Archbold Flies Convincingly Across Continent in Flying Boat
Richard Archbold, associate of the American Museum of Natural History, arrived in Flushing Bay at 12 54 30 P M in a 17 ton flying boat inaugurating a new continental travel era. He and five companions flew non stop from San Diego in 17 hours 3 ½ minutes, landing without river or lake stops and calling the trip practically perfect. Officials of the National Aeronautic Association will determine if any records were broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Archbold
American Museum of Natural History
Flushing Bay
San Diego
Calif
National Aeronauic Association
Newspaper Mail Room Strike Ends in Pittsburgh Today
In Pittsburgh 150 mail room workers ended a three day strike that halted the citys three daily papers and left 5000 idle. First editions of the Post Gazette Sun Telegraph and Press resumed as strikers returned at six dollars eighty cents per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Smart Rooster Chooses Love Over Office Boy Career
Henryetta Oklahoma June 25 Billie a five year old bantam rooster chose between love and an office job He served as an office boy for O T Hale of a produce firm calling him to the front when customers arrive and guiding hens back to the coop After a hen arrived Billie deserted his duties but later returned after chasing the hen away and choosing work again
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
Hale
Belated Christmas Gift Reaches Savannah Student
Miss Cecelia Stevens, a student at Armstrong Junior College, received an airmail letter in Savannah containing a post office note about a Christmas gift delayed due to an airmail insertion near Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 15, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Cecelia Stevens
Armstrong Junior College
Post Office
Salt Lake Cty
Utah
Compromise Offer Rejected in Labor Pay Talks
Workers and night men faced pay talks as publishers rejected a compromise proposal from a conference yesterday. Day workers would have earned $7.50, night workers $7.85 under the rejected plan.
Social Bridge Party Honors Mrs Harris Jefferson
Cairo Ga June 25 Mrs J B Roddenberry honored Mrs Harris Jefferson who recently moved to Cairo with five tables of bridge. The home featured red and pink roses and red zennias in the sun parlor. The guest of honor received a Fiesta pottery coffee pot while a sandwich platter was given by Miss Alexandra Bell. Green and white colored refreshments followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
J. B. Roddenberry
Harris Jefferson
Alexandra Bell
Beacon Hill Guests and Local Movements Noted
Mr and Mrs Marshall Mayes and guest Mrs Barrett Sutton stay at Beacon Hill. Mr and Mrs C B Chairs visited Quitman on Tuesday. Mrs Kite Outlaw and daughter Dorothy returned to Lake Park after a week with Mrs Beulah Zant. Mrs William Searcy and Mrs Jim my Futch visited relatives Tuesday. Judge Ira Carlisle returned from Atlanta with Mrs Carlisle. their son Edwin Carlisle had foot surgery and is hoped to recover soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Mayes
Barrett Sutton
Beacon Hill
C. B
Quitman
Kite Outlaw
Mss
Dorothy Outlaw
Lake Park
Beulah Zant
William Searcy
Jimmy Futch
Ira Carlisle
Atlanta
Carlisle
Edwin Carlisle
Mr. Carlisle
James Elton Whitley Dies After Illness In Cairo
James Elton Whitley of Cairo died at home after a several day illness diagnosed as an abscess of the brain. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Long Branch Church with Rev. Wilburn B. Smith officiating. He was born June 14, 1908 in Irwin County and survived by his wife Nora Mae Stiles, a daughter Joan, his father John Whitley, three brothers and two sisters. Burial will be in Long Branch cemetery. Oliver Funeral Home is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
James Elton Whitley
Long Branch Church
Long Branch Cemetery
Wilburn
Smith
Aaron Hardwick
Carl Harper
Curtis Smith
Carroll Bowers
Clifford Smith
Hayett Smith
Mr. Whitley
Irwin County
Georgia
John Whitley
Nora Mae Stiles
Grady County
Thomas Robinson Lumber Company
Ben Hill
Messrs
T. J. Whitley
C. D. Whitley
Kentucky
Beason Whitley
Charlie May
W. F. Phillips
Brunswick, B
Oliver Funeral Home
American Woman Diplomat Avoids Politics in Nicaragua
Washington reports Enid Perkins, the only American woman holding a foreign post, stays out of Nicaraguan politics. In six years as chancellor here she weathered four administrations, says the job was accidental, with staff support and prior experience in Colombia and Costa Rica. She studies maps, history, and art, and praises Nicaraguans as charming and politically alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Enid Perkins
Legation
Central American Republic
Colombia
Costa Rica
Britain and France Use Their Own Coastal Firepower
Reports say British and French forces continued bombardment along the coast. Three houses at Avenys De Mar were destroyed and two more were shattered with no casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Avenys de Mar
Bombings Raise Tensions in Steel Strike Area
Sheriff projected 7000 miners from soft coal fields would reinforce picket lines around Cambria works as 20000 to 30000 marchers converge. At Warren Republic Steel blasts hit near open hearth and a car carrying guardsmen. no injuries. Guardsmen earlier found weapon caches. IAO pickets at Warren disarmed under court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. O. Steel
Michael Boyle
Cambria Works
Davey
Warren
Republic Steel
Republic
I. O
Maxwell Named Chairman of Grady Welfare Board
Cairo Ga June 25 Dr C H Maxwell of Cavalry was elected chairman of the Grady county welfare board by the state approved panel. Other members named are Dr A B Reynolds Walter A Whigham W Raymond Connell and J A Aldridge. The board also selected Miss Mary Louise Maxwell of Cavalry as county director awaiting state approval to lead social security activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Grady County Welfare Board
State Welfare Board
C. H. Maxwell
Cavalry
A. B. Reynolds
Walter A. Whigham
W. Raymond Connell
J. A. Aldridge
Mary Louise Maxwell
Maxwell
Thomas County Welfare Board Organized in County
The Thomas County Welfare Board was formally organized this morning with Chairman W H Beverly. Members include D R Pringle A G Robison Ernest Barrow Remer Singletary and Thomas Horne. Pringle was chosen chairman and Louise Stanford named director with Elizabeth Pardee as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas County Welfare Board
W. H. Beverly
Messrs
D. R. Pringle
A. G. Robison
Ernest Barrow
Boston
Remer Singletary
Ochlochnee
Thomas Horne
Metcalfe
Pringle
Louise Stanford
Pavo
Miss Stanford
Georgia State Womans College
Thomas County
McKinnon
Court House
Elizabeth Pardee
Miss Pardee
R. S. Pardee
State Board of Public Welfare
Brockelhurst Found Guilty Testifies At Girl's Trial
In Lonoke Arkansas on June 25 Lester W. Brockelhurst a 23 year old ex Galesburg resident and Sunday school teacher was convicted of a hitchhike slaying and testified today against his sweetheart Bernice Felton 18 of Rockford Illinois He described a 18 state crime tour claiming he killed three men and robbed for clothes and money The Felton case centers on the roadside death of Victor A Gates Little Rock planter Brockelhurst testified after Deputy Prosecutor Melton said he planned to reveal the full truth before his imminent death The witness recounted a year plus in an Illinois reformatory for robbery and detailed their plans and crime couple dynamics during their trip
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Lonoke
Ark
Lester W. Brockelhurst
Galesburg
Ill
Bernice Felton
Rockford
Felton
Victor A Gates
Little Rock Planter
Brockelhurst
Joe P. Melton
Mr. Gates
Illinois Reformatory
Bernice
Salt Lake City
Albin Theander
Legion Convention Speaker Denounces Internationalism
Albany June 25 State Commander Ed F O Connor of Savannah urged Georgia American Legion members to defend democracy against internal and external efforts to undermine patriotism. He attacked internationalism and communism and urged unity with American ideals, while Senator Walter F George pressed to prepare for strong armed forces and reduced class conflict. The report notes locations Savannah Augusta Waycross Atlanta and cites convention plans for 1938 and a potential Salt Lake City gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alg. Smith
Albany, Ga
Ed F. O'Connor
Savannah
Georgia Department of the American Legion
O'Connor
Tommyrot
O’connor
Georgia
Legion
Walter F. George
George
America
Europe
Amerian Legion
Augusta
Waycross
Atlanta
J. P. Pat Kelly
Valdosta
Albany
Legionaries
Auxiliary
Local Visitors, Trips and Illness Mentioned in City Notes
Mrs F P McCollum left Newnan Ga for a short visit with relatives. D R Pringle and W W Alexander returned from a brief business trip to Atlanta. Miss Jeanette Robin of Baltimore is guest of Mr and Mrs Harry Goldstein on Hill St. Mrs O B Moncrief Jr and family spend days at Panacea Springs with D M Shelley family. Mrs Wayne Weeks and son depart for Vidalla to visit relatives. Mrs Herman Bloom recovering after Archbold Hospital operation. Robison Hardware ad notes floor resurfacing and machines. Mrs Lou Annie Holland and Billy visit Miami from Coolidge. Vance Jenkins and Nell Jenkins travel with Frances Moncrief Ruth Honea to Jacksonville Beach. Thomasville friends learn Mrs H H Vann, formerly of the city, is hospitalized in Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital after a serious operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Robin
Baltimore, Md
Mrs
Harry Goldstein
Hill St
Vance
Jenkinsn
Frances Moncrief
Ruth Honea
Nell Jenkins
Albany
Jacksonville Beach
Jenkens
W. H. Summers
Thomasville
H. H. Vann
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Thomasville Band to Play Saturday Night in Court House Yard
The Thomasville Band will perform at eight o clock tomorrow night on the Band Platform in the Court House yard. This concert replaces the usual Sunday afternoon event and will not be held this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Court House Yard
Georgia Tomato Market Drops 60 Percent in Ten Days
Atlanta report shows Georgia tomato prices slumping as shipments from Mississippi and East Texas flood markets. Assistant market supervisor J. W. Sikes says only top grades sell readily while lower grades have little demand despite a record crop. Top price today listed at $3 per crate, next best $1.50. earlier values exceeded $4. Similar declines noted in other Georgia markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. W. Sikes
State Agricultural Department
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Engagements and Divorces Measured by Medians in Texas Study
Dr. C. W. Hall at the University of Texas cites a study of 300 happily married and 300 divorced couples. He reports the median engagement lasts 11 months and 11 days while the betrothal period for unsuccessful matches averages two months and six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
C. W. Hall
University of Texas
Six Day Bike Teams Shine at Pan Pacific in Hollywood Style
In Southern California six day bicycle racing drew crowds at the Pan Pacific Auditorium the west coast’s largest indoor stadium. The event featured the international 144 hour grind with teams competing nightly as Bobby Walthour emerged as winner and Bireley’s Orangeade served by fans across the stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
California
Hollywood
Pan- Pacific Auditorium
Mississippi
Shireley’s
Bireley
Bobby Walthour
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Jersey
Miss May Hopkins
Sampson
E. Jackson ST
Rooster
Feneshi
Thomasville Home & Supply Co
J. B. Roddenbery
James Elton Willley
Sheriff's Office
Oen
Thomas — County
Ed F. O’connor
Forth Worth
Jack Griffith
Dallas
Little Rock
F. P. McCollum
Newnan
W. W. Alexander
Moncrief, Jr
Dickie
J. G. Hough
Granville
Billie Murray
Panacea Springs
D. M. Shelley
Wayne Weeks
Young
Vidalla
Herman Bloom
Archbold Hospital
Robison: Hardware CO
Jackson St
Lou Annie Holland
Billy Holland
Coolidge
Porter’s Electric Shop
Remington Avenue
Monument
Bireley’s
Griffin & Stribling, Inc
Flowers
Miss Mae Hopkins
HEINZ
Nowland Tea Pound
Armour’s
PLUG
Prince Albert
N. B. C. Ritz
Sananas Tnozen
Georgia Peaches Basket
Indian River
Chase
Sanborn
Weston's Crackerettes
Schlitz In “Steinies
Njoy Schlitz
Schlitz
JOS. Schlitz Brewing Co
Milwaukee, Wis
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