West Point of the Air rises near San Antonio Randolph Field trains Army flyers
A 2300 acre Texas tract near San Antonio hosts Randolph Field the nations largest aviation training center costing about 10 million dollars with total future expenditure near 39 to 40 million. The base will house 300 officers 500 cadets 2000 enlisted and deploy three new classes yearly. Cadets face rigorous tests with a nearly half washed out before primary training ends earning 75 dollars monthly.
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San Antonio
Uncle Sam
Randolph Field
Texas
U. S. Army
U.S. Army Air Corps
Paris Fashions Emphasize Shoulders and Sleeves in Evening Gowns
Paris designers showcase the latest haute couture focusing on shoulder details and arm coverage. Short straight sleeves finished with fur, velvet gowns with berthas, and removable tops allow two uses from one dress, catering to restricted budgets while maintaining formal style.
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Rosette Hargrove
NEA
Paris
Couturiers
Molyneaux
Lelong
Lucien Lelong
Chantal
Worth
Jeanne Lanvin
Chanel
Bertha
Mainhocher
Haute Couture
Judge Yet To Act On Judd Case Commutation Recommendation
Arizona state board kept action undisclosed on the Maricopa County grand jury suggestion to commute Winnie Ruth Judd’s death sentence to life imprisonment. Halloran, linked as an accessory, denies charges and seeks a forthcoming hearing after posting bond. The jury said Judd acted in self defense.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Maricopa County
Winnie Ruth Judd
Trunk
Halloran
Hfe
Judd
Cis son Infant Dies After Living 12 Days
Charlotte Gibson mourns the death of her 12 day old daughter Mary Joan Gibson announced by grandfather Robert Gibson, with details scarce. The infant’s father Sidney Homewood remains jailed in New City appealing a seduction conviction tied to Miss Gibson.
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Sidney Homewood
New City
Miss Gibson
Homewood
Miss : N
Lee Miller Transitions From Model To Renowned Photographer
In Manhattan and Paris, Lee Miller evolves from one of the era’s most photographed models to an established photographer. She favors patient, studio portraits, charges full price for prominent clients, and believes women have a natural edge in photography due to intuition and adaptability.
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New York
Lee Miller
Manhattan
Steichen
Nicholas Murray
Halcyon
Paris
First Water
Italy
Mies Miller
Miss Lee
Miss Miller
France
Claire Luce
Charles Chaplin
Doctor Roberson Eligible for Release Upon $10,000 Bond
Dr. Mike Roberson a Durham physician charged with first degree murder may be released if he posts a $10,000 bond. Associate Justice Willis J. Brogden's ruling followed a hearing. Also jailed are Mrs. B E Forsyte and George D. Clifton charged as an accessory. The case follows a deathbed accusation by Myrtie Gardner Four Oaks schoolteacher that Roberson performed an illegal operation. Clifton is the teacher’s brother in law.
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Raleigh
Mike Roberson
Durham
Willis J. Brogden
Roberson
Wake E County
B E. Forsyte
George D. Clifton
Myrtie Gardner
Four Oaks
Clifton
Tenahie
Champion Liar To Be Named Tonight
Burlington Wisconsin December 31 Twelve hundred self admitted liars awaited the annual New Year’s Eve selection for the Champion Liar of the United States Co W Butts of Bay City Michigan prepared to relinquish his title while three judges read contestants lies They started in 1929 with Captain Anton Delano and a silver medal The current judges are H W Schening Manuel Hahn and O C Hulet all Burlington officials and residents
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Burlington
Wis
Har
United States
Co. W. Butts
Bay City
Mich
America
Anton Delano
U. S
Warnings About Cars Without Tags Ahead of 1933 Licenses
Reports from Raleigh say patrolmen may begin arresting motorists lacking 1933 licenses after midnight. Highway chairman E. B. Jeffress says no warrants will be issued before January 10. Captain Charles D. Farmer notes no written orders yet and assumes enforcement of the license law unless instructed otherwise.
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Raleigh
E. B. Jeffress
The
Highway Commission
Charles D. Farmer
Local police warn of warrants for delinquent motorists
Jeffress said patrol will warn drivers during the first five days of the pew carthem to park cars without censes. After January 10 officers will issue warrants for delinquent motorists.
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Jeffress
Pew
Nineteenth Child Born to Dee Thompson in Hoffman
Charlie Thompson, a 52 year old farmer from the Hoffman section, celebrates the birth of his nineteenth child on Christmas Day. Fifteen of the children survive, with the nineteenth being the tenth born to his second wife.
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Rockingham
Dee
Gree Charlie Thompson
Hoffman Section
North Carolina Tops Lumber Mills in 1931 Output Ranking
Census figures show North Carolina leading the nation in lumber mills and rising from 10th to 9th place among the 48 states in lumber production for 1931.
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Raleigh
U. S. Bureau of Census
North Carolina
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Alice
Dr. Belmont
Broadway
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Ethel
Burton
Frankeller
H. W. Schenning
Manuel Hahn
Chicago
O. C. Hulett
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