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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
3
Lieut. Ross Kirkpatrick, an Army flyer, was forced down near Minerva Long Island after a gasoline leak in mid air. He had been aloft about 18 hours, about six hours short of the world record, and promised another try soon.
James O’Brien, former assistant state’s attorney, to assist in prosecuting Chicago White Sox players and gamblers charged with conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series. President Johnson of the American League announced hearings are expected.
A near thousand attendees filled the Thomasville Methodist church for the Christmas cantata Star of Bethlehem staged by local talent. Organist Mrs R C Balfour Jr led music with Miss Ethel Spence directing. Rev J E Seals and Rev F C Symonds offered invocations and narration.
Vienna thanks the American people for charity sent to ease a severe wheat and bread shortage. Germany and Switzerland lent 900 tons of flour while rail and Danube bottlenecks delay arrivals. Burgomaster Reumann praises relief efforts and pledges gratitude to volunteers, Red Cross and government for aiding Vienna’s starving population.
Weather bureau issues cold wave warnings for Mississippi and northern Alabama in December 1992 across the Washington area.
Clara Barton Smith will turn herself in at a point near the U S Mexico line close to El Paso to end the search started after the fatal shooting of Jake L. Hannon in Oklahoma. Sheriff Buck Barrett of Carter County will receive her as counsel James H. Mathers from Mathers Coakley announced.
Two prominent Mexicans, Francisco Gomez and Leon Taurel, were arrested in San Antonio Texas on federal indictments charging a conspiracy to mount a military expedition against Mexico. Authorities expect more arrests as the case unfolds.
In Morganton North Carolina de Leon Young and Cecil Heffner each receive fifteen year prison terms and Dock Heffner seven and a half years for the murder of Glenn Lippard near Hickory. A jury had returned a verdict of second degree murder late last night.
A historic Baltimore note recalls the first umbrella arriving from England in July 1770. It drew laughter as a useless mollycoddle contrivance and saw few buyers for a long time.
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