Duke Chapel Looms as Central Point in Duke Campus
DURHAM Sept. 5 Rising above other campus buildings Duke chapel nears prominence as construction accelerates. By September the nave transepts and choir walls are finished the main roof is complete and the tower reaches 150 of 210 feet. Overall cost is $2 000 000 with site prep begun in 1930 and concrete work in the next year.
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Duke University
Duke Chapel
A. C. Lee
Duke
Hillsboro
Duke Chapel Details Show Latest Style in Architecure and Music
Duke Memorial Chapel features 44 by 22 foot multi arched windows with stone tracery and stained glass to be installed after interior progress. Akoustolith ceilings and limestone walls highlight three shade use, with St Johns New York and National Cathedral Washington as models. A 48 bell carillon and grand organ are to be installed as work continues on interior and tower with about 300 workers and steel scaffolding echoing Empire State Building construction practices.
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St. John's
New York
National Cathedral
Washington
Duke Chapel
Duke Memorial Chapel
England
Empire State Building
Duke University
Millions Take Short Vacations Over Labor Day Weekend
Millions across the United States ended their work week to enjoy Labor Day weekend. Urban crowds rushed to seashore and mountain resorts while rural residents visited cities to sightsee. The holiday marks a turning point as summer ends and fall business expands, with schools opening and harvest begun.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
America
Great Lakes
Fulmer warns 4 cent cotton sparks southern poverty
Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of South Carolina states that inaction by state legislatures and the farm board could bring four cent cotton and widespread poverty in the near future. He urges immediate board cooperation to control the 1932 crop, warns delayed action pushes prices down, and notes farmers holding cotton risk disaster without prompt measures.
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Orangeburg
8. C
Hampton P. Fulmer
South Carolina
Farm Board
South
Carl Williams
Fulmer
Grass courts wear down at Wimbledon in two weeks
It took eleven months to prepare the grass courts at Wimbledon for the lawn tennis championships, but within two weeks the grass was worn and yellow. Gardeners are already at work preparing the courts for next year, with seed and fertilizer costing more than $5000.
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Wimbledon
England
Trade revival urged by Manufacturers Record front page
The Chamber of Commerce endorses the Manufacturers Record as a strong south advocate and urges a more aggressive sales spirit to overcome buying apathy. It calls for directing boards and banking groups to empower sales leaders, stressing that current low stocks and autumn demand require an active, unified push to restore prosperity.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Manufacturers Record
South
Officer of Ship Held as Slayer Faces Habeas Corpus
Leonard C. Adams former first officer of the American freighter Sun Dance is to be brought into federal court in New York on a writ of habeas corpus for the slaying of Seaman Myak Wooker in Ghent Belgium. He has been held in federal detention for over three weeks awaiting federal investigation and bail is sought pending the outcome. Assistant U S Attorney Todarelli plans to interview Sundance crew in Savannah to subpoena witnesses as the case advances to the federal grand jury.
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Leonard C. Adams
Sun Dance
Myak Wooker
Ghent
Belgium
Adams
Ferral
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Thomas J. Todarelli
Savannah
George Z. Medalie
Sundance
Boy 12 Arrested For Shooting Pal At Wild West Movie
Tulsa Sept 5 Wayne Queen 12 was arrested for shooting Clarence Beach 14 in a motion picture theatre during a western thriller. Queen said the shooting was accidental after taking a pistol from a parked car and not knowing it was loaded. Beach, wounded in the chest, was reported improving.
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Tulsa
Okla
Wayne Queen
Clarence Beach
Queen
Beach
Italian quake rattles towns near Florence and Bologna
Three earthquakes jolted early today between Florence and Bologna, toppling chimneys and cracking walls in several villages. An alarmed population rushed into the streets but no casualties were reported.
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Florence
Italy
Here
Bologna
Bengal Tigers Found Wild in Mexico After Escape
Real Bengal tigers, descendants of animals that escaped from a wrecked circus train 18 years ago, have been found living in the wild in Mexico. The sighting confirms longstanding rumors of the cats adapting to Mexican habitats and raises questions about wildlife management and conservation strategies in the region.
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Mexico
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