Illinois Man King Pin Of Speed Fliers
Rudy A. Kling, 23, Lemont, Ill., owned and piloted a Roberts Kling monoplane to win the 200-mile Thompson Trophy dash at the 1937 National Air Races in Cleveland. He also won the 100-mile Grove trophy, posting speeds of 256.910 mph and 232.272 mph respectively. The meet featured Wittman, Turner, and Moore among top finishers, with Fuller taking Bendix transcontinental honors and $13,000 in prize money.
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Cleveland
Rudy A. Kling
Lemont
Itt
Kling
Municipal Airport
Grove
Earl Ortman
Los Angeles
Keith
Frank Sinclair
Farmingdale
Seversky
Wittman
Ray Moore
San Francisco
G. H. Gatch
Moore
Frank Fuller
Thompson
Fuller
Victor
Three Killed In Police Bandit Gun Battle
In Lebanon, a gun battle between police and a bandit left three dead. The clash stemmed from a robbery attempt as officers pursued the suspect through the night. Local authorities are investigating details and identifying those killed and injured.
Auto Accidents Cause 300 Deaths
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia early today reported fewer violent deaths than the National Safety Council predicted for Labor Day weekend. Auto accidents led with nearly 300 deaths. total violent deaths around 400. Michigan and California posted over twenty auto fatalities. Cool weather helped lower Midwest toll. Notable deaths included James Welborn in Des Moines in a crash that also affected his wife and newborn son. Football fatality reported in Clarion IA. Two Detroit men presumed drowned after plane crash near Lake Erie. Explosion at Cadina Beach NY plant. Nancy Glenn found slain near Philadelphia. Other incidents include a stray bullet death near Ashton ID and a man gored to death near Salt Lake City. Charlene True and sister Marjorie, Ohio sisters, died of infantile paralysis in Columbus. Port Clinton schools appoint Sirwin B D Sims as superintendent. James B Wilson, 45, dies after cave-in in a Sand bank incident near a farm.
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United Press
Columbia
National Safety Council
Michigan
California
James Welborn
Des Moines
Heb
Husky
Broadlawns General Hospital
Clarion
Iowa
Irvin Mielsen
Detroit
Cleveland
State Briefs elect officers in Columbus meeting
In Columbus Ohio at a meeting of the 42nd Field Hospital of the 3rd Division Joseph A Mitten of Stowe was chosen vice president Floyd B Starkey of Geneva was named secretary and treasurer and J W ...
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Columbus
Joseph A. Mitten
Stowe, O
Floyd B. Starkey
Geneva
J. W
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William Russel
Greathouse
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Edward Furry
Center
Clark County
Martin Randolph
Martin Donnelly
Janice Flagg
Janice
Peter Hathaway
Peter
By Vivian. Radcliffe
Houston, Coshocton
Columbus, C
Charlene True
Charles True
Marjorie
Port Clinton
Sirwvin BD. Sims
Groveport
H. L. Ford
Fostoria
Zanesville
James B. Wilson
James
Castle’s
Elyria
Ohio
Second Street
UTS
WSU Manaments
TeKegia Nerel
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