Soviet Artillery Pounds Four Mile Front On Siberian Border
Soviet heavy artillery pounded a four mile Japanese front as of Aug 9 near Yuki Korea. Observers noted direct hits at Hill 82 and Hill 52 amid bombardment from six inch shells at up to six per minute. Reports say Japanese forces may have been routed from Changkufeng but returned to positions under withering fire. Soviet defenses are expanding near Possiet Bay with cavalry, artillery and tanks mobilized on the southwest shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. White Yuki
Korea
Siberian
Changkufeng
Ceggre
Feng
Fogi
Rashin
Kogi
Runnig
Tokyo
War Office
Russia
Possiet Bay
Siberian-Manchouk
Fate of Baby to Be Decided by Medical Tests
New York August ninth. Baby Helaine Judith Colan of Chicago, four months old, was taken to Newark airport to undergo examination at Presbyterian Hospital eye institute. Dr. Algernon B. Reese to assess whether cancerous growth has blinded the child or threatened her brain and life. Grandmother Mrs. Morris Hershman accompanied the infant seeking a hopeful outcome. See page ten for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helaine Judith Colan
Chicago
Presbyterian Hospital
Algernon B. Reese
Morris Hershman
Mercer County faces ballistics report before actions on Wood case
Mercer authorities await C R Cobb ballistics report on bullet from Grayson Bell killing as Hugh G Wood Jr awaits formal charges. Judge Hugh G Woods defends his son while funeral plans proceed for Bell, with investigation still ongoing and scene security reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Cobb
State Department of Public Service
Hugh G
Buster) Wood, Jr
Princeton
Grayson Bell
G. H. Crumpecker
Cobb
Crumpecker
Bell
Roscoe Pendleton
Clendenin
Charleston
Mercer County
Hugh G. Woods
Mercer County Bar Association
Criminal Court
Woods
Puneralse
Eyes From Dead Woman Restore Sight to Two Recipients
In San Francisco on Aug 9, longstanding eyes from a deceased woman were transplanted into two recipients. The first patient exclaimed, I can see the fingers and colors, while the second reported blurred vision as surgeons and a minister described the moment of restored sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Morton
Federals Begin Another Attack Near Lerida on Segre Front
Government troops crossed the Segre River between Lerida and Balaguer and pushed into insurgent territory in a 14 mile front. Militiamen used pontoon bridges, surprising Franco forces as they sought to seize Lerida and hem in insurgent positions along the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
France
Spain
Segre
Lerida
Balaguer
Franco
Ebro
Gandesa
Jose Miaja
Albarracin
Teruel-Sagunto Road
Barcelona
Dwyer Case Resting as Carroll Murder Trial Proceeds
In Maine at South Paris the prosecution rested eight day case claiming Paul N. Dwyer can be the key witness to a double murder by Francis M. Carroll. Warden Welch testified to a letter and motive while defense seeks time to review 15 of 38 witnesses.
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South
Paris
Paul N. Dwyer
Francis M. Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Clyde R. Chapman
Chapman
Dwyer
Carroll
Barbara
John H. Welch
Ith
Dia Carroll
Lydia
Prehad
Jim
Sones Bating Ten
N. J
Barbara ‘Carroll
Mob Violence Returns in Chicago as Two Killings Shake City
Chicago detectives probe a link between the Dungan slaying and the death of Sam Picciotto as mob style ambushes mount. Police corner leaders and associates of the painters and decorators union amid a wave of violence.
Young Thug Tells Of Crime Career
Baltimore police questioned Charles Bird 26 a former public enemy No 2 who boasted a crime career netted about $100 000 and said he would not be tried there due to wanted cases in other cities His wife an expecting mother cried during questioning Bird admitted a $1000 brewery robbery attempt while planning to ambush several banks A 16 year old witness described a green car used by the robber and detectives searched many new cars for clues
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles Bird
Desperado
Bird
Cooney
William Clarkson
Maryland woman rescues two children from burning truck
Mrs James M Marsh of Hyattsville Md smashed the windshield of a burning truck and pulled two boys from the cab after her car collided with the truck near Winchester Pa Police credited her with saving the son of Pursey Baker of Clear Spring Md and a boy named Paul Ramsburg of Capon Bridge W Va The Baker child was injured with cuts and bruises Mrs Marsh and her own children escaped unhurt as the truck went up in flames
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
James M. Marsh
Hyattsville
Pursey C. Baker
Clear Spring
Paul Ramsburg
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Baker
Ker
Business Executives See Some Improvement
New York reports from twenty diversified executives in various cities show a general feeling of improved business and hope for further gains in the fall. The survey, released by George A. Sloan of the Consumers Goods Industries Committee, notes cautious optimism and the care to avoid wage cuts or longer hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George A. Sloan
Consumers Goods Industries Committee
NRA
Hugh Johnson
Code Authority
Durable Goods Committee
Consumers Indus
Sloan
Stamp worth fifty thousand found by stamp hunter
Warren R. Du Bois bought a large estate stamp collection for 300 dollars. He found a one cent blue stamp with a Baltimore first day cancel dated Aug 17 1861 worth 50 000 dollars. Earlier known cancel was Aug 22 1861 owned by Eve Gross of Providence Rhode Island.
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Los Angeles
Warren R. du Bois
du Bois
Baltimore
Ae Boiss
Eve Gross
Providence
R. 1
Tax must stay to aid farmers in West Virginia
Jackson's Mill, W V Ade 9 hints the next legislature must reenact the one cent emergency gasoline tax to fund secondary roads for farmers. Road Commissioner Burr H Simpson told the West Virginia farm bureau that the tax, now five cents a gallon, expires next year and is earmarked for farm to market routes. West Virginia has 29 000 miles of secondary highways and $1 590 000 annually from the emergency tax beyond this amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Burr H. Simpson
West Virginia Farm Bureau
West Virginia
Simpson
Japanese Air Attacks Hit Canton and Kwangtung Province
Canton and nearby Kwangtung province endured a second day of heavy aerial bombardment by the Japanese fifth naval squadron. About 200 killed, 300+ injured, scores missing as whole districts were leveled and a girls' school destroyed amid widespread devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
South China
Kwangtung Province
Taipingshan
Arrest Made in Bo Wheeler Gage
Frank Glovers who runs a filling station on route 81 between Tazewell and Bishop is held in the Tazewell county jail for questioning in the death of Harry Bo Wheeler 26 of Bishop. Wheeler was found unconscious on the highway near Glovers station and died at Bluefield sanitarium.
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Frank Glovers
Tazewell
Bishop
Tazewell County
Harry “Bo” Wheeler
Glovers’ Station
Wheeler
Bluefield Sanitarium
R. L. Hilton
Carl Gillespie
Richlands Funeral Home
Richlands
Gillespie
Glovers
E. E. Wiley
Trinity Metha Bluefield
Ernest M. Ritchey
Son
McCutcheon Wheeler
Ehrl Erma Jean
John Charles
Alex Wheeler
Robert W
Dave
Kate Chancellor
Mary Myers
Johnson City
Eva Rockwell
Radford
Bishop Area
Jim French
Gram French
Dick Asbury
Claude Tolley
John Dillon
George McCall
Parson Morrison
Frank Barton
Andy Mercer
Sim Grizle
Ernie Mace
Roosevelt Sees Barkley Victory As Expected
President Roosevelt returned to the United States aboard the cruiser Houston after a fishing trip. He declined to comment on Sen. Barkley’s renomination in Kentucky, saying details were in rough draft. He planned talks in Athens and Barnesville Georgia and would review the speeches before delivery. He also noted Sen. D. Smith’s bid for renomination in South Carolina.
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Pensacola
Fla
Roosevelt
United States
San Diego
Calif
Houston
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Oares
West
Athens
Barnesville
Greenville
Tello
South Carolina
D. Smith
Barkley Defeats Chandler In Kentucky Senate Primary
Final unofficial returns from 4315 precincts show Sen Alben W Barkley with 294214 votes to 223429 for Gov A B Chandler. In Jefferson County Barkley leads by 30399. Total primary turnout reaches a record 517643 votes in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Alben W. Barkley
A. B. Chandler
Barkley
Jefferson
Search For Truck Driver In West Virginia Accident
A search was ordered for the driver of a truck after Sonny Jeffries, 10, fell from the vehicle near Fayetteville on August 9. The truck allegedly struck an object, causing the youth to be ejected as the truck veered and turned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
W. Va
Sonny Jeffries
Caraway Trails McLellan in Arkansas Democratic Primary
A close Arkansas primary shows Senator Hattie W. Caraway leading Rep. John L. McLellan as votes are counted, with Caraway promoting pro Roosevelt renomination. Ohio races see Senator Bulkley lead Taft in GOP contests and saw Democratic governor candidates Davey and Sawyer vying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
John L. McClellan
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
Caraway
George Whi
Robert A. Taft
Arthur H. Day
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Carl E. Fore
Bailey
Cook
Aoe
White
Susan
Taft
Day
Sawyers
P. Pope
George White
Senate
Roosevelt
Rep. McClellan
Worth Clark
Motorcycle crash kills 70 year old man in Mercer County
Jim Saul of the Bluefield-Bramwell road was fatally struck by a motorcycle on the Lorton Lick road. Rider Paris Saunders, 26, and passenger Mildred Shrader, 19, were injured as the bike spilled after impact. Saunders questioned by Sheriff Crum. Saunders and companions remained at police early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield-Bramwell Road
P. Saunders
Jim Saul
Lorton Lick Road
Paris Saunders
Mildred Shrader
Goodwill
Saul
Bluefield
County Oficers
Mercer Funeral Home
G. H. Crum
Blue
Saunders
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Segre River
Tate
Maine
Carroll Case
Sam “Frog Legs” Picciotto
White Sox
James G. Dungan
Painters and Decorators Union
William O’brien
Dungan
Picciotto
Young Thug
Maryland
Lammot du Pont
E. J. du Pont
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh
Kwangtan
South China Coast
BO Wheeler Gage
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas Rage
McClellan
Davey
Sawyer
Bulkley
Pope
Idaho
Nebraska
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