Akron tragedy fuels quick congressional action on Akron inquiry
Washington today saw the House Naval Committee move to lead the Akron disaster inquiry with survivors as witnesses. Details from Lt. Comdr. Wiley describe a sudden wind gust, torn gear, and a near loss of control as the airship broke apart. Coast Guard and naval planes continued searching for wreckage and bodies near Barnegat and Little Egg Harbor.
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Naval Radio Service
Third Naval District
Washington
Congress
Navy
Akron
House Naval Committee
Herbert V. Wiley
Wiley
Jersey
Beach Haven
N. J
Coast Guard
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Navy Yards
Barnegat
Little Egg Harbor
Atlantic City
Harold E. MacLellan
Kalmia
Barnega City
Matinee Club Opens at Capitol Theatre
Tomorrow at 1 30 the Boys and Girls Weekly Saturday Matinee Club debuts at the Capitol Theatre. Winchester youths perform four acts of kiddie vaudeville under Billy Barnes, with acts from Allison Cooper Shirley Williams Skippy Franks Winifred Whitlock Kenneth Wendle Jane Jolliffe and Margaret Jane Athey plus a cartoon comedy and a new serial chapter.
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Jane Jolliffe
Margaret Jane Athey
Frances Bickers
Dorothy Hawthorne
Sara Summers
Mary Jean Chauderis
Colleen Hoover
Viola Dove
Mary Katherine Hoover
Jeanne Miller
Edith Dunn
Billy Taylor
Walter Bailey
John Morris
Ralph Bailey
Ottie Fries
John Gandy
Marvin Gore
Bosco
Capitol Theatre
Winchester
Billy Barnes
Allison Cooper
Shirley Williams
Allen
Skippy) Franks
Winifred Whitlock
Kenneth Wendle
Tampering of Judd Jury Is Now Alleged
Phoenix reports charges of jury tampering in Winnie Ruth Judd's case amid a bid to stave off the death penalty for the murder of Agnes Anne Lerol. The Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a last prayer for a reprieve as new trial motions surface. Affidavits from jurors Kunze, Landrigan, and Gray surface along with statements alleging prejudice by jurors Kelin man and Lassen.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Lerol
Apdayoether
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
T. T. Kunze
Ed Landrigan
Ed Gray
J. L. Rodgers
Judd
Dan Kelinman
Pete Lassen
New St Louis Mayor Elected in Landslide Victory
Bernard F. Dickmann, a realtor, becomes St. Louis mayor as a Democrat wins for the first time in 24 years defeating the Republican opponent by more than 15 000 votes.
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St. Louis
Bernard F. Dickmann
Divers Search Near Akron Crash Site Off New Jersey Coast
Falcon with a crew of 72 including 22 divers heads to undersea search near the Akron crash scene off the New Jersey coast. Divers descend into the water as part of the rescue effort to locate the 71 missing sailors and officers.
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Falcon
New Jersey
Roosevelt Grandchildren Play on White House Playground
Voices echo on the White House grounds as President and Mrs Roosevelt's grandchildren Sissie and Buzzie romp on a new swing slider and sandbox. Mrs Roosevelt had the playground built for frequent visits by the children of her daughter Mrs Curtis Dall.
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White House
Roosevelt
Market Opens Higher Then Falls Back From Peak Levels
The stock market rose initially in early dealings led by several issues gaining one to two points but most gains disappeared by mid day as prices drifted back to lower levels in New York trading.
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Associated Press
New York
Market and health notes from London fog era
Sterling cables opened at 3.41 on November 16. Call money stands at 2 percent. London reports a remarkably low death rate now attributed to fogs, with tar-laden air from city fires acting as an antiseptic.
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Sterling
London
Binder’s salvaged gold found by smelting erasers
A University of Michigan book binder salvaged 150 dollars in gold by melting sponge rubber erasers used to wipe excess gold leaf from newly lettered bindings.
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University of Michigan
Hitler Plans Fairy Tales In Place Of Bible
Berlin April 6 Nazi propaganda targets German religion planning to replace the Old Testament with sagas and fairy tales and to elevate leading figures from spiritual, philosophical and artistic life. A 2 million martyrs myth is touted as a new religion for Germany.
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Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Alfred Rosenberg
Supreme Council of the
Evangelical Church
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Vatican City
Herr Rosenberg
Foreign Office
Volitaire
Beverages Return as 3.2 Beer Arrives in White House and Citywide Revelry
The Spirit of 3.2 airplane carried two cases of beer from Milwaukee to the White House this morning, with Mrs Roosevelt noting personal preference but no immediate serving. Baltimore and Maryland towns celebrated the 3.2 beer repeal at midnight, while Washington area crews reported limited festivities and early quiet in spots like Annapolis and along the Potomac.
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White House
Baltimore
Potomac
Hagerstown
Annapolis
Self Defense at Hable's Palace in Northwoods thriller
Hable's Palace screens Peter B. Kyne's Self Defense tonight and Saturday with Pauline Frederick Henry B. Walthall Barbara Weeks Theodore von Eltz Claire Windsor Jamison Thomas. Island relics from St Pierre eruption of 1902 include carbonized foods and melted coins.
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Hable’s Palace Theatre
Peter B. Kyne
Northwoods
Pauline Frederick
Henry B. Walthall
Barbara Weeks
Theodore von Eltz
Claire Windsor
Jamison Thomas
Martinique
St. Pierre
Virginia lawmaker defends tax revision for balanced education
Peery argues for preserving Virginia tax reform, saying it withstood test of experience. He urges joint state and local funding to provide a minimum school term and adequate public education for all children, resisting untried systems.
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Virginia
Opposition to Bond Issues and Pay as You Go Plan
The article argues against bond issues noting local units cannot bear the burden. It endorses a pay as you go approach for road financing and supports temporary rate or schedule adjustments by the State Corporation Commission in emergencies to protect public utility interests. It also calls for strict regulation and cooperative federal state oversight of holding companies and full public disclosure of securities before issue.
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Calities
State Corporation Commission
Vireginiia
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