Nationwide Fourth of July Death Toll Surges Toward 500
United Press reports at least 497 persons died in violent incidents during the three day Fourth of July weekend, with autos leading fatalities at 226 and drownings at 122. California and Illinois top state tallies with 43 each, while New York has 42 and Pennsylvania 37.
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Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
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Portage Park
Packing Firm Appeals Wallace Decision in Chicago Court
Swift & Company, a Chicago meat packer, appeals an order by Secretary Henry A. Wallace to halt unfair discriminatory and deceptive sales practices. The company denies the charges and argues Wallace's findings are contrary to the evidence.
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Swift & Company
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Six Are Killed as Jews and Arabs Clash in Palestine
In Jerusalem six Jews were killed and four wounded amid renewed Jewish Arab clashes. Curfews were imposed as British troops and police remained alert for further violence after Arabs suffered nine dead and 13 wounded. In Alexandria district Syria Turkish troops joined French garrison under a new treaty. Portsmouth merchant Fred W. Klingman, 63, died after a fall from a third floor window above his store.
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U.P
Palestine
Paris
Alexandretta
Syria
Portsmouth
Fred W. Klingman
Nazis Recall German Chief From Hankow
Gen Alexander von Falkenhausen, head of the German military mission to China, left Hankow with his last associates by order of the Nazi government. He predicted China’s final victory while Japan would fail in war and peace, a remark that caused a sensation. Falkenhausen had advised China since 1934 on army reorganization and on strategy.
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Shanghai
U.P
Alexander von Falkenhausen
China
Hankow
Japan
Falkenhausen
Bills Signed by Governor Across Four Laws
Governor Davey in Columbus signed four bills including the Lawrence Bond Bill allowing state subdivisions to issue bonds against 70 percent of unpledged delinquent taxes for poor relief. The Kalb bill provides payment of balances of salaries due seven deceased legislators to their dependents.
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Davey
Lawrence
Fireworks Explosion Paralyzes Cleveland Man
John Piascik, 19, is paralyzed from the waist down and in critical condition after a fireworks explosion. In the July 4 celebration, 75 others required hospital treatment. Charles Vickers, 40, of Ellsworth, lost his right hand when a gun exploded accidentally during the same celebration.
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Cleveland
John Piascik
Youngstown
Charles Vickers
Ellsworth
Man Hijacks Santa Fe Chief Train At Kingsley
Engineer G A Colvin stopped the east bound Santa Fe Chief near Dodge City after a harvest hand Harvey Gooch 29 Eldorado Kansas leaped from the tender demanding control of the throttle Gooch was tied and handed to authorities at Kingsley Kansas and admitted holiday drinking.
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Kansas
U.P
G. A. Colvin
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Colvin
Harvey Gooch
Eldorado
Van Nuys Readmitted to Indiana Democratic Fold
Gov. M. Clifford Townsend moved to rescind his formal expulsion of Sen. Frederick Van Nuys and bring him back into the Indiana Democratic fold. Townsend invited Van Nuys to run for renomination at the state convention July 11 and 12, easing intra party strife over the Roosevelt court plan. Van Nuys had planned to run as an independent with backing from 11 Democratic senators.
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Ind
U.P
Clifford Townsend
Indiana
Democratic Party
Frederick van Nuys
van Nuys
Roosevelt
Townsend
Buck Back at Work After Python Bite
Frank Buck resumes duties in Amityville after a 24 foot python bit him while feeding it. He was treated at Reed General Hospital for observation. The non poisonous snake has long sharp teeth and caused the bite Monday night.
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N. Y
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Buck
Reed General Hospital
Sad Farewells at 75th Gettysburg Anniversary
Gettysburg Pa reports a somber farewell as veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and United Confederate Veterans attend the 75th anniversary reunion. Survivors recall the Civil War clash, while President Roosevelt urges eternal vigilance for peace through democracy and modern armies observe the changing face of war.
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U.P
Batttlefield
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Roosevelt
Northern Virginia
Cemetery Ridge
Hagerstown
Army of the Potomac
Gallia Grand Jury Meets Wednesday To Hear Charges
Mud stained bandits Sewards and Davis captured after a month of rolling store robberies face grand jury in Gallipolis with bonds set at 150000 each. They confessed to three robberies including the Vinton Bank holdup and face possible life terms. The duo traveled over 13000 miles and await indictments as prosecutors weigh trucking charges.
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Millard Davis
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Harold Wood
Lake White
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Tenn
Gov Davey stands on hot mix suits as court action proceeds
Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey said the outcome of hot mix highway contracts is not the Highway Department’s or his concern while a Board of Inquiry report is reviewed. He called private contractor cases in court and noted the board found little to criticize and many commendations as he studies the findings.
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U.P
Highway Department
Martin L. Davey
Highway Board of Inquiry
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Japs Take Hukow in 48 Hour Yangtze Battle
Japanese naval authorities announce the capture of Hukow, a key barrier on the Yangtze toward Hankow. The fall followed a two day engagement after a major air battle in which 54 Chinese planes were downed or destroyed, with reports that Admiral Osami Nagano was badly wounded.
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U.P
Hukow
Hankow
Yangtze River
Osami Nagano
Yangtze
Fireworks Injure 350 In Philadelphia Fourth
Civil officials pressed for a state law banning fireworks after Philadelphia's July 4th celebration left more than 350 injured. The toll was the largest since 1920 when 405 were hurt, with no fatalities for the third straight year.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Philadolphia
Sports World Mourns Death of Tennis Star
Paris reports the sports world grieving Suz Anne Lenglen once hailed as a top tennis icon. Funeral at St Quen Cemetery follows services at Assumption Church after her death from pernicious anemia linked to a measles case.
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Paris
U.P
Suzanne Lenglen
St. Quen
Assumption Church
Miss Lenglen
Two Chinese Arrested in Opium Raid in Columbus
Police seized $500 worth of opium and several pipes in a Columbus raid. Two Chinese suspects were arrested and were to be turned over to federal authorities.
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Columbus
U.P
Dunlavy Withdraws From Democratic Nomination for Attorney General
Dennis F. Dunlavy of Ashtabula, a member of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, withdrew today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
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Columbus
U.P
Dennis F. Dunlavy
Ashtabula
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
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Hughes Plans Paris Hop In Two Weeks
New York. Howard Hughes, 32 year old aviation speed ace, said he would leave within two weeks for Paris in his twin motor monoplane after landing at Floyd Bennett Field following a seven hour flight from Wichita. He aims to visit several European countries and might continue around the world via Moscow and Fairbanks Alaska. He will study Atlantic weather maps in the coming days and expect to depart in a week or two.
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U.P
Howard Hughes
Paris
Floyd Bennett Field
Wichita
Kan
Moscow
Fairbanks
Alaska
Atlantic
Bombing Hits Badalona Near Barcelona Across Suburb
Nazis planes attacked the industrial suburb of Badalona, five miles north of Barcelona, dropping 50 bombs and killing at least 14 people with many more wounded. The raid wrecked the Roman town area as civilians fled to hills after Monday night attacks that left 10 dead and 20 wounded.
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Spain
Junkers
Barcelona
Closed Shop Agreement Invalidated by NLRB Anniversary Decision
The National Labor Relations Board invalidates a closed shop agreement between an employer and the American Federation of Labor, ruling the federation did not represent the free choice of a majority of the employees on its third anniversary.
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Washington
U.R
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Big Show Heads North Under Different Name
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, now leased as the Al G. Barnes Show, resumes its tour from Sarasota after labor disputes. The troupe will perform in most towns previously slated for the Great Show on Earth, continuing the circus swing under a new label.
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Sarasota
Fla
U.P
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
al G. Barnes
Property dispute ends in double tragedy in Zanesville
In Zanesville two men died after a property line dispute escalated to violence. Carey Leasure, 70, shot Albert Mercer, 54, as Mercer picked up a board, then killed himself. Leasure left a note accusing Mercer of stealing his property.
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Zanesville
U.P
Carey Leasure
Albert Mercer
Leasure
Australia Plans Warship Voyage for San Francisco Exposition
Canberra notes Washington’s gesture of four cruisers to Australia for the 150th anniversary. The government intends to send an Australian warship to the 1939 San Francisco International Exposition as a reciprocal display of allied goodwill.
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U.P
United States
Australia
San Francisco
Count Threatened to Kill Wife in Blackmail Case
Bow Street heard Count Curt Haugwitz Reventlow threaten his wife Countess Barbara and an unnamed man vowing to shoot like a dog and demanding 5 million dollars to seal a separation. The case, tied to Woolworth heiress Barbara, adjourned until July 13 with bail set at £2000.
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London
O.R
Curt Haugwitz-Reventlow
Bow Street
Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow
PWA Urges Cities to Accelerate Recovery Fund Applications
Washington where the Public Works Administration urged cities to fast track applications for funds. With $440 million of its $165 million non federal construction appropriation unallocated, PWA Chief Harold Ickes said the recovery drive relies on city participation and that PWA complements rather than competes with private industry.
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Public Works Administration
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Removal of All Foreign Volunteers Considered
Delegates from 27 nations met in London for a plenary session of the Spanish non intervention committee seeking a final agreement to remove all foreign volunteers from the Spanish Civil War.
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London
Relief Examiner Defends Ohio Relief Plan for Cities
Columbus based relief examiner O P Van Schoik said the General Assembly relief program will be adequate for metropolitan centers for the rest of the year. He contradicted Ohio League of Municipalities who argued many subdivisions cannot finance relief for six months.
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U.P
O. P. van Schoik
Ohio League of Municipalities
General Assembly
Suicidal love tragedy ends in Los Angeles
Mrs Hannah Greenbach 30 killed her suitor then took her own life after a personal crisis. Howard A Armfield 23 lay dead beside her in her apartment as police found a note detailing three loves and a deadly dilemma.
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Los Angeles
Hannah Greenbach
Will Divert Roaring River in Hunt for Missing Boy
Estes Park Colo National Park Service officials prepared to divert Roaring River to locate five year old Alfred Beilhartz missing since Sunday. Two days of searching by 200 CCC members and volunteers aided by bloodhounds from the Colorado State Penitentiary failed to reveal any trace of the Denver boy, who disappeared from the family holiday camp early Sunday.
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Colo
U.P
National Park Service
Roaring River
CCC
Colorado State Penitentiary
Alfred Beilhartz
William H. Beilhartz
Denver
Cardozo Improves After Heart Ailment Report
Port Chester New York reports Associate Justice Benjamin N Cardozo of the Supreme Court is better after a night of improvement from a heart ailment.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Supreme Court
Women and men start Colorado River voyage toward Lee's Ferry
Six expedition members including Miss Elzada Clover and Miss Lois Jotter began a 650 mile river trip from Green River Utah on June 20 toward Lake Mead. Authorities report supplies last to July 4 and fear for the group as they face Cataract Canyon with 32 rapids.
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Ariz
U.P
Colorado River
Green River
Utah
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
Ney
Elzada Clover
Abolannes
University of
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Lois Jotter
Clover
Colorado
Norman D. Nevilis
Eugene Atkinson
University of Michigan
Donald Harris
U. S. Geological Survey
W. C. Gibson
San Francisco
Cataract Canyon
CIO and Yellow Cab Clash Over Labor Dispute Showdown
In New Orleans the Committee for Industrial Organization and Yellow Cab Company move toward a four day labor dispute climax. The company plans to deploy 200 cabs driven by loyal employees with uniformed police guards despite CIO demands.
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New Orleans
UPM
Committee For Industrial Organization
Yellow Cab Company
CIO
Labor Endorses Sawyer for Governor Nomination
The labor movement endorsed Charles Sawyer of Cincinnati today for the Democratic nomination for governor. Endorsement came from presidents of two major American unions amid party planning in Columbus.
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Sawyer
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