Borah attack on GOP fuels Cleveland convention guesses
Washington AP reports Senator Borah’s sharp critique of Republican leadership stirs speculation about his Cleveland convention plans. He backs anti-lynching legislation opposition on constitutional grounds, citing state sovereignty concerns amid unsettled GOP preconvention dynamics. Landon prospects loom as unbound delegates rise, Knox and Borah vie for influence while Democrats press for an all Roosevelt showing.
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Washington
Borah
Cleveland
Ohio
Landon
Kansas
Frank Knox
Ilinois
London
Knox
Seattle
Vermont
Hughes Seeks New Airplane Record
Howard Hughes, famed aviator and film magnate, took off from Chicago at 2 05 p m in a Northrup Gamma monoplane aiming to set a new non stop flight record to Los Angeles. He wagered a friend he would reach Los Angeles by 8 p m Pacific. American Aeronautical Association officials witnessed the departure.
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Chicago
INS
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Hughes
American Aeronautical Association
City Hall Notes Deny Alley Use for 1320 1334 Second Ave SE
The city council denied G J Albright permission to use five feet of alley rear of 1320 1334 Second avenue SE during apartment construction. Public improvement commissioner Dave Williams noted ordinance prohibits such use and objections were filed by nearby residents.
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G. J. Albright
Second Avenue SE
Dave Williams
City Market Set to Open May 23 in Local Schedule
Safety Commissioner W C Benesh announced the city market will open Saturday May 23 with market days on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday throughout the season. Some vendors are already using the market but formal opening requires more commodities to be ready.
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W. C. Benesh
Benesh
No Fishing Ban Placed At Hartwick Lake Before June 15
Local sportsmen report Hartwick lake at Delhi is posted as in former years with no fishing of any kind before June 15 due to spawning season. The ban extends from Delhi dam northward eleven miles to Bailey's ford.
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Hartwick Lake
Delhi
Delhi Dam
Bailey’s Ford
Farmer Found Dead While Mushroom Hunting Near Oregon
A search party of more than 100 people found Jacob Groenhagen, 54, of Oregon Illinois, dead in timber east of Oregon. Coroner Jesse Aiken ruled death due to a heart attack while hunting mushrooms.
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Rockford, Ill
Jacob Groenhagen
Oregon
Jesse Aiken
Ogle County
Groenhagen
Stone chunk from quarry kills 13 year old in Ohio car
In Columbus a 13 year old, Robert Blair, was fatally struck when a 25 pound stone blasted from a distant quarry crashed through a car roof. His father Cecil Blair administered a blood transfusion. Three other occupants survived.
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Columbus, O
Robert Blair
Cecil Blair
Robert
Underpass project grows need for 7000 in bonds
City council authorized the solicitor to prepare papers and consult bond attorneys on issuing an additional 7000 in bonds for the Hawthorne drive SW underpass. Only 16300 remained from a prior bond issue intended to cover costs with hoped federal aid. Current bids exceed funds, and extra bonds will finance engineering and added costs beyond the 23300 available after new bonds.
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Hawthorne Drive
Don Hines
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
PWA
WPA
Amos Melberg
Rock Island Railroad
Stark Building Company
Stark
Melberg
Public Improvement Department
Mere Man's Verdict at Washington U as Coed Smoking Banned
Washington University students who edit the campus paper say lifting smoking limits for coeds will erase shy sensitive girls. They warn blunt women will flaunt their weeds and blow smoke as they talk, altering campus behavior and decorum.
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ST. Louis
Washington University
City Will Not Reimburse Frozen-Pipe Owners
City council decides not to reimburse homeowners for damages from frozen water service pipes last winter. Water works chief H. F. Blomquist reported that ordinances require owners to install and maintain the service pipe to the main, and freezing affecte d several hundred pipes, making equity require paying all or none.
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H. F. Blomquist
Blomquist
Father Divine Endearment In Harlem Described By Dr Gage
Dr H M Gage president of Coe College described his Harlem visit with Father Divine at a Lions Club luncheon. He recounted a 3:30 a m banquet in Father Divine's auditorium where worshippers called him God in person and confessed sins. He noted both white and Black adherents worshipped, with Angels serving and a feast described in vivid detail.
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Harlem
Dr. Gage
H. M. Gage
Coe College
Lions Club
Hotel Roosevelt
New York City
Gage
Green Pastures
God
Bronx
Probe May Force Thomas From Post
London report on a budget leak probe into income tax changes that shook the insurance market. J H Thomas son denies leak links as witness Marriott names a man Waterton as the source and ties the tip to Thomas's circle. The tribunal's hearings continue amid pressure on the colonial secretary.
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London
J. H. Thomas
Thomas
R. H. Marriott
Waterton
Marriott
Birth announcement for Ellen Jeanne Meister
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Meister at Mercy Hospital on May 13 a daughter named Ellen Jeanne. The address 3015 E Avenue NE is listed.
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Cecil Meister
E Avenue NE
Ellen Jeanne
Mercy Hospital
City Briefs And Personals In Gr iswood arion Jail term for intoxication
Griswood arion received a thirty day jail sentence in police court Thursday for intoxication. Clement Jasper of West Union was fined ten dollars and costs by Justice A S Reed for operating a truck without a corner light and rear license plate. Fines of one dollar and costs for parking offenses were levied in police court Thursday against Robert Eckert W F Miller Mercy hospital R S Millhis er 1325 Higley avenue SE Mrs W P Comstock 1621 Oakland avenue NE L W Dawson 1019 Center Point road NE and T J Markland 2629 First avenue E.
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Griswood Arion
Clement Jasper
West Union
Justice A. S. Reed
Robert Eckert
First Street
W. F. Miller
Mercy Hospital
R. S. Millhiser
Higley Avenue
W. P. Comstock
Oakland Avenue
L. W. Dawson
Center Point Road
T. J. Markland
First Avenue
Townsend Demands Speed In Probe
Washington (UP) Dr. Francis E Townsend urged rapid completion of the congressional probe into old age pensions. He faces a subpoena to explain the $200 monthly plan for those over 60 and appeared before the committee ten days ago but was excused due to missing data from the west coast. He said he would cooperate fully with the investigators.
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Washington
Francis E. Townsend
House
Townsend
Congressional Investigation Committee
Townsend urges swift end to work in spirit of fairness
Dr Townsend asserts the work should end promptly and declares the American people will approve his stance as fair. He emphasizes a balanced approach and public support for a timely resolution.
New York Chinaman Tortured and Slain
Police found Kang Wang Woo a 31 year old Shanghai native and co owner of a Far Rockaway Chinese restaurant dead in his second floor room. The body showed head injuries from an ax and other mutilations. A counterman who shared the room found him after midnight with no signs of a struggle heard by neighbors. Police see no tong war link or tong connections to the victim.
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New York
INS
Kang Wang Woo
Far Rockaway
Kang
Samuel Wagner
Shanghai
James Blake
Streamliner Sets Chicago to Coast Record at 39 45
The Santa Fe railroad’s new Super Chief streamliner shaved fourteen hours off the prior best, arriving in Los Angeles from Chicago in 39 hours and 45 minutes, a minute ahead of schedule.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
INS
Santa Fe Railroad
Super Chief
Witness Tells Of Bond Money Paid To Luciano Gang
A 25 year old woman who ran a West 77th Street house of prostitution testified at the Charles Lucky Luciano trial that she paid ten dollars a week in bond money for each girl she employed to alleged Luciano representatives. The witness Dorothy Arnold also known as Doris Sherman said she came to New York in 1934 and her husband was a lingerie salesman who quit when she entered the business last year.
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NEW York
West‘77th Street
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
Luciano
Dorothy Arnold
Doris Sherman
Virginia
Sterilization Law Seen as Possible Cause of Prison Break
McAlester Oklahoma. Warden R W Kenny says it is entirely possible the sterilization suit motivated the prison escape. The law targets twice convicted criminals and feeble minded or insane persons in state hospitals. Attorney General Owen J Watts filed suit in district court Wednesday to test the recently enacted sterilization statute, naming convict Hubert L Moore.
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Mcalester
Okla
INS
R. W. Kenny
Oklahoma
Owen J. Watts
Hubert L. Moore
Grimm And Cochrane To Lead All Stars
Major league heads appoint Mickey Cochrane and Charley Grimm as managers of the American and National league all star teams for the fourth annual game at National League Park July 7. Fans will choose a majority of the squads.
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Boston
Mickey Cochrane
Charley Grimm
National League Park
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