Edwards Given Death Sentence
Robert Allen Edwards, dubbed fashion plate of the hard coal belt, faced death for the slaying of Freda McKechnie. The state pardon board in Harrisburg refused commutation, with Gov. Earle staying silent on intervention. Edwards prepared for transfer to Rockview, likely Saturday morning, to die after midnight Sunday as officers recited that the fight was over.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Robert Allen Edwards
Freda McKechnie
State
Harrisburg
Earle
Washington
Rockview
Edwards
Frank A. McGuigan
McGuigan
John Phillips
McKechnie
Margaret Crain
East Aurora
N. Y
William Healy
Healy
Pardon Board
Board rejects commute in break air transport case
In a letter to Governor Earle the board said they found no factor justifying commutation of the sentence. The remarks indicate emphasis on maintaining the original penalty amid the break air transport record discussion. The communication underscores the board’s firm stance on the sentence.
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Earle
Germany Ready For War Again
London reports that Britain learned of German facilities capable of producing 100 fighting planes a month as replacements, part of Germanys air force expansion. Officials note the 100 per month capacity may be in addition to regular production. Sir John Simon and others acknowledge uncertainty about Hitler's aims as Britain compares German totals at 800 to 850 aircraft, matching all frontline RAF craft across the empire.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
John Simon
Hitler
Royal Air Force
Empire
Suit Filed Against Car Firms Over Damages
A suit was filed yesterday by Mrs. B. C. Minter through attorneys Goldsmith and Thornhill against D. D. Farrow the Prichard Motor Company Plymouth Motor Core Corporation and the Chrysler Core Corporation seeking 1000 dollars in damages.
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D. D. Farrow
Prichard Motor Company
Plymouth Motor
Chrysler Core
B. C. Minter
Goldsmith and
Thornhill
Adventurers In Formosan Jail Involving former US officer
Three adventurers were held in a Formosa jail cell on espionage suspicions. William Shinn Gates, 28, a former United States Navy lieutenant from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the focus of scrutiny due to his naval commission. He traveled with German H G Wrede and Russian Gene Roubin aboard a German ketch from Shanghai on a quest for adventure and sunken treasure. The group planned a first port call on Formosa’s north coast.
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Associated Press
Taihoku
Formosa
William Shinn Gates
Naval Academy
United States Navy
Lancaster
Shanghai
South Seas
H. G. Wrede
Gene Roubin
Gates
Supplies for the 30 feet Irete and Babuyan Islands
A fragmentary report notes plans to advance supplies for the 30 feet Irete before heading toward the Babuyan Islands. The source mentions 20 women among those involved and cites a quoted statement about the voyage.
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Babuyan Islands
Treasure hunt ends shipboard voyage to distant seas
Tokyo reports claim the party faced charges of illegally surveying the Formosan coast and photographing it, with films and a survey map seized. Gates, son of H C Gates of Armstrong Cork, left home two years earlier seeking treasure in the Pacific after stints in Australia and China, where the Flying Dutchman was equipped to seek a supposed Spanish galleon.
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Philippines
New Guinea
Ameda
Australia
Africa
South Seas
Tokyo
Gates Is
H. C. Gates
Armstrong Cork Company
Pacific
Parama
China
Shawkey Named To North Central Education Commission
Huntington May 3. Te. M. P. Shawkey, former president of Marshall College, was notified last night of his appointment to the commission of institutions of higher education of the North Central Association of colleges and secondary schools. He was informed he was elected at an executive session last month.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Te. M. P. Shawkey
Marshall College
Commission of Institutions of Higher Education
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Shawkey
North Central Association
California Car Fuel Use Survey Finds High Average
A CWA survey shows the average passenger automobile in California used 601 gallons of gasoline during the previous year, highlighting fuel consumption levels and efficiency concerns for the state.
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CWA
California
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