Old couple build own home after seven years of labor
In Raleigh on November 27 a retired school janitor Alfred E. Jones and his wife completed a self built home begun ten years earlier. Over seven years they planned and constructed the house with help from Mrs. Jones, who joked about her own building skills. The couple worked after his school day ended and on holidays, with John Mangum approving the electrical and plumbing work as safe. The four room first floor and four rooms upstairs plus attic were finished and a garden planted before moving in.
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Raleigh
Alfred E. Jones
Jones
Centennial School
John Mangum
City Building
Fate of Captain Bert Hinkler Remains Unknown
Rio de Janeiro reports no word on Captain Bert Hinkler since his takeoff from Natal last Wednesday for Senegal across the Atlantic. The famed aviator’s fate remains unrevealed as radio silence continues over the South Atlantic.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Bert Hinkler
South Atlantic
Natal
Atlantic
Senegal
French West Africa
Tar Heel Historettes Highlights North Carolina's Early Banks and Roads
AP writer notes North Carolina's early banking and transport growth. It covers the Bank of Cape Fear established in 1804, the Bank of the State of NC in 1833, railroads including Raleigh and Gaston 1835 and North Carolina railroad 1833, and navigational works like Cape Fear Navigation and Dismal Swamp Canal with planks roads such as Fayetteville and Western and Buncombe Pike.
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North Carolina
Joseph Hewes
William Hooper
Thomas Burke
Liberty
Plenty
Bank of
Cape Fear
Wilmington
State of North Carolina
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad
North Carolina Railroad
Raleigh and
North Carolina Growth Surpasses Twenty Percent Over Decade
North Carolina ranks among nine states with population growth exceeding twenty percent in the last decade, according to C. H. Hamilton, associate rural sociologist at North Carolina State College.
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North Carolina
C. H. Hamilton
Rurila
Michigan scientist advances light absorption theory
Dr Dean B McLaughlin of the University of Michigan proposes that atmospheric absorption of light by an estar surrounding it leads to its exp replay of energy. His theory emphasizes the role of atmospheric scattering and photon interaction in shaping observed luminosity.
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Dean B. McLaughlin
University of Michigan
Phenix City Police Officers Sentenced in Prohibition Case
Eight former Phenix City police officers including former chief J. M. Blatt were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws. The group was among 68 indicted for allowing movement of thousands of gallons of liquor into Phenix City under police protection.
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Opelika
Ala
Phenix City
J. M. Blatt
Nolle
Lya De Putti Dies at 32 in New York Palace
Hungarian born actress Lya De Putti, once a Hollywood star and famous for German film Variety and The Sorrows of Satan, died after pneumonia and a blood poisoning complication following a throat bone removal. She had pursued stage and vaudeville with limited success.
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Lya de Putti
New York
Talking Pictures
Hungary
Hollywood
Germany
England
America
Miss de Putti
David W. Griffith
Heart Thief
Ewes
Emil Jannings
Atlanta trial ends with fine and prison term
A federal penitentiary trial in Atlanta concluded with a $1,000 fine for an unnamed defendant. Joes Blair received a sentence of two years, as Judge L. Johnson presided with Green overseeing the case.
Plays Last Game Not Knowing His Mother Is Near Death
A Boston College center played his final game without knowledge that his mother lay dying nearby. She had asked his father to withhold the truth to spare him worry as his team faced loss.
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Boston College
Former patrolmen sentenced to prison terms
Berry Pittman and all former patrolmen received fifteen months each in Atlanta. Huel A. White and William E. Cook were sentenced to one year and one day at Chillicothe federal prison. Stewart McCollister got a suspended two year sentence in Chillicothe.
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Berry Pittman
Atlanta
Huel A. White
William E. Cook
Chillicothe
Stewart McCollister
Steam roller with iron claws tears up old pavements
An eastern road crew used a steam roller fitted with iron claws to rip up worn pavement. The tool enabled rapid removal and exposed underlying layers for resurfacing work.
280 NC State seniors seek college degrees this year
One hundred eighty seniors at North Carolina State College pursue degree completion this year as part of a campus effort to bolster graduation figures and expand credential attainment among graduating classes.
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North Carolina State College
Thousands Pay Last Respect to Alf Taylor in Johnson City
Thousands of friends from all walks of life gathered in Johnson City Tennessee to honor former Governor Alfred A. Taylor known as the Sage of Happy Valley. The 83 year old political figure who served as congressman and governor died after a period of illness prompting condolences from across the nation including a message from President and Mrs Hoover.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Alfred A. Taylor
Tennessee
Happy Valley
Hoover
Ill health leads to burial at Monta Vista cemetery
Resulting from uremic poisoning he had been in ill health for months and burial was planned today in Monta Vista cemetery.
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Monta Vista Cemetery
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