Sterling Victorious in Texas Dem Primary Over Ferguson
In Dallas the Texas Democratic run off nominating Ross B Sterling of Houston for governor ended Miriam A Ferguson’s bid once more. Sterling led by about 100000 votes 164698 to 371654 and will face Republican George C Butte in November. Ferguson and husband James E Ferguson long figures in state politics. Sterling urged Democrats toward a constructive program.
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Dallas
Tex
Ross B. Sterling
Houston
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Sterling
James E
Dan Moody
George C. Butte
Austin
Sterling P. Strong
Anti-Saloon League
Edgar Witt
Waco
South Carolinians Vote Tomorrow In Dense Primary
South Carolinians head to the polls tomorrow in pivotal Democratic primaries. A record turnout is expected as voters choose nominees for U S Senate and governor and other offices. Notable contenders include Cole L Blease James F Byrnes Leon W Harris and several gubernatorial hopefuls. Campaigns focus on prohibition law revisions and highway department critiques.
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Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Cole L. Blease
United States Senate
James F. Byrnes
Spartanburg
Leon W. Harris
Anderson
Ibra C. Blackwood
Ashton H. Williams
Flornce
W. W. Smoak
Walterboro
Beverley Herbert
Jin D. Johnston
Av. H. Keith
Greenville
A. F. ‘Ever
Lexington
John J.mcmahan
Williams
Keith
Johnston
McMahan
State Highway Department
Memphis Ford Plant Resumes Operation
The Ford Motor Company plant in Memphis Tennessee has restarted production employing 1200 workers. The plant plans a daily output of about 150 units, announced in Wall Street today.
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Memphis
Ford
New York
Ford Motor Company
Tenn
Wall Street
Explosion Wrecks Plant in South Washington Va
An explosion at the Southern Oxygen Company plant in South Washington Virginia wrecked a building and injured several, including r Boyd Herndon, 26, who was badly burned and may lose his eyesight.
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Washington
Southern Oxygen Company
Boyd Herndon
Lon Chaney Battles Pernicious Anemia Strongly
Lon Chaney the man of a thousand faces was in critical condition in Los Angeles as he undergoes a third blood transfusion after two prior attempts failed. Reports say he lingered in grave condition but showed improvement yesterday with hospital attendants noting he was much better.
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Los Angeles
Lon Chaney
Dog Saves Family in Fire Hero Hound Black
In Goldsboro on August 25, the Brewer family credits their hound Black with awakening them during a Sunday house fire. The dog barked frenziedly, helping Ben Brewer and others escape in night clothing. Stepson Wilson Aycock, 19, was burned while trying to rescue clothing.
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Goldsboro
Ben Brewer
Brewer
Brewsters
Wilson Aycock
Brewster
AID PROMISED FOR DROUGHT HIT AREAS
Secretary Hyde reported improvements in farm conditions in five drought affected states after a four day tour with agriculture department experts. He cited recovery in pastures in Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Indiana and Ohio and said rains are reviving pastures though corn losses remain, with Shenandoah Valley singled out as worst affected.
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National Drought Committee
White House
Paul Bester
Federal Loan Board
J. L. Feiser
The
Red Cross
Barton Payne
C. W. Warburton
Department of Agriculture
Arthur M. Wyde
Carl W. Williams
Farm Loan Board
J. C. Stone
Farm Board
M.J. Gromley
American Railroad Association
C. B. Denman
Chairman Legge
Washington
Hoover
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Secretary
Harry N. Vinall
Bureau of Plant Industry
Secretary Hyde tours drought area near Washington
Secretary Hyde, chairman of the national drought relief committee, returned from an inspection tour of drought stricken regions near Washington and the upper Ohio valley. He visited Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Southern Ohio and said he would report to President Hoover with further remarks later today.
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Washington
Hyde
National Drought Relief Committee
Ohio Valley
Hoover
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennesee
Kentucky
Ohio
Store Head Accused of Shooting Self in Robbery
Theodore G. Joyce, manager of a Statesville department store, is recovering from a leg wound police call self-inflicted during an alleged attempt to cover a robbery of 700 dollars. Officers found him at the store, a gun matching Joyce’s father’s ownership was recovered, and Joyce faces trial in mayor's court on September 8 with a 8000 bond.
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Statesville
Theodore G. Joyce
Joyce
Peruvians hail Leguia resignation and flight from Peru
Augusto B. Leguia, who ruled Peru for 11 years, resigned today and fled toward Panama aboard the cruiser Grau. A new military cabinet, led by General Sarmiento as war minister, was sworn in after a regional revolt spread through Arequipa and southern Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Augusto B. Leguia
Panama
Grau
Arequipa
Sanchez Cerro
Sarmiento
Eulogio Castillo
Montagne
Lopez
Giocochea
Yanez
Bielich
Immigrant Inspectors Killed by Bandit on Canadian Train
Two U S immigration inspectors were killed on a Canadian National passenger train near Emo Ontario when 21 year old bandit Emerick Frenatte seized the train. He was wounded and died last night in Emo hospital after being captured in a farmhouse. Conductor George Ireland recounted the assault as Frenatte tried to force passengers and said he wanted to go to Winnipeg.
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Fort Francis
Ont
United States
Canadian National
Emo
Laurence Bates
Rainer
Lawrence Jones
Warroad
Emerick Frenatte
Lin Puuyvline
George FE
Treland
Ireland
Winnipeg
German Trans Atlantic Fliers Continue Flight to United States
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau and three companions arrived in Nova Scotia after a surprise Atlantic crossing. They plan to fuel at Halifax and resume toward the United States, with the final destination undetermined. Weather and charts hindered a direct route from Cartwright Bay, Labrador.
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Queensport
Nova Scotia
Wolfgang von Gronan
Atlantic
United States
Halifax
Cartwright Bay
Labrador
Roald Amundsen
Utes
von Gronau
Sylt
North Sea
Faroe Islands
Reykjavik
Iceland
Germany
Greenland
Ivigut
High Point postoffice site bids revealed
Treasury opens offers for a new High Point post office with bids from Mrs Mae Brown Sullivan for Lindsay and West Washington at 50000 dollars Mutu al Investment Co and others for Willow brook and Commerce at 175000 Charles F Long for Church and Elm at 75000 W L Jackson at Washington and Steele for 93000 A Sherrod for Wrenn and Commerce at 120000 J Elwood Cox and Bertha Cox for Wrenn and Green at 77000 High Point school board for Main and Green at 120000 Max Bones and W C Jones for English and Main at no price
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Washington
High Point
Treasury
Mae Brown Sullivan
Lindsay
West Washington
Mutual Investment Co
Willowbrook and Commerce
Charles F. Long
Northeast
Church and Elm
W. L. Jackson
Washington and Steele
A. Sherrod
Northwest
Wrenn and Commerce
J. Elwood Cox
Bertha FE. Cox
Wrenn and Green
High Point School Board
Main
Green
Max Bones
W. C. Jones
Northwest Corner
English and Main
Grim Mob Seeks Girl Kidnapper in Indiana Search
In Valparaiso Indiana hundreds of men scour the Kankakee river bottoms for farm laborer Claude Dillner age 27 who abducted Betty Jane Foster ten from her home Saturday night. Dillner warned he would kill the girl if police notified. A report last night cited an automobile with a man and girl seen on a river bottom road.
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Chicago
Sultanic
Curtis-Reynolds
Gladys O’donnell
Long Beach
Calif
Mildred Morgan
Beverly Hills
Madison
Wis
Pacific
John Blum
Seattle
Nick Mamer
Spokane
St. Paul
Los Angeles
Roscoe Turner
William S. Brock
New York
Post
Frank Hawks
Phoebe Omlfe
Memphis
J. Wesley Smith
Philadelphia Air Mail
Hartford
Conn
Art Killips
LaGrange
Ill
Miami
Fla
Brownsville
Texas
John Livingston
Aurora
Amelia Earhart
Hawks
Charles 8
Casey) Jones
Wilson N. Newhall
108Th Observation
National Guard Liberty
Tenn
St. Louis
Martie Bowman
Hempstead
L. I
Birmingham
Phoebe Omlie
Derby
Nancy Hopkins
Laura Ingalls
Charity Langdon
Valparaiso
Ind
Kankakes
Betty Jane Foster
Claude Dillner
Ernest Foster
Dillner
Much Georgia Tobacco Sold At 10 Cent Price
The State Department of Agriculture announced that 103 175 491 pounds of tobacco were sold in Georgia bright leaf markets in four weeks at an average of ten cents per pound totaling 10 312 508 42. Last week sales reached 23 280 142 pounds at 6.88 cents per pound totaling 1 600 716 17, the lowest price in state history.
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Atlanta
State Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Father and son die after gas tank fire blaze
John F. Broeger of Glenburnie and his three year old son Melvin perished in a fire on August 13 when the driver lit a lantern to look into the gas tank. They died today at a hospital in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
John F. Broeger
Glenburnie
Melvin
Peru Rebels Capture American Naval Mission Officer
Washington reports Captain Grow of the American naval mission to Peru was seized by revolutionists at Camana on August 24. Grow, formerly active duty, served as director general of the Peruvian air forces in a civilian capacity. Embassy and officials sought safety assurances while noting mixed revolt activity and a quiet Lima through police patrols.
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Washington
Lima
Peru
State Department
Grow
Camana
Navy
United States
Arequipa
Faucett Aviation Company
Leguia
Army
Ferdinand M. Meyer
Manuel Freyre de Santander
Freyre
Fifty Thousand Flowers Bloom for Jubilee
Fifty thousand gladiolus blooms marked the Golden Jubilee of A. E. Kindred in Chicago. The world renowned hybridist, who began with bulbs fifty years ago in Indiana, now operates 100 acres of his own varieties and runs the largest trial grounds for flowers in Goshen. His exhibit featured 130 new gladioli varieties introduced last year, with garden clubs from Chicago and Illinois joining the celebration.
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Chicago
A. E. Kindred
Kundred
Goshen
Ind
Illinois
Detective buys bomb in New York shop raid
Detective Canevari tailed a suspect after hearing dynamite was disappearing from city construction sites. He purchased a bomb for 100 dollars to make an example, leading to Rozzare Prosnerina, 35, being jailed.
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New York
Canevari
Rozzare Prosnerina
British Force Engages Tribesmen in Kurram Clash
In the Kurram region of the Northwest Frontier, British forces suffer heavy losses in hand to hand fighting with Hathi Khel Waziri. Captain Ashcroft and eight British troops are killed. ten wounded. Enemy casualties total 32 killed, 14 wounded, 70 prisoners. Bannu Kohat road closed to Europeans.
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Simla
India
Hathi Khel Waziri
Kurram
Northwest Frontier
Peshawar
Ashcroft
Bannu Kohat
Bannn
Fazel Quadar
Fazal Quadar
Archduke Renounces Title and Plans To Leave Europe
Archduke Albrecht will renounce all Hapsburg titles and emigrate to Brazil. He has acquired 150000 acres there and plans settlement with about 400 nationals. He reportedly intends to marry Mrs Irene Lelbach, recently divorced by Louis Wudnay. Archduchess Isabella reacts with astonishment.
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Budapest
Hungary
Archaduke Albrecht
Hapsburg
Brazil
Archduke
Irene Lelbach
Louis Wudnay
Sofia
Archduchess
Isabella
Albrecht
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