Italian aviator drops aid to Italia survivors at Spitzbergen
Major Maddalena located General Umberto Nobile and five companions from the Italia off northeast land. He dropped provisions from his hydroairplane, saying they had everything needed for relief. The Citta di Milano base hailed the mission as news of hope amid the stranded crew since May 25.
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Associated Press
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Italia
Maddalena
Citta di Milano
Polar Sea
Raleigh Men Predict Smith Nomination By Acclamation
W B Jones and J S Griffin of the Smith campaign committee in North Carolina say on the eve of departure for Houston that all signs point to Governor Smith gaining the nomination on the first ballot. They foresee a brief liberal platform and a harmonious convention with North Carolina aiding the Democratic victory in November.
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Raleigh
N. C
Houston
W. B. Jones
J. S. Griffin
Smith Campaign Committee
North Carolina
New York
Smith
Kentucky
Ritchie
Maryland
George
Georgia
Walsh
Montana
Simmons
Cordell Hull
Bootleg King Remus Freed After Supreme Court Ruling
George Remus, confined as a criminally insane patient, was released from Lima State Hospital after the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Attorney General Turner said no appeal would be filed and Remus planned to return to Cincinnati at once.
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Lima
Ohio
George Remus
State Hospital
Supreme Court
W. H. Vorbau
Edward Co. Turner
Remus
United States Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Vorbau
Francis Durbin
Durbin
Eight Men Lynch Negro In Houston
The body of Robert Powell a 24 year old Black man was found hanging from a bridge eight miles from Houston after being abducted from Jefferson Davis hospital by eight unmasked men who shot and wounded him in a prior gun battle and fled in two automobiles. Authorities pursued leads as Governor Moody ordered three Texas rangers to assist the probe with two already in the city for the Democratic national convention.
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Houston
Texas
Robert Powell
Jefferson Davia
Powell
Y. O. Brizendine
A. W. Davis
Jefferson Davis Hospital
S. Y. Q. Brizenbine
Davis
Brizenbine
Horace Soule
Jackson McCarter
McCarter
George
Austin
Dan Moody
Frank Hamer
Italian pilot Maddalena launches search for Nobile party
Major Maddalena, an Italian aviator, took off at 6 AM from Foyne Island on a second attempt to locate the stranded party of Gen. Umberto Nobile. After a six hour reconnaissance yesterday failed to locate them, he expected later contact via wireless to fix their position.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Maddelena
Foyne Island
Umberto Nobile
Maddalena
Amundsen party overdue as relief search continues
Roald Amundsen Lieutenant Lief Dietrichsen and Rene Guilbaud left Tromsoe Monday in a French seaplane to join the rescue of the Italia survivors near Spitzbergen. Rumors spread of northern search for Nobile, but no confirmations from Rome Oslo or Oslo officials. Special smoke bomb drops and radio contact planned as Major Maddalena presses another flight aided by Italian and Swedish planes to locate Nobile and three missing men.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Roald Amundsen
Lief Dietrichsen
Rene Guilbaud
Tromsoe
Norway
Land
Advent Bay
Oslo
Amundsen
Umberto Nobile
Legation
Rome
Nobile
Citta di Milano
Riiser-Larsen
Luetzow Holm
Maddalena
Romagna
Upland
Penzo
Optimists Meet In Asheville For International Convention
In Asheville at Battery Park hotel 200 delegates from the United States and Canada gathered for Optimists International annual meeting. Pre-convention events included the boys section conference led by Leo Nohl and Bert Hall and the governors executive meeting led by International President C Ed Hall. Carlo Purpero, 13, Milwaukee, won the Junior Optimists oratorical contest. The convention opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday with expected attendance near 300.
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Asheville
United States
Canada
Optimists International
Battery Park Hotel
Leo Nohl
Bert Hall
Milwaukee
Governors
International
C. Ed Hall
William Lewis Butcher
New York Crime Commission
Carlo Purpero
Amundsen Flight Disappearance Sparks Danish Concern
Danish aviation circles grow uneasy over Roald Amundsen after he left Tromsoe for Spitzbergen and vanished. The month is perilous for arctic exploration and experts fear for his safety, though some remain confident he will report when tasks are completed.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Roald Amundsen
Tromsoe
Norway
Spitzbergen
Amundsen
Two States Discuss Park Plans for Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina and Tennessee officials plan a Washington meeting with the Secretary of the Interior to advance plans for a Great Smoky Mountains National Park. North Carolina has authorized the state treasurer to borrow two million dollars on short term notes to help fund its share of land purchases in the park area.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
Interior
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
North Carolina to borrow 2 million for Smoky Mountain Park purchase
Raleigh authorities authorized a quick 2 million short term borrowing to finance North Carolinas share of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park purchase. Governor McLean and the council approved the move while Tennessee funding is to follow. A Washington meeting with Tennessee and Carolina reps aims to finalize details and unlock the remaining 3 million for the acreage.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Angus McLean
Council of the State
Tennessee
General Assembly
Washington
Big Men Speak At Raleigh B Y P U Session
In Raleigh 1500 delegates attend the annual state B Y P U convention with sunrise consecration service led by Rev. I L Yearby. Dr T B Maston and Dr Kyle M Yates address themes as Henry Owl and Dr E E Lee Dallas scheduled for closing program tonight. Delegates stay at Meredith College dormitories and are fed at the college dining hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
I. L. Yearby
Tarboro
T. B. Maston
Fort Worth
Texas
Kyle M. Yates
Meredith College
Remus Win Freesbootleg King Freed by State Supreme Court
George Remus a Cincinnati bootleg king who killed his wife Imogene last October won freedom from the Lima state hospital for the criminal insane. The Ohio supreme court by four to three vote affirmed the appeals court and ordered Remus released from the Lima institution as soon as the mandate is transmitted.
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Columbus
George Remus
Cincinnati
Imogene
State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Remus
Lima State Hospital
Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Allen County
Lima
W. H. Vorbau
Lima Hospital
Romance leads to recapture of escaped Alabama convict
Frank McDougle, an Alabama inmate from Kilby prison serving a theft sentence, courted a girl via a pen pals group in a magazine. He escaped last October but kept writing from city to city. A letter with his Kilby camp address reached prison officials, alerting New York police who then arrested him at the girl’s home in Long Island. He awaits extradition in Long Island City Court.
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New York
Frank McDougle
Alabama
McDougle
Kilby
Montgomery County
Astoria
Long Island
Kilby Camp
Slain Man's Wife Held by Police in Los Angeles
Los Angeles police search for the pistol used in the slaying of John I. Glab, a retired Cicero druggist, at his home Monday night. Authorities say circumstantial evidence points to his widow Hazel Glab, 29, detained on suspicion of murder. A maid's testimony and a neighbor's sighting of a woman in a light dress fleeing the car and entering the Glab residence are cited as strong links.
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Los Angeles
John I. Glab
Cicero
Ill
Hazel Glab
Esther Wilson
M. A. Wilson
Glab
Glab House
Virginia Ratifies Byrd Reform Program in Constitution Amendments
Unofficial returns show more than a third of Virginia’s voters favor Governor Byrd’s governmental reform plan. The omnibus amendment would revise 47 constitutional provisions including voter qualifications and court structure. Other proposals seek to enshrine tax segregation and reassign top state offices to gubernatorial appointment. A severe storm hindered communication, delaying official tallies.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Five Miners Killed and Seven Hurt in Mine Blast
Five miners died and seven were seriously injured when a gas explosion hit the National mine of National Fuel near Morganton West Virginia. About 25 men were in the drift operation. thirteen escaped or were rescued, and two of the injured were not expected to live.
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West Virginia
Morganton
W. Va
National
National Fuel Company
Monongalia County Hospital
City Founder To Be Honored
Harry Culver founder of Culver City California was named as the likely successor to Henry G. Zander Chicago as president of the national association of real estate boards at the annual convention in Louisville Kentucky. Culver a director and former president of the California Real Estate Association and Los Angeles Realty Board, discussed real estate bonds appraisal farm problems and transfer methods at divisional meetings.
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Louisville
Harry Culver
Culver City
California
Henry G. Zander
Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Culver
California Real Estate Association
Los Angeles
Heflin Receives $250 Honor Card Over Speech
Peter J. Maloney, head of the Holy Name Society in New York, sent Senator Thomas Heflin a $250 check with praise for his services to the Catholic church. The note lauded Heflin for making bigotry appear unlovely and mendacity sound absurd. Heflin spoke in Syracuse Saturday and Albany Sunday under Ku Klux Klan auspices.
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New York
Peter J. Maloney
Holy Name Society
Archdiocese of
Thomas J. Heflin
Alabama
Heflin
Syracuse
Albany
Ku Klux Klan
Boy Bravely Navigates Yosemite After Five Days Lost
A 12 year old, George Monheit of Piedmont California, wandered from a party on Half Dome and survived five days in Yosemite National Park. He followed an eastward route toward camp, fell, and climbed back after losing his group. He reached Mirror Lake area where a trail led to the lake and finally to a hospital as rangers and volunteers continued a final search.
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Yosemite National Park
Yosmite
Cal
Yosmite National Park
George Monheit
Piedmont
Half Dome Mountain
George
Mirror Lake
Uncertain Flood Threat Along White River Levee
Federal engineers warn of new failures along Peach Orchard levee in Woodruff county and Jackson Bayou as flood relief efforts expand. Backwater from Little Red river threatens 50 600 to 75 000 acres, with McClelland and Dixie villages watching for danger signals as past flood scars soften levees.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
White River
Peach Orchard Levee
Woodruff County
Jackson Bayou
Seven Mile
Peach Orchard
Little Red River
White
Donald H. Connolly
Memphis
McClelland
Dixie
Peach Orchard Bluff
Mark Anthony Named Athletics Director at Atlantic Christian
Wilson June 20. Mark Anthony former University of Georgia athlete signed as director of athletics at Atlantic Christian college will report in August. He coached teams at Sale City Ga high school.
Italians Advance in European Zone Davis Cup Semi Final
Felix Stowe England June 20 The Italian Davis Cup team won the opening singles match in the European zone semi final Destefani defeated J C Gregory 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 2 The victory sets Italy ahead against Great Britain in the decisive ties at home or on neutral ground.
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Felix Stowe
England
Great Britain
Destefani
J. C. Gregory
North Carolina farm boys gather for three day Tar Heel farmers club convent
Farm boys from North Carolina assemble at State College for the annual convention of the 110 chapters of the Young Tar Heel Farmers Club. The three day meeting opens with activities planned at the campus.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Farm Boys
State College
T He Anual Conventirn
Young Tar Heel Farmers Club
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Griffin
Harold B. Schoenecker
Higher
Mr. and Mrs. “Pussyfoot
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William Eugene ‘Johnson
Washington, D. C
Mary Messie Stanley
Optimists
Byrd
National Park
Mark Anthony
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