Hitler Opens 11th Olympic Games Parade Leads Greece
An overflow crowd of 105000 at the Reichs sports field welcomed Chancellor Hitler as the 11th Olympic Games opened. Greece led the nations in the parade with its delegation headed by 1896 marathon winner Louis. Hitler received flowers and salutes as officials and guards accompanied him around the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Gould
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Reichs
Theodor Lewald
Henri Baillet-Latour
International Olympic Committee
Fuehrer al
Mal Hymn
Baillet-Latour
Marshall Werner von Blomberg
Rudolf Hess
Wilhelm Frick
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Greece
Loues
Judge Learns Child's View in Astor Thorpe Custody Battle
In Los Angeles a custody dispute between film star Mary Astor and ex-husband Dr Franklyn Thorpe hinged on the four year old daughter Marylyn. Superior Judge Goodwin Knight held an informal chat with the child at Astor's Holucam Lake home, as proceedings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Cinema Beauty
Franklyn Thorpe
Marylyn
Goodwin Knight
Miss Astor
Holuca Lake
Ome
Drive Safely: Slow for Safer Right Turns
County Safety Council urges drivers to slow to moderate speed before turning right. Slowing helps protect pedestrians and oncoming traffic, makes turning easier using only half the street, and reduces risk for all road users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Safety Council
Lewis Attacks Landon Labor Policy Across Roles
John L. Lewis, UMW president and Roosevelt supporter, denounces Alf Landon’s labor plan as making strikes illegal and pickets law breakers. He says Landon concedes union rights to organize but seeks to free employers from interference, aiming to isolate workers from unions. Continuous remarks reference NA and corporate privilege themes as page six continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Alf M. Landon
Lewis
Roosevelt
Landon
Norman Thomas
National Manufacturers Association
Railroad asks federal court to halt state tax
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad asked Federal Judge William E. Baker to restrain West Virginia public works from enforcing a privilege tax and to stop increasing its assessment above 62 million dollars. Attorney J. O. Henson sought a three judge panel including a circuit court of appeals jurist. Judge Baker did not set a hearing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William E. Baker
West Virginia Board of Public Works
J. O. Henson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Baker
Rifle Discharge Kills Youth Near Liberty West Virginia
A rifle carried by a companion accidentally discharged, fatally striking 15 year old Lawrence Vaughn as he and another boy walked through woods near the Putnam county village of Liberty. The rifle was being carried by Scraggs, 14, when the accident occurred. Police reported Bowles involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
W. Va
Lawrence Vaughn
Putnam County
Pe Scraggs
Dept Ft
Bowles
Former Justice Frazer of Pennsylvania Dies at 86
Pittsburgh August 1 Robert S Frazer who rose from humble origins to the highest judicial post in the commonwealth died of pneumonia and complications after an operation He would have been 87 next September 18 He stepped down from the supreme court bench seven months to the day before his death after 20 years on the court The last five years he served as chief justice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Robert S. Frazer
Commonwealth
Frazer
Supreme Court
Broaddus College to Reopen Under Trustees Control
Trustees and alumni of Alderson Broaddus College begin a drive for 200000 to place the Baptist institution back with trustees. Bondholders accept a minimum 30000 within 60 days after the drive ends. 60 percent of the raised funds buy the school, 40 percent funds operating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Alderson
Broaddus College
Philippi
Lege
Presi
D. Pickett
Agres
R. R. Murphy
Murphy
Page Bix
Bank Reports July Steady With June Recovery Levels
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland notes sustained business steadiness in July mirroring June highs in the recovery period. Retail trade rose across the fourth district with Wheeling West Virginia showing a 19.5 percent rise in department store sales year over year. The usual summer slump has not appeared in most mines, though a small drop in steel and automobile production was seen mid month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Wheeling
W. Va
Farm Lad Arrested in Kidnap Plot Near Grant Neb
Sterling W Powell a 16 year old farm boy was jailed in Grant Nebraska charged with threatening singer Shirley Temple's life in a 25000 extortion plot. Federal agents led the arrest at his farm home and Powell admitted sending a threatening letter to George F Temple father of the child star. He said he conceived the plan after watching a movie but did not intend to carry it out. The youth was jailed at North Platte before arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Neb
Sterling W. Powell
Shirley Temple
H. Bechtel
Young Powell
North Platte
U. S
A. F. Streitz
Berchtel
George F. Temple
Shirley Tem
Roosevelt Starts Tour of Flood Control Jobs
President Roosevelt began a personal tour of New England flood control projects, leaving Waterbury to visit the Winooski dam. He planned conferences with federal and state officials in Montpelier Hanover and Springfield as the train moves toward Hyde Park New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Roosevelt
New England
Winooski Dam
Boundary Line
Canada
Hyde Park
N. Y
Montpelier
Hanover
N. H
Springfield
Mass
New Charges Added in Labor Battle Across Unions
A new insurrection charge is added against John L. Lewis and allies as the labor dispute widens. Philip Murray plans a mass meeting in New Castle to rally support despite local opposition. Separate report details a man named Paul Russin alleging he was dragged from his car and assaulted by five men in Steubenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Alf M. Landon
John P. Frey
American Federation of Labor
Metal Trades Department
Lewis
Prey
Structural Steel
Structural Iron
Philip Murray
His . Org
New Castle
Paul Russin
Steubenville
Landon Leaves Desk For Inspection Of Soldiers
Gov Alf M Landon left his desk to review the Kansas national guard encampment as commander in chief. Cities along the 80 mile route ordered streets cleared for the Republican presidential candidate entourage. Kansas representatives headed to Chicago for a conference with railroad and interstate commerce officials on emergency freight reductions for feed water and cattle in drought areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas National Guard
Kansas
Chicago
Interstate Commerce
Two Girls Killed and Two Men Injured in Wreck in Marietta
In Marietta Ohio a two car crash in the downtown district killed Ada Arnett 19 and Lillian Young 20 who were with young men Louis Snack 21 and Forrest Lingle 22 both of South Zanesville. Snack's prognosis was doubtful. Kainburg of New Lexington and his wife escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareitta
Marietta
Ada Arnett
Lillian Young
Louis Snack
Forresta Lingle
Zanesville
Snack
Henry Kainburg
New Lexington
Kainburg
Tropical Storm Blows Out After Five Lives Lost
Valparaiso Florida reports a tropical storm that killed at least five people and exhausted itself as it moved across southern Alabama. The Coast Guard said the tug Minne Lee sank in Cheeto Whatchee Bay with five missing crew members. Fears mounted for two other vessels and the sea gull sailing schooner, missing since July 25 from Tampa, with five aboard, likely to have encountered the same storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Fla
Alabama
Coast Guard
Cheeto
Whatchee Bay
Ise
Gulf
Tampa
Anniversary of Start Of Great World War Today
The 22nd anniversary of the great war finds Europe fearing a new conflict. Poland fears a eastern battlefield while Russia and Germany are seen in opposite camps. Armament grows across major powers with naval and air forces expanding and Mussolini’s Ethiopia campaign fueling Italy’s army buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Associated Press
Spain
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Poland
Japan
England
United States
France
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Hitler
Father and nursemaid held for infant poisoning
In Greensburg Pennsylvania Alderman J J Walton held Jessie Hankey his housemaid for the grand jury on charges of slaying Wagner s 14 day old daughter Corporal George Naughton of the state police testified Mrs Hankey told him she gave the baby poison after Wagner warned Either you kill the baby or I ll kill you
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
J. J. Walton
Jessie Hankey
Wagner
George Naughton
State Police
Error makes farmer rich in Arkansas mix up
A clerical error at the Resettlement Administration sent a $20 check to Maxville farmer C E Marlin who had been enrolled for aid and mules purchased under the Townsend pension plan. He believed the payment was his first monthly old age pension, causing confusion and a continuation of the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Shade
Ark
Resettlement Administration
Townsend Pension Plant
Cee E. Marlin
Maxville Farmer
Marlin
New Deal
Thinks Check Pension
Finance Department
French Paid Vacations Marvel to Labor Chief
In Paris on August 1 Secretary Frances Perkins said an administration survey found paid vacations in American industry were almost unknown while common in professions and business. She cited France’s new socialist labor laws granting annual paid vacations as a striking contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Frances Perkins
Miss. Perkins
Young couple held for brutal murder in Bayonne
Bayonne New Jersey police said Gladys Mac Knight, 17, confessed to killing her mother Helen MacKnight, 47, with a hatchet after a quarrel over dinner. Her 18 year old sweetheart Donald Wightman initially confessed then recanted alleging she acted alone. Both were booked on murder charges after all night questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayonne
N. J
Cornelius J. O'Neill
Gladys MacKnight
Donald Wightman
O'Neill
Helen MacKnight
Wightman
16 Year Old Ex Convict Jailed as Counterfeiter
MOUNDSVILLE Aug 1 Charles Kline a 76 year old ex convict remains jailed on federal counterfeiting charges after 35 years in prison. Police say he admitted terms in Atlanta WV and Ohio prisons. Kline was arrested in Wheeling with Spray Clouston 36 and Burley Clouston says their car carried a portable counterfeiting machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
Charles Kliner
Albert C. Megale
Wheeling
Atlanta
West Virginia
Ohio
Kline
Spray Clouston
Burley Clouston
Hazel-Atlas Glass declares cash dividend of $1.25
Hazel Atlas Glass Corp reports net earnings of 10,234,800 for year ending June 27 up from 9,957,000 and declares a cash dividend of 1.25 per share. Final quarter earnings totaled 650,600, or 149 a share, with payment to be made to shareholders of record by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Wheeling
Hazel-Atlas Glass Corporation
Geeblleen
Madrid Braces as Rebels Advance in Civil War
Allied dispatches report Madrid fortified amid renewed fascist offensives north and south of the city. France remains neutral while Mussolini and Hitler may seek gains in Africa and the Mediterranean as investigations into a flight of Italian planes proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Spain
Madrid
Roblegardo
France
Bustrago
Spanish Morocco
Paris
Leon Blum
Berlin
Rome
Mussolini
North
Africa
Italy
Mediterranean
Reichsfeurher
Hitler
Great Britain
French Morocco
One Dead in Truck Wreck Near Martins Ferry
A circus truck plunged 240 feet off an embankment into a house near Martins Ferry Ohio killing driver John Hart 23 of Canton Mississippi and injuring two in the cab Louis Walter and his wife of Birmingham Alabama. Hart lost control in fog and the wounded were hospitalized with Walter in critical condition and his wife listed as recovering. The tragedy followed by another fatal crash in Harvard Illinois where five members of a war veteran’s family died when their auto hit a bridge abutment and a fourth child was gravely injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
John Hart
Canton
Miss
Louis Walter
Biham
Als
Hart
Barnesville
Steuben~ville
Walter
Harvard
Ill
John P. Cas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Col. Knox
The
United
Frank Knox
Republic
Ted
Chicago Stadium
Entral Press
Astor-Thorpe
Lewis Flays
Railroad
Frazier
Pennsylvania
Broaddus
U.M.W. Chieftain
George
Marvel
Blum
Illinois
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!