Office Staff Quits Labor On Convention
Huntington August 28 The office staff of the American Legion convention committee resumed preparations for the state convention to be held September 6 to 9 after a cyclonic storm interrupted work yesterday. Executive secretary J L Van Werth and general chairman J F Winters Jr commented on the storm as workers observed the approaching cloud.
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Associated Press
Huntington
American Legion Convention Committee
H. L
Happy) Fisher
J. L. van Werth
J. F. Winters, Jr
Electric crane crashes off Burnie wharf killing two
In Launceston Tasmania a large crane valued at 1 million dollars derailed from rails at Burnie wharf and struck the pier 30 feet below during a violent squall while loading ore. Two men were killed and two injured in the incident. Nearby Simla reports the British Empire leading United States in air route mileage with 53,291 miles versus 52,461 in America. Harry Richman, a Broadway entertainer and actor, is noted as an aviation enthusiast flying his own plane.
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Associated Press
Launceston
Tasmania
Burnie Wharf
India
British Empire
United States
Empire
America
Harry Richman
Window Smash Narrowly Misses Fisher in Wind Crash
A blast of wind shattered a large plate glass window in the office, extinguishing lights. Fisher escaped unharmed while Miss Virginia Langthorne, the head quarters stenographer, received minor scratches. She and Sam Diemer of Fairmont were present in the vestibule with the party.
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van Werth
Fisher
Virginia Langthorne
Sam Diemer
Fairmont
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