Roosevelt forms drought aid board for Great Plains study
President Roosevelt created a Great Plains drought committee to study practicable relief measures. Morris L. Cooke will head the effort with members including John C. Page, Richard C. Moore, Frederick H. Fowler, Rexford Tugwell, and Harry Hopkins.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Plains
White House
Morris L. Cooke
John C. Page
Bureau of Reclamation
Richard C. Moore
Army Engineers
Frederick H. Fowler
National Resources Committee
Rexford G. Tugwell
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Missouri, Platte
Arkansas
Panhandles
Oklahoma
Texas
Fear for safety of Americans in Spain amid looting and arson
Dispatches from Barcelona and Malaga describe looting of wealthy homes and destruction of business and residences. American consuls warn Americans to stay indoors as Barcelona faces constant firing and Madrid reports cannot guarantee protection. No American casualties reported. Malaga saw fires and pillage on July 19 with foreign lives and property largely respected so far.
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Barcelona
Malaga
State Department
Spain
Lynn W. Franklin
Franklin
George M. Graves
Graves
Gibraltar
Shamrock
Five men plead innocent in "fun" murder case
DETROIT AP Five men charged with killing Negro World War veteran Silas Coleman during a Black Legion drinking party pleaded innocent at arraignment. All were ordered held without bail for examination on July 28. A key witness, Dayton Dean, and a corroborating statement by James Roy Loramee named Harvey Davis, John Bannerman, Ervin D. Lee and Charles Rouse as others present when Coleman, 42, was shot near Pinckney Michigan.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Dayton Dean
Duncan C. McCrea
Deaned
James Roy Loramee
Dean
Harvey Davis
John Bannerman
Ervin D. Lee
Charles Rouse
Silas Coleman
Pinckney
Mich
Faville Seeks Short Term Senate Nomination
SIOUX CITY AP Faville former Iowa supreme court member says he will accept a Republican bid for the United States Senate if Clay and Buena Vista counties back him at the nominating convention, pledging their votes.
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Sioux City
United States
F. F. Faville
Iowa
Fate of San Sebastian in Doubt Amid Street Fighting
Rebels clash with loyal forces in San Sebastian as a gunboat readies to shell positions from the harbor. Reports say government troops may have retaken the city, while ambassadors and leaders claim victories for both sides in the volatile northern Spain confrontation.
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Hendaye
France
San Sebastian
Spain
Reuter
London
United States
Claude G. Bowers
Vera
Popular Front
Iran
Fear Explosion Destroyed Ship With 22 Aboard
Coast guard cutters and amphibian planes scoured tropical seas for wreckage from the British motorship Nunoca after a suspected explosion killed 22 aboard. A burned oil drum near Key West and 12 oil drums seen near Tortugas supported the disaster theory as relatives waited in Tampa for news.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Coast Guard
Gulf Stream
Georgetown
Gran Cayman
Tampa
Key West
Kirkconnell
Moses I. Kirkconnell
H. Wheeler
Angier
America
Devil’s Island
Florida
Texas Co
U. S
Texas Company
United States
Caribbean
Gulf
Haven Beach
John Eden
Delphia
Testa
Republic of Honduras
Lowden To Stump For Republicans In Illinois
Former Illinois governor Frank O. Lowden announced he will actively support national and state Republican tickets this fall. He conferred with G O P candidate for governor C Wayland Brooks at Lowden's Mississippi farm and planned to speak in Illinois and possibly for Gov. Landon.
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Oregon, Ill
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
C. Wayland Brooks
Brooks
Lowden
Sinnissippi Farm
Topeka
Kan
Alfred M. Landon
New Heat Wave To Hit Middle West
AP reports a new heat wave will blanket the corn belt with 100 to 105 degree temperatures Thursday. Gov J R Lloyd forecasts 100 degree marks in Kansas Nebraska western Iowa and northwestern Missouri with midwestern states reaching lower and middle nineties. A cool wave from the north will drop temperatures in the northern central states later Thursday.
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Chicago
J. R. Lloyd
Lloyd
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Weather Forecast Sees Cooler Air Despite Warmup
AP weather report from Des Moines notes a cool wave against a heat spell with modest warming to come. North Iowa may see partly cloudy skies and little rain while highs statewide stay mostly in the 80s and below 100. Iowa City recorded a low of 61 as temperatures dipped.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Inwood
Iowa City
Hike County Budget Addresses Road Levy Shifts
The county shifts engineer office funding from the secondary road fund to the general fund, proposing a 1937 budget of 201000, about 6000 higher than 1936. A public hearing is set for Aug 11 at 2 pm to hear protests.
Spanish Civil War Deepens As Rebels Expand Control
Rebels push north from the Bay of Biscay toward Valladolid and Zaragoza while government forces strike toward Madrid. Warships shell Coruna and Moroccan towns as fighting intensifies with heavy casualties and rapid mobilizations across Spain.
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Franco
Bay of Biscay
Valladolid- Zaragoza
Madrid
Hearing Scheduled Sept 9 On C. and N. W. Reorganization
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a Washington hearing for September 9 on the proposed reorganization plan of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The plan was filed by the property trustee. Examiner R. T. Boyden and J. V. Walsh will conduct the hearing.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
R. T. Boyden
J. V. Walsh
Judge Advises Hair Brush in Divorce Plea
Master in Chancery N Demarest Campbell denied James B Miller’s divorce on grounds of cruelty. He told Miller a gentleman could still hit his wife and quipped a hair brush should have been used if Miller were sensible.
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Hackensack, N. J
Chancery
N. Demarest Campbell
James B. Miller
Army pilots land burning transport at Wright Field
Two Army Air Corps captains F G Irvin and J F Griffith fought a cockpit fire on a Douglas transport during a test flight near Dayton. They guided the burning plane back to Wright Field despite one engine failure while five civilian observers bail out safely near Dunkirk Indiana.
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Dayton, O
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
F. G. Irvin
J. F. Griffith
Irvin
Griffith
Dunkirk
Ind
Wrightfield
H. D. McDaniel
John Cutting
William Cummings
Weatherford
Hobson
Leaning First Street landmarks torn down in Cedar Rapids
Two 65 to 70 year old buildings at 210 and 212 First Street SE Cedar Rapids are being razed by J F Heatel and Co. The Mitvalsky estate owns both properties. One housed a barber shop and music department annex. the other a butcher shop saloon and drug store. Estate representatives have not decided on future use.
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First St
Cedar Rapids
First Street
Pisa
J. F. Heatel and Company
Iowa Corn Crop Cut 100 Million Bushels
The report notes corn ears and silks affected by heat with late pollenization key to crop yield. Harvest relied on tractors as horses could not endure the heat. Alfalfa regrowth appeared good, oats yields ranged from fair to good, with late oats nearly a failure as threshing proceeds.
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Iowa
Farmers Search For Rain As Drought Mirrors 1934
Washington AP reports farmers across a vast mid western region scanned the skies for rain while the agriculture department issued a drought report comparing conditions to the 1934 drought, highlighting severe dryness and crop stress.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Menus of the Day at Amber Marmalade Breakfast Dinner
Menu items list both breakfast and dinner offerings. Breakfast includes Fresh Berries ready-cooked cereal cream broiled bacon buttered toast coffee jam deviled eggs on lettuce dressing bread apple butter chocolate cookies pear sauce tea. Dinner features veal loaf hot potato salad corn fritters bread grape jelly watermelon coffee.
Amber Marmalade and Corn Fritters for Winter Cooking
A historic recipe page outlines Amber Marmalade serving four with citrus peels and a two night steep, then a sugar glaze and sterilized jars. It also provides Corn Fritters using flour, baking powder, corn, milk, and celery, fried in hot fat for about five minutes per batch.
Beaver models for Albany anniversary coin design
A live beaver models for sculptress Gertrude K. Lathrop in Albany as she prepares a design for a commemorative coin marking the 250th anniversary of Albany's city charter grant.
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Live Beaver
Albany
N. Y
Gertrude K. Lathrop
Snakes Said to Milk Cow on Jerseyville Farm
An eye witness recounts a Jerseyville Illinois incident at the Arthur Gwinner farm where a large black snake allegedly milked a cow. Bud Skinner watched as the snake appeared from a stump and clamped a teat before being driven off and shot.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Arthur Gwinner
Gwinner
Jersey County
Bud Skinner
Skinner
Iowa lets bids on 20 road projects Eastern Iowa list of bidders
The Iowa Highway Commission posted low bidders for 20 projects and let contracts on 15 more. Bidders include J B Elliott Independence $15929 for a bridge in Buchanan county and L Peterson Perry Jayne Cedar Rapids $9693 for a bridge and eight culverts in Jones county. Other awards: Dane Co Iowa City $4689 resurfacing on routes 77 85 and 108. Northern Gravel Co Muscatine $7349 for routes 2 61 252 78. Ben C Johnson Cedar Rapids $16426 for 2.7 miles near Anamosa. McGuire Brothers join Johnson on route east of West Liberty $6106. Burch Construction Co Cedar Rapids $15235 on route north of Bonaparte. Continuous awards to Danes and Haegg Construction in eastern Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Omaha
Bureau of Public Roads
Eastern Iowa
Buchanan County
Winthrop
J. B. Elliott
Independence
Jones
Anamosa North
L. Peterson
Perry Jayne
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Keota
Jefferson County
What Cheer
Delta
Dane Co
Iowa City
Louisa
Columbus Junction
Grandview
Wapello
Oakville
Morning Sun
Northern Gravel Co
Muscatine
Second Road
West Liberty
Schroyer Construction Co
Anamosa
Ben C. Johnson
Ben C. Johnson and
McGuire Brothers
van Buren
Bonaparte
Burch Construction Co
Iowa
Washington
Johnson County
Wellman
Dane Company
Roosevelt May Take Hand In Sleuth Row
President Roosevelt may intervene in the feud between the Secret Service and Justice Department agents led by J Edgar Hoover. Sources say the dispute has been discussed at a cabinet meeting as the two agencies clash after their high profile public captures.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Hoover Reveals Undercover Probe Of Personal Finances
J Edgar Hoover says reports claim someone is conducting an undercover inquiry into his personal financial affairs and suspected brokerage accounts. He states he has no brokerage accounts and questions who would direct such an probe. The disclosure follows recent charges about Treasury agents investigating G men over Dillinger and Eddie Green killings.
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Washington
INS
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Treasury Secret Service
Middle West
John Dillinger
Eddie Green
Treasury Department
New lead followed in co ed murder in Asheville
Authorities questioned three hotel employees in the slaying of Helen Clevenger 18 of New York. Sheriff Brown called Daniel Gaddy 28 the key suspect and predicted he will talk soon. Inside job theory cited as investigators hold Mark Wolliner 35 and Mildred Ward 19 on alibi corroboration.
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Asheville
N. C
Helen Clevenger
New York
Laurence Brown
Daniel Gaddy
Edward Fleming
L. D. Roddy
Wollner
Accused Dog Faces Fate After Idaho Hearing
A mixed breed dog accused of drowning 14-year-old Russell Breeze will be reviewed by humane officers and then report to Justice Homer D. Benedict on August 4. The hearing followed a complaint by Daniel Houghton who said the dog bit him in the neck on July 15.
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Brockport
N. Y
Idaho
Homer D. Benedict
Benedict
Russell Breeze
Victor Fortune
Daniel Houghton
Lindberghs Reach Berlin for Aviation Tour
Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh arrived in Berlin from England by their private plane and will inspect German aviation facilities. They may meet Adolf Hitler during the visit. they landed at Staaken airport at 5 07 p m after a flight of just under six hours.
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Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Adolf Hitler
Staaken
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The
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
Sheridan Downey
Cleveland
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Senate
Seville
Catalonia
Coruna
Emilio Mola
Gavest
Pamplona
Gon Queipo de Llano
Salamanca
Zaragoza
Mrs Alexander George
Benton
Linn County
Haegg Construction Company
J.G. Craven
First Avenue
Lindberghs
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Boston
First Ave
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