Robbins and Jones Launch Pacific Nonstop Flight to Japan
Texas aviators Reginald L. Robbins and H S Jones lifted from Seattle at 3 58 am in the monoplane Fort Worth aiming to become first to cross the Pacific nonstop westward. Crowds of 5000 cheered as they headed toward Seward Alaska then Fairbanks Nome and Tokyo with in air refueling and favorable weather.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific
Japan
Reginald L. Robbins
H.S. Jones
Texas
Fort Worth
Seward
Alaska
Fairbanks
British Columbia
Nome
Tokyo
Asahi News
Farewell for Rev Fr J Dudley Nee at St Marys Parish
The St Marys Parish community held a farewell reception for Rev Fr J Dudley Nee on Tuesday evening at St Marys Hall North Beaver Street. Parishioners presented a check for about 500 dollars as a token of esteem for his four years as assistant pastor and confessor. Major Guy Wadlinger chaired the event praising Nee for his counsel and service to the parish and city as he prepares to leave.
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J. Dudley Nee
St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary's Hall
North Beaver Street
Father Nee
F. S. Clifford
St. Mary’s Parish
Guy J. Wadlinger
Wadlinger
Actress Evelyn Wilson Vanishes After Party Disappearance
Evelyn Wilson, 23, an actress, returned home unable to explain her whereabouts after a party Sunday night. Detectives questioned her but she, in poor condition, offered no information and remains under a physician's care. Her mother alleges kidnapping by racketeers or white slavers.
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International News Service
New York
Evelyn Wilson
Miss Wilson
Epworth church project and circus night in Pa Newsg
Community efforts on grading the Epworth M E church site ahead of Sunday dedication amused walkers. A circus crowd returned downtown after the show while a new amplifying system replaced the traditional loud announcer. City weeds and a smoky car attracted attention as Pa Nene and a worried policeman joked over traffic. Children and animals, including a baby zebra and chickens in rumble seats, provided neighborhood humor.
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Corps of
Epworth M. E
Mahoning Avenue
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report from U S Weather Bureau
The 24 hour period ending at nine this morning shows a high of 86 degrees and a low of 61 with no precipitation. The river stage is 3.5 feet and rising.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Ninety Second Birthday With Rockefeller In Good Health
POCANTICO HILLS N Y July 8 John D Rockefeller the oil magnate and grandfather of American business is ninety two and enjoying a routine birthday. He awoke early walked in his gardens and distributed shining dimes to family members amid many messages from around the world. An overcast sky threatened his golf but he has hardly missed his nine holes on his birthday or any day for years.
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Pocantico Hills
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hold 32 For Hearing In Alleged Plotting Of Greene Co
Thirty two suspects, twenty seven men and five women, were held at Greene County Jail after a statewide roundup by State police and deputies. The group is tied to an alleged plot by strikers and sympathizers to stage an armed march and attack Sheriff James White. The plan, described as to occur later this week in eastern Greene County, followed a demonstration at Walnut Hill.
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International News Service
Waynesburg
Greene County
Walnut Hill
James White
White
Tilson and Crad Visit Beverly Hills Igloo
Special to The News reports Republican leader Tilson and Congressman Crad met with the writer at an igloo in Beverly Hills to discuss Mr. Hoover's debt plan. Tilson expressed optimism, saying, We are over the worst. The note reflects informal talks among Congress members in Longworth's room.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Washington
Crad
Tilson
Longworth
Hoover
Two Killed in Gladewater Gun Battle in Texas
Texas Ranger Dan McDuffey and ex jailer Jeff Johnson died in a downtown gun duel after Johnson fired on officers seeking him. Chief W A Dial also fired during the confrontation, which followed Johnson’s threats after being discharged as jailer.
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International News Service
Gladewater
Texas
Dan McDuffey
Ranger
Jeff Johnson
Johnson
W. A. Dial
Dial
Wife Worried As Robbins Flew To Tokio From Fort Worth
Fort Worth, July 8. The wife and five year old son of Reg Robbins faced mixed emotions as news arrived of Robbins take off for Tokio. Mrs Robbins expressed worry though she trusted him, while son Junior cheered, having christened his father's ship before departure. Robbins rose to fame three years ago by breaking an endurance flight record in a second hand plane and used earnings to buy a tri motor ship for barnstorming in the southwest. Navigator H S Jones, who started today, helped finance the voyage and joined the flight for the thrill with friends.
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International News Service
Fort Worth
Texas
Reg Robbins
Robbin
Tokio
Robbins
Southwest
H. S. Jones
Jones
Plane Crashes At Yorkville In Air Tour Incident
Martins Ferry Ohio July 8 An airplane crashed into a hillside near Yorkville airport injuring Charles Sugg a flyer in the Ford National reliability air tour He was taken to a hospital with a probable fractured skull The crash occurred during takeoff as other planes in the fleet moved toward Columbus the next tour stop and Sugg s address could not be learned
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International News Service
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Yorkville
Charles Sugg
Columbus
Sugg
Detroit
Plan To Celebrate Rural Road Program Opens July 23
Preparations finish for a ceremony marking the start of construction on the 20000 mile rural road program endorsed by the last legislature. Gov. Gifford Pinchot will turn the first spadeful at the Rossville to Lewisberry stretch in York County on July 23, with final ceremony details being coordinated by Secretary of Highways San Lewis.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Rossville
Lewisberry
York County
State
San Lewis
Scaling Down On Allied War Debts May Be Proposed
Washington reports Hoover administration exploring reduction of allied war debts to the United States in exchange for German reparations and disarmament. Secretary Stimson plans to gauge acceptance during a European tour via Mussolini in Rome and visits to Berlin Paris and London. Castle reveals Hoover’s prior idea to re‑examine debt and reparations structures.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
United States
Hoover
Stimson
Europe
Rome
Mussolini
London
Berlin
Paris
Brussels
Wm. R. Castle, Jr
Former Resident Returns For Visit After Long Absence
Louis Kaufman of New Orleans, brother of Jonas Kaufman, visited his old New Castle hometown after 49 years. He traveled with his eleven year old son Louis Albert en route to New York City to see relatives before returning home. In New Castle he previously worked with his brother in a store near Perelman’s, later across the street near Higgin’s Brothers. Kaufman now runs a cigar box manufacturing plant in New Orleans. He noted many changes yet could still identify old landmarks along Washington Street.
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Louis Kaufman
New Orleans
Jonas Kaufman
Boyles Avenue
Mr. Kaufman
Louis Albert
New York City
New Castle
Kaufman
Jonas
Perelman
Street Car Crashes Injure Dozens in New York Brooklyn
Two separate Brooklyn street car crashes left over sixty people shocked or bruised and several seriously injured. A head on collision followed a split switch while brakes failed on slick tracks. In another incident a car jumped rails and struck a drug store causing extensive damage.
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Brooklyn
International News Service
New York
World Fliers' Wives Share In All Honors
Mrs Wiley Post and Mrs Harold Gatty, once called just wives, now share the world’s honors as their husbands fly around the globe. They helped crown two record breakers who circled 15 128 miles in 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes setting a new world record.
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Ethelda Bedford
Central Press
New York
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Harold Gattey
Man reports nine hours dead after canoe accident
William Dugan, 28, survived a nine hour near death after falling from a canoe into Laurel Lake New Jersey. Rescuers used blankets hot water bottles inhalators and injections to revive him. He recalls a peaceful dreamless state and says he felt comfortable during the ordeal.
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Dugan
Laurel Lake
N. J
Combined Ages Of Three Elder Brothers At Reunion
County Commissioner Py O Elder attends a Leesburg reunion of the Elder family. The three brothers James A Elder Robert Elder and Pressley Elder have ages 847 389 and 83 to total 256 years. The Elders are longtime pioneers with ties to Lawrence and Mercer counties.
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Reunion
Py O. Elder
Leesburg
Rescue Crews Search Conneaut Lake For Unidentified Man
At Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania rescuers dragged the lake for a roughly 70 year old man who fell or jumped from a small lake steamer late last night. The aged man feeble and missing between Iroquois Club and Shady Avenue landing. His hat and cane were found aboard the boat. He was believed a Meadville resident. Thomas Mager of Dubois is a guest at the Mager home on East North Street.
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International News Service
Conneaut Lake Park
Conneaut Lake
Midway
Iroquois Club
Shady Avenue Landing
Meadville
Epworth Church Dedication Week Preparations Underway
Tonight workers will finish grading the Epworth M. E. church grounds as the dedication approaches. Nearly a hundred men cleared dirt for the Washington street side hole, using dirt from Senator George T. Weingartner’s grounds, with Mooney Brothers trucks hauling material. The women completed interior cleaning and will host the dedication service Thursday, while fellowship dinner tickets for Friday are selling fast with two seatings at 5:30 and 6:30.
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Epworth M. E
Washington Street
Mooney Brothers
George T. Weingartner
Epworth
T. M. Shaffer
Samuel L. Maxwell
Death Record of Rev. R. A. Jamison and Mrs. Cora Bowman
Rev. R. A. Jamison, 83, died in Apollo. Mrs. Cora Bowman, of Petersburg, Ohio, is listed in the same death notice.
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R. A. Jamison
Apollo
Cora J. Bowman
Petersburg
Ohio
Return to Home After Sunny South Travel
A nostalgic reflection on travel to the Sunny South with peaches and cotton, noting how thoughts dwell on home and friends while the traveler longs to return. The piece ends with the sense that the weather remains warm and the road calls back home.
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Daily Weather Report
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Congress
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Philadelphia
William Dugan
Conneaut
Thomas Mager
Dubois
Mrs Paul Mager
East North Street
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Ing Project
Arthur Mometer
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