Fog Blamed for City of Memphis Airliner Crash
Blinding fog caused the City of Memphis single engine airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from St. Louis killing eight aboard five minutes into the flight toward Chicago. Investigators cite ground fog and no mechanical failure while noting the captain had extensive flight hours. The crew included pilot Carl Zier and co pilot Russell Mossman. Passengers named include U. F. Holt, George Grishaber, Vernon Omlie, C. Wright, D. McDavitt, and W. S. Barnett. Capt. Omlie’s widow Phoebe Omlie is linked to aviation bureaus in Washington. The crash occurred about 10 p m and was reported four hours later. Ground fog reported as factor. no distress signals were received.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Memphis
Chicago and Southern
Koch
Department of Commerce
Carl Zier
Mossman
Firrr
U. FR. Holt
Boston
George Grishaber
Oak Park
Vernon Omlic
C. X. Wright
Hinsdale
D. BR. McDavitt
Barnlett
Omlie
Mother and son killed in Beaver moving van crash
A rain slick Beaver Pennsylvania hill crash killed Bert Bromley’s 33 year old wife Mia and their 12 year old son as a moving van collided with another car and burst into flames. Bromley was burned and pulled from the wreck while his 16 year old daughter survived with help from three boys. Investigators note the hill’s danger and that rescue attempts failed to reach the mother before the fire.
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Beaver, Pa
Fallston Hilt
Ourney
Bert M. Bromley
Brentwood
California
Mia
Bromley
William Jackson
State Treasury Expenses Reduced During Talbott Regime
Editor notes a series on state government costs. Fiscal year 1935 shows State Treasurer R E Talbott reducing office expenses to 18150.34 for salaries plus staff cuts, versus 353,694.17 spent under predecessor W S Johnson. Earlier years saw cuts forced by the Democratic House, with Johnson's salaries totaling 41,?425 in 1931 and 22,?02.44 in 1932.
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al Quinn
R. E. Talbott
West Virginia
Fiscca
Talbott
W. 5
Johnson
Datter
Democratic House of Delegates
Rithard
Tony
Talbot
Treasuree Johnson
WPA Worker Seeks Time Off To Hear Son In Olympic Race
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a WPA worker asked his foreman to step inside a neighbor’s radio room to hear Johnny Woodruff, university of Pittsburgh freshman and son of Uncle Silas Woodruff, race in the Olympic 800 meters. Woodruff won the event for the United States on Tuesday. The father Edward Woodruff recalled asking permission and expressed pride in his son's achievement.
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Connellsville
Sal Pim
Uncle Sislas
Woodruff
WEA
Werlin
Fred Viper
WPA
Hoss
Johnny
Johnny Woodruff
University of Pittsburgh
Silas
United States
Edward Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Piper
Two Die In Greyhound Bus Crash Near Huntingdon
A Greyhound bus traveling from Pittsburgh to New York skidded and overturned in a rainstorm on Mountain Road near Huntingdon. Florence Corsigan, 32, of Cleveland, and Frank Isola, 26, of Youngstown, were killed. Twelve others injured, two seriously, including Mrs. John Kelly of Buffalo and Mrs. Martha Gray of Washington, Pa. Divers attempted rescue as gasoline ignited and the top of the bus was torn away.
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Huntingdon
Moday
Florence Corsigan
Cleveland
Frank Isolals
Youngsteven
John Kelly
Buffalo
Martha Gray
Washington
Mountain Road
Pittsburgh
New York
Here
George Kunkick
WPA Spends Over Half Million on West Virginia Institutions
More than $500,000 had been spent by the Works Progress Administration on improving West Virginia state institutions as of June 30, totaling $501,177. Federal funds reached $435,462.01 while sponsors contributed $65,015. sponsors’ figures may rise as some have not yet reported. Institutions listed include Potomac State College, Fairmont State Hospital, Fairmont State Teachers College, West Virginia University, and others with varied projects such as walls, painting, repairs, and infrastructure.
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Works Progress
West Virginia
F. W. McCull Tough
Potomac State College
Wall
Walls
Fairmont State Hospital
Fairmont
Teachers College
West Virginia University
Preston County
West Liberty State Teachers College
Hopemont Sanitarium
West Virginia Industrial School
Concord State College
Glenville State Teachers College
Jackson's Mill
Weston State Hospital
South
Mig
Huntington
Party Leaders In Clarksburg Convention Opens Tomorrow
Charman BR Carl Andrews of the Democratic state executive committee traveled to Clarksburg as party heads gathered for the state judicial convention that begins tomorrow morning. Governor Kump will stay in the capitol until this afternoon before heading to the convention site. General Norris A. Molt is expected in Clarkshurst today. he leads the progressive ticket. Senator M. McNeely plans the night address as the convention opens and most aspirants for the state supreme court bench have set up headquarters in Clarksburg amid growing activity.
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Charman BR. Carl. Andrews
Democratic State Executive Committee
Clarksburg
Kump
Hay Noter
Capitol
Acien
Weely
Flashes of Life in These United States Newspaper Snippet
Short fragment notes a New Jersey man involved in a quarry incident and a signed sealed delivery tied to beer causing ruin. The item hints at a cautionary life snapshot with local detail and a criminal or personal ruin angle.
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New 9 Jersey
Teoper
Easier Capture Amid Tavern Break In Reported
State Trooper Burt Jacobus arrested Myron Mianecki for breaking and entering a tavern in Montville. The capture was described as one of the easiest, with the suspect reportedly eating and drinking on site when officers arrived.
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Montville
Burt Jacobus
Myron Mianecki
Sn Malich
Jacobus
Fine For Horses In Salt Lake City Gaffe
Arthur Howells, 62, hitched his team to a gleaming Main street pod and backed into a city father figure. A police officer corrected him saying those are automobile parking meters. The incident shows growing tension between horse teams and city compliance in traffic zones.
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Salt Lake City
Arthur Howells
Main Street
Duck Controversy Over Pet Policy At Kenilworth Beach
Guards at Kenilworth beach cited pet rules when Bobby Moss arrived with his duck Imogene. Imogene swam daily despite the confusion over a no pet rule, which mentioned dogs but not birds. The village board does not meet until September.
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Kenilworth
Bobby Moss
Imogene
Unclear docket prompts arrest in Chicago case
A fragmentary Chicago item describes a confusing incident involving Nicholas Hart and Leonmy Geis as a dove letters scene and a bullet impacts a pane, with a warrant for arrest noted amid garbled text and partial phrases. The readable bits hint at a pursuit or legal action linked to an arrest in Chicago.
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Chicago
Piper
Nicholas Hart
Leonmy Geis
Chiase
Eight World Powers Agree To Non-Intervention Pact In Civil Conflict
WASHINGTON August 6 AP Fear of a prolonged civil war in labor ranks grew as the AFL executive council suspended ten unions. President William Green disputed an industrial organization committee claim that suspensions would topple many central bodies. The move would bar suspended unions from state federations. Other leaders warned the conflict could last months. Madrid dispatches report Cadiz surrender near, 2,000 Fascists captured, 4,000 Moroccan troops landed, raising African forces to about 8,000. Loyalists push toward Zaragoza amid long, hard battling. German ships off Cadiz, Barcelona executions reported. widespread aerial warfare foreseen.
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Washington
IAP
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
William Green
Federation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Fiderulions
Green
John Brophy
John L. Lewis
Madrid
Cadiz
Zaragoza
Straits of Gibraltar
Peiople
Werlin
Barcelona
Geri
Iarocco
Cadi
Greman Trichtey Sevilla
Gibrtar
Dowen
Gundarisma
Hadrid
France moves to denft yext after Germany protest to leftists
Paris reports France hastily drafts an eight power plan for non intervention in Spain's civil war to block aid to rebels by Germany and Italy. France reacts to Hitler protest to Barcelona leftists and a Rome article on rebel recognition. Russia demands Portugal be included and that all private arms sales to rebels stop. Italy probes neutral limits and seeks clarity on private interests.
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France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Russia
Portugal
Morocco
Franca
Truin
57 Believed Dead in Mine in England Blast
In Barnsley York Aug 6 Fifty seven miners are believed dead after a coal pit explosion. Rescue teams recovered two bodies as others were listed as missing and forced to abandon efforts. Gas and blast force halted attempts. families waited while rescuers brought bodies to the surface. Dr James Henderson called the situation hopeless.
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Barnsley
York
England
Wharnclitte, Wood, Moor Company
Bhiot Nes
James Henderson
Turbune
Companion Slayer Thompson Averts Quick Guilt Claim
In Cincinnati a 19 year old Alonzo Thompson faces possible electric chair for the murder of patrolman Tanwrence Roberts. Neighbors defend him as a good boy and his mother cries on the stand insisting he is only 17. Thompson says an unknown accomplice lured him into crime and blames a street confrontation for the shooting. He denies firing the fatal shot and says another man acted.
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Cincinnati
Amhet
West Virginia
Alonzo Thompson
Tanwrence Roberts
Chesapeake
We Va
Luda Thompson
Alonzo
Bim
Urest
Pat
Horthy
Thompson
Tobe
Diars
Robbins
Beatrice Brown
Wien
Spying on G-Men Leads to Demotion
Washington officials demote and reprimand two Secret Service members after unauthorized spying on J Edgar Hoover era agents. Joseph C Murphy admits ordering Boatwright to probe killings of lawbreakers to fortify material for congress inquiry. Murphy exceeded instructions a government report indicates.
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Washington
1USI
J. Edgar Hoover
Gemen
Serres
Tary Morgenthau
Secret Service
Cum=amines
Joseph C. Murphy
Gra J. Boatewright
St. Paw
Morgenthau Murphy
Boatwright
Congress
Boutwright
Murphy
U S Property Protection Demanded in Spain Crisis
Washington warned Spain that the United States will hold Madrid strictly to protect American property valued at about 70 million dollars. The State Department released a note seeking Spanish authorities aid and indemnification for any damages, asserting U S rights under international law. Swift floods also forced evacuations at the Pueblo Colorado hospital for the insane after cloudbursts hit eastern Colorado.
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Washington
Popular Front
United States
America
State Department
Madrid
Spain
Hospital For
Democratic New Deal Fees Open Conference in Detroit
constitutional Democrats from 22 states gather in Detroit led by former Senator James A Reed to discuss a nationwide campaign against Roosevelts New Deal. The two day conference aims to decide on a ticket or a national organization to oppose the administration, with leaders including Sterling E Edmunds and former Governor Joseph B Ely expected.
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New Deal
Detroit
Aug
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Fare
Acquittal in Slaying of Father Sparks Emotions
In Welch on August 6 a jury acquitted Ruth Kennedy Peveler, 21, of murdering her father John D. Kennedy, former House of Delegates member. The defendant claimed she acted to protect her mother after years of alleged abuse. Rosa Kennedy, widow of the slain man, had murder charges dismissed at the prosecutor’s request.
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Kennedy
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