Gangsters Dupe Rivalry Ends in Fatal Shootout in Kansas City
In Kansas City a midnight gun battle outside a fashionable hotel left two gunmen dead and a third wounded. Ben Barretti alias Fred Robarts and Arthur Hartman died, while Kearns Pumpsey alias Kearns Humphrey was wounded and later said to likely recover. Five companions fled. Barretti was sought in Chicago and Los Angeles for murder.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Ben Barretti
Fred Robarts
Arthur Hartman
Kearns Pumpsey
Kearns Humphrey
Hartman
Pumpsey
Barretti
Barrett
Tim” Murphy
Cal
Michael Kissange
Texas
Sbarretti
Max Silversein
Galveston
Tex
United States
Madrid Hears Alarm Over Missing Major and Three Companions
Madrid reports Major Ramon Francq and three crew missing after a flight from Cartagena to New York via the Azores. Spanish forces dispatched five destroyers and planes to search the area and verify a report of wreckage seen about 100 miles off the Azores by a British ship.
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Madrid
Ramon Francq
New York
Azores
Grelden
Robinson Crusoe of Socorro Island Resurfaces Aboard Japanese Vessel
Archie T. Smith of San Diego, marooned four months on Socorro Island off Ecuador, reappears aboard a small Japanese fishing boat. Rescuers had earlier failed to locate him after an extended, 3000 mile odyssey and a naval search.
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Archie Smith
Robinson Crusoe
Socorro Island
California
Pacific
Smith
San Dingo
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Archie T. Smith
San Diego
Ecuador
Robert Louis Stevenson
Moving Picture
United States
Navy
Porty
Schoenhair Seeks Westbound Transcontinental Record Flight
West coast pilot Lee Schoenhair supervised repairs to his plane in Dubois Pennsylvania preparing for another attempt at a non stop transcontinental flight from east to west. His journey from Los Angeles to Cleveland ended with a forced landing in fog after 14 hours 9 minutes at an average 170 mph. He then reached Dubois after a thunderstorm forced landing at Roosevelt Field causing damage to the aircraft.
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Dubois
Lee Schoenhair
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Mexico Worshippers To Creep Three Miles For First Masses
Mexico City set to reopen Guadalupe shrine for the first Mass since 1926 with a kneeling pilgrimage plan. Archbishop Pascual Diaz vows rapid inventory and reopening of churches as government handovers proceed. Pilgrims may crawl three miles on a cobble route to the shrine on Saint Peter and Saint Paul feast day.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Church of Neustra Senora de la Guadalupe
Our Lady of the Guadalupe
Peter and
Saint Paul
Pascual Diaz
Guadalupe
Nuns Safe As Quebec Convent Burns After Lightning
Montreal June 24 AP report details the Sacred Heart convent at Sault au Recollet struck by lightning and destroyed by fire. All occupants escaped including 22 convalescent nuns, while four firemen were injured. The four story stone building and contents valued at about 1 million dollars were lost and fire alarms and lines were damaged delaying response.
Transcontinental Air Transport brings first passengers to Columbus
Nine travelers including one woman arrived in Columbus aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad train to board the City of Indianapolis for the second leg of the New York to Los Angeles air rail route. The party plans a stop in Indianapolis and final arrival in Los Angeles at 6 42 p m Pacific time tomorrow after further legs via Santa Fe and planes.
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Rived
Columbus
Indianapolis
New York
Los Angels
Waynoka
Okla
Clovis
N. M
Los Angeles
Tunney Paid Woman $35 000
James J. Tunney’s answer to a 500000 breach of promise suit filed in Bridgeport reveals trainer Billy Gibson paid 1 and 335000 to Mrs Fogarty to relinquish claims. The document notes a release was signed but does not confirm whether a marriage proposal was accepted.
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Bridgeport
Conn
James J
Gene
Tunney
Katherine King Fogarty
Fort Worth
Texas
New York
Homer Cummings
Stamford
Connecticut
Billy Gibson
Fogarty
Globe-Arizona Baking Co to Install Oil Burning System
Globe-Arizona Baking Company plans installation of a new oil burning system soon. The update aims to improve efficiency and reduce emissions at the plant, signaling a modernization effort by the local bakery facility.
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Globe—Arizona Baking Company
Woman aviator backs wartime flight readiness
Opal L. Gilberson Kunz wife of Tiffany & Co. vice president owns a plane. She says every woman should learn to fly for national defense. Her initials O G K appeared on a wrecked aircraft during a fog forced landing with a mechanic in Morris Plains New Jersey.
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Morris Plains
N. J
George F. Kunz
Tiffany and Company
Opal L. Gilberson
Dedicatory airport program and new T A T bus plans
A dedicatory program at the T A T airport Wednesday evening will feature the Santa Fe Indian band Laguna dancers and a peace dance by Laguna Indians amid speeches by Pat Murphy and Sam Proctor. A new Studebaker eight coupe bus will start passenger service July 8 to Harvey House and other city points.
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Santa Fe
Eni Route
American Railway Association
Los Angeles
Santa Fe Indian Band
Pat ‘Murphy
Western
Sam Proctor
Winslow
Tribe of Laguna Indians
C. M. Bradley
Harvey House
Studebaker
Transcontinental Air Transport Co
Former Winslow Woman Elsie Turner Dead
Word has been received of the death of Elsie May Turner on June 19 in Tucumcari New Mexico. Funeral services were held June 1 at Nazarene Church with Rev Mrs J A Fickey officiating. Interment was in Sunnyside Cemetery in Tucumcari. The Turners formerly resided in Winslow and Mr Turner worked in the Santa Fe store department.
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Elsie May Turner
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Nazarene Church
J. A. Fickey
Sunnyside Cemetery
City
Hawks Plans New York to Los Angeles Flight Run
Captain Frank Hawks flies from Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles at 1 a m toward a one stop round trip to New York starting Wednesday at 4 a m eastern daylight time. Peter Clausen tracks the Lockheed Vega as Hawks seeks refueling stops at Parks Field East St. Louis and Roosevelt Field. He aims for an 18 hour westward hop and a 14 to 16 hour return, hoping to beat his 18 21 59 record.
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Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Frank Hawks
New York City
New York
Peter Clausen
Hawks
Parks Field
East St. Louis
Ill
Roosevelt Field
Not Guilty Plea In Double Murder Case
Dr. James H. Snook, former professor and accused killer of Theora Hix, pleads not guilty to first degree murder. Judge Duncan sets July 22 trial date after prosecutor and defense clash over timing. Snook is handcuffed to co defendant Albert C. Gunning, who also pleads not guilty in Franklin County court.
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Columbus
Ohio
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
John J. Chester, Jr
Robert P. Duncan
E. O. Ricketts
Snook
Albert C. Gunning
Franklin County
Gunning
May Play Again Washington Football Ties Open Talks
Secretary Good said negotiations with Secretary Adams aim to resume football relations between West Point and Annapolis after talks began in Washington.
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Washington
Good
Adams
West Point
Annapolis
Hoover returns to Washington from fishing trip
President Hoover began at his Blue Ridge fishing preserve and drove to Washington arriving at the White House just before 10 this morning. He had started early in the morning and the trip was routine as he resumed official duties.
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Hoover
Washington
Blue Ridge Mountains
White House
Fhoenix
Aine
Fred Meete
Meete
Phoenix
Family Tickets for Big Fourth Fete Go On Sale Today
Family tickets admit parents and their children to Winglow's Fourth of July sports program. Tickets cost $1.00 each and remain on sale until June 26, after which admission is 50 cents per person. Tickets are available at Central Drug Co Central News Co Owl Drug Store Tommy's Sweet Shop Winslow Music House Winslow Drug Store.
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Winglow’s
R. Co. Kaufman
Central Drug Co
Central News Co
Owl Drag
Tommy’s Sweet Shop
Winslow Music House
Auto wrecks injure six on highway near city and Flagstaff
motorist Ellen Clark of the J C Penney store suffered chest injuries and a cut leg while her mother Mrs Ed Clark sustained a badly lacerated hand and shock in a 4 30 pm crash twelve miles west of here. Robert Clark had minor cuts and bruises. A Whittier California party in a night sport coupe overturned three times twenty five miles west of here Saturday evening. Mrs Eva Piles suffered a broken pelvis and Aver Arnold two broken ribs. The Robins ambulance carried the injured to town. A head on collision two miles east of Flagstaff left Ford sedan and two Studebakers with injuries. Two other minor wrecks were reported.
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Flagstaff
Ellen Clark
J. C. Penney
Storey
Ed Clark
Here
Robert Clark
Whittier
California
Lebanon
Missouri
Eva Piles
Aver Arnold
Five Die In Week End Plane And Stunt Falls
Five people died in a week end air plane and parachute jumping expeditions. Two parachute jumpers died when their parachutes failed. In Cincinnati the jumper Joe Hite the pilot Homer Nasers and Harold Biddle were burned to death when the plane crashed. E J Cain 23 a commercial flyer fell 2000 feet as his parachute rigging parted at Albemarle North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Joe Hite
Homer Nasers
Harold Biddle
E. J. Cain
Albemaarle
N.C
Four killed in Tulsa roadster crash near city limits
A noon crash east of Tulsa killed four people, three men and a woman, with victims identified as C C Ledge, Delvin Hodge, Martin Freston, and a 22 year old woman. The driver reportedly lost control after the roadster overturned ten times.
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Tulsa
Ghia
C. C. Ledge
Fort. Sill
Okla
Delvin Hodge
Martin Freston
Miami
Oaldentl
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