Insurgents Seize Bilbao Suburb as Madrid Shelling Rages
Insurgents reported to have entered Begona, Bilbao's northeastern suburb, with over 100 artillery pieces and more than 50 warplanes bombarding Basque lines. Refugees flee toward Santander as government forces defend Bilbao and seek to halt the insurgent advance amid heavy shelling in Madrid.
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Hendaye
Insurgen
Begona
Bilbao
Franco
Baracaldo
Nervion
Achuri
Santander
Fidel Davila
France
England
Amelia Earhart begins world flight leg in India stop
Amelia Earhart lands in Karachi at 7:05 pm after a 1400 mile hop from Asia Eritrea crossing the Red Sea and Arabian Desert. She plans to resume Thursday weather permitting with stops at Darwin Australia and a Pacific island route. Her Assab stop was unreported due to communication gaps.
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Karachi
India
Amelia Earhart
Asia
Eritrea
Red Sea
Arabian Desert
Arabian Sea
Darwin
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Pan-American O
Assab
Miami
Fils
Gas Well Capped After Hard Fight
Glenville West Virginia June 15 Forty families returned home after a 30 hour fight to cap a 3 000 000 foot gas well that had routed them from North View. Rock pressure blew the casing and fumes filled the district. Workers later kept the well under control for a time but an electrical storm forced a retreat and a cap blow off again. The well was on the John R Lynch property inside the city limits.
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Glenville
W. Va
North View
John R. Lynch
Harris Set for Bond Release in Slaying Case
Petition for bond filed by Harris states he faced deadly threat from Mazie Sieben at Harris Place lunch counter. Harris claims Mazie drew a blue pistol and Harris shot in self defense after Mazie threatened to kill him. judge fixed bond and granted court hearing days earlier. The case names Macie Caffee Elizabeth Albert and Weeks in connection with the Harris restaurant staff.
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H Harris
John M. McGrath
Harris
Macie Caffee
Elizabeth Albert
Edward We
Ing
Mazi Sieben
Bond Harris
Mazie
Crunk
Sant
Weeks
W C Fields Accused Physician Details Heavy Drinking
Riverside Calif June 15 Dr Jesse Citron suing screen actor W C Fields for 12000 medical fees testified Fields drank two quarts of whiskey daily when he took charge on June 12 1936 He said a friend Ouiji board and a spiritualist were consulted about the illness Citron based his fee on one twelfth of Fields annual income noting earnings of 6000 a week and a net income of 144000 a year He said he believed the fee was reasonable and that Fields had a substantial surplus in assets. cross examination revealed reliance on a spiritualist and astrology was denied by Citron
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Riverside
Calif
Jesse Citron
W. C. Fields
Ouiji Board
Citron
Fields
Dr. Citron
Senate Battle Over Relief Measure Reaches Critical Stage
Senate economies group wins a skirmish by banning relief funds for purposes beyond relief and limiting administrative costs to five percent while postponing a Byrnes proposal to compel 40 percent local funding. Opposition views fixed rules as unlikely, with talk of 20 to 30 percent local shares.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
New Farm Bill Plans Abandoned
Washington June 15 administration chiefs abandoned efforts to enact a new triple A farm bill including Wallace’s ever normal granary plan at this session. Senate and house leaders agreed to introduce the measure in both branches, hold hearings, and prepare for quick passage next year.
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Washington
Wallace
Congress
Senate
House
Brances
Robinson
D. Ark
Jones
D.tex
House Committee
Pope
D. Idaho
Bankhead
D. Ala
Senate Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
R L Longworth Named Mayor Of Bluefield Va
R L Longworth elected mayor of Bluefield Virginia by unanimous council vote to fill the late W H Speed vacancy. A twelve year council veteran and circulation manager for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Longworth was appointed after council controversy over the vacancy.
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R.l.longworth
Virginia Side
W. H. Speed
R. L. Longworth
Bluefield
A . Longworth
C. L. Weeks
Longworth
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Judge McClintic Criticizes Jail System In Grand Jury Charge
Federal Judge George W. McClintic condemned county jail practices as a sheriffs profit and called the state penitentiary hell itself. He urged reforms by state government, criticized liquor laws, and noted jail funding and pay issues in Kanawha and Monroe counties. The grand jury issued a partial report as criminal docket work resumed amid chilly courtroom conditions.
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George W. McClintic
United States District Court
State
Hell
McClintie
Virginia
Mercer County
McClintic
Pettit
Blum's Monetary Plans Approved by French Chamber
Paris June 16 The chamber of deputies approved a bill granting emergency financial powers to Socialist Premier Leon Blum. The 346 to 247 vote made passage a de facto vote of confidence. The Communist party pledged support, ending fears of government collapse.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Leon Blum
Blum
Communist Party
Max Dormoy
Chamber
Peoples Front
Druggists to Convene in Charleston for 1938 Meeting
Clarksburg June 15 Charleston was chosen for the 1938 convention of the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association after the thirty first annual meeting closed with a banquet. Fairmont was the other bidding city. G. B. Flesher of Cairo was named the new president.
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Clarksburg
Charleston
West Virinia Pharmaceutical Association
Fairmont
Flesher
Cairo
MacDonald Chooses Private Wedding Over Public Spectacle
Hollywood star Jeanette MacDonald fights to keep her wedding to Gene Raymond intimate. She rejects MGM help and public fanfare to avoid gate crashers, newsreels, and press seats. Police estimate 100 officers required for traffic control at the Wilshire church.
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Hollywood
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
M-G-M
Herbert D. May Named Manager Of Coal Bureau
Herbert D. May a prominent Bluefield coal man and former senior price coordinator in the old Guffey coal commission was named manager of the statistical coal bureau to be established here. The bureau will open June 21 with about ten employees. bids are being received for office space as operators gather at White Sulphur Springs to organize. May formerly served with Virginia Smokeless Coal and Cooperative Fuel and holds Lions Club, American Legion, and Salvation Army roles.
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Herbert D. May
Bluefield
Old Guffey
Pocahontas Coal Campe
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Conference
Mr. Richards
May
White Sulphur Springs
Washington
Supreme Court
Coal Commission
Army
Virginia Smokeless Coal Company
Infantry
Cooperative Fuel Company
Mr. May
Lions Clubs
Bluefield Club
American Legion
U.S. Infantry Reserve
Salvation Army
Edith Maxwell appeals second conviction in father’s death
Wise Virginia June 15. Edith Maxwell mountainside schoolteacher wins right to appeal her second conviction for killing her father Trigg Maxwell in 1935. Virginia supreme court overturned her first trial and will review evidence from the second trial. She faced a 20 year sentence after a 25 year recommendation at the first trial. Her bond was renewed at 15 000 dollars and she is again in Wise county jail. Her mother Trigg Maxwell is indicted but awaiting trial.
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Wise
Edith Maxwell
Mountainsl
Virginia Supreme Court
Trigg Maxwell
Wise County
Xwell
Pound
Maxwell
Edith
Connery Dies A Labor Champion At 48
Washington June 15 William P Connery Jr 48 chair man of the house labor committee and advocate of major labor laws died after a brief illness at Homeopathic hospital He had pushed for a 30 hour week and served as a champion of child labor elimination The Massachusetts Democrat was mourned by leaders including Speaker Bankhead and Majority Leader Rayburn whose remarks noted his dedication and influence in progressive legislation.
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Washington
Wiliam P. Connery
Chiirman
House Labor Committee
Massachusetts
Connery
Lawrence C. Connery
Lynn
Mass
Senate
House
Senator Black
D.-Ala
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Black
Senate Labor Committee
Bankhead
Rayburn
Texas
Clergyman Who Married Duke Quits Pastorate
The Bishop of Durham accepted the resignation of the Rev. R. Anderson Jardine, who presided at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, as vicar of St. Paul’s Church in Darlington. The resignation takes effect October 10, announced during a recent sermon, noting no connection to recent events.
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London
Durham
V. R. Anderson Jardine
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
St. Paul's Church
Darlington
Jardine
Pacts Should Be Signed Says Steel Quick To Reply
Johnstown Pa June 15 A men s army patrolled the city to defend against disorder during the five day old steel strike in the Conemaugh valley. President Roosevelt urged a collective bargaining contract in writing, while John L Lewis and independent companies clashed over terms. Mayor Shields mobilized vigilantes and state troopers. Bethlehem plant workers resisted, arming for what some called a nerve filled night. The 17 state strike front saw 100000 out of work as tensions rose in a broad labor war with unions and steel firms.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Conemaugh Valley
Roosevelt
White Hat
Washington
Republic Steelation
John L. Lewis
C.S.O
America
Republic Steel Company
Acros
C.S
Tom Girdler
Elie Steel
Daniel J. Shields
Citizens’ Committee
George H. Earle
Bethlehem Step
American Legionaires
John L. Lewis' Co. I. O
Steen
Esc. 1
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Former Fireman Stabbed by Unknown Attacker
Orin Jones, a former Bluefield fire department member, was stabbed at the south end of Allen street footbridge by an unidentified Black man. The knife pierced Jones at the shoulder blade. he fled toward Bluefield avenues and Thomas street, triggered a fire alarm, and was treated at Bluefield sanitarium after firefighters failed to remove the weapon.
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Orin Jones
Bluefield
Allen Street
Jones
Bluefield Avenues
Thomas Street
Central Station
E. L. McClure
Bluefield Sanitarium
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