Flood Waters Lashing Louisiana Amid Deep Valley Flood
Paul Kelly convicted of manslaughter as Mississippi Valley floodwaters surge through the sugar bowl area near New Orleans. The Atchafalaya breach widens, swallowing land and forcing refugees into camps. Residents resist evacuation while relief officials scramble to organize rescues and supplies.
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Paul Kelly
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Sugar Bowl
Point Coupee Parish
Atachafalaya
McRen
Mississippi River
John M. Farker
Baton Route
Prize Offered for Nonstop Pacific Flight to Hawaii
Honolulu May 26 The Star Bulletin reports James Dole president of Hawaiian Pineapple Company offers a 25000 prize to the first aviator and 10000 to the second for a nonstop flight from the Pacific Coast to Hawaii within the next year Dole hopes Lindbergh will participate but entry by others is possible The plan sees Dole as a National Aeronautic Association member backing trans Pacific air travel and citing Lindberghs Atlantic feat as a forerunner
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Honolulu
Star Bulletin
James D. Dole
Hawaiian Pineapple Company
Pacific
Hawaii
Bole
Lindbergh
New York-Paris
Hawaiian Pineapple Company of
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National Aeronautic Association
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Trans. Pacific Airy Transportation
North American
Great Britain on Verge of Breaking Relations with Russia
London government moves toward severing diplomatic and trade ties with Soviet Russia. Cabinet endorses the plan. note to Moscow prepared for dispatch after Commons debate. Foreign affairs committee and officials met with Foreign Secretary Austin Chamberlain as documents for a white paper are compiled.
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London
PIA
Russia
Chesham House
House of Commons
Moscow
England
House of Colmmons
Foreign Affairs Committee
Ministry
Foreign Office
Austen Chamberlain
Sov
Great Britain
British businessmen tour Virginia visit Danville tobacco textile plants
Twenty British business men touring Virginia visited Danville to inspect the tobacco industry and a large textile plant with a thirty million dollar investment. The group observed tobacco marketing processes and a demonstration of auction lingo, while noting Danville as the birthplace of Viscountess Astor who sent a message to the Evening Daily.
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Danville
Virginia
Denville
Viscountess Astor
Dee
Lindbergh Spends Time Repairing His Aircraft
Air hero Lindbergh, welcomed in Paris after his transatlantic flight, spends hours at Lebourget Field inspecting the Spirit of St Louis. He dons overalls to tinker with the ship, then tours hangars with Captain Shopital, General Foch aide, and other officials.
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Ap Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Charles A. Louis
San Diego
Calif
Faris
Lindbergh
Lebourget
Atlantic
St. Louis
Brussels
Lindoergh
Shopital
Foch
Richard White
Renvoise
Lebourget Field
Homure
Ecole Normale Superieur
Weather Outlook For Virginia And Tennessee
Virginia expects generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with cooler west and warmer northeast portions. Fresh southwest and west winds. Tennessee shows mostly fair conditions tonight and Thursday with little temperature change advised.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Lindbergh Wins Paris Acclaim Through Modesty
Captain Charles A Lindbergh continues to win the love of Paris as crowds praise his modesty and tact amid unprecedented attention. The young aviator, rising from obscurity to world fame, remains calm and respected by all classes, with further reflections noted across the city.
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Lindbergh
Paris
Charles A Lindbergh
Hollywood Quint Convicted of Killing Two Gun Kerrick
In Los Angeles five defendants including Tom Kerrick widow Sarah Kerrick and actors Joe Hunt Trig Burns Anita Davis Henry Isabell were convicted of voluntary manslaughter for participating in a party that led to the April 9 shooting of film cowboy Tom Two Gun Kerrick. Sentencing is set for next Friday. manslaughter carries one to ten years.
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Hollywood Quint
Tom Kerrick
Los Angeles
Uywood
Tom
Joe Hunt
Arizona
Trig Burns
Anita Davis
Henry
Isabell
California
Hollywood
Presbyterians Near Adjournment At Eldorado Assembly
The 67th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, meeting in Eldorado, Arkansas, raced through minor committee reports as adjournment nears. The ad interim committee on synodical boundary changes delivered a chief report while the stewardship budget was set aside for a new 44 member central committee to draft later. The directory of worship revision was remanded to the committee with orders to prepare a simplified manual.
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Eldorado Ark
67Th General Assembly
Presbyterian
United States
Stewardship
Central Committee of 44
Ad Interima
Directory of Worship
General Assembly
Prominent Women of Films May Get in Chaplin Trial
Angles, May 25. The fight of Lita Grey Chaplin to tell her life story as Chaplin's wife and the comedian's bid to block it threatened to draw in seven actresses in the divorce battle. The proceedings featured Grey refusing to answer deposition questions after reporters were barred, while Judge Hahn overruled Chaplin’s demurrer and denied stricken charges in Grey’s petition.
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Angeles
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Fim
Hahn
Chaplin
Crenlin
Ambassador Lindbergh Receives Ovation in French Chamber
Charles Lindbergh, newly named American ambassador, was introduced to the French Chamber of Deputies by Myron T. Herrick and received a tremendous ovation. President Vernand Bouisson and most deputies attended as Bouisson praised the aviator's Atlantic crossing and modesty. The event highlighted Lindbergh’s triumphant stay in Paris amid celebration of American aviation.
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Paris
Charles Lindbergh
America
French Chamber of Deputies
Myron T. Herrick
Vernand Bouisson
Chamber
Pate and LeFont
Atlew
General Giroud
Depuly Gol. Picot
M. Bouisson
M. Bouis
France
Herrick
Lindbergh
FM Actor Paul Kelly To Hear Sentence Next Tuesday
Paul Kelly the motion picture actor was convicted of manslaughter in the Raymond death at the Hollywood home of Dorothy Mackaye. The verdict was returned by an eight woman four man jury after about eight hours of deliberation. Sentencing set for Tuesday May 31 by Superior Judge Charles Burnell with a motion for a new trial to be filed.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Dorothy Meckaye
Kelly
Raymond
Hollywood
Charles Burnell
F. Wagner
Dorothy Mackaye
Commander Pinedo Rescued After Mid Atlantic Flight
Commander Francesca de Pinedo and his plane were towed safely toward Fayal in the Azores after a forced mid ocean landing during a 1600 mile hop from Trepassey Newfoundland to Portugal. Reports say he is unhurt and awaiting overhaul before resuming the flight. A German warship was seen moving toward the tow vessel as Lisbon authorities received word of his status.
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Trepassey
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Azores
Francesca de Pinedo
Fayala Azores
Fayal
Santa Maria de Pinedo
Infantia Vessagres
Lisbon
Pinedo
de Pinedo
Abores
Portugal
Rome
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