Laura Ingalls Seeks Earhart Speed Record Flight
Laura Ingalls, noted woman pilot and son of a millionaire lumberman, left Burbank for a second bid to beat Amelia Earhart’s transcontinental record. She aims to fly 2,447 miles from Los Angeles to New York in under 15 hours, following a mid continent route via Colorado Springs Omaha Chicago Cleveland Floyd Bennett Field. Her heavily loaded aircraft faced takeoff difficulty but she rapidly gained altitude and headed east, with a flight range up to 8,400 miles and 650 gallons of fuel.
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Los Angeles
Laura Ingalls
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Amelia Earhart
Here
New York
Amelia ¢Hart
Colorado Springs
Omaha
Chiccago
Cleveland
Floyd Bennett Field
Fos
Miss Ingalls
Army in Need of Some Cash at Salvation Citadel
Auditor Charles H. Dodd from Salvation Army headquarters in Baltimore reports books for Major John Campbell at the Grafton East Maine citadel are in good order but show a deficit due to insufficient local donations. The major paid all local bills before taking any salary, with progress noted since last September when the Campbells arrived.
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Charles H. Dodd
Salvation
Baltimore
Grafton
John Campbell
East
Maine
Major Campbell
Ajor
John ‘Campbell T
Dodd
Death by own action of New York socialite Emily Whitfield
Las Vegas report details the coroner jury ruling that socialite Emily Whitfield, former wife of William H. Vanderbilt and mistress of a 15000 acre ranch, died by own action. Inquest statements suggest fear for her eyesight and desire to see her daughter, with witnesses outlining a bizarre life and estranged husband Raoul Whitfield.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Emily Whitfield
New York
William H. Vanderbilt
Moody
Raoul Whitfield
Vanderbilt
Memorial Service at Methodist Protestant Church
Memorial service scheduled at Methodist Protestant Church on Sunday May 26 at 10 30 A M Pastor Perry J Noll invites the public to attend the service for the church community and visitors alike.
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Seer Perry J. Noll
Schwab Receives 1934 Salary Of 250000
Charles M Schwab chairman of Bethlehem Steel Corp tops a small group of executives reporting 1934 pay over 150000 with a 250000 salary. Bethlehem president Eugene Grace earned 180000 and VP R E McMath 58500, reflecting a pay mix before bonuses in boom years.
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Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Schwab
Securities Commission
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem
R. E. McMath
Schwabs
Grace
Sheriffs Asked to Enforce Liquor Control Laws
Charleston May 25 A letter from D H Stevenson chair of the liquor control commission urges all sheriffs to cooperate in enforcing the states liquor monopoly laws. The notice, made public today, stresses that success or failure rests on local enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. H. Stephenson
Lquor Control Commission
Hitler Seeks Old Colonies for Germany
London reports Germany demands tangible recognition of colonial rights before returning to the League of Nations. British ambassador Sir Eric Phipps questioned German foreign minister Konstantin von Neurath in Berlin about Hitler’s Reichstag speech. Britain plans swift moves on the issue.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
League of Nations
Berlin
Eric Phipps
Konstantin Vor Neurath
Hitler
Eric
von Neurath
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
PWA Plans Expanded Grants and Faster Aid in Cities
Charleston May 25 plans to send blank forms to cities and counties for federal works relief funds were announced by M L O Neale acting director of the Public Works Administration. Grants to self liquidating non federal projects rise to 45 percent of total costs while the remaining 65 percent is a loan at three percent interest. Wage rates stay unchanged.
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Charleston
M. L. O'Neale
Public Works Administration
O'Neale
PWA
Governor 10 Rule on Plea of Kidnapper
Jefferson City Mo May 25 The man asked to spare the life of the first kidnapper ever sentenced to death in the United States was ready to give his decision today Gov Guy B Park awaits by two persons Walter McGee leader of the kidnap gang abducted Miss Mary McElroy May 27 1933 and held her for 30000 ransom The victim helps McGee The other is the victim herself She asked him to commute the death sentence for her peace of mind The governor had stayed the execution after Miss McElroy pleaded Yesterday he announced a final decision was near All court retries failed Miss McElroy said forceful justice is as bad as convicting an innocent man. Chained During Ordeal Miss McElroy daughter of H F McElroy city manager of Kansas City was bathing when two rough voiced men invaded her home and forced her into a motor car Taken across the Missouri line
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Jefferson City
United States
Guy B. Park
Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
Jackson County
Kansas City
M’gee
MtElroy
Miss McElroy
H. F. ‘McElroy
Missouri Line
Rose Gardens Along Highways Are Urged
Dr. J Horace McFarlow of Harrisburg Pennsylvania urges public rose gardens along West Virginia highways. He chairs a national roadside beautification committee and attended Charleston for the annual rose show postponed to June 4 due to rain and cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
J. Horace McFarlow
Harrisburg
Farlow
Kump Urges Memorial Day Observance on May 30
Governor H A Kump issues a formal proclamation urging observance of Memorial Day on May 30. He notes the day honors heroes of peace and war, is celebrated nationwide with eight southern states, and serves as an occasion for re-consecration to patriotic ideals and loyalty.
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Charleston
H. A. Kump
West Virginian Given Four Months Jail Term
Kenneth Williamson, 26, Morgantown West Virginia, was sentenced by Judge David A Robb to four months in Allegany County jail for manslaughter in the March 16 death of Mrs Evelyn Everstine after being convicted on May 6.
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Cumberland
West Virginia
Allegany County
Kenneth —, Williamson
Morgantown
W. Va
David A. Robb
Williamson
Evelyn Everstine
Justice Costs Taxpayers in Erie County Case
In Buffalo New York on May 25 a Erie county family law suit cost 142 dollars and two days of court time to try an 85 dollar case. The jury found no cause for action against Eleanor Goodlander who sued her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Clair Monks of Niagara Falls, for pay as a domestic. The 142 dollars did not include salaries of judge, court clerk or other staff.
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Buffalo
Erie County
Eleanor ‘Goodlander
Clair Monks
Niagara’ Falls
Baccalaureate Sermon Planned for Sunday Night
Most Grafton churches cancel services tomorrow as the annual baccalaureate sermon is held in the Grafton High School auditorium Sunday night. The Ministerial Association president, Rev. Harry Flanagan of the West Main Street ME church, will deliver the sermon as in previous years.
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Grafton
Grafton High School
Ministerial Association
Harry Flanagan
West Main ‘Street
Bank at Terra Alta May be Opened Soon
Charleston, May 25. A possibility four more closed state banks may reopen soon is seen by Geo. Ward, state banking commissioner. He said they are in a pending status and declined to name the banks, but they include Hurricane, Huntington, Terra Alta and New Martinsville.
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Charleston
Geo. Ward
Ward
Hurricane
Huntington
Terra Alta
New Martinsville
Church Training Class Opens at West School June 2
The fifth annual cooperative Standard Leadership Training school for Christian workers begins Sunday June 2 at 2 30 P M in the West Side school building for enrollment and class assignments. Course offerings include Principals of Teaching by Rev P J Null and The Old Testament, with a second session following.
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West School
Cooperative Standard Leadership , Training ‘School For Christian Workers
West Side
P. J
Raid On Grafton Cafe Ends In Multiple Arrests
State trooper led a dawn scale operation in Grafton with city county and state authorities closing Barnes Latrobe street cafe and rooming house. Owner Barnes arrested for keeping a disorderly house while 21 detained. Tony Olivia at Route 60 roadhouse jailed for possession of intoxicants. Ten slot machines seized as police move to curb illegal gambling.
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Barnes Place
Tony
Charleston
Grafton
Barnes
Latrobe Street
W. Jy ‘Barnes
Maeiner
The
C. H. ‘Chase
Tony's Place
Route 60 Roadhouse
Tony Oll Ivia
Chase
Supt. of State Police P. D
NRA Extension Fight Sparks White House Plan
Administration leaders in the House plan to jam through an NRA extension next week as senators threaten a longer battle. President Roosevelt voiced sympathy for the Wagner labor relations bill and backers see it as complementary to NRA bargaining. Aides warn the NRA Act may expire June 16 with no extension, and whispers of a 21 1 2 month compromise circulate, though the president denies hearing that figure.
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House
Roosevelt
Aecord
NRA
Senate
Missing Weyerhaeuser heir held for ransom note demand
Federal agents join in the Tacoma search for George Weyerhaeuser nine, son of the timber magnate, after a ransom note demanding 200000 was delivered to his parents. Officials, including J Edgar Hoover, decline to detail the case, citing danger to the boy. The note and family reaction remain under scrutiny as authorities pursue leads.
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Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Department
Lowell
Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Charles A Sundmanager
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Neely Denies Opposition to Holt Seating in Senate
Senator Neely of West Virginia angrily denied a report that he would oppose seating Senator-elect Rush D. Holt. He denounced the claim as utterly false while dramatizing the moment by waving a Washington newspaper and pounding the senate desk.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Neely
LW. Va
Rush D. Holt
Wva
Ananjas
Saphire
Neely
Holt
Move May Bring FHA Office Back to Charleston
Reports from Parkersburg on May 25 claim the state Federal Housing Administration offices may move back to Charleston. Acting state director C. I. MacReynolds would not confirm the move, citing difficulties renewing the Parkersburg lease.
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FHA
Charleston
Parkersburg
Federal Housing Administration
Chateston
C. I. MacReynolds
Bank Robber Captured In St. Joseph Police
Police identified a man arrested in St. Joseph Missouri as Tom Limerick sought on bank robbery and kidnapping charges in Nebraska and robberies in three other states. He gave the name Bob Roberts and denied identification after making two escape attempts.
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St. Joseph
B. T. Andrews
Tom Limerick
Nebraska
Bob Roberts
Karles A. Enos
Limerick
Andrews
Lincoln
Neb
Jaw
Robinson Kidnap Case Trial Put Off Months
Trial of Thomas H. Robinson Jr. charged with kidnapping Mrs. Alice V. Stoll for a $50,000 ransom was postponed until October 7. Federal District Judge Charles I. Dawson granted the continuance on motion of District Attorney Bunk Gardner despite defense counsel’s objections.
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Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Princes Robinson
Alice V. Stoll
Charles I. Dawson
Bunk Gardner
Vigee
Coun
British Amateur golf title decided at 36 holes
In Little, England on May 25, the closing 36-hole match concluded with William Lawson Little Jr of the United States defeating British challenger Dr William Tweddell to claim the British Amateur Golf Championship.
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Anne’s-On-The-Sea
Eng
William Tweddell
William Lawson Little, Jr
Sati
Little
Becasie
West Virginia Districts Mapped Under Hopkins Plan
Washington reports West Virginia will be divided into six districts as part of the Hopkins works progress program. The 907 numbered areas aim to provide direct responsibility for program activities. District No 1 includes Randolph Pendleton Tucker Grant Hardy Mineral Hampshire Morgan Berkeley and Jefferson.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Division
Randolph
Pendleton
Tucker
Grant
Hardy
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jef
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