Aviation advances lift High Point in era of flight
The High Point area pushes aviation forward with a new aviation committee led by Jaycee Kenner Amos as the Greensboro High Point airport expands. Johnny Brines, a legless watchmaker, learns to fly an Ercoupe with no rudder pedals and earns his license. Melvin Robinson, an ex sailor, pursues flying on a pay as you go plan, trading personal property for stick time. The Piper safety contest includes Hawthorne and North State services with a trophy for most hours flown safely by Sept. 30.
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George W. Passage
The
Concord Tribune
L. C. Andrews, Jr
High Point
George
Concord
Johnny Brines
Johnny
Ercoupe
Andrews
Melvin Robinson
Asheboro Street
Melvin
Fraley Field
Hawthorne Flying Service
North State Flying Service
Piper Aircraft Manufacturers
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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New Orleans Item
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Setsuko
New York
Hen Rehbies
George Cable
George Gould
Cacho Hearn
Rs. McWilliams
Columbia
Hearn
Tokyo
Gould
High Point Skyway club plans first breakfast flight
High Point based Skyway club launches its first breakfast flight this Sunday May 19 with more than a dozen light planes. Destination expected to Rock Hill with a stop in Charlotte. Bruce Wagoner named flight supervisor and arranging all details.
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High Point
Skyway Club
Rock Hill
Charlotte
Bruce Wagoner
Woman sentenced for killing youth in Golden Colorado
Viola Elliot, 28, wept in district court as she received 15 to 20 years for the fatal beating of her three year old stepson. Judge Olivier E. Smith handed the second degree murder verdict. Elliot claimed her husband Leslie, 35, was guilty too. The boy died last November after a severe beating tied to his slow learning of personal cleanliness.
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Golden
Colo
Viola Elliot
Olivier E. Smith
Elliot
Birthstone and Scout Origins and a Dynamite Inventor
May birthstone is emerald. Juliette Gordon Low organized the Girl Scouts in America. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. Also contains a humorous wisdom quote and a light horoscope noting Cancer entering, money timing, and possible plan delays.
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Girl Scouts In America
Sunday Horoscope: Imaginative Birthday Sparks Vision and Charm
A Sunday birthday hints at imaginative vision and a fondness for flattery and society. The reader may be charming and pleasant at home but could show unwarranted authority toward a child. An afternoon surprise signals a good moment to start new projects.
Hints on Etiquette and Quick Test Answers
A guide notes that hats belong with street clothes but not evening dress, though not always followed. One minute test answers include The emerald, Mrs Juliette Low in 1912, and Alfred Nobel founder of the Nobel prizes.
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Juliette Low
Alfred Nobel
La fcadio Hearn A Biographical Portrait By Vern oe
A critical portrait of La fcadio Hearn covering his journalism career in Cincinnati and New Orleans, restlessness, exile, and sharp prose. The review notes his volatile temperament, European upbringing, and lasting literary influence despite biographical gaps and narrative flaws.
Civil War North tale inspired by real memories and Knights
Leone Lowden of Indiana recalls family Civil War memories from Ripley County and crafts a dramatic story centered on the Knights of the Golden Circle and their disunity schemes. The novel emphasizes people and their experiences during the era.
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North
Jasmine
Magnolia
Soldiers
Leone Lowden
Indiana
Morgan
Ripley County
Knights of the Golden Circle
The Popular Medical Encyclopedia Highlights Symptoms and Ailments
Morris Fishbein’s guide covers mumps measles child care posture and more in about 550 pages arranged alphabetically. It explains medical terms to help readers understand doctor discussions and offers reassurance rather than cures.
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Medical Association
Poets Debated on Faltering Narrative in WGR Feature
A reader comment from WGR critiques poems including Happy Is He swans dark garden Pom jan trains and Merrie ng noting faltering attempt at narrative and philosophy. The piece signals mixed reception of the author’s verse and references several titles.
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Merrieng
Chronicle of Holland’s Courage and Forgiveness
A review of van Paassen’s chronicle on the Netherlands under Nazi threat. It traces a country’s tolerance, Christian gentleness, and the sacrifices of young Hollanders who stood against oppression. The piece weighs democracy’s failings and asks if society can forgive itself for complicity and inaction.
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Netherlands
Sint Jan
van Paassen
Anton Mussert
Ary Brandt
Alfons Boogaert
David Dalmaden
Zeger van Rievelt
Hitler
Age of Assassins review notes grim wartime captivity
A wartime meditation on fascist justice and captivity. Soupault's account from prison in Tunis portrays jailers and prisoners, the dull routines, fear and fatigue, and a restrained, exhausting six months that changes the author and many readers. The reviewer finds the book not thrilling but accurate and serious.
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Petain
Soupault
Tunis
Perha
Seaboard Curtails Passenger Service
Henderson May 4 Seaboard authorities announce sharp curtailment of passenger service on the main line due to a coal shortage. Several schedules are abolished or merged while trains handle express and mail traffic, slowing service between Tampa and St Petersburg Florida where a tri weekly service starts. Silver Meteor trains using no coal remain unaffected.
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Henderson
Seaboard Railway
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Florida
Egypt Premier Rejects Economic Ties to Britain After Pact Revision
Cairo reports Ismail Sidky Pasha, Egypt's premier, states that Egypt will not be tied to economic restrictions with Great Britain as talks on revising the 1936 treaty proceed. Negotiations intensify in Cairo between British and Egyptian officials. The story notes a cryptic line about a skyscraper term once linked to a triangular orm.
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Cairo
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Egypt
Great Britain
Thomasville Police Training School Holds Graduation
Fin al exercises closed the first Thomasville police training school held at city hall after two evening classes from March 26. Special Agent J W Coan of the FBI presided and issued diplomas to Thomasville officers and area deputies. Bureau instructors and local officials praised the program and noted graduates from the police department and surrounding counties.
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Thomasvile
J. W. Coan
FBI
Charlotte
Edward Scheidt
E. R. Richardson
Coan
FBI Bureau
John W. Johnson
Howard Albaugh
John W. Lowdermilk
High Point
John Gold
Inston-Salem
Walter Anderson
SBI
National Police Academy of
Washington, D. C
William T. Atkinson
Greensboro
J. Lee Wilson
W. G. Byerly
F. B. Kaney
H. M. Easley
Otis Koontz
Fred Boyd
W. Embry
C. R. Smith
Paul Westmoreland
W. H. Truelove
R. V. Stamey
Davidson County
Appropriations For Air Control Towers Approved
The House passed the Priest amendment to restore over 3 million dollars for Civil Aeronautics Authority air traffic control towers at multiple airports nationwide. North Carolina representatives backed the measure, arguing towers are federally managed interstate commerce and crucial for safety. local operation risks accidents.
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Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Authority
House
North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro-High Point
Raleigh-Durham
Winston-Salem
CAA
Sam Ervin
Ervin
John H. Folger
J. Bayard Clark
Bridge Collapse Shuts Newport River Channel Link
A railway draw bridge over the Newport River between Morehead City and Beaufort collapsed today. Investigators say a cable pulling loose as the draw was being operated caused the failure.
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Morehead City
Newport River
Beaufort
Fire Causes Major Damage Estimated Loss in Thousands
Fire damage was estimated between $3,000 and $4,000 as authorities investigated the blaze. No further details on casualties or cause are provided in the readable text.
Pinch Hitters Go Hitless in 1929 World Series
Fight pinch hitters batted during the world series of 1929, and not a one secured a hit.
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