Hoover Seeks Congressional Backing for Debt Moratorium Plan
President Hoover pressed lawmakers for timely verdicts on a one year inter governmental debt moratorium. He contacted members by phone and telegraph, with over half responding and leaders shown favorable. France postponed action awaiting tomorrow, while Belgium suggested a powers conference as Stimson urged quick action.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
France
White House
Csinet
Belgium
Stimson
State Department
Hoover canvass on war debt reparations holiday
President Hoover conducts a complete tally of Senate and House members to gauge support for a proposed war debt and reparations holiday. He has spoken with many lawmakers by phone and in Washington as France weighs its response and Britain signals acceptance in principle. Germany Austria and Italy have formally approved the plan while French delay lowers near term certainty amid market steadiness.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
White House
Germany
France
Bank For International Settlements
Associated Press
Chamber of Deputy
Great Britain
Austria
Italy
Hague
Stimson to Explain World War Debt Plan Tonight
Secretary Stimson will broadcast a fifteen minute explanation of the administration’s war debt and reparations positions. The address is set for 10 p m eastern time in a joint National and Columbia network hookup.
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Stimson
Washington
National
Columbia
Officials push rapid ratification of moratorium proposal
Washington officials urged swift action on the moratorium to sustain what they call already improving economic conditions. A Stimson warning warned against bargaining and insisted the plan be enacted quickly to pull the world from its business morass despite critics who fear postponing debt and reparations would worsen the crisis.
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Washington
Stimson
Two Candidates Vie for Presidency of Georgia Senate
In Atlanta on June 23 lawmakers moved toward reorganization and redistricting. W Cecil Neill and Linton B West dispute the Senate presidency with Arlie D Tucker unopposed for speaker. McWhorter withdraws leaving Neill and West as contenders.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Arlie D. Tucker
Berrien County
W. Cecil Neill
Muscogee
Linton B. West
Randolph
E. D. Edward
Gilmer
L. Thomas Gillen
Bibb
Guy Jackson
Cochran
L. G. Hardman
Hardman
Russell
Hamilton McWhorter
Lexington
Georgia State Senate
McWhorter
General Assembly
W. Cecial Neill
Columbus
Cuthbert
Emmett Williams
Monroe
Man Killed in Arnold City Miner Strike Clash
In Arnold City Pennsylvania on June 23 a bystander Philo Popovich 40 was killed and four others injured when deputy sheriffs clashed with striking miners and sympathizers near the Arnold City mine. Injured were Frank Brown three wounds John Galla and Peter Davis. An egg tossed at a deputy sparked the shooting as pickets gathered and officers guarded the mine.
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Arnold City
Philo Popovich
Frank Brown
John Galla
Peter Davis
Fire destroys homes in Barbonear Newfoundland town
A massive morning fire in Barbonear N F swept the east end from Harbor Rock Hill toward the dense east town sector. Several dwellings burned as fire crews fought the blaze all morning but could not stop its advance.
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Barbonear
N. F
Harbor Rock Hill
Mellon Receives Honorary Degree at Cambridge University
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Cambridge University in a ceremony held in the university senate hall. A large crowd attended as the notable official accepted the honor.
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Cambridge
England
Treas
Andrew W. Mellon
Cambridge University
World waits for Paris decision on Hoover debt plan
German officials declare a one day moratorium while Paris holds the key to the Hoover debt proposal. Ambassador Hoesch and Chancellor Bruening press for acceptance as German policy pivots on French action. The Reichsbank scales back on a $300 million loan, and German press sees postponement as only the first step toward broader debt relief.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Paris
Washington
Mittag Zeitung
Germany
Leopold von Hoesch
Hoover
Bruening
Curtius
France
Wilhelmstrasse
Reichsbank
Boersen Courier
Burke Leads Ryder Cup Berth Race at Halfway Mark
Billy Burke of New York holds a one stroke lead over Wilfy Cox of Brooklyn after 54 holes in the 72 hole battle for Ryder Cup berths. Craig Wood sits seven behind in third with 225 while Joe Turnesa Ed Dudley are tied at 226. Densomore Shute Henry Ciuci Willie Klein and Frank Walsh are within two strokes of the lead.
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Columbus
Billy Burke
New York
Wilfy Cox
Brooklyn
Craig Wood
Buffalo
Burke
Joe Turnesa
Ed Dudley
Wilmington
Del
Densomre Shute
Cleveland
Henry Ciuci
Bridgeport
Conn
Willie Klein
Frank Walsh
Condition of Jackson Dick Jr. Improves After Relapse
Jackson P. Dick Jr., 138, a Sea Island Beach patient who relapsed after an appendicitis operation, was reported improving today at St. Joseph infirmary in Atlanta. He was brought in by train with his parents after a physician flew to perform the surgery two weeks ago.
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Atlanta
Jackson P. Dick, Jr
Sea Island Beach
St. Joseph Infirmary
Romanian Peasants' leader resigns amid anti-dictatorship stance
Bucharest June 23 Dr Julius Maniu former premier resigns from the peasants party leadership and retires from public life. He seeks a free hand to campaign against King Carol's dictatorship. M Mihalake assumes provisional party leadership.
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Bucharest
Romania
Julius Maniu
Peasants Part
Chamber of Deputies
Carol
M. Mihalake
Murdered Man's Account of Death Threats Read
A grand jury heard a eight-page statement by Jacob Kaufman, a murder victim, alleging death threats by Thomas Maloy, union agent of the Motion Picture Operators' Union. Maloy and two aides surrendered for questioning and declined immunity waivers.
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Chicago
Thomas Maloy
Motion Picture Operators’ Union
Jacob Kaufman
West Side
Kaufman
Maloy
Charles Loundsbury
Charles Bellows
Ralph O’hara
Emmett Quinn
Psuedo
O'Hara
Serious Drought Threatens South Georgia Crops
Atlanta meteorologist C F Von Herrmann said the south Georgia region sweltered with temperatures above 100 for a second day, crops suffering from a serious drought as no relief is in sight. Millen reported 104, others like Monticello 102 and Columbus 101, while Savannah cooled to 88.
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Atlanta
C. F. von Herrmann
Atlanta Weather Bureau
South Georgia
Millen
von Herrmann
Monticello
Columbus
Bainbridge
Rome
Macon
Thomasville
Savannah
Asheville
N. C
Mercury
Florida
Miami
125 Carloads of Melons Leave South Georgia for Northern Cities
Georgia watermelons passed the 100 car mark for the first time this season with 129 cars sent to northern markets. Florida melons sold for 125 to 275 per car, Georgia prices expected to rise with lower freight rates. Moultrie reports show prices from 125 for 22s to 325 for 30s as movement continues amid a 1,154 car total nationwide.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Fruits and Vegetables Division
United States Department of Arigiculture
Florida
Moultrie
Florida House Kills Resolution on Catts Picture
The Florida House voted down a resolution to remove a picture of former Governor Sidney J. Catts from the Governor's office. Lawmakers cited Catts’ federal counterfeiting indictment as the reason for the proposed action. Rep Moon introduced the measure.
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Catts
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida House
Sidney J. Catts
Waa
Rep. Moon
Doctor Carr Tells Story To Grand Jury In Starr Fathfull Case
New York June 23 Dr G Jameson Carr ship's surgeon who came from England to help clear up the Starr Fathfull death story testified before the grand jury for a few minutes before lunch. It was not disclosed if letters from the girl were read or what two unread letters contained. Carr and his counsel Samuel Untermyer left without comment and county Attorney Elvin Edwards declined to discuss whether he had seen the letters. Carr was to appear again after adjournment.
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New York
G. Jameson Carr
England
Starr Fathfull
Grand Jury
Carr
Samuel Untermyer
Doctor Carr testifies in Starr Faithfull death inquiry
New York June 23 Dr G Jameson Carr Cunard Line surgeon and star witness before a grand jury investigating the death of Starr Faithfull. Carr canceled a Belgium vacation to help investigate the Long Beach coast drowning and arrived on the Laconia with three letters from Faithfull. He offered no theories and refused to release the letters.
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New York
G. Jameson Carr
Cunard Line
Star Witness
Belgium
Long Beach
Laconia
Starr
Franconia
Nassau
New Orleans Cotton Freight Rates Revised to Meet Truck Competition
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads serving New Orleans to adjust cotton freight rates to counter motor truck competition. Rates to Mobile and Gulf ports may diverge as lines seek traffic, with a system maintaining relative competitiveness between New Orleans Mobile and Gulf ports.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulf
South Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Ford’s future nation ties farms to factories in science plan
Henry Ford envisions a dispersed industrial nation with farms supplying raw materials for industry. An experimental 3,000 acre farm near Detroit houses engineers and chemists to turn farm products into nonfood industrial goods. He argues modern transport makes centralized plants unnecessary and predicts farmers will shift to factories during harvests.
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William H. Beatty
Detroit
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Brazil
America
Ford
Prince of Wales Turns 37 Amid Telegram Deluge at York House
The Prince of Wales, 37, awoke to a flood of congratulatory telegrams at York House. He treated the day as normal, handled the messages, then drove to Buckingham Palace to assist the King at the investiture ceremony for the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of which he is prior.
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London
Prince of Wales
England
York House
Buckingham Palace
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Educators Depart for National Education Association Meet
A train named the President's Special will leave Atlanta with city and Fulton County teachers bound for the NEA convention in Los Angeles. The train honors Dr Willis A Sutton Atlanta schools superintendent and includes planned stopovers with entertainment en route to California.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Willis A. Sutton
California
Weather Forecast for South Carolina Georgia Florida and Alabama
General outlook across states shows fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with varying winds. South and Georgia expect fair skies with moderate southwest to southerly winds. Florida and Alabama anticipate partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and coastal thundershowers in places.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Ocean Flight Attempts Start Today Amid Crash Injuries
Ruth Nichols, damaged in a St John landing, is hospitalized as Wiley Post and Harold Gatty push toward Berlin from Harbor Grace N F. The pair began the first leg toward a round the world flight from Roosevelt Field New York to Harbor Grace aiming for London, despite the crash and delays.
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N. F
St. John
N. B
Harold Gatty
Los Angeles
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
EB. S. T
London
New York
Ruth Nichols
Rye
Society Aviatrix
Atlantic
Otto Hillig
Liberty
Holger Hobbs
Denmark
Post and Gatty Arrive Harbor Grace During World Flight
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed in Harbor Grace Newfoundland at 1 17 Newfoundland daylight time after leaving New York at 3 56 10 E S T. They planned a brief refuel stop before continuing toward London on their round the world flight.
Post and Gatty Begin Atlantic World Flight From Newfoundland
Harold Gatty and Wiley Post launched their Winnie Mae monoplane from Harbor Grace Newfoundland at 3 56 10 am EST on the first leg of a planned around the world flight. They aim to reach Croydon England in about 14 hours, refuel in Harbor Grace, then proceed toward Berlin and Moscow with stops across Siberia and Alaska.
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Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
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Oklahoma
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Germany
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Roosevelt Field
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England
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Post
Gatty
Los Angeles
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Siberia
Bering
Nome
Alaska
Seattle
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New York
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