Fears Rise For Swedish Ocean Flier Carl Backman
Stockholm dispatch reports widespread worry over Carl Backman the Swedish explorer missing since taking off from Newfoundland at 5 40 a m local time in a small single engine monoplane. With an unreported radio and a 3800 mile range the 34 year old American trained aviator aimed for Leksand Sweden 2200 miles from Newfoundland. Weather along the route worsened and no sightings or radio contact had been received by press time, leaving his fate uncertain with potential landings in the Faeroes Norway or Sweden.
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Stockholm
Carl Backman
Newfountland
Newfoundland
Backman
Leksand
Hope
Faeroe Islands
Norway
Sweden
President May Visit Alaska Plan Lies Ahead
Reports from the west coast indicate President Roosevelt plans an inspection cruise to Alaska after a cross country trip to the San Francisco exposition. Final decision on the North Pacific voyage depends on domestic and international affairs, with a mid June westward swing and a navy cruiser to the northern insular possession to inspect air and naval defenses under way near the Far East.
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Washington
West
Roosevelt
Maska
San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition
America
Alaska
Far East
Miss Helle Tisenborne Reports Fragrant Lemon Tree
PA NEWC OBSERVES Miss Helle Tisenborne of 1210 Delaware Avenue reports to PA Newe that she has an aid time lemon tree plant. Leaves are unusually fragrant and tasty though no fruit yet. At the Cypher residence on Erie Avenue an unusually large umbrella plant dominates the side yard. Work by Dura Fox on the public square is beginning to show and promises to become a beaut y spot this summer.
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Helle Tisenborne
Delaware Avenue
Pa Nowe
Cypher
Erie Avenue
Dura Fox
Daily Weather Report United States Stats for Tuesday
Daily Weather Report lists a 24 hour period ending Tuesday with maximum 73 and minimum 51 degrees, precipitation 0.01 inches, river stage 4.7. A year earlier the high was 68 and low 45 with no precipitation.
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United States
Nine new directors elected at YWCA annual meeting
Nine new members joined the board of directors at the 31st annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association of New Castle. Names include Mrs. J W Balentine Mrs James M Blackwood Mrs Jonn L Zuilott Mrs Robert A Eckles and others. Two candidates sought one year terms by lot at the next board meeting. A nominating committee for 1940 was also elected. A Chinese speaker Miss Cora Deng of Shanghai addressed the gathering discussing industrial cooperatives in China.
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Young Women's Christian Association of
New Castle
J. W. Balentine
James M. Blackwood
Jonn £. Zuilott
Robert A. Eckles
Charles T. Metzler
Alice Elder McKillop
Floy Owens
Martha £. Smith
Alice Sterling
Balentine
Owens
Taeeting
Glenn Berry
Alson Leste
Hazel Boyd
Dell Davidson
Eleanor Kennedy
Cora Dent
Shanghai
United States
Deng
China
Repayment Bond Suspension Noted in Harrisburg
The suspension order affects the repayment bond required of relief recipients since April 11. Secretary Howard L. Russell notified county relief boards that use of the bond has been halted while a Senate resolution and a pending bill to amend the 1887 law are considered.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Secretary of Public Assistance
Howard L. Russell
House of Representatives
Senate
British Ultimatum Demands Japanese Evacuation of Kulangsu
In Shanghai on May 17 British Admiral Nosle demanded Japanese forces abandon Kulangsu island within 38 hours. British destroyers joined cruisers and American ships in the showing of force as Japanese withdrawal reported. Kulangsu municipal council resisted most demands.
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International News Service
Shanghai
United States
Amey
Sir Percy Nosle
Kulangsz Island
Duncan
Scout
Defender
Birmingham
Marblehead
Bulmer
Hong Kong
Kulangsu
Kulangsu Island
Await Autopsy Report On Death Of Potter Palmer
Sarasota Florida May 17 Officials awaited an autopsy to determine Potter D Orsay Palmers death after a weekend fight contest disputed by expert testimony. The 34 year old scion of a Chicago hotel family died from an alleged cerebral hemorrhage following a fracas, with the inquest postponed until autopsy results are available.
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International News Service
Sarasota. Fla
Fotler D'Orsay
Palmer
Chicago
Two Men Die In Philadelphia Fire
Philadelphia fire kills Harry Wallace, 48, and Harry Kirby, 62, found in a crowded living room after flames swept a three story band box dwelling. Thomas O Leary, 62, escaped by leaping to safety and was aided by officers after he crawled from his bedroom.
Navy Blimp K-2 Crashes at Lakehurst. crew escapes
A navy blimp, K-2, 245 feet long, crashed at Lakehurst New Jersey after its gas bag tore when it struck a tree during landing. Commander J. Kenworthy and seven crew members escaped unharmed as 400 000 cubic feet of helium escaped. Officials said the hull was undamaged and the bag could be repaired at moderate cost.
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International News Service
Lakehurst
N. J
J. ©. Kenworthy
Chamberlain weighs reply to Soviet Union over reciprocity
London May 17 British Prime Minister Chamberlain and cabinet discussed a note to Moscow shaping concessions to break deadlock in London Moscow talks. The note aims to persuade Soviet leaders to accept changes and send Potemkin to Geneva for the League of Nations council meeting. Sir William Leeds to press Molotov in Moscow for reconsideration and potential alterations.
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Charles A. Smith
London
Neville Chamberlain
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
Cabinet Foreign Affairs Committee
William Leeds
V. M. Molotov
Ivan Maisky
Vinodimir Potemkin
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Potemkin
Roosevelt Trade Treaty Faces Senate Attack Over Buy American Amendment
The May 17 report notes threats to the Roosevelt reciprocal trade treaty system as the senate debates a buy American amendment to the navy supply bill. Senators from cattle states push the amendment while the administration opposes it, risking electoral votes in the west for 1940. The house already approved the measure after Roosevelt authorized 48,000 pounds of Argentine corned beef.
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Edward B. Lockett
Washington
Navy
Senate
Roosevelt
West
House
Will Graduate Class Shatter Graduation Records
Will Graduate Record Class will graduate about 393 seniors at the June commencement in the Cathedral, the largest class in its history. The 605 total graduates for 1939 would be a record. Speaker will be Ralph Cooper Hutchison, president of Washington and Jefferson College. Baccalaureate services will be held June 4 with Rev. Chester T. R. Yeates presiding and Rev. David J Blasdell assisting.
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Cathedral
Ralph Cooper Hutchison
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
Chester T. R. Yeates
Third United Presbyterian Church
David J Blasdell
Mahoning Methodist Church
Legion Opposes War Referendum
The American Legion and the National League of Women Voters opposed a pending resolution to allow a public vote before entering a foreign war. They notified the senate judiciary sub-committee hearing the bill that their legislative chairman John Thomas Taylor would testify against it. The League statement, signed by Vice President Louise G Baldwin, warned the measure would increase the dangers of foreign war.
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Thtarnalional News Service
Washington
American Legion
National League of Women Voters Today
America
Senate Judiciary
John Thomas Taylor
National League of Women
Louise G. Baldwin
Norwegian royal couple arrive in San Francisco today
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway arrived in San Francisco for a three day visit. Their arrival coincides with Norway's National Constitution Day celebrations. A dinner on Treasure Island caps the day followed by a tour of the Golden Gate International Exposition.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Olav
Martha of
Norway
Treasure Island
Hazards in Harlan area signings prompt guard deployment
In Harlan county 900 national guardsmen were posted as Haz ard operators reportedly agreed to contracts with the United Mine Workers after a tense 12 hour meeting. The UMW asserts a last resort shoot to kill order was issued to maintain order during mine reopenings amid operator resistance to closed shop demands.
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International News Service
Harlan. By
Hazard Coal Operators’ Association
United Milne Workers
National
Harlan County
Harlan
Kentucky
UMW
Sam Caddy
U.M.W. District 30
Lexington
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
Association
George S. Ward
Trogas
Kuhn And Aides Facing Charges Of Irregularities
Fritz Kuhn leader of the German American Bund and at least three aides were charged with sales tax irregularities, per a report by Commissioner William 3B. Herlands. Mayor LaGuardia and the state department had held up passports for band leaders amid tax payment questions on ticket sales. Names of others cited were to be made public after the mayor studies the report.
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S International News Servi
New York
Fritz Kuan
William 3B
Herlands Lo
LaGuardia
Journal-American
Germany
State Department
Herlands
Hull
Fritz Schwelling
Wilhelm Kunze
Death Record for Dunlap Chinfl and Sabatino
Death notices list William H. Dunlap Jr of 712 Court street age 41 Joseph Chinfl age 66 of Ellwood City and Frank Sabatino age 69 of Hillaville with no further details provided in the fragment dated Wednesday May 17 1929.
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Williaam H. Dunlap, Jr
Court Street
Joseph Chinfl
Ellwood City
Frank Sabatino
Hillaville
King and Queen Delayed Crossing Atlantic to Canada Visit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth aboard the Empress of Australia face nearly two day delay in crossing the Atlantic while awaiting their first sight of the American continent. The royal tour to Canada and the United States proceeds with heavy seas and cautious morale aboard.
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King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Australia
G Men Enter Philadelphia Murder Probe
Federal agents joined Philadelphia authorities in pursuing two key suspects in a mass murder ring thought to have claimed many lives across five states. Rose Carina and Lorelei are named as principal figures, with Dominick Rodeo linked as an accessory in a Philadelphia case. The investigation expands to include the post office department.
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Iintermiiana
Sens. Service
Philadelphia
Gmen
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
A. Bernard Teckle
FBI
Rose Carina
Lorelei
Syndicate
Dominick Rodeo
Josep Arens
Sea Isle Ct
Post Office Department
Witch
Navy Procurement Ban Hits Foreign Beef Purchases
In Washington on May 17 the senate appropriations committee approved an amendment to the naval appropriations bill prohibiting the navy from buying foreign supplies, targeting Argentine beef as part of a broad self sufficiency move against President Roosevelt.
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Hulletin
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Appropriations Committee
Naval Appropriations
Enon Girls Parents Hear Dr Bennett at Dinner
Dr G 5 Bennett pastor of First Christian church spoke at a Parents Night dinner for Enon high school Tri- Hi- club. He had just returned from Grove land where he addressed the 17th anniversary banquets of the West Boulevard Christian church Young People Married class he organized there.
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G. 5. Bennett
First Christian Church
Enon High School
Enon
Groveland
West Boulevard Christian Church
Welcome to British rulers in Quebec ceremony
Quebec City May 17 Prime Minister Maurice Duplessis welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II to the legislature in a colorful ceremony. He praised the crown as a bulwark of democracy and liberty and expressed loyalty to Britain, while noting Quebec and Canadians of French descent hold affection for the royal family. He also praised Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret-Rose for their charm and influence.
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International
Quebec
Freren
Maurice Duplessis
King George
Duplessis
Elizabeth
Britain
Libertar
Canada
Providente
Margaret-Rose
Drowns Baby Then Commits Suicide in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports Mys Neele Dooley a former State Striking Fund Commission employee drowned her four month old son in a bathtub and then took her own life. Coroner C F Sayre said the woman was found in the bathroom with wrists and throat cut. She had been married ten years to Bernard Dooley. the infant died first. Temporary defacement was listed as the cause for the drowning and death by own action.
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International News Service
Charleston
W. Va
Neele Dooley
State Striking Fund Commission
C.F. Sayre
British Rulers Land At Quebec This Morning
King George and Queen Elizabeth landed at Quebec to a thunderous welcome. The king spoke at a luncheon with Prime Minister Mackenzie King, saying he hoped to see much of Canada and its people. The moment marked a historic first cross Atlantic visit by a British king.
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Walter Kiernan
International Mews Service
Sab Correspondén
Quebec
Que
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
Canada
George
King
Mace Renzie
Dot
T Sim
Trecord
Atlantic
America
Queen
Labor Mediator Sent To Harlan County Coal War
Roosevelt and Perkins dispatch labor mediator John L. Carter to Kentucky coal district to ease dispute between mine operators and the United Mine Workers. Browning co inventor dies after appendicitis operation at New Haven hospital. descendant of a family of gunsmiths.
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International Mews Service
Washington
Harlan County
Kentucky
White House
Roosevelt
Perkins
John L. Carter
Kentucky Coal District
United Mine Workers Union
International News Service
New Haven
Conn
Jonathan E. Browning
New Haven Hospital
John
Arthur Mometer Describes Delightful Golf Days and Yard Work
The writer notes days of golf pleasure and warm weather with long greens and outdoor chores. He imagines a man in overalls and jeans, a wife preferring a quiet yard, and a scene of cutting down weeds in a setting of pleasant eighty degree weather.
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Roy Long
Denny
Japan
Point Off
Amoy
Kulangsu International
Potter Palmer
Chamberlain
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Harlan Mint
DR. Bennett
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Arthur Mometer
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