Nation Dedicates Memorial To Its Aviation Pioneers
In Kitty Hawk North Carolina heavy rain failed to dampen a crowd of state and national officials who gathered to dedicate the Wright memorial at Kill Devil Hill. Orville Wright witnessed Miss Ruth Nichols unveil the 151 foot granite pylon as Admiral Moffitt General McClosky and Governor-elect Ehbringhaus spoke despite a furious storm. The event marked the first powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17 1903 after years of glider experiments at Kill Devil Hill.
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Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Kill Devil Hill
Hurley
Ehringhaus
Wright Memorial
Patrick J. Harley
Navy
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Ruth Nichols
Miss Nichols
W. A. Moffitt
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy Department
Manus McClosky
Fort Bragg
J. van B. Metts
North Carolina
J. C. B. Ehbringhaus
John L. Dewitt
L. H. Bash
Paul Malone
Westover Leach
Bash
Missing Dry Crusader Found Amnesiac in Asheville
Col Raymond Robins noted prohibitionist and peace advocate was found in western North Carolina after over two months missing and placed in a sanatorium in Asheville under care of Dr. Griffin. He uses the name Raymond Rogers and suffers amnesia. Mrs Robins expected to arrive and memory lapses reported by federal agents accompany the case.
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Asheville
N. C
Raymond Robins
North Carolina
Col. Robins
Whittier
Swain County
Raymond Rogers
John Dreler
New York
Norburn Hospital
Mark A. Griffin
Colonel Robins
Prohibition
Griffin
Dreler
Mr. Robins
German Ambassador Leaves Washington For North Carolina
German ambassador Herr Von Prittwitz will depart Washington tonight for Asheville to attend the dedication of a monument honoring German sailors who died while interned in the United States during World War I. A New York steel helmet group will join the ambassador and the American Legion in Asheville to pay homage. Commander Thomas Black of the Asheville American Legion post and Herr Von Prittwitz will speak.
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Washington
Herr von Prittwitz
Asheville
North Carolina
New York
Steel Helmet
American Legion
Thomas Black
Roosevelt Turns 10 U S Affairs
Franklin D Roosevelt leaves Albany for two to three weeks to focus on national issues such as war debts. He travels to Hyde Park then Washington for talks with Hoover and Democratic leaders before a Warm Springs vacation with Garner and other congress members.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Hoover
Washington
Warm Springs
Congress
John N. Garner
Roosevelt
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Democrats Lead Republicans by One in Lame Duck Senate
Democrats hold 47 seats to 46 for Republicans with Farmer-Labor at 1 and two vacancies. The seat of late Senator Wesley L. Jones leaves the GOP lineup short by one, while Karl C. Schukler led Walter Walker in Colorado for the unexpired term.
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Senate
Washington
Wesley L. Jones
Farmer-Labor
Colorado
Karl C. Schukler
Walter Walker
Charles L. Waterman
Bandit escapes with 14000 from bank messenger
Evansville report says a lone bandit wounded a messenger carrying $14,000 to the west side National Bank branch and escaped with the money this morning.
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Evansville
Ind
West Side
Old National Bank
Nation chalks up its largest favorable trade balance of 32
Washington reports October exports at 153 million dollars and imports at 106 million, yielding a 47 million favorable balance—the largest for any month this year. Ten months show a 220.215 million positive balance with exports at 1.341915 billion and imports at 1.1217 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Wesley L. Jones Dies After 33 Years in Congress
Seattle news reports the death of Senator Wesley L. Jones at age 69 from heart illness linked to a failed reelection campaign. He served 33 years in Congress, chaired key committees, was Republican whip, and authored notable liquor enforcement and shipping laws. Born Bethany Illinois 1863, Jones entered politics in 1899 after law study at Southern Illinois.
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Seattle
United States
Wesley L. Jones
Appropriations Committee
Homer T. Bone
Tacoma
Harry B. Jones
Arthur Coffin
Yakina
Wash
Jones
Bone
Congress
Senate
William E. Borah
Idaho
United States Senate
James Hamilton Lewis
Washington
Illinois
House of Representatives
Bethany
Ill
Southern Ilinois College
Death Row Awaited for Everett Mull Alias John Hall
Everett Mull alias John Hall sits in Carson City Nevada state prison awaiting execution on November 28 after a murder conviction from a liquor quarrel. His disappearance from Morganton two years ago connected to a missing woman and his later marriage are noted. His brother reports Mull's letter shows resignation and only a gubernatorial clemency petition remains.
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Morganton
N. C
Everett Mull
John Hall
Nevada
Carson City
Mull
John Mull
Auto Crash Fatal Near Mount Holly
Vernon Lofttin age 22 of Mount Holly killed when his car collided with a second vehicle near Mount Holly. Lilliam Byrum was seriously hurt and W C Jordan received cuts and bruises in the crash that involved Loftin and Jordan.
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Mount Holly
Vernell Lofttin
Charlotte
Lilliam Byrum
W. C. Jordan
Loftin
Jordan
Ehringhaus Sees Aviation Destiny at Wright Memorial Dedication
Governor elect Ehringhaus spoke at Kitty Hawk N C dedicating a Wright memorial honoring the first powered flight of 1903. He said aviation will largely determine civilization s destiny and praised the Wright brothers for making the world more livable and bringing people closer. Gardner sent his regrets and delegated Ehringhaus to speak.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
J. C. B. Ehbringhaus
North Carolina
Wright Brothers
Ehringhaus
C. Max Gardner
Gardner
King Vidor Joins Duke Carolina Football Game Visit
Director King Vidor flew to North Carolina to attend the Duke Carolina clash in Chapel Hill. He has taken a room in Duke University Union as temporary headquarters while gathering material for a historical film, also visiting author Lawrence Stallings near Reidsville. He spends hours in the university library researching data for the motion picture.
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Durham
N. C
King Vidor
Chapel Hill
Duke University
Vidor
University Union
Lawrence Stallings
Reidsville
Three Way Assault on Unbalanced Budget Looms
Washington reports growing sentiment for tackling the unbalanced budget with a uniform sales tax deep spending cuts and beer legalization to boost revenue. Proposals aim to curb a deficit already above 700 million with debate over beer taxes and Volstead act changes.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress
Hoover
Harrison
Miss
L. H. Parker
Congressional Internal Revenue Committee
Treasury
Roosevelt visit Hoover and life policy noted in papers
In Corona California on November 18 two items draw attention: Roosevelt to visit Hoover and Roosevelt taking out a 500000 policy. The policy is payable to his pet and the Warm Springs infantile paralysis project. The writer notes Literary Digest's election miss and questions fundraising from overseas friends.
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Corona
Calif
Roosevelt
Hoover
Warm Springs
Georgia
Literary Digest
Digest
Will
Kidnappers Take Girl Across Dixie and Abandon Her
A 21 year old woman from Jackson Mississippi identified as Eula Wooster told Gore Virginia station operators last night she was kidnapped in Jackson by two men, attacked near Winchester and Roanoke, driven through the Shenandoah Valley toward West Virginia and Pennsylvania, then abandoned near Gore. She described a 1932 Mississippi plated coupe bearing number 1107 and said one captor was white while the other may be Filipino. The sheriff notified Jackson police and she was taken to a local hospital in a highly nervous condition. An alert had been issued from Harrisburg Pennsylvania's radio.
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Winchester
Eula Wooster
Jackson
Miss
Gore
Here
Robert Wooster
Roanoke
Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Jackson Police
Harrisburg
Boy Spots Identity Of Robins To End Hunt
A 13 year old Sunday school scholar helped end a nationwide search for Col Raymond Robins millionaire philanthropist and prohibitionist by noting the resemblance between Robins and a man known as Raymond Rogers. Relatives later identified the prospector as Robins who disappeared September 3 en route to an appointment with the U S president.
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Robins
Raymond Rogers
Whittier
N. C
Col
Raymond Robins
Carl Fisher
Washington
United States
Young Fisher
Albert Patton
Fisher Boy
Freezing Cold Wave To Sweep State And Dixie
A cold wave, forecast to reach Charlotte with freezing weather tonight, threatens 25 degrees in the city and widespread frosty conditions from Charlotte to the coast. The south faces hard freezes as temperatures drop across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and beyond with several deaths reported from the cold.
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State
Dixie
Charlotte
N. C
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Arkansas
Port Arthur
Texas
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Vicksburg
Miss
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Dallas
el Paso
Meridian
Shreveport
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Kentucky
Wife Within Reach as Husband Vanishes for Days
Mrs. Raymond Robins and her secretary checked in at Grove Parkton on October 17 and drove toward Florida with a chauffeur. While she searched, Robins was about 60 miles away in the mountains, absent from the public eye for two days.
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Asheville
N. C
Raymond Robins
Mail Plane Pilot Jumps in Fog Then Locates Mail
J B Buckman piloting eastern air transport mail from Richmond to Jacksonville leapt by parachute 16 miles south of Rock Hill South Carolina when fog caused loss of bearings. He landed four miles from Edgmoor and sent word to Charlotte. Mail from the wreckage is recovered and sent to Chester. Buckman drained gasoline to prevent fire before the jump.
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Rock Hill
8. C
Buckman
Eastern
Richmond
Jacksonville
Here
Charlotte
Edgmoor
A. G. Westbrook
Chester
Lower South Carolina
Piedmont
Frederic March and Helen Hayes Awarded Film Industry Honors
Hollywood leaders Frederic March and Helen Hayes win the Academy Awards for best actor and best actress for the 1931-32 season. March is cited for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde while Hayes is honored for The Sin of Madelon Claudet. Alfred Lunt ranks third for The Guardsmen. Wallace Berry noted runner up for The Champ. Other academy awards include Best Director Frank Borzage for Bad Girl and Best Original Story The Champ by Frances Marion.
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Hollywood
Calif
Frederic March
Helen Hayes
March
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Miss Hayes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
the Champ
Frances Marion
Gordos Lessa
Trans-Atlantic
Burke
Meta Ae Studios
Param
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Wesley Jones
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Ehinghaus Lands Wrights’ Service
Raymond Ronins
Southland
J. S. Buckman
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