Lindbergh Flies Paris in New Model Plane
Captain Lindbergh flew over Paris for over an hour in a new 350 horsepower military scout plane. He saluted France’s unknown soldier above the Arc de Triomphe, performed acrobatics, and staged a mock aerial battle for observers. He then prepared for a Brussels flight, plans to London, and engagements with British and American officials.
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Lindbergh
France
le Bourget
Evryone
Brussels
New York
London
Lana
King George
Hinetions
British Aero Club
Croydon
Lindgh
Alanson B. Hughton
136 Students Finish Elementary Work, Given Certificates
The largest graduating class yet from the elementary schools, 135 students plus 39 mid year high school graduates, received certificates on stage. The program featured singing led by Florence Wilkinson and a commencement address by President James J. Allen of Davis Elkins College who urged humility amid achievement.
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J. E. Allen
Davis-Elkins
Florence Wilkinson
James J. Allen
Davis-Elkins College
J. W. Brown
W. A. Beavers
Board of Education
Auto Wrecks Numerous On Philippi Pike
A dramatic crash on the Webster road last night involved a Franklin touring car driven by C. A. Campbell of Webster and a Ford touring car driven by Fred Mills of Simpson. The head on collision on the curve west of the Lawson filling station crushed front ends and left occupants with painful cuts from shattered glass. Mills, the Ford’s driver, and the other two unnamed passengers sustained injuries but none were serious. State Trooper H. K. Debendorfer arrived soon after. the report continues on page seven.
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Webster Road
Franklin
C. A. Campbell
Fred Mills
Simpson
Lawson Filling Station
Campbell
Webster
Mills
Ford
Joe Kovash
H.K. Debendorfer
Intersta te Commerce Commission Revises Coal Rates West
The ICC orders revised freight rates for coal sent to the lower Mississippi valley to aid Alabama mines. Effective August 5, four eastern zones will set differential rates, with Alabama mines advantaged up to 45 cents per ton versus northern mines in some zones. Railroads must file schedules for approval.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
Illinois
Kentucky
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Trio Killed Princess Hurt In French Car Crash
In Lons Le Saunier France May 27 Princess Marie Bourbon Braganza wife of American W L Freeman was seriously injured in an automobile crash. A friend Baron Henri De Grandmaison M Lay her business adviser M Burnier and her maid were killed. The princess suffered a broken arm four broken ribs and facial and arm cuts and was taken to her Neuilly home to recover.
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Lons le Saunier
France
Marie Bourbon Braganza
W. L. Freeman
Baron Henri de Grandmaison
M. Lay
M. Burnier
Neuilly
Laws Read In Dissolution Case Of House Of David
Mrs Esther Hansel former member testified in St Joseph Michigan that the House of David cult taught Benjamin Purnell was the embodiment of the supreme being and could do no wrong The state cited scripture from the book of fragments and described the faith as a cloak for immorality The Hansel family previously won 23000 in a dam n suit against the colony at the US Supreme Court.
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St. Joseph
Mich
House of David
Esther Hansel
Benjamin Purnell
Purnell
Benjamins
Jesus
Be Hansel
Supreme Court of the United States
Manila Typhoon Crashes Cause Dock Damage and Shipping Loss
Manila and Vicinity suffer heavy typhoon impact with Pier seven damaged about $1,000 after the Norwegian freighter Taiwan collided with the Inner Empress of Canada. Damage to smaller craft along the bay raises total shipping losses to about $50,000.
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Manila
Luzon
Taiwan
Canada
Mussolini forecasts long rule and vast arms buildup
Mussolini's successor, speaking to the Chamber of Deputies in Rome, says he may lead 10 to 15 years or longer to build the fascist state. He vows to transform the chamber into a corporative state, created by national corporations. He warns of a critical European period between 1935 and 1940 and urges mobilizing five million men, strengthening the navy, and expanding air power.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Charter of Labor
Giant Liner Malola Towed Toward New York
The giant liner Malola was towed by tugs toward New York, expected to arrive tomorrow or Sunday. The $000,000 vessel, crippled in a collision off Nantucket on her trial cruise, moved about five knots with guests aboard, while Coast Guard destroyers stood by to transfer passengers if needed during the 150 mile voyage.
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New York
Nantucket
Coast Guard
Weather Report West Virginia Forecast
Increasing cloudiness and continued cool tonight then Saturday with cloudy skies and a slow rise in temperatures. Showers expected later during the period.
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West Virginia
Marine Corps Captain Kills Liberal General in Nicaragua
Captain William P Richards of the United States marine corps killed Liberal General Cabulla in self defense at Chinandega Nicaragua amid reports Cabulla fired on crowds. Dispatches tie Cabulla to looting and violence with 300 men still resisting near Chinandega, as Moncada and Henry L. Stimson discussions on disarmament unfolded.
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Chinandega
Nicaragua
William P. Richards
United States Marine Corps
General Cabulla
Richards
Managua
Cabulla
Chinendega
Nearharas
Moncada
Henry L. Stimson
President Coolidge
Marine Corps
Washington
Aged Farmer William Demoss Dies After Long Illness
William G. Demoss, 74, a longtime Thornton area farmer, died at his son T. G. Demoss’s home in Grafton after a four year illness with cancer. Survived by wife and children J A McFarland Cleveland, Frank Wilson Farmington, Charles Williams Thornton, Mary Demoss Akron, Ira Demoss Akron, T C Demoss Grafton, Harry Demoss Miami, one brother T M Demoss Grafton. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Thornton St B Church, Rev Shafer officiating. burial in Methodist cemetery. The Hat Shoppe advertisement follows.
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William G. Demoss
Thornton
T. G. Demoss
Grafton
Jhildren
J. A. McFarland
Cleveland
Frank — Wilson
Farmington
Charles Wiliams
Mary Demoss
Akron
Ira Demoss
T. C. Demoss
Harry Demoss
Miami
T. M. Demoss
Thorntor St. B
Shafer
Second Mine Accident Hits Wilkes Barre Shaft
In Kingston Glen Alden Coal Company Woodward colliery Number 3 shaft a second accident occurred after a prior squeeze. An outside house was wrecked by air from inside workings injuring two men while four or five miners remain missing and nearly twenty were injured from yesterday’s cave in. Rescue teams faced air shortages as air blew out the fan house wreckage, complicating efforts. Authorities can’t yet determine if today’s event was a new explosion or another squeeze.
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Wilkes Barre
Woodward
Glen Alden Coal Company
Kingston
Noone
Negro Lynched by Mississippi Mob near Leaksville
Bernie Raspberry, 23, a black man, was taken from a Leaf County jail and lynched by masked men near Leaksville on Wednesday night. He had been held on a board bill and alleged relations with a white woman. Deputies said Raspberry was to be tried Thursday, but the mob seized him the night before, hanged him from a tree, and riddled his body with bullets. flood conditions delayed reporting.
Confesses He Murdered Then Personal Crisis Reported
Chicago police seek the Chicago girl described by a self confessed slayer as a devil with a baby face after a Milwaukee hotel death of a man who signed himself W C Martin. He left a note naming his father Charles C Martin of New York, an official of a shipping concern, and said he deserted his wife for the girl and killed her when she proved unfaithful. Authorities linked to recent Chicago slayings suspect Hyelyn La Grand as the girl. Mrs Ruth Evans Martin, visiting Iowa, says no estrangement with her husband and notes a son born recently. Martin died with a poison vial beside him after a Milwaukee hotel stay.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
W.C. Martin
Hyelyn la Grand
North Side
Martin
Ruth Evans Martin
Coder Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Film Actress to Wed Son of Baltimore Man
Hollywood, May 27. Nora Luxford, film actress, announced she will marry William Bauernshmidt Jr., son of a Maryland capitalist, in Baltimore. This will be her second marriage after divorcing Maurice G. Luxford a year ago. She plans to study music in the east after the wedding but will continue film contracts part of each year.
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Hollywood
Nora Luxford
Baltimore
William Bauernshmidt, Jr
Maryland
Miss Luxford
Maurice George Luxford
East
Bake Sale at Empire Meat Market May 28
The E. Society of U. B. Church will hold a bake sale at Empire Meat Market on Saturday May 28 starting at 9:00 a.m. Donations from those not yet solicited should be left at the Empire Market.
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E. Society of U. B. Church
Empire Meat Market
Din
Empire Market
Concert by Grafton Men's Glee Club at Andrews M. E. Church
The Men's Glee Club of Grafton will present a concert at Andrews M E Church on Sunday night May 29 starting at 8 o'clock. All welcome to attend.
Memorial Day Observance by Reno Post No 7 G A R
Members and visiting comrades meet at Brinkmans Hall at 10:00 a m Sunday May 29 to march to First Baptist Church where Memorial Sermon will be preached at 10:30 by Rev J W Brown pastor Invitations extended to Sons Union Veterans Ladies of G A R American Legion Ladies of American Legion Daughters of American Revolution and general public Com H A Spiese Com 8 M Zinn Adj 70 to 1
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Reno Post No. 7
Brinkman’s Hall
First Baptist Church
J. W. Brown
American Legion
Ladies of American Legion
Daughters of American Revolution
Britain Severs Soviet Relations With Note Delivery
London May 27 A note severing relations with the Soviet Union was delivered at Chesham House Soviet legation. It orders Soviet staff to leave and designates who may stay to wind up Arcos Ltd. trading interests. The British Moscow mission to be recalled and the note allows a week to ten days for departure. Lloyd George, Laborites oppose. Commons backs move 857 to 111. Clynes’ motion for delay defeated 376 to 118. Foreign Secretary Chamberlain cites public documents and recent protests.
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Chesham House
Arcos, Ltd
Moscow
England
M. Rosengolz
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Russia
John R. Clynes
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