Mattern Opens Solo Flight For World Round Flight
James Mattern, 28, former army aviator, started from Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn at 5 21 A M aboard the monoplane Century of Progress on a solo world flight with 700 gallons of fuel. His course aimed first to Paris Lindberghs goal, then possibly Berlin or Moscow if fuel holds. Weather along the route to Newfoundland and across the Atlantic was reported favorable with expected tail winds.
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James L. Kilgallen
INS
New York
James Matterti
Paris
Lindbergh
Jimmie” Mattern
Berlin
Moscow
le Bourget
Mattern
Floyd Bennet
Brooklyn
Century of Progress
Long Island Sound
Harbor Grace
N. F
Filehi
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Ireland
James H. Kimball
Pope Pius XI denounces Spanish anti religious laws
Vatican City June 3. Pope Pius XI issued an encyclical letter protesting Spain's new anti religious laws. He said the law is a serious attack on religion and the church and on the civic freedoms the regime claims to base itself on.
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Vatican City
INS
Spain
Pius XI
Bullock Held In Morgantown Fatal Auto Crash
A three year old Joseph L. Mayman Sr., son of a West Virginia University faculty member, was struck by a car in Morgantown. Police say the child ran into the street in front of a vehicle driven by Samuel E. Bullock of Indiana, Pa. Bullock detained for questioning. D. A. R. notice moves a June 17 meeting to Ruth J. Serene's home in Salisbury.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Joseph L. Mayman
West Virginia University
Samuel E. Bullock
Indiana
Bullock
Ruth J. Serene
Salisburg
Hospital funding totals set in 1933 35 plan
Harrisburg reports state aided hospitals to receive 5 319 995 and state aided homes 624 600 for the 1933 35 biennium with Gov Pinchot signing 240 bills. The total 7 551 350 includes 2 231 205 contingent on approving a 25 030 000 bond issue in November. If the bond fails hospital funds would be cut about 26 percent. Indiana hospital figures show 634 900.
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Harrisburg
Dute
Pennsylvania
Stole-apt Homes
Indiana Hospital
Minister Will Retire From Fifty Years of Service
Rev Dr Bennett W Hutchinson longtime Oakmont Methodist Episcopal Church pastor to retire after nearly 50 years of Christian work. He will give a farewell morning sermon and preside at an evening multi church gathering at Oakmont Church with ministers from the community in attendance.
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Bennett W. Hutchinson
Oakmont Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana Church of
Hutchingen
Hutchinson
Archduke Too By Queen Tes Ins Steff Correspondent
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia marries Dorothea von Salviati in a double ceremony at Bonn. Civil marriage at city hall followed by church nuptials at Schlosskirche. Bride Dorothea wears white crepe satin gown with chiffon train. No Hohenzollerns attend due to Kaiser Wilhelm’s opposition. Honeymoon destination undisclosed. Mother of the bride hopeful for happiness despite strain.
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Tes Ins
Steff
Bonn
Germany
Ins
Wilhelm
Prussia
Dorothea von Salviati
Schlosskirche
Prince Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hue
Dorothea
Prince Wilhalm
U S Prohibition Official Indicted Over Tax Violations
Chester P. Mills, former New York prohibition administrator and Durant prize winner, is indicted by a Brooklyn grand jury on charges of violating internal revenue laws and diverting industrial alcohols.
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Chester P. Mills
New York State
Brooklyn
County Forest Quota Filled Final Detachment Leaves for Camp Meade
Last group of 97 from Indiana county and 55 from Somerset county joins 166 recruits heading to Camp Meade as quota fulfillment closes at Johnstown. Sergt A C Nichols departs with the unit for Harrisburg. Training resumes Monday with 130 men from Jefferson and Clarion counties to be examined and sent forward.
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Somerset County
Camp Meade
Indiana
Johnstown
Fort Meade
Maryland
Indiana County
Somerset
A. C. Nichols
Harrisburg
Jefferson
Clarion
James William Myers
Saftsburg
Joseph G. Kuchininek, Jr
Homer City
John Joseph Grdon
Blairsville
Roy Donald Steele
Marion Center
Louis Gene Morino
Blairsvale
James John Conner, Jr
Rossiter
James Gibson
Albert Swanson
Heshbon
Raymond Williams
Latrobe Motorist and Girl Killed in Wreck
George Knox aged 35 of Latrobe and a 21 year old Latrobe girl Rose Nitka were killed when their car skidded off the Lincoln highway six miles east of Latrobe. Police say cause undetermined though driver may have lost control at high speed near a sharp curve.
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Ligonier
INS
George Knox
Latrobe
Lincoln Highway
Here
Rose Nitka
Greensburg
Wreckae
Boost for veterans compensation passes in conference
Washington June 3 A $170 million boost in veterans compensation was added in conference after Senate approval of the 1944 independent offices appropriation bill. The package lifts the total to over $710 million with Senator Connally Texas proposing the amendment as a substitute to a harsher Trammell Florida plan.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Independent Offices
Connally
Texas
Trammell
Morida
Blairsville party guest shoots resident during gathering
A party guest, Marion M. Chatman, shot Mrs. Mack Ferrell in Blairsville injuring her as guests from Blairsville and nearby villages gathered. Ferrell’s son and husband seized Chatman and held him until Blairsville police arrested him.
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Blaneville
Chatman
Blairsville
Greensburg
William M. Ruddock
Ferrell
Bairdstown
Breniter
Westmoreland
Land
McKee and
Calhoun
Merrell
Jan
Perlyeil
Utilities Probe Ended by Veto
Harrisburg June 3 A veto blocked continuance of the Senate Utility investigation. Gov Gifford Pinchot termed the move a sham and a fraud disapproving the resolution to continue the committee and appropriate 100000 dollars to finance the inquiry.
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Harrisburg
INS
Senate
Gifford Pinchot
Man injured in fall from railroad car in Blalysville yards
A man identified as Thomas Eid wards of Lawrence, Washington County, reportedly fell from a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train in the Blalysville yards and was brought to Diana Hospital at noon with a probable dislocation of the right leg.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Blalysville
Thomas Eidwards
Lawrence
Washington County
Thediana Hospital
Death Claims Daniel H Clark Prominent Punxsutawney Man
Daniel H Clark longtime Punxsutawney business leader who supervised Indiana County Street Railway Company construction died at his home on Record Avenue at age 69 after a long illness caused by chronic nephritis and uremia. He was a devout Catholic, survived by six children, ten grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral services set for Monday at 9 a.m. at Cosmas and Damian Catholic Church with interment in West Lind Cemetery. He was born April 6, 1855 in Liberty Falls New York and married Mary MacDonald on April 15, 1855. He is remembered as a hard working, honest man with a quiet, genial manner.
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Daniel H. Clark
Punxsutawney
Indiana County Street Railway Company
Record Avenue
City
Cosmas and Damian Catholic Church
Msgr
Link
West Lind Catholic Cemetery
Clark
Luke
Ellen Clark
Liberty Falls
Sullivan County
New York
Matthew J. Clark
Oliveburp
Cyrus H. K. Curtis in Critical Condition Today
Philadelph ia June 8 Cyrus H K Curtis noted magazine and newspaper publisher and art patron remained in critical condition at his Wyncote estate physicians said after a fairly comfortable night He previously recovered from a heart attack suffered while cruising near New York and has been in failing health in recent weeks Curtis is chairman of Curtis Martins newspapers and president of Curtis Publishing Co.
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Philadelphia
INS
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Wyncote
Curtis
New York
Curtis-Martin Newspapers
Curtis Publishing Co
Plan Flight From London To New York First Direct Leg
London aviators Jan A Mollison and wife Amy Johnson announced plans to depart Croydon at 11:00 a m Monday for a direct London to New York flight. The trip forms the first leg of a 12 000 mile raid with hopes to return directly to London from New York and then proceed to Baghdad via a direct flight, ending with a non stop Baghdad to London hop.
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London
INS
Jan. A. Mollison
Amy Johnson
Croydon
Aerdrome
New York
Mollisons
Bagdad
Pennsylvanias industries show activity surge in June
The Week End Business Review reports Pennsylvanias industries remain highly active through early June. Auto, steel, and mining sectors post production gains and wage boosts, with Pittsburgh area plans noting continued expansion into July. Officials foresee sustained demand and rising output across key sectors, including miners benefiting from wage increases.
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Merase
Lire West
Pittsburgh Ecoul
Urges Speed For Parley
America's policy at the world economic center aims for quick talks. Secretary of State Cordell Hull expects to stay briefly in London heading the U S delegation. He says preliminary conversations in Washington cleared the path and the conference can begin addressing the most pressing issues promptly.
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Gehorgh i. Holmes
INS
Aroaid
Roosevelt
Alfea
America
World Economic Center
London
Long Beach Oil Refinery Blast Leaves Seven Dead
A massive oil refinery blast in Signal Hill near Long Beach California caused about 2.5 million in damage. Seven people were known dead four missing and 22 oil tanks and 20 derricks were destroyed as fire raged for hours. US sailors and marines patrolled the area while rescue teams searched ruins. The blast originated from a compressor releasing high pressure ignited by boiler fires on an adjacent oil rig.
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Long Beach
Cal
Keh Si Hill Oir
Signal Hill
Richfield Oil Company
Los Alts Beles
San Pedro
United States
Morgan heir holds sizable share in J P Morgan Co profits
June 3 report from International News Service details J P Morgan & Co profits and ownership. I P Morgan, founder's son and titular head, controlled about 26 percent of profits with a large capital base. His stake has diminished as the firm expanded but remains a major portion of profits. An estimated $12 million in income taxes from 1914 to 1931 is noted, with total partnership income tax near $51.5 million. Senate inquiry adjourns until Monday to reconvene on income tax questions.
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William Verouetinsen
C. N
I. N
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Company
House of Morgan
I. P
Morgan
Senate
Prince chicken theft bill vetoed by governor
Harrisburg, June 3. Gov. Gifford Pinchot vetoed the chicken theft bill, declaring it duplicates a statute in force since 1860. The bill would have imposed a 600 dollar fine and up to three years in prison, or both, for chicken theft. He also vetoed the Parkinson bill aimed at tolls on intercounty bridges, calling its intent wrong in principle.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Hawks sets new nonstop transcontinental flight record
New York dispatch reports Lieut. Comm. Frank Hawks trimmed four hours from his four year old record, flying a robot-piloted plane from Los Angeles to Floyd Bennett Field in 13 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds. Hawks said the robot handled most of the piloting while he focused on navigation.
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New York
Frank Hawks
Hawks
Los Angeles Municipal
Floyd Bennett Field
East
Three Men Confess in Patsy Tierno Escape Case
State Police report three men arrested in the Patsy Tierno escape from Tolereance State Hospital near Blairsville confessed aiding the inmate to freedom. Foster Dunlap Fred Muhlenberg and Frank McConnell all assisted as guards and laborer and conspired to split four hundred dollars in the plan.
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Patsy Tierno
New Alexandria
Tolerance State Hospital
Blairsville
Foster Dunlap
Latrobe
Fred A. Muhleneberg
Frank McConnell
Dunlap
Muhlenberg
McConnell
Ligmo
Phe
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