Two Monoplanes Start Nonstop Transatlantic Flights
Two planes departed within minutes of each other from Floyd Bennett Airport as they began long flights. Russell Boardman and John Polando flew the Cape Cod toward Istanbul, while Hugh Herndon Jr and Clyde Pangborn aimed for a world circumnavigation with Moscow as their first target. Weather across the Atlantic was described as ideal by meteorologist Dr. James Kimball.
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Floyd Bennett
New York
Bellanca
Cape Cod
Russell Boardman
Boston
John Polando
Lynn
Istanbul
Turkey
Hugh Herndon, Jr
M Princeton
Clyde Pangborn
Moscow
Atlantic
James
Kimball
Guiseppe Bellanca
Cotton Meet Called by Texas Governor in Austin
Governor Sterling will convene governors and lieutenant governors of cotton producing states in Austin next Tuesday to address cotton overproduction. The call follows a concurrent legislative resolution noting low prices threaten the Southern economy and citing an unprecedented excess of supply over demand. federal Farm Board representatives will be invited.
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Austin
Texas
Sterling
South
Federal Farm Board
Strange glow near hotels sparks fire scare in town
Jess Ramblin reports a ghostly glow blamed on reflections from Hotel Frances and Hotel Monroe lights. Fire Chief Frank Roddy notes atmospheric conditions caused a Fort Smith, Arkansas crew to respond.
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Here
Hotel Frances
Hotel Monroe
Frank Roddy
Fort Smith
Ark
Mississippi Neshoba County Fair Draws Political Candidates
The Neshoba county fair in Philadelphia Mississippi draws crowds for "County Candidates day" with speakers from state offices on the program. Governor contenders Hugh White Paul Johnson Mike Conner and George Mitchell are slated to appear along with other office seekers as residents camp on eight acre grounds for several days.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Neshoba County
Mississippi
Fair Grounds
Eight Acre Fair
Neshoba
Theodore G. Bilbo
Hugh White
Paul Johnson
Mike Conner
George Mitchell
Wage policy of president unchanged amid labor row
Secretary Doak reiterated that the Hoover administration will not endorse wage cuts. He noted the cabinet had not discussed the issue as Lamont made public a letter to Representative Condon of Rhode Island. Lamont described textile firms facing deep hardship and possible closures as depressions lengthen.
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Washington
Doak
Labor
Hoover Administration
Lamont
Representative Condon
Rhode Island
Hoover
Red Cross Life Saver Expected in Monroe Soon
Announcement from Monroe chapter executive secretary Mrs. W. C. Holstein says Harry Kenning national Red Cross life saver field representative is expected to visit Monroe soon after Shreveport. Kenning, renowned swimmer and life saving instructor, helped start Learn to Swim Week in Philadelphia and has worked with Boy Scouts in Germantown. He also served as first aid and life saving instructor for southern states after the 1929 Porto Rico hurricane.
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Harry Kenning
National Red Cross
Monroe
W. C. Holstein
Kenning
Shreveport
Dividend Reduced by United States Steel Corp
New York July 28 United States Steel reduced the quarterly dividend on common stock to 1 from 1.15, creating an annual base of 4 instead of 7. In Camden Tennessee two wounded men jailed after robbing Commerce Union bank identified themselves as fugitives from Colorado prison Canyon City. Fremont Ohio five armed bandits with machine guns robbed Liberty bank of an undetermined amount.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Camden
Tenn
Commerce Union Bank
J. E. McCauley
William Clyde Butler
Joe Killeman
Colorado State Prison
Canyon City
Freemont
Liberty Bank
E. C. Young
Court Refuses Continuance in Luke Lea Case
Asheville North Carolina July 32 The judge denied a request to delay the conspiracy trial of Tennessee publisher Col Luke Lea and three associates despite the illness of Lea's Memphis attorney L E Gwinn. Defense said they were unprepared while the solicitor urged five attorneys could handle the case.
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Asheville
N. C
L. E. Gwinn
Memphis
Col
Luke Lea
M. W. Barnhill
Tennessee
Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
E. P. Charlet
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
Gwinn
Bernard Smith
Barnhill
Zeb V. Nettles
North Carolina
Giles Evans
Nashville
Nettles
Zeppelin Lands In Bay Off Franz Josef Land
Graf Zeppelin commander Dr. Hugo Eckener reported by radio that the airship briefly landed in the bay off Hooker Island Franz Josef Land during its Arctic cruise.
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Zeppelin
Bay OF Hooker
Franz Josef Land
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Zeppelin Works
Hooker Island
Hambone Meditations Lesson Sparks Boss’s Fury
A quirky cartoonish fragment shows a boss reacting strongly to a young man over a job task. The scene hints at tension in a workplace setting with humorous slang and exaggerated dialogue.
U S Official Aids Better Seed Efforts In Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Valley Seed Improvement association was organized at Louisiana Training Institute grounds with C A McClendon of the U S Department of Agriculture and E R Strahan present. Officers named are O S McNonald president J T Austin vice president and N W McHenry secretary with A N Landrum and B A Tarver on the executive committee. McClendon urged farmers to plant improved cotton seed to gain higher prices and seed quality, aiming at uniform crops and stronger growth across the parish.
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Ouachita Valley
A. N. Landrum
B. A. Tarver
McClendon
P. L
Foreign Nations Approve Chile Regime Under Montero Blanquier
In Santiago July 2 foreign business interests express confidence in Montero as acting president and Blanquier as finance minister to stabilize Chile’s finances. Americans hold about 1 billion dollars in the nation and British interests are also strong. the new leaders pledge to resume the prior economy program after Ibanez’s overthrow and Opazo’s brief tenure.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Esteben Montero
Pedro Blanquier
Montero
Blanquier
University of Chile
Pedro Opazo
Opazo
Carlos Ibanez
Ibanez
Prohibition Agent And Negro Slain In Battle
A report from New Orleans says Raymond L. Ezzell a 30 year old prohibition agent was killed in a gun battle at Fort Worth Texas while attempting to seize a truckload of liquor. He and the unidentified negro were fatally shot. Ezzell a Temple Texas native was married.
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New Orleans
Raymond L. Ezzell
Fort Worth
Tex
Eugene Smith
Ezzell
J. W. Bond
Temple
Famous Flier and Wife Start Asia Flight Voyage
Famous aviator and his spouse begin an air voyage to Japan as details of the care and custody of unnamed twins unfold. The Louisiana Children’s Home in Jennings assumed temporary guardianship after authorities reported the mother left the twins Saturday night. The welfare group had arranged prior custody, deeming no desertion charge appropriate.
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Japan
May Scarboro
D. W. Whetstone
Mississippi Avenue
15 Year Old Boy Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
In Chicago on July 28 a 15 year old boy nicknamed a model pupil was sentenced to 18 years in Joliet penitentiary after shooting a policeman who ordered him from a high school pool. Judge Joseph Sabath criticized the parents and noted parole possible after ten years. Warner Corry was involved with two other youths who broke into a school building to swim.
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Chicago
Joliet
Warner Corry
Joseph Sabath
Henry C. Hill
Corry
Warner
Smith
Lindberghs Begin Aerial Trip From Washington to Maine
Charles A. Lindbergh and wife left Washington to begin a coastal flight to North Haven Maine for family farewells before continuing their trip to Japan. They tested radio and fuel, circled the Potomac, dipped wings at Anacostia Naval station, and prepared to fly over land with a pontoon aircraft. If needed they would stop overnight at North Beach New York. The traveler said timing was not on a fixed schedule.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
North Haven
Maine
Japan
Lindberghs
Potomac
Anacostia Naval Station
Lindbergh
North Beach
New York
State University Employee Feared Drowned in River
Homer E. Case 35 an accountant with Louisiana State University extension division is believed drowned in the Mississippi River after disappearing appears his crutches and hat were found on the Baton Rouge Port Allen ferry Case who used crutches because of a disability could not have left the ferry without them friends said
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Baton Rouge
Homer E. Case
Louisiana State University Extension Division
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge- Port Allen
Case
Oklahoma Governor Orders Oil Price Rise or Wells Shut
Governor Murray demands oil firms raise price to 1 per barrel by Saturday night or face an executive order. He warns military authority could close all wells except stripper wells in Oklahoma. He cites tax losses and resource depletion from current 30 cent rates.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Oklahoma
Oil Tank Blast Kills One, Injures Two in Kilgore Texas
In Kilgore Texas a tank explosion at an oil well near the town’s business district killed Claude Erskin 35 and burned two fellow workers. Firefighter B F DeLong led rescue efforts as flames spread. officials aimed to protect nearby shacks and buildings despite the blaze.
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Kilgore
Texas
East Texas
Claude Erskin
B. F. DeLong
Overton
Fire Damages Edgewater Gardens Home of R L Prichard
The residence of R L Prichard in Edgewater Gardens was lightly damaged by a fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon while the family was away. Firemen extinguished the blaze with hose lines.
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R. L. Prichard
Edgewater Gardens
Imperial Valley Heat Wave Claims 63 Lives Across Southwest
Heat wave toll rises to 63 with Forty deaths in Imperial Valley and additional fatalities in Phoenix Needles Taft and Las Vegas. Residents flee heat to coastal and mountain resorts as downpours briefly dust San Gorgonio and snow the peak.
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Imperial Valley
Los Angeles
Arizona
Southwest
San Gorgonio Mountain
Great American Desert
California
Phoenix
Ariz
Needles, Cal
Tafts Cal
Las Vegas
Needles
Taft
San Joaquin Valley
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