Offensives Rattle Old Fronts in Spain and Ceuta
Insurgents press southern Spain toward Alma mines while government troops hold lines. In Madrid a dawn bombardment fatally wounds at least 20 and injures 40 as police raid a suspected fascist spy ring linked to Germany and Italy. Two insurgent cruisers bombarded Valencia and near Barcelona as planes drove them off. Ceuta port came under fire from warships and shore batteries before being taken amid unclear identifications.
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Gibraltar
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Carnero Point
Strait of Gibraltar
Associated Press
Bilbao
Spain
Almaen
Madrid
Paris
Valencia
Barcelona
Britain
Germany
Italy
London
Berlin
Joachim Vono Ribbentrop
Weeks Named to Va. Side Gouncil
C. M. Weeks, owner of the New Method Laundry, was appointed to fill the unexpired term of W. H. Speed on the Bluefield council. The vote was unanimous. Councilman Longworth moved to name Evans Omar as mayor, but no one seconded. The mayor election was deferred and Weeks was absent.
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W. H. Speed
C. M. Weeks
New Method
Bluefield
Weeks
R. L. Longworth
Evans Omar
Longworth
Carl Creasy
Road Commission Opens Bids on Highway Work
Charleston bids accepted by the state road commission on 32.89 miles of projects a grade crossing separation job and one grade crossing protection. Bids to be awarded within ten days.
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Road Commission
Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Reliefers Ordered to Accept Jobs or Face Chains
The county sheriff and Judge Earl W. Sailor led a campaign to purge relief rolls of those able to work who refuse employment. They warned laborers to take offered jobs or be arrested as vagrants. Judge Butler stated refusals would incur 12 months in a chain gang.
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Butler
Travel councilors tour Bluefield visiting West Virginia sights
Twenty eight tourist councillors from ten states toured Bluefield as part of a 1 4090 mile West Virginia tour organized by the state chamber of commerce. The group visited Mercer county with a reception at the Memorial building and a River Mountain summit excursion before continuing the state wide itinerary coordinated with local agencies. Representing Delaware New York Rhode Island New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Virginia District of Columbia North Carolina and others attended.
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Bluefield
Rotary Club
West Virginia
Mercer County
Princeton
Hartley
Memorial Building
River Mountain
Wheeling
Charleston
Hawks Nest State Park
Fayetteville
Beckley
Union
Alderson
Richwood
Webster Springs
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
A. H. Andrews
West Virginia Hotel Association
West Virginia Automobile Club
Conservation Commiss
Road Commission
Department of Public i R
Andrews
Delaware
New York
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
District of Columbia
North Carolina
Ex Spain Queen Jewels Put Up For Sale In New York
New York AP report states the former Spanish queen’s personal jewels, not crown gems, are for sale through jeweler Paul Flato. Negotiations with Victoria Eugenie began last year after a country visit, with gems valued around 1 million dollars to be offered, including a 65 carat emerald cross and a letter from Queen Isabella II.
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New York
Spain
Fifth Avenue
London
Paul Flato
Victoria Eugenie
Flato
Isabella II
Eugenie of Honorwd
Victoria
Engi
Labor unrest eases as steel strike drifts toward resolution
Reports from Youngstown indicate Governor Davey may speak today as the two week old steel strike stalemate loosens. Across the nation unions win and settle incidents from Canton Ohio to Detroit Michigan and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania as labor activity shifts amid talks and potential federal inquiries.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
East St. Louis
Ill
Germans Must Choose Between Hitler and the Vatican
Berlin reports the Nazi press demands a single choice for Germans to obey Hitler over the church. Catholic clergy trials continue in Koblenz and Cologne Cathedral is cited as sacrilege. Vatican criticism grows after Cardinal Mundelein’s stance and Munich youth clashes during a Nazi youth parade.
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Berlin
Hitler
Vatican
Westdeutscher Beobachwerk
Cologne
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Koblenz
Pope Pius
Mundelin
Chicago
Munich
Lansing workers observe second holiday amid demonstrations
In Lansing Michigan labor groups staged a third day of work stoppages calling their action a holiday aligned with the AFL affiliate Committee for Industrial Organization. The walkouts involved bricklayers plasterers painters and plumbers among about 12 000 workers leading to estimated losses of up to 80 000 dollars in pay while officials noted potential longer term production losses at Reo and other plants.
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American Federation of Labor Union
H. J. Heinz
Pittsburgh
Chicago
American Railway Express Co
New York
Lansing
Mich
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Senate
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Inland Steel Corp
Republic
Tax Department
Michigan
Amerian Federation of la of Labor
S. A
Day of America
Committee For Industrial Organization
UA. W. A
Union Ee
Lester Washburn
Reo Motor Car Company
Tax Dodge Probe Ordered by House After Heated Debate
The House ordered a sweeping tax dodging investigation with a joint House Senate committee after a fiery debate over tax payment philosophy. Amendments aim to prevent ill timed publication of tax information and go to the Senate for concurrence. President Roosevelt had requested an inquiry into alleged evasions.
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Washington
House
J. P
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Amelia Earhart preps Africa hop in world flight
Amelia Earhart and navigator Capt. Fred Noonan plan a 1900 mile leg from Dakar toward Khartoum avoiding the Kara Desert after a 13 hour 22 minute eastward Atlantic crossing. The flight continues toward Aden Karachi Darwin and Oakland as part of the round the world journey.
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Dakar
Senegal
Amelia Earhart
Africa
South Atlantic
Natal
Brazil
St. Louis
Cette
Beltise
Stlenoun
Sudan
Kara Desert
Miss Earhart
Fred Noonan
Atlantic
Khartoum
Aden
Persian Gulf
Karachi
India
Darwin
Australia
Oakland
Calif
Pan-American Airways
Georgia Votes For Repeal Of Prohibition In State Election
Returns from 415 precincts in 108 counties show a 5,000 vote lead for repeal of Georgia prohibition with 27,052 in favor and 22,? against. Other precincts indicate momentum for adoption of 26 constitutional amendments sponsored by Gov. E. D. Rivers as Roosevelt trend grows.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Aoe
E. D. Rivers
Total Eclipse Of Sun Draws Attention Of World Science
American scientists on Canton Island photographed a 3 minute 33 second total eclipse record with weather allowing clear corona observations. Radioed from the mid Pacific expedition, Dr. La Gorce and colleagues expect major solar discoveries after 213 seconds of totality. Crew report beauty and anticipation for long研究.
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Washington
mid-Pacific
Canton Island
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
Science
John Oliver la Gorce
Geographic Society
Equatorial
North American
Canton
A. Mitchell
University of Virginia Observatory
J. Yd Yeeens
Paul
Georgetown University
City Board Nominees Named in Sparse Election Report
City board nominees listed with district allocations and vote tallies show 17 percent turnout among registered voters. Names include T. L. Brown J. B. Woolridge Sr. 0. 8. White M. B. Postlethwaite James Harold Martin N. F. Wickham and district entries for District 3 District 4 with candidates Guy C. Dunn R. N. Crowell and vote counts 870 622 850 647 901 499 1,265 429.
Bill to nationalize war supply maker faces senate vote
Five senators including Bone Clark Pope Nye and Frazier introduced a measure to nationalize the manufacture of war materials to remove private profits from wartime industry. The plan aims for government monopoly in production while not seizing raw material sources.
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Washington
Senate
Bone
D. Wash
Clark
D. Mo
Pope
D. Idaho
Nye
Frazier
North Dakota
Tians
University awards Holt honorary doctorate
Morgantown West Virginia June 8 Governor Holt received an honorary Doctor of Laws at West Virginian University 70th commencement. About 385 graduates and 4 000 attendees heard Holt say more government arises from complex economics and humane views on human relations and that democratic processes are slow. He traced regulatory growth from utilities to social security and urged public education foundations built on generosity confidence and tolerance.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginian University
Holt
Spee
C. Boucher
Board of Governors
University Circle
Field House
Boucher
Harl
U S Judge Escapes Shots Fired At Him
U S Judge Robert A. Cooper escaped injury when 12 to 15 shots were fired at him in San Juan Puerto Rico while returning home. The eightNationalists he sentenced for conspiring to overthrow the U S government arrived in Atlanta to begin serving terms of four to ten years. One defendant, Pedro Albeizu Campos, is named as president of the Nationalist party and a former Harvard student.
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San Juan
Purto Rico
United States
Robert A. Cooper
Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary
Pedro Albeizu Campos
E¢ Nationalist Party
Harvard
Army of Independence
Bluefield Board Election Sees Record Low Turnout
Bluefield voters cast about 1800 ballots of 11 000 registered in a nonpartisan city board runoff on July 6. Guy C Dunn led with 1265 votes in district five, Jimmie Martin 901 in district one, amid a large lack of funds and interest.
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Jimmy Martin
Oters
Guy C. Dunn
Bluefield
Jimmie Martin
Mr. Martin
East End
Tazewell Voters Name Officers In Local Election
Voters in Tazewell and North Tazewell elected municipal officers to take office September 1 for a two year term. In Tazewell the ballot included extra write-in names and 135 votes were cast. Unopposed were Mayor John W. Gillespie and Recorder T A Pobst. council results listed high scorers who will fill six seats. North Tazewell elected Mayor C K Hall and Recorder Lena W Hilton with several other names noted as candidates.
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Tazewell
North Tazewell
John W. Gillespie
T. A. Pobst
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Morgan Packing Co
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Pope Says
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Ernest A. Simpson
Joan Sutherland
Duchess of Windsor
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Briggs Manufacturing Company
Grand Jury
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Morgan
Amelia
T. L. Brown
J. B. Woolridge, Sr
James Harold Martin N. F. Wickham
R. N. Crowell
James Rantis William C, Snyder
Lids
Bill
Harlow
Munitions Committee
Los Angeles
Jean Harlow
E. C. Fishbaugh
Violent Denoyer
Miss Harlow
Miss Denoyer
Clark Gable
Violet
Robert Golden
Red
Jind
William Powell
Powell
Jean Belle
University
Dunn
City Board of Directors
James Rantis
W. C. Snyder
Terry L. Brown
J. B. Wooldridge
S. O. White
M. B. Postlethwaite
James H. Martin
N. F. Wickham
Dunn High Man
Smith McNeal Parks Thornton
District Two
Brown
District
White
Wickham
Crowell
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