Fire destroys half Catskill village business section
A fire in a New York Catskill mountain village destroyed the Post Office and several business places. Origin unclear, but first reports estimate about $100,000 in damage. Fire was spotted at 5 am by a watchman and confined four hours later by firefighters from multiple villages. No injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Hunter, N
Catskill Mountain
Gang Gamage
Hunter 13
Slimmer Resort
Main Street
Indiana Votes On Repeal Question
Indiana moved toward repealing the 18th Amendment as polls closed showing liberalized prohibitions. Illinois had voted 4 to 1 for repeal, joining Michigan and Wisconsin in setting the repeal trend. Other states listed Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island New York New Jersey Delaware Wyoming Nevada and California were to vote in late June and July with six more states expected to join the verdicts.
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Indiana
James Cannon, Jr
Anti-Saloon League
Middle West
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Nevada
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Town
California
West Virginia
Man Killed On Railroad Tracks Near The Wigrs
A man presumed to be Earl L. Smith of Meredith New Hampshire, age 40, was killed today near The Wigrs New Hampshire when struck by a Boston to Woodsvile bound train. The Boston Maine railroad announced the incident saying the man appeared asleep on the tracks as the train rounded a curve.
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Associated Press
Boston
Earl L. Smith
Meredith
N. H
Wigrs
Woodsvile
Maine
JAIL INMATE TURNS KNIVES INTO SAWS
Bangor, Me June 6 A jail inmate Sylvester Almon of Cape Breton N S examined his cell after officers noticed six missing table knives. The knives were found and several had been converted into saws with one bar of the cell sawn through.
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Bangor
Sylvester Almon
Cape Breton
Five to seven armed fugitives thwarted in Ryson loot attempt
A band of five to seven heavily armed men, believed to be Kansas convicts, attempted to loot Ryson Arkansas after kidnapping night watchman W A Fore and two others. An armed town guard and police pursued, the fugitives fled toward two cars then returned but looting was stymied by the guard.
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Ryson
Ark
Roy Morrison
Kansas
W. A. Fore
JR. Perkins
Sam Rogers
Harry Thomasson
Thomasson
Perkins
Rogers
Stuttgart
Morrison
Fore
Rorgery
Pine Bluffs
Ryton
Battle Police Inside Church In Roxbury Fight
Two policemen and two men allegedly invaded Mission Catholic church in Roxbury, battling officers at the main altar. Sergt. Leahy felled William Dorsey as Patrolman Donahue dragged John Robinson from under a sanctuary bench. Dorsey claimed different homes. Robinson claimed none. All four charged with breaking and entering and attempted larceny. Alarm drew police and six Redemptorist priests to aid as the church, a noted Greater Boston landmark, remained tense.
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Roxbury
Joseph Leahy
William Dorsey
John Robinson
Pattrolman
Thomas Donahue
Dorsey
Utica
N. C
Syracuse
Robinson
Philadelphia
Five Day Work Week Enforced at Navy Yard
Washington announces a five day work week to start June 25 at the local navy yard and all shore stations. Civilian field service in the Marine Corps and naval department follows the Monday to Friday schedule. Per annum and monthly staff will be furloughed on Saturdays.
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Washington
Navy Yard
Marine Corps
Naval Department
Drowns Despite Chum's Efforts
Worcester Massachusetts June 6 Raymond Varg eighteen son of Gustaf and Mrs Varg of Wallace Avenue Auburn drowned in Stoneville Reservoir while swimming with neighbor Albert Odgren eighteen The two started from the mainland toward a small island Odgren struggled to tow Varg to safety and fled the exertion reaching the island while Varg sank in deep water near shore He was one of five children and a North High School graduate last year.
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Worcester
Mass
Raymond Varg
Gustaf Varg
Wallace Ave
Auburn
Stoneville Reservoir
Albert Odgren
Varg
Odgren
Dhatculty
North High School
Agreement Reached But Strikers Demand Local Preference
Concord plans a wage scale of eight dollars per day for granite workers until Barre Vermont mediation results in a rate to go into effect here. Local strikers demand preference for local workers over outsiders, causing shops to remain closed today.
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Barre
Man Drowned at Concord River Incident
Concord June 6 Jerry Sullivan 30 of this city drowned in the Merrimack River while returning home. Police say he fell into the water near a river bank around 4 30 a m after becoming confused. The body was recovered.
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Concord
Jerry Sullivan
Merrimack River
Sullivan
Auto Injuries Cause Death in Worcester
Dominick Franch age 55 of 15 Adams street died in City Hospital from injuries after being struck by a automobile at Shrewsbury and Mulberry streets on Saturday night. Police report the car was operated by Miss Lillan F Murphy of Clearview avenue.
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Worcester
Mass
Dominick Franch
Adams Street
City Hospital
Shrewsbury
Mulberry
Lillan F. ‘Murphy
Clearvew Avenue
Mattern Reaches Omsk After 1400 Mile Soviet Flight
James Mattern lands at Omsk Siberia at 1.35 pm Moscow time after a 12 hour 21 minute nonstop flight from Moscow covering about 1400 miles at an average 120 mph. He trails Post and Gatty by 18 hours 44 minutes with 1250 miles to go to Irkutsk to equal their record. He will stay in Omsk overnight as weather and mechanics are checked and winds shift to favorable conditions.
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James Mattern
Moscow
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New York
Jimmy Mattern
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Post
Gatty
Novo-Sibirsk
Irkutsk
Avige Tr
Soviet
Weather Bureau
Transatlantic flight plans from multiple nations reported
Reported plans show Spanish British and Italian aviators preparing trans Atlantic hops. Marianne Barberan and Joaquin Collar aim to fly from Aviles to Havana in two or three days. Mollison pair start London to New York then Baghdad and England if weather allows. Mass aerial staging by 100 aviators near Orbetello en route to Chicago in coming days.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Mattern
Marianne Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Sovills
Spain
Havana
James A
Amy Johnson
London
New York
Bagdad
England
Orbetello
Italy
Chicago
Local Girl in Five Selected as Beauties
The Granite year book of the University of New Hampshire’s Junior Class lists the most beautiful girls in college for the winter carnival. A committee chose ten standout seniors from the Wall, selecting five for special recognition.
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University of New Hampshire
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