Longest Sustained Airplane Flight Ends in Tragedy
John and Kenneth Hunter set a world record with a 553 hour 41 minute flight in the City of Chicago at Sky Harbor, but a clogged fuel system caused a fatal crash upon descent. The brothers died along with others after the burnished event sparked a chaotic scene as authorities tried to secure the aircraft and field.
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Hunter Boys
Chicago
John
Kenneth Hunter
Sky Harbor
Chiago
John Hunter
National Aeronautical Association
Angar
Kenneth
Heflin Locke Supporters Campaign as Aug. 12 Nominating Vote Sought
In Birmingham on July 5 a mass meeting of Heflin and Locke supporters formed plans to bar participation in the August 12 Democratic primary and convene a September 1 Montgomery convention to nominate a full state ticket. They urged August 12 county conventions to nominate Heflin Locke and Powell and pledged a new state Democratic executive committee.
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Birmingham
Pilang
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugh Locke
Senate
Dempsey Powell
Greenville
Montgomery
Heflin
Judge Locke
Powell
State
Democratic Executive Committee
National Party
Locke
Mr. Powell
Alabama
al Smith
New York
Democratic Party
John J. Raskob
State Executive Committee
Pace Mgrt
Hoover Interview With Senator Fess At Camp Orange
President Hoover talked with Senator Fess at the Rapidan camp about the Republican national chairmanship amid talks of his role in Huston’s continuation. Walter Newton joined the president’s party as any guest over the week end. The group, resting after Congress, planned light activities. Mrs Hoover showed steady improvement and could not ride horseback.
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Hoover
Fess
Claudius Huston
M Rapidan
Huston
National Committee
Walter Newton
Joel T. Boone
White House
Congress
Jodge
Bobby Jones Arrives in Minneapolis for U S Open
Bobby Jones arrives in Minneapolis fresh from Britain to prep for the U S Open at Interlachen starting next Thursday. He plans a first swing on the Interlachen course late today with a round Sunday as he joins a field including Walter Hagen Tommy Armour and Al Watrous arriving from Detroit and others such as Jim Barnes George Von Elm and Don Moe.
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Minneapolis
Bobby Jones
Great Britain
Interlachen
Bobby
Interlochen
Anather
Walter Hagen
Tommy Armour
al Watrous
Detroit
Jim Barnes
George Ven Elm
Don Moe
London Naval Treaty Battle Begins in Senate Monday
The fight over ratification of the London naval treaty opens in the Senate Monday in a special session called by President Hoover. Senator Swanson leads opposition with Johnson and Moses, while supporters aim to delay debate and push toward adjournment before fall campaigns.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Swanson
Virginia
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Arkansas
Mercury
Reconciliation Between King Carol and Queen Helen
In Bucharest on July 5, the grand voivode Michael of Alba Julia urged unity and the king and queen reconciled after a divorce over a year ago. Legal steps to annul the divorce will begin next week, with a likely decree within ten days. If issued, Carol will reside with the Greek princess at Sinaia.
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Carol
Helen
Bucharest
Romania
Alba
Julia
Michael
Greece
Summer Palace
Sinaia
City charities rally as aid drive accelerates in Dothan
City aid drive gathers momentum as contributions pour in for jobless families. Money gifts reach 39 pounds from three prominent donors while merchants and citizens donate goods including clothes and food. Mayor Clem Exell outlined plans to expand the effort in an interview with The Eagle.
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Dothan
Vethan
Clem Exell
Shot by J K Whitten A Negro Man In Pheasant View
Willie Powell a seven year old Negro man lay seriously wounded in a local hospital. J K Whitten a white man was jailed on bond after the quarrel that led to shooting in Pheasant View. Powell suffered gunshot wounds from toe to arm and authorities say Whitten acted in self defense after being cursed and provoked.
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Willie Powell
White Man Under Bend
Pleasant View
Sevenreold Negros
J. K. Whit
Pheasant View
Were
Ted
Mr Whitten
Shern
Boliine
Powell
Whitten
July Fourth Toll Tops 178 Lives In Fireworks And Auto Accidents
The nation marked Independence Day with 178 deaths and many injuries from fireworks and automobile crashes. Sixty-seven drownings were also reported, while Chicago saw 275 treated for burns and several detonations causing serious harm. Two sisters and two young girls perished in separate accidents. Fireworks fatalities varied by region, with the Middle West posting the highest count.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
Middle Atlantic
Middle Western
New York City
Chicago
Springfield
Jil
Kansas City
Michigan
Baton Rouge
Knoxville
Tenn
Christine
Elsie Day
Dorothy Sibley
Trene Rabb
Bat- Rouge
Haleton River
Race riot at Emelle ends with deaths and arrests
A deadly race riot in Emelle Alabama left six known dead including two whites and four blacks with one lynching. A posse of about 200 searched for the slayer of G T Boyd as two white men and two negroes were killed in a house battle and a fire.
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Emelle
Ala
G. T. Boyd
Mr. Marrs
John Robertson
Clarence Boyd
Ayres
Boyd
Marrs
Robertson
W. G. Scales
Sumter County
Alabama
Attack on Adamsville man during Birmingham picnic
Detectives opened an inquiry into an assault on A. L. Trammell age 35 of Adamsville who was critically injured near his home during a Birmingham area picnic. His wife said three youths attacked him with a heavy lumber plank striking him on the head, with a possible skull fracture reported by hospital staff.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. L. Trammell
Adamsville
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