Mitchell Praises Day Enforcement Flying Squadron
Washington December 8. The flying squadron of prohibition prosecutors, aiding local officials nationwide, impressed Attorney General Mitchell who reported the creation marks progress in city law enforcement. Ten criminal lawyers serve as special assistants to act as assistant US attorneys in needed districts.
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Washington
Prohibition
Mitchbell
Congress
Prohibition Bureau
United States
New York
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
High Seas
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Si. Lawrence River
United
Sanford Bates
Federal Criminal Courts
Bates
United Statees Prison Bureau
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Transatlantic flight proposed from Newark to Belgium
A group of New Orleans businessmen plans a trans Atlantic flight from Newark early February with Belgium as the European destination. W Scott Hammond says the route would include a stop at St Johns and be financed by cotton brokers and shippers to test year round passenger feasibility between North America and Europe.
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Newark
N. J
Belgium
New Orleans
W. Scott Hammond
St. Johns
N. B
Catholics Plan Nationwide Parish Credit Unions
The National Catholic Welfare conference social action department will establish a countrywide system of Catholic parish credit unions to lend money to wage earners. Depositors buy shares around $5 and earn 6 percent yearly, with loans issued at 8 percent.
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Washington
Social Action Department
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Catholic Parish Credit Unions
Parish Credit Union
Bridges span grows in San Francisco construction across bay
The spans of American bridges increase from 5290 feet in 1284 to 4099 feet now under construction across San Francisco Bay, reflecting ongoing expansion and engineering progress in the era.
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San Francisco
Women pilots form national airwomen's association
The 26 licensed women fliers formed a national airwoman's association at Curtiss Field Long Island to promote aviation interest and assist women in becoming pilots. Members will come from various regions and will use their network to secure positions, support each other, and advance business and pleasure aviation.
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National Airwoman's Association
Curtiss Field
Long Island
Mecklenburg Leads Counties in Rural White Teacher Training
Raleigh December 3. Mecklenburg county tops North Carolina counties for training rural white teachers, with an average college training of 3.44 years for 1928 29. Durham ranks second, Scotland third. Lenoir shows greatest progress since 1922 23, climbing from 61st to 7th with 3.13 years. Currituck falls to fourth after leading in prior years.
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Raleigh
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Durham County
Scotland
Mecklenburg County
Lenoir
Currituck
County School Facts Show Major Teaching-Staff Gains
The county is ranked second in progress in training its teaching personnel from 1922-23 to 1928-29, with average training rising by over two and a quarter years. Other counties reaching about two years of improvement among white rural teachers include Dublin Wayne McDowell Pender Brunswick Harnett Bertie Martin Forsyth and Jones. In a separate note, Venezuela produced 11,460,000 barrels of petroleum in a recent month.
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Dublin
Wayne
McDowell
Pender
Brunswick
Harnett
Bertie
Martin
Forsyth
Jones
Venezuela
Roster of Dead Is Parson's Farewell
In Bishopstoke England the Reverend Bernard Hancock read aloud the 185 names of parishioners buried during his seven years of service before departing for another county. He reflected on the responsibility and asks how his actions helped those he led in life. In a unrelated note the article cites a US claim that mining has yielded over four and a half billion dollars in gold in 169 years.
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Elien Wilkinson
London Daily Mail
British Museum
Bishopstoke
United States
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DAY Enforcement
Father F. Forster
Order of St. Basil
America
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Basilian
England
St. Basil College
Waco
Tex
Assumption College
Sandwich
Ont
Allene Sumner
Eng
Bernard Hancock
Elgin Bicycles
Sunshine Dolls
Santa Claus
China
Teddy Bear
Benjamin Franklin Banks
Ford
Construction Toys
Roebuck and
North Main Street
Eco
Ame Co
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