Americans In Spain Invited To Embassy
Americans in Madrid were urged to seek refuge at the U S embassy as right wing rebels wage fighting across Spain and Spanish Morocco. Ships aircraft and troops clash in southern areas while loyal forces strike Cadiz Melilla Ceuta and Algeciras. Civil war looms as workers mobilize to defend the leftist government led by Jose Giral.
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Madrid
United States
Spanish Morocco
Gibraltar
Shamrock
Malaya
Algeciras
Spain
Cervates
Cadiz
Malaga
Melilla
Ceuta
Morocco
Jose Giral
Rotarians Aim to Place Unemployed City Youths
Cedar Rapids Rotary seeks to match unemployed young people with suitable work, urging members to write letters of recommendation after assessing best lines of employment. The plan would unite Cedar Rapids luncheon clubs through the inter club council. A committee was named to draft resolutions honoring Henry Stark, former member who died Saturday.
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Abbott
Rotary Club
Inter-Club Council
Cedar Rapids
M. H. Morrison
Charles C. Hunt
Henry Stark
Plastic Surgeon Takes Blame For Button Surgery
Dr. R. C. Pearlman a Louisville plastic surgeon says he sewed stitches on a dazed woman found in a church yard and used pearl buttons to secure them. The woman Edna Morris of Cincinnati is held on 2000 dollars bond awaiting identity check while Ruth Scott of Nashville is identified as a possible patient. Pearlman notes surgeons use buttons for stitches because they resist tearing flesh.
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Louisville
R. C. Pearlman
Edna Morris
Cincinnati
Pearlman
Rebels Gain Ground in Spanish Revolt Across Andalusia
Reports say hundreds killed as rightist rebels push from Seville and Cadiz toward Madrid. Franco lands in Cadiz with forces, rebel ships land 2,000 men at Algeciras. Refugees flood Gibraltar while British troops guard borders and aid flows.
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Seville
Madrid
Navarra
la Linea
Gibraltar
Queipo de Llano
Francisco Franco
Cadiz
Morocco
Strait
Africa
Algeciras
International
American reporter in Spain reports he is unhurt
Jay C. Allen Jr., a United States newspaper correspondent, cabled his wife Ruth Austin Allen from Woodburn Oregon that he was wounded in the Spanish revolt but that he was unhurt and still working.
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Woodburn
Ore
Jay C. Allen, Jr
Ruth Austin Allen
Denning, Iowa Bandit, Sought as Public Enemy
G men issued 250000 ID circulars nationwide to pursue Maurice Denning described as a notorious bank robber. Denning’s gang raided national banks in Hawarden Dell Rapids Superior Hudson and Smith Center and state banks in Cumberland Holton Ellsworth Norfolk Centerville Ames Barley and LeMars. The crew also robbed the Windon Minn armory in 1934, seizing pistols and rifles.
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Washington
G-men
Maurice Denning
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Denning
Hawarden
Dell Rapids
S. D
Superior
Neb
Hudson, S. D
Smith Center
Kan
Cumberland
Bureau
Scarlet Sin Killer Attempts Death by Own Action
Samuel C. Weed confessed hammer slayings of his wife and two young sons and, after a death by own action attempt while in police custody, was confined in a strait jacket. Weed, a Sunday school superintendent with strong religious beliefs, tried to grab a pistol from Officer Robert Holmes guarding him. Detectives found no clear motive or past life clue explaining his scarlet sin.
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Erie
INS
Samuel C. Weed
Hammer
Weed
Robert Holmes
R. J. Dundon
Electric Company
Fairfax voters weigh incorporation as town
Citizens of Fairfax six miles southwest of Cedar Rapids vote on incorporating their area. A 54 name petition was filed June 20 with Judge A B Clark. Election officials include Knickerbocker Behle Dvorak Wavra Moynihan. Polls at Fairfax consolidated school 8 a m to 8 p m. If approved by voters and court, a special election will set municipal officers.
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Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Clark
Clark
Charles Knickerbocker
William Behle
Charles J. Dvorak
John Wavra
Frank Moynihan
Fairfax Consolidated School
Iowa Storm Wrecks Property and Spreads Cold Weather Relief
A severe Iowa storm lashed multiple counties with tornadoes and high winds damaging barns, homes, and grandstands from Missouri Valley to Sioux City. Power outages hit several towns. crops may benefit from cooler rain though heat remains a risk. Deaths from heat were reported in four cities as temperatures topped 100 degrees in numerous locations.
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Sioux City
Corning
Wiota
Primghar
Anita
Atlantic
Rockwell City
Frank Welch
H. L. Schroder
Fred Beachant
Twin Lakes Country Club
Fair Grounds
Hartley
Arthur West Farm
Council Bluffs
Missouri Valley
Adel
Anamosa
Sac City
Sioux Center
West Bend
Sanborn
le Mars
Rock Rapids
Decorah
Spencer
Boone
Leon
Estherville
Harlan
Fort Dodge
Audubon
Chariton
New Hampton
Lake Park
McGregor
Manchester
Northwood
Osage
Mount Pleasant
Postville
Creston
Guthrie Center
Manning
Early
Cherokee
Clarinda
Lamont
M. W. Cunningham
Keokuk
Ray Jacobson
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
John Marsh
Mary P. Ellicott
Waubonsie State Park
Sidney
Centerville
Jefferson
Shenandoah
Rain Ends Drought With Three Hour Sunday Downpour
A soaking Sunday rain visited Manchester for nearly three hours easing drought conditions. After light Friday night and Saturday morning showers the region cooled to 80 degrees the lowest in three weeks as slow steady rain soaked parched soil.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Weather Shower Totals Reach Fayette County, Dampening Crops
Showers Sunday totaled about half an inch in West Union and spread across Fayette county. Cooler temperatures slowed the rain, helping reduce further corn crop damage.
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the Gazette
West Union
Fayette County
Rocket car shoot at Riverview injures two riders
In Chicago a gun discharged on a rocket car from the world’s fair ride, wounding Barney Cohen in the ankle and Agnes Kursch in the finger. Policeman John Connelly, a fellow rider, fired the weapon when it went off as the car twisted at the end of the cable. The gun dropped to the car floor.
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Chicago
Barney Cohen
Agnes Kursch
Riverview
John Connelly
Pass-Key Gives Clue to Murder Case at Ward Home
Neighbors Miss Lavada Whitaker and Mrs. Roy Bailey backed Wollner as a suspect, saying he entered the Ward house about 6 30 am after being seen returning home limping. Cafe waiter Charles English also linked Wollner to the case by describing his early morning visit and statements about the night.
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Lavada Whitaker
Roy Bailey
Wollner
Ward
Charles English
Miss Clevenger
Mrs. Bailey
Miss Whitaker
Hilton Twins Face Postponed Honeymoon Demand
Violet Hilton Siamese twin and James Moore plan a two week honeymoon after their wedding at the Texas centennial exposition. Daisy Hilton will accompany them, but the party must consult the booking office before confirming plans for a Cleveland engagement. They expressed excitement about their marriage and described the ceremony as wonderful.
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Dallas
Tex
Violet Hilton
James Moore
Daisy
Violet
Moore
Mrs. Moore
Henry May
Cedar Rapids Endures Sixteen Day Heat Wave Records Set
An extended heat wave from July 3 to July 18 produced seven deaths and over twenty prostrations in Cedar Rapids. Average highs reached 106.8 degrees with a mean of 89.09 degrees. 115 degrees was recorded at a local plant, and rainfall remained scarce amid crop stress.
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Kid Heat Wave
Phil
Louis Schmeling
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
First Street
Eighth Avenue SE
Upper West Side
Cotton Bowl ceremony draws five thousand profiled attendees
The event was held in the Cotton Bowl stadium at the fair on Saturday night with five thousand people in attendance.
Coughlin’s Bishop Rebukes Ship Message
Detroit diocese Bishop Gallagher reiterates criticism of Father Coughlin who accused President Roosevelt of lying. Gallagher, aboard the liner Rex en route to Europe, says he did not approve unparliamentary epithets and that Roosevelt might change his mind like other men.
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Detroit
Michael Gallagher
Charles E. Coughlin
Royal Oak
Coughlin
Roosevelt
Detroit Times
Europe
Gallagher
Coughlin Language Question Sparks Manners Debate
Bishop Gallagher’s cablegram discusses a radio interview moment where Father Coughlin’s reference to the President’s “broken pledges” might have shown restraint. The exchange centers on how language shapes public reception and manners during the controversy.
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Bishop Gallagher
Father Coughlin
Dionne Christening Date Not Yet Fixed
Callander Ontario AP reports the christening for the latest Dionne baby remains unsettled as ceremonies were postponed. The baby’s brother, tentatively named Joseph Robert Telesphere Dionne, may be renamed Oliva after his father, with no official christening date set yet.
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Callander
Ont
Joseph Robert
Robert
Oliva
La Argentina Dancer Dies In Bayonne Villa
La Argentina famed Spanish dancer dies at her villa in Bayonne from a heart attack on Saturday night. She rose to fame across Europe and the Americas, leaving a lasting mark on international dance.
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Bayonne
France
la Argentina
Europe
North
South America
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