Flood Ravages Tientsin as Hai River Flooding Worsens
James D. White reports a major flood in Tientsin China with the Hai River swelling over 30 miles, submerging concessions, wrecking buildings, and displacing 1.5 million residents. Tokyo and Western concessions floodwaters rise, Marines battle to hold back tides, food and aid struggle, and epidemics fear grow while thousands seek refuge.
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James D. White
Tientsin
North China City
Hai
Peiping Mukden
United States
Herman Young
American Chamber of Commerce
Old Villages Revealed By Field Museum Expedition
The Field Museum of Natural History disclosed that an archaeology expedition in New Mexico uncovered ancient Indian villages buried for centuries. Coronado's 16th century route crossed the area while the sites were deserted for more than seven centuries with only small pottery fragments and gravel pebbles remaining as traces.
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CN Hicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Archaeoload
Paul 8
Martin
New Mexico
Coronado
Dr. Martin
Clifford C. Gregg
First Diesel Engine Shown On Alabama Great Southern Line
The first Diesel powered engine on the Alabama Great Southern railway is on exhibit in Birmingham before heading to Meridian to complete its inaugural run from Chattanooga.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Great Southern Railway
Meridan
Miss
Chattanooga
New Stock Law Fought as Alabama Legislature Debates Options
In Montgomery on Aug 22 Senator P F P De Vane and anti statewide stock law leaders clash with a Norman local option bill. A substitute shifting to county option faces opposition while compromise talks aim for a broader state wide measure. Governor Dixon hints at a separate alcohol referendum but protests committee actions.
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Montgomery
P. F P. de Vane
C. D. Norman
Bullock
de Vane
Senate
House
Alabama
C. E. Norman
Frank M. Dixon
Temperance Committee
Cobb Breaks Land Speed Record at 369.23 MPH
John Cobb of London set a land speed record at 369.23 mph at Salt Flats Utah racing the Red Lion in a twin motor car. The run faced engine stalls and a stop near the start of the return leg as Cobb attempted a one hour return to beat the existing 357.5 mph mark set by George Eyston.
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Bonneville
Salt Flats
Utah
John Cobb
London
Cobb
Geo. E. T. Eyston
Hula Dancer Sues Coogan Over Defamation Suit
Hollywood actor Jackie Coogan faces a $30,000 defamation suit from dancer Mary Luana Wallace known as Princess Luana. Wallace accuses him of unwanted attention and insults, claiming he mocked her and alleged she was involved with her stepfather Bernstein. Coogan recently settled with Bernstein and mother for earnings from his child star days and plans a Broadway road show lead in What a Life after Sept. 21. He also faces a divorce suit from Betty Grable.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Coogan
Hollywood
Mary Luana Wallace
Coogan
Princess Luana
Arthur L. Bernstein
Bernstein
Daggem
Luana
New York
the Kid
Betty Grable
Jury charges big tax due in federal case against Annenberg
A federal grand jury in Chicago charged millionaire publisher M L Annenberg and seven others with conspiring to defraud the government of 137 720 36 in taxes penalties and interest on Consensus Publishing Company income. Co defendants include William Molasky Jules Taylor Arnold W Kruse Lester A Kruse James M Ragan Sr M Ragen Jr and Nationwide News officials.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
Consensus Publishing Company
Annenberg
William Molasky
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Jules Taylor
New York
Interstate Brokerage Company
New York City
Arnold W. Kruse
Cecelia Company
Lester A. Kruse
Arnold W Kruse
James M. Ragan, Sr
Nationwide News Service
Turf Information Wire Organization
M. Ragen, Jr
Nationwide News
Principals Gather to Finalize Start Plans for Schools
Junior and senior Sounae high schools met with county Superintendent Prof. Irwin J. Quinn this afternoon to finalize start plans for September 11. Elementary classes begin October 9. Attending were Leeman Austinville Holladay Morgan County High Danville Butler Eva Maner Falkville Hamilton Priceville McDaniel Trinity Puryear Moulton Heights Price Union Hill Burleson Hartselle.
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Irwin J. Quinn
H. R. Leeman
Austinville
J. J. Holladay
Cotaco
W. P. Snuggs
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
J. C. Mattox
Danville
Julian Butler
Eva
TVA to Double Wheeler Dam Output with New Turbines
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded contracts totaling 2.0 million dollars to double Wheeler Dam Alabama output. Two 32 si generating units will be installed, boosting capacity to 129 600 KW alongside existing units. Baldwin Southwark Co and General Electric will supply turbines and generators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wheeler Dam
Alabama
TVA
Baldwin Southwark Corp
Philadelphia
General Electric Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Hearing May Shift to Pen in Bridges Deportation Case
San Francisco August 22 Temporary move of the Harry Bridges deportation hearing to San Quentin prison may occur to obtain testimony from two inmates Earl King and Ernest G Ramsay who are confined there. The two are serving sentences for second degree murder of engineer George Alberts aboard the freighter Point Lobos at Oaklane California in March 1936. Defense lawyers allege improper inducements were offered to secure Bridges testimony and claim a conspiracy among shipowners police and immigration officials to derail Bridges activities.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
San Quentin
Earl Warran
Angel Island
Earl King
Ernest G. Ramsay
George Alberts
Point Lobos
Oaklane
Calif
Department of Labor
Bridges
King
Ramsay
Refugee Ship Parita Beached by All Jewish Crew
In Tel Aviv on Tuesday the refugee ship Parita was beached with 870 aboard, mostly German and Czechoslovak refugees. About 125 passengers jumped overboard and swam ashore, receiving first aid and breakfast at a hotel, as the ship flew the Zionist Blue and White flag.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Germany
Czecho- Slovakia
WPA job applicants in Morgan county show 9 to 1 ratio
WPA official R W Shepherd said Morgan county matches the state with a 9 to 1 ratio of certified applicants to jobs. More than five times as many applicants as vacancies, about 900 cut off area wide, with 115 net in Morgan. By Aug 30, 1000 more workers to be cut, Alabama WPA faces slim chances for new openings.
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R. W. Shepherd
Area One
WPA
Morgan County
Mr. Shepherd
Alabama
Work Projects Administration
Department of Public Welfare
W. G. Henderson
Revival Underway At Moss' Chapel Prompts Large Crowds
A revival is underway this week at Moss' Chapel with prospects of success. Rev W Spearman pastor of the Ninteeen Methodist church preaches to large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss’ Chapel
W. Spearman
Nintheen Methodist Church
Republicans May Delay Meeting To Let Democrats Nominate First
Washington dispatch reports Republicans may try to delay their national convention to force Democrats to nominate first. Traditionally Democrats hold their convention after Republicans. delay could exploit Democratic dissension but risks accepting a minority party role. The GOP committee will meet next month to discuss timing and site selection later in October.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Ted Benjamin Harrison
John Hamilton
National Committee
Republican Executive Committee
Democratic National Committee
Democratic
German Russian non aggression pact moves stir Europe
Reports from The Hague Paris and Rome indicate a German Soviet non aggression pact is shaping Europe with calls for mobilization and parliamentary urgency. Ribbentrop heads to Moscow to seal the accord as France Belgium and Britain reassess defenses.
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Rome
France
Russia
Tennessee Valley Horse Show Draws Elite Riders
The eighth annual Tennessee Valley Horse Show, sponsored by St. John's Episcopal Church, will be held Friday night with advance ticket sales by the P T A to benefit band uniforms. Nashville rider Calvin Houghland and Birmingham’s Firmingham Sabers, plus Anniston’s Carson Whitson, headline a strong hunter class. Allen Wallace, 1938 winner, tops the field. Butler P A Hine says Friday matches move to Thursday if another card can be arranged.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
P.T. A
Calvin Houghland
Nashville
Ee Harry Speaker
Firmingham Sabers
Birmingham
Decatur
Anniston Saddle Club
Carson Whitson
Allen Wallace
Hunters
Butler P. A. Hine
International Red Cross Celebrates 75th Anniversary
The International Red Cross marked its 75th anniversary in New York, recalling its wartime origins and its ongoing mission amid global threats and catastrophe.
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New York
International Red Cross
German View Sees Poland Move as Nazi Aim Expands
The Berlin correspondent reports that Germans see last night’s hand shake with Russia as accelerating Nazi plans to seize former Polish territories and extend the Reich. Observers note Poland is now ringed by German troops and non aggression pacts shield Germany from neighboring powers, while British and French aid is deemed unlikely or ineffective.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Danzig
Poland
Slovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Baltic
England
France
Rumania
Rome-Berlin
Soviet Russia
Bessarabia
Japan
Italy
Adolf Hitler
East Prussia
Hitler
Reich
An's
Paterson Urges Alabama Youth to Stay for Agriculture
Paterson told 1,024 youths at the state future farmers meeting that Alabama must keep promising young people home. He praised agriculture as a science and urged continued education to outdo other regions, with a call for pioneering minds in Alabama's development.
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Auburn
Hays Pavel
State Agriculture Counery
Alabama
Horate Greely
Future Farmers
Paterson
Daniel Boone
Buffalo Bill
Statesmen in Confusion as Pact Is Bared
London and Paris report emergency parliamentary actions for defense amid European crisis. Britain to rush a bill granting special powers and call up additional forces while France contemplates larger troop mobilization and cabinet discussions with General Gamelin.
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London
Britain
France
Poland
Paris
Daladier
Maurice Gamelin
War Ministry
Nazi Soviet Non Agression Pact Shocks Europe
The Associated Press reports Germany and the Soviet Union agreed on a non aggression pact shocking Europe. Britain and France seek mutual aid, while Berlin and Moscow expect continued talks on a wider security accord.
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Associated Press
Russia
Germany
Europe
Britain
Free City
Joaschim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Ri Ideo
Ment
Hitler
France
M Cow
Berlin
London
Poland
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Report
Weather reported across Tennessee and Alabama with highs near 85 and partly cloudy skies. No rainfall. winds from the south with fair to partly cloudy conditions extending into the west and central portions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Youngstown
Ohio
Chickamauga Dam
Bulletins
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Hague
Netherlands
States
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French Riviera
Kennedy
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