Balloon Sets New Altitude Mark With 41000 Feet
Capt Hawthorn C Gray reportedly reached 41000 feet in a free balloon ascent from Scott Field Illinois landing near Gol den Gate Illinois. Gray used oxygen from 18000 feet and parachuted free at 8000 feet as the craft descended after exhausting ballast and gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
ST. Louis
Hawthorn C. Gray
Scott Field
Gray Ige
Gray
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Golden Gate
Ilinois
Maj
C. W. Cummings
Grayville
Ill
Flashes of Life and Quick News Tidbits Across Cities
AP reports from London New York and Chicago touch on voting age and social habits political meeting attendance and leisure. UK Mrs Mrs Wilfred Ashley advocates whist and dancing to boost turnout in politics. New York radio host Rogers Hornsby introduces his child. A New York story notes a woman studying law and plans to partner in practice. A playful exchange with Jack Sharkey and a wood chopper joke. Claire Dux now a housewife and seeking citizenship. Columbia notes large mail flow about prohibition with some crank letters but mostly supportive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pauline
Jack Sharkey
Wood Chopper
Daily Mail
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Hair length controversy roils Los Angeles temple
Los Angeles religious circles debate bobbed hair after Aimee Semple McPherson appeared with clipped titian locks. About a thousand followers, led by Gladwin Nichols, deserted to form a new church with Nichols as head after his resignation following Mrs McPherson’s reproach over his interest in his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Thomas
Los Angeles
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Gladwin Nichols
Nichols
Judge for yourself in McPherson clash over bobbed hair
The dispute between Nichols and Aimee McPherson’s Angelus Temple faction plays out in the press as congregations swell despite reductions in church members. Nichols objects to perceived worldliness while McPherson denies bobbed hair claims, insisting her appearance remains unchanged.
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Aimee
Nichols
Angelus Temple
Sister McPherson
Mrs. McPherson
Lost Japanese Town Found in Northern Highlands Census
Census takers in Harodate, Japan report a hidden mountain village of 152 inhabitants. They speak no modern Japanese, wear medieval attire, and sustain themselves on fruit and vegetables. Investigators believe descendants of the Heike clan, defeated by the Genji about seven centuries ago, survive unseen in the mountains.
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Associated Press
Harodate
Japan
Aimee Kennedy splits with her mother amid temple dissension
The text notes a rift between Aimee Kennedy and her mother Ma Kennedy over a new church started by Mr. Nichols. Mrs. McPherson defends Angelus Temple, urging loyalty and continued work, while dissension centers on family and church leadership. Aimee now lives apart at the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uader
Angelus Temple
Nichols
Mrs. McPherson
Origin of steel guitar traced in Bishop Museum manuscripts
Honolulu reports detail how a Hawaiian boy in 1893 first used a pocket comb on a guitar fingerboard to create a new twang, later evolving with a pocket knife blade and steel bar. The manuscripts claim this innovation sparked a global music phenomenon and note lime production involves burning chalk for heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
Bishop Museum
Fighter Frankie Ray Dies After Collapse in San Antonio Gym
Frankie Ray, 22, a Los Angeles boxer, collapsed while shadow boxing in a San Antonio gym and died in a local hospital. Doctors could not determine a definite cause but suspected a broken artery.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Frankie Ray
Los Angeles
Here There and Everywhere in Dalhart and Amarillo
Mrs. Ella Stacks of Dalhart visits sister Mrs. Nora Garvey at 610 Monroe. Charlie Dewey returns from Wichita Falls where he saw friends Mr and Mrs Ray Stewart. The Stewarts, from Kansas City, Missouri, expect their two schoolgoing sons to join them here soon. Anthrax flourishes especially in Russia and Italy.
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Ella Stacks
Dalhart
Nora Garvey
Monroe
Charlie Dewey
Wichita Falls
Ray Stewart
Amarillo
Kansas City
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
London
Wilfred Ashley
Transport
WFAP
Rogers Hornsby
Rosalind S. London
Chicago
Claire Dux
Borarles Swith, Packer
van Huss
Lotus Allen
Washington, D. C
Marvin Jones
Minnie Gottschalg
Monroe Street
Mrs. Khoury
the Evangelist
Edwards
Polk St
England
Jarett’s
Crepe de Chine
Teds
Georgette Crepe
Jarett’s Fashion Shop
Russia
Italy
Bitehecen
Francis van Exia
Tellog
Chase
Elizabeths Linen Shoppe
Many
Mame A
Regina
Polk Street
Janners
Polk Sreet
Panhandle
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