Willing Good Will Flyers Return From Latin America
Langley Field fliers depart for Washington to be welcomed by President Coolidge in a historic homecoming. Major Dargue leads Loening planes with Captains Daniels and Laker and Lt Whitehead among the crew. A hero’s welcome at Bolling Field is planned with top officials and a large public turnout, though two fliers were lost in a Buenos Aires wreck.
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Washington
Langley Field
Newport News
America
Coolidge
Army
Rio Grande
Bolling Field
United States
Herbert A. Dargue
Arthur B. Daniels
Ira C. Laker
Ennis C. Whitehead
Charles McK. Robinson
Muir
S. Fairchild
Berk Thompson
Leonard D. Weddington
Davidson
Patrick
Army Air Service
Kellogg
Davis
War Department
Buenos Aires
Governor orders graft probe of state health board
Governor McLean returned from a month's absence and announced he will authorize Attorney General D. M. Brummitt to lead a sweeping investigation into graft charges against the state board of health.
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Raleigh
McLean
North
Middle West
D. M. Brummitt
State Board of Health
Miners Fear 77 Trapped After Everettsville Blast
Rescue teams push through debris filled tunnels at the Everettsville mine as they try to reach 77 trapped workers. 16 dead and seven injured confirmed, with three escaped. National Guard units assist alongside state police to maintain order while fire continues to burn.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Everettsville
New England Fuel and Transportation Company
West Virginia National Guard
W. H. Forbes
United States Bureau of Mines
R. M. Lambie
West Virginia
Climax Of City Campaign Nears As voters go to polls
High Point awaits election results as Stanton and Davis camps predict clear majorities. Stanton predicts 2600 for D A Stanton and 1900 for W A Davis with ward tallies of Millis 2750 and Grayson 1759 and Clinard leading in third ward. Davis camp expects 4500 votes with Davis ahead by 700 in the primary. A large turnout may surpass previous records.
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High Point
Stanton
Davis
D. A. Stanton
W. A. Davis
H. A. Millis
C. 5. Grayson
John Sheloff
Charles F. Blake
3. W. Clinard
B. H. Bradner
J. &. Worth
Moffitt
Stanton Forces
Sheraton Hotel
Ballots Misprinted in Second Ward Prompt Vote Fix
City manager R L Pickett reports misprinted official ballots in the second ward where cross marks appeared before the wrong candidates. Printer W G Brown admits a press slip caused the issue. all bad ballots are destroyed and new ones printed. Voters with absentee ballots urged to exchange for correct forms.
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Charles F. Blake
John Sheloff
R. L. Pickett
W. G. Brown
Blake
Two Girls Injured After Auto Collision Near Asheboro
In Asheboro a Ford driven by Garret Brown of Beulah struck two young white girls Edith McDowell and Bessie Hopkins as they walked in front of Hopkins filling station. Both suffered broken legs and were treated at Memorial hospital while Brown and Greer Gray face reckless driving charges in a separate incident at the same location.
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Asheboro
Garret Brown
Beulah
Hopkins
Edith McDowell
J. T. McDowell
Bessie Hopkins
Memorial Hospital
Brown
Greer Gray
Navy dirigible Los Angeles sails to New York for Atlantic patrol
The navy airship Los Angeles departed Lakehurst for New York to cruise over the Atlantic fleet anchored in the Hudson. Lieutenant Commander Charles Rosendahl led a crew of 41 officers and men aboard the craft today.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Los Angeles
New York
Hudson River
Charles #. Rosendahl
Mrs Snyder Accuses Gray of Killing Husband for Insurance
Ruth Snyder testifies in New York court as defense and prosecution press to decide guilt. Gray looks on, while Hazleton questions the widow about the murder plan and items exchanged, including a sash-weight and whiskey under a pillow.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Aud Gray
Junca
Edgar F. Hazleton
Gray
Judd Gray
Professor J. M. Weatherly Dies in Winston-Salem
Professor J. M. Weatherly, former High Point superintendent and educator in Jamestown and nearby towns, died yesterday in a Winston-Salem hospital at age 80. Funeral services were held at Kernersville Methodist Church at 3 PM with burial in the Deep River family plot at 4 PM.
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J. M. Weatherly
North Carolina
Winston- Salem
Professor Weatherly
High Point
Jamestown
Methodist Church
Kernersville
Deep River
Mob Storms Arkansas Penitentiary Over Child Killer
In Little Rock a 5,000 strong mob stormed the state penitentiary and jails searching for Lonnie Dixon after his confession to murdering 12 year old Floella McDonald. By morning the crowd dwindled to about 100 as officers moved to protect the search, shots were fired, and Dixon had already been spirited away.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Penitentiary
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Lonnie Dixon
Dixon
Floella McDonald
First Presbyterian
Paroles and Commutations Handed Down by Governor
Fourteen state and county prisoners are freed or have sentences reduced after paroles signed by Governor A W McLean before leaving office May 1. Notable cases include Spain Bailey of Johnston County whose sentence dropped from 20 to 10 years for second degree murder, and Reinhardt Heger Jr of Sampson County reduced from 15 to seven years for incest.
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The
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh
A. W. McLean
H. Hoyle Sink
Spain
Bailey
Johnston County
Caledonia Prison Farm
Reinhardt Heger, Jr
Sampson County
Armies Battle to Save New Orleans as Water Rises
Flood conditions dominate the region as levees are rebuilt and volunteers mobilize to defend New Orleans amid rising Mississippi water. Authorities predict crest levels between May 5 and 18 with thousands evacuated and rescue efforts ongoing along the Yazoo and Red rivers.
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New Orleans
Washington
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineers
Davis
War Department
Vicksburg
Red River
Vidalia
Natchez
Concordia
Louiisiana
Yazoo
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Caernavon
Weather Bureau
Glasscock
Concordia Parish
Atchafalaya
Quachita
Old River
Alexandria
Monroe
Parker
Baton Rouge
Hoover Returns to Washington After Flood Trip
Secretary Hoover comes back to Washington from the flood area as Coolidge’s representative on relief work He plans to confer with the president and return to the district Wednesday night The Red Cross seeks 5 million dollars but Hoover says the sum is insufficient and a new appeal is set The Red Cross board members and Miss Mabel Boardman met Hoover at headquarters to urge doubling each chapter’s goal Machinery for rehabilitation is in three states under state commissions Health conditions are improving with vaccination and inoculation efforts and Hoover emphasizes government support and rising expenses
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Washington
Hoover
Coolidge
Red Cross
George E. Scott
Cornelius N._ Bliss
New York
Mabel T. Boardman
North Carolina Sends Medical Aid to Memphis Flood Zone
North Carolina rushed two doctors and a sanitary engineer to Memphis to assist the Red Cross flood relief effort. Anti toxins were dispatched as the act by H. Hoyle Sink concluded his governorship duties before leaving New York. Dr Charles Laughinghouse and aides Paul Sharley and West reported to the old Ford plant in Memphis.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Memphis
Tenn
Red Cross
H. Hoyle Sink
McLean
New York City
Charles O.H. Laughinghouse
H. Paul Sharley
W. H. West
Ford
Convicted Murderer Thought To Have Planned Kidnapping
Chicago police say Henry J. Fernkes devised a million dollar kidnap plot targeting John Shedd Schweppe, grandson of John G. Shedd, with involvement by seven gunmen and Mrs. Jessie Mulhail Saunders. The plan intended to fund a defense for Fernkes, who awaits a new murder trial.
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Chicago
Henry J
Midget) Fernkes
John Shedd Schweppe
Charles H. Schwe
Fernkes
Jessie Mulhail Saunders
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Good Will
NEA
Greenville
Miss
William Day
NEA Service
High Point Enterprise
MR. Picket
Mississippi Flood Relief Fund
Broadhurst
Peritir
Porrer
Jones and Peacock
Charles W. Poeey
F. i
John R. Peacock
E. Ome
Princcre Cee
Weereee
Ida Mungan
Emma Blair
T. &. McKenzie
Wit Boeerk
J. E
Im Piemett
Dorothy
Eric Hinton
L. B. Williams
Carrie McLendon
Ds Pog Wysts
Dred Peacock
G. Baroee
Friends
Friends Sunday School
Biss
SB. Polioek
Consolidated’ Veneer and Fanel Company
Catherina Gill
Court
Winston-Salem
Penitentiary
Negro
U. S
Corrado
Diamond Reef
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hoover I
Flood District
Noah Carolina
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