War vet arrested in three mill killings at Steubenville
Police captured 43 year old war veteran David Dascanio alias Dasco after he was found armed with a .38 revolver matching the weapon used in the slayings. Bullets from his gun were recovered from victims, and ballistic tests tied him to the shootings at the Wheeling Feel Corp mill. He denied harming anyone and claimed he fought Germans in the war.
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Steubenville
Wheeling
Feel Corporation
Ballistic Arts
David Dascanio
Dasco
Dascanio
Fred Melsheimer
James Barnett
Rails
Ray Kochendorfer
William Messer
Kochendorfer
Messer
Ohio River
David L. Cowles
Cleveland
Cowles
John Fonow
C. H. Dailey
Mill Police Department
Daccanio
Florida State Treasury Balance and Yearly Totals
Tallahassee July 30 A annual statement shows the state treasury balance at 3 788 448 97 in all funds on June 30 1934 up from 2 538 137 84 on June 20 1933 Treasury revenues for the year ended June 30 were 35 643 099 86 with disbursements 34 392 788 73 General revenue fund receipts 5 813 4 with disbursements 5 191 984 39 The year end balance in fund was 631 519 19 versus 312 148 72 on June 30 1933
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Tallahassee
Teasury
Treasury
General Renue
Lance
Weather summary for Alabama and Tennessee regions
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers in Alabama and Tennessee. Northwest Alabama may see red thundershowers Tuesday while western Tennessee experiences scattered thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight. Temperatures remain low with limited changes.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Nine Convicts Escape From Harlem State Prison Farm
Nine white convicts escaped Harlem State Prison Farm near Houston Texas around 2 a m after chopping through a frame building. Captain A N Owen led a posse with bloodhounds in a search of river bottom lands. Escapers and crimes include Carter who had 99 year sentence and others aged 21 to 39 facing burglary robbery and arson charges.
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Hiouston
Texas
Harlem State Prison
A. N. Owen
Robert Thopson
George Huston
E. BP. Houston
J. M. Frame
Carl Readon
Horace Durham
Louis Dodds
Gus Page
Lewis Carter
Carter
Governor Miller to Hear Extradition Request Friday
Governor B. M. Miller announced a Friday hearing on Tennessee’s extradition request for J. G. Rymer, sought in Chattanooga on desertion and non support of his wife and minor children.
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Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
He Wold
Tennessee
J. G. Rymer
Chattanooga
Cotton Gins Idle Until Sept 1 in Wiregrass Tax Exemption Delays
Houston growers fear a cotton ginning halt until September 1 as tax exemption certificates under the Bankhead Cotton Control Act lag. County bureaus open Thursday for applications. ginners need exemption tags to process cotton. Officials warn delays hurt Wiregrass farmers while North Alabama faces less impact due to late crop.
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Bankhead
Houston
Houston County
State Allotment Board
C. M. Ling
Allotment Board
Montgomery
Auburn
State Board
Alabama
North
Weevils And Weather Meet In Fight Over State Crop
Alabama farmers face a pivotal period as weather and cotton weevils determine the crop fortunes. County agents report mixed conditions with hot dry spells aiding weevil control in some areas while drought tightens yields in others. Overall prospects edge above normal due to price, diversification, and Bankhead Act impacts, with Dale and Limestone counties noted for early bolls and rain revival respectively.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Bullock County
James Nunn
Conecuh
Tennessee Valley
Dale County
W. D. Thomason
Limestone County
C. H W. Beddinefield
Lee County
Chilton
J. W. Fant
Dale
Negro seeks after alleged assault on seven year old girl
Sheriff’s forces search for Mathis Slick Stephens a 20 year old Negro charged by John Childree with an attempted assault on his seven year old daughter. Rumors of lynching surfaced after shots were heard near the Montgomery highway and a deputy reports seeing L. V. Johnson drunkenly with whiskey at the Childree home.
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Mathis
Slick) Stephens
John Childree
Houston County
Childree
Wes
Montgomery
George Smith
Floyd Mathis
Dothan
Stephens
Smith
Slick
L. V. Johnson
Hilson
Two Aviators Die in Montgomery Air Crash
U S Army Air Corps officers probe the fatal crash that killed Corporal L A Duncan and Private Frank C White while they conducted observations for the Weather Bureau. The plane went down in a swamp near Montgomery. Duncan and White were named among the deceased with Duncan from Aliceville Alabama and White a Brooklyn New York native living with a brother in law. Surviving relatives listed include Duncan’s parents and two brothers.
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Montgomery
Ale
U. S. Army Air Corps
Air Corps
L. A. Duncan
Frank C. White
U. S. Weather Bureau
Duncan
Aliceville
Ala
White
Brooklyn
N. Y
W. W. Duncan
Wallace
Thomas
J. J. Blurby
Birmingham
J. T. Duncan
Fairfield
Second Roosevelt child to seek divorce in Nevada court
Anna Roosevelt Dall plans to file for divorce from Curtis B. Dall in Reno Nevada court. The action cites incompatible relations and mental cruelty as grounds with an expedited trial likely and a prearranged property settlement including custody of two children. Judge Clark I Guild presiding.
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Minden
Roosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Curtis B. Dall
New York
Clark I. Guild
Elliott Roosevelt
Elizabeth Donner
Philadelphia
Roanoke Youth Dies of Wreck Injuries in Georgia
Keddie Harper age 19 of Roanoke Alabama died at Grady hospital from injuries from a Saturday wreck near Red Oak Georgia. Four other youths were hospitalized including Gene Gilliam 16 in critical condition with a fractured skull after a truck collision while returning from Candler Field flight lesson.
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Atlanta
Keddie Harper
Roanoke
Ala
Grady Hospital
Red Quk
Harper
Herbert Camthen
Candler Field
Gene Gilliam
Robert Boner
Gilliam
U S Denies Ponzi Deportation Plea
Boston July 30 AP The United States District Court denied Charles Ponzi's petition to overturn immigration authorities deportation to Italy. Ponzi, jailed over 11 years for his investment scheme, fought to remain in the United States where he spent most of his life. Acting as his own counsel he argued the case amid a long struggle against the U S authorities over charges of crimes involving moral turpitude.
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Boston
United States District Court
Charles Ponzie
Zel-Rich-Quick
Italy
Ponzi
District Court
Ponai
United States
Tinly
Florida House Speakership Narrows to Three Candidates
In Tallahassee on July 30 the Florida House speakership race narrows to three with Dwight Rogers of Broward County and M O L Christie of Pinellas County joining W B Bishop of Jefferson County who entered the race last month.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
House of Representatives
Dwight Rogers
Broward County
M. Ol. Christie
Pinyal County
W. B Bishop
Jefferson County
Two Quincy Suspects Maintain Innocence in Fla Case
Two Havana residents Flailton and Miles Perkine faced further questioning by Sheriff W H Inman over an April 14 stabbing of two women in Havens Florida. A signed confession by Alec Yawn was referenced by authorities as part of the investigation.
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Quincy
Fla
Havens
W. H. Inman
Flailton
Miles Perkine
Havana
Alee Yawn
Tipning ban in Key West sparks arrest threat
Key West officials pass ordinance making accepting tips after September 1 punishable by arrest. The move aligns with FEPA and Net Administration programs to turn the island into a unique tourist resort amid economic strain from industry shifts and FEPA control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Fime
Ie- Net
FEPA
Planetta and Holzweber face Austro Nazi death trial
Vienna reports Otto Planetta and Franz Holzweber go on trial for the Dollfuss assassination and Nazi putsch as Austria’s new government moves to suppress Nazi forces. The case follows hospital Nazi raids and shifting chancellors amid civil conflict.
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Dollfuss
Wade Werner
Associated Press
Vienna
Otto Plannetta
Franz Holzweber
Planetta
Holzweber
Austria
General Hospital
Anton Rintelen
Rome
Rintelen
Jennings
Dollfuas
Earthquake Shock Felt Across Nebraska Panhandle
An earthquake rattled the Nebraska panhandle from Chadron to Sterling, Colorado, with tremors in Chadron at 12 14 a m and a second 12 30 a m lasting about 10 seconds. Cities including Gordon Rushville Hay Springs Crawford and Alliance reported faint shaking but no injuries or major damage.
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Chadron
Neb
Nebraska Panhandle
Sterling
Colo
M.S. T
Scottenbluff
M. T
Nebraska
Gordon
Rushville
Hay = Springs
Crawford
Alliance
Sterling. Cole
County FERA Payroll Totals for Week Reported
Houston county reports total weekly general FERA payroll of 2873.47 with special payroll of 268.40 for Cottonwood school building and 59.56 for airport expenses. FERA director P. Morrison announced the figures noting truck rental and wage costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
FERA
P. Morrison
Cottonwood
Survey shows states and cities owe federal government huge sums
A July report estimates American states and municipalities owe about 1.2 billion dollars after borrowing through the federal agencies. It details loans and commitments from PWA RFC and related programs, notes the difficulty valuing total loan worth, and mentions security by municipal utilities and long-term bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Astministratert Garand
Heency Cong Fren
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ameanung
PWA
PEC
East Congress
Chicago Board of Education
Ilon Hes
Josns
RFC
Congress
Parker Ranch Cowboys and Cattle on Hawaii Islands
Will Rogers describes the Parker ranch in Hawaii with thirty thousand head of high grade Herefords over half a million acres and a large saddle horse string. He notes skilled native cowboys, amphibian planes, wireless communications, and the connected island network.
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Waimer
Hawaii
Parker Ranch
Honolulu Islands
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Anton Cermak
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Florida State Treasury
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England
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Heimwehrmen
Guard of Honor
Engelbert Dollfuss
Europe
NEA
First Family
U.S
Old Country
FERR
Slocomb
E. R. McCarty
W.W. McCarty
Eugene R. McCarty
International Agricultural Corporation
W. W. McCarty
Mountain View Lake
McCarty
Faircloth-Segrest Mercantile Co
Fred McCarty
San Francisco
Calif
R. C. McCarty
Locomb
J. E. Maddox
C. E. Segrest
W. C. Etheridge
Roy Burne
Dan Clark
Charles Etheridge
Col. J. Stephens
W. D. Grant
L. A. Carroll
W. &. Fountain
C. A. F. Cos
J. O. Newton
G. T. Dallon
Anton Rientelen
Kurt Schuschnigg
Kurt Schuschinigg
Planetts
Army
Lauenburg
Hapsburg Summer Palace
Charles
Zita
Otto
Kurt Schusschnigg
Schuschnigg
Ernst von Starhemberg
Schischnigg
Panhandle
U.S. A
Will Rogers
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