Merrill Flies Atlantic Toward New York in Coronation Letter
Dick Merrill in a Lockheed Electra aims for New York about 1 p m EST after departing London. Radio reports show speed near 140 mph amid head winds and heavy gasoline load as Merrill’s friends track progress from a New York hotel. The trip carries a coronation letter from James W. Gerard to President Roosevelt, who collects stamps, highlighting a new coronation stamp.
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E. V. Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
New York
London
Lambie
Newark
Merrill
Bernice Claire
Dick Merrill
New York City
United States
James W. Gerard
Roosevelt
Beauty winner faces marriage after train tragedy
Jessie Simpson, four time New Jersey beauty contest winner, suffers amputations after a commuters train severed her legs while she attempted to board in motion at Hackensack. She remains in hospital and plans marriage despite her handicap.
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Jessie Simpson
New Jersey
Hackensack
Center Club Names Officers For Year
The Purple Jacket club at Northeast Center of Louisiana State University elected officers for the coming year. Martha Hamilton was chosen president with Frances Smith as vice president Mary E Brown as secretary Virginia Husted as treasurer and Dot Bennett as reporter. Plans for the annual banquet and dance are under way and installation will occur then.
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Purple Jacket Club
Northeast Center
Louisiana State University
Martha Hamilton
Frances Smith
Mary E. Brown
Virginia Husted
Dot Bennett
Beaumont lawmaker charged with murder in hotel dispute
Beaumont Representative B E Quinn, a veteran legislator and real estate businessman, is jailed on murder charges after a hotel room altercation in Austin. Witnesses describe a violent confrontation with Her rn Hicks of Houston, a gun fired, and Hicks mortally wounded.
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Hicks
N. M. Morris
Court of Justice of the Peace
Paul T. Holt
Beaumont
Beatmont
W. L. Stark
Justice Holt
Alen Shivers
Port Arthur
Alt Roark
Saratoga
F. L. Kuykendall
Pooktouse
Sterritt
Quint
Jefferson County
Tex
B. E. Quinn
Herrn Hicks
Houston
Austin
Jefferson Smushy
Beaumonter
Lions International
Beaumont Lions Club
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson
Liberty
Alabama
Texas
Beaumont Journal
J. J. O'Fiel
O'Fiel
Beaumont Furnishings
O'Fiel and Associates
Wives and salaries in marriage debate resurface
Mrs. Roosevelt argues wives who do all housework might deserve pay, eliciting varied views. Mrs. Borah says most wives get what they deserve from husbands, Mrs. Reed rejects salary, Mrs. Ellender calls for husbands to provide a sufficient meal-ticket allowance.
Louisiana floodway debate draws strong opposition
Protesters challenge the Overton flood control plan arguing property rights and wider channel size. Louisiana officials defend floodways as essential, while critics like H. W. Wright and J. E. Ransdell urge alternatives such as reservoirs and court rulings to halt the project.
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United States Engineers
Wade QO. Martin
Louisiana Flood Control and Water Conservation Commission
Harry Jacobs
Jacobs
H. W. Wright
Catahoula Parish
United States
J. E. Ransdel
Lake Providence
Supreme Court
Yazoo- Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ransdell
Stephen Voelker
Sixth Judicisl District
Landowner Fights Damages Claim In Rural Suit
A Missouri landowner represented by investments in her land seeks 34 000 in a suit against the government. She says her forty acres were the foundation for her life and would produce better than crops grown elsewhere. The filing labels the action a test case, arguing the government damages are unjust as conflict over land use and control emerges.
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Hardy
Hunter
Hyperion
Arethusa
Jaime Primero
Lazaga
Almeria
Gibraltar
London
Febus
Almera
England
Britain
Admiralty
Llandovery Castle
Barcelona
Oby Investments
Landan
Missouri Pacans
Postal inspector arrest of Robert W Taylor in New Jersey
Postal inspectors in Elizabeth detained 57 year old Robert W Taylor on federal mail fraud charges from New Orleans. He was held on 100000 dollars bail pending removal to New Orleans, where he was indicted last February. Details of the charges were not disclosed in Newark.
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Newark
N. J
Elizabeth
Robert W. Taylor
New Orleans
Taylor
Ne Orleans
Oaks Endure Battle With Pest Plague of 300 Insects
Study notes oaks face a severe pest challenge with over 300 insect pests attacking trees. Researchers warn of widespread damage and potential impacts on forest health and urban tree management.
Elkins Woman Completes 526 Quilt Tops in 50 Years
Mrs. Alice Teter, 68, has spent fifty years piecing quilt tops in intervals between other tasks. She has finished 526 quilts, with the latest containing 48 embroidered squares each featuring a bird a flower and a state name.
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Elkins
W. Va
Alice Teter
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