Flight to Tokyo plan by pair suffers failure
Nome Alaska July 10 AP Their nonstop Seattle to Tokyo attempt ended near Nome as Robbins and Jones planned a second try with a larger Fort Worth engine after refueling relays. Weather and wind made the high gas load unwieldy, ending the flight while the pair reflected on a $25 000 prize and future Alaska refueling stops.
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Nome
Alaska
Seattle
Tokyo
Herein
Tailure
Relbing
Haroll
Jones
Texas
United States
Zobling
Yes
Fort Worth
Oarth
Solomon
Here
A, d, Mattern
Nick Greener
Robbins
Rabbing
Japan
Fairbarks
Norton Sound
Siberia
Port Worth
Banks
Velba
Earliver
Harold Bromley
Tacoma
Reg. L. Robbins
H. & Jones
Jimmy Mattern
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Update
Treasury receipts for July 8 totaled 4,271,084.75 with expenditures of 16,805,574.95 and a balance of 109,338,055.03. Customs receipts for the month through July close at 6,792,395.81.
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Treasury
Washington
Russell Leads In Airplane Tour From Knoxville
In Knoxville on July 10 Joy Mechan led the national air tour as planes departed at 10 am toward Sky Harbor Airport near Murfreesboro Tennessee. Only nine of the original starters remained as George Dickson lone 80s horsepower plane went off at 9 30 am. Russell flying a large tri motorled ship held the lead in elapsed time with Smart in second and Bayles third. Three contestants were forced out crossing the Cumberland mountains near Middlesboro Kentucky including Eddie Schneder the tour’s junior trans continental record holder.
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Knoxville
Joy Mechan
Sky Harbor
Murfreesboro
Tenn
George Dickson
Meehan
Leo Gehlbach
Eddie Stinyon
Lowell Bayles
Harry Russell
William Lancaster
Tick Story
James H. Smart
Russell
Smart
Bayles
Cumberland Mountains
Middlesboro
Eddie Schneder
Charity at Home Urged for G P
Senator elect Lewis of Illinois urged immedate domestic relief and a debt holiday, proposing an extra session to ratify the Hoover plan and ensure work, food, and credit for workers. Senator Watson challenged Democratic leaders to push tariff revision, arguing Smoot Hawley harmed exports while denying mass trade slaughter.
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Washington
Lewis
Illinois
Hoover Inter-Gav
Congress
America
United States
Watson
Robinson
Arkansas Democrat
Republican National Committee
Post and Gatty cheered at home in Chickasha
Post and Harold Gatty, after completing a record around the world in about eight days aboard Winnie Mae, were welcomed in Chickasha Oklahoma. The homecoming featured Post and Gatty receiving praise from locals, with Post’s mother and family in attendance and plans announced to be received in Oklahoma City.
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Around World
Chickasha
Post
Oklo
Wrey Post
Harold Gatty
Oklahoma
F. C. Hall
Winnie Mae
Oklahoma City
Mother Happy Thelier
Hall
Columbus
W. F. Post
Mwy
Wiley
Mellon in Cap Perrat Colds at Beach Villa Today
Andrew W. Mellon the secretary of the treasury remained indoors at his villa in Cap Perrat France on July 10 after catching a cold on the beach the previous day. Family members reported he felt better today.
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Mellon
Cap Perrat
France
U Andrew W. Mellon
Can
The
Treas
Hearing on flood permit for River Lands delayed
Richmond Virginia July 10 AP The Holston River Power Company seeks a license to overflow lands along about eight miles of the South Fork Holston River in Washington County Virginia by a 210 foot dam in Sullivan County Tennessee. The hearing was moved to August 4 after Edmondson Electric Company objected and requested a 60 day delay to prepare its case.
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Richmond
Sisteperation Commission
Holston
Virginia
Federal Power Commission
Virginia Commission
Holson River Company
T. Justin Moore
France Sends Five To Debt Parley In London
Paris July 10 AP The council of ministers decided to send five experts to the moratorium conference in London next Friday Four will be treasury officials and the fifth a commercial attach of the foreign office The cabinet also studied a memorandum for Februarys disarmament conference outlining the French attitude on armaments The move coincides with the expected arrival of Henry L Stimson US secretary of state for talks on the disarmament issue
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Paris
Council of Ministers
London
Treasury
Foreign Office
Henry L. Stimson
Washington
Soviet Five Day Week Shapes Daily Life in Moscow
In Soviet Russia the day of the week holds little meaning as dates are tracked by the five day work cycle. A calendar marks days off with red symbols, while an 81 day month adds seven extra days and five are offset for government service. The state grants five national holidays and promotes rest homes for workers, altering weekend and worship patterns.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Universal Jcalendar
Lenin
Soviet Russia
Life Story of Wiley Post Globe Galloper
The narrative follows Wiley Post and navigator Harold Gatty on a perilous Atlantic flight aboard the Winnie Mac. Through fog, snow, rain, and shifting altitudes they press on, fatigue and sleep edging in as names and places like Chester, Berlin, Mosca, Novo-Sibirsk, Irkutsk, and Blagovest yensk appear in the rapidly running tale.
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Wiley Post
Atlantic
Winnie Mac
Post
Harold Gatty
Texas
Chester
Berlin
Mosca
Novo-Sibirsk
Irkutsk
Blagovestychensk
Wiley
Bank robbery foiled in Friendship Tennessee clash
July 10 in Friendship Tennessee officers acting on a tip trapped two bank robbers. Claude McCleish fired on cashier Willard York and was killed by return fire. Hughey Mullen, believed accomplice, was wounded and captured near a waiting automobile.
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Friendship, Tenn
Bank of Friendship
Will T. Griffin
Memphis Police “Department
Friendship Bank
Claude McCleish
Hughey Mullen
Haywood County
Tennessee
McCleish
Willard York
Mullen
French Backing Sought for Reichsbank Loan
Paris reports Hans Luther met with Bank of France officials Clem ent Moret and Charles Farmer to discuss a long term loan to stabilize German finances. Luther planned to Basel for Bank for International Settlements talks as Paris hosts a conference on financing and Hoover moratorium measures.
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Hans Luther
Paris
Reichsbanks
Clement Moret
Bank of France
Charles Farmer
Berlin
Luther
Basel
Bank of International Settlements
Hana Luther
Reichsbank
London
M. Moret
Pierre Flandin
Hoover
Reich
Herr Luther
Reichabank
Utilities Firm Sues Newspaper Over Gas Rate Campaign
Hentry L. Doherty head of the Cities Service Company filed a civil libel suit seeking 12 million dollars against the Kansas City Star and related defendants. The suit arises from a campaign by the Star and Governor Harry Woodring advocating lower gas rates for Doherty subsidiaries in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Hentry L. Doherty
Cities Service Company Today
The
Kansas City Star
Star
Harry Woodring
Kansas
Doherty Companies
Kansas City Star Company
George B. Longan
Roy A. Roberts
Fred ©. Trigg
B. G. Adams
Gas Service Company
Doherty
Missouri
Oklahoma
Disarmament Asked by Duce
Weather notes cover TENNESSEE and VIRGINIA with fair to partly cloudy conditions, slight temperature changes, and light winds. Readings at 6 p.m. show yesterday’s high .96 and last year’s .9 with no rain on either date, by T C Harris U S W O.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Yesterda
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
German Radicals Attack Debt Plan in Berlin
German radicals rally against the Hoover moratorium seen as pro Versailles. Delegates from parties opposing Bruening’s government seek ways to block the plan. Hitler and Hugenberg lead discussions while Prince August Wilhelm conditions their support, arguing for abolition of emergency decrees and rejection of Versailles. The press split on impact, some saying it won’t change the Reich’s economy, others fearing only a postponement of collapse.
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Berlin
Germany
Bruening
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Hu~genberg
August Wilhelm
Hanover
Hitler and
Hugenberg
Reich
Cowboy Actor Hatton Killed in Auto Crash
Cowboy actor and director Ricard Hatton, 41, died after a car collision in Los Angeles last night. He was crushed between the steering wheel and door and died en route to a hospital. Hatton appeared in The Boss of Rustler's Roost and other western films.
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Los Angeles
Ricard Hatton
Hatton
Rustler’s Roost
Mitchell Sits at Helm of Biggest Anti-Crime Machine
William Dewitt Mitchell, the U S attorney general, leads the nation’s top anti crime effort. Described as modest and versatile, he cites his cabinet’s quality and independence as the department’s key achievement. He favors targeting high level gangsters and racketeers, with broader federal action against organized crime.
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Mitchell
Washington
William Dewitt Mitchell
United States
Justice Department
al Capone
Department
Mitchell’siew
Supreme Court
Underworld
Mussolini and Stimson push peace road over disarmament
In Rome Mussolini tells Stimson that world peace is the shortest road to economic recovery and disarmament progress. He favors Geneva talks with limits, even a possible 10 000 rifle cap for Italy, if other nations hold similar limits. Stimson calls the talks satisfactory as he and Grandi assess conditions before leaving for Florence.
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Italy
Stimson
Europe
Hoover
Mussolini
Grandi
John S. Garrett
Garrett
Chicago Plans for Glad-hand
Chicago official greeter George Gaw outlines a politeness text for cab drivers bellboys policemen and hotel staff. The plan envisions welcoming visitors with courteous phrases as they arrive at the railway terminal and in the city streets during future stays.
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Chicago
George Gaw
Gaw
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G. W. Paxson
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Huntington
Gatty
Abingdon Electric
Holston Power Co
Warner Corry
Edward F. Smith
Helen Smth
Inset
Corry
Smith
Corry Corry
Leon H. Burst
Cities Service
Duce
Rome
Palazzo Venezia
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