Open Season on Oceanic Flights Draws Near
Trans oceanic and world flight attempts surface with Lt George R. Pond planning a 24 day world circumnavigation in a monoplane and Lt Bert Hall aiming Seattle to Tokyo non stop for 4300 miles. George Kingsford Smith likely to join Pond while Hall eyes a 27500 prize from Seattle Aeronautic and Imperial Japanese societies. Colonel Lindbergh showcases a short range monoplane at San Diego as anticipation builds.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
George R. Pond
Modesto
California
Bert Hall
Bowling Green
New York
Seattle
Washington
Tokyo
Pond
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Europe
Asia
Yokohama
Hall
Japan
National Aeronautic Association
Imperial Japanese Aviation Society
Charles Lindbergh
San Diego
Sheriff London Acquitted in Ouster Charges
Ardmore Okla April 6 Sheriff Ewing C London of Carter county was found not guilty on all four counts in an ouster case. The state attorney general filed the action after Governor Henry S Johnston ordered an inquiry. London said he was the victim of political persecution and planned to vindicate himself at the polls.
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Ardmore
Okla
Ewing C. London
Carter County
State Attorney General’s Office
Henry S. Johnston
London
Sheriff Not Prosecuted in Madill Shooting Tragedy
Madill Oklahoma April 6 United Press sheriff Ed Long will not face trial for the death of Franz J Kim Marshall county attorney. Technical charges were dismissed by justice M E Ewing after Long testified he acted in self defense following a heated dispute over a county claim. Long said Kim returned with a bullet proof breastplate and pistol after warning him to drop his gun.
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United Press
Madill
Okla
Ed Long
Franz J. Kim
Marshall
Long
M. E. Ewing
Kim
British wine sold as Fine Old Tawny and Genuine Ruby Port
A report notes traders offering British wine bottled under misleading labels such as Fine Old Tawny and Genuine Ruby Port. Authorities consider deceptive branding aimed at misrepresenting product origin and quality.
Mrs Goodhue Improving at Dickinson Hospital
Mrs Lemira Goodhue mother of Mrs Calvin Coolidge had a comfortable night and seemed rested this morning according to Miss Miriam Curtis superintendent at Dickinson hospital Mrs Coolidge visited her mother for about an hour this forenoon in Northampton Massachusetts on April 6.
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Associated Press
Northampton
Mass
Lemira Goodhue
Calvin Coolidge
Miriam Curtis
Dickinson Hospital
New British Wine Rules Limit Foreign Mix for Makers
London April 6 British wine manufacturers face new rules forbidding mixing foreign wine with British wine beyond 15 gallons per 100 and barring fortification with spirits. Dealers cannot mix foreign wine into British wine for sale nor sell contrary to regs. Spirits coloring or fining may only be used for the wine.
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International News Service
London
German Hangar Work and Sign Painter Opens Shop
A Lake Constance hangar for Germany's new dirigible is near completion as Dr. Hugo Eckener plans trial flights and a world circumnavigation. W M Rippey, long with Williams Sign, now runs Rippey Sign at 800 West Sixth offering manufacturing and painting for all sign needs.
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Hangar Rippey
Dirigible
W. M. Rippey
Rippey
West Sixth
Williams Sign Company
Eagles Have No Fear Of Roaring Airplanes
A pair of bald eagles nest in Clyde Ohio on the Cleveland air mail route. They sometimes take flight when planes pass and follow the aircraft for miles, watching the feathered intruder from their tree limb.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Clyde
John Barron
Old Map of Holland Becomes Yale Library Treasure
The 1708 map drawn by John Senox of London and dedicated to Elihu Yale is hailed as the oldest association item linked to a Yale man. Yale College history notes Elihu Yale's gift eight years later spurred the school’s naming, with copies found by George B. Thompson and anticipated to gain vogue.
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Ity International News Service
New Haven
Conn
John Senox
London
Netherlands
Elihu Yale
Yale University
Yale
Connecticut
King George
Collegiate School
Yale College
Yale Library
Stamford
Wrecked Barkentine Prince Valdemar Fitted as Aquarium
The derelict barkentine Prince Valdemar, overturned in the channel during the 1926 embargo at Miami, has been abandoned and will be fitted as an aquarium. The ship lies wrecked in the harbor and has drawn attention for its potential repurposing despite exposure to the elements.
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Miami
International News Service
Fla
Prince Valdemar
Miami Beach Aquarium
James A. Allison
City Commission Advances Funds for Aquarium Dock
The city commission agreed to provide funds to equip an aquarium docked at the foot of Sixth Street in Biscayne Bay, aiming to advance development and public access to waterfront facilities.
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Sixth Street
Biscayne Bay
City Commission
Actress Wendy Osborne ends films in New Guinea
In Southampton England Miss Wendy Osborne, once filming in New Guinea, says she will not make further movies among the aborigines. The article notes her return and the peculiar incident of locals eating her face cream.
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Southampton
England
Wendy Osborne
New Guinea
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Charles L. Lawrence
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Mrs. Goodhue
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lake Constance
Hugo Eckener
Los Angeles
United States
Count Zeppelin
Eckener
Lakehurst
N. J
Holland
Polk
Hlbarnard
Oxford
Amarillo
Din. Diam
Louisville
Ferry
Goodyear
Taylor
Kuppenheimer
Eurry
THE
HU Clothiers
Stetson Disney
Bostonian
Stacy Adams
Antee
Walker
Criterion and
Arrow Brand
Polk Department Stores Inc
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