Kingsford Smith Returns as Pacific Flight Hero
Brisbane greets Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith and crew after the Southern Cross lands completing the world’s longest sea flight from Oakland to Brisbane. The 21 hour 20 minute leg capped an 83 hour 21 minute Pacific crossing covering 7 351 miles with stops at Honolulu and Suva.
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United Press Dispatch
Brisbane
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Kingsford-Smith
C. T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon
James Warner
Brinsmead
America
Oakland
Honolulu
Suva
Caroline Smith
Silver
National Party
Ulm
Warner
Lyon
Women Fliers Again Fail to Hop Atlantic
Unfavorable weather halted Mabel Bell's bid to cross the Atlantic by air. She says start will be postponed at least two days, awaiting favorable conditions. Charles A. Levine loaned the Columbia to Miss Bell and arranged with Lieut. Henry B. Clark at Roosevelt Field for a runway, amid prior permission concerns.
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Unithd Priss
New York
Mabel Bell
Atlantic
Miss Bell
Weather Bureau
Charles A. Levine
Columbia
Henry B. Clark
Roosevelt Field
Levine
Old Orchard
Flood Wreaks Havoc Across Indiana Rivers and Towns
United Press Dispatch reports Indiana endures week of heavy rain with flood stages on Barren and Green rivers near Evansville and Killbuck and Fall creeks near Anderson. Knox Coal Mine at Bicknell closes, leaving hundreds unemployed as floodwaters rise. Oxford suffers wind damage with outages and structural harm. Total weekly rainfall reaches 3.22 inches.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bicknell
Knox
Evansville
Anderson
Oxford
Jury selection continues in Klengk forgery case
Jury selection in the trial of Earl Klengk, alleged former lieutenant of D. C. Stephenson, continued as prosecutors sought a complete panel to start presenting evidence. Attorneys faced bias concerns among talesmen with the Ku Klux Klan often raised in questioning the jurors.
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Indianapolis
Earl Klenck
D. C. Stephenson
Klinck
Ku Klux Klan
Six Valparaiso teens charged with illegal voting
Six teen Valparaiso students were released on $100 bond each after arrest on illegal voting in the May primary. Clarente D. Wood, Republican winner over William Bozarth by three votes for prosecuting attorney nomination, filed the charges. Bozarth posted the bonds.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Liberty
Clarente D. Wood
Wiliam Bozarth
Bozarth
Unnamed crew to depart for Sydney after brief layover
The crew members were described in civilian dress with Lyon bare headed and Warner in a straw hat. The navigator and radio operator will not accompany the plane to Sydney tomorrow, staying three days before joining the voyage to the United States.
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Lyon
Warner
Sydney
United States
Peace pledge from Indiana district miners officials
Officials of district No. 11 United Mine Workers with Terre Haute headquarters pledged to maintain friendly relations between operators and miners around Petersburg Indiana. Governor Ed Jackson noted they would act as peacemakers and that the group preferred lawful action, not National Guard deployment.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Terre Haute
Ed Jackson
Petersburg
Eleventh
Harvey Cartwright
James H. Terry
Frank Barnhart
William Mitch
Cartwright
Indiana
Indiana National Guard
William Johnson
Gibson
Littles
Johnson
Mitch
Jackson
Democrats plan swift bid for Indiana in fall campaign
Indiana Democratic leaders say campaign work will start immediately after the Houston convention with a joint meeting of the state committee and ticket candidates at the Glaspool hotel next Wednesday. Formal campaigning is delayed until fall, as I Marl Peters reports strong unity and readiness to defend the party ticket.
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Indianapolis
Houston
Tex
I. Marl Peters
State Committee
Peters
Glaxpool
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Democratic Party
Platinum rumor starts rush in southern Indiana
Evansville, June 9. Residents near Yankeetown arm themselves with pick and shovel after Clyde Duffy from Spencer County discovers platinum about two miles from the village while digging on a farm. Duffy won’t name the farm. Ore checked by a local jeweler and a geologist allegedly confirms platinum worth about 35 dollars an ounce. Some believe the ore comes from Lawrence Lureh’s farm. locals recall a pioneer named Joe Ingram finding lead ore forty years ago.
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Evansville
Ind
Yankeetown
Clyde Duffy
Spencer County
Duffy
Evanaville
Lawrence Lureh
Joe Ingram
Gambling odds: Hoover favored for nomination in 1932 race
Kansas City dispatch notes bookmakers list Hoover as 2 to 1 favorite to win the Republican nomination with Lowden Dawes and Watson next in line. Propositions offer payouts on Hoover not being nominated and other candidates not being nominated or elected. Democratic bets include Reed and Smith outcomes.
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Kansas City
Hoover
Fay
Welnnio
Neniin Lowden
Dawes
Watson
Lowden
Curtis
Coolidge
Reed
Smith
Burns Convicted of First Degree Murder in Deputy Death
John Burns a 20 year old West Lafayette youth was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Deputy Sheriff Wallace McClure by a Tippecanoe circuit court jury. The panel recommended life imprisonment after six hours of final arguments. Jurors deliberated from 6 05 until 6 o'clock then again from 7 until a few minutes after 8 The verdict was read at 8 10 with a single ballot Cast.
Continue Secrest Case Out on Bond Granted in Terre Haute
George Secrest a 46 year old barber from Linton was arrested Thursday at Schultz Smith clothing store on charges of obtaining goods under large pretenses. He was given a continuance to June 19 and bailed on a $1000 bond in city court before Judge Sam Beecher with attorney George Humphreys of Linton representing him.
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Terre Haute
George Secrest
Linton
George Marshall
Schultz & Smith Clothing
Sam Beecher
George Humphreys
More Money Sought for Indiana Road Construction
The Good Roads Board urged higher funding for the state highway program at a Lafayette meeting. A. J. Wedeking argued the Highway Commission can expand construction with little overhead increase. Delegates favored small fee hikes, noting Indiana licenses average just over six dollars versus national fourteen, with funds going to road work.
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Indianapolis
Good Roads Board
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Lafayette
A. J. Wedeking
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Petty
Purdie Road School
Indiana
United States
Bremen Monoplane Crew Sails For Home Ports
The Bremen trans Atlantic monoplane crew led by Baron Gunther von Huenfeld Captain James C Fitzmaurice and Captain Herman Koehl sailed for home today from New York after a week in retirement. About 3 000 spectators cheered as they departed with New World accolades and loyal lands awaited across the Atlantic.
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New York
Bremen
Horn
Columbus
New World
Atlantic
Baron Gunther von Huenfeld
James C. Fitzmaurice
Herman Koehl
Navy seaplane crash kills officer in Newport
Lieut Hiomer Wilkinson of Norfolk and seaman Harry Riker were aboard a navy seaplane that went into a tail spin and crashed at Capetown, R I. Wilkinson arrived on the U S Concord yesterday aboard the destroyer squadron flagship. Riker was seriously injured.
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Newport
Hiomer Wilkinson
Norfolk
Harry Riker
Capetown
Wilkinson
U. S. Concord
Radio location confirms stricken North Pole dirigible crew
Radio reports from Faynot Island confirm the Citta di Milano steamer has located the stranded North Pole dirigible crew. A noon message from Italia says the vessel drifted in northern waters and is returning, with government officials coordinating relief efforts.
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Nobile
Gitta di Minano
Italia
Foynoy Islands
Indiana G A R encampment to convene in Columbus
All Indiana counties expected to be represented at the 49th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Columbus June 18 to 21. Five allied groups will meet here the same dates with plans to host more than 20 000 delegates and visitors. The Wednesday parade will feature special features and entertain two extra persons. Organisations includes Wor Relief Corps Ladies of the G R Sons of Union Veterans Women’s Auxiliary and Daughters of Union Veterans.
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Columbus
Ind
Indiana’g.a
Grand Army of the Re
Wor Relief Corps
Ladies’ of the
G. R
Sons of Union Veterans
T Women's Auxiliary
The
Daughters of Union Veterans
Nineteenth American Derby is On at Chicago
The feature event in Chicago centers on Misstep, favored by odds and billed as the nineteenth renewal of the American Derby. Report notes ongoing preparations and local interest as Darlington and related contenders enter training stages.
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Chicago
United Press Tuspatch
Cage
Darlington
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