Bank bandit binds marshal and steals car in flight
Matthew Eimes, southwest outlaw, bound Jennings Marshal George McAninch to a tree in Jennings Oklahoma and stole a car with a 2 year old asleep aboard. Pursued by Pawnee and Osage county authorities, he fled toward the Osage hills after stealing the vehicle at Drumright. The child was found unharmed on a nearby vacant lot two blocks away.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Jennings
Matthew Eimes
Southwest
Oklahoma
Kimes
Hominy
Osage County
Pawnee County
Osage Hills
Drumright
Payne County
George McAninch
Histle
McAninch
Child
Orville ER. Noble
Dramght
Nobie
Kinney
Dog and Snake Battle Near Orrianna Pa
Bob Witzsimmons, a prized Bull of Father Will Whalen, fought a huge black snake at night over a stewed calf head. The dog’s head swelled to twice its size. a hatchet missed as the snake vanished. Deb blossomed soon after with two pin holes on the forehead.
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Bob Witzsimmons
Father Will Whalen
Migston
Orrianna
Father Whalen
Lindberghs name in much demand
Albany June 15 Scores of applications seek to use the name Lindbergh in connection with incorporated businesses. As Lindbergh is not available the prospective incorporators ask permission to use Lindy while some seek to use the terms the lone eagle or slim. Companies range from financial concerns to laundries.
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Albany
N. Y
Lindbergh
State Corporation Bureau
American aviators visit German aircraft works in 1930s tour
Chamberlin and Levine fly from Baden Baden to Fried erichshafen in a German passenger plane. They are greeted by thousands of Swabians, escorted by Dr Hugo Mehoener to Dornier, Ebener, and Zeppelin plants. They inspect a super-Wal and observe the 12-127 under construction, planned for a world flight. They tour the Zeppelin museum and visit Dr Eckener at home for luncheon.
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Friederichshafen
Germany
Baden- Baden
Karlsruhe
Chamberlin
Levine
Thiity
Loewenthal
Hugo Mehoener
Dornier
Zeppelin
Ebener
Eckener
Dr. Eckener
Juncheon
Lindy's Plane In Good Shape At Bolling Field
The Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh's trans Atlantic monoplane, was reported in perfect running order at Bolling Field Washington D C Navy aviation officers checked the craft for its master Col Charles A Lindbergh. In another item two men arrested in Toccoa Georgia on charges related to flogging a Mrs Bowers and her 14 year old son were released on bail.
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Washington
Spirit of
Toccoa
Minister's defense of sex experiments shocks Episcopal gathering
In San Francisco on June 15, Rev. Lewis of St Andrews Ann Arbor stirred the National Congress of the Protestant Episcopal Church by defending youth sex experiments and unmarried unions. Archbishop John Murray and other clergy sparred, some endorsing the view that youth loyalty to personal ideals matters more than strict codes. Lewis urged acknowledging new moral realities and intelligent birth control in financially strained families.
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San Francisco
National Congress
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lewis
St. Andrews
Ann Arbor
Mich
Airhawis
John Murray
Maryland
Episcopal Church
Mr. Lewis
Sta
Ife
Famion
Destination of Byrd Not Yet Decided
New York Evening Post reports Commander Richard Byrd plans elastic routes for his trans Atlantic flight. He may cross Europe and the Pacific, hopping to Le Bourget, Honolulu, Tokyo, and possibly South America, with backer Rodman Wanamaker approving the mission.
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New York
New York Evening Post
Richard W. Byrd
American
Europe
Pacific Ocean
Byrd
le Bourget
Lindbergh Signs 2 Million Life Story Contract
Colonel Lindbergh signs the first of contracts valued at 2 million dollars for a 60 thousand word life story. The book will cover his life, the flight to Paris, receptions in Paris England and Belgium, and his aviation views. Most manuscript is ready with royalties to be paid on the standard basis.
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New York
Lindbergh
Paris
England
Belgium
Chicken thief killed in New York Mass line farm
Charles Hayes of Albany was shot and killed by farmer Charlie Rowe at the Rowe farm near the Massachusetts boundary on the state highway between Stephenson New York and Hancock Massachusetts. Rowe said Hayes and his son stole chickens. Williams Hayes, Charles’s son, was later arrested on a burglary charge.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Hayes
Charlies Rowe
Rowe
Massachusetts Boundary Line
Stephenson
Hancock
Mass
Hayes
William
Williams
Willow Swim Attempt Across Miles River Promises Quiet Effort
Miss Dorothy A. Korte, 20, a nurse at Easton Emergency Hospital, plans a solo eight mile swim across the Miles River tomorrow afternoon without prior training. The event follows her ambition to conquer the English Channel someday and is to be undertaken in Easton, Maryland.
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Easton
Dorothy A. Korte
English Channel
Miles River
Skull Found Embedded in Attic Partition on West Patrick Street
Workmen repairing a Frederick house on West Patrick Street uncovered a human skull lodged in an attic partition. The skull tumbled from its plaster tomb to the floor, leaving no clues to the identity of the person or the origin of the remains.
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Amontillado
Frederick
West Patrick Street
Welcome for Coolidge In South Dakota
President Coolidge received a warm welcome as his special train entered South Dakota en route to the Black Hills. Crowds waved from Elkton and other towns while Senator Norbeck and 30 eastern citizens joined to greet the President and Mrs. Coolidge at dawn.
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Coolidge
Black Hills
S. D
South Dakota
Elkton
Norbeck
European tour Funkhousers plan first London to Hagerstown call
E N Funkhouser now touring Europe expects to make the first London to Hagerstown telephone call. He will be in London within two weeks and then call his office manager J S Ward in Hagerstown. Friends will listen by ear phone as the trans Atlantic talk occurs. The family travels from Edinburgh to Brussels Amsterdam and other European cities before returning via Paris Calais Dover to London.
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E. N. Funkhouser
London
Hagers
Funkhouser
Heidelburg
Germany
Hagerstown
J. S. Ward
Ward
Funkhousers
Ostend
Brussels
Amsterdam
Cologne
Wiesbaden
Lucerna
Interlaken
Geneva
Paris
Calais
Dover
Radio Message From Far Off Africa Sets Record
In a historic radio feat J M Davidson of Salisbury Rhodesia spoke to Clair Foster in Carmel California covering about 14000 miles. Davidson carried a message for actor Guy Bates Post traveling in Africa to Mayor James Rolph Jr of San Francisco. New York observers note Lindy and hat squabbles amid the chatter.
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San Francisco
J. M. Davidson
Salisbury
Rhodesia
South Africa
Clair Foster
Carmel
Cal
Davidson
Guy Bates Post
Africa
James Rolph, Jr
Scientists to study soil explored by visiting delegation
Six or seven automobiles escort about 30 to 35 Chamber of Commerce members to Death Curve to meet a 300 member party of foreign scientists arriving for the International Soil Scientists convention in Washington. They will tour Cumberland Valley farms including William Cunningham's blue grass pasture and farms of Aaron Huffer and Edward Oaks. Lunch will be hosted by the Y M C A with Henry Holcapfal delivering a welcome. scientists aim to maximize study time in the county.
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Chamber of Commerce
Death Curve
International Soil Scientists Convention
Washington
Washington County
Cumberland Valley
Milton D. Moora
William Cunningham
Sharpsburg Pike
Aaron Huffer
Cearfoss
Edward Oaks
Middleburg
Fickle June Cold Again Returns To Chill Town
Overcoats and heavy blankets were popular as fickle June brought a cold spell. Yesterday’s high reached 64 degrees, and this morning’s 70-degree forecast promised sunshine. Rain this month slowed crop growth, delaying corn planting and foreshadowing a meagre harvest.
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Ieat
Flyers Had Ten Flares and a Pistol Discharged
Paris June 15 Captain Nun kesser and Colt carried ten flares and a pistol aboard their Trans Atlantic plane White Nird departing Le Bourget Field. Officers say flares were taken from a 10 pound package but ten military flares and a pistol were provided to Captain Call. The story revives a theory the flares seen in Northern Quebec were fired by two missing French airmen. An Ohio anti saloon league survey finds graduates drink little and at far below excess levels. De Valera wins in Ireland as Dail declares government victory amid scarlet fever and diphtheria cases.
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Paris
Jung 15
Nunkesser
Colt
LeBourget Field
34Th Aviation Regiment
Call
Quebec
Lindy Famous Now But Lonely Hero of Fame
New York dated June 15 The article reflects on Slim Lindbergh’s rapid rise to historic status and the personal cost of fame He feels isolation from peers and adults as barriers and expectations grow He recalls his boyish charm and warm receptions but notes a tired mournful look and solitary path after sudden notoriety
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New York
Evers
Vody
Lindy
Hina
Lindbergh
Mayor Walker
France
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh Father Visits Waynesboro in 1941 Speech
Waynesboro residents recall hearing Charles A. Lindbergh speak on July 22 1941 at a public event. The famed aviator criticized trusts in a talk titled The High Cost of Living and was entertained at the Blue Mountain Mouse which later burned down.
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Waynesboro
Lindy
Charles A. Lindbergh
Minnesota
Lindbergh to Leave for Washington After $25000 Prize
Charles Lindbergh plans to depart Mitchell Field for Washington Friday morning in an army pursuit plane after receiving the Ortely prize in New York. He will then fly the Spirit of St. Louis to St Louis, arriving late Friday. In New York he enjoyed a banquet and a Winter Garden performance by the Quiet Bird men prior to a luncheon at the Hotel Astor.
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Associated Press
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Army Air Field
Charles Lindbergh
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Washington
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Quiet Birdmen
Park Avenue
Hotel Astor
New York Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Little Falls
Minn
Charlie
A.L. Grimes
Baker Estate Probate and Settlement in Process
The estate of Solomon Baker, a noted furniture maker, is valued around 100000 dollars and now entering settlement after probate last week. His three children are named as beneficiaries in the will. Also probate reports include Margaret C. Bowman of Boonsboro whose will was probated yesterday in the Orphans Court.
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Solomon Baker
Margaret C. Bowman
Boonsboro
Orphans’ Court
Apples And Peaches To Be Scarce In County Orchards
Washington County fruit outlook shows apples at best a fifty percent crop and peaches not more than forty percent normal. Growers report frost and freeze damage across sections with some orchards wiped out while others remain lightly hit. Most danger periods have passed but pollenization and late June drop contribute further risk. Hancock district remains the largest fruit area in Western Maryland. Continued on page 12.
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Washington County
Juno
Hall
Hancock District
Maryland
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Boston
Will Whalen
Chamberlin and
Meshop Edward L. Marsona
Calefornia
Ann
Hig Ivoknews
Asia
U.S
Pacific
Stresemann
Tchitcherin
Reed
Missouri
Mississippi
Marc Klaw
Marc Wlaw
Anti-Saloon League
Syeswerville
Ohio
DE Valera
Ramon No Valera
Dubin
Parli
Mentary
Slim Lindbergh
Hero
New York-to
Baker Estate
Chihuahua City
Montana Power Company
Wise River
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