Trans-Pacific flight prize may end with June 1 withdrawal
Grist notes a crowd of would-be long distance fliers chasing a $25 000 trans-Pacific prize set to be withdrawn on June 1. Other topics include John Hughes Curtis indicted for obstruction of justice and Mayor Jimmy Walker's disputed pay story. A Las Vegas aviation visit for Legion convention is also announced.
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Mvite Oon
Tokio
Atlantic
trans-Pacific
Jimmy Walker
Jimmy
Army
Las Vegas
Legion
Navy
Nevada
Walker Lake
Lake Mead
Hoover Dam
Memorial Day Parade and Cemetery Services
The Memorial day parade in this city tomorrow at 9 o'clock includes colors drums firing squad Civil War and Spanish American War veterans American Legion Auxiliary and other veterans groups civic organizations and private citizens in autos. Cemetery services feature prayer address grave decoration a rose scatter to the graves a Western Air Express plane vocal selections firing salute and taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign War Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary
B. P. O. Ellis
Order of Eagles
Masonic Lodge
Bryan Bunker
Rev. C. 5. Reynolds
Western Air Express
Arthur Brick
Urge Loan to China by U S
Berkeley Calif May 28 UP If congress would loan China 100000000 dollars China could buy surplus wheat and cotton stored in the United States and relieve the economic low mood in agricultural ranks directors of the American Farm Bureau federation decided today a resolution insisting that congress take action toward establishing credit in a foreign nation where there is a demand for wheat and cotton was adopted by the directors and sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Congress
China
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Confesses to L A Kidnapping in Riverside
Glen R. Thornton 21 confessed kidnapping and detaining Mildred Cutler 20 daughter of Perris Constable Chet Cutler before Judge L M C Moore. Thornton a former sailor surrendered to a posse after a dramatic search ten miles from Perris. Agatha Holland of Los Angeles was visiting her father Charles Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
U.P
Glen R. Thornton
Mildred Cutler
Chet Cutler
Perris
L. M. C. Moore
Thornton
Agatha Holland
Los Angeles
Charles Holland
Rose Marie and Trio Lead Legion Queen Race in Las Vegas
Rose Marie Ruth Perryman and Dixie Landis top the field in the American Legion queen contest as final-week voting shows Landis with 15 400, Rose Marie 14 100, Perryman 13 300, with Mary Lindsay and Marguerite Stewart among others trailing. The winner will be crowned at a June 10 Legion dance at Lorenzi Lake Park after a Meadows club dinner, with a diamond ring presentation to mark the event.
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Princess Rose Marie
Ruth Perryman
Dixie Landis
American Legion Convention
Miss Landis
Mary Lindsay
Boulder City
Marguerite Stewart
Ethel Cory
Pauline Smith
Claudie Branson
Oklahoma City
Rose Marie
Las Vegas
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Galveston
Texas
Pacific Southwest
Hollywood
Clark County
Legion
Lorenzi Lake Park
Meadows
Treasure hunting syndicate probed after Long Beach arrest
Harris J. Nelson was arrested in Long Beach amid an alleged national treasure hunting operation run by a Mexican syndicate. Gretchen Tremain accused him of defrauding her of 4000 by selling an interest in the 1820 Evacuation Treasure Syndicate. Federal inquiry spans New York Chicago Pittsburgh and other cities. Nelson faces multiple securities and grand theft counts.
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Los Angeles
U.ri
Harris J. Nelson
Long Beach
Nelson
Gretchen Tremaine
Mexico
C. O. McLees
State Corporation Department
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Wounded on U P Stage After Bus Shooting Near Fillmore
Two Mexican passengers were shot on a Union Pacific coast to coast bus shortly after leaving Fillmore Utah en route to Cedar City. The shooter, a foreigner under narcotics influence, opened fire when protested noise. The driver and passengers overpowered him. he was turned over to Cedar City police as the wounded received treatment.
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Fillmore
Utah
Cedar City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Charles Howard
Marshal Carpenter
Shipbuilder Fakir Curtis Indicted in Lindbergh Case
John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk shipbuilder, indicted by Hunterdon county grand jury on no charge of obstructing justice. He had previously hoaxed Col. Charles A. Lindbergh by claiming contact with kidnappers of his son. Indictment handed down in Flemington New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hughes Curtis
New Jersey
Curtis
Flemington
N. J
U.P
Norfolk Shipbuilder
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hunterdon County
Pleas of Children Win Release for Feagan
Three Detroit children urge President Hoover to free their father Charles R Feagan from county jail where he faced Dyer Act charges. Their personal appeal led to Feagan being released on a personal bond within hours after the Washington meeting.
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Detroit
U.P
Hoover
Charles R. Feagan
Feagan
Bernice
Irene
Clifford
Washington
Plane on Reno Tour Wrecks After Esk Landing
A goodwill tour plane from Los Angeles overshot the Reno municipal airfield and wrecked upon landing. The crash occurred late today during the tour stop in Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno Touris
Reno
Los Angeles
Suspect Held by Las Vegas Police
Paul Bliss, 22, was arrested by Las Vegas officers and booked for investigation. Bliss claims to be black and arrived in town more than three weeks ago. Police say he has no visible means of support and has been living at 127 North Main Street since arrival. He carried about $30 and wore expensive clothes. Officers believe he may be tied to local residence and business burglaries over the past six months.
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Paul Bliss
Las Vegas
Bliss
North Main Street
Carolyn Selby May Wed Today
A marriage license issued Saturday lists Harry A. Smith of the Silver State market and Carolyn Selby an El Portal theater organist. It is believed they will marry today.
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Harry A. Smith
Silver State Market
Carolyn Selby
el Portal Theater
Mrs F M Ferguson Hosts Bridge Club Luncheon in Las Vegas
Las Vegas social notes describe Mrs F M Ferguson hosting a luncheon and afternoon bridge at the Apache with guests including S Lawson Leo A McNamee Will Beckley R D Balcom Frank Gusewelle John Cahlan C P Squires J Beckley A E Cahlan W E Ferron C D Breeze Emma Morse and others. Joint hostesses hosted at the Oasis then the Miller home for more contracts. The following day Mrs C D Breeze and Mrs R D Balcom honored Emma Morse of Los Angeles with a luncheon attended by multiple local ladies.
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F. M. Ferguson
New Bridge Club
Contract
Mesdames S. Lawson
Leo A. McNamee
Will Beckley
R. D. Balcom
Frank Gusewelle
John Cahlan
C. P. Squires
J. Beckley
A. E. Cahlan
W. E. Ferron
C. D. Breeze
Emma Morse
Harry Miller
John Watters
Los Angeles
W. S. Park
R. Thomas
Moapa Stake to Mark Its Twentieth Anniversary
A Mormon gathering marks the Moapa stake twenty years since its founding with visitors from Utah including A. W. Ivins and E. H. Snow. Willard L. Jones, stake president, welcomes attendees as Geo. L. Whitney and F. Edgar Mineer serve as counselors. The event covers Lincoln and Clarks counties with a daylong program in Overton.
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Overton
Moapa Stake
Church of the Latter Day Saints
A. W. Ivins
Salt Lake
St. George
E. H. Snow
State of
Utah
St. George Stake
Willard L. Jones
Jones
Geo. L. Whitney
F. Edgar Mineer
Samuel H. Wells
John M. Bunker
S.oapa Stake
Lincoln
Clars
Banker’s Son Strangled In Los Angeles Back Yard
James Charles Pye six year old son of Hugh Pye a prominent bank official was strangled when a rope he swung on looped around his neck in the family yard. Mrs Lucille Pye found the boy dangling and doctors failed to revive him.
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Los Angeles
James Charles Pye
Hugh Pye
Lucille Pye
Cooties Group Plans Vegas Lair Gathering
The Ancient and Honorable Order of Cooties will hold a Las Vegas meeting next Tuesday evening. Scratching begins at 6 p m with attendees expected to endure a lousy time.
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Ancient and Honorable Order of Cooties
Las Vegas
Senate Fights All Day Over Manufacturers Tax
Washington May 28 The Senate battled over a proposed manufacturers sales tax amid charges of President Hoover pushing covert propaganda to secure budget balance. Opponents slammed it as a soak the poor policy while labor leader William A. Green warned it would inflame unrest. The chamber spent the day in heated, unproductive debate with no revenue votes and no clear majority. Next session Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Hoover
William A. Green
American Federation of Labor
Harrison
Mississippi
Connally
Tex
Federa Manufacturers
Fess
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Wass
White House
Seabury to Call More Witnesses in Walker Inquiry
New York May 28 U P Samuel Seabury investigator for the legislative committee probing city government finances plans to call additional witnesses Tuesday to tie Mayor James J Walker to missing accountant Russell T Sherwood. Witnesses include Edward Staunton former Walker secretary and Park Commissioner Walter R Herrick who disputes Walker on stock purchases. The probe has revealed a million dollar trail involving Walker and Sherwood amid sharp partisan clashes and strong Tammany backing for Walker.
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United Press
New York
U.P
Samuel Seabury
James J. Walker
Russell T. Sherwood
Seabury
Walker
Edward Staunton
Walter R. Herrick
Herrick
Sherwood
Hofstadter Committee
Jimmy
Jimmy Walker
Tammany
John J. McNabee
Nat Browne Awaits Wind Halts Tokio Flight Plan
Seattle May 28 The hot north wind raised the thermometer to 77 degrees the season’s record and kept Nat Browne from taking the Tokio nonstop flight today with the wind failing to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
U.P
Nat Browne
Tokio
Bonus Army Near Capital Demands Immediate Payment
Vanguards of the bonus army march toward Washington to press for immediate payment of veterans adjusted service certificates as police prepare for hundreds of mobilized demonstrators. Up to 4,000 more veterans are expected to arrive from various regions, with Rep. Wright Patman warning that mass action could top 100,000 within 30 days if the bill stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wright Patman
Dem
Texas
Vets Scattered After Attempt to Seize Freight Train
In New Orleans on May 28 police dispersed about 400 World War veterans and sympathizers bent on seizing a freight train. They forced a clearing for the train following a display of arms and a brief tear gas discharge.
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New Orleans
U.P
Four Die In Beach Car Collision Near Los Angeles
Four teens and a 23 year old man were killed when a light car collided with a beach bound Pacific Electric train at Dominguez Junction near Los Angeles. Names include Katherine Larson 17 Milton Archer 19 Herbert L Marty 23 and Cecelia Pelma 17. The car was demolished and witnesses said the group crossed signals.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Electric
Dominguez Junction
Here
Katherine Larson
Long Beach
Milton Archer
Deputy Clerk Alleged to Have Misused 75000 Dollars
Investigators await further questions as Liberty A. Hill, chief deputy county clerk, is linked to the disappearance of 75000 from the clerk’s custody. Hill, on leave since last May, claims innocence and says he gave the funds to Charles Crawford, a slain politician, before the 1930 extortion plot surfaced.
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Crawford
Claims L. A
Los Angeles
U.P
Liberty A. Hill
Reno
Middle West
Joe Kirkleley
Charles Crawford
Morris Lavine
Lavine
Leon Johnson
Hill
L. E. Lampton
Dave Clark
Lampton
A. C. Wagg Company
Two Are Held in Coast Extortion Plot
On the California coast in May two people were held in connection with an extortion plot involving a package believed to contain $2,000. The target was Mrs. David Sellers wife of Rear Admiral David Sellers U S N. The chauffeur Paul Hanson faced arraignment and authorities alleged his wife picked up the package at a designated spot.
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Coast Tong Beach
Calif
David N. Sellers
David Sellers
Paul Hanson
E Day
Manson
Hanson
Nnfear Jae
Mystery transatlantic hopeful Hausner returns to base
At Floyd Bennett Field New York May 28 Stanislaus Hausner the mystery aspirant for a trans Atlantic flight returned six hours after lifting off in a Bellanca mono plane. He admitted Clarence Chamberlin and Roger Q Williams warned him about bad weather. Fog and instrument failure forced a return, ripping the tail skid but causing no serious damage.
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Floyd Bennett Field
N. Y
U.P
Stanislaus F. Hausner
London
Paris
Warsaw
Hausner
Clarence Chamberlin
Roger Q. Williams
Swift meat packer dies in Chicago fall from apartment
Edward Swift, 68, wealthy Chicago meat packer and tanker owner, fell eight floors to his death from a northside apartment window. Relatives call it accidental and note his fondness for fresh air. Authorities and friends consider the death likely accidental.
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Chicago
U.P
Edward
Swift
Packer
Midwest
Swat
Utah Delegates Pledge to Roosevelt at State Convention
Utah's Democratic convention in Salt Lake City instructed its delegates to back Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. The body also issued similar guidance regarding Governor George Dern's presidential candidacy. Separately, Mr and Mrs Jack Seaman departed for Los Angeles for a honeymoon.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
George
Jack Seaman
Los Angeles
Sallee Goes A Shoppping At Colonial Shoppe
Vacation days season brings eyelet frocks and dotted Swiss dresses from the Colonial Shoppe. Mrs. Ronzone promotes up to date fashion for milady with hats gloves and purses plus hook rug patterns yarns and patches to brighten long hot hours. Bracken’s offers sun hats and practical vacation accessories for all ages.
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Milady
Sik
Bracken
Hemphill Rites Set For Las Vegas Resident
Funeral services for Charles B Hemphill, Las Vegas resident, who died Friday, will be held at Palm Funeral Home at 3 pm with Reverend C B Reynolds officiating. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Coroner's jury found death by self inflicted gunshot wound. Hemphill is survived by Charlotte Hemphill of Tyron.
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Charles B. Hemphill
Las Vegas
Palm Funeral Home
Woodlawn Cemetery
Reynold
Frank M. Ryan
Communists Nominate Foster at Chicago Convention
In Chicago at the Communist party convention in the Coliseum W T Z Foster was nominated for president with delegates lifting him on their shoulders. James W. Ford, a Black candidate whose grandfather was lynched, was nominated for vice president and paraded in the hall.
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Chicago
Z. Foster
James W. Ford
Board to Hear Sewer Protests
Tuesday at 3 p m the board of city commissioners will meet to hear protests against the location of sanitary sewer lateral district No 1. The district is mapped to include all settled portions of the city near the main sewer lines under construction.
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Board of City Commissioners
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Holland
Fakir Curtis
L. V.police
Mesdames
C. Boggs
Ryland G Taylor
A. E. Pistole
A. C. Grant
C. S. Wengert
Harley A. Harmon
C. C. Boyer
E. Davison
W. N. Schuyler
MOAPA
Olo
Tammany Folks
Wyster
Roosevelt
Sallee
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