Auto racer Floyd Roberts wins 300-mile race and sets record
Indianapolo May 80 AP veteran driver Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys California won the 300 mile race today amid jubilation. He set a new all time record of 217 200 miles for the crueling grid and reflected on a career of luck cycles and perseverance. Roberts promised his family he would win this time and delivered with a pole position and a dominant performance in the final laps.
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AP Husky
Floyd Roberts
van Nurs
Calif
Roberts
Roberta
McCarthy Faces Mortimer in Bergin Mortimer Rivalry
In a foray into vaudeville style, McCarthy clashes with Mortimer as Edgar Bergen and his dummy characters shift from street acts to cinema life. The article notes Bergen's polished stage persona and the tensions from stage to screen while discussing test roles and ad libbing issues with Peggy and other puppets.
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Wes
Bergen
Berger
Slong
Charlie
Mortimer
McCarthy
Peggy Alac
Floyd Roberts Wins Lodianapolis Race After Black Cat Folklore
Aviation engineer Floyd Roberts, a North Dakota dirt track veteran and Las Vegas racer, wins the big Lodianapolis race. He recalls black cat luck fueling his comeback from a long losing streak to beat Rex Mays. His wife, watching on radio, plans to buy a new home with prize money and support their two children.
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North Dakota
Los Angeles
Rex Mays
Ascot Speedway
Mars
Roberts
Dickey
N. C
State
Record of Drownings and Disasters Across Diverse Incidents
A summary of the page notes multiple deaths across various events. Drownings in cloudburst devastate Manchester Kentucky family of five with three missing. A crash at Indianapolis speedway kills one. A fatal blow ends a life with a baseball bat. Lightning strikes claim three. Aircraft crashes take four lives and gunfire fatally wounds thirteen people.
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Pegro
Manchester
Ky Ware
Indianapolis Speedway
Japs Scary Over Visit By Planes
The report describes heavy fighting along the Lunghai railway corridor near Langfeng and Kaifeng, with Chinese forces holding positions and claiming Japanese losses. It notes air raids on Ningpo and Calton causing civilian deaths, plus a fatal auto crash in New York offshore incidents.
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Sunghai
Suchow
Kenji Dabara
Japan
Lawrence
Lunghai
Kalfeng
Lanfeng
Chengchow
Peiping
Leanfeng
Kaifeng
Lawang
Hankow
Debara
Yellow River
Anwhoi
Kwayang
Pohsien
Ponsien
Honan
Liynghei
Doihata
Ningpo
Shanghai
Calton
Fast time tragedy at Haute auto race claims spectator life
At Haute Indiana Emil Andres of Chicago piloted a high speed car that flipped after losing a wheel striking spectator Spence. Spence died en route to hospital while Andres survived with injuries. The crash halted the race as rain and debris created hazards and several contenders retired with mechanical failures. Roberts won with a prize of about $28,000, while Shaw and Miller trailed, Horn finished fourth. The day featured a large crowd, with weather shifting to a downpour.
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Ira Hall
Ivo Terre Haute
Roberts
Indianapolis
Shaw
Chet Miller
Detroit
Miller
Ted Horn
Los Angeles
Flying Roberts
Roberta
Trumph
Cam
Snyder
Lou Meyer
Huntington Park
Calif
Kelly Petble
Admiral Shoemaker Dies at Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo, Calif May 90 P Rear Admiral William R B Shoemaker 75 who directed navy battleship convoys for US troop ships in World War I died at Mare Island navy yard hospital He directed convoy services as chief of staff of the navy bureau of navigation He retired in 1927 His WWI service earned the Distinguished Service Cross and paygrade Survivors include a son W R Shoemaker of Vancouver Wash and two daughters Mrs Alexander Hepler Seattle and Mrs Arthur Davis Washington D C
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Vallejo
Calif
William RB. Shoemaker
United States
Mere Island Navy Yard
Shoemaker
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Haan
Mare Fnland
W.R. Schoemaker
Vancouver
Wash
Alexander Hepler
Seattle
Arthur Davis
Washington, D
Adventures of Tobin Hood to Premiere at Marlow
Technicolor adventure debuts at the Marlow theater on Wednesday led by Errol Filrnn as Tobin Hood. The venerable legend follows a Saxon noble-turned-outlaw who robs the rich to aid the poor with a star-studded cast including Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian Claude Navis as Prince John Hal Rathbone as Sir Guy and Eugene Pallette as Friar Tuck.
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Errol Filrnn
Marlow Theater
Firnn
Jane Withers Stars in Rascal Casting at Rio Antlers
Jane Withers adds a new nickname to her list with the comedy Rascal opening Wednesday at Rio and Antlers theatres. Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox, and Borrah Minoritc and His Gang join the cast in a mischievous film era.
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Lian Cao
Jane Withers
Ruscas
Rio
Antlers
Helena Delegates Help Bring 1948 Reserve Officers Meet
Captain Howard Walden of Helena led six local delegates at the state reserve officers convention in Bozeman last week. Other Helena attendees included Capt. John W. Bonney Lieut. Roy Lee Smith Lieut. Charles FR Quigley Lieut. Curtis Maxey Lieut. A B Mins vark and Lieut. Walter Jacobson. Captain Bonner was elected judge advocate at the state meeting.
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Xzhova
Helena
The
Reserve Officers’ Association
Bozeman
Walden
John W. Bonney
Roy Lee Smith
Charles FR. Quigley
Curtis Maxey
A. B. Mins‘vark
Missing Head May Be Glue in Murder Case
A 1988 murder mystery discusses a missing head and potential asphyxiation by constricting band. Dr Soulire outlines autopsy steps including lung and organ analysis, with hope the head may reveal crucial details. The case notes possible strangulation as a motive and mentions abduction for money. Funeral for Peter Levine held with somber rites.
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Tifleate
Soulire
Hamelde
Nover
Peter Levine
Levines
Ransom notes link to missing child at Princeton store
Police report a ransom note from thugs demanding a negro be delivered to Cash. Mrs Cash said her son warned of danger before bed Saturday. The child disappeared from their home near Princeton while Cash operates two filling stations. Police say the case was reported to the Dade County sheriff.
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Princeton
C. H. Sullivan
Homestead
Dade County
Miracle at St. Mik's: Jackie Chooses to Aid Roger
Jackie Dunn faces a dire choice as Roger Breckner battles paralysis after a crash. Dr Vendetti offers a risky operation that may restore his ability to walk and perhaps fly again. Beryl Melrose arrives with a renowned surgeon, faith and courage become the pivotal forces in a dramatic medical hope.
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Ane ‘Ented
Roger Breckner
Hernan
Beryl Melrose
Roger
Evelyn LA France
Jackie
Beryl
Troger
Aurgeon
Jackle
Herrl
Thager
Bery
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Hager
Tackle
Rogers
Ackie
Doctor Vendetti
Vendetti
Steacy
Castor Vendetti
Roger T
Jackies
Wendett
Susae
Pegain
Jackie Gravels
Berylwee
Five Drowned and Three Missing in Kentucky Flood
Manchester Kentucky May 80 AP five persons drowned and three missing when a cloudburst flooded Fobes branch turning it from a placid stream into a raging torrent sweeping away a three room house. The Thompson family losses included Dallas Thompson 49 missing and seven of her eight children. A son Clawlé Salyers 17 and his stepfather escaped.
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Manchester
Robert
Thompson
Dallas
Clawlé Salyers
New London Texas Graduation Remembers 1937 Disaster
In New London Texas on May 30 1937 34 seniors graduate amid memories of the deadly East Texas oil town explosion that destroyed the local school killing 254 people including 25 graduates. The vast auditorium fills as mothers watch and the event recalls the catastrophe that shook the nation. The ceremony remembers the tragedy while honoring the 1937 graduates and the community’s resilience.
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New London
Texas
East Texas
Auditorum
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