Kidnaped Man Found Back, Chicago Mystery Solved
Missing two weeks Charles E. Dean was found bound near Willow Springs after authorities use a beard growth riddle to time his disappearance. His wife questions the incident while police investigate the staged abduction. Also notes exhibition plans and aviation registry figures with a Frankford, Indiana postmaster who runs a grain mill and the post office.
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Chicago
Charles E. Dean
Willow Springs
Samuel Meyers
Frankford,Ind
War Era Rail and Air Efforts in France and Gas Service Established
In 1917 Atterbury helps form a top level railway management team for U S forces in France. Clemenceau pressed for active American input while aviation faced delays and a $60 million plan for 5000 planes was arranged. A new gas service, led by Lieut Col Amos Fries, was created to handle chemical warfare defense and mask development.
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de‘Castelnau
Clemenceau
Sibert
M.‘ Clemenceau
de Castrenau
Cable
Washington
France
Maj. R. ©. Bolling
Cor
Wich
Pershing
Air Ministry
Signal Corps
William L. Kenly
A. EB
Mitchell
Dodd
Bolling
England
Italy
Yssoudun
Germany
War Department
Amos A. Fries
Gas Service
Allied Services
National Cotton Week Observed by the Nation
Atlanta marks the start of a week long celebration aimed at boosting prosperity for the cotton industry which supports about 12 million Americans. Governors proclaimed the event and retailers nationwide feature cotton goods as industry leaders describe it as a business movement to expand sales and employment in cotton related jobs.
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Atlanta
Dixie
South
Cason J. Callaway
LaGrange
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Cotton-Textile Institute of New York
Washington
Callaway
George Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Commerce
Lamont
Agriculture
Hyde
Louisiana
Georgia
North Carolina
Carolina
Birmingham
Ala
Dity Commission
Little Rock
Ark
Busiiness
Professional Women's Club
T. M. Forbes
The
Georgia Cotton Manufacturers Association
WSB
Atlanta Journal
Crowley Sentenced to Death for Hirsch Murder
Mineola New York June 1 Francis Two Gun Crowley was sentenced by County Judge Smith to be executed the week of July 5 for the murder of Patrolman Frederick Hirsch. Crowley smiled as he was led from the courtroom guarded by eighteen men and handcuffed to deputy Sheriff Frank Davis.
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Mineola
N. Y
Francis
Crowley
Smith
Frederick Hirsch
Sing Sing
Frank Davis
Ruth Nichols Plans Flying Lesson For Sister Elizabeth
Ruth Nichols intends to teach her sister Elizabeth to fly after crossing the Atlantic to Europe. Elizabeth is already a motorist and previously toured America 25,000 miles in a small car with a friend. Ruth’s two brothers are both solo fliers.
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Ruth
Sister
New York
Ruth Nichols
Elizabeth
Atlantic
Europe
Elizabeth Nichols
America
Shorter radio waves found by engineers put to work
Engineers develop Optowaves 65 centimeter waves with a portable, hat sized antenna and compact transmitter receiver. In a demonstration at Riverhead New York with 25 mile range, music and voice were heard clearly over a loud speaker. Potential uses include relay transmission of voice code photographs and drawings.
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C. E. Butterfield
Associated Press Radio Hositor
Riverhead
N. Y
Field Laboratories
R. ©. A. Communications Inc
Docky Point
Dale
Weather Forecast for Thomasville and Vicinity 1931
The report notes fair and cooler conditions tonight with a later fair day. It records 75 for the 8 am observation, a yesterday high of 92, a low 67, and precipitation of 0.02 inches in the last 24 hours. A mild thunderstorm occurred yesterday evening, with broader disturbances bringing rain along the northeast coast and heavy downpours in parts of New England. High pressure brings fair weather to central valleys, west Gulf states, and the Pacific coast. Mild northward temperatures and unseasonably hot southeast conditions are also described.
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Atlantic Coast
New Eneland
Appalachians
Washington, D.C
North Dakota
Missouri Valley
West Gulf States
Pacific Coast
Thomasville
Toth Mer
Abilene Tex
Apalachicola
Fla
Asheville
Atlanta Ga
Boston Mass
Buffalo
Chicago
Ill
Cleveland
Corpus Christi
Denver Cal
Dodge
Kans
Galveston
Tex
Helena Monroo
Indianapolis
Jacksonville Fla
Los Angeles
Cal
New York
Oklahoma City
Okla
Omaha
Neb
Saint Louis
Lake City
Saint Paul Minn
San Antonio
San Francisco
Cal Vero
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Wash
Tampa
Vicksburg
Washington, DD Co
Wilmington
N. C
Eerey
Willaston
D . M. Hadley
Bus Schedule for Cairo and Intermediates in Georgia
Eastern time departures from Thomasville to Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points at 9 00 am and 6 45 am with services leaving at 850 am 1115 am and 300 pm for Cairo Bainbridge and nearby stops.
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Tifton
Moultrie
Thomasville
Bainbridge
Cairo
Nora Lake's Turbulent Spring of Love and Loss
Nora Lake nears a life of upheaval as marriage, widowhood, and near elopement shape her year. Fergus offers escape to poverty and adventure, while Nora confronts fear and longing, realizing a life not tied to place but to inner strength and desire.
Nora's Departure with Fergus Ends Hallie's Silent Hope
Nora leaves with Fergus after a tense farewell with Hallie and Aunt Em. Nora insists Fergus will make her happy though she longs to know his intentions. Hallie and Aunt Em watch them go, while Aunt Em dreams of March riches and Hallie imagines a distant, twilit life beyond the woods.
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Hallie
Fergus
Halle
Nora
Petie Baker
Julian
Aunt Em
Sam
Jessie Douglas Fox
Pope Pius XI Calls Cardinals to Vatican Meeting
Pope Pius XI summoned the College of Cardinals to the Vatican for an extraordinary conference in response to the tense diplomatic standoff between Italy and the papal state. The June 14 session aimed to discuss the crisis and potential actions.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
College of Cardinals
Vatican
Papal
Mello Glo Face Powder Endorsed by Thomas Drug Store
A promotional note touts MELLO GLO face powder as a French process skin product that lasts longer, minimizes pores, beautifies the complexion, and avoids irritation or a pasty look. Thomas Drug Store endorses the item in an advertisement.
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Thomas Drug Store
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Lake Michigan
United States Department of Commerce
Shivar
H. P. Rackley
Optometrist
Just
Hozeyersey
Rita
Parramore
John Dixon
Jackson St
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atterbury
Ust
J. A. McRae
Long Island Railroad
M. Bunting
H. C
Jake Heard
Jake F. Heard
Macon
C. E .Vance
College Park
St. Louis
Elizabeth Wicker
Athanta
A. J. Heard
Genevieve Findlay
Montana State Game and Fish Commission
Pershing and
Joffre
Col
EF. M. Houses
U.S. Department OF Agriculture
Rea Aistel
Meta
Thomson- Alderman
Nora Lake
Nicholas Thayer
Jon
Dr. More
Chanter
sign—Studio of Music
Aunt Iam
Aunt Bm
Troy Tailoring Co
Bill Bartlett
Globe Store
Jackson Street
Ast
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