Farley Expected to Resign as Postmaster General Today
Washington July 2 United Press Farley former New York boxing commissioner and Roosevelt ally may resign as postmaster general today to devote time to the 1936 campaign He will stay as Democratic National Committee chairman and aid the New Deal effort Norris Nebraska independent progressive urges separation of the post office department from politics The political move fits Roosevelt Farley strategy to pace announcements through late summer or early autumn
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Lyle ¢. WiLson
United Press
Washington
James A. Farley
New York
Roosevelt
White House
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt, Farley and Co
Postmaster General Committee
George W. Noris
Nebraska
Post Office Department
Norris
Jumes A. Parley
Clear Boy in Murder of Mother
CHICAGO July 2 United Press reports 7 year old Jimmy Thompson was freed from all suspicion in the killing of his mother Mrs Florence Thompson Gusts a cabaret girl Police Captain Willian O Brien said the boy could not have wielded the knife and his account is likely a dream with an over developed imagination
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United Pre
Chicago
Gimmy ‘Thompson
Florence Thompson
Jimmy
Willian O'Brien
Jimny
Labor unions urge steel campaign amid CIO AFL rift
A council of war gathers in Washington as 10 powerful labor unions join CIO leaders with John L. Lewis to push industrial unionism. The meeting weighs responses to AFL President Green and plans to expand to textiles and rubber, risking a major industry labor conflict. Senate panel also moves to probe use of spies and strike breakers by big industries, with LaFollette proposing a broader inquiry.
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C. L. Sulzberger
United Press
Sta
Washington
Council of War
John L. Lewis
Lewin
Committee For Industrial Organization
William Green
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Green
Executive Council
Organtze Steel
Ates
Senate Committee On Education Today
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Union City man dies after auto crash near Waterford
Roger McIntyre a 37 year old Union City foreman at Union City Chair Company died at Union City Hospital from a heart attack induced by injuries in an auto crash east of Waterford Tuesday evening. His wife Phyllis and son Robert survived with minor injuries while daughter Phyllis is mis-stated. two brothers expected from California. Funeral plans pending word from siblings.
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Roger McIntyre
Upting City
Union City Hospital
Waterford
McIntyré
Allen
Union City
California
Union City Chair Company
NEA backs campaign against teacher dismissals
United Press reports at the NEA annual convention in Portland addressing academic freedom and listing cities with alleged unwarranted firings. The tenure committee deemed two Valhalla teachers unjustly dismissed and noted school noncooperation with a subsequent inquiry.
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United Press
Portland
Ore
National Educational Association Today
Weattett
Leathers
Fletcher-Harrison
Valhalla
W.B. A
Peasant Disturbances Kill Fifteen in Warsaw Area
Fifteen persons were killed and about twenty wounded in two sections of the low district during peasant disturbances that swept through Warsaw last night and today. The clashes disrupted the region and prompted emergency measures. Local authorities reported the casualty figures as the unrest continued into the day.
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Warsaw
Low
Wheat futures surge amid drought destroying grain crops
Wheat futures jumped seven cents per bushel across North American markets as drought fears intensified. A port report claimed 100,000,800 bushels of spring wheat were lost in June, worsening supply concerns and fueling price gains.
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Hugagu
Inter Exchange
Railroads seek more Seattle Portland passenger trains
Four railroads Northern Pacific Great Northern Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Tyson Paul 0 applied to the T C G for permission to increase Seattle to Portland passenger services. They have operated joint trains since 1825 and seek to raise pool trains from three to four daily to meet rising passenger business.
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T. C G
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
Northern
Great Northern
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation
Sinc
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Morgenthau reports year's deficit and relief costs
Secretary Morgenthau defended New Deal spending and attributed higher relief deficits to Congress, the Supreme Court, and relief programs. He said fiscal year totals show income above estimates and expenditures below, signaling progress in curbing deficits. Senator O Mahoney urged that repaid loans will shrink the public debt to its Roosevelt era level.
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Hobart CG
Montee
United Press
Washington
New Deal
Congress
Supreme Court
Morgentha
Morgenthan
Joseph GC. O'Mahoney
Wyo
German dirigible sets new crossing record
The Hindenburg completed the North Atlantic crossing in 56 hours and 6 minutes from Prannifort Germany to Lakehurst New Jersey. It beat its previous time of 58 hours 55 minutes and arrived over New York City at 2 25 a.m. but waited for daylight to stock.
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United Press
Lakiaurst
N. J
North Atlantis
Pranifort
Germany
New York City
Lakehurst
Kidnaped Bride-To-Be Returns Home In New York
Middleburg New York state police announced that Miss Orva Wager a 20 year old prospective bride who was kidnapped overnight at Norwich returned to her home yesterday.
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Vy United Rrese
Middleburg
N. Y
Tully
Ory Wager
Drie
Norwich
N.Y
Tarlay
Young Auto Thief Brought In After Packard Tamperage
Warren police arrest 15 year old Richard Courtne from Pittsburgh after he tampered with a Packard sedan last night. Patrolman IH Burlingamer and Constable Ljoya Ruppersberger recovered the stolen car and notified owner J A Rockwell, a Warren resident, that the machine was found. The youth was taken into custody and held in Warren today as the investigation concluded.
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Warren
Patrolmay IH
Burlingamer
Ljoya Ruppersberger
Richard Courtne
Pittsburgh
J. A.rockwell
Erle
Youngstown Papers Merge To Form Consolidated Daily
The Founsstown Vindicator announces acquisition of the Youngstown Telegram, a Scrippa Howard paper, and that the two will consolidate into one newspaper effective tomorrow.
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Youngstown
Founsstown Vindicator Today
Youngstown Telegram
Scrippa Howard
Probe French Creek Pollution and Fish Die
A joint inquiry by the fish commission and the health department investigates mass fish deaths along French Creek below Meadville. Field teams searched Clarion River and nearby streams, with Meadville based officials coordinating as they seek a pollution cause.
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French Creek
Union Press
Farrisbury
Fish Commission
Bureau of Engineering
Health Department
Meadville
Engineerie Bureau
Wilkinsburg
Vuphter
Clarion River
Briges
Wile
Wrench Creek
C. H. Young
CécHiranton
Mead- Ville
Three Killed in Dynamite Blast Near Nowata
A premature detonation of dynamite shattered a vase of dynamite near Nowata Oklahoma two miles north of town today killing three men. Identified victims are Frank Roundtree 35 of Duncan a bridge construction foreman A W Murphy 65 of Nowata a laborer and a third man from Nowata not identified.
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Uniten Press
Novata
Ola
Frank Roundtree
Duncan
Agang
A. W. Murphy
Nowata
Suspect Arrested in Good Friday Bombings in Pa
Wilkes Barre police and postal inspectors arrested Michael Fu gman of Hanover Township a former associate of Thomas Maloney head of the United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania. The Good Friday bombings killed three and injured two.
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United Press
Wilkes-Barre
Michael Fugmann
Hanover Township
Thomas Maloney
United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania
Planning Big Air Base Near Fairbanks
A special board will depart to select a suitable site near Fairbanks Alaska for a Hilge outpost airport authorized by Congress under the Wilcox bill. The sunfield is expected to handle at least 1 000 planes if the Wilcox provisions are enacted.
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Big
Alaska
Washington
Wace
Threst Offic
Fairbanks
Rains Help Broad Regions Amid Drought Continues
Rains fell across large agricultural areas today but failed to end the long drought in the Dakotas and Montana leaving about 100,000 farm families destitute. Weather bureau notes widespread showers except in North and South Dakota, Montana and nearby areas. Additional local showers forecast for the Ohio Valley within 26 hours.
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United Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Montana
Worth
Dakota
Ohio Valley
Bradford Man Named in Suit Over Alienation Case
Miami lawyer cites hotel night watchman testimony of seeing Malloy and Mrs. Eagar in compromising positions in a Bradford case. Edgar sues Mallory for 3200,000 alleging alienation of affections and seduction of his former wife Mrs. James Wigan. Witness claims multiple sightings and that he dragged Mallory from a room during one visit.
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United Press
Miami
Fla
Jilly
Lewis Malloy
Til
Bradford
Tormier
James Wigan
Detroit
Edgar
Mallory
William Holstrunk
Mrs. Eagar
Alice
Hagar
Doctors Prepare Rare Separation Operation For Siamese Twins
Medford Mass July 2 surgeons rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a high risk separation of newborn Siamese twins both girls born yesterday at Winthrop Street Everett Mass. The first born weighed seven pounds and died at 1015 last night. The second weighed five pounds and remained alive as of early today. doctors planned the delicate procedure if feasible.
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United Pices
John V. Vernaglia
Medford
Businesswoman Shot to Death in Chicago Office
Miss Arinabells Blake a 33 year old retired businesswoman was shot dead in her near North Side apartment in Chicago. Police believe the killer was another woman who asked directions to the apartment five minutes earlier.
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Sy United Proan
Chicago
Arinabells Blake
Bide
Anothe
U S Cooperation With League Of Nations Urged
Wallace Carroll reports from Geneva that Danish foreign minister Munen urged the League of Nations to seek cooperation from the United States and other non-member nations. The assembly debated sanctions on Italy and Ethiopia as it moves to address the crisis and consider non-member participation and consultative pacts.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
Geneva
Per Munen
League of Nations Assembly
United States
Assembly
Mm. Moth
Switzerland
Coordination Committee
Dntitralian Ganetons
Munch
Italy
Cnquest
Ethiopia
League
Wootta
Danzig
New Patrolmen Assigned to Troop 1 Franklin
Seven officers from the State Highway Patrol training school will join Troop 1 Franklin to speed opening a patrol substation in the city. Graduation exercises in Harrisburg awarded diplomas to 84 cadets. keynote speakers included Revenue Secretary John B. Kelly and Capt. Charles H. Quarles. Scholastic honors went to Calvin H. Hamburger and Clifford G. Yatmer.
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State Highway Patrol
Franklin
Inhis City
Harisburg
Revenue
John B. Kelly
Charles H. Quarles
Calvin H. Hamburger
Castaned
Olifford G. Yabner
Franklin—Davied Berenson
New Kensington
Paul T.J
Gatmer
Parkers Landing
Walter L. J
Guthbert
Vandergrift
Donald
Ittler
Fishertown
John H. Biller
Pittsburgh
William J. Smith
Bele Vernon
Clifford G. Yatmer
Patton
Flood Toll Rises as Texas Storms Kill Three in Kyle
July 2 1938 Dallas bureau reports 22 dead from sudden cloudbursts across south Texas. In Kyle near Austin and San Antonio three bodies pulled from floodwaters, homes submerged, bridges washed out, towns inundated. Widespread property damage and rising waters threaten more structures as relief efforts begin.
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Jay Wells
United Press
Dallas
Tex
Kyle
South
Texas
Waler
Gonzales
Soul Tex
Kyl
Austin
San Antonio
Old Kyle
Traias
Nixon
Gonzales County
Tlip Botes
Clarence Wernotte
Betty Jean
Bail Joan
Sandies Crea Wernette
Wileyeil
Wernette
Clareys Mortis
Antonio
Beatrice Hardy
Elizabeth Hardy
Vig
John N. Garner
AL Ubland
Uate Wye
Real Estate Tax Cap Proposal Debated in Harrisburg
A 10 mill cap on real property taxes was urged by real estate groups in Harrisburg at a public hearing before the Senate Committee on constitutional changes. Joe Ziesenheim of Erie introduced the amendment, with Charles J. Mitchell of the Philadelphia Real Estate Board noting assessments often reach 150 percent of value and the measure fits the current session agenda.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Joe Ziesenheim
R. Erie
Senate Committee On
Philadelphia
Charles J. Mitchell
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Cangaiza
Lawis-Green
Union
NEA
National Association
Morgenthau
Secretary of Treasury
Lewis Mallory
U.S
League OF Nations
Ziesenheim
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