High Altitude Flight Photo Test To View Detroit
Lieutenant George W. Goddard and C. Cockfield will fly from Dayna Ohio this month to 32 000 feet altitude over Dayton and photograph Detroit 218 miles away. The camera on a special plane will capture distant outlines of the city and terrain despite haze.
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Dayna
Ohio
George W. Goddard
C. Cockfield
Dayton
Detroit
Mich
John A. Macready
McCookfield
St. Lawrence
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Goddard
Camp Perry
Cleveland
New York Thwarts Airplane Invasion With Smoke Screen
New York faced a dramatic incident as June 19 reported a heavy pall of smoke over Times Square while several airplanes swooped overhead in an alarm maneuver described as enemy invasion. Ground traffic halted and authorities guided thousands of people to safety amid the confusion.
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New York
Times Square
Air battle replays city defense amid smoke screen over Broadway
In a staged prelude to a Miller Field event, a half hour air battle over New York featured six national guard air force planes defending against two navy pursuit planes and a giant Fokker. The ground smoke screen failed to rise as planned, drifting like fog over Broadway and Seventh Avenue.
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Broadway
Seventh Avenue
New York
Miller Field
Staten Island
National Guard Air Force
Navy
Fokker
Investigation asked of Philadelphia concern
Cleveland postal inspector S E Seigfried says two local men received tin match book covers mailed as sesquicentennial souvenirs paid 92 cents on delivery. The covers are worth about two cents each, with five cents covering stamps and the rest to the sender. Federal authorities are requested to probe the Philadelphia firm.
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Cleveland
Postal
Philadelphia
S. E. Seigfried
Seigfried
Investigation Into Black Chosen People Cult Continues
Camden authorities keep probing the Church of the Black Chosen People of the Kingdom for a missing five year old boy amid a cruelty case. The high priestess was jailed six months for cruelty to children after a trial revealing whipping during ceremonies to grant entry to the faithful. A detective found the throne room where the Messiah presided.
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Camden
N. J
Church
Gospel Kingdom
Druggan and Lake Are Ruled Off Track
In Aurora Illinois on June 19 Terry Druggan and Frankie Lake two Chicago bootleggers are ruled off the exposition park track after a fight at the paddock where only owners and trainers are allowed. The incident led to the jailing of Sheriff Peter Hoffman.
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Aurora
Ill
Terry Druggan
Frankie Lake
Chicao
Peter Hoffman
Exposition Park
Druggan
Uniformity urged in state criminal codes nationwide
New York June 19 The Nazi Crime Associations pres cutting committee reports a call for uniformity in state criminal codes to curb crime. The document, prepared by leading jurists, will be turned into recommendations for crime commissions state legislators and related agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nazi Crime Associations Prescuting Committee
British Treasury warns lenders to Russia on fraud risk
Winston Churchill, then chancellor of the exchequer, warned money lenders to Russia that the British treasury would not assume responsibility if fraud occurred. He urged traders to ensure secure payment before goods departed England amid the red gold agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Chur Churchill
Russia
Connec
England
Mother Kills Child and Attempts Suicide
In Minneapolis Kathleen Kelly six is reported killed by her mother Mrs. T. B. Kelly who then slashed her own wrist and tried to take her life. The death was discovered by a newsboy at the home. Police say the mother confessed to using an anesthetic to kill the child due to despondency. The husband is a local music school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Kathleen Kelly
T. B. Kelly
Garfield mayor seeks deputies as textile strike bites
Passaic New Jersey June 19 officials report Mayor William Burke of Garfield again requested Bergen county Sheriff George Nimmo to bring deputies into Garfield to quell unrest during the textile strike. Nimmo after talks with the mayor and police chief Forss said bombings need not cause rioting and that men could be used if disorder arose.
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Passaic
N. J
William Burke
Garfield
George P. Nimmo
Bergen County
Nimmo
Forss
French Forces to Withdraw from Spanish Zone in Morocco
Paris reports a French Moroccan division on the Tarquist area of the Riff front will be relieved by Spanish troops under General Tarasco. The withdrawal marks the start of French retreat from the Spanish zone of Morocco, following an Madrid agreement between Marshall Petain and Spanish authorities. French units will retire progressively as Spanish relief arrives.
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Paris
Riff
Tarquist
Tarasco
Foreign Office
Morocco
Madrid
Marshall Petain
Major League Rosters Carry 20 From Texas
San Antonio reports that 20 players from Texas are on 16 major league rosters this season. The list features top pitchers and two managers, Rose Hornsby and Tris Speaker, both North Texas natives, with others such as Ross Youngs of the New York Giants and Frank Sny.
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San Antonio
Texas
Orcas
Rose Hornsby
Tris Speaker
North
Ross Youngs
New York Giant
Frank Sny
Baseball Names Scribbled In Fragmentary Card List
Fragmentary OCR reads listing of players and teams including Detroit Cincinnati Philadelphia Browns Cardinals Browns Phillies and various players such as Rigney Myatt Donohue Dyer Marberry Cray Nixon Robertson and Walker. Readable names hint at a roaster or cross league notes from a past game or program.
Indian Priest Protests Ban of Tribal Dances
Superior Wis June 17 Cor ficial interference with tribal Indian dances is downright stupidity said the Rev Fr Phillip Gorcon a full blooded Chippewa and one of the few ordained Indian Catholic priests in the United States. The last fewths have been the saddest in the fight of the Indians for elemental human rights. It may be true that unsupervised long continued unseasonable dances may lead to ill effects but to connect these with the ordinary recreative amusement of the so called war dances is nothing short of cruelty and prejudice. Some of these dances though part of pagan worship most are recreation.
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Superior
Wis
Phillip Gorcon
United States
Father Gordon
Family menus and a moth note from a period page
The page lists daily family meals with breakfast lunch and dinner items including cantaloupe cereal croutons and veal cutlets and provides a tomato salad sandwich recipe with mayo olives and lettuce. It also mentions a note on the large female of the Recurilis moth with a wingspan around one inch.
Convicts to appeal narcotic act ruling to Supreme Court
In Atlanta, June 19, inmates from the Atlanta federal penitentiary will seek Supreme Court review of the anti narcotic act ruling after federal Judge Samuel H Sibley denied a habeas corpus petition demanding production of Dr Frank Sorge. Bail for Sorge was denied pending appeal.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Supreme Court of the United
Samuel H. Sibley
John W. Snook
Frank Sofge
Crow Nation and White Veterans Honor Custer Battle Site
Crowe Agency Montana prepares a semi centennial observance of Custer’s Last Stand on June 25 1876. Tributes honor both Sioux and Crow warriors and white soldiers with camp fires lighting the valley as elders and descendants gather for the ceremony.
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Crowe Agency
Montana
Custer
Pussyfoot Johnson Resting in Westerville Before Sail
Johnson arrives home in Westerville Ohio to rest prior to July 1 voyage to spread the dry gases abroad. He limps from a recent automobile crash in Canisteo New York and asserts prohibition enforcement remains strong, noting Maryland and New York eased restrictions after the eighteenth amendment while others resist.
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Westerville
Ohio
William &Pussyfoot
Johnson
Canisteo
N. Y
Maryland
New York
Two Van Patten Brothers Dead In Noncriminal Inquiry
Doniphan Missouri June 19 coroner's jury found no foul play or self harm in the deaths of Frank Van Patten 72 and Ernest Van Patten 77 whose mutilated bodies were found near their farm house and believed to have died two weeks earlier. Rat poison was found in the home prompting an accidental poisoning theory though the brothers reportedly hid substantial money and owned Chicago property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doniphan
Frank van Patten
Ernest van Patten
Chicago
Ill wind uncovers long-sought silver-lead ore near Clarksburg
A heavy storm in Clarksburg Idaho toppled a tree revealing a wide vein of silver lead ore sought for years. The discovery follows prior failed attempts and adds hope for local mining prospects.
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Clarksburg
Idaho
Enrollment Surpasses Public School at Pocahontas Bible School
The Community Bible School in Pocahontas, Virginia, reports a 96 percent attendance average and enrollment exceeding the public school. Citizenship speakers included Dr. M. T. J. Howard, Dr. W. L. Saunders, and Hon. Edward Owens. A Tuesday parade to the Palace Theater featured a thrilling comedy and music as the Sesqui Centennial film is shown next week.
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Pocahontas
M. T. J. Howard
Atlanta, Ga
W. L. Saunders
Bluefield
Edward Owens
Palace Theater
Community Bible School
West Virginian Named as Registrar General
Clarence L. Musgrave of Fairmont was elected registrar general of the General Society Sons of the Revolution at its New York City convention. He is the only West Virginian on the general board and serves as state treasurer of the West Virginia society Sons of the Revolution.
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Fairmont
W. Va
General Society
Sons of the Revolution
New York City
Clarence L. Musgrave
Society
West
Youthful Prince Sumi Shines in Archery Lessons
Prince Sumi, eleventh birthday son of the emperor and empress, trains weekly in archery at a peer’s school under famed archer Gitchi Ouichi. He is declared an excellent marksman as archery becomes a standard exercise in universities and higher schools.
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Toyko
Prince Sumi
E Young
Gitchi Ouichi
Coolidges Take Weekend Cruise Down Potomac
President and Mrs. Coolidge sailed for a weekend cruise aboard the Mayflower up the Potomac River with a brief departure noted in Washington. The outing highlights a presidential leisure departure during a quiet period in June 1937.
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Coolidges
Potomac
Washington
Week End Delegation Sighted With Texas Officials
A weekend gathering featured Speaker Long worth and Representatives and Mrs Lanham of Texas, along with accompanying attendees. The event emphasized regional collaboration and legislative outreach during the visit.
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Longworth
Lanham
Texas
Reid and Mrs Reid and Others Visit New York
Miss Reid of the New Herald and Mrs Reid, Mrs Mark G Sullivan of Wisconsin, and Mrs Parker of New York are noted in this entry describing their travels and social visits.
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Princeton
Rerculis
Pussyfoot Johnson
News OF the Colored People
Bible School
Royalty
Good Archer
Awanitn
Waters
J. W. Waters CO
the Reliable Jewelers
Federal ST
Bluefield, W. VA
Rodgin Company
The
Henry Rodgin Co
Aubrey
Batiste
Nea
Riff Raff
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