Gloria Swanson Discusses Sound Film Plan In New York
Rich Maslock reports from New York on Gloria Swanson being in town amid sound film developments. She reveals the song for her debut talkie Trespasser and notes a possible California move to Hollywood after selling her Manhattan apartment and Oro tom country home. Swanson’s voice test and mood reflect the era’s transition from silent to sound pictures. A sidelight covers a scam where agents offered voice tests for fees, and a bus incident shows courteous conductors aiding riders without purses. Gentlemen’s conduct at stores shifts in credit language with new budget terms.
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Strikers' Defense Wins Change of Venue for 16 Workers
Defense counsel R. L. Sigman secured a change of venue for 16 mill workers charged with the murder of a police chief in Gastonie. The move addresses venue concerns amid intense local tensions and seeks fair proceedings in a different jurisdiction.
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Overnight news roundup of global and US updates
The dispatch reports Britain and the Hague opposing a Young plan split for German reparations. Arbitration ends cotton industry deadlock in Manchester. Royal health concerns rise in London over Prince George. British occupation of Egypt pared to Suez Canal zone. Two prisoners killed and another wounded in a jail break attempt report from Ran. Pollard wins Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Richmond. Bank probe indicts C E Thomas and 16 others in Birmingham. Senate finance panel cuts auto duty to 10 percent. Zeppelin set for takeoff tonight for round the world trip at Lakehurst. Forest fires burn across Washington Idaho Montana California destroying 30 000 acres. In Campbellsville Kentucky student pilot and two business men die in a downtown crash.
White sheep with black tails found in Campbell mountains
San Diego California August 7 The lure of wild white sheep with black tails sent Robert Frothingham into the Yukon through inaccessible parts of the Campbell mountain range. He successfully shot an old ram of the species amid rugged terrain near Frances Lake on the divide between the Yukon and Liard river systems.
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Building new Arsakeion girls school in Athens area
The foundation stone of the Arsakeion girls college in Psychiko a suburb of Athens will be laid in November. The building will be completed in 1932.
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Brother Sister Race For Straight A Grades
Tulsa scene hosts final lap in a sibling race for scholastic perfection. Doris Allen, 18, aims for English at the University of Tulsa while Gordon Allen, two years younger, seeks a perfect average in chemistry. Both have not earned below an A in any subject across six years of schooling.
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Meet After 60 Years in Civil War Era Reunion
Louisville Ky Aug 7 Two sisters who kept in touch by letters during a 10 year separation met for the first time since the Civil War era. Mrs Husking 82 of New River Tenn and Mrs Caroline Perkins 80 of Louisville were finally reunited after decades apart.
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Once Popular Writer Found Dead In Room
Mary MacLane, once famed author of Mary Mac Lane and Men Were Made to Love Me, was found dead in a Chicago hotel room. Authorities say natural causes led to her death. she had largely vanished in recent years.
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Plane crash claims three during joyride near Jeffersonville
A small plane crash near Jeffersonville, Indiana, killed three people. The owner and clerk at a store, identified with the last names Flave Courts and Mitchell, were among the victims. Irwin Voigt of Jeffersonville, Indiana, plane owner, had flown in the craft the day prior and was giving sightseers rides. Voigt witnessed the accident from the landing field about a mile and a half from town.
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Pollard Wins Across State With Democratic Backing
Dr Pollard achieved a party endorsed sweep securing every congressional district in unofficial returns. Only the first district near Senator Mapp's home showed a potential to alter the result with further reports.
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Controversy Over Sliding Scale Bill Nearing Vote
Lawmakers debated a sliding scale provision with Democratic and Republican members on the committee divided. The hearing today included Democrats and some Republicans revising the bill for Senate consideration, while others oppose the plan.
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Young Plan Debates Honor the Lesser Nations Objections
In a conference session the smaller powers push for fairer reparations sharing. Portugal urges gentler treatment of minor creditors while Germany signals willingness to accept the Young plan as a settlement basis. Greece voices concern that Paris experts overlooked their debts, warning of potential revisions if unaddressed.
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Prison escape leads to armed pursuit at wall gate
Convicts used guards and prisoners as shields to force a gate in a prison wall. The sentry opened fire as the inmates fled into a ravine. Hudspeth and assistant captain Arthur Graham organized a pursuit, mobilizing the prison guard.
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Five Train Riders Sentenced in Magistrate Court
Five train riders were halted by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad detectives and each given ten days on Taylor County roads after arraignment before Magistrate John L. Wittman. George Evans James Lebeau Harry Johnson Paul Edwards and Roy Freeman faced charges. Evans had the only alibi, claiming distance to his Baltimore wife. A confrontation earlier near Lansing ended with Webb dead Hudspeth and Collins wounded before surrender.
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James Lebeau
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Snook Wife Testifies in Murder Trial Defense
Mrs. Helen M. Snook testifies in the first degree murder trial of Dr. James H. Snook, describing their quiet marriage, his temperament, and changes over the years. She recounts June 13 details, his absence from home, and her interview with prosecutors, defending her husband amid the lurid case.
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Helen M. Snook
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James H. Snook
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Ohio State Vet Dr Snook Trial Portraits Clash of Minds
The defense seeks to portray Dr. James H. Snook as a peaceful, nature-loving professor led to a frenzy by a student Miss Theora Hix. Witnesses include Mrs. Snook and Mrs. Abner Snook as the trial unfolds to determine if Snook should face the electric chair for murder.
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James H. Snook
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Aener Snook
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Zeppelin Flight Forecast Delays and Expected Landing
Weather conditions clouded plans for the Graf Zeppelin with possible showers and light winds. Lieutenant S. I. Reieheldorf forecaster noted no high winds would hinder takeoff, and pilot Sir Hans Von Schiller expected the airship to reach Friedrichshafen early Sunday.
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Lakeltret
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Friedrichshafen
Referee Shot During Duel Between Friends in Martinez
In Martinez, Mexico City on August 7 a referee was shot during a duel between two friends. The referee, identified as Gueliste, was hit twice in the chest and died. One participant was wounded, the other two duelists fled unharmed.
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