Wedell's Body Sent to Texas after Fatal Air Crash
The body of Jimmy Wedell, famed Louisiana speed ace, was sent from New Orleans to West Columbia Texas for burial beside his mother. The 34 year old aviator, known for a 305.33 mph land plane record, died in a Patterson Louisiana crash. He was survived by his widow, his brother Walter Wedell and associates Harry P Williams and Marguerite Clark.
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New Orleans
Jimmy Wedell
Airways
West Columbia
Texas
Elizabeth Westmoreland
Patterson
Jimmy
Lou Tiana
Walter Wedell
Harry P. Williams
Mr. Williams
Marguerite Clark
Moving Picture
Little Patterson
Evangeline Parish
Williams
Louisiana
Baudin Street
Wedell dies in plane crash during London to Australia flight plan
In New Orleans Jimmy Wedell perished when his plane crashed in a rice field while instructing Frank Sneeringer, a Mobile student. The Louisiana Legislature approved 15000 to support the London to Australia effort and Wedell's widow vows to remain brave.
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London
Australia
Mrs. Wedell
Frank Sneeringer
Mobile
Jimmy Wedell
Louisiana
Wedell
Walter
Jimmy
Delgado Trades School
New Orleans
Cross-Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A dense list of across and down clues appears for a crossword puzzle with entries ranging from mimic to Japanese coin. The readable items include definitions for odors, metals, weights, and various common words, but the OCR text is garbled with errors and misalignments.
Fires Extinguished With Minor Damage Reported
Fire crews responded to three incidents this weekend. A 4 35 p m blaze in a Patterson alley residence caused negligible damage to I Snow of that address. Another fire at Sam Marsala residence 420 South Eighth street caused about 200 damage from a kitchen fire. A Missouri Pacific switchyard blaze started by ignited waste oil was quickly put out.
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Patterson's Alley
DeSiard Street
I. Snow
Sam Marsala
South Eighth Street
Missouri Pacific
Tarzan Outsmarts Lion and Foes in Opar Corridor
Tarzan wards off a charging lion by slamming a door and hides as gnarled priests of Opar pursue him. The beast crashes into the corridor and Tarzan seals it, leaving screams and terror echoing as the chase ends.
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Tarzan
Numa
Lion
Opar
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Ialy
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Hareld Gray
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Annie
By Sidney Smith
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Moon Mullins
Anid
Lord and Lady Plushbottom
Willie
BY WilLard
Boots
By Martin
Nou
Ronald
Tarzan the Invincible
Pieducrd
Fement Books
Roger Rae
United Peature 8 Syndicate
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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