Probe Causes Of Plane Crash Remains A Mystery
Rains and thick fog hamper explanation as two men died in a Georgia to New York flight. James J. Rogers Jr. and Colin Couzens, both 30s, were found in woods near Waycross after departing Baltimore. Despite gas on board and an overnight trip promised not to fly at night, officials have no clear cause.
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James J. Rogers, Jr
Schenectady
Colin Couzens
Smiths Basin
Rogers
Richard Byrd
Macclenny
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Brete
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Waycross Flying Service
Baltimore
Armer
Lowell Observatory
Pitto
Ohio State Penitentiary
Santo Domingo
France
Rhineland
Joseph F. Crater
New York State Supreme Court
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hopewell, N. J
James J. Walker
Franklin, Delano Roosevelt
Redskins star Sammy Baugh again NFL passing champion
In 1949 Sammy Baugh won the National Football League passing title for the sixth time in 13 years as a member of the Washington Redskins. Syracuse University announces a new 4 million dollar gymnasium will be completed during 1950.
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Washington Redskins
Sammy Baugh
Syracuse University
Fifty Years of Turmoil and Progress 1922 1925 Recap
A compact year by year digest recounts disarmament trials and major events from 1922 to 1925. It notes the Five-Power Naval Treaty, the Rome-Berlin axis beginnings, the Beer Hall Putsch, the Teapot Dome scandal, the Scopes trial, Lenin's death, and the 1925 World Series outcome among other pivotal moments. The piece emphasizes shifts in power, treaties, disasters, and landmark political episodes shaping the postwar era.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Knickerbocker Theater
Washington
U.s4
Hampton
Herrin
Til
Bavatia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Ichidendorff
Hitler
Spain
Primo Rivera
As Ruhr
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Tokyo
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New York Yankees
New York Giants
Dayton
Tenn
John T. Scopes
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
Scope
Bryan
Missouri
Dimois
Indiana
Ohio
Belgium
Vitaly
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Sena
Year in Review 1928 1929 Highlights and Disasters
A survey of major 1928 1929 events spanning technology like the televisor and teletype development disasters such as Florida hurricane and Mississippi river floods political milestones including Hoover's 1928 victory and the Wall Street Crash in 1929. It notes sports feats by Babe Ruth and the Yankees World Series titles and other world events from Pope establishmen t Vatican City to the Kellogg Briand Treaty. Source text covers broad historical milestones across science, sports, and politics.
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Alabama
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Herbert Hoover
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Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Clinic
Vatican City
Rome
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Richard. E. Byrd
Little America
South Pole
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Chicago Cubs
Turbulent 1930s unfold with war, raids and reforms
A dense survey recounts 1931 to 1935 upheavals across the globe and in the United States. It notes the cyclotron promise, Britain’s return to the gold standard, Latin American revolutions, Spain’s republic, U S economic collapse, bank holidays, NRA creation, Hitler’s rise, the Century of Progress, key assassinations, landmark laws, and World Series results. Major figures include Roosevelt, Lindbergh, Brain trust era events, and notable deaths and purges.
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Salvador
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Alfonso XIII
Madrid
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Wiley Post
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Huey Long
Louisiana
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Manuel Quezon
Philippines
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Chicago Cubs
Turbulent 1930s to 1941 World War Era Highlights
A compact chronology recounts major 1936 to 1941 events including Rhineland occupation and Rome Berlin Axis formation, political changes in Britain and Spain, the Hindenburg disaster, World Series results, World War II opening moves, and key scientific milestones. It notes Roosevelt’s re election and draft act, plus pivotal assaults and treaties shaping early global conflict.
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Leonrotzky
Teadher
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Mexico City
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Detroit Tigers
Mid Western dealer offers gifts with every new car
A chaotic column speculates on modern discounts and holiday quips. It notes a dealer bundling turkey, a toaster, and a bicycle with each car, questions a trailer set as value, and mocks flashpoint topics from a Chicago court case to a debate on Twentieth Century endings. The piece closes with gossipy holiday humor about Donner, Gable, and Santa.
Extension of Peacetime Draft Law Seen Unlikely
Special to Central Press reports Congress unlikely to extend the peacetime draft law with the June 24 expiration approaching. Chairman Carl Vinson says sentiment is against extension and he will weigh effects on allies before deciding his stance. Defense Secretary Johnson may seek renewal or a standby bill.
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Carl Vinson
Georgia
Houke Armed Services Committee
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Army
Vinson
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