Pride of Detroit Reaches Hong Kong Safe After Anxiety
The Pride of Detroit arrived in Hong Kong from Hanoi at 3 25 p m marking a hopeful turn in the round the world flight saga Meanwhile Old Glory and Sir John Darling remained unlocated with families and crews awaiting word in a perilous trans Atlantic chase involving potential 20 fatalities in long distance flights and searches by liners and Croydon field observers.
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New York
Detroit
Old Glory
Sir John Darling
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Rangoon
Burma
Hanoi
Hong Kong
Lloyd Bertaud
James D. Hill
Philip A. Payne
New York Daily Mirror
John Darling
Tully
James Medcalf
Old Orchard Beach
Rome
Italy
California
New Foundland
Medcalf
Sir Jonh Darling
Croydon
London
British Isles
Imperial Airways
Dutch Royal Air Service
England
Victoriano Casajas
Washington
Bermuda
Azores
Madeira
Miles Stedman
Leviathan
Bertaud
Bordeaux
France
St. Johns
John Carling
Harbor Grace
N. F
Croydon Field
North Atlantic
Toms River
N. J
Alva F. Starr
William Randolph Hearst
Hill
Payne
Berndt
Balchen
Byrd
Paris
America
Channel
Offer Sur-Mer
Oslo
Norway
Fokker
New Jersey
American Globe
Pride of
William §. Brock
Tokyo
Hongkong
Crop Forecast for Corn and Spring Wheat Issued
Washington September 9 The Department of Agriculture estimated this year's corn crop at 2,456,561,000 bushels and spring wheat at 308,125,000 bushels in today's forecast.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rains Block Utah People Seriously
Heavy two day rains left central Utah transportation crippled with eight bridges washed out on the Denver and Rio Grande Western line and eight trains stalled. Over 200 cars delayed in canyons. main highways need a week to repair though one road opened for stranded motorists. No deaths reported.
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Price
Utah
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Rocky Mountain
Eugene
Oregon
Willis Vindicated in Murder Trial Returns to Greenville
Mrs Ethel Grey Willis, 31, widow, was acquitted in general sessions court of murder of her husband Sam Willis. She thanked supporters and said the fight to find his killer begins anew, intending to stay in Greenville with her children and educate them there.
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Greenville
S. C
United States
Ethel Grey Willis
General Sessions
Sam
Butter and Eggs Prices and Receipts Report
New York dairy market report shows butter receipts 14 277 pounds eggs 18 374 cases while cheese holds steady with 185 418 units. Market conditions and price signals indicate stable cheese demand as output remains robust across categories.
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NEW York Dairy
New York
Huge Change In Aspect of the Voyages
New York dispatch notes the second A E F veterans boarding six vessels bound for Paris for the tenth anniversary American Legion convention in France. Some 6,000 troops left yesterday with another contingent aboard Leviathan to sail soon. Vessels carried whistles, bands, and veteran cheers, while a submarine watch was planned to spot the Old Glory life raft near the area.
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New York
France
American Legion
Paris
United States
Leviathan
Tuscania
Antonia
Scythia
Caronia
deGrasse
Caledonia
Pardue Accuses Reidsville Chief of Duty Failure
In Reidsville the city council held an extended probe into alleged police negligence after Rev. Thomas F. Pardue revealed Alma Petty Gatlin confessed to murdering her father B. Smith Petty last December. Officials reported the confession up the chain but took no action, prompting Pardue to charge City Manager Joe Womack and City Attorney Mayberry with neglect. The council adopted a resolution thanking Pardue and surfaced no immediate action against managers.
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Reidsville
Joe Womack
Alma Petty Gatlin
B. Smith Petty
Thomas F. Pardue
Mr. Pardue
Womack
Carroll
Pettigrew
Pardue
Mayberry
Porter Graves
Petty
Rapid City bid farewell to President Coolidge
A massive crowd gathered in Rapid City as the Black Hills say goodbye to President Calvin Coolidge in a townwide demonstration. The event drew what appeared to be the entire community.
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Rapid City
Black Hills
Coolidge
Wreck Kills Two Schaefer Brothers in Cape Charles
Emil 16 and Joseph 18 Schaefer die after truck wreck and fire. Lawrence Gee, the alleged driver, sought on charges of manslaughter. Joseph lingered to tell his parents he reached for help. funeral set for St Charles Catholic Church.
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Cape Charles
Emil Schaefer
Joseph Schaefer
Emil
Joseph
Lawrence Gee
Gee
Commonwealths
Nottingham
St. Charles Catholic Church
American Girl Bound for Tampa Flight from Dearborn
The Stinson monoplane American Girl carrying Ruth Elder and George Haldeman left Ford Airport Dearborn at 5 56 a m with plans to land in Tampa Florida. They skipped Lakeland due to soft ground and will stop two days there before Wheeling West Virginia. The trans Atlantic take off is planned from Roosevelt Field next Thursday or Friday.
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Detroit
Mich
Stinson
Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Ford
Dearborn
Tampa
Fla
Lakeland
Miss Elder
Haldeman
Wheeling
W. Va
Roosevelt Field
Wife Dies of Wounds After Augusta Shooting
Augusta Georgia September 9 AP Mrs Helen Sousa 30 died at a local hospital from bullet wounds suffered in a dawn shooting that left her husband Joe Sousa 35 and Charles Spradley 40 critically hurt Police say Sousa fired the shots in a house shared by Sousa Spradley and Spradleys daughter A daughter of Spradley was in the room when the attack occurred as the incident left the three adults in various states of consciousness
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Augusta
Helen Sousa
Joe Sousa
Charles Spradley
Sousa
Spradley
Mrs. Sousa
Sousas
No New Move Noted In Recall Campaign
Greensboro Sept 9 The recall movement shows no new action after the city council set dates for the primary and recall election. Four attacked councilmen have filed to have their names on the ballot and contest their seats. No recall candidate has yet been presented. names due by Sept 16.
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Enterprise Greensboro Bureau
Greensboro
Three Die and Two Hurt in Durham Car Crash
In Durham near Chapel Hill a collision involving a Durham-Chapel Hill car left one youth dead and two young women with fractures and internal injuries. Richard Lambert died at a Durham hospital from skull injuries, a fractured hip, and a broken leg. Grace Cox and Maxine Wilkerson are in critical condition.
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Durham
Durham-Chapel Hill
Here
Richard Lambert
Grace Cox
Maxine Wilkerson
Williams Is Out of Race
Lieutenant Alfred J. Williams will not participate in the Schneider car race at Venice. Assistant Secretary Rob inson of the navy said Williams cannot complete tests and trials in time to travel to Venice and qualify as a representative of the United States for the Schneider cup race.
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Washington
Alfred J. Williams
Venice
Robinson
Navy
Williams
United States
Bakery sale nets 5.1 million to eastern investors
Atlanta reports the sale of the American Bakeries company for 5.1 million dollars to eastern capitalists represented by L. A. Cushman Jr. of New York, a move noted in local financial circles.
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Atlanta
The
Atlanta Journal
American Bakeries Company
L. A. Cushman, Jr
New York
Major High Point Bakery Sold in Telegraphed reports
The American Bakeries company, a large High Point bakery operator on West Broad Street, reportedly sold for more than five million dollars according to telegraphic reports from Atlanta today. Local management said the sale should not affect policy or personnel at the West Broad Street plant.
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High Point
American Bakeries Company
Atlanta
West Broad Street
Gang warfare in St Louis claims gangster Palazzolo
AP reports Alphonso Palazzolo, a feared Italian gunman, was killed in a gang shooting in St Louis. A 14 year old bystander was wounded when bullets were fired from a car into a poor room.
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ST. Louis
Alphonso Palazzolo
Half of the Strikers Back on Henderson Jobs
In Henderson, Mississippi, Harriet Cotton Mills report additional workers returning to duties in a month-long strike over a 12 12 cent bonus and wage increase. Sheriff’s deputies patrolled the mill village after dynamite theft fears, though no disturbances occurred as hundreds resume work across four mills.
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Henderson
Harriet Cotton Mills
D. L. Kearney
Fine Road Opens Hendersonville To Bat Cave In Hills
Henderson county celebrated the opening of the modern hard surface highway from Hendersonville to Bat Cave with a large motorcade of about 600 cars, joining from Edneyville Fruitland Bat Cave and Lake Lure. The event included floats officials and a 1 400 pound barbecue for 3 000 guests and a keynote by Felix E Alley of Waynesville.
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Hendersonville
Henderson County
Bat Cave
Edneyville
Fruitland
Lake Lure
John T. Wilkins
Otis V. Powers
Road Board
Felix E. Alley
Waynesville
Not Guilty Exonerated Suspects Rest in Greenville
In Greenville South Carolina exonerated by a jury of charges of slaying Sheriff Sam D Willis Mrs Ethel Willis and Henry S Townsend were with their families recuperating after a two week trial The verdict came after less than an hour of deliberation The sheriff was shot outside his garage on June 12 and Townsend was jailed days later amid an alibi defense by both defendants
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Greenville
S. C
Sam D. Willis
Ethel Willis
Henry S. Townsend
Willis
Townsend
W. W. Rogers
Atlantic and Western Rail Plan Seeks ICC Approval
The Atlantic and Western railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to take over the line and issue 60,060 first mortgage bonds and 181,500 in common stock to pay for the property. The plan reorganizes the company which runs 24 miles between Sanford and Lillington, North Carolina.
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Washington
The
Atlantic and Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic and Western Railroad
Sanford
Lillington
N. C
Miss America 1926 Norma Smallwood at Piedmont Springs
Norma Smallwood Miss America 1926 visits Piedmont Springs Stokes County as main attraction in Old Home Week. She will judge a beauty contest while accompanied by several ladies. Arrived from Atlantic City and stayed at a local hotel before continuing to the resort for weekend festivities.
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Piedmont Springs
Greensboro
Norma Smallwood
Fiedmont Springs
Stokes County
Smallwood
Atlantic City
Miss Smallwood Quits Miss America Pageant
Atlantic City reports Norma Smallwood, Miss America 1926, departed the pageant due to money dispute with the committee. Fifteen contestants from five regions compete for the 1927 title, three from each region, in tonight’s finals. Smallwood had earned about 1200 dollars weekly for appearances and sought a proportional fee for the pageant.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Norma Smallwood
Miss Smallwood
Tulsa
Selma Gets New George M Norwood Brick Plant
Raleigh reports the Geo M Norwood Brick Company completes a Selma plant on the 65th Selma Brick site. It features waste heat dryers down draft kilns and North Carolina made machinery by J C Steele and Sons of Statesville. The facility can produce 35000 face bricks daily. George M Norwood of Goldsboro serves as president and general manager.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Geo. M. Norwood Brick Company
Selma
65Th Selma Brick Company
North Carolina Mads
J. C. Steele and Sons
Statesville
Boston Withdraws Purse for Transatlantic Flight
Boston trustees announced the withdrawal of the $25,000 trans-Atlantic purse for this year due to unseasonable weather. Contributions will be returned to donors and the prize will not be awarded to the first flyer landing in Boston from across the ocean.
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Boston
Mass
President Coolidge Leaves Black Hills For Washington
President Coolidge departs Rapid City after three months in the first summer White House west of the Mississippi. His special train leaves from a cleared platform to accommodate the crowd as he and Mrs. Coolidge say goodbye to the Black Hills at night.
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Rapid City
President Coolidge
Washington
White House
Mississippi
Prohibitive French duties hit American exports
Paris notes indicate new tariffs effective Sept 1 raise duties four to sixfold on many US shipments. The United States embassy protests for most favored nation treatment as goods arriving since Sept 1 await action in French ports. Trade targets include magnetos, electrical gear, pumps, razor blades, leather goods, and steel furniture.
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Paris
France
United States
America
State Department
Foreign Office
Germany
England
Cline on Trial Murder Charge
Leonard Cline novelist faces third day of trial for the May 16 murder of friend Wilfred Irwin. Nine jurors seated, 37 alternates remain to be drawn. Cline in better spirits and interacting with spectators. Efforts to secure support from Detroit officials and others continue as state attorney hints at adjournment if jury completes today.
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Rockville
Conn
Leonard Cline
Wilfred Irwin
Cline
John W. Smith
Detroit
Ia W. Jayne
Circuit Court
Wayne County
Michigan
Leo Dretzka
Wierence
Noone
Lott Stricken By Illness Forces Tennis Absence
George Lott, Chicago alternate on the American Davis team and a rising star, is confined to a Philadelphia hotel with tonsillitis and an infected jaw bone. The number 9 ranked player will miss the national singles at Forest Hills next week, a setback to his 1930 season.
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Philadelphia
George Lott
Chicago
Lott
Forest Hills
Directors Meet at Y W C A Regular Monthly Session
The board of directors of the Y W C A held its regular monthly meeting at association headquarters last night. The session reviewed programs and planned activities for the coming month.
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The
Association Headquarers
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