Plane planning ends in disaster near Dublin
Australian aviator Captain Charles T. P. Ulm and three companions planned a trans Atlantic hop from Sydney to North America when their plane sank in sand at Port Marnock aerodrome. Five injured, two more hurt during rescue as planks were placed under the wheels. The group had left Sydney on July 21 aiming to circumnavigate the globe via New York and San Francisco. Ulm previously flew with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Southern Cross.
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Charles T. P. Ulm
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Australia
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J. A. Edwards
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San Francisco
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Alumni Frolic Planned by Berryville Association
Final arrangements are made for the annual Alumni Association carnival in Berryville Virginia to be held July 28 and 29 at the high school. Ice cream cake candy pop and hot dogs will be sold near the school while booths in the auditorium offer ball throws grab bags and paddle wheel games. John Dixon a well known colored vendor is featured.
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Berryville
Alumni Association
John Dixon
Carnival Weekend Aims To Draw Crowds With Shows
The venue hosts a Friday 8:30 p m minstrel show as a benefit event and an old-time fiddlers contest on Saturday at the same hour with a cash prize decided by audience applause. Nicholas Morrison handles contestant contact at the Bank of Clarke County. Dingie Trenary and His Orchestra provide dancing music, with one auditorium end roped off. Oscar Ramsburg leads as general carnival chairman amid strong publicity and hopes for continued success.
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Bank of
Clarke County
Dingie Trenary
Oscar Ramsburg
411 Midshipmen Return To Base
411 midshipmen return to Annapolis base after leave as first year cadets and others prepare for next training phase. The Associated Press reports the cohort imbued with relief and anticipation as they resume duties at the naval academy.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Naval Academy midshipmen return from battle ship Wyoming cruise
Third year naval students arrived back at Annapolis today after a practice cruise aboard the Wyoming to Madeira and the New England coast. They will remain until September 29 when the new academic year begins.
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Madeira
New England
First American Cartoonist Benjamin Franklin
A fragment notes Benjamin Franklin as the colonies first American cartoonist. It mentions his severed snake drawing published in 1751 in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
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Benjamin Franklin
Colonies
Pennsylvania
London Parley Adjourns After Roosevelt Note
London delegates from Japan France and Great Britain praised efforts to overcome the global economy crisis as the world economic conference adjourned. British leaders debated Roosevelt's recovery program and the dollar pound relationship as Lloyd George questioned stabilizing the currency and warned of an impasse in the conference.
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House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
United States
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Wardlaw Melne
Impos
Three Boys Killed by Car On Martinsville Highway
In Martinsville Virginia on July 27 four youths ages twelve to fifteen were resting on the Martinsville Stuart highway near Spencer when an unknown driver ran over them. James Hammond Howard Hammond and Arch Purdy were killed while Archer Meeks was seriously injured. The boys lived near Martinsville and were walking home from Stuart. Meeks is the stepson of A J Dillon and the Hammonds are sons of L G Hammond.
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Martinsville
James Hammond
Howard Hammond
Arch Purdy
Archer Meeks
Martinsville-Stuart
Spencer
Stuart
Meeks
A. J. Dillon
Hammond
L. G. Hammond
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