Awaitors take off for non stop Ottawa flight
Aboard the monoplane St Raphael Captain Leslie Hamilton and Lieutenant Colonel F F Minchin with Princess Lowenstein Wertheim left Avro field Avondon England for a flight to Ottawa Canada aiming to reach London Ontario to claim a 25000 prize. They carried fuel for 44 hours and planned a 37 hour crossing, with the princess joining briefly before deciding to continue. The takeoff was smooth but visibility was poor and a tire near a hangar narrowly avoided a crash.
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Upavon
England
Army Airdrome
Leslie Hamilton
F. F. Minchin
Princess Lowenstein Wertheim
St. Raphael
Canada
Ottawa
London
Ontario
Levine May Not Fly Back Over Atlantic
Charles A. Levine told the Associated Press he would abandon plans for a return Atlantic flight if British aviators Hamilton and Minchin succeed in their attempt. He spoke of an alternative endurance record flight possibly toward the east and wished the British luck while praising their courage under unfavorable weather conditions.
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Oficers
Minuchin
Hamilton
Francis Mostyn
Cardiff
Wales
Minchin
London
Charles A. Levine
Atlantic
Associated Press
World Flyers Land in Constantinople
The American round the world monoplane Pride of Detroit, piloted by William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee, arrived in Constantinople from Belgrade at 11.45 this morning. They hold one world record from Harbor Grace to Belgrade, and depart for Aleppo, Syria, Baghdad, Iraq, and then Bender Abbas, Persia, en route to India. Their escort included three Jugoslav military planes and maps prepared by Captain Songer Mayer.
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Constantinople
Detroit
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Belgrade
Jugo
Slavia
Jugo- Slavia
Songermayer
Brock
Schlee
Tokyo
Alepho
Syria
Bagdad
Irak
Bender Abbas
Persia
India
Princess undertakes Atlantic flight in bold pioneer venture
Princess Lowenstein Werheim, clad in purple leather, speeds westward from Upavon in the Fokker St Raphael on a pioneering Atlantic crossing toward America. Piloted by Captain Leslie Hamilton and Col. Fredrick Minchin, blessed by the Archbishop of Cardiff, the flight aims to showcase women’s air prowess from Europe to Ottawa with staunch support from veteran aviators.
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Upavon
Eng
Atlantic Ocean
America
Europe
Lowenstein Wertheim
Upton
St. Raphael
Ottawa
Canada
Cardiff
Leslie Hamilton
Fredrick F. Minchin
Atlantic
Captain Hamilton
Col. Minchin
Determined to Make Some Record Flight Across Atlantic
Prominent aviator aims to lead the first expedition attempting a round trip across the Atlantic Ocean aboard a vintage aircraft. The project emphasizes using older technology to prove endurance and navigational skill, seeking support from sponsors and aviation clubs.
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Atlantic Ocean
Levine dreams of transatlantic flight and aviation future
Charles A Levine, American aviation enthusiast, spoke in his Savoy hotel suite about plans to fly across the Atlantic and back, then head a U.S. aviation company. He described learning from Europe about civil aviation, predicting vast American aerial growth and a network of airfields, with his wife packing nearby as he talked.
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London
Charles A. Levine
Atlantic
Associated Press
Savoy
Europe
Levine
United States
Mr. Levine
Hinchliffe
Hinchcliffe
France
Germany
America
Weather Snapshot for Virginia and Tennessee
Partly cloudy with possible showers in southeast Virginia tonight into Thursday, little temperature change and moderate southwest winds. In Tennessee, fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Data compiled at U S weather station by C L Bunn, readings at 6 p m daily. yesterday highs 85, lows not listed. rainfall 0.00 inches in last 24 hours.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Rainall
Natives Report Seeing Airplane in Venezuela
Brunswick Ga August 31 native witnesses reported sighting a plane over the Orinoco delta in Venezuela during Paul Redfern search. Caracas reports corroborate a southwesterly sighting and a Cuidad Bolivar telegraph operator noted a plane over Macarieto in the same afternoon.
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Venezuela
Brunswick
Paul Redfern
Orinoco River
Brazil
Caracas
Orinoco Delta
Cuidad Bolibar
MacArieto
Princess Wertheim Blesses Transatlantic Flight Under Plane
In Upavon England Aug 31 Princess Lowenstein Wertheim the first woman to attempt a transatlantic crossing led a touching religious service under the S R Raphael monoplane. Archbishop of Cardiff blessed the journey as Captain Hamilton and Col Minchin received blessings. Father O Reilly presented a shamrock token. The takeoff surprised by eight yards to spare over the hangar roof.
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Upavon
England
Lowenstein Wertheim
S. Raphael
Cardiff
Hamilton
Col. Minchin
Father O‘reilly
Upaton Field
St. Raphael’s
Junkers Plane Ready to Start Again
In Dessau Germany the Junkers trans Atlantic Bremen was rolled to the runway at 4 55 p m and fueling began. Officials reported a possible takeoff around 6 30 p m carrying Frederick Loose Herman Koehl and Baron Ehrenfeld Gunther Von Hu enefeld as crew.
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Dessau
Germany
Junkers
Bremen
Frederick Loose
Herman Koehl
Baron Ehrenfield Gunther von Huenefeld
Chicago Reels With Theatres Closed In Strike Lockout
Chicago nearly bans all movie showings as theatre owners and union operators remain deadlocked over two operators. The shutdown reaches day three with 75 million in theatre property idle and 25,000 workers affected. Two more chains join the lockout while unions consider federal action to block film distribution.
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Chicago
America
Orpheum
Schoar Leaps to Death Aboard Paris Liner
Oscar Petty a 32 year old future Columbia University faculty member, returning from Paris with his sister Mrs. S A Boles, jumped from the deck of the French liner Paris off Havre. He had been nervous since boarding and was watching the water when he leaped. The ship circled the spot but rescue efforts failed.
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New York
Oscar Petty
America
Paris
S. A. Boles
Lexington
Petty
Sorabonne
Columbia University
Havre
Boles
Emotion of Woman After Murder Revealed In Trial
Mrs Ethel Wills and Henry Townsend stand accused in the sheriff Sam D Willis murder case in Greenville South Carolina. Testimony shows Mrs Wills weeping at the casket and kissing the corpse while uttering you were shot down like a dog. Neighbors Miss Betty Roe and Mrs J E Roe testified about entering the garage shortly after the shooting and the shoe tracks that the state claims resemble Mrs Willis.
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Greenville
S. C
Ethel Wills
Henry Townsend
Sam Dd. Willis
Avery Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. Willis
Betty Roe
Miss Roe
J. E. Roe
Willis
Crack Passenger Boat Aground Near Alaska
Near Juneau Alaska the crack passenger liner Princess Charlotte of the Canadian Pacific ran onto Vichnefski rock near Railway with 270 passengers aboard. The ship reported no immediate danger and requested passenger disembarkation. Refloating expected at high tide with Explorer Coast Guard cutters Cygan Unagla and several tugs enroute for aid.
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Juneau
Alaska
Princess Charlotte
Canadian Pacific
Vichnefski Rock
Whangell
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Explorer
Political police arrest in Leningrad in espionage case
Political police in Leningrad arrest 26 men and women accused of acting as agents aiding the British intelligence service in Finland. The arrests target individuals alleged to have provided intelligence and support to Britain, reflecting heightened wartime security measures.
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Leningrad
Finland
Former Indiana Governor McCray Granted Parole
Washington reports Warren T. McCray former Indiana governor is to be released on parole after serving three years and four months of a ten year term for mail fraud linked to a failed cattle and farming venture. Parole approved by attorney general and parole board. civil rights not restored until 1931, with potential presidential pardon possible. Family remains in Indianapolis awaiting his release.
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Washington
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Atlanta Federal
Sargent
McCray
Parole Board
Andrew W. Mellon
Cher.of Justice
Snookbourg
New York
Coolidge
Department of Justice
Indianapolis
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Bulgaria
Princess Blessed
James F. Howe
The
Redfern
Rio de Janeiro
Georgia
Pau Redfern
Port of
Orinoco River Delta
Junker
Schoar
Columbia
Ethel Willis
N. C
Warren H. McCray
Atlanta
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