Quiet Returns In Jerusalem As British Push Control
British forces consolidate in southern Jewish colonies while northern Palestine faces grave conditions from Bedouin advances from Transjordan. Demonstrations occur in Beirut and Damascus with limited injuries. A large memorial in New York recalls Jews killed in Palestine as unrest spreads toward Syria and Transjordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
trans-Jordania
Syria
Beirut
Transjordania
Middle East
Ibn Saud
Hedjaz
Sam D. Burchell Dies in Outhouse Suicide at 65
In Spr y, North Carolina, Sam D. Burchell, 65, was found with his throat cut in an outhouse at his home. Officers believe despondency and financial worries led to his suicide. He leaves a widow, 14 children and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spray
N. C
Sam D. Burchell
Donie Bush Resigns as Pirates Manager
Donie Bush tendered his resignation as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates to owner Barney Dreyfuss. Dreyfuss accepted the resignation without comment and named Jewell Ens as acting manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Donie Bush
Pittsburgh
National League Baseball Club
Barney Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss
Jewell Ens
Bush
Eaker Refuels At Cleveland In Endurance Flight
Captain Ira Eaker aboard the Shuttle endurance plane was refueled in the air at Cleveland at noon and continued the non stop flight from Oakland to New York City as part of the Pacific to Atlantic endurance mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ira Eaker
Oakland
Calif
New York City
Discrepancies in Augusta Chronicle minutes revealed
In Macon Georgia on August twenty eight this report notes minutes from a May thirteen directors meeting of Augusta Chronicle Publishing showing divergent wording. The dispute centers on whether Hall and LaVarre or LaVarre alone held stock and who prepared the final minutes amid a court case over control of the Chronicle and three South Carolina papers. The secretary identified two versions and confirmed signatures were added by LaVarre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Augusta
Chronicle Publishing Company
Harold Hall
Chronicle
South Carolina
William LavVarre
Hall
LaVarre
J. C. McAuliffe
the Chronicle
George Barrett
Barrett
Messrs. Hall
McAuliffe
De Pinedo Resigns Aviation Chief Post Named Successor
In Rome Col. Francisco De Pinedo Italy's top air ace resigns as chief of the general staff for aviation. General Valle is named to succeed him in the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Pinedo
Rome
Col
Francisco de Pinedo
Italy
General Valle
Three Jurors Picked for Strikers Trial in Gastonia Case
In Charlotte, three jurors were tentatively chosen for the murder trial of 16 Loray mill strikers and union officials accused in the wounding death of O F Aderholt Gastonia police chief. Thirty nine talesmen were questioned with eight challenges used by the state and ten by the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Fred Irwin Beal
Joseph Harrison
K. C. Byers
W. H. McGinnis
George Carter
J. C. Heffner
Robert Allen
Russell Knight
N. F. Gibson
K. Y. Hendricks
Delmar Hampton
Clarence Miller
Harry McLaughlin
Sophie Melvin
Young Communists’ League
Vera Bush
National Textile Workers
Amy Schechter
Workers’ International Relief Committee
Beal
National Textile Strikers’ Union
Harrison
Miss Schechter
Loray
National Textile Workers Union
Superior Court
L. Caldwell
Farmer
Mecklenburg County
J. O. McCoy
Zeb Morris, Jr
Matthews
Aderholt
Rescue Crews Digging Into Wrecked Mines
Rescue crews penetrated the wrecked interior of number 8 shaft at No 9 colliery Pennsylvania Coal Co near Hughestown to reach two entombed men Martin Golden and Joseph Papier with little hope they survive. A squeeze yesterday killed one and injured about 200. search paused overnight due to settling trouble in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hughestown
Martin Golden
Joseph Papier
Dupont
Col Freeman Named New North Carolina Legion Head
Col George K Freeman of Goldsboro will lead the North Carolina department of the American Legion for the coming year. He defeated Col Hodge A Newell of Henderson for commander at the convention closing session. Mrs R S McGeachy of Kinston heads the Legion auxiliary unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
George K. Freeman
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Judge Grants Divorce to Preserve Orthodoxy for Aaron Line
Chicago records show Judge Joseph B. David granting Louis Leon aged 61 a divorce to free him from the Mo saic constraints of priestly status after his marriage to Rose Davis, a widow, violated Leviticus provisions. Leon argued the case under ancient Hebraic law, but rabbis advised he forfeits his Aaronic rights. The judge said he would not bring shame on the tribe of Aaron and signed the divorce order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph B. David
Louis Leon
Leon
Aaron
Moses
Rose Davis
David
Illinois
Williams Leads Air Derbyists Into Buffalo
Errett Williams landed in Buffalo at 10 02 a m from Syracuse as the first of eight fliers to finish the fourth leg of the Philadelphia to Cleveland air derby. Wesley Smith followed seconds later from Norristown with Sydney A Riley of Allentown and Ike Stewart of Cincinnati behind. The group planned to refuel and depart for the fifth and final leg to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Errett Williams
Syracuse
Wesley Smith
Norristown
Sydney A. Riley
Allentown
Ike Stewart
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Fire On Vessel Under Control
Fire in the Paulsboro oil tanker fire room was under control this morning after breaking out last night. The 18,000 ton crude oil ship, bound from Houston to Bayonne, had 33 crew led by Commander John T. Pearson of New York. Beaconhill guarded the scene. cause and extent of damage not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paulsboro
Beaconhill
Vacuum Oil Company
Houston
Texas
Bayonne
New Jersey
John T. Pearson
Italy to Be In Schneider Races
ROME Aug 28 Italy after requesting postponement of the Schnieder cup races in England September 7 due to the death of a top pilot will take part in the blue ribbon air races on the date scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
England
Chicago golfer ends Pressler’s two year western reign
Mrs. Leona Pressler of Los Angeles was defeated by Mrs. Lee Mida of Chicago in the second 18 hole round, 2 and 1, ending Pressler’s two-year hold on women’s western golf in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pressler
Cleveland
Leona Pressler
Los Angeles
Lee Mida
Chicago
Pirates Hammer Cubs 18-3 in Opener under Jewell Ens
Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 18 to 3 in the first game of a doubleheader today at Pittsburgh. Jewell Ens earned his first win as Pirates manager while the Buccaneers totaled 15 hits against Malone and Cregros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Jewell Ens
Cubs
Buccaneers
Malone
Crepgros
Democrats Mark Time in Tariff Fight
Washington reports the senate finance committee delayed substantial action on the tariff bill as Republican framers prepare to present the measure to the public. Minority members will reconvene, with experts ready to brief, while Senator Simmons of North Carolina weighs whether to issue a minority report. Representative Mary Norton argues the plan harms women wage earners, claiming price increases will hit shoes, clothing, and personal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Democratic National Committee
Mystery Over Disarmament Talks Deepens In England
Washington reports intensified curiosity over ongoing disarmament negotiations with England as Undersecretary Cotton and a team of State Department stenographers work long hours. Cotton drafts instructions to Ambassador Dawes for talks with Prime Minister MacDonald after a three hour President Hoover briefing with State and Navy officials. No details were released about the evening’s task or proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Cotton
State Department
Dawes
MacDonald
Hoover
State
Navy Department
Stresemann Breaks Up Agreement At Young Plan Talks
In The Hague German foreign minister Gustav Stresemann told five creditor powers Germany cannot make further sacrifices on the Young plan. He asserted Germany would not surrender more of its Dawes plan surplus from April to September and a German share in any additional Dawes surplus. Delegates recessed as experts review figures, with a possible full session planned to wind up the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
Great Britain
Philip Snowden
Reich
Paris
Dr. Stresemann
Peach Freight Rates Held Unreasonable by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that carload peach rates from Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina to New York state points and the Buffalo Pittsburgh zone were or could be unreasonable to the extent they exceed 47 percent of previously set rates. The decision dismissed shipper complaints and also found Virginia and North Carolina potato rates to New York state points future unreasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Schenectady
N. Y
New York State
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo-Pittsburgh
Virginia
Blimps Converge On Air Exposition In Cleveland
Thousands of spectators at the national air races watched two gigantic airships Graf Zeppelin and Los Angeles converge above Cleveland airport as the Los Angeles arrived from Lakehurst New Jersey for an overnight mooring and reception. The Graf Zeppelin continued toward Lakehurst after completing its world flight leg. Navy planes and Army air forces units joined Goodyear blimps in a grand greeting for the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Army
Derby
Graf Zeppelin
Los Angeles
Cleveland Airport
United States Navy
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Army Air Forces
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Park Commission Files Condemnation for Smokies Timberland
The North Carolina park commission began condemnation in Buncombe County Superior Court to acquire 32,512.11 acres in Swain and Haywood counties owned by Ravensford Lumber for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A temporary restraining order stops timber cutting. a hearing to decide permanent status is set for September 10. The tract lies around Mt. Guyot, Bunches Creek, Ravens Fork, and Cataloochie Creek, extending from the Smokies crest to Ravensford post office and adjoining the Cherokee reservation. The action brings total condemned land on the North Carolina side to 71,000 acres, with 58,900 acres either acquired or under option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
North Carolina Park Commission
Buncombe County
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Swain
Haywood
Ravensford Lumber Company
Lumber Company
Great Smoky Mountains
Mt. Guyot
Hughes Ridge
Bunches Creek
Straight Fork
Ravens Fork
Swain County
Cataloochee Creek
Balsams
Haywood County
Smokies
North Carolina-Tennessee Line
Ravensford Post Office
Ocong Lurfy River
Park Commission
North Carolina
Graf Zeppelin Hurries Toward Cleveland From Texas Panhandle
Storm driven Graf Zeppelin, part of a world cruise, fights headwinds and storms as it races from Los Angeles toward Cleveland. Dr. Hugo Eckener’s dirigible crosses Texas and Oklahoma on a bee line to the air exposition and Lakehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Texas
Pacific
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Sierra Diablo
Guadalupe Mountains
Oklahoma
Kansas
Hugo Eckener
Texas Panhandle
Cleveland
Lakehurst
N. J
Eckener
Ohio
St. Louis
Chicago
San Diego
Cal
Yuma
Ariz
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Arizona
New Mexico
el Paso
West
International Boundary Line
Mexico
Texas and Pacific
Sierra Blanca
Fort Worth
Veterans Honor Tyson's Memory
Knox County report on Senator L. D. Tyson’s funeral in Knoxville Tennessee with Army comrades leading his procession. Tyson died in Philadelphia and was buried at the old gray cemetery where Tennessee’s notable dead lie. Mrs Tyson and daughter accompanied the body. an honorary congressional committee attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennessee
L. D. Tyson
Old Gray Cemetery
Tennessee
Tyson
Senator Tyson
Philadelphia
Kenneth Gilpin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Mess
Sam D. Burchel
Eaker
L'Varre
Col. G. K. Freeman
New Legion
Williams
Stresemann
Helen
Helen Wills
Forest Hills
Phoebe Watson
Storm
Dirigible
Mississippi River
N. d
Farmington
Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!