Giant of Sky to Ready for First Flight
Seattle June 1 Boeing Winged Boat, a five room bungalow sized airliner, readies for its first flight. The 82,500 pound, 72 passenger, eight crew craft marks the four engine era with a fast, smooth hull and retractable gear. The clipper, launched yesterday on Puget Sound, leads a family tree from monomail to four engine transports and bombers shaping commercial and military air travel.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Seattle
Ocean Airways
Duwamish Waterway
Puget Sound
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Paris
Army Air Corps
C. I. Egtvedt
Boeing Aircraft Co
Elf
Army
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Pan American Airways
World Hatred Blamed on Misunderstanding at Missouri Commencement
In Columbia Missouri AP report T W H Trion dean of the University of Missouri School of Education told Christian College students that lack of understanding among nations fuels hatred and mistrust. He urged knowing peoples such as Chinese Japanese Spanish and Germans to foster respect. Diplomas were awarded to 104 graduates after the address.
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Columbia, Mo
T. W. H. Trion
University of Missouri School of Education
Christian College
McCormick Marries 34 Year Old Nurse in Privacy
Harold Fowler McCormick 66 marries Adah Wilson 34 in Pasadena California. The couple began a home honeymoon at his sister's guarded estate as sixty watchmen patrolled the grounds to enforce privacy for his third wedding in a June and December romance.
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Pasadena
Calif
Harold Fowler McCormick
Adah Wilson
McCormick
Fairfield pair to marry after forty years together
In Carmi Illinois on June 1 Oscar and Carter of Fairfield reveal forty years of “keeping company” with Miss Daisy D Williams a local schoolteacher. They announced their upcoming marriage last week reflecting a long shared life before tying the knot. Fire safety news from New York urges drivers to slow at intersections after many wrecks fill the apparatus to capacity.
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Tware Carmi
Oscar & Carter
Fairfield
Daisy D. Williams
New York
John J. McEhigstt
Bond Election Backed After Storm Delays Courthouse Talk
In Harrison County residents met at the 64 year old county courthouse to discuss a new building project. A rainstorm interrupted the session, water dripped from the roof, and a proposal to circulate petitions for a bond election passed unanimously.
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Bethany
Harrison County
Crossing Deaths Rise in Railroad Crossing Accidents
Washington reports 1,875 people killed and 5,136 injured in crossing accidents last year, the highest toll since 1930, per the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wallace Moves In Livestock Case Involving Fees
Washington reports Secretary Wallace plans to seek court approval to conduct an Agriculture Department hearing to determine disposition of about 700000 dollars in commission fees impounded in the Kansas City stockyards case. The Supreme Court refused to reopen the case and Wallace calls the ruling a victory for the government.
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Washington
Wallace
Kansas City
Federal District Court
Missouri
Agriculture Department
District Court
Supreme Court
Hughes
Lad
Oklahoma man carts pine coffin toward Hollywood for fame
Hugo Oklahoma June 1 AP Grizzled hunter a 53 year old former farmer and deputy sheriff builds a hand whittled pine coffin and heads for Hollywood to seek moving pictures. He says a dream warned of death but he plans to use coffin publicity to fund his trek selling canes snakes and wooden figurines along the way. He left his wife and five children in Idabel and says he may not return soon.
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Hugo
Okla
Hunter
Hollywood
Land
Farmer Land
Andabel
Stock Commission Rules Spark Investor Confusion
Stock commission men will find it difficult to follow as new rules reshape fees and trading practices. Officials insist the changes promote transparency, but traders report complexity and uneven impact across markets.
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Stock Commission
Rare disease claims life of St. Louis man
St. Louis, June 1 AP Twenty five year old James Hedley who lived the last four years on help from others died yesterday from a rare disease aplastic anemia. Hedley had undergone 141 transfusions including one daily for the last 13 days. Despite no cure found, he remained cheerful and hopeful during his long illness.
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ST. Louis
James Hedley
Downie Brothers Circus Closes for Winter in Portsmouth
The Downie Brothers Circus, one of the nation’s largest, announces closure for the winter in Portsmouth Virginia. The AP report notes the touring show will pause operations and prepare for the next season.
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Portsmouth
Downie Brothers’ Breeving Circus
Teday
Chicago circuses furlough workers in Macon finish season
Charles Katz assistant general manager said the show paid 260 employees after last night performance in Macon Georgia due to financial difficulties. Management stated business conditions across a 10 state tour have been tough and a reorganization could occur if conditions improve. The white stork cannot utter a sound.
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Macon
Charles Katz
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