Formation of 30 Million Dollar Cotton Sales Co
The Federal Farm Board-backed plan creates a central sales organization for cooperative cotton dealers while preserving state association autonomy. North Carolina’s group will join a southeastern division with four regional districts and a five-member executive board led by a central CEO.
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Ton Blalock
North Carolina Cotton Growers Association
Blalock
Federal Farm Board
Mr. Blalock
Legge
O. K
North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Central Sales Organization
Sales Corporation
North Carolina
Committee On Organization
Tree Said to Enclose Tomb of Hans von Thummel
An oak near Noebdenitz, about 1,000 years old, is claimed as the tomb of Hans von Thummel the German poet and statesman. A hollow once housed the body in 1824 and the cavity has since been filled with concrete.
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Berlin
Noebdenitz
Hans von Thummel
Thummel
First Chapel of New Year Held at Local College
High Point college opened the new year with a chapel service led by Dean P. E. Lindley who urged three paths to begin again. Examinations start January 15 and the Schutz Concert Company will perform next Thursday as part of the Lyceum series. The English language is spoken by over 220 million people.
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High Point College
P. E. Lindley
BE. B. Stimson
Schutz Concert Company
Lyceum
Tom Gold
High Point Bar Association
Gold
Bar Association
Broadhurst
Talking Pictures
Locke and Heflin To Discuss Independent Campaigns Tonight
Birmingham Alabama January meeting to discuss independent campaigns for Heflin seeking re election and Locke nominee for governor was open to supporters and others. The two candidates, excluded from the Democratic primary for not supporting the 1928 nominee, planned to discuss possible independent tickets at the mass gathering.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jan. G
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugh A. Locke
Locke
Parachute Jumper Dies At Sea In Flight Test Incident
Jacob Triebwasser, parachute jumper, was to risk his life in a sea leap when catastrophe struck during a flight with Lieut. Col. Roscoe Turner and two technicians, Fred Osborne and Bert White, as the scene collapsed. Other crew listed include Tom Harris 25 Hollywood, Hank Johannes 24 Santa Monica, and Ross Cook 28 Santa Monica. all bodies unrecovered.
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Hank Johannes
Ross Cook
Santa Monica
Hallock Rouse
Jacob Triebwasser
Col
Roscoe Turner
Fred Osborne
Bert White
Crash Victims in Fox Film Jump Meet Tragedy Over Sea
During a stunt for a Fox Film scene, jumpers Trie Kwasser and Triebwasser leapt as camera planes maneuvers failed. Wing tips touched, planes exploded and crashed into the sea. Rescue boats recovered bodies of Gold Wells and Frankel. no water in lungs indicated immediate death. Mary Astor was prostrate.
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White
L. W. O'Connell
Fox Film Corporation
Triebwasser
Wells
Frankel
Mary Astor
Tragic News Finally Reaches Widow in Hollywood Home
The widow learns of her husband's death after a long wait of hopeful denial and is now under medical care in her Hollywood residence.
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Hollywood
Durham Greek Plans Atlantic Flight to Greece
Nicholas Zapantis of Durham, a naturalized U.S. citizen, plans an Atlantic crossing to Greece. He hopes to depart by next May with Charlie Gore, former chief pilot at Chapel Hill airport, as pilot, aiming to strengthen U.S. Greek goodwill. Zapantis operates a hat business.
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Durham
Jan
Nicholas Zapantis
Atlantic Ocean
Greece
Zapantis
United States
Charlie Gore
Chapel Hill
America
a_ hat
Greek enterprise seeks funds from U S Greeks
A cleaning and pressing club a quick lunch stand and a small hotel plans to ask other Greeks in the United States to contribute funds. He says there will be no difficulty in raising the necessary cash.
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United States
Theater patrons flee false fire alarm at Francais theater
About 200 people including children rushed from the Francais theater in Ottawa when a youth cried fire from the balcony. All escaped safely and returned after learning the alarm was false. The theater said it would seek arrest of the person who shouted the alarm, citing Paisley tragedy memories.
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Ottawa
Ont
Francais Theater
Paisley
Scotland
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