German Italian Proposal Hinted for Danzig Settlement Talks
Berlin reports a plan for a peaceful Danzig settlement with Germany Italy Britain and France to negotiate the Free City status. Burckhardt leagues commissioner for Danzig is said to seek a reunion with Germany and a direct link to East Prussia.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
France
Great Britain
Danzig
Europe
Associated Press
Berlin
Carl J. Burckshardt
League of Nations
Prussia
Burckhardt
Fuehrer
Hitler
Free City
Poland
London
Times of London
Woman Shot and Missing 1937 Case Leads to Arrests
Huntsville Alabama Aug 14 Sheriff H C Blakemore said state toxicologist H W Nixon reported Flossie Putman had been shot before her buried body was found beneath Ed McAnallys home. The 26 year old woman had been missing since 1937 and three men are charged with murder.
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Huntsville
Ala
H. C. Blakemore
H.W. Nixon
Flossie Putman
Ed McAnally
Putman
Blakemore
McAnally
May Putman
Montgomery
State Highway Patrol
Texas
Charges Back Lepke Search in Federal Grand Jury Indictments
A federal grand jury in New York returned indictments charging two individuals and two corporations with conspiring to harbor fugitives. The targets include Louis Lepke Buchalter and associates in Baltimore and New York clothing operations. Indictments hinge on passing money to a fugitive as harboring.
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New York
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Carl Shapiro
Jacob (Gurrah) Shapiro
Lepke
Raleigh Manufacturers, Inc
Baltimore
Nathan Borish
Florence Dwyer
Samuel Smith
Gurrah
Baltimore Corporation
Philip Kasakove
Lust, Kasakove and Company
Car Damaged In Truck Collision Near Hartsville
Sullivan Crow of Moulton drove a car that was badly damaged Saturday at 2:30 when a northbound truck turning left near Hartsville edge struck the car. Highway patrolmen said gravel on the road contributed to the crash.
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Sullivan Crow
Moulton
Histon
Hartselle
Moulton Colt Show Scheduled by Local Merchants
Moulton's second annual colt show begins Tuesday at nine. Sponsored by Moulton merchants to boost Lawrence county colt production and farming revenue. Five classes listed by county agent J. E. Carter: mule colt under one year, mule colt over one under two, horse colt under one year, horse colt over one under two, best brood mare with colt. Chamber of Commerce invites public attendance.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
J. E. Carter
Lost pocketbook awaiting owner
E O Waddell reported a pocketbook containing nine dollars and papers lost on Friday. A notice ran in The Daily Saturday afternoon and soon the pocketbook was found. Mrs Earl White of 1101 Sixth Avenue South brought it to The Daily office and it now awaits return to the owner.
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E. O. Waddell
Earl White
Sixth Avenue
South
Steel operations to show increase this week
The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates steel industry operations will rise 2.0 points to 62.1 percent of capacity this week, the highest since November 14, 1938. Last week stood at 60.1 percent, with a month ago at 56.4 and a year ago at 40.4 percent.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Governor Dixon Says Administration Shifts Complete
Governor Dixon announced personnel changes in his administration are largely finished. He confirmed the Highway Department will have no further patronage changes, stating the adjustments are "pretty well completed."
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Highway Department
Shanghai Council bans further European refugees
The Municipal Council of the International Settlement announced that no more European refugees will be allowed to land at Shanghai. The decision was disclosed on August 14.
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Shanghai
The
International Settlement
Jury Named In Rice Trial At Fort Myers Beach
In Fort Myers Florida on August 14 jurors for the second degree murder case against Thelma Rice a 26 year old former waitress charged with killing Earl Haskew at a beach party July 15 were eyed by noon today. Defense attorney Watt Lawler asked jurors if knowledge of her alleged prostitution would influence their verdict. Lawler was aided by F Lynn Gerald and Guy M Strayhorn as Lee County State Representative. Haskew's sister Mrs Robert Benson of Tampa sat with state counsel.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thelma Rice
Earl Haskew
Watt Lawler
Lawler
F. Lynn Gerald
Guy M. Strayhorn
Lee County
Clyde Wilson
Haskew
Robert Benson
Tampa
Man suffers stab wounds in street fight
George Johnson, 39, of 106 Sixth Street South, in satisfactory condition at Benevolent Society Hospital with a stab wound to the left side and slashes on the body. He was injured during a fight on Sixth Street Saturday night and was taken by Drinkard-Howell ambulance. Police said no arrests had been made.
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George Johnson
Sixth Street South
Benevolent Society Hospital
Johnson
Sixth Street
Drinkard-Howell
Town Creek Woman Dies En Route to Services at 55
Howell, a Town Creek resident, died suddenly Sunday while driving to attend morning worship at Blackground Baptist church. Funeral services are set for Tuesday with burial at Battle Ground cemetery. Surviving family includes daughter Mrs Solon Etheridge, five sisters and a brother Dr Earl Norton of Marvel Texas.
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Howell
Town Creek
Blackground Baptist Church
Solon Etheridge
Myrtle Bearden
Jim Lovitt
Ann Copeland
Viola Norton
Ida Norton
Earl Norton
Marvel
Texas
Battleground Cemetery
Grant Building Remodel Nears Completion
Alteration and remodeling of the Grant building at Second avenue and Grant street nears completion. The first floor houses W. T. Grant Co with a new balcony and windows added. Second floor offices gain new windows. third floor Alabama Business Institute quarters repainted and new windows installed. Basement remodeling in progress. Building owned by Mrs. L. C. Stout with J. B. McBride as contractor.
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Grant Building
Second Avenue
Grant Street
W. T. Grant Co
Alabama Business Institute
Grant
LSU Building Chief Indicted Over University Contracts
George Caldwell former LSU construction superintendent was indicted on two mail fraud charges for schemes that allegedly skimmed 16 061 65 from university bids by inflating contractor prices. Eugene Barksdale, Caldwell aide, was indicted for WPA labor and material diversion.
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New Orleans
George Caldwell
Louisiana State University
Eugene Barksdale
Caldwell
Works Progress Administration
James Monroe Smith
Forty
Baton Rouge
Barksdale
WPA
Bne
University
Colfry
Agricultural Center
Richard W. Leche
Smith
Negro Seriously Injured in Street Fight on Vine Street
Henry Reed, a Black man, is in serious condition at Benevolent Society Hospital with a cut throat and stab wounds after a fight with another Black man on W. Vine Street last night. Officers reported no arrests made yet.
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Henry Reed
Benevolent Society Hospital
W. Vine Street
Julian Bibb Named Show Box Group Chairman
Julian Bibb has been named chairman of the box committee for the horse show and has established an office at his home on Jackson street. Those desiring to reserve boxes were requested to telephone 319-J.
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Julian Bibb
Jackson Street
Tightrope Walker Falls Forty Feet at Chicago Carnival
A tightrope artist died after losing balance and plunging forty feet to the ground during a South Side neighborhood carnival crowd gathered in glare of a spotlight last night.
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Chicago
Morgan County Bounces Back From Storm See No Crop Damage
Morgan County escaped the tropical storm with only slight rainfall. County agent B G Hall reported no crop damage as boll weevil pressure remains a concern. Cotton, corn and pecans suffered in fields while hay and corn yields are forecast at 60 percent of 1938 levels. Winds were light and damage limited to debris in Gulf coast communities.
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Morgan County
B. G. Hall
J. C. Garrett
Garrett
Alabama
Maxwell Field
Evergreen
Ala
Uniontown
Gulf Coast
Florida
Storm Harms Alabama Crops While Bringing Relief
Tropical storm churns through Alabama, harming crops in the lower regions while easing heat and drought in others. Residents report scattered damage but note improved soil moisture and potential harvest benefits amid cleanup efforts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dixon Bares Power Plan Exemptions
Governor Frank Dixon discusses Senate bill No. 300 aimed at avoiding duplication of electric power facilities while preserving municipalities ability to use existing public utilities. He cites support from James M. Jones and E. W. Clark warning the measure may jeopardize PWA commitments. bill moves toward final House action with penalties and valuation steps outlined.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
PWA
Alabama
James M. Jones
Birmingham City Commission
Alabama League of Municipalities
E. W. Clark
Federal Commissioner of Public Works
Dixon
H H. Booth
Anniston
Senate
House
Comny
State Public Service Commission
Jones
Booth
Clark
Jower House
Transfer of 78 Million Power Properties Nears Completion
TVA and Southern Corp representatives gather for a major property transfer to the TVA. Wen dell L. Willkie of Commonwealth Southern Corp joins officials as the deed transfers are framed. Attending observers include Judge W C Cherry Nashville State Senator James A Newman and Chattanooga figures.
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Valley Authority
Conde Tva
Haorain
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth & Southern Corp
Tm Ve Suthern Electric Cooperatives
T Vv
W. C. Cherry
Naahrville
James A. Newman
Nashville
Power Board
Chattanooga
L J. Wilhoite
Bass
A. Anderson
B& R
Two Motorists Describe Suspect In City of San Francisco Wreck
Two Michigan motorists, Inspectors Sidney DuBose and William Merrick, said a drunken railroad man they overheard at Welles, Nevada, boasted of hating the railroad and set his cap on fire in aé…’ restaurant. He described himself as weighed 160 pounds with dark hair and wearing blue denim.
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N Francisco
San Francisco
Sidney DuBose
William Merrick
Welles
Nev
Michigan
San Francissco
Pan American Baby Clipper Crashes Near Rio De Janeiro
Fourteen killed in the Pan American Baby Clipper crash as a 16 passenger two masted plane breaks apart near the drydock on Cobra Island. Six Americans died including Yale economist Professor James Harvey Rogers. Two survivors were rescued by Brazilian navy.
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Rio DE Janeiro
James Harvey Rogers
Yale
Washington
Miami
Fla
Cha Das Cobras
Cobra Island
Death claims heart baby in Manila
Baby Mary Heart Rafael, born a week earlier with an exposed heart, died from a rare heart malformation and bronchial pneumonia. Doctors cited heart weakness due to lung congestion. Funeral plans were withheld amid a mayoral dismissal and questions over medical research use.
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Manila
Mary Heart Rafael
Juan Posada
Two Cars Collide Near Hartselle Injuring Occupant
Cars driven by Sammy Nesmith of Falkville and Elmer Stover of Cordova collided Saturday around 6 30 near Hartselle after a tire blew out on the Nesmith car. Lodell Stover, in the rear car, was injured. State Patrol said the Nesmith tire failure caused the crash.
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Sammy Nesmith
Falkville
Elmer Stover
Cordova
Hartselle
Lodell Stover
Nesmith
Stover
Fairview Home Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
Fire of unknown origin erupted at 2 25 a m destroying the home of Low Monk in Fairview. Members of the household escaped uninjured, saving only a few household goods as flames grew beyond control.
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Low Monk
Fairview
Strikers Lose Right to Return, Court Rules Today
A Philadelphia report notes Republic Steel Corp seeks U S circuit court ruling that strikers who commit acts of lawlessness forfeit all right to return to their jobs as proceedings unfold today.
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Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corporation
U. S. Circuit Court of Today
Man Sought in Nevada Rail Crash Amid US Inquiry
Reno detectives said a crippled man with part of his right ear missing was arrested for questioning in the Southern Pacific streamline train wreck near Sparks. The Interstate Commerce Commission dispatched five investigators to the scene as the death toll rose to 19 or 20 with authorities probing possible sabotage and searching for the earless suspect.
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Reno
Nev
Harry Fletcher
Southern Pacific
Sparks
Bob Ln Ducher
Lewistown
Mont
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Railroad
N. Mills
Commission
Safety Bureau
Spector
C .H. Madison
A. A. Hmynds
San Francisco
W. P. Kershner
Chicago
D. Rinehart
R. N
Nevada
Boro Center
Dan O'Connell
Tennessee River Gauge Drops as Heat Presses On
Weather report notes the Tennessee River at 185 feet and falling after a day with a 90 degree high and 75 degree low. A trace of rain fell overnight with southerly winds. Cloudy and showery in Tennessee with little temperature change expected in the south.
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Tennessee
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