Hearst Heiress Divorces Highlight News Dispatches
A Hearst family divorce case unfolds as George Randolph Hearst faces litigation, following earlier divorces of John Hearst in this city and William Randolph Hearst Jr. in Reno. The column also notes money illusions and recent aviation milestones, including Lindbergh’s anniversary and Amelia Earhart Putnam’s solo plans.
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Hearst
News Dispatches
George Randolph Hearst
John Hearst
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Reno
Unions Plan Mass Meeting in Las Vegas
W E Robertson president of the Central Labor Council announced a mass meeting of all organized labor in Las Vegas on Saturday night May 21 at the labor temple. More than ten Nevada Federation of Labor members are expected for the Democratic convention Friday and Saturday. Delegates arrive Friday night and stay at the Overland hotel. Mrs N Fogelson of Lincoln Nebraska visits Las Vegas to see her son and daughter Mr and Mrs L L Friedman of the Toggery.
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W. E. Robertson
Central Labor Council of
Las Vegas
Organized Labor
Labor Temple
Nevada Federation of Labor
Overland Hotel
Friedmans
N. Fogelson
Lincoln, Neb
Mrs. L. L. Friedman
The
Toggery
Clergyman Linked to Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax Probed
State police focus on Dean Harald Dobson-Peacock of Norfolk as they probe the Curtis hoax in the Lindbergh case. Curtis remains jailed for obstructing justice and has given his confession to the public. Investigations also examine whether a $29,000 Lindbergh fund relates to the fake Norfolk negotiations.
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Sidney B. Whipple
United Press
Hopewell
N. J
U.P
New Jersey
Dean H. Dobson-Peacock
Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Curt
Dean Dobson-Peacock
Col. H. Schwartzkopf
Curtis
Peacock
Schwartzkopf
Flemington
Dean Dobson- Peacock
Col. Lindbergh
John
John F. Condon
Dean Harald Dobson-Peacock
Commonwealth
John M. Arnold
John Huces Curtis
Norfolk Boatbuilder
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Emergency treatment station approved for Reno
Senator Tasker L. Oddie announced General Hines agreed to establish an emergency treatment station in Reno at a cost not to exceed 75 dollars. The hospital type and capacity will be set by the Veterans Administration with a report to the federal board on hospitalization. A. C. Grant reported a 1924 Buick sedan repossessed due to unpaid payments. Nevada license 12675 and motor number 1245089.
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Washington, D. C
Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
General Hines
Reno
Veterans Administration Bureau
Federal Board
Senator Oddie
A. C. Grant
Ford
Grant
Gypsies Exchange $10,000 in Bills for Gold at Federal Reserve
A Gypsy quartet claimed they earned $10,000 traveling with fortune telling shows and asked the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank for gold in exchange. Detectives arrived as the gold was counted, and the group packed the gold into six cigar boxes before leaving for Europe.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
U.P
Europe
Millions in radio pool profits exposed in 1929 inquiry
Washington May 19 Huge profits from the 1929 radio pool paid 5 000 000 in seven weeks to participants as senate banking and currency committee resumes stock market probes. Deposits totaled 12 683 009 with profits of 4 924 078 shared among participants. Notable names such as Percy Rockefeller Walter P Chrysler and J P Tumulty appeared as beneficiaries. Meehan & Co head M J Meehan sailed to Europe amid questions on payments to non investors.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency) Committee
William A. Gray
Senate Committee
Percy Rockefeller
Radio Group
Walter P. Chrysler
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Ane
M. J. Meehan
M. J. Meehan & Co
Europe
James McConnachie
Meehan
Gray
New York
Brookhart
Eddie Dowling
Ash
E. I. Lambert
A. McComachie
F. J. Thiel
K. Woefle
J. P. Tumulty
A. Cotter
J. McNamee
David Stock
Expedition to find Colonel Fawcett Reaches Brazilian Jungle
Stephen Rattin led a rescue party to locate British explorer Colonel P H Fawcett, believed captive in the Brazilian jungle. They camp at Arenas river and plan to push upriver toward Porto Alegre, building bark canoes as they advance through largely unexplored terrain.
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Horacio Fusont
United Press
Pongo Velho
Matto Grosso State
Brazil
Diamantino
UPI
Stephen Rattin
Col
P. H. Fawcett
Arenas River
Ponto Alegre
Rattin
Porto Velho
Liamantino
Colonel Fawcett
Four Arrests in Day Prohibition Raids At Las Vegas
Prohibition officers Brady and Hobart raided Jungle Inn seven miles out on Boal City highway and detained A. R. Morgan, 27, formerly of Waco, in Las Vegas police custody after seizing beer and liquor. Hobart, Lewis and Anderson raided a 150 gallon still south of Boulder city highway, arresting G. W. Redden and J. E. Dillon and destroying about 1 000 gallons of mash and related equipment. both men jailed for U S Commissioner Flowers hearing. Attorney Fred Alward remains hospitalized in Las Vegas, condition not critical.
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Brady and
Hobart
Boal City
A. R. Morgan
Waco
Las
Prohibition
Hobart, Lewis and Anderson
Boulder City Highway
G. W. Redden
J. E. Dillon
Las Vegas
U. S
W. J. Flowers
Rotary hears of university and state schools visit
Las Vegas Rotary heard from Leo McNamee about the second district convention in San Francisco attended by McNamee and Ed Clark. New district governor Charles D. Haywood and retiring governor Dave Reese were noted. Speakers included Doc Martie and Brick Mitchell praising state schools and Las Vegas High coach Dashiel.
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Leo McNamee
Las Vegas
Rotary Club
San Francisco
Ed. Clark
Charles D. Haywood
Rotary
Dave Reese
Paul Rieger
Leo
al Cahlan
Doc” Martie
University of Nevada
Dashiel
Brick” Mitchell
Brick
Charlie Dimock
Two Held For Coast Police
William J. Weiner, alleged forger, is held in the city jail awaiting extradition by Los Angeles officers to face trial on the coast. California police will also bring into custody Charles Cheney, arrested days ago on a forgery charge.
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William J. Weiner
Los Angeles
California
Charles Cheney
Amelia Earhart sails toward solo transatlantic flight
Amelia Earhart Putnam arrives in St John New Brunswick from New York for a solo Europe attempt piloted by Bernt Balchen. The plan calls for Harbor Grace Newfoundland next, with departure to cross the Atlantic about 1900 miles away weather permitting.
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ST. John
N. B
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Europe
Miss Earhart
Bernt Baichen
Atlantic
Eddie Gorski
Balchen
Richard A. Byrd
South Pole
Wilo
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Wilmer Stutz
Les Gordon
Wales
Mss Earhart
Flagpole climber Alvin Kelly pleads guilty in Boston
Alvin Shipwreck Kelly, famed flagpole sitter, pleads guilty to being a common nuisance and receives six months probation after a 24 hour stunt atop a Scollay Square flagpole ends. Police say the episode caused a traffic jam and force him down. Judge Adlon warns him to sit on a bench in the park instead.
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Boston
Alvin
Kelly
Seiist
Scollay Square
United States
Adlon
Keily
Mrs. Wiley Granted Decree in Nevada Divorce
A decree of divorce was entered yesterday before Judge Wm. E. Orr in the district court in the case of Mrs. Roland H. Wiley alleging extreme mental cruelty. The defendant waived appearance. parties have lived since September 1, 1931, at the G. Barnes property on North Fourth Street Las Vegas Nevada.
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Wm. E. Orr
District Court
Roland H. Wiley
Las Vegas
Nevada
G. Barnes
North Fourth Street
Other Royal Family Members Given Protection
Precautions for the British royal family were increased after the French president's assassination. Extra police guarded the king's Sandringham departure, plainclothes officers mingled with crowds, and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald faced protection en route to Scotland. The Prince of Wales guard was trebled and crowd loitering was restricted. The Duke of Connaught and royal relatives attended a Masonic hospital foundation ceremony with 12,000 Masons at Olympia Hall and Ravenscourt Park.
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London
U.P
Paul Doumer
France
Sandringham
Flar
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Scotland
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Duke of York
Prince George
Olympia Hall
Ravenscourt Park
Olympia
Honolulu Inn Will Stay Closed One Year
Advices from Carson City state the Honolulu Inn must remain closed for one year after a raid last October led to padlocking. Despite efforts to reopen, authorities maintain the closure as mandatory.
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Honolulu
Carson City
Texan Will Do Campaigning From Auto Truck
Chesey W. Jurney a Texan and secretary to U S Senator Royal Copeland will campaign for congressman at large in a moving auto truck. He will base in Dallas and tour Texas using a public address system claimed to project his voice and songs a mile. Features excerpts from his platform favoring light wines and beer and an endorsement from 19 New York Democratic congressmen.
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ST. Johns
Mid
Dildo Inlet
Holyrood
New York
Germany
Dildo
Ati Am
Waco
Tex
Chesey W. Jurney
Washington
Jurney
U. S
Royal Copeland
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
Dallas
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Daily Grind
C.P
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Ann Morrow
Lindbergh
Lou Reichers
President Roosevelt
Clergyman
Tate
Betty McMahon
Ellensberg
Wash
Ellensberg Orchards
VET Hospital
Rendox
Ieee
Fred Alward
Las Vegas Hospital
Rotary Hears
Coast Police
AKRON
Cans
Navy
Sunnyval
Puget Sound
Amelia
Fairbanks
Alaska
Alaska Airways
T. Orton
Allen Carpe
IS. E. Robbins
Muldrow Glacier
Orion
Robbins
Joe Crosson
Alaska AL Ys
Jack Murphy
Dave Baxter
W. G. Morse
Dave Mackey
Smith
King George
Veamily Guand
Mrs. Wiley
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