Sound-death ray alleged to kill rabbits at distance
Los Angeles June 4. Development of a sound death ray capable of killing rabbits at 200 to 400 feet was reported. Kurt Van Zuyle said he informed Caltech scientists of progress in a supersonic wave machine by L. E. Riley of Burbank. He believed the beam could be used in warfare to destroy people and machines.
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Ilos Angeles
U.P
Kurt van Zuyle
California Institute of Technology
L. E. Riley
Burbank
Inmate Freed Advances to Murder Trial in Indiana
Ames Anderson, 27, freed from Crawford County life sentence in 1934 on habeas corpus in LaPorte, instantly re-arrested on a Crawford Circuit Court first degree murder charge with death penalty potential, awaiting trial in Indiana.
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Ind
U.P
Ames Anderson
Michigan City
Crawford County
Anderson
LaPorte Superior Court
Crawford Cocuit Court
To Go to Maryland for Month Visit
Miss Esther Shaw Mrs John Shaw and Betty Jo and Mary Esther Morrison will leave Thursday morning for Dundalk Md for a month visit with relatives.
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Esther Shaw
John Shaw
Betty Jo
Mary Esther Morrison
Dundalk
Air power in sea warfare urged by Walsh in Senate briefing
Senate naval affairs chair David Walsh urged immediate expansion of the naval pilot training program and warned against abandoning powerful navies despite Crete air gains. He emphasized the supreme importance of air power in sea warfare and questioned administration foreign policy while noting naval expansion plans including six battle cruisers amid debates over capital ships.
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Washington
David I. Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Crete
Walsh
Senate
House
Naval Affairs
Naval Attache Walter R. Jones commits suicide aboard ship
Lieut. Comdr. Walter R. Jones age 43 assistant United States attache in London and former commander of President Roosevelt’s yacht Potomac stabbed himself to death with a bayonet aboard a British warship at Londonderry while reportedly temporarily insane An inquest found he secluded himself in his cabin and stabbed his heart He had suffered a nervous breakdown and refused medical help after a week in Londonderry
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Londonderry
Ireland
U.P
Walter R. Jones
United States
London
Roosevelt
Jones
Oodle Inn at Switz City Plans Grand Opening
The Oodle Inn at Switz City owned by Ray Cruse will open Friday night with a completed 40 by 75 foot building ready for the event. An orchestra is lined up for the opening program and the inn sits just east of the junction of state roads 54 and 67 on road 54.
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Switz City
Ray Cruse
Cruse
Youth injured as cap explodes in Needmore yard
Gerald Henderson, 17, living with grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Goodman at Needmore Bedford Ind, was injured Tuesday when a dynamite cap exploded after he picked it up to inspect. He was knocked down and suffered cuts. Investigators found a box of dynamite caps stolen from a stone crusher nearby and warned others may be scattered.
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Bedford
Ind
Gerald Henderson
Charles Goodman
Needmore
Draft property powers debated in Roosevelt plan
Amendments to the draft property powers bill would require Congress to ratify a national emergency and limit the duration of private property requisitions. The administration’s concessions failed to quell opposition with critics calling the bill dictatorial and urging its kill. The bill’s fate remains uncertain as Congress questions the president’s final approval and the war department’s handling of the measure.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
House
War Department
Sullivan County hears of possible defense project site
The Sullivan County Community Council reports army plans to consider the Terre Haute to Vincennes area for a defense project. Possible facilities include a chemical plant, small arms plant, powder plant, or air field. Residents urged to contact Washington with views on locating such a project in the county.
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Sullivan
Sullivan County
Washington
War Department
Sullivan County Community Council
Sullivan Times
Meeting Postponed for Civic Garden Club
The Civic Garden club postpones its Monday meeting to Monday June 16. Further details of the gathering will be announced later.
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Civic Garden Club
Rail union studies wages amid wage hike pressure
Representatives of 14 cooperative railroad brotherhoods meeting in Chicago to review proposed revisions in wage scales and vacation provisions for about 850,000 members. The group backs demands from the five major brotherhoods for a 30 percent basic pay increase, to be presented to carriers on June 10. A Western Association of Railway Executives spokesman says a 30 percent rise would cost railroads around $600 million annually.
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Chicago
U.P
Cooperative Railroad Brotherhoods
Western Association of Railway Executives
Payroll boosts made in Indiana
Announcement today of pay roll increases in two large industries was expected to swell the earnings of New Castle workers by more than $420,000 annually. Chrysler Corp officials said eight cents an hour rise in Detroit would mean $384,000 extra for New Castle division employees. Ingersoll Steel and Disc Co also announced a five percent wage increase, adding about $36,000 in extra earnings. Both increases take effect June 1.
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New Castle
Ind
U.P
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Ingersoll Steel and Disc Company
Kansas beef cattle rise to peak in state report
J C Mohler secretary of the state board of agriculture says Kansas has more beef cattle than most states. The count excludes ranch and range animals fattening on Bluestem pastures each season and reflects the state’s livestock strength.
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Peka
U.P
Kansas
Union
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Topper Returns at Pumales Cine Theatre
Comedy mystery and romance blend in Hal Roach’s Topper Returns directed by Del Ruth based on Jonathan Latimer’s story. Joan Blondell and Roland Young lead as Cosmo Topper with ghosts haunting the pair. double feature includes Power Dive with Richal Arlean and Jean Parker.
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Hal Roach
Joan Blondell
Roland Young
Carole Landis
Billie Burke
Dennis O'Keefe
Patsy Kelly
Eddie
Rochester)Andeson
Rafaela Ottiano
Billie Buke
Cosmo Topper
Roach
Richal Arlean
Jean Parker
Wilkes Returns to Dayton After Week with Friends
Mrs. Lela Faye Wilkes returned to Dayton Ohio after spending the past week with friends and relatives here.
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Lela Faye Wilkes
Dayton
Ohio
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