50 Daring Riders of the Air to Compete in Glider Meet
The Elmira glider meet runs June 2 to July 1 as the eighth annual National contest. About 50 entrants from the United States and two Lithuanian pilots vie for Eaton prizes and Chamber of Commerce cash. Prominent flyers include J. K. O'Meara's era champions and Du Pont's former victory ship, now piloted by others. The event, under the Soaring Society of America, pits American amateurs against German designs, signaling a budding American prowess in a sport growing from modest begins to national attention.
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Faeces
Bemira
N.o
NEA
Énify Jist
Ameri
America
Germany
Ing
Soaring Society Oferica
Philadelphia
Harris Hill
Richard Co. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Wolf Hirth
Emerson Mehlhose
Wyandotte
Mich
Emil Lebecka
Long Island City
Lithuania
Jonas Fyrugius
Bronius Oskinis
Hirth
du Pont
Chester J. Decker
Glen Beck
Deckler
Russell Holderman
Rochester
Holderman
Chamber of Commerce of
Elmira
Warren E. Eaton
Norwich
J. K. O'Meara
Aill
Arkansas Hearings on Rock Island Merger Debate
Labor spokesmen and a stream of lawyers and businessmen testified as Arkansas hearings weighed a Rock Island merger with the L and A. Citations show county sentiment split, with El Dorado opposing state takeover, while Camden and Malvern voices favored continued Rock Island operation.
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Lamar Smead
Camden
Ouachita County
8. C. Hobbs
Benton County
Hobb-Western
Rock Island
Arkansas
Little Rock
Robert A. Prather
Vimy Ridge
Couch
John Lookadoo
Arkadelphia
J. Gilbert Leigh
George R. Crosley
el Dorado
Arkansas and Louisiana Railroad
Union County
Doc Mahony
South Arkansas
Murray McLeod
J. E. Finch
M. O. Shelton
Malvern
W. A. MacDaniels
Benton
Luther Higgason Wins Potatoes in Burr Co Contest
In a merchandising event held last Saturday by the L. C. Burr Company Luther Higgason won first prize of $10 for the largest potato weighing 16 ounces. Mrs Mauldin took second with a 124 ounce potato and Dr Allison was third with a 12 ounce specimen.
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L. C. Burr Company
Luther Higgason
W. C. Mauldin
Dr. Allison
Army Governor on Island Criticized
Washington Senator Borah attacks Puerto Rico affairs criticizing military governors and highlighting clashes between civil government and nationalists. Winship reports show nationalist incidents, trials, and Supreme Court appeals, with investigations by the Civil Liberties Union and broader calls for accountability.
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Washington
Boral
Puerto Rico
Franco
Rigds
D. C
Insular
Pedro Albizu Campos
Nationalist Party
United States
U. S
Albizu
U. 5
Supreme Court
Atlanta
the Civil Liberties Union of
New York
Riggs
Winship
Borah
Long-Winded Clergyman Sparks Laughter With Firebrand Sermon
A clergyman famed for lengthy speeches delivered a rambling sermon on immortality, declaring mountains and oceans will bow to divine power while his soul endures. The crowd smiled as he rambled. In five years, England may have 15,000 fighting air planes, a striking but unclear forecast amid his sermon.
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Jtan
Mngland
Pearce of Hope Enlists in U S Army Medical Corps
Robert E. Pearce of Hope has enlisted in the U S Army and is dispatched to the medical corps at the Army and Navy hospital in Hot Springs. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce of Hope.
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Robert E. Pearce
Br. Pearce
Hope
U. S. Army
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
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