Loyalist Attack Menaces Rebel Position In East Franco Moves Motor Units
Government forces launch a two front offensive against Franco aligned positions in Spain. Reinforcements rush to Teruel Sareea front as insurgents shift air power east. Santander falls and government lines thin as arms and supplies dwindle in the northwest advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Neil Santander
Spain
Bilbao
Santander
General de Franco
Franco
Teruel- Sareea
Zaragoza
Kingdom of Aragon
Ciers
Aragon
Teruel
Bay of Biscay
Asturias
Bombing of Two British Steamers Off Gijon
Two British steamers were bombed as they left the government-held port of Gijon on the north Spanish coast. The incident occurred during wartime and is reported from London with details continuing on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gijon
Four Die When Airplane Crashed in Albany
Albany witnesses report a plane crash near the Albany airport killing four people including State Assemblyman Pritchard H. Strong and his wife Margaret of Rochester. The victims also include two male companions and investment counsel Charles H. Hudson. The pilot was Clarence Robinson, with the crash following a fogbound forced landing earlier. Investigations by federal, state, and county officials began as wreckage was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Pritchard H. Strong
Rochester
Margaret
Federal Department of Commerce
Clarence Robinson
Charles H. Hudson
Investment Counsel
Saratoga
Strong
Thomas W
Robinson
W. C. Cruten
Bittner Blames Green For Split In West Virginia Labor
Van A. Bittner, CIO leader in West Virginia, appeals to William Green to end “childishness” and accepts fault for any labor discord. He argues Green’s order against Easton risks two federations if AF L charter is revoked, as Parkersburg convention split between CIO and AFL persists. Bittner calls Green’s ouster order “paper jurisdiction” and urges labor unity amid a brewing rift in the state federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
van A. Bittner
West Virginia
William Green
Green
United Mine Workers
C.so
American Federation of Labor
John B. Easton
Atlantic City
Easton
State Federation of Labor
Williamson
C.I.O
John L. Lewis
Milwaukee
Bittner
Executive Council
Labor Movement
Parkersburg
C.I.C
Lewis
A. F. of L
A. F. of L. Council
Holt Heads Delegation to Exposition West Virginia Day
Governor Homer A Holt and family lead a West Virginia delegation to the Great Lakes Exposition. The party includes Spencer high school band and Kappa Sigma Pi Harmonica Band from Clarksburg. J B McLaughlin, agriculture department director, is in Ohio coordinating ceremonies. The main events occur at the orchestra shell as automobile clubs from Charleston Morgantown Clarksburg Wheeling join the pilgrimage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Homer A. Holt
Holt
West Virginia
Mountain State
Spencer High School
Kappa Sigma Pi
Clarksburg
J. B. McLaughlin
Department of Agriculture
Ohio City
Hun Morgan
Strange Coincidence in Railway Tragedy
In Pinckneyville Illinois at the Winkle grade crossing a car was struck by an Illinois Central train killing Grover Taylor and his two sons Dean 19 and William 17 along with Mrs Wrights new husband. The tragedy mirrors a year earlier death of Rev Albert Wright and his son Dean at the same crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Albert Wright
Dean
Illinois Central
Winkle
Here
Huspert Held In Torso Slayings
Cleveland police hold a discharged laboratory assistant as the prime suspect in a ten-victim torso slayings case. Detective Lt. Michael Blackwell described the 40-year-old mill worker as the most likely suspect among hundreds questioned. The man’s job included dissection of bodies for autopsies and he was discharged after surgical tools and formaldehyde were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Michael Blackwell
Blackwell
Bwell
Ewell
Four Police Radio Sites Announced in West Virginia
Charleston W V Aug 27 Superintendent C C Tallman announced four sending stations will be built in the state wide police radio system funded by 250000. Locations are Charleston Moundsville Clarksburg and Beckley with first construction possible this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
C. C. Tallman
State Police
Tallman
Moundsville
Clarksburg
Beckley
Edwards and Martin
Detroit
Statnion
G. C. McGregor
Morgantown
Robert F. Colwell
C. E. Friend
West Virginia University
Romney
Chapville
Logan County
Craigaville
Nicholas County
Elkins
Woman's Body Found in Barrel Off Queens Shore
A beachcomber found the battered body of a young woman in a flimsy barrel near Triborough bridge. Police traced clues to a Kansas City shoe company and an autopsy noted nine stab wounds and a .38 caliber bullet. The victim, around 30 and of Latin extraction, may have been a nightclub entertainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Queens
East River
Kansas City
Triborough Bridge
Hell Gate
Tony Casanova
Jacob Werne
Garner for President Move Seen by Texans
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi director of the Democratic state campaign committee says a strong Garner for president effort will begin in Texas in 1940. Miller calls Garner the party’s best qualified man and cites the vice presidency as a qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
John Garner
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Miller
Auto Union to Raise War Chest for Ford Drive
The United Automobile Workers voted a one dollar per member assessment to raise a four hundred thousand dollar war chest to organize Ford Motor Company workers. John L. Lewis urged labor’s broader role, denouncing William Green as a traitor, and vowed to mobilize politics to aid unionization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
UAW
Ford Workers
William E. Dowell
Kansas City
Ford Department
Wilding Organization
House
International Union
Lewis
Henry Ford
Labor
William Green
Congress
Green
Roosevelt to Visit Pacific Northwest Says Post-Intelligencer
The Post-Intelligencer reports President Roosevelt plans a September visit to the Pacific Northwest with Mrs. Roosevelt to inspect dam projects Grand Coulee and Bonneville and assess regional progress. The trip may shift if Sino-Japanese tensions require his presence in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
The
Post- Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Pacific Northwest
John Boettiger
Post-Intelligencer
Grand Coulee
Bonneville
Suicide prevention study links self harm to preventable disease
Boston reports an intensive three year study at Boston City Hospital led by Dr Merrill Moore cites self inflicted death as a preventable disease in most cases. The study examined 1147 patients and emphasizes human contact through talks and simple actions like a meal or an hour with a physician or priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston City Hospital
Merrill Moore
Harvard Medical School
Moore
Tracy Putnam
U S Demands East Respect U S Rights in China Amid Clash
The United States warned China and Japan that American rights and property in the Orient must be protected. A note said Americans would be held responsible if citizens or property were harmed amid the Sino Japanese conflict. The note noted Japan's intent to blockade Chinese ports and possible implications for a neutralities act response. A separate report from Huntington, West Virginia, states Schultz was robbed of $7 a gold watch chain and ring on a courthouse lawn after becoming ill on a bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
China
Japan
Orient
America
Slomatic
Hull
Spain
Huntington
W. Va
Schultz
South Charleston
Funeral for Mellon Family Leader in Pittsburgh
Andrew W Mellon, 82, former secretary of the treasury, dies in Southampton. A special funeral train carries his body to Pittsburgh for a public service at the Mellon church in East Liberty. Family members aboard include Paul Mellon and the Bruce couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Alaska
Mellon National Bank
Stuart Nye Hutchison
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Mellon
Paul
Mr. Mellon
David K. E. Bruce
R. B. Mellon
Allen Magee Scaife
Mellons
Thomas B. Mellon
Friends
Britain and Japan near possible break over ambassador shooting
London reports Britain demands full satisfaction from Japan after the shooting of Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen near Shanghai. Eden confronts Yoshida at the foreign office while Tokyo is pressed to respect British and American rights in the Far East. Diplomats speculate on a possible diplomatic rift or withdrawal of British envoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
China
Anthony Eden
Shigeru Yoshida
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Yoshida
Japan
Nanking
Shanghai
Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugssen
Sir Hughe
Great Britain
U. S
Eden
United States
Hull
Washington
Far East
Hughe
John R Pope Dean of U S Architects Dies
John Russell Pope famous as the dean of American architects died after an operation at 63. He designed the Mellon art gallery in Washington and led the American Academy in Rome. He is survived by his widow a daughter Jane London Pope and a sister Mrs Robert H Patchin. He was born April 24 1874 in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Russell Pope
Dean of
American Architects
Pope
American Academy At
Rome
New Mellon Art Gallery
Washington
Jane London Pope
Robert H. Patchin
New York City
John Pope
Dorchester
Mass
The
College of the City of
Thousands killed as Japanese advance near Shanghai front
Japanese and Chinese forces clash along a shattered front 12 miles northwest of Shanghai as Tokyo rushes 100000 troops to the region. British ambassador Knatchbull-Hugessen wounded, wife en route aboard the destroyer Defender. Chinese troops contend with maneuvers near Nankow pass and Peiping.
Aged Woman Killed by Auto Near Shannondale
Miss Emaline Repass an 80 year old woman was killed at 9 30 yesterday morning after being struck by a car driven by Emmet H Kitts 16 of Memorial avenue The vehicle owned by J W Kitts was traveling from Richlands toward Bluefield when the accident occurred as Miss Repass crossed the highway witnesses said she did not notice the approaching car until it was close The Kitts car carried J W Kitts and his son The sheriff and witnesses described the scene and motive but no charges are listed in the report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emaline Repass
Emmet H. Kitts
J. W Kitts
Memorial Avenue
Ted Norfolk and Western Railway
Miss Repass
Shannondale
J. W. Kitts
Bluefield
Richlands
Jon Xoe
Raed
Sheritt
Dick Hilton
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Aragon Front
North China
Suiyan
Nippon
C. I
Banks Green
Easton Mum
Exposition
Huspert
Moundsvile
Auto Union
FORD
CO. I. 0
Pacific Coast
East
Sir Hughe Knatchbull Hughessen
British Foreign Office
John R. Pope
New
James A. Mills
Yangtze River
Lotien
Luiho-Woosung
Sir Hughe Monteatyery Knatchbull-Hugessen
Ratchbull-Hugessen
Peitaiho
Tientsin
Defender
Shanghani
Nankow Pass
Inner Mongolia
Peiping
Hopeh-Chahar
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