Missing Arctic Flight Hunt Unfolds Across Continents
Moscow and American planes scour the Arctic region from Fairbanks to Rudolf Island for pilot Sigismund Lavaneffsky and five companions after a Moscow bound plane went down. Weak radio signals hint survivors amid polar ice as Crosson and others press searches across Endicott range and Flaxman Island.
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Rbanks
Mostow
Sigismund Canal
Fairbanks
Arctic Ocean
Moscow
Great Northland
Alaska
Possibel
Rudolf Island
Pole
Pairks
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Anchorage
Nea
Lavaneffsky
Joe Crosson
Far North
Walter All
Porcupine River District
Fort Yukon
Wildles
Million Spent on State Roads in 1936 Expenditures
Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson reported that the West Virginia Department of Roads spent 22,245,596 dollars on highway expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1936, with 4,671,801 from federal funds. Revenue sources included gas tax 6,798,000 and registration fees 5,060,712, while sinking fund requirements consumed 8,633,209. Construction cost 7,238,015 and maintenance 4,425,141. bonds and planning also noted.
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Charleston
W. Va
Burr H. Simpson
Simpson
State Road Commission
General Administration
Congress Eyes Early Adjournment As Wage Hour Bill Fails
Speaker Bankhead signaled an impasse in the rules committee and said the wage and hour bill cannot pass this session. He noted it may require a petition to bring it to the floor next year, while members plan to head home within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Governmental Department
Rules Committee
House
Dewey Accepts Republican Ticket for New York County District Attorney
Special rackets prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey says he will run as the Republican nominee for New York County district attorney in the city election. He accuses long standing crime elements tied to Tammany Hall and joins the La Guardia mayoral ticket after Fusion Republican pressure and last minute withdrawal of Irving Bernstein.
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Thomas Dewey
la Guardia
New York
Tammany Hall
Thomas EE. Dewey
F. H. Laguardia
Irving Benee
Magistrate Convicted of Driving While Drunk
Fayette circuit court jury found H. S. Walker of Lookout guilty of driving while intoxicated after a 15 minute deliberation in Fayetteville West Virginia. Walker was arrested April by Constable Parrott. Thirty two jurors said he was sober while eighteen found he was intoxicated or had been drinking. He was free on 500 dollar bond and Judge H E Dillon Jr will sentence Monday.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
Fayette
Walker
Parrott
H. E. Dillon Jr
Tennessee utility OKs steam plant over TVA bid in Nashville
Tennessee's Public Utilities Commission ruled by a two to one vote to allow Tennessee Electric Power Co to build a $2,000,000 steam generating plant in Nashville despite TVA objections. The majority held steam power cheaper than TVA purchases, while a dissent warned the plan would raise rates and urged buying TVA power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Tennesee
Public Utilities Commission
Tennessee Electric Power Company
TVA
Leon Jourol
Porter Dunlay
W. H. Turner
Columbia
Jourolmon
Jourdmon
Eer Ae Ee Lap
Tva-Tepco
Tennessee Electric Power Co
Assistant Secretary Of War Unveils Shawnee Lake Marker
The ceremony in the county seat marks a pioneer spirit with a Shawnee Lake marker unveiled for Clay Fangily. A beauty queen is crowned during the town water festival amplifying civic pride.
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Shawnee Lake
Clay Fangily
Mercer County Celebrates Centennial with Parade and Airport Dedication
Mercer county marks its centennial with three days of events ending in a grand pageant at Princeton athletic field. Louis A Johnson, assistant secretary of war, dedicates Princeton municipal airport amid air races and a water carnival at Lake Shawnee. The celebration features a parade and musical tributes by Princeton high school and Bluefield drum corps as Johnson expresses Army greetings.
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Louis A. Johnson
E. G. Otey
Centennial Committee
Princeton
Otey
Frank L. Stuck
O. H. Ballard
Johnson
W. Broughton Johnson
Mercer
Mercer County
Lake Shawnee
Princeton High School
Bluefield
Legionnaires
Army
Mass murder inquiry widens as G men aid sought
Cincinnati reports an appeal to Washington for FBI handwriting and forensic help in the Anna Hahn case. Prosecutor Outcast seeks cooperation as grand jurors weigh murder charges over six deaths and related illnesses among elderly German acquaintances.
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Cincinnati
G-men
Dudley Miller Outcast
Washington
George Schuttle
Anna Hahn
Outcast
Gordon Shearer
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Outcalt
U. S. Readies Evacuation After Shanghai Bombings
The United States prepares to move American citizens from Shanghai as three killed and many wounded prompt naval and Marine readiness. Hull warns officials to seek safe exits and urge evacuation, while international talks press for protection of nationals amid escalating Sino Japanese fighting.
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Hull
State Department
Japan
China
Shang
United States
Tokyo
Nanking
Shanghai
Peiping
Tient
Great Britain
Spain
Fire Rips Elkhorn Slum, 26 Homeless After Blaze
A midnight fire in Elk Horn, Dowell county, destroyed eight double company houses and left 26 predominantly colored families homeless. The Elkhorn colored school opened its doors to shelter about 125 people. No injuries reported as Keystone fire department gained control by 2 a.m. The blaze halted highway traffic for a mile and delayed eastbound train No 16. Authorities assessed damage to cars and equipment. crews moved coal cars from near the scene.
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Elkhorn
Elkhorn Colored School
K Cee Ata
Tocar
Keystone Fire Department
Americans Tell Bombing Horrors in Shanghai
A former American, Bernhard Covit, witnessed the bombing in the French concession, seeing mangled bodies and truckloads of victims including Chinese and blond heads. Ellen Louise Schmid, Stanford senior, described a bomb from a Chinese plane hitting a Japanese warship with a bright flash and loud explosion. Covit recalled burned cars and gory scenes as distressing.
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Shanghai
Seth
Sanshals
Bernhard Covit
News
Brooklyn
A. Y
Ellen Louise Schmid
Stanford University
Cathay Hotel
Senators Predict Black Approval for Supreme Court Nomination
Judiciary committee members forecast a Monday vote to approve Senator Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court despite protests and delay demands. Opponents warned of potential floor battles, but adjournment pressures suggest a brief debate before confirmation. Labor backs Black, urging prompt committee action.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Black
D. Ala
Supreme Court
Burke
D. Neb
Senate
Alabama
Ashurst
D. Ariz
Grenville Clark
New York
Root, Clark, Buckner and Ballatine
William Green
The
American Federation of Labor
Senator Black
Labor
Jewel Ridge Mian Killed in Auto Crash
Neal Patrick 28, a machine runner for Jewell Ridge Coal, was killed in a crash on Grundy highway while two companions were injured. The vehicle, traveling at high speed, left the road and overturned on a rock embankment. Patrick was trapped beneath and his head was severed.
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Neal Patrick
Grundy Road
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Grundy Highway
Patrick
Grundy
James Smith
McConnel
Smith
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Shanghai World War Fury Kills Americans and Hundreds
Destruction spreads in Shanghai as Japanese and Chinese forces clash over the international city. Air raids and naval fire kill hundreds, including Americans Dr. Frank J. Rawlinson H S Honigsberg and Dr. Robert K Reischauer, as buildings and hotels are struck and thousands flee.
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Morris J
Shanghai
Areunday (Ap
Whang
Poo
Whangpoo River
Frank J. Rawlinson
China
H. 8. Honigsberg
Robert K. Reischauer
Princeton University
Truck Strike Threatens Charleston Transit, W Va Labor Unrest
In Charleston on August 14, C I O truck drivers threaten a city-wide strike if wage hikes and union recognition are not granted. Nelson Transfer workers join walkout demanding higher pay shorter hours union recognition and overtime restoration. The action could involve 400 to 500 workers across more than 15 firms.
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Charleston
W. Va
John B. Easton
State Federation of Labor
Nelson Transfer Company
Easton
Pers
United Transfer
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Elierg
Polar
Mercy Fliers
Arctic
Mattern
Tammany
WY. Crime
Tennessee Utilities Group
ROK G-Men
Schuttle
Mrs. Hahn
George Gsellman
Patrick Hayes
Gsellman
Hahn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rosie Turner
the Park Hotel
U. S
Pacific Fleet
Navy
Marines
State
America
Avenue Edward VII
Thibet Road
Rawlinson
Honigsberg
Nanking Road
Cathay
Reischauer
Palace Hotel
R. R. Rouse
Saco
Montana
J. M. Kerbey
Rouse
Mikado
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Alabaman
Jewel Ridge
WW Auto
Metropolis
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