Polish Knights Aim For New York Nonstop Flight
Major Louis Wikowski and Ra vbair Kurula of the Olive Air Service launched from Le Bourget aiming to fly 3000 to 4000 miles to New York in a single engine plane with no radio. They ignored French weather advice and faced a strong northeasterly draft as they circled Paris before heading west. The crew expected to land in New York Saturday afternoon, with mechanics quickly addressing an oil overflow while they prepared for the long journey.
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LE Pourgey
France
Tapi
Travet
New York
Louis Wikowski
Ravbair Kurula
Olive Air Service
S216
Meredee
Phine
Marszilen Wiski
French Weather Service
Atm ¢Rien
Atlantic
Dreux
le Bourget
Paris
Coris
Sige
Frerch
Tnichiare Aiepie
Ant Corio
Emory
Moikowski
Nubatada
Dungareeu
Weather forecast for Virginia and Tennessee
Weather Virginia fair and warm tonight and Saturday morning with possible late thundershowers in the afternoon and southwest winds. Tennessee partly cloudy with local afternoon thundershowers and slight cooling tonight, then warmer Saturday with a cool night. Readings from U S weather station show high 97 yesterday and rainfall 2.00 inches.
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Virginia
Ennessee
U. S
GC. L. Bunn
Pilot Courtney and crew forced down at sea
Captain Frank T. Courtney and three companions were forced to bail out of a burning plane over the Atlantic during an aborted New York flight from the Azores. They were later reported safe aboard the British liner Minnewaska, with a message to Mrs Courtney saying there was no real danger. The Cedric relayed the rescue details as the Minnewaska continued toward New Orleans.
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New York
Frank T. Courtney
Yaid
Atlantic Ina
Minnewaska
Courtney
Atlantic
Cedric
London
T. Courtney
Minnewacka
America
Azores
Humidity Overpowers Midwest Heat In Sudden Wave
Chicago reports brutal humidity worsening a heat wave that claimed six lives yesterday and today. Three people died from the heat while three others drowned amid soaring temperatures and storms. Weather promises relief with planned thundershowers.
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Chicago
Aus
Midwest
Pratt Majority Grows in Hawkins and Sullivan Counties
The Pratt faction, led by Thomas Hi Pratt of Kingsport, gains in Hawkins and Sullivan counties as more districts report no Republican primary. Support rises over Pardue, with preliminary counts surpassing two hundred in both counties and several smaller districts still pending. CG. St. Addington also carried some Hawkins districts.
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Hawking County
Sullivan County
Thomas Hi
Pratt
Kingsport
Atate
Onsatoria
Tennessee
L. G. Pardue
Hawkins County
Hoover Devotes Time to Speech at Stanford Stadium
Hoover prepares his Republican nomination address at Stanford University outlining campaign themes on prohibition and farm relief. Observers seek clues to his government philosophy and leadership style as he finalizes the speech, with close advisers noting the decision is his alone.
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Stanford University
Cal. Ang
Herbert Hoover
Stanford Stadium
Hoover
Esre
Rewwoods
Shelley Reelected Eleventh District Constable
D. M. Sheley, constable in the Eleventh Civil District of Sullivan County, re-elected in the general election yesterday by a majority of 120 over S. S. Sampson, Walter Dickson and Elbert Martin. Vote totals: Sheley 269, Sampson 67, Dickson 29, Martin 42. This was the only contested race in the Eleventh District. Democratic nominees for county offices were unopposed.
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Shelley
Sampson
Dickson
Martin
D. M. Sheley
Sullivan County
Kingsport
S. S. Sampson
Walter Dickson
Elbert Martin
Shelby
Hawkins Chooses Phillips as Republican Rep Nominee
Incomplete results from Hawking County Republican primary indicate Wm Phillips named direct representative. With nine of nineteen precincts reporting Phillips 688 Brehanon 5. leaders believed sufficient for nomination. Republican gubernatorial results limited to three districts, showing Hopkins 102 and Raulston 106 with Raulston’s total partly unrecorded.
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Hawking County
Wm. Phillips
Phillips
Brehannon
Grave Hopkins
Raulston
Tammany Praised Ex Ex-Cov of N C
Former Governor Morrison lauds Tammany Hall as aiding the South during reconstruction and criticizes Republicans, while noting some crooks exist. He wishes Governor Smith were Presbyterian and drier, speaking in Mecklenburg County to open his campaign. Morrison asserts Tammany fought battles for the South and claims it never stole as much as Republicans since the Harding administration.
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Charlotte
N.C
Morrison
Smith
Tammany
Mecklenburg County
Tammany Hall
South
New York
Seymour
Grant
Democrats to Try for Farm Regions in Midwest
In New York Aug 5 AP reports Democrats plan a focused push in upper Mississippi Valley states to win farm states like Iowa Wisconsin the Dakotas and Illinois for the Smith Robinson ticket. They will build a Chicago centered organization with leaders to press the corn and wheat belt campaign. George N Peek loyal to London and McNary-Haugen farm plan backs Smiths farm policy and Johnson calls for consultant farm leaders and economists to craft relief.
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New York
Mississippi Valley
Smith
George N. Peek
Hlinsis
London
Coolidge
Towa
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Illinoia
Smith-Robinson
Chicagzo
Raskob
National Committee
Peck
Peek
Hoover Peek
Herbert Hoover Sind
Lowden
Ilinois
Low
McKellar Beats Field of Four in Tennessee Primary
Nashville Tennessee August 2 AP Tennessee Democrats count in the gubernatorial race shows a tight contest between Governor Henry Horton and Hill McAlister as 1,788 of 2,290 precincts report. McKellar leads the senatorial field by about 27,000 votes over Finis J. Garrett with incumbents far ahead in the three districts having contests.
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry H. Norton
Hill McAlister
Horton
McAlister
Kenneth D. McKellar
Ucket
Tennessee
Henry T. Horton
Thu McAlister
Totton
Lew
S. Pape
W. Dodson
McKellar
Garrett
Keneth D. McKellar
Finis J. Garrett
Raleigh S. Hopkins
John T.baulston
Hopkins
Raulston
West Tennesave
Coolidge starts sixth year in office at Iron Range trip
President Coolidge begins his sixth year in office with a 38 program schedule that includes a semi weekly call at the executive offices and a Brule river fishing outing. He toured open pit mines with U S Steel guests, visiting Hibbing High School briefly and learning safety records from mining and railroad officials.
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U. S. Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Coolidge
John
Steel Corporation
Hibling
Minn
Virginia
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Malister
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Governor Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Peconte Beach
L. 1
Hawkins
Rep
Buchanan
EX Ex-Cov
G. OG. P
Miss. Val
Pope
Dadson
GOV
Henry H. Horton
M’kellar
Will Taylor
Roy N. Stansberry
W. Q. Turner
Gordon Brownings
Temnerat
Wall
Hibbing
Tabulation
WWE
Dodson
Taneatanee the Ensee
Legorton
Az Republican
Reese
Ate
Renereey
Teas Senna
Saene
Bennett
Non
Dom
Mood
Saa
Dnbere
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