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TOO PLANES NEAR RECORD ! i — Cleveland Flyers Are Ap proaching Mark of Ft. Worth CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 5.—UP)— A few brief hours separated Roy L. Mitchell and Byron B. Newcomb from a world’s record for endurance flights today, and the airmen set their faces resolutely toward the mark after surviving a storm which last night brought their refueling plane to earth wrecked beyond fur ther participation in the attempt. jhn electrical storm which paralyz air traffic harried them through tw night, but today they flew through lowering clouds, braving bad weather with the goal in sight at 10 minutes past midnight. A new ship to supply them with fuel and provisions was purchased and equipped during the night. Their last messages to the ground gave no " ' l-— .— .- 1 11 hint of abandonment until they exceed the record of 172 hours, 32 minutes and 1 second. Weather forecasts today were a little more encouraging. Thunder storms and perilous going aloft, storms of the sort which brought a warning that electrical charges traveling through the refueling hose might cause death to crews of both ships were passing over. But Mitch ell and Newcomb, with their refuel ing pilot, Ernest Basham, said they would continue until brought to a landing by other causes than weak ened determination, despite the weather. CULVER CITY, Cal., July 5.—(/P) Still dodging in and out of fog banks, L. W. Mendell and R. B. Reinhart this morning approached their fourth day in the. air as they i piloted their biplane “Angeleno” nearer the endurance of 172 hours 32 minutes 1 Second, which they seek to better. At midnight the plane in which the fliers took off at 7:29:30 a. m. Tuesday, had passed the 64 1-2-hour mark. To equal the existing record set by Reginald Robbins and James Kelly at Port Worth, the plane must remain in the air until 12:02:01 p. m. next Tuesday. j Prize Fights At Reynosa Postponed Until Next Sunday The Fourth of July prize fights ti have been held at Reynosa wer postponed to Sunday due to poo attendance and ra»n. Only a small crowd gathered fo the bouts which were to have fea tured Pedro Lopez and Oscar Koeh ler, heavyweights. | City Briefs Ringworm—One bottle of Imperia Eczema Remedy is guaranteed to b*. enough for any case. All druggist ire authorized to refund your monej If it fails.—Adv. Choice Los Ebanos Lot—Bargain foi Immediate acceptance. Hallam In vestment company, sole agents.— Adv. 6. SON KICKS LONDON — Phillip Seaton wa: sent to prison for kicking his fathei n the shin during a chess game. ' *#*4 | frizuance Company of America MILWAUKEE. 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Company of America, f ' *«. ~ - Sf? -.. . * ■ ■■ Signed -— , . .. __— y ^ { Address__4... '.T." ___ - .. — - ■ - ■ ■ - _ for Vacation money lies in the used ice box, bike, odd pieces of furniture (especially that suit able for camping and summer cottages), the baby carriage, mu sical instruments, etc., that are no longer needed . . .that just take up space and accumulate dust. Let a little want ad “Clean Sweep” for you. Look over your “White Elephants” now and phone your ad to number 8. It may mean YOUR vacation mon _ t 0if Inramsufllt Herald A Want Ad Headquarters HE CROSSES CONTINENT FASTEST Cape, -f rame rvi. Hawns, flying irom New *onc to nos ringsies in. la hours, 10 minutes and 28 seconds, breaks westward records. With an eastward record of 18 hours, 21 minutes and 53 seconds, he imme diately set out to better it, also. AUTO _ (Continued From Page One) ment of a new state fireworks lav; was reported as most effective. Chicago ordinances prevent the sale of fireworks, but convenient suburbs provided all types cf can non crackers with the result that the Fourth here was unusually noisy. Hundreds of persoiis were injured, but no deaths occurred. In New York, 509 children were treated at city hospitals for fire works injuries. Pontrasting with the 1928 heat WEATHER SUMMARY Barometric pressure was moder ate this morning over the far j northwestern states and over the southeastern portion of the United States, and relatively low through out the region of the Rocky moun tain and the Plains states. Numer ous showers occurred within the last 24 hours in the Gulf stages, and scattered showers in the neighborhood of the Great Lakes. Temperatures continue near the seasonal average practically throughout the country. was a 10 minW° r;-'. day at Speculator, N. Y., the snow falling so fate u._„ - | ists, blinded, stopped Hr?!.' i, to j avoid collisions. It was the coldest July 4 the Adirondacks country has! experienced in years. FOUR DIE IN TEXAS MISHAPS DALLAS, Tex., July 5.—(JF)— Four persons were dead, two were in a serious condition and scores were injured in Fourth cf July tragedies in Texas. Mrs. E. C. Decker, Pampa. was killed near Pampa as her husband drove their automobile into a small house parked on the roadway by housemovers at dawn. Decker re ceived slight injuries. Mrs. A. E. Yeager, Decatur, was knocked down and killed by a pass ing motorist near Pampa. Twelve others were treated for firecracker injuries and burns and for traffic accident injuries. Carl Eaton, Henrietta, was fa tally hurt as his machine hit one driven by Dr. F. S. Elair, Cooper. Bob Howard, in the car with Eaton, received minor hurts. J. T. Durden, 75, was the oldest person in the state reported in jured during the day. He died of injuries received when run down by an automobile on the street near his home in Temple. Lorice Sullivan, Murray Sullivan, Floyd Hamrick and Floyd Franklin, all of Waco, and D. F. Eubanks, Augusta, Ga., were injured when their auto mobile turned over near Temple. Harriet Shanor. 6, was struck on the head and probably fatally hurt by an airplane propellor at a cele bration of the opening of Vernon’s new airport. The little girl had been up for a ride with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Shanor. As the ship rolled to a stop, she hopped out of the cabin door, and walked into the whirling blade. WEATHER BULLETIN First figure lowest temperature last night; second, highest tem perature yesterday; third, wind ve locity at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24 hours. Abilene . 70 94 10 .00 Amarillo. 64 94 10 .00 Atlanta . 63 83 — .10 Austin . 70 83 — .12 Boston . 62 72 — .00 BROWNSVILLE. 77 88 12 .19 Chicago . 62 82 — .06 Corpus Christi .. 72 88 12 .56 Dallas . 70 90 — .10 Del Rio . 72 83 — .00 Denver ..60 34 — .00 Detroit . 66 82 — .00 Dodge City. 68 93 — .00 El Paso. 72 93 — .00 Fort Smith. 72 90 — .00 Galveston . 74 83 16 .00 Helena . 60 78 — .00 Huron . 60 90 — .00 Jacksonville .... 72 88 — .04 Kansas City .... 72 84 — .00 Louisville .. 74 90 12 .00 Memphis . 70 86 — .00 Miami . 66 38 — .16 Montgomery .... 70 90 — . .09 New Orleans ... 74 88 — .04 New York . 66 78 16 .00 North Platte ... 62 85 — .01 Oklahoma City .72 88 12 .00 Palestine . 72 85 — .00 Pensacola . 74 86 — .12 Phoenix . 82 110 — .00 Pittsburgh . 64 82 — 1.06 St. Louis . 74 99 — .00 St. Paul . 60 80 — .00 Salt Lake City . 68 88 — .00 San Antonio .... 70 86 — .32 Santo Fe ..‘ 54 84 — .01 Sheridan . 60 82 — .00 Shreveport . 72 88 — .12 Tampa . 74 90 — .00 Vicksburg . 70 86 — .03 Washington _ 68 34 — .00 FORD GRANDSONS - -i nntl this signature Btty Imperial «»rte<I Paetagea Convenient S~lo Po-nd Baga New pictures of Benson, left, and Henry II. sons of Edsel Ford, only grandsons of Henry Ford. ■ % f