Amelia Earhart Returns Home After Solo Atlantic Flight
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, arrives in New York aboard the Ile De France with husband George Palmer Putnam. A 5,000 strong crowd welcomes her at the Battery after a river salute and city hall reception. She downplays the feat as personal and says women have been overpraised for aviation achievements.
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Amelia
Atlantic
Ireland
George Palmer Putnam
Miss Earhart
Ile de France
Riverside
Lady Lindy
Battery
Bell Becomes Ohio G A R State Commander at 85
Ohio G A R veteran Bell, age 85, is elected state commander while serving his seventh term as Columbus state senate postmaster. He enlisted at 14 and fought in 24 battles including Vicksburg, later serving Sherman’s march to the sea. The piece ends with wry reflections on inflation and laurels.
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S. Fin Bell
Ohio
McLaughlin
Mansfeld
Bell
General Sherman
Vicksburg
State Senate
Columbus
Washington Bicentennial events mark ant Park visit
Ant Park attends luncheon at the Ore Club and a dinner hosted by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce as part of the George Washington Bicentennial celebration at the Public Library back lawn. Tomorrow she travels to Washington to receive from President Hoover the National Geographic Society gold medal.
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George Washington
Ore Club
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Hoover
National Geographic Society
Senate defeats Patman bill for veterans bonus
World War veterans march on Washington for immediate payment of the soldiers bonus. They disperse when the Senate defeats the measure overwhelmingly and vow to remain in the capital until passage, even as the wait extends to 1945.
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Capitol
Washington
Senate
Patman
Erans
New Tax Rates Apply to Banks and Daily Goods
The Revenue Act levies new taxes starting June 21 1932 on checks and safe deposit leases 2 cents per instrument 10 percent of safe deposit box rent 40 cubic feet cap and many consumer items including autos tires furs jewelry radios firearms and candy with varied percentages and per unit charges. Authorities urge banks to file monthly tax returns and offer forms for payment and rulings on instrument taxability.
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Collec of
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Stock Market Starts Week With Cautious Optimism
New York stock and bond markets opened the week quietly yet hopeful. A day of mixed moves saw shares and rail issues rise while the wheat market eased from recent highs. Sterling climbed to 3.62 dollars for cables and call money held at 2 percent as traders weighed next steps.
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Associated Press
New York
Divorcing the Prohibition Question From Politics
Virginia delegates report the 1920 Republican convention in Chicago aimed to keep prohibition out of party politics. Mayor John W. Morrison of Harrisonburg says the issue reflects moral concerns seeking an honest solution, not a political straddle, with moderates and drys pushing for a voice in the policy. Morrison notes the convention settled the prohibition plank amid broad sentiment to focus on economic questions in the campaign.
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Harrisonburg
Seventh District
Chicago
Morrison
Cirys
Virginia
Large Crowds Gather At The Upperville Show
Upperville Virginia June 20 outstanding horses and excellent performances marked the closing day of the forty second annual Upperville Horse and Colt Show. More than 8 000 persons attended despite overcast skies heavy showers and muddy grounds. Entries and winners across thoroughbred pony and hunter classes highlighted a day of pageantry.
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George R. Slater
John Hay Whitney
Charlotte Noland
Foxcroft
Robert Palmer
Alexandria
Stanley Greene, Jr
Leesburg
Bob Diablo Fray
Chatter Play
Ernest _Woolf
Elizabeth Nesbit
Beo
T. H. Sommerville
Cathode Ray
Warrenton
Ichabod
Frost Anderson
H. Rozier Dulany
Oakley
D. C Sands
Arthur White
J. H. Whitney
Nina Tabb
Will Fletcher
R. S. Peach
John Anderson
Doctor of laws awarded to Daniel Willard in Rochester
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, received the honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Rochester. The piece also notes origins of the first postage stamp and Sir Rowland Hill's role in postal reform culminating in 1840.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Daniel Willard
Baltmore and Ohio Railroad
University of Rochester
Rowland Hill
Great Britain
Hill
Card of Thanks for Malvina DeHaven
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of our mother Malvina DeHaven. Thanks for floral offerings and use of cars. Her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Harry Stotler
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Malvina DeHaven
Harry Stotler
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