Italian Aviator Rescued Off Greenland After 2 Hour Plunge
Lieutenant Locatelli and three companions were rescued by the US cruiser Richmond after their plane was damaged and destroyed by fire. They had been adrift for hours near the Labrador coast, discovered when Signalman Willis Pinkston sighted signals from the damaged craft. The party, though exhausted, were reported well as the cruiser headed to Labrador to rejoin patrols.
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Woman governor of Texas probable as Miriam Ferguson leads
Fort Worth Texas reports Miriam Ferguson wife of impeached ex governor leads Texas Democratic nomination for governor in a rout over Felix Robertson. Ferguson vows to curb the Ku Klux Klan while her husband James Ferguson once impeached for misappropriation and bribery faces ongoing political consequences.
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Mud Slide Dumps On Rail Lines And Roads In Cal Mount
A glacial disturbance on Mount Sluts triggers a massive mud flow across eight miles of terrain and up to one half mile wide. The slide buries four railroad lines and several highways, blocks a bridge, and turns the Sacramento River muddy for miles. McCloud reports threat to water supplies as crews scramble to respond.
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Apple grows on grapevine mystery found in orchard
A freak of nature described as an apple growing on a grapevine was found in W. H. Bartlett's orchard on Tuesday. The apple fell from a tree into the vine, became twisted around a twig, and then nourished by the vine stem. The fruit is now ripe.
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Famous Humorist Charles B Lewis Dies in Brooklyn
Charles B Lewis known as humorlat under the pen name M Quad died at his Brooklyn home at 82. He created characters Mr and Mrs Boner, Brother Gardner of the Line Kiln club, and the Arizona Kicker.
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Line Kiln Club
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Railroad Mergers Making Progress Despite Plan Delay
Washington reports substantial progress in railroad consolidations under the Transportation Act of 1920. The Interstate Commerce Commission has allowed several railroads to acquire control of others by leases or stock purchases, even as Commissioner Eastman of Massachusetts argues these moves amount to unintended consolidations not yet approved by the looming nationwide plan.
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Eastman
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Farm incomes lag as agriculture faces postwar slump
Washington reports the agricultural department finds no commercial return for invested capital or fair wages for the typical farm operator since 1920. Studies show prices and farm income fell sharply, with wholesale declines of 40 percent and farm earnings down 40 to 72 percent, though some recovery after 1931 is noted as likely.
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Pageant planned for Waukuma Interstate bridge dedication
Hood River Oregon November 11 Armilance day set as tentative dedication date for the Columbia River bridge. Chambers of commerce from Spokane Seattle Portland Yakima and numerous smaller cities join with Hood River in ceremonies. A water pageant is proposed to depict Columbia history from Lewis and Clark to the present.
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Oil Tank Explosion Injures Three in Jamestown Fire
An oil tank explosion on a street in Jamestown North Carolina injured three people, with one believed fatally, and caused heavy property damage as burning kerosene flowed along the roadway. Nearby residents were burned during the blaze at the station area.
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Revenge Aimed At Backbiters Through Apron Charm
A reader notes folk beliefs that women can ward off gossip by symbolic acts such as biting an apron or pinching the ear to provoke the backbiter to bite their tongue. The piece cites sympathetic magic as an old universal superstition and references scholarly commentary on the idea.
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McCiore
Spadinate
Three Die in Tulsa Family Feud Shooting
Three men were killed and one wounded Sunday afternoon on a public highway 21 miles east of Tulsa following a family feud. The clash began with an argument between children, escalating into deadly violence.
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Ali
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