Golden Rays Vast Step Forward In Implementing United States Miliary Airmen
Datton Ohio May 14 AP a strange optical sight advances air combat by using a light crossbar on the windscreen to align four machine guns with a distant target. The beam reflects within the windshield, allowing the pilot to sight the target at different angles without aligning eye and gun sights. The system promises improved accuracy at ranges up to 1500 yards.
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Golden Rays
United States
Datton
Ohic
Buge Candle Factory Razed in Amsterdam Disaster
May 14 report from Amsterdam states the famous Gouda candle works was destroyed early today in a fierce blaze. The fire razed 25 acres of property and caused the loss of millions of pounds in wax and related materials.
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Amsterdam
Gouda
Bielary
Netherlands
Wendy Barrie Name Origin Tied to Peter Pan Cast
Wendy Barrie adopted her first name from Peter Pan and borrowed the surname Barrie from its author Sir James M Barrie, who was her godfather for screen work.
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Wendy Barrie
Peter Pan
Sir James M. Barrie
Man Protects Collard Greens. Jail Time Follows
In Valdosta Georgia a coroner jury found Will Moten shot J W Riley to defend his garden and set Moten free. Riley’s relatives filed a murder warrant and Riley was jailed. Riley testified he faced ongoing theft of his collards and vegetables and had built a blind to guard his yard.
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LLS
Valdosta
J. W. Riley
Will Moten
Riley
Choir Director Receives Sedan From Firat Methodlist Church
The choir director at Firat Methodlist church, who normally walks to services and practice, was presented with a shiny new sedan as a gift from the congregation.
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Firat Methodlist
Mannish Mode Bits Dinner Suits Paris
Paris May 13 AP says Gentle man is Le Fong’s smartest dinner music. It features a mannish tailored frock with a black suede belt studded with rhinestones and a dinner jacket of white alpaca.
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Paris
le Fong
30th Child Wins Opera Contract by Hardest Work
Chicago May 14 AP Elizabeth Brown a 20 year old singer born in Utah and raised in Phoenix wins a Chicago Civic Opera Co contract after two years of study and poverty. She sings contralto roles opening Oct 31 under director Paul Longone. She supported herself by church singing and cafe hostess work while pursuing fame. Her father Watson P Brown fled Mexico during a revolution. Elizabeth later reunited with him in Salt Lake City and attended East High School.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Brown
Ahbe
Chicago Civic Opera Co
Misa Brown
Brunette
Mormon Bishop 2 Opera
Paul Longone
Miss Brown
University of Chiago Muale Soviety
Cinderalla
Madame Nelle Gardin
Phoenix
Arix
Hyderi
An. MC. A
Earl
Watson P. Brown
Mexico
Elizabeth
Provo
Utah
Salt Lake City
East High School
Eliza
Burka
Longona
Pawnee County residents receive annual oil industry rental
Proponents report Pawnee County residents receive about 185000 dollars yearly from oil industry land leases. The payments fund local needs while land teasers push prospective lenders to explore drilling prospects.
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Pawnee County
Turmoil Flairs As Azana Names New Cabinet In Madrid
Disorders erupt in Teruet province as Santiago Casares forms a new cabinet at the call of President Manuel Azana. Farm workers in Baguenade strike over wage demands, civil guards eject peasants near estates in Hizar, and leftist delegates compel the town hall secretary at Alosar to resign and eject the parish priest to the town limits.
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Madrid
Teruet
Santiago Casares
Manuel Azana
Baguenade
Hizar
Alosar
Negro Confesses Part in Florida Grocery Store Killing
Police Chief W A Yawn said a Negro named James Walker, arrested near Albany, Ga., confessed involvement in a St Petersburg Florida grocery store robbery in which shopkeeper Joseph Yasmin was killed. He blamed a second suspect, Richard Williams, jailed in Clearwater, Florida. Walker waived extradition and would return to Pinellas County to face charges. A $500 reward was approved for the arrest.
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W. A. Yawn
Alapaba
Joseph Yasmin
St. Petersburg
Fla
Yawn
James Walker
Yasmin
Richard Willams
Clearwater
Pioellas County
Florida
Jeter
Traffic crash rise linked to reduced patrols and recession
CHICAGO May 14 AP Captain George F. Mingle of the Ohio State highway patrol warned at the American Red Crown Annual Convention that lower traffic during the economic lull coincided with rising accident density. He attributed part of the trend to reduced police personnel and highway funding, and noted alcohol sales along highways after repeal may have created new risks.
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Chicago
George F. Mingle
and Form
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Mingle
Fractions of a quiz spark space education joke
In Tampa on May 14 a Franklin junior high seventh grade class debated gratitude on maps and space as a teacher prompts a student exchange. A girl defines gratitude as what is on maps opposite to attitude, while a boy adds a spaceflight joke. The exchange shows playful misunderstanding in a light classroom moment.
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Florida
Tampa
Fis
Franklin Junior High School
Holland Buys Bombers for East Indies Use
The Netherlands colonial office announced the purchase of Glen Martin bombers. An official said the American-Quilt mag.pan devices were intended for use in the East Indies.
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Holland
Amsterdam
API
Netherlands Colonial Office
East Indies
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