Greenwich Plane Crash Kills Three Including Ambrose Monell
Ambrose Monell 28 of New York City is identified among three fatalities in a Greenwich Connecticut plane crash. Also aboard were Francis B Grundy of Cleveland and pilot Joseph L Cognari of New York. The biplane from Arkmonk NY owned by Barrett Airways Corp plunged after motor failure at about 2500 feet. The wreck trapped all three occupants. Monell formerly connected with Harvey Fisk and Sons brokerage.
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Nwich
Conn
Ambrose Monell
The
National Nickel Company
New York City
Monell
Francis B. Grundy
Cleveland
Joseph L. Cognari
New York
Grundy
Arkmonk
N. Y
Barrett Airways Corporation
Farmer Killed by Dry Agent in Texas Raid
Poteet Texas August 3 Tom Chandler aged 43 was shot and killed by federal prohibition agent Charles Stevens during a liquor raid on the Chandler farm near the town. Stevens said the shooting was accidental after Chandler allegedly seized a gun and moved to rush the officers. The farmer’s sons Carson 17 and W E Chandler 16 and Charles Fein 37 of San Antonio were detained. A still 19 mash barrels 28 gallons of whisky and beer were found on the property.
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Poteet
Texas
Tom Chandler
Charles Stevens
Chandler
Here
Stevens
H. Hertzel
Andy Aneson
Robert Lotte
Chan- Giee
Carson Chandler
W. E. Chandler
Charles Fein
San’ Antonio
Fein
Gas Truck Inferno Kills Child in New Jersey Lure for Free Ice Cream
In Trenton a gasoline tank explosion followed a wrecked ice cream truck crash. Five year old John Muha died at a hospital and thirteen others were burned, six seriously. A man removed the tank cap during repairs, splashing fuel on a heated motor and triggering the blast. Police hunt the unidentified man responsible as witnesses rushed to help victims in a crowded tenement district.
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Trenton
N. J
John Muha
Hilderbrecht
Grieg
Freshman Week Planned at West Virginia University
A committee led Freshman Week at West Virginia University aims to ease new students into campus life. Dean W P Shortb ridge Registrar L L Friend Dean of Men Harry E Stone and Miss Ruth Noel plan sessions Sept 12 to 14 with guidance before registration. President John R Turner expected to speak at the first session.
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West Virginia University
W. P. Shortbridge
College of Arts and Sciences
L. L. Friend
Harry E. Stone
Ruth Noel
John R. Turner
Harry KE. Stone
University of Maine
Stone
Wanakaan
Mandell Beats Canzoneri For World Lightweight Crown
Sammy Mandell defeats Tony Canzoneri in Chicago to retain the lightweight title after 10 rounds in front of over 24 000 fans. Referee Dave Barry favored Mandell with judges Klein and Collins also siding with the champion. Mandell shocked Canzoneri by turning the tide in the third round and may pursue a match with Jackie Fields next.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
Sammy Mandell
Johnny Kilbaner
Johnny Dundee
New York
Rock
Sheik
Mandell
Tony
Sammy
Sai
Canzoneri
Angoneri
Dave Barry
Ed Klein
Phil Collins
Collins
Rocky Kansas
Canzonert
Jackie Fields
Fields
Love Potions In Snook Hix Murder Trial
Columbus Ohio Aug 3 Detective Larry Van Skaik testified he arrested Dr James H Snook two days after Theora Hixs murder and found the broken keyring in the weeds at the rifle range linking Snook to the rooming house where Hix stayed. State witnesses described tests on stains from Snooks car and tools while Dr Oscar Brumley and City Chemist Long testified on the preparations found in Snooks office and the stomach contents of Hix. The prosecution outlined a plan to show Snook gave Hix a drugged sandwich before driving to the range where she was killed, asserting premeditation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Larry van Skaik
James H. Snook
van Skaik
New York Central
Miss Hix
Snook
Margaret Smalley
Paul ©. Hicks
Mrs. Smalley
Dr. Snook
Charles F. Long
Long
Misa Hix
C. F. Long
Theora Hix
Ohio State i
J. A. Murphy
Murphy
Watt couple to spend several days at Mt Lake Park
Mr and Mrs John A Kimmel of East Washington street Watt plan a short trip to Mt Lake Park in the AMd to spend several days away from home. They will be joined by family and expect to return later in the week.
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Don Garber
Junior Poe
Parsons
John A. Kimmel
East Washington Street
Watt
Mt. Lake Part
Amd
Margaret Sommerville
Sidney H. Sommerville
Mary Margaret Sommerville
Robert Edwin Permar
Wheeling
Walnut Street
Miss Sommerville
West Virginia
Chevy Chase
Washington, D. C
Briarcliffe
Grace Frye
Buckhannon
Ralph C. Brown
Bessie Powell
Martha
Keyser
W. G. Crogan
H. M. Jackson
West Main St
John Jarvis
Columbus
Ohio
Arthur Montgomery
Betty
Georgia Ellen Brown
Dayton
Newark
Mins Trrown
Waltman
Brown
C. T. Lawson
Route 2
Grafton
Red” Riley
Firmont
Educators Plan Drive In Taylor County to Wipe Out Illiteracy
Su perintendent U L Shriver leads a campaign to educate 885 adults in Taylor County this fall as part of a statewide effort to reduce illiteracy. State figures from the department of education show 69 413 illiterates in the state with rural areas far higher than urban. Every county contains illiterates and many have large uneducated populations.
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Taylor County
Superintendent of Schools
U.L. Shriver
State Department of Education
National Statistical Departments
West Virginia
Illiteracy By Cities West Virginia Ranks 33rd
State education release details literacy and illiteracy in West Virginia. It cites 43 573 native white illiterates and 40 896 illiterate males versus 28 517 females, with 69 413 under ten and 60 155 rural illiteracy. Supt Shriver outlines a nation wide push with a county plan to form a three to five member committee and conduct surveys before classes begin.
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West Virginia
United States
Shriver
State Department of Education
Teachers ‘Institute
Department of Education
Supt Shriver Calls For Immediate Handling Of Local Crisis
The superintendent asserts that national attack methods vary but local conditions require a specific approach now. He emphasizes the need to confront the unique local situation with decisive action in the near term.
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Shriver
Gathering Mail For Crafts Long Journey
Mail for the Graf Zeppelin round the world flight flooded New York and Lakehurst at about 200 pounds daily. Postage costs 3.50 per letter and 1.75 per postcard. Assistant Postmaster General Glover announced two special representatives were sent to Lakehurst to supervise mail handling and loading.
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Washington
New York
Lakehurst
Glover
Post Office Department
Call Meeting to Pick Work's Successor in GOP
Washington reports Chairman Hubert Work is expected to convene the Republican National Committee in Washington between September 8 and 14 to choose his successor and consider leadership shifts. Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee is favored for the chair, with Mrs. A. T. Hert of Kentucky likely to be replaced as vice chair, and Mrs. Worthington Scranton of Scranton, Pa., named as a possible Hert successor.
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Washington
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Claudius H. Huston
Tennessee
A. T. Hert
Kentucky
Worthington Scranton
Scranton
Farm hand charged in niece deaths and poison tale
Ottawa Kansas Aug 3 1929 A farm hand Ray Pennibaker 22 is jailed for the murder of his niece Irene Barnes 6 who died after eating poisoned candy. His wife Ralph Pennibaker 19 testified he gave the candy. A second child Gordon Barnes 7 was sickened. doctor says large poison quantities found in the stomach. Pennibaker admitted buying poison at a Clearfield drug store but says it was for rats. The couple previously managed a Baltimore and Ohio restaurant in Newark Ohio before relocating to Willard Ohio.
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Ralph Giles
Baltimore and Ohio
Newark
Ohio
Ottawa
Kan
Williard
Ray Pennibaker
Irene Barnes
B. & C. Lines
Pennibaker
Diagonal
Gage
C. C. Barnes
Elvarene
Gordon Barnes
Ray Brewster
University of Kansas
R. E. Page
Clearfield
Pennibakers
J Ar
John Wood enters hospital for medical examination
Mr and Mrs John Wood and Walter A Wood and Wilbur Wood drove to Clarksburg yesterday where John Wood, troubled by nervous attacks for months, entered St Marys Hospital for a complete medical examination by doctors Bert and Bob Haines. He is under care of Dr J S Whitescarver in Grafton. Friends wish him a full and speedy recovery.
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John Wood
Walter A. Wood
Wilbur Wood
Clarksburg
St. Mary's Hospital
Bert
Bob Haines
Wood
Grafton
J. S. Whitescarver
Missing women found by state police
Five young hotel employees missing on Black Bear mountain were rescued by state troopers and a guides’ posse after becoming lost yesterday. They huddled near a cliff summit for warmth, then guided back as searchers closed in. The group included Marjorie Leary of Syracuse Mabel Mitchell and Hazel La Brash of Rochester Nora Baker of Endicott and Katherine Bishop of Geneseo.
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Inlet
Black Bear Mountain
Oped
Marjorie Leary
Syracuse
Mabel Mitchell
Hazel la Brash
Rochester
Nora Baker
Endicott
Katherine Bishop
eGeneseo
Belloni scandal shocks Rome as Mussolini ousts Milan mayor
Italy reeled under a major political scandal centering on Ernesto Belloni former Milan podesta and financial adviser at Versailles and reparations talks. Mussolini dismissed him from public life after a committee faulted his use of office to enrich himself while exonerating Belloni on the main loan charge. The inquiry found the Dillon Read loan negotiations irregular though the loan itself was deemed regular. The report sparked arrests of unnamed advisers and a broader purge in the government.
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Rome
Italy
Ernesto Belloni
Milan
Versailles
Belloni
Mussolini
Podeata
Roberto Farinacci
Fascist Party
Cremona
Farinacci
New York
Dillon Read and Company
Storm Crash Injures Mrs Breedlove In House Damage
Mrs Charles Breedlove of Jeffrey Avenue was critically injured in a torrential storm that struck late Thursday. Lightning smashed the upper story of the Breedlove home, shattered windows, spread plaster and timber, burned a telephone wire, and set a large tree alight. She has regained consciousness and is expected to resume duties soon.
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Charles Breedlove
Jeffrey's Avenue
Breedlove
Americans Escape Heat by Wearing Pajamas in Russia
American men and women members of a business delegation touring Soviet Russia have adopted pajamas for daytime wear to cope with heat. They face astonished stares as they travel the Volga, seek bathing spots, and move from Stalingrad toward Kinolyodyk, finding day clothes more practical than traditional night attire.
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Kislovodak
Soviet Russia
Volga
Stalingrad
Kinloyodyk
Volcanic Fumes Fatal to Party Near Etna Crater
Two people were killed and four injured when a party ventured close to Mount Etna as it erupted from its central chasm. They sought the sunrise view and were overcome by toxic volcanic fumes and sulfurous gas.
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Catania
Slelly
Mount Etna
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Ray
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Paul
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Eileen
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Petersburg
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Earl Marshall
Frank Marshall
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That City
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