Nine Die As Movie Planes Crash in Mid Air
A stunt sequence for a motion picture ends in tragedy when two planes collide above the Pacific off Santa Monica. Seven bodies recovered or identified, three still missing. The dead include Kenneth Hawks and Max Gold among others. crews failed to complete the stunt as flames and wreckage plunged into the sea.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Pacific
Alfred Lowenstein
English Channel
Kenneth Hawks
Hollywood
Mary Astor
Max Gold
Conrad Wells
George Eastman
Ben Frankel
Hallock Rouse
Otto Jordan
Tom Harris
Married Man Still Believes in Santa
In Ponca City Oklahoma on January 3 a local minister, Dr. Percy H. Nickless, received his sixth Christmas check from a Michigan groom he united with a Ponca City bride six years ago. The anonymous donor has sent annual holiday payments since the wedding, though the groom’s identity remains undisclosed.
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Ponca City
Okls
Santa Claus
Percy H. Nickless
Nickless
Michi-gan
Nicklese
Renee Crypas
Benedict
Niskless
Prohibition Debate Focuses on Drinking by Elites
Washington Senator Jones argues that drinking by socially and financially prominent figures is a baffling prohibition problem. He cites fewer drunk senators lately but says high-status individuals ignore the law, urging better example at home and in business. Borah urged for joint committee chairmanship to study strengthening liquor laws. Doran notes industrial alcohol leaks checked and corn sugar supplies bootleggers, with production up from 1921 to the last fiscal year.
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Washington
Jones
Washington Star
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Borah Prohi
Senator Borah
Idaho
Joint Congressional Committee
Borah
Treasury Department
James M. Doran
Department of Commerce
Prisoner Admits Murder in Letter to District Attorney
A Minnesota Stillwater inmate, J. H. Steele, who says he was jailed for automobile theft, wrote to District Attorney Neil McAllister confessing to murder of a young woman near Hollywood on December 3, 1927. He said he would rather be hanged than be worried to death.
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Sacramento
Calif
Hollywood
Neil McAllister
J. H. Steele
Minnesota
Stillwater
Steele
Disabled Steamer California Pursued by Coast Guards
The freighter California, crippled by a storm that tore away its rudder, steadies at low speed 380 miles off Cape Flattery as coast guard cutters Snohomish and Haida race to assist amid mounting seas and imminent danger.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
California
Cape Flattery
Wash
North Pacific
Alientists Testimony Questioned by New York Academy
The New York Academy of Medicine declared current alienist testimony in murder cases highly unsatisfactory and appointed a committee to study reforms. It urged a clear definition of murder in first and second degree and called for scrutiny of hospital medical personnel and budgeting for patients with limited means.
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New York
The
New York Academy of Medicine
Academy
6000 Prisoners To Be Released For Royal Wedding
Rome wire reports say King Victor Emmanuel issued an amnesty for the wedding of Princess Marie Jose of Belgium to Humbert prince of Piedmont. Six thousand Italian prisoners with sentences of a year or less for civil or military offenses or fines will be set free when the couple wed in Rome on January 8.
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Rome
Marie Jose
Belgium
Humbert
Prince
Piedmont
Victor Emanuel
Funeral of Pope's Brother Held Today
Funeral services for Count Ratti brother of Pope Pius XI were held at St Marys without the Pontiff present. Monsignor Zampini said mass and Cardinal Locatelli imparted absolution at the end. The pope was absent to avoid troubling Italian authorities and police presence.
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Rome
Count Ratti
Pius XI
St. Mary‘s
Aemaoni
Monsignor Zampini
Mass
Cardinal Locatelli
Pope
Lke
Vatican
Auto Fire Extinguished by Firemen on Magnolia Avenue
Firemen were summoned at 8 20 this morning to an automobile owned by E W Hawkins on Magnolia avenue. A backfire during starting ignited the motor but the Hawkins family kept the blaze under control with sand and firemen finished the job with chemicals.
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E. W. Hawkins
Magnolia Avenue
Hawkins
Prince Humbert's 92nd Infantry to guard Rome wedding
Crown Prince Humbert's 92nd Infantry regiment entrained to Rome to serve as guards of honor during the Italian heir's wedding festivities next week. The move caps a show of royal pomp in the capital as preparations proceed.
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Turin
Italy
Humbert
92Nd
Rome
Drive Against Bad Oysters Under Way in Houston County
Officials from the county health office announce a crackdown on condemned and uncertified oysters. Sanitary inspector J C Poole inspects cases citywide, warning that selling such oysters will incur penalties and jail time. a truck with four barrels of legal oysters was seized at Cottonwood yesterday.
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Houston
J. C. Poole
Poole
Cottonwood
INO TRACE FOUND GANGSTERS WHO SHOT INSPECTOR
After 24 hours of questioning police found no solid leads on the gang that wounded Inspector Henry J. Garvin head of the crime and bomb squad and accidentally shot a 11 year old girl Lois Bartlett who was wounded five times. Garvin remains serious but likely to recover and Lois Bartlett has a chance for recovery.
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Inspector Better
Henry J. Garvin
Garvin
Inquiry Into Saratoga Fire Aboard Carrier
A U S Saratoga fire inquiry convenes to fix responsibility after a gasoline blaze aboard the carrier killed two sailors and burned crew quarters. Fire started from a turpentine pot on a pontoon near the ship, burned the captain’s gig, and caused starboard damage while crews contained the blaze.
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San Pedro
Cal
CPI
U. S. S. Saratoga
A. C. Reid
Saratoga
Mathew la Vielle
Schenectady
N. Vincent Valentine Lalor
Brooklyn
N. Y
Orge
William Febrey
Annapolis
Ald
Henry Renfield
Haupton
Conn
Albert Lee Houston
Centralu
Wash
J. Morton
Reid
Anchorage
Black man wounded in late night shooting. suspect sought
Police report a Black man named Joe Wickland hospitalized with non life threatening gunshot injuries after a late night incident. Officers pursue Will Shorter a Black man believed involved, who reportedly fled after meeting Kirkland and his brother on the street.
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Joe Wickland
Will Shorter
Shorter
Kirkland
Shorter Negro
Dothan and Pinckard Open Rich School Cage Season
Dothan High School faces Pinckard Uich School at the Dothan Athletic Club Gym tonight to start the season. Starting lineups are not announced and relative strength is uncertain, but a good crowd is expected. Game begins at 7 30.
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Dothan High School
Pinckard Uich School
Dothan Athletic Club
Col Marr Dead at 73. Noted Scientist on Norfolk
NORFOLK VA January 2002. Robert A. Marr a widely known scientist inventor and civil engineer and former head of departments at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University died at his home in Norfolk. He was a native of Nashville Tennessee and had lived in Norfolk for many years.
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Norfolk
Robert A. Marr
Virginia Cen Lin
Tute
AEN Polytechnic
Nasheil
Tern
Peru Marines Aid after Ship Grounding near Callao
Lima dispatch says a Chilean steamer, Mapechto, grounded about 200 miles north of Callao in rough seas. The hull was damaged but passengers were landed by lifeboats. Peruvian authorities offered assistance to those aboard.
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Lima
Peru
Jang (Ap
Chilea
Mapechto Ag Total Joc
Westeriay
Samarnec
Callie
Ers
Bolognesi
Duck
Ttl
Weather in Alabama Tonight and Saturday
Fair conditions prevail in Alabama with a cooler night than today and freezing temperatures inland. Frost is expected along the coast, while Saturday remains fair with continued cooler air.
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Alabama
Representatives Meet To Revise Young Plan
Delegates gather in The Hague for a second conference to trim expand and revise the Young Plan finalization and return amended recommendations to the governments for approval. Attending are officials from the Allied nations and major policy groups with a focus on financial arrangements and postwar reparations.
Rev Mr Blankenship to Reply to Charges of Evangelist Dailey
Pastor J M Blankenship of Headland Avenue Baptist Church returns to the pulpit after an absence to read a full statement next Sunday at 11:10 AM addressing public defamation. He invites those from out of town to attend and hear the response to charges raised by Evangelist Dailey.
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MR. Blankenship
Dailey
J. M. Blankenship
Headland Avenue Baptist Church
Baltimore youth slain and girl assaulted on lonely road
In Baltimore a 24 year old man Reuben Heyman was found shot to death beside a roadside car after a woman reported being abducted with him by a 35 year old chauffeur Alonzo Price. Price fled after a passing car approached, later found by police and the couple’s car ditched. The woman, Mrs Dorothy Burgess, told detectives Price forced them to drive to the remote spot and attempted poison before she escaped.
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Baltimore
Dorothy Burgess
Ms. Burgess
Nefrro
Reuben Treyman
Captain Burns
Detective Bureau
Heyman
Alonzo Price
Reuben Heyman
Pofice
Druid Hill Reservoir
Shen
Pwice
Jones Nomination Withdrawn From Commerce Post
Washington dispatch reports President will withdraw Robert Moe Jones of Brevendiville Tennessee from consideration for the Interstate Commerce Commission after Senator Black of Alabama opposed him. The withdrawal follows Senate hearings delayed by Black as next week’s session approaches.
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Washington
Jan
Robert Moe Jones
Brenevidlie
Intestate Coferee Commission
Senate
At Heaven
Arefinite Ward
Me Jones
Mi. Nemintin
Jones
Senator Black
Alabama
First National Bank of Samson Closes After Robbery and Run
After a bank run that drew about 18000 dollars, the First National Bank of Samson closed yesterday afternoon and is placed in the hands of the comptroller of the currency. Directors voted to close citing exhausted cash reserves amid a robbery earlier in the week. Bank president Hamp Morris and cashier W M Morris oversee possible reorganization as Montgomery discusses the project with local investors.
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du Huyre
First National Bank of Sanson
WF. McCartney
Samson Ledger
Phe Eagle
McCartney
The
Eagle
Mooyving
Mooring
Morris Jocked
Geneva
Samson
Hamp Morris
W. M. Morris
W. O. Mutkey
Thbank
First National Bank
Montgomery
First National
Samson Withouc
Farmers Sand Merchants Bank
Imposing Welcome For Princess Marie Jose
Rome prepares an imposing welcome for Princess Marie Jose bride to be of Prince Humbert as she arrives Monday. The ceremony and greeting are arranged at Central Station with officials including Foreign Minister Grand and Mussolini aides present. The procession moves through Ves and Piazza to Salone dei Pisani where vows of welcome will be issued by Rome's governor and the premier.
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Rome
Dan
Marie Jao
Humbert
Wohi Cney
Wharnert
Grand
Ta Ody
Giunta
Vie Des Mussolini
Bonceanperend
Mussolini
Wall
Quirnal Polate
County Official Stricken at Home Reported Still Weak
Dr. Neff III and Dr. EL Neff note county official remains confined at home after illness two days ago. Condition described as not serious but improving slowly with expectation to resume duties within the coming days.
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EL Neff
County Heerth
Pat Hin
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Doe
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