Record flight by Scott and Black to Melbourne
Scott and Black in the De Havilland Comet Grosvenor House sprint toward Melbourne after a dramatic Darwin stop in the world air race. They lapped 9,124 airline miles in 52 hours 33 minutes, smashing the England to Australia record and winning 40 000 dollars in the speed section.
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United Press
Darwin
Australia
C. W. A. Scott
T. Campbell Black
Grosvenor House
Australian
England- Australia
MildoHe
Malbourne
Wis
Rave
Miey
Apord
Boott
Black
Charlesville
Melbourne
Scott
Black Lan
Batavia
Dutch East Indies
Southaya
Rambang
Java
Koepang
Timor Island
Timor Sea
Col
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Panghorn
Victoria Point
Malay Peninsula
Trirner
Panghorn
Alor Star
Tue
Scott and
Mildenhall
England
Woiles
Charles Ulm
Flemington Race Course
Mebourne
Charleville
Alinhaban
T Hey
Singapore
Turner
Pangborn
Allahabad
Two Flyers Killed in Dublin Canyon Air Crash
In Dublin Canyon near here the bodies of two aviators found in the wreckage of an airplane that crashed Sunday. Identified as Robert L. Strong, 24, and Robert Dine, 31.
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Darland
Galt
Dublin Canyon
Here
Robert i, Strong
Roberl Dine
Deadly Washington storm leaves 12 dead and broad destruction
Severe wind up to 85 mph battered the Pacific Northwest causing boats to founder and ships to miscourse. A wave sank Sevier Agnes with five lives lost, two crew saved by the coast guard cutter Haida. Fatalities include a house swept away in Bellingham, electrocution of Mr and Mrs Carl Christenson and injury to their daughter Betty, Alki Hotel collapse killed Loi Kin, and fisher claims near Seattle. Additional missing persons and other deaths reported across Bremerton, Silver Lake, and Portland areas.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Sevier Agnes
Coast Guard
Chris Paeton
Astoria
Ore
Bremerton Navy Yard
Silver Lake
Portland
Bellingham
Sportsmen to Organize New Club in Corry
Corry sportsmen announce formation of the Corry Sportsmen’s Rifle Club to be organized Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the former Advance Cleaners room on South Center Street. Officers will be elected and members can tour the new club rooms and rifle range. The club will affiliate with the National Rifle Association of Pennsylvania and hold lectures with refreshments. More than 160 members are anticipated. all Corry area sportsmen are invited.
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Corry
R Isle
Advance Cleaners
South Center Street
National Rifle Association of Pennsylvania
Hauptmann Hearing Set in Trenton for Baby Murder
Trenton New Jersey October 22 arraignment of Bruno Richard Hauptmann at Flemington on a murder charge in the Lindbergh baby case will be held at 11 a m Wednesday before Supreme Court Justice Thomas WW Trenchard, it was announced today.
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Fix Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Richard Hauptmann
Flemington
Suprem Court
Thomas WW
Trenchard
Court Rebukes Pennsylvania Road Bill Across Second Class Townships
Harrisburg Oct 22 The Parkingon road bill deemed flawed by Dauphin County Court Judge Frank B Wickersham. He ruled the act fails to compel township supervisors to cut taxes for road work and does not promise relief to second class townships. The decision states the act funds only minor projects and omits snow removal culverts and larger spans, defeating tax relief goals.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pieto Highway Department
Dauphin County
Frank B Wickersham
Mast Hanover Township
Marx
Wickersham
Roosevelt Criticized By Bankers At ABA Convention
At the American Bankers Association session in Washington on October 22, Robert M. Hanes of North Carolina attacked the president for praising British bankers and criticized government economic methods. Hanes said Roosevelt’s remarks were uncalled for, while many bankers urged cooperation with the administration. Over 4,000 registrants attended as Francis M. Law pressed for unity in the banking sector's economic drive and reassured attendees about inflation and credit conditions.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
American Bankers Association
Robert M. Hanes
North Carolina
Hanes
Wachobia Bank and ‘Trust Company
Winston Salem
Francis M. Law
Arraignment of Mrs Robinson Postponed in Kentucky
In Louisville on October 22 federal court postponed the arraignment of Mrs Frances Robinson on kidnapping charges regarding Mrs Alice Speed Stoll until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Her attorney Clem W. Hugaine said she will appear to enter not guilty pleas to aiding and abetting her husband in the $50 000 auction.
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United Press
Louisville
Frances Robinson
Alice Speed Stoll
Gasoline Prices Cut Again By Unitedress Refining
Unitedress Refining Company reduced regular grade gasoline by five cents to 9 5 cents a gallon and third grade gasoline by one cent to 8 cents a gallon plus taxes. The price cuts took effect at noon today in Philadelphia after an internal price war announcement.
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Unitedress
Philadelphia
Atlinsic Refining Company
Benefit Play In the Money Set For Two Evenings
A comedy titled In the Money will be staged at the Senior High auditorium on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings under the Elks charity fund. The production is directed by Miss Shirley Abbott and features a large cast of local talent with music and song promises strong audience turnout both nights.
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Elks’ Charity Fond
Senior High
Corry
Universal Producing Company
Wreck of PRR Flyer Near McDonald Injures Crew
Rail officials and police probed the crash of the Pennsylvania Railroad flyer from St Louis to New York near McDonald Pa. The eastbound track rails were believed to have spikes pulled, causing the rails to spread as the speeding locomotive passed. The engine and fireman were injured when the train derailed and smashed into freight car wiring.
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Mcdonald
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Prison fugitive hunted after jailbreak near Warren Ohio
Beard for Elmer Martin, a reputed bank robber and escapee, fled jail in Warren Ohio before his trial for murder of Charles Campbell. He reportedly eyed Titusville as police and sheriffs, aided by citizens, searched Warren and Niles outskirts through the weekend. Police say Martin shot Campbell during a downtown argument and $16,000 in cash tied to a New Jersey bank robbery was found in his car with Martin identified by bank messengers. Mrs Martin named her husband as the slayer and remains in custody as a material witness.
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Beard
Elmer
Martin
Ilter
Warren
Ohio
Charles Campbell
Tieson
Ariz
Titusville
Franklin
Ohio City
Marlin
Penns Grove
N. J
Warren and
Niles
Campbell
Joan
New Jersey
Laken
Tullies Campbell
Waterhouse Advances on West Main Garage Project
Waterhouse moves forward with a new one story concrete garage on West Main Street near the McIntosh House site. Arle Williams holds the contract. the building, 60 by 80 feet with 4 100 feet of floor space, will be ready December 1. The facility will feature a front showroom, offices, larger repair shop, and an automatic hoist for greasing and servicing autos.
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Waterhouse
West Main Street
Arle Williams
McIntosh
Journal
Stoyr
Ofc
WIDESPREAD SEARCH FOR MIDWEST GUNMAN
A wide search for the desperado Charles Pretty Boy Floyd extended into Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He was believed trapped in the woods near Wallsville Ohio as authorities launched a dragnet after his escape.
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Wallsville
Ohio
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Pennsylvania
West Virgina
Mrs Peake Injured After Auto Accident Near Sayre
Walter L. Peake, local attorney, returned from Addison after being summoned for his wife Mrs. W L Peake who was injured when their car left the highway and struck a pole near Chemung while en route to New York City. She was unconscious with facial cuts and bruises, taken to Robert Packer hospital then to Addison, N Y. The niece Miss Janet Crane escaped serious injury. Mrs Peake’s condition improved with expected full recovery.
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Walter L. Peake
Addison
N. C
Sayre
Relief work delayed by relief office non arrival
Non arrival of the needed orders from Erie relief offices delayed several city relief projects today. Work on repaying the stretch of Congress street and the new sewers in West Frederici West Congress and King streets was expected to begin. City Council will meet tonight to support bids for materials for sewer construction tied to the relief program. Mrs A S Weih went to Ridgway Sunday to be a guest of Mrs A Roberts for a short period.
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Erie
Revief Administration
Worle
Congress Street
West Frederici
West Congress
King’ Streets
Colinell
Pport
Linda
Companion captured after police battle
Wellsville and Lisbon police continued an intensive search for Charles Floyd known as Pretty Boy Moe after a Saturday gun battle. Federal agents planned to move Adam Richetti to Kansas City, while the hunt for Floyd persisted through wooded hills and along the Ohio border with searches of mines and suspicious trails.
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Wellsville
Gel
Charles
Pretty Boy
Rugged
Hill
Adam Richetti
Floyd
Wellaville
Chargin Richetti
Union Station
Kansag City
East Liverpool
George Lafferty
Richetti
John Fultz
Specia
Melvin Purvis
Kansas City
Richett
James Warren
Toledo Gamle
Out
Ani
Playil
Ployd
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Aderericks
Frank Ballentine
Columbia County
New Club Unearthed in Campus Murder Mystery
Northfield Mass Oct 22 detectives pursue a 45 minute loophole in the aub of a veteran faculty member as they sift shotgun signals tied to Rev Elliott Speer Mount Hermon Preparatory School headmaster. Speer was fatally shot through a campus home window September 14.
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United Press Northfteld
Mass
Ace State
Elliott Speer
Mount Hermon Preparatory School
Speer
Tukshat
Caimpua
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Ross Downing
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Caustic
P.R.R
Elmer E. Martin
Midwest
Pretty Boy" Floyd
W. L. Peake
Chemung
A. S. Weih
Ridgway
Atrs. A. Roberts
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