Daredevil pilot survives ice crash over Ohio to Chicago
The unmanned account notes a pilot from Cleveland to Pittsburgh who escaped injury after a crash when an ice cover caused loss of control at about 600 feet. The plane was demolished on impact, turning near the Boeing system in Chicago. The trip included plans to fly over the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains. A ten year robbery sentence is mentioned for Olis and Ferguson who deny knowing each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seivers
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boeing
Sierra Nevada
Rocky Mountains
Funeral services for John R. Chalk in Indianapolis
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Flanner Buchanan mortuary for John R. Chalk 63 owner of Chalk Hardware Co at Thirtieth street and Central avenue who died Saturday at his home in the Broadview apartments 709 Day Street Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery Chalk was a long time resident and member of the Fair community group.
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Flanner & Buchanan
John R. Chalk
Chalk Hardware Company
Thirtieth Street
Central Avenue
Broadview Apartments
Day Street
Crown Hill
Chalk
Delaware
Fair
Pro Mourner From Belfast Police Dog
Police noticed a dog that followed funeral processions to the cemetery often trotting beneath the hearse. They "arrested" him hoping to find his dead master. Today he resides in a home for lost animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Belfast
Army aviators prepare for three weeks of mock air warfare
California at Mather Field near Sacramento to host the start of a three week aerial combat drill involving 160 army air corps planes. 200 pilots and 350 airmen under Brigadier General William E. Gillmore will maneuver against imagined foes, with total flying estimated at 1,000,000 miles culminating in a sham battle over San Francisco. In Cadiz Spain, a Dornier-War flying boat departed for the Canaries, watched by German and Spanish aviation enthusiasts as the craft headed to its South American service.
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Cramento
Cal
California
Army Air Corps
Matherfield
Air Corps
United States
William E. Gillmore
San Francisco
United Press
Cadiz
Spain
Canaries
Las Palms
Rescue party finds two downed pilots in remote Australian wastes
A Melbourne dispatch reports that March 31 a rescue party reached the River Ord district forty miles from Wyndham after engine trouble forced aviators David Smith and Lieutenant Shiers to land. The men had begun in Sydney seeking a flight to England and were located after more than forty eight hours of searching by expeditions across mountains and valleys.
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United Press
Melbourne
Australia
Wyndham
David Smith
Shiers
River Ord
Sydney
England
Graphite Aid Spurs Safer Parachutes For Army Airmen
Times Sneci reports that eastern field airmen joining the Caterpillar club deploy parachutes treated with graphite. The powder prevents static buildup as silk folds open, reducing friction and aiding rapid deployment. Graphite acts as conductor and lubricant, supporting reliable canopy release in emergencies.
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Sneci
New York
Airmail Pilot Leaps to Safety With Parachute
Harry A. Seivers, a Cleveland airmail pilot, leaped to safety with his parachute after an incident near Arren on March 31. Local reports describe his timely jump and successful rescue from the aircraft.
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United Press Arren
Harry A. Seivers
Cleveland
Gorrell Plans West Coast Business Trip by Special Plane
E. S. Gorrell president of Stutz Motor Car Company completes a busy itinerary on the west coast this week. He secured passage by a special plane from Indianapolis to St Louis then Waynoka Oklahoma and will visit dealers near Los Angeles before heading to San Francisco Tuesday by T A T Maddux lines.
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E. S. Gorrell
Stutz Motor Car Company
West Coast
Gorrell
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Waynoka
Okla
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Maddux Lines
Bank Robbery Suspect Held in Noblesville
Wilbur Ferguson, 42, was brought to Noblesville on a charge of taking part in a Fisher National Bank robbery. Arrested at Franklin, he denied involvement but was identified by two witnesses, Mrs. Golda Wood and Miss Vera Mollenkolf, as one of the three bandits who stole 12,000 dollars in cash and securities weeks earlier. William James Ryan, Indianapolis...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Noblesville
Ind
Wilbur Ferguson
Fishers National Bank
Franklin
Ferguson
Golda Wood
Vera Mollenkolf
William James Ryan
Pleasure boat Swan sinks after collision on Columbia River
In darkness on the Columbia River the pleasure barge Swan collided with the lumber steamer Davenport causing at least five deaths and many injuries. The Swan carried 286 passengers homeward from the Longview bridge dedication as the Davenport left a sixteen foot gash in its hull and the tug Dix sank soon after. Captain Belland saved several people and learned his 13 year old son was lost in the engine room of the Dix. Members of Vancouver barracks Seventh infantry band played as the disaster struck.
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United Preas
Dix
Belland
Seventh Infantry Band
Vancouver Barracks
Mine Chief Kidnapped Returns Home With Story of Abduction
Harrisburg March 31 W B Orr financial secretary for local No 44 United Mine Workers of America was kidnapped by three racketeers taken to St Louis doped and robbed of 250 dollars before returning home to tell the tale.
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United Press
Harrisburg
W. B. Orr
United Mine Workers of America
St. Louis
Grundy Fights Back in Pennsylvania Political Battle
Philadelphia March 31 Senator Joseph R Grundy accused W W Atterbury president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Republican national committeeman of coordinating with William S Ware to seize control of the state government Grundy seeking renomination charged a Ware machine conspiracy to dictate the public service commission and influence state federal relations Memorial Held for Herrick Paris March 31 a memorial service for late Ambassador Myron T Herrick was held at the American cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Joseph R. Grundy
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Republican National
William S. Ware
Grundy
Atterbury
Ware
Public Service Commission
Herrick
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Weather Report From The Airport At 9 30 A M
In the air at 9 30 a m southwest wind 8 miles an hour barometric pressure 30 21 at sea level temperature 45 ceiling and visibility unlimited field soft.
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Ripley
Olis
Larry Doyle
Zarl Burson
Venvilvoo Annanwucy
Crown Hill Cemetery
Hoosier Optical Co
N. Illinois St
Rite’s Jewelry
Tllinois St
Lewis Furniture Co
United Trade-In
S. Meridian St
W. Wash. ST
Haag’s
Investments
Fletcher American ‘Company
Indiana
Buescher Band Instruments
Pearson Piano Co
U. S. Patent Office
Fishers Bank
NeeRoof Pilate
Lincoln
American Paper Stock Co
W. Market St
E. 30Th
E. Wash
E. 10Th
Virgina Ave
College No
Meridian Street
College Avenue
Riley
Shirley Service
Survey Brothers Funeral
Tenth Street
Ideal Furniture CO
Washington Street
Pmecrmrensco
Aia Konwy
Price
Specia
Woolworth
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