Normandie Sets Transatlantic Speed Record Overnight
The Normandie, a 8000-ton French liner, crossed Ambrose Light at 12:02 a.m. E.D.T. to set a record of 4 days, 11 hours, 42 minutes for the Atlantic crossing. Distance from Southampton breakwater to Ambrose Light recorded at 3194 miles. Miniature medals with blue ribbons distributed to passengers as the ship exceeded schedule by several minutes and averaged 31.55 knots on the last 23 hours of the run.
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New York Harbor
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Self-Crucified Man's Wife Yet Undecided
HIGH POINT C Lune 3 USI M rs R J Riggs estranged wife of the Ming station operator who had himself crucified in a bid to win her sympathy to return to him was undecided today about a reunion While Riggs lay in the hospital in severe pain from nail holes in his hands and feet Mrs Riggs told Universal Service I dont know what to do I was with him but I cant tell you
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High Point
C. Lune
R. J. Riggs
Riggs
Texan Confesses Detroit Shooting
Detroit police Homicide Squad announced that Fred Beck of Houston confessed to shooting J. A. Ellington in a May 4 quarrel. Beck surrendered at a precinct and signed a waiver of extradition.
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Detroit
Ovid Straith
Police
Fred Beck
Houston
J. A. Ellington
Straith
Beck
Five Prisoners Escape San Augustine Jail Break
SAN AUGUSTINE, June 3. Five prisoners escaped from the county jail amid claims two faced murder charges. The sheriff believed outside help aided the breakout as the men vanished with possible outside assistance.
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San Augustine
Barker-Karpis gang member Volney Davis pleads guilty
Volney Davis, 33, long linked to the Barker-Karpis gang, pleads guilty in St Paul to part in the 200000 Bremer kidnapping of banker Edward G Bremer. Davis was captured in Chicago after arriving by plane with a heavy guard from the Justice Department. Barker, already convicted, received a life sentence and Davis’s plea leaves Alvin Karpis as the last major gang member at large.
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Volney Davis
Barker-Karpis Gang
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Davis
U.S. Department of Justice
Chicago
Aeclare Davis
MM. Joyce
Senio 1
Arthur
Doc
Alvin
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Bend
Official Doubts Pardons Legality In Allred Case
District Attorney B B Rentien Jr questions the legality of Governor James V Allreds pardons of federal officers recently convicted on charges. He argues the pardons may not be legally proper before final disposition of the cases. This dispute centers on the legality of executive clemency actions in the ongoing federal proceedings.
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Browngville
Missouri Menaced by Rampaging River
June 4 report describes the Masenuiri river surge threatening towns along its banks. Homes are flooded as waters rise toward Highway 4 area, forcing evacuations and prompting emergency closures. Local residents and officials coordinate relief amid rising river levels and persistent rainfall.
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Su, Louk
Weil Va
Rexedos
Ana
Ots
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Ste Lhr
Ceres Till Netton
Conres
Bus Line Robbery at Green Line Garage
Gunmen hold up Green Line Bus company garage and escape with about 9000 dollars plus 450 pounds from the safe. The robbers fled in an automobile which was later found abandoned in York. Police hunt for suspects.
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Green Line Bus Company
York
Randolph Field Postmaster Named in Texas
A local notice from Randolph Field, Texas, confirms the appointment of a new postmaster. Details are limited due to unclear OCR text but the position is officially noted for Randolph Field.
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Randolph Field
Dust Storms Strain Colorado and Plains Regions
Southeast Colorado, southwestern Kansas, and the Oklahoma panhandle faced twin dust storms with rain and rising flood concerns. Ralph Williams, Springfield editor, called it another severe black blizzard as visibility dropped to near zero at Lamar and traffic halted.
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Colo
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Lees Thai
Ralph Williams
Guymon
Okla
Willams
Lamar
Oklahoma Tornadoes and Floods Hit Oklahoma City Area
Severe weather swept through Oklahoma with a north central tornado and dust storm across the Panhandle. At least ten homes were demolished near the Oklahoma-Kansas line north of Blackwell and several people injured. Severe rain, lightning, and flooding damaged crops, roads, and property from Guymon to Tulsa, totaling about 1.85 inches in spots.
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Oklahoma City
Nuimane
Panhandle
Oklahoma-Kansas State Line
Blackwell
Mannford
Bob McBride
Tor W. Thurmond
Neas Newkirk
Jess Thompson
Huntiewell
Kan
Oscar Scott
Duches
Guymon
Treach
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Nowata
Ate
Harrison Flooded by Record 5.37-Inch Rainfall
Mark Harris reports Harrison endured a severe flood as Crooked Creek rose to a peak after about six hours of heavy rain. Streets and the business district were inundated, with several blocks underwater and highway traffic halted by rising waters. Local officials coordinate rescue and cleanup efforts as the city assesses damage.
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Harrigomark
Crooked Creek
Harrison
The President and His Oath
Eugene H. Marcus cites a Roosevelt NRA statement and questions the president’s view of federal versus state powers. He notes the 1938 oath on March 4 and argues the Supreme Court defense preserved the U S Constitution against NRA limits.
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Los Angeles
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
Hearst
Los Angeles Herald
Rypress
Roosevelt
NRA
Federa Government
Mr. Noosevelt
Dhe
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
NAA Ends NRA References in Army Eighth Corps Bids
An Army notice says all references to NRA compliance will be omitted from invitations for bids, purchase orders, and contracts for the Eighth Corps area. The wart department ordered removal and instructed amendments to outstanding invitations while not altering existing contracts.
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NIRA
Eighth Corps
Wart Department
Corps Area Rain Station
Infidl
NRA
Super C ofc Drive Slated To Rebuild Chamber
The 800 chamber of commerce financial drive workers reorganized Monday to stage a five day campaign to raise the remaining $150,000 for rehabilitation. The drive plans a citywide business and professional survey by division. Reports Friday show $32,913 pledged. several large contracts await for the new station hospital area headquarters.
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Chamber of Commerce Financial Drive
S.C
Learned St
Barger Held In Robberies
Alton Wright a 29 year old barber was booked for robbery by assault in connection with two stick ups Friday night. Wright arrested at his home Sunday by Detective A G Lankford and Jim Cravens was identified as the bandit who held up an Ivory Black taxi and a Public Service bus. Taxi driver Lonnie Beard robbed of his cab and seven twenty after 11 p m Friday then forced to flag down a South Flores street bus driven by Ed Quintana. The bandit boarded the bus and took $12 63 and $12 in oliens from the Giver. He ordered the bus driver to return Wright to town and escaped in the taxi. The taxi was recovered 30 minutes later on the Concepelan road near Mitchell street. Consistent Light Classified advertising will do the job. Dial F 12831 for adwriter.
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Marne Ayehug
Wright
A. G. Lankford
Jim Cravens
San Antonio Public Service Company
Public Service Company
Lonnie Beard
South Flores Street
Harlan Avenue
Ed Quintana
Oliens
Heard
Concepelan Road
Mitchell Street
Fab Valley
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