Distress signals from Old Glory plane en route to Rome
A wireless S O S from the monoplane Old Glory reported 500 miles east northeast of Newfoundland on its New York to Rome flight. Crew Lloyd Bertrand James D Hill and Philip Payne faced unknown peril as ships including the Transylvania Carmania and Lapland rushed to assist.
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New York
Old Glory
New Foundland
Old Orchard Maine
Rome
Radio Corporation of America
Greenwich
Lloyd Bertrand
James D. Hill
Philip Payne
Transylvania
Carmania
Lapland
Navy Department
St. Raphael
Atlantic
Lowenstein-Wertheim
Dallas Spirit
Pacific
San Francisco
Honolulu
Monoplane Makes Third Attempt to Fly Across Ocean
Harbor Grace N F Sept 7 The Sir John Carling bound from London Ontario to London England hopped off at 7 25 am eastern standard time Pilot Captain Terry Tully Navigator Lt James Medcalf The flight had earlier failed due to weather after second attempt reached beyond Prince Edward Island and fog over Harbor Grace forced return The crew planned refueling and repairs before a possible trans Atlantic crossing with a $25 000 prize awaiting safe London arrival
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Sir John Carling
London
Ontario
England
Terry Tully
Carling
James Medcalf
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Aroostook County
Maine
Washburn
Caribou
Phil Wood
Wood
Duke” Schiller
Royal Windsor
Atlantic
Old Orchard
Tully
Medcalf
Detroit
Windsor Resumes Trans Atlantic Flight From Old Orchard
The Royal Windsor lifted off at 4:55 am from Old Orchard Maine to resume its trans Atlantic journey toward Harbor Grace Newfoundland. Pilots C A Duke Schiller and Phil Wood reported a perfect takeoff and vanished into a triangular cloud opening as dawn broke over the beach.
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Old Orchard
Royal Windsor
Phil Wood
End of Reavis murder case nears in Virginia trial
In Orange Virginia Sept 7 only a few witnesses remain for questioning as the state nears closing its case in the second trial of Dr George Reavis Goochland county physician for the killing of Gilbert Lacey The state contends Lacey was shot to death last March 2 while visiting for wound dressing while the defense argues Lacey and companions threatened the doctor and he fired to protect his home The verdict likely by Saturday hinges on disputed details of who was present and the intent of the shots
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Orange
George Reavis
Goochland County
Gilbert Lacey
Lacey
Coachland Court House
Reavis
Riots in Nagpur Claim 22 Lives and Wound Over 100
In Nagpur British India authorities report 22 killed and 100 plus injured after Hindu Muslim clashes over the weekend. Officials say a Muslim procession sparked violence, with arson and stone fighting across the city. Armed police and troops were deployed as calm returned.
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Nagpur
British India
Old Glory Sister Plane Linked to St Raphael Mystery
New York on September 7 report that the monoplane Old Glory, carrying a rubber boat, is a sister ship to the St Raphael. Both are Fokker monoplanes with 450 horsepower engines, similar to the America flown by Commander Richard E Byrd. Old Glory weighs 4,639 pounds empty and 12,500 loaded, with a 66 foot 6 inch wingspan and a steel tube fabric fuselage. The main 820 gallon fuel tank lies between the pilot and navigator, with a quick release dump valve to shed weight in 45 seconds and buoyancy to 8,600 pounds when empty. A rubber boat is inflable by a special pump.
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New York
St. Raphael
Atlantic
America
Richard E.byrd
Kingsport Wife Murderer Suspect Held in Virginia
A man claiming to be Marvin Crumley of Arkansas, arrested near Speers Ferry, Va., is detained at Gate City. Sheriff Palmer, aided by Chief Saylor and ex-patrolman Light, suspects he resembles escaped Kingsport murderer Jim Whetzel but they are convinced he is not Whetzel. The prisoner, tall and heavy with a mustache, shows scars matching those of Whetzel and reports multiple prison escapes, though his stories are inconsistent. He resisted arrest and is considered possibly mentally deficient.
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Jim Whetzel
Kingsport
Nashville
Marvin Crumley
Arkansas
Scott County
Speers Ferry
Charles C. Palmer
Palmer
Whetzel
Bob Saylor
Sam N. Light
Gate City
Saylor
Light
Missouri
Jefferson City
Little Rock
Brock and Schlee Arrive in Bermuda
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee reached Rangoon at 2:50 PM on their round the world flight from Calcutta. Their planned route includes Bangkok, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Midway, Honolulu, and Harbor Grace, ending August 27 departure. They aimed for 22 days but expect delays yet hope to beat the 28 days 14 hours record.
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Rangoon
Bermuda
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Calcutta
India
Bangkok
Siam
Hanoi
Indo-China
Honkong
Shanghai
Tokyo
Midway Island
Honolulu
United States
Harbor Grace
N. F
Schlee
Trial Opens in Carolina Murder Case of Mrs. Townsend
Greenville S C September 7 The trial of Mrs Ethel Willis Townsend and Henry Townsend for the murder of Sheriff Sam Willis began with eight rebuttal witnesses and a denied motion for directed verdict Judge Milledge L Bonham refused to direct acquittal and both sides began four hour arguments Attorney General John M Daniel led for the state The defense rested with neither defendant testifying Postman R T Chapman and policeman J E Holcombe testified that Townsend said two weeks earlier she expected either Willis or her husband to be killed at the garage though she denied the remark yesterday Two weeks prior testimony claimed she knew of the plan
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Ethel Willis
Henry Townsend
Greenville
S. C
Milledge L. Bonham
Ethel Wills
Henry Lownsend
Sam Willis
John M. Daniel
R. T. Chapman
Postman
J. E. Holcombe
Beasley
Byrd to Start on Trip Next August
Commander Richard E Byrd announced to the Associated Press that the Antarctic expedition will depart New York in August next year with Floyd Bennett as second in command and George Neville and Bernt Balchen as third and fourth in command. He plans to stop at Hampton Roads and probably the Panama Canal and hopes for a 4 000 ton ship. He said the trips are for scientific purposes and will provide valuable metrological data in a stormiest region.
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Richmond
South Pole
Richard E. Byrd
Associated Press
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
George Neville
Bernt Balchen
Byrd
New York
Hampton Roads
Panama Canal
Shipping Board
Noted Dramatist Faces Murder Trial in Mansfield
Leonard Cline novelist dramatist and critic stands charged with murdering his friend Wilfred Irwin at his Chicory Hill Mansfield home on May 16. A large jury pool and crowd gathered as the trial opened with neither side revealing expected testimony. Cline, indicted for murder, had previously claimed the shooting was an accident and later gave blood for a transfusion after Irwin was wounded.
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Rockville
Conn
Leonard Cline
Wilfred Irwin
Tolland County Superior Court
Cline
Chicory Hill
Mansfield
Irwin
Tolland County
A. G. Bill
Bremen Junker Plane Flight to America Postponed
A Junkers Bremen flight bound for America from Dessau in Germany was postponed again. Authorities cited scheduling and technical concerns delaying the departure.
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America
Junker
Bremen
Dessau
Germany
Moncke Lands Washington in Transatlantic Flight Plan
Captain Rene Moncke landed at the naval air station here at 10.35 eastern standard time while flying the Sikorsky biplane intended for his Atlantic crossing.
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Washington
Rene Moncke
Naval Air Station
Weather Summary Virginia and Tennessee Report
Readings compiled at the U S weather station by C L Bunn show fair conditions in Virginia and Tennessee tonight and Thursday. Virginia expected slightly warmer with gentle southwest winds while Tennessee sees little temperature change. Data notes include 6 p m readings, high and low temperatures, and rainfall figures compared with last year.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
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MEGAE
Third International
Moscow
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M. Zalkind
Nikolai Bucharin
Martinez
Arcos, Limited
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Indianapolis
Atlanta
McCray
Imdow
William P. Evans
Marion County
Windsor
Kampu
Fokker
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Sam
Brock
Globe
Carolina
Wilfred Irvin
Moncke
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