Two Planes Set for Early Transatlantic Hop
Two monoplanes likely to start today on a trans Atlantic hop. Old Glory and Royal Windsor prepare for departures from Windsor and Old Orchard Maine as gasoline arrives and weather offers a window. Plans include a Rome and New York leg and possible follow the Old Glory with radio gear to aid the voyage.
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Atlantic
Old Orchard
Maine
Old Glory
New York
W. R. Tearst
Phil Payne
Mr. Hearst
Pacific
J. H. Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Rome
Nova Scotia
New Foundland
Alittook
Bie Fokker
Phil Wool
CG. BR. Schiller
Royal
N. F
Scarborough
Old Glory Wood
Bertaud
Royal Windsor
Bertsud
French Morocco
Florida
Windsor
Dirig State
Myers
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Dapper Youth Charged with Murdering Mother in Washington
In Seattle Washington September C Harry Hill a 22 year old from Streator Illinois is held for the murder of his mother Mrs Elina HI wealthy recluse and divorc ed of a Streator physician His arrest follows a statement to police after inquiry into forged checks and gambling losses Hill admits fleeing after a coroner s jury recommendation and says he last saw his mother August 6 as he traveled between Chicago and Streator The body of his mother was found buried in a basement August 18 in Streator
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Seattle
Washington
Sept. C
Harry Hill
Streator
Ims
Hill
Elina HI
Ben Glolan
Thlinoig
Strestor
Chicago
Tassum
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Formal Burial Reported In Carolina Murder Case
Reidsville officials continued the probe into the murder and burial of Petty who was found buried three feet beneath a cellar floor. Alma Gatlin, widow of two months and daughter of a deaf man, remains jailed denying knowledge while Rev. Pare testified about a supposed confession. The burial was attended by most of Petty’s family except Mrs Gatlin.
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Reidsville
Soath Petty
Poetty
Sheviff J
Smith
Petty
Alma Petty Gallin
Loduay Vn
Thomas Pare Due
Cor
Telly
Mrs. Gatlin
Hevy
Tarde
Physician Trials for Murder of Neighbor in Goochland
Goochland county physician Dr. Reavis faced a second trial for murder of Gilbert Lacey, shot in the front yard of the Reavis home. The defense claims Reavis fired blindly at intruders threatening his life, while the state questions the intruders' actions and forces. More than sixty witnesses were summoned from Goochland and Orange counties as the case unfolded under Judge Browning.
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Goochland County
Gilbert Lacey
Reavis
Lenina
Alexander T. Browning
Regis
Fen Vent
Goochland
Soviet Minister to France May Quit
Paris and Moscow tensions rise over Rakovsky signed proclamation urging workers to rise. France disavows the act and Rakovsky explains it as a party committee statement. Soviet leadership weighs recall as mobilizations and Youth Day parades show defense of the socialist fatherland with millions participating.
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France
Paris
Christian Pakovsky
M. Rakovsky
Vrance
Moscow
Uchiteherin
Rakovsky
Russian Communist Party
Jan
Soviet Union
Noted Theatrical Man Is Claimed By Death
Marcus Loew, theatrical owner, died at his home in Glen Cove on September 5. He had been in ill health for some time and had just returned to Pembroke from a trip to Saratoga Springs for treatment. He died in his sleep. cause of death not announced and details withheld pending formal notice from New York offices.
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Glen Cove
Marcus Loew
Blast Rocks New York Skyscrapers in Brooklyn District
A time bomb exploded in an alley between the Brooklyn supreme court building and the hall of records, cracking walls and shattering windows. No injuries were reported, and nearby municipal buildings remained undamaged. Police found iron pipe fragments, linked the blast to a time bomb, and launched an extensive inquiry with many officers on site.
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Brooklyn
Supreme Court
New York
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Hall of Records
Borough Hall
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital
Kings County Court House
James C. Crepsey
Edward M. Riegelman
James Fletcher
William Brown
Brooklyn Heights
Manhattan
Succo
Vanzetti
Weather Report for Virginia and Tennessee Districts
Readings from a U.S. weather station show Virginia fair tonight and Tuesday with slightly warmer temperatures in the extreme west, while Tennessee remains fair with a chance of afternoon thundershowers in the extreme west on Tuesday. Readings at 6 p.m. show yesterday high 60, low 69, rainfall 0.23 inches. last year’s readings were 62, 67, and 0.0 inches respectively.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U.S
C. L. Busan
Three Mexicans in New York Arrested on Bombing Charge
Three Mexican restaurant workers were arrested in New York after the Brooklyn Supreme Court building bombing. They were photographed and fingerprinted at police headquarters. The trio, Dal de Hoyas, Jesua Silvia, and Mario Medrano, lived at one address. Police found 150 Washington building photos, NYC subway maps with marked stations, and maps of Grand Central and Times Square stations with pencil marks, plus bridge diagrams.
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New York
Brooklyn
Washington, D. C
Grand Central
Times Square
New Jersey
Ten Injured In Roanoke Auto Collision
Ten people were injured in a head on crash near Roanoke Virginia last night. Kent Kefauver was jailed and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence. The injured include Mrs. W P Painter Odell Deacon Della Painter Curtis Painter Margaret Painter Evelyn Painter Audrey Painter Mammie Painter W P Painter Jr and Kefauver the other driver.
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Roanoke
Here
Kent Kefauver
W. P. Painter
Odell Deacon
Della
Curtis
Margaret
Evelyn
Audrey
Mammie
W- P. Painter
Kefayver
Hebrew meeting opens fifteenth annual federation session
In Norfolk Virginia the Middle Atlantic States Federation of Jewish Associations held the third session featuring officer elections and a round table led by Dr. Charles B Bernheimer of New York. An historical contest awarded first prize to Irvin Hoffmann of Baltimore.
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Norfolk
Charles 8. Bernheimer
New York
Federation of Young Men's
Young Women's Hebrew Associations
Irvin Hoffmann
Baltimore
World Flyers Try to Make Up Lost Time
Americans William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee pilot the Pride of Detroit from Karachi toward Allahabad after a 710 mile hop from Bandar Abbas. They have covered 6,716 miles since August 28 and face 15,302 miles remaining with planned legs to Calcutta Rangoon Touraine Hongkong Tokyo and a Pacific crossing via Midway and Hawaii. Captain MacIntosh in the Princess Nenia arrives at Dublin to prepare a hop to Philadelphia.
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Karachi
British India
Constantinople
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Allahabad
Pride of
Tteir
Harbor Grove
N. F
Brock
Schlee
Calcutta
India
Rangoon
Burma
Touraine
Hongkong
Tokyo
Pacific
Midway
Hawaiian Islands
MacIntosh Jin
Nenia
Batdonnel Airdrome
Ireland
Bristol
Philadelphia
Man Believed Dead In Ocean Returns Home Alive
Harold Brodrick, a Norfolk laundry man believed dead after vanishing from a Virginia Beach bath house, was rescued by a rum runner’s launch, drifted to Baltimore, and arrived home with a four day beard and shaken nerves. His wife and daughter, who never doubted him, welcomed him aboard. He described swimming against the tide before a motorboat found him and ferried him ashore. The coast guard had searched the beach during his disappearance.
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Norfolk
Harold Brodrick
Ruby
Virginia Beach
Brodrick
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Coast Guard
Bay Shore
Virginia Beane
Defense firm fights Willis murder case with alibi trials
Greenville dispatch reports defense attorneys for Mrs Ethelis and Henry S Townsend challenge the states circumstantial case in the Willis murder trial. The tenth day opened amid new alibi testimony and a footprint debate as 48 state witnesses are cited and 25 to 30 more expected to testify today.
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Greenville
8. C
Javo Decess
Ethelis
Henry S. Townsend
Sam D. Willis
Betwen
Hey
Crown Fire
Townsend
Willis
Wills State Witnes
Land Townsend
Virginia Legion II Holds State Convention in Newport News
The Virginia American Legion state convention opens at 9 30 this morning in Newport News with about 800 delegates. Henry M Taylor, department commander, presides as Major L 3 Jones and Rev J B R Lee participate in opening ceremonies. The gathering includes remarks on World War contributions and honors French forces at Yorktown.
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Newport News
American Legion
Henry M.taylor
Department of Virginia
American Legion Auxiliary
L. 3. Jones
J. BR. Lee
Copeland
Times-Herald
Bland
Ithe
Legion Band
Bridgewater
Amon
Captain de Vailleaucilim
Abiche
Washington
Yorktown
Soldiers Fought With Colonists Honored At Yorktown
In Yorktown Virginia French soldiers and sailors who aided the American victory near Yorktown will be honored with a granite memorial and bronze tablet from the American Legion. Commander Richard I Byrd will deliver the dedicatory address as French and American representatives gather to commemorate the French dead from the October 14 1781 victory at Redoubt Nine.
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Yorktown
LaFayette
Norfolk Navy Yard
American Legion
Department of Virginia
Virginia Legionnaires
Paris
National
Vention
la Fayette
Richard I. Byrd
Paul Claudel
North Carolina
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Sir John Carling
England
Ill
Warren YT. McCray
Indiana
Paniten
Atlanta
Carolina
J. Petty Smith
Judges’ Offices
Borah
State Department
French Povernment
N. Y
Brooklyn Supreme Court House of Records
Black and Schlee
Persian Gulf
City
Riam
Noel Wright
Frank L. Wright
Chi
Paul
Francisco Wright
Ocean
Norfolk Laundry Man
Prosecution
Virginia Legion II
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