Poland Gains Point in Danzig Row Amid Customs Controversy
The Associated Press reports Poland’s claim of a setback for Nazi influence in Danzig as the free city senate agrees to withdraw Polish customs inspector restrictions. A crowd rallied as Poland insisted it will defend its rights and negotiations on trade rules continue.
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Associated Press
Poland
Danzig
Munich
Salzburg
Adolfitter
Berchtesgaden
Berlin
Bomb gunboats near Changsha in second raid report
British officials reviewed two Japanese air raids on British property near Changsha. The report described a Bataan style Gannet gunboat mission that passed through the area unscathed, with details from Commander A. F. P. Lt. G. Orpen of the Gannet.
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Shanghai
Zchang
Pennsylvania Democratic chair charged with blackmail
A bill of particulars in Dauphin County Court accuses Pennsylvania Democratic state chair David L. Lawrence of blackmail involving $5,000. District Attorney Carl Beysina filed the particulars alleging Lawrence, secretary of the commonwealth in the governor’s administration, obtained funds from Pioneer Materials of Kittanning. Lawrence denies the charges as trials proceed amid broader campaign-related prosecutions.
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Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Dauphin County
Carl Be Ysina
Gven
Very
Lawrence
Rges
Oe Shelley
Commonwealth
George H. Ietration
Pioneer Materials
Kittanning
Colpeed
Lawrence Slenker
Neer
Labor meeting in Wheeling endorses AFL policies
William Green greets the West Virginia state federation and 300 delegates, praising legislative and economic AFL policies. James A. Wilson speaks at the international labor board event as CIO criticisms and wage concerns surface amid convention talks. Governor Homer Holt to speak tomorrow.
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W. Va
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Mess
A. F. Gee
Francis J. Dillon
Executive Council
Atticus
Mip
RR International Labor Organization
James A. Wilson
International Peace Board
Weyler
CIO
Homer Holt
Green
American Federation
Federshea
Wallace Seeks Stronger Bridges Between Democracy and Capitalism
Secretary Wallace urged building a stronger link between democracy and capitalism. He proposed making corporations more democratic and cited Finland and Sweden as models for cooperative, inclusive business structures guiding both large and small interests. He spoke to agricultural cooperative leaders about aligning corporate form with public welfare and efficient management.
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Chicago
Wallace
Agricultural Cooperation Movement
Finland
Sweden
Boy amputates own foot after mishap
A St. Joseph’s youth amputated his own foot after an accident then crawled to safety with an improvised crutch after eight hours. The incident was reported by William Ky., with details unclear.
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Hoemy O
St. Joseph's
William
Franco Victory Seen Not Ending Axis Gains
Washington observers say Franco’s Spain has not delivered the decisive edge hoped by Hitler and Mussolini. Six months after Franco’s victory, dispatches report no clear shift toward Italy and Germany, with mixed signals from Latin America and no immediate reversal in allegiance.
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Hitler
Ussil
Franco
Spain
Defrom Partment
Atlantic
Germany
Italy
Les
Latin America
Franco Victory See Page 10 Strike Superseded by Ballot in Detroit
Labor strife in Detroit ends with a ballot plan replacing the strike as the CIO and UAW face off over GM plant elections. The move shifts focus to elections across auto plants nationwide as workers weigh union leadership and contract terms.
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Franco
Detroit
General Motors
CIO
Cio-United Auto Workers
Coun
Uaw-Apl
G. M
Two Ton Elsie The Circus Elephant Captured Near Staunton
Staunton, Va. Aug 27 Two Ton Elsie a circus elephant escaped a wreck and wandered the Blue Ridge foothills for 33 hours with two companions before police and locals lured her back into captivity. The elephant had been chained near Mint Spring before the capture.
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Elsie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Here
Mint Spr
New Yorkers Hostile Toward Dixie Davis in Rockland County
Reports from New York indicate residents of Rockland County express hostility toward J. Richard Dixie Davis and Hope Dare, ex-convicts linked to the Niagara River area. District Attorney Thomas Dewey declined to disclose the couple’s current lodging location during the inquiry.
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New York
Rockland County
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Hudson
Davis
Hope Dare
Torney
Thomas Dewey
Dewey
Roosevelt says liberal ideas prevailed in court fight
President Roosevelt announced that the aim of his defeated 1937 court reorganization bill was fully attained. He cited attacks on the supreme court by ultra conservative bar members as evidence that the administration's liberal program had prevailed even though the bill was not enacted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Bar
Armas
Fecallen
Frank J. Hogan
American Bar Association
Congress
Bat
Young Doug Envoys Social Scene Amid Debutante Glamour
Hollywood reports Doug Las rbanks Jr has entered elite social circles and placed second to debutantes in glamour society. He says he has gone pretty social, aligning with Brenda Prazier and other noted figures while dating Mary Lee Epling.
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Doug
Hollywood
Douglas Rbanks, Jr
America
Stee Eee
Brenda Prazier
York
Mary Lee Epling
Canadian Freighter Beaverhill Escapes Iceberg Collision
Aug 7 Boston report says the Canadian Pacific freighter Beaverhill nursed through dense fog after a light iceberg touch near the North Atlantic. Ausonia stood by as Montclair and US Coast Guard Cutter Champlain guided the vessel toward London in a cautious, damaged but not taking water status.
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Boston
North Atlantic
London
Ausonia
Montclair
U. S. Coast Guard
Champlain
Beaver
Acher
T. Jones
Verhill
Fatal Bluefield wreck leaves two charged
William Richards, 55, of Bluestone Junction was struck and killed while walking along the Bluefield Bluestone road Sunday night. Myrtle Mathena, 45, of Bluefield Va owned the car and is jailed. John Jackson 30 of Flat Top Yards Va posted bail and will face preliminary hearing with Mathena. State Trooper H E Martin traced the car to a Pocahontas garage after a tip from a passing motorist.
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Elsie
Stanton
David Greenspon
Bluefield
Myrtle Mathena
John Jackson
William Richards
Bluestone Road
Sargeant Raymond Ferguson
Bluestone
Mercer County
Flat Top Yards
Liberty
Bluestone Junction
Richards
Mathena
Jackson
Pocahontas
Ted
E. Hale
Stone Junction
Richard
Pocahontas Fuel Ponmsage
Bramwell
Whitesville
W. Va
Woman Dies After Leap From Truck On Cotton Hill
Miss Irene Daley 22 of Bluefield died yesterday morning when she leaped from a blazing fruit truck on Cotton Hill mountain near Fayetteville. She was hitchhiking with Mrs. Evelyn French when the truck overheated on descent. French was bruised. Parcell of Miami steered the truck to safety but flames destroyed the load. Daley had left home Saturday to seek work in Charleston. French was divorced and mother of a child. Page 10.
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Irene Daley
Bluefield
Cotton Hill Mountain
Fayetteville
Miss Duley
Evelyn French
Pen Mar Avenue
Charleston
Avalon
Pla
Oak Hill
Parcell
Miami
Mrs. French
Miss Daley
Oakstad Weertnem
Iverman E. Berman
Boy Recovers From Gangrenous Infection
Baltimore physicians credit sulfapyridine for an amazing recovery of Robert Osborne, 21, a truck driver, who contracted a gangrenous infection after injuring his foot in Philadelphia. He arrived at a hospital with a high fever and the infection was described as highly virulent and resistant to ordinary treatment.
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Baltimore
Robert Osborne
Osborne
Philadelphia
Indictments Target Huey Long Aide Richard Leche
Federal grand jury charges former governor Richard Leche with profiting about 67000 through illegal hot oil schemes and evading production regulations. Also indicted are Seymour Weiss and Louis C as others connected to Texas Refining Co and a hotelier. Weiss posted 18000 bond. Leche was fingerprinted and released on 5000 bond. The case involves planned oil production boosts from Rodessa area wells to bolster interstate shipments in violation of law.
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New Orleans
Hueya Long
Richard Leche
Leche
Seymour New Orleans
Xinatish
Texas Refining Company
Weiss
Louis C
Standard O1| Company
Federal
Cid Weiss
Elect Leche
Rodessa
Shreveport
Texas
Indict Leche See Pare 16 as Dewey Leads Hunt for Lepke
Federal and city authorities widen the crackdown on Louis Lepke Buchalter with an extraordinary grand jury and a nationwide crime-strike plan. Isidore Zennreich and four others linked to Lepke face indictments. a dead or alive reward is posted for the fugitive gangster. Mayor LaGuardia presides over the board offering a $5,000 reward for Isadore Penn’s killers.
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New York
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Thomas E. Dewey
Murphy
Lepke
Laguardia
Isadore Penn
Bronx
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