Dornier DC-X Groomed for Transatlantic Hop to New York
The Dornier DC-X, billed as the world’s largest airplane, is prepared to start its first lap of a transatlantic flight from Switzerland to New York. The route will cover Lake Constance to Amsterdam, then across the Rhine to Holland, on to Lisbon, the Azores, a mid Atlantic fuel ship, Bermuda, and finally New York. Weather dependent, takeoff may be delayed, with Graf Zeppelin also cruising from Friedrichshafen.
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New York
Amsterdam
Eirhein
Switzerland
Spir A
Lake Constance
Rhine
Holland
Orange Metal Dira
Friedrichshafen
Chemnitz
Christiansen
Lisbon
Azores
Bermuda
Getulio Vargas Seizes Brazil’s Power Amid Revolution
Dr. Getulio Vargas arrived in Rio de Janeiro amid the upheaval after Washington Luís’s deposition. Though lacking official title, his authority was recognized as the military junta moves to cement gains and form a new government. Prestes is a refugee in Sao Paulo. the ex-president remains confined at Copa Cabana fortress. Vargas travels with a large escort to Catete Palace as crowds cheer with ticker tape and confetti.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Sao Paulo
Parana-Salo Paulo
Washington Luis
Copacabana
Julio Prestes
Prestes
Rio Grande Do Sul
Dr. Vargas
Cattete Palace
Tasso Fragoso
Dr. Washington
Hoover Jr Arrives Home After Illness Free Of Symptoms
Herbert Hoover Jr son of the President reached his home this afternoon showing no signs of illness on arrival. He is expected to occupy the residence during the winter as arrangements for the visit proceed.
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Asheville
Herbert Hoover, Jr
United States
Hoover
Sunset Mountain
Hoovers
Fred Seely
Stark McMullin
Secret Service
Mr. Hoover
Seely
Joel T. Boone
White House
Lawrence Ritchie
President Hoover
Raucous campaign winds down at Charlotte rally
Campaign fever builds as Pritchard leads Republicans in Charlotte with Jonas and Gardner weighing in on prohibition and youth prospects. Hoover Jr arrives in Asheville for a months long recuperation stay, greeting reporters and enjoying Blue Briar cottage setting. Morrison to headline final Democratic rally in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Jonas
Queen City
Pritchard
Cameron Morrison
George M. Pritchard
Charles A. Jonas
Josiah W. Bailey
Gardner
South
Blue Briar Cottage
Asheville
Final Rally Echoes in Election Eve News
National leaders warn of stark outcomes as voters head to polls for a decisive general election and governors’ races. Waxing rhetoric cites Hoover era grievances while Watson predicts chaos and Reed labels Hyde an intellectual ulcer, amid widespread local contest fervor.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Washington
James E. Watson
Indiana
James A. Reed
Missouri
Hyde
Government to expand public works under new relief plan
Government plans to expand public building construction with federal aid as winter work to be done at unreduced wages. About $100 million in treasury funds will enable fifty sites to begin repairs and new projects by January 1, with costs borne by existing funds until appropriations arrive. Total federal spending across public works, naval and merchant ships nears one billion dollars.
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Treasury
Naval
Mili
Shipping Board
Gore
Merchant Ves
Peninsula Feels Quakes Again North Italian Seismic Activity
JASTRA Italy Nov 1 teen earthquakes rattled the region overnight near Macerata in the Pee of the zone struck earlier. Residents panicked but no injuries or damage were reported as tremors continued until early morning hours.
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Jastra
Italy
Macerata
Big Bill Thompson Battles for Life Amid Peritonitis
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson fights a possible peritonitis complication after an appendicitis operation. Doctors report uncertain prognosis but note his courage and improving condition after the surgery at Passavant hospital. He had opposed Ruth McCormick in the GOP primary while facing a potential fourth term.
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Chicago
William Hare Thompson
Passavant Hospital
Milton M. Portis
Robert N. Perbohner
United States
Ruth McCormick
Southern Fights Waterways Moves Southern Fights Waterways
The Southern railway filed a protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission against Inland Waterways Corporation plans to open a water service on the Illinois river and to set joint rates at 80 percent of rail charges. The filing contends rail carriers face traffic shortages and opposes government-backed barge operations reducing rail traffic. It argues such a water line would distort competition and waste capital.
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Washington
The
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inland Waterwayé6 Corporation
Illinois River
Southern
Inland Waterways Corporation
Three KU students die in auto crash en route to game
Three University of Kentucky students Wendell Smith 24 Hagan Smith 23 and Crit Wallen 26 were killed when their car crashed on the way to Lexington to attend the University of Alabama football game. Two others Hiram Stamper 25 and William Smith 28 were injured. All hail from Hindman Kentucky.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky
University of Alabama
Wendell Smith
Hagan Smith
Crit Wallen
Hiram Stamper
William Smith
Hindman
Rebecca West Marries Henry Maxwell Andrews in Surrey
Miss Rebecca West, renowned English novelist, wed Henry Maxwell Andrews, a London banker, at ABBINGER Surrey. The ceremony recalls her critique of British husbands and her defense of intellectual women balancing motherhood and independence.
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Abbinger
Surrey
Eng
Rebecca West
England
Henry Maxwell Andrews
London
Female Clothes On Dusky Figure Killing At Halloween
In Atlanta on November 1 Ivy Allen a Black man dressed in female attire at a Hallowe en party frightened two followers who accompanied him home He shot and killed Willie Mosely and Horace Allen then surrendered at a police station The costume fooled even the police.
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Atlanta
Ivy Allen
Allen
Willie Mosely
Horace Allen
Asheville Man Hurt In Auto Crash Near Mebane
Floyd Cotton, 33, of Asheville, is in serious condition after a car collision near Mebane. His vehicle struck another driven by Ira S. Brinkley of Lexington. both occupants were injured and Brinkleys were treated at home. Cotton’s companion T C Cocke Jr. was unhurt. The crash left Cotton with two broken neck vertebrae and potential spinal impact.
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Burlington
N. C
Floyd Cotton
Asheville
Mebane
Cotton
Ira S. Brinkley
Lexington
Greensboro Girl Weds N Y Newsman
Miss Mary Tilley daughter of Mrs Emma Stone Tilley of Greensboro and Lacy Donnell Wharton Jr a New York newspaperman were married at 11 this morning at the bride's home Rev S M Rankin officiated Mrs Wharton studied at North Carolina College and has lived in Greensboro for years Wharton is a Davidson College graduate who studied at Harvard and once worked for the Greensboro Daily News before joining the New York Herald Tribune in 1929 and becoming associate editor of the Outlook and Independent in September this year
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Greensboro
Mary Tilley
Emma Stone Tilley
Lacy Donnell Wharton, Jr
New York
S. M. Rankin
Wharton
North Carolina College
Davidson College
Harvard University
Nine Are Killed In Looting Attempt At Lucena
In Tayabas Province on November 1 eight men and a boy were shot dead by two assailants caught stealing. Authorities say the men resisted and ran amuck. one suspect was captured and jailed, the other fled.
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Lucena
Tayabas
P. I
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures for October
Treasury reports on October 30 show receipts of 4 369 244 25 dollars and expenditures of 8 580 098 39 dollars, leaving a balance of 208 337 009 44 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
Hoover Opens Detroit Windsor Tunnel Aimed at Trade Growth
President Hoover pressed a button at 11 45 a m today to inaugurate the new 25 million dollar Detroit Windsor International tunnel linking Michigan and Ontario. The ceremony marks a milestone in cross border transportation and regional commerce with officials and dignitaries present.
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Hoover Tunnel
Washington
Hoover
Detroit- Windsor International Tunnel
Tribesmen Await Crowning Of Abyssinian Monarchs
In Abyssinia, about a quarter million tribesmen gather around Addis Ababa for the crownings of Ras Tafari and his queen. The ceremony includes a prayer night at St George church and a dawn coronation withoil anointment, as Archbishop Cyrilla officiates.
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Abyssinia
Wuayro
Ras Tafari
Climaa
David
Solomon
St. George's Church
Cyrilla
Gethsemane
Jerusalem
Funeral for W. C. Jones Held Tomorrow in High Point
The funeral for W. C. Jones a prominent High Point citizen who killed himself in his office will be at 3 p m tomorrow from his home 307 North Main Street Rev John W Moore and Dr W A Lambeth will officiate Brief services active pallbearers include O Durland Dr T M Stanton R R Ragan John R Peacock W A Ring Chas F Long S C Clark A S Parker Honorary pallbearers include W A Idol C M Hauser Dr Dred Peacock John S S Pickett Lawrence Matton Alex Webb D L Donnel Capt J G Foushee Interment will be at Oakwood Memorial Park Jones was a former county commissioner and Democratic nominee for the state legislature in next Tuesday s election He was a member of several orders and fraternities including Numa F Reid lodge Masons Guilford council Junior Order United American Mechanics High Point lodge Elks Chickasaw Red Men and Woodmen of the World
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High Point
North Main Street
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
W. A. Lambeth
O. ©. Durland
T. M. Stanton
R. R. Ragan
John R. Peacock
W. A. Ring
Chas
F. Long
S. C. Clark
A. S. Parker
W. A. J. Idol
C. M. Hauser
Dred Peacock
John SS. Pickett
Lawrence Matton
Alex Webb
Raleigh
D. L. Donnel
J. G. Foushee
Greensboro
Oakwood Memorial Park
Mr. Jones
Numa F. Reid Lodge of Masons
Guilford Council
Junior Order
United American Mechanics
High Point Lodge
Elks, Chicka- Saw Tribe
Red Men
Woodmen of the World
Fire at Durham destroys storage, homes, tobacco stock
A fire at an American Tobacco storage warehouse in Durham caused about 400000 in damage yesterday. The blaze destroyed four black families homes and a store, along with 1160 069 pounds of tobacco in hogsheads. Two enslaved children were reported missing and later found nearby.
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Durham
American Tobacco Company
Elwood L. Bryan Dies in Durham Auto Crash
Durham citizen Elwood L. Bryan, age 78, was fatally injured in an automobile wreck on the city outskirts. His car, driven by a chauffeur, collided with a large sedan driven by Mrs. A. F. Madler of Hackensack New Jersey. Mrs Madler and the chauffeur were scratched and bruised. her son was uninjured. No arrests reported.
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Durham
N. C
Elwood L. Bryan
Tolday
Bryan
A. F. Madler
Hackensack
N.J
Prices Lowered on Pennsylvania Crude Oil Across Markets
Pittsburgh report says Pennsylvania grade crude oil prices were cut again today by major purchasing agencies for the second time in two weeks. Cuts affected Pennsylvania grade in New York transit lines and Bradford district oil in transit lines, with other reductions noted.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York
Bradford District
Women protest night shift ban at textile mills
National Women's party leaders protested to cotton textile institute officials over limiting production by replacing night work with more female workers. Mrs. Harvey Wiley led the delegation to New York to meet George A. Sloan and Walker D. Hines, arguing the push hurts health and morals by starvation. Other party members from New York and Delaware joined the protest in support.
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Washington
National Women’s Party
Cotton Textile Institute
Harvey Wiley
Pure Food
New York
George A. Sloan
Walker D. Hines
The
Cotton Institute
Women’s Party
Wiley
Elizabeth Selden Rogers
Jane Norman Smith
Florence Bayard Hilles
Delaware
National Council
Bishop Cannon Improves After Arthritis Treatment
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South is reported improving under treatment for arthritis. Dr Lyman Sexton said the spread of the disease has been checked and the bishop's temperature is normal with his condition more favorable.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
de. R. Lyman Sexton
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