Shelby, No. Car., Aug. 28.—Six
persons were killed, 15 injured and
'an undetermined number are miss-
ing in the collanse of the First Na-
tional Bank Building during the
‘rush hour today.
| The death toll may rise, as three
hours after the crash workmen had
been able to clear away the debris
only at the edge of the building.
- Police estimated the death toll
would mount steadily as rescue
crews dug deeper into the debris in
the search for bodies. A dozen or
more persons had not been ac-)
counted for. Excavation work on a
nearby building was believed to
have caused the collapse.

 

 

 
 
| Jersey City, N. J., March 7.—2)
'—Climbing through cold blue skies
‘more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan yester-
day, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flier, who holds coast to coast speed
| marks, set an unofficial altitude
‘record for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
| Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The field bar)-
‘graph placed in the plane by
the National Aeronautic Associa-
tion, was immediately shipped to
Washington for examination. If it
showed 28,074 feet, or more, Miss
Nichols will be awarded the record
now held by Elinor Smith, young
Long Island flier.
 