Hawks Picks Kingsford Smith and Costes as top air feats
Captain Frank Hawks names Charles Kingsford Smith as the year's best pilot and the Costes and Bellonte Atlantic crossing as the most spectacular flight. He notes Pacific jumps and Ireland to Newfoundland routes, and urges 150 mph cruising speeds for 1931 with enhanced pilot navigation and radio skills reducing fog risk.
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United Press
New York
Frank M. Hawks
Charles Kingsford- Smith
Dieudonne Costes
Kingsford-Smith
Pacific
Australia
England
Ireland
Newfoundland
Maurice Bellonte
Atlantic
Hawks
Jester Named Head Of District Medicos
Dr Homer Jester of Corsicana was elected president of the 12th district of the Texas Medical Society at the district meeting in Temple. The district includes 17 counties. Dr Howard O Smith of Marlin was re elected secretary and Corsicana will host the next gathering.
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Associated Press
Temple
Tex
Homer Jester
Corsicana
The
Texas Medical Society
Texas
Howard O. Smith
Marlin
Schooner Commodore Sails With Captain’s Wife as Mate
In Bellingham Washington on January 14 the four mast schooner Commodore prepares for its 27th voyage from Puget Sound to Honolulu. Mrs Hansine Krantz wife of skipper Capt B N A Krantz will serve as shore and at sea mate. She has logged eight voyages, taken weather readings kept the log and aided in celestial navigation aboard. The Commodore has carried 45 000 000 feet of Western Washington lumber to Hawaii.
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United Press
Bellingham
Wash
Commodore
Puget Sound
the Sound
Honolulu
Hansine Krantz
B. N. A. Krantz
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Quadruplets Born to Aberdeen Farmer Wife
Aberdeen Maryland January 15 quadruplets were born to Mrs F A Scheuse a farmer's wife in Aberdeen last night two boys and two girls were delivered in a local hospital the babies and mother are reported as doing well in the early details provided by the Associated Press
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
M. D
F. A. Scheuse
Radio pages baronet after 18 years lost
British radio networks plead for Sir Francis Barrow missing for 18 years as his son Wilfred John Croker lies gravely ill His wife and relatives decline comment He would be 68 if alive and married Winifred Steward in 1890 They have a son a daughter seven grandchildren and a Franciscan nun sister The Barrow lineage includes Sir John Barrow founder of the Royal Geographical Society and a 100 foot memorial tower at Ulverston The Grave West McLesey remains the family home
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Associated Press
London
Francis Barrow
Wilfred John Croker
Barrow
Debrett
Head Hill
Ulverston
Colonial Office
Order of St. Michael and St. George
West McLesey
Town observed spirit of Christmas with a will
Grace Idaho January 14. For some the holiday proved inconvenient as shops including the butcher baker candle stick maker service stations and the cafe closed No town meals or fuel were available forcing visitors to rely on friendly households for food and gasoline amid the shortage and public goodwill
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United Press
Grace
Idaho
Missing General Escobar and Senora Spark Montreal Mystery
Montreal January 14 Attorneys weigh if General Jose Gonzales Escobar former Mexican rebel and his wife fled on a second honeymoon or faced another reason for their disappearance. The pair vanished with Senora Escobar's brother after arriving from El Paso. baggage headed for Ottawa.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Jose Gonzales Escobar
el Paso
Franz Goeldner
Senora Escobar
C. E. Vowell
Senora
General Escobar
Toronto
Vowell
Ottawa
John F. Sullivan
Escobar
Mexico
Curses Fail to Affect Cafe and Service Stations
The text notes that curses could not compel the cafe to open nor the service stations to operate, indicating persistent closures or resistance to external influence.
Aged Lincolnshire Woman Keeps Busy at 103
Mary Ann Smith, age 103, rises daily at 8 a.m. in Lincolnshire England and manages her household tasks, proving remarkable endurance and independence for her advanced years.
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United Press
Limber
Lincolnshire
Eng
Mary Ann Smith
Stockholders sue over Bethlehem Steel bonus payments
Four Bethlehem Steel stockholders in Newark file a suit in the court of chancery seeking an accounting and refund of any excessive bonuses totaling 86 million plus, with an injunction to stop further payments. Plaintiffs Camillus Berendt and Benjamin Glickfield sue alongside others against Eugene G. Grace Charles M. Schwab and 15 directors. Vice Chancellor John H. Backes to rule on preliminary injunction.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
BethLehem Steel Corporation
Court of Chancery
Eugene G. Grace
Charles M. Schwab
John H. Backes
Camillus Berendt
Hoboken
Benjamin Glickfield
New York
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
Advertised remedy Pape's Diapepsin is touted as a fast, harmless tablet for indigestion including heartburn gas belching and nausea. A Memphis reader testifies to improved digestion and no longer suffering from onions after taking the product. The ad claims millions of boxes sold yearly and offers free sample boxes by writing Wheeling West Virginia.
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Pape
E. L. Lowry
Nathan Ave
Memphis
Tenn
Wheeling
W. Va
Shares and bonuses tied to Bethlehem Steel merger suit
The complainant cites bonus payments learned from testimony in a suit over Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet merger. Documented bonuses span 1925 to 1929 for officers including David Tait, James Riley, James H. Ward, Quincy Bent, C Austin Buck, and others with amounts from tens of thousands to over eight hundred thousand dollars.
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David Tait
Hackensack
James E. Riley
New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Given
Quincy Bent
C. Austin Buck
John M. Gross
H. Edgar Lewis
Robert K. McMath
James H. Ward
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Medicos
M. Paul May
United States
Brussels
Ambassador May
Radio Pages
Baronet
Peacock Beauty Shoppe
Lobby
Santa Fe
Hollywood Dress Shoppe
HieLivwoon Dress Shoppe
Polk St
B. R. Solnick, Mgr
Bethlehem Steel
NTA
Taylor
Felts
Gage
Misses Taylor
East Sixth Ave
Narizon
Polk Street
Pontiac
Bopy
Sy Fisner
F.C.B. Factory
General Motors
Canadian Motor Company
Canadian, Texas
Harman Motor Company
Amarillo, Texas
Frederick & Cole
Dalhart, Texas
Simms Motor Co
Clarendon, Texas
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