Bonus Army Moves Toward Johnstown as Washington Violence Grows
Thousands of bonus marchers flood Johnstown with 8 000 already present as leaders urge Commander Waters to rush from Washington. Riot police and troops clash with marchers in the capital, while Hoover calls the assaults serious and orders a grand jury inquiry. Red Cross offers transport home for women and children.
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Johnstown
Bonus Army
Washington
W. W. Waters
Doak Carter
Ward
Capitol
Hoover
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Columbia
Grand Jury
Red Cross
Fort Myer
Maryland
Anacostia
Bonifay Youth Feeds Evidence Chewing Check to Escape
John H. Bess 21 of Bonifay Florida chewed and swallowed a $25 check used to pay for a $15 suit after store staff alerted police. Five officers failed to stop him as he munched the check, claiming a sore throat, and was released when no charge was filed.
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John H. Bess
Bonifay
Fla
Bess
Mother and Five Children Die in New Orleans Fire
A mother Leona Goldate and her five children, ages from three months to fourteen years, were killed in a house fire near Madisonville. The father Albert Goldate and two other children escaped. the blaze, likely sparked by a lamp explosion, trapped those in the same room.
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New Orleans
Madisonville
Leona Goldate
Albert Goldate
Special Music Planned at First Presbyterian Services
The First Presbyterian church will feature special music tomorrow with W S Garfield directing. Mrs W E Seifert will sing a solo at the morning service and a women's quartet including Mrs T E Buntin Mrs E L Feagie Mrs Walter Helms and Miss Emily Helms will perform at vesper. Miss Gladys King will play the pipe organ at both services and the quartet will sing No Evil Shall Be Far Thee by Costa.
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First Presbyterian Church
W. S. Garfield
W. E. Seifert
T. E. Buntin
E. L. Feagie
Walter Helms
Emily Helms
Gladys King Wil
Costa
Mrs Keener Baxley Heads to Vacation
Mrs. Keener Baxley secretary of the Houston county health department will take her annual vacation next week. One week will be given to health office employees this year instead of the usual two weeks while she is away. Other staff will perform her duties during her absence.
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Keener Baxley
Houston County Health Department
Health Office
Eight War Risk Cases Dismissed In Court
Eight war risk cases with no disagreements with the U S veterans bureau were dismissed in federal court yesterday afternoon officials announced It is the standard procedure to clear these cases through the federal court
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U. S. Veterans Bureau
Usta
105 year old JAP George Shaw leaves hospital asks for his ax
Winnipeg July 29 George Shaw who says he is 105 left the hospital yesterday and asked for his ax. He said he must get out into the woods again after two months of inactivity harming his appetite. He was hit by a truck two months ago and entered a hospital for the first time in his life.
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Winnipeg
Man
George Shaw
Alleged lynchers freed in Trenton Ohio case
Six white men charged with lynching Luke Murray an Atlanta Negro chauffeur were acquitted by a white jury in Trenton common pleas court. In Indianapolis the Stutz Motor Company reports six times more unfilled orders than June 30 with factory force increased by about nine percent in three weeks.
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Tronton
Ohio
Luke Murray
Atlanta
Common Pleas
Indianapolis
Stutz Motor Company of America Today
Elba Farm Rally Draws 159 Women in Coffee County
In Elba Coffee County a farm women’s rally drew 159 attendees led by the New Home club with 20 members. Miss Allye Hughes oversaw the event which included reorganizing the County Council of Women’s Home Demonstration clubs and electing officers. Leadership certificates were awarded to numerous members and a sack dress style revue showcased garments made from flour sacks and other sacks.
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Eugene Grimes
Curtis Club
Morcan Grimes
Mabel Fleming
Calvary Club
Farmers Week
Auburn
W. F. Moore
J. F. Collier
Ruth Farris
Zola Mrek
A. P. Ruse
RP. Clems
al. Montes
Tera Goodman
Lura McCullough
Lurv Devane
Grace Rowell
J. P. Toler
Bolt of Lightning Kills Man On Mule
Mack Ritter a 25 year old convict on the Decatur County road gang was struck on the head by lightning while riding a mule at an airport in Bainbridge Ga and died instantly. A coroner's inquest was held following state prison commission rules.
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Bainbridge
Mack Ritter
Deccatur
State Prison Commission
Burdeshaw Leaves Hospital After Kidney Ailment
R G Burdeshaw, posted at Peuiploge, was reported improving at a Toothan hospital today with a kidney ailment. A major operation was performed weeks ago after a railroad accident involving a truck and train.
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R.G. Burdeshaw
Fifty Return to Jobs Amid Company Restructure
A retiree group called Fifty Return to Jobs returns to work at a local firm as part of a restructuring plan. The move follows earlier layoffs and aims to fill gaps in critical operations. Industry officials expect continued hiring and a mix of new and returning staff through the quarter.
Carolyn White Negress Jailed on Liquor Count
Carolyn White a Negress with prior liquor law clashes in Dothan pleaded guilty in federal court and was sentenced by Judge Charlies B Kennamer to six months in Montgomery county jail with nine months in two other cases suspended. Other defendants faced fines jail terms or probation for liquor charges.
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Carolyn White
Dothan
Carolyn
Charlies B. Kennamer
Montgomery County
Kennamer
Negress
Montgomery
Will Johnson
Atlanta
Obin Payne
Maude Wyms
Eric Zarfield
Atris Snellprove
Roy Cherry
Hiram T. Gilford
Ariosta McEachern
Jal
Wille Koonce
James J. Cook
Donaly Clenny
Rubin F. Mims
Kennarmer
Slims
Prentstpen
Hartmore Auwaet
Eero
Preliminary Trials for 17 Here Monday
Fragmentary OCR notes describe preliminary trials linked to a date or event on Monday. The text mentions names and terms but is largely unreadable. It references Ta EB Jeese and Mary ate p with unclear context and several stray phrases.
Commissioners return from Alabama county meeting in Birmingham
County commissioners J. Williams Gene Terry Alvah Clark Probate Judge H K Martin and road superintendent C C McEachern returned Friday from Birmingham after attending the Association of Alabama County Commissioners annual meeting. They reported on the economy of employing road superintendents.
Plan Aims Fast Action on Depression Relief Program
President Hoover proposed a nine point program for economic recovery two years after the collapse, targeting slum clearance, credit expansion, rail restoration, farm aid, cattle loans, rapid agri goods movement, shorter hours, and home loan bank system work. Democratic senators criticized delaying action and accused Hoover aides of inaction and political gain.
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Washington
Jay
Congress
Hoover
Home Loan Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Harrigan
Mississippi
Harrison
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Mike
Wei
Aneths
Emaether
Elamer Rene
Federal Court Adjourned Until Fall In Seed Loan Trials
In Dothan a U S district court session on seed loan cases adjourned with 16 defendants pleading guilty and one taking a nolo contendre. Next session likely in November. County Agent J Henry Witherington and others received sentences, with Witherington jailed for two years concurrent to a prior four year term. Additional defendants received fines, suspended sentences, or probation. one defendant did not plead guilty and faces fall trial.
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U. S. District Court
Dothan
Arthur B. Chilton
J. Henry Witherington
Witherington
James A. Perry
Nepro
Gordon
Teo
Charles C. McArthur
Ashford
Earl E. Hammond
Wyatt W. Rollings
Shell F. Trawick
Newton
R. F
W. W. Wofford
Rollins
J. Norton Mullins
Charles B. Kennemer
Mullins
W. J. Bell
Wyatt W. Rollins
Aubrie Rollins
Young Polis
Fort Sam Finsetes
Texas
U.S. Army
Health unit program draws hundreds to malaria film
More than 500 Negroes attended a malaria awareness film at Macedonia church east of Ashford last night. County health officer Dr. F G Granger reports the event as the first in a series of malaria valuation programs for Negro residents in Houston county.
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Vallo
Macedonia Church
Ashford
F. G. Granger
Houston County
Weather Summary for the Eastern Gulf States
Parcels of the East Gulf states show partly cloudy skies with some scattered thunderstorms in localized areas. Temperatures run near or slightly above seasonal averages across the region with brief hot spells in exposed locations.
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Gulf States
Foreign Athletes Learn Lingo In Olympic Village
In Los Angeles many foreign athletes struggle with English yet share a smile and tinker with phrases. Four Argentines claim they know a lot of American slang and chorus a curious line: O.K. Hot dew bet.
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Los Angeles
Olympic Village
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