Kansas Convicts Still At Liberty Rob Bank
Kansas fugitives add to crime record as six escaped Kansas prisoners rob Chelsea bank for 2500 dollars and flee into hills. Two killers from McAlester penitentiary captured near Stuart Ohio. Leader Wilbur Underhill identified by bank cashier as ringleader. Convicts exchange shots with a city marshal and vanish into Ozark Cookson hills while others are pursued in surrounding areas.
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Chelsea
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Bank of
Charles Vandergraff
Chelsea Bank
Wilbur Underhill
Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing
Underhill
Kirk Prather
Hills
Ozark Hills
Cookson Hills
Missouri
Arkansas
Vinita
Workmen clean hillside above tracks for new retaining wall
Under mayoral relief workmen clear the Croton avenue hillside above the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks where a large retaining wall will rise, a project begun Thursday with several laborers employed. A new tall fence around the pending post office construction blocks bystanders, stopping watchers from viewing progress.
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Croton Avenue
Neshannock
Daily Weather Report Statistics for the 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics show a maximum 72 and a minimum 44 for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am with no precipitation. River stage is 6 feet. Year-ago figures note a high of 80 and a low of 60 with .08 inches of rain.
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U. S
Pittsburgh Cleanup Is Started By Herron
Pittsburgh detectives on June 2 renewed a drive to round up racketeers after Mayor John H. Herron ordered a cleanup. Charges were lodged against 37 known public enemies from the first day, while big shots eluded the dragnet across the north side and downtown. Police called the arrestees small fry amid fears of a rocket war following bombing activity.
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Pittsburgh
Dragnet
North Side
John H. Herron
Morgan Partnership Agreement Is Probed
Washington June 2 Internal Revenue Bureau probes the J P Morgan & Company partnership to decide if it is truly a partnership or a firm with J Pierpont Morgan as sole operator. A government study weighs whether Morgan conducts individual business or a partnership with nineteen others as co-owners under different tax rules.
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International News Service
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
J. P. Morgan & Company
International
Morgan
Flag Burning Sparks Amherst Riot Probe
Amherst College in Massachusetts launched investigations by college and police into a flag burning incident that sparked a campus riot among students and alleged student communists. Three injured, potential expulsions for several undergraduates. President Stanley King leads the inquiry as authorities pursue fuller details.
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Amherst
Mass
Amherst College
Stanley King
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight W. Morrow
P R R Marks Up 100 Trainmen Over E and A in Month
Positive freight growth prompts Pennsylvania Railroad to add 100 locomotive firemen and brakemen across the Erie and Ashtabula division in the past month. Officials say a marked up worker is on call at a moment's notice, signaling increased staffing. Youngstown reports 20 additional marked up in the period.
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Erie and
Ashtabula
Youngstown
Fire Chief Injured When Car Collides With Taxi
Fire Chief H. Clare Stockman sustained a leg injury when L. C. Agnew's car struck his vehicle on South Jefferson street causing it to skid and mount the curb. Both cars suffered only minor damage.
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H. Clare Stockman
L. C. Agnew
East North Street
Jefferson Street
Home Street
Residents ask for Sampson Street bus line reroute
Sampson street residents led by Henry Dupuy urged Superintend ent T C Moore of New Castle Street Electric Railway to reroute buses along Sampson street through McCleary avenue Bell avenue State street to Greenwood avenue. Moore promised to report next week to city council after considering the request.
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T. C. Moore
New Castle Street
Moore
Dupuy
Grove City Jubilee Fete Opens With Air Show and Pageant
Grove City marks its 50th anniversary with an air show by Capt. Oakley Kelley and aerial stunts by Donald Van Tassell and Lieut. Wickford at the college field. A 350-member cast will stage the founding pageant, with Miss Alice Montgomery crowned May Queen. Postmaster General James S. Farrell will speak at Saturday post office dedication.
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Grove City
Grove City College
Oakley Kelley
U. S. Army
San Antonio
Texas
Donald van Tassell
Lieut. Wickford
Shell Oil Company
Alice Montgomery
James S. Farley
Morgan’s Railroad Empire Under Senate Spotlight
The Senate probes J Pierpont Morgan’s railroad holdings as Ferdinand Pecora unveils how Morgan created the Allegheny holding company to control major lines including Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette Nickel Plate Erie Hocking Valley and other carriers through Van Sweringen interests and related acquisitions.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
House of Morgan
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ferdinand Pecora
Morgan
van Sweringen
Pere Marquette
Nickel Plate
Erie
Hocking Valley
Allegheny Corporation
Monster Railroad
Fog blamed for fatal Army plane crash in Cajon Pass
In dense fog three Army Air Corps crew members died and four were injured during a transport flight from March Field to Crissey Field. Dead are Private Addison C. Spencer from Pittsburgh, Private Lawrence D. Romano of New York City, and Private Charles M. Leadbetter of Roseburg Oregon. Injured include Second Lieutenant Charles McHenry of Los Angeles the pilot, Lieutenant E. D. Kennedy of Kansas City, and Sergeant Seymour R. Decker of El Mira New York, with Kennedy and Blinka in critical condition.
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Cal
California
United States Army Air Corps
March Field
Riverside
Crissey Field
San Francisco
Cajon Pass
Addison C. Spencer
Pittsburgh
Lawrence D. Romano
New York City
Charles M. Leadbetter
Roseburg
Ore
Charles McHenry
Los Angeles
E. D. Kennedy
Kansas City
Seymour R. Decker
Elmira
N. Y
Paul L. Blinka
Allee
Texas
Kennedy
Blinka
General Motors Boosts Wages Across Plants
General Motors increases workers pay by five percent in nearly all plants, affecting about 50,000 employees beyond Detroit and in the Detroit and Flint areas. The raise, effective through most plants, was to be in place by Thursday with further factory announcements awaited.
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Detroit
General Motors
Flint
City Council Approves Payrolls for City Employees
City Council met in the city building and approved payrolls for city employees and officials. Employees will receive two weeks pay Saturday while officials draw their May pay.
Girl Disappearance Reported by State Police
State police have been notified of the disappearance of Miss Ruth Sweesy, 17, from William Downing’s Edenburg residence. She left Memorial Day and authorities have alerted other agencies to watch for her. She is five feet five, 135 pounds, brown eyes, wearing a white and calico house dress. Police seek information on her whereabouts.
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Ruth Sweesy
William Downing
R. D
Edenburg
City License Fees Benefit County Treasurers Report
County Treasurer William O Pitts said about 15000 in license fees has been collected with more licenses pending. Ninety one of 118 retail licenses and 31 of 43 wholesale licenses have been issued. J Glenn Berry says New Castile and Ellwood City will receive fees for all licenses within their limits. The law dispersal for small boroughs such as Bessemer and Wampum remains unsettled pending further clarification.
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William O. Pitts
J. Glenn Berry
New Castile
Ellwood City
Berry
Lawrence County
Bessemer
Wampum
Kephart Bought Stocks Through Wife in Senate Inquiry
In Washington on June 2 Justice John W. Kephart of the Pennsylvania supreme court was linked to purchases of Allegheny and United Corporation from Morgan partners via his wife George Whitney testified. Whitney said invitations to buy the stocks were sent to Kephart and that payment was made by his wife. The matter arose after Governor Pinchot sought the facts from Pecora. Whitney indicated the stock issued to Kephart was paid for by his wife, with delivery handled by Drexel and Company.
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Washington
John W. Kephart
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Allegheny
United Corporation
House of Morgan
George Whitney
Morgan
Senate Banking Inquiry
Whitney
Kephart
Gifford Pinchot
Ferdinand Pecora
Pinchot
United
Justice Kephart
Drexel and Company
Philadelphia
Pecora
May Queen Crowned at Westminster College Ceremony
NEW WILMINGTON June 2 In ceremonies befitting a queen Miss Louise Johnston Farrell will be crowned May queen at Westminster College Saturday at 7 pm Miss Ruth Wagoner last year’s queen will place the crown Johnston will wear ivory satin with Wagoner in white satin and lace Her six attendants Annabel Stevenson Sara Elizabeth Long Kathryn McClure Doris Shawkey Elizabeth Macklin and Helen Thomas will accompany her as they ascend the south terrace to the white throne near Old Main Memorial prime music will accompany the coronation
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New Wilmington
Louise Johnston
Farrell
Westminster College
Ruth Wagoner
Sharon
Miss Johnston
Miss Wagoner
Old Main Memorial
Annabel Stevenson
Bellevue
Sara Elizabeth Long
Bellefonte
Kathryn McClure
Doris Shawkey
Polk
Elizabeth Macklin
Bessemer
Helen Thomas
U S Delegation Seeks to Exclude War Debts From Talks
Secretary of State Cordell Hull states the American delegation will keep discussions of foreign debts out of the world economic conference. The team will follow the agenda and relay any debt proposals to President Roosevelt in Washington. Delegates note the disarmament conference delay but expect continued momentum for economic rehabilitation leading to Geneva.
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George R. Holmes
Hull
Geneva
Washington
Will Surrender Young MacDonald For Questioning
June 2 A secret conference between police and MacDonald family members renewed reports Balfe MacDonald 17 heir to a Flint banker family will be surrendered for questioning in the murder of his mother Mrs Grace MacDonald 54 clubbed to death with a gilded book end in her mansion a week earlier Balfe and his 15 year old companion William Terwilliger had disappeared
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Flint
Midh
MacDonald
Balfe MacDonald
Grace MacDonald
Bruce MacDonald
Balfe
William Terwilliger
One Way Traffic Set On West Washington Bridge
One way traffic rules were set on the West Washington street bridge over the Shenandoah as Des Moines Steel Company workers, Pittsburg, expanded repair work. A county sworn patrolman is on duty. The northern half of the 1876 bridge is under repair while the southern half will be overhauled after the first side is finished.
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West Washington Street
Shenango River
Des Moines Steel Company
Pittsburgh
Farm price gains cited amid praise for leaders
Beverly Hills reports farm prices up 17 percent in the last month as a commentary notes the weakness of a Mussolini and Hitler joint goodwill speech. The new U S ambassador to England is mocked for accepting flattery over national identity, while Pecora is touted as a strong GOP presidential candidate.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Mussolini
Hitler
England
Prince of Wales
America
Pecora
Hawks And His Mechanical Man Try For Record
Los Angeles reports Lieut. Commander Frank Hawks begins a non stop flight to New York at 5 51 am with a mechanical pilot taking control after a takeoff from Municipal Airport. Hawks will navigate along a route north of Pueblo Colorado Kansas City Missouri St Louis Missouri and Indianapolis Indiana.
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Los Angeles
Frank Hawks
New York
Hawks
Pueblo
Colo
Kansas City
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Ind
Death Notice for Mrs Hogan and Mrs Levine
Death notices report Mrs Sue Hogan of Mt Vernon New York aged 87 and Mrs Nae Levine aged 67 of Saratoga Springs with placeholder fragments indicating a memorial context. The readable items denote two local names and ages in a standard obituary notice format.
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Sue Hogan
Mt. Vernon
Nae Levine
Saratoga Springs
Banking Pool In Crash Days Netted Profit
Senate testimony details J P Morgan partners organizing a stock market pool during the 1929 crash to stabilize chaos. Whitney says the pool yielded over one million dollars in profit after some losses, with net profit to Morgan under $200,000 and most gains shared among other involved firms.
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Pool
Morgan
Washington
J. P. Morgan Banking House
George Whitney
Senate Banking Inquiry
First Securities Company
Chase Securities Co
The
Guaranty Company of New York
National City Co
Bankers Co
Guggenheim Bros
Germany to tax unmarried and bar women from industry
Berlin dispatch says Germany will tax the unmarried and bar women from industry under a 250 million work program. The six point decree, published today by German newspapers, is part of Chancellor Adolf Hitler's plan.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Public Today
Eee
Barefoot summers and a boyhood memory of June
Arthur Mometer recalls a bygone June when summers meant bare feet and freedom. He notes how years bring dignity and rule out barefoot days, yet the urge returns each year as warm weather hits eighty six degrees, a kid, a dog, and a wide open world.
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