Fatigue Halts British Flier on Ocean Trip
Captain J A Mollison, first to fly westward across the north Atlantic solo, landed near Pennfield Ridge New Brunswick after 30 hours at sea aboard The Heart's Content. He will rest then press toward Newfoundland and New York on a return flight aided by his bride Amy Johnson who accompanied him partway.
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Pennfieldridge
New Brunswick
J. A. Mollison
North Atlantic
E.S.T
Mollison
Bride
Amy Johnson
Royal Air Force
London
Galway
Cunard
Ascania
British
Air Ministry
Newfoundland
North America
Harborface
New York
Fier
Alfred Byrne
Dublin
James J. Walker
Westward Flights Chronicle of Early Aerial Ventures
The account lists several early westward flights documented by the Associated Press from 1920 to 1932. It names crews such as Koehl Fitzmaurice Von Huehnfeld Kingsforth Smith and Von Groneau, outlining routes from Europe to New York with stops at Iceland Greenland Labrador Newfoundland Nova Scotia and other points. It notes Von Gronau making additional westward voyages and includes fragments of 1930s schedules and travel details.
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Associated Press
London
New York
Iceland
Greenland
Labrador
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Boston
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
von Huehnfeld
Dublin
Greely Island
Kingsforth-Smith
Comrades
Port Marnacek
Ireland
Harbor Grace
von Groneau
Tee
Germany
Faroe Islands
Jetland
von Gronau
Coste
Bank Robbers Use Girls as Shields in Beloit Heist
Seven gunmen robbed the Second National Bank of Beloit taking 40 000 to 50 000. They forced six young women to ride on the getaway car and help load cash into bags while police watched from afar. A running gun battle ensued but no shots were fired at the car due to the hostages.
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Beloit
Wis
Second National Bank of Beloit
B. P. Eldred
Henry Coxe
Lyle Munn
Munn
Fred Stockwell
Emily Menhall
Louise Anderson
Louise Wolferam
Lola Peebles
Elizabeth Evans
Ruth Wolf
J. Stanley Dietz
Bank robbery ends in deputy injuries and arrests
In Ashdown Arkansas the First National Bank robbery netted nearly $6000 before gunfire. Sheriff James G Sanderson and two deputies were wounded. A bandit was killed and three others captured after a chase from the bank to a toll bridge at Index. Identified robbers include William Parker John Addie Bert Coston and Kenneth Wright.
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Ashdown
Ark
First National Bank
James G. Sanderson
Sanderson
William Parker
Taxarkana
John Addie
Bert Coston
Ida
Kenneth Wright
Kas
Miller Johnson
State Toll Bridge
Index
Here
Parker
Bob Pierce
Cy Bentley
Prohibition Party Won’t Field Electors in Connecticut
State Chairman Louis S. Burr said the Prohibition party does not intend to file a list of presidential electors in Connecticut for William D. Upshaw of Georgia. The party has not appeared on the Connecticut ballot for 12 years.
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Hartford
Conn
Louis S. Burr
Prohibition Party
Connecticut
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Flight records mark long DC X voyage from Europe to Americas
In August 1931 a flying boat DC X completed a nonstop route from Paris or Jonte to New York in 37 hours 18 minutes 20 seconds. The Switzerland to United States journey via South America covered 12036 miles taking about ten months.
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Jonte
Paris
New York
Switzerland
United States
South America
Four Children Die As Car Catches Fire In Crash
In Midland Michigan a car collision ignited two five gallon gasoline cans on the running board. Four Messer children Edward Forest Stella and Ruth of Thompsonville died. Mrs George Messer died later in hospital along with her husband. George Patrick’s car occupant Harry Crane seriously burned. None of the injured is expected to recover.
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Midland
Mich
George Messer
Messer
Edward
Forest
Stella
Ruth
Thompsonville
Harry Crane
Bay City
George Patrick
No Further Probe In Death of Negro Baby
Coroner Arthur Lane announced no further investigation into the death of a two days old black infant found near the county poor farm. He cited lack of marks indicating murder and said the baby was already dead when discovered by Haywood Denny.
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Arthur Lane
Lane
Haywood Denny
Nominating Committee to Meet for Houston County Club
The nominating committee of the Houston county Young Men's Democratic club will meet tonight to select prospective officers for presentation at the next meeting. The club was formed here Monday night with N Frank Pridgen W Perry Calhoun and Calvin Welch named to the committee. The group will meet at the courthouse Tuesday night.
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Houston County Young Men’s Democratic Club
N. Frank Pridgen
W. Perry Calhoun
Calvin Welch
Democrats of Ohio Gather at Columbus
Democrats met at the Ohio state convention in Columbus with focus on the presidential nominee Franklin D Roosevelt. Leaders expected the state platform to endorse the national prohibition plank and possibly call for repeal of Ohio prohibition law.
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Democrats of
Ohio
Columbus
Frankinnd
Roosevelt
Ashford Visit Highlights Heiner Family Tour
Mr and Mrs Arlitz Heiner and sons Jack and Gregory of Maywood New Jersey and Mrs C E Jackson of Mette visited Mr and Mrs G E Jeckson of Ashford in the first part of the week en route to Maywood after an extended visit with relatives in Mobile and other Southern cities.
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Ashford
Mra
Arlitz Heiner and
Jack and
Gregory
Maywood
N. J
C. E. Jackson
Mette
G. E. Jeckaon
Mobile
State sales tax bill introduced in House today
Speaker Tunstall introduced in the House a sales tax bill modeled after Mississippi with gradual elimination of the ad valorem tax. It preserves for schools and one mill for Confederate pensions. Officials from Mississippi were invited to speak by telephone.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tunstall
Mississippi
Court Considers Roosevelt Power to Judge Continued
In Albany on August 19 AP reports the court kept under review Governor Roosevelt’s power to rule on Mayor Walker’s fitness. Justice Ellis Staley postponed restraint arguments while hearing arguments on ouster efforts. The governor’s hearing also continued.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Walker
Supreme Court
Ellis Staley
New York
Govrnor
Crippled Children's Clinic Planned for September
A clinic for crippled children will be held here in September. The Alabama Crippled Children's Association will bring the clinic, and many children from Houston and surrounding counties are expected to attend.
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Alabama Crippled Children’s Association
Houston
Permit Issued to Repair Burned Dothan Residence
A permit was issued today to D. A. Saliba to repair a burned residence at the corner of FE Lafayette and S. Applettes in Dothan. The project will cost 2400 dollars and reconstruction work has already begun.
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FE. Lafayette and
S. Applettes
D. A. Saliba
10900 Striking Miners Halt Operations in Area
Ten thousand coal miners stopped all mining in the Taylorville region as leaders planned to widen the strike across southern Taois. National Guardsmen were in readiness, with 1590 special deputies not attempting to intervene and mine officials stating mines would stay closed until conditions change.
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Taylorvilig
Taois
Bond Denied Cleric Accused in Poisoning Death of First Wife
Rev. S. A. Berrie, 52, a Muskogee Oklahoma clergyman, was denied bail after a haberous hearing on charges he murdered his first wife. Judge Erice Vo Vernar ordered continued custody as prosecutors blasted the preacher and his church.
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Bond
Muskogeere
Okla
S. A. Berrie
Erice Vo Vernar Parde
Tf Bernie
James Babb
Murray
Oil stove blast wastes farm home in late season blaze
A fire erupted when an oil stove exploded at a farmer’s dwelling, gutting the residence and leaving the farmer in danger. Neighbors aided extinguishing efforts as authorities investigated the incident.
Man and Son Fatally Burned After Newton Bridge Crash
Clarence Beckham and his eight year old son Preston died after a highway truck loaded with convicts and fuel struck their wagon on the Choctawhatchee bridge near Newton around 8:20 this morning. Two other white men and two convicts are gravely injured with little hope for recovery.
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State
Choctawhatchee Bridge
Newton
Dothan
Clarence Beckham
Preston
Beckham
Highway Department
Jeff Davis
Ariton
Ozark
Ewell Fralish
Robert Cunningham
Morgan County
Frank Cashier
Mobile
Alvester Jones
Jefferson County
Kilby Hospital
Elijah Hall
Bullock County
Frank Hatton
Enterprise
Tony Oates
Sam Goodman
Montgomery
Jesse Crawford
Sumter County
Julian Kenrick Montgomery
John Henry Jefferson
Ashford
State Highway Department
J. C. Weeks
Jefferson
Revenue from Checks and Gasoline Lead July Taxes
July tax receipts show bank checks and gasoline as the top revenue sources under the new act. The two cent tax on checks raised 1 094 287 dollars, while the one cent gasoline levy brought in 529 461 dollars for the last nine days of June, with other levies following.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Brown
Hoover
Deaite
Stolen Mummified Bodies Reported From Indian Springs
Thefts of a woman and child mummified forms exhibited in a hotel basement in Indian Springs Georgia were reported to Sheriff D D Pope of Butts County. The glass case was broken and the bodies removed after the entrance through a broken window. The bodies were found missing after a Black workman unearthed them in three feet of clay soil on August 12. Geologists and anthropologists questioned the bodies' preservation in Georgia clay.
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Indian Springs
D. D. Pope
Butts County
Pope
P. W. Fattig
Emory University
Leon P. Smith
Wesleyan College
Georgia
Piccard Plans Third Climb Toward Pole
In Italy Auguste Piccard announced a third ascent toward the North Pole from Hudson Bay Canada. He aims to study cosmic rays at a high latitude where magnetic lines penetrate the stratosphere and the expedition will begin mid next summer.
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Idissenzano
Italy
Auguste Piccard
Hudson Bay
Canada
North Pole
Piccard
Unpaid Taxes to Trigger Sale of County Properties
Property of about 400 residents in Tiounten county will be sold Monday to settle past due taxes. The sale will be conducted in the office of S A Mullins tax assessor. A list once totaled around 59 properties but many delinquents have since paid, officials said.
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Tiounten County
S.A. Mullins
16 Year Old Boy To Preach Sunday
A 16 year old boy is scheduled to preach on Sunday at a local church service. The event is noted in a city bulletin with scattered text mentioning Prospect and Olney areas and Caracod references.
Pine Tree Falls On Man Killing Him
In Bainbridge Georgia a pine tree collapsed trapping a man as he worked. He had warned coworkers he would not report to work and was crushed when the tree fell and entangled in underbrush. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs John Herring his widow three children and two sisters.
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Sig
Man
John FE. Herring
Too Ste
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