Dollfuss launches broad drive against Austrian Nazis
Austria's chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss concentrates military and police power after cabinet reshuffle. He imposes death for possession of explosives and offers a grace period for surrender as he aims to crush the Nazi movement amid daily bombings.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Dollfuss
Wilhelm Miklas
Miklas
Dollings
Germany
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Volkische Beobachter
Reichstag
Hitler
Boehm
Goebbels
Jies
Flood floods drown sixty in Ishikawa prefecture bridge collapse
Sixty people drowned in floods from heavy rains in Ishikawa Prefecture. Most died when a bridge over the Te Ter i River near Kanazawa collapsed. Villages and farms flooded. communications disrupted as rescue and relief efforts begin.
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Tokyo
Ishikawa Prefecture
Ashahi
Kanazawa
Teteri River
Weather summary in Tennessee and Alabama regions
Tennessee remains generally fair tonight and Thursday with likely local thundershowers in the east and north Thursday afternoon. Alabama sees partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with possible scattered showers and unsettled coastal areas.
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Tennessee
East
Alabama
Tesla reveals deadly force ray for border defense
Dr. Nikola Tesla announced a force ray capable of destroying an army 100 miles away and offered to place the invention at the Geneva disarmament conference. He described vast curtains miles long and high driven by particles at 50 million volts. Tesla spoke on his 78th birthday of border defenses 200 miles apart and 10 000 planes that could be destroyed by the curtain.
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New York
Nikola Tesla
Tesla
Roosevelt Aboard USS Gilmer Heads to Panama Canal Visit
President Roosevelt travels from Cartagena toward Colon aboard the USS Gilmer, first sitting president to plan canal transit in office. Secretary Dern and canal officials join the Houston before Gatun Locks as Panamanian President Arias hosts a dinner. He speaks of a new era of inter American relations and urges a swift end to the Chaco War.
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Gilmer
President Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
Houston
Colon
C. C
Carthagena
Colombia
Roosevelt
United States
George H. Dern
Naval and
Canal Zone
Canal Passage
Gatun Locks
Arias
Panama
Hawaii
New Orleans
Cartagena
Americas
Chaco
Solivia
Paraguay
Eleven Take Civil Service Exams In Local Federal Building
Eleven men and women took Civil Service Examinations today for stenographer-typist posts in the federal building supervised by J H Bell of the local examining board. Applicants hailed from Dothan Eufaula Abbeville Marianna and Port St. Joe with Dothan acting as a central point. Papers are graded in Washington and successful candidates will be hired as vacancies occur. Additional Civil Service exams for the area will be announced soon.
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Federal Building
J. H. Bell
Dothan
Eufaula
Abbeville
Marianna
Port St. Joe
Fla
Bell
Washington, D. C
Qie Civil Service
Application for funds to fence airport approved
State FERA headquarters has approved a grant of 2850 dollars for truckage markers and a fence at the municipal airport. G P Morrison, Houston county FERA director, said the exact fence type is not yet learned but it will deter livestock. Center field markers will be city supplied, and a wind sock has already been provided.
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FERA
G. P. Morrison
Houston
Morrigan
Baby murder case opens as Hughes denies charge
In Common Pleas court Eunice Hughes pleads not guilty to murdering his two and a half year old stepdaughter Caroline Jeanette Harlow. Prosecution witnesses gave circumstantial testimony including fingerprints on the neck and threats, with Judge Baxley to decide bond, grand jury binding, or dismissal.
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Eunice Hughes
Common Pleas
Hughes
F. G. Granger
Keener Baxley
Gordon Farmer
Caroline Jeanette Harlow
James Grubb
Grubbs
Harlow
Eunice
D. M. Burkett
Bud Whittaker
Burkett
Fort Chaco warfare centers on Bolivian fort
In the Chaco jungle the Fort Ballivian fortress became the focal point of years of bitter fighting drawing 21 nations into mediation. Bolivian and Paraguayan claims clashed over progress as heavy artillery, planes and thousands of troops engaged in a fierce drive. Paraguan reports claimed encirclement while Bolivian officials said attacks were repulsed with heavy Paraguayan losses.
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Associated Press
Ballivian
Bolivia
Chaco
Paraguay
Pilcomayo
la Paz
Sparks Set Roof Fire on Faulkner Street
Sparks fell on the roof of a Negro dwelling on Faulkner Street yesterday afternoon starting a fire but causing little damage. Firemen reported only a few shingles burned.
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Faulkner Street
Textile Leaders Deny Impending Alabama Strike
In Birmingham on July 11 AP reports labor leaders disagree over a rumored textile strike in Alabama. John Dean of the United Textile Workers of America spoke of a possible vote, but Alabama AFL executives and local union leaders deny any strike vote or trouble. W C Finch of the Alabama AFL says he is unaware of any brewing conflict.
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Birmingham
Alabama
John Dean
United Textile Workers of America
Huntaville
Alabama Federation of Labor
Montgomery
Wv. C. Finch
American Federation of Labor
Finch
Textile union in Alabama plans strike vote
John Dean of the United Textile Workers of America says 42 Alabama locals representing about 18 000 workers will vote on a strike at a Sunday assembly. He notes most workers favor strike and seven locals remain uncontracted, with visits planned before the delegate meeting.
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Birmingham
John Dean
United Textile Workers of America
Alabama
Dean
Wantaville
Albert W. Cox
Tornado Strikes Jacksonville Injuring Seven Damaging Homes
A late night tornado in Jacksonville Illinois injured at least seven people, one seriously, and caused about 500000 dollars in property damage. For forty minutes high winds unroofed twelve buildings toppled two homes and smashed windows. The injured include Edward Perry a circus employee from Imlay City Michigan with possible skull fracture and broken shoulder and leg.
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Jacksonville
Edward Perry
Imlay City
Mich
Editor Vis ites Here W. F. McCartney in Dothan
W. F. McCartney editor of the Samson Ledger was a business visitor in Dothan today.
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W. F. McCartney
The
Samson Ledger
Dothan
NRA Expected to Issue Simplified Production Code
Washington July 11 AP One broad code for about 450 small industries is due soon. The code will cover wages hours and child labor but not price fixing. General Hugh S Johnson plans to draft and publish the new code before a Westward speaking tour. He will rest for a month after the President urged him to take a break.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Waterloo
Iowa
Portland
Ore
University of California
Lupe Velez Plans Divorce From Weissmuller
Hollywood July 11 AP Lupe Velez announces she will file for divorce from Johnny Weissmuller in superior court charging mental cruelty. The couple separated Monday after a clash of temperaments and ongoing quarrels noted during separations in the past.
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Hollywood
Lupe Velez
Johnny Weissmuller
Neil S. MrCarthy
Weissmuller
Health officer to host typhoid and diphtheria clinics
Dr. F G Granger announces clinics for typhoid and diphtheria with a schedule starting at 8 a m at Wilson's STI and continuing through 3 p m at Cameron School 19 Cottonwood Ramah and St Mary's Church Barres School details.
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F. G. Granger
Wilson's
Cameron School
Cottonwood
Ramah
St. Mary's Church
Barres School
Quack Medicine Blamed in Death of College Girl
Norman Oklahoma July 11 AP. County Attorney Updegraff linked the death of Marian Mills 20 a University of Oklahoma student to an attempt to prevent motherhood based on Hazel Brown kitchen story. Mills took a quack medicine overdoses suspected as the cause. autopsy pending. Neal Myers a pharmacy student fled after telling Brown he and Mills were married.
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Norman
Okla
Marian Mills
University of Oklahoma
Paul Updegraft
Hazel Brown
Delta Upsilon
Neal Myers
P. B. Myers
Neal
Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Declared Unsafe for Flight
Secretary Swanson announced the airship Los Angeles, built in 1922, is condemned as unsafe for further flight and will be used only for experiments in its hangar. The Navy will not recommission it, leaving only the Macon as a lighter-than-air craft pending policy decisions.
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Washington
Juyi
Swanson
Los Angeles
Lakehurat
N. J
National Research Council
Akron
Ohio
Navy
David F. Sellers
Navy General Board
Caribbean
Mississippi Referendum Maintains Prohibition After Dry Vote
Mississippi voters rejected hard liquor legalization by about 2 to 1, keeping the 1909 prohibition in force. Unofficial returns from 658 precincts show 47 275 votes against 25 246 in 72 of 82 counties, with Hinds County and others voting dry while some counties voted wet. Governor Conner had backed the measure and urged enforcement against bootlegging.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Sennett Conner
Conner
Seminary
W. &. Roberts
Rosedale
Hinds
Lowndes
Prentiss
Jones
Forrest
Union
Bolivar
Coahoran
Washington
Tunica
Warren
Sharkey
Hancock
Harrison
Leflore
Sunflower
Adams
Evidence is completed on charge Tampa Times owned by power firm
Federal Trade Commission hearings in Tampa closed with witnesses testifying that Tampa Electric Company does not own or influence the Tampa Daily Times. They argued no utility money or power affected the paper’s leasing, with testimonies insisting independence.
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Tampa Times
POWER
Tampa
Fla
Federal Trade Commission Today
Tampa Electric Company
Tampa Daily Times
Times & Year Apo
U S Home Loan Member Explains Plan To Local Business Men
Francis Mason of Jacksonville outlines forming a local Federal Home Loan Bank Board unit to finance home building and repair. He details share requirements, funding methods, loan types, government guarantees, and local board testing, emphasizing safety and long history.
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U. S. Home Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Home Loan Group
Dothan
Council Chamber
Francis Mason
Jacksonville
Fla
Mason
FHLBB
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Housing BI
Bank Board
Mmit
Death of Johnnie Rabon at family home
Johnnie Rabon two year old son of Mr and Mrs Wright Rabon died at the home on Ashford route two at 6 p m yesterday from tonsillitis. He left four brothers Alto Ocis W C and Bille and three sisters Mary Francis Mannell and Katherine. Funeral in Bluff Springs church at 10 a m with Rev Almon Godfrey officiating. Pallbearers were Angus Lawrence Ray Brown Albert Kil Browe London Hamrick John H Whatley and Dennis Mulkey.
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Johnnie Rabon
Wright Rabon
Ashford
Alto
Ocis
W. C
Bille
Mary Francis
Mannell
Katherine
Bluff Springs
Almon Godfrey
Fellows
Forrester
Angus Lawrence
Ray Brown
Albert Kil Browe
London Hamrick
John H. Whatley
Dennis Mulkey
Navy to Enter Balloon in Birmingham Races
The Navy announced it will enter a balloon in the national elimination races at Birmingham Alabama on July 28. The winner moves to the international Gordon Bennett Cup races in Poland in September.
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NAVY
Birmingham
Washington
Ala
Poland
Floridan Worker Injured by Truck In Dothan
W A Stanley 28 of Careyville Florida an employee of Brown Florida Lumber Co was admitted to a local hospital yesterday afternoon after being run over Saturday He suffered a fractured pelvis and is reported to be in stable condition at this time
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W. A. Stanley
Careyville
Fla
Brown- Florida Lumber Co
Stanley
Cotton and grain surge on bullish crop outlook
New Orleans reports cotton prices rising as weather and crop summaries spur buying. In Chicago, grains soar after a government forecast shows 1934 output at a 33 year low, with wheat near 92 to 95 cents and corn up to 61 cents. Private estimates buffered by the government forecast are discussed.
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New Orleans
Chicago
Midwest
B. W. Snow
Snow
Drycat
Building Permits Rise in June Over April and May
City building permits in June totaled 8,200, up from May at 3,470 and April at 465, with June figures 4,730 higher than May and 7,735 higher than April. Construction of filling stations boosted May and June totals, including a 2,500 Pan Am Oil Co. permit in May and a 6,200 Standard Oil Co. permit in June.
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Pan Am Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
Calf Branding At XIT Ranch Shown Amid Dry Season
Muleshoe Texas July U flew in to view calf branding at Ewing Him self's outfit. Five thousand calves are to be branded as cattle country remains dry. Government aid discussed and Congress may consider relief. Cow business praised despite tough elements.
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Muleshoe
Tex
Ewing
Austin
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