Transatlantic flier lands at Tempelhofer Field Berlin
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine completed their interrupted flight from Roosevelt Field New York landing the Columbia at Tempelhofer Field Berlin at 5 51 p m. They began the hop from Mlottbus and earlier sighted from field near Klinge. Ambassadors and crowds welcomed them as telegraph and AP reports kept U S readers informed.
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Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Templehofer Air Field
Roosevelt Field
New York
Mlottbus
Brandenburg Province
Klinge
Kottbus
Berlin
Wisleben
Chamberlin
Atlantic
Columbia
Tempelhofer Field
London
Iowa
Jacob G. Charman
Temp
Ocean
Levine
Germany
Associated Press
Welcome for Flyers as They Reach Berlin Harbor
Two wives Mrs. Wilda Chamberlin and Mrs. Grace Levine speed toward Berlin to join their aviator husbands. They sail from New York to Bremen aboard the Berlin liner joining the Columbia in Europe.
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Berlin
Schurman
Lindbergh
Heroes
Memphis
New York
Atlantic
Germany
Wilda Chamberlin
Grace Levine
Bremen
Steamship Company
Columbia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Love
Clarence
Kottbus
Europe
Thomasville Man Paul Sharkey Held for Superior Court
Paul Sharkey of Thomasville was tried in municipal court on forgery charges and ordered held for the higher court. He allegedly forged a check for 83.40 payable to Kirby Black and signed W. A. Davis as drafter, later admitting his own name during trial. He lived with C. L. Black and was arrested after attempting to cash the pencil-signed check at Atlantic Bank and Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sharkey
Thomasville
Sharkey
Kirby Black
W. A. Davis
C. L
Actor Robert Hilliard Dies at 70 in New York
New York reports the death of AP noted actor Robert Cochran Hilliard once famed as the handsomest man on the American stage. He died at his home after six years of ill health at age seventy yesterday.
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New York
Robert Cochran Hilliard
Nine Murders Confessed by One Man in Florida
B F Levins admits a full confession detailing nine murders across three families in Florida. He says Leonard Thompson helped kill Edward Rowell and the Merrell children, while authorities guard Thompson after Levins’ sworn account.
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Florida
Tamapa
Fla
B. F. Levins
Levine
Leonard Thompson
Herman Merrell
Thompson
Levins
C. H. Alexander
Bee Rowell
Alexander
Caroline Rowell
Eva Rowell
Edward Rowell
Merrell
Rowells
Out of Hospital Jake Harris Returns Home After Illness
Jake Harris of the Lewis Harris company was confined to a hospital for several days due to sickness and returned to his home today.
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Jake Harris
Lewis-Harris Company
Pen Plot Fail Involving Priest Preacher and Joliet Prison
Mike Evans of Chicago attempted to enter Joliet penitentiary dressed as a priest to aid his friend Harry Funk who is serving a life term for robbery. Evans was overpowered and later identified in Chenoa as Funk’s accomplice in the robbery. He carried nitro glycerin when seized.
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Mike Evans
Chicago
Joliet
Harry Funk
Funk
Evans
Chenoa
Refugees Return Homes as Flood Recedes in Mississippi Valley
New Orleans reports the return of flood refugees to safe areas. Baton Rouge plans a 209 person Homeward group with work animals for early planting. Vicksburg relief chief Crosby says state camps drop from 55 000 to 8000. Crests expected along Atchafalaya. Vicksburg gauge rises.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
L. O. Crosby
Mississippi
John C. H. Lee
Third River District
Greenville
M Lauren Murder Case Heads to Cumberland Trial
Kenneth O Boone and Maybelle Phillips face trial for the Frank McLauren murder in Cumberland County Superior Court Fayetteville with two surprise witnesses on each side. A 150 man special venire and 25 regular jurors were to be empaneled. C S Savage, an Atlanta federal inmate, is expected to be the state's leading witness.
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Fayetteville
Kenneth O. Boone
Maybelle Phillips
Frank McLauren
A. W. McLean
C. S. Savage
Federal
Atlanta
Chapel Hill Admits Women to Honors Faculty
North Carolina state announces women to join the UNC faculty for the first time in 133 years. At NC State College three women earned degrees and next year women will be admitted to the school of education for the first time.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
H. W. Chase
University of North Carolina
North Carolina State College
School of Education
Housegirls Hold Indoor YWCA Party
A party for the housegirls of the Y W C A was held last night in the association building gym on East Commerce street. Weather forced the move indoors from the planned outdoor hut on East Green street. Each girl attended with a guest, a boy or a girl.
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Association Building
East Commerce Street
East Green Street
Russian Minister to Poland Assassinated in Warsaw
Soviet minister to Poland M Wolikoff was shot at Warsaw Central by 19 year old student Borys Kowarda after meeting A P Rosengolz. Wolikoff died of wounds despite drawing his own pistol. Kowarda claimed sole responsibility and cited long planned action.
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Poland
M’adoo
Warsaw
M. Wolikoff
Warsaw Central
Borys Kowarda
A. P. Rosengolz
London
Moscow
England
M. Volkoff
Rosengolz
M. Wojkofff
Vilna
Wolkoeff
Zaleski
M. Rosengoly
Berlin
My Woykoff
Peonage and Cruelty Alleged at Dr King Farm Trial
Athens Ga June 7 AP A federal jury hears evidence in the peonage case against Dr W R King a physician farmer accused of forcing Benny Dorsey a Black worker to toil without pay on his Oglethorpe county farm Whippings threats and withheld pay are described by witnesses including Barnett Atwood and Raymond Tyler Also testimony from Danville Va and Maxeys Ga links to alleged abuses as the trial proceeds.
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Athens
W. R. King
Barnett Arwood
King
Oglethorpe
Atwood
Benny Dorsey
Danville
Clifford Walker
James Felton
Ning
Barnett Atwood
Raymond Tyler
Dr. King
Ed Clark
Atlanta Stockade
A. G. Gillin
Maxeys
Tyler
Andrews
W. G. Kell
Medal rumor on Lindbergh to receive Hubbard Medal
Washington reports Lindbergh is slated to receive the Hubbard Medal, with Coolidge expected to present it after the New York to Paris flier’s reception. The Washington committee plans a greeting by Commander Read and expanded congressional and senatorial contingents. Greensboro reports no confirmation of a Southern Public Utilities deal to acquire North Carolina Public Service, though discussions suggest a major consolidation affecting Barstow plants across the Carolinas due to distributor disputes and rate concerns.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Geographic Society
Robert KE. Peary
North Pole
Richard Evelyn Byrd
LU. S. N
New York
Paris
Coolidge
Lindbergh
Memphis
Atlantic
A. C. Read
New Foundland
Azores
Portugal
Great Britain
Navy Yard
Dawes
Longworth
Greensboro
Enterprise
Southern Publi Utilities Company
Southern Power Company
North Carolina Public Service Company
Electric and Gas Distributing
Carolinas
Barstow
Salisbury
Durham Mill Property Sells For Large Sum
The Durham hosiery mill property on South Hamilton street sold at public auction this morning at 11 o clock for an estimated total between seventy and eighty thousand dollars. Buyers included O G Allen George F Wilson A P Brown C E Ellison H Gordon and others. The Julian S Carr estate of Durham retained the mill.
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Durham
Hamilton Street
Penny Brothers
American Land Company
O. G. Allen
George F. Wilson
A. P. Brown
C. E. Ellison
H. Gordon
Julian S. Carr
Mississippi floods extend into July in Louisiana basins
Flood waters along the Mississippi River will prolong overflow in the Tensas and Atchafalaya basins of Louisiana into July. The Weather Bureau issued a special flood bulletin saying lower areas will likely remain flooded past the end of July.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Tensas
Atchafalaya
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Coolidge May Call Congress on Flood Relief Plan
President Coolidge plans to confer with Senator Smoot about calling Congress into session before December to consider flood relief and flood control legislation. The Utah Republican and the president will review advisability of a special session.
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Washington
Coolidge
Smoot
Utah
Congress
Tragic Lake Death Claims Carl Hill Near Thomasville
Carl Hill 24 of High Point drowned while swimming at Willamore Springs near Thomasville. He swam back toward shore and sank within ten feet of the bank. Fred Mendenhall failed to aid due to poor swimming. Alexander rescued the body. Dr. C H Phillips treated Hill but heart failure was listed as the cause. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs A G Hill three sisters and grandfather Julius Lampeth. Body moved from Ruesels Funeral Home to Adams Street home.
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Carl Hill
High Point
Willamore Springs
Thomasville
Liberty Baptist Church
Church
Young Hill
Fred Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Hill
C. H. Phillips
Thomas Ville
Phillips
A. G. Hill
Mary Hill
Millie Hill
Aileen Hill
Julius Lampeth
Ruesels Funeral Home
Adams Street
Mrs. W. F. Lovings to Be Buried Here
The body of Mrs. W. F. Lovings who died at her Burlington home will arrive this afternoon and be taken to Sechrest's Funeral Home for burial arrangements that are not yet complete. A former High Point resident, she is known to many in the area.
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W. F. Lovings
Burlington
Sechrest
Duke Commencement Closes Day With Sermon and Reunions
Duke University completes a three day commencement program highlighted by Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Lew delivering the sermon at the platform ceremony. Graduates receive degrees tomorrow as Colonel John F. Bruton elected board chairman and Dr. R. L. Floggers named to fill a vacancy on the board.
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Durham
Timothy T. Lew
Peking University
China
Duke University
John F. Bruton
Wilson
Joseph Brown
Raleigh
R.L. Floggers
New Orleans Cotton Market Rises on Arkansas Floods and Texas Drought
The Arkansas flood and Texas drought boosted cotton in New Orleans. Early trading saw gains with October at 1657 and December at 1677, about 20 points above yesterday’s close, though prices eased slightly by mid-session while the undertone stayed firm.
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New Orleans
Arkansas
Texas
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