Plumber's Helper Turns Texas Luck Into Fortunes
High Point native J. T. Horney, 34, rose from a 90 cent per day plumber's helper to a Florida West Coast developer. He built Lakeland growth with J. T. Horney's First Addition, then Lake Park Heights and Hollingsworth Terrace, planning Hornedena Beach and Lake Horney. His Lakeland holdings exceed 5 million while land purchases push toward 2 million in new ventures.
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St. Petersburg
Hungarian noble linked to Budapest counterfeit plot
A Vienna dispatch claims Prince Ludwig Windisch Graetz aided documents behind the Budapest counterfeit scheme. The items formed the basis for America’s refusal to admit Countess Karolyi. Senator Borah, head of the Foreign Relations Committee, is said to be aware of the facts.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Vienna
Ludwig Windisch-Graetz
Budapest
Karolyi
United States
Borah
Refusal Sparks Quiet Defiance in California Pelican
In a terse exchange cited by California Pelican, a man asserts indifference to a declined advance while a woman confirms her refusal. The brief dialogue suggests social tension and personal boundaries within a California setting.
Army dirigible RS-1 test praised after maiden flight
The army’s largest airship RS-1 completed its maiden flight at Scott field Belleville Illinois under supervision of Lt Col Paegelow and Maj Peek. The 9000 gallon craft carried nine crew, 4200 pounds of gasoline, reached 45 mph max, 40 mph average, and planned a full subsequent test before longer cruises.
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Belleville
Ill
Army
Scott Field
John A. Paegelow
Orville Peek
Cookfield
Ohio
Gag Man Rising From Flat-Footed Comedy to Serious Film Roles
Hollywood reports the gag man has moved from slapstick helper to a respected contributor in drama. Once the cheerful interrupter, he now shapes scripts from early drafts, weaving humor into serious pictures to revive sagging stories.
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Hollywood
Cal
Harold Lloyd
Charlie Chaplin
Best of
Mount Vesuvius in renewed eruption monitored
Naples residents watched anxiously as Mount Vesuvius erupted in renewed activity. A lava flow extended over a thousand feet from the crater while dense smoke and showers of cinders rose after each explosion, provoking fear despite scientists' assurances that the eruption risks are a safety valve.
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Naples
Italy
Mount
Vesuvius
To the Beach First Eskimo Going South
A brief humorous note from the Saturday Evening Post about two Eskimos planning a winter trip. The piece uses light banter to hint at going south to Iceland, reflecting casual newspaper humor of the era.
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Iceland
Saturday Evening Post
Sykes Florists and Other North Carolina Corporations Formed
Certificates of incorporation issued statewide list new companies and their officers. Entries include Sykes Florists Inc of Greensboro with 30 000 subscribed by A J Sykes Pearl Sykes and L Bryan Clemmons. Other firms include Horton McLean Investment Charlotte Rim and Wheel Gaston Drug Buncombe Investment Ice Cream Makers of Hendersonville and Sandhills Financing Southern Pines with varied capital stock and Asheville Charlotte Greensboro and Sanford as home cities.
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Raleigh
W. N. Everett
Horton-McLean Investment Corporation
Asheville
Neil Q. Horton
W. D. McLean
Charles G. Lee
Carolina Rim and Wheel Company
Charlotte
George E. MacLements
Raymond Glazer
Grace Virginia Glazer
Sykes Florists, Inc
Greensboro
A. J. Sykes
Pearl Sykes
L. Bryan Clemmons
D. M. Denoyer Company
Beaufort
D. M. Denoyer
Lybell Denoyer
W. E. SkKarren
Gaston Drug Company
Gastonia
R D. Farrell
B. E. Bradshaw
Dora Barnwell
Buncombe Investment Company
Zeb. V. Nettles
Harry Maney
John C. Joyner
Hendersonville, Inc
Hendersonville
John D. Mauney
Bessie F. Mauney
J. Luther Mauney
North State Pottery Company
Sanford
Rebecca Palmer Cooper
H. A. Cooper
Jude E. Palmer
Graham
Sandhills Financing Corporation
Southern Pines
Nichols L. Gibbon
J. N. Mill
H. O. Riggan
Ethel S. Jones
European Invasion Sparks New Indoor Track Meet in Paterson
New York dispatch reports a European surge in American track circles led by Norwegian all rounder Charles Hoff. The opener in Paterson N J features a sixty yard sprint with DeHar Hubbard and Chet Bowman as well as Hoff who arrived yesterday and will debut in February at the Mil Rose A A meet in pole vault and two races.
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New York
Charles Hoff
Tonigh
Paterson
N. J
DeHar Hubbard
Michigan
Milrose A. A
Fiddling Contests May Yield to Charleston Marathons
In Milton Massachusetts Louise Choate and Doris Bowie both 14 read of an Ontario girl's Charleston record of 18 minutes and aim to surpass it. With a phonograph accompani ment they held out for 33 minutes. The first 29 minutes were the easiest.
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Milton
Mass
Jan
Charleston
Louise Choate
Doris Bowie
Ontario
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