Holiday Death Toll 18 Fixed at Nearly 990
The Associated Press reports the 155th Fourth of July celebration in the United States saw 483 deaths across 1930- era totals, with the Mid Atlantic suffering the heaviest losses at 143 and drowning and car crashes leading causes. Injuries near 1900 in the region, including New York City. Vermont recorded no deaths.
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Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
Pacific Coast States
South
New England States
Southwest
Rocky Mountain States
Mid-Atlantic States
New York City
Vermont
Calvin Coolidge
Old Telephone Books Burned Save Trouble
A. O. Thomas of the telephone office explains the old directories are burned each year when new ones arrive. Intercept errors are reduced and subscribers avoid trouble from wrong numbers, with about 2,000 changes every six months.
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A. O. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Wheat Offer From Plains Law Service Announced
The Plains Law Service at 718 West Seventh Avenue offers 75 cents per bushel for wheat properly sacked. The offer is available only to wheat raisers, according to firm management.
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Plains Law Service
West Seventh Avenue
Plane crash kills six near Lucerne California
Six people died when an airplane crashed into a rugged hillside near Lucerne after the motor failed. The victims include golfers George Ritchie Jack Kerrigan and Leon Keller, real estate developer Louis Becker and his fianc e Sigmunda Lax, Berkeley pilot William Hoffman and San Francisco golfer George Horan. The craft, carrying the group after exhibition games, plunged 1 000 feet minutes after takeoff.
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George Ritchie
Jack Kerrigan
Rio del Mar
Los Angeles
Leon Keller
Southern California
Louis M. Becker
Sigmunda Lax
Long Beach
Becker
William Hoffman
Berkeley
Calif
George Horan
San Francisco
Hoffman
Youth on Trial in Death Case
Donald E. Covin a 23 year old Beau mont bellboy faces murder charges in the slaying of Marie Hart 29 at the Rice hotel on June 1 in Houston. He admitted to shooting her saying she chose another man. Witnesses testified the couple had been sweethearts in Beaumont and she had just returned to her husband and two children. A jury pool of 200 men was reported for service.
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U.P
Donald E. Covin
Beaumont
Marie Hart
Criminal District Court
Covin
Mrs. Hart
Cuba Prepared for Plot Against Machado in Havana
Reports from Havana say authorities mobilized 500 police reserves and doubled patrols to thwart an armed uprising against President Machado. Police warned to fire on sight at armed groups as dozens of student and radical leaders were arrested amid claims of arms shipments.
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Arequipa
Lima
Apequipa
Puno
Missing Actress Evelyn Wilson Sparks Peru Search
New York reports say Evelyn Wilson, 23, who broke an engagement two months earlier, was followed by two men before she vanished Sunday. A black silk purse with $5.74 cosmetics and addresses for Richard Dix Grant Withers and Buddy Rogers was found, the sole tangible clue for police.
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New York
U.P
Evelyn Wilson
Richard Dix
Grant Withers
Buddy Rogers
No Wonder Lovely Women Like It Face Powder Ad
Advertises a new face powder called MELLO GLO made with an exclusive French process. Claims lasting wear, pore minimization, smooth blend with any complexion, fresh youthful bloom, no irritation, no flakiness, and no dry skin. Sold at City Drug Stores.
Woman Vanishes After Party Near Home of Mrs Wilson
Police say Miss Wilson left a sister's house after a party to fetch aspirin for her mother, asked an elevator operator for directions to a drug store, then disappeared and has not been seen since.
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Miss Wilson
Three Injured at East Texas Oil Derrick Accident
Kilgore Texas July 6 Two men were in critical condition and a third injured after an accident at the Allen and Pratt No 1 Robertson oil derrick yesterday.
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East
Texas
Kilgore
Tex
U.P
Robertson
Relief for Summer Skin Ailments Ad Offers D D D
Advertises D D D antiseptic liquid for itching eruptions eczema and rashes claiming quick relief and soothing effects. Promises fast drying clear skin and sunburn aid with price 60c and 1 25, available at druggists.
Oil Derrick Crown Block Accidents Hurt Workers
A crown block at the oil derrick crashed through the floor injuring workers. Louis Wilson, 25, of Pampa, suffered a crushed hand and shoulder injuries. Walter Owens sustained a fractured skull, broken leg, and side injuries from a wood strike. another man had minor injuries. Mrs. Maryin Long and her daughter returned home from Carey after two weeks visiting relatives.
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Pampa
Walter Owens
Maryin Long
Herman Street
Carey
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