Navajo Airways Plans Scenic Air Tours in Northern Arizona
Winslow based Navajo Airways announces inaugural flights to Painted Desert and Meteor Crater with plans to offer scenic tours to Grand Canyon Petrified Forest Painted Desert Tonto Rim and Indian Reservations. The home owned firm operates a five passenger single engine plane and ambulance service.
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Arizona
Navajo Airways
Winslow
Arizona’ Corporation Commission
W. L. Carpenter
Painted Desert
Meteor Crater
Federal Aid Highway Work Surges Ahead in 1931
Washington reports the emergency highway program is four months ahead of 1930 with about 265 000 men employed. Federal aid projects approved total 241 200 000 dollars, drawn from 112 450 000 regular funds 74 500 000 emergency money and 54 250 000 state funds. With 80 000 000 emergency money advanced states can accelerate work, surpassing 1929 construction levels. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Congress
Mystery of Starr Faithfull Death Deepens Investigation
New York June 11 The drowning case of Starr Faithfull a Greenwich Village beauty aged twenty five grows more complex as authorities consider a Bellevue Hospital record of acute alcoholism and note Faithfull was admitted under the name Marie Collins after being found with a man claiming to be her husband. District Attorney Elvin N Edwards of Nassau County continues to pursue a slain theory and will request arrests after sending descriptions of two men to police.
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New York
Starr Faithfull
Greenwich Village
Bellevue “‘Hospital
Bellevue
Marie Collins
Elvin N. ‘Eawards
Nassau County
Divorce Petition Highlights Odd House Rules
Ernest H. Sharp seeks a divorce in circuit court. He alleges Vera barred smoking in the house, playing the radio, and attention to the family dog. He cites a written agreement restricting his use of the family car to one day a week and commuting to the Northbrook railroad station.
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Chicago
Ernest H. Sharp
Vera
Northbrook
Payne counsels cadets at West Point on peace and war
Frederick H Payne, assistant secretary of war, told 296 United States Military Academy cadets during graduation exercises that the army exists to preserve peace not provoke war. He urged professional officers to study war’s hardships to prevent catastrophes, as the entire cadet corps joined the ceremonies. The evento culminated with the traditional parade.
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West Point
N.Y
Frederick H.payne
United States Military Academy
Betts to Represent Arizona at Woodmen Meeting
Phoenix June 11 G E McDonald state manager Woodmen of the World Arizona California New Mexico and Amos A Betts will represent Arizona state camps at the Woodmen of the World bi annual national meeting in Buffalo New York June 24 to 30 Betts to leave for Buffalo Saturday and McDonald June 19
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Phoenix
E. McDonald
Woodmen of the World
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Amos “A. Betts
Buffalo
N. Y
Betts
McDonald
Floods Around Angora Drown Dozens in Turkish Floods
In Istanbul area floods from heavy rains near Angora drown about thirty people. Three hundred homes are evacuated with residents sheltering in mosques and tree tops. Fields vineyards and cattle losses are reported as waters rise.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Angora
University of Arizona Publications in Russian Exhibition
The All Actions Press Exhibition in Tiflis Georgia U S S R will include copies of University of Arizona bulletins and publications. President Homer LeRoy Shantz announced the representative collection is being gathered and sent to exhibition officials early in the summer. The show compares world press history and advances across nations.
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University ‘of ‘Arizona
Tucson
All Actions ‘Press
Mexican Youths Honored by Texans at Fort Worth Station
More than 200 Mexican nationals gathered at the Santa Fe station in Fort Worth Texas to honor two slain youths. Emilio Cortes Rubio cousin of the Mexican president and Manuel Garcia Gomez were killed after an encounter with Ardmore Oklahoma deputies.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Santa Fe
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Mexico
Manuel Garcia -Gomez
Ardmore
Oklo
Educator Charles E. Goodell Dies in Illinois Car Crash
Dr. Charles E. Goodell a Chicago educator was fatally injured as his car sideswiped another near Lexington Illinois last night. Three others were hurt two seriously when the vehicle spun 150 yards and plunged into a ditch.
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Bloomington
Charles E. Goodell
Chicago
Lexington
Ill
Bingham Freight Route Seeks Expanded Service
The Corporation Commission in Phoenix has taken under advisement Joseph H. Bingham’s application to amend his operating rights for a Miami to Solomonville freight service to include Safford.
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Phoenix, Ariz
The
Corporation Commission
Joseph H. Bingham
Miami
Solomonville
Safford
Earthquake Disrupts Royal Honeymoon Arrival in Tokyo
An earthquake at 3 16 p m local time shook the Yokohama Tokyo district as Prince Takamatsu and his bride returned from their world honeymoon. About 500 officials and multiple royals met them at Tokyo Station before they traveled by imperial car to a new home. The couple later visited the imperial palace and were received by the emperor and empress.
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Tokyo
Yok athia-Tokyo
Takamatsu
Japan
Yokohama
Army
Navy
Wakatsuki
An. Imperial
Imperial Palace
Nicaraguan Guards Suffer Fatal Losses in Insurgent Skirmish
In Nicaragua six miles from Jicaro three National Guard men were killed and another fatally wounded in a brush with insurgents led by General Ortiz. Lieutenant Everett Ross, in command, was seriously wounded. insurgent casualties were not known.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan National Guard
Jicaro
Everett Ross
Ortiz
Archduke Otto to Marry Italian Princess in October
ROME June 11 Archduke Otto of Austria is reported to wed Princess Maria youngest daughter of the king and queen of Italy in October The marriage reportedly received papal consent after Empress Zita asked Pope Pius during a recent audience.
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Rome
Archduke Otto of Austria
Maria
Italy
Zita
Pius
Medical Association Chooses President
Dr Edward Henry Cary of Dallas Texas was chosen president elect of the American Medical Association in Philadelphia. Cary emeritus dean of Baylor University College of Medicine will assume office at the next annual meeting.
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Philadelphia
Edward Henry Cary
Dallas
Texas
American Medical Association
Cary
Baylor University College of Medicine
Association
Sub Victims Undersea Hope Dims in China Waters
London reports that British admiralty has abandoned hope for survivors from the sunken submarine Poseidon off Weihaiwei China. The fleet commander in China states no crew members are believed alive after divers from HMS Hermes failed to receive any replies to messages tapped on the submarine hull.
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London
Poseidon
Weihaiwei
China
H.M. S. Hermes
Hoover to visit Indianapolis after Virginia trip
President Hoover will depart Friday for his Virginia mountain camp for a two day quiet retreat before heading to Indianapolis for the first of his planned Midwest speeches Monday night.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia Mountain
Indianapolis
Midwest
Fess Predicts Hoover renomination and reelection
Chairman Fess of the Republican National Committee predicted Hoover will be renominated and overwhelmingly reelected. He spoke at a conference opening, stating that once the American people recognize Hoover’s service he will receive unanimous support.
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Washington
Hoover
Fess
Republican National Committee
Ohio
Former Boxer Kid McCoy Seeks Parole From San Quentin
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy has applied to the state prison board for parole at San Quentin Cal. He is serving thirty years for the murder of Mrs Theresa Mars in Los Angeles. He faces three charges assault to murder manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon and maintains his innocence.
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San Quentin Prison
Cal
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
State Prison Board
McCoy
Theresa Mars
Los Angeles
Three Day Flagstaff Firemen's Convention Opens
More than 150 members of the Arizona State Firemen Association gathered in Flagstaff for a three day convention opened by Mayor M. J. Pilkington. Memorial services for departed members followed the business session. Delegates from 23 Arizona cities attended the opening with John S. Hughes of Bisbee presiding.
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Flagstaff
Arizona
Firemens’ ' Association
M. J. Pilkington
John S. Hughes
Bisbee
Phoenix
Tucson
Warren
Glendale
Writ Is Filed In Game Body Case
A petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of Governor Hunt's removal of Lester B. Hart of Tucson and John B. Sloane of Phoenix from the Arizona Fish and Game Commission was filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. The petition by John L. Gust argues no evidence supports the governor's charges of inefficiency neglect of duty and misconduct.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hunt
Lester B. Hart
Tucson
John B. Sloane
Arizona
Fish and Game Commission
Maricopa County
John L. Gust
Sloane
Hart
Prominent Sportsman To Wed Mrs Schulze
London report states Anthony Joseph Biddle Jr of a Philadelphia social clan will marry Mrs Margaret Schulze daughter of the late William Boyce Thompson coffee magnate, with the engagement announced today.
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London
Anthony Joseph Biddle, Jr
Philadelphia
Margaret Schulze
William Boyce Thompson
Mr Biddle Divorced From Mary L Duke in Newburgh
Mr Biddle and Mary L Duke, daughter of the late Benjamin N Duke, tobacco manfacturer, were divorced at Newburgh New York last March. He is known as an enthusiastic sportsman with a special interest in boxing.
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Mr.Biddle
Mary L. Duke
Benjamin N. Duke
Newburgh
N. Y
Mr. Biddle
Ardmore Deputies Held in Mexican Students Killing
Two Ardmore deputy sheriffs W E Guess and Cecil Crosby were held on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of two Mexican college students. Bond set at 25000 each pending a district judge’s ruling on trial date likely late June or early July. The raid drew international attention as legal talent from both nations joined the case.
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Ardmore
Okla
Ase Walden
W. E. Guess
Cecil Crosby
C. N. Champion
Emilio
Cortes
Rubio
Ortiz
Manel
Gomez
Promine
Can
Chicago Banks To Receive Support
Loop bankers moved to reassure depositors of their confidence in outlying banks, 25 of which closed doors in three days. On March 15 total deposits were about 19 million dollars, led by Northwestern Trust and Savings with 14.6 million. Melvin A. Traylor and Arthur Reynolds said they backed the outlying banks.
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Chicago
Loop
Northwestern Trust and Savings Bank
Northwestern State Bank
Italian Trust and Savings Bank
Cragin State Bank
Lincoln ‘State’ Bank
Rubio Would Check Mexican Gambling
President Ortiz Rubio issued a decree to curb gambling in Mexico City. It cancels a November 20 order that allowed new concessions and limits the interior department from acting on new requests while not affecting existing grants. The move signals a government stance to restrain gambling activity.
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Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Interior Department
Railways Seek Review of Union Station ruling in Los Angeles
The Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroads filed with the Supreme Court a petition seeking a review of a California Railroad Commission order. The order required them to construct a union station on the Plaza in Los Angeles.
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Washington
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Supreme Court
California Railroad Commission
Plaza
Yuma County Seeks Emergency Tax Levy for Indigent Relief
The Yuma county board of supervisors asked the state tax commission for authority to levy 4500 dollars in an emergency tax to fund indigent relief. A hearing was scheduled for June 12 in Phoenix.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Yuma
Businessmen Make Cross Nation Hop
Three Pittsburgh businessmen flew from the Pacific coast to Pittsburgh in 17 hours 37 minutes with five refueling stops at Kingman Albuquerque Oklahoma City St. Louis and Columbus. Pilot Harry Taylor landed at Bettis Field at 2 03 Eastern Daylight Time after 14 hours 8 minutes of air time from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh. The trip was a demonstration of comfort and safety at speeds from 170 to 175 miles per hour.
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Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Harry Taylor
Bettis Field
Kingman
Ariz
Albuquerque
N. M
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Columbus
Thei
Arizona water rights fight over Colorado River filings
Fred T. Colter, president of the Arizona Highline Reclamation Association, warns the Six-State Colorado conference in Denver that actions impairing the rights of two Arizona districts will be at their own risk. Colter says he has filed as trustee for Arizona water users on unappropriated river waters and has filed for 30 dam sites to develop 4,000,000 hydro-electric horsepower and irrigation for 5,000,000 acres. He notes three million acres have been homesteaded and patented and says filings are kept alive to sustain Arizona development rights in the river.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Fred T. Colter
Arizona Highline Reclamation
Glen Bridge
Arizona
Colorado River
Colter
Industrial Aid Must Emerge From Within
Secretary Lamont told lumbermen that control of industrial conditions must come from within industry itself. Speaking at a timber conservation board session named by President Hoover, he said there is no easy fix for overproduction and that government can only provide information to help workers curb excess output.
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Washington
Lamont
Timber Conservation Board
Hoover
Autogyro Aviatrix Continues Eastward
Amelia Earhart Putnam piloting her autogyro left El Paso at 6 a m MST to refuel at Pecos Texas and planned to spend the night in Oklahoma City Her route from Pecos to Oklahoma City was described as indefinite She had flown in from Phoenix Arizona the day before
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EL Paso
Tex
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Pecos
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Ariz
Bar Silver Steady as Markets Close Higher
New York June 11 bar silver held steady with a 1-8 rise to 26 3-8 as traders noted modest gains and firmer demand in the late session.
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New York
Peterson Seeks Court Review On Referendum Petitions
Phoenix June 11 AP Attorney Senora K Berry Scott White secretary of state voiced grave doubt about the legal sufficiency of referendum petitions against the first 14 sections of Senate Bill 116 tax survey measure. Attorney general urged presenting the issue to Maricopa County Superior Court via mandamus suit, with hearing set June 23. If valid the law would take effect June 13. otherwise petitions must be accepted by the secretary of state.
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Phoenix
Senora K. Berry
Scott White
State
Senate
Arizona
Superior ‘Court
Maricopa ‘County
Large Posse Searches For Missing Senator
In Belknap County New Hampshire a posse of 150 men began a dawn search for missing Connecticut state senator Chelso Artigons. The effort targets Timber Island Lake Winnipesaukee after reports he was sighted May 31. Divers comb the lake bottom but no trace found.
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Wbeirs
N. H
Frederick Elliott
Belknap
Equity
Island
Lake
Winnipesaukee
Chelso
Artigons
Connecticut
Timber Island
Jane Addams Ill In A Chicago Hospital
Jane Addams the social worker and Hull House head is in a Chicago hospital with a severe cold. Associates say her condition is not considered serious.
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Jane Addams
Chicago
Hull House
Twelve Sentenced to Death in Burma Uprising Case
In Rangoon June 11, twelve natives were sentenced to death and 26 others to life in prison for complicity in uprisings against the British in Tharawaddy district. A Buddhist monk was among those receiving the death sentence.
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Rangoon
Burma
Tharawaddy
Arizona Weather Forecast: Fair Tonight and Friday
A brief weather note indicates fair skies across Arizona with cooler conditions, strongest in the extreme west central portion tonight. Friday is expected to stay clear with continued cool air.
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Arizona
Cooier
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Oklahoma
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