Tragic Plane Crash near Point Reyes Claims Five Lives
Four men and a woman die in a wreck off Point Reyes after a United Airlines aircraft runs out of fuel and crashes into the sea. Survivors include pilot Lloyd Jones 39 and stewardess Martha 25, with Charles Stead 42 giving an account of the tragedy amid rescue efforts.
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Charles Stead
Ger Isadore Edelstein
Washington State
Honolulu
Felstein
Point Reyes
Stead
United Airlines
Seattle-Oakland
Pacific
San Francisco
Fiona Clay
Navy Flyer Jack Hanley Faces Test of Courage
Judy Alcott faces fear as she waits for news of Jack Hanley after a crash near Lakehurst. Bill Alcott’s death deepens grief for Diane Bell while Judy battles reporters and heartbreak, hoping for a hospital reunion and a chance to say I love you.
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Audy Alcott
Dwight Campbell
Jack Hanley
Marvel Hastings
Bill
Jack
Judy
Navy
Akron
Judy Alcott
Diane Bell
Lakehurst
Diane
Miss Alcott
Sloane
Hanley
Inquiry Board Probes Cause of Airline Accident
A United Airlines survivor is treated at Stanford Hospital for exposure and a shattered knee cap after a crash. A Civil Aeronautics Authority inquiry board headed by Thomas O. Hardin arrives from Washington to determine the accident’s cause, with officials noting pilot radio overload as the likely factor.
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Stanford Hospital
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Thomas O. Hardin
CAA Safety Board
United Airlines
GOP Soundings Underway for 1940 Platform
The Republican program committee to collect rank-and-file opinions for a forthcoming 1940 platform. Dr Glenn Frank as program chairman said suggestions will be prepared for the quadrennial convention. Committee members, while not discussing policy problems, focus on party unity and prospects of winning the presidency in 1940.
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Washington
Republican Program Committee
Glenn Frank
Republican National Committee
Hoover
National Committee
Congress
John Hamilton
Canadian banker Sir John Aird dies in Toronto
Sir John Aird aged 83, former president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, died of a heart attack at his Toronto home.
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Toronto
Sir John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Rome's Strange Emperor Nero Ended His Reign in Flight
In a scrapbook style Biographical sketch Uncle Ray recounts Nero's life as a singing actor in Naples and Rome and a patron of Greek contests. He entered chariot races at Olympia, but failed to finish, wore lavish regalia, and exhausted Rome's treasury. Facing a Galba revolt at age 31 Nero fled, prepared a grave, and killed himself exclaiming the world loses a great artist. His brutal treatment of Christians stains his legacy.
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Nero
Naples
Rome
Italy
Greece
Olympia
Galba
Uncle Ray
Stockyards strike talks stall amid ongoing disagreement
Chicago November 30 AP reports opposing sides in the Chicago Stockyards strike show no progress toward peace talks and no hearing of an agreement as negotiations pause for resumption next week. The daylong conference failed to break the deadlock, tempering prospects for an early settlement.
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Chicago
District Meeting To Bring To High Point Large Number Of Teachers
The Piedmont District Teachers association will hold a one day annual session at William Penn high school in High Point on Saturday bringing about one thousand teachers from the Piedmont region to classrooms and auditoriums for joint and department meetings. Prof. D. M. Jarnegan will preside at all joint meetings with local hosts coordinating lodging and meals.
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Piedmont District Teachers Association
William Penn High School
High Point
Piedmont
North Carolina
William Penn
D. M. Jarnegan
Warrenton
BE. Burford
High Point Teachers Forum
Ross
O. W. Ross Pleasiny
Gordy Street
Gladys
Louise Melton
Rosa Lee Hill
Minnie Moose
Louise Coleman
Eloise Bradley
Frankie Moose
Virginia Bradley
Rosetta Ferguson
Lois Haizlip
Mary Lou Hill
Vera Hayns
Jacqueline Haizlip
Minerva Gill
Eloise Ross
Lillie Mae Coleman
Dorothy Ross
Frank Amaker
Edward Davis
Oscar Jeter
Benjamin Whitworth
Jerome Hinson
Paul Ross
Clifton Hinson
Bernard Hinson
Mt. Vernon
New Zion Quartet
New Zion Quartet of
Greensboro
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Cranium Crackers: True or False These trivia prompts
A brain teaser asks which statements are true or false. Items include Columbus death in prison, first appendicitis operation in New York, raccoons long lifespans, a dead snake tail wriggling at sunset, and Frederick the Great introducing sleeve buttons to prevent wiping faces.
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Christopher Columbus
New York City
Frederick the Great
Ruling Prepared on Four Year Terms for Sheriffs and Coroners
Raleigh Nov 30 Attorney General Harry McMullan prepared an opinion on a constitutional amendment approved in the general election that extended sheriff and coroner terms from two to four years The amendment was sent to the attorney general after doubts about its meaning Officials argued it applies to those elected after this year or to those elected this year with terms expiring in 1942 rather than 1940 The board of elections certified the returns yesterday Another amendment approved establishes a state department of justice Democratic statewide winners were reported but the board met to make a perfunctory certification
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Raleigh
N. C
Harry McMullan
Hoey
Board of Elections
State Department of Justice
Midweek Service at Wesley Memorial
Dr Embree H Blackard speaks on The Growing Picture of God in the Old Testament at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church 7 30 pm in the Young People's department. First in a series on God in the Old and New Testaments. Public invited.
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Embree H. Blackard
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
God
God. This Meeting Will Be Held In the Young People’s Department
Weedmen Endorse Control Program At Eastern Carolina Warehouse
The Eastern Carolina Tobacco Warehouse Association endorses the 1939 crop control program unanimously. The meeting was held in Wilson North Carolina with members voting in favor of supporting the government plan.
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Wilson, N. C
Eastern Carolina Tobacco Warehouse Association
Yangtze Trade Closure Enforced by Japanese Forces
Tokyo announces Yangtze River remains closed to foreign merchant shipping until China is conquered and Japan's order for the Far East is established. The joint army navy communique, sent via Admiral Oikawa, says only Japanese shipping may use the river while Chiang Kai-shek’s government is toppled.
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Japan
Yangtze River
China
United States
Britain
France
Chiang Kak-Shek
Far East
Yangtze
Hankow
Koshiro Oikawa
Two Million Raised for German Jewish Relief Efforts
New York reports a rapid, broad fundraising drive for German refugee aid. American Joint Distribution Committee leads with about four hundred thousand dollars in greater New York, supported by 24 relief groups including Jewish and Catholic agencies. Funds flowing from November raids on German Jewish communities.
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New York
American Joint Distribution Committee
Europe
National Coordinating Committee For
Germany
Joint Distribution Committee
Council of Jewish Women
Committee For German Jewish Children
American Committee For German Christian Refugees
Catholic Refugees Aid Group
Marooned Hunters Reported All Safe
In Aurora Maine a major rescue lifted most of a 50 square mile island of hunters and others marooned by a heavy weekend snow. Relief crews worked 36 hours, some workers nearly exhausted, with airplanes dropping food and wireless keeping contact with breakout parties. One woman appeared severely ill after exposure while others returned home.
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Aurora
G. Colby Wardwell
Bangor-Calais
Bangor
Origins of Handshaking in Peaceful Gesture
Historian notes that in early times the weapon hand was shown openly as a peace symbol, a practice believed to have spawned the modern handshake as a greeting and sign of trust.
Home remedy tricks from oldQ&A column
The piece lists simple tips including preventing freezing on a clothesline with a baking soda and salt mix, cleaning the line and occasional saltwater boils. It also suggests loosening tight shoes by placing hot cloth over the toe and keeping olive bottles fresh with a shallow oil layer and tight cork.
Daily English Lessons on Misused Words and Pronunciation
Learn common mistakes in usage and pronunciation with examples. Focus on trees phrasing, Encore pronunciation, candid versus candied, and synonyms for lasting qualities. The daily word EFFRONTERY is defined as shameless boldness with an example sentence.
Tobacco plant grant of 487000 in Durham
The American Tobacco company won a city building permit for a 487000 dollar factory in Durham. George W. Kane of Durham is awarded the construction contract.
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Durham
N. C
American Tobacco Company
George W. Kane
Builder Supply Convention in Raleigh Set for December
The annual convention of the Carolina Lumber and Building Supply association will gather in Raleigh on December 8 and 9. Attendees include industry leaders and local officials to discuss market trends and standards.
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Raleigh
N. C
The
Carolina Lumber and Building Supply Association
Of all the words of tongue or pen the saddest are these It might have been
Answers cover literary quote attribution cerography color symbolism for Northern Ireland oldest military branch and railway mileage per capita. Whittier Maud Muller cited. cerography defined as wax design. color Orange. Marine Corps. Canada.
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Northern Ireland
U. S
John Greenleaf Whittier
Maud Muller
The
Marine Corps
Canada
Modern Etiquette Q&A on greeting and dining manners
A Q and A on proper manners explains that saying How do you do is preferable to Pleased to meet you and that saying thank you to servers is optional but better than none. It also notes invitations to meals should always be answered.
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