Last words at Squalus sinking anchor naval inquiry
Portsmouth dispatch reports the aboard records include the phrases take her up and engine room flooding tied to the Squalus sinking on May 23. machinist's mate Allan C. Bryson conveyed the lines from the battle telephone as 26 men perished and 33 survived. The inquiry pauses to study rescue methods and salvage progress.
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Portsmouth
N. H
INS
Naval Board of
Naval Board
Allan C. Bryson
Greensville
S. C
Board of Inquiry
Etting Fat Forty But Rich Faces Suit Over Love Theft
Ruth Etting appears in Los Angeles Superior Court as a wealthy radio star accused by Alma Alderman of stealing her husband Myri Alderman. Attorneys clash over marriage legality while Alderman sues for 150000 in damages. The case ties Etting’s wealth and fame to alleged “love theft” amid witness descriptions of Etting as fat and 40 and Alderman as 28.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ruth Etting
Alma Alderman
Samuel Blake
Myri Alderman
Miss Etting
S. S. Hahn
Ruth "Etting
Alderman
WPA Bill Moves Toward Senate Vote Tonight
In Washington on June 22 the WPA appropriations bill totaling 1.735 billion dollars faced closing hearings as a senate subcommittee prepared to start voting on amendments. Chairman Sen. Alva Adams of Colorado aimed for a favorable report to the full Senate by tomorrow night, with expectations of restoring 125 million dollars to the WPA.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Alva Adams
Colorado
PWA Funds House Allocation Amid Roosevelt Plan
The House earmarks 000,000 for the Public Works Administration as President Roosevelt includes public works in his broader program. The move signals continued federal investment in infrastructure despite broader policy debates.
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House
PWA
Roosevelt
Federal lending program hits 3.86 billion dollar mark
A spokesman announced a federal lending program totaling 3.86 billion dollars. The release described the effort as aimed at expanding funding across sectors and boosting access to credit.
Divers Tap Tunnel Under Hull For Lifting Squalus
Divers have bored a tunnel beneath the hull and laid a slim cable to guide heavier lines. The cables will pull heavy chains beneath the Squalus to attach pontoons for the lift operation.
Woodroe Chosen for Chamber Board in Charleston
C. F. Woodroe, real estate, was named representative of the Charleston junior chamber of commerce on the state chamber board at a Wednesday meeting at the Daniel Boone hotel. James Ware was elected editor of the monthly publication. Committee chairs were Athletics L. G. Thompson business and industrial relations E. M. Foy education Stanley T. Rose government R. G. Edmonds membership J. M. Paine publicity J. Cackley public welfare G. M. Rosengarten social Manning Smith.
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C. F. Woodroe
Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Boone Hotel
James Ware
L. G. Thompson
E. M. Foy
Stanley T. Rose
R. G. Edmonds
J. M. Paine
J. Cackley
G. M. Rosengarten
Manning Smith
Jury Deadlock Ends Joe Batton Case in Cedar Grove
Trial of 63 year old Joe Batton of Charleston on charges of criminal assault against a 13 year old Cedar Grove girl ended with a hung jury after deliberations began about 4 p.m. without defense argument and resumed after a dinner recess.
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Joe Batton
Charleston
Cedar Grove
Batton
Tot Runs Into Street To Meet Dad Fatal Accident
Little Edward Bartow Jones Jr. aged 21 months was struck by a car while running from a yard sandpile to meet his father in Point Pleasant. He died later at a hospital. The father, Mason county Republican committee chair and livestock association president, shouted for him to stop. George Adkins and other players face a manslaughter hearing after posting 1000 bonds. The child survived by his father mother and a 4 year old sister.
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Point Pleasant
Edward Bartow Jones, Jr
Mason County
Republican Executive Committee
Mason City
Sam Taylor
Rattlesnake Incident Halts Auto Ride Scene
Hollywood June 22. Leon Gordon and Lester Morton were involved when a rattlesnake was ejected from their car after hitting a stick, the vehicle crash damaged the auto. They walked seven miles back to the Gordon ranch house.
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Hollywood
Leon Gordon
Lester Morton
Gordon Ranch
Earthquake Spider Causes Seismograph Fluctuations in Lincoln
For ten days Dr. J. C. Jensen of Nebraska Wesleyan observed wild seismograph readings at the college. The readings were attributed to a spider, not earthquakes, causing the fluctuations in Lincoln.
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Lincoln, Neb
J. C. Jensen
Nebraska Wesleyan
Spider Web Inside Case Triggers Intermittent Earthquakes
Dr Jensen describes a spider web stretching from the case to the boom of the machine. Each movement of the spider causes a tremor described as an earthquake within the apparatus.
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