Schneider Wins Indianapolis Classic in Memorial Day Race
Louis Schneider driving the Bowes Seal Fast Special won the nineteenth national 500 mile auto race in Speedway Indiana before about 150000 spectators. Freddie Frame finished second, Pete Krets third, as Arnold leading earlier lost a wheel after 400 miles. Weather threatened rain and many cars failed or were damaged in the long event.
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Louis Schneider
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Schnei
Iy Arnold
Arnold
Freddie Frame
Hartz Dusenberg
Pete Krets
Ralph Hepburn
Harry Miller
Schneider
Billy Arnold
Chicago
Spider Matlock
Ship Passengers Adrift in Graveyard of Pacific
Rescue vessels and a hospital train race to aid 550 persons in lifeboats after the coast is deemed landable unsafe, leaving the ship’s passengers adrift in a perilous situation off California. Endeavors to land are blocked by dangerous seas and deteriorating conditions.
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California
Harvard
Louisville
Hondo Point
United States
Taki
Point Arguette
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Lassco
Point Arguello
San Pedro
Air Ocean Feats and Spanish Struggles Amid Pacific Rescue
Immersive account of Piccard's ascent in a balloon to study the stratosphere, noting record height and peril. Also reports Spain's new government facing financial chaos, and the Harvard liner's grounding off Point Arguello with 400 passengers evacuated as Louisville Cruisers aided in the rescue near the Graveyard of the Pacific.
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Piccard
San Francisco
Point Arguello
Lassco Line
Harvard
Killer Is To Die
GREELY Colo May 30 U A Declared legally sane James V Foster faced death by hanging for a crime he said the devil was responsible for Foster was found guilty of saturating the clothing of his wife and three small daughters with gasoline while they slept and of then burning them all to death.
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Colo
U.A
James V. Foster
Foster
Presbyterians Leave Federated Council Amid Budget Cut
In Pittsburgh officials report the Presbyterian Church in the WA 8 A was cut off from the Federated Council of Churches as its budget was reduced to 16,500. The move came after strong disapproval of the council’s stance on birth control and reflects a rift over policy and funding.
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Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Church
Federated Council of Churches
Graham Son Born On Memorial Day
A boy born Saturday to Mr and Mrs RF YD Graham of 74 May Avenue Athens weighs eight pounds and is sturdy and unnamed at birth. He may march in a Memorial Day parade in years to come.
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RF. YD. Graham
May Avenue
Athens
Trans Pacific nonstop flight aims for Seattle prize
Captain Thomas Ash plans a non stop takeoff from Sabishiro Beach for a Pacific crossing. He changed destination to Seattle to probe a $25,000 Seattle prize and another $25,000 from a Japanese newspaper. Ash registered with the Imperial Aviation Association to qualify.
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Sarishtro Beach
Hondro Island
Japan
U.S
Thomas Ash
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Tokio
Sabishiro Beach
Ash
Imperial Aviation Association
Trial records may use talking movies in courts says Lee
Dr. E. T. Lee of John Marshall Law School in Chicago told the State Bar Association conference at Peoria that criminal courtrooms will be equipped with sound and picture trial reports to aid Supreme Court appeals He urged Illinois to lead in adopting the system and proposed a resolution at the meeting May 20.
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E. T. Lee
John Marshall Law School of Chicago
Supreme Courts
Lee
State Bar Association
iMinois
Celebrate in Exile FONTAINESLEAL Queen’s Silver Anniversary
The former king and queen of Spain mark their silver wedding anniversary in exile. Avon and Fontainebleau residents and many royal friends joined the couple, showering flowers as memories of the past mingle with hopeful celebrations for the monarchs.
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Fontainesleal
U.P
Spain
Avon
Fontainebleau
Clash in Berlin as Steel Helmets clash with comrades
In Berlin on May 30 commando and Steel Helmets veterans clashed during a march to a Breslau rally. One Steel Helmet member was killed and several were seriously wounded. Three policemen were injured as gunfire erupted from both sides.
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P)—Commandere
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Steel Helmets
War Veterans
Comjrauilete
Breslau
Joan of Arc Honored in Rouen for Quincentennial
In Rouen on the quincentennial of Joan of Arc’s death, thousands observe a Twilight Parade. Notables include President Gaston Doumargue, U.S. Ambassador Walter Rage, and Ambassador Tyrwell, alongside members of the French Academy, government, Chamber, and Senate.
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U.P
Joan of Arc
Orleans
Vieux Marche
Gaston Doumargue
Ambasasdor
Walter Rage
Ambassador Tyrwell
French Academy of the Government
The
Chamber and
Senate
Holding Company Sting Hits Wall Street Legend
Beverly Hills report notes investors warned that merging into a holding company often masks weak business. Stockholders now see they are effectively holding the bag as firms with poor performance shuffle assets to appear stronger. The piece critiques reliance on holding structures to prop up failing ventures.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Holding
Wall Street
Preparedness Is Only Sure Peace Method Message
In a Memorial Day address at Woodlawn Cemetery Ralph T O'Neil National Commander of the American Legion urged defense, world education, and a spirit of friendship and cooperation. He said the Legion aims for permanent US peace and believes strong national defense supports progress toward world peace and leadership.
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Carbondale
U.P
America
Ralph T O'Neil
American Legion
Woodlawn Cemetery
O'Neil
United States
Vatican Protest Into Italian Conscion on Concordat Violation
Rome officials indicate the Holy See plans a formal protest over recent Fascist hostilities toward the Pope and Catholic groups. The move argues these actions violate the Lateran Concordat and the Pope’s sovereignty restored after six decades.
Closed Catholic Clubs in Rome Prompt Vatican Protest
Police sealed the doors of all Catholic clubs in Rome this morning amid reports the government faced a formal protest from the Holy See over Fascist hostility to the Pope and Catholic organizations. In New London, the submarine Nautilus prepares for Sir Hubert Wilkins under ice polar voyage with a planned alert from Spitsbergen for a summer departure to Europe.
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UPH
Holy See
New London
Sir Hubert Wilkins
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Europe
Spitebergen
Pole
Memorial Day Tribute and Parade Honors War Dead
A Memorial Day service in Athens honored war dead with 2000 attendees at West Union and West State Street Cemeteries. Thirteen organizations joined a daytime parade, salute shots fired, and gravesides decorated. Judge S. M. Johnson urged youth to fight ignorance and vice, praising soldiers while rejecting wholesale militarism. Civil War veterans and widows observed honors as a drum and bugle corps debuted. The parade, led by Ohio University Band and local units, threaded Court Street with traffic control by Franz Woodworth.
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West Union Street
West State Street
M. Johnson
T N Hoover
Ohio University
C M Coulter
Athens First Methodiat Church
Lincoln
C W N. Mackinnon
Johnson
Salvation Army
Athens National Guard
Paul Shannon
Guy Brown
Ohio University Band
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1Th Infantry
Athena National Guard Artillery
Grand Army of Republic
Women's Flellef Corps
Daughters of Civil War Veterans
American Legion
Fathers of War Veterans
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army Guards
Sunbeame
Franz L. Woodworth
Athena City Safety
Court Street
No Party on 102nd Birthday Grown Up Now Says
CENTERBURG Ohio May 30 Mrs Sara M Wolfe of Centerburg Knox County celebrates her 102nd birthday There will be little party this year she says and recalls a big cake at age 100 Her long life runs in the Wolfe Hewett line with family members living long and still active She reads easily remembers a doctor treated her for bad blood and supplied a tonic she calls the reason for her years with little headaches and steady mobility
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Sara M. Wolfe
Knox County
Wolfe
Roland
Mrs. Wolfe
Cyrus Hewett
Mt. Vernon
Clinton
Kawa County
Man Breach Divorced After Rival Affection Revealed
In Chicago on May 14 Judge William Deaart granted Frani Manbred a divorce from Lilian Manbred. Lilian testified she did not object to his love for a rival and even allowed him to visit. The court granted Manbred $10 weekly alimony and custody of the child.
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Chicago
Lilian Monbrod
William Deaart
Frani
Desart
Atta Manbred
Ang
Cuban President to seek constitutional reform for elections
In Havana on May 30 President Gerardo Machado announced an upcoming bill in Congress to amend the constitution. The proposal aims for elections with all parties next year and signals reconciliation with the opposition Nationalist Party. Machado emphasized goodwill and encouraged patience before commitments from Nationalist leaders.
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Cuban
Cuba
Gerardo Machado
Congress
Machado
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Petition to recall county prosecutor Fray L Thomas
Petition drives to recall Fray L Thomas will start Monday with filings within a week. Abe Levin says the effort follows a May 4 probe by a special grand jury into Thomas, Ohio Edison, and Harry Engle, former street railway commissioner, amid a nine charge indictment.
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Young Biown
Fray L Thomas
Abe Levin
Saich
Thomas
Ohio Edison Company
Harry Engle
Local High School Alumni Plans Graduation Exercises
A fragmentary note lists Athene, Helsonville, and Reed as locations connected to an alumni event. It mentions a Civil War veteran Avie te Benats and a group of 340 students of Athene to graduate at a law school or advocate program, with unclear references to dates or exact proceedings.
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Nseamaria
Alsonvilla High School
Helsonville
Athene
Ore 7
11 000 Will Be Provided Work As Railroaders
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen acts to limit monthly hours and miles for yard, freight, passenger service workers. About 11 000 will receive work in the next 30 days under new rules. 41 060 on the roster amid 196 000 members unemployed.
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Houston
United States
Canada
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Thoas Empluynd
Whitney
Barrel escape attempt ends with survivor at Niagara Falls
May 30 Niagara Falls Ontario reports William Hill in a barrel rescue after a 14 hour submerged crossing of the Niagara River. The barrel was towed to the American shore near Mingara Glen Inn where Hill, Jr. pulled the elder Hill from the craft alive but severely bruised. The soak tested air holes bored in the ends to breathe during the ordeal.
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Niagara Falls
Wiliam (Red
Dairy Team Chosen For National Contest
Ohio State University hosted the Fourth Annual Vocational Agricultural Congress at Ohio State University where Sidney High School won first in dairy cattle judging and earned the right to represent Ohio in the national contest in St Louis in October. Fredericktown took second, and Dizon Township High School Preble County placed third.
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U.P
JL. Clifton
Sidney High School
Ohio
St Louis
Clifton Aaid
Ohio State University
Fredericktown
Dizon Township High School
Preble County
East Ohio Gas Ordered to Pay Back Taxes Plus Interest
The East Ohio Gas Company must pay four and one-eighth percent interest on back excise tax owed to Ohio for three years. Attorney General Bettman told the company’s lawyer that the tax, disputed as interstate gas dealings, is required after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The report notes the dispute over whether interstate commerce exempts the tax and mentions related international mentions.
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East Ohio Gas Company
Columbus
Atty
Bettman
Ohio
U. S. Supreme Court
Hoover Urges Liberty Fight Echoing Valley Forge
President Hoover used Valley Forge Park as a symbol to urge Americans to uphold independence and freedom amid temptations of easy security. He warned that government restraint must balance liberty with national duty, calling on every citizen to act with initiative and patriotism.
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George Washington
Hoover
Washington
Moorer
Sony
Hiwever
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Mr. Hoover
Wielley
Nisi
Two Mines Closed Repaire at Chauncey and Labeig
Chauncey and four Manhattan Coal Company mines near Nelsonville were closed indefinitely yesterday. The Kimberly Mine of the Essex Company resumed operations this week after a halt. Local reports mention arrivals of workers from Brasil and Portugal, with no clear cause given.
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Nelsonville
Mey
Amali
Chauncey
Manhattan Coal
Kimberly
the & Essex Company
Brasil
Tuguese
Afrion
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