Flying Writer Sees Slavery Trade as Futile in Timbuctoo
Paris July 17 Flying writer Richard Halliburton and Moyse Stephens pilot a biplane voyage. They recount buying bootleg slaves near Timbuktu for five dollars each, paying ten to return, and failing to control or profit from them. They describe desert travel, mismatched expectations, and eventual return to the Taureg chief with extra payments to free the slaves. They claim the journey will be turned into a book as they insist they are not rushing their world tour.
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Paris
Richard Halliburton
French Africa
Halliburton
Moyse Stephens
California
Richard the Lion Hearted
Jerusalem
Alexander the Great
South
Timbuetoo
Memphis
Moyse
Timbuctoo
Eva
Kidnapped Chicago Taxi Dancer Held by Gangsters
Lucille Smith a 20 year old Chicago taxi dancer writes to her mother that she has been kidnapped by gangsters who demand a $600 ransom. they threaten to take her for a ride if the money is not paid.
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Lucille Smith
Chicago
Flying writer recalls Sahara trek and desert ordeal
The narrator describes flying 2000 miles across the Sahara to Timbuctoo with 1600 miles of featureless sand. A terrible sandstorm after reaching 15000 feet over the Atlas forced a forced landing 500 miles from the nearest outpost. He muses on possible destinations including Lhasa and Tibet depending on how they feel.
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Sahara Desert
Timbuctoo
Atlas Mountains
Lhassa
Tibet
Bank Robbery Hits Annapolis Missouri
Three men robbed the Bank of Annapolis with assistant cashier Olin Lewis at noon. They took all available cash, tied employees, and fled in a stolen car later found abandoned outside town. Farmers saw the suspects transfer from the vehicle to a Tennessee licensed car.
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Annapolis
Olin Lewis
Bank of Annapolis
Tennessee
Supreme Joy in Giving and Its Noble Virtue
A quotation extolls beneficence likening a generous person to a fountain that nourishes the earth. It praises spreading fertility and asserts that giving is more honorable than receiving.
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Epleuris
Masonic and lodge meeting notices for Washington area
Regular meetings scheduled for Lodges Washington Chapter No. 98 Damascus Shrine Washington Lodge No. 26 and Cyrus Chapter No. 13 list dates second Thursday fourth Tuesday first Friday and second Friday with officers Ida McDaniel Ernestine Denison Chloa Spies Hazel Haven J. W. Enslin and others. Visiting members welcome.
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Washington
C. E
Ida McDaniel
W. M
Ernestine Denison
Damascus Shrine
W. S. Or
Masonic Temple
Chloa Spies
W. P
Hazel Haven
Washington Lodge No
A. FP
A. M
Harry C. Ward
A. W. Yard
Railway Time Table Highlights Western Lines
The report lists east and westbound schedules for multiple railroads with numbers 4 12 50 30 and others. It notes departures arrivals for Golden State Limited Apache Local Passenger and freight trains, with variations on Sundays and specific stations. Officials L Goodlander and J C McKay are cited as agents, along with W C Bell.
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Golden State Limited
Apache
J. C. McKay
Agent Co. M. ST. P. & P. R. BR. CO
S’west Lim
Suthwest Lim
W. C. Bell
Finishing Touches On Pipe Line Booster Plant
The article details the two unit booster station complex near completion including a mechanical unit with machine shop power plant and auxiliary buildings and a separate domestic unit with four cottages a rooming house and boarding house. It describes gear 260 hp engines 440 volt motors 110 volt lighting eight miles of pipe two large oil tanks wells and gas regulation. The station will operate independently with duplicate units and multiple support systems and is built by Lanning Construction for the Empire company with Chicago operations and Amarillo Texas to Chicago telephone links.
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Chicago Industries
Ben
Amarillo
Texas
Chicago
Lanning Construction Company
S. R. Hester
Marshall
John Walker
Birmingham
Alabama
J. K. Hodges
Oskaloosa
W. W. Smith
Continental Construction Corporation
R. B Boswell
Oklahoma
Lindle Hotel
Keota
Empire Company of
Mrs. W. A. Palmer Visits Relatives in Iowa
Mrs. W. A. Palmer, mother of Mrs. Clarence Worke, is visiting this week with her sister in Marengo Iowa. She plans to travel to Des Moines to visit other relatives before returning home.
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Ainsworth
R .R
Clarence Worke
W. A. Palmer
Marengo
Des Moines
Local Social Roundup From Muscatine and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs T H Will shopped in Muscatine on Wednesday Mrs J L Colthurst visited Thursday with her sister Mrs Robert Acheson of Ainsworth Mr and Mrs Everett Stewart and children shopped in Washington Saturday Delbert Wood of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with his parents C J Wood Raymond and Harold Gerdes helped Rodger Colthurst with haying Threshing plans begin next week Rodger Colthurst family and Mrs Reaney of Waterloo attended a band concert in Ainsworth L G Roberts and son Everett and Dwain White helped Willie Roberts with oats cutting Mrs Norval Taylor spends the week with her parents while Mr Taylor works with threshing crew Will Roberts and son Carl William visited the Leeper family near Wellman Dorothy Reese spent Wednesday with the Roberts family Irene Gerdes visited Helen Baker Wednesday H W Ramseyer and daughter Gwendolyn were in Keota on business last night
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T. H. Will
Muscatine
J. L. Colthurst
Robert Acheson
Ainsworth
Everett Stewart
Washington
Delbert Wood
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Wood
Raymond
Harold Gerdes
Rodger Colthurst
Will Roberts
Carl William
Leeper
Wellman
Ed Reese
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