Collision on hill near Petersburg claims Preston life
Four injured in head-on crash on State road No 41 near Petersburg as Winslow resident June Preston 21 dies at a Winslow doctor’s office. Reed 22 and Reed’s siblings sustain facial and hand injuries while Reed’s brother and sister also involved. Preston’s touring car struck Reed’s car during uphill traffic as Harris, coroner at Petersburg, arrived to return Preston’s body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
June Preston
John Kelley
Robert Pie
Petersburg
Reed
Preston
Dri R. Ly. Miller
Own Harris
Coal truck rollover on Maysville road injures Beasley family
Claud Beasley and his son Donald Edward narrowly escaped serious injury Monday afternoon when a Domestic mine truck they rode in tipped onto its side in a ditch after a steering gear failure locked the throttle. Both were bruised but unhurt. the truck sustained slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Beasley
Donald Edward
Maysville
Diving helmets and shells guide Tiny mites on a beach
A whimsical scene unfolds as King Roar and Old King Bear arrange cozy shell beds for Tiny mice on a sunny beach. The little crowd grins at shell bunkers then receives a diving helmet gift, eager to learn how to use it under the king’s guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiny
Rs Roar
King Roar
King Bear
Hag
Lindbergh's perilous night air mail flight recounted
Charles A. Lindbergh describes a perilous November 3 night flight from Lambert Field to Peoria. Fuel ran low and visibility failed as fog and darkness enveloped the route, forcing him to search for a landing site with scant ground lights and marginal weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Phere
Charlie
Lindbergh
Ilinois
Parachute Flare Guides Damaged Flight Through Snow and Rain
A pilot describes nocturnal flight over Chicago and St. Louis with parachute flare signals in snow and rain. The craft faced flickering lights, a barbed wire barrier, and a near miss as the altitude dropped from about 2000 feet to 600 feet, with the altimeter later showing around 14000 feet before descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Flight descent and parachute rescue over snow clouds
A pilot recalls a dramatic emergency aboard a plane when the clouds loomed high and the aircraft stalled. He describes pulling the rip cord as the ship tipped, the chute deploying after stabilizers, and his rapid descent through snow while visibility dropped.
Fragmented account of 1910 air crash and salvage efforts
A pilot describes a crash near Covell Illinois after parachute failures and gusts. He telephoned from St Louis for test results, rode with a farmer to locate remnants, and reported findings to Chicago. The wreckage included a damaged fuselage, wheels, and mail bags spilled on a pasture, with authorities noting weight trends in health history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covell
Ill
St. Louis
Shivared
Mr. Thompson
Chicago
Co Pu
Ro . Louis
Plang
Automatic plow guide promises labor saving invention
Lincoln Neb March reports on a Nebraska Agricultural College test of a tractor attached device that guides plows and binders without human control. The automatic mechanism runs a field up to eighty acres, can be left to finish tasks, and resumes work after the farmer leaves, with automatic stop if off course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tincoln
Neb
Hirta
Harmer
Nebras¢ Ba Agricultural College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sea Escape
Scouty
Meas Beer Ee Hk
Regi
Ti Democrat
NEA
Charles A
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Peoria
Springfield
South Pekin
Pekin
Limbergh
Tandath
Army Air Service
Ward
Belo
Tee
Ahan
Bertie
Narcissus
Bob Cor
Eversharp
Dresd Gilk
E&eh
Pes Et Ee
ST Elike
Sullivan & McAtee
Cy Caldwell
Sidney F. Cotton
Rnte
Jeanne d’Arc
Vail
Dley
New
Newfundland
Nungesser
Danielnheim
America’s
I Faen
al Iakioe
Chen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!