Three Injured as Truck Snyrves Off Road Bank
Five occupants of a Ford truck were injured when the vehicle plunged off an embankment at the Hammond bridge approach on the Kingsport Johnson City highway. William Vipton, 61, suffered a broken leg probable skull fracture and serious injuries. Ruth Vipton, 25, sprained back and damaged ribs. Charles Mieree, 52, minor cuts. Noah Vipton, 25, and Rose Person, 16, escaped injury. Truck from Gray's station returning from a wood load repair shop indicated steering bolt failure. All occupants were Cedar Grove residents about three miles from Kingsport.
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Hammond Bridge
Kingsport
Johnson City
William Vipton
Cedar Grove
Arinor
Oshur
Liven
Noah Yipton
Rose Person
Ruth
Avwen
Bloomingdale Road
Curb Market Snapshot From New York Aug 3
Prices on a limited curb list remained near close with little follower interest. North American Light advanced modestly while utilities were dull and oil stocks showed only minor moves. Bahia Cory rose in speculative activity. Continental "PR" prefs slipped to a new low as offerings remained scant. Call loans renewed at 2 percent.
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New York
Sater ‘Way
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Exton
Qquigt
Indiana
Koon
Bahia Cory
Silence of Little Italy Pierced by Harlem Shooting Clues
New York August 3 detectives used a new approach to break the Little Italy and Harlem gunplay silence. An Americanized Italian youth witness was questioned for three hours and provided a full description of gunmen and the green sedan used in the East 10th Street shooting. The alien criminal squad aims to compel testimony or consider deportation for nonresidents.
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New York
Harlem
Little Thaly
Mulrooney
Svete
East 10Th Street
Gugenshin
Weather Highlights From Tennessee Virginia North Carolina
Mostly fair tonight and Tuesday in Tennessee with little temperature change. Virginia and North Carolina face local thundershowers tonight and likely Tuesday with moderate southwest winds and little temperature variation. Readings taken at 6:00 p.m. daily for the previous 24 hours by T. CO. Harris, U.S.W.O.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Alo S
Norgin
T. CO. Harris
U.S.W
Wickersham seeks funds to finish federal courts study
The Wickersham commission requests 25 000 to continue its study of federal courts noting preliminary findings that prohibition cases dominate criminal proceedings in one state. A letter to President Hoover explains the plan to seek funds, with Rockefeller Foundation backing half the amount pending other commitments. The report cites high guilty pleas in prohibition cases and the push for fines over imprisonment. Churchill, Manitoba recalls Lindberghs’ 751-mile hog trek from Moose Factory.
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Washington
Wickersham Commissi
Witt
Coover
Wickersham
Congress
American Law Institute
Mie Jetter
Justice Rodgers
United States Supreme Court
Charles E. Clarke
Yale Law School
Robert M. Ruschins
University of Chicago
Connecticut
Rockefeller Foundation
Commission
Edison Improving. Doctors Report Steady Recovery
Thomas A. Edison shows signs of improvement according to a New Jersey bulletin from West Orange. Dr. Howe notes good night sleep of seven hours, stable heart function, and an alert mood though a complex poisoning and multiple diseases complicate recovery.
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West Orange
N. 1
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert
Edison
Amon
Thomas Lipton
Howe
Educated Russian Engineers Gain Equal Rights With Workers
Moscow reports that Soviet engineers, technicians and their families will receive privileges equal to industrial workers. Includes access to food, housing, and insurance, with lower income tax for those earning under 500 rubles and no salary reduction on transfers as part of Stalin’s intelligentsia policy.
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Moscow
People's Commissa’s
Joseph Stalin
Minor Chance For Recovery Of Former Tennessee Governor Taylor
GITY Tenn Aug 3 A minor chance for recovery of former Tennessee governor Alf Taylor was reported by his physicians. Attendants said he took nourishment and rested well last night after an operation for a kidney disorder. Doctors said he has a fighting chance to live and is resting well with partial consciousness and recognition of relatives.
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Johnson Gity
Tenn
Tormey
Alf Taylor
Tennessee
Unson City
Alt” Taylo
Harry D. Miller
Taylor
Grandmother Held as Robbery Driver in Chicago
A 57 year old grandmother, Anna Baranski, was held by police as the driver of a car used in a robbery ring that left her son John dead after a northwest side real estate office holdup. She refused to plead and was identified by several robbery victims after the automobile crashed into an electric light pole.
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Chicago
Anna Baranski
John
Northwest Side
Rel
Baranski
Shu
David Lloyd George Reported Recovering From Kidney Operation
London August reports say veteran Liberal leader David Lloyd George is recovering satisfactorily after last week’s kidney ailment operation. He was described as progressing well and comfortable today.
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David Lloyd George
London
David Lioys George
Record Claim for Delayed Parachute Jump at Tampa
Clarence McArthur aged 21 set a record claim for a delayed parachute jump after leaping from a plane at 18 500 feet and reportedly covering the same distance before parachute deployment. He landed unharmed in a marsh, challenging the prior 20 500 foot mark held by Jack Dare of Birmingham.
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Tampa
Fla
Clarence McArthur
McArthur
Marsh
Jack Dare
Birmingham
Thunderclouds Put Pilot in Fearful Flight Above Cleveland
Pilot Ralph C. Wensinger recounted a near deadly flight through a thunderhead above Cleveland airport during weather tests for the Weather Bureau. He described being lifted at 1400 feet per minute and swung sideways at 70 miles an hour as instruments failed, then regained control after the towering cloud’s updraft and vowed to avoid thunderclouds forever.
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Cleveland
Ralph C. Wensinger
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wensinger
Aix
Lea Trial Edges Toward Real Start in Conspiracy Case
Asheville August 3 AP A large stack of bank ledgers and portfolios was brought into Buncombe county court as the $1 300 000 conspiracy case against Colonel Luke Lea Tennessee publisher and three co defendants resumed. Indicted with Lea are J Wallace B Davis and BE P Charlet. The second week opens after last week’s motions and jury selection. Defense lawyers objected to wording of the indictment claiming misapplication embezzlement and misappropriation duplicative. Judge Barnhill reserved decision pending review. Lea and his family watched jurors as proceedings continued.
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Asheville
N. C
Buncome County Court Room
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Central Bank Ands Trust Company
Wallace B. Davis
Tormeét
Carlyle
Littleton
Giles L. Evans
Defense
Tadge M. V. Barnhill
R. R. Williams
Davis
Evans
Barnhill
North Carolina
Lindberghs Are Safe Robbins Jones Down World Flight Lagging
Pangborn and Herndon completed a 1200 mile leg from Chita to Khabarovsk amid heavy rain and mountain ranges. They praised navigation and expected repairs, aiming to continue toward the world girdling record. The pair faced poor weather over the Khingan range and were aided by the Russian Civil Aviation Society.
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Lindberghs
Robbins
Jones
Toryg
Pia Renea
Arovican Globe Fliers
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Khabarovsk
Sibe
Fiers
Chita
Siberia
Pangborn
Herndon
Russian Civil Aviation Society
Khingan
American fliers visit Istanbul on sighting tour
American-Turkish aviators Russell Boardman and John Polando toured Istanbul with Turkish Aviation League members. They plan to overhaul their plane motors, attend a league banquet, and may announce plans for the return flight tomorrow, possibly delaying departure for rest. President Mustafa Kemal lauded the feat as an incentive to Turkish youth.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Russell Boardman
John Polando
Turkish Aviation League
League
Boardman
Kemal
Mustapha Kemal
Yalova
Lindberghs Ready to Hop Again Today
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh prepare to depart at noon on the fourth leg of their 7,000 mile Orient journey. They spent the night in a Cana frontier town, were greeted by its 2,001 residents and 11 women, and arrived from Moose Factory, Ont. Their next stop is Baker Lake, with a possible Arctic route via Hunter Bay, Fort Norman, and the Mackenzie River to Aklavik.
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Churchill
UPI
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Cana Frontier
Moose Factory
Ont
Baker Lake
Edmonton Journal
Bathrust Inlet
Arctic
Hunter Bay
Great Beary Lake
Fort Norman
Mackenzie River
Aklayih
Lindberghs
United States
Seattle to Tokyo flight ends in forced landing
In Fairbanks Alaska August 2 AP reports Texas aviators Rez L Robbing and Harold Jones attempting a nonstop Seattle to Tokyo flight were forced to land after aerial refueling at Fairbanks. Their Fort Worth plane and a refueling craft with 700 gallons loaded proceeded toward Unalakleet for fuel before continuing over the Bering Sea toward Japan with favorable forecasts aiding their progress.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Texas Avistors
Rez. L
Bering Sea
Fort Worth
Unalakleet
Tokyo
Siberian
Worfles Islands
Seatlesday
TZ A. Om
B.S
Unalak
Krachatka
Burnes Islands
Janan
Hindenburg Bags Big Stag on Berlin Hunting Trip
President von Hindenburg, aged nearly four, proved his hunting prowess by bagging a 20 point royal stag, the largest he has ever shot, during a weekend at Sehorfheide hunting lodge near Eberswalde, 30 miles from Berlin.
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Eberswalde
Germany
Yor Hindenburg
Ante More
Sehorfheide
Berlin
Air events sweep the globe with notable fliers
Pangborn and Herndon circle the world reaching Khaberovsk Siberia about 22 hours after Post and Gatty. The Lindberghs finish Churchill prep for northward hop to Baker Lake on vacation flight linked to a 25000 dollar prize. Amy Johnson briefly stops at Chita Siberia en route from London to Tokyo.
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Associated Press
Pangborn
Herndon
Khaberovsk
Siberia
Post and Gatty
Lindberghs
Churchill
Baker P Lake
Orient
Robbins
Jones
Fairbanks
Seattle
Tokyo
Amy Johnson
Chita
London
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Ventaet
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Col. Lea
Nettles
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Globe
Gatty
Hugh Herndon Jr
Tass
Omsk
Manchuria
Polando
Canadian Northwest
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Maine
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Landwil
von Hindenburg
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