FDR Plans Second Blow At Marylander In 1934 Fight
Washington reports say President Roosevelt will skip Maryland on Labor Day to attack Sen. Millard E. Tydings in renomination efforts. He plans a Labor Day address to condemn Tydings and highlight Rep. David J. Lewis while postponing South Carolina moves against Sen. Cotton Ed Smith. The purge targets widen as investigations unfold into Edgar B. Dunlap and U. S. District Attorney Lawrence Camp staff influence.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
White House
Tydings
David J. Lewis
Lewis
South Carolina
Cotton Ed” Smith
Edgar Brown
Olin
Torington
Breves
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Edgar B. Dunlap
Georgia
RFC
UD. & Dist. Atty
Lawrence Camp
Walter F. George
George Diamisp
George
Atlanta
Camp
New York
Jono J. O'Connor
Allien W. Dulles
O'Connor
James H. Fay
Rep
Hamilton Fish
al Smith
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
John 5. Myers
Earle Jones
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Myers
Franco Opens New Offensive in Spanish Civil War
General Franco redirects insurgent forces for a fresh offensive aimed at ending the two year conflict before winter. Heavy aerial bombardments hit Barcelona and coastal villages Sitges and Vallcarca, with more than 450 casualties reported. Insurgent airmen reportedly sank the British freighter Stanbrook after an earlier bomb attack on Stanforth. Gandia port pilots said bombings destroyed several houses. The push targets Valencia and Barcelona, key government strongholds alongside Madrid.
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Hendaye
France
Franco
Barcelona
Catalonia
Sitges
Vallcara
Stanbrook
Une
Gandia
Valencia
Madrid
Railroads seek extension of coal freight rate hike
Washington reports that the nation's railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to extend temporary increases in freight rates on bituminous coal. They contend their financial condition is highly critical and the higher rates yield about 1.5 million dollars in additional monthly revenue. The prior approval dated October 19, 1937, expires December 31 unless extended.
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Washington
Peti
Interstate Commerce Commission
LL. C
British Demand Germany Free Visa Officer
London anxiously pressed Berlin for a full explanation after Capt Thomas Kendrick British passport officer in Vienna was arrested by German police Kendrick had no diplomatic immunity and Germany argued its rights The seizure prompts concerns among British officials over Jewish refugee movements and visa practices while Kendrick and his wife planned a Swiss vacation
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London
Foreign Office
Germany
Thomas Kendrick
Vienna
Berlin
Kendrick
Freilassing
Bavaria
Switzerland
England
Nazia
Britain
Austria
Ion
Metcaife
George Hits At New Dealers In Georgia Race
Sen. Walter F. George charged that new dealers are Communists as he campaigned for renomination in Macon Georgia. He urged voters to respond to Edgar Dunlap's resignation from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation wired to RFC officials claiming he opposed George's reelection. George compared Dunlap’s removal to undermining federal office holders aided by Roosevelt-backed supporters.
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Macon
UINS
Walter F. George
Georgia
Edgar Dunlap
Atlanta
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dunlap
RFC
Sen. George
Nia
George
U. 5
Atty
Lawrence Camp
Roosevelt
Kentucky child “Skippy” offered new home after flood rescue
In Martinsburg a Kentucky couple, W Lyons of Lexington, offered to adopt three year old “Skippy” also known as David, rescued from a Harpers Ferry flood era chicken coop. Officials explained neglect led to malnutrition and speech delay, with hospital care underway and plans for his future housing under review.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Skippy
Martinsburg Hospital
Martinsburg
Lyons, Jr
Harpers Ferry
Charles Town
Department of Public Assistance
Chris Dalley
Lyons
Mary Sweeney Terry
Public Assistance Department
David
Watt
School For Deaf
Romney
Terry
Bus Waiting Device Demonstrated in Spencerport
A notched post back scratcher, devised by W. R. Garrard, is shown by Garrard's son Burdett at the bus terminal in Spencerport. A dozen people use the device daily while waiting for a bus.
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Spencerport
W. R. Garrart
Garrard
Burdett
Stathers Heads Bar Association Elects Leader at West Virginia Meet
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Aug. 19. ILA permanent committee to study unauthorized practice of law set up by state bar association. William G. Stathers of Clarksburg elected president and head of executive council. Members include Ashton Fite Beckley Rolla Campbell Huntington Wrycett Grafton James Gusher Clarksburg and T F. Hardmen. Wright Hugus Wheeling urges compulsory membership to practice law, citing defects of voluntary groups.
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White Sulphur Springs
ILA
State Bar Association
William G. Stathers
Clarksburg
Ashton Fite
Beckley
Rolla
D. Campbell
Huntington
Wryc
Ett
Graftan
James Gusher
T. FP
Hardmen
West Virginia University College of Lhe
Wright Hugus
Wheeling
Thomas 8. Jackson
Charleston
Canada
H. H. Davis
Canadian Supreme Court
Davis
C. T. Greydean
Two Youths Slain as WPA Worker Held in Slaying
Two men, Chancey J Huffman 18 and Carper Williams 22, were killed in a roadside brawl on Davis Creek near Route 13just before midnight. A WPA worker, Buck Williams 25, was arrested at his parents home. Coroner James E Roberts said investigations were ongoing.
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Davis Creek
Route 13
WPA
Wurior Qrab Carper Williams
Clayburn’ Williams
James E. Roberts
Corrigan Will Eat Way He Pilots Plane
The Honorable Society of Corrigans announced plans for Corrigan tomorrow in Chicago. The event will feature backwards flight with a meal starting with pie and ending with appetizers. Corned beef hash is set as the main dish.
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Corrigan
Chicago
Honorable Society of Corrigans
Douglas
Burned Down House To Cover Up Crime
Stanton North Carolina August 11 A Lutheran pastor Rev Helo Janssen began a life term after confessing to poisoning a housemaid and burning the parsonage to conceal evidence of an affair and a pregnancy The judge cited guilty plea and urgent session as Janssen said he acted in desperation to stop the girl from exposing relations to his wife and two sons
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Stanton
N. C
UNS Wepittiy
Helo Janssen
Janssen
Alma
Kruckenberg
H. L. Berry
Mercer County
Janesen
Krem
Bismarck
John Kruckenberg
Floyd Sperry
Tex
Seer
Britisher Hits 300 Mile Per Hour At Bonneville
English speed ace John Cobb drove a new turtle shaped car to reach 300 mph on the Salt Flats test strip near Bonneville Utah. He aimed for the measured mile record as adjustments continued. Cobb reported minor troubles and expressed confidence in further runs after refinements.
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Bonneville
Salt Flats
Utah
John &. Cobb
London
George E. T. Eyston
Malcolm Campbell
Cobb
Hebrew Names Decreed For Jews
In Berlin an edict by the interior and justice ministries orders all German Jews to adopt Hebrew first names Israal for men and Sarah for women. Jews must register the new names by January 1 and Jewish children at birth will receive Old Testament names. The decree does not apply to foreign Jews in the Reich.
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Berlin
Israel
Sarah
Gerany
Ministries of the Interior and Justice
Israal
Jacob
Reich
Harlem Numbers Kings Say Schultz Mobsters Stole Their Business
In New York Harlem numbers bosses testify in J J Hines trial over a $12500 theft from the policy pot. Witnesses describe Schultz influence, campaign fund aims, and connections to former officials during the 1930s mayoral era.
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Harlem Numbers Kings
Schultz
Democratic
Damon Runyon
INS
New York
Harlem
J. J. Hines
Tammany
Eratic
George Weinberg
Big Joe
Ison
Spasm
Alex Pompey
Stems
Pomipez
George
Law of Raleigh county deputy sheriff Thompson slain in gunfight
Faith Thompson, 26, named deputy sheriff of Raleigh County West Virginia to succeed her husband killed in a gunfight with a robber suspect. The incident occurred as authorities pursued the fleeing suspect.
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Alear É Af ’ Fork Hills
Raleigh County
W. Va
Jis Faith Thompson
Old TVA Feud Reopened Sparks House Hearing Fire
Knoxville dispatch reports TVA Director David Lilienthal charging the congressional probe into the Tennessee Valley Authority was obtained through false pretenses amid renewed tensions with former chairman Arthur Morgan. The hearing also featured a hissed remark about TVA and rostrum jibes as Morgan accused Lilienthal of personal corruption.
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Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley
Arthur E. Morgan
Lilion
Roosevelt
Lilienthal
Morgan
Radio Repairmen Retrieve Diamond-Back Rattler
In Atlanta Texas an elderly man brought a radio to a repair shop. Workers found a 30 inch diamond-back rattlesnake inside. It took two hours to safely remove the hissing reptile, leaving the radio repaired.
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Atlanta
Tex
A. O. Petty
Redia
Axe Again Falls On Handbooks
CHICAGO August 18 Courtneys axemen hit the gambling milieu again wrecking handbooks and junking fixtures in a West Side sneak joint A manager and doorman were arrested as two major handbooks were ruined along with race chairs and payoffs counters The drive followed months of effort to convict gamblers and 68 people arrested in 31 raids were freed in municipal court for illegal entry faulty warrants or insufficient evidence
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Chicago
Thomas J. Courtney
Courtney
West Side
Washington Park
Tom Courtney
State's Biggest Reunion To Attract Thousands
Flat Top West Virginia August news reports a massive Lilly family reunion drawing thousands. A. A. Cousin Abe Lilly presides as speakers include R. C. Uncle Bob Lilly, Gov Holt, and Secretary of State William S. O'Brien. Mercer County Miners band opens. closing sermon by Rev S Howard Cadle.
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Flat Top
W. Va
Lillys
West Virginia
A. A
Abe” Lilly 3
Charleston
Robert Lilly
Lilly
Bluestone Osiver
New
Summers County
R. C
Bob” Lilly
Bluefield
Mercer County Miners Band of
McComas
Franklin Lilly
Coolridge
Gov. Holt
Howard
Cadle
Indianapolis
H. E. DeJarnette
Princeton
M. R. Hamill
The
Road Commission
P. J. Meador
Hartley Sanders
William S. O'Brien
Joseph Lilly
Des Moines
Iowa
Hartey M. Kilgore
Beckley
Hough Tice
Date Set for Vote on Bonds in South Charleston
South Charleston voters will go to the polls September 20 to decide on a municipal building gymnasium stadium and street sewer improvements totaling over 200000. City council set election officials and named bond issues including 7500 for city hall fire station gymnasium auditorium stadium grading and drainage and 52500 for sewer and street work with additional federal funds up to 367000 to complete the project. Council also agreed to buy a 20 acre Davis Creek lot for a garbage incinerator site and to enforce garbage separation. Ward and other permits were approved for Massey Circle sewer and Frank Legg auto and fender shop on Eighth Avenue.
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South Charleston
Davis” Creek
City Recorder
J. W. Londeree
Curie Wise
Rere Iy
Massey Circle
Forest Avenue
Souncilman Thomes
Frank Legg
Eighth Avenue
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Smith
Tillie Willis
Hebert Quillen
Captain Kindrick
Behin
Stathers Heads Bar Association
Chancey J. Huffman
Carper Williams
N. D. Clerie
Help Jamasen
Jimmy Hines Club
Weinberg
Pompe
Sehultx
Democratic Campaign’ Fund
Big Joe” Ison
Dixie Davis
Sehultz
Bays
Jimmy Hines
Dewey
Hines
Pecota
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Fig Reece
Conynne
Stryker
Francis J. Erwin
Pecora
Magstrate Hulan Capshaw
Erwin
Dist
Dodge
Ceurt
Jenkins
Thomas Jenkins
R.onio
Congress
Francis Biddle
Dr. Morgen
Abe’ Ie
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