Youngstown Hold Up Yields Four Thousand Dollars
A bold robbery in Youngstown near the business district involved Louis Friedman manager of the Youngstown Tower Supply Co and Grace Clark cashier. They were driving to the bank when two thousand dollar certified checks and two thousand to two thousand in cash were stolen totaling about four thousand to five thousand dollars. The suspects halted their car and robbed them during the daytime incident.
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Yoongstown
Banadits
Louis Friedman
Youngstown
Lebrix to Start Global Flight Aiming for Record
Paris July 2 Joseph Lebrix announced preparations for a 4 a m start on a world flight to beat the Post-Gatty record. He is famed for the transatlantic run with Dieudonne Costes in the Question Mark and will be joined by Marcel Doret. The plan is to circle the globe with hopes of setting a new record.
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Paris
Joseph Lebrix
Lebrix
Dieudonne Costes
Marcel Doret
Four-Step Route From Paris to iParis via Tokyo and San Francisco
A travel sequence traces legs from Paris to Tokio, Tokio to San Francisco, San Francisco to New York, and New York to iParis. Each leg denotes a long intercity hop with major hubs and typical transfer points noted in order.
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Paris
Tokio
San Francisco
New York
iParis
Elyria Fire Losses Drop in First Half 1931
Fire Chief W. N. Bates reports Elyria's first six months of 1931 saw fire losses fall 21.8 percent to 31026.95 from 39715.15 a year earlier, and alarms drop 29.9 percent to 111 from 144. Large fires totaled two, with Brown Furniture Store costing more than two residences, while grass fires also declined. Bates hopes further reductions in the second half and urges greater fire prevention.
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Elyria
W. N. Bates
Bates
West Broad Street
West Avenue
Brown Furniture Store
Heldmeyer
Charles E Tucker
Geo. H. Chamberlain
West Broad
Andrews Expedition Halted Into Gobi Desert
Roy Chapman Andrews, renowned American scientist, was barred by Chinese authorities from his planned expedition into the Gobi Desert. Officials cited an arrogant attitude and said he excavated scientific material from Chinese territory under cover of a hunting passport, halting the organized Mongolian desert journey.
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Peiping
China
Roy Chapman Andrews
Gobi Desert
Andrews
Two sailors recall grim voyage and warm reception
Number Two continues from Page 1 recounts Post and Gatty facing despair over the sea. Post refuses to quit citing perseverance. Gatty notes a stiff shoulder from a propeller strike near Solomon, Alaska, but adds the new propeller affair was tougher than the injury and praises the welcome they received.
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Post
Gatty
Solomon
Alaska
France faces choice between Hoover plan and German moratorium
A frank note from Secretary Mellon and Ambassador Edge, drafted by Acting Secretary Castle and Senator Morrow, urged France to accept the Hoover plan or a German moratorium. France would lose about 60 million under the American proposal, versus 100 million under a German moratorium, with the note warning Germany might not sustain reparations. It urged France to make a substantial sacrifice for world stability, noting the need for temporary sacrifices by all nations. Germany reports building high altitude, fast aircraft beyond current models.
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France
United States
Germany
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East Broad
Ohio
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York State
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Star Brand
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Hughes Brand
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Hughes
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