Croydon Flight Duo Injured in Record Attempt Crash
Captain James Mollinson and his wife, famed aviators, aimed to set three new records flying from Croydon to New York then Baghdad and back. Their large plane failed to climb after takeoff, struck a low mound, and crashed in a field. Both were unhurt, but the aircraft suffered extensive damage including dented nose and broken wings.
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Croydon
Faglani
Hines &—Lm
James A Mollinson
New York
Bagdad
England
Selher
Tomewray
Orim
Mollinson
Five Missing Persons Sought in Kidnap Probe
Police search for five missing persons after reports from A M Bimmons of Poteet and others. Doris, 33, left home to visit a friend and did not arrive. Ma mile Wiley, 22, and her 4-year-old daughter are missing. Wreckage and passenger distress noted amid an aviation mishap as engineers estimate repair in about a week.
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A. M. Bimmons
Poteet Nuckster
Louis
William
HL Miller
West Mistletoe
Doris
Purification Health Boost Ad Promotes Body Cleansing
An old advertisement touts purification of the system as the foundation of health. It urges readers to cleanse the body with Calutdlis and a regular course, claiming benefits to liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Trial and family package prices are listed.
Germans deny debt defauil amid talks with Schacht
Berlin reports a denial of a general moratorium on foreign debts. Dr Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, is said to seek cabinet authorization to slow amortization payments, urge creditors to lower interest rates, and postpone installments month by month until Germany’s finances allow.
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Berlin
Hjalmar Schacht
Beicnsbank
Reichbant
Schacht
Soman
Highway Chief Assumes Office In Texas
John Wood of Timpson was named by Governor Miriam A Ferguson to chair the Texas highway commission and has taken office. He called an immediate meeting for next Monday and asked commission secretary Mark Wigginton to notify W R Ely of Abilene and D K Martin of San Antonio.
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Austin
John Wood
Timpson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas Highway Commission
Wood
Commission
Mark Wigginton
W. R. Ely
Abilene
D. K. Martin
San Antonio
Post office receipts rise in May signaling business lift
Washington reports May receipts at the largest post offices up 3.7 percent over 1932, with industrial cities showing gains around 75 percent. Postmaster General Farley announced the figures as evidence of improving business activity.
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F. C
Washington, D. C
TSI
Ternipts
Farley Mounerd
Internal power struggle hits Brotherhood auxiliary leadership
June 8 report from Cleveland notes efforts by progressive factions to unseat Alyanley Johnston g as grand chief engineer. A forthcoming battle for officers looms in the Grand International auxiliary unless long-serving president Mrs. Mary B. Cassett resigns. Cassett, past 70, faces health and travel strain.
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Brotherhood
Gleveland
Alyanley Johnston G
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Tofay
Grand International Auxiliary
Mary B. Cassett
Sinice 1919. Younger Members of the Women's Organisation
Cassell
Odessa Man to Be Hartman’s Replacement as U S Attorney
Washington June 6 R Smith Jr of Odessa was nominated for United States attorney for the Western Texas district. The incumbent Hartman’s term runs through 1934, and Senator Sheppard said he did not know when Smith would take office, leave to the Senate’s consideration.
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Washington, D. C
R. Smith Jr
Odessa
United States
Texas
Ditrict
Hartman
Sheppard
Smith
Hearst Praises Cyrus H Curtis in Death Note
William Randolph Hearst issued a statement praising Cyrus H. Curtis as a great American publisher. He highlighted Curtis's revival of the Saturday Evening Post and influence of his monthly, daily, and Sunday editions, stressing adherence to creators' principles. Treasury receipts for June show $5,643,624.77 in revenue and $9,881,278.29 in expenditures with a $310,185,104.79 balance. Custom duties for six days of June totaled $4,502,280.20.
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William Randolph ‘Hearst
Cyrus H. . Curtis
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Saturday Evening Post
Mat
William Randolph Hearst
Treasury
Washington,. D
Two Homes Bombed as Miners Return to Closed Shafts
Springfield Tl June 4 Two homes were damaged by bombs as the fiver mine unions clash continues. A man was fatally injured and ten others wounded in earlier rioting. About 300 pickets and 200 United Mine Workers observed Peabody No 48 resuming work. The home of UMWA district president Jot Dernoncourt was badly damaged but no injuries were reported.
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Springfield
Ares
Proireserve
Presgted
Peabody Uiov No
United Mine Workers
Jot Dernoncourt
United Mine Workers of America
Mars Habitation Theory Doubted by Astronomers
Pasadena scientists from Carnegie's Mount Wilson Observatory challenge life on Mars. Dr Walter Adams and Dr Theodora Dunham report observations suggesting Martian oxygen levels are less than one percent of Earth's, weakening the habitability theory.
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Pasadena
Cali
Mars
Carnegie Institution
Japan Holds Hut for Bow at Disarmament Talks
Geneva dispatch reports Japan refusing full air bombing abolition while Britain pushes airline carrier ban. French envoy notes conditional acceptance linking civil aviation internationalisation as bombings continue. Separate items note Jamamatsu base blasts injuring two and sixteen, plus arrests of soldiers and officials in Vienna over a Nazi meeting treason probe.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Yej
Japan
India
France
Modern Weight Loss Claim Promises Vitality with Kruschen Salt
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salt as a modern fat burning regimen for women. It urges a morning half teaspoon in hot water, cutting fats and sweets, and promises clearer skin and renewed energy if results prove unsafe or ineffective. It claims the product is safe, effective, and worth money back if not satisfied, directing readers to drug stores and mail order.
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Iere’s
Alec
Bether
Ekeuschen
Safeat
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Torrig
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Hamamatsu Air Base
Tokla
Vienna
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