Overdue Atlantic flight ends with safe harbor landing
Two aviation teams faced long delays with one plane landing safely at Harbor Grace Newfoundland and the other crashing near Darby’s Harbor while both crews pursued Oslo and Rome. Thor Solberg Carl Petersen and Lee Bochkon Lee left New York and Barre yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Grace
N. F
Thor Solberg
Carl Petersen
Floyd Bennett Field
New York City
Lee
Bochkon
Barre
Oslo
Norway
Solberg- Petersen
Solberg
Burgeo
Petersen
Darby’s Harbor
Darby's Harbor
Olberg-Petersen
Violence Flares as Farmers Clash at Omaha Picket Lines
In Omaha an angry strike erupts as farmers clash with deputies guarding a truck convoy from Glenwood Iowa. Tear gas is fired, arrests are made, and a Council Bluffs patrolman fires a warning shot while officers and strikers fight near Douglas bridge and Highway 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Omaha Market
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Douglas Bridge
Iowa City
Omaha
McTwiggan
Lammert
W. L. Schwery
Panama
F. R. Ring
Neola
Percy Lainson
Lainson
Sioux City
Charges Grow From Inquest Into Death Of Leonard
George A. Younce former district solicitor stands trial in Davidson county superior court on perjury charges arising from testimony at a coroner inquest into the death of Sheriff James A. Leonard for which Younce was previously acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
N. C
George A. Younce
Davidson County Superior Court
James A. Leonard
Younce
Germany Sullen Over Threatened Death Sentences
In a Greensboro court Younce and companion Brinkley face manslaughter and perjury charges over the sheriff's death after an automobile accident. Jury selection began as motions to quash the warrant were denied and the case referenced a prior inquest prompting new inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Smith
Greensboro
Younce
W. F. Harding
H. L. Koontz
W. F. Brinkley
Brinkley
Leonard
Neal Wimmer
C. Max Gardner
Hutchinsons Off Again From New York to Arctic Route
The Flying Hutchinsons began a new leg from New York to London over the Arctic route with a second stop at Anticosti Island this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinsons
ST. John
N. B
New York
London
Arctic
Anticostisland
Uncertain election mood in Beverly Hills letters
In Beverly Hills on August 23 a writer laments being called the dumbest guy in America for not predicting the presidential race. He notes confident supporters on both sides and cites claims that Hoover will win few states and Roosevelt only one Georgia county, ending with a personal sign off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cal
America
Brisbane
Hoover
H. Hayes
Roosevelt
Georgia
Air Derby disqualifies Tuohy for propeller change
Jackson Miss August 24 J H Tuohy of Olean New York led the field at the fifth lap of the Cold Washing ton Cleveland air derby last night but was disqualified today by the official scorers. He changed the propeller at Atlanta increasing speed and officials noted the alteration. A recheck put Helen McClosky of Pittsburgh in the lead. The 26 racers were grounded awaiting better weather before the next leg to Shreveport as cloud banks hung over the Mississippi river framing the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
J. H. Tuohy
Olean
N. Y
Tuohy
Waco
Atlanta
Fred Dorset
Augusta
C. Huffman
Dayton
Helen McClosky
Pittsburgh
Clarence Bell
Miss McCloskey
Shreveport
Mississippi River
Advertising Club and Labor Propose Seven Point Recovery Plan
A seven point plan for economic recovery endorsed by the Advertising Club of New York and the American Federation of Labor was unveiled by Grover Whalen. It urges cooperation to stabilize business and employment, revising antitrust laws, six hour days and five day weeks, expanded public works, broader taxation, cutting government waste, and liberalizing Prohibition via the Volstead Act to boost employment and revenue. Matthew Woll commented as vice president of labor to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Advertising Club of New York
American Federation of Labor
Grover Whalen
Advertising Club
Whalen
Matthew Woll
Strikes Hit North Carolina Textile Mills
More than a thousand workers walked out in Rockingham and Spindale as two strikes reemerged in the state. Hannah Pickett Mills at Rockingham saw 750 operatives join the walkout, with demands to restore pre two night shift wages, a 10 hour workday, reinstatement of discharged organizers, and union recognition. Spindale’s 350 workers targeted the stretch-out system and removal of superintendent A F Burgess, with the prospect of the walkout spreading to Entwistle Mill. No violence reported. prior High Point settlements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
Spindale
Forest City
Hannah Pickett
W. B. Cole
Entwistle
Spencer Corporation
F. Burgess
Providence
KR. I
High Point
Editor Alfred E. Smith to relaunch The New Outlook magazine
New York editor Alfred E. Smith plans to relaunch The New Outlook in October after The Outlook and Independent suspended and was sold. He says he will not attend the Roosevelt gathering in Seagirt and can engage in any activity outside his magazine post. He aims to give readers a fresh outlook on current affairs through the nonpartisan publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Outlook
Independent
Frank E. Tichenor
Strikers Ready To Blow Lid Off In Mine Strife
Sheriff Browning Robinson dispatched 200 armed deputies to Pinckneyville to break up a caravan of striking miners in Perry County and to the Mount Vernon road to stop a small group from entering Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, Til
Browning Robinson
Pinckneyville
Here
Perry County
Mount Vernon Road
Franklin County
Wandering workman held in Hopkins slaying case in Reidsville
John N. Smith, a long-time derelict known in the county, is held for investigation in the slaying of Virginia Hopkins, found strangled Sunday as she prepared for church. Neighbors feared robbery as motive. money was missing from the house but later found in a bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidsville
N. C
John N. Smith
Virginia Hopkins
Smith
Hopkins Place
Miss Hopkins
Benton Citizens Arm for Barricade in Miner Invasion Threat
In Franklin county Illinois citizens and sheriffs volunteers gathered to form a armed defense at the county jail after a call by Sheriff Browning Robinson. They armed themselves with shot guns pistols and even machine guns to repel an alleged coal miner invasion. At Gillespie miners leaders prepared for a march said to bring 25000 strikers into Franklin county to oppose the $5 daily wage scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Ill
Franklin County
Illinois
Browning Robinson
Gillespie
Here
Chaplin Aims to Bar Sons From Movies in Court
Charlie Chaplin plans to contest his ex wife Liza Grey Chaplin’s custody rights to keep his sons Charles Jr and Sidney Karl from acting in films. His lawyer says the divorce agreement requires mutual parental consent for any film careers.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Liza Grey Chaplin
Chaplin
Charles, Jr
Sidney Karl
Fox Film Studio
Lloyd Wright
Lewis Says Hoover Fathead in President Talk
Sinclair Lewis, the novelist, told reporters in New York he expects the next president to be a “fathead” whether Hoover is reelected or a new one takes office. He voiced support for a return to the old-fashioned saloon in prohibitions debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Hoover
New York
Sinclair Lewis
Europe
Fathead
Police Commissioner Testifies In Mayor Walker Case in Albany
Edward Mulrooney and other witnesses testified in the hall of governors defending Mayor Walker against ouster charges. Seabury accused Walker of owning ten bonds from Reliance Bronze and Steel given by a taxi financier, suggesting conflicts of interest. Walker denied knowledge of the bonds.
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Albany
N. Y
Walker
Edward P. Mulrooney
New York City
Hall of Governors
Mulrooney
Reliance Bronze and Steel Company
Fifth Avenue
Harry Rosenblum
Reliance
Samuel Seabury
Hofstadter Committee
Reliance Company
J. Sisto
America
Walked
E. F. Schindler
Hector Fuller
Fuller
Europe
Genburg
J. Allan Smith
Hurley Attacks Roosevelt Speech At New England Meet
Secretary of War Hurley charged Governor Roosevelt with failing to enforce New York securities laws. He challenged listeners to compare Hoover’s acceptance with Roosevelt’s Columbus address aimed at arousing class antagonism and profiting from distortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Point
R. L
Hurley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
New England
Rhode Island
Hoover
Columbus
Roosevelt
Nazi Leaders Warn of Chaos If Five Fascists Are Executed
In Beuthen hundreds of Nazi storm troops protested the Monday death sentences for five fascists convicted of political murder. Wilhelm Frick warned Chancellor Von Papen of disastrous results if executions proceed. Captain Ernst Boehm sought to aid the condemned. Police faced crowd trouble as protests mounted and the government pledged to enforce Reich laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
National Socialist Storm
Beuthen
Ernst Boehm
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelm Frick
Reichstag
von Papen
Germany
Franz von Papen
Reich
Hitler
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Clings to Life Amid Illness
Edith Rockefeller McCormick, battling an incurable disease, continued to cling to life as doctors remained astonished by her resilience in Chicago on August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edith Rockefeller MaeCormick
Seventeen Navy Exam Cheating Suspects Barred From Annapolis
Seven teen candidates who sat NAVY academy entrance exams at Columbia Missouri provided identical answers to the same questions. The Navy Department, with Secretary Adams, rules their seven existing and future attempts guilty of collusion and bars them from entering Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Department
Columbia
Missouri
Annapolis
Adams
New Evidence in Vote Fraud Trial Emerges from 1928 Case
In North Wilkesboro Aug 24 a federal court heard that in a Watauga county precinct Democratic poll holders instructed search of all Democrat names and mark tickets accordingly. J R Trivett a Republican judge testified he refused to sign returns election night. Defense witnesses corroborated claims of disturbances and removal of boxes and booths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
Watauga County
J. R. Trivett
Trivett
Walt Ward
Eddie Hagemann
J. W. Harmon
Willie B. Trivett
Five Nassau Police Face Trial on Manslaughter Charge
MINEOLA N Y Aug 24 Five Nassau County police men were placed on trial today on an indictment charging fourth degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Hyman Stark who died after police questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
Nassau County
Hyman Stark
Reynolds Says He Is Certain Brother Was Slain
In Winston-Salem R J Reynolds Jr heir to the tobacco fortune says he believes his brother Smith was murdered. The 20 year old died from a bullet wound after a liquor party at the Reynolds family estate. Libby Holman Reynolds and Albert Walker are free on $25,000 bonds awaiting murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N.C
R. J. Reynolds, Jr
Smith
Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Chum
Albert Walker
Dick Reynolds
Transell Scott
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Canada
Lee Bochkon
Peterson
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Associated Press
George R. Hutchinson
William Uldrich
Leon M. Pisculli
Edna Newcomer
Rome
Neb
Charlotte
North Carolina
Rockingham County
Wright
Seabury
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