Hoover budget debate shows large operating costs and debt needs
The House was told the 1930 budget includes about 1.06 billion for operation of the Treasury and 1.16 billion for public debt retirement and other outlays. The post office and treasury funds are below the prior year and the total budget nears 4.6 billion. Secretary Mills cited a growing debt and sinking fund payments as drivers.
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Washington
Treasury
Post Office
House
Hoover
Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
Mills
Bootlegger Tells Of Killing Woman in California
James A. Reed a bootlegger confessed to police that he killed Mrs. Anne Terrill age 40 and buried her under a garage floor after an argument over bootlegging. He described striking her with an iron bar and said he did not know why he acted. Reed was arrested in Santa Monica after abducting Mrs. Terrill’s 11 year old daughter Harriet and telling her mother was away with a film company.
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Los Angeles
James A. Reed
Anne Terrell
Highway Bill Approved by House Roads Committee
The Warren-Aimon bill to provide 120 million dollars in federal highway aid for states facing unemployment emergencies won committee approval. The measure was advanced by the House Roads Committee in Washington on February 24.
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Washington
House Roads Committee
Weather update for Arizona and New Mexico
Fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Winds and local high and low readings in Winslow show Tuesday high and Wednesday low.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Governor Roosevelt Removes New York Sheriff Farley
Albany Feb 24 Franklin D Roosevelt on the eve of the 1932 Democratic national convention removed Sheriff Thomas M Farley a Tamany Hall district leader from office He cited unsatisfactory income explanations tied to Farleys tin box containing 390000 over several years The action seen as a challenge to Tamany Hall in the presidential race.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Thomas M. Farley
Tammany Hall
Keystone
Farley
Samuel Seabury
Legislative Committee
Auto Accidents Claim Two Lives in Arizona
In the last 24 hours two men died in Arizona auto accidents. Miguel A. Altamirano of Phoenix was killed when his truck hit a service pole, and Thomas B. Shine, 49, of Berkeley California, died several hours after his car left the highway near Aztec Arizona.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Miguel A. Altamirano
Thomas B. Shine
Berkeley
Calif
Aztec
British racer Campbell sets new world speed record
Daytona Beach reports Sir Malcolm Campbell shattered the world automobile speed record at 253.968 miles per hour on the ocean speedway. In Nanking, a Reuters dispatch from Harbin says General Mah Chen Shen was assassinated.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm Campbell
Nanking
China
Reuters
Harbin
Manchuria
Mah Chen Shen
Senators Press Copper Tariff and Free Coinage Plan
Senators Ashnest and Pittman urged a copper tariff while Senator Wheeler released Governor Hunt of Arizona's backing for a bill to free coinage of silver at 1 to 1 with gold. The moves come as policy debates unfold in Washington.
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Washington
Ashnest
Ariz
Pittman
Nev
Wheeler
Day of Miracles Not Past in City Liquor Case
City Officers seized a gallon jug of liquor used as evidence in charges of transportation of liquor against Hugh Hewett and Dick Ritchie. Judge A L Dunklin fined Hewett $50 after Hewett pleaded guilty while Ritchie was released. Officers claimed the liquid changed to water overnight, invoking a miracle.
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R. L. Neill
Fred Daugherty
Santa Fe
W. E. Phelps
Hugh Hewett
Dick Ritchie
A. L. Dunklin
Ritchie
Hewett
Dunklin
Driver Held For Four Bus Deaths
Albert McFarland died after a Trans Continental stage crashed into an oil truck near Mohawk. A coroner's jury charged George Blair the bus driver with manslaughter for the deaths of three passengers and found him criminally careless. Blair is jailed on $1,000 bail. 16 were injured.
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Yuma
Ariz
Albert McFarland
Shelbyville
Ind
Mohawk
George Blair
Blair
H. C. Daniels
Daniels
Youth Confesses Theft Of Narcotics In Tucson Pharmacy Loot
James Ray Garborino a 21 year old Phoenix youth confessed to officers today that he and a companion hauled a safe from a Tucson pharmacy looting it of 1500 dollars worth of narcotics and a small amount of money. He will be returned to Tucson this afternoon. Garborino was arrested here by a motorcycle officer yesterday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
James Ray Garborino
Tucson
Roosevelt for President Club Forms Arizona Delegation
Phoenix leaders organize the Roosevelt for President effort in Arizona, forming a state delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next June. Russ Tatum leads the drive with Louis Whitney as state vice president and W. Roy Wayland as secretary treasurer, with regional vice presidents named across counties. In a letter, Tatum supports Al Smith’s candidacy, noting Smith is not an active candidate.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Russ Tatum
Arizona
Chicago
Louis B. Whitney
W. Roy Wayland
Apache County
J. Bert Colter
Cochise
Folsom Moore
Coconino
Shelby Lewis
Gila
Harry V. Bene
Graham
W. B. Kelly
Greenlee
W. B. Lutz
Maricopa
David P. Kimball
Mohave
A. H. Smith
Navajo
Carmel Giragi
Pima
J. J. Bowen
Pinal
A. T. Kilcrease
Santa Cruz
Frank J
Gloria Swanson Announces Expecting Child in London
Gloria Swanson told reporters at a London hotel that she is going to have another baby with her husband Michael Farmer. She said the child would provide a playmate for her adopted child and for a previous child by a former husband.
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London
Gloria Swanson
Michael Farmer
Wu warns neutral Shanghai as Izumo linked to attacks
Shanghai mayor Wu Teh-chen warned neutral authorities anchoring vessels near the Japanese base in Whangpoo risk retaliation. He alleged the Izumo issued attack orders and said damage to foreign property in the Hongkew sector could not be prevented by China. The protest followed shifting Japanese attacks after Kiangwan setbacks.
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Morris J. Harris
A. P
Shanghai
Wu Teh-chen
Whangpoo
Hongkew
Kiangwan
Chapel Front
Court Disbars Tucson Attorney
The Arizona Supreme Court disbarred Ralph W. Langworthy of Tucson from practicing in state courts and ordered his name stricken from the roll. Attorney General K Berry Peterson filed the proceedings on Bar Association recommendation amid accusations of failing to pay receipts and to perform services after payment. The court also affirmed a Mohave county ruling awarding United Mining Company $20,000 against Tom Reed Gold Mines Company for ore removed from adjoining property.
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Phoenix
Arizona Supreme Court
Ralph W. Langworthy
Tucson
Supreme Court
K. Berry Peterson
Arizona Bar Association
Langworthy
J. A. Carson
G. B. Williams
Geneva
N. Y
High Tribunal
Mohave County
Asama Volcano erupts again near Tokyo this month
The Asama volcano northwest of Tokyo erupted violently for the third time this month, spewing ashes and stones over a wide area and damaging several houses in nearby villages.
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Tokyo
Asama
Tributary Rivers Create Mississippi Flood Menace
Mississippi author J H Street reports in Greenville Mississippi that lower river tributaries have swollen the Mississippi, creating a flood menace. Engineers bluff the river with levees while rivermen say the danger is managed, though the river remains above flood stage. The piece notes calm upper tributaries and warns delta rivers as the main threat.
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Mississippi
J. H. Street
Greenville
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Ohio
Chinese General says 66,000 more Japanese troops to Shanghai
General Tsai Fing kai at Chenju headquarters reports Tokyo plans to send 66,000 more troops to reinforce General Ugeda’s army, bringing Japanese forces in Shanghai to about 85,000. He claims Chinese forces can resist a long time, noting maze like trenches and strong defense. He urged nations to hear the truth.
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Morris
J. Harris
A. P
Shanghai
Tsai
Fing-kai
Hiss
Chenju
Ugeda
Japan
Col Fred Breen Reported Weaker At Loma Linda
In Loma Linda California on February 24, Col Fred Breen publisher of Flagstaff Arizona newspaper was reported critically ill and possibly weaker today by attendants at the sanitarium.
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Loma’ Linda
Calif
Fred Breen
Flagstaff, Ariz
Loma, “Linda
Ex Motorman Elected President Of Chicago Surface Lines
Chicago February 24 1934 Guy A Richardson a former motorman who steered a Boston elevated street car has been elected president of the Chicago Surface Lines the city's large tram system He succeeds Henry A Blair who recently died and had held the post before him The appointment marks a remarkable rise from the controls of a street car to the top leadership of a major transit system
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Chicago
Guy A.richardson
Boston
Henry A. Blair
Thanks Donors For Funeral Flowers
Attica Indiana February 24. Nathan Hardesty of Tipton was mistakenly reported killed by lightning last summer. He visited each donor personally to thank them for the funeral flowers he received.
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Attica
Ind
Nathan Hardesty
Tipton
Hardesty
Stimson Reaffirms Open Door Policy in Far East
Secretary Henry L. Stimson declared the United States would uphold the open door in China and challenge Japan’s revisions to the nine power pact. He spoke in a letter to Senator Borah detailing U S policy amid tension with Japan and China and noting prior naval compromises in exchange for balance of naval power.
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Washington
Stimson
Far East
Japan
China
United States
Guam
Philippines
Senate Naval Committee
Borah
Where Maggie Eldex Is Sought by Veterans Admin
The Veterans Administration has searched for Maggie Eldex for twelve years seeking insurance left by her brother Pete who died in action near the war’s end. Anyone knowing her whereabouts is asked to contact the VA.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Maggie Eldex
Pete
Western Front
Maggie
The
Frank Luke Improves After Pleural Abscess Surgery
Frank Luke Sr. Arizona tax commissioner shows considerable improvement at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles after an operation for pleural abscess from pneumonia. He entered the hospital about two weeks ago and is resident of Phoenix. he is father to World War I ace Frank Luke Jr.
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Los Angeles
Frank Luke
Arizona
Roy Thomas
Luke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Phoenix
Frank Luke, Jr
Ancient Pueblo Found by Class of Archaeology Students
In Cave Creek near Phoenix a surface pueblo was uncovered by University of Arizona students and Dean Byron Cummings. Dr. Cummings notes the ruin shows pit house characteristics with post holes and posts inside rooms indicating roof support.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cave Creek
Phoenix
University of Arizona
Byron Cummings
Cummings
Winnie Ruth Judd Fights New Trial in Murder Case
In Phoenix on February 24 Winnie Ruth Judd pressed for a new trial in the murder of Agnes Anne Leroi. She faced scrutiny over a letter naming an accomplice, while her husband Dr William C Judd left Phoenix for a veteran hospital near Prescott, with Mrs Judd’s mother Mrs McKipnell present in court.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth
Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
Bt ‘McKipnell
Prescott Doctor Reports Wife Accuses Accomplice in Bodies Case
Dr. William C. Judd said Winnie Ruth Judd named an accomplice in disposing of bodies Agnes Anne Leroi and Hedvig Samuel and vowed to push for the man’s arrest if she is to be hanged. A hearing on her motion for a new trial continued as the jury previously found her guilty of murder and slated death.
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Prescott
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
Hedvig
Samuelson
Lerol
Judd
Cortez Archives Yield New Clues To Conquest
In Mexico City a two year sorting of Hernan Cortes archives at Hospital de Jesus ends with the documents sent to the national museum. The cache, seized from Prince Pignatelli, concerns Cortes real estate and finances after 1521. Pignatelli, the only living male descendant, says the collection is vast. The hospital, founded by Cortes, remains funded by his trust.
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Mexico City
Hernan Cortez
Mexico
Hospital’ de Jesus
Cortez
Prince Pignatelli
Inquiry Begun In Damaging Of Airship
A special board under Rear Admiral Lucius Bostwick began an inquiry into the Akron airship accident at Lakehurst New Jersey. The panel will determine how the Navy dirigible broke a restraining cable and damaged the rear in a stiff wind near its hangar.
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Philadelphia
Lakehurst
N. J
Lucius Bostwick
Fourth Naval District
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Howard C. ‘Speakman
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