Lindbergh to push on to Detroit despite snowbound flight
Evangeline Lindbergh plans a motor trip from Sturgis to Detroit after her Ford Stout monoplane was forced down by a snowstorm near Lansing Illinois. Pilot Harry Brooks will attempt to convert a cornfield landing into a runway for a rough flight to Ford airport at Sturgis.
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United Press
Edwardhurgh
Mich
Evangeline Lindbergh
Sturgis
Michigan
Detroit
Mexico City
Walter Curtis
Lansing
Ilinois
Durkee's Market Opens at New East Fifth Location
Durkee's Market opened today at 119 21 East Fifth Street moving from 100 East Fifth Street. Noble Durkee, owner and manager, says the new site offers more room and better facilities including new equipment, refrigerated showcases, and a larger stock of fresh and canned meats and groceries. Durkee has long operated in the area and previously ran a meat market at 600 Folk. The Nunn building lease to United Cigar affected several firms. the building will be improved and beautified soon.
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Folk Street
Nunn
United Cigar Store
Hickman Case Continues With Kidnapping Suspicion
Police described the woman as older and heavily rouged overheard scolding Eddie in the kidnaper's apartment on December 17, as Marian was believed killed. A search for Woman A followed reports of a man who lived there until recently. A Belvedere wax dummy of Hickman hung from a gallows caused deputies to break up a mob thinking the slayer was being hanged in effigy at a theater news reel showing his return from Oregon.
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Belvedere
Sheriff's
Hickman
Los Angeles
Oregon
Tackling Critics and Beans in Amarillo Gossip
In Amarillo the writer defends his book Them Texans while poking fun at critics in Borger and Fort Worth. He reports letters from readers praising his column and jokes about beans and hard water, offering a donated suit to a reader in need.
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J. J. Taylor
Dallas News
Fort Worth
January Second Verse Praises A Repainted Car
A playful verse by Edgar A Guest promises a January second greeting from a well repainted car. It boasts a bright smile and smooth gears, noting it has undergone a thorough renovation and fixing of old habits. Caution mirrors the third day with potential poor behavior.
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Srevice
Edgar A
Youthful killers in regent years loom large in crime
A historical examination notes multiple murders by boys under 21, citing cases from Edward Hickman to Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, Harrison Noel, Floyd Hewitt, Frank McDowell, and Peter Safroni. It discusses motive, mental state, and the judicial outcomes affecting youth offenders.
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Los Angeles
Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Hickman
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Leopold
Loeb
Clarence Darrow
Harrison Noel
Mary Daly
Raymond Pierce
Montclair
N. J
Noel
Daly
Ohio
Floyd Hewitt
Fred Brown
Conneaut
Hewitt
McDowell
Peter Safroni
Detroit
Peter
cDowell
Cold Snap Grips Cities Across Texas and Gulf Coast
Texas towns from Waco to Lubbock report subfreezing lows with 7 to 17 degrees. Dallas area and Gulf coast sites skirting freezing point as crews tow hundreds of burst-radiator cars in Beaumont. The cold wave shocks livestock in San Angelo and prompts slow temperature recovery in Galveston.
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Waco
Vernon
Wichita Falls
West Texas Plains
Texas
Lubbock
San Angelo
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Beaumont
Marines Break Rebel Positions at Sandino Front
Marines along the road under Captain Livingston face bursting bombs as fighting clears rebels. Lieutenant Ge'i assumes command after Livingston is seriously wounded. Air planes harass, but Sandino's dispersed forces resist less effectively. marines push forward in hard combat.
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Ge'i
Sandino
Betty Bushey Seeks Women's Wrestling Title Rise
Dorchester swimmer Betty Bushey transitions from ocean to mat aiming at the women's wrestling title. She faces champion Cora Livingston in a closely watched match, trains daily in Boston, and plans a brief theater appearance while noted as a versatile athlete.
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Cy International News Service
Boston
Betty Bushey
Dorchester
Betty
Miss Cushey
Cora Livingstone
Miss Bushey
Carey
L Street
New England
Mexico Faces Unrest Amid Energetic Calles Rule
Mexico City dispatch reports Calles consolidates power as unrest persists despite strong government. Oil and mining slumps, foreign deals loom, a Morrow envoy role, and courts rule against retroactive terms in petroleum concessions. Expanded sanctions and new reciprocity shifts mark economic strain.
Nevada’s Forty Mile Thirsty canyons sight new gold mines
In Nye county Nevada a large unmined mineral belt near Forty Mile and Thirsty canyons gains attention. A. L. Lidwell has built and completed twenty miles of a road from Springdale toward Oak Springs, hoping to unlock rich deposits after years of exploration. Opals borax copper gold silver and lead have been found nearby.
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Itty International News Service
Tonopah
Nev
United States
Forty Mile
Thirsty Canyons
Nye County
Nevada
Thirsty Canyon
Beatty
Madapi
Oak Springs
Silent Canyon
Sidwell
Black Mountain
Queen of the Desert Sparks Fatal Tribal Feud
In Arabia's Syrian desert a powerful tribe divides over an Englishwoman dubbed the Queen of the Desert. Grandfather and grandson clash in a war to the death as each seeks to claim the woman and expand his harem, with dispatches reporting over 200 deaths already.
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London
Syrian Desert
Arabia
Texas Cowboy Hides Range at 3
Confederate veteran J. R. Drake aged 83 is one of Texas oldest cowboys. He rides the range ten hours daily on his mount Old Nell watching a herd of 25 dairy cows in Fort Worth. Drake rode in the Seventh Tennessee cavalry before turning to cattle farming with son Holt managing the dairy operation.
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J. R. Drake
Texas
Drake
Nell
Associated Pro
Holt
Queen of the Desert Attracts Rivalry In Syrian Bedouin Camp
A traveling circus hareback rider known as the Queen of the Desert joins Emir Nouri el Chilen’s tribe in Palestine. She marries Emir Fauz Chilan, provoking a vendetta with the old Chief who seeks to seize his grandson's wife. The feud escalates as the grandfather vows capture and continued fighting.
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London
Damascus
Palestine
Desert
Nouri el Chilen
Emir Fauz Chilan
Tack's Amarillo Program for a Bigger Better City
A historic campaign list outlines goals for Amarillo including lower rates for water gas and electricity, improved streets and parks, more viaducts and public spaces, stricter traffic controls, a municipal swimming pool and golf course, lake access, and focus on attracting industry. It calls for fair press access and city improvements for residents and workers.
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North
Amavillo
San Jacinto
Amarillo
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