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August 13, 1930

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WET OHIO DEMOCRAT LEADS FOR SENATOR, DRY FOR GOVERNOR; Bulkley, Favoring Repeal, Tops Senate Field of 5--White Likely to Head State Ticket. NORRIS AHEAD IN NEBRASKA Democrats There Pick Bryan and Hitchcock--Bankhead Out Front in Alabama. ROBINSON IS LEADING 3 TO 1 Arkansas Senator's Renomination Assured--Gore and Murray Victors in Oklahoma Run-Off. Wet Leads Ohio Senate Race. WET OHIO DEMOCRAT LEADS FOR SENATOR Norris Lead Mounting in Nebraska. Senator Robinson Far Ahead. Bankhead Has Alabama Lead. Murray and Gore in Oklahoma.

By Unknown Author

Gore leading for Sen in run-off primary, Murray for Gov

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HOOVER ABANDONS HIS TRIP TO WEST IN DROUGHT CRISIS; Reports of Acute Privation Reach Him as He Prepares for Governors' Conference. MORE ROADS TO CUT RATE Colonel Thom Tells President Eastern Lines Will Reduce Feed Tariffs 50 Per Cent. RAIN FALLS ON PRAIRIE Showers Help Some Corn-Producing Areas, but Forecaster Expects No General Downpour. Eastern Roads to Cut Rates Profiteering to Be Blocked. No General Rains Expected. HOOVER ABANDONS HIS TRIP TO WEST No Serious Food Shortage Seen. LEGGE TO FLY TO PARLEY. Army Planes Will Carry Farm Board Head to Capital. Plan Kentucky Tax Relief. New York Milkshed Survey Asked. Jersey Fruit Crops Reduced.

By Special to The New York Times

Hoover abandons vacation trip in order to direct relief work in crisis; Eastern RRs to cut feed freight rates; preparations for Govs' conf

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Notable Births

1930Wilfried Hilker, German footballer and referee[†]

Wilfried Hilker is a former football referee from Germany.

Don Ho

1930Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (died 2007)[†]

Donald Tai Loy Ho was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer, and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the 1966 album of the same name.

Bernard Manning

1930Bernard Manning, English comedian (died 2007)[†]

Bernard John Manning was an English comedian and nightclub owner. He gained a high profile on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows such as The Comedians and The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. His act became controversial as attitudes changed, with the result that Manning was rarely seen on television in the last few decades of his career. However, he continued to perform at live venues until his death.

Wilmer Mizell

1930Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (died 1999)[†]

Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell Sr. was an American baseball player and politician. From 1952 to 1962, he was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Six years after retiring, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th congressional district. He served three terms as a Republican from 1969 to 1975.

Bob Wiesler

1930Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (died 2014)[†]

Robert George Wiesler was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators in parts of five seasons spanning 1951–1958. Listed at 6' 3", 188 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed.