Democrats Unite Hopeful After Dinner For Shouse Leaders
Washington June 11 AP Democratic leaders praised last night’s Jefferson Association dinner for Jouett Shouse and John J. Raskob. They expect a more united 1930 campaign with a permanent party structure not backing any single presidential hopeful. Raskob announced Nellie Tayloe Ross to the executive committee and Shouse’s leadership. Alfred E. Smith drew strong applause as opponents warned of centralized power in Washington.
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Washington
Jouett Shouse
New Party
South
John J. Raskob
Shouse
Ujnner
Jefferson Association of
District of Columbia
Swanson
Glass
Virginia
Trammell
Florida
Simmons
North Carolina
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Charles Greathouse
Indiana
James W. Gerard
Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Raskob
Women fit for stool pigeons not bootleg bosses
Prohibition officials report only 35 women sentenced for bootlegging since January. They say women serve as helpers and lookouts rather than leaders in bootleg rings, with many cases showing they took the blame for others or entered liquor sales after family hardship.
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Washington
Prohibition
Fire Devastates Santa Fe Springs Oil Field
A blaze in the Santa Fe Springs oil field near Los Angeles destroyed nine derricks and over 40000 barrels of oil. Firemen and volunteers battled the flames. damage exceeds one million dollars as gas and oil vents fed the inferno from Rhode McAdams and McCune wells.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe Springs
Rhode- McAdams
The
McCune
Sheriff's Office
Arizona Good Roads delegates arrive for midsummer meeting
Delegates and visitors to the Arizona Good Roads association begin arriving as the midsummer session opens at 10 this morning. Governor John C. Phillips plans to speak. Governor Balzard of Nevada is tied up at the Grand Canyon. The chamber appeals for housing and street decorations as talks by Hoffman McBride Orthel Miller and others address highway issues.
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John C. Phillips
Arizona Good Roads Association
Grand Canyon
Balzard
Nevada
Highway Enthusiasts
Harvey House
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Canyon Bridge
Parents and two sisters try to save youth in tragedy
In Flagstaff James Black testifies in a murder trial over Charles Otey as firearms expert describes two guns fired during the confrontation. In Randolph Vermont a father mother and two sisters drown while rescuing son Harry Boardman 15 who was seized by cramps in the White River. four others perish and three children are orphaned.
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Flagstaff
James Black
Mormon Lake
Charles B. Otey
Black
Randolph, Vt
Harry Boardman
White River
Boardman
Henry Boardman
Harry Ona
Beatrice
Harry
Randolph
Bennett
Albert V. Weigel Visits Los Angeles Chamber Officials
Albert V. Weigel of the domestic tirade commission met with Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce officials to discuss matters pertaining to the tirade territory during a business visit.
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Albert V. Weigel
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix Crash Starts Inquiry
The Arizona corporation commission moves to stiffen action on flights without a certificate after Zella Robbins dies from injuries from Sunday night sightseeing plane crash. Owner G. W. Brophy and pilot Paul Odneal were to appear before the commission to show cause why they were not in contempt for noncompliance with orders. Odneal and Miss Robbins’ companion William Karnofsky were injured but expected to recover. Odneal had left the hospital.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Corporation Commission
Zella Robbins
G. W. Brophy
Paul Odneal
Odneal
Funeral Services For T. R. Hunt Held
Funeral services for T. R. Hunt 64 were held here at 10 30 o'clock with Dc A Robbins in charge. A brother J W Hunt Methodist minister and president of McMurry College Abilene Texas was the only relative present. He had been in poor health and died Saturday evening near his ranch home at Anderson Pass, apparently from heart trouble, while staying with neighbors.
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T. R. Hunt
Anderson Pass
Dc. A. Robbins
J. W. Hunt
McMurry College
Abilene
Texas
Mr. Hunt
New Radio Service Signed for Itaca Communications
The Radio commission signed 15 new communication channels today for Itaca Communications Inc, expanding its broadcast and data services. The action marks a major step for the firm in local communications infrastructure and regulatory compliance.
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Washington
The
Radio Commission
Itaca Communications, Inc
Every Fifth U. S. Resident Now is Auto Owner
The Department of Commerce reports the United States had 24,629,921 private and commercial motor vehicles on January 1, 32,028,584 world total. With 5.0 persons per car, the US matches 1 car per 5.0 people, far above the world average of 1 per 70. Trucks and buses provide overflow capacity with 3,113,99 and 92,325 vehicles. England, France, and Canada trailed in ownership.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
England
France
Canada
New York City Man Dies in St Johns
Harold D. Chapman of New York City died in St Johns yesterday after a lung ailment. The body is held by undertaker C. A. Robbins for relatives in the east and will likely be sent tomorrow with his widow to New York City for burial. Chapman and his wife had been in St Johns for health reasons. He was ten years old and connected with a large eastern brokerage business.
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Harold D. Chapman
New York City
St. Johns
C. A. Robbins
Chapman
Priest Captured by Bandits Reports Safe Location
Dr. C. H. Holleman American Presbyterian minister, held since May 28 by bandits, informed his wife by letter that he is safe at Tai Puhsien in northeast Kwantung Amoy China June 11 AP report confirms his safe release or location as Tai Puhsien in Kwantung northeast region.
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Amoy
China
C. H. Holleman
Tai Puhsien
Kwantung
Hunt For Tallman Is Centered In Bay City
San Francisco June 11 AP The coastwide manhunt for William L Tallman radio operator suspect in the Los Angeles slaying of Mrs Virginia Patty centered in San Francisco. A search of the S S Admiral Benson at Portland failed to find Tallman and authorities thought he might have leaped from the vessel or walked ashore when docked. A body washed ashore was being checked for identity but fingerprints differed. Detectives searched water front resorts for a possible sighting.
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Handsome Bill Tallman
Los Angeles
Connecion
Frank Patty
Patty
Tallman
San Francisco
Portland, Ore
William. L. Tallman
Virginia Patty
Admiral Benson
Swedish Airplane Fails to Get Off in Iceland
Captain Albin Ahrenberg piloting the Sverige seaplane returned to Reykjavik after an early takeoff en route from Stockholm to New York. It was the second failed departure that day as heavy fuel load forced an immediate return to base.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Albin Ahrenberg
Sverige
Ivigtut
Greenland
Stockholm
New York
Len: Wael
Residents Urged To Display Flags For Convention
Winslow merchants are urged by the chamber of commerce to display flags tomorrow for the Arizona Good Roads Association mid-summer meeting. All Winslow residents are asked to show flags as scores of visitors arrive. The convention is important and the chamber seeks to impress delegates and visitors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
R. B. Walton
Winslow
Arizona Good Roads Association
Bob Walton
Smoot Backs Curbs on Cigaret Ads Aimed at Women
Senator Smoot of Utah criticized American Tobacco ads that he said target women and adolescents. He proposed a resolution to amend the Pure Food and Drugs Act, calling for similar regulatory control over deceptive advertising as used for labeling.
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Washington
API
Senate
Smoot
Utah
American Tobacco Company
Department of Agriculture
Aircraft deal in Detroit ends with Lockheed stake
Detroit Aircraft Corporation completes purchase of controlling interest in Lockheed Aircraft Company of Los Angeles marking a major consolidation in the postwar aviation industry. The move strengthens Detroit group’s position in aircraft production and defense contracts during a period of rapid industry restructuring.
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Detroit
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Los Angeles
Detroit Aircraft Corporation
Testimony Describes Gun Fire At Start Of Dance Hall Fight
Ben Taylor testified that Otey fired a gun in the right hand at the fray’s start and counted seven shots. He described flash smoke and said he heard more shots, while offering detailed observations of Otey’s movements and near death.
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Otey
Ben Taylor
Clemenceau High School
Taylor
Fritz Shearmann
Oak Creek
MacDonald Visit May Ease Anglo American Tensions
Charles G. Dawes will arrive in England Friday and coordinate any proposed visit by Prime Minister MacDonald to the United States to discuss Anglo American relations including naval arms reduction. President Hoover reportedly knows only what he has read in dispatches about the plan.
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Washington
MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Charles G. Dawes
London
England
Hoover
Senate debate over oil conference resolution and census date
Washington reports Senators Cutting and King attacked a proposal by Mark L. Requa to rescind President Hoover's order barring prospecting on public lands. The House set April 1930 as the census date and approved the conference report, awaiting Senate action.
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Washington
Mark L. Requa
Colorado Springs
Hoover
Senate
Cutting
New Mexico
King
Utah
House Today
Lawmaker Pursues Payout to Wife of Slain Man
Representative Schafer of Wisconsin introduced a bill to authorize a payment of 235000 dollars to the widow of Henry Virk Kala who was killed Saturday in International Falls Minnesota by a border patrol officer. The proposal was announced today.
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Washington
Henry Virkkala
International Falls
Minn
Border Patrol
Representative Schafer
Wisconsin
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