Douglas ship makes record eastward run
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker and crew set a new transcontinental speed record in the Florida Flyer airliner departing Los Angeles and landing Newark after 12 hours 3 minutes 50 seconds. The flight over the Western Airlines course included a refuel stop at Kansas City and averaged 221 mph at 14,000 ft with a top speed of 237 mph over the Rockies.
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Newark
Florida Fyler
New York
Union
Rickenbacker
Roscoe Turner
Lawyer Repays Soldier Who Saved Life
In New York on November 9, first lieutenant John J. Fiordan, a renowned Brooklyn lawyer, halted a courtroom proceeding to honor George Stranger, a top sergeant who had saved Fiordan on no-man's land seventeen years earlier. Fiordan asked the judge to sponsor Stranger under any conditions, praising the life-saving act and debt repaid.
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New York
U.P
George Stranger
No-Man’s Land
John J. Fiordan
Brooklyn
Stranger Jed
Riordan
The Merry Widow plot summary in Marshovia
A brief staff synopsis of The Merry Widow styled for younger readers outlines Sonia the Marshovian widow’s defiance of strict widow rules, Danilo’s Paris misadventure, mistaken identities at Maxim’s, and a reveal leading to court, a pardon, and tax savings as the lovers reconcile in the end. The tale preserves the light opera’s romance and fiscal stakes with period tone.
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the Globe
Marshovia
Sonia
Danilo
Paris
Achmed
Delores
Marshoval
Maxim's
Maxim
Marshayia
Atlantic crossing dream by Mme Irwin in 90 hours motorboat
Paris reports the ambitious plan of Madame Juanita Desbrere Irwin to cross the Atlantic in 90 hours aboard a submarine-line styled motor-speed-boat designed by John Hackler. The 65 by 9 foot craft would feature a periscope, heavy watertight compartments, and 60 horsepower engines aiming for 35 knots.
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Paris
Juanita Desbrere Irwin
1Éel Irwin
Atlantic
Mme. Irwin
John Hackler
Mount Clemens
Mich
Mme
Irwin
Tthe
Triple murder suicide shocks Stoneham family
In Stoneham Massachusetts a man Joel Lidquist 27 killed his wife Corrine 26 and their two children Syrenne Ellen 2 and a 12 day old infant then hanged himself in his workroom. Neighbors discovered the scene after more than 12 hours as police cited illness in the husband and a domestic tragedy.
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Stoneham
Mass
UPA
Joel E. Lidquist
Corrine
Syrenne Ellen
Lidquist
Lidquists
Fast Woburn
Recovery Depends On Farm Profits
Secretary Wallace told the Agricultural Conference of Northeastern States that recovery hinges on farm profits. He said a fourth of any national income gain must reach farmers to sustain higher living standards and continued economic recovery.
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New York
Wallace
Agricultural Conference
Shield of Faith faculty members appear on area programs
Three Shield of Faith School faculty spoke at Allison and Bushland School programs this week. Donald Land discussed dietetics, Kenneth Hetfield described his Hawaii trip, and Miss Ella Wheeler Bond performed piano and vocal numbers. Bond is a niece of Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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Shield of Faith School
Allison and Bushland School
Donald Land
Kenneth Hetfield
Hawaii
Ella Wheeler Bond
Baptists Begin Union Move Across Texas Divide
Prospects for ending a 37 year Baptist split in Texas grew brighter as delegates to the Texas Baptist General Convention approve uniting with the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas. A final vote by the Association is set for next week in Dallas. The merged body would become a major Southern church organization with 500 churches and 100,000 members. The assembly also appealed to President Roosevelt to curb Texas liquor sales. Houston chosen for next year’s meeting site.
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Baptist Church of Texas
Texas Baptist General Convention
Baptist Missionary Association of Texas
Dallas
Waxahachie
Jacksonville
South
Roosevelt
Texas
Committee On Civic Righteousness
Houston
Farm men in billion class
A forthcoming official report shows the Department of Agriculture rising into the billion-dollar club under the New Deal. For the year ended June 30, 1934, it had funds totaling 61 243 547 402 with emergency money comprising 1 131 873 418 and obligations at 795 798 326.
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Washington, Navy
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Treasury
California Oil Men To Attend Session
About 100 oil and equipment company officials from California will depart Los Angeles by train at 3 P M for Dallas to attend the American Petroleum Institute convention on November 13 15. They plan a stop in El Paso for several hours Saturday for entertainment arranged by business leaders. Leading executives include L P St Clair Harry F Sinclair and OC 8 Jones.
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Oil and
California
Dallas
American Petroleum Institute
el Paso
L. P. St. Clair
Harry F. Sinclair
Jones
Tax Refiguring Raises Pot h Districts 3 and 4 Funds
County Assessor Houston Taylor announced a tax refiguring increased District 4 revenue by 454.25 to 2799.45 and District 3 by 2147.95 to 8843.72. The adjustments followed the commissioners court failing to provide sinking fund dates, completing today.
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Potter County
Houston Taylor
Commissioners’ Court
Taylor
Old Timers to be Honored by Methodist Bible Class
San Jacinto Methodist church honoring old timers in elev enth anniversary services Sunday. Dr. W. M. Curl the first president will speak with George Tomlinson A. A. Umbarger and Grover B. Hill contributing remarks.
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Methodist Bible Class
San Jacinto Methodist Church
W. M. Curl
George Tomlinson
A. A. Umbarger
Grover B. Hill
Rural Schools Now Have Music Classes
Potter County rural schools begin music instruction with Miss Laura V. Hamner stating nearly all isolated schools offer classes. Amarillo educator Mrs. F B Graham will teach at Soncy Brady Allison Masterson and Highland Park schools, after three years at Soncy. Miss Faye Maxwell leads at River Road, and Mrs J R Hogge teaches piano at Masterson.
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Potter County
Laura V. Hamner
F. B. Graham
Amarillo
Soney
Brady
Allison
Masterson
Highland Park
Soncy
Faye Maxwell
River Road
J. R. Hogge
Masterson School
Trick Horse Rider Looted by a Friend in Transit
M. J. O'Neill, a trick horse rider from Brownsville Texas, was robbed after a hitchhike in Tulsa and in Kansas City. The assailant took 270 dollars in cash a diamond ring five saddles five bridles two trunks three traveling bags and the car which was insured.
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Kansas City
M. J. O'Neill
Brownsville
Tex
Tulsa
O'Neill
Discovery of world's oldest Bible in Cairo bookshop
Vienna reports the find of dusty manuscripts dated to the second century described as the world's oldest Bible by Hans Gertinger head of Austria's National Library manuscript section. The trove includes ancient Greek philosophical works once thought lost found by Hermann Junker in Cairo and later studied in Vienna, boosting its significance.
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Vienna
Hans Gertinger
National Library
Cairo
Hermann Junker
Archaeologcal Institute
Envoys Back for Sessions on New Deal Foreign Policy
American diplomats are returning from posts abroad to confer with the Roosevelt administration on the New Deal in international relations. About a third are back or en route with major topics including restoring trade with Latin America. Notably, key Latin American and Far East envoys return while Ambassador Joseph C. Grew remains in Tokyo. Nelson T. Johnson is already in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Latin- America
Latin-America
Far East
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Nelson T. Johnson
China
Borah urges GOP reorganization after election setback
Idaho Senator William Borah urged a complete reorganization of the Republican party after the Tuesday vote. He warned the party could die like the Whig Party if not reformed and said voters were asked to stop a program without a substitute. He quipped that people cannot eat the Constitution.
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Chicago
William ¥. Borah
Idaho
Idaho Repubican
Borah
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