Flier Crashes Halting Ocean Hop Plans
Multiple air mishaps Sunday across the United States and Newfoundland leave seven dead and two injured. Among the dead are pilots Bert A. Kogla, Duane Heller, and Dick Dodds, with others including Martin Wilke and John W. Corman. Major O. 38 Wynne-Eyton, a British airman, was slightly injured in a crash while attempting a test flight for a transatlantic attempt from Harbor Grace Newfoundland toward Dublin. Spectators rescued Wynne-Eyton as his plane burned on Crescent Bay and Barren Island.
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Associated Pren
United States
Mewoundland
Wynne-Eyton
St. Johns
Wynpe Eyton
Royal Air Force Reserve
Hig
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Bakionnel
Dublin
London
Wynse-Zyton
Rhos Pita
England
Hhe
Lester
Untold Local Quote From Burly Satirical Piece
A fragmented quote reflects a laborer lamenting bad luck after an injury during a game. The speaker curses misfortune while recalling a recent error as a ball moves past, signaling a moment of setback and frustration.
Hunter Brothers Race to Endurance Title in Chicago
The Hunter brothers, led by Waller and John, complete a grueling endurance ride in Chicago. Irene, their sister, and Clete mother appear in the telephony description as part of the family group.
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Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Waller
John
Irene
Clete
Stunts and Jumps Port Features Wertz Field Event
Wertz field hosted a stunt contest at 1 500 feet and a parachute jump at 2 500 feet, drawing large crowds alongside Independence Day visitors. Toltey Cute piloted a Clarkburg plest in the stunt event, while skying five miles upside down drew extra cheers. Parachute winners included W H Hendricks and H L Thompson with notable distances. mystery jumper placed third. Army fliers landing during a storm returned to Charleston field. Attendance remained high and locals and visitors explored cabin planes and open cockpits.
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Wertz Field
Charlestons
New Port
Plest
Clarksburg
Tol Tey Cute
Lute
Skyng
C. B. Christen
W. H. Hendricks
Huntington
H- L ‘Thompson
McOnd
Juniper
Charleston
Wilbert Smith
P. T. Clark
Wodine
Savy
Washington
Brock Mine Strike May Stop Today
Morgantown reports a wage cut at the Continental Coal Brock mine on July 1. Supervisors say the mine will reopen Monday with several workers expected to return. National miners union officials deny full compliance and vow to keep the walkout intact. Picket lines will be set Monday with county and state police on duty to prevent disorder.
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Morgantown
Brock
Continental Com Company
Christopher
National Miners Union
Set a New Mark For Outside Plane Loops
SAN MATEO Calif July 6 Pri Maute aviation school chief pilot set a Dewworlds record for consecutive outside loops at Curtiss Wright airport today after completing 48 loops, surpassing an earlier effort by Red Jackson in Chicago.
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San Mateo
Calif
Pri Maute
Aviation School
Dewworld
Curtiss~ Wright
Toasy
Chicago
Ais
Red” Jackson
Amy Johnson Tours Australia Amid Cheers and Blushes
In Perth on a cheering tour of Australian cities Amy Johnson, the famed solo flyer who recently crossed from England to Australia, arrived to crowds in the street. An eager admirer tried to kiss her, but she slapped him and he withdrew, chastened and disappointed.
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Pertil
Western Australia
Perth
Amy Johnson
Engibeh Xiel
England
Australia
Assassin Slays Federal Agent in Aguliar
Dale P. Kearney, 30, a federal prohibition agent, was shot and killed on the main street of Aguilar while walking. The gunman fled in a car, five shotgun shells were found near the scene, and no witnesses reported. Kearney had a record of pursuing liquor law violators and helped clean up nearby towns.
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Aguilar
Colo
Dale P. Kearney
Agular
Arto. Mobile
Kearney
Waisenburg
Here
Steel Producers Prepare Plan to Fight Rail Rates
Pittsburgh July 6 four dozen representatives from major steel and iron firms in the Pittsburgh district will meet to finalize a plan to oppose increases in short haul railroad rates. Hearings before the state public service commission open Wednesday. Donald G Moore, traffic manager of the Pittsburgh chamber of commerce, will chair a schedule to present objections claiming the new scale is unfair and costly to shippers, risking the district’s industrial prestige. Moore estimates the Elizabeth district freight loss could reach 2,000,000 annually if the higher rates stand. Railroads serving the area are expected to oppose suspending the rates.
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Pittsburgh
Triffic
Tomorow
State Public Service Commission
Donald G. Moore
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
State Commission
Pitttsburgh
Pittaburgh
Moore
Elizaburgh
Tt Wan
Jones Attacks Location Issue in Senate Bid
James Ellwood Jones of McDowell County enters the Republican United States senatorial race, arguing the Constitution sets qualifications and geography should not bar him. He notes the party sought a candidate from the northern section but cites support from leaders and voters after touring the state.
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James Ellwood Jones
McDowell County
United States
Sena
Wald
Ogeen
H. G. Ogden
Jones
Big
H. G.geden
Wheeling
Ogden
Pfeave
Burke Seeks Leads in Slaying of Tribune Reporter
Chicago July 6 The name of Fred Burke a noted fugitive enters a single death inquiry as grand jury to probe the slaying of Alfred Jake Lingle Tribune reporter. Burke believed to be one of the gunmen in the Randolph street tunnel ambush. Investigators report Burke in priest disguise fled after the shooting. A July grand jury will be sworn to investigate the killing and its ramifications. Witnesses may include Frank Poster owner of the pistol used. Burke a longtime Chicago gangster has been sought since 1928. Overnight crime reports note robberies and gun duels with three men killed in separate incidents.
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Chicago
Fred RB
Burke
Van
Frank Poster
Lingle
Umid
Los Angeles
Ant Burke
Charles Skelly
St. Joseph
Mich
Moran
Pepe Junty
Neo Iy
Detroit
Frank Wright
Joseph Moom
Ruben Cohen
New Yorkn
Frank Yale
Praok Marlowe
Toledo
John Stege
Tingle
Ja Siper
John Poell
Charien Plant
Wilbur Hand
Plainfield
Galton
Ohio
Abbottstown
Harrisburg
Washington, D
Which Shall Rule, Christ or Nation? Sermon by Kemper
Rev Clarence W Kemper of the Baptist temple delivers a commemorative sermon on the 154th anniversary of American independence. He contrasts patriotism and religion, cites Acts 4, and urges reverent alignment of patriotism with divine providence, warning against hypocritical nationalism. Please Turn to Page 3, Col. 2.
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Clarence W. Kemper
Te Baptist Temple
Continental Congress
America
M Hallot
Wilbur
Gort
Race riot toll rises in Alabama lynching case
In Emelle Alabama a Negro man and woman were killed by pursuing whites near Murkeet a Miss ten miles west of here in what authorities call the first Negro lynching and riot in four years. The killings followed a confrontation after a posse tried to halt a suspect search. Governor Bibb Graves offered 300 rewards for remaining Robinson family members tied to the case. Funeral services were held for the white victims Charles Marts and Cherley Marrs.
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Emelle
Ala
Murkeeta
Miss
Here
Alabama
Jessie Dial
Mobile and
Ohig
Clarence Bush
Bush
Otfera
Bibb Gravee
Montgomery
Grover C. Boyd
Charles Marye
Robinson
Grover Boyd
Cherley Marrs
Central Presbyterian Church
Esau
John Newton Robinson
Alto
Ewing
West Bestemer
Ammunition 7
Beau
Nea Ie
Will Cales
Summer County
Jordan Robinson
West Besseyer
King Robinson
Charles Marts
Robinson Cabin
Joan
Olle
Hing Havinson
Fou Robinson
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Governor Graves Rewards Suspects in Summers County Riots
Alabama Governor Bill Graves offered rewards of 300 dollars for each of three Negroes named Shurst linked to whites’ assaults in Summers county. The race issue has already claimed six persons and escalates tension amid ongoing clashes.
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Bill Graves
Alabama
Simmings
Summers County
Hail storms damage homes crops in East region
Hail and electrical storms swept sections of New Philadelphia Ohio and Clearfield Pennsylvania striking late today. Crops suffered heavy damage as large hailstones crushed windows and forage, while a power line fell, cutting electricity to the west side. The storms were described as among the severest in years.
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East
New
Philadelphia
Clearfield
Clenedeta
Gray-Haired Bandit Near End of Life in Colo Prison
Canon City Colo, Aug. 8. The Gray-Haired Bandit Pleagle, once a leader in the Lamar bank raid spree and related murders, faces the last week of life in the state penitentiary death house. He clings to hope of a life sentence in exchange for testimony that could spare him the gallows. Also in the death house, Abshier and Rayston await execution at later dates.
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Canon City
Colo
Ury
Lamar
Ita
Bonita
Ftulph Pleagle
Lamar Pack
Tn Hig Cei
Binte
George’. Abshier
Howard L. Rayston
Mrs Obley Dies After Stroke In Charleston
Mrs Marie Louise Downtain Obley wife of Col W A Ohley longtime Charleston resident and former newspaper worker died after a stroke. Born July 22 1868 in Covington Kentucky she helped found the West Virginia State Historical Society and aided reporters in Charleston. Surviving are three children Willam Downtown Charles Brackwell Ohley and Mary Lou Pickering, with numerous Downtain relatives. Funeral services set for this afternoon at Nome with Rev J J Scherer.
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Mra
Marie Louise (Downtain) Obley
W. A. Obley
Kanawha, Street
Inner
Nome
J. J. Scherer
First Lutheran Church
Hilcheond
Terres
Bmrs
Chley
Charleston
Ufe
Ohley
Covington
Obley
Putnam County
Charleston Gazette
West Virginia State Historical Society
Col
William A.ohley
Palestant
West Virginia
A. B. Fleming
Old St. Paul's Church
Norfolk
Willam Downtown
Charles Brackwell Ohley
Maris Louies (Ohley) Pickering
James G. Downtain
Los Angeles
Lanar Q. A. Downtain
Indianapolis
Ind
FP. Campbell
Cal
Helen Downtain
Richmond
Val
W. Downtain
Gallipolis
Ohio
John Martin
Charles Stuart
John F Courtney
W. E Connell
Wirt W. Donnally
John F Morrison Jr
Train kills youth on Piney Branch tracks
Beckley July 6. Ammet Tol ley, 10, of Prince, was found dead on the Piney Branch railroad track. A train crew reported his head severed and that he had apparently been struck by a train.
Hoover Seeks Senate Action On Naval Pact Amid Quorum Fight
President Hoover rallies Republican forces to pressure the Senate over the London naval pact. Senator Claude Swanson will lead the treaty for Hoover, while Allen defends it against old-guard opposition. Quorum issues and campaign stakes loom as senators face primaries in July.
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Washington
Hoover
Teena
Young Guard
Alien
Ecee
Ito
Britain
Japan
Senate
Weason
Old Guard
St Rapidan
Swanson
Claude A. Swanson
Vaeran Woodrow Wilnan
Wateon
Rapidan
Hinge
Robinson
Arkansas
London
Waleh
Montuna
Sheppard
Texas
Pine
Oklshorne
Allen
Antirals Beatty
Jellicoe
Kuto
Hari-Kari
Calvin at Work Labor Situation Better Says Will
A clipped radio style report notes the labor scene improving with Calvin at work and hints unemployment trends. References to air mail, Rockies flight, and a political cartoonist Dex Mulnes appear, suggesting ongoing economic concerns and speculative outcomes for the year.
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Calvin
Will
Beverly Bulls
Rockies
Air Mail
Rane
Dex Mulnes
Ding
wWork
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