Heat-Torn Midwest Faces Record Temperatures and Deaths
The storm of heat grips the Midwest with a record spring heat wave. Four more deaths raise the season total near 200 as California and Missouri report fatalities and other states endure temperatures between 100 and 114 degrees. Snow falls on Pikes Peak while plains and mountain regions endure extreme heat.
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California
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Iowa
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Texas
Severe heat grips Alabama with forecasted relief delayed
Statewide heat waves persist in Alabama especially in the Tennessee Valley. Sunday’s high temperatures reached near 100 in multiple cities with Florence at 106 and Decatur 104 while Mobile stayed cooler at 88 with light showers noted in some areas.
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Anniston
Mobile
Ozark
Eufaula
Auburn
Thomasville
Union Springs
Greensboro
Birmingham water loan bid aims for 7 million gallon daily supply
Washington reports pledges to use more than 7 000 000 gallons of daily water for Birmingham Alabama to back a 6 000 000 loan and grant from the PWA. Graves of Alabama said the program is supported as Clinton Decker and John M Wood of Birmingham travel with pledges.
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Clinton Decker
John M. Wood
Markets at a Glance: Mixed Movements Across Sectors
New York market brief notes stocks steady rails and utilities hold gains while bonds stay steady. Curb and specialties show demand. foreign exchange and cotton hedge selling appear. Sugar rises with a steady spot market. corn prospects look weak. cattle and grain futures up to 25 cents, hogs 10 to 20 cents higher.
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New York
Mussolini Calls Million Men Ten Arms for Italy
Rome reports mobilization orders indicating Italy will form a force near 1,000,000 men by October, with an Aug 24 maneuver in the Brenner Pass. Observers doubt a diplomatic fix will avert war over Ethiopia as Paris talks open and Stresa Front prospects fade.
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Haile Selassie
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Great Britain
Britain
Geneva
Ethiopia
Fine student has high average across studies
A student earned an overall average of 93.61 in all courses, reflecting consistent academic performance. The record shows solid achievement across subjects and terms.
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Iner
Dickinson Takes Own Life in River Rouge Park
In last June 26 trial proceedings Ferris Fior Loretta Jackson and Jean Silt argued Dickinson may have killed himself after a night of drinking and gambling. The defense suggested drunken melancholy drove Dickinson to shoot himself while lying on the ground.
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Dickinson
Guffey Bill Wins House Committee Approval
The Guffey coal stabilization bill passed the House Ways and Means Committee 13 to 11 after a two month deadlock. A new draft with amendments will be reported to the House and taken up on the floor by Wednesday. Roosevelt urged passage amid constitutional doubts.
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Senate Finance Committee Debates Tax Plan Amid Protests
Protests rise as the Senate Finance Committee prepares a final vote on the drafted tax measure. Chairman Harrison signals support for the La Follette amendment changing exemptions from 62 500 to 2 000 for married and 1 000 to 800 for single filers while raising surtaxes. Democratic voices oppose the plan, citing misalignment with the president's message.
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Washington
Harrison
LaFollette
Robinson
Birmingham Man Kills Woman and Then Dies
In Birmingham, an 82 year old man Frank T. Bradford killed beauty parlor operator Mrs. Denis Morgan 30 then shot himself after she refused to go swimming. Coroner Gip M Evans ruled murder and suicide based on police reports from the boarding house scene. Bradford tried to force Mrs. Morgan to swim before firing three shots at her abdomen and then turning the gun on himself.
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Strikes Hit WPA Projects Over Security Wage Claim
Labor leaders say unions cripple WPA financed housing works in New York as walkout expands amid reports of only a few hundred workers idle. Officials cite 358 to 365 idled with conflicting counts while union chiefs label estimates as propaganda. The dispute centers on the government security wage of 93.60 per month.
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Jon W. Fost
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Astor
Mrike
Toll Amendment to Restore Voting Rights in Alabama
The proposed amendment explains that any person eligible to vote on January 1, 1939, who later pays poll taxes for three years may be restored to voting. It preserves the existing cumulative voting feature under current law.
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Alabama
Board to Plan to Open Sanatorium
The board of the tuberculosis sanatorium at Flint will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the Tennessee Valley bank building to map plans for opening the institution at an early date.
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Flint
Tennessee Valley Bank
Landing of Tailless Plane May Soon Mean Mass Production
Washington reporters describe a tailless plane landing with a minor mishap during a cross country test. Officials say ideas like a sub $1,000 private aircraft and new materials may be explored to accelerate serial production for the private owner.
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Eugene 1. Vidal
Commerce ‘Aviation Bureau
Third Police Chief Murdered as Lynching Threat Rises
In Northern California three police chiefs have been killed in a month as gunmen target lawmen. Esszkine G. Fish, 47, North Sacramento, is the latest chief slain after ordering two suspects to halt during a robbery. Suspects Paine and Smith confessed, saying they were drunk. Wallace, a North Sacramento grocer, was detained en route to a meeting with the pair at a distant gold mine.
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Yreta
Esszkine G. Fish
California
Fish
George O
As & Weteen
Harry Bryant
Donald Con
Charles O'Neal
Rosa
Chamberlain
San Quentin
Smith
No Investigation In Woman's Death Shocks Community
A woman’s body was found after being torn on the north side of the river and later discovery by two youths, Edward Holt and Junior Boles. Sheriff Sandlin noted bare footprint tracks from the boat mooring to the stream and new tracks leaving the water. The body was shipped to Warrior for funeral services at Mt. Zion church. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. D H Turner and Miss Audie Burns of Dora and two brothers Clarence and Elbert Burns of Warrior.
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Decatur
Edward Holt
Junior Boles
Sheriff Sandlin
Brown Funeral Home
Warrior
Mt. Zion Church
Dorton
D. H. Turner
Audie Burns
Dora
Clarence
Elbert Burns
Hospital Road Work Begins As Two Men Employed
Work started on Hospital Road this morning with two men employed for the project. Mr. Castle Gee Sr, related to the theatre business, is named in connection with the operation of the new road work and related efforts.
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1936 Issues on Battle Lines in U S Politics
The article notes looming 1936 debates on federal control of industry, with President Roosevelt signaling a campaign issue. It mentions Democratic protests in both houses over the tax bill and a White House luncheon where Wheeler of Montana hinted utilities seeking an issue in 1936 would be opposed.
Grain Markets Fall on Prospects for New Corn Crop
Chicago August reports grain markets slipping as traders react to uncertain prospects for a new corn crop. Prices ease across futures as supply expectations shift and rainfall patterns influence harvest timelines.
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