Britain Tries to Win France to Naval Pact
Paris reports Capt. Anthony Eden pressed Premier Laval to back a four point program for European security. France resists, feeling left out after Britain and Germany sealed a naval accord. talks focus on air pacts eastern security Danubian accord and the Ethiopian issue.
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Conyrignt
Paris
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Pierre Laval
France
Europe
Washington
Versailles
Germany
Eden
Premier Laval
Francois Pietri
Marine
Chamber of Deputies’ Naval Committee
Laval
England
Britain
Bankers, Puzzles, and A Puzzle Filled Page
A historic American Banker crossword page lists known banker references and a vertical set of clues. The grid entries include terms like Meadow and Reserve Board officials along with general crossword prompts spanning finance terms and everyday objects.
Hauptmann Appeal Ruling Delayed to Fall
In Trenton fourteen judges weigh Hauptmann's plea for a new Lindbergh kidnapping trial. A ruling by fall is expected on whether the state used legal gymnastics to secure conviction. If denied the defense will seek the U S Supreme Court review.
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Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Errors and Appeals
Hauptmann
Torney
David T. Wilentz
United States Supreme Court
City beer permit filings total 72 class B and 19 class C
City records show 72 applications for class B permits and 19 for class C. All applicants must file by noon Saturday at the city clerk’s office under the new ordinance or face cancellation of permits on June 30. There are over thirty class C dealers who will sell beer for off premise consumption.
Gov Tingley Leads New Mexico Search For Four Tourists
Gov Clyde Tingley personally directs a large hunt across 300 square miles of rugged arroyos and timbered defiles in Vaughn New Mexico for four missing Illinois tourists Mr and Mrs George Lorius of East St Louis and Mr and Mrs Albert Heberer of Duquoin Illinois. A postal card arrived a month earlier then they vanished leaving an abandoned car and forged travelers checks in St Louis banks fueling fears of homicide.
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Vaughn
N. M
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Illinois
George Lorius
East St. Thouis
Ill
Exhumation Sought for Bosler Burial
Ferdinand W. Meyer of Burlington, brother of Mary L. Bosler, awaits word from Sophie Meyer in Rockford before replying to Chicago authorities over exhuming Bosler’s body found at Lake Michigan. He allows exhumation and mentions a possible burial at Steeple Church Cemetery near Dodgeville, Iowa.
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Burlington, Ia
Ferdinand W. Meyer
Burlington
Mary L. Bosler
Lake Michigan
Sophie Meyer
Rockford
Iil
Chicago
Meyer
Steeple Church
Dodgeville
Bandit-Stopper Invented by English Policeman
A Bolton policeman unveils a motor bandit stopper a speed ball that bursts into spiked arms covering six feet and aims to shred tires of speeding cars. This device is designed to halt criminals by puncturing tires and slowing or stopping their vehicle.
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Bolton
England
America's New No 1 Public Enemy Is Ruthless Criminal
A National News Agency profile portraits William Mahan as the country’s foremost criminal figure. The Canadian born former blacksmith and auto mechanic turned bank robber is linked to the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping and a string of bank heists across Washington and Idaho from 1927 onward. It notes his long criminal record, escapes, and a 20 year sentence followed by further robberies and a fatal belief in securing the Weyerhaeuser ransom.
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America
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Mahan
Washington State Penitentiary
Oakville
Wash
Centralia
Cle Elum
Weyerhaeuser
Alfalfa Prices Drop as New Hay Hits Kansas City Market
Kansas City market received thirty four cars of new crop alfalfa last week, mainly from Kansas. Poor weather caused undercured and overheated hay with overripe quality. Demand was narrow and prices fell to a new crop basis with sales from 4 to 15 dollars depending on condition and leaf. A car of No 1 extra green brought 15 dollars as sample grade.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Outlook for hay crop and prices across drought areas
Hay prices range from four to eight dollars with most sales between five and eight dollars. Drought damaged hay meadows show thin stands but forecasts expect a large straw supply and a total hay crop near 75 million tons, about the 1930s level and well above last year’s short crop. May 1 stocks around 4.5 million tons, about 5 million below average, while winter livestock numbers are not expected to exceed last winter’s and run about three percent under the ten year average.
Snow plows shield troops in Himalayan passes against bandits
La Plant Choate snow plows used with Forty Diesel tractors are sold to Afghanistan and Indian governments for Himalayan road clearance. Wings fold into armor four feet high and twelve feet long, enabling soldiers to repel bandit attacks while advancing through snowbound passes.
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la Plant- Choate
Ahmad Shah
Afghanistan
5S. L. Myers
la Plant-Choate Company
Friys
Himalaya
Armored Plows Claimed Invulnerable in Tests
R. E. Choate, president of the firm, said the machines were never tested against bullets but the armored plows are believed to be invulnerable. The design features a sheet of armor on all sides except the rear, accompanying the central mechanism.
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R. E. Choate
Five Americans Named Rotary International Directors
Five Americans were elected as directors of Rotary International. The new directors are Emmet Richards of Alpena Michigan editor and owner of the Alpena Daily News Edward F McFadden of Hope Arkansas George W Olinger a Denver undertaker Dr Amos O Squires a New York City physician and Charles L Wheeler a San Francisco steamship operator.
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Mexico City
Rotary International Organization
Emmet Richards
Alpena
Mich
Daily News
Edward F. McFadden
Hope
Arkansas
George W., Olinger
Denver
Amos O. Squires
New York City
Charles L. Wheeler
San Francisco
Paraguayan Senate Ratifies Chaco Peace Pact
The Paraguayan Senate approved the peace protocol ending the war with Bolivia by acclamation after the lower house had backed the pact. Only Bolivian congress ratification is needed to call a general peace conference.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Senate
Chaco
Bolivia
Chamber of Deputies
Illinois Solons Move Toward Chicago Home Rule Bill
The Illinois House passed a home rule bill to grant Chicago control over transportation and bus lines, sending it to the Senate for concurrence in amendments. Debate was tense but the measure advanced BH to 4a vote with Kelly reporting the tally.
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Meer Fay
Jo Kelly
Chic Cate
Emerald Oil Promises Quick Relief for Tender Feet
A vintage advertising claim touts Moone's Emerald Oil as rapid relief for swollen tender feet. The ad asserts pain eases in minutes and swelling subsides after several applications, promising money back if results fail. May Drug Co. and reputable druggists back the guarantee.
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Moone
May Drug Co
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Tingley
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NEA Service
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Woerderhoff’s Fair Shoe Store
First Avenue E
Chesterfield
Liggett G Myers
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