Plane crash survivor cites cold motor blamed for deaths
M W Rozar sole survivor of a Marr Field crash says a cold motor failed to gain altitude after takeoff. Four others died including pilots Charles H Shield and Raymond D Harris and passengers C P Fayer and G L Burnette. Rozar crawled free as gasoline exploded. the flight on the Chicago Atlanta air mail route crashed into a roof and garage after veering to avoid a railroad embankment.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
M. W. Rozar
Marr Field
Rozar
Chicago
Macon
Charles H. Shield
Louisville
Raymond D. Harris
C. P. Fayer
St. Elmo
G. L. Burnette
Mayer and Burnette
Three Prodigies of Isadora Duncan Held on Deportation
Three of eleven girl protégés of the late Isadora Duncan facing deportation in New York for being under sixteen. Elena, Lilia, and Vera, aged 15, 14, and 15, were held aboard the liner Caronia pending transfer to Ellis Island. They were brought from Russia by Miss Eviva Duncan, daughter of Isadora and head of the Isa dora School.
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Associated Press New
York
Isa+ Duncan
Caronia
Ellis Island
Elena
Lilia
Vera
Russia
Gva Duncan
Isadora
Moscow
United States
Healthy Musician Is Seeking Good Job
Amusing employment qualifications show Filipinos advertising for work through the Bureau of Labor in Manila. A 29 year old ex municipal chief of police wants a watchman job while another says he plays contrabass with ten years experience. A bookkeeper notes three years in Liberal Arts and a three language speaker seeks a salary around thirty dollars a month.
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United Press
Ianila
Bureau of Labor
College of Liberal Arts
Philippines
Withhold Verdict in Death of Student
Authorities in Austin plan to withhold a verdict in the death of Lawrence Lumsden a former University of Texas student found shot to death in his bloodstained car. They will decide ownership history of the car before ruling though no signals connect the vehicle to the case. Lumsden wore dance clothes when found Saturday morning with a pistol in the lap and one bullet wound observed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Lawrence Lumsden
University of Texas
Lumsden
Theatres Offer Big Lineup With Stars In Several Features
The program includes Steamboat Bill dr with Buster Keaton and Tarzan the Mighty at The Fair. The Mission features Ronald Colman and Wilma Banky. Vitaphone vaudeville. The Deandi presents The Slaver by James Oliver Curwood. Zippity Zip company. The Rialto showcases The Big Hock with Buck Jones, and Marty Young and His Youngsters perform in NATO.
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FAIR
Buster Keaton
Tarzan the Mighty
Ronald Colman
Wilma Banky
Vitaphone
James Oliver Curwood
Rialto
Buck Jones
Marty Young
London suburb promises oil field near Hythe
Norman J. Dudgeon of a London firm says Kent County near Hythe may hold oil bearing strata and seeks permission from the War Office to sink a bore on government land. He asserts flowing oil can be tapped if a bore is sunk and that test results will determine volume. A partner’s World War I lease has lapsed and renewal is sought.
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International News Service
London
Kent County
England
War Office
Hythe
Norman J. Dudgeon
Three on Grand Jury Indictments Arrested Over Holiday Weekend
Three individuals indicted by the grand jury were arrested by the sheriff's department during the Christmas break. W. B. Tarwater of Clarendon faced swindle charges after allegedly passing a worthless funeral expenses check to Griggs & Sons and posted a 1500 bond. O N Smith and W D Beeman, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, were arrested and released on 1500 bonds each.
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Grand Jury
Sheriff's Department
W. B. Tarwater
Clarendon
N. S. Griggs & Sons
O. N. Smith
W. D. Beeman
Houston Man Fatally Hurt in Auto Crash
Dan W. Smith of Houston died after being pinned beneath an overturned car in Houston Texas. Two other occupants escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Dan W. Smith
Funeral for Fire Victim Maulden Today
Funeral arrangements are set for William J. Maulden whose body was found in his home after a small blaze was extinguished. Authorities believe he suffocated in the fire.
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Associated Press
EL Campo
Tex
William J. Maulden
Maulden
Neighbor John and the Friendly Flivver Ride
In Tarrytown John D. Rockefeller Jr. is nicknamed Neighbor John by locals he chats with during countryside rides in a dilapidated flivver. Evansville blends a leap year ending with a Christmas license gift scene as a couple plans marriage in public view. Pauline Downing’s long road to a Phi Beta Kappa key at the University of Chicago ends in degree prospects after illness and misfortune. Washington notes a navy Christmas with Red Cross gifts and turkey for all. Springfield Mass reports Mrs Coolidge lingering at Union Station for a Washington train.
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Associated Press
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John
Evansville
Ind
Chicago
Pauline Downing
University of Chicago
Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Red Cross
Springfield
Mass
New Bedford Mayor Ashley Wins Fourth Term Again
Charles S. Ashley, 70, nicknamed the Santa Claus mayor, elected mayor of New Bedford for the twenty fourth time after a long political career. He plans to improve streets, homes, and lighting, and says he was born to be mayor.
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Charles S. Ashley
New England
New Bedford
Thirty Six Lighted Christmas Trees On One Wolflin Block
A local businessman praises Hughes street Wolflin for its holiday decorations and notes thirty six illuminated trees across three blocks on Seventeenth and Polk streets. He and his wife urged others to view the festive glow. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McClelland are visiting Mrs. Levi TT Wilson over the holidays.
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Hughes Street
Avery Turners
Ted Houghton
Seventeenth
Polk Streets
Wolfl
Wolflin Addition
Polk Street
R. L. McClelland of
Spearman
Levi TT Wilson
Landmark house disappears as Amarillo downtown grows
A brick residence built by Banks Jones in 1902 at Ninth and Taylor is being removed for new development. The home, once remote from town, has served varied uses including a realtor office, but the advancing downtown and the Oldsmobile building behind it leave the site too valuable to keep.
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Ninth
Taylor Streets
Banks Jones
Amarillo
Jones
Bivins
Polk Street
Charles Wolflin
Washington Street
Southwestern Bell Company
Plains Chevrolet Company
T. M. Bruner
Oldsmobile
Coolidge Plans Georgia Island Christmas Vacation
President Coolidge prepared for an early departure to Sapelo Island Georgia for Christmas vacation. A DC government holiday was declared three days, while Mrs. Coolidge supervised the Washington tree lighting with a community aerial bomb. The trip includes a yacht cruise from Brunswick to Sapelo Island with Howard Coffin hosting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Northampton
Georgia
Covolidge
Sapelo Island
Brunswick
Howard Coffin
Sapelo Taland
St. Simon Island
Mr. Coffin
New Bedford Mayor’s Campaign Finances and Salary Details
The text outlines the mayor’s salary of 7500 annually and his wealth from real estate and business interests. It notes campaign expenses typically range 20000 to 25000 with 12500 spent in 1928 to win office and a $10000 donation from a friend this year. The Ashley Boulevard highway is named in his honor and access to the city from the north and west is described. The mayoral term in New Bedford lasts two years.
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Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Edward R. Hathaway
Ashley
Charlie
New Bedford
Square Deal
Holiday visitors and families gather in Hamlin
Mr and Mrs J J Wilson and daughter Florene spend holidays in Hamlin with the mother. Miss Helen Duke returns from West Texas State Teachers College Canyon for the holidays. Mr and Mrs J W Griffin of Claude arrive to visit their daughter Mrs Roy McBride.
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J. Wilson
Florene
Hamlin
Helen Duke
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
J. W. Griffin
Claude
City
Oldage
Mre
Roy McBride
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