Kidnapped June Robles Alive. May Be Freed Soon
Tucson May 7 The Santa Cruz County official said June Robles the six year old girl abducted April 25 is alive and may be returned within 24 hours. A man and woman with a child were seen crossing the border last Saturday raising hopes and concern. Authorities vow not to interfere with the child’s safe return and the parents had promised to pay the $15000 ransom.
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Tucson
Arizona
Sonora
Mexico
Oliver White
Santa Cruz County
June Robles
White
June
Childar Motor Ship Reaches Esquimalt After 59 Hour Rescue
The Norwegian motorship Childar with master Capt J Mattinsen and three crew aboard reached Esquimalt harbor after a 59 hour battle with heavy seas. Coast Guard praised rescues by the Redwing which towed to a seagoing tug Roosevelt. The ship’s plates buckled and booms splintered after being lifted over the entrance to the Columbia River.
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Victoria
B. C
J. Mattinsen
Childar
Esquimalt
Port Angeles
Coast Guard
Coast, Guard
Redwing
Roosevelt
Columbia River
T. R. Lloyd
Wine Bottle Adrift Across Atlantic Reaches Bordeaux
In June 1932 Charles Brennan, returning on the Mauretania, hurled an empty champagne bottle that floated across the Atlantic. He later received a letter from Pred Dantau in Bordeaux, who found the bottle at Cape Forret near Bordeaux and reported its discovery.
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Medina
N. Y
Charles Brennan
Mauretania
Pred Dantau
Bordeaux
France
Cape Forret
Troy appoints five to Territory Child Welfare Commission
Gov. John W. Troy named a five member Child Welfare Commission to survey Territory facilities and care methods for dependent children. Judge J F Mullen will chair. other members are Dr. Harry C. DeVighne, Mrs. Ruth C. Metcalf, Frank Booth and Harry Watson. No compensation provided. eight month term ending before next Legislature convenes.
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John W. Troy
Territorial
J. F. Mullen
United States
Harry C. DeVighne
Ruth C. Metcalf
Frank Booth
Harry @ . Watson
Allen Shattuck
J. C. Thomas
E. M. Polley
J. A. Talbot
Ketchikan
Juneau
Talbot
Marriage Just Didn’t Work Says Jean Harlow
Hollywood reports that Jean Harlow, a platinum blonde star, addresses her marriage and notes it did not work. The remark came amid tabloid speculation and public interest in the actress’s personal life.
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Jean’ Harlow
Captain Hinckley resigns from Coast Guard service in Seattle
Captain H D Hinckley, commander of Coast Guard Division, announced his resignation after being ordered transferred to Chicago. He says he loves Northwest scenery too much to leave now and has requested retirement, eligible for retirement seven years ago. Succeeding him is H R Searles who takes over from the Washington State Game Commission leader.
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Seattle
H. D. , Hinckley
Coast Guard Division
Chicago
Air Mail for Orient to Go via Alaska Edmonton
Major R. W. Hale announces a five day London to Japan air mail route via Edmonton Alaska and Russia could be feasible within five years. Pan American Airways shows interest in Northern Alaska service and inspection tours are planned in three weeks.
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Edmonton
London
Japan
Alaska
Russia
R. W. Hale
Pan-American Airways
Eleven Men Acquitted in Racketeering Trial in Chicago
A jury acquitted all seventeen defendants in a racketeering case covering four service trades. Prominent figures included Aaron Sapiro of New York as organizer for trade associations and Dr. Benjamin Squires of the University of Chicago, a Federal Labor Mediator.
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Chicago
Aaron Sapiro
New York
Benjamin Squires
University of Chicago
14 Year Old Boy Found Dead After Disappearance
In Bellingham Washington on May 7 Edward Hook a 14 year old son of a local sea diver was found shot to death near the Police Pistol Range. A note said he suicided because he was tired of school.
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Bellingham
Wash
Edward Hook
First Tourist to Visit Famous Alaska Valley Dies
Portland attorney Rodney Glisan aged 65 died in Portland of heart trouble while returning from world travel. He was the first tourist to reach the Valley of Ten Theas and Smokes in Alaska, an amateur mountaineer and noted explorer.
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Alaska Valley
Portland
Oregon
Rodney Glisan
Valley of
Ten ‘Theas and
Smokes
Alaska
Raven Resigns Juneau Post to Lead Marysville Schools
R S Raven resigns after seven years as Juneau public schools superintendent to assume Marysville Washington superintendent role. He plans to finish by September 1 1934 and cites advancement. The Juneau School Board notes his satisfactory work and will announce a successor and vacancies soon.
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Jueau
R. S. Raven
Marysville
Washington
Juneau
Raven
W. K. Keller
R. E. Robertson
Robertson
Blue Eagle to Get Contracts on Govt Work
Washington May 1 Building companies must be under the Blue Eagle to obtain any of the two hundred million dollars in government aid aimed at reconditioning distressed homes. A similar restraint may apply to the program for private spending of one billion five hundred million for other than distressed homes.
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Washington
Insull Returns to Face Trial in New Jersey
Samuel Insull, a returned fugitive, says his greatest error was underestimating the panic's effect on American securities and the utilities he built. He claims his mistakes were honest and vows to fight for freedom and vindication as he faces charges related to the collapse of his utility companies.
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Insull
Princetown Junction
N. J
Associated Press
Samuel Insull
New Jersey
Greece
Chicago
Stocks Slump Again As May Selloff Hits New York
May 7 action saw fresh selling push stocks down with losses of one to four points for many leaders. Wheat jumped three cents, rubber rose to four year highs before profit taking, and bonds were mixed. Margin calls spread through brokers as several names fell to year lows. Alaska Juneau mine traded at 17 1 2 cents amid overall weak close and mixed commodity moves.
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New York
President Roosevelt Mourns Woodin Funeral
At a Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church in New York on May 7 President Roosevelt attended the funeral of William H. Woodin, former Secretary of the Treasury. He sat bowed with sorrow for 17 minutes, joined in the Lord's Prayer after the Apostles Creed, and then left with Mrs. Woodin for Washington.
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New York
Roosevelt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Woodin
Washington
Mine Disaster Traps Eighty Miners in German Potash Mine
In Muellheim Germany on May 7 a deadly fire trapped eighty miners. Rescue squads battled the blaze as the mine was sealed to prevent further danger. A catastrophic incident halted operations and prompted search efforts for survivors.
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Muellheim
Germany
Proposal to Congress for Alaska Airbase and Garrison
Congressional action sought for a 15 million dollar appropriation to establish a military base and airfield near Fairbanks Alaska. The plan proposes a squadron of 100 planes and a garrison of 230 commissioned plus 2,200 enlisted men.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Alaska
Orient
Russia in Default on U S War Debts, Attorney General Rules
Washington May 17 Attorney General Cummings declares Soviet Russia in default of obligations to the United States and ineligible for U S financial aid. Britain Italy Czechoslovakia Latvia Lithuania are noted as not in default for token payments. Negotiations in Moscow aim to settle pre revolutionary claims.
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Washington
Cummings
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Latvia
Lithuania
Kerensky
Moscow
Thousands return to work amid auto and labor strikes
Washington dispatch reports a large wave of workers resuming jobs as auto strikes wind down in St. Louis and Kansas City. Leather workers in Peabody Massachusetts resume after walkouts, while coal miners end walkouts in Valderfrift, Palare, marking a broad labor movement.
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Washington
St. Lows
Kansas City
Peabody
Mass
Valderfrift
Pala
Port Angeles Officials Die In Auto Crash
Port Angeles Washington May 7 Frank Thompson age 59 County Clerk was killed and Hays Prichett Deputy County Assessor was seriously injured when their auto crashed into a tree Saturday afternoon Prichett is expected to live
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Port Angeles
Wash
Frank Thompson
Hays Prichett
Prichett
Smith May Choose American Plane for England to Australia Race
Kingsford Smith, famed Pacific flyer, may fly an American plane in the England to Australia air race west October. An anonymous admirer has donated $25,000 toward competing costs as he prepares to depart Australia. The Agricultural Department and University of Kentucky study available aircraft and tobacco grower outlook to inform his final speed and efficiency estimate.
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Bethlehem Steel
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Hudson
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Case
General Motors
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