Tornado Toll Rises Across Nebraska and South Dakota
Two deadly tornadoes swept Nebraska and South Dakota wounding many and killing eleven. Davis, Nebraska, a 250 person town, was wrecked while over 20 homes and the Minneapolis and Omaha depot were destroyed. Five deaths occurred in Nebraska and six in South Dakota as trains of doctors rushed to aid the injured.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Chicago
Davis
Bancroft
Iowa
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Omaha
Dakota City
Walthall
Neb
Edward Kunzie
Winnebago
Yankton
S. D
Goebel Wins Air Race But Will Not Get Prize Money
Goebel won the West to East non-stop leg of the National Air race meet at Mines Field in Los Angeles but was disqualified after a Prescott landing for fuel and carburetor checks. The race carried 22500 dollars for the first four finishers, and Goebel’s 18 hour 58 minute LA to New York record stood amid the disqualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Goebel
Los Angeles
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Mines Field
Roosevelt Field
Goebel
Oakland
Hawaii
Prescott
Ariz
Rocky Mountains
Arizona
Oakley G. Kelley
John A. MacReady
Chicago
Fears For Shipping In Its Path As West Indies Hit
A devastating hurricane raked the West Indies causing rising property loss and ship damage. In Porto Rico winds reached 134 to 150 mph before the San Juan gauge failed. Chancellor Thomas E. Benner of the University of Porto Rico reported millions in property destroyed in a seven mile radius. Haiti awaits further word as cables report from Cape Haitian at 11:30 a.m.
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New
YQRK
West Indies
Porto Rico
San Juan
Associated Press
Thomas E. Benner
University of
Haiti
New York
Cape Hait Ten
Robinson Gets Ovation At Savannah
Senator Joe Robinson arrives in Savannah as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. A welcoming platform includes Georgia figures like W. J. Harris and David S. Atkinson. Senator Walter F. George cannot attend due to a prior engagement. The formal welcome begins at 10 a.m. after a private morning arrival.
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Walter Chamblin
Associated Press
Savannah, Ga
Joe Robinson
Savannah
Robinson
W. J. Harris
Georgia
David S. Atkinson
Democratic Committee
Samuel A. Cann
Georgia Young Men’s Democratic League
Frank F. McIntyre
G. Edwards
Congress
Walter F. George
Mr. Robinson
Hot Springs
Lonoke
Ark
Jones And Perkins Meet In Finals
Bobby Jones, national amateur golf champion, defeated Phillips Finlay 13 up 12 to play to reach the final of the national championship at Brae Burn. Phil Perkins, British amateur champion, beat George Voigt six up four to go to face Jones. Perkins led Voigt early in their 36 hole semis.
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Voigt
Finlay
Braeburn Country Club
Newton
Mass
Bobby Jones
Phillips Finlay
Harvard
Jones
John Beck
Beck
Phil Perkins
George Voigt
New York
Perkins
Brae Burn Country Club
Bobby
Hsart
Kelly Reappears in Asheville Home After 50 Hours Missing
Edward B. Kelly, a wealthy New York businessman, was found at his Forest Hill home in Asheville unconscious after a 50 hour manhunt. Doctors attributed his condition to exhaustion and possible drug effects, with a large sum of money reported stolen.
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Asheville
Edward B. Kelly
New York
Forest Hill
Mr. Kelly
One Killed As Planes Collide Near San Antonio
Cadet Gaynor Tostegin died when two planes collided at 8 000 feet twenty miles west of San Antonio. Cadet Sheldon C. Yoder escaped by parachute. Both men were students at the Kelly Field advanced flying school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Gaynor Tostegin
Sheldon C. Yoder
Advanced Flying School
Kelly Field
Paul Jaworski Near Death After Fight With Officers
Paul Jaworski, a wanted killer and robber with a long criminal record, was wounded and near death after a gunfight with Cleveland police that left Patrolman Anthony Wieczorezek dead and Officer George Effinger seriously wounded. Jaworski had been cornered in an East Side residence after a running gun battle that began in a cafe and ended with tear gas bombs and shotgun fire.
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Cleveland
Paul Jaworski
Cuyahoga
Jaworski
East Side
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Anthony Wiecz
Yaro Koubela
Detroit
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Coverdale
Seaplane Crew Lands Mail From Ile de France at Newlyn
The Ile de France seaplane crew and mails reached Newlyn England this afternoon. Commander Louis Demouget piloted the machine and Marcel Monrousseau was the radio operator. One crew member stayed with intact mail bags while the other suffered exposure but is expected to depart tomorrow.
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Penzance
Cornwall
England
Ile de France
Newlyn
Here
Louis Demouget
Marcel Monrousseau
Plane found after Ile de France mail loss near Scilly Isles
The mail plane that disappeared after being catapulted from the Ile de France was located early today off Bishop's Rock near the Scilly Isles. The signal was received that the craft had been at sea since yesterday morning.
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Paris
Ile de France
Bishop's Rock
Scilly Isles
Grants Start Fight For Child Tomorrow
The custody dispute over Harry L. Grant III moves to Superior Court tomorrow as Judge W F Harding weighs whether a prior temporary order granting custody to the father should be made permanent. The interstate fight centers on the Charlotte schoolboy’s future.
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Harry L. Grant
Charlotte
W. F. Harding
Superior
Driver of Death Car at Charlotte Out Under Bond
T A Haithcock Jr son of Dr T A Haithcock of Norwood was released under 5000 bond for appearance in county recorder's court tomorrow over the death of 7 year old Mary Burnett in an automobile accident. Rural police say the girl was struck as she crossed the road after stepping from a school bus with Haithcock Sr as a passenger.
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Charlotte
T. A. Haithcock, Jr
T. A. Haithcock
Norwood
County Recorder’s Court
Mary Burnett
Haithcock, Jr
Fresh Trail Proposed City Plan Is Given In Hunt
In Atlanta a grand jury probes Clinton S Carnes disappearance amid a $1 million church account shortage. Lois Griffin and others linked to Carnes name unnamed physician leads. Morris Knowles presents High Point city planning report detailing thoroughfare railroad grade elimination and school district and park layouts.
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Fresh Trail
Hunt
Citizens For
Carnes
Atlanta
Clinton S. Carnes
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Los Angeles
Lois Griffin
John A. Boykin
Morris Knowles
Pittsburgh
U. S. Department of Commerce Committee
High Point
Country Club
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Knowles
Rocky Mount Teens Held for Forging 4540 Dollar Check
Edwin Brown and Paul Wiggins both seventeen are held on forgery charges in Rocky Mount. Brown is a student and Wiggins a deliveryman. each is pledged in default of 1000 bond as police investigate a 4540.88 check forgery dated September 14.
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Rocky Mount Lads
Rocky Mount
Edwin Brown
Paul Wiggins
Jugoslavian Officials Arrest 40 For Spreading Anti-Semitic Propaganda
Advices from eastern Europe report fear among Jewish communities as rumors of ritual murders spread. Authorities in Banat arrested 40 people for anti semitic propaganda linked to a missing 15 year old servant girl.
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London
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Europe
Jugoslavian
Banat
Marguerite Takatch
Zentar
Jugoslavia
Immared
Belgrade
One Life Lost in New England Storm
A series of violent wind and lightning storms across four New England states caused at least one death and extensive property damage. Rhode Island and New Hampshire reported unroofed houses, uprooted trees, and broken chimneys while Hartford, Connecticut, saw 63 year old golf architect James Brown killed by lightning in Goodwin Park.
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Boston
New England
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Rindge
N. H
Keene
Hartford
Conn
James Brown
Goodwin Park
Hunt for kidnapped boy continues against father's wish
Chicago police persist in pursuing the 10 year old Billy Ranieri’s kidnaping as his father A Frank Ranieri resists giving a photo or help, wary that cooperating could endanger the boy. Police say the ransom demand was $60,000 and doubt the father’s cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. Frank Ranieri
Billy Ranieri
McGrath
Ranieri
Cuban hurricane center holds west-northwest, speeds near 85 mph
Havana reports the storm entering Cuba from Puerto Rico appears to have passed. Father Gutierrez Lanza of the Belan observatory says latest observations indicate the hurricane center is moving west-northwest at about 85 miles per hour, bringing destruction to Puerto Rico behind it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Porto Rico
Senator Overman to Speak at Guilford Courthouse Tonight
United States Senator Lee S. Overman will open the Democratic campaign in Guilford county with an address at the county courthouse tonight. He will be introduced by Col. Frank P. Hobgood, Greensboro attorney and Smith supporter.
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Greensboro
United States
Lee S., Overman
Guilford County
Col
Frank P. Hobgood
Alfred E. Smith
Shaker Colony Ends as Director Dies in Lebanon Ohio
The Shaker colony at New Uffion near Lebanon Ohio ends its history with the death of director and last survivor James F. Fennessey. Organized in 1805 the colony grew to 3000 members and 4500 acres but declined thereafter. Marriage did not exist and additions came only by conversion. The faith reportedly originated in England with the parent U S colony at Lebanon New York.
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Lebanon
New Uffion
James F. Fennessey
England
United States
N. Y
Shreveport Picked Up As Salvage Find
The tanker Shreveport, abandoned after a deadly explosion that killed four, was salvaged by crews from the Mariner’s Harbor and taken toward Charleston by order of a passing vessel. A fifth crewman later died, after clinging to a life ring for more than 12 hours.
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Shreveport
Charleston
S. C
Norfolk
Coast Guard
D. C
Miss Farmers Endorse Cotton Stabilization Plan
In Sumrmitt Mississippi on September 14 farmers and business leaders endorsed a stabilization plan proposed by the South Wide Council. S. Odenheimer of New Orleans urged a 22 to 24 cent cotton price rather than 16, citing a projected 14.5 million bale crop and a need for about one million additional bales. He called for a minimum 20 cent price with a maximum through spinner consumption, accusing current levels of being set by speculators.
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Summitt, Miss
S. Odenheimer
New Orleans
Southwide Council
Odenheimer
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