Croydon Welcome for Transatlantic Return Flight Duo
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie completed the eastward leg to Croydon England landing at 6 38 p m to begin a return to New York by Thursday They began at North Weald and flew 21 hours 2 minutes after departing Floyd Bennett Field The crowd greeted them as they planned to photograph coronation day and fly back after Wednesday's ceremonies
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Croydon Airdrome
Eng
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Croydon
New York
North Weald
London
Floyd Bennett Field
Merrill
Harry Richman
South Wales
Newfoundland
Lloyd Bennett Field
New York City
Harry Lee
Scores From Major Leagues Across Cities
National games show Pittsburgh beating Boston 4 to 1 in nine innings as Swift and Todd secure the win for Pittsburgh. Brooklyn hosts St Louis in a 2 to 4 finish as Grissom and Schott pace Cincinnati’s 10 to 3 victory over Philadelphia. Chicago tests New York with a 7 to 1 result after a 7 to 1 Chicago loss earlier.
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Boston
R. H. E. Pittsburgh
Swift
Todd
Fette and Lopes
Brooklyn
R. H. E. St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
R. H. E. Cincinnati
Philaphia
Grissom
Schott
Vandermeer
Moore
Lombardi
V. Davie
Welters
Zero Hour Skies Over California War Game
A massive air war exercise near Muroc Dry Lake tests 40 000 square miles of California. Some 185 bombers attack planes and observers are staged from multiple bases under Brigadier General Brant with Westover reviewing. Ground crews don gas masks as precautions. Officials warn civilians and motorists to avoid the area for two weeks during the simulated assault.
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Ae RC
Dis Park
Calif
Los Angeles
California
United States Army
Gerald C. Brant
Langley Field
Muroc Dry Lake
63Rd Coast Artillery
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
Oscar Westover
Army Air Corps
Foreign Secretary Harold Rounds to Visit Pocatello
Y M C A executive boards announced the visit to Pocatello by Harold J. Rounds, foreign work secretary, next Monday. Rounds, a former boys work secretary in China and later stationed in Poland, will share international insights at a board meeting hosted by Dr. E N Roberts on South Seventh Avenue. The group also noted the resignation of Mrs Rosalie Cavanaugh after six years as assistant secretary and discussed the budget while planning for Montpelier.
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Harold J. Rounds
Rounds
China
Poland
E. N. Roberts
South Seventh Avenue
Rosalie Cavanaugh
Weather fragment hints cooler southeast portion Tuesday
Readable text notes tonight and Tuesday changes with cooler southeast portion. mentions north and west areas and a Tuesday shift though details are fragmentary and uncertain.
Coronation Rehearsal For King George VI At Westminster Abbey
The Duke of Norfolk and other royal ceremony players rehearse a make believe coronation at Westminster Abbey as crowds endure cold rain in London. Historic cautions echo past coronations with stories of theft and mishap while officials test the parts to avoid humor or tragedy.
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London
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
England
Westminster Abbey
George VI
Young California mother’s poisoning attempt fails
San Francisco police report a 15 year old mother, Mrs Shirley McQuin, attempted suicide by poisoning. Officer William J Minahan said she was despondent over an estrangement from her husband Edward McQuin, 20, and they have a child under four.
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San Francisco
William J. Minahan
Shirley McQuin
Edward McQuin
Indian Village Plans Progressing Endorsement Sought
Chamber of commerce directors met to endorse a special fund for Indian Village advertising and publicity expenses. Approval from board members is sought and cooperation from all business interests in Pocatello is urged to make it a top tourist attraction.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roe Pocatello
Nyssa Crossing Crash Kills Four on Railway Crossing
Four people die when their car is struck by a Union Pacific freight train at a Nyssa Oregon crossing. Victims include Eugene Trash 17 Payette. Mrs Marie Graham 35. Mrs L Buffington 23 Caldwell. Marion Kruer 13 Payette. Mrs M J Buffington 24 Payette. Train speed about 40 mph. car thrown 35 feet. Bodies taken to local morgue. Mrs Buffington dies en route to Ontario hospital. Malheur county coroner R A ?
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Nyssa
Ore
Union Pacific
Eugene Trash
Payette
Marie Graham
Graham
P. A. Graham
Springdale
Ark
L. Buffington
Caldwell
Marion Kruerr
Albert Kruger
M. J. Buffington
Jim Higgins
L. F. Buffington
Ontario
Buffington
Malheur
R. A
Hopper Faces Insanity Charge in Boise Case
Johnny Hopper a 24 year old ex convict faces a charge of insanity filed in Pro bate Court in Boise by Prosecuting Attorney Willis Moffatt. Hopper was convicted of accepting funds from his mother who is serving a prison term for embezzlement. Hospital staff said Hopper allegedly injured his aunt during the arrest and she was recovering from head wounds.
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Boise
Johnny Hopper
Hollywood
John Jackson
Willis Moffatt
Hopper
Angela Hopper
Boise City
Moffatt
Tereasa O'Farrell
Autopsy Underway in Rupert Death of Pocatello Brakeman
An autopsy is being conducted into the death of Irving O. McLaughlin, 46, a Pocatello U P brakeman, struck and killed by a motorist at Rupert as he flagging a crossing near the Rupert station. The driver A E Christensen, 68, Rupert, said he did not see the rail worker. He is survived by his widow, two sisters, and his father. The body was moved from Rupert to this area for the autopsy.
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Irving O. McLaughlin
Pocatello
Harrie McLaughlin
Grant
Walter Shultz
Columbus
L. Walter Shuttleworth
Murray City
Ohio
Oliver P. McLaughlin
Rupert
83 year old farmer in Huntington stalls at auto laundry
In Huntington Indiana on May 10 1937 farmer John Scher aged 83 drove into an auto laundry causing a wash mishap. No injuries reported as bystanders observe the vehicle being washed and prepared for service.
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Huntington
Ind
John Scher
Navy air expert testifies on Hindenburg disaster causes
Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, the navy’s top lighter than air expert and Shenandoah survivor, testifies before a commerce board in Lakehurst. He says a small flame at the stern likely signaled the ship’s doom, but cannot state the fire’s origin. Rain drizzle falls over the Hindenburg wreck as investigation opens.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Charles E. Rosendahl
Navy
Department of Commerce
America
Shenandoah
Rosendahl
U.S. Naval Air Station
Three-Tsian Investigation Board
American mother of 1937 honored in New York luncheon
Mrs. Carl R. Gray of Omaha was proclaimed American mother of 1937 at ceremonies in New York. The Union Pacific railroad figure, 67, is a weekly Sunday school teacher whose lessons are broadcast to Kansas and Nebraska. She received the Golden Rule Foundation medal and joined a radio program introduced by Mrs. James Roosevelt after a tea with the president's mother.
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New York
Carl R. Gray
Omaha
Gray
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas
Nebraska
Golden Rule Foundation
James Roosevelt
Directors Approve Dormitory Bonds For University Unit
The chamber of commerce board endorsed a 10000 bond issue to fund a dormitory on university land east of the LDS institute. Interest and principal would be repaid from rental receipts. The dormitory will house 40 bachelor students. A committee led by Hetland Comstock Merrill Burton and Bistline reported favorably after inquiry. President Harper plans a solicitation committee to secure pledges before subscription deadline.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
John R. Nichels
L.D.S. Institute
Chamber of Commerce
T. J. Hetland
Ralph Comstock
L. H. Merrill
F. A. Burton
F. M. Bistline
E. S. Harper
Senate Filibuster Over Court Bill Heard Today
Washington May 10 filibuster talk on the presidents court reorganization bill stirred Capitol Hill. Senator Wheeler Montana led opponents claiming votes exist to defeat adding six new supreme court justices if over 70 retire, warning a two vacancy compromise would trigger a full filibuster. Ashurst Arizona supports the bill promising a vote despite rhetorical attack. Washington May 10 leaders foresee this week a plan to cut government spending with House actions on a 1.5 billion dollar budget and a Friday legislative conference called by the president to discuss relief and economy. Senator Bauey North Carolina says conservatives back King Utah's plan to shift relief to the states, abolish the WPA, and allocate 850 million to states, a move Republicans also favor per their platform.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Wheeler
D. Mont
Supreme Court
Ashurst
D. Ariz
D. Ariz.) of the Studiciary
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Roosevelt
Woodrum D. Va
Bauey
D. N.C
King
Utah
Works Progress Administration
Thousands of Americans flock to London for coronation week
American visitors pour into London ahead of the coronation with 14 liners bringing 7 000 to 8 000 travelers. Rudy Vallee tours clubs as security eyes potential trouble while Scotland Yard and broadcasters prep for the event.
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London
Eight Idaho and Utah minors die in tragic weekend
A shocking week end sees eight youths killed in Utah and Idaho from drownings and crashes as irrigation canals run high. Victims include 10 year old Laverne Reynolds at Potlatch and 19 month olds Caroline Lauritzen and Arnold Andersen in Utah. A 3 year old Idonna Morris also drowns in Utah. Two CCC enrollees drown on the Salmon River near Riggins while others die in car crashes and canal incidents.
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Associated Press
Utah
Idaho
Potlatch
Laverne Reynolds
Palouse River
Snday
Mount Pleasant
Arnold Andersen
Idonna Morris
Arlie H. Prewett
CCC
Camp Garfield
Pomeroy
Wash
Lewiston
Elmer Key
Joseph Call, Jr
Bancroft
Death of Gayle W. Morris at 10:15 AM
Gayle Wallace Morris 23 died today at a local hospital. Born March 7 1914 in Rexburg he is survived by his mother Mrs Ira Morris a brother Jack Morris on a mission in Norway a sister Norma and maternal grandmother Mrs W W Burk of Pocatello Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Gayle Wallace Morris
Ira Morris
Rexburg
Jack Morris
Norway
Norma
W. W. Burk
Pocatello
Puneral
Picture Craft Union Leader Sees Sell Out
Hollywood on May 10 reports high salaried stars continuing work while studio crafts unions strike. Federated Motion Picture Crafts leader Charles Lessing calls the peace between producers and the Screen Actors Guild a dirty double cross. Strike committee member Charles Kimberlin says actors still on payroll ease producers’ burden and help unions. Picket lines circle studios and theaters in downtown Los Angeles as stars like Clark Gable Greta Garbo Eleanor Powell Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich report to work.
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Hollywood
Charles Lessing
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Screen Actors’ Guild
Charles Kimberlin
Guild
Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Greta Gazebo
Eleanor Powell
Gary Cooper
Marlene Dietrich
Basque government shuffles war command as Bilbao defense council formed
In Bilbao Spain the Basque government replaces its military high command with a defense council led by President Jose Aguirre. Defenders mobilize workers for trench digging and reinforce lines near Begona and Galdacano as Mount Scilube battles rage. Refugees flee by sea to Pauillac as Emile Bertin and French warships escort boats.
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Bilbao
Spain
Jose Aguirre
Madrid
Begona
Galdacano
Mount Scilube
Marvin
Pauillac
France
Emile Bertin
Bay of Biscay
Firemen Respond Twice To City Blazes In One Day
The west side fire department was called to a roof fire at 935 West Clark home of T. R. Spiekerman. Fire official A. A. Girard cited a chimney spark as the cause. At 3:07 p.m. both fire units aided Troy-Parisian cleaning department blaze with minor garment damage and no injuries.
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West Side
T. R. Spiekerman
West Clark
A. A. Girard
City Electrician
East
Troy-Parisian
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