Lost Balloonists Found in the Wilds of Ontario
Sudbury, Ontario locals Ward T. Van Orman and Frank A. Trotter, participants in the James Gordon Rennert balloon race, were found after over four weeks in dense bush. Both were bruised. Van Orman was ill, and Trotter suffered from pneumonia. They survived on berries, pork, and game, aided by a telephone line cut to send a rescue, and were found near Tower No. 38 after a wide search of the route.
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Sudbury
Ontario
Ward T. van Orman
Frank A. Trotter
van Orman
Beth
Ntatio Airdroelectric Company
Bestia
James Barrey
Janmel
Jineman
Tower
Trotter
Akron
Goodyear
Break From Prison Farm Ends in Dual Slayings
A riot at Angola Penal Farm in Louisiana erupted during a prison baseball game. Gunfire killed guards Arnold Dafis and J. W. Fletcher and a convict. One escapee fled in a visitor’s car, guns looted from the armory, and William Stone of Dallas was identified among the escapees.
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Angola
Arnold
Dafis
J. W. Fletcher
William Stone
Dallas
Texas
Bodies of 3 Autogiro Victims Recovered from Lake Michigan
Three victims of an autogiro crash from South Bend to Chicago were found in Lake Michigan's Indiana Harbor. The dead are Miss Majenta Gerard of River Forest, H W Spid Manning of Pico, California, and Charles T. Otto, pilot from Haverford, Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
South
Bend
Lake Michigan
Indiana“ Harbor
Miss. Majenta
Gerard
River Forest
H. W
Spid Manning
Pico
Charles T. Otto
Haverford, Pa
Autogiro
Railroad Firemen of 1893 Reunited at World’s Fair
Frank Nelson of Paw Paw Michigan L Price of Baker Montana and David Reese of Iron Mountain Michigan met at the Century of Progress reunion. All three served as railroad firemen during the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Nelson runs a nursery, Price is a hardware merchant and bank president, Reese is a Chicago and North Western engineer.
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Chicago
Frank
Nelson
Paw Paw
Mich
L. Price
Baker, Mont
David Reese
Iron Mountain
Price
The
National Bank
Baker
Mr. Reese
Chicago and North Western
Wheat farmers to decide on acreage cuts by Sept 25
Washington officials set September 25 as the deadline for wheat farmers to apply for acreage reduction contracts under the domestic allotment plan. Chester Davis says after the date, county associations will assign quotas and sign contracts as farmers file. Kansas leads with about 51,000 applications, Illinois about 6,900, Iowa 1,500, as December 1 also marks the final contract acceptance date.
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Washington
Chester Davis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Davis
Kansas
Hilneis
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Farmer Confession Solves Ten Month Wisconsin Murder
Walter Patz fifty, farmer near here, confessed to a murder charge in County court and was bound over to Circuit court without bail. He had been accused earlier by Paul Shepanik of poisoning him, his wife, and ten children by polluting water on the farm in July 1931. The victim, a Mosinee paper mill employee, was shot to death near the mill yard on November 16 last year by a passing motorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Paul ‘Shepanik
Mosinee
Walter Patz
Weicht
Patz
Panik
Einstein Hidden From Nazis In English Hut
Dr Albert Einstein fled Belgium after reports a German Nazi group placed a price on his head. He is secluded in a hut overlooking the North Sea on the English coast and will stay there until October before traveling to America to lecture.
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Tondon
Albert’ Einstein
Goy-sur-mer
Belgium
North Sea
England
America
U S Allots 1 850 000 for Milwaukee Sewers
Washington D C An allotment of 1 850 000 to the Milwaukee county board of supervisors for a sewage system was announced by Secretary Ickes The project is expected to employ 340 men directly for eighteen months and boost local construction work
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Washington, D. C
Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee
Wis
Ickes
Ten Nazi Troopers Killed in Solingen Truck Plunge
In Solingen Germany a truck carrying ten Nazi storm troopers plunged down a 90 foot embankment. Ten dead and thirty one injured. four passengers escaped unharmed. The accident left most victims dead on impact. Emergency crews reported the collapse of the embankment hampering rescue efforts. The incident adds to wartime casualties during the conflict.
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Solingen
Germany
Wheat Signers Surpass Twenty Thousand in State Campaign
The Farm Adjustment Administration reports more than 20 000 farmers in all wheat states have signed applications to join the wheat reduction program. Wheat meetings will be held in six major states this month with others represented at the gatherings. George E Farrel, head of the wheat section, says no closing date has been set for signups.
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Washington
D. C
Farm Adjustment Administration
Sod
Pather
Ngs
George
E. Farrel
First Nebraska Home Owners Bank opens in Omaha
A month after opening the Nebraska branch in Omaha, manager Charlies Smrha reports 2,767 loan applications statewide. Of these, 1,419 were returned with consent to take bonds, about one third deemed urgent for attention in 30 days. Forty five loans totaling 97,612 dollars were approved locally. Refinance bonds total 87 percent of the loan while 12 percent covers taxes and urgent repairs. the smallest loan is 350 dollars.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Joanbank
Omaha
Charlies Smrha
Smrha
Omaha ‘Office
Federal river dike projects to start soon
The federal government plans ten months of work on Missouri river dike and revetment projects across Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska with about 9000 jobs and a $4 million appropriation. Contracts expected shortly under Capt Theodore Wymah Jr district engineer with work to begin within ten days of award. States to receive allocations Missouri 2460 Kansas 2200 Nebraska 2490 Iowa 1880.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Theodore Wymah
United States
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Public Works
George Hodge
Lincoln
H. C. Pound
Des Moines
Expect Fair To Pay 100 Percent
Lincoln state fair aims to cover all expenses and premiums with preliminary estimates by Secretary Perry Reed. Revenue neared 45 000 dollars with admissions about 20 000 higher than last year, while expenses fell about 30 000. Car admissions dropped to 25 cents and grandstand concessions totaled 315 dollars. entertainers have been paid 60 percent pending final accounting.
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Perry Reed
Reed
Nebraska Capitol Visitors Reach Record High Figures
Capitol guides reported 2 200 visitors inspecting the building daily with guests from more towns than any prior days. One hundred twenty five Nebraska towns and villages were represented along with eighteen other states as Blue Eagle NRA work progresses in county organization and will soon be handed to the Nebraska recovery board.
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State Capitol
Nebraska
Richard L. Metcalfe
Omaha
NRA
Brian
Washington
Nebraska Recovery Board
State advisory committee in Omaha hears public works requests
Three Nebraska towns Dodge Louisville and Lottsbluff seek loans and grants for waterworks and paving projects. The White Rock city hall in Nuckolls county was auctioned for salvage and will be demolished for lumber, ending the village’s era after relocation to picnic grounds in 1903.
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Omaha
Dodge
Louisville
Neb
Old City
White ‘Rock
Will van Meter
Lovewell
White Rock
Carpenter backs new post office for Gering project
Congressman Terry Carpenter, cited by the Post Office Department, urged a public works build in Gering. The supervising architect classed it as B work due to small receipts, making PW Board approval unlikely for six months. Carpenter also endorsed Arnold Neben for Buffalo postmaster.
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Terry Carpenter
Postoffice Department
Gering
Carpenter
Public Works ° Board
Arnold Neben
Buffalo
Hastings Votes on 100000 Storm Sewer Bond Proposal
Hastings citizens will vote on a 100000 storm sewer bond proposal as the city council plans to borrow from the federal public works fund and seek a 30 percent federal grant under the program. The project would drain the downtown district and large portions of residential areas, with total cost estimated at 116000.
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Hastings
Federal Public Works Fund
Road project in Thurston County hires 22 men for labor
A county work program in eastern Thurston funds hand labor for Indians with tractors and graders from the county and gasoline from the federal government. The roads will serve a school bus route for Indian children. Unemployed delegates cite over 100 families in Willhill and about 800 more in the county need aid before winter.
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Thurston County
Great Western Sugar Co to run 22 Colorado plants on record beet crop
The Great Western Sugar Co with 22 factories in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska expects 3,769,000 tons of beets, a 36 percent rise from last year. Harvest spans about 284,000 acres yielding roughly 124 percent tons per acre, with 7,000 workers employed during the season and a payroll near 2.5 million dollars. Officials anticipate possible upward revisions if growing conditions remain favorable.
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Great Western, Sugar Co
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Advertising upturn signals cautious recovery across nations
The NRA reports a definite upturn in newspaper display advertising across 25 large cities from Atlantic to Pacific, rising 16 percent in August 1933 versus August 1932. Roosevelt's recovery push spurs renewed government focus as leaders address credit, labor, and agricultural policy amid market stabilization efforts.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific
Js Iy
Wisconsin Benefits from Chicago World’s Fair Traffic
Milwaukee reports that the Wisconsin exhibit at the Century of Progress fair drew 75 000 visitors registered at information booths and 27 000 routed to Wisconsin by the bureau. Wisconsin residents asked about universities dairying cranberries potatoes hay fever free regions and more.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
The
Bureau
Barchard
Four Kidnapers Sent to Penitentiary for Life
Four youths connected to the kidnapping of Detroit businessman Joseph Nesbitt receive life sentences with hard labor. The group includes Robert Frazer, 24, and Robert Buffa, 24, of Detroit, plus Douglas Whitsitt, 21, and his 17-year-old brother Louis Whitsitt of Port Huron. Trials occurred in Wayne and Macomb counties after the shooting in Mt Clemens.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Joseph Nesbitt
Detroit
Snag
Bonet
Wayne County
Macomb
Robert Frazer
Robert Buffa
Douglas Whitsitt
Louis
Port Huron
Youth Rescues Five From Capsized Boat in Jamaica Bay
Walter Metz seventeen years old spotted a boat capsize near his porch in New York. He borrowed a rowboat and rescued five people from the water.
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New York
Walter Metz
Jamaica Bay
Thrush Joins S S Berlin 300 Miles Off New York
The liner Berlin docked with a crested brown thrush aboard in first cabin. The bird boarded cabin 27 about 300 miles from New York and is believed to have flown from an outbound ship to the Berlin.
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S. S. Berlin
New York
Berlin
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Franciszek Hynek
Lieet
Zbygniew ,Burzynski
Poland
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McAdoo
United ‘States
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Einstein
Hut
U. S
Inn
Ask
Loen
State News
Cornhusker Electric Lines
State Railway Commission
Trass
Beatrice
Golden Arrow Stages of Norfolk
Norfolk
Ingleside
State Hospital
Dows
Paceery Council
Idiscuss
Hugh S. Johnson
Pablie
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve ‘Board
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction’ Finance
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