Flier Missing as Air Show Breaks in Winston-Salem
SPARTANBURG S C Aug 22 AP Lacking word of a missing pilot from Washington DC E W Swift the handicap derby air caravan resumed at 2 pm to continue to Atlanta and the National Air Races in Cleveland The group led by Huffman of Cincinnati halted for lunch near Winston Salem with Atlanta as the overnight stop en route to the second day of flying
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Winston-Salem
Spartanburg
S. C
Atlanta
Cleveland
E. W. Swift
Washington, D. C
Carolina
Huffman
Cincinnati
House Clerk Defies Hoover in Releasing Figures
Washington August 22 AP reports during July 2 to July 31 the reconstruction corporation loaned $46,711,056 to banks, building and loan associations, railroads and other agencies.
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HOUSE
Hoover
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Sharp upturn in business noted in July analysis
Labor department reports a notable, not purely seasonal upturn across industries. Boot and shoe factories return to full-time work, textiles revive, anthracite mining re-employs thousands, and highway construction boosts local payrolls with optimism for August.
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Labor Department
Department
Entrants Begin Second Leg Of National Air Races Derby
The 27 handicap derby entrants started the second leg at 10 05 a m led by J F Tuohy of Olean NY They will stop at Spartanburg DC then Atlanta before reaching Cleveland The last ship piloted by Jack Morris of Pittsburgh sped 149 mph and led the field into the air with no mishaps Augusta Ga pilot Fred Dorset won yesterday earning 270 points and first honors in the North Carolina leg
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Winston-Salem
Cleveland
J. F. Tuohy
Olean
N. Y
Washington
Spartanburg
D. C
Atlanta
Fred Dorset
Augusta
Jack Morris
Pittsburgh
Cecil Coffrin
Brooklyn
Fredericksburg
North Carolina
Melville Robinson
Mount Clemens
Mich
C. Huffman
Cincinnati
Helen McCloskey
Harold Newman
Moline
Ill
C. L. Clabaugh
Glenview
Chappey Lennox
New Haven
Conn
Arthur J Davis
Lansing
R. A. Moore
Dayton
Rifts on Ocean for Four Months
Captain Paul A. Riggs, 42, drifted nearly four months in a disabled 37 foot fishing smack named Navi after leaving Dutch Harbor Alaska on April 28 for Seattle. Rescued off Point Buchan, he plans to repair and press on to Seattle using improvised instruments and rain water to endure, facing starvation and thirst.
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San Luis Obispo
Cali
Pacific
Paul A. Riggs
Point Buchan
Seattle
Riggs
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Juneau
Hawaiian
Endurance Record Holders Maintain Flight Across Eight Days
Valley Stream New York August 22. Frances Marsalis and Louise Thaden extend their endurance flight well beyond the 123 hour record set by Bobby Trout and Edma May Cooper. They began August 14 at 1 p m EST and surpassed the previous mark a day earlier, with a week aloft and plans to attend the National Air Races in Cleveland.
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Valley Stream
N.Y
Frances Marsalis
Louise Thaden
Bobby Trout
Edma May Cooper
Cleveland
Woman Bandit Hunted Near Bolyston
Police search for a middle aged woman who held up a filling station near Bolyston and escaped with 35 dollars. The incident occurred today as officers investigated the armed robbery and reviewed nearby surveillance for clues.
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Hendersowne
Bolyston
Trial Postponed in Manslaughter Case in Mineola
Trial of five Nassau County police officers charged with first degree manslaughter in connection with Hy man Stark’s death after police interrogation was postponed to Wednesday in Mineola New York.
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Mineola
N. Y
Nassau County
Hyman Stark
Death Ends Curtain For Wilton Lackaye
Wilton Lackaye a famed actor who terrorized audiences as Svengali in Trilby died at his New York home in his 70th year after a long illness. He survived a career spanning nearly four decades and helped found the Catholic Actors Guild and aided the early Actors Equity movement. He was married twice, his second wife Kathryn Alberta Riley nursing him through illness, and leaves a son Wilton Lackaye Jr. with ties to the stage.
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New York
Wilton Lackaye
Maine
California
Lackaye
du Maurier
Paris
Loudon County
Vic
Alice Evans
Kathryn Alberta Riley
Wilton Lackaye, Jr
Lucentio
Francesca da Rimini
Fanny Davenport
Catholic Actors Guild
Actors Equity Association
John Emmerson
Striking farmers detain trains in Sioux City area action
Striking farmers delaying rail traffic to block farm produce moves in Sioux City area. About 200 halted a livestock train at Moville Iowa and 50 farmers torpedoed a track at Jefferson South Dakota. About 1 000 farmers at Dunlap Iowa pledged to extend actions to Omaha and Council Bluffs.
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Sioux City
Lnnes
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Moville
Jefferson
Dunlap
Ila
Car Kills Man When He Lies Across Road In a Drunken Stupor
Charley Davis, 49, died after being struck by a car while lying across a highway in Gates County between Elizabeth City and Sunbury. Deputies ruled the death accidental and said Davis was in a drunken stupor. Three cars stopped nearby, but the fourth struck him. the driver, who fled after thinking he hit a dog, did not leave a name.
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Elizabeth City
Charley Davis
Gates County
Here
Sunbury
Davis
First Coffee Plantation Believed Started in State
Kinston August 22. North Carolina may have its first coffee plantation begun on 100 acres between Dover and Cove City. Two Russian families who moved here at the urging of Dr. A L Hyatt of Kinston own the land and have built homes. A priest and more Russians are expected to join the colony as coffee growers, noting this area’s suitability for coffee farming.
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Kinston
North Carolina
Dover
Cove City
A. L. Hyatt
Guards Break Picketing as Mines Open in Illinois
In Benton Illinois armed forces and about 250 deputies dispersed a miners meeting at Orient Mine No 1 and opened the mine with about 200 men at picket duty. Deputies used clubs and winches to force return to work while machine gun fire helped break the line. State patrols were sent to Franklin county to guard highways against an expected outside influx.
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Benton
Ill
Illinois
Browning Robinson
Franklin County
Taylorsville
Orient Mine No. 1
Orient Mine
West Frankfort
Here
Frankfort
Two Hoboes Crushed To Death As Train Passes Under Bridge
SALISBURY Aug 22 Two hoboes James Cannon and Troy Ward died after leaning on a freight car beneath a low bridge as a Southern Railway train passed through the city limits. Ward fell to the ground. Cannon remained on the car and was found later at Morganton. Cannon had worked in a High Point hosiery mill and Ward in Hendersonville.
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Salisbury
East Flat Rock
James Cannon
Troy Ward
Southern Railway
Ward
Cannon
Hickory
Morganton
High Point
Hendersonville
Reynolds Brothers’ Relative Lands In Miami En Route North
Dick Reynolds Jr., brother of the late Smith Reynolds, arrived by air in Miami from the South and was taken to an undisclosed destination. Officials say he may be headed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where on July 6 Smith Reynolds was shot under mysterious circumstances. Libby Holman and Ab Walker were indicted in the case and await trial.
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Dick Reynolds
Miami
Twin City
Fla
R. J
Dick) Reynolds
Sjr
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Smith
Libby Holman
Ab Walker
Thousands Attend Last Rites For Dr. Kesler
A crowd of thousands from North and South Carolina and Virginia attended the funeral for Dr. M. L. Kesler longtime Mills Home Orphanage manager. The service on Mills Home grounds featured scripture, songs by Mills Home students, and remarks by Dr. B. W. Spillman and other church leaders.
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Dr. Kesler
J. D. Newton
Thomasville
Lexington
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Salisbury
Raleigh
Charlotte
Oxford
Statesville
Hickory
South Carolina
Virginia
M. L. Kesler
Mills Home
Aingers Occu
Darlington Tobacco Market Prices Jump in North and South Carolina
Upswing in the Darlington South Carolina market brings higher prices across all grades after days of grower discontent. Trade reports 75,000 pounds sold at an average of 10 cents per pound with brisk activity and no unsold stock.
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North
South Carolina
Darlington
S. C
Tobacco prices rise in South Carolina markets
Florence South Carolina August 22 tobacco prices moved higher as markets in the state and border belt began their second week of operation with gains noted across the board.
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Florence
8. C
South Carolina
Border Belt
Lake City tobacco market upturn in second sale week
Prices on the Lake City tobacco market rose as the second week of sales began. Estimated sales reached 100,000 pounds at 12 1/2 cents per pound.
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Lake City
8. C
Tabbaco sales progress in Fairmont market
Fairmont North Carolina tobacco sales today totaled about 500000 pounds with average prices around 10 to 12.12 cents per pound. Primings had high color but light body. Better grades saw price increases of 8.79 dollars per hundred compared with Friday’s quotes.
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Fairmont
N. C
Tobacco prices rise in Lumberton auction
In Lumberton North Carolina an estimated 300000 pounds of tobacco sold for an average of ten cents per pound marking a price strengthening in today’s market.
Cotton Rises to New Highs on Demand and Damage Reports
New York August 22. Cotton rose nearly one dollar per bale to fresh highs for the current movement as traders cited crop deterioration and stronger demand for cotton goods. Futures hit about 16 7 8 cents a pound with New York spot near 6.7 cents, the highest since August 1931.
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New York
Accidents Take Week End Toll of 21 Lives Across South
Atlanta report shows 21 deaths over the week end from travel and misadventures. Ten killed in motor vehicle crashes, four drownings, three from railway accidents and an air crash, plus one each from an industrial accident fire and accidental shooting. North Carolina and Georgia six each, Tennessee four, Virginia two, and Mississippi Florida one each.
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Atlanta
South
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisi
Mississippi
Florida
Fugitive Returned to State in Franklinton Death Case
Sheriff F W Justice returned from Los Angeles with Clifton Harris who is wanted in Franklinton connected to the death of William Tharrington. Harris is being held for extradition to North Carolina authorities.
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Louisburg
N. C
F. W. Justice
Los Angeles
Clifton Harris
Franklinton
William Tharrington
Depositors to Receive Third Dividend at Bank Closure
Checks totaling $80,000 will be mailed immediately to 4,090 depositors of the defunct First National Bank in Charlotte as the third dividend.
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Charlotte
N. C
First National Bank
Gold Mining Returns to Charlotte Vein Site
Machinery for gold mining has been set up at the old Rudisill vein within the Charlotte city limits.
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Charlotte, N. C
Charlotte City
Injuries Prove Fatal Jump From Truck Death
Elizabeth City North Carolina Worth Forbes a 21 year old man died in a hospital from injuries after he jumped from a moving truck.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Worth Forbes
Jobless Man Gives His Life For Man Who Sheltered Him
Detroit August 22 a volunteer night watchman died protecting a dry cleaners shop and an elderly lodger who had offered his services for shelter. The assailants bound and beat to death the man who sheltered him and stole several suits.
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Detroit
Harry Ginopolous
Peterittas
Getas
Hoover Returns To White House After Week's Vacation
President Hoover arrived at the White House early today ending his longest vacation in 17 months. He spent a full week away, with a day of work last Thursday, mostly at Chesapeake Bay or in the Rapidan mountains.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Rapidan
Chesapeake Bay
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Five Princeton Landlubbers Conquer the Atlantic Sailboat Voyage
Five Princeton undergraduates sailed from New York July 2 to Marseille via Marblehead Azores and Gibraltar in 49 days aboard the two masted Stortebecker. They faced storm damage losing five sails and 18 hours of sea anchor, with 14 days in calms, but the 31-ton craft remained afloat.
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Gibraltar
Princeton University
Atlantic
New York
Marseilles
William Drewley
William L. Crow
Standish Backus
Detroit
Ashley Hardy
Boston
Robert Keldle
Baltimore
Drewrey
Marblehead
Azores
Tangle
Stortebecker
Cific
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Pomerene
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Atlee Pomerene
Building and Loan Association
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Trimble
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
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Garner
South Trimble, Jr
Supreme Court
Treadway
Republican Committee
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Tradport
Agricultural Credit Car
W. F. Cummings
Donaldsville
Dudley Reed
W. Va
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Toledo
Doug Davis
J. E. Herndon
Kansas City
Harvey Hughes
Henley C. Brown
Helen Richey
J. H. Hays
Ponca City
Okla
J. F. Tuohy, Jr
Sam Sague
Raymond Hill
J. A. Fields
Bradford
J. E. Owen
Asheville
P. A. Sturtevant
Elmhurst
Iil
E. W. Stitt
J. D. Crane
Smack
Ilinois
National Guard
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Mills Home Head
Milla Home
John A. McMillan
E. N. Gardner
Dunn
Mills Home Church
M. O. Alexander
First Baptist Church of
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F. B. Hamrick
Hazel Martin
Meredith College
Spillman
B. W. Spillman
Board of Trustees of
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Lumberton
Southland
Princeton Landlubbers
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