NORWEGIAN FLIGHT ENDS IN CRASH AND DELAYS TO ROME
A Norweigian flight group saw one plane land safely at Harbor Grace Newfoundland while another, the Solberg Petersen craft, crashed 60 miles away with no injuries. Clyde Lee and John Bochkon made an emergency landing at Harbor Grace. The Hutchinson group from New York to London faced a broken camera spring delaying repairs. Mollison plans to depart Friday as Pilgrim flight to Rome postponed.
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Associated Press
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Thor Solberg
Carl Petersen
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Clyde Lee
John Bochkon
Barre
Vermont
Oslo
Norway
Solberg-Petersen
Lutchinsons
St. John
New Brunswick
London
Arctic
Geore Hutchinson
William Uldrich
Leon M. Pisculli
Edna Newcomer
Rome
J. A. Mollison
Ireland
Britain
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Motorist Killed When Crashes Into Tree Stumps
Thomas Gillespie 21 of North Sutton died when his auto went over an embankment on Haymond road and struck two tree stumps. He was crushed to death at the scene.
Attempted arson at US consulate in Seville Spain
Unidentified persons attempted to burn the American consulate in Seville during the night but fumes were extinguished before serious damage. Part of the building was drenched with gasoline and ignited. American authorities have sought added protection for Ford.
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Seville
Spain
Ford
Distillers Ready For West Virginia Law Challenge
In Clarksburg on August 24, a Frankfort Kentucky distillery representative said his firm could supply medicinal whiskey if West Virginia’s new law, passed August 17, is deemed constitutional. Shipments could reach Clarksburg three days after the law becomes effective, but a constitutional challenge threatens its validity.
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West Virginia
Clarksburg
Frankfort
Organized Labor Endorses Townsend In West Virginia Governor Race
In Wheeling the West Virginia State Federation of Labor endorsed Republican nominee Thomas C. Townsend for governor at its annual convention. Support came from leaders of the United Mine Workers of America and the national federation, stressing that working people will benefit from Townsend’s nomination and election. (Continued on page three).
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Wheeling
T.C. Townsend
West Virginia
Thomas C. Townsend
Representatives of Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
James Duffy
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Townsend
BigOhioBank Reopened With CFR Help in Canton
Canton Ohio August reopening of the George D. Harter bank, once closed last October with 15 million dollars in deposits, allows immediate release of over 750 thousand dollars to around 14 thousand depositors and resumes normal operations aided by the reconstruction finance corporation.
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Canton
Ohio
George D. Harter Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Salt Might Affect Sex of Unborn Child Says Eugenics Talk
New York reports at the third international Eugenics Congress describe a salt based factor in sex determination. Agnes Bluhm of Germany cited experiments on mice and human beings showing alkalinity changes from salt use could influence male or female births differently across races and individuals. The talk also touched on new birth control methods and secretions of endocrine glands, including the anterior pituitary.
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New York
Third International Congress of Eugenine
Agnes Bluhm
Germany
Curtis Lauded by Methodists
The Methodists Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals in Washington favor Vice President Curtis as the sole acceptable candidate for endorsement. They chide Hoover's proposed change to prohibition as disappointing and pledge to oppose any congressman who votes to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Washington
Curtis
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals Today
Hoover
Daniel A. Poling
Allied Forces For Prohibition
Board
Nazi Party Demonstrators Rally Over Five Death Sentences
Berlin reports enraged Nazi storm troops gathered before Beuthen court after five racially charged political murder convictions earned death penalties. Hitler emissary Capt Ernst Boehm arrived to press defense attorneys, while a government manifesto vowed severe penalties for political violence.
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Berlin
Beuthen
Ernst Boehm
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hhtler
Hitler
Sid Ne
Hie
Reich
Prussia
von Hindenburg
Major Doolittle Braver Lands Damaged Plane
Major James H. Gimmy Doolittle, an noted speed pilot, risked his life to land a rebuilt Laird biplane after faulty retractable landing gear. He issued a note via Preston Kirk predicting a gear failure and executed a power dive to avoid a stall, escaping with a damaged propeller, twisted wing strut, and under-motor damage while taxiing to a safe stop.
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Wichita
James Hi
Gimmy Doolittle
Doolittle
Laird
Preston Kirk
Sade Doolittle
Two Victories In Mid-West Farm Strike Across States
Two victories marked the mid west farm strike for higher prices as milk producers won in Nebraska with Iowan Nebraska cooperative pay rising to 2 per hundredweight and Lincoln dealers agreeing to 1.80. Des Moines coverage notes farm movement expands with Wisconsin considering a state Holiday Association and steps toward organization as rail transport disruption continues. Police move to ban pickets on highways after clashes near Council Bluffs.
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Town
P. A. Lainson
Hehway
Here
Des Moines
Ows
Mid-West
Nebraska
Omaha
Iown-Nebraska
Cooperative Milk Association
Lincoln
Wisconsin
Sioux City
Qmiha
Madison
State Council of Agriculture
Governor vetoes bill to transfer legal duties county funds aid poor
Governor Conley vetoed a bill to move legal duties of all state departments to the attorney general, calling it unconstitutional. He hinted at possible action on a pension act repeal while awaiting conference committee work on salary reductions and semi annual tax payments. The legislature moved on several measures including allowing counties to transfer funds to aid the poor.
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Charleston
Attorney General
Conley
Spinster from Jersey Seeks Rosemont Hermit Miner Marriage
A New Jersey spinster writes to Louis Garden of Rosemont proposing immediate marriage amid a bizarre asthma cure tale. Garden, who fasted 57 days on sulphur water and ozone boards, claims relief from asthma and attracts curious crowds. he talks little and nears recovery with milk broth and eggs as attention grows.
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Jersey
Rosemont
New Jersey
Louis Garden
Garden
Morpheus
Teacher Hires Plane to Leap to Her Death
Miss Marjorie Fletcher a 32 year old schoolteacher despondent over job prospects used 25 dollars to hire an open cockpit plane from Washington Hoover airport for a birthday pleasure trip to Annapolis Maryland. She jumped from about 1800 feet near the Maryland capital. Roger Scott parachute jumper was at the controls.
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Washington
Marjorie Fletcher
Annapolis
Maryland
Washington-Hoover
Scott
Fletcher
Mollison's Wife Plans Solo Atlantic Flight
Amy Johnson, wife of Capt. James Mollison, aims to replicate the transatlantic crossing solo from east to west next month. The London Express notes she is practicing blind flying and piloting heavy planes at an airfield near Southampton, seeking to become the first woman to fly solo from Europe to the United States.
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London
Amy Johnson
James A. Mollison
Atlantic
London Express
Eouthampton
Europe
United States
Hoover to Be Heard Over Radio Opening Economic Conference
President Hoover will address the opening session of an economic conference in Washington to coordinate private and government efforts. The speech is set for 10:00 to 10:35 A M Friday and will be broadcast on about 60 CBS stations. The event was called by the President to spur coordinated action among business, industry, and finance.
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Hoover
Persident Hoover
Economic Conference of
Washington
Columbia Broadcasting System
Prrate
Caravan marches to oppose five dollar wage scale
A motor caravan of striking miners moves from Staunton toward southern Illinois to persuade miners not to work under the new five dollar daily wage scale. Authorities in Franklin county claim they will bar the invasion, while miners leaders call the march the largest in the nation’s history and claim the threat is a bluff.
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Benton
Ill
Franklin County
Tinois
Bertton
Staunton
Chistian
Tasiey
United States Steel Plans $5 Million Plant Upgrades
Myron Taylor, chairman of US Steel, says the board authorized $5,000,000 for plant improvements as steel demand rises. He notes a future vacuum of unfilled orders similar to postwar periods, but expects production to recover as economy strengthens and supplies stabilize.
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New York
Myron &. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Taylor
Resa Ieeeton
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Bodhkon
Mollison
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U.S
Gart Petersen
Admiral Byrd
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Undertaker
Young Woman
Child
Charles E. Weeks
Weeks
Carolyn. Weeks
Bigohiobank
Eugenics Congress
Church Board
Maj. Doolittle
UFE
Illinois
Supreme Court
Solons
R. F. Co. Loan
Benton M
Iilixiols
National Guard
Londeea
Stallanton
S. Steel
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