Von Opel predicts 1000 passenger rocket planes
Fritz Von Opel, head of Adam Opel, says 1000 passenger rockets at 5000 mph could be in operation within a generation. He recently flew a rocket plane a mile in 75 seconds and claims a liquid explosive will make rocket flight practical, reducing shock and enabling controllable propulsion. His wife, a licensed pilot, joined him in flight.
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New York
Fritz von Opel
von Opel
Germany
Columbus
Adam Opel Company
Chicago's Racketeers Hit Santa Claus Graft
Chicago reports that racketeers interfere with Christmas aid by posing as needy families. The united charities investigate multiple households showing poverty fronts and demand for holiday goods. Amelia Sears cites a coal dealer exploiting donated fuel while other scams unfold across the city.
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Chicago
Kris Kringle
United Charities
Amelia Sears
Relief Department
The
Negro Suspect Named in Winn Parish Murder
A Memphis detainee using the name Hugh Garey is under investigation for the March 22 1919 murder of Winn Parish engineer J. T. White. Ed Martin is identified as the actual killer. Memphis photos are checked against Winn Parish Sheriff Scholars to confirm identity and potentially extradite.
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Winn Parish
Hugh Garey
Memphis, Tenn
J. T. White
White
Ed Mar
Memphis
Garey
Bryan Scholars
Ed Martin
Dr Vandegaer Named Head Of Monroe Osteopaths
The Monroe Osteopathic Association elected Dr Leo Vandegaer president Dr B W Culp vice president and Dr Minnie I Faulk secretary treasurer Dr Murray Graves will serve as councillor to connect with state and national bodies A motion passed to offer services to Welfare association for the sick unable to pay and UT was named the 29th member of the Association of American Universities.
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Osteopathic Physicians of
City
Minnie I. Faulk
Monroe Osteopathic Association
Leo Vandegaer
B. W. Culp
Murray Graves
Welfare Association
Residence Contract Signed for John S. Fox Home
A contract was signed in the offices of J. W. Smith and Associates between W. T. Simpson, a West Monroe contractor, and John S. Fox for a new Riverside residence. The deal lists $29,000, with the site at Riverside and Glenmar costing $12,500 and plans drawn by J. W. Smith and Associates.
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J. W. Smith
Two Story Brick Residence Construction Noted
The article profiles Mr. Fox a former Kansas City man who lived in Bastrop. He led Fox Service, Inc. merged with Delta Air Service, Inc., and holds a controlling interest in a local company active in cotton dusting by plane and air transportation.
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Mr. Fox
Kansas City
Bastrop
Fox Service, Inc
Delta Air Service, Inc
Hammond Rotary Prizes For Best Christmas Decorators
Hammond Rotary Club awarded cash prizes for top Christmas tree decorations in residential and business areas. Judges G B Campbell Mrs Horace Green and Mrs W B Rownd announced winners including Mrs Charles S Rolling first and Mrs R E Warren second in residences while Florida Parishes Homestead and Columbia Theatre led the business district.
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Hammond Rotary Club
Hammond
G. B. Campbell
Horace Green
W. 8. Rownd
Charles S. Rolling
R. E. Warren
Florida
Homestead
Columbia Theatre
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Santa Claus
Verry, Merry Christmas
Blue Heaven Sandwich Shop
Lovers Lane
Mary Schultz
Sig Haas
D. Aubry Haas
Morris W. Haas
Isadore Liebreich, Jr
Mark Ringheim
Tin
DR. Vandegaer
University of Texas
Association of American Universities
Bullock & Lee
C. J. Bullock
R. Lee
John S. Fox
Riverside
Glenmar
Dandruff
Lucky Tiger
Whyte-Fox
Merry Christmas
Ford Levi Stationery Co
Monroe
F.C. Kirby
Auto Glass CO
J. R. Cutrer
Ment
Froud
Hunt & Whitaker
DeSiard St
DeSiard
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