Murray Wants Will Rogers as a Running Mate
Chicago report from June 23 quotes Governor William A. Murray predicting Franklin D. Roosevelt would not win the Democratic nomination. Murray, Oklahoma’s 22 delegates plus one from North Dakota, backs Jouett Shouse for convention chair and says he would prefer Will Rogers as his running mate if nominated. He signals opposition to altering the two thirds rule, discusses prohibition, and notes he has not been offered a vice presidential spot.
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Chicago
William A. Murray
Southwest
Franklin D. Roosevelt
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Tammany
New York
Gov. Murray
Oklahoma
Congress Hotel
Murray
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Old Man in Missouri Claims He is Jesse James
An 85 year old man in St. Joseph Missouri claims he is the real Jesse James. He offered to take a test and minutes later a gun matching his description was unearthed in a yard. He says the death of James was staged for a reward and cites more proofs if immunity is granted. Witnesses include Everett L. Sisk and 7, CG. Shelton.
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St, Joseph
Jesse James
Bob Ford
Excelsior Springs
Northwest Missouri
St. Joseph
Everett L. Sisk
Hixcelsior Springs
CG. Shelton
Shelton
Plane wreckage found near Cape Norman identified as Sullivan Kuehnert flight
Wreckage of a plane found near Cape Norman is believed to be the aircraft in which Arthur L. Sullivan and Dr. Karl Kuehnert disappeared. The wreckage is being brought to Lit. John's for examination.
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John’s, N. F
Cape Norman
Arthur L. Sullivan
Karl Kuehnert
Tidal Wave Wipes Out Towns in Colima Coast
Mexican relief agencies rush to aid thousands affected as a tsunami-like wave struck Colima and Cuyutlán along the west coast. Death toll feared high with hundreds injured and extensive destruction reported after earthquakes preceded the disaster. Federal troops search for victims as trains evacuate survivors.
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Mexico City
Colima
Salvador Saucedo
Cuyutlan
Awarded the wrong medal to Amelia Earhart Putnam
Washington reports Congress awarded Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam the wrong medal for her trans Atlantic flight. The House had given a distinguished service medal and the Senate concurred before correction. Senator Reed exposed the error. Conferrees were appointed to grant the correct distinction, likely the Distinguished Flying Cross akin to Lindbergh’s award.
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Congress
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Charles A. Lindbergh
House
Putnam
Senate
Reed
Republican
War Department
Flashy Life Fragments Reported in Global Briefs
Paris citizens gasped as a giant dead bear, Caesar the Hon, lay in Place de la Concorde after his master dumped the carcass there following a traveling circus. In Budapest wine and brandy may cover taxes if growers can’t sell, while Oklahoma officials face a blunt pat on the back from a state employee. A Hungarian lawyer fined Count Kasimir Zichy for a personal insult after a handshake omission, and Siamese prince Subba Svasti enjoyed a boxing match but rued the lack of kicking.
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Paris
Caesar
Place de la Concorde
Budapest
Czegled
Oklahoma City
Murray
Stefan Szekeres
Kasimir Zichy
New York
Prince Subba Svasti
Siam
Road projects outline gravel and pave work around Lake of the Ozarks
The report details multiple highway improvements in Missouri near Eldon Tus cumbia and Morgan County. It lists grade and surface with gravel costs for routes 17 82 54 51 and SA plus 5 and 50 and 52 with estimated sums from 26 000 to 325 000 dollars. A bituminous program on Route 52 extends from Benton county line to Versailles with oil mat surface and potential future paving if funds permit.
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Tuscumbia
Eldon
Moniteau County
Tuscumbia Test
Camden County
Florence
Morgan County
Benton County
Versailles
Wartime ship plant in Quincy destroyed by $2 million fire
The great victory plant once the world’s largest destroyer builder, now a yacht storage basin, burned for four hours last night in Quincy Massachusetts. Three firemen were injured as flames swept the facility and yachts valued at about $500,000 were destroyed. The fire began at the shore end of a long wooden pier from an undetermined cause.
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Quincy
Mass
Great Victory
Rruins
Engine-Waste and Shell Gasoline Benefits
Engine-Waste costs motorists millions and Shell Gasoline claims to cut this waste. The ad cites knocks, slow pick-up, starting delays, oil dilution, and gummy valves as signs of waste, asserting Shell’s balanced formulation and refinery testing reduce engine trouble and improve mileage, encouraging immediate use.
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Shell
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Central Farms
Jefferson City
South Ozark Fars
Westphalia
Missouri
J. J. Newberry’s
East High Street
Lotus
Batiste
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Vaile & Batiste
Danke
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