Wrights honored at Kill Devil Hills fifty years after first flight
International tribute marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the first flight by Orville Wright at Kill Devil Hills. Delegations from thirty nations and U S officials gather as witnesses recall the moment. Wrights and Wilbur are celebrated with a granite memorial and a government cornerstone ceremony.
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John T. “da Iele
W. S. Dough
A. D. the Ridge
Hardy
Kill-Devil Hills Life- Ocennn
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Jifé
Moore
Orville Wright
Rome
Brazil
Senate
House of Representatives
State Department
American Aeronautical
Wilbur
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
National Aeronautical Association
Wright
Dwight F. Davis
Kill Devil Hill
Youth Pleads Guilty in Sheridan Homicide Case
Jimmie Deacons, 15, one of two youths linked to the shooting death of Miss Flossie Carter, a Sheridan schoolteacher, pleaded guilty before Circuit Court Judge Royal L. Hawley. The court deferred sentence and ordered testimony to decide if the charge is first or second degree homicide. Deacons had been found sane. bond issues and a separate speeding case in Indianapolis were noted.
Oshel 102, Oldest Johnson County Man, Dies at Home
Oshel aged 102 died at his home ten miles west of Olathe after a brief illness. Known as Uncle Wilson, he was said to be Johnson County's oldest man. A longtime member of the Methodist Episcopal church for 87 years he never voted for anyone but a Republican. Surviving are a son and four daughters.
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Wilson
Ostel
Olathe
Johnson County
Eec
Osher
Uncle Wilson
Methodist-Episcopal Church
Republi
Woman writer Elinor Wylie dies after stroke
Elinor Hoyt Wylie poet and novelist dies of a paralytic stroke after a London fall and prior health issues. Born in Rosemont Pennsylvania she married multiple times and published works including The Wind Black Armour Jennifer Lorn and The Orphan. Survived by her husband William Rose Benet and a Harvard student son Philip. Officers locate two stray horses on West Seventh Street placed in a feed barn.
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Washington
London
Miss Wylie
William Rose’ Benet
Rosemont
Henry M. Hoyt
Taft
Philip S. Hickborn
Hickborn
Corsica
Horace Wiylie
Hichbord
Wylie
Philip
Harvard
Elinor Wylie
Charles Calhoun
Fred Vogler
West Seventh Street
Cummings
Vermont Street
Navy tests lifting hooks on S-4 sub in Long Island Sound
New London Conn December 17 A P The navy refitted sub S 4 or its hulk was towed from the naval base to a spot off Block Island thirty miles away for a deliberate sinking test to use lifting hooks or eyelets to rescue and salvage crewed subs The Defender will drop to the bottom beside a crippled submarine and divers work from a special compartment The test may hasten rescue and salvage times following past disasters including the loss of 40 men a year ago off Provincetown and the S 51 sinking after a collision with the City of Rome in 1925 Eldon Ardrey conductor of the Yankton Orchestra will broadcast a half hour program from W N A X on Wednesday at 7 pm.
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Conn
Long Island Sound
City of Rome
Din Long
Island
Sound
Key West
Fila
Coast Guards
Paulding
Provincetown
Mass
Great Salt Pond
Crites Sentenced in Reckless Driving Case in Topeka
Ora Crites, Topeka driver linked to last year’s fatality of Frank Hobart, was fined $100 and sentenced to 60 days in Shawnee County jail after a district court trial. He was acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of reckless driving in city court.
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Ora Crites
Topeka
Frank Hobart
Shawnee County
Crites
Kansas Taxes Collected In Wichita For 1927 Totalled
Wichita Kansas December 17 AP The final internal revenue taxes for 1927 due Saturday brought 2 900 000 to local offices announced by H H Motter district collector The Kansas total reached about 18 700 000 with 3 000 000 from personal tax and the rest from corporate tax Despite tax cuts many items the year’s state collection was nearly as large as last year The first 1928 installment will be due March 15 blanks for reports prepared
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Kan
Internal Revenue
H. H. Motter
Kansas
Motter
Masonic Lodge Elects Acacia No 9 Officers for Year
Acacia lodge No. 9 A F and A M elected officers on Thursday eve December 13 with Dr Robert C Adrey as Worshipful Master. Ralph R Howard unmarried? served as Junior Warden Ora H Stockwell as Treasurer William Frank March as Secretary. Appointive posts filled by Charles F E Louk Norris A Lange Archie A Miller Harry T Craig and William H Eastman. March and Lange absent due to illness. installation completed after election.
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Acacia Lodge
Robt. C. wArdprey
Sonio Warde
Ralph. R. Howard
Ora H. Stockwell
Frank March
Paul A. Lange
Charles FE. Louk
Beacon
Norris
A. Lange
Case Continued to Wednesday in Zimmerman Police Court
The trial of Ray Zimmerman of 1308 New Hampshire Street was continued to Wednesday morning after his arrest on November 22 for drunkenness and possession of intoxicating liquor.
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Ray Zimmerman
New Hampshire ‘Street
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