Fliers Close On Endurance Flight Record
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine push toward breaking the endurance flight record held by the Hunter brothers. Their Greater St Louis plane remains aloft and could exceed the mark by an hour, with possible witnesses among nearby fliers arriving from Chicago and St Louis.
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Jackson
Hunter Brothers
Associated Press
Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Chicago
St. Louts
Greater St. Louis
O'Brine
Hunter
St. Louis
Trantér Brothers
National air races set for Curtiss-Wright Field
Chicago reports entries for the national air races at Curtiss-Wright Field from August 23 to September 1. In the women's Western derby Torphures, Jean LaRene of Chicago, Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach, Margaret Louise Doig of Danbury, Phoebe Fairgrave Omile, Laura Ingalls of St Genis, and Vera Dawn of Kansas City are listed among entrants.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Curtiss-Wright Field
Jean LaRene
Gladys O'Donnell
Long Beach
Margaret Louise Doig
Danbury
Conn
Phoebe Fairgrave Omile
Laura Ingalls
St. Genis
Vera Dawn
Kansas City
Lynn Man Dies After Kittery Crash
William W. Wilson of Lynn Massachusetts died in Portsmouth Hospital after a Monday morning collision at Government and Newmarch streets in Kittery. His car and a West Roxbury Massachusetts vehicle collided near the highway signal. Archie Peddle remained in hospital, and local authorities prepared a report for County Attorney Ralph W. Hawkes for further Maine action.
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Lynn
Kittery
William W. Wilson
Mass
Government
Newmarch
Portsmouth Hospital
Mr. Wilson
Fred Lewis
West Roxbury
Fic
Archie Peddle
Wilson
Harry Roberts
Ralph W. Hawkes
Maine
Fire in Greenland yard arouses inmates in 15 oclock incident
Inmates at the Heffier residence Greenland woke to smoky odor last night and found a lively fire in a pile of cust wood in the yard. Flames rose from the center before Portsmouth firemen with Engine 1 arrived. Origin unclear but suspected cigarette discarded while wood was being raked.
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Greenland
Portsmouth
Colonel Lindbergh Buys Plane For Anne
Mrs. Charles Lindbergh now has a plane of her own. Colonel Lindbergh bought a Bird biplane for her, a small aircraft that can land on a compact field.
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Colonel Lindbergh
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Council approves 370000 for new junior high school
City council unanimously votes to approprate 370000 for construction and outfitting of a new junior high school. Mayor F W Hartford presided as finance details show net debt rising then forecast to decline as bonds are repaid. several taxpayers urged postponement but the measure passes.
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F. W. Hartford
Edward H. Woody
James H. Smith
Boardman M. Randall
Fred Oldfield
Willam ©. Goodrich
Thomas J.loughin
Thomas J. Boyan
William T. Rose
Hartford
Robert M Bruce
Navy dirigible over Portsmouth and Maine flight
The navy dirigible Los Angeles visited Portsmouth at 11 a.m. circling the city before heading to Maine. It moored to the USS Patoka at Newport, BR. I., last night and departed this morning with Congressman Clark Burdick of Rhode Island aboard. The airship passed over the Shoals on its return trip.
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Los Angeles
Portsmouth
Maine
Newport
BR. I
Fowlland
Clark Burdick
Rhode Island
Naval Affairs Committee
Encumbering the Street Fined In Municipal Court
Charles George, labeled fruit pecker, arraigned before Judge Ey Lb Guptitl on encumbering the street and sidewalk with boxes and bags. He was fined $10 plus $8,594 costs. The court ruled he could not stay with quads for sale more than two hours. John 8 Coombs paid $10 costs for tossing a red light. case placed on file.
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Charles George
Ey Lb. Guptitl
George
Coombs
Boston murder suspect taken in hardware store
Boston police arrested a man identified as Joe Stefanosky in a hardware store in Boston. He admitted his identity and said he could not read English, claiming he did not know police were seeking him for the murder of William Stefanovicz and his wife Stacia, elderly farmers from Stowe.
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Associated Press
Boston
Joe Stefanosky
William Stefanovicz
Stowe
Stacia
Funeral services for Gertrude Florence Nichel at Hillcrest York
Funeral services for Gertrude Florence Nichel will be held at her home Hillcrest in York at seven o'clock Wednesday evening. Friends invited.
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Gertrude Florence Nichel
Hillcrest
York
Torrent of Water Destroys Homes in Bingham Utah
A torrential downpour in the upper canyon sent a torrent down into Bingham Canyon yesterday, flooding homes and businesses, washing away several structures, and burying streets in eight feet of mud. Residents fled uphill as officers assessed casualties. the town lies below Utah Copper Co. workings.
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Utah
Bingham
Associated Press
Bingham Canyon
Utah Copper Co
Six Burned to Death in Blaze in Johnson City
Johnson City Tenn Aug 12 Six people died in a fire that destroyed a four room cottage leaving a seventh in critical condition The deceased are Charles Witt his daughter in law Mrs Hugh Witt 24 and her two children Hugh Witt Jr 3 and Marle Witt 18 monks his son J G Witt 18 and Paul Reeder The elder son Hugh escaped but is in critical condition Fire Chief Whaley said a lit cigarette may have started the blaze which quickly reached fireworks stored in a back room
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Johnson City
Tenn
Charles Witt
Hugh LL. Witt
Hugh Il, Jr
Marle
J. G. Witt
Paul Reeder
Hugh
Whaley
Clerks and Draftsmen Get Delayed Increase Under Brookhart Bill
After the Brookhart bill passed, clerks and draftsmen in Navy Yards and government offices will receive wage increases. The rise, not retroactive to 1928, becomes effective July 30, 1930, with amounts ranging from 14 to 35 cents per day based on classification.
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Brookhart
Navy
Brogkhart
Comptroller
Fire on Bridge at Atlantic Heights Reported
Fire crews were called this forenoon to the highway bridge over the Boston and Maine Dover branch tracks at Atlantic Heights. Beams were found burning on the span and tar paper was scorched. City workmen reported the fire and aided the response.
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Atlantic Heights
Firmen
Boston & Maine
Dover
I Starv
Vna Sliamen
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Wiliam H. White
Nathan H. Wells
Olympia
Edmund Lowe
Dirigle
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