Body of Petty Found in Danville Basement Murder Case
The body of Smith Petty of Reidsville North Carolina was found in a basement in Danville today. Mrs Alma Petty Gatlin is charged with murder and her husband Eugene Gatlin fire chief was taken into custody for questioning. An inquest is planned.
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Petty
Danville House
Danville
Smith Petty
Reidsville
N. C
Eugene Gatlin
R. Smith Petty
Gwyn
Rockingham County
Alma Petty Gatlin
Eugene S. Gatlin
Thomas F. Pardue
Gatlin
Man Ends Life With Pistol at South Hamilton Home
Julius L. Warren 33, manager of the Standard Oil filling station on South Main and Clay, shot himself in his bedroom at 316 South Hamilton Street yesterday afternoon. He fired a .32 pistol into his temple after asking his wife if she could do without him. Neighbors heard the shot and his wife’s cries. Warren died en route to Guilford General Hospital. Millikan, who saw him at the station, recalled his remark about not being there in the morning and his plan to kill himself. Funeral arrangements by Yow’s.
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Julius L. Warren
Standard Oil Company
South Main
Clay Streets
South Hamilton Street
Warren
J. Carl Hill
Hill Veneer Company
Hamilton Street
Randall Mann
Alberta
Mr. Warren
Millikan
E. G. Scott
Winston
Winston-Salem
High Point
Kernersville
Walkertown
Scott
Commerce Street
Pender
Plymouth
Eng
F. B. Courtney
Atlantic
Horta
Azores
Horts
New Foundsland
New York
Dowsner
R. F. Little
Air Force
Eddystone Lighthouse
Royal Air Force
Courtney
Reidsville
R. Smith Petty
Petty
Thomas F. Pardue
Edna
Pardue
Train collision at Francisco mine kills three
Three people died and seven injured when westbound Southern railway train 2 crashed head on into a Big Four coal train at Francisco mine 2 after an open switch. Among the dead were Thomas Nelson and Leonard Wilson. One coal train engineer George Fluher was badly hurt and expected to die. Injured passengers include Henry Young Mrs. W C Miller Fred Sibert W B Owen Mrs G M Brassford Alfred Tarlino Edmund Thensted and others with head lacerations cuts and broken bones.
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Princeton
Ind
Southern Railway
Francisco
Southern
Louisville
St. Louis
Thomas Nelson
New Albany
Leonard Wilson
W.E. Anderson
Petersburg
Big Four
George Fluher
Fluher
Henry Young
W. C. Miller
Alexandria
Fred M. Sibert
Mount Carmel
Ills
W. B. Owen
Somerset
G. M. Brassford
Edwardsville
Alfred C. Tarlino
Lincoln
Neb
Edmund Thensted
New Orleans
Revenue from North Carolina fishing licenses tops 15000
Nine thousand one hundred licenses issued through July yielded 15288 dollars in revenue. Western counties led, Buncombe county totaling 775 licenses and Mecklenburg 611. Polk and Avery reported notable non resident counts.
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Buncombe County
Haywood
Mecklenburg
Jackson
Avery
Macon
Wake
Swain
Watauga
Graham
Gaston
Surry
Transylvania
Forsyth
Craven
Ashe
Iredell
Rowan
Polk
Catawba
Henderson
Edgecombe
Cherokee
Cumberland
Cabarrus
Polk County
Dixon
Murder Mystery Probed in Riddles Over Petty Disappearance
Riddles around the 1950s disappearance of R Smith Petty unfold in Reidsville as police chase leads from a possible axe murder and a confession by a converted evangelist’s alleged witness. Officials pursue angles to Danville Virginia and weigh arrest prospects while a vanished body remains unfound.
British fliers cancel London to London flight
Captain Terry Tully and Lieutenant James Medcalf decide not to resume their London Ontario to London England flight today. Weath er reports from Harbor Grace Newfoundland and a rain soaked field near Washburn prompted the decision after inspecting their Sir John Darling monoplane.
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Caribou
Maine
Terry Tully
James
Medcalf
London
Ont
England
Harbor Grace
N. F
Sir John Darling
Washburn
Vaughan
Jury Shields Details as Sheriff Killing Trial Proceeds
Greenville reporters barred from court as jurors hear testimony in the murder case of Sheriff Sam D. Willis. Prosecutors seek evidence on a negro suspect J. B. Willis arrested earlier but released on recognizance. Defense argues Townsend was at home during the shooting, with a later appearance at the Willis residence.
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Greenville
S. C
Ethel Willis
Henry S. Townsend
Sam D. Willis
J. B. Willis
Milledge L. Bonham
J. G. Leatherwood
Townsend
Willis
Strikers Bridge Hope For New Cotton Mill Talks
In Henderson 800 workers at Harriet Cotton Mills may return to work Monday as negotiations resume between strikers and mill officials. The strikers relief fund is nearly exhausted and organizers say they cannot push a new compromise without aid.
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Henderson
Harriet Cotton Mills
South Henderson
Duke Schiller and Phil Wood Plan Windsor Flight
Duke Schiller and Phil Wood prepared for a non stop flight from Cape Elizabeth naval station to Windsor England as soon as they finished lunch. The Royal Windsor holds 350 gallons of fuel and could divert to Harbor Grace if fog halts the trip.
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St, Johns
Associated Press
Cape Elizabeth Naval Station
Maine
Duke” Schiller
Phil Wood
Windsor
Eng
Orders General Search FIr Missing Plane
Rumors say the English trans Atlantic plane St Raphael sighted off Labrador prompting a government wide search. Officials urge immediate reporting of any substantiating evidence as minister Wind(s)or warns the flyers if they fail to descend. Colonial Secretary Bennett leads the probe.
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ST. Johns
N. F
St. Raphael
Labrador
Windsor
Trun
Bennett
Conditions Favorable for Transatlantic Flight Attempt
Harbor Grace noted near ideal flying conditions with a west wind and clear air shortly after noon. Cape Race reported a fresh westerly breeze as pilots proceed on trans Atlantic routes.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Harbor’. Grace
Cape Race
Wall Street Opens Firm With Fractional Gains
The New York stock market opened firm with fractional gains spread across rails and industries. Large blocks traded in Chrysler Postum U S Steel and American Can as Baldwin National Biscuit and Postum hit new peaks. Buying widened in the first half hour with many industrials and specialties reaching new tops. Foreign exchanges opened steady with sterling around 4.8423 and French francs below 39.2 cents.
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New York
Chrysler
Postum
U. S. Steel
American Can
Baldwin
National Biscuit
Deal Named Raleigh City Attorney Succeeds Deceased Judge
Roy L. Deal, city attorney of Winston-Salem, was appointed to succeed Judge Raymond G. Parker who died in Asheville last week. The announcement was made by Edwin B. Bridges, commissioner of pardons, for Governor McLean.
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Raleigh
Roy L. Deal
Winston-Salem
Raymond G. Parker
Asheville
Edwin B. Bridges
McLean
Duke Schiller and Phil Wood Launch Nonstop Windsor Flight
C A Duke Schiller and Phil Wood, pilot and navigator of the Royal Windsor, left St Johns at 8 AM for St Gregoire to fly a Stinson-Detroiter nonstop to Windsor England. Weather in St Johns was ideal for the takeoff and the long flight ahead.
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ST. Johns
Que
Monoplane Windsor Flight Delayed by Soggy Field
A rain soaked field in St Gregoire Quebec halted the Windsor to Windsor flight at dawn. The monoplane piloted by Duke Schiller and Phil Wood was forced to land Thursday night due to a tail skid problem and may attempt a takeoff between 9 and 10 a m EST today.
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ST. Gregorie
Que
Windsor
Ont
Eng
Duke” Schiller
Phil Wood
Peculiar Noises Baffle Coast Guard Off New Jersey
The cutter Gresham reported hearing an airplane motor aloft about 30 miles at sea from the Seagirt Light off New Jersey. Officials could not sight a plane due to dense fog and low visibility. The vessel was ordered to cruise the area as crews investigate the puzzling sound.
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New York
Coast Guard
Gresham
New Jersey
R. W. Buckalew
Theresham
Wheeler Taken To the Hospital
SELBY Michigan September 2 Wayne B Wheeler general counsel for the Anti Saloon League was brought to a hospital from his summer home near Selby and yesterday moved to a sanitarium at Battle Creek. Hospital attendants would not discuss the nature of his ailment or his condition.
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Selby, Mich
Wayne B. Whaeeler
Anti-Saloon League
Little Point Sable
Battle Creek
Globe Fliers Reach Bunder Abbas in Pride of Detroit
The American monoplane Pride of Detroit piloted by William S. Brock and Edward F. Schiller arrived at Bunder Abbas from Baghdad at 3 PM Indian time.
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Bunder Abbas
Karashi
British India
Fliers Brock and Schlee Begin Leg Toward Karachi
In Bagdad the round the world duo William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee left at 7 AM bound for Abbas Persia 480 miles away with plans to rest there overnight then proceed to Karachi British India 710 miles farther. They arrived from Constantinople aboard the Pride of Detroit at 9 39 PM last night after a 14 hour nonstop 1075 mile crossing. They stayed with the Royal Air Force fifty fifth squadron due to an air field search confusion.
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Bagdad
Irak
Round the World Fliers
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Abbas
Persia
Bunder Abbas
Karachi
British India
Constantinople
Detroit
Royal Air Force
Imperial Airways
Pride of Detroit Flies Over Basrah on Route to Bandar Abbas
Basrah reports the Pride of Detroit, the American round the world plane, passed over the city at 10 30 this morning en route to Bandar Abbas. The Basrah to Bandar Abbas distance is about 560 miles.
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Basrah
Persian Gulf
Pride of
Detroit
Bunder Abbas
Globe Log World Flight Log Pride of Detroit
Globe Log reports Pride of Detroit flight log from Bagdad Irak to Bandar Abbas Persia covering 885 miles on day eight and 5025 miles total, surpassing one fifth of the globe. Previous records mention 28½ days to traverse Russia on day eight, with legs August 27 Harbor Grace to Croydon 2350 miles August 29 Croydon to Munich 500 miles August 34 Munich to Belgrade 500 miles August 31 Belgrade to Constantinople 500 miles and September 2 Constantinople to Bagdad 1075 miles.
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Bagdad Irak
Bunder Abbas
Persia
Russia
Harbor Grace
N. F
Croydon
Eng
Munich
Germany
Belgrade
Jugo-Slavia
Constantinople
Bagdad
Editorial Praises Coolidge on Tariff Debate
Rapid City South Dakota editorial comment discusses President Coolidge and the tariff as a campaign issue. It notes his support for a Saturday Evening Post piece arguing the bankers manifesto on trade barriers targets European tariff walls and not the American tariff. The editorial mentions the manifesto and its recall by the president amid press and Congress confusion.
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Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
Saturday Evening Post
Congress
London
Trawler reports sighting gray airplane south of Plymouth
A Quessant Island bound trawler Otark relayed by Lands End radio reports sighting a gray airplane at latitude 48 20 north longitude 8 40 west. The craft flew at about 2000 meters and was headed south about 270 miles south west of Plymouth.
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London
Quessant Island
France
Lands End
Courtney
Plymouth
Plane sighting reported by French steamer off California area
A French steamer California reported to Land's End radio at 8:26 this morning that a whitish plane was seen flying west at 500 metres in latitude 49.19 north longitude 26.40 west. The interception occurred via AP dispatch from London.
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London
Land’s End
California
Denial Issued Over Reported Resignation of Assistant Secretary
Hanson MacNider rejects claims in the Army and Navy Journal that he tendered resignation as assistant secretary of war and would leave office December 1. He states he has no intention of giving up his post and issues a categorical denial.
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Washington
Hanson MacNider
Th Army and Navy Journal
New York Cotton Opens Easy on Rain Forecasts and Cables
The New York cotton market opened easy by 18 to 2 points with December at 22.545 and March at 22.75 as liquidation pressed prices in the opening hours. Lower Liverpool cables and Texas rains weighed on sentiment, but pre-holiday covering limited the decline. Prices rallied later with December at about 22.458 and March near 22.9 as weather outlooks turned unsettled in the central and eastern belts.
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New York
Liverpool
Texas
Government bonds in New York market update
United States government bond closing prices listed for Liberty and Treasury issues across multiple maturities. Key figures include Liberty 3 1 2s at 101.26 and 1st 4 1 48 at 163.19, 2nd 4 11 4s at 101.4, 4th 4 1 4s at 104.4, and Treasury 48 at 109.3 4 l-ds at 114.12.
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New York
United States
Liberty
Treasury
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Julius Warren
Marilyn
Marilyn Miller
Paris
Jack Pickford
State Department
Department of Conservation and Development
Devizes
F. T. Courtney
Corunna
Wall Street
Wheeler
Pride of Detroit
Globe Log
Republican Party
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