L opper Koenecke dies after midair brawl on plane
The baseball outfielder Heinie Koenecke is dead after a fight aboard a Stinson Detroiter plane bound from Detroit to Newark. Pilot Mulqueeney and assistant Irwin Davis fought Koenecke who attacked them. the pilot used a fire extinguisher and forced a landing in a field near New Toronto.
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St. Louis
Dodgers
Buffalo
New York
Jacksonville
Lake Ontario
Newark
Brooklyn
Les Munns
Bobby Barr
Detroit City
Brooklyn Outfielder Len Koenecke Killed in Private Flight Fight
Detroit officials said Len Koenecke, Brooklyn outfielder, chartered the private plane where he was beaten fatally after twice being refused passage on a scheduled airliner. Also aboard were two Brooklyn pitchers Les Munns and Bobby Barr.
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American Airlines
Len Koenecke
Brooklyn
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Les Munns
Bobby Barr
St. Louis
New York
Wiliam J. Mulqueeney
Pattern 9601 Junior Miss two piece frock promise
Pattern 9601 offers a washable cotton tweed two piece frock that suits school and evening wear with a velveteen bow. Separate blouse with a pleated skirt allows mix and match. Size 10 12 14 16 18. instructions include diagram and Lew Chart. price 15 cents in coins. respond with name address and size.
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Ickes Sets Revisions for PWA Projects
Secretary Ickes said PWA projects must be revised to reflect unemployment, per man year cost, and time to complete. Housing programs are in a tougher position due to funding cuts, with eliminations possible. About 2,000 projects previously rejected by Hopkins may be reconsidered under the new plan.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
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Roosevelt
Middle Belt Warehouses Jammed With Tobacco Auctions
Tobacco auction season opens across the middle belt with heavy and blocked sales expected at nine markets including Durham Henderson Oxford Aber deen Warrenton Louisburg Fu quay Springs and Sanford. Eastern markets show price strength as opening lots reach about one million pounds at Durham and Oxford amid jammed warehouses.
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Cotton futures close steady in New York market
Cotton futures closed steady with gains of 15 to 21 points in New York trading on September 17. Trading showed firmer front months including Oct Dec Jan and May with mixed intraday highs and lows and a steady spot middling price of 1080.
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New York
Glorifying Yourself in Beauty Makeup Tips
Amicia Hart advises women to highlight their best features and minimize flaws. She suggests lipstick focus for those with standout mouths or eyes and to keep brows neat, lashes defined, and use eye cream to reduce wrinkles. If features are average, emphasize the mouth or eyes accordingly and rely on complexion and hair health.
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Amicia Hartner
Stara
Average American car fuel efficiency discussed
Article notes the typical U S car moves about a mile per gallon in gasoline consumption context.
Fiyamanita Mushroom Namesake From Fly Paper Poison
The mushroom’s name derives from its use in making a poison for fly paper. This origin ties its identity to early pest control practices and chemical histories.
Educator Marion Rex Trabue Named Education Head at UNC
Marion Rex Trabue professor of educational administration and long time director of UNC’s bureau of educational research is appointed to succeed Nathan Wilson Walker as head of the university's education department and as director of the division of education in the consolidated university.
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Chapel Hill
Marion Rex Trabue
Bureau of Educational Research
University of North Carolina
Nathan Wilson Walker
Department of Education
Consolidated University
Secretary named as North Carolina Junior Bar Conference head
Winston-Salem Sept 17 AP local attorney appointed by the U S secretary as chairman of Junior Bar conference activities in North Carolina. The move aligns state efforts with the American Bar Association program for young lawyers.
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Ransom
Aete
Ashington
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North Carolina
Hoover Voices Fear For Liberty in Rising Government Power
Former president voices concern that government centralization endangers the Bill of Rights and individual liberty. He argues liberty rests on division of powers and local self government, warning that exploitation by elites harms freedom and that reforms must protect inalienable rights while promoting initiative and enterprise.
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Inquiry into Long death sparks murder conspiracy claims
Odom calls the murder plot accusation a lie while a coroner’s jury pins Dr. Weiss’s death on pistol wounds. Smith seeks federal inquiry and New Orleans officials push state investigations as Stamford crowds urge action. George S. Long voices belief in a plot as memorials protest.
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George Maines
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Share- Our-Wealth Club
Louisiana
Chicago Produce Prices Persist With Mixed Butter and Produce Quotes
Chicago market notes show butter at 12 529 firm with creamery specials around 93 score and 25 to 26 cents. ex tras 92 at 25 cents. extra firsts 90-91 at 24 4 cents. firsts 88-89 at 23 cents. seconds 86-87 at 22 6 cents. standards 90 grokrenines carrots at 24 4 cents. Begs steady near 900, prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Training a Boy for Circus Riding Versus Elephant Tricks
A saying notes teaching a boy to become a circus rider takes years of work despite the boy's intelligence, while an elephant learns tricks in a few months.
Walk 90 Miles To Be Married
Erwin Tennessee September 17 AP Young Mr and Mrs Estoy Cody returned to their North Carolina mountain home after a 60 mile foot journey to the altar. The couple married here after walking from Bull Creek North Carolina in 14 hours with the bride’s grandmother Byrd Myers present. Cody paid the 85 50 fee to Clerk J F Chandler and had only a nickel left in his tin snuff box. County Judge W M Martin officiated then the trio began a 45 mile return trip.
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W. M. Mertin
Fox Loses Race With Sheriff
A grey fox ran a 45 minute foot race with Forsyth Sheriff Guy L Scott across the Ardmore area. They crossed a golf course three times and ended in a thicket north of the links. The sheriff captured the fox and tied it in his backyard.
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Fox
Five Power Committee Weighs Compromise on Ethiopia Plan
Italian spokesman says no compromise phrase does not block talks. Italo-Ethiopian committee nears a collective assistance plan for Ethiopia with Britain France Poland Spain Turkey and Italy assessing fairness and possible negotiations with Laval Eden and Aloisi.
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Ethiopian Emperor Rejects League Protectorate Plan
Emperor Haile Selassie of Addis Ababa told the Associated Press that Ethiopia will never permit any League of Nations member to dominate it, whether as a protectorate or mandate, stating absolute sovereignty must be preserved and is final.
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Associated Press Today
League of Nations
Ethiopia
State ready to build ten million in women prison camps
Raleigh Sept 17 Capus M Waynick chairman of the state highway and public works commission said the organization is ready to proceed immediately if the Works Progress Administration authorizes funds for a million dollar prison camp construction program The commission asked for 9 5 million in farm to market road construction with 1 5 million to be contributed by the state The attorney general ruled the highway commission not required to take women misdemeanants until ready and Judge Sinclair says women are still sent to county prisons Two women were left at a state prison camp in Scotland County after local officers refused to take them back Pitts says there is no place to care for the women during the proposed program
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Capus M. Waynick
State Higway and Public Works Commission
Works Progress Administration
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Highway Commission
N. A. Sinclair
Scotland
John B. Bray
Wose Pitts
WPA Jobs Begin as State Projects Move Forward
Raleigh dispatch notes Works Progress Administration work has started in North Carolina with 700 men already employed and more projects to follow. 18 projects in WPA districts underway and 609 workers in forestry and related areas. Federal funds allocated total 1 000 for 21 sectors with more grants expected, and applications for projects totaling 523 283 dollars will be made available soon. WPA administrator George W. Coan Jr. says 3 000 to 6 000 workers expected in the state before October 1.
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Raleigh
Works Progress Pro
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Lina
WPA
Enomology
Lexington Schools Open on Thursday
Lexington announces advance registration for all entering first grade in city schools. First graders will attend on Thursday with individual teachers guiding their initial session. other grades begin later to ease influx. State rule allows six year olds to start by January 15 1936.
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Lexington
Honeycutt
Mentary
Attent
Addi Firet
Ramseur Reaches Rank in Confederate Army
Stephen D. Ramseur at 27 years old becomes major general in the Confederate army, serving as the fleet general at that period.
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Stephen D. Ramseur
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