Missing Hawaii Clipper Sparks Trans-Pacific Search
Navy and army destroyers and planes raced to locate the Pan American Hawaii Clipper after it vanished 11 hours into a Guam to Manila flight with six passengers and nine crew aboard. Last radio contact came at 12:09 p.m. EST as authorities weighed fuel exhaustion and possible orderly ditching. The Hawaii Clipper, second trans-Pacific airliner after the China Clipper, carried notable passengers and crew including Dr. Earl B. McKinley and Capt. Leo Terletsky.
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Manila
Pacific
Mas Nila
Meigs
Stewart
Edsall
Paul Jones
Weather Bureau
Howard French
Tacoma
Wash
Berkeley
Cal
G. M. Davis
Oakland
J. M. Sauceda
J. W. Jewett
Oakeland
H. le Cox
Alameda
T. B.tatum
Honolulu
T. H
W. McCarty
Parker
McKinley
College of Medicine
George Washington University
Meier
Department of Agriculture
Auckland
N. Z
Edwin C. Musick
Hawaii
Six Convicts Escape From London Prison Farm
Six inmates overpowered guard William Madden at London Prison Farm and escaped after a blanket stun and gag. They used a pipe wrench to force a window, then climbed down 20 feet with sheets as a rope before fleeing across the yard and over the barbed wire fence. Authorities searched routes from the prison farm and found glasses on U.S. Route 42.
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London
U.P
Sheldon Waits
Brown County
Edgar Russell
Cleveland
Edward Brown
Harry Zenz
Hamiln County
Stewart Bennedum
Montgomery County
Chester Phelps
Union County
T. C. Jenkins
Prison Farm Supreme
William J.madden
Madden
Jenkins
Mitory
Madison
Ohio
Here
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Berserk Man Wrecks Club in San Francisco Fight
An unidentified man armed with a 10 inch knife stormed Club Roberts in San Francisco Thursday night. He attacked orchestra leaders Ted Lewis and Jan Garber, held about 40 people at bay for 30 minutes, and wrecked the club before two employees knocked him unconscious. No one else was seriously hurt. The assailant entered with a blonde companion and was removed after the beating.
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San Francisco
U.P
Roberts
Ted Lewis
Jan Garber
Lewcarer
GirlsReported Kidnapping Custody Returned to Missouri
In South Haven Michigan police were alerted by the grandmother of two young girls believed kidnapped that they were in the custody of their father and were being returned to Kirkwood Missouri.
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South Haven
Mich
Kirkwood
A Gypsy Told Me Bride Bought For $3.50 Ends In Police Probe
Jan Stojka a gypsy bought his wife from her father for 3.50 gold cash. After the wedding she fled. He and helpers tracked her down ducked her in a pond bound her and took her off in a cart. She escaped again and reported the incident to police. He and his kin face cooler. The tale ends with a warning about Want Ads investments.
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Jan Stojka
Jan
Ipers
Babson Sees Fall Upturn in Retail Trade
Babson Park Massachusetts report notes department store sales nationwide near last year’s levels with price cuts boosting purchases. He cites fall surges in retail trade as a predictor of factory employment, railroad traffic, and investor dividends, contrasting earlier 1938 declines with current resilience.
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Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Barbara Hutton and Count Will Divide Child's Custody
London reports an agreement of separation between Barbara Hutton and Count von Haugwitz Reventlow. Barbara will have custody of their son Lance during his early years, with shared holidays to begin when Lance reaches school age. Barbara provides an immediate support payment from her vast inheritance, while the count waives Danish property rights.
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London
Count Court von Haugwitz Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Woolworth
Lance
Barbara
Million and Half To Vote in Primaries
Columbus report by U P outlines election expert George M. Neffner predicting 1 500 000 citizens will cast ballots on August 9 in the primary. Secretary William J Kennedy rules Republicans who backed a majority of Democratic candidates in 1936 may demand and receive a Democratic primary ballot.
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Columbus
U.P
George M. Neffner
Secretary of State’s Office
Secretary of
William J. Kennedy
Bergen's New Creation Wins Preview Over Charlie
Hollywood report says ventriloquist Edgar Bergen unveiled a new dummy Mortimer in his latest film during the Thursday preview. Charlie McCarthy, Bergen's longtime partner, allegedly failed to win the audience as Mortimer drew the applause and cheers.
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Hollywood
U.P
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
Mortimer
Two Endurance Fliers End First Day in Air
Cliff Haney and Bill Bullock report steady progress after 24 hours aloft in lightweight aircraft seeking a 63 hour 45 minute endurance refueling record. They call the flight “loads of fun” as they push toward the target.
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Columbus
U.P
Cliff Haney
Bill Bullock
Leipsic Man Drowns After River Fall From Bridge
Walter Schey aged 49 of Leipsic and father of seven was drowned late Thursday after falling from a bridge into the Auglaize River where he was working. Local authorities report the accident occurred while he was performing maintenance duties on the structure.
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Defiance
U.P
Walter Schey
Leipsic
Auglaize
Labor Institute Proposal Wins Bar Approval
The American Bar Association board approved a labor institute to study labor industry disputes. A west coast delegation urged top labor and industrial lawyers participate in debates shaping labor litigation and legislation. The assembly rejected a resolution challenging Justice Hugo L. Black's Supreme Court appointment.
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Cleveland
U.P
American Bar Association
Board of Governors
Labor Institute
West Coast
Bar Association Assembly
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Resolutions Committee
Warning to Executives in Senate Election Contests
Senate campaign expenditures committee warns government executives privately to avoid interference in Senate election contests. Democratic members fear departmental activity would invite criticism and may seek legislation to bar official intervention in political contests.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Democratic Party
David I. Walsh
Mass
Undertakers Receive Ethical Reminder From Ohio Official
Henry J. Berrodin chief of the old age pension division released a letter mailed to 1,700 Ohio undertakers. He said the missive explained that increasing funeral awards under the Davey administration has been distinctly beneficial to undertakers.
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Columbus
Henry J. Berrodin
Ohio
Berrodin
Davey
Father Divine Neighbor Plan Near Roosevelt Estate
Howland Spencer, Roosevelts neighbor and ally of Father Divine, forms a 1 000 ancestral estate across the Hudson from the Roosevelt home. He predicts large gatherings of Divine followers, with 3000 cult members expected to travel from New York City for the rural Heavens festivities.
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Krum Elbow
N. Y
U.P
Howland Spencer
Roosevelt
Father Divine
Hudson River
Spencer
Divine
New York City
Greek Army Reports Suppression of Peasant Revolt in Crete
Government forces rushed to Crete and crushed a peasant revolt as international tensions rose with fighting near the Mediterranean. In Spain the front along the Ebro advanced three miles with more rebel prisoners and munitions seized while Vatican City condemned Italy's anti Jewish policy. Elsewhere refugees in China face food shortage near Hankow as Japanese forces push up the Yangtse River and clashes occur on the Siberian border with Soviet troops. In Rangoon, Buddhists and Muslims clash leaving many dead after a provocative Moslem publication.
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Mediterranean
Greece
Crete
Spain
Ebro
Valencia
Vatican City
Pius
Italy
Germany
China
Kuling
Yangtse
Hankow
Japan
Siberian
Domei
Manchukuan
Changkufeng
Burma
New York Shaken by Brief City Earthquake
An earthquake rattled New York City at 3 44 a m today affecting about six million residents. No major damage was reported two hours after the tremor, though it was clearly felt across all boroughs including the Bronx and Queens and in Westchester County with two distinct shocks.
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New York
Bronx
Queens
Westchester County
Howard Hughes plans three day New York to South America flight
Howard Hughes and his globe trotting crew announced a plan to circle from New York to South America and back in a little over three days.
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Miami
Fla
Howard Hughes
New York
South America
City charter kept for nonpartisan government via PR
Wheeling West Virginia voters backed retaining the current city charter aimed at nonpartisan government through proportional representation, based on returns from Thursday’s municipal election.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
Non-Paying Patient Loses Bridgework
In Miami Dr Huston G Holland reportedly detained a patient Mrs Blanche Bailey and removed $22 of dental bridgework after she refused to pay the balance. She had paid $25 of a $47 estimate and owed $22 on completion. Police investigated the incident.
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Miami
Fla
UPI
Huston G. Holland
Blanche Bailey
Holland
Guards Search Lake for Missing Youths
Five youths were last seen diving from a rowboat during a storm on Lake Erie near Rye Beach. Coast guards from Marblehead and Lorain searched waters between Cedar Point and Vermillion after the vessel, a small motorless metal boat with oars, failed to return by 8 p m. Mrs. Zetta Dickinson reported renting the craft to the youths and extending their time to 7 30 p m but not recording names. No missing persons reports had been logged yet.
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Sandusky
Marblehead
Lorain
Coast Guards
Lake Erie
Rye Beach
Zetta Dickinson
Cedar Point
Vermillion
Dickinson
William Souter
Wittenberg Professor Wins Northwest Prize
Marietta UK Dr. B. H. Pershing head of Wittenberg College History Department wins $1,000 prize for best standard work on Northwest Territory history. Prize offered by federal commission marking the territory’s sesquicentennial and promoting new research on the Ordinance of 1878.
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Marietta
B. H. Pershing
Wittenberg College
Northwest Territory
Federal Commission
Ohio Fugitive Is Located in Pennsylvania
A Xenia Ohio salesman using an alias was found in West York Pennsylvania and returned to Ohio to face embezzlement and forgery charges totaling over 12000 dollars. Identified as Thomas C. Long age 57 he was known in Xenia as J B Jones and arrested Thursday night. York battery maker Fred Perkins praised him and offered to testify. The case prompted a stay of execution for Stephen Figuli in Columbus with a Sept 30 review ordered by the Court of Appeals.
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York
U.P
Ohio
Thomas C. Long
West York
J. B. Jones
Long
Fred Perkins
Perkins
Xenia
NRA
Figuli
Columbus
Stephen Figuli
Cleveland
Court of Appeals
Lieutenant Governor Yoder files divorce petition in Eaton
Lieutenant Governor Paul P. Yoder files a divorce suit charging Mrs. Martha Yoder with gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The petition claims a jealous disposition interfered with his business and public duties. Clarence W. Beckern, 43, of Coldwater and president of Mercer County Sportsmen’s Association, dies of a heart attack while fishing near Gaylord, Michigan.
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EATON
U.P
Paul P. Yoder
Martha Yoder
Sportsmen’s
Celina
Clarence W. Beckern
Coldwater
Mercer County Sportsmen's Association
Gaylord
Mich
Intellectual Dishonesty Charged to President in GOP Campaign Book
The Republican National Committee released a booklet titled Quotations From Franklin Delano Roosevelt accusing President Roosevelt of intellectual dishonesty and reversals of position. It criticizes administration claims of credit for recovery and alleges class bias, with quotations on balanced budgets and government spending.
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GOP
Washington
U P
Republican National Committee Today
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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