county farm. Claude King from Preston Ga testifies of threats and whipping to support a $2 50 weekly pay. Two witnesses Tucker Bronner and Jordan Heywood corroborate. The case expands to John Vanover with a special session in the Americas division court.
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Americus
Webster County
W. B. Arnold
Arnold
Claude King
Preston
Athens
King
Tucker Bronner
Jordan Heywood
Joe Howard
Americas Division
District Federal Court
John Vanover
Vanover
Legionnaires Parade at Brunswick State Convention Opens
Brunswick Ga June 20 The American Legion state convention opens with hundreds of Legionnaires from across Georgia marching through downtown. A memorial poppy drop from the cutter Yamacraw follows parade events as 1000 visitors register. Albert M Cox of Raleigh addresses the morning session as officers prepare for tomorrow's final sessions.
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Brunswick
Georgia
American Legion
United States
St. Simons Island
Legion
Auxiliary
Albert M. Cox
Raleigh
Division
North Carolina
Fort Dodge Power Co Fined For Election Involvement
Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Co a unit of United Light and Power Co paid 2400 in penalties for involvement in the recent city election. The firm pled guilty to three indictments connected with a special grand jury probe and was fined 800 on each count. Seventeen other indictments against the utility were dismissed.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Fort Dodge Gas and Electric Co
United Light’ and Power Company
Oil shortage ends endurance flight by Shank and Haughland
Gene Shank and Owen Haughland failed to set a new world air plane refueling endurance record when oil leaked from their fuel supply. They landed at Wold Chamberlain airport in Minneapolis after a flight over a triangular course between Minneapolis, Northfield, and Hastings. The pair took off at 2 55 p.m. and had been aloft for several hours.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Gene Shank
Owen Haughland
Shank
Haughland
Misa
Wold Chamberlain
Twin Cities
Northfield
Hastings
iMinn
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L. I. Tabor
Senate Finance Comm
Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol
Miss Hix
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
James H. Snook
W. G. Schellenbarger
Hix Ring
Lutheran Synod
Lindy
Gabriel A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Mitchel Field
N. Y
South Atlantic Baseball Ass'n
Cannon
Spicer
Gen. Freeman
Thauout
Law Enforcement Commission
Drys
Federa
Legionnaires
FT. Dodge Power CO
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