Peace plan to delay Lewis trial in AFL split
The AFL Executive Council opened the Lewis insurrection trial and weighed a compromise proposal by Henry Ohl Jr to confine activities to steel and rubber, deferring broader unionization issues to the Tampa convention. Ohl said the council asked many questions and had not committed itself.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Henry Obl, Jr
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
Lewis
Ie Steel and Rubber
A. F
Tampa
Ohl
Wisconsin Federation
National GOP chief cites farmers against wheat control plan
National Republican Chairman John D M Hamilton said farmer resistance saved the nation from a threatened wheat shortage. Speaking in St Paul during a campaign swing through 15 western states he noted wheat planting rose eight percent from last year and sowings this year were about 5 million acres more, warning of a world shortage. Imports of 1935 wheat continued to rise.
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ST. Paul
John D. M. Hamilton
Ami
Drive Safely Message From Faylor County Safety Council
A Faylor County Safety Council warning stresses that repeating a dangerous practice does not guarantee safety next time. It urges drivers to be prepared to stop in the clear distance and to stay vigilant and safe on the road.
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FAYLOR_ COUNTY SAFETY COUNCIL
Astor Diary Likely Will Be Presented in Custody Case
In Los Angeles on August 3, the Mary Astor custody hearing resumes with a subpoena for George Kaufman to discuss his knowledge of the actress. A diary alleged to contain intimate secrets may be introduced, and Miss Astor returns to the stand for questioning by Dr. Franklyn Thorpe’s attorneys as the battle for custody of their four year old daughter Marylyn continues.
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Los Angelfa
George Kaufman
Mary Astor
Miss Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Dauhter
Marylyn
Morgantown Teacher Dies in Bus Car Crash
Helen C. Gandy, 35, a Morgantown West Virginia teacher recently returned from service in the Philippine Islands, died in a head on collision with a White Star Line bus on Curry Hill near Canonsburg. A dog in her car perished. no bus passengers were injured.
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Morgantown
Canonsburg
Philippine Islands
White Star Line
Itnesses
Helen C. Gandy
Tobin St
W. Va
Curry Hill
Rotary Officials Convene in Beckley for 24th Assembly
Rotary club officials and former executives from every chapter in the state held concluding sessions in Beckley to discuss the organization’s aims and policies. Lon Kelly of Charleston, past district governor, was scheduled to deliver a toast amid the gathering.
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Beckley
Rotary
Lon Kelly
Charleston
Four Strike Pickets Wounded In Gun Fight
Four lumber strike pickets were wounded by gunfire and three mill workers injured in a clash near the Johnson Mill in Orofino Idaho. The confrontation began after workers accused pickets of beating them with chains as they left shift. Workers said they fired in self defense.
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Orofino
Idaho
Johnson Mill
Lewiston
the Tribune
Townsend May Visit Landon Townsend May Visit Landon
Reports on the senatorial campaign and national farm conditions reached Gov. Alf M. Landon as aides awaited word on whether Dr. Francis E. Townsend would seek a conference with the presidential nominee. Townsend, head of the $200 a month old age pension movement, was slated to address Kansas primary supporters at the city auditorium.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
City Auditorium
Kansas
Townsend _prince
Five Prisoners Escape From Upshur County Jail
Buckhannon, Aug. 3. State police and county officers hunted five inmates who sawed through a jail cell door chain and used a case knife to fashion a key, then fled as a barking dog alerted Sheriff Morgan Bailey. Prisoners named include Charles Kirshner of Akron Ohio and Dick Conrad, with others identified as Dow Post and a man called Carpenter.
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Buckhannon
Upshur
Morgan Bailey
Bailey
Charles Kirshner
Akron
FDR plans re election drive with Farley in conference
President Roosevelt maps plans for a coast to coast campaign effort and finance. He chairs a meeting at Hyde Park with James A. Farley and Democratic officials to map participation, gauge women and farm voter attitudes, and review political developments since his vacation. The discussion also covers campaign financing and spending. West will be present.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
The
Hudson
James A. Farley
West
Farley
Two Die In Air Crash Near Warren Ohio Parkmen
A Cleveland man, 36, and his 14 year old nephew died when their two seater aircraft crashed at Parkmen near Warren. Witnesses saw the craft fall from about 500 feet and the pilot William T. Dreyer was dead on arrival at Warren City Hospital. His nephew Arnold Dreyer, from Indianapolis, died at the scene.
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Warren
Parkmen
William T. Dreyer
Cleveland
Otto Bornemann
Dreyer
Warren City Hospital
Arnold Dreyer
Indianapolis
Hoffman Exonerated Of Street Quarrel
Charges of drunkenness against Charles Hoffman an electrician at the dam were dismissed by Prosecuting Attorney James C Holt in Magistrate Ona C Jefferys court after the Latrobe street fight last Wednesday night. The state trooper who testified said his action was justified but the prosecutor found insufficient evidence to convict Hoff man and agreed to drop the case.
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Charles Hoffman
L. W. Emrick
James C. Holt
Ona C. Jefferys
Hoffman
Latrobe
Youth Arrested in Ky for Slaying by Fist Fight
Wayne West Virginia reports Harold Brown 20 of Fort Gay West Virginia arrested in Louisa Kentucky over the death of Albert Newsome 38 a farmer. Police say Newsome was fatally injured when knocked down and his head struck the pavement after a fist fight. Brown waived extradition.
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Wayne
W. Va
Louisa
Harold Brown
Fort Gay
Albert Newsome
Farmer
Newsome
Brown
Girl Accused of Matricide Unnerved at Bayonne
Seventeen year old Gladys Knight weeps in jail over not attending her mother's funeral. Her lawyer R Lewis Kennedy says she confessed after long questioning and claims she is sorry for both parents. Details from Bayonne reflect a turbulent quarrel over an early supper ending in the mother's stabbing.
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Pearl Hudson
Akron
Hudson
Bayonne
N. J
Gladys Knight
R. Lewis Kennedy
Cornelius J. O'Neill
Donald Wightman
Gladys
Kennedy
O'Neill
Wightman
Dan Cupid Sets Quick Pace for Weddings in Wellsburg
Wellsburg reports a wedding boom with 1,001 licenses issued in July and 4,875 for the first seven months of 1936, 1,853 more than the previous year. About 50 licenses were issued August 1 as the pace continues.
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Wellsburg
Dan Cupid
Girl’s Beach Kidnaping Tale Spurs Police Search
In Erie Pennsylvania a 20 year old housemaid Clara Parker recounted being held on a beach for two hours by a man with four missing front teeth. She showed bruises and said she was forced to go to the beach after alighting from a bus, prompting police to pursue the assailant. State Trooper John Zerbe interviewed Parker about the alleged attack.
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Erie
Clara Parker
John Zerbe
Balloon Race Gets Underway From Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 3 a Goodyear X and the Great Lakes Exposition 35,000 cubic foot balloons began drifting northeast after a night launch from Municipal Stadium. The match race, spanning a 15 hour period, heads toward Ontario with winds moderate to fresh. An unidentified balloon was seen at Warren Pennsylvania near the New York border at 6:30 a.m. traveling northeast at 14,500 feet.
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Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Ontario
Warren
Pennsylvania
New York
Owens Scores Easy Victory in 100 Meters
Berlin Aug 3 Jesse Owens Ohio State sprinter won the Olympic 100 meter championship in 10.3 seconds beating Ralph Metcalfe by about a yard and a half. Metcalfe finished second for the second straight Olympics. Owens led early, entering other events including the 200 meters and broad jump with the Buckeye Bullet aiming for three golds while a record was blocked by the IAAF.
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Berlin
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Buckeye Bullet
Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Chicago
Fritz Nottbrock
Metcalfe
Husky Negro
Martin Osendorp
Holland
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Three Killed and One Hurt In Wabash Train Crash
In Lafayette Indiana a freight train struck an automobile at a crossing killing Chester O Stuck Jr Frederick R May 24 and Arville Bohannon 28 all residents of Lafayette and injuring Herbert M May 27 brother of Frederick. The crash left one seriously injured.
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Lafayette
Ind
Frederick R. May
Arville Bohannon
Herbert M. May
Frederick
Hamilton Takes To Air For Trip Through West
CHICAGO Aug 3 P A twin motored transport plane became the flying office of National Republican Chairman John D M Hamilton today as he turned to a swift swing through the west to organize party workers for the presidential election. Hamilton's second major campaign tour was scheduled to take him into 15 states in 15 days, with speeches in eighteen cities. Taking a crew flight trail in his supervary chartered plane, he planned to cover 6446 miles.
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Chicago
National Republican
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
New Handle Factory Opens in Beverly Under Groves
Work will start this week at a new handle factory in Beverly operated by C. L. Groves formerly of Pikeville Kentucky. Fifteen workers will produce handles from native ash. Col. G. W. Wilson, back in charge of his lumber business after retiring as commander of the Elkins CCC sector, has a contract related to lumber work.
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Elkins
Beverly
C. L. Groves
Pikeville
Col
G. W. Wilson
Elkins CCC
Eee Bet
Boy Drowns After Boat Ride with 11-Year-Old
Port Huron Michigan authorities probe the death of a seven year-old boy after an 11-year-old boy Gordon Bailey reportedly took him on a boat ride. Bailey allegedly confessed to stealing money with Richard Hoanshelt, leading to a dispute in which an oar strike caused the other boy to drown. Bailey faces possible reform school detention until age 21.
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Port Huron
Mich
Gordon Bailey
Gordon
Richard Hoanshelt
Richard
Central Press
RAILS BEATEN IN EFFORT TO RETAIN RATES
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a petition by Class One railroads to make permanent emergency freight surcharges set to expire December 31. The surcharges, projected to yield about 104 million dollars in annual revenue, were initially due to end July 1 but were extended six months. Railroads may seek reconsideration.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Nine Coal Miners Die From Gas During Mine Fire
Two southern Illinois counties opened inquests into the death of nine miners at Union Collieries Kathleen mine Dowell. Six perished while rescuing five others. twelve were revived after carbon monoxide exposure from a transformer explosion sparked a blaze on the Jackson Perry county line. Mine Superintendent Ed Leming reported the cause and timeline of the disaster.
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Duquoin
Ill
Illinois
Kathleen
Dowell
Here
Ed Leming
Jackson-Perry
Accused Slayer, Father Wounded From Ambush
Police sought the person who fired on W. L. Dent and his son Leo Dent in front of the elder Dent's store. Corporal Ry L Wooster said the assailant fired four or five rounds from a hillside. An alleged Harvey district constable slayer was named in the report, with details limited by the readable text.
Nations not to interfere in rebellion grows Madrid battle
Loyalists report fresh victories but still hold Madrid as three major powers move toward non intervention in Spain. Paris fears, London and Rome weigh hands off policy while Italy, Britain and France seek agreement amid renewed rebel and government clashes across north central and south fronts. Barcelona reports La Zaida taken in Aragon drive against Zaragoza. Loyalists ready for another push.
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Associated Press
Spain
Paris
Europe
France
Great Britain
Italy
North African
Britain
Mussolini
Germany
Russia
Barcelona
la Zaida
Aragon
Zaragoza
Rebels Start New Advance Toward San Sebastian
Insurgent fascists march in a second advance toward San Sebastian near Vera Spain on August 3 led by Gen Emilio Mola after reinforcing columns from Pamplona. Rebels seek to secure Guadarrama and Navasperal gates as they push toward Madrid amid leftist defenses.
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San Sebastian
Vera
Spain
Emilio Mola
Pamplona
Madrid
Mola
Guadarrama
Navasperal
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U.S
Mrs
ASTOR
Rotary Club
Landon
Pension Plan
G.O.P
Upshur County
Dick Conrad
Dow Post
Carpenter
President May
Ohio City
U. S
R.R
New Handle
Gordon, Bailey
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