Two Fliers Start 3190 Mile Ocean Crossing Attempt
Airmen Clyde A. Oakhead Wisconsin and John Bochkon Brooklyn New York launched at 5 02 am for Oslo Norway in The Green Mountain Boy. They aim to cover 3150 miles in about 30 hours with emergency fuel for seven extra hours. Route includes Dublin Boston Eng and Cuxhaven.
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N. F
Clyde A
Oakhead
Wis
John Bochkon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Oslo
Norway
Atlantic
Dublin
Ireland
Boston
Eng
Cuxhaven
Germany
Green Mountain Bay
Lee
Railroad unions push federal takeover of industry
In Cleveland 21 railway brotherhood executives adopted a labor prosperity program advocating emergency government control of industry before November elections. They urge mobilization of workers to stop wage and price cutting and ensure adequate wages prices and employment, backed by widespread union support to curb railroad consolidations until new federal laws protect the public and employers.
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Cleveland
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Congress
Farmers Strikers Cleared From All Roads Except One
Iowa deputies dispersed Farmers Holiday Association pickets on most highways into Council Bluffs ending nearly 24 hours of tension. 61 people jailed for unlawful assembly, while Sioux City deputies cleared No. 34 and prepared to arrest resisters. A rumor swirled of a jail delivery and a possible infant death linked to gas exposure.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Farmers Holiday Association
P. A. Lainson
Highway
Lainson
Laingon
Lainston
Sioux City
John A. Davenport
Woodbury County
No. 34
First of Sex to Skin U S Without Making Stop
Mrs Putnam by achievement sets new distance flight record for women and Betters Miss Nichols mark in a 19 hours 2 minutes attempt.
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U.S
Mrs. Putnam
Miss Nichols
Dome Loan Board Sifts 10 Decide Banks Locations
Washington awaits word as the federal home loan board seeks headquarters for 12 banks to serve home financing institutions in 12 districts. Board says districts sized to match mortgage volumes and determines capital, with New York area allotted 20 million from 9.5 billion available mortgages.
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Dome Loan Board
SFEAS
Federal Board
Washington
Federal Home Loan Board
Home Loan Bank
New York Area
Strike Closes Plant A at Thomasville Chair Co
Workers at Thomasville Chair Company plant A walk out after a wage adjustment is announced. About 175 employees join a one day stoppage while about 100 picketers gather at Plant C. Company president T Austin Finch says the cut will be under 15 percent and contrasts wages with 1929 levels.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
T. Austin Finch
South
Thomas
Plant C
Mr. Finch
Marshall Rutledge
State's Strike Troubles Smoothed Over Except In Rockingham Mills
In Charlotte Aug 25 only one North Carolina textile mill faced labor strife. Spencer Mill Spindale workers returned after demanding superintendent Burgess's dismissal. Mooresville Cotton Mills faced a planned union drive by three men from Charlotte, escorted to the county line. Rockingham Hannah Pickett Mills remained idle as workers sought restoration of pre cut wages. Burgess to stay. new weave room boss to arrive Monday.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Spencer
Spindale
A. F. Burgess
Providence
R. I
National Textile Workers of America
Iredell County
Mooresville
Honeycutt
Johnson and Kelly
Mill
Hannah Pickett Mills
Rockingham
W. B. Cole
Burgess
South
Boss
Walister Named Nominee of Dems for Tennessee Governor
Hill McAlister was certified as the Democratic nominee for Tennessee governor after the state primary board dismissed charges of fraudulent voting by negroes in a long session. The ruling, approved 31 to 7, drew cheers as McAlister accepted with a smile while Pope, who finished second in the August 4 primary, left without comment.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hill McAlister
Tennessee
Lewis G. Pope
McAlister
Pope
Durahm Bank Held Up by Four Unmasked Bandits
Four unmasked bandits robbed the West Durham branch of Fidelity Bank at 1 45 pm as Hazel Brown and clerk C C Cole were escorted to the vault. The vault door could not be locked due to a safety stop and the crew fled in an automobile with an undetermined sum. A $7000 Erwin Cotton payroll was suspected to be among the loot.
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Durham
N. Cc
West Durham
Fidelity Bank
Hazel Brown
C. CC. Cole
Teller
Miss Brown
Cole
D. Upeharch
Erwin Cotton Mills
Cotton Soars as Active Trading Hits New Orleans Market
Cotton prices for nearest future delivery rose to eight and a half cents a pound amid the most active New Orleans trading in two years. Profit taking and hedge selling tempered gains, but demand was strong enough to absorb offerings. In early trading, net gains reached $1.50 per bale, following yesterday's $2.50 per bale advance.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Exchange
Foust Marries His Former Secretary at Blowing Rock
Dr Julius I Foust head of North Carolina College for Women and Miss Clara McNeill his former secretary wed and are now at Blowing Rock. The couple had kept the marriage private with a later press statement planned. A hotel registry shows Mr and Mrs J L Foust, but no one would confirm details.
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Julius I. Foust
North Carolina College For Women
Clara McNeill
Blowing Rock
Miss McNeill
Dr. Foust
J. L. Foust
Pr. Foust
Gunfire and Clubs Rout 15000 Striking Miners
In Benton Illinois on August 25 a large crowd of about 15 000 striking miners and families moved to picket coal mines protesting sowerea wages. Police and clubs dispersed the march, leaving bedraggled clusters of defeated protesters.
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Benton, Ill
Franklin County
Desert Health Cure and Labor March Violence
Will Rogers remarks on desert life and politics as a healthful escape. A mass clash ends a labor march near Franklin County with 100 injured and 300 vehicles abandoned under pursuit by about 600 deputy sheriffs. Shots and clubs injure marchers and puncture cars.
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United States
Franklin County
Younce Bible Wasn’t Used In Hearing Defense Seeks Testimony
In Lexington North Carolina Aug 25 the trial of former district solicitor George A Younce continues with evidence alleging he gave conflicting statements to a coroner jury. The defense questions the legality of the inquest conducted by Dr R V Yokeley and notes jurors and witnesses swore without a Bible at the first inquest while Younce merely raised his right hand.
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Lexington
N. C
George A. Younce
R. K. Farrington
James A. Leonard
Farrington
R. V. Yakeley
Dan M. Luther
W. P. Bailey
Bailey
Twelfth District
Younce
R. V. Yokeley
Greta Garbo Refuses Lead in The Match King film
Warner Brothers First National Studios announced Greta Garbo refused the leading female role in The Match King a film about the life of Ivar Kreuger. Garbo cabled the decision from Stockholm and Lili Damita will portray the role instead.
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Greta Garbo
Life of Kreuger
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
First National Studios
Ivar Kreuger
Stockholm
Kreuger
Lili Damita
Garbo
Government rests in North Wilkesboro vote fraud case
In Watauga county Laurel Creek township eight men face election law charges from 1930. The prosecution sought to admit 1928 acts to show intent but the judge ruled them inadmissible. Nat Glenn and Ernest Hagaman testified of threats and ballot box disputes as officials moved and later reopened polls.
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North Wilkesboro
N. C
Laurel Creek
Watauga County
Johnson J. Hayes
Hagaman
Nat Glenn
Ernest
Cannon
Earhart Putnam Sets Transcontinental Flight Record for Women
Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam flew from Los Angeles to Newark nonstop, landing at 10 31 a m EST after 19 hours 4 minutes 6 seconds. She set a new women’s transcontinental speed record and surpassed the 2 mile distance mark, though not the overall transcontinental time record.
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Newark
N. J
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
Frank Hawks
Putnam
Los Angeles
Hawks
Ruth Nichols
Oakland
California
Louisville
No Favoritism in Walker's Action at Ouster Hearing
Mayor James J. Walker's counsel challenged the charge of favoritism as Governor Roosevelt presides over the ouster hearing. John H. Delaney, chair of the New York board of transportation, testified for hours while Mel Seabury pressed the issue that other bus company applications were ignored in granting the Equitable Bus franchise. The session featured sharp exchanges and technical argument, with Walker stepping out for brief chats during the long testimony.
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Albany
N. Y
James J. Walker
Roosevelt
Equitable
New York City
John H. Delaney
New York Board of Transportation
John J. Curtin
Walker
Mel Seabury
Seabury
Delaney
Curtin
Reynolds vows justice but leaves case to police
Dick Reynolds Jr heir to a tobacco fortune believes his brother Smith was murdered. He arrived in Winston Salem after a 12,000 mile dash from the Canary Islands where he was notified of Smiths death at Reynolda estate on July 6. Libby Holman and Albert Walker are indicted for first degree murder. Reynolds says he will rely on authorities to bring the case to a conclusion.
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Winston-Salem, N. c
R. J
Dick) Reynolds, Jr
Smith
Reynolds
Winston, Salem
Canary Islands
Smith Reynolds
Reynolda
Here
Libby Holman
Albert
Walker
Res
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Mr. Hoover
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