Flyers land after narrow Atlantic dive in Wales
Harry Richman and Dick Merrill survived a mid Atlantic nose dive while crossing to London. They landed in a Welsh field after fuel ran low and radio failed. Merrill piloted to a safe field, then Richman arranged a call to Croydon and both expected to reach London that evening. The flight covered about fifteen hours at roughly 210 mph with peaks to 250 mph before the forced landing.
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Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
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Croydon
Going to College Mail Subscription Promotion
Cedar Rapids students heading to colleges nationwide can keep informed by The Gazette. Arrange to have the paper mailed to a college address by calling the circulation department or visiting the Gazette office before departure.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gazette
the Gazette
First Woman Delegate Questions Why Bear Children in War World
Kirsten Haessalgren of Sweden, the first woman delegate to the League of Nations, asks why bear children into a hopeless, insecure world. She cites Stefan Lux’s suicide as a protest against treatment of Jews and notes the global drumbeat of war.
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Kirsten Haessalgren
Sweden
League of Nations
Stefan Lux
Germany
Europe
Selita
Baldwin
Vimy Ridge
Flanders Field
Ten Dead In Mine Blast At MacBeth Mine
Rescue teams brought two more bodies to the surface raising the death toll to six with four miners still trapped. Names identified include Ed Saunders 40 and Julius McShane 45, both Negro, as recovery efforts continue after a Wednesday explosion at the MacBeth coal mine near Logan West Virginia.
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Logan
W. Va
MacBeth
Ed Saunders
Julius McShane
Jack Adkins
Gus Mounts
Tom Tiller
Victor Corillo
Michigan cult purge extends to city jobs
Detroit area moves echo state house cleaning aimed at removing Black Legion members from payroll. Pontiac officials push blanket ouster of municipal employees amid grand jury findings. State and local officials face probes as a trial over the Poole execution continues with jury selection underway.
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Detroit
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Black Legion
Pontiac
Mich
George B. Hartrick
Oakland County
P. V. Wagley
State Hospital Commission
Grand Jury
Citizens’ Committee
City Commission
James E. Mahar
Police and Fire Trial Board
Charles W. Cole
Gordon C. MacDougall
Liquor Control Commission
Lee O. Brooks
Albert L. Smith
Joseph A. Long
Charles A. Poole
Kidnaping scare ends as boy reforms after tire cap theft
CHICAGO INS Ten year old Peter Natzke vows to stop stealing valve caps after a reported kidnapping scare. Henry Hupke Jr said a motorist forced the boy into a car, but Peter explained he was caught tampering and was taken to a barber shop for a haircut before being released.
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INS
Peter Natzke
Henry Hupke, Jr
Peter
Gunman Steals Squad Car And Kills Policeman
A gunman in a stolen police squad car, with a female companion, shot and killed Patrolman John B. Frost 35 of Lombard. Frost died en route to a hospital after pursuing the car near Elmhurst. Lombard patrolmen detained a man identified as Walter Poore of Chicago who named the gunman as a Chicagoan and said a woman called Dorothy claimed she was wanted by police.
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Chicago
John B. Frost
Lombard
Ill
Frost
Elmhurst
Walter Poore
Confession Solves 15 Year Old Pueblo Girl Murder
Frank Aguilar 33 of Pueblo and Joseph Arridy 21 an escapee held for safekeeping after Arridy confessed to involvement in the August 16 killing of Dorothy Crain 15 daughter of a Pueblo WPA supervisor. Authorities say the case is solved with their statements though both men face protection from mobs.
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Canon City
Colo
INS
Colorado
Dorothy Crain
Frank Aguilar
Aguilar
Joseph Arridy
Grand Junction
Minnesota drought program outlined for Roosevelt conference
Gov Hjalmar Petersen sailed to Des Moines to present a six point plan to the drought conference. He seeks higher WPA relief, a boost in farmer employment from 6500 to 16000, funds for water conservation, aid for non farmers in rural towns, 1000 more CCC youths, and emergency water projects in northern Minnesota costing about 750000 dollars as part of a 12 million Red River valley program.
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Des Moines
Hjalmar Petersen
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Petersen
CCC
Red River Valley
Walford Woman Injured in Collision
Mrs. W. H. Womachel of Walford sustained minor injuries at 2 15 p m Wednesday when her car, traveling east on First Avenue West, collided with an auto driven by Henry Nikkel of Kellogg. Womachel was turning left onto Third Street West as Nikkel approached from the east.
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W. H. Womachel
Walford
Henry Nikkel
Kellogg
Womachel
First Avenue
Third Street
Nikkel
Temperature Gains As Clouds Dispelled In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids forecast notes a rise in temperature as sun dispersed morning clouds. Readings reached 79 degrees by 3 p.m. after a 64 degree high earlier, with prior lows around 59 at 5 a.m. and 61 at 7 a.m. Recent Wednesday highs hit 72 at 3 p.m. and 70 at 7 p.m. per Chambers Inskeep company charts.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Americans Urged to Leave Spain as War Rages
The United States warned Americans to evacuate Spain amid ongoing civil war fighting. Secretary Hull announced that warships may withdraw, with about 164 Americans in Madrid urged to reach Alicante for extraction to France aboard the Quincy.
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Washington
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Spain
State Hull
Madrid
Iberian Peninsula
State Department
Spanish
Capital
Mediterranean
Alicante
Quincy
France
Hull
Eric C. Wendelin
Rebels and loyalists clash in two Biscay towns
Spanish rebels and loyalists fought hand to hand in two Biscay towns as waves of combat spread along the Biscay coast. Loyalists in another front near the Pyrenees continued to defend strategic positions despite stiff resistance.
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Gibraltar
Iran
Biscay
Pyrenees
Greatest days for Want Ad results on three days
Three days in a row Saturday Sunday and Labor Day Monday bring time and money for buyers to rent homes purchase furniture cars instruments typewriters produce and other goods. Phone The Gazette ad taker at 2 1121 for a 25 percent per day discount on a 3 day ad.
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Des Moines Pageant as Roosevelt Arrives for Drought Conference
Des Moines covers a dramatic drought conference arrival with President Roosevelt drawing huge crowds. Governor Landon and Governor Herring attract attention amid a Roman holiday atmosphere as the Roosevelt special arrives and VIPs greet him on station platform.
Drought Conference Schedule Set in Des Moines
The schedule announced by Gov. Clyde L. Herring outlines events for Thursday with President Roosevelt, Gov. Alf Landon, and Iowa officials. Activities include arrivals from 6 a.m., a midday drive to the state house, a fried chicken lunch, a 2:30 p.m. drought conference, and an all-evening program ending at 11:59 p.m.
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DES Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Herring
Joe Allen
State House
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hannibal
Governor urges federal crop insurance and state federal cooperation
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring urged President Roosevelt to establish a federal crop insurance system and to pursue a cooperative program between states and the federal government to continue soil conservation. He noted drought resistance, soil fertility, and AAA driven hay increases as supporting arguments.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Roosevelt
AAA
Iowa
President Roosevelt Delayed Des Moines Visit Ends With Private Talks
In Des Moines Governor Herring said Wisconsin's Philip La Follette and Minnesota's Hjalmer Petersen would skip the drought conference for private talks with President Roosevelt. La Follette arrives late Thursday. Petersen to meet after the conference, and the train leaves at 11 59 p m with luncheon plans in Springfield. Oklahoma's Governor Marland to seek a private session as relief needs loom for 75 000 on relief and farmers awaiting aid.
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Des Moines
Herring
Philip la Follette
Wisconsin
Hjalmer Petersen
Minnesota
Roosevelt
la Follette
Madison
Petersen
Horner
Illinois
Springfield
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Marland
Iowa farmers draft drought plan at Des Moines meeting
Nearly 200 Iowa farmers and county drought relief committees gathered to map an immediate drought response and a long term plan for Iowa agriculture. Francis Johnson of Terris urged state wide representation to balance feed conservation, livestock adjustments, and seed needs for planting, with a focus on winter and spring programs and preventing future shortages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Francis Johnson
Terris
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Scott Ellis
Dallas Center
Johnson
Rival Nominees Meet in Des Moines Drought Talks
President Roosevelt and Alf Landon met in Des Moines to discuss the drought crisis. They rode in separate arrival routes, exchanged informal remarks, and joined Gov. Clyde L. Herring and officials for a luncheon amid a holiday atmosphere.
Landon Stops to Shave in Leon Iowa
Gov. Alf Landon reaches Leon Iowa after a 200 mile drive from Topeka en route to Des Moines for drought relief talks with President Roosevelt. A crowd gathers as he pauses at the town hotel and then visits a basement barber for a shave.
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Atchison, Kan
St. Joseph
Cameron
Bethany
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