Hindenburg Tragedy Kills 36 at Lakehurst
The Hindenburg exploded while attempting to moor at Lakehurst New Jersey ending its first trans Atlantic crossing. 97 aboard 36 dead 44 crew survived 20 passengers survived. Ground crew member dies aiding wreckage. Investigations opened by federal and naval authorities. Captain Lehmann unable to explain event. Ground crew member describes fiery blast beneath gas bag.
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HIRTY
Hindenburg
Lakehurst
N. J
Earth
Survivors list from Hindenburg disaster published
Survivors and crew of the Hindenburg are named with first and last names and towns of origin. The report details that 64 of 97 aboard survived including 44 crew and 20 passengers, with 26 bodies recovered and nine unidentified. Eyewitness accounts describe the explosion, flames, crowd rush, and rescue efforts at Lakehurst New Jersey.
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Quartermaster Corps
Rosendahl
Comdr
C. E. Rosendahl
Naval
Kirkpatrick
Margaret Unger
Maywood
N. J
Fourth Naval District
Philadelphia
Navy Department
Washington
Commanded Zeppelin Hindenburg Maiden Flight Leader
The 1937 Hindenburg maiden voyage ended in disaster near Lakehurst New Jersey as Captain Max Pruss first commanded the airship from Germany to the United States. Previously he served under Capt. Ernst Lehmann and Dr. Hugo Eckener on regular schedules, after a quarter century of Zeppelin training.
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Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Bureau of Air Commerce
A B. Cook
Bureau of Aeronautics
United States Navy
Hans Luther
United States
Zeppelin Company
Ernst Lehmann
E W. Kirkpatrick
Lakehurst
N. J
Max Pruss
Germany
Ernst A. Lehmann
Hugo Eckener
George H. Davis Elected U S Chamber President
George H. Davis of Kansas City was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States at the annual meeting in Washington. He succeeds Harper Sibley. Davis is a banker, a farmer and a merchant. The Chamber opposed Roosevelt court reform and called for Wagner Act amendments.
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George H. Davis
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington, D. C
Harper Sibley
Davis
Chamber
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Sunbonnet Girls Quilt Pattern Offer
Sunbonnet Girls applique pattern 5724 offers a 9 inch block chart yardage diagram and placement guidance for single or double bed quilts. Send 18 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern by mail.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
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