Intrepidity of Americans enthralling nations on world stage
Natal Brazil reports on aviation feats as Do X heads toward Para and Lindberghs await weather. Cramer from Reykjavik to Faroe Islands, DC X via South America toward Para. Graf Zeppelin plans Brazil trip Aug 26. fog delays Lindberghs at Aklavik with weather forecast uncertain and daylight continuous in Arctic.
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Natal
Brazil
Para
United States
Associated Press
Parker PD
Cramer
Reyjavik
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Arctic
South America
Netal
Col. Lindbergh
Overtures From Germany To Buy Stabilization Cotton Considered
The Farm Board debated a German proposal to purchase stabilization cotton on long term credits while opposing an American trade plan. Ambassador Sackett initiated talks in Berlin with Hoover approval to unload part of 300 000 bales. Southern traders and growers protested, warning German sales would deprive the U S cotton farmers of a key market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Board
Germany
Reich
Sackett
Berelin
Hoover
Stone
Lindbergh Plans Siberian Route to Tokyo and China
Col Charles A. Lindbergh traveling with Mrs Lindbergh said their flight route would skirt the Siberian coast toward Japan and then proceed to China with the final destination undecided The aviator noted whether he would return by the same path remained uncertain and could not be predicted at this time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aklavik
Charles A. Lindbergh
Delegates Arrive For State Meeting Municipal League
Seventy five delegates arrive in Wilmington for the first annual convention of the North Carolina Municipal Association. Charles M. Johnson of Raleigh director of the local government commission and T Saville of the former Department of Conservation and Development speak at the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
North Carolina Municipal Association
Charles M. Johnson
Raleigh
Local Government Commission
T. Saville
Department of Conservation and Development
Lam Asks Hoover To Sign Wine Beer Bill
Representative Lam, a Democrat, publicly sent a note to President Hoover asking whether he would sign a bill legalizing manufacture and sale of wines and beer if enacted by Congress. The question is described as a simple one and centers on national prohibition policy.
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Washington
Lamneck
Hoover
United States
Congress
Widow Recites Harrowing Murder Trial Tale
In Greensboro on August 7, the Leona Wuensche murder trial heard her claim that L. L. Krippner harassed her, driving her to shoot him at home. The defense pressed insanity as a defense, noting Krippner's improper advances and a nervous breakdown the morning of the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Leona Wuensche
L. L. Krippner
Hungary
Krippner
H. V. Forster
Wuens
Contentment Theme in Wake Forest Address by Attorney General
Wake Forest college summer school grads received a call to seek sources of a more satisfying content and to adopt a sense of beauty and romance. Dennis G. Brummitt the attorney general urged reflection on world change due to the power age and unemployment while noting 23 graduates, including three daughters of professors, were awarded degrees.
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Wake Forest
Dennis G. Brummitt
Raleigh
Wake Forest College Summer School
Brummitt
Spanish Republic moves to expel religious orders and seize wealth
Madrid August 7 national assembly to consider a constitutional article expelling all religious orders and confiscating church wealth. The measure would end official religion and stop subventions to confessional institutions amid unrest and clashes in downtown streets. Catholic circles fear upheaval as Cardinal Vidal y Barraquer is seen as potential leader during Turbulent response.
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Madrid
Spain
National Assembly
Vidal Y Barraquer
Tarragona
Segura Y Saenz
Parachutes Save the Lives of Two Pilots
Two Selfridge field army pilots, Lt. Robert W. Burns and Lt. John S. Ledsel, escaped with no injuries after their planes collided from over 3000 feet during a formation flight. Both aircraft were destroyed in the wreck.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Selfridge Field Army
Robert W. Burns
John S. Ledsel
Prison Population Shows a Decrease in North Carolina
Raleigh August 7 AP For the first time in over a year the state prison system posted a net drop in July with 2 677 inmates on August 1 down from 2 685 on July 1. Seventy seven prisoners were received from courts in July and thirty one escaped from the central prison and camps while 24 escaped convicts were recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Central Prison
Skeletons in a garage expose discarded plaster casts
In Goldsboro North Carolina Silas Jones and his son Alex sought shelter from rain and emerged with a sprint like speed. Investigators found a pile of plaster casts from crippled children abandoned in a garage for the trash man to collect.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Silas Jones
Alex
Orthopedic
Silas
Brevard Bankers Accused in Conspiracy Case
Testimony by W W Woodley Jr liquidating agent for Brevard Banking Company that the bank was insolvent last September after a 100000 county note sale deposit was challenged by eight defendants on conspiracy charges. Defense contends insolvency timing not relevant to the case.
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Brevard
W. W. Woodley, Jr
Brevard Banking Company
Woodley
Rotarians Conclude 57th District Session in Bayview
BAYVIEW N C Aug 7 Presidents and secretaries of the 57th district Rotary International will end a two day business session here today Wingate Andrews of High Point spoke at the inter city meeting last night T S Johnson of Raleigh is governor of the 57th district
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Bayview
N. C
Rotary
International
Wingate Andrews
High Point
T. S. Johnson
Raleigh
Reed Accuses Hoover Officers Of Entrapment Bootlegging Claims
Former Senator Reed of Missouri says the federal government set up speakeasies to trap policemen and violators, labeling the move bootlegging. Howard T. Jones replies that the prohibition bureau ended such practices as Reed's charges surface in International Cosmopolitan.
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Washington
Reed
Missouri
International Cosmopolitan Magazine
Howard T. Jones
Prohibition
Prohibition Bureau
The
Missourian
California
United States
Stone
Farm Board
Congresswoman seeks hospital for women vets
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts urged President Hoover to open combined soldiers homes and hospitals for women veterans. After a three month survey of 24 states she cited doctor retention issues and urged permanent physicians, less paperwork, and special women veterans homes, with further area specific recommendations to follow.
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Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
President Combined Hospital For Women
Washington
Hoover
Rogers
House Veterans
Veterans Bureau
Civil Service Register
Wade Hartness race looms for secretary of state
Stacy W Wade former State Insurance Commissioner announced potential bid for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state next year. James A Hartness currently holds the post and rumblings also name Robert Grady Johnson of Pender County as a possible candidate. Wade is a Carteret County native who has long resided in Durham and Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Stacy W. Wade
Prety
Tony
Robert Grady Johnson
Pender County
Mr. Wede
Carteret County
Durham
Embezzler gets five to ten years in state prison
Howard Simpson Jr former cashier of the Bank of Summerfield was sentenced to five to ten years in state prison after pleading guilty to embezzling twenty eight thousand dollars. Judge Walter Moore criticized lax bank examiner oversight and Simpson said he used funds to speculate in stocks.
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Greensboro
Howard Simpson, Jr
Bank of Summerfield
Walter Moore
Simpson
Cermak Proposes City Luxury Tax to Aid Unemployed
Mayor Anton J. Cermak proposed a municipally levied luxury tax to fund relief for Chicago’s jobless. He urged state legislators to authorize the tax at a special session but did not detail which luxuries would be taxed.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Graf Zeppelin to start for Pernambuco with mail and 24 passengers
The Graf Zeppelin, after a Arctic tour, will depart Friedrichshafen on August 26 for Pernambuco Brazil. It will fly via the Canary Islands or Cape Verde depending on weather and will carry mail and 24 passengers.
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Friedrichshafen
Ger
Graf Zeppelin
Arctic
Pernambuco
Brazil
Canary
Cape Verde Islands
Engagement of Lady May Cambridge to Captain Henry Smith
Announcement of the engagement of Lady May Cambridge, niece of Queen Mary, to Captain Henry Abel Smith of the Royal Horse Guards. The couple likely plan to marry near the end of October.
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London
May Cambridge
Queen Mary
Henry Abel Smith
Royal Horse Guards
Hoover plans Rapidan camp stay through Monday morning
President Hoover will depart late today for his Rapidan camp and remain until Monday morning. Mrs. Hoover will christen the navy dirigible in Akron, Ohio tomorrow, then return to Washington Sunday and likely visit the camp.
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Washington
Hoover
Rapidan
Akron
Ohio
Navy
Wesleyan Methodist conference addresses education and missions
North Carolina conference of the Wesleyan Methodist church covering the Carolinas and Virginia focused on educational issues during the meeting in Colfax. The body elected the Rev. W. B. Levin of High Point as president and discussed foreign missions as the session continues through Sunday.
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Colfax
North Carolina
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Carolinas
Virginia
W. B. Levin
High Point
Oil Operators Endorse Action of Gov Murray
Oklahoma shutdown movement reaches East Texas oil fields with 37 of 60 operators endorsing voluntary well closures. They call for August 14 mass meeting to formalize the order and protest Governor Murray martial law aimed at raising crude prices. Observers cannot yet gauge the total wells or production affected.
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W. H. Murray
Texas
Oklahoma
Prohibition Raid Nabs Hotel Manager in Charlotte
Federal and city officers raided the Mecklenburg hotel in Charlotte and arrested A. W. Hartley manager for conspiring to violate the national prohibition law. A telephone operator and several bell hops were also taken into custody with a hearing expected later today.
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Charlotte
A. W. Hartley
Mecklenburg
Prohibition raid nets arrests at Mecklenburg hotel
Federal agents and Charlotte police seized the Mecklenburg hotel finding whiskey and home brew in the basement. They arrested telephonist Mrs. Calla Moore and 11 black bell hops on prohibition violations and held all for a preliminary hearing before a U.S. magistrate.
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Charlotte
N. C
Aug. T
Mecklenburg
Calla Moore
United States
Notorious Gangster Is Taken When Car Spills
Gus Winkler ally of Fred Burke, a gang member linked to killings, robberies and kidnappings, was badly injured when his car overturned near St. Joseph Michigan. He lies in a hospital with a fractured skull as officers seek to confirm his identity with various crimes. John Moran, carded as a Burke-Walker associate, survived with a broken jaw and is under guard. Burke was captured near St. Joseph and sentenced to life in Marquette.
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Gus Winkler
Pal
Burke
ST. Joseph
Mich
Fred Burke
Winkler
John B. Moran
St. Louis
Tink Moran
John Clyatts
Mobile
Ala
Burke-Walkler
Michigan Branch
Marquette
Charles Skelly
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Charles A. Linebergh
Department of National Defense
Point Barrow
W. A. Steel
Lindberghe
Orient
Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Juan Estenban Montero
Ibanez
Farm Board Lo
Municipal League
Spanish Republic
Wade-Hartness
Warsaw
Poland
Bialystok
Boston
New England
Dorothy de Mar
New York
Gov. Murray
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