Califronian in midget plane gives Croydon attempt up
London officials abandon hope of sighting Thom as H. Smith attempting a nonstop transatlantic flight from Old Orchard Beach in a 65 horsepower Aeronca monoplane. With 160 gallons of fuel for about 3600 miles he faced 36 to 42 hours aloft, while planning no fixed destination and carrying minimal supplies.
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London
Croydon
Thomas H. Smith
United States
Smith
Aeronca
Atlantic
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Old Orchard Beach
Clarksburg
W. Va
Europe
Slyne Head
Ireland
Moscow
Miscou Island
N. B
Vladmir Kokkinaki
Mikhail Gordienko
New York
Company C Receives Excellent Rating for Annual Inspection
Officers of Company C 110th Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard received from the War Department in Washington an excellent rating for their annual inspection completed over a month ago. The highest in the army category, the honor follows years of strong perfomance and comes with warnings for the upcoming summer encampment in August at Manassas Virginia. The unit, led by Lt. Fred B. Cupp and Lt. Paul Lowry, prepares to depart Somerset August 4 or 5 for peacetime maneuvers with other guard units and regular forces. Captain George Cassett returns from Ft Benning this week.
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110Th Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard
War Department
Washington
Somerset
Manassas
National Guard
Regular Army
Marine Corps
United States Army
Fred B. Cupp
Paul Lowry
George Cassett
Ft. Benning
United States
James S. Hinchman
Sons of Union Veterans
Somerset American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Veterans of
Union
R. P. Cummins
Grand Army of the Republic
America
Thomas C. Cower
James S. Hinchman Camp
Cowher
Peter Ankeny
Samuel
Soldiers’ Monument
Court House Plaza
Walter E. Lundberg
Casebeer Lutheran Church
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Reed
Somerset High School
Sipesville
Carroll
William Hostetler
Sailor's Bride Elect Keeps Rendezvous
Ruth Desautel 20 of Little Rock pays private Memorial Day honor for Sher man Shirley and 25 others from submarine Squalus off Isle of Shoals. She drifts a wreath from the lobster boat Marjorie Ann in Atlantic waters, while sister Irene Scully watches as matron of honor.
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Fortsmouth
N. H
Isle of Shoals
Sherman Shirley
Little Rock
Ark
Ruth Desautel
Marjorie Ann
Atlantic
Shirley
Navy Yard
Irene Scully
San Pedro
Calif
Navy
Dover
Ruth
High Seas
Roosevelt Accepts Resignation of Civil Service Commissioner Ordway
White House sources say President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Samuel H. Ordway Jr a Republican member of the Civil Service Commission. The move takes effect Thursday and Ordway plans to practice law privately in New York City.
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Civil Service Commission
Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
Roosevelt
Samuel H. Ordway, Jr
Ordway
New York City
Man Injured In Auto Collision In Ligonier Mountain
Matthew Kramer, 39, of Philadelphia, injured with a severe cut above the eye and bruises when a car driven by Joseph Brandt of Philadelphia rear ended a truck driven by William Bale of Rogers Ohio on Memorial Day weekend traffic in Ligonier mountain west of Jenner town. Damage to both vehicles estimated at 250 dollars.
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Ligonier Mountain
Jennertown
Somerset County
Matthew Kramer
Philadelphia
Kramer
Joseph H. Brandt
T. B. Lange
Brandt
William Bale
Rogers
Ohio
Johnstown Marks 50th Anniversary of 1889 Flood
Johnstown observed the 50th anniversary of the 1889 flood with ceremonies across the Conemaugh valley. Veterans groups, church services, and a memorial at Grandview cemetery honored more than 2200 dead, including 777 buried in the unknown plot. Citizens paused at 4 10 p.m. as business halted in tribute.
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Johnstown
Conemaugh Valley
South Fork
Pittsburgh
Mineral Point
Conemaugh
Woodvale
Cambria City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Grandview Cemetery
Wilson T. M. Beale
Philadelphia
Beale
David J. Beale
First Presbyterian Church of
J. Hampton Moore
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Charles Russel
Washington, D. C
Moore
Russel
James E. van Zandt
Blair County
Five hurt when bus ran off highway near Munhall
A bus left a highway near Munhall and crashed into a cow pasture after clipping a utility pole and a fence. Driver Philip Devey of Whitaker and four passengers were treated at Homestead hospital. Edward Calhoun Sr. 45 of Munhall and his sons Edward Jr. 22 and Raymond 20 were among the injured.
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Pittsburgh
Munhall
Homestead Hospital
Philip Devey
Whitaker
Thomas Irwin
Mifflin Township
Edward Calhoun
Edward
Raymond
Paroled Driver Involved in Fatal Crash Plea Granted
Herman Rullo of Derry township, convicted of three counts of involuntary manslaughter for a fatal automobile accident, was placed on nine years probation today by Judge Richard D. Laird in Greensburg.
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Greensburg
Herman Rullo
Derry Township
Richard D. Laird
Drowning Victim Identified as Mrs Lulu Jones
Uniontown May 29 The body of Mrs Lulu Jones 38 of Pittsburgh was found Saturday in a reservoir at Smock Fayette County and buried today at the Fayette County Home. William Moore of Tippecanoe identified her saying he employed her as a housekeeper until two weeks ago.
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Uniontown
Lulu Jones
Pittsburgh
Smock
Fayette County
William Moore
Tippecanoe
First Graft Trial Set For June 12
Harrisburg reports the first graft trial against 12 Pennsylvania Democratic leaders, including David L. Lawrence, is set for June 12 after eight indictments were upheld. DA Shelley may call the defendants in any order. charges include blackmail, coercion for campaign contributions, conspiracy to defraud, and election-law violations. One indictment against Fager et al was quashed due to the statute of limitations. a new bill is planned. The grand jury has paused, with pending accusations about legislative sales and kickbacks in state contracts.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Carl B. Shelley
George H. Earle
Commonwealth
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence Ralph M. Bashore
Democratic State Committee
Labor and Industry
Roy E. Brownmiller
Luzerne
H. H. Temple
James P. Kirk
Pittsburgh
Victor Skok
Carl K. Deen
Robert M. Fager
Dauphin County
Frank R. Hean
State Pardons Board
Wendell P. C. Morgenthaler
Clyde H. Smith
William B. Freeland
Dauphin County Committee
Hughes
Fager
Smith
Morgenthaler
Hean
Freeland
Shelley
Argue Liquor Case In Greene County Court
In Waynesburg on May 29 the Greene county court heard a reargument over whether hotel and restaurant licensees may sell liquor for consumption off their premises. Special deputy AG O Leary urged only malt or brewed beverages may be sold off premises under state law. The case involves Frank Ross whose license was suspended for selling bottled whisky to board agents. Judge Waychoff postponed ruling.
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Waynesburg
Greene County
Patrick E. O'Leary
Waychoff
Ross
Liquor Board
Theodore Rosen
Philadelphia
O'Leary
Liquor Control Board
J. B. F. Rinehart
Rinehart
Miner Freed After 65 Hour Bootleg Mine Imprisonment
Robert Galligan, 38, miner, was rescued after 65 hours in a crude bootleg coal mine near Shenandoah. He told Lars at a hospital that he felt fine despite the ordeal and was recovering.
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Galligan
Shenandoah
Robert Galligan
Lars
Memorial Day Program Observances and Parade Route
Memorial Day events begin at 10:00 AM with services at the courthouse by Captain James S. Hinchman Camp, SUVCW, including prayers by Rev. T. R. Coffman and musical pieces by the Somerset high school band. A parade forms at 10:45, marches to Ankney Square for a firing salute, then to Husband cemetery for readings, music, and a Logan order reading, with salutes at multiple graves and Taps, ending about 12:15 at the Union cemetery before disbanding at the courthouse.
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Court House
James S. Hinchman
Sons of Union
T. R. Coffman
Somerset High School
Robert Reed
Walter E. Lundberg
Ankeny Square
Patriot Street
Rosina Avenue
Husband Cemetery
C. A. Shilke
John A. Logan
Sipesville
North Edgewood Avenue
Union Cemetery
Sons of Union Veterans
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Center Avenue
Somerset
Fife and Drum Corps
Boys In Blue
Edgewood Avenue
Far Eastern Fighting Reported as Soviet News Unconfirmed
Moscow reports unconfirmed fighting between Mongolian troops under Soviet influence and Japanese Manchukuoan forces near Manchukuo, with Foreign Minister Molotov set to speak on foreign policy. The area at the Siberian Manchukuo and Korean borders remains tense and unclear.
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Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Manchuk
Manchoukuo
Shigenori Togo
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Changkufeng
Tokyo
Outer Mongolia
Siberian
Manchoukuoan
Soviet Union
Manchukuo
Japan
Funeral Rites for Dr. Mayo Attend Nation in Rochester
In Rochester Minnesota on May 29 final rites for Dr. Charles H. Mayo, 73, founder of the Mayo Clinic, were held after his death in Chicago. Notable physicians attended though Dr. William J. Mayo, recovering from abdominal surgery, could not attend. Private services followed at Mayowood with family and close friends. public services were at Calvary Episcopal Church officiated by Bishop Stephen E. Keller.
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Rochester
Minn
Charles H. Mayo
Priday
Chicago
William J. Mayo
Charles
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Country
Mayowood
Calvary Episcopal Church
Stephen E. Keller
Minnesota Episcopal Diocese
Treasurer signs for tax notes repayment in Harrisburg
State Treasurer F. Clair Ross signed a check for 58.5 million dollars to retire the remaining 60 million dollars in tax anticipation notes outstanding for the state government. The notes were due Wednesday.
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Harrisburg
F. Clair Ross
Government relief outlays reach 1.499 billion through 1935 to 1939
The treasury reported federal emergency relief expenditures by all agencies from April 8 1935 to April 30 1939 totaled 1 498 757 136 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Vancouver Greeting Royal Couple Draws Thousands
Thousands of Americans from Pacific Northwest join locals in Vancouver B C to greet King George and Queen Elizabeth. The royal visit features crowds, English weather, and a ceremonial city hall welcome as Japanese and Chinese communities participate in the jubilee.
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British Columbia
George
Elizabeth
Frank H. King
Vancouver
B. C
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Pacific Northwest States
England
Quebec
London
Victoria
Fraser River
J. Lyle Telford
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Arrive in Victoria
Royal couple King George VI and Queen Elizabeth completed a western Canadian tour arriving in Victoria aboard the steamer Princess Marguerite. The visit marked a triumphant leg of their cross Canada journey.
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Victoria Victoria
B. C
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Marguerite
Canada
Alvey Martz to Return Home After Hospital Stay
Alvey Martz, noted World War veteran from Berlin, will come home Thursday after a six month recovery at Aspinwall Veterans Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was wounded in the leg in a hunting accident last fall and faced possible amputation during his treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvey Martz
Berlin
Aspinwall Veterans Hospital
Pittsburgh
Mr. Martz
Widow Acquitted in Boarder's Poison Death Case
Mrs. Mary Karal a 46 year old widow was acquitted by a Philadelphia court of a charge she poisoned her boarder Michael Linda. The judge directed the acquittal saying proof showed Liuda died of poison but no evidence on timing or administration. Prosecution had claimed a $1600 bequest motive.
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Philadelphia
Mary Karal
Michael Linda
Harry S. McDevitt
Thomas D. McBride
Liuda
Ephraim Lipshutz
Karal
Man Bags Pheasant During Closed Season Incident
C H Wendel of Mt Lebanon, outside Pittsburgh, shot a pheasant that entered his car through the windshield during a closed season. The bird struck the windshield, knocked him slightly, but he escaped injury as the pheasant died on the car seat.
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Pittsburgh
C. H. Wendel
Mt. Lebanon
Wendel
Memorial Day Observance Honors Veterans in Somerset
The annual Memorial Day service and parade in Somerset honors veterans from the Revolutionary War to World War I. The event, sponsored by local veterans groups, includes a parade, graveside ceremonies, a Gettysburg Address recitation, and addresses by Rev. Walter E. Lundberg.
Senator Byrd to Speak at Gettysburg Memorial Day
U S Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia will address Memorial Day services at Gettysburg national cemetery marking the climax of Pennsylvania’s four day observance honoring veterans. He is described as the first southern figure invited to speak at the Gettysburg site.
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Senator Byrd
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
National Cemetery
Memorial Day Observances Mark Veterans in Somerset County
As the nation marks Memorial Day, only two Civil War veterans remain in Somerset County. William Bender of Berlin is 93 and plans to attend services in Ilin if weather allows, while Robert Ross of Addison is ill and will stay home thinking of fallen comrades.
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William Bender
Robert Ross County
Somerset County
Berlin
Robert Ross
Addison
Ross
Mr. Bender
Ilin
Pennsylvania Labor Bill Creates Sharp Limits on Union Activity
Harrisburg lawmakers passed a bill restricting union activity in Pennsylvania, outlawing sit down strikes, prohibiting check off dues without secret employee votes, and curbing board powers. The measure reduces salaries for board members and faces opposition from labor leaders who call it anti labor.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Arthur H. James
State Labor Board
James L. McDevitt
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
AFL
Jawick J. Fagan
United Mine Workers
CLO
Fagan
Weldon Heyburn
Senate Labor Committee
George H. Harle
State Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers of Western Pennsylvania
Wao
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Lewis G. Hines
Senate
John A. Phillips
State Cio
Man Pleads Guilty in Cecil and Meadowlands Liquor Cases
Pas quale De Santis of Cecil and Meadowlands, Washington county, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a still and to removing and concealing untaxed liquor. He was sentenced in federal court to a month in jail, a $500 fine, and costs totaling $19 plus separate fines and costs of $1 and $40.76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pasquale de Santis
Cecil
Washington County
Meadowlands
Laxman Coal and Coke Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
The Laxman Coal and Coke Company of Latrobe Westmoreland County filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. First listed liabilities total $135,583.89 with assets of $136.43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Laxman Coal and Coke Company
Latrobe Westmoreland County
Barbecue Stand Robbery Ends With Theft of Gun
In Pittsburgh on May 29 Albert Zito suspected a robbery. he waited with a shotgun and fired at two men who pried a window. They entered anyway, stole his gun, and fled, per Detective Thomas Calig.
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Pittsburgh
Albert Zito
Thomas Calig
Forged WPA Check Endorsement Reported
Edward Branguard a 16 year old of Fairchance was released today to his parents pending hearing before a U.S. commissioner on charges of forging the endorsement on a WPA check for eight dollars and seventy five cents and cashing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Edward Branguard
Fairchance
U. S
Pennsylvania Debates end as 1939 session adjourns amid relief and liquor clashes
The Senate and House wrap a five month session with a sine die adjournment plan after conference committee tweaks to relief and liquor bills. Proposals include work requirements for aid recipients, alien registration, a new parole board, teacher tenure changes, coal research funding, and expanded state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
G. Mason Owlett
State Senate
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
General Assembly
Conference Committee
Stoop
District Licensing Board
Public Assistance Department
Civil Service Protection
James
Civil Service
Howard L. Russell
Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania State College
Dauphin County
General State Authority
Public Utility Commission
Weather Outlook West Virginia and Nearby Regions
Fair Tuesday across West Virginia with scattered showers and storms possible in extreme southeast Tuesday afternoon or night. Wednesday looks fair and slightly warmer. Western Pennsylvania sees fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with warming on Wednesday, extending to the extreme north Tuesday. Eastern Pennsylvania remains fair with cooler conditions in the south Tuesday, then warmer on Wednesday. Maryland stays fair Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler Tuesday and warmer Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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