Claude Swanson Dies at 77 Former Navy Secretary
Claude A Swanson veteran statesman and long time Navy Secretary died at 8 06 am eastern time after a cerebral hemorrhage He had served in Roosevelt's cabinet since 1933 and was noted for building a strong navy The senate planned a state funeral at the capitol Monday at 1 pm and discussions of a possible successor centered on Edison and Missouri Governor Lloyd C Stark
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Admirsi
New Arrest Made in L S U Probe
New Orleans July 7 A charge of diverting WPA materials and labor to private uses led to the arrest of Bulky George Caldwell former tenda ear of day old. Caldwell pleaded innocent and was released on 10000 bond The case cites affidavits before the grand jury and notes a $40000 Baton Rouge home project along with off campus building at the Covington farm home of former Governor Richard Leche.
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Louisiana State University
George Caldwell
Paul Hansen
WPA
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Covington Farm
Richard Leche
Indictments Returned by Grand Jury in Princeton Area
A Bluefield man identified as Brevick appeared as a juror footnote in a Grand Jury session. The docket includes two murder indictments, one accusing Roscoe George of slaying a spouse and another charging a separate individual with the slaying of a husband. The grand jury referred Harris back to the prosecutor for further action.
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Princeton Bureau Daily Telegraph
Oo Brevick
Bluefield
Hampton Mecrs
Roscoe George
Virginia
Thomas
Ed ‘Thomas
Harris
Bricklayer Confesses One of Cleveland Torso Slayings
A heavyset bricklayer named Prank Dolezal confessed to involvement in at least one of Cleveland’s twelve torso murders. Sheriff O’Donnell said Dolezal would be charged with murder after police obtained a signed statement. Dolezal implicated in the Polillo case and described a fatal knife fight over money during a drinking session.
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Martin L. O'Donnell
Qeseaes
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Dolevs
Aoe
German Plan Alarm Romania War Allies and Rumanians Speak
Romanian leaders warn of German plans as talks with Bulgaria and Hungary unfold. visits by Kiossetvanoff and Gen Werth tie to Berlin maneuvering. Prince Paul travels to Bled. Bucharest debates Hitler’s influence and Dobruja fate. Iorga denounces a German Rumanian trade treaty as risking Romanian freedom.
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Henry Werth
Yugoslavia
Prince Paul
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Sofia
Kiossetvanoff
Bled
Bucharest
Fuehrer
Hitler
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Dobruja
Romania
Hans Frank
Germany
Nicholas Iorga
Carol
Czecho- Slovakia
Heat grips most of nation with many areas over 90
The nation faced scorching heat with New England and the southeast enduring fourth straight hot day. Temperatures neared 90s in multiple states, while rain gave some relief in Iowa Minnesota and nearby areas. West Virginia reported nine teens plus. Chicago's lakefront saw many seeking shade and water.
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University of Chicago Observatory
Chlorine Gas Overcomes 75 At Utica Pool
Utica New York July 7 seventy five persons including fifty children were overcome by chlorine gas swept across the Addison C Miller municipal swimming pool. Victims were treated at Faxton hospital where William Rubin 69 Leonard Nunno 42 and Mosher 17 were listed in serious condition. Lifeguards evacuated swimmers as a wind shift caused gas release while attendants bled the tank before connecting to the water system.
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N. Y
Addison C. Miller
Faxton Hospital
William Rubin
New York City
Leonard Nunno
Mosher
Coro Psee
Joseph Kistner
Roger Williams
WPA Idle Passes 100000 Mark As Walkouts Grow
WPA workers nationwide walk out over long hours with idle estimates above 100000. Relief officials warn of possible job losses while New York WPA appeals to the U S attorney over potential law violations. AFL figures say about 60 000 of 75 000 on construction projects idle.
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A. Murray
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Building A Trades Council
Jilted flier hunted after releasing girl in Missouri
A romantic barnstormer fled with 17 year old Goldie Gehrken from Vernon county to elude arrest. He, called Larry Thompson by the girl, left her with her parents in Charleston after a brief stay in Missouri. The sheriff planned to press charges as the man remained at large in southeast Missouri.
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Goldie Gehrken
John Gehrken
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Larry Thompson
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Tee
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Sages Poe
Nazis in New Drive On Church
Berlin reports that three German district Nazi leaders ordered church-related education programs closed by October in a move tied to a broader assault on theology. Protestant circles seek reversal, but backed by Wagner Hildebrandt and Mutschmann, all three have resigned from the church.
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Germany
Theoropoet
Ye Rga
Nordland
Heldelberg Waverly
Leipzig
Robert Wagner
Baden
Friedrich Hildebrandt
Mecklenburg
Martin Mutschmann
Saxony
Byrd To Lead Antarctic Claim Expedition For U S
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is commissioned by President Roosevelt to lead a U S Antarctic expedition. The mission aims to map and claim areas including Marie Byrd Land and James Ellsworth Land, with three ships and 675,000 square miles eyed for the United States. Congress has allocated 340,000 for the venture.
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Richard E. Byrd
Roosevelt
Antarctic
Con
United States Antarctic
Byrd
Lincoln Ellsworth
Congress
Ernest H. Gruening
Interior Department
United States
Savage
Ellsworth
Marie Byrd Land
Ross Dependency
James Ellsworth
Princess Elizabeth Land
Social Security Funds and Benefits Grow Rapidly
The article reports that by July in the early period of its operation the federal social security system paid out $844 million over three years and four months. It notes $1.4 billion in bonds collected for a reserve and outlines expenditures by Congress from general funds, including large grants to states for dependent children, the aged, and the blind. It cites federal and state cost shares for administration and unemployment compensation, details average monthly benefits, and shows rising rolls from 602,672 aged recipients in June 1936 to 1,848,700 in June 1939, with dependent children and blind beneficiaries also increasing.
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Congress
Treasury
Social Security Board
Senators Fight Plan to Revise Neutrality Act
Washington July 7 AP the administration campaign to revise the neutrality act faced a bloc of 34 senators ready to filibuster the measure. Administration leaders gloomy but hopeful, debate centers on repeal of embargo on war materials and a system allowing pre ship ownership in wartime with zones where ships sail at own risk.
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C Pittman
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Foreign Relations Committee
Italy
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Disease Feared in Flood Wake in Eastern Kentucky
In Breathitt and Rowan counties the flash floods near Jackson Kentucky have killed 61 with 14 bodies recovered in Jackson and 41 reported missing overall. A 12 mile quarantine area surrounds the flood zone as health authorities fear disease while searchers continue amid ruined towns. Police guard the area while volunteers and C C C enrollees aid Breathitt county residents.
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Entmeles Stey Lee
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