Breech Block Blast Hurts Nine on USS Marblehead
A breech block exploded during gunnery practice 50 miles off San Diego, injuring nine crew aboard the USS Marblehead. The accident occurred at 1:57 p.m. PST, as the fleet returned to port after a prior tragedy on the USS Mississippi twelve years ago.
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Naval Board
U.S.S. Marblehead
San Diego
Unites Press
Cal
U.S. S
Mississippi
U. S
Marblehead
Battle Force Light
Leo
Steve Morande
Seca
Blasa Seaman
Bureks
Percy William Cofer
Boatawain
Washington
Two Fairview Girls Drown Near Pond At Fair
Bodies of Annabel Barnhart and Helen Hlnkile were found in a pond near the village last night after a swimming mishap. One theory suggests one girl tried to rescue the other and both drowned. a naval board investigated the shipboard incident alongside.
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Annabel Barnhad
Lolly Bayphuet
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Mtr
Mevlis Ifinkie
Paul Barnhart
Heottiar
Gore
Slater
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Omni
Naval Board of Investigation
GW. Magrnduir
Choma
Roosevelt will decide fate of Quoddy project
President Roosevelt at Campobello Island concentrates on administration affairs and will discuss the Passamaquoddy tide harnessing and Ayuro electric power project with Army Engineers chief General Edwin Markham. WPA head Harry Hopkins may present plans for utilizing a 1.5 million dollar village built for the project. Roosevelt arrived by yacht Sewanee after a trip from Etang Island in New Brunswick.
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United Press
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Edwin Markam
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Congress
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WPA
Campobello
Mr. Roosevelt
Welsh Pool
LiEtang Island
New Brunswick
Beaverdam Rally to Feature Candidates and Music
Eastern Erie County Republicans sponsor a Saturday picnic in Mark Smith Grove Beaverdam with a nominal price meal served by local ladies. The morning offers games and a children’s singing contest, while the afternoon hosts talks by District Attorney Mortimer L. Graham, John Blackmore of Erie, and candidates WH Rose Joseph Ziesenhalm and E. Vanallsburg. Coleman band from Union City provides music. Transportation meets at Bill Park between 10 and 12.
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Erie County
Mark Smith
Graham
John Blackmore
Erie
WH Rose
Joseph Ziesenhalm
E. Vanallsburg
Coleman Band
Union City
Bill Park
Road to ruin bonus funds for Chrysler workers
United Press reports Detroit July 23 that Chrysler Automotive will distribute an additional 2 million dollars in bonuses on August 10, total for the year reaching 4.8 million. President H. K. Keller cites employee cooperation on the successful 1935 model year.
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United Press
Detroit
Chrysler Automotive Company
H. K. Keller
Keller
St Thomas Church Social Draws Large Crowd Despite Rain
Rain cut the St Thomas church lawn social short but Rev Francis J Graves said the event was a big success financially and socially. Concessions drew many patrons before the 845 departure time. prizes included a 25 award to Paul Weicht and various pillow cases, quilts, and table covers awarded to several winners.
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St. Thomas Church
Francis J. Graves
P. R
Graves
Paul Weicht
Margaret Crane
Mary Higgins
P. G. Lynch
Maude Keefe
Charles Graham
Foreigners evacuated from Madrid as war escalates
Reports from Madrid and Barcelona describe evacuations for foreigners including an American woman wounded in street fighting near Guadarama and pending plans for air or rail departures. The government warns of a stern counterattack and emergency measures, while rebel and loyalist forces clash near Zaragoza amid ongoing civil war.
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Washington
Sara
Guadarama
Madrid
Fernando Gallerado
Col
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Tampa
Fla
Times
Gallerado
State Department
Evle
Wendelin
Mediterranean
Department
Lert
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Simoor Ts Ermtes
Popular
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Anél Shor
Te War Ministry
Barcelona
Cguarted
Zaragoza
Veliat
H. Mele Cochran
Paris
Seville
Norwegian Steamer Mitwo Hounded by Fire Off California
The Norwegian steamer Mitwo, carrying a crew of 32, sent distress signals about a fire in its hold about 100 miles off the California coast. The vessel, traveling from Yokohama to San Pedro, altered course toward San Francisco as the Coast Guard cutter Khoe and headquarters respond to the emergency.
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United Press
San Francisco
Jly
Mitwo
California
Coast Guard
Yokohama
San Pedro
Khoe
Hold two as child succumbs to lye in Greensburg
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on July 20 Kenneth Wagner an aluminum plant worker and Jeasie Hankey 25 a domestic were held under guard as suspects in a case involving their infant daughter Dorothy Louisa Warner who died under mysterious circumstances last Saturday after being fed lye authorities say the two were held for questioning.
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Greensburg
Kenneth Wagner
Aluminum Company
Jeasie Hankey
Jay
Yne Infant
Dorothy
Louisa Warner
New Last Saturday
Rural Electrification Project Launched
Fifteen seamen died when the sand barge Material Service foundered off Lake Michigan near Chicago. Seven were saved after a sudden heavy sea overturned the vessel carrying 2400 tons of sand. Coast Guard searches and boats aided survivors, with divers expected to recover more bodies. Captain Charles D B Tere and First Mate John M Jolmary were among those aboard.
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Phil Newsom
United Press
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Pane Coast Guard
Thati Si Joys
John Mt. Jolmary
Hi Cor
Hextal
SuLly Chicken
Charles DB
Ued
Jon Weber
Inch Johnson
Burke Johnson
Washburn
Weber
Larson
Coast Guard
Sxittiywoo
Rails May Drop Fight On Rates
Eastern railroads weigh ending their opposition to reduced passenger fares after a rise in passenger revenues in June. Officials declined comment on the revenue uptick while the Interstate Commerce Commission remains cautious about the higher figures and the two cent per mile fare cut.
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Russell Tunwer
United Press
Washington
Interstate Couiterce Commission
Rotary Leader Club Speaker Visits Batavia District
George Barber district governor of Rotary of the 27th district Batavia N Y visited yesterday afternoon and evening meeting with club directors at 3 o eliek for a round table discussion. The members attended a dinner at Hotel Corry with Mr BuyBer as guest speaker. All but three or twenty attended the inn and enjoyed the talk on Rotary principles. Mrs Boyd Parker accompanied for assembly winging a feature of the meeting.
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George Barber
Rotary
Batavia
Pal Bhy
Ottela
Uje
O'Elieke
Hotel Corry
Buyber
Yarrany
Boyd Parker
Florida Storm Threats West Coast Coastline
A intensified tropical storm threatens Florida with gales along the West Florida coast this afternoon and tonight. Winds may reach hurricane velocity in exposed coastal areas as the system tracks toward the state.
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Florida
United Press
Miami
Fla
Pay roll bandits scour South Jersey flats
Federal, state and city officers combed South Jersey flat country in a day long hunt for a payroll holdup gang that had operated with marked success in Philadelphia. G men received a detailed description from Washington of the group that staged a daylight holdup yesterday and fled across the state line.
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United Press
Philadelphia
South Jersey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washingeton
Acros
New Jersey
City Officials Condemn Many Old Buildings
Safety Director C A Duke Fire Chief Andrew Pantvom and Police Chief John D Wlantzan led a city wide survey of old structures deemed public nuisances and likely to be condemned. Demolition requests were largely refused and a council report will guide next moves, potentially transferring ownership to the city via school and state/ county relinquishments.
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Andrew Pantvom
John D. Wlantzan
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Board of Education
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First Avenue
Four Storm Deaths in Tri-State District
United Press reports four storm fatalities in the tri state area after a violent electrical storm Monday night. Victims include Heng Williams, 23, of Wisconsin, who died at Viewtown when a grandstand collapsed in Smack, Pennsylvania. Other deaths occurred in New Martinsville and Sherrard, West Virginia, as area cleanup begins and damage tops nearly a million dollars.
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Tristate Tistyier
Heng Willams
Negro
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Viewtown
Winda
Smack
Jol MfcCunn
New Martinsville
Sherrard
WPA Inquiry Blocked in Pennsylvania Senate Seat
A federal judge issued a preliminary nationwide restraining order blocking a state senate investigation into the Work Programs Administration in Pennsylvania. Judge Alert Wo Jormasr ruled the injunction was necessary to prevent immediate and irreparable harm to the federal agency while Republican senators probe the organization and its functions.
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WPA
United Press
Lewisburg
State Senate
Worker Progress Administration
Wo Jormasr
Tudge Lehr
Celebration to mark Rural Electrification launch in Crawford County
Thousands from Erie and nearby counties expected for the opening ceremony near the Fountain House farm in Crawford County. Morris J. Cooke will turn the first shovel for a 1.2 million project to bring electric lines to about 4,000 farms in Erie, Crawford, Warren, Mercer and Venango. Event includes free ice cream, platform for cooperative directors, and a planned 124 mile line into Ble Creek township. Rain or shine, with parking provided.
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Ioennsylvania
Crawford County
Morris JL. Cooke
Sudenine
Federal
REA
A. 'D.' Staffilirook
Unis Vity
Craward County
Ble Creek
Evie
Stainbrook
Fountain House
Blooming Valley
Waynesburg Rain Jubilee Marks Annual July Gloom
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on July 29 a long running tradition brings rain after a sunny spell. The town of about five thousand fills the streets as storm clouds roll in just after 10 o’clock signaling the rain jubilee. Residents gather near Byron Daily’s store to witness the event and claim the tattered jay bag testifies to the rite.
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United Press
Byron
Local WPA to speed school project in Erie
Local officials and WPA headquarters in Erie discussed expediting the Lehry Vocational School remodeling project. Delays in the federal allocation arrival have stalled work, but Erie WPA authorities promised to petition Harrisburg immediately to secure authorization to proceed.
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WPA
Erie
Clerry
Hew
Harrisburg
Believe Watchman Sole Key to Murder
Daniel Gaddy, a 28 year old hotel watchman, is in custody in Asheville amid the Helen Clevenger murder inquiry. Sheriff Lavranes Brown says Gaddy has told all he knows about the attack and shooting of the 18 year old New York University honor student days ago. Other suspects have been released as the case moves toward resolution.
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United Press
Asheville
Daniel Gaddy
Sherif Lavranes
Brown
Helen Clevenger
Lept Gaddy
New Yorth University
L. D. Roddy
Miss Clevenger
Lindbergh to Lunch With Hitler Planned in Berlin
United Press reports Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is scheduled to travel to Berchtesgaden tomorrow for lunch with Adolf Hitler. The Berlin engagement, if confirmed, signals a high profile meeting between the American aviator and the German leader amid ongoing wartime diplomacy.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Berchteszaden
Ha- Varis
Wuhrer
Hitler
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