Rifle Bullets Hit Blimp Twice. Sniper Sought Near Sunnyvale
U S Army Commandant at Moffett Field disclosed two attempts by a rifleman to shoot the airship TC-18 over the mountains east of Sunnyvale. Bullets pierced the blimp as it flew at 1,000 to 2,089 feet, risking helium loss, while eight more holes were found on the second strike. The nonrigid craft seats four crew and up to 15 aboard, with a 460000 cubic foot volume and 2000 mile range. Authorities seek the sniper and motive.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
Clarence B. Lobar
Moffete Field
Here
Lobar
Lebar
Impeached Judge Refuses to Quit Amid Ouster Plea
Former federal judge Halsted J. Ritter defeats demands to vacate Miami federal offices. He plans to appeal his impeachment by the U.S. Senate, contend unconstitutional proceedings, and pursue salary rights. He asserts lack of precedent due to alleged misconduct and vows further action against the government.
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Senate
Ritter Himsel
Hill
Miami
Becaus
US Senate
Ritter
Higher Income Taxes Talked in Senate Plan
The Senate Finance Committee discussed a compromise plan to raise corporate levies and increase the individual income tax rate. It proposes a flat 18 percent on corporate income, 7 percent on undistributed corporate earnings, and taxable corporate dividends at the individual rate, with a gradual move toward altered revenue measures and selective tax penalties.
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Wasiington
Senate Finance
Treasury
Roosevelt
Two State Convicts Sought by Posse
Wellsburg May 1 a posse of special deputies chased two fugitives Ralph Richards age 3 of Pittsburgh and Frank McCu r 23 of Wheeling after they slugged a turnkey and escaped from Wellsburg jail on the sheriff's automobile. The men were said to be part of a gang connected with a gas station robbery on April 3.
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Wellsburg
West Virginia
Tnpri
Ralph Richards
Pittsburgh
Frank McCu
Wheeling
Shoot to Kill Order Spurs Convict Hunt
An Antlers Oklahoma dispatch reports a “shoot to kill” order as posse men chase eight escaped penitentiary inmates from McAlester. Two were recaptured near here, while four hostages including guards and a railroad worker were released. Police leadership warns intensified pursuit, with several suspects still at large.
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Charles W. Dalor
Lake
Archie Herring
Bill Anderson
Roobery Cany
Sea Guards
Trvk
Doaks
Clade Bear
Clare
Ted
Cith Ware Ayed
Nea Taplaneh
Roy Langweil
Tailtad
Chinese Fear Jap Conquest Amid North China Deployments
Chinese sources report 7,600 fresh troops marching into North China as J apan gains numbers south of the Great Wall and into Mongolia. Tokyo officials deny ambitions to seize sovereignty while the U S public works program debates a large appropriation and relief bill amid Senate testimony and presidential consultations.
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Tlentsin
China
Wiper
Tientsin
Peiping
Japan
League of Nations
Ner
Mongolia
Tokyo
Olya
Harry Hop
Progress Administration
Tenacevet
Tekes
Senate
Adams
Cole
Lekus
Public Works
Roosevelt
Rexford G. Tugwell
Weit
Hay
Sen
Hayden
Roosevelt Hos Dally
PWA
Olose
Man Killed by Train Near Black Hollow
H H Green aged 45 or 43 was killed instantly yesterday afternoon at the mouth of Black Hollow when struck by a New York Central freight locomotive. His body was found split in two. Coroner Jamies E B Roberts investigated and ruled accidental. Engineers and conductor confirmed the victim walked west and was struck as he left the tracks.
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High H. Green
New York Central
Black Hollow
Black Nawk
Jamies EB. Roberts
Dre. Roberts
C.F. Todrow
Engneey
Walter Howell
Ayat
Fouund Witstlo Tview
Green
Rowe
Stutter Types Defined by New York Doctor Greene
New York May 15. Dr James Sonnett Greene of the National Hospital for Speech Disorders explains that most people do not stutter but unconscious stuttering appears with certain actions such as typing, footwork, dancing, or driving. He classifies most of the world into stutter and non stutter types and notes stutterers often act with intense emotion yet are intelligent and capable.
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New York
O. Ks
New York State Journal of Medicine
James Sonnett Greene
National Hospital For
Greene
Greene Ad
Defeat of Van Bittner Dominates West Virginia Race
Senator Rush D Holt condemned Van Bittner’s bid to rule WV as a dictator. Senator Neely echoed the view that halting Bittner’s slate mattered most, surpassing any single candidate’s win. Miner supporters included United Mine Workers chief rep Bilmer and Huntington figure Vie, who also backed Vie against Homer Holt.
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Washington
Rush
Bolt
D-W
West
West Virginia
Bilmer
United Mine Workers of America
Neely
L. R. Vie
Huntington
Vie
Homer A. Holt
Leads of Both Men Now Appear Safe With Only 18 Precincts Unreported
Unofficial results show Shott leading Nesbitt for U S Senate and Sharp ahead of Miller for governor as 18 precincts remain uncounted in Cabell Kanawha and Wayne counties. With 2831 precincts tabulated, Shott 68 577 Nesbitt 86 565 Sharp 70 711 Miller 68 750 Revercomb 30 898 Grimes 23 210. Names and counts from Ohio, Cabell, Kanawha, Wayne counties.
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Sharp
Miller
Chapman Revercornd
H. C. Grimes
Shott
Nesbitt
Claude L. Smith
St. Allyane
Grimes
Reverecobb
Cabell
Kanawha
Wayne
Contests Unchanged By County Tabulation
With eight precincts left to count Kanawha county’s primary results remain stable. Official canvass started as eight sealed precincts await opening today or Monday, possibly affecting only House of Delegates votes. County winners include Slack and Walker for sheriff, Rays and Matis for long term commissioner, Watson and Young for short term, Abbott and Bird for assessor, Watts and Silverstein for prosecutor. Delegates nominees list Democrats and Republicans. statewide races show Roosevelt leading in Democratic and Nesbitt close in Republican, with Shott edging Nesbitt in county.
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Cabell
Sharo
Miller
Kanawha
Sharp
Wayne
Kanawha County
Cabell County
Courte House
Holt
House of Delegates
F. M. Slack
Hugh C. Walker
C. A. Ray
C. H. Matis
F. Watson
A. G. Young
Asessor
J. H. Abbott
S. O., Bird
J. Blackburn Watts
Samuel Silverstein
Board of Education
K. A. Robertson
N. N. Snyder
Ray Henson
Guy Stone
House
James Kay Thomas
W. T. Bratherton
Carl C
Blonde Aids Race in GOP Al Smith Jr 4th Dist Close
Grand jury indicts Max D Brone and A Henry Ross in extortion case involving Alfred E Smith Jr son of the former governor. Krone held. Ross to surrender. West Virginia GOP contest notes Underwood leads Humphreys by narrow margin. Returns show Ramsey and Schuvk win nominations. details on district races continue.
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al Smith, Jr
New York
Tadey
Alfred FE. Smith, Jr
Vie
Smith
Catherine Marie Partick
Queans
Max D. Krone
A. Henry Ross
Brooklyn
District Attorney's
Broné
Ross
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Brone
Krone
Rescuers Save 2 In Sealed Mine in Pittsburgh
Two men Arthur Tanner aged 35 and Robert Dyer 36, trapped over fifteen hours in a sealed mile long mine tunnel near Pittsburgh, were rescued by U S Bureau of Mines workers. They reported cave ins and deep water in passages, crawling to safety with miner’s lamps.
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Pittsburgh
Swourban
Arthur Tanner
Robert Dyer
Holt Receives Backing From Three Opponents
Three foes of Homer A. Holt for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination sent congratulatory messages after Tuesday's primary. Ernest L. Bailey, Charles E. Hodges, and EB. K. Wie offered support and wished him success in the November election, praising Holt's character and efficiency.
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Homer A. Holt
Bia
Holt
Ernest L. Bailey
Senate
Charles E. Hodges
A. S
EB. K. Wie
Huntington
Nombder
Democratic Party
Hodges
Mesame
Batley
Police Kill Negro and Sister Amid Farmhouse Fire
In Gordonsville Virginia on May 15 state police killed 65 year old William Wales after a 66 hour siege. He had killed Sheriff William Young and wounded four others. Wales and his sister Cora Wales died in flames after police fired on them from a second story window as the cottage burned. Police and posse members faced heavy fire all day near Barboursville road with several officers wounded.
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Gordonsville
William Wales
Wales
E. &. Keyser
Cora Wales
Slater
Oscar Munday
Somerset
Two Board Races See Tight Republican Attorney General Contest
In West Virginia the Republican attorney general race narrows to 4006 votes as Phillip H. Hill leads over William Cummins in early returns from 2092 of 2049 precincts. Hill holds a lead while Cummins, former House speaker, gains in Unit County. The statewide treasurer race remains close with Ellison at 93989 and Bell at 92109 after 2123 precincts. Meadows leads the Democratic nomination for the November post with 20647 as other candidates trail. Southern precincts still missing show Hill strong in Charleston.
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West Virginia
Isaac M Underwood
Raymond Y. Humphreys
Underwood
Humphreys
Cabell
Lincoln
Middlebourne
Martin V. Chapman
Huntington
Robert L. Ramsey
Edmund Conaway
Beard Tree
Charles J. Schuvk
Wheeling
Sweenry
Jennings Randolph
C. S. Musser
Andrew Edmiston
Byron Randolph
W. Icen Pritchard
John M. Wolverton
Richwood
James A
Wiliam Cummins
Phillip H. Hill
Charles
Ton
Hill
Cummins
House of Delegates
Unit
West Virginia University
Charleston
Treasury
E. L. Ellison
Beckley
A. S. Bell
Bell
Ohio County
St Hill
Clarence Meadows
Raleigh
Meadows
Wiles
Heisman
Daly
Crow
Hill-Cummings
Rotary of State
William
Ierhald
Samuel B. Chilton
O'Brien
Chillon
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