Fliers Arrive at Croydon Short of New Record
American coronation fliers Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie landed at Croydon Airdrome at 6 38 p m completing the eastward leg of their ambitious trans oceanic flight. They landed 21 hours 2 minutes after leaving Floyd Bennett Field New York and hoped to return Thursday with coronation pictures. The pair reported flying blind most of the way and expected to reach New York by Thursday.
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Floyd Bennett Field
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Ireland
Air Ministry
Dorothy Dsye
The
Philadelphia Enquirer
Peggy Reed
Lambie
North Weald
America
Coronation Pictures
Harry Richman
Eng
Jack Lambie
Trish
Merrit
Flers
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Enz
Coronation Alers
Jack Lamble
Morrill
Blers
Weather Briefing Maps Frost and Cloudy Conditions Across States
Weather notes cover Tennessee with frost risk and cloudy west, followed by a Tuesday shift to clearer skies and scattered showers as temperatures dip. Virginia faces frost in the northwest tonight with a warmup and possible showers midweek in the north. Kentucky sees cooler conditions in the east with clouds, warming trends, and showers this evening into Tuesday, especially in the west and central regions.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Tursiday
Kentucky
Advance primaries upheld and state power funding debated
Washington May 19 The U S court of appeals refused to review constitutionality of government financing of municipal electric systems in Alabama and Iowa City It held private utilities cannot claim standing and refused to rule on whether loans or the administrator's allocations were lawful Observers said a Supreme Court review could lead to the first final adjudication of the big power program. Nashville May 10 The Tennessee House approved and sent to the Senate a bill to advance primaries for state offices to the fourth Thursday in May The aim is to ensure primary voters can participate in both primaries and general elections The bill covers governor railroad commissioner legislative seats congressmen and US senator Also approved a bill to let municipalities impose a two per cent tax to advertise tourist attractions with local support for Chattanooga and Knoxville funds The text notes continued discussion on safety glass requirements for new cars after June 30
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United States Court of Appeals
Alabama Power Company
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Alabama
Iowa
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Jon
Josiah A. van Orsdel
Thes
Nashville
House
Senate
Grover C. Davis
Knox
Davis
U. S&s
James B. Ragon, Jr
Hamilton
Chattanooga
Ragon
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Knoxville
Brain stethoscope detects milder forms of epilepsy
A brain stethoscope, recording the mind’s electrical pulse, reportedly reveals widespread mild, previously unrecognized epilepsy forms. Drs Gibbs Lennox describe a Boston case of a 26 year old football player who showed minute, nonconvulsive episodes about every minute for five to ten seconds four years after a head injury, suggesting added evidence for milder epilepsy.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
American Psychiatric Association
Grergon
F. A. Gibbs
Final Coronation Practice in London Before Pageant
Crowds thronged London streets around Buckingham Palace as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth hosted a lunch for foreign royals. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret waved from a window, drawing cheers. A final mock ceremony at Westminster Abbey featured the Duke of Norfolk as royal stand-in amid rain and crowds.
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Elizabeth
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Elisabeth
Margaret Rose
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Queen Maud
Norway
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Duke of Kent
Prince Nicholas
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Picadilly Circus
Palace
Garter China Service
Major Revisions for Security Act Studied
Washington May 10 advisory committee of workers employers and the public will study possible major revisions to the federal social security act. The six to eight member group appointed by the senate finance committee and the social security board will examine changes to both the old age pension system and unemployment compensation. Chairman Harrison says no fundamental changes are expected this session but revisions may be proposed to later congresses.
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Senate Finance Committee
Social Security Board
Harrison
D.-Miss
Finance Committee
Capitol
Senate Judiciary
Poor Conditions Face Future Generations Says Wallace
Secretary Wallace warns three fourths of the next generation may grow up under miserable conditions unless federal and state governments expand their responsibility. He links future demographics to farm families and predicts continued shifts in agricultural output while urging rule changes across agriculture labor and resources. He notes gains in farming but says the masses have not benefited equally and projects a rise in corporate wealth concentration.
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Washington
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Chick
Tdea
Camne
Man
Oklahoma City juvenile thief poses as cowboy in High Point theft case
An 11-year-old boy, dressed in a bright yellow shirt and 10-gallon hat, surrendered in Oklahoma City claiming to be Milford Hodgins of High Point. Police say he absconded with 285 dollars entrusted by the High Point Court Clerk, using funds to buy a cowboy outfit and saddle before running out of money. The youth, who said his mother is in a hospital, had three cents on his person at surrender.
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Oklahoma City
North Cara
Milford Hodgins
High Point
J. O. House
Charles Ryan
Ryan
High Fpoint City Hall
Workers Protest Slashes In Relief
The Knoxville branch of the Workers Alliance of America called a mass meeting to protest threatened cuts in WPA and relief funds. The group warns a drastic slash could throw up to 1000 WPA workers onto the city streets. In Nashville a bill seeks to name Knoxville Maryville highway the Great Smoky Mountain Airport highway and designate the road to the park as the Great Smoky Mountain Park highway.
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Knoxville
Workers Alliance of America
Workers Alliance
William Beraingtoe
Nashville
Grover C. Davisil Knoxy
Knoxvillee
Maryville
U-T Farm
Great Smoky Mountain Airport
Davis
Colors At Coronation Make American Visitors Welcome
London May 10 Americans flood into the city for coronation week as fog and rain persist. Red white and blue dominate decorations while a multicolored backdrop extends through the West End. Fourteen liners, plus the Queen Mary with about 2,000 passengers, bring reinforcements. estimates place the arriving crowd around 7,000 to 10,000. Amid celebration, a boisterous club scene and a Milne Stein song moment underscore the mix of pageantry and street life. Westminster Abbey will host 48 microphones for the royal proceedings, one on each arm of the thrones.
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Associated Press
London
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
England
Westminster Abbey
George VI
Empire
Nore
West End
America
Probe opens into Hindenburg crash testimony begins
Commander Rosendahl, eyewitness and Shenandoah survivor, testifies before a Commerce Department board in a chill hangar at Lanehurst. He describes a small flame at the stern and a fire that quickly spread forward, noting hydrogen ignition as the likely cause while avoiding a definite attribution. The session focuses on atmospheric conditions, emergency actions, and possible ignition sources as hearings resume after a memorial service for victims.
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Treas
Pakfourst NU
Charles Z. Rosendahl
Navy
Department of Commerce
America
Shenandoah
Rosendahl
Hindenburg
U. S Naval Air Station
Hindensburg
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Rudy Wales
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