Lost balloonists found in Ontario wilds after long trek
Ward T. Van Orman and Frank A. Trotter, Bennet balloon racers from Chicago, were found in dense bush near Tower No. 38 Ontario after a week of assaulting rough terrain. They suffered contusions and lomaine poisoning while surviving on berries and meat, with their journal note guiding a lineman to their camp.
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Sudbury
Ontario
Ward T. van Orman
Frank A. Trotter
van Orman
Ontario Hydroelectric Company
James Barrett
Tower No. 38
Trotter
Akron
Ohio
Van
Chicago
Franciszek Hynek
Zbygniew Burzynski
Poland
Riviere A Pierre
Quebec
T. G. W. Settle
Charles H. Kendall
United States Navy
Connecticut
Three Killed in Break From a Prison Farm
A riot at Angola Penal Farm in Louisiana began during a prison baseball game. Eleven inmates escaped in a visitor's car after firing on the crowd. two guards and a convict were killed. Arnold Davis and J. W. Fletcher were slain. William Stone of Dallas was later identified among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola Penal Farm
Arnold Davis
J. W. Fletcher
William Stone
Dallas
Texas
Bodies of Autogiro Victims Recovered in Lake Michigan
The bodies of Majenta Gerard, 22, of River Forest, H W Manning of Pico California, and Charles Otto of Haverford Pennsylvania were recovered from Lake Michigan at Indiana Harbor after an autogiro flight from South Bend to Chicago disappeared with three aboard. The autogiro captain was Otto. Manning was a noted parachute jumper.
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Chicago
South Bend
Lake Michigan
Indiana Harbor
Majenta Gerard
River Forest
H. W
Spud) Manning
Pico
Calif
Charles A. Otto
Haverford
Autogiro
Railroad Firemen of 1893 Reunited at World's Fair
Chicago. Frank Nelson of Paw Paw Michigan L Price of Baker Montana and David Reese of Iron Mountain Michigan, who attended the Columbian exposition together in 1893, were reunited at A Century of Progress. All three were railroad firemen at the time of the 1893 fair. Nelson now owns a nursery near Paw Paw Price is a hardware merchant and president of the National Bank in Baker and Reese is an engineer for the Chicago and North Western.
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Chicago
Frank Nelson
Paw Paw
Mich
L. Price
Baker, Mont
David Reese
Iron Mountain
Nelson
Price
The
National Bank
Baker
Mr. Reese
Chicago and North Western
Sailor Freed in Germany After Consular Intervention
The American consul-general George S. Messersmith secured clemency from the Prussian minister of justice, freeing Thoursten Johnson, an American sailor sentenced to six months for telling companions that Chancellor Hitler was a Czech Jew. Johnson said he was misunderstood and speaks little German.
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Berlin
George S. Messersmith
Thoursten Johnson
Adolf Hitler
Johnson
Wheat farmers must decide by Sept 25 deadline set
Washington reports a 13 acre day window for farmers to apply for acreage reduction contracts under the domestic allotment plan. Chester Davis warns that after Sept 25 county associations will allocate quotas to those who filed. Kansas shows strong participation with 15 percent cuts. totals include 51,000 of 100,000+ apps from nine states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Davis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kansas
Davis
Illinois
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Farmer Pleads Guilty in Wisconsin Paper Mill Murder
Walter Patz, a fifty year old farmer near Wausau, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in county court to a murder charge in the November 16 killing of Paul Shepanik, fifty, Mosinee, at the paper mill yard. Patz had earlier accused Shepanik of poisoning his family by contaminating water in July 1931, and was briefly jailed after the shooting before being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Paul Shepanik
Mosinee
Walter Patz
G. J. Leicht
Pat
Einstein in English Hut Hiding From Nazis
The article reports Dr. Albert Einstein hiding in a secluded hut on the English coast after leaving Coq-sur-Mer Belgium due to a Nazi price on his head. He plans to stay there until October before proceeding to America to lecture, with the exact location kept secret from most people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
London
Albert Einstein
Coq-sur-mer
Belgium
North Sea
England
America
Milwaukee Sewers Gets $1,850,000 Federal Allocation
Secretary Ickes announced a $1,850,000 allotment to Milwaukee County for a sewage system. The project is expected to employ about 340 men directly for eighteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee
Wis
Ickes
Ten Nazi Troopers Killed in Solingen Truck Plunge
A truck carrying Nazi storm troopers plunged down a 90 foot embankment in Solingen Germany killing ten and injuring thirty one others. Only four passengers escaped without serious injuries.
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Solingen
Germany
Two Die in Denver Flood as Waters Recede
Receding flood waters in six streams around Denver left two dead and three missing. An eightysix year old woman Mrs Elizabeth James and her nine year old grandson Benny James drowned. Property damage was expected to approach one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Elizabeth James
Benny James
Plane Crash Kills Eight at Jugoslavian Asylum Wall
An airplane crashed into the wall of an insane asylum at Laibach killing the pilot and seven passengers. Authorities reported no survivors among those aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laibach
Jugoslavia
Wheat signers in state top twenty thousand
The farm adjustment administration said over 20 000 farmers have signed wheat contract applications, with meetings planned in six wheat states this month. George E Farrel noted no closing date has been set for the sign-up campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Farm Adjustment Administration
George E. Farrel
Farm Administration
Nebraska Home Owners Loan Bank Opens Omaha Office
Lincoln reports that a month after opening the first district office in Omaha, the Nebraska H O L B has logged 2 767 loan applications. Of these 1 419 were returned with consent to take bonds. about one third are urgent and will be addressed in 30 days. Forty five loans totaling 97 612 have been approved, with 5 559 for back taxes and 5 540 for repairs. The smallest loan is 350 dollars and refinancings average 87 8 percent debt, 12 2 percent taxes and urgent repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal Home Owners Loan Bank
Omaha
Charles Smrha
Smrha
To Begin Soon On River Work On Missouri River System
Federal action plans ten month river work across Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska. Projects total about 14 million dollars with 9000 men to be employed. Contracts expected soon as Capt Theodore Wyman Jr oversees bids. Jobs by state Missouri 2460 Kansas 2200 Nebraska 2490 Iowa 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Theodore Wyman
United States
St. Joseph
Sioux City
George Hodge
Lincoln
H. C. Pfund
Des Moines
Lincoln 1933 State Fair likely to pay all expenses and premiums
Secretary Perry Reed reported preliminary figures show the 1933 state fair may cover all expenses and premiums. Revenue exceeded 45 000 dollars with 20 000 more paid admissions than last year while expenses dropped about 30 000 dollars. Car admissions were cut to 25 cents and grandstand concession income fell to 315 dollars. Entertainment payments reached 60 percent pending final tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Reed
Reed
Pheasant Season Set in Nebraska for 1933
Lincoln Nebraska The 1933 pheasant hunting season runs October 22 to 31 in 76 counties. State Game Warden Frank B O Connell says bag and possession limit remains five birds with up to two hens allowed. Open counties mirror the prior two years and no hunting script will be distributed. requests may be sent to the commission in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Frank B. O’connell
Game Commission
Nebraska Railway and Bus Line Permits Amid Capitol Fair
The State Railway Commission reviewed Cornhusker Electric Lines request to extend transmission lines near Beatrice for farms as Hastings seeks a line to Ingleside State Hospital. Golden Arrow Stages wins Norfolk to Sioux City bus authority. Capitol welcomed 2200 daily visitors with 125 Nebraska towns and 18 other states represented during the fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornhusker Electric Lines
State Railway Commission
Beatrice
Golden Arrow Stages of
Norfolk
Sioux City
Hastings
Ingleside
State Hospital
State Capitol
Capitol Guides
Nebraska
Metcalfe says Blue Eagle county work complete in Nebraska
Richard L. Metcalfe of Omaha and NRA administrator reports to Governor Bryan that organizing counties for the Blue Eagle program is finished. He adds that reports from every county will go to Washington in a few days and the organization will be turned over to the Nebraska recovery board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Metcalfe
Omaha
NRA
Bryan
Washington
Nebraska Recovery Board
Public Works Money Sought by Nebraska Towns
Three communities Dodge Louisville Lottsbluff Neb seek loans and grants for waterworks and oil paving projects. White Rock town hall in Nuckolls county sold for 67 dollars and will be wrecked for lumber. Congressman Carpenter notes Gering post office project. Arnold Neben named for Buffalo postmaster.
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Omaha
Dodge
Neb
Louisville
Lottsbluff
White Rock
Old Settlers
Will van Meter
Lovewell
Terry Carpenter
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Gering
Carpenter
Public Works Board
Arnold Neben
Buffalo
Hastings Considers $100000 Storm Sewer Bond Issue
Hastings citizens will vote on a storm sewer bond proposal October 17. The city plans to borrow from the federal public works fund and seek a 30 percent federal grant. The project would drain downtown and much of the residential area, replacing existing surface drainage. Estimated cost is $110,000.
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Hastings
Federal Public Works Fund
Road project hires 22 men in Thurston County
A county road building program in eastern Thurston County employs twenty two workers with hand labor restricted to Indians. The county provides tractors and graders while the federal government pays for hand labor and supplies gasoline and oil. Roads will serve a school bus route for Indian children. A showing before county commissioners cited over 100 families in Walthill and about 900 in the county needing aid before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston County
Pender
Walthill
Great Western Sugar Co Prepares for 194? Beet Campaign
The twenty two factories across Colorado Wyoming Montana and Nebraska expect to process 3 769 000 tons of sugar beets from about 284 000 acres producing roughly 12 tons per acre with possible upward revisions. About 7 000 workers are expected during the season and payroll is estimated at 2 500 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Sugar Co
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Nebraska to receive extra federal relief funds
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reported a September 9 grant notice of 5 thousand dollars in federal relief for Nebraska. The state had already been granted 182 thousand dollars and Smith expects total federal aid to reach 700 thousand. The 50 thousand dollars will apply to Nebraska’s second quarter allowance, though final authorization remains pending in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Smith
Washington
Advertising upturn signals Roosevelt recovery push
Washington reports newspaper display advertising rose 16 percent in August across 25 cities from coast to coast signaling renewed business confidence. Roosevelt officials convened recovery talks, with Hugh Johnson and others pressing for code enforcement and continued credit support as Eugene Black and Jesse Jones note banks remain ready to back the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific
Hugh
Johnson
Pennsylvania
General Johnson
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wisconsin Benefits From Chicago World's Fair Tourists
John L. Barchard of the Wisconsin state chamber of commerce reports that the Century of Progress in Chicago has boosted tourism. More than 75,000 visitors have registered at Wisconsin exhibit booths and 27,000 have been routed to Wisconsin. Inquiries cover universities, art galleries, dairying, tobacco regions, cranberries, potatoes, vegetables, and hay fever free regions.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
John L. Barchard
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
Bureau
Four Kidnapers Sent to Penitentiary for Life
Mount Clemens Michigan life sentences with hard labor were imposed on four youths involved in the kidnapping and shooting of Detroit businessman Joseph Nesbitt. The group robbed Nesbitt of eighty seven dollars, fled across Wayne and Macomb counties, and were tried in both jurisdictions within a 40 hour span. The convicts were Robert Frazer twenty four Robert Buffa twenty four Douglas Whitsitt twenty one and his seventeen year old brother Louis Whitsitt of Port Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Clemens
Mich
Joseph Nesbitt
Detroit
Wayne County
Macomb
Robert Frazer
Robert Buffa
Youth Saves Five From Sinking Boat At Jamaica Bay
New York youth Walter Metz a seventeen year old student saw a boat capsize at Jamaica bay and launched his row boat from a porch to rescue five people.
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New York
Walter Metz
Jamaica Bay
Thrush Sails First Cabin aboard S S Berlin
A brown crested thrush boarded the liner Berlin about 300 miles off New York and took cabin No. 27. The bird likely arrived from an outbound ship and is now a passenger aboard the vessel.
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Thrush
S. S. Berlin
New York
Berlin
Torturer of Child Sentenced Toledo
Fred Nebgen found guilty of neglecting and torturing his six year old stepson Spencer Alien. Judge Stevens sentenced Nebgen to six months in county jail and fined him $200.
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Toledo
Fred Nebgen
Spencer Alien
Stevens
Nebgen
Bridge Jumper Drowns After George Washington Leap
Dan Carone who twice jumped from the Brooklyn bridge drowned in the Hudson river after leaping 250 feet from the George Washington bridge. Wind flipped him over in midair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dan Carone
Brooklyn Bridge
Hudson River
George Washington Bridge
Fur Adorned Cloth Coats Fashion Fall 1933
Describes fur trimmed coats for autumn and winter 1933 34 with beaver collars fur pockets and decorative fur bows. Highlights include beaver fur trims on collars sleeves and belts and Paris high color tweeds with slim silhouettes. Photographic scene shows three coats emphasizing brown beige tones and youthful Peter Pan styling.
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Paris
Western Newspaper Union
Striped Jersey Styles Show Varied Effects in Fashion
The article describes striped jersey outfits in yellow and white, a two inch front panel with crosswise stripes, and a V cut yoke on a blouse. It notes a black and white striped jersey coat with crosswise body stripes and up and down sleeves, plus shoulder awning effects.
Powder Compacts Match Costumes in Latest Style
The piece highlights powder compacts designed to echo specific fabrics and frocks. Linen inspired covers come in black white blue and linen hues while pique analogs mimic the fabric’s weave. For gingham outfits, compacts imitate blue and white checks to complete the look.
New Belts Leather Delights In Updated Wardrobe Trend
The article describes fashion experiments with leather belts on different outfits. A black crepe frock features a white leather belt cut like a feather. A green wool dress uses a deeper green leather belt with silver nail head studs. A brown wool sports suit is paired with a pigskin waistcoat belt.
Sailor Collar Returns in Fashion Maps by Cherie Nicholas
Cherie Nicholas notes sailor collars are back on the fashion map due to calls for square shoulder lines. The satin blouse pictured uses pleats to interpret the sailor collar trend, with wide armhole sleeves marking the modern look.
Fall Styles in Footwear Favor Spat-like Effects
Footwear styles for fall feature spat like effects with aged leather finishes and distinctive toe shapes. Designers emphasize clean lines and practical detailing while maintaining a refined, period informed look for everyday wear.
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Ontario Woods
U. S
McAdoo
France
Moscow
Milwaukee Sewers
State News
By Cherie Nicholas
Sailor Collar
Cherie Nicholas
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