Lindbergh Leaves Cherbourg After Landing in Memorable Welcome
The Memphis ferried Captain Charles Lindbergh home from Cherbourg after a day of rousing honors. Crowds cheered the Spirit of St Louis pilot as he stepped ashore and prepared for rest at sea. His final French day showcased scenes of historic square crowds and old town charm.
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Spirit of
le Bourget
France
United States
Cherboug
Cherbourg
Louis XIV
Lessay
Newman Charged With First Degree Murder in Arizona
Prescott Arizona June 4 Ace Newman superintendent for Lightening Delivery Phoenix shot and killed Sherwin Riggins an employee at a construction camp near Prescott He was charged with first degree murder in a complaint by County Attorney W E Patterson Newman was released on a 5000 bond and a preliminary hearing set for Tuesday
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Prescott
Ariz
Ace Newman
Sherwin Riggins
Lightening Delivery Company
Phoenix
W. E. Patterson
Newman
Phoenix Company
Probe of Officers in Liquor and Murder Case
Los Angeles reports that two afro American officers, M. B. Sheffield and Frank Randolph, face murder charges after a raid on a sister’s house. A grand jury will probe alleged police defense fund and planting of liquor and narcotics linked to the Faulkner killing. Glasker Givens, a cook, was arrested on false testimony suspicions.
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Los Angeles
Police Defense Fund
Glasker Givens
Cook
M. B. Sheffield
Frank Randolph
Samuel B. Faulkner
Faulkner
Clara Harris
Givens
Two Phoenician Attorneys Jailed By Judge Phelps
In Phoenix on June 4 two Maricopa County lawyers Howard C. Speakman and Herman Lewkowitz were jailed for contempt after failing to produce affidavits of bias against Judge M Y Phelps. They posted $300 bonds and were released by a habeas corpus writ from the Arizona Supreme Court. A writ of prohibition may block the judge from further jurisdiction over the cases.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa County
Arizona Supreme Court
Speakman
Lewkowitz
Phelps
Supreme Court
Value Of Improved Oil Field Near Winslow Prize Story
Mrs. C A Hansen wins $15.40 prize for best Winslow Sunshine oil field story. Beatrice F Bly second. both argue a new oil well near Winslow boosts local economy, housing, real estate, hotels, and stores through oil industry activity and worker demand.
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Winslow
C. A. Hansen
Warren Avenue
Daily Mail
Beatrice F. Bly
East Cherry Street
Bly
Dust storms threaten Kansas wheat crop in Prairie region
Kansas fields suffer from wind and dust on western Prairie avenue adding to crop losses. In New York Ralph Jones pledges 5000 toward Clarence Chamberlin’s Europe flight if successful. In Phoenix a motorist Robert Coats dies when a car overturns near the Gila River with his wife missing. the couple were en route from Phoenix to California toward Gillespie Dam.
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Pera
Kan
Kansas Prairie
Kansas
New York
Jane
Ralph Jones
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Europe
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Coats
Gila River
Yuma Highway
Coats
Gillespie Dam
California
Five Danne Nor High S seniors drown in lake squall
A heavy squall capsized a Danne Nor high school boat near Mchazy Lake killing five students from the junior and senior classes. A sixth pupil and teacher were rescued by a lake shore youth. Names include Thomas Tobin and Katherine Canning among the dead.
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Mchazy Lake
Jume 4
Dannenore High School
Thomas Tobin
Edmond Rowan
Katherine Canning
Bernadetta Crollette
Kathleen Smart
Alice Donk
Spudding in of Sunshine West Well Draws Big Turnout
Winslow residents along with visitors from Flagstaff and Holbrook near Sunshine station will watch the spudding in of well number 1 at the Arizona Sunshine Oil Co 22 miles west of Winslow. Driller Burns and crew expect to reach a reliable depth tonight to ensure a solid limestone hole as hundreds are expected to witness the event tomorrow. Officials say the Sunshine structure has drawn oil interest from northern Arizona and the project aims to determine if oil exists in the area within about ten days.
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Winslow
Arizona Sunshine Oil Company
Sunshine Station
Flagstaff
Holbrook
Bobby Burns
Burns
Sunshine Company
Sunshine
Arizona
Telephone line to connect Lourdsburg and Duncan
New telephone line will be placed in service between Lourdsburg and Duncan, expanding service to residents and businesses in the area. The project aims to improve connectivity and communication efficiency across the two communities.
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Lunenan
Lourdsburg
Duncan
Sunday and Monday Fair Weather Outlook Arizona
The forecast for Arizona calls for mostly fair conditions this Sunday and Monday with only slight temperature changes. Local areas may see mild swings but no major storms are expected. Residents should plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Re open inquiry of navy officer death in October
Navy board plans to resume the forenoon inquiry aboard the USS Tennessee at sea near San Pedro. Testimony from Miss Lorena Lynd and Miss Hope Murphy in Long Beach ties two officers to McShane before his body was found. the second investigation was prompted by Mrs Maria McShane of Elliott City Maryland who disputed the accidental drowning ruling.
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San Pedro
Cal
Naval Board
Julian J. McShane
U. S. S. Tennessee
San Francisco
Naval
Lorena Lynd
Hope Murphy
Long Beach
McShane
Tennesse
J. B. Avery
Maria McShane
Ellicott City
Heroic Airmen To Attend Army Reception For Lindbergh
Secretaries Davis and Shellogg announced a Saturday reception in Washington to honor Captain Charles A. Lindbergh. They invited distinguished Army airmen including World War aces and notable transcontinental and global flight participants to attend. A bound volume of congratulatory messages from foreign rulers and U.S. officials will be produced for sale by the Government Printing Office.
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Washington
Army
Davis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Corps
Alaska
Shellogg
State Department
Lindbergh
Coolidge
Government Printing Office
Lindberghs Invite to Washington as Guest of Coolidges
DETROIT June 4 AP Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh will accept President and Mrs Coolidge invitation to be their guest at the temporary White House in Washington She plans to join her son Captain Charles A Lindbergh who is returning from Europe aboard the cruiser Memphis and due in Washington shortly after she leaves Detroit the night before his arrival
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Detroit
Evangeline Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Levine
Marines occupy Las May San Sidry and Diriamba
Admiral Latimer reported from Nicaragua that American Marines had occupied Las May San Sidry and Diriamba, in a June 1 dispatch to the Navy Department.
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Washington
Latimer
Nicaragua
Navy Department
Las May
San Sidry
Diriamba
Newfoundlanders Eye World Distance Flight From US
Clarence Chamberlin and investor Charles Levine fly the Bellanca Columbia from the United States toward Nova Scotia in a bid to break Lindbergh’s long distance record. Weather aids the mission as Levine joins Chamberlin in the cockpit amid secrecy and family concern.
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Tyvek Coombia
Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh
Rome
Berlin
Constantinople
Leningrad
United States
Nova Scotia
Columbia
Clarence Chamberlin
Bert Acosta
Chais A. Levine
Levine
Europe Bound by the Chamberlin Levine Trans Atlantic Flight
The Belanca Columbia left Roosevelt Field for Newfoundland and reached Cape Race in 12 hours 15 minutes, about 47 minutes slower than Lindbergh over the same leg. Lindbergh reached Newfoundland in 11 hours 23 minutes, then crossed to Ireland after fog impeded a Cape Race route. Chamberlin and Levine split Cape Race to sea, gaining time on Lindbergh.
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Associated Press
Chamberlin- Levine
New York
Newfoundland
Lindbergh
Columbia
Roosevelt Field
Cape Race
N. F
New Foundland
St. John
Ireland
St. John’s
Chamberlin
Levine
Nova Scotia
Reconstruction Begun In Flood Area Near New Orleans
New Orleans June 4 reconstruction is begun in the flood area as water recedes in the lower Atchafalaya basins plans move forward for steady renamation and upper reaches. Levees at Berwick and nearby towns along the Southern Pacific line are considered safe barring any unexpected rise. Rescue crews stand by as a precaution and exodus from northern concentration camps is expected within ten days.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Berwick
Southern Pacific Railway
Genverdad
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Charles A. Levine
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Yuma
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Mrs. Lindbergh
Marines
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Criss
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Carisi
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Mali
Chamber
Acosta
Rooseveltt Field
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