Conferees Approve Swiftly Negotiated Tax Bill
The conference between Senate and House members ended after thirteen and a half hours of work. The bill aims to balance the budget and meet an administration target of about 1.115 billion dollars while retaining high income tax rates and four tariff items. The measure includes new postal rates starting at three cents.
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Senate
House
Watson
Harrison
Mississippi
Inheri
Twenty Per Cent Cut In Property Valuation Brings About Change
The Mobile and Ohio railroad was placed in receivership in federal court in St. Louis. Ernest E. Norris was appointed receiver. Gatch, Tennant & Company filed suit alleging a $6,853 overdue insurance premium and citing rail line liabilities totaling $38,230,048. The company has shown a loss of about $3,708,000 since 1930. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation recently denied a $1,000,000 loan.
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ST. Louis
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Ernest E. Norris
The
Road
Charles B. Faris
Gatch, Tennant & Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Safford Bank Cashier Bonded Over Bank Shortage
Vernon McEuen assistant cashier of the defunct Safford bank is bonded for ten thousand dollars in a case tied to a funds shortage totaling twenty four thousand five hundred twelve dollars and fifty seven cents. The complaint cites a felony and was signed by Leo N Roach chief state bank examiner who recently took charge of the bank's affairs.
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Safford
Ariz
Vernon McEuen
Bank of Safford
Leo N. Roach
State Bank Examiner
Mangin Eliminated by Cochet in French Championships
In Auteuil France June 3 Gregory Mangin the last American in the men's singles was knocked out in the quarter finals by Henri Cochet 6 3 7 5 5 7 6 3 Cochet the great French champion advances to the semi finals.
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Auteuil
France
Gregory Mangin
Henri Cochet
Relief Bill Being Worked Into Shape
The House Ways and Means Committee moved to perfect the Garner relief bill aiming to report it tomorrow. Hearings on the 2.3 billion dollar measure closed with administration opposition to the billion dollar federal construction plan, but the speaker said a 15 billion dollar army housing program would be added to the bill.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Weather outlook for Arizona turns fair. northeast showers possible
Generally fair conditions persist across Arizona tonight with a likely shower and thunderstorm risk confined to the northeast. Temperatures show little change with a Thursday high and Friday low near seasonal norms.
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Arizona
Arizona Delegation Praises Copper Tariff Agreement
Senators Hayden Ashurst and Representative Douglas announce that the conference committee has reached full agreement on a revenue bill providing a four cent per pound import duty on copper. The report is non amendable and will be adopted by Congress. Arizona’s delegation credits citizen support for moving copper from free to duty list.
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Hayden
Ashurst
Douglas
Daily Mail
Senate
House of Repre
Congress
Arizona
Roosevelt Says Charge Against Walker Is Due
New York June 3 Mayors conference in Detroit ends with Samuel Seabury charge against Walker. Walker returns with his party to Grand Central Station amid cheers from about 200 supporters.
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Roosevelt
Walker
New York
Mayors’ Conference
Detroit
Samuel Seabury
Grand Central Station
Roosevelt says committee must file charges if cause exists
Governor Roosevelt declares it is the duty of the legislative committee and Samuel Seabury to present evidence to authorities if there is sufficient cause, without awaiting a formal report to the next legislature. He denies delaying action for political reasons and urges prompt handling of the mayor case.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Legislative Committee
Samuel Seabury
Walker
Seabury
New York
Jimmie Walker
New York City
Bar Silver Climbs In New York Trading
Bar silver rises 1 8 to 27 7 8 per ounce in New York trading on June 3 as markets reflect shifting commodity values.
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New York
Hausner Hops Off For Poland
Stanislaus Hausner of Newark N J began a solo flight from Floyd Bennett Field toward Warsaw Poland at 8 46 a m Eastern Standard Time He aimed for a nonstop crossing and was accompanied briefly by a second escort plane carrying his wife The Bellanca Santa Rosa Maria used in the attempt had been rebuilt from an earlier project and may stop in London or Paris if conditions require
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New York
Stanislaus Hausner
Newark
N. J
Warsaw
Poland
Floyd Bennet Field
Hausner
Santa Rosa, Maria
Chicago
London
Paris
Amelia Earhart Putnam hailed by Paris crowd
In Paris on June 3 Amelia Earhart Putnam arrived from London via Cherbourg to a huge welcome. Thousands of Parisians packed the station, police struggled to keep the crowd from lifting her, and flowers filled her arms as husband George P. Putnam greeted her at Cherbourg.
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Paris
Amelia Earhart Putnam
London
Cherbourg
England
Bank of France Would Renew German Loan
Paris June 3 The Agence Economique et Financiere said the Bank of France would renew its one quarter share of the 90 million dollar credit to Germany if Berlin would agree to amortization tied to any rise in Reichsbank gold reserves and improvements in the general situation.
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Paris
Agence Economique Et Financiere
Bank of France
Germany
Shortage settled for former Miami banker Lamb
Settlement in full for the defalcations of Joe F. Lamb, former teller of the Old Dominion Bank branch in Miami, was received by the state banking department as a $32.00 check from Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Lamb's bondsmen. Lamb is serving a state prison sentence.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Joe F. Lamb
Old Dominion Bank
Miami
State Banking Department
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Lamb
Three Tots Die in Flagstaff Fire Tragedy
In Kendrick Park near Flagstaff Arizona a deadly blaze engulfed a small hewn log dwelling killing Bertha Rose five Gladys Mae Rose three and Lynn Allen Rose two. Parents Mr and Mrs R Henson from Richmond California rushed to the scene. the mother suffered burns while attempting to rescue the children. The three young siblings were buried in one coffin near the ruined home.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
San Francisco
Kendrick Park
Bertha Rose
Gladys Mae Rose
Lynn Allen Rose
R. —. Henson
Richmond
Calif
Veterans flood Washington as housing runs short
Washington scene grows critical as hundreds more bonus seeking veterans pour in and face shelterless quartering. Six hundred veterans housed in vacant buildings and around one thousand cared for by charities. two new delegations arrive, while Brigadier General Glassford seeks tents from the war department but is refused by Secretary Hurley. Carpenters among unemployed veterans form a crew to build wall-less shelters.
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Washington
Glassford
War Department
Hurley
Hawks To Have A Faster Airplane
Captain Frank Hawks, recovering in a Boston hospital from an April crash, will fly again in a faster transport plane. Northrop Corporation in California builds the craft for the Texas firm where Hawks serves as technical adviser. The new 14 cylinder engine plane, ready by September, will cruise over 2500 miles at speeds exceeding 200 mph.
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New York
Frank M. Hawks
Boston
W. S. S. Rodgers
Texas Company
Hawks
Northrop Corporation
Inglewood
Calif
Dogs Save Life Of School Teacher In Ontario Fire
Two collie dogs are hailed as heroes for saving Miss Loretta Page a 22 year old teacher after a fire at Ernest Gauter’s home. Three pupils perished. Page jumped from an upper window her clothes afire the dogs rolled her and scraped out the flames.
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Bigwood
Ont
Loretta Page
Ernest Gauter
Von Hindenburg Dissolves Reichstag in Decree
President Hindenburg issues a decree dissolving the Reichstag in Berlin on June 3. The move signals early steps in a political crisis amid mounting tensions in the Weimar Republic.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Garner Relief Bill Moves Forward In House
The House Ways and Means Committee favorably reported the 2.306 billion Garner relief program and the Democratic leadership called a caucus at 4 p m to decide strategy. Speaker Garner plans to bring the measure to the House Tuesday if the caucus approves, asserting the gasoline tax in the Senate revenue bill does not affect his one quarter cent per gallon relief plan.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Senate
Senora Calles Ill Near Mexico City
Senora Leonor Licoriente de Calles wife of General Plutarco Elias Calles is reported in very serious condition after more than a week of illness at Santa Barbara ranch near Mexico City Also ill at the ranch is General Calles Siomiente de Calles is noted as his second wife with the first wife having died four years ago
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Mexico City
Senora Leonor Licoriente de Calles
Plutarco Elias Calles
Santa Barbara
Calles
Senora
Siomiente de Calles
General Calles
Grandi Urges Debt Cancellation To Avert Civilizational Crisis
In Rome on June 3, Foreign Minister Dino Grandi urged the Senate for immediate world action to cancel debts and reparations. He called for broad application of Hoover debt proposals to halt a worsening mood and restart the global economy.
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Rome
Dino Grandi
Senate
Cooperatives Prove Wool Sales Boost for Farmers
Reports to the farm board say about 30,000 farmers selling their 1931 wool through cooperatives earned $252,215 more than individual sales. The National Wool Marketing Corporation and members reported 11,139,490 pounds of wool sold at prices from fraction of a cent to nearly 4 1/2 cents per pound higher than private buyers.
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Washington
Farm Board
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Oklahoma City Floods claim five lives and shut camps
Flood waters swept across a wide section of Oklahoma City killing five people including two women a child and a 14 year old girl with a horseman believed dead. About 700 homeless families faced displacement as scores were trapped in homes tents and the municipal camp for the destitute. At least twenty were missing and fourteen hospitalized for exposure as relief organizations organized aid.
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Oklahoma City
King George V Observes 67th Birthday at Epsom Downs
King George V marked his 67th birthday with a luncheon in the grandstand at Epsom Downs as Queen Mary and other royal family members joined him to watch the horse races. He received congratulations from many nations.
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London
George V
Epsom Downs
Queen Mary
Harvard Cornell meteor survey reports high sighting rate
Prof. S. L. Boothroyd announces that observers at San Francisco Peaks stations in Arizona record about 30 shooting stars per hour, triple the rate at Flagstaff. Forty meteors were logged in a 1 hour 23 minute period, with Mussen charting 43 in 90 minutes. Boothroyd plans returning within a year to finish the survey.
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Ariz
S. L. Boothroyd
Department of
Cornell University
Harvard-Cornell
San Francisco
Arizona
Boothroyd
Cornell
Harvard
Don Hargrave
George Mussen
San Francisco Peaks
Mussen
Pioneer Auto Builder Hugh Chalmers Dies at 58
Detroit reports the death of Hugh Chalmers, aging 58, a pioneer in mass auto production. He died in a Beacon New York private hospital after illness struck him while traveling with Mrs. Chalmers. Pneumonia and heart ailment listed as causes.
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Detroit
Hugh Chalmers
Chalmers
Beacon
N. Y
Quake Strikes Mexico City
A series of sharp earthquakes hit Mexico City around 4:55 am causing toppled buildings and large street cracks. The strongest shock lasted three minutes with aftershocks continuing about ten minutes. The epicenter was believed to be in Oaxaca. communications were down and no reports from there by afternoon.
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Mexico City
Oaxaca
Oath Dispute Could Force Irish General Election
In Dublin on June 3 the stagnant Senate deadlock over the oath bill persisted. Political observers forecast a possible general election next fall if the bill to abolish the oath is not enacted, with de Valera facing national approval. The measure advanced to second reading but was shelved for committee review next Wednesday.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
George
Senate
Navajo County Faces Tax Reclassification After Reductions
Navajo county will fall below 10 million in total valuation, triggering a automatic drop from third to fourth class. The board of equalization estimates a 20 percent real estate reduction plus railroad and land value cuts, with overall 1931 32 valuations around 11.849 million.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
Navajo County
Board of Equalization
County ‘Board of Equalization
Page
Baseball First Game Ends With Small Margin
Baseball scores show Cleveland 3 Detroit 1 after seven innings of a muddled recap. Ferrell and Sewell pitched for Cleveland while Bridges noted a parallel line for Detroit. Other scores include New York 7 Philadelphia 8 and St Louis 1 Chicago 1 through the seventh. In the National League Boston defeated Brooklyn 5 to 2 with Frankhouse Cunningham and Spohrer aiding. Chicago won 4 to 5 over Pittsburgh at end of eighth.
Titulescu to form new cabinet in Bucharest
Dispatches from Bucharest report King Carol asked former premier Nicholas Titulescu to form a new government after Nicholas Iorga resigned last week. Titulescu left Geneva for Bucharest last night. In New York John McGraw resigns as manager of the Giants after 30 years. Bill Terry will take over as the club's first baseman steps into the role. Secretary Stimson opposes the Somers resolution while noting the scope of a proposed world economic conference includes the resolution’s field.
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Vienna
Bucharest
Carol
Nicholas Titulescu
Nicholas Iorga
M. Titulescu
Geneva
New York
John McGraw
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Stimson
Great Britain
Gehrig hits four straight homers tying all time record
Philadelphia June 3 Lou Gehrig tied the all time major league record by belting four home runs in succession against the Athletics. The feat matches a 1894 mark by Robert Loew of the Boston Nationals, the previous four homer game in league history.
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Philadelphia
Lou Gehrig
Athletics
Robert Loew
Boston Nationals
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