Akron airship path to sunny California slips behind Graf Zeppelin
The Akron is en route to Sunnyvale near San Francisco and aims to match the Graf Zeppelin’s record. The older voyage by Graf Zeppelin traveled 21,700 miles in 21 days, 7 hours and 34 minutes. Desert flowers flourish after heavy rains, painting mesas and washes in red blue and yellow, with striking red cacti blooms noted. Boulder Dam highway traffic reaches about 1,500 cars daily, a figure expected to rise and attract more tourists to Hoover Dam.
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California
Sunnyvale
Calif
San Francisco
New York
Akron
Boulder Dam
Las Vegas
Boulder City
Hoover Dam
United States
Eagles Name New Leaders Lodge 1213 officers elected
Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge 1213 chose C D Baker and C H Jame worth vice presidents with C H Jame son as chaplain and A G Blad as secretary. James H Down Sr became treasurer and B W Snider a conductor. Past presidents presided. delegates named for state convention at Yerington June 9 to 11.
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Order of Eagles
Lodge
C. D. Baker
Worthy
C. H. Jameworth
C. H. Jameson
A. G. Blad
James H. Down
B. W. Snider
W. Hall
A. S. Henderson
Harley A. Harmon
I. Newkirk
Matt Kelly
Louis C. Pico
F. A. Stevens
F. C. Crookston
Lloyd Smith
Poppy sales raise funds for veterans hospital care
Ladies of the Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Fred S. Pennington post 1753 raised 475 yesterday from Buddy Poppy sales for the hospital and upkeep fund. Nearly 2,000 poppies were sold by twenty Auxiliary members in Las Vegas and Boulder City, with many residents contributing to support disabled veterans.
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Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fred S. Pennington
Veterans’ Hospital
Las Vegas
Boulder City
France
Sister Claims 1000 Dollar Reward For Brother’s Capture
Washington May 10 UP Mrs Gertrude Murphy told Mr and Mrs Marvin Waite and a woman who gave police information that she and her family returned to Sloan after visiting their mother Minnie Nay In Bunker Hill she said her brother William Joseph Carneal of Wash Ville is entitled to the 1000 dollar reward for his arrest on murder charges The court ruling upheld the reward to the informer and linked to the blood stained shirt found at the Waite home
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Washington
Gertrude Murphy
Marvin Waite
Bunker
William Joseph Carneal
Washville
Waite
Louis
Louis!ents
District Supreme Court
Bush
Akron Dirigible Over Arizona Heading to San Diego
The navy airship Akron passed over Tombstone and 40 miles east of Tucson early today en route from Lakehurst to California. It faced storms over Texas and El Paso but rode favorable weather toward Camp Kearney, San Diego, aiming for about 4 a.m. arrival and potential stop for helium.
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Calif
Akron
Arizona
Pacific Coast
Douglas
Ariz
Camp Kearney
Tombstone
California
Sielia
Tue Air 67
Lakehurst
N. J
Texas
el Paso
U.P
Naval Aviation Field
C. E. Rosendahl
Tex
Pioneer Slugged By Lawless Pair
Two criminals operating in the Las Vegas area robbed 90 year old Clark county pioneer J. H. Ladd after beating him unconscious in cabins near Twelfth and Carson streets. The robbers took $64 as neighbors provided descriptions. Police searched the city for suspects with no arrests by nightfall.
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Las Vegas
J. H. Ladd
Clark County
Twelfth
Carson Streets
Pioneer
Ladd
Fremont Street
Jover
Cabin No. 18
Cabin No. 19
Fremont
Eleventh Streets
Keate Seeks Two Escapes From County Jail
Sheriff Keate and deputies scour the countryside for Joe Schultz and James Paxton who fled the county jail Sunday night. Schultz likely headed out of the country toward Mexico with friends. Paxton seeks hiding spots in Kansas City and Chicago. East police notified. Paxton faces grand larceny trial. Hayes Corbin and Brown, also escaped, were captured Monday. Hayes and Schultz faced criminal assault charges. Brown awaiting judge’s ruling on car theft preliminaries.
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Keate
Joe Schultz
James Paxton
Schultz
Mexico
Paxton
Kansas City
Chicago
Hayes
Corbin
Brown
Frank M. Ryan
Beauty Missing Near Joliet Sparks Kidnap, Slay Fears
Leychester Lane a 24 year old New York dancer with platinum blonde hair vanished en route to a riding academy near Pilcher park Joliet. Sheriff Oliver Flint says kidnapping or murder possible. She recently stayed with Mrs. Ferguson to be near eye specialist Dr George Woodruff and had planned a ride before disappearing with sport roadster unlocated.
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Joliet
Leychester Lane
New York
Oliver Flint
Miss Lane
Fifth Avenue
George Woodruff
Thomas Ferguson
Academy
Louis Boos
Wet Republicans Lead In Ohio Gubernatorial Race
In Cleveland and across Ohio incomplete returns show wet platform advocates leading in the gubernatorial race with David S. Ingalls ahead and Gilbert Bettman ahead of dry rivals. A separate dispatch from New Orleans notes the American Medical Association refuses to sponsor federal birth control legislation.
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Cleveland
U.R
Ohio
David S. Ingalls
Gilbert Bettman
New Orleans
The
American Medical Association
Means Indicted On Embezzlement In Lindbergh Fund Case
Gaston B. Means, once boastful about his indictments, faces a District of Columbia grand jury charge of embezzlement over $100000 received from Mrs Edward B McLean to recover the Lindbergh baby. Bail set at $100000, with further action postponed by Supreme Court Justice Proctor until tomorrow. A mysterious wealthy New York woman is also mentioned in relation to Means.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press
Washington
U.P
Gaston B. Means
District of Columbia
Edward B. McLean
Atorney
Leo Rover
Means
Supreme Court
Proctor
Rover
New York
Indirect Word From Key Lindbergh Case Quieted Fears
Indirect word reached Norfolk today that John Hughes Curtis and Lieut. George L. Richard are safe after their Friday night trip to meet associates of men claiming to hold Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. A shore agent of the kidnappers conveyed the message about a baby on a boat at sea. The source would not detail the reference. New York reports link Rover to Mrs. Finley J. Shepard daughter of the late Jay Gould, who has faced threats and guards for her daughter. Indications point to a fast courtroom pace as prosecutors prepare for a quick trial on the indictment including larceny after trust. Mrs. McLean, a social leader here, helped arrange Means’s contact with the kidnapers and supplied funds. Means says she gave $100,000 plus expenses. he says he assigned numbers to principals in the case.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
George L. Richard
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
New York
Rover
Finley J. Shepard
Jay Gould
McLean
Means
Clean-up day urged as city crews assist residents Thursday
Mayor E. W. Cragin announced a city wide clean-up week starting Thursday morning. Residents and property owners should repaint, mow, remove weeds, dispose of scrap, and clean up homes and offices. Street department crews will help with large refuse. Larry Bates, Las Vegas barber, died after a poker game and was buried with Barbers union members in attendance. he leaves a brother in Van Nuys and a son, Lawrence, who came from Los Angeles for the funeral. Pallbearers were barbers from local shops.
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E. W. Cragin
City Street Department
Cragin
Larry Bates
Las Vegas
Woodlawn
Barbers’ Union
Bates
van Nuys
Calif
Lawrence
Los Angeles
Barbers Union
Clarence Watson
Earl Zink
William Wright
Carl L. Jones
E. V. Breckenbridge
A. T Berry
Youth Principal Convicted in American Tragedy Case
Los Angeles youth Frank Newland, 19, found guilty on charges of assault with intent to commit murder and a statutory offense against Lois Wade, a Pomona high school girl. Jury deliberated seven hours. Wade testified Newland beat her and threw her into a well after she asked him to marry her to save her name. Sentences range from one to 14 years for attempted murder and one to 50 years for the statutory offense.
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Prin
Los Angeles
Frank Newland
Cipal
J Tonight
Lois Wade
Pomona
Newland
Theodore Dreiser
Charg
Roberta Alden
Miss Wade
Wace
Grant Cooper
Lee On Bowed Hero of San Francisco Robbery Try
In San Francisco on May 10, Lee On, chief cafe owner, bowed to customers paying bills and again when a pair returned to rob him. He drew a pistol, fired three times. two patrons fled, none were hit, robbery thwarted.
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San Francisco
U.P
Lee On
Lee
Lebrun Installed as 14th French President at Elysee
Albert Lebrun was hailed as the 14th president of the republic and sworn in at Versailles, succeeding the assassinated Paul Doumer for a seven year term. The Andre Tardieu cabinet, defeated in Sunday’s elections, resigned as a 101 gun salute marked the ceremony at the Elysee palace.
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Paris
France
Albert Lebrun
Republic
Andre Tardieu
Lebrun
Senate
National Assembly
Versailles
Paul Doumer
Elysee Palace
Tardieu
Williams May Go Home Today From Boulder Reserve Ranger
Physicians at a Las Vegas hospital reported Claude Williams chief ranger of the Boulder reservation is improving and may be taken home today after an altercation with downtown club officer Tom Feland. Doctors are unsure if Williams crossed eyes will be permanent.
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Las Vegas Hospital Association
Claude Williams
Boulder Reservation
Williams
Tom Feland
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