Wiley Post Airmanship Drives a World Flight Dream
The profile traces Wiley Post, Oklahoma farm boy turned pilot, chasing big aviation goals. From barnstorming in the Southwest to Lockheed tests in Burbank, his calm skill and planning underlay a planned world flight and future records.
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Wiley
Russell Pecht
Burbank
Pecht
Post
Oklahoma
Seattle
Los Angeles
New York
Berlin
Moscow
Atlantic
al Bird
Service Department
Roosevelt Field
Wiley Post
Bible edition bound in leaf nine inches wide found in Wheeler
Mrs. B. A. Holt of Wheeler says she owns a Bible edition about 333 years old said to be unrecorded. The volume is thick nine by eleven and a half inches and three and a half inches thick, bound in heavy brown frayed leaf.
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Holt
Wheeler, Tex
Piedmont Golf Group Plans Greensboro Club Tournament
The Piedmont Golf Association will hold its weekly tournament at the Greensboro Country Club on Wednesday starting at 9 oclock with luncheon at the club. Officials hope many High Point women golfers attend.
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Piedmont Golf Association
Greensboro Country Club
Local Residents Plan Harborside and Travel With Several Outings
Several residents journeyed far and near over the weekend with trips to Montreal Quebec and Lake Junaluska North Carolina. Others visited Atlanta Greensboro Rockingham Wrightsville Beach and Paradise Point while hospital cases and appendicitis operations were reported for Misses Margaret Agnew and Annabelle Crutchfield.
Rome Plans Government Bungalow Grants for Large Families
The government will award five five room bungalows annually to Roman parents who have at least three children in the last four years. The bungalows will be held in trust for 30 years, during which they must not be sold mortgaged or rented. Applicants must show evidence of excellent health and high character of both parents and children.
Jervis Household Monkeys Turtles Parrots And Mice To Zoo
Irene Jervis agreed in court to donate animals including 15 turtles 15 cats and dogs two monkeys and 100 white mice to a zoo to avoid jail. Mr Jervis claimed the house is run by the animals while health officers investigated a neighbor being struck by a Jervis monkey that turned burglar.
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Philadelphia
Jervis
Irene Jervis
National Spiritual Union salutes 100 deceased members
Portsmouth report notes the National Spiritual Union voting congratulations to one hundred members who died in the past year, among them Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Portsmouth
Eng
National Spiritual Union
Arthur Conan Doyle
Boy Flies Homemade Glider Then Rescued by Firemen
In Sea Cliff New York Sidney Carl son 14 and Benjamin Smith 17 attempted a home made glider. Smith flew about 40 feet before tangled telephone wires halted the stunt and firemen rescued them with a ladder.
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Sea Cliff
N. Y
Sidney Carlson
Benjamin Smith
J Hill
Explorer Finds Cannibal Pygmies in Belgian Congo
Herbert Bradley reports discovery of cannibal pygmies in the Belgian Congo. He notes a ban on such practices mirrors U S prohibition. The tallest man he observed in one tribe was four feet two.
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Paris
Belgian Congo
Herbert Bradley
United States
World motor vehicle tally tops 356 million
Washington reports a global registered vehicle total of 356,905,632. The United States accounts for 26,697,398 of those, while Spitzbergen has a single registered vehicle.
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Washington
United States
Spitzbergen
New York visit of Central Africa boys shocks local editor
Two Luganda youths brought from Central Africa by Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson visit New York City. They are amazed by black colleagues driving automobiles and question how wealth is earned. They note whites ride in cars in Uganda and natives earn about four dollars a month.
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New York
Central Africa
Martin Johnson
York City
Uganda
Somer Justice Fines Carnera for Gas Misconduct
Primo Carnera was fined $15 by a Somer New Jersey justice of the peace after stopping his car’s gas up to 70 miles per hour on the return trip from a Cleveland fight. The judge called him a nice fellow and courteous.
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SOMER
N. J
Primo Carnera
Cleveland
Justice of the Peace
New Lighting Planned for the Statue of Liberty
Improved illumination of the famous statue in New York harbor will brighten its face and remove the impression of facial blemishes. The plan aims to enhance the landmark’s appearance for visitors and night views.
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New York
Liberty
New York Harbor
Auto census shows drop in Arizona car registrations
Arizona license bureaus report 99,473 automobiles registered, 5,900 fewer than July 1, 1939. The AP notes the decline reflects a shrinking vehicle fleet year over year in the state.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Brookford mill dam upgrades near Hickory
Improvements costing 11000 have been made to the Brookford mill dam south of Hickory. Frank R. McNin h of Charlotte, member of the federal power commission, will speak at the annual Presbyterian picnic here July 7. Only one milk truck will travel the same street here regardless of how many dairies residents patronize. Dairymen have organized deliveries to avoid duplicate routes.
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Hickory
Brookford Mill
Hamlet
Frank R. McNin
Charlotte
Federal Power Commission
Sanford
McCrary Harvests 864 Bushels Wheat From 27 Acres
Robert L. McCrary at the P. A. Hedrick farm near Lexington threshed 864 bushels of wheat from 27 acres, an average of 32 bushels per acre.
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Lexington
Robert L. McCrary
P. A. Hedrick
Still Smashed Prohibition-Era Still Captured Nearby
Officers seized a 200 gallon still about a mile and a half from town as authorities chased Yen Ani Gad Men who escaped during the arrest.
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Yen Ani Gad
Mass Violence Erupts in Seoul Chinese Colony
In Seoul on July 6 a mob of about 6 000 Koreans attacked Chinese residents, killing 29 and injuring about 300. More than a hundred Chinese homes were burned or looted while victims sought refuge in police stations. over 100 arrests followed as pandemonium lasted seven hours. Conflicts stemmed from long simmering tensions among Chinese Japanese and Koreans.
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Seoul
Korea
Chemulpo
Contracts Set For Two New Buildings At Samarcand
Raleigh July 6 contracts for two new buildings at Samarcand state institution for delinquent girls in Moore county have been awarded by the state budget bureau and work is underway. The project replaces Bickett and Chamberlain halls destroyed by fires set by girl inmates. The new Bickett hall will be a frame building with 50 beds. Burrow and Lamb of Asheboro hold the general contract for $59,000 and Albemarle Plumbing and Heating Co. will do plumbing and heating for $10,250.
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Raleigh
Samarcand
Moore County
State Budget Bureau
Henry Burke
Bickett
Chamberlain
Burrow and Lamb of
Asheboro
Albemarle Plumbing and Heating Company
Albemarle
Michigan Illiterate Population Decreases
A report from the national advisory committee on illiteracy shows Michigan reduced its illiterate population from 1930 to 1920 by elevating 11,246 people out of illiteracy. The state's total illiterate count fell to 76,800, with 14,790 native whites, 4,201 negroes, and 2,775 of other races among the illiterate.
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Washington
Michigan
National Advisory Committee
Blalock Elected President of American Cotton Co operatives
Heads Co op leader U Benton Blalock vice president and general manager of North Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Association has been elected president of the American Cotton Co operative Association. He now heads a group of cooperatives from 11 states.
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U. Benton Blalock
North Carolina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association
American Cotton Co-operative Association
Blalock
Police raid at Piedmont apartments nets multiple arrests
A raid at Piedmont apartments on North Main street led to the arrest of four women and a man for immoral conduct. Names include Maxie Stoker Irene Brockwell Ethel Dowd Ruth Sparks and Mamer Stoker. Several others faced varied charges in municipal court with sentences ranging from 30 days to four months.
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Piedmont Apartments
North Main Street
Maxie Stoker
Irene Brockwell
Ethel Dowd
Ruth Sparks
Mamer Stoker
Brockwell
E. P. Fulp
Zeffie Ingram
Charlie Brown
Nathan Stewart
C. N. Jenkins
Alfred Binham
Porter Jackson
J. H. Priest
John Will Brown
Lloyd McBride
P. V. Andrews
R. J. Kiser
Elmer Jones
Brown Strong
Fannie Green
Palmer Reed
Richard Beamon
Aviation medical exams tally since 1926 bureau
A total of 110335 physical examinations of pilots for licenses have been conducted by medical examiners since the aeronautic branch of the department of commerce was organized in 1926.
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Aeronautic Branch
Department of Commerce
Sunday Services In High Point Churches
Rev G Ray Jordan preached at Wesley Memorial Methodist on The Shadow of a Great Rock during the Lord's Supper observance. Lay Men's Day featured Peacock Bible class speakers Fred N Tate and Dr Dred Peacock urging Christian living and service.
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G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Peacock Bible Class
Fred N. Tate
Dred Peacock
Central Friends Dr Edgar T Hole speaks at Guilford College church services
Dr Edgar T Hole of Guilford College spoke at Central Friends church yester day during all three services. In the morning he highlighted two teachings of Jesus focusing on Mary and Martha and the Good Samaritan. He urged active listening learning and then doing as Christians represent Christ.
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Central Friends
Edgar T. Hole
Guilford College
Central Friends Church
Europe
Hole
Mary
Martha
Jesus
Christ
Five Sculpin Specimens Presented to Field Museum
Five specimens of a cave dwelling fish a fresh water sculpin from Onondaga cave Leasburg Missouri have been presented to Field museum in Chicago.
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Onondaga Cave
Leasburg
Field Museum
Chicago
States lead in pilot licenses with California and New York
California and New York are the only states with more than 1,000 licensed pilots, totaling 2 886 and 1 587 respectively, highlighting regional aviation leadership.
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California
New York
No Wonder Lovely Women Like It Face Powder Ad
An Eckerds Mann Drug Store ad touts MELLO GLO face powder made with an exclusive French process. It claims long wear smooth blending with any complexion and a fresh youthful bloom with no irritation or dry or flaky finish.
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Eckerd'’s
Mann Drug Store
Night Passenger Planes Regulated by Federal Rules
Planes carrying more than one passenger at night must meet federal standards with flare lighting for three minutes and a candlepower of 66,900 pounds in value.
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Dave Laine
Sweetwater
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Texas
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Pacific Coast
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Washington, D. C
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Unusual Bible Edition
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Daphne Swiggett
Louise Avenue
North Carolina
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Miss Swiggett
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Feral Green
T. W. Albertson
San Diego
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Piedmont Golf Ass'n
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Bill Jarrell
Montreal
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FB. Miller
Atlanta
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H. J. Holt
Mary Alice Futrelle
EB. R. Yarbrough
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J. B. Yarbrough
Waxhaw, N. C
Margaret Agnew
Charlottesville
Guilford General Hospital
Ehe
Annabelle Crutchfield
High Point Hospital
Annie Lee
Ruth Jarrell
Quebec
Gertrude Buchannon
Highland Station
J. R. Simmons
G. M. Allison
J. B. Pendergrass
Mr. Simmons
Durham
Harry Raymond
Ohio
W. B. Saunders
Lois Saunders
R. H. Sessoms
Rockingham
Mr. Sessoms
Leighton Hodge
Ted
Ray Wardell
Ray Jr
Blowing Rock
John Henry
Greensboro
Ben Moore
H. H. Foust
East Lexington Avenue
Rhuvato English
Archdale
Wrightville Beach
R. E. Southard
Maude Filiott
Paradise Point
Robert Byrum
Annie Belle Sowers
Daphne Swiegett
George Bider
Fielding Kearns
Moffitt’s
Rome
Carolina News Briefs
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Official Bureau Weather Report
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Wilmington
High Point
Wesley Memorial
DR. F. C. Sharp
Bank Building
Quality Shoe Store
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John McMonigle
Coney Island
Prila
Joan McMonc
Atlantis City
Asbury Park
Long Beach
Atlantis and
Pacific Coast Beaches
Enna Jettick
Enna Jettick Shoes
Brannock Scientific
Alwyn Bach
American Society of Arts and Letters
Belk-Stevens Co
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