Farm Bill 10 To Be Drawn For Next Congress Session
The Senate Agriculture Committee plans a general farm bill within a week after Congress reconvenes in either a special or regular session. President Roosevelt pressed for crop control and loan assurances, with cotton and corn loan plans aiming to cover farm needs until January.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Government Crop Reporting Board
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Pope
Idaho
White House
Cnaew
Ex-convict indicted in Brooklyn child murder case
Lawrence Marks, 49, a twice-convicted sex offender, was indicted for first degree murder in the July 31 attack and strangling of 8-year-old Paul Magagna in Brooklyn. Police moved him to Manhattan jail as fear of disorders spread after the indictment.
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New York
Brooklyn
Lawrence Marks
Manhattan
Paul Magagna
Marks
Great Meadow
Kings County
William F. X. Geoghan
Peter J. Brancato
Frederick Knoff
Broo
Knoff
First Lady Says Roosevelt Children Inherit Looks From Father
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt says her children are lucky in appearance because their looks come from their father’s side. She notes only a few inherited traits from her own family and mentions their eyes and teeth as not being passed down. The remarks appear in the seventh chapter of her life story in the Ladies' Home Journal.
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New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Ladies’ Home Journal
Accused Slayer of 3 Girls May Not Testify
In Los Angeles on August 9, Albert Dyer facing charges of murdering and ravishing three Inglewood girls. His defense questioned prospective jurors about whether they would be swayed by emotional testimony from the victims Everett 9 Madelina 7 and Jeanette Stephens 8, killed June 26, and whether he would testify in his own defense.
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Los Angeles
Albert Dyer
Inglewood
William Neeley
Ellery Cuff
Cuff
Th Everett
Madelina
Jeanette Stephens
Justice Dept studies complaints on Nazi training camps in US
Washington reports say Justice Department officials reviewed a growing pile of complaints alleging a German American group runs Nazi training camps in the United States. Representative Citron says one complaint claims 17 camps operated under German consulates with Nazi party members cited as federal law violators.
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Washington
Justice Department
United States
Citron
Conn
Conpense Scem
Nordat Andover
Department
End of Justice
Bers
Girl charged in scandal flogging in New Orleans
In New Orleans on August 9 a 17 year old girl and her 56 year old father were charged with assault and beating a WPA worker, Oscar Kay, who claimed he was tied to a tree and beaten. Kay faced a slander charge, with all parties denying hanging him.
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New Orleans
Oscar Kay
Kay
WPA
Aro
Willis
Japanese Naval Men Killed in Shanghai Clash Frontline Shift
A shooting near Shanghai’s military airfield left a Japanese navy officer and seaman dead and a Chinese guard wounded. Chinese and Japanese accounts differ on who fired first as panic spread in Shanghai’s north and west. Meanwhile Nipponese forces consolidate gains in Hopeh with Peiping and Tientsin under Japanese control as discussions of war continue in Nanking.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Hopeh
Peiping
Tientsin
Nanking
Japanese Move to Establish Civil Rule in Peiping Tientsin
Japanese forces seize control of Peiping and Tientsin after swift advance into Hopeh province. Major General Kawabe commands 3000 troops with tanks and trucks as Japanese officials assume governance, police, and salt monopoly offices under new administrative districts.
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Tientsin
Hopeh
China
Peiping
T. Kawabe
Imperial China
Changlu
Chandler Candidates Win in Kentucky Vote
Louisville reports show Hubert Meredith leading Francis M. Burke for the Democratic attorney general nomination as Chandler backed candidates sweep the primary. Meredith 150,474 to 95,153 with 2,637 of 4,310 precincts. Chandler-backed candidates favored for 16 of 19 senate seats and a safe margin in the 100 house contests.
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Louisville
Hubert Meredith
Greenville
Francis M. Burke
Prestonsburg
A. B. Chandler
Meredith
Kentucky
Burke
Senate
Seven month old girl leaves hospital after embryoma removal
In Huntington a seven month old infant recovering after the removal of an embryoma attached to the sacrum. Doctors say the mass was not a Siamese twin and the infant will return home tomorrow. Hospital officials declined to discuss details of the operation.
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Huntington
W. Va
Scott
St. Mary's
Thousands Quit in Silk Strike Shuts Passaic Valley Plants
The silk strike calls a mass work stoppage aided by New Jersey employers and Pennsylvania unionists. Officials say 60 000 workers across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New England, and New York halted operations to pressure negotiations for better national labor conditions. In New Jersey the Passaic valley near-total stoppage affected 500 shops. 6 000 weavers and throwsters reportedly left their looms.
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Paterson
N. J
Passaic Valley
Pennsylvania
C.I.C
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
C.so
New York
the Kesman
Industr
New Jersey
New England
Amalgamated Garment Workers
United Mine Workers
Textile Workers
Coronation Show Ready For Mercer County Anniversary
W E E Koepler of Bluefield announces a major coronation spectacle to celebrate Mercer County's hundredth anniversary. Architect Louis A Reiland designed the mine and sylvan sets with CCC camp help. planners chose a more generous budget over an economical setting as the deadline nears.
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Mercer County
W. E. E. Koepler
Bluefield
Louis A. Reiland
CCC
Bland County
Mercer County Centennial Program Highlights
Mercer County hosts a multi day centennial celebration in Princeton and Bluefield with official openings, dedications, and parades. Governor Homer Holt of West Virginia attends events including the Centennial Courthouse square dedication, Museum of Historical Relics, and a coronation of Queen Pocahontas and King Coal. Concerts by the Norfolk and Western Band, historical pageants “Mercer on Parade,” and a Bailey- Davidson fort tablet ceremony are scheduled across Princeton Bluefield and Concord Campus with numerous dedications, drills, and receptions.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Price
Virginia
Centennial Courthouse Square
E. G. Otey
Norfolk and Western Band
Centennial Association
Homer A. Holt
West Virginia
John R. Pendleton
Hugh Mercer
Museum of Historical Relics
Memorial Building
J. H. French
Concord
Athens
Municipal Stadium
E. C. Smith
National Coal Associaon
Queen Pocahontas
King Coal
Bluefield Drum and Bugle Corps
Municipal Auditorium
Bailey-Davidson Fort
John Chapman
the Daughters of the American Revolution
W. C. Eailey
Bluefield College
Centennial Committee
West Virginian
Bluefield Country Ub
Pocahontas
Mercer
Athletic Field
Municipal
Louis A. Johnson
Shawnee Lake
Shawnee
Koppers Control of Virginians Hit by Wheeler
Senate inquiry hears Wheeler charge that Koppers United owned Virginian Railroad stock and used rebates to profit from coal shipments. Koppers officials deny rebates, say dividends are investment returns. Virginian stock ownership cited as legal, with future impact anticipated on rail policy.
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Koppers
Wheeler
Washington
Koppers United Company
Mammoth Coal Corporation
Virginian Railroad
Senate
D-Mont
West Virginia
Tidewater
T. J. Michie, Jr
J. P. Williams, Jr
Virginian Corporation
Virginian Railroad Company
Williams
Michie
Virginian
Virginian Railway
C. and O. Railroad
Los Angeles Paralysis Victim Dies After Iron Lung
Charles Hunt a 24 year old Los Angeles infantile paralysis victim died in Hot Springs New Mexico after being treated with an iron lung. Doctors said heart muscle weakness caused the death despite respiratory support. Hunt was an automobile worker described as restless earlier in the day.
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Los Angeles
Hot Springs
N. M
Charles Hunt
H. B. Johnson
Hunt
Samhad Eee
Somegten Cose Ey
el el Pas- 80
Republican Rally Plans Discussed for 1938 Campaigns
Kington August 9 An all out rally to energize the Republican party is planned for next winter or spring. Leaders report talks of inviting anti administration Democrats to run on the Republican ticket in congressional elections. Some favor a name change to a Democratic enlistment, but the idea has little support. Former President Hoover is touring Yellowstone Park and offered no comment. John D M Hamilton says he knows of the meeting and will not comment further. The rally aims to revitalize the party and shape 1938 tactics while avoiding 1940 presidential implications. Arthur M Hyde urged drafting Hoover to help strengthen the party.
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Kington
G. O
Recoover
Yellowstone Park
John D. M. Hamilton
Chaiman
Republican National Committee
Arthur M. Hyde
Berlin Protests British Expulsions of German Cor respondents
Berlin protested Britain's expulsion of three German correspondents and ordered Times of London writer Norman Ebbutt to leave Germany within two weeks. The move follows the Nazi refusal to renew labor permits for two German reporters and echoes broader tensions between Berlin and London over press access. The British government offered no explanation.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Norman Ebbutt
Berlin
Times of London
Home Office
England
Evening Standard
Werner von. Crome
Ba Mg
Seidtiege
Copeland pushes amendment to bar presidential third term
Senator Copeland proposes a constitutional amendment to prevent any person from serving more than two four year presidential terms. A term counted may include time due to succession and lame duck rules. He is a Democrat seeking New York City mayoral nomination.
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Copeland
New York
Washington
Senate
Aent
Roosevelt
One Man Fined Seven Faced Charges After Wyoming Strike Row
Near Pineville West Virginia a clash between pickets and workers on a Virginian railway branch line construction led to one man fined for assault and seven others bonded $500 each. Clark Lilly confessed to assaulting Herbert Brunty, a picket, after a car stop incident. Police also charged five pickets with obstructing traffic and released them on bond. The incident occurred at Simon near the workers camp as work resumed following a walkout.
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Pineville
W. Va
Everett Bazzie
Here
Clark Lilly
Simon
Glen Morrison
F. T. Cook
Herbert Brunty
Lilly
Cook
Brunty
Bazzie
Ted Lilly
P. J. Nunn
A. A. Browning
Browning
P. J Nunn
Charles Ooten
Lee Walker
Ralph Cooke
Weirton Air Crash Fatal to Passenger George Wright
A passenger George C. Wright of Steubenville Ohio was killed when a small plane nose-dived 150 feet near the Fort Steuben bridge in Weirton West Virginia. Pilot Hayes Hindman was critically injured and survived after several hours.
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Weirton
W. Va
George C. Wright
Hayes Hindman
Steubenville
West Virginia
Fort
Steuben Bridge
Wright
Bengee
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