Four killed in crash of huge plane near Clovis New Mexico
A tri motor Transcontinental and Western Air Line plane crashed 20 miles west of Clovis late at night killing two passengers and two pilots. Victims were R B Irwin and wife of Los Angeles H R Morgan and W G Barcus of Kansas City. Roads were washed out by heavy rains delaying details. In contrast, David Hager an 88 year old Civil War veteran of Clovis sought his annual hunting license at the county courthouse claiming perfect attendance since he first could obtain one.
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Clovis
N. M
Transcontinental and Western Air Line
Here
R. B. Irwin
Los Angeles
Cal
H.R. Morgan
Kansas City
W. G. Barcus
David. Hager
Farm Adjustment Act Upheld By DC Court
Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue of the District of Columbia Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Agriculture Adjustment Act. He dismissed a suit for a temporary injunction against enforcing the Chicago milk shed agreement, stating the emergency was justified by law. Plaintiffs Milton R. Beck and the Economy Milk Company, both Illinois milk operators, had complained the 10 cent a quart price under the agreement would curb their cash business. they now sell milk at 6 1/2 cents a quart and plan to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniel W. O'Donoghue
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wallace
Chicago
Neil Burkinshaw
Nugent Dodds
de- Cialon
Milton R. Beck
Stickney, Ills
Econoimy’ Milk Company
Norman Park
Ills
Three Flyers Die In Midair Collision Near Randolph Field
A midair crash four miles northwest of Randolph Field, San Antonio, on August 28 killed Lieut. Harley R. Grater and two cadets, with a fourth crewman leaping to safety. The planeline disaster occurred during parault training exercises. The Oak Hill crossing of the Western Maryland Railroad has been completed, marking a notable improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Field
Harley R. Grater
Oak Hill
Maryland
Milk price probe planned for Philadelphia shipments
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration will hold an open hearing in Philadelphia on milk prices paid to about 200 Washington County farmers and others who ship to Philadelphia. Secretary Wallace orders a wide open inquiry into farmer consumer and distributor profits, with emphasis on distributor gains and the proposed price increase. Washington County farmers are monitoring a move to join the Interstate Milk Producers Association as Pennsylvania producers threaten a milk strike over the terms and a 1 cent rise in consumer price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Washington County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Stpplee-Wills- Jones
National Dairy Productions Corp
Hagerstown
Iix
Pennsylvania
Philadelpha
Clyde L. King
Interstate Milk Producers’ Association
King
Milk Trust
Milk Froducers’ Association
Guilty Plea Filed in Fatal Hit and Run Case
Stewart M Slifer pleaded guilty to failing to stop and render aid after striking and fatally injuring Dudley N Barnes. He was fined 560 or six months in jail by Magistrate Richard Duffey. An inquest found the evidence insufficient for manslaughter. Witnesses testified that Slifer left the scene and later stopped, with license number matching his car. Slifer began serving the jail sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart M. Slifer
North Cannon Avenue
Dudley N. Barnes
Richard Duffey
Barnes
Slifer
Parnes
Duffey
Leak in East River Tunnel delays Long Island trains
A Transit Commission report says No 1 tunnel under the East River between Manhattan and Queens sprang a leak shortly after 7 AM. Trains ran about 10 mph as heavy congestion built in the tunnel and terminal areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Transit Commission
Long Island Railroad
East River
Manhattan
Queens
Sleeping sickness toll rises in New York City
New York City reports 27 deaths and 14 new cases of sleeping sickness since January 1 as the health department releases figures. No comparative data for other years. 1925 outbreak recorded 323 cases across 32 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Department of Health
Jobless Get Work Under NRA The City Campaign
Employment has been given to 366 workers who were out of work before July 1 due to the National Recovery Administration. Col Charles Hoffman announced the figure as 250 local employers were surveyed and many reported adding jobs while others displayed the NRA insignia without operating under the code. Some answered they displayed the insignia yet gave no code affiliation. The campaign will continue to bring noncompliant firms into the fold with illegal displays to be removed. Scouts and high school students were involved in early morning activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hoffman
N.R. A
N. ER. A
Scouts
Wilmington Survey Shows 211 Firms Rehire Over 1800 Jobs
Wilmington, Aug 29. Partial chamber survey finds 211 area firms have rehired more than 1800 workers in 30 days. Administrator Garrish Gagsaway reports 21,066 on payroll Aug 15, up from 17,894 a year earlier and 20,887 on Aug 15, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Chamber of Commerce
Garrish Gagsaway
XNI
R. A
Delaware
Revised boot and shoe code ordered rewritten
Washington Aug 29 A revised code of competition for the boot and shoe industry submitted tentatively last week was ordered rewritten by National Recovery administrators handling the shoe code They indicated they would take direct action to hasten public hearing on a program to put idle shoe workers back at their benches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Recovery
Icc asks Supreme Court to compel disposal of rail stock
Washington August 29 The interstate commerce commission seeks a Supreme Court ruling to require the Pennsylvania Railroad and Pennsylvania Company to dispose of stock they bought in the Wabash and the Lehigh Valley railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Wabash
Lehigh Valley
Freak head of cabbage with thirteen bulbs on display
Elias Malotte of Williamsport displayed a single cabbage head unusually formed as a cluster of thirteen small heads. Malotte, an experienced gardener, said he has never seen such a freak of this nature before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Malotte
Williamsport
Malotte
Curiosity Cost Life In Electric Socket Accident
Four year old Virginia Lee Hee died in Pottstown after sticking her tongue into an electric light socket at home. Authorities said the accident occurred yesterday as curiosity led to a fatal shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Virginia Lee Hee
Huge Bass Caught in Smithsburg Reservoir Big Mouth Record
City chemist Tames Cannon plans a feast after catching the largest bass in local memory. The eight pound giant, possibly a thirty-year-old fish, was netted during a leak repair at Smithsburg reservoir and exhibited at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tames Cannon
Jimmy
Smithsburg
Jimmy Cannon
City Hall
Albert Heard
Insull Loses First Round in Arrest in Greece
Athens reports the appeal court approved the detention of Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities operator amid extradition to the United States on bankruptcy and mail fraud charges. Insull’s lawyers argued delays and questioned warrants while a writ for arrest was to be issued. He sought bail citing citizenship plans and a Greek permanent home. Machinations followed on the same day as other international movement news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Ingall
Reganacos
Insull
Legation
Greece
Pericles Rhalli
Pear Tree Bears Again in North Jonathan Bethel Yard
In a corner yard a pear tree bears another crop continuing a nearly century old fruiting. Benjamin L. Lee recalls eating pears from the same tree as a child, and notes the fruit has a unique flavor not found in modern varieties. The property belongs to the colored Odd Fellows.
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North Jonathan
Bethel Street
Coun
Benjamin L. Lee
The
Colored Odd Fellows
Lee
Heckman
Robbery suspects held as inquiry widens
Thomaz Redmond and his brother Lee are jailed at 17 Burger alley with another local man sought in a Willow Lane home robbery on August 14. Detectives Peters Dailey and Clark recovered part of the stolen clothing from Redmond’s house, noting the Stouffer home front door was broken while the family was away in Cumberland. Baltimore detectives arrest a Wilkes-Barre man named Charles N Zinkowski at a Pittsburgh area farm, claiming payroll theft in Baltimore last week. he reportedly deserted from Camp Meade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaz Redmond
Lee
Burger Alley
Ira Stouffer
Willow Lane
Peters
Dailey and Clark
Stouffer
Thomas Redmond
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Charles N. Zinkowski
Wilkes-Barre
Zinkowski
Camp Meade
Even Too Wet For Ducks in Virginia Hurricane Loss
Richmond, August 2. It was too wet even for the ducks as 1,900 drowned near Kilmarnock during the recent hurricane. The birds, destined for the Richmond market this fall, belonged to the Virginia Poultry Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
M. C. Kilpatrick
Virginia Poultry Federation
Kilmarnock
Woman's Body Found in Trunk at Home
The body of Myrtle Mullineaux was found in a garret trunk at 2072 Gay Street, wife of J C Mullineaux, who had been missing since Saturday night. A veterinarian by profession, Mullineaux discovered the corpse about 1 30 this afternoon. authorities believe she was suffocated after entering the trunk. Despondency and threats to take her life were reported. a witness saw her on Saturday night near Williamsport trotway, entering the house and attic before vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle R. Mullineaux
Gay Street
J. C. Mullineaux
Aince
Ador
Garret
Homer
Second National Bank of Hagerstown Buys Ist National Site
Officers of the Second National Bank of Hagerstown announced the purchase of the six story marble front building formerly owned by the First National Bank on West Washington Street beside the Hamilton Hotel. The move provides needed space for growing business and aligns with plans to expand banking facilities for depositors and local merchants.
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Second National Bank of
Hagerstown
First National Bank
West Washington Street
Hamilton Hotel
Haverstown
Second National
Washington County
Train Plunge Kills Five in New Mexico Draw Crush
The Golden State Limited derailed after plunging through an open draw about five miles east of Tucumcari New Mexico. At least five died and 26 were injured with many passengers missing as seven coaches and the locomotive plunged into water fed by heavy rains. Crews found 25 passengers seriously injured and several bodies unidentified. the east bridge span washed out and the train ran at low speed before approaching the fill.
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Tucumcari
N. ML
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
V. J. Cross
James Randall
T. F. Wheelock
Hospitala
Street Board Case September 8 Set for Next Hearing
Friday September 8 is fixed for the next hearing in the Street Board controversy. Chief Judge D Lindley Sloan and Associate Judge Albert A Doub will hear demurrers to the answers of John D Dunn and Clyde E Brewer. Dunn and Brewer answered petitions by Dr Perry F Prather and J Vincent Jamison Jr for writs of mandamus after demurrers were overruled. Prather and Jamison seek reinstatement as members of the Board of Street Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Lindley Sloan
Albert A. Doub
John D. Dunn
Clyde E. Brewer
Dunn
Brewer
Perry F. Prather
J. Vinecent Jamison, Jr
N R A Works To Clinch Coal Code Pact Pushes Retail
Washington August 29 The N R A moved quickly to seal a permanent coal code. Johnson hailed the union and industry compromise as a major advance in industrial controls. Roosevelt phoned congratulations. Officials expect binding code within two days and plan to extend to dry goods and druggists to cover most stores. Labor day target looms as the campaign climax date. White side aims to finish by September 4.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Appalachian
Roosevelt
Johnson
Arthur D. Whiteside
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Satinalto
Taft
Henry Jennings
Jennings
Wood
Associated Presa
New Mexico
San Antoni
Fo Philly
Vincent Gebardi
Jack McGurn
A. P
Pnoto
NRA
R. R
U.S
Hamilton
Bermuda
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Canada
Nassau
Bahamas
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Robert Lowman
Asbury Hammond
Eakles’ Crossroads
Sheriff’s Office
Fred M. White
Sunbury
Harvey V. Becker
Mary M. Packer i Hospital
Redmond
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