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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
3
In a high mountain wreck area southeast of MNARY Arizona investigators found eight aboard were killed. Bodies of pilot Glen Moser and co pilot Joe Wolfolk were strapped to seats as six other victims burned beyond recognition lay beneath the charred debris.
A 21 passenger airliner plunged into a mountain during a turbulent storm while en route from Burbank to New York. Rescue teams, hampered by deep snow and dangerous trails, returned without the missing passengers as half the wreckage lay half a mile away. The craft broke into several pieces upon impact and burned, with investigators unsure if an explosion occurred or the collision alone caused the destruction.
A county by county breakdown shows Polk Hempstead Howard LaFayette Little River Miller Pike Bevier Clark Columbia Nevada Quachita with acreages ranging from about 13 439 to 92 727 acres as part of continued allocations. An eyeless calf born on I N Burnworth’s Bremen Ohio farm drew no offers for exhibition.
In Oshawa Ontario Canada 3700 General Motors Canada Ltd workers walk out Thursday in response to a United Automobile Workers call led by John Z. Lewis Committee for Industrial Organization after breakdown in talks with GM officials. Henry Ford rejects recognizing the UAW and announces a sitdown strike at his St. Louis assembly plant while defending his stance against unions and urging public officials to shield industry from striking workers.
Ford argues workers must pay wages to create a market while UAW head John J. Lewis vows Ford workers will be organized. In Hershey Pennsylvania, sit-down strikers clash with thousands of farmers and loyal workers, with many injured as a mass audience blocks traffic and a parade proceeds. Farmers demand owners quit the plant at noon.
Clyde Beatty, circus animal trainer, was arrested on cruelty to animals charges following a humane society inspector’s complaint. A circus official posted a $500 bond for Beatty’s appearance to answer the charge. The inspector said Beatty beat lions and tigers with a six foot leather whip during the act. A separate item notes Oklahoma grain cooperatives include about half the state’s wheat farms in their membership.
Washington reports a new English American trans Atlantic air service with Imperial Airways and Pan American Airways each operating two weekly flights. Key stops include New York Botwood Newfoundland and London with potential Bermuda Azores winter routing. Experimental Pan American Clipper flights may mirror Pacific routes.
A Boston fugitive described as dangerous by Assistant Chief Inspector Lyons eludes capture across vast routes from Boston to the Pacific coast. A motorist report near Stroudsburg, Pa., notes the man’s attempt to hitchhike. The motive cited by investigators is frenzied love for the sister of a surviving relative, who has left home as a safety precaution.
A vintage agricultural note explains vaccination by the serum virus method to prevent hog cholera with lower cost and risk when given before weaning and on a community basis. It also covers roundworm prevention through clean quarters and proper sow washing, arguing prevention over treatment for losses. The piece then shifts to a local incident in Charlotte, Michigan where a bookkeeping class lesson on checks led to a chain of misused funds ending with a bank recovery.
An ad touts Bukets green tablets from Briant's Drug Store to flush acids and impurities causing nocturnal urination. It promises a 25 cent trial with a four day refund if not pleased, naming John S. Gibson Brug Co as provider.
An antique newspaper ad urges kidney health with signals like backache and nocturnal urination. It promotes a 35 cent package of Ramon’s Brownie Pills for the Kidneys, claiming druggists sell one pack with a satisfaction guarantee.
W S Edwards navigated the Santa Ana river from Olive to the sea in a dry bed as floods ebbed. The river usually runs dry, and within a short time after, five companies could not follow the same feat as the water receded.
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