Wall Of Water Drowns Seven On Lake Erie
Seven men and women were swept to death as a wall of water 15 to 20 feet high blasted into night fishing parties along a 60 mile Lake Erie shore near Geneva and Bay Village. At least seven others were injured, with witnesses noting a smaller crest and a later swell. Names include Merle Diehl, Orlo Lenney, Esther Lenney, Merrill Riley, Esther Allen, George Ferrier, Robert Michaels, and John Austin.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cleveland Weather Bureau
Merle Edward Diehl
Orlo Lenney
Lenny’s
Esther
Cortland, CO
s-On-The-Lake
Geneva
Merrill F. Riley
Esther Allen
George Hi. Ferrier
Berea
Bay Village
Robert Michaels
Perkins Beach
John Austin
Wooster, CO
Riley
Japanese man hides 23 days in cellar to avoid evacuation
Koji Kurokawa a 38 year old Japanese janitor lived in a dark cellar from May 9 to June 1 without food only water to avoid relocation to a reception center. He told police he wanted to remain in a free country and be a free man and was hospitalized for malnutrition.
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San Francisco
Koji Kurokawa
Kurokawa
Simon Levitt
Levitt
Fifth Avenue
Aaron
Koja
Park Emergency Hospital
Noriega Funeral Service Held at Holy Family
Manuel Noriega 47 who died yesterday in a local hospital will be buried at Holy Hope cemetery after a 5 p.m. service at Holy Family church. He had resided in the state four years and is survived by son Thomas and daughter Mrs Lucy Rodriguez of Tucson. Arizona Mortuary arranged the funeral.
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Manuel Noriega
Holy Family Church
Holy Hope
Noriega
Thomas
Lucy Rodriguez
Tucson
Arizona
Bing Crosby Hurt in Alto Accident in Beverly Hills
Singer Bing Crosby suffered a badly cut lip in a car crash in Beverly Hills. His car collided with another at an intersection and he was taken to the emergency hospital before returning to his North Hollywood home. The other driver, Albert E. Albeck, was not held. Doctors said the injury would not impede his singing.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bing Crosby
Bing
North Hollywood
Albert E. Albeck
Arrests of 14 Nazi Officers Tied to Heydrich Attack
London June 1 The European Revolution radio reported 14 high ranking German officers were arrested in Prague linked to the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The broadcast claimed Daluege supporters planned the assault and cited searches of officers in occupied Europe. Heydrich remained in critical condition as more executions were announced in Czechoslovakia with 20 killed. Emanuel Moravec claimed all victims were guilty and warned of harsher measures against treason.
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London
European Revolution Radio
Reinhard
Heydrich
Gestapo
Prague
The
Bohemia and
Moravia
Daluegue
Baron von Rothschild
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Ernst von Stuelpnagel
Europe
Brussels
von Falkenhorst
Czechoslovakia
Radio Prague
Germany
Emanuel Moravec
Radio
Sery
Arizona Indians Found Guilty in Utah Prospect Slaying
Two Navajo men from Arizona Jack Crank alias Hascom Binal age 38 of Holbrook and John Chief alias Hoth-Toth-Ley Luey Begay of Prescott were convicted of second degree murder for the 1930 killing of a prospector near Moonlight Utah to steal his horses. They were sentenced to 10 years and released on bonds of 1500 each while a motion for a new trial is considered.
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Monticello
Utah
Arizona
Jack Crank
Hascom Binal
Holbrook
John Chief
Hoth-Toth-Ley Luey Begay
Prescott
Chief
F. W. Keller
Moonlight
Howard Rites Held for 64 Year Old Bert Howard
Private funeral services for Bert Howard 64 who died Thursday at a local hospital were conducted Saturday at the Tiedje Funeral chapel in Tucson He had lived in Tucson 15 years coming from Chicago where he was a member of Justice Masonic lodge He worked as a brakeman for the Southern Pacific railroad Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery Masonic plot He is survived by his wife Marian Howard.
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Bert Howard
Howard
Tucson
Eric Folsom
Evergreen Cemetery
Marian Howard
Chicago
Justice Masonic Lodge
Southern Pacific Railroad
Unrest in Czech lands blamed on foreign financiers
A report cites speakers accusing England and Russia of stirring Czech unrest for money. They charge foreign interests care only about profit, not Czech blood, fueling tensions amid regional upheaval.
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Ice
England
Russia
Aluminum isolation and early sheet metal work
The article notes that aluminum was first isolated in 1838 by Davy and Wohler and that in 1886 Hamilton Castner of New York perfected a plan for manufacturing aluminum as sheet metal.
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Davy and
Wohler
Hamilton Castner
New York
Sweden Opens Turpentine Oil Plant From Tree Stumps
A new factory in Sweden plans to produce turpentine oil by processing tree stumps. The operation opens opportunities for local timber byproducts and regional manufacturing.
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Sweden
Camacho to Declare War on Axis Powers in Mexico
President Manuel Avila Camacho is expected to proclaim a state of war with Germany Italy and Japan signaling a formal declaration though Mexico has effectively been at war since May 22 after cabinet action. The move coincides with the navy’s 25th anniversary and heightened security after explosions aboard the tanker Cacalilao.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Mamacho
Congress
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Tampico Raid Leaves Four Dead and Dozens Injured
A Tampico incident results in four men killed and at least twenty injured. Several suspects are being held for questioning on possible sabotage.
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Tampico
Change in a Composer Name History
The text notes that Giacomo Meyerbeer was born Jakob Liebman Beer and later changed his name to Meyerbeer due to the terms of a will by a wealthy relative named Meyer.
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Jakob Liebman Beer
Meyerbeer
Meyer
Galoshes Sold By Prescription At Norm Way
Norm Way offers galoshes exclusively by physician prescription, marking a shift to medical supervised footwear. the policy aligns with medical advice and patient need.
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