Glamour Romance Ends With Missing Bride
In Oxford Massachusetts Barbara Buffum wed a man who claimed to be Sir Wilton Harold Bramwell of the Royal Navy. The couple fled the ceremony but the bride vanished amid questions of a hoax and the groom’s shipboard identity. Officials doubt she sailed with him, as Cunard says wives aren’t allowed aboard except officers.
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Oxford
Mass
Barbara Buffum
Shier
Wilton Harold
House of Bramwell
Coventry
England
Cunard Line
Buffum
Bramwell
Walton Harold Bramwell
Royal Navy
First English pig flight exhibit at London science museum
The 1909 Isle of Sheppey pig flight aircraft, piloted by Lt Col Moor Barbazon, is shown in a British Science Museum exhibit. A soapbox shaped seat is noted as the traveler’s compartment and the pilot says the flight was done “just for fun.”
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British Science Museum
London
Parker
Moor-Barbazon
Isle of Sheppey
Tacoma Powers Up With 202000 Horsepower Capacity
Tacoma authorities say municipal electric system will reach about 202000 horsepower total capacity by next year with an additional 300000 horsepower in reserve to ensure reliability and future growth.
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Tacoma
New Argentine Ambassador Presents Credentials at White House
The Argentine government, now recognized by major powers, dispatched its envoy Manuel Malborn to the United States to present his credentials at the White House.
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Argentina
United States
Manuel Malborn
White House
Vermont Mourns Senator Frank L. Greene Dies at 74
Senator Frank L. Greene of Vermont died after hernia surgery in St. Albans hospital. He had served in the U S Senate since 1923 and earlier in Congress, surviving a 1924 gunshot wound that left his right arm paralyzed. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 11 in the Congregational Church with burial in St. Albans.
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ST. Albans
Vermont
Frank L. Greene
United States
Stuart
Boston
Richard Greene
Fort Sill
Okla
Greene
Senator Greene
Harris Alexander
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Coolidge
Vermont House of Representatives
Congress
Congregational Church
Fast and Loose at Broadhurst with Hopkins and Lombard
Review praises the lively comedy romance focusing on Marion Lenox a spoiled heiress who pursues a garage mechanic despite an arranged engagement. Miriam Hopkins leads a strong cast as a young modern navigating love and social expectations.
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New York
Miriam Hopkins
Lysistrata
Marion Lenox
Marion
Henry
Miss Hopkins
John Mebane
Rebuttal Opens In Park Hearing In Sevierville
In Sevierville Tennessee the Champion Fibre Company recalls witness R B Robertson to contest the state bid for 37 500 acres of land and timber in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park The state finished its case and a jury will review the record before Christmas with a valuation report listing 274 850 as the company s assessed value for the Tennessee tract
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Sevierville
Tenn
Champion Fibre Company
Canton
N. C
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
R. B. Robertson
State Commissioner of Finance and Taxation
Robertson
Good Will Speaker Finds Hard Luck
EVANSTON Illinois December 18 A German vice consul to Chicago Dr George Schaller lecturing at Northwestern University had his car stolen and $15 of anti freez e drained from the radiator A police ticket for illegal parking was also placed on the vehicle The sergeant asked about the lecture and Schaller replied Good Will
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Evanston, Il
George Schaller
Chicago
Northwestern University
Soviet Orders Bank At Vladivostok Shut
Tokyo reports the Vladivostok branch of the Bank of Korea was closed by Soviet authorities. All books and documents were sealed and the bank ordered to pay 2 600 000 rubles in duties after a compulsory examination found illegal exchange transactions.
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Tokyo
Vladivostok
Bank of Korea
Grand Jury Recommends Abolishment Of System
The Guilford county grand jury urged abolishing the body as duplicative of the solicitor’s work. It cited high costs, estimated at 38,850 dollars in six months, plus witness expenses, and urged appointing an assistant to the solicitor while trimming lower court review duties.
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Grand Jury
Guilford County Grand Jury
Michael Schenck
Superior Court
Guilford County
Guilford County Legislature Urged to Review Report
A report urges Guilford County legislators to examine warrants and ensure the solicitor can prepare indictments without witness examination. The submission asks that a copy be furnished to legislators for careful consideration and investigation.
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Guilford County
Asheville Students Win National Honor
Two Asheville high school students earned national recognition in Quill and Scroll contests. Fred Felmet placed fifth in editorial writing and Gertrude Michalove took fourth in news judgment in the southeastern division. George H. Gallup announced results from Drake University.
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Des Moines
Iowa
North Carolina
Asheville
Quill and Scroll
Fred Felmet
Gertrude Michalove
George H. Gallup
Drake University
Africa Air Mail to Start April First 1931
Air mail service between Egypt and Cape Town to be inaugurated April 1 1931. Northern half to Mwanza on Lake Victoria Nyanza expected by January 1. Service will link with the London Cairo line. Aviation company anticipates subsidies totaling 4 700 000 dollars in five years.
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Africal Air Mail
Egypt
Cape Town
South Africa
Mwanza
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Berlin power plant uses waste water to heat adjoining hot house
Waste heat from Berlin power plant is used to heat an adjoining hot house where large crops of vegetables grow, including cucumbers used for dill pickles. Heated water runs through coils to maintain warmth and support production.
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Berlin
Germany
Monk in House of Lords noted as leather-belted monk
The opening of the present English parliament features the Bishop of Truro among the house of lords. He belongs to a religious order and wears a monk’s leather belt. Dr Frere led the Community of the Resurrection of Mirfield in Yorkshire for 17 years.
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House of Lords
Truro
Frere
Community of the Resurrection of
Mirfield
Yorkshire
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