Frantic search for three down at sea continues
27 planes took off from Wheeler Field in a concerted effort by U S Army, Navy, and private crafts to locate Flight Lieutenant C T P Ulm and two companions after a forced down at sea near Hawaii. Weather hampered the hunt with night vessels scanning 50 square miles while possibility of rescue by a Japanese sampan lingered. The President Coolidge halted its search as fuel exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Wheeler Field
C. T. P. Ulm
Oakland
Calif
Ulm
Jorge Littlejohn
Naviga J. Leon Skilling
Coolidge
Cotton textile code reforms backed by NRA head Sloan
New York reports George A. Sloan president of the Cotton Textile Institute cites improved conditions under the NRA code, noting balance between capacity and demand, reduced competition pressure, and the need for flexible methods to sustain gains. He reviews the year's code effects, processing tax, and a cotton strike, warning against renewed destructive competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NRA
George A. SI
Cottontile Institute
Sloan
de Sloan
Federal Commission
Rock Slice Drops From Table Rock At Niagara Falls
A rock slice weighing about 200 000 tons toppled from Table Rock at Niagara Falls New York Canada late last night altering the rockwork and reshaping the cataract area for the second time in five months authorities report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Dizzy Dean Sets Salary Range For 1985 Season
Jerome Dizzy Dean, star pitcher for the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, announced a proposed salary between 20000 and 26000 dollars for 1985. He earned 8500 dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradenton
Fla
Jerome
Dizzy” Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Boy's death leads to arrest of neighbor in accidental claim
In Lansing Michigan on December 5 an arrest followed the discovery of 12 year old Leona Georgia Love's body stuffed in a culvert along her school route. Neighbor Le Roy Carson aged 24 was taken into custody after allegedly telling Capt. Laurence A. Lyons that he killed the girl accidentally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Leona Georgia Love
LeRoy Carson
Laurence A. Lyons
Highway Group At Work On Selection Of 1935 Projects
The North Carolina state highway and public works commission began choosing municipal construction projects for 1935 with federal aid, but no specific jobs were announced. A three member committee will meet with the Virginia highway commission on a proposed Seaboard to Kin road, and the next setting is scheduled for December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Capus M. Waynick
W. H. Woodward
W. Vance Baise
Virginia Highway Commission
Seaboard
Kins
Two Mt Airy Boys Sentenced to Training School
Two Mt Airy youths George B E Gould and Willie Jane Bennett pleaded guilty to attempting to extort 2500 from J. D. Sargent a Mount Airy granite manufacturer. They were sentenced in federal district court Greensboro by Judge Johnson J. Hayes to three years at the Washington training school for boys after arrest near Sargent's quarry while collecting a dummy pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mt. Airy
George BE. Gould
Willie Jane Bennett
Washington
J. D. Sargent
Mount Airy
Johnson J. Hayes
Sargent
North Carolina Weather Forecast With Wind Shifts
Fair tonight and Thursday with increasing cloudiness and a rising temperature. North coast sees colder air tonight with northerly to westerly winds, while Hatteras to Jacksonville reports north to northeast winds and some overcast. Official records note 24 hour temperature and rainfall in key cotton regions.
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North Carolina
North Coast
Carolina
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Woman Becomes Western Pennsylvania’s First Police Sergeant
In Pittsburgh on December 5 Mrs. Margaret Blume, widow of Patrolman Henry Blume, began duty as Western Pennsylvania’s only police sergeant. An irate householder phoned Dormont station seeking help with youths chasing a car. The responding officer was the new sergeant on her first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Dormont
Margaret Blume
Western Pennsylvania
Henry Blume
Serum Kills Cancer Cells In Experimental Serum
London reports a serum that destroys cancer cells removed from the body while sparing normal tissue. Dr. Thomas Lumsden says the serum is experimental and not yet usable in humans. It destroys animal cancer cells and may prevent reinfection in tested animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Hospital
London
Thomas Lumsden
London Cancer Research Laboratories
Lumsden
Dr. Lumsden Re
Fire devastates Haysi Virginia town leaving only two garages
A major blaze swept through Haysi Va burning all town buildings except two garages and a small shoe shop. Origin of the fire is believed to be a department store at dawn. Firefighting equipment was limited with help arriving from Norton too late. One man, Baker, was slightly burned. no other casualties reported.
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Haysi
Amiall
Virginia
I. H. Looney
Norton
Baker
Dickenson County
President backs acreage control to cut cotton surplus
President Roosevelt, touring in Warm Springs, commits to New Deal acreage controls to curb agricultural surpluses and support prices. He endorses Bankhead compulsory plan while proposing an exemption for farmers producing two bales or less. He notes Congress convenes January 3 and expects continued surplus reductions through policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Stephenson
Liana Press
Warm Springs, Ga
Roosevelt
Southland
Bankhead
Congress
Britain offers to police Saar plebiscite with troops
Captain Anthony Eden, British delegate to the League of Nations, said Britain would police the Saar during the plebiscite if France agrees not to send troops and if Germany consents. The plan sparked shock at the league as Laval ruled out participation in any international force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
France
Saar Basin
Germany
Great Britain
Saar
Eden
League Council
League
Pierre Laval
Guild Walks Out On Code Pay Hearing
Washington reports the American Newspaper Guild withdrew its delegates from an NRA wage and hour hearing amid charges the publishers pressurize the board. Spokesman Heywood Broun said NRA is terrified by publishers and vowed to return if purged. Hanson defended NRA action as honoring a prior obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
American
Guild
National Labor Relations Board
Dean 8
Jennings
Ted
Francisco Call Bulletin
Blackwell Smith
Heywood Broun
Broun
Smith
Donald Richberg
Richberg
Elisha Hanson
Daily Newspaper Code Authority
American Newspaper Publishers Association
First Labor Board
Hanson
Mysterious explosion rattles Kinston. meteor theory leads
A huge blast shake Kinston and surrounding areas with dishes displaced and buildings swaying. Residents report a bright flash seen in Woodington asGreen Craven and Jones counties note the tremor, fueling the meteor impact theory as the unexplained event remains unsolved.
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Kinston
Green
Craven
Jones County
Woodington
Lenoir County
Hamilton Believed Arrest Possible in Dillinger Gang Case
Chicago report notes speculation that John Hamilton, reputed Dillinger gang gunman, may already be in federal custody. Agents pursuing him as an alleged accomplice in Nelson and Cowley/Hollis investigations kept silent on Hamilton’s status while details of Helen Gillis arrest remain undisclosed after Thanksgiving night.
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Chicago
John Hamilton
Ace Gunner
Helen Gillis
Nelson
Hamilton
Department of Justice
Samuel Cowley
Herman B. Hollis
Gillis
Stern Fed
Guard Fatally Shoots Escaped Convict in Laurens County
A chain gang guard, 22, shot and killed a Black inmate named Smith after recapturing him at a Gray Court camp. Mat Godfrey testified the guard opened fire inside a vacant house, striking Smith twice in the back. a coroner's jury urged murder charges against Thompson. The prisoner, sentenced for house breaking and larceny, had escaped Monday and was recaptured before the fatal shooting.
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Laurens
S. C
Mat Godfrey
Gray Court
Smith
Thompson
Godfrey
Sam Thompson
Young Thompson
Gold Frenzy Grips Mojave as New Strikes Draw Hundreds
Hundreds of prospectors swarm Mojave California after two rich gold strikes near Middle Butte and Pine Tree Canyon. George and Ralph Wyman report a vein about fifteen feet wide at Middle Butte, while excitement builds around Silver Queen’s area as Holmes, the discoverer, faces attention and a planned Beverly Hills move.
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Mojave
Calif
George
Ralph Wyman
Middle Butte
Pine Tree Canyon
George Holmes
Beverly Hills
Holmes
Philippine Town Is Destroyed By Storm
Manila reports three Filipinos killed as the town of Bacait is blown down by the eighth typhoon to strike the Philippines in recent months. Earlier storms killed over 300 islanders and caused widespread damage worth millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. L
Bacait
Philippines
Munitions Makers Winking At Rearming Of Germany
The senate munitions committee heard that No bel Ltd a British munitions firm tied to the Nobel prize donor was accused of winking at Germanys rearmament in violation of the Versailles treaty. Du Pont officials and Allen W Dulles figures were cited as acknowledging illicit German exports swelled the reparation fund, with disputes over who bore responsibility for enforcing the pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Robertson
Washington
Nobel, Ltd
Germany
Senate
State Department
du Pont Company
Foreign Department
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Nobel
Ure
Aiken Simmons
du Pont
Allen W. Dulles
Department
Lennee du Pont
Nobel Company
Will Rogers Salutes Courts and College Zingers
Beverly Hills Calif Dec 4 In a legal game two California college students face the U S supreme court and the court wins. The note praises the supreme court while mentioning Huey Long and Tulane football fortunes and Louisiana as a sovereign state.
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Beverly Hilla
Calif
California
U. & Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Huey Long
Tulane
Louisiana
University of Louisiana
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Associated Press
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AP Foreign Staff
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Hill Section
England
Christa
Dillinger
Philippine
Will Rogers
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