Plane wreckage solves mystery in Utah disappearance
Wrecked aircraft found near Cedar City, Utah is believed to be Maurice Graham’s mail plane from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. A parachute with his name and a jacket were recovered. Graham’s flying partner James Carson and two shepherds reported the scene, as authorities guard the wreckage and search for Graham.
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City Manager Knox Faces Disclosures In Cash Handling Case
Testimony details Miss Welborn delivering $1,200 in cash to City Manager Knox after securing licenses for billiard parlors. Knox explains bank transfer steps due to bank hours, opening a separate account for the funds, and notes an internal council audit system that would reveal any misappropriation. The probe expands as Councilman Parker and Mayor York discuss the matter.
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Councilor defends handling of city funds in stalled case
The city manager defended his handling of a pool room and billiard licenses matter, saying delays were caused by council meetings and that he held $2,400 known to staff. He claimed no impropriety and noted prior safeguards and public records of the funds.
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Kingsford Smith Flies Into Safety Through Radio Aid
Fog hampered visibility but radio communications guided the plane to land at a field in time. Kingsford Smith praised radio wireless for saving the ship and its crew as the Southern Cross touched down at 5 57 am EST, marking a historic transatlantic effort finalizing another record despite earlier misfortunes.
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Harbor Grace Town Profile and Trade Goods
Harbor Grace, the second city of New Foundland, sits about 26 miles west of St John’s. It is a town with considerable trade in furs, fish, seal skins, and cod oil. Population in 1991 was 5,184 and it has a well equipped landing field.
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Flight Across North Atlantic Ends in Fog Confusion
The second West ward crossing by Captain Herman Koehl and Baron Von Huenefeld with Colonel James Fitzmaurice faced dense fog mist and rain near Cape Race Newfoundland. The crew spent hours trying to regain direction before dawn, consuming fuel and delaying position fixes after 3 a.m. E. S. & S. direction and location were unclear.
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Konjola praised by Mrs Dayle of Memphis
Mrs. W. T. Dayle of 669 Poplar Street Memphis credits Konjola with curing long standing liver trouble and relief from bilious attacks headaches dizziness and rheumatic pains. She says Konjola went to the spot and resolved her ailments and recommends the medicine as effective for all ages. Sold at Mann No. 1 Drug Store 105 South Plain Street High Point NC and by leading druggists in the area.
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Lindbergh and Kingsford-Smith Cross Atlantic Triumph Talk
Airport chatter flows between officials as Lindbergh’s envoy Dawes relays Charles Lindbergh’s concern over Southern Cross weather. Morrow praises Kingsford-Smith as a top flyer and hints his Pacific crossing could surpass current feats. In Davidson county rural schools, officials break ground on Union High and Elementary School projects with the first brick laid.
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Construction Starts On Davidson Schools
Lexington June 25. Actual construction of two new school buildings for the Coard Hill District began when the chairmen of the two official boards of Davidson county broke ground, starting work on what is described as among the finest school buildings yet to be constructed.
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Henderson Lawyer Named for Power Commission
North Carolina representatives urged President Hoover to appoint John H. Bridgers of Henderson as one of five commissioners to run the water power act. The move comes as the bill creates an independent commission to administer the program with broad support from the state’s congressional delegation.
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Letters on liquor disposal and medical needs
A citizen urges authorities to permit controlled distribution of seized whisky to hospitals and ambulances. He cites past shortages during snowstorms and a sick child, arguing that limited, supervised access would aid medical care and reduce foreign imports. The writer rejects restoring saloons, calling for conservation and local sharing.
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Pinned Under Auto Without Aid Man Drenched By Rain
Claude Garrison of Reeds was working under his car when the support failed and the vehicle pinned his leg. Alone at home a two hour entrapment ended with neighbors lifting the car and finding him soaked but not seriously hurt after a late evening rainstorm.
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Claude Garrison
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Dawes Leaves For Capital Without Getting Haircut
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes left for Washington and London without the promised haircut. A Dawes houseman in Evanston said Dawes ordered a barber appointment with Mark Fuller, but Dawes denied knowing him and said he could not recall any barber in Evanston.
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Hundred Arrests in Alabama Prohibition Sweep
A federal dry up campaign in northeastern Alabama resulted in about 100 arrests, including 10 women. Agents seized several stills and destroyed over 100 gallons of whisky mash in Birmingham area operations.
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