Marooned Families Struggle as Red Cross Reports Sickness
Red Cross field representative Walter Over says rescue parties penetrated the flooded Arkansas Missouri area to find marooned families in distress. Ice barriers hindered救援 as crews plan to drop food and fly surveys while sickness spreads amid near zero temperatures.
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Memphis
Tenn
Walter Over
American Red Cross
Arkansas
Missouri
Big Lake Arkansas
National Red Cross
Blytheville
Big Lake
Red Cross
St. Francis River
Craighead County
Friends
Highland
Holcomb
Marked Tree
Ark
No Warning As Coast Guardsman Shoots Detroiter
Walter Grund, 27, was shot and gravely wounded by a customs border patrol inspector as he stepped from a rowboat at Wyandotte. The agent’s identity was later released as Clare B. Hopper. Federal and county investigators opened inquiries with action pending statements from the inspectors and findings of Col. Henrich A. Pickett. Grund had prior liquor arrests and fines in 1923 and 1926 in Wyandotte.
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Detroit
Walter Grund
Wyandotte
Ward Culver
Customs Border Patrol
Maple Street
Wyandotte Receiving Hospital
Grand
Grund
Clare B. Hopper
Henrich A. Pickett
Customs
Customs House
John R. Watkins
Stephen Davidow
Watkins
Pickett
Ward On Trial For Death Of Wife In Montgomery Court
Evander Ward, World War veteran, stands trial for second degree murder in Montgomery superior court for allegedly choking his wife to death and burning her body on December 14. The packed courtroom follows jury selection and the opening proceedings under Judge Thomas J. Shaw.
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Troy
N. C
Evander Ward
Montgomery Superior Court
Ward
J. C. Wurley, Jr
Thomas J. Shaw
Foran Recommended For Reappointment
Senators Kean and Baird Republicans from New Jersey join in recommending Colonel Arthur F. Foran for the post of comptroller of customs at the port of New York. The move comes after a conference with Foran in Washington and amid protests by the Anti La to on League over a raid on his Mount Airy hunting lodge.
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Washington
Kean
Baird
New Jersey
Arthur F. Foran
New York
Hoover
Foran
Mount Airy
N. J
Albanian Officials Killed In Outbreak Against Zog
Reports from Salonika say twenty Albanian government officials were killed at Dibra during an insurrection against King Zog. Chiefs of insurgent clans proclaimed dethronement, money offered by an Italian officer failed to pacify them, and refugees returned from Yugoslavia.
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Zog
Anthens
Salonika
Dibra
Vrs
OL Kin Loe
Episkopi
Jugo-Slavia
Rusten Bairam Ghasi
Believed Dead After Tampico Fishing Vessels Sunk
Twenty-one fishermen are believed dead after two schooners, the Jose Luis and the Conde Sigfredo, sank off Tampico harbor during a storm. Rescue boats found no survivors from Jose Luis, which had 13 aboard, while Conde Sigfredo lost most of its 10 crew with only one survivor.
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Tampico
Tampico Harbor
Jose Luis
Conde Sigfredo
Senator King Denies accepting 1922 1928 contributions
Washington AP report states Senator King Democrat of Utah denied accepting any contributions from H A Metz New York dye importer in 1922 or 1928. In Water Park Mississippi Marion Turpie Lake defends title and leads Ruth Reymond after nine holes in Pan American women’s amateur semi finals while Melvin Jones of Chicago leads Mrs Connors of The Dells Wisconsin.
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Ashington
Senator King
Utah
H. A. Metz
New York
Dgewater Park
Miss
Marion Turpie Lake
Ruth Reymond
Melvin Jones
Chicago
Ralph W. Connors
Dells
Wis
Horton Smith Leads $25,000 Open With Nine Holes Left
Horton Smith of Joplin Missouri holds the lead in the $25,000 open at Gu California Lower Calif Mexico after a nine under par nine hole score of 34. The tournament offers a $10,000 first prize and Smith is in prime position with nine holes remaining. In Minneapolis the Journal reports a federal loan of 84,000,000 to Land O Lakes creameries cooperative by the Farm Board.
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Gua Caliente
Lower
Calif
Mexico
Horton Smith
Joplin
Inneapolis
Journal Today
Federal Farm Board
Land O'Lakes Creameries
Minneapolis
Porter suit targets millionaire Whitehead details
Ralph Burton, attorney for Fran cis Porter, said he expected to serve papers personally on millionaire sportsman Donkey P. Whitehead before nightfall. Burton was told agents located Whitehead in Florida as part of the $250,000 lawsuit filed in Washington.
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Washington
Ralph Burton
Francis Porter
Donkey P. Whitehead
Whitehead
Florida
Green Mosquito Control Trial Aims To End Malaria
In Dougherty County Georgia the US Public Health Service and state and county health boards test a baiting method using green food to mislead Anopheles quadrimaculatus larvae. Early results show promising decline in infections with 30 percent of Dougherty’s population previously infected and no rise after the malaria season.
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Atlanta
Dougherty County
Georgia
United States Public Health Service
State Board of Health
County Board of Health
L. M. Clarkson
Clarkson
Aid Sought For Byrd's Expedition Relief
State Department asked Britain and Norway to mobilize whaling ships for Byrd Antarctic relief. Four Norwegian ships and one British vessel near the expedition were urged to designate a relief vessel to transport 40 men and equipment to Little America within 15 days, not later than February 5.
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Washington
Ross Ice Barrier
State Department
Antarctic
London
Oslo
Cotton
Little America
Byrd
Swenson
Foreign Office
Chicago Ginger Ale Consumption Surges In 10 Years
Chicago's beverage industry reports ginger ale consumption in the city has grown 1500 percent over the past decade, with carbonated drinks up 3800 percent since 1920. The Chicago Bottlers' annual business is around 300 million bottles.
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Chicago
Chicago Beverage Manufacturers’ Association
Scott Arrives For Bout With Sharkey
Scott weighs 215 pounds five pounds over his fighting weight and arrives in New York to prepare for a Miami bout with Jack Sharkey on February 27. He plans to train in Miami and Palm Beach, leaving for the southern city next Tuesday.
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New York
Phil Scott
England
Jack Sharkey
Miami
Scott
Palm Beach
Real Estate Men Back Prohibition Push in Capital
Washington real estate board endorses cooperation with the U S attorney to report suspected city law violators and eject tenants involved. Leo A Rover given up to date property transfer records to uncover actual ownership and aid enforcement efforts.
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Washington
United States Attorney’s Office
John A. Petty
Washington Real Estate Board
Leo A. Rover
Watsonville Rioters Attack Filipinos For Hours
A mob of about 600 whites attacked Filipino residences in Watsonville California injuring at least twelve people. Police deputies and city firemen restrained the crowd while Sheriff Carl Abbott kept his men on duty overnight to prevent renewed violence amid labor tension and a clash over a Filipino social club dance.
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Watsonville
Cal
Arailahia Nakan al Nut Lng
Euan Ay Yamauiv Puaie
Putllis
Carl Abbott
Ueoe
Palm Beach
Pajaro River
Watson Ville
Robert Hastings
Negligence of Bus Driver Blamed in School Bus Tragedy
Cleveland reports Coroner A J Plearse accepts negligence by bus driver John Taylor 38 in Berea crash that killed nine school children and all but one passenger. Investigation cites lack of precautions and calls for two-man crew and safety measures on all commercial and school buses. Engineer John Han, 68, at throttle of New York Central fast mail train, to be questioned after arriving from Toledo. Weather clear. crossing unguarded beyond a visible three mile approach.
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Berea
Cleveland
A. J. Plearse
John A. Han
New York Central
Han
Toledo
Plearse
John Taylor
Ohio
Dentist Charged With Favoring Of Sinclair And Day
AP reports dentist Albert E. Kling of DC jail faces a special inquiry after investigators say oil men Harry P. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day provided gifts. Day reportedly gave an automobile and Sinclair a $150 wrist watch in exchange for favored treatment while serving at the jail. George S. Wilson set Kling’s appearance before the board.
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Washington
Harry FP. Sinclair
Henry Mason Day
Albert E. Kling
District of Columbia
M. M. Barnard
District Penal Institutions
Kling
Sinclair
George S. Wilson
Board of Public Welfare
Asheville Sees 20 Degree Morning Cold Snap
Snow blanketed Asheville early today driving temperatures down to 20 degrees. Officials reported light snowfall and a brisk wind with little relief expected from the cold.
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Asheville
Weather Bureau
Death Follows Derailment Shock in Atlantic Coast Line Wreck
At Fremont North Carolina a Washington to Wilmington train derailed after a broken rail. Four passengers were injured mildly including Katie Memory Evelyn Keel MaccGlenn and Lonnie Stevens. T. W. Gross died of a heart attack brought on by the excitement. Emergency service moved the injured to Wilmington and crews worked to reopen the line.
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C. MaccGlenn
Atlantic Coast Line
Lonnie Stevens
Gross
Dredge Coronel Runs Aground Near Cape Hatteras
The steam dredge Coronel with 28 men aboard ran ashore a mile south of Hatteras Inlet early today. The vessel, owned by Arundel Corporation of Baltimore, lies as a rising sea endangers it while coast guard crews stand by.
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Elizabeth City
Coronel
Beaufort
Baltimore
Hatteras Inlet
Coast Guard
The
Arundel Corporation of
Dentistry by Engineering Could Strengthen Dental Work
Cooper Union hosts Prof. R. C. Brumfield who applies civil engineering formulas to dentistry. The goal is to cut breakage and clumsiness in dental work, improving safety margins far beyond current guesswork.
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Howard W. Blakesler
New York
Cooper Union
R. C. Brumfield
Brumfield
France Italy Share Spotlight At Naval Conference
The five power meeting at St James Palace discussed national viewpoints with a friendly tone. France pressed for greater naval status while Italy reiterated parity with France as UK and other powers weighed Anglo American parity and other key topics.
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London
No. 10 Downing Street
Associated Press
France
Italy
Queen Anne's
St. James’ Palace
Jury juror Babb given 90 days for contempt in Moore murder case
J. T. Babb, a juror in the J. Harmon Moore murder case, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for contempt after a mistrial stemmed from alleged remarks about convicting a white man. Moore is linked to the 1927 slaying of Sheriff Sam D. Willis by Blair Rook, who confessed involvement. Babb appealed with bond set at $500.
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Greenville
8. C
J. T. Babb
J. Harmon Moore
W. H. Townsend
Babb
Moore
Sam D. Willis
Blair Rook
Rook
Willis
Towns Send
H. F P. Burrage
Charlotte School Board Retains Hold By Court Decision
The North Carolina Supreme Court found error in part of Judge T. J. Shaw’s ruling in the Charlotte school board dispute but reported no error overall. The old board remains in office after the decision, which centers on a contested transfer of authority following a new board’s election a year earlier.
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Charlotte School Board
Raleigh
Supreme Court
T. J. Shaw
Associated Press
Charlotte
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