Seven Persons in 2 Families Shot to Death in Virginia Tragedy
In Texas and Virginia incidents on July 6 AP reports a quadruple murder suicide in Vera community near Seymour. Hollis McGuire 32 killed his wife Odessa and two children before dying by self-inflicted wounds in front of his brother’s home. In Virginia Marshall Hottie 36 killed his wife Bessie Miller Hottie and his father-in-law Bernie Miller then killed himself at the Miller residence near Woodstock.
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Benjamin, Tex
Hollis McGuire
Odessa McGuire
Vera Community
Seymour
McGuire
Roy McGuire
Winchester
Marshall Hottie
Shenandoah County
Bessie Miller Hottie
Bernie Miller
Miller
Woodstock
Britain Rejects Franco British Defense Alliance
London reports Baldwin in the House of Commons denies any plan for a defensive alliance with France. He cites Bert notable visits by Weygand and Barthou, while AP notes France seeks only technical military collaboration should Belgium be invaded, not a political pact.
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London
Great Britain
France
Stanley Baldwin
Council
House of Commons
Baldwin
Ramsey MacDonald
Maxime Weygand
Louis Barthou
Britain
Paris
Kennedy: SEC ban on speculative trades by employees
Washington July 6 AP Kennedy chairman says speculative transactions by SEC employees are banned. He states the commission has voted, is moving slowly on organization work, and has not reached major decisions. He adds no rushed crackdown as law permits, aiming to avoid hindering legitimate activity.
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Washington
New Securities and Exchange Commission
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Weather forecast for Tennessee Alabama and Northwest Florida
Tennessee expects showers and thunderstorms and cooler tonight with Saturday fair and cooler. Extreme east may see showers. Alabama sees partly cloudy skies with local thundershowers tonight and Saturday, cooler in the northwest portion Saturday. Northwest Florida remains cloudy with likely thundershowers tonight and Saturday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Siamese Twin to Fight New York Marriage License Decision
Violet Hilton, half of the Hilston Siamese twins, plans a legal fight after New York officials refused a marriage license to her and Maurice Lambert. Attorney Irving Levy will seek a mandamus in supreme court to compel the city clerk to grant the license, with Newark having denied similarly on “brural reasons.”
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New York
Violet Hilton
Hilston
Maurice Lambert
Newark
Miss Hilton
Maryland
Irving Levy
Supreme Court
New York City
Violet and
Lambert
Corporation
Russell Tarbox
Bride
Harry 8. Reichenstein
Federal aid bid for public schools dominates NEA meeting
The National Education Association considered a proposal to seek half a billion dollars in federal funds for public schools with no federal control. Roosevelt policies on slum clearance housing and unemployment insurance were urged, amid criticism of the President for not addressing the convention.
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Washington
National Education Association
Resolutions Committee
Roosevelt
Robert C. Moore
Carlinsville
Ilinois
Thomas E. Benner
College of Education
Illinois University
President Roosevelt Praised by Puerto Ricans on Across Mayaguez Route
President Roosevelt toured Puerto Rico en route to San Juan with crowds waving flags as Governor Blanton Winship greeted him at Mayaguez. The open car procession moved along coastal roads to Ponce De Leon and Cayey amid light rain. A Houston cruiser and escort destroyer followed offshore while National Guard police prepared at the docks.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Mayaguez
Blanton Winship
San Juan
St. Thomas Virgin Island
Ponce de Leon
Cayey
Jarome Alto
Houston
Huey Long Drives Louisiana Tax Bills Through Legislature
Baton Rouge July 6 The Wingfish Huey P Long pushed through the general appropriation bill totaling 80 374 262 66 for the biennium and four tax bills to back an 2 750 000 yearly tax relief fund. He faced a rebuke from Rep Ruepert Peyton who told him to shut up as he slipped behind the rail then returned. Bills include 2 percent ad tax on big newspapers 2 cents per 100 on cotton futures and 2 percent gross receipts tax on utilities with a $2009 homestead exemption priority over schools.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
K. Allen
Kingfish
United States
Huey P. Long
House of Representatives
Spain
Representaive Ruepert Peyton
Caddo Parish
Huey
Senator Long
House
Senate
Long
Allen
Representaives Bauer
Country Sends 26 New Men to CCC Camps
Houston county will send a new detachment of 26 men to Civilian Conservation Corps camps tomorrow. Recruits and five alternates, all single men from the county relief rolls, will gather at 114 N. Foster Street for medical examinations in the morning.
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Houston County
Civilian Conservation Corps
C. L. Collins
N. Foster Street
Georgia Pastor resigns to lead church in Troy Alabama
The Rev. James H. Ivey of West Point First Baptist Church resigns to accept a call at Troy Alabama. He will preach his last sermon on July 20 and then spend a month abroad for the World Alliance meeting in Berlin.
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West Point
James H. Ivey
First Baptist Church
Troy
Ala
World Alliance
Berlin
Oil boom dispute leads to 50000 damage suit
Lake and McCaskill sue J R and C S Sealey over a breached partnership contract for Sealey Well No 1. Plaintiffs claim one fourth to one half share of profits from wells on Sesley lands, with drilling expenses on them. They allege military guards expelled them last May and profits were blocked. Attorneys Brannon and Lewis represent the suing company. Ida Inseer says the well has not been commercialized and only nominal fees were charged.
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Lake & McCaskill
J. R
C. S. Sealey
Sesleys and Associates
L. H. Brannon
S. Lewis
R. R. Lake
Malcolm McCaskill
Ida Inseer
Scottsboro Case Protester Charged With Libel
John Howard Lawson New York playwright charged with criminal libel over a Daily Worker article accusing Jefferson court of misdeeds. Bond set at 300 dollars. Lawson also faces a separate charge of distributing vile literature related to the same piece.
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Birmingham
John Howard Lawson
New York
Moser
Daily Worker
Jefferson Court
George Lewis Bailes
Jefferson Circuit
Lawson
Commissioner of Public Safety
W. O. Downs
Job Division Irks House Democrats in Congress
Washington July 6 AP Representative Byrns of Tennessee said many House Democrats remain dissatisfied with federal patronage distribution. He cited committee questionnaire responses showing objections to patronage while noting Roosevelt's popularity trends.
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HOUSE
Washington
Burns
Tennessee
Byrns
Taok
Congressional Committee
Pyrns
Four-Year-Old Johnny Vickers Faces Rattlesnake Bed Attack
In Atlanta, four year old John Hill Vickers was bitten by a three foot rattlesnake that crawled into his bed. His grandfather Fred Coleman killed the snake with a rifle while his father carried him to the hospital where anti-venom was given and the boy was reported out of danger. Johnny’s thoughts center on his beloved watermelon patch and plans to grow up and build houses like his grandmother.
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Francis Carpenter
Atlanta
John Hill Vickers
Johnny
John Vickers
Fred P. Coleman
Coleman
Vickers
Alabama Cities Get Cheap Power Plan Lets Local Systems Start
TVA director David Lilienthal announced a plan enabling 13 North Alabama municipalities to operate their own electric distribution facilities. TVA would purchase Alabama Power Co. lines, rehabilitate and lease them to cities, with rates at TVA plus a small surcharge to amortize costs over about 19 years. The program targets Florence to Tuscaloosa and includes EHFA financing for domestic and industrial builds.
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North Alabama
Alabama Power Co
Florence
Necatur
Courtland
Falkville
Hartselle
Moulton
Red Bay
Russellville
Town Creek
Cherokee
Leighton
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
TVA
Electric Home & Farm Authority
Amsterdam Police Stand Against Rioters in Two Day Battle
Amsterdam authorities ordered no quarter in a two day clash with rioters, jobless and Communists. Three demonstrators were killed and score injured as police fought barricades in the Jo dsam workers district with possible military reinforcements.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Jodsam
Veteran officer loses fast battle with two fighting house cats
B M Woodham special officer for A Co Li has faced hoboes and pilfers but lost a quick fight to two house cats. He found his cat attacked by intruders on the back porch and was bitten and scratched while breaking up the fight. He is receiving treatment at a local hospital.
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B. M. Woodham
A. Co. Li
Woodham
Slayer of Gentry given life in 18 hours of capture
Carl Church a 36 year old itinerant painter was sentenced to life in Waupun State Prison for the murder of Earl B. Gentry. He pleaded guilty in justice court and was moved to prison within 18 hours of capture at Fort Atkinson. Gentry, once bodyguard to D C Stephenson, was found dead in his car near the Gill home.
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Gentry
D. C. Stephenson
Carrie PD. Gill
Jefferson
Sunshine Lady
Gill
Sunshine Wady
Ferdinand Probst
Ferdinand
Alan
Harold M. Dakin
Alanposen
Stephenson
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Rehearing Sought in Jordan Bribery Case
Former State Senator Fimer J. Jordan seeks a Supreme Court rehearing of its decision affirming a sentence of two to two and a half years for soliciting a 250 dollar bribe as a 1922 legislator. The motion delays final decision to the October term unless a special summer term is convened. Defense argues closing argument by Solicitor Tample Sehela was prejudicial.
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Montgomery
Fimer J. Jordan
Atitalia
Supreme Court
Jordan
Lee Castleherry
Gadsden
Tample Seihela
Montgomery Officials Check Epidemic Reports
Montgomery health authorities monitor for new cases of undulant fever after reports of mild illness in the city. Dr Bowman urged physicians to report all cases promptly as the fever, typically linked to milk, rarely proves fatal and rises and falls with temperature.
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Montgomery
B. M. Miller
Br. J. L. Bowman
County
Elity
Rail official shot in Camaguey during strike tensions
In Camaguey Cuba on July 6 machine gunners in an automobile gravely wounded Manuel Romero assistant manager of the Consolidated railroads as he left his home. Romero had been active against strikers several months earlier.
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Camaguey
Cuba
Manuel Romero
Consolidated Railroads
Romero
Attempt on Hitler Life Revealed in German Report
The Associated Press reports Chancellor Hitler narrowly escaped assassination when Edmund Heines, a Breslau police chief and Nazi, ran at him with a revolver. An aide shot Heines, averting disaster, in a tale relayed by a reliable friend of Heines.
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Associated Press
Bressad
Germany
Hitler
Edmund Heines
Ernest Boehm
Munich
Heines
Breslau
Two Brothers Executed by Arizona Gas Chamber
Manuel Hernandez age 18 and Fred Hernandez age 19 were executed in Arizona's lethal gas chamber for the murder of Charles Washburn, a Needles, California prospector, during a hold up near Casa Grande that netted $25. The execution began at 5 12 a m with both men breathing cyanide fumes after entering the box at 4 55 a m. Fred died at 5 11 a m Manuel died at 5 12 a m Forty witnesses were removed before the gas, with no injuries from escaping fumes.
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Florence
Ariz
Manuel
Fred Herandez
Arizona
Charles Washburn
Needles
Calif
Casa Grande
Fred
Leter
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