Democrats Nominate Roosevelt Garner for Second Term
New York June 27 The Democratic convention in Philadelphia nominated Franklin D Roosevelt and Garner for a second term by acclamation. The platform backs the New Deal as the campaign issue and pledges liberal governance, equality of opportunity, and limits on communism and fascism.
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Richard H. Hippelheuser
New York
Roosevelt
Garner
Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Convention City
Franklin Field
James A. Farley
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
Landon Enjoying Colorado Jaunt at Estes Park
Estes Park Colorado June 27 Governor Alf M Landon Kansas Republican presidential nominee spent a quiet Colorado vacation with no public comments on Roosevelt Garner or the Democratic convention He planned a light day including wood chopping and horse rides for his children Nancy Jo and Jack Cobb He said his shoulder was stiff from yesterday trout casting and he was rested He reported completion of a message to Kansas lawmakers due July 7 proposing a broad constitutional amendment to permit a social security program.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Colorado
Roosevelt
Garner
Nancy Jo
Jack Cobb
Landor
Railroad utilities chiefs meet under new WV official
Washington June 27 Alex M ahood of the West Virginia public service commission presided over an executive committee meeting of a national association of railroad utilities commissioners today. Ahood is first vice president of the organization.
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Washington
Alex Mahood
West Virginia Public Orvice Commission
National Association of Railroad Utilities Commissioners
Ahood
Theganization
Candy Shop Owner Held After Bluefield Shooting
Charley Vito Galati proprietor of City Candy store in Bluefield is held on $2,000 bond after shooting Guy Altizer a Bluefield youth who pulled a toy pistol during a scuffle at Galati home. Altizer, 23, was critically wounded with a single .32 caliber bullet and no recovery certainty remained.
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Galati
Bluefield
Guy Altizer
Allen Street
Charley Vito Galati
Bluefield Avenue
Altizer
R. O. Bond
Morton Wagner
Henry Walk
Shingleton Directs 6 New Troopers for Patrol
Superintendent P. D. Shingleton directed the enlistment of six additional state troopers, bringing the force to 200. The new men will serve on road patrol, with extra troopers assigned to five high accident counties. He noted 42 deaths in June and said pedestrians accounted for most fatalities after a spring period of better numbers.
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Charleston
W. Va
P. D. Shingleton
Shingleton
Northern Operators Study Selling Plan in West Virginia
A committee of operators from the northern West Virginia Sub-Divisional Coal association sought member opinions on forming a sales agency modeled after Appalachian Sales, Inc. A decision will wait for broad member contact. S Dunlap Brady Jr of Osage Coal, Morgantown leads the committee.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Northern
West Virginia
Appalachian Sales, Inc
S. Dunlap Brady Jr
Osage Coal Company
Morgantown
Driver Curtis Saunders Injured In Beer Run Crash
Curtis Saunders 23 of near Montcalm suffered a fractured skull when the car he drove plunged over an embankment between Bluewell and Montcalm shortly after 1 am. Dever Perkine Billy Seward and an unidentified drunk man he picked up at a Simmons beer joint escaped unhurt. Luther McComas who brought Saunders to Bluefield sanitarium said the wreck occurred as it passed his car. A witness said one occupant claimed someone was fooling with the steering gear after consuming beer. Saunders is listed in serious condition.
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Curtis Saunders
Montcalm
Bluewell
Dever Perkine
Billy Seward
Simmons
Luther McComas
McComas
Saunders
Bluefield Sanitarium
Skeeter
Four Die as Planes Plunge Into Lake
Essex New York June 27 four persons killed and six injured when a squall and fog caused three planes to crash during a goodwill flight from Roosevelt Field to Montreal. One plane dove into Lake Champlain two miles off shore with all occupants lost in 270 feet of water. Occupants include Frank Sanglivani pilot 29 Brooklyn New York Steve Kaye Woodside New York Angarlisa address unavailable Eric Ericson Brooklyn New York. Other ships were smashed with six escaping injuries.
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Essex
N. Y
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Montreal
Lake Champlain
Floyd Bennett Field
Frank Sanglivani
Brooklyn
Steve Kaye
Woodside
L. J
Age Angarlisa
Eric Ericson
Westport
Burlington
Everett Monet
Richmond Hill
L. 1
Sanglivani
Monez
New York
Monet
First President Manuel Quezon Stricken at Manila
Manuel Quezon, first president of the New Philippine Commonwealth, fell ill with angina pectoris amid a cough and fever. Doctors warned of possible complications from a lung infection and noted throat troubles. he underwent long treatment in the United States years ago.
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Manila
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
United States
Army Study Probes Division Size in Modern War
Washington June 27 a social warplane committee of the army general staff launched a study to decide if modern warfare requires reorganization of combat divisions. The move coincides with recruitment to reach 165000 authorized by a new army appropriation bill. Enlisted strength is 147000, rising about 1500 monthly. Division size on paper is about 20000.
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Washington
Army General Staff
Malin Craig
United States Army
Otey Named West Virginia Bankers Chief At Hot Springs Meet
E G Otey of Bluefield was elected president of the West Virginia Bankers association at its Hot Springs convention closing session. R W Bowie Wheeling became vice president and Edgar C Trout Martinsburg secretary treasurer. Governor Kump urged a constitutional amendment to abolish double liability payments by stockholders of closed banks.
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E. G. Otey
First National Bank
Bluefield
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Hot Springs
J. L. Fish
Sistersville
Otey
West Virginia
Bramwell and
Welch
First National
Edwin Mann
R. W. Bowie
Wheeling
Edgar C. Trout
Martinsburg
Robert W. Fleming
Washington
American Bankers Association
Kump
Mason Crickard
Charleston
Presidents’ Club
J. H. McDonald
H. B. Lewis
West Virginia Fiducia
Smyth K Biggs Named State Commander VFW
Smyth K Biggs of Parkersburg was elected state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the annual encampment in Williamson West Virginia on June 27 He succeeds Rex H Davis of Morgantown The 1937 encampment will be held in Morgantown Other officers include F G Spracher Morgantown senior vice commander C A Hammond Williamson junior vice commander Aubrey Heflinz Clarksburg quartermaster George Whitmore Martinsburg judge advocate Rev George Allender chaplain W M Bradford W B Lovett and Raymond King chosen state council members.
Danzig Problems Dominate League Debates
Geneva June 27 The League of Nations faced anxiety over Danzig as Germany presses rearmament measures and Italy sanctions. Eden and Litvinoff discussed German strength while Delbos and Beck conferred on the Danzig crisis and French concerns about the Rhineland move.
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Geneva
Danzig
League of Nations
Italy
Germany
Anthony Eden
Great Britaan
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Britain Ramps Up Rearmament Across Empire
London reports Neville Chamberlain declaring the empire is dedicating day and night to defensive rearmament. He said progress is increasing weekly as plans unfold, challenging the socialist opposition and criticizing Lloyd George for calling ministers cowards. He asserted the government won’t be swayed by protests.
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London
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Manchester
Chamberlain
David Lloyd George
Page Hleven
Cops Search in Vain for Zioncheck’s Wife
Washington June 27 Police armed with an assault warrant sought Mrs Rubye Louise Zioncheck the wife of state representative to serve the document. The warrant was ordered by United States attorney Leslie Garnett at the request of Mrs Benjamin Scott Young who alleged the Zionchecks assaulted her over an apartment sublease. Police could not locate Mrs Zioncheck. Zioncheck husband was removed to a Towson hospital for mental treatment after a lunacy trial order was dismissed.
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Washington
Rubye Louise Zioncheck
Leslie ©. Garnett
United States
District of Columbia
Benjamin Scott Young
Zionchecks
Zioncheck
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
Towson
Hundred Degree Heat Strains Drought Hit West
Heat reached 108 in Kansas and 107 in Iowa as a drought worsened. Showers cooled areas briefly but relief remained scant. Federal relief efforts sped up with Roosevelt Wallace meetings and a Dakota trip planned.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
Concordia
Kan
Logan
Iowa
Pierre
North Dakota
Min
Slaying Brings West Virginia Beermilk Close to Reform Effort
In Charleston West Virginia beer parlor violence after the death of Leo Fizer 23 year old Mountaineers football star spurred officials to push license closings and stricter oversight. Okey DeBoard former officer and beeper bouncer pleaded to the grand jury on a murder charge plus counts of beating two men and shooting five others. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene with several injured by blackjack and bullets.
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Okey
Companion
Charleston
W. Va
Leo Fizer
West Virginia
Okey DeBoard
Beer Parlor
Grand Jury
DeBoard
Loyola Coach Held in Slaying at New Orleans Wedding
Loyola University athletic aide James S. Percy 27 was charged with manslaughter in the death of guest Sumnere Carpenter 21 at a gay society wedding reception. Percy, released on 2500 bail, said a remark by Carpenter sparked the trouble in the Orleans club kitchen. Police said the event sparked a general fight among male guests and that honor guests Willoughby E. Kittredge Jr. and Ruth Sullivan had left for home.
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New Orleans
James S. Percy
Loyola University
Louis Kuepferle
Frank Lannes
Sumnere Carpenter
Orleans
Percy
Carpenter
Willoughby E. Kittredge, Jr
Ruth Sullivan
The
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FDR Accepts Party Nomination
A hurricane strikes the south Texas coast causing property damage but no fatalities. The storm formed in the Gulf of Corpus Christi with heavy rains and winds up to 75 mph at Port Aransas and Ingleside, blowing debris across Port Aransas. Small boats and two yachts were wrecked. oil tanks in Corpus Christi bay collapsed under the wind.
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Houston
Tex
South Texas
Gulf of Corpus Christi
Port Arkansans
Ingleside
Port Arkansas
Corpus Christi Bay
Garner Receives Party Acclaim at Roosevelt Renomination
Franklin filed dispatches report John N Garner of Uvalde Texas accepts renomination for vice presidency after attending Democratic National Committee meeting and awaiting formal notification at Franklin Field Garner vows fealty to Roosevelt and plans to meet the president at the train before the gala ceremony He naps and charters a quiet day amid bustling convention events.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Texas
United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Jack
Franklin Dd.d
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Jude
Heaven
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Convention
Senate
Garner
Franklin Field
Great Lakes Exposition Opens in Cleveland
The Great Lakes Exposition opened in Cleveland with ceremonies at the mall gates near seven towering pylons. Miss Marguerite Bacon cut the ribbon as aerial salutes and bells sounded, while visitors entered the blue red and yellow framed grounds near Municipal Stadium.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Ontario
Erie
Huron
Michican
Superior
Roosevelt
Washington
Marguerite Bacon
Moses Cleaveland
Municipal Stadium
Hall of Progress
Roosevelt Accepts renomination amid attack on economic tyranny
President Roosevelt accepts renomination at Franklin Field in Philadelphia pledging war on monopoly and economic dictatorship. He cites the constitution only to note a proposed amendment while praising the platform as brave and clear. Garner accepts vice presidential renomination as the convention closes.
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Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Garner
Government forms drought relief coordination committee
Washington June 27 The government created a special drought committee to coordinate drought relief across agencies. Jess W Tapp AAA administrator assistant was named chairman joined by C W Warburton Hugh H Bennett A G Black W V Callander and Joseph L Bailey with oversight of AAA WPA surplus commodities corp rural resettlement relief and conservation services. The panel follows a Roosevelt Wallace conference noting drought conditions rivaling 1934. Immediate focus on relief for Montana Dakota Wyoming and neighboring areas.
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Joseph L. Bailey
Dakota Territory
WPA
St. Paul
Walter Welford
North Dakota
Jess W. Tapp
AAA
C. W. Warburton
Agricultural Extension Service
Hugh H Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
A. G. Black
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
W. V. Callander
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Rural Resettlement Administration
The
Relief Administration
Rural Rehabilitation and Conservation Services
Monta
Dakota
Wyoming
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Tax Commissioner’s Office
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Henry Hill
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