Missing Dry Leader Seen In Chicago Friend Of Col Raymond Robins
Mrs. W Requa Bryant 20 year friend of Col Raymond Robins says she saw the missing prohibition and peace worker in Chicago yesterday afternoon. Harold L Ickes Robins confidant and ally believes Robins may be on a secret mission or suffer amnesia. Special investigators from the Prohibition Bureau are on the trail but have found no solid lead to a gang or motive.
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Chicago
W. Requa Bryant
Col
Raymond Robins
Mr. Robins
Washington
Mitchell
Prohibition Bureau
Tar Heel Farmer Kills Wife Daughter Self
A North Carolina farmer, McPherson, killed his wife Ida and 17 year old daughter after abducting neighbor Clarence Lloyd, severely wounded Lloyd and another man, then shot himself. Lloyd lies near death in a Burlington hospital. the coroner notes the daughter had asked for help to die.
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Caagher
Clarence Lioyd
Burlington
McPherson
Lloyd
Ida
Bam ‘McPher
Police Seek 'Other Woman' In Paul Bern Death Mystery
Reports focus on Dorothy Millette as the identified or alleged other woman linked to film producer Paul Bern. Investigators pursued leads in Southern California while San Francisco records show Millette on tour with hotel and river steamer signatures.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Millette
Paul Bern
Here
Sacramento
F. J. Oliva, Jr
Oakland
River Lines
Oliva
Plaza Hotel
D. Millette
New York City
Bern’s
Beverly Hills
Steamer Line
Miss Millette
Widespread Hunt
Los Angeles
Jean Harlow
California
Bern
Benedict Canyon
Los Angeles Examiner
Paul Hern
New York
Henry Bern
Erery
World Series to open September 28 in New York
Baseball officials announced the World Series will begin in New York on September 28 with the Yankees facing the Cubs or Pirates. Ticket prices range from 1.50 bleachers to 6.60 box seats. The first two games will be at Yankee Stadium, with the next three in the NL city and possible sixth and seventh games back in New York if needed.
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New York
Yankees
Cubs
Pirates
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
Winging Way on Round State Hop
A bright orange yellow monoplane carried a 17 year old pilot two men a letter and fruit on a dawn to dusk round trip from Manteo to Murphy North Carolina. John Parrott piloted from a Nags Head beach at 5 16 am saluting the Wright brothers monument. Albert Parrott and Carl Goerch served as navigators. The pleasure trip linked mountains and sea and included dropping the message and fruit en route.
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North Carolina
Manteo
Murphy
John Parrott
Kinston
Nags Head
Kill Devil Hill
Wright Brothers
Albert” Parrott
Parrott Memorial Hospital
Carl Goerch
Washington
N. C
Roanoke Island
Double Murder Case Goes To Jury In North Carolina
Wentworth North Carolina September 9 The case of Clay Fogleman charged with killing a filling station operator W J Carter and Deputy Sheriff J A Robertson went to a Rockingham superior court jury after Judge A M Stack finished his charge. Both slayings occurred at Spray during a robbery attempt and subsequent investigation.
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Wentworth
N. C
Clay Fogleman
Rockingham Superior Court
A. M. Stack
Fogleman
W. J. Carter
J. A. Robertson
Carter
Spray
Charles Gimbel Dies at Lake Placid Home
Word arrived of the death at age 70 of Charles Gimbel a partner in the Gimbel Brothers department store firm. He died at his summer home in Lake Placid New York from a heart attack.
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Philadelphia
Lake Placid
N. Y
Charles Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers
Dry Board To Consider Third Party Tonight
The prohibition board of strategy will meet in Washington to discuss organizing a third party and nominating a drive candidate for this year’s elections. Canon William Chase of New York proposed offering united support of city organizations for either Senator Borah or Governor Pinchot. The 39-organization meeting was postponed, and anti-saloon leaders met to draft a campaign statement. Bishop Richardson said a committee would present the statement to the group later.
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Washington
Prohibition Board of Strategy
Drve
Canon William 8. Chase
New York
Borah
Idaho
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Canon Chase
Chase
Prohibition
Antisaloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Richardson
Philadelphia
Anti- Saloon League
Flames devastate Carr Fork in Utah mining town blaze
A big fire in Carr Fork, Utah, destroyed 150 frame houses in the Utah-Delaware mine area. Thirty five people were injured while saving belongings and 300 residents were left homeless. Officials estimate damage at 350 dollars thousand.
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Utah
Bingham Canyon
Carr Fork
Trio Burned To Death As Planes Crash In Mountains
A passenger and two pilots died when an American Airways aircraft struck the Guadalupe mountains near El Paso. George A. Davidson survived by tightening his safety belt as the plane caught fire. Davidson, wounded on hands and face, escaped two miles from the wreckage amid foggy conditions.
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EL Paso
Tex
George A. Davidson
W. J. (Bryant) Robbins
American Airways
Francis W. Briggs
Victor Ellman
St. Louis
Davidson
Ira McConaughey
Victor Miller
Richmond
Calif
Guadalupe Mountains
Robbins
Guadalupe Chain
Fogleman Guilty of First Degree Murder in Carter Slaying
A Rockingham County jury convicts Clay Fogleman of first degree murder for the May killing of W. J. Carter a Spray filling station operator during a robbery. He also faced a deputy sheriff murder count tied to a later incident but was not tried on that charge. Fogleman returned from Ohio in July amid multiple prior crimes.
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Wentworth
N. C
Rockingham County
Clay Fogleman
W. J. Carter
Spray
A. M. Stack
Fogleman
J. A. Robertson
Carter
North Carolina
Ohio
Cincinnati
Fort Bragg
Convicts Headed Into Mississippi Forest Prompt Massive Hunt
In Oakland Mississippi sixty armed officers ring a forest chasing six escaped convicts from the state prison farm believed to be hiding there after terrorizing two local Black families for clothing to replace prison stripes. The fugitives, led by moonshiner Roney Eaton serving a life term for killing a federal officer, invaded homes and confiscated clothing before fleeing on foot. One housewife was made to cook a meal and a Sunday suit was taken.
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Oakland
Miss
Roney Eaton
Lily Pons Says She Is Estranged From Husband
Lily Pons the Metropolitan Opera star said she is estranged from her husband August Mesritz but that divorce plans are on hold due to her engagements in the United States.
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Lily Pons
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Metropolitan Opera
August Mesritz
United States
Quiet Standstill at Thom asville Chair Company Talks
Special to Enterprise reports a mediation meeting between striking Thom asville Chair Company workers and a citizens committee to resolve the dead lock. The Thomasville scene remained quiet today as discussions proceed tonight.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
Citizens Committee
Formal Opening of Institute of Govt Tonight
CHAPEL HILL Sept 9 The formal opening of the Institute of Government will be held tonight with 23 groups of public officials from town township county and state agencies meeting to coordinate efforts and discuss problems A buffet supper opens the sessions followed by formal reports and private talks Roscoe Pound Dean of Harvard Law School will speak to the officers and then address the body around noon with further sessions planned A J Maxwell and other state figures have signified attendance.
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Chapel Hill
Institute of Government
North Carolina
Joint Assembly
Roscoe Pound
Harvard University Law School
A. J. Maxwell
Sutter Wins Semi Final Setbacks in National Tennis
Clifford Sutter of Lane University takes the first two sets 6 4 and 10 8 in a semi final against Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena California in the national tennis tournament at Forest Hills.
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Forest Hillia
N.Y
Clifford Sutter
Lane University Flash
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Cal
Ant i Law Move On Golf Law Filed In Court
A suit filed in Charlotte Superior Court seeks to extend or challenge a blue law affecting golf. The filing arrives in September, prompting action onSunday restrictions and opening hours for golf-related activities.
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Charlotte
Sept
Superior
Reward Offered in Slaying of Raleigh Gas Station Operator
Governor O Max Gardner offers 200 reward for the arrest of the slayer of Otho D Lyon a Granville County filling station operator killed at his business. The reward commission identifies Buster Baker alias Buster Edwards as a suspect in the crime.
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Raleigh
N. C
Max Gardner
Otho D. Lyon
Granville County
Buster Baker
Buster Edwards
New York Stocks End Mixed As Late Selloff Pushes Down
Wall Street tried to rally with gains led by rails but heavy late selling pulled the market lower. United States Steel slipped about $1.12 to $47.75 while American Telephone dropped 87 cents. copper stocks declined with major producers losing $1 to $2. Cotton closed with strong gains of 80 to 95 cents per bale.
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New York
United States Steel Common
American Telephone
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
Cerro Deal
Storms lash eastern coast causing extensive damage
A tropical disturbance moved from the Bahamas toward the Atlantic bringing 90 mile per hour winds. Coastal communities faced major damage while Abaco Island officials feared loss of life and a relief tender departed Nassau with medical aid. The storm’s edge grazed the New England coast as shipping halted at northeastern ports from Block Island to Eastport.
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Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Abaco
Bahamas
Nassau
Atlantic
Washington
Nantucket
New England
Block Island
Blast Kills and Injures Dozens Aboard Ferry Load
About 200 iron workers were traveling to Rikers Island for a prison project when a boiler explosion blew apart the ferry Observation near the 135th Street dock. At least 37 bodies recovered. many more injured or missing as debris and smoke filled the East River. Police and rescuers worked alongside priests and volunteers to aid victims and recover the dead. Captain Joseph Rogers of the Greenwich Village ferry described the scene.
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Bronx
Rikers Island Penitentiary
East River
Observation
135Th Street
Coast Guard
Edward P. Mulrooney
Charles McLaughlin
Ted Maureau
Joseph Rogers
Greenwich Village
Pearly Culler and John Loflin Sentenced in Randolph Murder Case
In Asheboro Randolph County Judge T. B. Finley sentenced Pearly Culler and John Loflin to 16 to 20 years in state prison for involvement in the hotel shooting death of Tom Henley in Randleman on July 17. Henley was killed in the incident.
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McCial
Disarmament Talk and Al Smith Outlook Statement
A Beverly Hills report notes news on disarmament and an upcoming Al Smith statement in Outlook magazine. The item mentions Rudy Vallés planning a return after depression and a comment on farm logistics with Iowa farmers sending supplies to town.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
al Smith
Outlook
Rudy Vallees
Iowa
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Hoover
Sam McPherson
Orange County
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Desperado
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GOVT
Pound
Harvard School
Sutter
Associated Press
Stip
Pearly Culler
John Loflin
Will Ogers
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