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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, DRAMATIC EVENTS OF. 1935 PASS IN RE VI E w Still pulsing with dramatic events that held the world, the year 1935 marches past in picture review. Flashes from the year's news happenings are made vivid in this As sociated Press presentation of momentous events death in Alaska of Rogers and Post . . . storms . . . assassination . . . tragedy at sea. Germany rearms . . . Premier Mussolini hurls his fascist columns into an undeclared war with Ethiopia. New Jersey justice asks the life of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the murder of the Lindbergh baby. . . kidnapers hold for ransom the young son of a wealthy Tacoma lumberman. The supreme court declares NRA unconstitutional and the blue eagle ceases to beat his wings. Progress is written as a great flying boat sweeps across the Pacific on a new route to the far east via the air. VIS:. V.'r ,v ?: v: rMMmmsm - - .. DISASTER RODE WITH THE WINDS Dust itorms over wide area atrip the western plains of top oil: a September hurricane roara out of the Caribbean sea to kill and destroy In Florida. These pictures how a dust cloud about to engulf a farm in' Oklahoma and a funeral pyre of hurricane victims In the Florida keya. (Associated Press Photoal PwWfM fei ; I J "J"lj 'J.!' - . ;J..,i.1ii:.j; .bjA: J-.., ,,V . vl M.,Vrfjil '.if f .Vuf .Vnfn l ilii. .1 I il 'l 1 1 1 . .f. if. l HiVilii..v . i . . - V . i . . nil TRAGEDY AT SEA In the murk of a January night the liner Mohawk collides with a freighter, sinking off the New Jersey coast with a loss of 45 lives. The scene of the disaster la marked by a mast of the Ill-fated vessel. Below, bodies of victims. (Associated Press Photos) POST AND ROGERS KILLED IN AIR CRASH Death strikes In the north Alaskan wilderness to snatch the vacation plane of Wiley Post 'and Will Rogers from the sky. These pictures show the wreckage In which they died and the scenes In Gh:-:'-le (left) and Oklahoma City as thousands mourned the beloved humorist and n"''"ti'. '. c-. nd ihe world pilot. (Associated Press Photos) !: 3 HAUPTMANN CONVICTED Bruno Richard Hauptmann Is cenvleted of the kldnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby and sentenced to die In the electrlo chair. He Is shown entering the state penitentiary at Trenton, N. J. (Associated Press Photo) jS $t y ul.' J M . v w t t 1 1 win i h ' f r Vjj BV .f - , h 4 ! 5!!"! SI" fia ITALIANS INVADE ETHIOPIA Premier Mussolini's dream of an emplra In Africa, with repercussions threatening another European war, held the foreign news spotlight In 1935. Pictures at left portray the Italian side of the conflict: Fascist troops marching deep Into Ethiopian territory; the death-dealing planes of the "Desperate" squadron, and natives who surrendered to the Roman legions saluting a huge portrait of the Italian dictator. At right are Emperor Halle Selassie and his regular and Irregular defenders, (Associated Press Photos) BULLETS END CAREER OP LONG Senator Huey Long, "dictator" of Louisiana, Is mortally wounded by Dr. C. A. Weiss In the Louisiana capltol. Pictured here are the gun of the assassin, and the scene at the state house as thousands attended the aenator'a funaral. (Associated Press Photos) , fe'M J'r THIS IS ANOTHER THELMA TODD Mt. Air f KIDNAPED - Ransomed for $200, 000, George Weyerhaeuser. 9. of Tacoma, Wash., heir to a lumber fortune, was released unharmed after seven days In the hands of kidnacers. Two of his atautora are behind bars. sBoclited Press photo y a -. aSrr ir"ri vjk-. .91 if T r aA ii.niiiiaii in mm WW 1 V 1W ft.4 4 " ,4 j GERMANY REARMS Troubled Europe turns an apprehensive eya toward Germany as Relchsehrer Hitler openly denounced the Ver. sallies treat and pulled, aside the eurtatn on an impressive war , machine? (Associated Press Photo) Eight-year-old Thelma Todd of J-awrence, Mass., cousin and narra) sake of the screen sctress whose TIeath In Los Angeles crested a sen sation, with a Christmas package she received from Miss Tel a few days before the actress' bod was found. (Associated Press Photo) 6 NEW AIRLIf C CDE WI(tO--M! O oft 01(0 OUtTD-r rams a the Pacific on I first rsjaalarly Moil t nt to H allit)S)8-s ag an air route that may aooa) eaaal snno anat.nl- Oeral Parley Il ahown chsSklrprjl a)(sjl.r m WMfUfii) augt (J? W mr i!f BOrri tin. uit-rfWjl, nnt an.-aat eDa" rViflf araMrty aa)iB)ie)istr.ar, is pictuoit casnm ARA a ojice-f.Otous aymbo learo- the ta)t's decision (AMi.ej pres Photo) 05 -
