Soviet Shells Ravage Border Village in Far East clash
Tokyo dispatches report heavy Soviet artillery fire collapsing the border village of Changkufeng at the foot of Changkufeng hill. Six-inch shells at six per minute caused massive destruction and heavy casualties amid an emergency Japanese war council. A passenger train on the Tumen Rashin line near the frontier was also hit with substantial losses as hostilities escalate.
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Tokyo
Japan
Changkufeng
Changkufeng Hill
Russia
Seishira Itapaki
Siberian-Manshukuoan
Vassily Bluecher
Red Army
Novoklevsk
Korea
Tumen-Rashin
Pieasa
Death Toll Climbs in Canton Attacks
Canton China August 9 The fifth Japanese naval squadron assigned to harass the South China coast carried out a second installment of a 20 day pest attack plan on Kwangtung province About 200 killed more than 300 injured and many missing since attacks began yesterday Daily tallies show Monday 121 dead or missing and 180 injured Tuesday 102 dead 159 injured Railways bombed and parts of Canton leveled by three hour bombardment as Japanese airmen returned over the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
South China
Kwangtung
Patrick Henry Cryed For Liberty Or Death Blunder
Illie Willis writes about Patrick Henry crying for liberty or death. The piece hints at bold rhetoric and a boastful bosay big mister. The OCR yields unclear terms but the historical spirit remains vivid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Liberty
Bosay
Soviet Japan clash deepens as parliament opens
A new Soviet Japanese diplomatic clash unfolds amid Siberian border warfare. Moscow rejects a Japanese protest over what Tokyo calls an unprovoked attack near Vladivostok while Moscow accuses Tokyo of frontier aggression near Grodekoro. The Supreme Soviet convenes its second session amid mounting tension, with Stalin's attendance uncertain and Litvinov expected to report on the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberian- Manchikuoan
Soviet Foreign Office
Gradekovo
Russia
Vladivostok
Moscow
Changkufeng
I Jim M. Litvinoff
Mamori Sugemitsu
J Pan
Grodekoro
Supreme Soviet
Warsaw
Joseph Stalin
Litvinett
Wassily Bluecher
Red Army
PWA Grants 1 557 000 For Schools
The Public Works Administration allocated 1 557 000 dollars to supplement a 2 200 000 dollar bond issue for a Kanawha County school building program. The board of education and advisory committee plan an immediate start on the enlarged program, with funds to supply equipment water systems sewage disposal and landscaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Administration
Kanawha County
Board of Education
Chicago
PWA
O. Tl. Jenkins
Board of Education and
Eltigens Advisory Committee
Jenkins
Bard
East Bank High School
Midway
Malden
Washington
Decota
East Bank
Wet Branch
Hugheston
Stonewall Jackson
Quick Junior High
Edison
Kanawha
Oakwood
Dupont High
Sissonville High
Dunbar Second Ward
Cabell
Institute
Oil Gusher Hits Gas Driller Well Near Vadis
In Glenville today McCall Deilling company crews finished cleaning out a 281 388 cubic foot gas well on the L. J. Rhinehart heirs tract near Vadis Lewis county on Fink creek. Clint McCall estimated the well would yield 20 to 25 barrels daily.
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Glenville
McCall Deilling Company
Clint McCall
3. L. Rhinehart Heirs
Vadis
Lewis County
Fink Creek
Baby Colan in New York For Verdict On Eyesight
In New York on August 9 AP reports Helaine Juditit Golan a four month old Chicago patient with a glioma of the retina is under examination at Presbyterian Hospital eye institute. Her parents chose life and possible blindness over death, a jury of physicians and rabbis previously decided to remove one eye. The child and guardians traveled from Chicago under assumed names to obtain medical verdicts from Dr. Algernon B. Reese.
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New York
Helaine Juditit Golan
Chicago
Herman Colan
Newark
N. J
Eye Institute of Presbyterian Hospital
Algernon B. Reese
Morris Hershman
Dr. Reese
Storris Hershman
Reese
Colan
Hershmant
New Yokker
J. Schell
Baby
H. Schell
Jackson Bouleyard
Marihuana Spread To Protect Supply
State police report marijuana seeds have been scattered in the Kanawha valley to ensure a hidden, broad supply. Domingo Diaz, Mary Diaz, and Ralph Hill are held for federal narcotics charges after an arrest tied to the crop. Diaz pleads innocent, Hill guilty. officers say natives of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domingo Diaz
Ralph Hill
Gray
Hill
U. S
Mexico
Kanawha Valley
Kanawhe
Mary
Charleston
Long Creek
Boone County
Stele
Promised Land Crusade Led by Divine in 3000
Promised Land movement led by Father Divine, a Black cult leader, guides about 3,000 followers to a 460 acre site near Howland Spencer across the river from pies. The event, described as a promised land, receives law scrutiny as promises may be legally limited. A rotund leader and his entourage travel by auto and steamboat amid jubilant shouts and singing as the procession proceeds toward the land.
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Father Divine
God
Howland Spencer
Pies
Czechs Protest German Attacks Over Minority Row
The Czechoslovak government issued a statement denouncing what it called organized German attacks and press propaganda amid tensions with the German minority. It cited an incident near Glasenwald Bohemia involving Wenzel Baierle and criticized Berlin press rhetoric as inflaming public passions during mediation efforts.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Wenzel Baierle
Glasenwald
Bohemia
Berlin
Deutsche AN+gemeine Zeitung
Blind cocker's helper dog leads him through traffic
In Chicago a blind cocker spaniel named Isky was guided across a crowded intersection by Winnie the Irish setter in a test of a dog helping another dog. Michael Von Metzeck, owner of both dogs, watched as a police officer halted traffic to ensure safety during the experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lins
Isky
Winnie
Michael von Metzeck
Inky
von Metzeck
Dying Man Seized Train Throttle To Brake Fatal Run
In Mineola a Long Island Rail Road train from Lake Ronkonkoma to Mineola was halted as passenger George Amberman a 43 year old died mid journey. An autopsy found a progressive stroke caused a cerebral hemorrhage while Amberman fought to control the throttle, overshooting two stations before the engine was brought to a stop. Officer Geide found the engineer slumped at Mineola station and the train crew learned of the fatal illness mid trip.
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Mineola
INS
Long Island
Lake Ronkonkoma
George Amberman
C. A. Geide
Amberman
Gelde
Nassau County
Bulkley Is Winner Lead in Senatorial Races Arkansas Primary
In Arkansas Democratic primary returns from 996 of 2002 precincts Hathe W Caraway held a 4 771 vote lead with 37 757 to 38 586 for John L McClellan in the sixth district J Rosser Venable trailed with 846. Governor race saw Carl E Bailey lead R A Cook with 36 320 to 33 962 while W S McNutt ran 1647 as Prohibition candidate. Several congressional races showed Fuller trailing Ellis Mills leading Richardson and Norrell leading in open sixth district race with other incumbents ahead.
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Little Rock
Ark
Aur
Hathe W
Caraway
Roosevelt
John L. McClellan
Senate
J. Rosser Venable
Aaip
Carl E. Bailey
R. A. Cook
Bailey
Cook
W- S. McNutt
Prohibition
Congress
Claude A. Fuller
Clyde Ellis
Wilbur Mills
Ray Richardson
John E. Miller
Rep
McClellan
W. B. Norrell
Kenneth Cole
Joe Morrison
Pope and Clark Vie For Idaho Senate Nomination
Pope and congressman Worth Clark alternated in the lead for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Idaho as results began to come in. The contest was described as tight with both candidates trading positions and seeking early momentum before final tallies.
Gas Tax Declared Needed For Roads
West Virginia officials pressed for reenacting the one cent emergency gasoline tax to fund farmer roads. Road Commissioner Burr A. Simpson told the West Virginia Farm Bureau that the 1937 levy is the sole hope under current conditions to pull farmers out of the mud. Expires next fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
Burr A. Simpson
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Group Foresees Trade Uptrend
New York August 8 Twenty business executives across cities report a general improvement in business mood and hope for further gains this fall in a survey released by George A Sloan chair of the Consumers Goods Industries committee. The panel, formed in 1934 during NRA days, reflects 5 000 code authority members and urged not to lower wages or extend hours. The committee met with a fine response as NBA passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Asloan
Consumers Goods Industries Committee
NRA
Hugh Johnson
Code Authority
Durable Goods Committee
NBA
Consumers Industries
Sloan
FDR Comments on Barkley Victory Expected Outcome
President Roosevelt, returning to the United States aboard the Houston, expressed that Barkley’s renomination victory in Kentucky was about what he expected. He endorsed Barkley strongly during a Kentucky trip and spoke of speeches planned for Georgia, detailing rough draft talks subject to review.
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FDR
Barkley
Pensacola
Fla
Roosevel
United States
Poli- Los
San Diego
Calif
Houston
Alben W. Bark
Joy
Kentucky
West Coast
A. B. Chandler
Bee
Athens
Barnesville
Georgia
Walter F. George
Ohio Incumbent Haa Two to One Margin In His Contest With White
Ohio primary results show Gov. Martin L. Davey narrowing Charles Sawyer lead in the Democratic governor race as returns from 5,198 of 8601 precincts favor Sawyer 160,018 to 137,203, with strong Sawyer showings in Cuyahoga County while rural counties bolster Davey. Taft leads Day in the Republican U S Senate contest, Bulkley leads White in the Democratic Senate race, and Mosier and McSweeney contest the two nominating spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, G
Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Sawyer
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Davey
Fred M. Pickens
Cuyahoze
Cuyahoga
Committee
Robert A. Taft
Supreme Court
Arthur H. Day
U. S
John McSweeney
New Deal
Recount Threatens Cabell Bond Issue Delay
Recounts of ballots in Raleigh County uncovered a discrepancy of 14 votes ending in a threat to nullify an $849,000 Cabell school bond issue. Kanawha and other counties planned recounts today or tomorrow as officials seek to meet a deadline for a possible PWA grant.
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Raleigh
Cabell
Kanawha
Armory
Beckley
Huntington
T. E. Miller
Board of Education
Col. J. H. Long
PWA
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By Robert Quilien
Bluecirr
Grodekova
Baby Colan
Ray Birk Cook
State Board of Pharmacy
Cocker
Bulkley
Pope
Arkansas
Rep. McClellan
Idaho
Clark
FCC
Hattie Caraway
Robert J
Buley
Ben. Caraway
Sen. Bulkley
Ohie
Roowyelt
Ohio
Haa
White
Taft
GOP
Joe G. Gentry
Rev. A. M. Martin
State Senate
Elk
Dy, D.C. Peck
William J. Hussion
Peck
Marion
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