Better Homes Week Launched by Interior Secretary
Washington April 26 Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur launched the ninth national Better Homes Week urging active home building to foster employment and strong local economies. He noted 6500 communities plan demonstrations on affordable, wholesome homes and emphasized practical budgeting and group expertise over showroom models.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur
United States
Wilbur
Better Homes
America
Bette Homes
Better Homes Committee
Eclipse of Sun Seen Across Narrow Path in West
San Francisco reports a rare total solar eclipse visible in a narrow arc across the Northwestern United States. The path of totality spanned about 3,000 feet, with darkness and a cool breeze, as observers in California, Nevada, Idaho and Montana gathered with smoked glasses for science and spectacle.
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San Francisco
United States
California
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Pacific Ocean
Sunnylake
Cal
Camptonville
W. W. Campbell
University of California
Lick Observatory
Campionville
50 Million Yellow Perch To Be Brought To Virginia
Richmond Va April 28 The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries plans a cooperative agreement with the U S Bureau of Fisheries to deliver next year 50 000 000 yellow perch fry and several million adult perch to Virginia if there is sufficient demand Applications for an allotment should be sent to the Richmond office for a printed form.
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Richmond
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Examination of Anti-Dry Leader Put Off a Day
The Senate lobby committee could not obtain a quorum and postponed until tomorrow its examination of William H. Stayton, chairman of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. Stayton will face questions on the group's anti prohibition activities. Henry H. Curran has already been questioned seven days.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
William H. Stayton
Stayton
Henry H. Curran
Net
Anti-Sa Joan League
Big Rise in U S Electrical Power Output Since 1919
New York April 28 reports a phenomenal 129 percent surge in national electrical power production from 43.555 billion kWh in 1919 to 97.293 billion kWh by 1929, per federal geological survey. The rise reflects broader industrial activity and postwar growth across the nation.
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New York
Federal Geological Survey
Scientists Claim Ignorant People Live Longer
Researchers report a study finding that individuals labeled as ignorant show greater longevity than some comparison group, though the article does not define who counts as the “others” nor the study’s methods or limitations.
Presbyterians urged to leave one tenth to church in wills
Charlottesville reports that 60 Presbyterians are urged to will at least ten percent of their estates to the church. The stewardship committee of the Southern Presbyterian Church outlines gifts to the Press Foundation and via life annuities or insurance, with cooperation from seven colleges. The study notes 2,400 stewardship secretaries in congregations and millions of outreach materials distributed to church leaders and press outlets.
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Charlottesville
Stewardship
General Assembly
Press Foundation
R. C. Long
Atlanta
Church Press
Arkansas Centre
Davidson
Davis and Elkins
Hampden-Sidney
Southwestern
Westminster
Associated Press
Virginia Tax Payments Rise Sharply in 1930 Fiscal Nine Months
Virginia total receipts reach 71,451,944 in the first nine months of the 1930 fiscal year up from 63,339,944 in 1929. The gain of 8,112,000 comes from miscellaneous tax payments while income tax receipts decline. Nationwide total receipts for 1930 reach 2,277,453,096 versus 2,137,178,647 in 1929.
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Washington
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bremen Mail Plane Lands Four Bags At Sea Harbor
An airplane launched from the North German Lloyd liner Bremen flew 350 miles to land four bags of mail in the harbor, about 12 hours before the ship docked. The air mail service resumed its shore leg after last year's inauguration, landing 3% hours after departure from the ship deck.
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Associated Press
New Ork
Bremen
Eclipse Gazer Hurt In California Accident
Dr. Joseph Stokley of Johns Hopkins University was hospitalized with cuts bruises and possible internal injuries after a car crash near Grass Valley California while returning from Camptonville following the solar eclipse journey.
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Associated Press
Grass Valley
Calif
Joseph Stokley
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
California
Camptonville
Immense Roanoke Built Locomotive Enters Service
Roanoke April 28. The Norfolk and Western Railway places in service the largest Mallet freight engine ever built in its Roanoke Shops. The 2-8-8-2 locomotive is first of ten, with a 125,000 pound boiler, 32,000 gallon tender, and total engine tender weight around 370,000 pounds.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
United States
Sharp Setback In Stock Market Hits Leaders
New York April 29 stock prices faced another sharp setback as the early rally failed to sustain. Copper and railroad shares bore the heaviest selling with many at year lows, while declines spread across most leading groups. Call money stood at 4 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Pannett Massie Suit Argument Before Court
The case of Luther Pannett et al against John M Massie et al was argued by counsel for the plaintiff in the Circuit Court and submitted for decree. The matter, ongoing three years, concerns an accounting of the defendant during his tenure as superintendent of the city county almshouse.
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Luther Pannett
Supreme Court
Mitchell
Congress
Last Rites For Lucius M. Hodge
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow for Lucius Montgomery Hodge at his parents home 518 North Loudoun Street. Rev. Dr. Murray D. Mitchell of Braddock Street Methodist Church will officiate with burial at Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City. Survivors include a sister Mrs Catherine Fiolite of Norfolk Virginia along with other relatives listed previously.
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Lucius Montgomery Hodge
W. C. Hodge
North
Loudoun Street
Murray D. Mitchell
Braddock Street Methodist Church
South
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City
Hodge
Catherine Ffiolite
Norfolk
Hoover Seeks Swift Senate Action On Five Point Plan
President Hoover urged rapid Senate action on a five point program to enforce federal laws and relieve court congestion and border issues. The plan includes transferring enforcement from Treasury to Justice, prison expansion, border patrol consolidation, and a capital area enforcement statute. The issue followed tariff battles and Parker nomination delays in a Congress already adjourning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress Ag
Hoover
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Parker
The
Treasury
Justice Department
Border Patrol
Trustee's Sale of a Desirable Farm in Frederick County
A trustee sale of a 107 acre Brucetown farm formerly owned by Miss Fannie E. Smithey is set for May 17 1930 at Winchester Court House. The sale requires one third cash and the rest in two annual installments with bonds and insurance policy as security. Auctioneers Duvall & Dunn.
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Frederick County
Virginia
Court House
Winchester
Fannie E. Smithey
Brucetown
William — Timberlake
Clearbrook
C. W
Winchester and
Martinsburg
M. M. Lynch
Duvall & Dunn
Divorce wave and trouble for future geneticists
The text references a divorce wave and anticipates long term challenges for geneticists a century from now. It implies social shifts and potential impact on scientific fields without detailing specific events or figures.
Huston Denies Expose Threat in GOP Tactics
Claudius H. Huston Snelleke of the Republican National Committee denied threatening to expose conduct by GOP leaders or organizations that could affect Hoover’s nomination or election. The remark follows ongoing questions about Huston’s potential retirement and scrutiny within GOP circles over past connections discussed before the Senate lobby committee.
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Washington
A . Claudius H. Huston Snelleke
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Hoover
Huston
Senate Lobby Committee
Gandhi and salt protest scene described with action
An unusual scene depicts Gandhi sprinkling salt on a fish lion’s tail while also dabbing his eyes. The vivid image combines salt protest symbolism with an unexpected animal motif.
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Gandhi
Engineering feat spans Spuyten Duyvil with iron duct crossing
The Harlem Ship Canal known Spuyten Duyvil sees a major project by Merritt Chapman and Scott to lay 23 400 feet of heavy wrought iron piping beneath the river. The undersea duct lines connect power for the west side railroad upgrade. A diver guided the lowering of a 650 foot length bundle in a single day, suspending canal traffic for the operation.
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Manhattan
Spuyten Duyvil
New York
New Amsterdam
Mpeter
Harlem Ship Canal
New York Central Railroad
West Side
Merritt, Chapman and Scott Corporation
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