Ill Rogers Wiley Post Die In Alaska Air Crash
Reports from Ponca City Oklahoma and San Francisco confirm famous humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post died in an Alaska crash. Mary Post widow and daughter Theba Blake traveled to mourn, with Hoover and other dignitaries reacting to the loss of two celebrated figures.
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Wiley Post
Mary
Will
Alaska
Raal
Lake Theater Players
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Theba Blake
James
Controversies Surround Wealth Levy Legislation in Conference
Congressional negotiators clash over a tax bill aimed at raising 250 million dollars from millionaire incomes large corporations estates and gifts as Senate and House measures diverge on estate tax increases and new inheritance levies. Democrats seek swift adjournment next week amid disputes over securities tax exemptions and estate taxes.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Congress
Borah
R. Ida
Treasury
House
Confession in Bomb Threat Case Revealed
Police disclose a suspect confessed to making a bomb threat amid an investigation at the city courthouse. Authorities say the incident prompted evacuations and an investigation by the bomb squad and federal officials.
NDAY SINGER Headlines Big Ad Breakthrough
The NDAY SINGER from KGE IT makes a major debut in advertising circles. Officials and fans expect wide reach as the performer partners with local media to showcase new content and branding.
Keeps Son Away From Spaghetti
Edward Swirski faced a court complaint by two relief workers who said he barred them from leaving his home for over two hours during a discussion about his two year old son's diet. Swirski argued he has rights under the Constitution to raise his son as he sees fit, claiming the boy should not be a spaghetti eater.
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Chicago
Edward Swirski
Swirski
Frank Padden
Ohio towns seek legality for failed bond issues
Legislative action proposed to validate PWA and WPA bonds defeated in Tuesday’s primary. Nelsonville storm sewer project at 30 thousand dollars and six of seven Athens bonds fell short of 6 percent needed. William K. Divers, PWA chief counsel, urged petition to Governor Davey for General Assembly to validate majority voted issues.
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Will Rogers death humor noted by Senator Harrison
Washington with Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi saying Will Rogers joked about death in conversation. Harrison recalled Rogers told him that flying should be cut since he might be killed, adding he expected to be killed sometime trying to hit a golf ball.
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Washington
Will Rogers
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Debate on Coal Bill To Continue All Day
The House took up a resolution to bring the Guffey coal stabilization bill for immediate consideration. An hour of debate was allowed on the resolution and eight hours on the bill. Speaker Burns said the house would stay in session until 9 p m if needed to finish the debate.
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Washington
Guffey
House
Burns
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Lifted From Alaska Crash
Aviation friend notes Will Rogers and fellow flier Wiley Post were recovered from an Alaska mountain wreck. Rogers, a famed entertainer and aviation advocate, scoffed at the idea that life is too valuable to risk in flight, urging the industry forward.
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Oologah
Indian Territory
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Neosho
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Roof Garden
New York
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Judge Priest
Dr. Bull
Handy Andy
Thomas
Fox, Inc
Kentucky
Wiley Post
Pioneer aviator Post completes round the world flight solo
The article profiles an Oklahoma City native known as Post who, patch over one eye and steadfast belief, completed a solo round-the-world flight in 1933 in seven days, 18 hours and minutes. It notes his 1927 marriage to May Lane, a 1924 cash award of $2,000 used to buy a used airplane, his parachute jumps, and wins in the Chicago and Los Angeles Derbies.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
May Lane
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Ponca City
Oklahoma
Chicago
Los Angeles
Will Rogers Dies in Latest Flying Incident
Will Rogers, famed aviator and humorist, died today while flying solo around the world. He was 55 and widely celebrated for his newspaper column Will Rogers Says and books like Tiliterate Digest. His wife Betty Blake Rogers, three children Will Mary and James, and his theater and fraternal affiliations are noted in the obituary.
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Russia
Casey Jones
Gome
Horses Sign Up for Three Day Athens County Fair Races
Fifteen speed horses are entered for a three day speed program at the Athens County Fair next week. Mrs Dorothy Parmiter assistant to Fair Manager W Slaughter announced the entries. The event includes free concerts by the Athens Knights of Pythias Rand and nightly fireworks. A midway offers rides and acts with two free acts including girl acrobats and a trained animal act. The industrial arts exhibit in the brick Agricultural Building features high school manual training class work from five Athens County Granges.
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Dorothy Parmiter
Slaughter
Muskingum County
Zanesville
Ohio
Mia
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Wiley Post Born in Texas and Became Oklahoma Oil Driller
Wiley Post was born in Grand Prairie Texas in 1900. He worked as a farmer and later drilled for oil in Oklahoma. He lost an eye during his early career.
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Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Post
Grand Paiia
Texas
Pension Move Gains Headway
In Columbus a measure to finance old age pensions from profits of the liquor monopoly progresses. A joint tax committee plans a bill to shift about 4.5 million dollars of late 1935 profits to the pension fund. Henry J. Berrodin says 5 million will be needed after Sept. 1 for 80 000 pensioners, hinting at a possible breach of a campaign pledge to cut liquor prices.
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Henry J. Berrodin
Davey
Davey Calls Special Election in Ohio House Seat
Gov Martin L Davey of Ohio announced he instructed his office to prepare a special election to replace late Representative Charles Truax and to convene a special legislative session.
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New York
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Charles \. Truax
Wreckers Face Five Charges in Norfolk Train Tragedy
James Thompson and Eldridge Frank Smith, both held on five murder charges, face indictments for the Norfolk & Western train wreck near Haverhill on April 21, 1932, which killed two men. Thompson allegedly confessed to the wreck and to Rogers slaying. Smith aided Thompson in alibi fabrication.
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Thompson
Mr. Rogers
Smith
Treasury seeks bids for 14 Ohio post office buildings
The Treasury Department invites bids by Sept 3 for 14 post office buildings in Ohio as part of a $60 million nationwide program. Locations include Wauseon Wadsworth New Lexington Nelsonville Mt. Gilead Minerva Maumee Lebanon Granville Girard Georgetown East Palestine and Caldwell.
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Treasury Department
Ohio
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Wadsworth
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Nelsonville
Mt. Gilead
Minerva
Maumee Lebanon
Granville
Girard
Georgetown
East Palestine
Caldwell
Canal project gains momentum in Rivers and Harbors Bill
The Lake Erie to Ohio River canal proposal advances as the omnibus Rivers and Harbors Bill returns to life. The $140 million project is included in the bill, now sent to a conference committee after weeks with the House Rules Committee.
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Washington
Lake Erie
Ohio River
House
Rules Committee
Aged Gallia Countian Mae Jacobs Dies at 79
Mrs. Mae FE Jacobs aged 79 a longtime Gallia Countian died at her home north of Gallipolis this morning Funeral services will be conducted at her home Saturday afternoon at two oclock by Rev George Sagen with burial at Grave Hill Cemetery
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Mae FE. Jacobs
Gallipolia
Orlock
George Sagen
Grave Hill Cemetery
Views Differ In Corn Belt
In Chicago 1936 presidential campaign views split. Republican leader Jacob D. Allen predicts the farm vote will swing Illinois and the Corn Belt to the GOP by 280,000, while Earl Smith argues Illinois farmers back the AAA. Columbus reports five weeks of recruiting quotas met in all offices in the Fifth Corps Area.
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Jacob D. Allen
Goo.p
Earl Smith
Hlineis Agricultural Association
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Hllinois
Smith
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Columbus
Fifth Corps
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Plan Secret Flight North
Will Rogers and Wiley Post prepared for a guarded precursor leg toward Russia with a possible Siberian route to Moscow. The duo departed from Burbank with a brief stop in New Mexico and Seattle, then Rogers continued toward Alaska while Post and Mrs Post remained in Seattle as plans lingered.
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Mre. Port
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Nome
Wiley
Housing the emigrants in Fairbanks amid pioneer pressures
A letter from Will Rogers describes the Fairbanks emigrant situation, noting urgent housing needs within six to eight weeks. He cites crowded camps, some rejections and departures, and the burden on workers and settlers as Colonel Hunt handles the housing challenge amid upcoming snow.
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Almekia
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Council Fears Inability To Prevent War
Paris reports that Mussolini’s demand for Italian occupation of Ethiopia unsettled tripartite negotiators. France Britain and Italy seek a path to avert war while Laval may use the terms to bridge British and Italian aims. Haile Selassie’s stance remains uncertain as the powers push for acceptance of Mussolini’s minimum demand.
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Lieutenant Governor Mosier Denounces Ohio Reset Plan
Cincinnati tel: Lieutenant Governor Harold G. Mosier criticized a proposed “reset” for Ohio amid public debt moratorium debates. Speaking to the Greater Cincinnati Savings and Loan Exchange, he called the idea a fallacy and sparked political speculation.
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Harold G. Mosier
Ohio
Davey
Greater
Search Continues for Slayer of Young Bride
A murder warrant has been issued for Joseph Meluch 26 in the slaying of his bride Dorothy Meluch 22. Police report she was found with a fractured skull on the bedroom floor and Meluch was last seen in Birya extending the manhunt to neighboring states.
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Meluch
Biyria
Victim Drank Whiskey After Copperhead Bite
Fleming County farmer John Humphries, 46, was bitten on the hand by a copperhead in a tobacco field. He drank three pints of whiskey believing the tale that whiskey cures snakebites. He is expected to recover, according to Dr. C. L. Garr.
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Mercury Records New High in Aberdeen Heat Wave
Aberdeen sweltered under a 107 degree heat wave while a Canadian cold snap hit the border. Calgary saw temperatures fall to 4 to 10 degrees below freezing in the High River district of Southern Alberta.
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Calgary
High River
Alberta
Bodies In Wreckage Of Qi Airplane Near Barrow Alaska
Reported by U S Signal Corps from Barrow Alaska indicates the crash killed Will Rogers and Wiley Post near Point Barrow during an Arctic flight. The Coast Guard ordered the Northland to recover bodies for transport to Seattle as searches and arrangements continued.
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