Tragic Yellowstone wreck claimed thirty six lives
Survivors and rescue workers recall a Milwaukee Olympian derailment on Custer Creek near Miles City. Passengers and crew acted swiftly to save others as the train plunged into the water. A young girl and her family endured loss, while porter Lew Williams and railroad staff aided evacuations, with some telephoning for help from the bank and others carrying survivors to safety.
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J. J. Ovite
Milwaukee
St.Paul
Ron
Reace
Passeng
F. Woltz
Chicago
Waltz
Miles City
Anne Ladas
Thomas Ladas
Anne
George
Bellingham
Wash
Greece
Lew Williams
Milwaukee Railroad
Custer Creek
Olympian
Mike Cain
Ed Hamm
William Shearer
Shearer
Yellowstone
Cain
Hamm
Saugus
Chris McGee
Leadership Of Party At Stake In Minnesota Primary
June 20 report from Minneapolis states the Farmer-Labor party's leadership is in play as Governor Elmer A. Benson seeks renomination against Ajalmar Peterson. Benson has party backing and Roosevelt support, while Peterson critics Benson's New Deal stance. Christgau’s WPA role became a campaign issue with Hopkins's removal upheld by the President.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
Elmer A. Benson
Ajalmar Peterson
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Benson
Peterson
Roosevelt
National Administration
James A. Farley
Victor Christgau
WPA
Christgau
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Deaths and obituaries from Clearspring to Harrisburg area
Death notices report Mrs. Margaret M. Clopper of Clearspring age 45 at home after illness. Survived by children Charles W Richard R Samuel E Catherine at home sisters Alice Leaher Christina Rems burg Catherine Rowland brothers Charles R John Rowland and two grandchildren. Florence Marie Stine 12 died at home. Job Imler former Algesrtown resident died in Harrisburg. Funeral plans listed for multiple services in Boonsboro Greencastle Pleasant Valley and nearby cemeteries.
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Margaret M. Clopper
Samuel E. Clopper
Clearspring
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Charles W
Richard R
Samuel E. Clearspring
Catherine
Alice Leaher
Mercersburg
Christina Remsburg
Walkersville
Catherine Rowland
Charles R
John Rowland Clearspring
Leila M. Fisher
Lloyd H. Fisher
Keedysville
Washington County Hospital
Fisher
Charles H
Katie M. (Huffer) Bovey
Boonsboro
Salem A. B. Church
Florence Marie Stine
John M. Stains
Summer Street
Harry Stains
Catherine Stains
Sadie Hale
First Baptist Sunday School
Paul B. Watlington
Green Hill Cemetery
Greencastle
Pennsylvania
Job Imler
Algerstown
Harrisburg
Pauline
Pleazant Valley
Bedford
Evelyn Enough
Robert Rosalin
Tanawanda
N. Y
Rollains
Miss Enough
Rollain
Hazel
Robert
Andrew
Thomas
Phillip
Calverine
Flora
Rene
Train wreck survivors manage to escape as water floods car
Lund and Thorson describe escaping from a smoking car crushed between coaches in a creek bed. Water pours in as passengers scramble to exit while wreckers fail to reach the submerged sleeper. Survivors continue westward on trains from Miles City to Holy Rosary Hospital which reports adequate care and about half of the 65 drought victims treated were released after emergency care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lund
Thorson
Itere
Thoreson
Miles City
Holy Rosary Hospital
Modern Field Dedication Draws 25,000. Air Circus Thrills Crowd
Dedication of the modern field drew about 25,000 spectators as an air circus highlighted ceremonies. Parachute jumper Huddy Batzel was slightly hurt on landing. Harald Johnson wowed crowds with a one wheel landing and daring maneuvers. State Police praised crowd management as officials lauded aviation progress and Works Progress administration help.
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Huddy Batzel
Batzel
Harold Johnson
Middleburg
Hagerstown
Louise Thaden
Sherman Fairchild
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Henry Holzapfel
John H. Jowett
Cal. Jouett
J. Monroe Johnson
Mayor Werts
Aodel
W. Lee Elgin
Works Progress
Chamber of Commerce
Conneil
Howard W. Jackson
Baltimore City
Herbert R. O.conor
William D. Byron
John B. Ferguson
Lewis and
Henry Reisner
Harry D. Wilbiar
W. PA
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
America
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maater
Fairchild
Thaden
Arnold
Lane
Sui
Aircraft Corporation
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Holzapfel
Washington County
Unis
Harald Johnson
Tohngon
Buddy Batzel
Jease
Slagseed) Jones
Charles Abel
Hugh Thomasson
Peter Buys
Hotel Alexander
Japs Blocked in Drive Toward Hankow and Yangtze
Chinese reports say four Japanese vessels sunk in a raid by eight heavy bombers. Japanese troops were blocked from landing on the Yangtze south bank above Nanking. Flood in Kaifeng area peaks, with at least 40,000 drowned or missing and 100,000 homeless or displaced.
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Yangtze
Yanglao
Nanking
Kaifeng
Yellow River
Horses Face Parking Meter Law Question in Beckley
In Beckley West Virginia on June 20 prosecutors Thornhill Jr and McGinis Jr argued horses do not fall under parking meter statutes. They left their horses on a street refusing to feed meters and were issued tickets. Rose colored glasses are advertised as boosting mood while shielding eyes.
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Beckley
W. Va
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
W. St. McGinis, Jr
Three Killed in Auto Accident Near Finksburg Maryland
A jammed accelerator caused a Sunday crash on the Westminster pike near Finksburg Maryland killing Howard Edmondson 23 of Washington Walter Barnes 19 of Gamber and James Boone 35 of Gamber. Two others including a four year old boy were injured along with Raymond Harrison of Washington and Donald Edmondson.
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Finksburg
Westminster Pike
Howard L. Edmonson
Washington
Walter Gilbert Barnes, Jr
Gamber
James Louis Boone
Edmondson
Barnes
Baltimore
Boone
Raymond Harrison
Waahing[ton and
Ponald
Edmbo
Doorbell Prank Traps Two Youths in Chicago
Two youths rang Policeman George Rutherick’s doorbell in the early morning. He answered quickly, seized them, and the pair had to explain themselves to see the joke.
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Chicago
George Rutherick
Two Girls Plan Hazardous River Expedition
GREEN RIVER Utah June 20 Two female botanists join four male scientists for a dangerous Grand Canyon river voyage. They aim to launch three boats from Green River and drift 120 miles into the turbulent Colorado 500 miles toward Lake Mead behind Boulder Dam Nevada. Lois Jotter 26 a University of Michigan botanist and Bizada Clover express cautious optimism about their chances. The river has never been navigated with polarizing methods before this trek.
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Green River
Utah
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
Nev
Lois Jotter
University of Michigan
Bizada Clover
Nohat
Police propose neck licenses for children in Racine
Chief Grover C. Lutter of Racine Wisconsin proposes small children wear neck plates with license numbers linked to a name and address index stored at the police station. The system aims to identify and return missing youngsters quickly when they go out to play.
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Racine
Wis
Grover C. Lutter
Quintuplets for Dallas Chihuahua litter rare find
Dallas reports a rare event as Cheta Herkie a three year old Mexican Chihuahua gave birth to five puppies weighing a total of one pound three ounces. Dr G Brooke veterinarian notes such a litter is uncommon among Chihuahuas. Firemen to meet at Wil Hamaport Volunteer Fire Company rooms tonight at 7:40.
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Dallas
Cheta Herkie
W.G. Brooke
Chihuahua
Wil Hamaport Volunteer Fire Company
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET QUOTATIONS REPORT
Quotations by Mackubin Legg and Co Wareham Building Hagerstown Maryland with Martinsburg area health camp details in the Maryland mountains. Listing includes contact numbers for the firms and camp facilities and supervision. The item references grain pricing and a health camp outreach location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackubin
Logg & Co
Wareham Lidg
Hagerstown, Md
Martinsburg
Promise Quick Start To New Relief Drive
A public statement outlines rapid deployment of funds and materials, aiming to speed orders and benefit private industry. It allocates 36 percent of the next two years’ billion-dollar PWA outlay to builders and 64 percent to producers of building materials, with officials highlighting housing, flood control, and farm price safeguards as part of the relief program.
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Atart Construction
PWA
Nathan Straus
United States
John J. Ingman
Army Engineers
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