Martin Johnson Dies From Plane Crash Injuries
African explorer and writer Martin Johnson, age 52, died in Good Samaritan Hospital after a Western Air Express crash near Los Angeles that killed one and injured others. His wife Osa was hospitalized semi conscious but expected to live. The crash also claimed James Braden and left several survivors in serious condition. Johnson had long circled the globe exploring Africa and other regions with film records valued at millions.
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Los Angeles
Martin Johnson
Johnson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osa
James Braden
Cleveland
E. E. Spencer
Chicago
Stromberg Electric Co
Pasadena
America
Salt Lake City
Johnsons
Globe
Borneo
Uganda
Ethiopia
Belgian Congo
South Seas
Jack London
California
Newhall
Mattson Family Home Near Wilmington Recalled
The ancestral home of Dr. Charles W. Mattson, physician, near Wilmington Delaware, was described today. His son Charles was kidnapped and beaten to death. Frank Mattson of Urbana confirmed Paul Sceva, Tacoma businessman who identified the body, is a native of Mechanicsburg near Urbana.
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Urbana
U.P
Charles W. Mattson
Charles
Wilmington
Frank Mattson
Pau! Sceva
Tacoma
Mattson
Meehaniceburg
Here
Paul H. Sceva
Dr. Mattson
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Cape Tured
Seattle
Portland
R H Rawlings Of Middleport Dies in South
POMEROY Staff Special Ray H Rawlings 54 prominent Middleport auto dealer died Tuesday in Tallahassee Florida after a cerebral hemorrhage He had run an auto agency in Middleport since 1923 and earlier in Rutland He leaves a wife two sons Robert and Richard a daughter Nancy and a son in Chile plus a mother two sisters and a brother who are listed as survivors.
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Pomeroy
Ray H. Rawlings
Middleport
Tallahassee
Florida
Union Ave
Robert
Bart Rawlings
Rawlings
Ray Rawlings
Ben
Rutland
Richard
Chile
South America
Nancy
Mary Rawlings
Guy Mutchier
A. L. Townsend
Cleveland
Boy Victim Found Dead After Rabbit Chase Near Everett
The body of 10 year old Charles Mattson was found six miles south of Everett Washington by 19 year old Gordon Morrow who had been chasing a rabbit. The slayer crushed the head of the kidnapping victim and the elder Morrow notified the sheriff.
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Gordon Morrow
Charles Mattson
Morrow
Everett
Wash
Sheriff's Office
Confession Tied to Smuggling Saws Into Jail
Jane Cline aged 64 mother of Kenneth Knapp one of nine Montgomery County Jail escapees on New Year’s Day confessed to authorities that she smuggled saws into the jail.
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Dayton
U.P
Jane Cline
Kenneth Knapp
Montgomery County
Vaulting Fort Knox To Hold U S Gold Reserves
U P reports the first 20 ton steel door opens at Fort Knox as the Treasury transfers gold bullion from Philadelphia to the new fortress depository. The shipment, guarded by military and security personnel, totals under 500 million dollars with bars weighing about 33 and a half pounds each. Over months, about 4 billion dollars more will move to Kentucky, aiming to reach 6 billion dollars in the vault.
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Philadelphia
Kentucky
Washington
U.P
Treasury
Fortress
Fort Knox
New York
Right of Way Gov Davey Pushes 20 Million Dollar Budget Bill
Governor Davy’s administration moves three new bills in the House with a $20,000,000 partial appropriation on deck for Senate consideration to provide working funds until the regular appropriation. Other measures include a State Division of Public Assistance, a State Building Commission, debt holdback of sales tax allocations, hunter license display, and blood tests for marriage license applicants.
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Columbus
U.P
Davey
House
Senate
Welfare
H. H. Cully
Cuyahoga
State Building Commission
Jacob E. Davis
Pike
Frank Grubbs
Fayette
Charles A. Mauer
D. Hamilton
Franco’s Madrid Drive Seen With Three-Sided Attack
Front reports from Salamanca and Avila say Franco plans a multi-front assault on Madrid. Up to 400000 civilians have evacuated per government orders, with 250000 more expected, leaving about 150000 residents. Loyalist forces harass insurgent lines as Nationalists scramble to reassemble.
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Hendaye
U.R
Salamanca
Avila
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Senate Panel to Expand Air Weather Reporting Facilities
Senator Royal Copeland of the Commerce Committee said the air safety subcommittee will soon recommend about 10 million dollars to improve airplane weather reporting facilities. The move follows a string of fatal air transport accidents and broader regulatory efforts to boost safety.
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Washington
U.P
Royal
Copeland
Senate Commerce Committee
Ohio Chamber backs compulsory county welfare bill
Directors of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce approved the proposed compulsory county welfare bill supported by the County Home Rule Association. The measure would combine most welfare activities of each county and be introduced in the General Assembly soon.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
County Home Rule Association
General Assembly
Auto strikes may trigger steel walkout
Iron Age says automobile strikes could influence a looming steel strike. The editorial notes the potential outcome will bear on the steel industry’s near future.
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Washington
U.P
Iron Age
Steel Industry
Governor Invites Opposing Leaders To Meet In His Office
Frances Perkins plans a Detroit area trip if the GM UAW strike remains unresolved. She urged negotiations without rigid bases as Governor Murphy calls leaders to a Thursday meeting. National Guardsmen await in Flint as 1000 to 1500 are projected. no martial law.
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Miss Perkins
UAW
General Motors
Frank Murphy
National
Americans Refuse to Leave Madrid Amid Warning
Thirty Americans in Madrid declined to depart despite a second stern warning from Charge D Affaires Eric C Wendelin. Only two complied as the U S urged immediate evacuation due to rising danger.
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Madrid
U.P
Eric C. Wendelin
Wendelin
State Department
Autoist Held After Car Kills Two Women
Mrs. Anna Manis aged 70 and her daughter Mrs. Tina Thomas aged 45 were struck by a car and killed while crossing a Bridgeport street. Floyd H. Ray of Sherrard West Virginia the driver was held for questioning after claiming glare from another automobile blinded him and prevented him from seeing the victims.
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Bridgeportau
Anna Manis
Tina Thomas
Floyd H. Ray
Sherrard
W. Va
Clarence Fry Arrested on Forgery Charge in Gallipolis
Clarence Fry sought on a forgery charge was arrested late Tuesday night after being found on a house boat in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Fry
Hit-Skip Driver Kills Cleveland Barber Anthony Pupica
A hit-and-run driver on the wrong side of the street killed Anthony Pupica, a 28 year old barber, in Cleveland today.
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Cleveland
U.P
Anthony Pupica
Porter Held in Bride Slaying of Mary Case in New York
Police charged 33 year old Major Green, a Negro porter, with the murder of Mary Harriet Case whose battered body was found in a bathtub. Green's fingerprints and clothing items tied him to the crime scene as detectives pursued the case linked to a prior Good Friday death.
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New York
Mary Harriet Case
Major Green
Green
Frank Case
Nancy Titterton
John Fiorenza
Sing Sing
Bachelors Club
The
Family
Cases
Lancaster
Case
Tragic murder suicide incident shocks Washington
William Boarman killed his wife Frances and two children before fleeing under a freight train. He then wounded two daughters, Mary and Margaret, and shot William J. Ryan, a 26 year old who was Frances Boarman’s suitor. University of Maryland graduate William Francis Boarman, 21, survived his injuries.
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Washington
U.P
William Boarman
Frances Boarman
William Francis Boarman
University of Maryland
Margaret Boarman
Boarman
Mary
William J. Ryan
Three Groups Seek Higher Appropriation
Washington reports lawmakers and three regional blocs press for a $790 million supplemental relief appropriation to extend WPA funding from February through July. The effort faces opposition from the Workers Alliance of America led by David Lasser, who warns large layoffs would follow.
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Washington
U.P
Middle
Far West
Roosevelt
Workers Alliance of America
WPA
David Lasser
WAA
Pope Pius Leaves Bed After 40 Days Illness
Vatican reports Pope Pius, risen from grave illness, walked from his bed for the first time in about 40 days. Doctors say his condition has improved enough for limited movement and he remains under close supervision at the Vatican.
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Vatican City
U.P
Pius
Rabbits Imported to Boost Ohio Population Program
The Division of Conservation announced 9 000 rabbits will be shipped from Missouri to Ohio within two weeks. About 1 000 per district in each of the nine districts will receive the new shipments, increasing state totals to over 25 000. Cottontails will go to Findlay Sandusky Youngstown Marysville Washington D C Newark Jackson Tiffin and New Philadelphia by auto.
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Conservation Today
Ohio
Missouri
Lawrence Wooddell
Boevia
Wooddell
Findlay
Sandusky
Youngstown
Marysville
Washington D. H. Newark
Jackson Tiffin
New Philadelphia
Jacket and auto linked to Tacoma child kidnapping case
Ten year old Charles Mattson was found dead after a Dec 27 abduction in Tacoma. Police pursue a former San Quentin inmate known as Tim, with handwriting on a jacket and an abandoned car aiding the inquiry. The national case draws messages of sympathy and fears of mob action in the community.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
United Press
Washington
Charles
Puget Sound
Everett
Charlies
Puyallup
Ihe
John von Herberg
Portland
Seattle
Steilacoom
George Weyerhaeuser
San Quentin
Tim
Poison liquor blamed as 13 Indians die in Fort Totten area
In DEVILS LAKE North Dakota a party liquor is believed to have caused the deaths of 13 Fort Totten Reservation Indians after a Sunday night gathering. Four others died Monday night and one Tuesday with a 12th hospitalized in critical condition at the Indian Agency Hospital.
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Devils Lake
N. D
U.P
Fort Totten Reservation
Indian Agency Hospital
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