Navajo County Boys Earn Places In State Club Work Contests
Navajo County youths earn spots in state club contests at the University of Arizona. John Menzie of Pima County won the health contest for boys with first place. Helen Rickwall of Santa Cruz County topped the girls in health. Dress revue and agriculture divisions also award firsts to Maricopa and Cochise counties with multiple names listed for division prizes.
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Navajo County
Tucson
Arizona
John Menzie
Pima
Helen Rickwall
Santa Cruz
University of Arizona
W. ‘Losch
Arizona Bankers Association
Vance Thompson
Maricopa
Helen’ Rickwall
Jessice
Udall
Graham
Liavenda
Folden
Helen Jones
Biblical Scholar to Marry His Secretary
PHILADELPHIA June 6 Dr George Aaron Barton 71 a leading Biblical scholar and professor of Semitic languages at the University of Pennsylvania has obtained a license to wed his secretary Miss Katherine B Hagg 39 of Philadelphia. Barton resides on the grounds of the Protestant Episcopal Divinity School where he is a faculty member. Plans for the wedding have not been completed.
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Philadelphia
George Aaron Barton
America
University of Pennsylvania
Hig
Katherine B. Hagg
Barton
Protestant Episcopal Divinity School
Archbishop Bartholoni Expelled by Lithuania Today
Berlin June 6 A Telegraph Union dispatch from Kaunas says Archbishop Bartholoni papal nuncio to Lithuania was expelled by order of the foreign ministry requiring him to leave within 24 hours or be removed. He left today by automobile for the German frontier amid reports of government displeasure over alleged cultural interference.
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Berlin
Kaunas
Bartholoni
Lithunia
Foreign Ministry
Casino To Be Open Near Boulder City
Las Vegas June 6 The federal government will not oppose a privately owned gambling casino near Boulder City. Clark County approved the Warren project permit. If liquor or immorality appears the permit may be revoked. The site lies six to seven miles from the town along the road to Las Vegas. Prohibition agents have raided areas near Las Vegas, but state gambling legality limits federal action to liquor control.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Boulder City
Louis C. Cramton
Reclamation
Cramton
Clark County
F. J. Warren
Boulder Canyon
Las ‘Vegas
Nevada
Man Jumped Eight Stories in Kansas City Hotel
Lawrence man Cummings fell from an eighth story window at an apartment hotel in Kansas City and survived in serious condition after leaping from the window. He refused to disclose his motive.
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Kansas ‘City
de Ward
Cummings
Lawrence
Kas
Earhart-Putnam arrive in Reno after refueling stop
Amelia Earhart and her co pilot landed in Reno at 8 a.m. after an overnight stay in Lovelock 90 miles east due to gasoline shortages while flying an autogyro plane.
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Reno
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Lovelock
Smoldering Bomb Found at Calcutta Bazaar Office
A smoldering bomb in a coconut shell was found today on the counter of the bazaar post office in Calcutta. Police extinguished the device and made five arrests.
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Calcutta
India
Bazaar
Treasury receipts and expenditures for early June reported
Treasury receipts for June 4 were 3 306 411 58 dollars. Expenditures totaled 22 544 119 19 dollars. Balance stood at 82 219 992 44 dollars. Custom receipts for the first four days of June were 4 166 740 78 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Market value of NYSE shares falls in May
The market value of all shares listed on the New York stock exchange declined by 5,936,002,806 in May, bringing total value to 42,533,985,679 as of June 1. The drop reflects broad losses across sectors with investors reevaluating equities.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Legion Convention to Draw 2000 in Arizona
Officials expect more than 2000 Arizona Legion members and families to attend the 13th annual convention in Prescott from July 30 to August 1. Events include the departmental parade addresses by national commander Ralph T. O Neill and national Auxiliary president Mrs. Wilma Hoyal, the Forty and Eight and Eight and Forty meetings, and a junior baseball finals day. Gordon Johnson says 50 teams will vie for finals in three sections with strong northern and central district membership from Winslow Springerville St Johns Holbrook Flagstaff Williams Kingman Grand Canyon Prescott Clarkdale Jerome and Cottonwood.
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Phoenix
Ariz
American Legion
Arizona Department
Prescott
The
Legion Auxiliary
Ralph T. O'Neil
Wilma Hoyal
Douglas
Gordon Johnson
Globe, Athletic
Winslow
Springerville
St. Johns
Holbrook
Flagstaff
Williams
Kingman
Grand Canyon
Clarkdale
Jerome
Cottonwood
Bar Silver Steady In New York Trade
Bar silver held firm in New York trading with prices up 1 8 to 26 1 2 as dealers saw limited supply and steady demand in early morning activity.
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New York
Stillman Divorce Sparks $3 Million Settlement for Children
The World Telegram reports the four Stillman children will divide $3,000,000 from their parents divorce. Anne A Stillman and her new husband Fowler McCormick honeymoon in seclusion with Harold F McCormick approving the marriage. John E Mack notes the couple went to Easthampton Long Island.
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New York
the World-Telegram
James A. Stillman
Capone Faces 32 Year Tax Evasion Trial
Chicago July 6 AP The gang leader Alphonse Capone could face up to 32 years in prison and a $80,000 fine if convicted on tax evasion charges. He surrendered yesterday after federal indictments and posted a $50,000 bond. The two indictments total six felonies and two misdemeanors alleging a tax claim of $215,080.45.
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Chicago
Alphonse Capone
McNary Man Held In Flagstaff Stabbing
Charlie Angora, a McNary lumber worker, is jailed in Coconino County in connection with the stabbing of Martin Martinez a Ray Arizona miner. Martinez is in serious condition but doctors expect recovery.
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Flagstaff
Charlie Angora
McNary Lumber
Coconino County
Martin O. Martinez
Ray, Ariz
Miner
Martinez
Five New Instructors Hired by State Teachers College
The Northern Arizona State Teachers College board of education hires five instructors to begin next fall. They are Dr. E. W. Atkinson in commerce J. W. O Connor in English E. H. Christensen in industrial arts Eldon Adrey in music and John McGregor in science.
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Flagstaff
Board of Education
Northern Arizona State Teachers College
E. W. Atkinson
Commerce
J. W. O’connor
Arizona University
E. H. Christensen
Stout Institute
Eldon Adrey
University Kansas
John McGregor
Arizona
Princess Marie Louise ill in London with high fever
June 6 report from London states Princess Marie Louise, cousin of King George, is seriously ill after a chill with a reported temperature of 104 degrees. No further details on her condition or prognosis were given.
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London
Marie Louise
George
Martial Law Declared After Havana Province Riots
Martial law was proclaimed in San Antonio de los Baños Cuba after a night of rioting involving about 2,000 people. A park concert crowd marched to the city hall protesting unemployment relief policies in central Havana province, about 50 miles south of Havana.
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San Antonio DE Los BA
Five Passengers Hurt As Train Is Derailed Near Council Bluffs
Five passengers on a Burlington passenger train traveling from Omaha to Kansas City were injured though none seriously when six cars derailed and overturned in a small gully near Council Bluffs Iowa. Three Pullman cars with 45 sleepers remained on the tracks.
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Council Bluffs
Burlington
Omaha
Kansas City
Minister Shot Down In Oklahoma City
The Rev. W. J. Brown a Baptist preacher who began ministry after an accident three years ago was shot to death as he and Mrs. Brown approached their front door in Oklahoma City. Sam Rittenberry his brother in law was held for questioning.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
W. J. Brown
Prescott Pioneer Woman Passes On
Mrs. John B. McNally a Prescott pioneer for 40 years died. Born in Ireland she was aunt of state senator John Francis Connor and widow of Dr. J B McNally. Survived by sons Dr Joseph J and John McNally and daughters Margaret Hennessy and Genevieve McNally.
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Prescott
John B. McNally
Arizona
San Francisco
John Francis Connor
Yavapai County
McNally
J. B. McNally
Ireland
Senator Connor
Joseph J
John McNally
Margaret Hennessy
Flagstaff
Genevieve McNally
Tempe Bridge Opens July Fifteenth with Four Lanes
The Tempe bridge, Arizona’s first four lane traffic bridge with two pedestrian walks, is completed and to open about July 15. Dedication ceremonies are set for July 4. The structure cost 437368.91 dollars, spans 11 577 feet, and the roadway is 36 feet wide.
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Phoenix
Tempe
Arizona
Mellon to Europe
Secretary Mellon will sail next week to spend his summer vacation in Europe.
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Washington
Mellon
Europe
Winslow Fire Crews Fight 20 Acre Blaze Near Wallace Station
Fifty Winslow men in three trucks left at 6 p m to battle a forest fire near Wallace Ranger Station. Forest Service official Eastman R Smith said the blaze had consumed about 20 acres and required 150 men to subdue. It had burned about 36 hours and may have started from a lightning strike during recent storms. By noon today no firefighters had returned, and full control was not yet assured.
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Winslow
Wallace Ranger Station
Eastman R. Smith
Forest Service
Texas Plans $5 Million Highway Program Inauguration
Texas to inaugurate a major road and bridge program at the Texas highway commission meeting on June 22. Bids on 34 road projects totaling about $4.96 million will be sought, with a bridge program estimated at $1 million.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Texas Highway Commission
Rabies Drive in Pima County Kills Nearly 4000 Dogs
In Tucson on June 6 Dr. A N Crain of the Pima county health department said about 4 000 dogs infected with rabies have been killed in recent weeks and 112 people have received anti rabies serum. The county health board partners with police and sheriff offices to muzzle or collar all strays.
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Tucson
A. N. Crain
Pima County Health Department
County Board of Health
Gangster Henchman Given A Life Term
Chicago report says "Big Earl" Herbert, an alleged Saltis gang henchman, convicted of murder by a jury and sentenced to life imprisonment for the July killing of Thomas Bonner a former Paxton Illinois police informer.
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Chicago
Big Earl” Herbert
Joe” Saltis
Herbert
Thomas Bonner
Paxton, Il
Secretary Adams Flies Navy Autogyro to Rapidan Camp
Secretary Adams piloted the navy's new autogyro at 10 23 a m for President Hoover's Rapidan camp in Virginia. David S Ingalls assistant secretary of the navy for aeronautics supervised the flight at the controls.
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Secretary Adams
Navy
Washington
Adams
Hoover
Rapidan Camp
Virginia
David S. Ingalls
the Navy
Five Workmen Die In Cave-In In Philadelphia
June 6 report from Philadelphia states five black workmen died when caisson holes 70 feet underground collapsed entombing them. A patrolman, Elmer Patterson, 45, was killed in a patrol wagon crash en route to the scene and several others were injured as rock and debris filled the pit.
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Philadelphia
Elmer Patterson
Lindbergh Weighs Arctic Route For Orient Flight
New York June 3 Colonel and Mrs Charles Lindbergh consider an eastern Arctic hop to reach China and Japan on a 6500 mile route. He studies a great circle path over Greenland and Spitzbergen near the North Pole, evaluating fuel bases and supplies for a northern crossing while awaiting pontoons and a water rudder for his Lockheed plane at North Beach Airport.
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New York
Charles “al Lindbergh
China
Japan
North Pole
Orient
Lindbergh
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Bering Strait
Pacific
North Beach
Queens
Lockheed
Candidates Chosen To Succeed Longworth
Cincinnati Ohio June 6 The first steps in selecting a successor to the late Nicholas Longworth speaker of the House were taken with endorsements from the state party executive committees. Democrats backed State Senator David Lorbach while Republicans chose Attorney John B. Hollister. The August primaries will determine the nominee in a district normally Republican.
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Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
House
David Lorbach
John B. Hollister
Hawks Fly From Amsterdam to Basel in Record Time
Captain Frank Hawks arrived in Basel Switzerland from Amsterdam after a two hour and fifteen minute flight. Mrs Hawks greeted him on landing at BASEL on June 6.
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Hawks
Amsterdam
Basel
Switzerland
Frank Hawks
Weather outlook for Arizona and New Mexico tonight and Sunday
Fair skies expected across Arizona and New Mexico with little temperature change. Winds may ease as fronts depart, with light overnight lows and daytime highs near seasonal norms in many spots.
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Arizona
New Mexico
General and Pilot In Plane Crack Up
Major General James E. Fechet chief of the American air corps and Captain Ira C. Kak er, a famed army flier, narrowly escaped death when their plane failed to land gear down at Tapachula Chiapas en route to Panama. The craft damaged with a broken propeller but both men escaped with bruises.
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Mexico City
Tapachula
Chiapas
James E. Fechet
American Air, Corps
Ira C.kaker
Panama
Phoenix Native Mortally Ends Salt Lake Trek In 1876 Wagon
Morton, 96, an immigrant who traveled from Copenhagen to New York then to Phoenix in a covered wagon via Salt Lake City in 1876, died at his home today. Funeral plans await the arrival of his son Peter from Los Angeles.
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Phoenix
Arias
Grey Neils
Morton
New York
Salt Lake
Utah
United States
Copenhagen
Peter
Los Angeles
King George Takes Salute On 66th Birthday
London reports King George taking the salute of the trooping of the colors at Horse Guards Parade for the first time since his 1928 illness. The ceremony marked his 66th birthday, postponed from Wednesday so he could attend the Derby at Epsom Downs.
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London
George
Horse Guards
Epsom Downs
Fire destroys Munich art palace and exhibition works
A fire in Munich destroyed the treasured glass palace and a collection of paintings shown at the annual art exhibition. Authorities believe the blaze was incendiary. Damage is estimated in millions of marks.
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Munich
Germany
Hay freight rates cut two dollars per ton to Los Angeles
June 6, Phoenix dispatch says rates on hay from Salt River Valley to Los Angeles were reduced by two dollars per ton on the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. The lower charge places Arizona hay growers on par with Imperial Valley competitors.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Arizona
Imperial Valley
Warrants Issued for Ex-Adjutants General Harris and Pomeroy
Maricopa County authorities issued arrest warrants for Col. Charles W. Harris and Col. Joseph F. Pomeroy, former adjutants general of Arizona, on charges of presenting a false claim to the state auditor and defrauding Arizona of 533.27. The formal complaint, signed by deputy state auditor Harry Hegele, was filed in west Phoenix. Justice of the peace will not serve warrants outside the local precinct without a hearing.
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Phoenix
Charles
W. Harris
Col
Joseph
Adjutants General of
Arizona
Maricopa
Lloyd J. Andrews
Harris
Pomeroy
Harry Hegele
Nat
McKee
West Phoenix
Justice ‘of the Peace
Justice Court
Andrews Sea
Wilkins Submarine En Route to England
Boston June 6 The submarine Nautilus commanded by Sir Hubert Wilkins is 238 miles east of Cape Cod Light at 8 a m en route to England. From England the craft will head to Spitzbergen and then the polar regions. The Nautilus departed Provincetown late Thursday night.
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Boston
Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Cape Cod
Mexico Orders Probe Of Gold Smuggling
Mexico's Attorney General Jose Aguilar ordered Tamaulipas federal prosecutor to investigate smuggling of gold coins into the United States. Authorities allege the coins moved hidden in car padding and inside passengers' vests, timing tied to a treasury decree easing gold import-export restrictions last month.
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Mexico
Mexico ‘City
Jose Aguilar
Maya
Tamaulipas
United States
Treasury Department
Habeas Corpus Sought in Murder Case
The Arizona Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus returnable June 13 in favor of Mrs. Louise Foucar Marshall held in Pima jail for the slaying of her husband Thomas K. Marshall. Her trial is set for September 14. bond was set at 20000 but revoked June 3 and she remains jailed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Supreme Court
George Darnell
James Boyle
Louise Foucar Marshall
Pima County
Tucson
Thomas K. Marshall
Arizona
Superior Court
Fred W. Fickett
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Shepard
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George Perry
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Cochise
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Claudine
Starley
Lithuania
Amelia
Legion
Stillman
Divorge
Rockefeller
McNary
State Teachers College
French Lick Springs
Ind
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Albert Co. Ritchie
Maryland
George White
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ace
Wife May
Longworth
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King George
Wilkins
England
Habeas Corpus
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