Path finder Pathfinder flies toward Rome amid favorable winds
The mono plane Pathfinder with Roger Williams and Captain Lewis A Yancey left Old Orchard Maine at 7:49 am ET aiming for Rome. Estimated 4232 mile flight at 48 hours with coast guard escort and favorable mid Atlantic conditions reported by meteorologist James H Kimball. Both crew members are veteran airmen with Williams a mechanical engineer and Yancey navigator.
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New York
CAPJ
Roger
Portland
Coast Guard
Yancey
Cape Sable
M.S
Old Orchard
Cape Ortega
Spain
Bayonne
France
Mediterranean
Rome
Tog
James H. Kimball
The
Weather Bureau
Ocean
mid-Atlantic
Williams
Brooklyn
Curtiss Fiying
Woman appointed to top Interior post in reclamation office
Mae A. Schnurr becomes Assistant to the commissioner of reclamation in Washington July 9 AP report. Her career spans WWI patent office clerk and five years as secretary to Dr Elwood Mead, with duties on reclamation projects and service as secretary of the International Water Commission preparing for August talks with Mexico on water rights for the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers.
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Washington
Interior Department
Mae A. Schnurr
Commissioner of Reclamation
Miss Schnurr
Patent Office
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Wilbur
Dr. Mead
International Water Commission
México
Rio Grande
Colorado
Juana, Rivers
Brief Flurry of Selling on the Stock Market Today
The stock market saw a brief selling wave driven by a bear attack on motors, then recovered by early afternoon. Call money held at 9 percent as investors weighed large gains from auto and tech names, while American Telephone posted higher first five months income and several blue chips hit new highs.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Call Money
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
American Iron and Steel
American Telephone
Coca Cola
Bordens
Philadelphia
International Business
Lackawanna
Missouri Pacific
Preferred
Snyder
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
AL Chem & Dye
Amn. Can
Amn. International
Amn. Locomotive
Am. Smelt, & Refin
Am. Sug
Andes
Atchison, T
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Biges Mfg
Calumet & Heela
Canadian Pac
Cerre de Paseo
Chesapeake. & Ohio
Chi, Mil
St. Pana Pac
Seven Deaths in Heat Wave Across East and Midwest
Seven deaths and numerous prostrations were reported as a second severe heat wave gripped the east and midwest. New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Wilmington, and Lynn saw heat related deaths with others drowning. temperatures peaked near 102 in Phoenix, while New York and Philadelphia hovered in the high 90s.
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New York
East
Midwest
Philadelphia
Washington
Wilmington
Del
Lynn
Mass
Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Ariz
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain District
Northwest
Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
Detroit
New England
Untin Bowler Arrived in Port Burwell After Weather Battle
The amphibian plane bound for Berlin landed at Port Burwell on Cape Chid Hey at 6:70 a.m. yesterday, held by storms for 36 hours. The crew reported two days of battling severe weather and inability to send a full flight account. Robert Wood of the Tribune filed the message from aboard.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Berlin
Port Burwell
Cape Chid Hey
Here
Robert Wood
Tribune
Four Qulin youths arrested in Poplar Bluff robberies
Four youths from Qulin were arrested in Poplar Bluff after a stakeout on an unused street. Authorities confiscated two sawed off shotguns, rounds of ammunition, masks and clothing. Sheriff Ray McCown said a planned bank robbery was frustrated. detainees include Raymond Riddle Lincoln Waller Chester Waller and Ed Bayes.
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Poplar Bluff
Ray McCown
McCown
Raymond Riddle
Lincoln Waller
Chester Waller
Ed Bayes
Missouri
Arkansas
Ilinois
Prepare To Try Boy Who Shot Father
Piggott Ark July 9 authorities announced the trial of George Parker 15 who confessed to slaying his father Whit Parker and burning the home by setting fire to their log farm house near here. The youth is in jail and Parker gave two differing accounts of the killing.
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Piggott
Ark
George Parker
Whit Parker
Parker
Women Drive Safer Than Men In DC Traffic Study
District of Columbia figures show 28 of 859 traffic violators arrested since July 1 were women. Bureau officials say the data suggests women are far more competent drivers, challenging the era’s belief that men are superior behind the wheel.
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Washington
District of Columbia Traffic Bureau
Farm Board to Use 1000 Experts and Data Network
Washington July 9 Reuters United Press staff says Agriculture Department will provide the Hoover farm board with access to a vast data system and about 1000 agriculture economists clerks and specialists. The bureau of agriculture economics 20000 staffers and a 10000 mile wire network will support crash research as wheat and cotton carry the top problems facing the board. William Schilling named to Federal Farm Board as six of eight members are confirmed.
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Cecil Owen
United Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Hoover
Farm Board
Department
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Nils Olsen
Congress
Olsen
White House
United States
William Schilling
Northfield
Minn
Federal Farm Board
Probe opens into Alabama bank failures in Birmingham
Jefferson county grand jury prepared to review bank conditions after five local banks closed in two weeks. Judge McEvoy instructed jurors they may indict if warranted as the probe begins with at least three of the failed banks deemed solvent and able to pay depositors dollar for dollar.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Brandh
Russell J. McEvey
Doctor Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Finds Wide People Trust
The Monticello physician Dr Caldwell promotes Syrup Pepsin noting it treats common minor illnesses in women children and babies with gentle laxative action. He claims decades of practice confirm its safety and effectiveness and that mothers continue giving it across generations.
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Monticello
Mwinois
Dr. Caldwell
Ry Caldwell
Bank Closings Sweep Five Institutions in Alabama
J. B. Lassiter, president of Avondale and Citybanks, is confined in a New York hospital after collapsing upon learning of the two bank closures. Authorities continue to search the Coosa River near Vincent for the body of A. W. Bell, Woodlawn Savings Bank president and Jefferson County revenue board member, reported drowned last Saturday.
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Southside Bank
Leeds State Bank
Woodlawn Savings Bank
City Bank and Trust Company
Avondale Bank and Savings Company
J. B. Lassiter
Avondale and Citybanks
New York
A. W. Bell
Jefferson County Board of Revenue
Coosa River
Vincent
Ala
Secretary Hyde will miss fishing this week in Missouri
Kansas City July g- Arthur M. Hyde secretary of agriculture will be too busy this week to fish. He will visit Missouri and occupy his time until Friday when he returns to Washington.
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Kansas City
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Washington
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Importa Post
Interior Dept
Miss Mae Schnurr
Cal. Graphaphone
Consul Gas
Continent Mat
Curtiss Aero
du Pont de
Green Can Cap
Hudson Motor Car
Hupp Motor
Ws. Central
Int
Carvester Co
Nick
Intl
Tel
Johns-Manville
Kas
City South
Kelly-Springfield Tire
Kennnesoit
Kalster Radio
Kroger Grocery
Mack Trucks
Matland Oil
Mo, Pacific
Texas
Montgomery Ward
Wat. Cash Register
New York Central
N. H
N. H., & Hartford
North Amn, Co
Northern Pac
Packard Motor
Man
Amn
Pet .By
Param Fam, Lasky
Penn R. R
Phillips Pel
Postum
Ps. Ser. Corp
N. J
Purity Bakery
Radio Corp
Remington Rand
Repub
Steel & Iron
St Louis
San Fran
R. R
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oil
Sinclair Cont. Oi
Southern Pac
South Railway
Standard Oil
Cal
Standard Oi
Stewart Warner Speed
Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp
Teass Gulf Sulphur
Tiraken
Union Pacific
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
U. S. Biurbher
Steel
Wabash R R
Warner Bros Pictures
Western Union
Westinghouse el. &. Mfe
White Motor Co
Willys Overland
Wilson & Co
Woolworth Co
Wright Acro
Ghigago
AD Farm Board
Alabama
Tre Terminal
Vegas
Hair-A-Gain Shampoo Palace Beauty Barber Shop
Central Trust Ride
Sec
Hyde
Tanlae
Tanlac
TOX
Mellow Institute OF Industrial Research
REX Research Oe
Flytox
Rex Co
Wright's Clean Grocery
C. G
Wright
Thousand Island
White
Suny
Sean
National Refining CO
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