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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1932
Page
1
A Las Vegas crowd looked skyward as two army pursuit planes staged a dramatic dogfight above the city. After looping, spinning and cross-turns, the aerial duel thrilled spectators who compared it to early Curtiss planes and marveled at the modern sky-show. The piece also notes new legal moves on claim holding and a libel-law coverage for radio.
Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald was said to present a definite action plan at the world disarmament conference in Geneva. The British leader reportedly outlined a specific qualitative plan and aimed to win French Premier Edouard Herriot's approval during his Paris stop en route to Geneva.
Washington June 10 Attorneys for Gaston B Means rested without calling a witness in defense of a charge he misappropriated 104000 entrusted by Mrs Evalyn McLean to ransom Lindbergh Jr Judge rejected a directed verdict motion by T Morris Wampler The US attorney countered and the jury is expected to hear closing arguments Monday with opposing counsel set to sum up tomorrow morning
Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of William Jennings Bryan and Florida congresswoman for the fourth district, announced her resignation set for December 1 to avoid lame duck sessions. She will step down three months before the end of her term.
A.C. Grant and F. M. Zellar oppose Dr. Smith and A. R. Sims for top posts as District 2 in Las Vegas vies for department commander and national committeeman. Rumors place Dr. George E. Nye against Francis Riordan, with nominations possible from the floor under a new system.
Samuel Twyman, 26, was arrested after his wife was found with a deep cut on the left throat and a shoulder stab at a cabin behind the Mecca cafe on North Second Street in Las Vegas. He claimed another man caused the trouble. police recovered no knife. The couple had separated two weeks earlier with the wife supporting him. Twyman had served 25 days in jail last December for assault and battery on his wife.
Rome June 10 Italian Air Minister Balbo plans to lead 24 hydroplanes on a flight to America in May. Amelia Earhart Putnam left Rome for a transatlantic aim to fly the south Atlantic and then a non stop from New York to South America. Washington June 10 The Shannon committee heard the public could stage horse shows or cabarets with free army and navy bands blunting private competition. Musicians say civilian work is scarce and urged Navy action on bands use.
LOS ANGELES June 10 U P Add alimony to unsung hero list says 77 year old M T Hall who has paid since 1912 seeking lower payments to Mrs Martha A Hall divorced twenty years ago and who has collected 70 dollars a month. Hall proposed sixty dollars a month but Judge Dudley Valentine refused the cut and ordered sixty dollars to his ex wife’s attorneys for opposing the motion.
The Senate late today approved a $300,000,000 emergency measure to provide federal loans to states and cities for unemployment relief work. The action targets areas in need of funds to support relief programs.
A Las Vegas based bonus army of about 200 veterans plans to march toward Ington Sunday morning led by a local nucleus. They expect truck support and city merchants donate provisions with medical aid offered by an Italian Army ambulance veteran. Notable marchers include Kirk Ambrose, John Capp, and Medal of Honor recipient Earl N. Clayson. Prisoners eligible for bonuses may join if they follow group rules. The move coincides with a push to secure $2 billion in World War I compensation from Chicago conventions.
President Hoover reiterates opposition to reestablishing the war time council of national defense. A letter signed by 86 bankers economists industrialists and labor leaders urged him to act saying the council is essential to cope with economic upheaval.
Ten years after the steamship Egypt sank near Brest with 5 million dollars in gold, salvage divers on the Artiglio nearly reached a climax after bringing up a broken board from a bullion case. The salvage crew reported the board came from a box holding 45 thousand dollars in gold, marking a significant milestone in three years of effort amid prior ship destruction and loss of lives.
The neva dirigible Akron, in Sunnyvale Calif, is moored tonight and scheduled to depart for Lakehurst New Jersey tomorrow morning. The launch was delayed due to weather, and the interval was used to take on additional helium gas.
Detroit June 10. Robert Burns 22 was arrested in a raid and ruled not connected to the Lindbergh kidnapping after officers concluded he did not know Violet Sharpe. In New Rochelle Ernest Brinkert taxi driver questioned as a suspect, while Col Norman Schwartzkopf said footprints did not match Sharpe’s. A mystery woman was questioned. handwriting samples from Brinkert to be examined.
Public Defender Fran J. Egan did not appear before county supervisors investigating misconduct charges. Vincent Hallinan represented Egan alone as officials sought his removal from office and confinement. Egan remained in jail awaiting trial for the murder of year old Mrs Jessie Scott Hughes.
Alfred C. Read Jr., a wealthy stockbroker and occasional poet, sat in police court as his wife accused him of kidnapping her to compel a divorce and push her $100,000 alimony suit against Claire Windsloe, an actress. The tale mirrors a bold Lochinvar compared with Read's lack of accomplices or threats.
Two 18 year old high school students, William H Duff and Arthur J Gaynor, were arrested in New York on charges of blackmail over a plot to kidnap Peggy Moffett, daughter of James A Moffett of Standard Oil New Jersey, and her fiancé James Carlisle. They allegedly demanded thirty thousand dollars with five payment methods.
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