German Plane Makes Atlantic Crossing Hopes for Regular Trips
A four German crew landed their ten ton flying boat The Zephyr in Port Washington after a 22 hour flight from the Azores covering 2390 miles nonstop. Captain Joachim Blankenburg said the run aims to inaugurate regular transatlantic service with hopes to visit the United States next year. The Pan American radio station at Port Washington provided guidance for the voyage. The Zephyr will be followed to New York by its sister craft The Aeolus commanded by Captain Hans Werner Von Engel testing weather and radio reception along the Bermuda route.
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Joachim Blankenburg
United States
New York
Aeolus
Hans Werner von Engel
Bermuda
Zephyr
Lufthansa
Schwab
Wins Speed Event Across Azores to United States
The vessel Wins Speed Event steamed from eland 100 miles off Horta Isle of Fayal on Wednesday night. Her progress faced headwinds and squalls but improved with a favorable tail wind and light fuel load. She completed the first direct east west crossing between the Azores and the United States.
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Eland
Horta
Isle of
Fayal
Azores
United States
Wanted Negro Outruns Cops Near Sprague
Jess Anderson, an ex convict described as a Negro, evaded police after outrunning officers in a foot race near Sprague. He was tracked to a Sprague company store and fled the rear to the front, gaining a lead on a mountainside and escaping. He is wanted in a purse theft from E. C. Minter's home and has eluded officers for a week.
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Jess Anderson
Sprague
Sprague Company
Anderson
E. C. Minter
Sharp Pledges To Stop Fraud In State Politics
Parkersburg judge Summers H Sharp vows to remove politics from the liquor system and halt election frauds. He charges the state administration has made the liquor store system a nerve center of the Democratic machine. Hodges accuses liquor commission staff of marching in for the Rump administration. Mrs Wyeth criticizes New Deal over illegal laws and liberty guarantees. Fort Rosecrans trains 12 inch harbor guns for first time in 11 years. Wyoming ranchers fight prairie dogs ravaging crops.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Summers H. Sharp
Kump
Charles E. Hodges
State Senate
Liquor Commission
Commission
George A. Wyeth
New York
Women’s
National Republican Club
Greek Bishop To Visit Here
A Greek Orthodox committee will greet Archbishop Antony Bashir of New York on his arrival in Sophia this afternoon. He will stay at N. Rahal’s East Main street home through next week and lead services at St. Stephen's Episcopal church Sunday morning. Bashir tours the country to acquaint himself with his province, traveling from Welch by train.
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Antony Bashir
New York
North America
Sophia
Bashir
Beckley
N. Rahal
East Main Street
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Archbishop Bashir
Welch
Thomas Issues Debate Challenge to Presidential Candidates
Socialist party candidate Thomas urged a Lincoln-Douglas style debate covering all presidential contenders. Speaking in western Pennsylvania, he named London Roosevelt Lemke and reiterated a prior challenge to Rep. William Lemke. He spoke on labor, economy, and hoped for unity at the Tampa Federation of Labor convention.
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Associated Press
Jeanette
Pat Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Pennsylvania
London
Roosevelt
Lemke
Thomas
William Lemke
North Dakota
Union Party
Tampa
Federation of Labor
America
Speaking itinerary outlined for Thomas in West Virginia
Thomas stated his speaking schedule includes addresses in Morgantown Fairmont and Wheeling West Virginia tomorrow. He aims to press a party line and sharpen criticism of the bosses during these appearances.
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Thomas
Morgantown
Fairmont
Wheeling
W. Va
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