Washington Debates Akron Disaster Probe In Naval Bill Clash
Washington debates center on Akron airship disaster after a crash in France in October 1930. Senators call for investigation and possible spending beyond 220 million for airship programs while House leaders resist future airship construction. Representatives Brittfen and McClintire hold firm and undecided members weigh the fate of lighter than air craft.
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Atlantic
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Akron
Trammel
Alex
House
Vinson
Naval
United States
Great Britain
France
Representative McClinfie
Oklahoma
House Naval Committee
Finply
Britt Fen of
Ilinois
Naval Committee
Klutch Holds False Teeth Tight Ad Warns Players
An odd old ad warns readers that the product Klutch keeps false teeth tight and urges caution, noting it should not be played with. The snippet appears as a fragmented vintage notice promoting dental support items with cautious language.
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Eastort
Macon likely sent to Pacific after tests say officials
Naval officials stated there was no question about sending the Macon to Sunnyvale after tests and acceptance. Swanson indicated the airship’s purpose was to work with the fleet and, with the Akron disaster, plans favored sending the Macon to California. The Lakehurst base might close temporarily to free activity for the eastern station.
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Washington, D. Q
Naval
Shedin
Mason
Sunnyvale
Swanson
Firet
Pacific
California
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Macon
Akron Beacons Kept Burning In Naval Tragedy Coverage
Reports from Akron and Washington describe Navy airship Akron’s loss and the handling of missing crew. Officials at Lakehurst and Sunnyvale discuss future ships, with Vinson pushing no new construction while probes begin into the Akron disaster.
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Washington, D. C
Vinson
House Naval
Akron
Delanry
Democrat
New York
Escape of Two Akron Survivors From the Sea
Survivors Bear and Deal, two enlisted men from the Akron, surfaced after the airship sank near New York. They clung to a loose tank and were picked up by the German rescue tanker Phoebus hours later. Harris treated them and recalled their stark escape as Copeland died aboard the Phoebus.
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Crask
Akron
Paul H. Warris
Coast Guard
Tucker
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bear
Glass Machinst
Moody Elrwin
Richard 5
Deal
Sti
Navy Yard Hospital
Barris
Phoebus
Radio Electriciia
Robert W. Copeland
Harris
Irwin
Trwin
Harts
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Nayr
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Aeronauticn
McCord
Leutenant
New York City
J. M. Thornton
Willam A Cackell
H. &. Manley
Ratile
W. N. Meyers
Aviaton
Sprague
Beach Haven
James Kendall
Solon seeks House probe into Akron disaster
Representative McClintie of Oklahoma called for a special seven member House committee to investigate the Akron disaster. The panel would report on the crash causes and the value of further such investigations, avoiding members with direct army or navy interest.
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Washington, D. C
House
McClintie
Oklahoma
Army
Navy
Papes Dispepsia Pill Ad Claims Fast Stomach Aid
An old advertisement promotes Pape’s Dispepsia as a quick test and cure for stomach issues. It promises rapid relief in six hours, allows any food after, and even jokes about nightly lobster suppers. The tone is casual, urging regular use for coffee drinkers and heavy eaters.
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Pape
Akron Crash Report Confirms No Lightning Cause
Details from Lieutenant Commander Wiley describe the Akron disaster as a storm driven loss of altitude with control wires severed. Survivors recount currents and near misses, while meteorologists suggest violent vertical air flows may have doomed the airship.
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Akron
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brand
Jagt
Frank McCord
Axton
Jacoby H. Klein
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Germany
Obeinnat
Rain Needed by Crops in Nueces County
Corpus Christi April 5 There is a good stand of cotton and feed crops in Nueces County but rain is badly needed says W W Sellers Nueces county agriculture agent. Crops will suffer in a few days without rain. Onions will start moving during the latter part of April. LINTON April 5 The cotton crop in San Patricio County looks never better for this time of year. Feed crops are in fine stand and growing rapidly with a substantial increase in feed crops.
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Nueces County
M. Sellers
Linton
Apel
San Patricio County
Thieves Steal 500 Pounds Potatoes and 5 Boxes Apples
Five hundred pounds of potatoes and five boxes of apples were stolen from the Gugenheim-Goldsmith Wholesale grocery company. Thieves broke into two box cars in the Southern Pacific yards. The incident was reported to police on Wednesday.
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Gugenheim-Goldsmith Wholesale Grocery Company
Southern Pacific
German apology sought over alleged atrocity claim
Berlin reports the German foreign office acknowledged the impropriety of a Pan German press service charge claiming an atrocity was set up in the American consulate. The service issued a correction and apology to the U S consulate. US officials resist the implications and seek swift action. The cabinet also banned kosher slaughtering nationwide, affecting Orthodox Jewish dietary practices.
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Prass
George 8
Messaramith
United States
G. A. Gordon
Foreign Office
Coun
Foreign Correspondents at War With Hitler
Berlin reports a clash between the federal government and the Foreign Press Association, representing about 330 foreign correspondents from over 20 nations, over the boycott of Edgar Mowrer of the Chicago Daily News as president. Mowrer’s article Germany Puts the Clock Back angered the cabinet and led to no invitation to functions. The association refused to accept his resignation.
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Hitler
Association
Howzer
General Winans Plans Inspection at Fort Melintosh
Major General Edwin D. Winans commander of the Eighth Corps will visit Fort Melintosh on Thursday for a tactical inspection of troops. He will be accompanied by Captain Laren F. Farmiey as aide.
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Winans
Edwin D. Winans
Eighth Corpsares
Fort MelIntosh
Laren F. Farmiey
Captain Ordered to Inspect Field Work
Captain Wallace M. Allison of the quartermaster corps was ordered from Eighth Corps Area headquarters to Dallas on Wednesday to inspect construction work at Hens Ley Field. The move reflects a routine field inspection by military authorities.
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Wallace M. Allison
Dallas
Eighth Corps
Hensley Fied
Tetterine Skin Remedy Ad Promotes Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Tettarine as a cooling antiseptic remedy for ringworm eczema tinea versicolor and other skin troubles. It claims parasite destroying action and swift relief sold by druggists at one box from Shuptrine Os Dept Savannah Ga.
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Emergencaes Reiel
Dept
Savannah
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