Two Injured In Car Crash At Tallulah
Eight deaths reported in Southeast on Labor Day include five drownings as beach and river recreation turned deadly. Notable casualties include Alvin Yoder and Henry Schmidt among drownings, plus several auto and boating accidents across Tennessee and Florida.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Southeast
Alvin Yoder
Oakland
Greenwich
Cape Henry Coast
Olin E. Pickens
Ata
Hugh Joslin
Linton
Tenn
Charlotte Pike
Nashville
M. Flanagan
Brooksville
Fla
J. D. Moore
Glennville
Lamar Heiskell
Memphis
Auto rollover injures two men along Louisiana route
Vicksburg Mississippi reports two men injured when their car overturned between Lake Providence and Tallulah Louisiana. O Danse of New Orleans is seriously hurt and received blood transfusions from local legionnaire John Pichetto. Jimmy Le Bleu of Baton Rouge has a broken arm and head lacerations but is not considered in danger. CHICAGO dispatch notes explosion at Congress Hotel dormitory drives out about 100 women.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Lake Providence
Tallulah
O. Danse
New Orleans
John Pichetto
Jimmy le Bleu
Baton Rouge
Heflin Jr Arrested On Liquor Charge In Phenix City
J Tom Heflin Jr son of Alabama senator was released on 118 bond after a night in jail on drunkenness and violating state prohibition law. His hearing was continued until Friday. B M Haines of Standing Rock Ala also held on drunken driving charges and bond arranged. Police found three bottles of home brew in the car around midnight.
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Tom Heflin, Jr
Alabama
Phenix City
Ala
Associated Press
United States
Recorder’s Court
Young Heflin
B. M. Haines
Standing Rock
Heflin
Haines
Plane Crash Kills Two at Kansas City Airport
Kansas City reports the deaths of C. B. Adsit aged 48 and E Warren Gowals aged 30 after a plane crash at Commercial airport Tuesday. Authorities investigate the crash site and identify the aircraft and possible causes.
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Kansas City
C. B. Adsit
E. Warren Gowals
Here
Chinese Soviet Conference Reaches Deadlock Over Railway Crisis
Peiping dispatches quoted by Tachung semi official news agency report a standstill between Chang Tso pin and the Soviet ambassador in Berlin over the seizure of the Chinese Eastern railway. The deadlock centers on the Soviet demand for a new director general, with Chang seeking further instructions from Nanking.
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Associated Press
Shanghat
Tachung
Peiping
Berlin
Chang Tso Pin
Nanking
Pantages Wife Faces Murder Trial in Los Angeles
Mrs. Lois Pantages 42 wife of theatre magnate Alexander Pantages goes to superior court on a murder charge linked to Joe Rokumoto’s death after a June collision. Prosecutors call 22 witnesses and plan to show alcohol impairment. Defense seeks to prove lack of intoxication. Pantages also faces assault charges in a separate case opening September 23.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Alexander Pantages
Superior Court
Joe Rokumoto
Rokumoto
James P. Costello
Harold Jones
Derby plane pilot missing after crash near Needles
A telegram from Ward Miller, mechanic aboard Major John Wood's plane, says the craft crashed after a tail spin near Needles California. Miller jumped with a parachute to safety and crews race to locate Wood and the aircraft as the search continues after the non stop flight to Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Califf
Ward Miller
John Wood
Miller
Needles
Calif
Cal
Johnny
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Wood
Lockheed
Cleveland
California
Bids Opened on State Highways Projects Across Parishes
Bids were received today by the Louisiana Highways Commission on more than 100 miles of highways including six hard surface projects in eight parishes. Hard surface work totals 50 miles with routes such as Houma to Humphreys in Terrebonne Parish and Alpha Kadish highway in Grant and Winn counties. An overflow crowd watched as sealed bids were opened in the House chamber and officials began tabulating bids.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Houma
Humphreys
Terrebonne Parish
Grant and
Winn
Rayville- Delhi
Richland
Deridder-Leesville
Beauregard
Vernon
Winnsboro
Sicily Island
Franklin
City Park
East Baton Rouge
House of Representatives
Highway Commission
Loughran-Sharkey Go Winner Yields Light Heavy Title
Tommy Loughran surrendering his world light heavyweight title via manager to New York State Athletic Commission. He urged recognition of the Loughran Sharkey bout winner as world heavyweight champion, a request the commission refused.
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Associated Press
New York
Tommy Loughran
Joe Smith
New York State Athletic Commission
Philadelphia
Loughran
Jack Sharkey
Smith
Nine Hour Battle Save Pharmacist From Quicksand
Camden Tennessee September report details a nine hour rescue in Angus Cave where Fry a 23 year old pharmacist from Camden sank in quicksand. Hundreds aided by relays under electric torches until he was finally pulled free. He remained seriously exhausted after the ordeal.
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Quicksand
Camden
Tenn
Fry
Tennessee Hills
Angus Cave
Hat Ruffians Attack Man Defending Straw Cap
Three self described ruffians attacked a 28 year old man defending his straw hat on navy pier. They knocked him to the ground, fractured his skull and he was hospitalized in critical condition. the attackers escaped leaving the hat behind.
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Chicago
Navy Pier
Graf Zeppelin passes over Corunna on Spain bound for France
The Graf Zeppelin flew high over Corunna Spain at 5030 p m heading northeast toward Bordeaux with a planned coast crossing of the Bay of Biscay. Observers estimate it should reach the French coast near Nantes by 9 00 p m as it continues its Atlantic crossing attempt. Earlier the airship had completed a round the world leg and was en route back to Friedrichshafen to break its own distance record.
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Paris
Corunna
Spain
Bordeaux
Air Ministry
Bay of Biscay
Nantes
Cape Finisterre
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Globe
Azores
Spanish
French aid to British quiets Far East unrest
In Jerusalem on September 3 reports say fear for Jews in Tiberias after communications were cut. British and French forces worked to halt Bedouin invasions from Syria into Palestine, with authorities maintaining order as frontier borders were sealed and aircraft demonstrated British power. Safed area seen as most volatile.
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Jerusalem
Tiberias
Syria
Palestine
Trans-Jordania
Safed
Alleged Prohi Spotter Held After Fatal Fight
L D Henderson an alleged spotter for Baldwin County prohibition officers is held in Bay Minette jail without charges as investigators examine a fight near Fairhope across the bay from Mobile. Jake Kellar 45 of Robertsdale died from a shotgun wound and Charley Lowell was wounded as deputies and Henderson confronted the two men during the melee. Henderson allegedly fired the fatal shot as an ambulance headed to a Mobile infirmary.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
L. D. Henderson
Baldwin County
Prohibition
Bay Minette
Fairhope
Bay
Jake Kellar
Robertsdale
Charley Lowell
Henderson
Kellar
Lowell
Deputies
French Quarter Saved From Fire In New Orleans
Firemen prevented widespread damage today as water streams from many hoses confined a blaze at a Conti Street crockery store run by G. A. Lotz Co Ltd. The alarm drew all stations and halted the blaze, preserving the historic district and nearby American Legion home.
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New Orleans
Sept
French Quarter
Crockery
G. A. Lotz Company, Ltd
Conti Street
American Legion
Warneke Sale to Cubs Confirmed for 7500
The Alexandria club confirms pitcher Country Warneke will be sold to the Chicago Cubs for 7500. Earlier Shreveport officials denied the sale, which had been announced previously.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Country Warneke
Chicago Cubs
Pete Kilduff
Warneke
Shreveport
Bootlegger Claims Police Paid Bribes in Los Angeles Case
A confessed bootlegger says officers helped resell seized liquor and that 62 policemen from captains to patrolmen are named in a federal probe. Investigations center on a shakedown ring within the Los Angeles Metropolitan area with possible grand jury action anticipated.
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Assocated
Los Angeles
Ossible Grand
Federal Prohibition Office
Chicago Fliers Aim To Break Endurance Flight Record
Russell Mossman and C E Steele aboard the Chicago We Will refueling plane logged 256 hours aloft at 3 31 am on September 3 with second place honors and hope to surpass the 421 hour St Louis Robin record. They report growing weariness as the long flight continues.
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Chicago
Russell Mossman
C. E. Steele
St. Louis
Syracuse
N. Y
Texas Oil Magnate Called to Back His Corruption Charge
Fred W. Strang of Fort Worth, an oil promoter, was asked by the senate patronage investigating committee to submit a witness list and charges after alleging oil firms seek control of Texas state and federal government machinery. Chairman Brookhart, sole member of the committee, warned he would decide on a future course after the list is received.
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Texas
Washington
Fred W. Strang
Fort Worth
Senate
Brookhart
Strang
Girl Inmate at Miss Institute Ends Life
Dorothy Edwards, 17, student at the Mississippi Industrial Institute and Training School, was found dead in a closet at the campus. A letter to her sister indicated suicide as the motive. She had previously tried to escape and was admitted from Tupelo.
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Associated
Cycombia
Dorothy Edwards
Mississippi Industrial Institute and Training School
C. BE. Hudson
Jackson
Edwards
Tupelo
Monkey burglar in Westchester eyed as thief
Mount Vernon police hunt a so called trained burglar monkey after five wealthy homes in Westchester were entered. Fingerprints were absent and noise was minimal according to investigators. Only $25 in change was taken from the robberies. Chief George G. Atwell offers a $50 reward and five days’ vacation to the officer who captures the culprit.
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Associated Press
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Westchester County
George G. Atwell
Manila typhoon sinks Mayon steamer off Pasacao Ragay gulf
The steamer Mayon of the Manila Railroad is reported to have foundered off Pasacao Ragay gulf after a typhoon. Of 57 aboard only nine were saved, with no crew details in dispatches. The storm, reaching 60 mph, spared Manila but damaged nipa houses and caused tramway disruptions. The typhoon moved northeast after passing Ragay gulf.
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Manila
P. I
Manila Railroad
Tryphon
Pasacao Ragay Gulf
Tayabas
Bulacan
Pamanga
Luzon
Maii
Arkansas Sheriff Shot Outside Home in Lewisville
Sheriff J. W. Miller of Lafayette County was found dead outside his garage at 7 a m with two bullet wounds to the head and a pistol beside him. Investigators considered possible self-inflicted death.
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Associated Press
Lewisville
Ark
J. W. Miller
Lafayette County
Distinguished Looking Gentleman Chooses Black Maria Ride
An exhausted, well dressed man lounging by a lamp post on Dewey and Foster avenues asks for a patrol car. He boards a vehicle with long seats and screened windows and tells it to drive home, but he wakes up far from home the next morning.
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Evanston, Hil
Dewey and Foster Avenues
Body of Missing Swiss Flier Believed Recovered Near Lisbon
Lisbon reports believed recovery of a body washed ashore at Terceira beach may be Oscar Kaeser or Kurt Luescher, two Swiss fliers missing since August 19 during a non stop attempt to reach New York. The drowned youth wore a yellow rubber suit with aviation goggles.
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Lisbon
Portugal
New York
Terceira
Oscar Kaeser
Kurt Luescher
Here
Azores
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