Pacific Flight Across the Pacific Feasibly Near
Aviation experts discuss the possibility of a non refueling cross Pacific flight from Samura Beach Japan to Tacoma Washington. Endurance records and long overwater flights show planes can stay aloft for days, with pioneers aiming for the North American mainland rather than Honolulu.
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Ote Asi Jr
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Pacife
Walter Lees
Frederick Brosey
Jacksonville Beach
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What We Were Doing Then and Now in Our Town
Swen t years ago a post office opened on Big Road. a road meeting was held at Mate Hotel. Nineteen pupils graduated from Graham high school. A cyclone damaged a brick school and several frame houses in the county. Brooks died in East Princeton. The piece discusses education, job opportunities, and economic inequality, urging workable adjustments and balanced employment for educated and unskilled workers.
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Mate Hotel
Appalachian Power Company
Bluefield
Graham High School
Severa Gmail
3Ronroe County
Brooks
Princeton
Midet Ilva
Kentucky Colonels and the Rise of Unofficial Titles
Kentucky colonels form an association to curb excess titles and oppose gubernatorial overreach. The piece notes Governor Lampoon has appointed many colonels, nearing a thousand in twenty five years, sparking questions among former Kentuckians about official designations and a bygone sense of natural advancement to the rank.
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Kentucky
Flem D. Lampoon
Aince
Govarnom
Sampaga
Spon
Unis
Reliquary of Hope Through Bitter Night
A faded verse speaks of passing through hardship and isolation in a strange city. It counsels taking heart, warmth, and faith, aided by reminders of loved ones, light, and memory. Images of room by candlelight, wood scents, autumn light, and annual milestones persist as solace.
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Gilead
Editorials on capital punishment and immigration policy
A collection of editorial opinions criticizing capital punishment in Pennsylvania and praising President Hoover's immigration stance. The pieces compare Pennsylvania's planned executions to Michigan's failed referendum, defend labor support for Hoover, and detail administrative reductions in immigrant visas and alien public-charge concerns, highlighting labor and economic anxieties.
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Hoover
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Hoover
Congress
America
United States
White House
Hollywood screen gossip and tricks of the trade
Hollywood items note Chic SeLe keeps a goat in Beverly Hills for amusements as Dorsay returns to vaudeville from Fox. Marilyn Miller shifts to dramatic roles, Joe Brown ventures drama, Harpo Marx’s harp talent is self taught. Marion Davies hosts lavish meals on work days. Processing methods spark stunt fraud fears, with fake parachute jumps and fewer stunt doubles as talking pictures rise.
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Chic Sele
Beverly Hills
Dorsay
Fox
Marilyn Miller
Marilyn
Pater Pan
Joe TB. Brown
Harpo
Harpo Marx
Marion Davies
Aire
When Scotty and Old New York Shaped a Century
In recollections from June in New York City, long-ago hotel lore surfaces. Tom Smith recalls Waldorf Astoria days, the famed Death Valley Scotty and a desert castle, where extravagant meals and rail romances colored the city’s glow. He notes the shift from glamour to modern hotel abundance and a wary, louder crowd, while old legends of Bartholdi’s era linger in memory.
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New York
Peacock Alley
All America
Tom Smith
Waldorf,Astoria
Fifth Avenue
Tom’ Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Sante Fel
Scotty
Castie
Fifth Avenue Honea
Barthold
Gay &Pot
Kid McCoy
William Jennings Bryan
Bob Fitzsimmons
Lesia Carter
Chapple Moran
Pye
Four killed in derailment of train in Calcutta
AP briefs report multiple fatalities from a train derailment in Calcutta while other items note a New Jersey murder case solved by confession, a Brooklyn doctor slain, Oklahoma DA named as assistant AG, a Berea College student incident with a gun, and a coast guard pursuit in San Pedro with a death and captures.
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Calcutta
India
West Orange
N. J
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New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Roy St. Lewis
Oklahoma
Berea
Berea Colleges
Getty Begtaniany Oneaer
San Pedro
Cal
Coast Guard
June Political Month for Kansas Says Allen
Former Kansas Senator Henry Allen predicts a pivotal June with Vice President Curtis touring the state, shaping whether he seeks re election or a return to the Senate. Allen’s view clashes with Washington reporters who expect a winter decision, and the piece notes potential Republican pressures and the uncertain national context shaping Curtis's next steps.
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Henry Allen
Kansas
Curtis
Allen
Washington
McGill
Wichita
Loans to veterans loans forgiven move gains at Legion meet
Last night’s mail from Washington reports veteran loan totals over 2 billion dollars with rising pressure to forgive the loans. Congress faces a large treasury deficit but optimism remains that forgiveness may advance after the Detroit American Legion convention. Also noted are rumors about Amos and Andy campaigning for Hoover and a survey placing many former presidents in the public records.
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Sven More
American Legion
Detroit
Legion
Congress
Nooner
Treasury
Amos and
Andy
Hoover
Georges Washington
John Adatos
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
William H. Harrigan
John Tyler
James Buchanan
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Chester Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Rogevelt
Porto Rico
Grant
Parke
Zachary Taylor
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
Woodrow Wilson
Ptomaine and Botulism Poisoning Clarified by Doctor
Dr Morris Fisher explains that true ptomaine poisoning is rare and many suspected cases are misdiagnosed. He notes foodborne illness links to meat products and prepared foods, with age of undercooked or raw items a factor, and highlights post mortem studies and public reporting gaps.
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Morris Fisherin
Boston
C. Jordan
United States
Postponement Hangs Over Four Mile Regatta Weather
New York June 8 The Intercollegiate Rowing Association notified coaches that heavy wind and rough water could push back the four mile varsity race at the Poulgeapsie regatta. If waters are rough on June 18 the event may postpone to the next day June 19.
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Rokehad
Throne Inspects Glen Lyn Plant in Virginia Visit
Approximately 426 workers from Appalachian Electric Power inspected the Glen Lyn 8S steam plant. The site hosts the thirteenth pulverized fuel boiler, completed recently, with a cost above one million dollars. The boiler, rated 2 447 horsepower, with modern gear, can drive a 36 000 kilowatt turbo generator. Herbert Markle welcomed visitors and P Lugrin explained plant operations during a barbecue lunch.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
Glen Lyn
Herbert Markle
Bluefield
P. Lugrin
A&slatant
Towns vote heavily in West Virginia municipal elections
Across several towns in West Virginia on June 2 and 4, voters elected mayors and town officials. Harry Poland swept Tunnelton, while Stout led in another race. Meadow Bridge chose Rosé as mayor. Fayetteville reelected Gaines as mayor. Ansted and Monongah saw Progressive and Citizens tickets gain control. White Sulphur Springs and Lewisburg reelected incumbents or ticket slates, with numerous council seats also decided.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Joe. Burgess
Doubar
Frelebt
State Water Commission
West Fork
Middlebourne
Beckley
Raletah
Kellis Smith
Alderson
White Sulphur
Bluefield
Grant
McCarty
Chanmanville
Tunnelton
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Harry Poland
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H. Wills
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R. L. Ferguson
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A. T. Skaggs
J. Rictor
Ed Tuckwiller
H.H. Crickenberger
GL. Wyatt
Lester Leater
Idigin
Pierce Brown
Raleigh
Millard Norton
Lys
L. Richardson
Be T, Ruff
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P Brown
G. H. Walker
J.J. Williams
Walker
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