Speed records and racing legends amid California crash saga
The article recalls Lockhart dying after a speed record bid, Riley Brett rebuilding the Black Hawk Motor with a streamlined chassis and modern suspension. It notes a prior lap over 126 mph at Indianapolis, mentions midget-car champ Hob Swanson from Los Angeles chosen to drive, and recalls Swanson’s prior wrecks and Hepburn’s near-win. It also adds brief notes on RAF aerodromes and eagle demographics.
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Riley "Brett
Indianapolis
Young Hob Swanson
Los ‘Angeles
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Calif
Alden Sampson
Bob
Ralph Hepburn
Hepburn
Wilbur Shaw
Swanson
Arkadelphia Politician Garrett dies in Okolona home
George W. Garrett 69 former state senator dies at his Okolona residence Tuesday night. Born July 4 1870 in Okolona he studied at Ouachita College and Stanford Law, served in the Arkansas Senate 1914 to 1918, was state oil inspector under Gov Brough, Okolona schools superintendent 1926 1928, county superintendent before abolition, and led the Resettlement Administration for two years. Survived by wife Cherie Stubbifeickl a daughter Mrs Reuben Hopkins three sons R C of Canal Zone George M and Paul B Garrett and a brother.
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Okaloana
R. NJ Garrett
EL Dorado
J. S. Cargile
Arkadelphia
South Arkansas Lumber Company
Louisiana
Skelona
State Senate
Charles H. Brough
Okolona
Reuben Hopkins
Henderson
Tex
R. C
Christobal
Canal Zone
George M
U.S. S
Boston
Mass
Paul B. Garett
Roosevelt plan for reorganization of CAA approved in Senate
Senate backs President Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the Civil Aeronautics Authority to the Commerce Department, creating a June 10 effective date. Supporters say tighter regulation and less friction. opponents warn loss of agency independence and increased political control. Also notes shifts of Weather Bureau, Soil Conservation Service functions, and Maritime Commission, plus training oversight moved from Navy to civilian routes. A final line oddly mentions New York Zoo’s porcupine-catching wind er.
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Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Senate
CAA
House
Congress
la Follette
Norris
Inc. Neb
Farmer-Laborites
Commerce Department
Air Safety Board
Weather Bureau
Agriculture Department
Soil Consecvation Service
Agriculture
Interior Department
Mariime Commission
Navy
Bowling Results Promising at May 15 Session
Bowling results from Wednesday May 15 show bowlers at American Legion Middlebrooks and City Bakery venues recording scores and totals. Notable participants include W. Mobinon Co. Guy and J. Bryant with multiple marks, while Osburn and Bearden posted solid totals.
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American Legion Middlebrooks
Bas Franklin
Hollis Cocony
McElory
Conway
Hempstead She. Co
Osburn Voy
Towry
Frisby
Moore
Guy
W. Mobinon Co
J. Bryant
Robinson von
FP. Williams
Foster
Fl Colfer
Wallace Aw
Evang Nuuouue
Oglesby
Jones
Zinn
Bearden
Secrest
Stand Up Supper Idea By Chef Urle In 1780s France
A noted chef of Louis XVI era, Urle, is credited with inventing the stand-up buffet concept. Women then preferred not to interrupt their gowns for refreshments, influencing dining style. Later, plans for New York City’s Sixth Avenue subway would weave over and under other lines.
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Sixth Avenue
New York City
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IONA
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AMN
AVORY
Bocas Ass
Wisconsin
Clark County
Department of Commerce
New York
Charles A. Haynes
New
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