Pickford to wed New York stage actress Mary Mulhern
Jack Pickford 33 and Miss Mary Mulhern 22 plan marriage after filing notice of intention in Balinas California. They expect a Monterey Peninsula ceremony once the three day waiting period ends, with Hollywood as residence listed. Mulhern acted in The Trial of Mary Dugan in New York.
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Balinas
Cal
Jack Pickford
Mary Mulhern
New York
Court House
California
Monterey
Hoovr Discusses Food Supply Amid Drought Factors
Hoovr notes current food supply remains adequate due to ample wheat and good potato prospects in northern states. He highlights drought mostly spares bean acreage outside the drought area, with winter vegetables later and canning crops like tomatoes peas and beans largely unaffected.
Mrs. Rose Murphy Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Rose Murphy wife of A B Murphy manager of Seidler Furniture Company arrived from New York City where she had been a surgical patient at Bellview Hospital for eight weeks. Miss Lee Murphy accompanied her. She will stay at 316 East Main Street Gratton for two weeks and must keep quiet with no company.
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Rose Murphy
A. B. Murphy
Seidler Furniture Company
New York City
Bellview Hospital
Miss Lee Murphy
New York
Mrs. Murphy
Gratton
Murphy
John E. Murphy
E. Main Street
Mr. Murphy
Heat and High
In New York City heat and humidity hinder relief as temperatures peaked near 85. Chicago shared the damp conditions while Ohio sections saw scattered showers. Three people died in Philadelphia as the heat rose to 69 and Baltimore reported a light shower offering little relief.
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New York Ciy
Chicago
Ohio
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Drought Cuts Into Hoover's Best Weekend Program
President Hoover cuts weekend recreation at his Orange Virginia camp to focus on drought relief. A brown and scorched flower garden marks the length of the dry spell. The guest party enjoys horseback riding, hiking, and indoor games at the Ra pidan river camp. Notables include Secretary Hurley and Ogden Reid among others.
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Orange
Hoover
Rapidan River
Japan policy is justified in Manchuria and Caribbean ties
Dr. George H. Blakeslee of Clark University told the Eastern Round Table that Japan justifies policies resembling the Monroe doctrine. He noted Japan’s leases and concessions in Manchuria, Port Arthur, Dalien, and the South Manchuria railway as vital to national interests, drawing parallels with U.S. possessions.
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Williamstown
Mass
Japan
United States
George H. Blakeslee
Clark University
Far Eastern Round Table
Institute of Politics Today
Manchuria
China
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Dalien
South Manchuria Railway
Rear Adm Yates Stirling Named Pearl Harbor Commandant
The Hawaii Post reports Associated Press Photo confirms Rear Admiral Yates Stirling as the new commandant at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Stirling succeeds prior leadership and assumes duties immediately following the ceremony at the base.
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Associated Press
Yates Stirling
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Balance of Canal Zone claims and arrests sparks cross-claims
Fragmentary item notes a Caribbean location, U S and Japanese actions, and a reward offer related to the Panama Canal Zone. It mentions arrests and convictions, a lease, and defense of landholds by both nations at high cost, with officers recently cited.
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Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Caribbean
United States
Japan
Yowa
Last Rites for Mrs Eliza Shriver in Fairmont
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza Shaw Shriver age 64 wife of J L Shriver will be held at 4 pm in the family home on Morgan Town Avenue conducted by Rev L B Powers pastor of Temple Baptist Church Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery Friends visit the bereaved home and florals are being sent She was sister of Judge Harry Shaw and resided in Pruntytown before moving to Fairmont years ago Mr Shriver formerly owned the Pruntytown mill which later sold to J A Keener and George F Powell 37 years ago He then worked in a tannery
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Shriver
Harry Shaw
Mm. Shriver
Pruntytown
Fairmont
J. A. Keener
George F. Powell
Bandit Trio Escape After Robbery and Kidnapping
Maquoketa Iowa August 9 Three masked bandits robbed a drug store of sixteen dollars and fled after killing a vigilante. They abducted farmer Robert Moore fifty Tipton and forced him to drive before releasing him near East Dubuque Illinois. Authorities in Iowa and Illinois pursued the trio. Governor John Hammillau-
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Illinois
Robert’ Moore
Tipton
East Dubuque
Ill
John Hammillau
Arley Shields Fatally Struck by Train on B&O Property
Arley Shields, described as a trespasser on Baltimore and Ohio railroad property, was struck and killed late yesterday by engine 2865 west of Robey station near Shinnston. The Horner Undertaking Company was given charge of the body and relatives notified.
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Arley Shields
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Robey Station
Shinnston
Horner Undertaking Company
St Louis Pair Still Flying to Break World Record
In St Louis on August 9, Dale Jackson and Forrest O Brine in the Greater St Louis monoplane hovered near a new world record for sustained flight. They logged 45 hours and faced a twenty day mission above Lambert-St Louis field with under 100 hours left to beat the Hunter brothers 654 hour mark. Fuel use rose but plane condition remained steady amid the long grind.
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St. Louis
Dale
Jackson
Forrest O
Man Dislocates Shoulder After Fall on Tracks
A Park City incident reports a man with a dislocated shoulder after he fell onto railway tracks while carrying a sack of apples. Officer Wallace Henderson found John Hixonbaugh not struck by a train and he was taken home for treatment.
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Lieut
Wallace Henderson
John Hixonbaugh
Officer Henderson
Akron probes new Horst clues in Horst disappearance
Investigators arriving in Akron today will present Detective Chief Ed McDonnell with fresh information on the Melvin Horst case from December 27, 1928. The Akron Beacon Journal says the revived probe weaves past theories into a single line and ties earlier suspects to the current inquiry. The paper cites Rittman as the place where the boy was hidden for days, then moved to another Ohio community and an unnamed Pennsylvania town.
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Akron
Melvin Horst
Ed McDonnell
Akron Beacon Journal
Horst
Beacon Journal
The
Beacon-Journal
Rittman
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Corn Borer Quarantine Discussed at Washington Meeting
Charleston West Virginia August 9 The state department of agriculture was advised a conference will be held in Washington on August 13 to consider the corn borer quarantine now in effect in sections of the east including part of northern West Virginia. Lee A Strong chief plant quarantine and control administrator of Washington said discontinuance of the quarantine for the present season is under consideration due to few borers intercepted and the expense of inspecting traffic. A representative of the agriculture department is expected to attend the conference. William M Unger of Charleston a West Virginia University student is spending the weekend as guest of Charles and Halep Watkins.
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Washington
West Virginia
Lee ‘A. Strong
William M. Unger
Charleston
West VirginiaiUnit
Charles and Halepartment of Agriculture
Watkins
Feed Shortage Presses West Virginia Livestock Needs
Charleston Aug 9. State agriculture officials say farmers face severe feed shortages as drought harms pasture lands. Gov. Conley agrees to attend Hoover's drought conference in Washington, while Commissioner John W. Smith works from Jackson's Mill and warns that a Jackson's Mill regional fair corporation is unrelated to drought relief plans.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
Conley
Hoover
John W. Smith
College of Agriculture of
West Va
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Smith
Jackson's Mill
Jackson Mill
Byrd to Be Honored Today in Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia August 9 Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd will be honored as Thomas Jefferson guest at Monticello A committee including Governor Pollard prepared to welcome the Virginian famed for discoveries at both poles and exploration achievements
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Charlottesville
Richard E. Byrd
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Pollard
Hallck Road urged for early completion by court
Court urges completing Hallck Road at the earliest date and notes damage claims along the route. All but about two landholders in the section have waived damage rights if the road is finished. With this route completed the
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