Drought Heat Wave Reaches Third Week
Two thirds of the United States faces ongoing drought and unprecedented heat as millions suffer and cattle perish. Water shortages intensify, with farmers, hospitals, and cities strained by dry rivers and rising food costs. States from Oklahoma to Illinois report scarce supplies and rising prices as wells are dug and water hoarding increases.
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United Press
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Kansas City
United States
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United Press Foundation
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Chizago
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Aures
Dallas
Omaha
Okishoma
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Pinchot Still Hopes U.S. Funds Continue
Governor Pinchot said he has not planned a special legislative session and will use all means to avoid one to secure unemployment relief funds. He questioned a Democratic statement from Washington and planned to meet Chester Rhodes and federal officials to gauge relief attitudes. Rhodes, Guffey, and Lawrence accompanied the party.
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Democratic Leaders Center
Washington
Ross Downing
United Press
Harrisburg
Chester A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Marvin McI ‘Ntyre
Aubrey Williams
Federal Relief Administration
Joseph Guffey
U. S
David A. Lawrence
Believe Aluminum Strike Averted Near Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on July 25 prospects grew that the Amer Company of America would yield to union demands and avoid a close shop. The deadline for acceptance of terms was moved to August 4 to allow company officials time to study proposals. The union, claiming significant membership, cited recent strike activity as leverage while 60 workers in the Kennington and Arnold districts faced scheduling and wage issues.
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Farmer Killed in Fall From Wagon Near Girard
July 25 in Bria details a farm accident at the ER Tag gert farm near Girard. Joseph Chapman aged 47, a laborer, fell from a hay wagon and sustained a broken neck. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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Ennee Bria
Joseph Chapman
Taggert Farm
Girard Chapman
Three Maniacs Escape From Lima Ohio Hospital
United Press reports three inmates at Lima State Hospital for Criminal Insanity escaped after a guard was threatened with an apparent pistol. The trio Fred Smith Napoleon leader Fred Himtey and Lawrence Steiner fled in a car as a posse including the Allen County sheriff Lima police and state highway patrol hunted them.
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Lima
Lima State Hospital
Fred Smith
Napoleon
Fred Himtey
Youngstown
O.P
Lawrence Steiner
Smith
John Halter
Halter
South
Sherif Don Larher
Allen County
State LighWay
Seurch
Fire destroys J W & A P Howard blacksmith shop
Early today a fire at the J W & A P Howard Company plant damaged the blacksmith shop on the eastern city edge. Loss estimated at 8000 dollars, contents including forges and equipment destroyed, cause undetermined though possibly a spark from a passing train. A second grass fire on Liberty Street caused minor damage but was quickly contained.
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Paulsen
Ie Department
Liberty Street
Trade treaty with Cuba moves toward signing
Washington July 25 early steps toward a Cuban American trade agreement were taken as the committee for reciprocal information finished public hearings on a series of trade pacts. A draft treaty has been negotiated and awaits the president's signature to become effective after reviewing 24 legal briefs and industry views on what to include or omit.
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Washington
Committee For
Promotions for two who led war on Dillinger
Washington July 25 Federal agents Melvin H Purvis and Samuel F Cowley who directed the raid ending John Dillinger in Chicago have been rewarded with promotions and salary increases Director Edger Hoover of the Justice Department division of investigation said Promotions will be recommended for several others who did outstanding work in the Dillinger hunt and special recognition will go to the agent who fired the shots that brought down the desperado The agent identity is closely guarded Hoover said it was not Purvis or Cowley Salary increases for Purvis were not disclosed and salaries for field office chiefs range from 4400 to 5400 a year
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Washington
Melvin H. Purvis
Samuel F. Cowley
John Dillinger
Chicago
Edger Hoover
Justice Department Division of Investigation
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Killed by Truck Near Meadville In Fatal Crash
Meadville Pa July 2 Kenneth Lewis 46 of Frederickabuts died and Ethel Cole 46 of Fredericks huey was injured when struck by a truck driven by John Nellans Springhill N M as they walked along the highway. Coroner's report dismissed Lewis. inquest held. Cole remained in hospital recovering.
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Meadville
Kenneth Lewis
Frederickabuts
Ethel Cole
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Huey
Byham
John Nellans
Springhill
Tellers
Lewis
Cole
Iis Hospital
Woman in Red figure questioned after Dillinger death
Chicago July 25 government agents killed John Dillinger Sunday and trials follow. The woman in red linked to the case was briefly held under protection after a police briefing as authorities refused to discuss her role. Anne Sage, 43, owner of a disorderly house, denied knowledge of Dillinger’s final days and whereabouts.
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Chicago
John
Nana
Killinger
Clemency Granted to Youth In Hex Slaying Case
Harrisburg July 25. Curry 19 year old York county hex slayer Nelson 12 Rehmyer won clemency from Gov. Pinchot and the pardon board. A life imprisonment sentence was commuted to 20 years for complete degree murder and the offender is to be eligible for parole in 1995 after serving the minimum term of 10 years. The board also approved commutations and one pardon for other prisoners, including Saul Kien for election fraud.
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Yorke County
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Wastaw Penitentiary
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Harry J. Goss
Cane
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Allegheny
Martin Keal
Beaver
Ferree Murrer
Michael Scunchinski
Lackawanna
John K.lindermuth
Jefferson
William J. McMallen
Philadelphia
Paul Mileshaskas
Laverne
Albert Miller
Paul Molko
Dauphin
Arthur W. Piersa
Ls High
Charles Sherman
Eatsward F Staples
Harold Taylor
Warren
Three Burn 10 Death In Auto After Crash
A July 25 Lorain report states three men died when their car crashed into a Nickel Plate freight train at French Creek road crossing and caught fire. Victims were Paul Kotoso driver and owner Frank Blobe of La Grange and Michael Jayborn of Lorain. Police say the men were returning to Kofosa’s farm where Blobe and Jayborn worked. Train crew said the car was traveling at high speed at impact.
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French Creek Road Crossing
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Michael Jayborn
Trea
Kofosa
Blobe
Ayborn
Texas is Menaced by Storm Sweep Along Gulf Coast
Hurricane winds battered the Texas coast from Galveston to west of Port O Connor. Many marooned, including 18 at the San Luis Pass coast guard station. Barometer fell, readings near 29.24 as tides rose and breakers struck shore. Two campers on Galveston Beach missing amid heat relief search.
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Houston
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Port O'Connor
Coast Guard
San Luis Pass
Port OC
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Mreeport
Galveston Beach
Unannounced District H O L C Appointment in Northwestern PA
District Home Owners Loan Corp in northwestern Pennsylvania awaits an announced successor to Schloss as district manager after Erie talks with state manager LaPorte. Rumors place Col. W. S. Pole under question, and a statewide decision on reorganization is pending. Democratic county leaders support Schloss for reappointment.
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Home Owners ‘Loan Corporation
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Jury Charged In Mail Fraud Swindle Case
In New York on July 26 Federal Judge Carroll Hincks charged jurors that Jamies McKay and William Graham may be guilty of a continuing mail fraud scheme. He said proof must show the mails were used to complete the fraudulent scheme and that the defendants were parties to it even without personally using the mails. The case centers on a Reno gambling operation and the pocket book game as alleged continuing fraud.
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James McKay
William Graham
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New York
United Press New York
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William
Curley Graham
Raud
Hincks
Butler man ends life after wife files divorce suit
Louis Weiseman, 56, of Butler, reportedly faced a failed marriage after Carrie Weiseman filed for divorce last May. A newspaper clipping described his crisis and wrack, and later his body was found in the Allegheny River. The clipping was kept in his wallet, suggesting he clung to a possible escape.
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Allegheny River
Encampment winds down as 12 000 Guard in review
At Camp Muir Mt Gretna Pa the 28th Division of the Pennsylvania National Guard resumes training after yesterday’s divisional review honoring Governor Gifford Pinchot. Units including artillery infantry and cavalry push ahead with three days left in the war problem exercise against a mythical Red army. Major General Edward C. Shannon oversees the expansive drill designed to showcase the nation’s guard in mass.
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Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania National Guard
Gifford Pinchot
Indiantown Gap Reservation
Red Army
Ank Corps
Cavalry
Edward C. Shannon
Pinchot
National Guard
Settlement Talks On U S Soviet Debts Open at State Dept
Washington July 25 Conversations to resolve the long pending dispute over debts owed to the United States since the Communist Revolution opened today at the State Department. The talks mark a step toward a settlement with the Soviet government over overdue payments and financial claims.
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Washington
United States
Alate
Austrian Coup Seizes Cabinet In Vienna Crisis
July 25 Vienna reports a bold putsch by Austrian Nazis, capturing Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss and ministers. After a siege at the chancellery, Major Emil Fey announced the ministers were freed as government forces pressed the scene. The incident signals a temporary disruption of government while the nation faces a volatile political crisis.
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Jollfuss
Emil Fey
Dollfuss Killed in Nazi Uprising in Vienna
Prague reports July 25 that Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss was killed during the Nazi revolt in Vienna. The Austrian legation said he died in the rebellion, with the government building seized and cabinet members arrested as violence erupted across the city.
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Czechoslovakia
Legation
Engelbert Dollfuss
Vienna
Vienna Isolated As Communications Cut During Coup
Reports from Vienna describe a night of turmoil as Nazis attack gendarmie posts and seize the wireless station. An attempted assassination in Linz is noted, while Dollfuss and Fey reportedly fled as the axis moved into the cabinet room. State of emergency declared in Innsbruck with troops occupying public buildings.
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