Pilot Odom Breaks Global Flight Records In Bombshell Saga
Odom and the Reynolds Bombshell shattered existing world records in a grueling round the world attempt. He logged 63 hours 15 minutes of flying time and 310.59 mph average while enduring nine plus hours on ground. Odoms next moves include Bendix races in Cleveland and a late October polar route flight with scientists and newsmen aboard using a B32.
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Odom
Reynolds
Wiley Post
Milton Reynolds
Chicago
T. Carroll Sallee
Franklin Lamb
Odoma
Cleveland
Lamb
Poles
Amiend
Chicago Orshington
Greenland
North Pole
Alaska
Tokyo
New Zealand
South Pole
South America
Bill
Ronnie
Rochelle
Odom Sets Globe-Circling Solo Flight Record
Chicago pilot Bill Odom set a new world record for a solo circumnavigation in 73 hours 5 minutes 11 seconds, flying 19,645 miles from Chicago. He dodged fatigue over western Canada and narrowly avoided a 19,000 foot peak after an automatic failure.
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Bill Odom
Dorothy
Municipal
Arrow
Chicago
Ronnie
Odom
Rochelle
Martin Kennelly
Douglas Airport
Canada
Chicago Acclaim for World-Flight Flyer Odom Parade
Chicago- (4) Bill Odom, rested and grinning after his three day flight around the world, received acclaim today in a State Street parade. The 27 year old flyer, his parents, his wife and two children were driven down the loop’s main street with a motorcycle policemen honor guard.
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Chicago
Bill Odom
World
State Street
Loop
Michael Melvin Dies After Long Illness at 79
Michael Melvin 79 died at 2 p.m. yesterday at his home 1805 17th avenue after a long illness with heart complications. Born May 10 1868 in Cory Pennsylvania he moved west with a career in masonry and carpentry and leaves a widow six children two sisters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Stuessy funeral home with Rev. Paul C Kehle presiding and burial will follow in Bethel cemetery southwest of Monroe.
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Michael Melvin
17Th Avenue
Cory
Peter
Nora Costello Melvin
Cory High School
Orangeville
Gertrude Walters
Clarno Township
Monroe
Melvin
Henry Elmer
Monroe Township
Sam Johnson
Rockford
Clarence Melvin
Baraboo
Harold
Inglewood
Calif
Michael Edward Melvin
St. Paul
Anna Melvin
Kathryn Heeter
Evanston
Aéne
Susan Mae Disch
Monticello
Sam Ubert
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Stuessy Funeral Home
Bethel Cemetery
Senate recess ends probe into Hughes plane contracts
Investigators announce a three month recess in the Senate war contracts inquiry into Howard Hughes. Hughes derides the move as a stall and predicts hearings may never resume. Senator Ferguson explains the delay is due to other matters and trouble locating witness John W. Meyer.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Hollywood
Brewster
R-Me
Maine
Senate War Investigating Committee
Jon” W. Meyer
Army
James G. Hall
Army Air Corps
Meyer
Hall
Chicago
Clark
Justice Department
Europe
John W. Meyer
Dollar Day edition showcases Monroe county merchandise
The Times unveils a semi annual Dollar Day edition with a wide range of merchandise at Dollar Day values. Most county homes will receive copies of the edition.
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the Times
Monroe
Farm Hand Held For Trial Here
Robert J. Schaar 34 of Monticello, charged with indecent liberties with a minor, was arraigned in justice court and bound over to county court. Bond set at 2000, he confessed to activities with a 13 year old en route from Sunday school. He has a prior record and served a term in Minnesota reform school.
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Robert J. Schaar
Monticello
Green County
Justice Court
L. A. Koenig
Schaar
Evan Chambers
Sheriff Chambers
Chambers
St. Cloud
Minn
Pravda Attacks American Press
Pravda commentator David Zaslavsky denounces the US press as a "commercial enterprise" in response to a New York Times piece by Edwin L. James criticizing Soviet delegate Alexander Morozov. Morozov claimed Russia has press freedom. Pravda retorts that US citizens’ rights include free speech and accusations without punishment.
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Moscow
David Zaslavsky
Pravda
United States
Communist Party
Zaslavsky
Edwin L. James
New York Times
Alexander P. Morozov
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Morozov
Council
Social Committee
Russia
James
U. S
Allie Van Matre Dies Suddenly at 54 in Monroe
Allie Van Matre 54 died of a heart attack at his home 1103 19th street Monroe in ill health for two years. He owned a filling station and garage at 1107 18th street, moved to Monroe in 1935 from Martintown, born Cadiz township May 23 1893. He married Opal Leverington in 1919 Browntown. she died 1932. Survived by wife four daughters a stepson two brothers five sisters and two grandchildren. Last rites Wednesday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Newell Mendenhall officiating. Interment Greenwood cemetery.
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Allie van Matre
19Th Street
Mr. van Matre
Monroe
18Th Street
Martintown
Cadiz Township
James
Rosa McDaniel van Matre
Browntown
Opal Leverington
Kathryn Olson
Dubuque
Betty Durgin
Marguerite
Ardell
Pasadena
Calif
Franklin Butts
Gordon Olson
Shriner-Neushwander
Newell Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Democrats Spike Republican Claims in First 80th Congress Review
Democratic critique centers on omissions in a 32 page GOP summary led by Halleck. Rep. Monroney says the document ignores skyrocketing costs, rent and housing crises, and inflation controls, while Halleck touts deep spending cuts and GOP achievements.
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Washington
House
Halleck
Indiana
Rep
Monroney
D-Okla
Walleck
Republican National Committee
Truman
Republican Congress
Republican Party
Car overturns on hill near Prien school
Russell B. Colden of route 1 Mon ticello and Irwin W. Hill of 925 20th street escaped injury when Colden lost control on a sharp curve on highway 59 near Prien school. The car rolled over onto its wheels after skidding on loose gravel at 35 to 40 mph as he attempted the rightward turn.
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Russell B. Colden
Route 1
Monticello
Irwin W. Hill
20Th Street
Colden
Prien School
Highway 59
Susie Kingston Dreads Prunes After Camp Outing
Suzanne Kingston and Jane Ruf return from a week at Lake Mendota in Madison where Susie dislikes prunes but eats them at camp. They note she may skip prunes until the next camp.
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Susie
Madison
Suzanne Kingston
Jane Ruf
Lake Mendota
Suzie
U S Consul Foote Discusses Indonesian Peace Efforts
U S Consul General Walter A Foote met Indonesian republican President Soekarno in Jogjakarta with top ministers to seek clarification of Washingtons good offices in the East Indies peace process. Foote called the trip very good and noted truce violations while an eight man delegation prepared to go to Lake Success to present Dutch and Chinese views to the UN.
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Batavia
Java
U. S
Walter A. Foote
Jogjakarta
Soekarno
East Indies
Foote
Max Desfors
State Department
Republic
Indies
East Indonesia
West Borneo
Sumatra
Six Jews Hold Up Jerusalem Bank
Five youths and a girl claiming we are from the Jewish underground robbed a central Jerusalem savings bank of several hundred dollars. Police captured one robber and recovered part of the money. The incident coincided with a fatal shooting in Tel Aviv where four Jews and an Arab died at a crowded suburban restaurant and ten Jews were wounded. Police attributed the attack to Arabs. Hagana issued a communique.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Hagana
Jewish “Defense Army
Campbell backs MacArthur for 1948 Republican ticket
Oshkosh state Republican figure W J Campbell, former chairman of the state voluntary committee, endorses Gen Douglas MacArthur for president. Campbell says MacArthur is above attack and would have the best chance to win the 1948 GOP nomination, while other candidates are politically vulnerable.
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MacArthur Oshkosh
W. J. Campbell
State Voluntary Republican Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Campbell
Americans Await British Financiers
Washington plans for Britain to explain its 3.75 billion dollar loan spending as British delegates visit to discuss worsening finances. Officials say details are needed before relaxing loan terms, with October as the projected depletion date. Talks on Ruhr coal production proceed alongside concerns over Germany's industrial output levels.
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Washington
Britain
Hugh Daltona
United States
Germany
State Department
Ruhr
Firemen from 20 Departments Battle Porch Blaze
A Portage blaze scorched a front porch as firefighters from 20 departments, members of the South Central Wisconsin Volunteer Firemen's association, aided at the scene while meeting at the Portage fire station.
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Portage
South Central Wisconsin Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Earth Tremors Felt Across Midwest and Great Lakes
A mild earthquake rattled Southeastern Wisconsin and parts of Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan Saturday night. Marquette University physicist Rev Joseph Carroll said seismographs continued recording disturbances yesterday.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Joseph Carroll
S. J
Marquette University
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Reddington Beach
Clearwater, Fla
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Palestine Government
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Clifford V. Evans
Washington, D.C
George Truman
Los Angeles
Presque Isle
Teterboro
N. J
U.S
Indonesia
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