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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
6
President Hoover maintained silence on Parker's rejection by the Senate for the Supreme Court. No decision had been made about a public statement, but he was expected to consider another Supreme Court vacancy appointment to send to the Senate for confirmation in this session.
Three bandits robbed the Maywood Trust and Savings Company in Hammond Indiana early today. Police units searched for the suspects as authorities began investigations into the daylight hold up and the amount taken was reported as a good sum.
The Democratic primary filing closed at midnight with Senator Glass unopposed for Virginia’s seat he has held since 1920. No other candidates filed to challenge him.
The bodies of Jack V. Hurd, Pittsburgh steel magnate and sportsman, and Mrs. Hurd were recovered after their car left a road curve near a Wilmington bridge and fell into a creek. The couple were killed last night and were being held in Wilmington.
Baltimore sweltered under a near record temperature of 96 degrees yesterday with 84 degrees by 9 am. Government meteorologist John R Weeks warned relief was unlikely and prostrations were reported as the heat persists. Nearby Hagerstown saw a 96 degree reading as hail fell yesterday. Officials urged residents to consider actions if prohibition changes.
Two inmates Albert Freeman and Frank Loss were killed by a gunfire incident at a gatehouse roof setup at Gate city prison in Ohio. Freeman faced manslaughter terms from 100 to 20 years while Loss, a Cleveland resident, also faced long terms. A guard reported only a single shot fired during a changeover as National Guardsmen on the roof were relieved.
A cartridge belt discharge caused heightened vigilance at night as authorities investigated a blast that destroyed a facility and raised questions about leaders of a passive resistance movement who might be held in solitary confinement.
Prank Goldsborough 19 from Jackson Heights New York started his return trip from Los Angeles at 7 33 30 a m Pacific time to set a west east trans continental flight record for junior fliers He previously set an east west record of 34 hours 3 minutes landing here last Sunday after a flight from Westfield New Jersey.
A satirical jab in the Atlanta Constitution mocks Hoover as an “other Roosevelt” and calls for harsher criticism, noting the political rift between Hoover and Roosevelt.
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