Louisiana Graft Probe Expands as Big Violators Sought
The U S government pushes a rapid probe into political corruption in Louisiana led by O John Rogge with indictments already issued against Richard W Leche and Seymour Weiss over hot oil violations The probe also considers jury tampering tied to prior income evasion cases involving Abraham L Shushan and Cae Longfield and amid political rhetoric from Shirley G Wimberly criticizing Attorney General Frank Murphy and Gov Earl K Long intruding on presidential prospects
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New Orleans
O. John Rogge
United States Attorney General
Louisianna
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Tate
Huey P. Long
Rogge
Leche
Weiss
Louisiana
Arraignment Satterfield On Check Charge Scheduled
Police say the man held for questioning about a check was bald, with arraignment set this afternoon before Justice White. Satterfield claimed he did not write the check, and that his wife wrote it, after being interviewed in the Fairmont jail.
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Satterfield
Justice White
Fairmont
Boy Suffers Skull Fracture After Lure to Doctor
A Flemington boy named Charles Campbell was lured to the office of Dr. Frank Jamison in Wendel where first aid was given. An X-ray showed a skull fracture. The injury also included painful bruises and several scratches. Dr. Jamison said recovery with no ill effects is likely.
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sContiNnucn
Frank Jamison
Wendel
Jamison
Little Charles
Howard Campbell
Flemington
GOP Leaders Clash Over Farm Plan In Split On Workable Solution
GOP leaders on page one discuss forming a party committee to tackle the farm problem. A member says, obtaining a workable plan acceptable to all farm groups is the hard part. Rep Rayburn of Texas counters in a radio speech, challenging Martin's claim that Republicans accomplished 14 points.
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Rayburn
Texas
Martin
Republicans Fail To Offer Substitutes In Economic Debate
Rayburn declares the GOP offers only a return to the old economic order, privileging the favored few. He notes Roosevelt era acts will be judged by history as Congress winds down. Wheeler warns against unchecked spending while McCarran and George foresee recovery easing spending cuts.
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Rayburn
Roosevelt
Washington
Wheeler
D.-Mont
McCarran
D.-Ney
George
D.-Ga
Hopkins Sees Continuea From Page One
Industrial activity and consumer demand in July show gains over the previous year. Retail trade strengthens with durable goods like autos refrigerators and furniture up. gasoline use at higher levels. Freight movement rises 12 percent versus July 1938, while steel production climbs from 53 percent to 60 percent capacity by July end.
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Page Onedustry
Hopkins
Drive Progressing Fine Republican Women Say
The drive for new members of the women s division of the United Republican clubs of Taylor county is progressing nicely, with Mrs Richard McDade as membership chair reporting. Mrs EB Clark is general chair. city and county Republican women rally to the cause and a sizable membership is expected when the campaign ends.
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United Republican Clubs
Taylor County
Richard McDade
EB. F. Clark
Bob Jefferys Turns Author
Robert L. Jefferys ex Grafton city editor and Washington secretary who later became an attorney has written Seeking A Government Job to guide job seekers. The booklet, priced at 50 cents, covers endorsements, personal contacts, and patience as key to securing government work despite no guaranteed positions.
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Robert L. Jefferys
Grafton
The
Evening Sentinel
Washington
Acme Printing Co
Bob
Capitol Bill
Sentinel
Frank ,L. Bowman
W. Va
Augustine Lonergan
Conn
Jefferys
Congression
Eer
Campaign for Continuation Faces New Special Election
The campaign for continuation of the measure returns to voters in a separate special election. If approved it becomes effective after the current mayor and finance commissioner finish their terms, or in April 1941. Early petitions gathered little support, with house to house canvassers reporting no opposition at noon today.
German Press Warns Danzig Crisis Risks War
The German press on the Danzig dispute cites Poland's threat to war and warns that Poland's army faces Danzig if the Free City does not back away. Voelkischer Boebachter notes impatience for cannon fire while stressing Poland cannot easily confront superior forces.
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Danzig
Free City
Germany
Poland
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Hitler
Boebachter
Czas
Cactus Jack Garner Returns to Uvalde in Homecoming
Commuting between Washington and Uvalde the former vice president nominee enjoys a warm homecoming. Garner sheds official attire, inspects the premises, and comments that things are looking fine to local staff, as townsfolk honor his visits with expected showmanship.
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Washington
Uvalde
Cactus Jack
Garner
R. G. Jorcan
Uvalde Weekly
Court Told Chrysler Is Critically Ill At Home
Walter P. Chrysler, automaker, is critically ill at his Long Island home with a circulatory ailment. In White Plains Supreme Court he faces a $300,000 breach of contract suit. plaintiff’s counsel seeks to examine him before trial. The court appointed a physician to interview Chrysler and report.
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White Plains
N. Y
Walter P. Chrysler
Long Island
Supreme Court
Chrysler
Frank B. Rogers
Mamaroneck
Heavy Rain Strikes Wheeling Amid Flooded Streets
Heavy rain hits Wheeling for a second time in 24 hours flooding city streets and hindering traffic. Observers report the heaviest rainfall in months with water over curbs and autos stranded downtown. Fields suffer crop damage as drainage systems struggle and farms lose crops.
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Wheeling
Warwood Dam
Ers
Mrs Lowther 77 Died After Ill Paralysis In Philippi
Mrs George W Lowther 77 of 701 West Boyd street died at 10 this morning at her daughter's home 107 Maple Avenue Philippi after a one day illness She was visiting her daughter when struck Survived by two children Rex A Lowther of Barberton and Mrs Kennedy three brothers and two sisters Gold Star mother and member of First Baptist and American Legion Auxiliary Funeral Sunday 2 pm at 701 West Boyd Street Rev Hugh Pickett officiating Burial to be arranged by G T Bartlett
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George W. Lowther
West Boyd Street
B. W
Kennedy
Maple
Philippi
Lowther
Ritchie County
Grafton
Jeremiah and
Christine Price Snodgrass
Rex A. Lowther
Barberton
M. Hall Snodgrass
Parkersburg
Clyde Snodgrass
Shinnston
Charles Snodgrass
Jane Lew
Vernelia Williams
Isville
T. G. Meredith
Fairmont
G. T. Bartlett
Turkish heiress wins $25,000 yearly yeast fortune
In New York Supreme Court a Turkish beauty once married thrice and fleeing a harem has secured a $25,000 annual income from a $200,000 Fleischmann trust after Holmes failed to prove she was still wed to a Hindu when they separated. Holmes apologized for accusing her and acknowledged being misled. The woman previously fled Damascus and Damascus merchant Mazar Abed and later married Stanley Smith.
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New York
Fleischmann
Supreme Court
Izzet Pasha
Turkey
Carl Fleischmann Holmes
Holmes
Jarmani Dass
France
Belgium
England
Egypt
India
Many Nabbed in Spy Hunt Near Spanish Frontier
At Hendaye on August 8 reports say Spanish Nationalists hunted thousands of men without government hiding in the Asturian mountains. Generalissimo Franco’s forces reportedly arrested hundreds of civilians accused of sheltering former Republican soldiers as Quico and Gijon yielded large numbers of detainees. Catalonia’s autonomy spirit is also noted in the dispatches.
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Hendaye
France
Asturian
Spain
Franco
Quico
Gijon
Catalinia
Madrid regime upholds executions amid anti-rebel purge
Reports from Madrid note a rapid crackdown as 62 people including four women were executed for conspiring against the regime and complicity in police killings. Police conduct wide manhunts and publish lists of accused assassins and denunciators while authorities urge public help to identify suspects.
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Madrid
Seven Aspire for Governor in Mississippi Primary
Seven candidates sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Jackson Mississippi as the primary ended. The campaign touched on New Deal support and Bilbo’s third term aims while Harrison White and Governor Hugh White eyed the senator’s allies. Read as a snapshot of a tight race with Johnson Bailey Connor Gantt Ritchey Snider and others in the field.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Theodore G
Bilbo
Wit
Pat Harrison
Paul Johnson
Harrison
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Hugh White
Neup
Judge Johnson
Thomas L. Bailey
Martin Sennett Conner
Lester Franklin
State Tax Commission
Mark W. Gantt
George P. Ritchey
J. B. Snider
Pension plan may be voted in Ohio ballot
Herbert 8. Biglow, Cincinnati preacher politician, filed 253000 signatures with the secretary of state to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to double old age pensions. If certified, the measure would guarantee 50 dollars monthly for single persons over 60 and retired from work, and 20 dollars for married couples.
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Columbus
Herbert
Biglow
Cincinnati
Ohio
Earl Griffith
Missing Children of Mrs. Fink Spark Despair in L A Home
Mrs. Julia Fink sobs as two children Josephine age 12 and Alfred age 6 vanish from their Los Angeles residence. She fears kidnapping or sexual abuse following the disappearance, expressing alarm and seeking clues to their location.
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Julia Fink
Josephine
Alfred
Los Angeles
AFL Council May Open Meeting On Entertainment Unions
Atlantic City Aug 8 The AFL executive council may hold an open meeting this day to discuss union issues involving movie stage and radio stars. William Green cannot recall exact topics for accuracy report. Ents split when AAAA ousted AF Actors. AAAA led by Frank Gillmore threatens strike if AFL does not break the AFA and Stage Hands alliance.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
William Green
AFL
Green
Associated Actors and Artistes of America
American Federation of Actors
Sophie Tucker
State Hands Union
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
AAAA
Frank Gillmore
AFA
Stage Hands Union
Army Private Held For Holdup Shooting Probe
Ellis Brazil an 18 year old Army private is held on an open charge in the Oakland shooting of Ruth Lipton 34 mother of four who said she was targeted for her purse after a drinking episode Brazil told officers after several drinks he obtained a .38 pistol and began target practice striking Lipton as he walked.
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Oakland
Calif
Ellis Brazil
Ruth Lipton
Public safety item forces student into school yard
A disturbing account describes a person forcing a girl toward a school yard with a public safety item, striking her when she resisted. The motive remains unclear and the incident centers on coercion and violence at a school setting.
Burke Replies to Roosevelt on Court Plan Backlash
Senator Brice of Nebraska tells Washington that the 1937 court reorganization battle yielded one true gain. He says the nation now sees the framers of the constitution and the separation of powers in a clearer light. He condemns any future attempt to enlarge the Supreme Court as a power grab by the executive and legislative branches. The plan would have used court expansion to appoint loyal judges, a move Congress repudiated and the country rejected.
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Washington
Brice
Neb
Supreme Court
Burke
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Injured Negro Cuts Off Own Foot in Train Accident
William Capps, 19, of Somerset Kentucky, amputated his own foot after it was crushed when he fell from a freight train. He used clothing to make a tourniquet and crude wooden crutches, walked about a mile to Vermilion, then was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital in Lorain. Surgeons later amputated the leg about five inches below the knee.
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Lorain
St. Joseph's
Vermilion
Capps
Robbers Hold Up Patrons Near Paris Bank
Two masked men robbed messengers near the Paris Bourse today. They escaped in an automobile with 1,200,000 francs about $51,000. No injuries reported. French authorities launched a hunt and described the raid as carefully planned.
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Paris
Twins Born in Reedsville Family Counts Twins
Reedsville, Aug. 8. Preston County grows by two sets of twins this week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zinn and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cortney welcomed twin girls each.
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Reedsville
Preston County
Howard Zinn
Carl Cortney
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van Heflin
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Nikolai G. Kuznetsov
Grafton Drug and Chemical Company
Bob Jefferys
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