Four Soviet Explorers Begin Yearlong Polar Watch
Four explorers led by Ivan Bapinin settle on a polar ice floe for a year of weather observations to aid a Moscow to San Francisco air route. The team includes Ernest Krenkel Pyotr Shirsof and Eugene Federof with dog companions. Three planes reached Rudolf Island while a fourth awaits fuel for takeoff.
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Moscow
San Francisco
Polar
North Pole
Rudolf Island
85Th Parallel
Pole
Rudolf Gland
Otto J. Schmidt
A. I. Alexieff
Ivan Bapinin
Arctic
Ernest Krenkel
Pyotr Shirsof
Hydro
Eugene Federof
Woman Makes Quick Trip To See Fiancée
Miss Audrey Christie former Municipal Opera cast member flew from New York to St Louis to visit her fiancé Guy Robertson who is now in The Great Waltz. She returned to New York by plane in time for her Play there last night.
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ST. Louis
Audrey Christie
Municipal Opera
New York
Guy Robertson
Fate Beckoned Again Drowns After Rescue at Lake Erie
Anton Masaveg age 27 was rescued from Lake Erie but returned to the water thirty minutes later and drowned. The incident occurred near Cleveland as authorities investigated the double tragedy and searched for any contributing factors or safety lapses.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Anton Masaveg
Missouri Elks elects Dickbrader president at 27th convention
In Washington Missouri, J H Dickbrader of Washington was elected president of the Missouri State Elks Association at its 27th annual convention. Dwight Roberts of Kansas City St Joseph chosen as 1938 convention city. vice presidents named from four districts. Secretary Ernest W Baker and treasurer M F Thurston also elected. A $150 prize went to Warrensburg lodge for the best ritualistic team to compete nationally in Denver next month. New auxiliary president Mamie Dickmann of St Louis and officers were selected. The Antarctic whale catch exceeds 10 000.
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Washington
Missouri State Elks Association
J. H. Dickbrader
Dwight. Roberts
Kansas City
Mamie Dickmann
Bt. Louis
Bernard F. ‘Dickmann
Ladies ’ Auxiliary
M. E. Gouge
Sedalia
T. J. Harte
St. Louis
It’s Odd But It’s Science New York Gas Sensor Bird Proofs
Victor P Zahodiakin built a machine to save miners and protect school children from gas explosions by using canaries to faint. A compressor sucks air from suspicious places to concentrate gas so it can be burned. An unlit jet catches fire if any gas exists, and a second lit jet works with heat to shut off the gas.
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Yok
Victor P. _Zahodiakin
Canaries
Man
Zahodiakin
Motorist Dies After Choking On Popcorn Near Pacific
On Highway 66 near Pacific Missouri Fred Meyer aged 52 choked on popcorn while driving and died after pulling to the roadside before a doctor could be summoned The autopsy by Dr AL McNay Pacific concluded death from a heart attack induced by the coughing
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ST. Louis
Fred Meyer
Highway 66
Pacific, Mo
AL. McNay
Pacific
Two Youths Shot by E G Police in Kansas City Chase
In Kansas City at 2 a m two youths about 20 were killed after a chase of a stolen car. Officers Nesbitt and Parr pursued the vehicle for several blocks firing warning shots and a riot gun into the rear, killing one rider as the car fled on. The victims were named Ross Bivona and Thomas Martino, both known in auto theft circles.
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Kansas City
Harry Nesbitt
Ross Bivona
Thomas. Martino
Nesbitt
Raph Parr
Wesbitt
Shirley Temple sustains black eye after stumble at studio
Shirley Temple, age unknown, tripped on an electric wire at the 20th Century Fox studio. She cut above her left eye but makeup helped her finish her day’s work. The incident sparked brief news at Holly Wood on June 7.
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Shirley
Holly Wood
Shirley Temple
20Th Century-Fox
Hay Fever Club Seeks Aid to Fight Ragweed
The Heart of America Hay Fever club led by Dr D M Nigro requests state aid and federal laws to curb ragweed by farmers and property owners. An aviation sound note explains that propeller blades create most air noise rather than the engine.
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Kansas City
Heart of America Hay Fever Club
D. M. Nigro
Laughing Spectator Dies After Baseball Game Tilt
Richard Kanian, 45, a spectator at a Honolulu baseball game, died after laughing at a player's error. Doctors said his heavy laughter triggered a heart attack during a June game, following an examination.
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Honolulu
Ty H
Richard Kanian
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