Texas Youth Holds Pilot Captive In Air
Royla Jack Hamerly, a Texas youth, was to face a preliminary hearing on charges he forced pilot Hunt to fly a plane to Laredo while armed at about 1000 feet. Hunt escaped, landed, and later helped arrest Hamerly at the scene before being returned to Houston.
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Houston
Texas
Royla Jack Hamerly
Justice of the Peace
M. Ray
Arch Spracley
A Williams
Pilot Hunt
Laredo
Hamerley
Hunt
Hamerly
Harlem
Rosenberg
Jolly Apron Pattern Promises Easy Home Sewing
Marian Martin promotes a pair of aprons easy to stitch at home with simple patterns. Style A and B suit cottons and fabrics with feminine details and bright buttons. Patterns cost 15 cents each, with sizing small to extra large and orders sent to The Enterprise Pattern Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Marian Martin Sewhart
Enterprise
Pattern Department
18Th St
New York
N. Y
Marmola Weight Loss Pills Promoted In Questionable Ads
An OCR fragment promotes Marmola weight loss pills claiming rapid fat reduction. The ad mocks flabby figures and promises easy results, mentioning doctors and fat pads, with urging readers to order to “get your fat away” despite lack of credible evidence.
Sub-Soiling Begins Under Soil Conservation Service
Sub-soiling implements arrived and began operating in the area under the Soil Conservation Service program. Led by state ECOR dinator EB Garrett, work focuses on field trials. Heavy tractor drawn tools break up clay beneath topsoil, boost water retention, and reduce runoff to curb erosion. Earlier trials used horse-drawn equipment with limited success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
EB. B. Garrett
Mr. Garrett
Song Leader John H Jones Heads Tent Revival Music
John H Jones directs leading music for revival services at the tent on the corner of Church and Pine streets.
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John H. Jones
Church and
Pine Streets
Revival Urged for High Point by Rev W Earl Armstrong
The tent revival at Church and Pine streets, led by Rev W Earl Armstrong, continues with talks on what revival should accomplish. He promotes a revival to Christianize commerce, purify politics, harmonize homes, and convert churches, urging follow up sermons on The Blundering Church.
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Pine Streets
W. Earl Armstron
High Point
Armstrong
John H. Jones
Mr. Armstrong
Jesus
Ownership Hosiery Mill Charged With Threats
A National Labor Relations Board hearing heard Arthur Nebel, president of Nebel Knitting Co, threaten to close the plant and return to Germany rather than bargain with the union. Witness A N Griffin testified he was discharged May 28 after joining the union on May 16 for alleged overuse of meal tickets. Federation of Hosiary Workers cites 26 percent union membership but no bargaining demand.
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Federation of Hosiery Workers
Nobel Knitting Company
Adams
Nobel
Curb For Love Bids Cars From Parsonage Street
Olympia city commissioners ordered a restricted parking zone in front of the Rev. Robert Bromblay’s parsonage to ease nerves of couples before marriage. The action followed a plea that thoughtless motorists block the spot needed by young lovers.
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Associated Press
Olympia
Wash
Robert Bromblay
Theetty
Bromblay Offer Creates Stir Over Marriage Costs
Mayor F. A. Long comments on wedding expenses urging that one marriage cover costs and the others be gravy. The remark draws attention at a local civic gathering and prompts debate on public funding.
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Bromblay
F. A. Longaker
84 year old rider bicycles from Vermont to Illinois for a ride
Mrs. Harry Welton watched her second cousin W. Bailey, 84, of Underhill Vermont hop from a bicycle. Bailey, a retired farmer, said he pedalled to Illinois in 16 days and made the trip just for the ride.
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Wakegan
Harry Welton
W. ©. Bailey
Underhill
Bailey
Illinois
Honest Abe Secret Service Finds Lincoln Look Dis Honesty
In Los Angeles agents report spotting a shifty, dis honest look in Abraham Lincoln portraits. The incident centers on perceived dis honesty in the famous figure’s image.
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Los Angeles
Abe
Secret Service
Abraham
counterfeit $5 bills seized from Hartwell pair
Irvin Enslow and James Co. Hartwell were arrested on counterfeiting charges after authorities found five dollar bills in their possession. local authorities pursued standard procedures and prepared case files for court review.
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Irvin Enslow
James Co. Hartwell
Cattle Delay Plane Landing At Abandoned WPA Airfield
A passenger plane refused to land at Ellensburg's unfinished airport when a herd of cows blocked the runway. The craft circled and landed safely at Ephrata, sixty miles away, after the owner leased the abandoned WPA project.
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Shoo
Bossy
Ellensburg
Wash
Ephrata
Man and opponent weigh in at Petersburgh match
William Conrad, listed at 126 pounds, faced an event in Petersburgh, Indiana. The fragment notes a boxing or wrestling context with a match in progress or planned, indicating weight class and locality.
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Watermson Petersburg
Ind
William Conrad
Man Vows Egg Feast After Watermelon Stunt
A man who attempted to eat a 45 pound watermelon in an hour had one quarter left when time ran out and promised to redeem himself by consuming 48 raw eggs in public next Saturday.
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Conrad
Norwegian vessel sails from Morehead City to Gydni with sera
The Norwegian motorship Vigrid Tonsberg commanded by Capt Rader Witts departed Morehead City for Gydni Poland carrying a cargo of sera.
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Morehead City
Vigrid Tonsberg
Rader Witts
Gydni
Poland
Sunlight Outshines Full Moon by Vast Margin
Scientists quantify sunlight as about 618000 times brighter than the light of the full moon, illustrating the Sun’s dominant luminosity in the sky.
County farmers tour Guilford for crop inspection tour
An all day farm tour in Guilford County is underway conducted by local growers. County Farm Agent J I Wagoner organized the annual event with several stops to inspect crops and erosion control experiments.
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Guilford County
J. I. Wagoner
Wingfield Wiltshire records no new houses built in 560 years
The Wiltshire village of Wingfield has not constructed a single new dwelling within its borders for more than five centuries marking a notable building lull and historic restraint in local development.
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Wingfield
Wiltshire
England
State Rural Electrification Authority to Hold Hearing
Authority to be held in Asheville will hold a public hearing tomorrow on projected power line extensions in western North Carolina.
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Mentasheville
State Rural Electrification Authority
North Carolina
Whales Hard to Study In Captivity Or Wide Migrations
Whales cannot be kept in confinement, making studies of their living habits difficult. Their wide travel areas and deep diving add to the challenge of tracking and understanding their behavior.
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Charlotte
Scrapiron
Penney’s
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