Non-Stop Hop West Started by French Aviators Codes and Rossi
Lieuts Paul Codes and Maurice Rossi prepare for a dawn departure from Le Bourget to California in a record breaking non stop westward flight. They aim for San Francisco or San Diego within about sixty five hours using the Joseph LeBrix plane. Weather and aircraft condition favorable.
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LE Bourget
France
California
Paul Codes
Maurice Rossi
Pacific Coast
Dea
San Francisco
San Diego
Rossi
Pacific
Rio de Janeiro
Ployd Bennet Field
New York
Rayak
Syria
Codos
Joseph Lebrix
Suiia
Tomorow
Fiers
Presbyterians Approve Retirement Plan for Church Executives
The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States met in Montreal on May 26 and approved a proposal to retire executive secretaries and the stated clerk at age 70.
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Montreal
XN. C
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Weather Notes Show Warm Trend Across Regions
Weather summary reports fair and warmer conditions for Tennessee and Virginia with rising daytime highs. Readings indicate high near 78 degrees on the referenced Friday and cooler nights around 41, no rainfall noted, and yesterday’s high near 32 with no rain.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Passage of Stock Market Control Bill Scheduled
AP dispatch reports that after days of dispute negotiators in Congress reached a complete agreement on the stock market control bill. The measure creates a five member commission, requires exchange and security registrations, and grants authority to an administration board with broad regulatory powers. The conference report will go to Senate and House for approval with no amendments before President Roosevelt signs.
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Richiard L. Turner
Associated Pres
Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senate Old House
Tobacco Growers Convention Held in Springfield Tennessee
A mass meeting of the Dark Fired Tobacco Growers Association eastern division in Springfield Tennessee rejected a bid by six directors led by Charles H Love to oust Thomas J Johnson and vowed resignations of officers not aligned with the group. The Farm Credit Administration said loans would be available Monday with payments to growers directed by Johnson and President Judge John T Cunningham.
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Springfield ‘Tenn
Eastern Divivict Dark Fired Tobacco Growers Association
Charles H.love
Springfield
Thomas J. Johnson
Farm Credit Adeministration
Association
Johnson
John T. Cunningham
Extra Session to Consider Revenue
An extraordinary Kentucky legislative session must raise about 11.18 million in new revenue for the next fiscal year to fund a 12 per capita public school plan and the budget commission’s recommendations. A six member committee forecasts 23.48 million is needed to cover per capita aid, debt, relief, and other state expenses, with 12.33 million available under existing laws.
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Dwight L. Pitkin
Associated Press
Prankfort
Budget Commission
House
Rodes K. Myers
Bowling Green
Young Boston Boy Guides Ford at World’s Fair Exhibit
At Chicago May 2 Ford greeted a Boston youth who served as guide around the Ford exhibit at the World’s Fair. The boy, Geoffrey Berman, impressed Ford and others as he asked questions and helped explain the display, including Ford’s early gasoline motor. Edsel Ford rode the trial course with the boy guiding the way.
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Boston
FORD
Chigagg
Henry Ford Tang
Alosvar
Tom
Geoffrey Berman
Geoffrey
Train Streaks Over Rails for a New Speed Record
The Chicago Zephyr, on a nonstop run from Denver to Chicago, set a new speed record though falling short of the 1904 line. It averaged 78 mph over 1017 miles with peak speeds near 112.5 mph. About 100000 gathered at the World Fair to witness the arrival.
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Chicago
Denver
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Halsted Street
16Th Street
Colorado
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Midwest
England
Royal Scot
Jaboub
Lake Front
Mines Normalizes In Hazard District After Ruling
MINES NORMAL NAZAUL KY MAY 2G May 2 The code authority seized all differences between operators and guiners. Contracts made May B were canceled. Operators expect a steady movement of legal and general improvement in production in the Hazard district.
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Nazaul
Hazard
Code Authority
Boone Coin Bill Signed by F D R
President Roosevelt signed the Chapman bill authorizing 600000 Daniel Boone Bicentennial souvenir half dollars. Proceeds will fund relics and land for a pioneer national monument in Kentucky, with coins likely trading above face value.
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Washington
Chapman
D-Ry
Roosevelt
Pioneer National Monument
Kentucky
Wagner bill seeks passage after long committee wait
Elton C. Fay reports from Washington that the Wagner labor board bill, stalled in committee, gained congressional sanction as adjournment neared. Senator Walsh hoped for enactment, while the measure would set up an arbitral body to determine labor representation and fair practices, with strict judicial oversight and emphasis on urgency to curb offenders.
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Washington
Amng
Wagner Labor Board
Walsh
Mass
Senate Labor Committee
Sid
Labor Board
Pein Cline Walsh
Roosevelt
Reynolds Denies Guilt in Murder In Cincinnati Trial
Welterweight champion Reynolds testifies he recalls only a scuffle and a shot, denying responsibility for James Meyers death in a March cafe brawl. He says he was intoxicated and sat down when the dispute arose, contradicting other witnesses. He, his wife, and David Povinsky face second degree murder charges.
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Cincinnati
Tack Reynolds
James Monyers
National Wrestling Association
Reynolds
David Povinsky
Aga
Meyers
P Citron
Meyers Sind Peline
Pelin- 4
Plot to murder US ambassador reported in Cuba
Cuban police disclosed a plan to assassinate United States Ambassador Jefferson Caffery and to destroy American property in Cuba. Authorities said a mysterious fast car loitered along streets used by Caffery, with a radio car shadowing him at all times.
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Jefferson Caffery
Cuba
Ell B. Canel
Associated Press
Havana
United States
Cayetano Fraga
Caffery
Neal Bowman Is Sentenced To Death
Circuit Judge Kendrick S. Alcorn sentenced Neal Bowman, Ohio desperado, to death for the murder of 17 year old Gomer Franklin of Painestown. Bowman escaped from the state hospital for the criminally insane in December to rob in Kentucky, was captured in Pulaski county in March, and identified by information from accomplice Stanley Mercer. The case ties Bowman's crime spree to Herrington Lake where divers recovered Franklin's body.
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Harrodstrurg
Kendrick S. Alcorn
Neal Bowman
Ohio
Bowman
Ohio State Hospital
Kentucky
Pulaski County
Gomer Franklin
Painestown
Tenn
Franklin
Navy
Herrington Lake
Stanley Mercer
Tobacco tax cuts eyed by agriculture department
Washington May 25 The Department of Agriculture discussed a proposed ten percent tobacco tax cut noting safeguards could boost benefits for producers while warning a broad cut might drive cigarrette firms from business and reduce competition. Officials indicated support for eliminating high tobacco taxes as a basic agricultural policy but cited fiscal and budget concerns. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rexford Cr .Cagswell
Sout
J. B. Hutson
Bacco
Farm Administration
Kentucky
Wallace
Roosevelt
Toledo Strife Turns Violent as Guards Fire Over Crowd
In Toledo’s strike plagued factory district rifles roared for the third straight day as 15 guardsmen fired into a crowd estimated at 1,000. One man Owen Ahearthy, 24, was found with a serious gunshot wound to the thigh. Ralph Dickens, 27, suffered a bayonet wound, and Clarence Hanson, 27, was hit by a brick. Two jailed men, Joseph Thorpe and William Radde, endured minor bayonet wounds. A photographer, David West, was slugged in the melee and had his camera seized. The day saw 40 suspects held for questioning in improvised guardhouses. Five men were picked up near the crowd, including Ted Selander, many injured or detained as negotiations began between union leaders and federal mediators to seek peace and a possible settlement. The parties planned a joint meeting and broader talks with employers and regulators to determine wage demands and union recognition.
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Owen Aeherty
Rea Tapapar
David West
Clarence Hanson
Ralph Dickens
Joseph Thorpe
William Radde
Ted Selander
Charles P. Taft
Federal Incult
Electric Autodate Company
Bingham Stamping ¢ Tool Company
Logan Gears Company
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Mass Meeting
Charles Love
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Pany
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Ord
Edsel
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Wagner
Elton C. Fay
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