State Produces 61 Percent of U S Cigarettes in NC
Raleigh reports state conservation and development data show North Carolina produced 61 percent of U S cigarettes in 1927 and more than one third of all pipe and cigarette makings. The tobacco industry in NC valued at $413 million in 1927 with wages rising to $12.5 million and $204 million in federal taxes in 1928.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
United States
State Department of Conservation and Development
North
Carolina
Zuta inquiry links to Chicago gangsters and ransom plot
Investigators describe a police confession tying mob figures Mops Volpa and Joe Genaro to a ransom kidnapping plan involving a man named Jack. Helen Delmar allegedly lured him from New York, but police thwarted the plot after a tip led to arrests. Correspondence shows Zuta's influence in Chicago and Louie La Cava suspected in past cases.
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Guv. Carlton
Florida
Laurie
Volpa
Joe Genaro
Chicago
Jack
Helen Delmar
New York
Genaro
Zuta
Louie la Cava
Capone
Pat Roche
la Cava
William McSwiggin
Roche
Joseph W. Schulman
Old Mystery Continued From Page One
Bodies found far from the camp show the expedition leader survived longer than his companions and fought a futile struggle for life. The discovery was made by Dr. S. Horn's Norwegian expedition team.
Friday August 22 Radio Schedule Highlights
Radio program listings across networks WXI WEAF WJZ WTIC and others cover orchestras, bands, choirs, and talk shows. Notable ink includes Uncle Abe and David repeats, Amos n Andy, and The Nitwits with Conway entries, plus multiple hourly concerts and musical programs across cities like New York Philadelphia Detroit and Baltimore.
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WEAF
New York
NBC Chain
Uncle Abe
David
WEEI
WJAR
WCSH
WFI
Arcadia Birkenholz
WGR
WCAE
WICOD
Welcome Lewis & Artists
WGY
WWJ
Bourdon Concert Orchestra
Cavaliers
WTIC
WLIT
WRC
WTAM
WSAI
WTAG
CKGW
Eskimos
WFIC
WPTF
WHAS
WSM
WSB
Vincent Lopez
Wfijic
WaMm
Explorer Andree's Arctic Expedition Findings Reported
The camp of the explorers lay 140 meters from the shore with evidence they lived there after the disaster. Andree's body was found near a boat containing a likely human remains. A diary, altimeter, and personal items were recovered from Andree's pockets. Bears had visited but little was disturbed as the bodies and equipment were loaded onto a Norwegian sealer en route to Norway.
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Andree
Norway
Salomon August Andree
Balloon voyage to the polar region ends in disappearance
August 1895 saw a plan for a polar crossing by a sail equipped balloon. Anders Andrée and two companions launched from Danes Island July 11 1897 and vanished. Searches in 1897 1898 1899 recovered buoys and a carrier pigeon message but found little else.
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Andree
Danes Island
Spitzbergen
North Asiatic
New Siberia
Nathorst
Greenland
Norway
Iceland
Six Derbies Lead Pack in Chicago Air Races
Six derbies from across the country joined heavier craft as national air races drew crowds to Chicago. Women’s class B Dixie derby starts from Washington covering 1575 miles through multiple southern states. Flyers from Tulsa to St Louis begin the next leg toward Browns ville and Chicago as others race 1179 and 2130 miles via Syracuse and Spokane.
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Army
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Philadelphia
Verne Roberts
Moline
Ill
Charles Meyers
Cleveland, C
J. Wesley Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
Pacific Group
Nick Hamer
John Blum
Seattle
Frank Kammer
Wenatchee
Floyd Keadle
Portland
Bert Rouff
Spokane
Wash
Art Killips
la Grange
Art Davis
Lansing
Mich
Macon
Augusta
George Burrell
Gladys O’donnell
Lubbock
Tex
Amarillo
Gladys Doig
Danbury
Senator Bingham
National Aeronautic Association
Richard E. Byrd
Raleigh Reads Dixie Air Derby Entrants Arriving
Raleigh prepares for the women’s Dixie air derby entrants arriving between 3 and 4 p m to spend the night. Listed fliers include Laura Ingalls Vera Dawn Water Phoebe Fairgrave Oflie Martie Bowman and Nancy Hopkins. The route continues to Columbus South Carolina for lunch and then to Atlanta for a night stay.
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Raleigh
Washington
Chicago
Laura Ingalls
St. Louis
Vera Dawn Water
Los Angeles
Phoebe Fairgrave Oflie
Moline
Martie Bowman
Kingstead
Poison Gas Aimed at Worms in Linz Church
In Linz Austria custodians of a fifteenth century church plan to use poison gas to save the building from worm damage. The altar and pulpit are already worm riddled as part of the effort.
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Linz
Austria
Church Reopened After Gas Treatment For Wood Worms
Custodians used experts to seal the church and fill it with poison gas to combat wood worms. The church was reopened and worship resumed, but the survival of larvae remains uncertain. A second gas treatment may be required to kill newly hatched larvae.
Kitchen Fan Sews Comfort by Reducing Heat and Odors
A compact electric fan tucked in the kitchen helps maintain cooler air during summer and helps push out cooking odors, improving comfort and airflow for residents.
High Point UDC Chapter to Meet Monday Afternoon
The High Point Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Monday at 3 30 p m at Mrs C C Robbins home south of the city Associate hosts are Mrs C B Mattocks Mrs George H Crowell and Mrs Dora Richardson Lena Lee Ruby Lee Mary Culler and Maggie Culler return home after visiting friends
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High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
C. C. Robbins
Lena Lee
Ruby Lee
Mary Culler
Maggie Culler
Lucky Discovery At Moscow Silver Lead Mine
General Mines Company reports a cross vein five feet wide encountered while developing the silver lead vein carries an average assay value of 9.10 dollars per ton in gold. The firm is now advancing development of the gold vein alongside the silver.
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Moscow
Idaho
General Mines Company
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