Strikers plan to widen coal mine picketing in Illinois
In Benton Illinois to avert mine output disruption armed forces with about 250 deputies cleared picket lines around Orient mine No 1 and dispersed 200 men at night. Dominick Lauranti a miner was found shot to death in a patch of weeds at the Bell and Zoller Coal No 1 mine in Ziegler. Shooting was heard nearby during the night and Franklin county mines were affected.
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Benton
Ill
Illinois
Browning Robinson
Taylorville
Franklin County
Orient
Farm Strike Blockade Extended to Omaha Market
Dunlap Iowa Aug 22 a blockade against the Omaha market was decreed by Iowa farmers joining a strike that has barred truck shipments into Sioux City for a week Pickets on Iowa highways to the Nebraska metropolis were ready to station themselves at once after a mass meeting attended by about 1000 farmers from dive counties Clinton R Lavery of Logan an organizer for the Farmer Holiday Association sponsored the strike now entering its second week at Sioux City He urged no violence and said dairy herd owners would send free milk to Omaha and Council Bluffs Volunteers in 12 hour shifts would form a physical barrier similar to the Bronx City stoppage Nebraska farmers facing the action still had access to Omaha Sheriff John A Davenport at Bronx City said his 60 deputies would guard highways trucks sought protection but no shortages occurred
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Dunlap
Towa
Omaha
Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
Clinton R. Lavery
Logan
Farmer Holiday Association
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Aim
Bronx
John A. Davenport
Bronx City
Ruckers
Salem opens new post office in former bank building
Salem announces the opening of its new post office in the former Merchants and Producers bank building. Postmaster Claude Pepper says mail and fixtures have moved from the old office to the new site. The transition began August 22 with preparations and moving crews completing the setup.
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Salem
Merchants and Producers Bank
Claude Pepper
Ballin
Ba Va i Yoda
Feud Shooting Ends Fatally at Gau mont Mountain
Charleston Aug 22 Fred Parnell 25 of Coalwood McDowell County died in Charleston hospital from bullet wounds after a quarrel at a Gau mont Mountain Fayette County home Andrew Lewis of Gay mont Mountain is jailed in Fayette County on charges tied to the shooting The shooting followed a quarrel over a woman In the aftermath Lizzie Meadows house burned neighbors fired at the home about 200 shots were fired Two men Bill Wood and Dilly Wood were arrested in connection with the arson
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Charleston
Fred Parnell
Coalwood
McDowell County
Gaumont Mountain
Fayette County
Andrew Lewis
Gaymont Mountain
Faytte County
Fayette Will
Lizzie Meadows
Lewis
Parnell
Bill Wood
Dilly Wood
Hurricane toll rises to forty two with new death
Houston reports 42 dead from the hurricane as Mrs. T A McArthur of Freeport dies of injuries. Red Cross collections of money food and clothing continue to pour in to aid the storm victims.
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Houston
T. A. McArthur
Freeport
Red Cross
National Air Contests Set Aug 27 to Sep 5 Climaxed by Thompson Trophy
The 1932 National Air Contests run from August 27 to September 5 in Cleveland. Expect more than 40 specialty racing planes and derbies, with the Thompson Trophy race serving as the climax and aiming to break the 300 mph land plane record. One favorite was eliminated after a test flight accident involving Russell Boardman. new Gee Bee craft may enter.
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Cleveland
Russell Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
W. J. Wedel
Climax
Aoe
Cleveland Abe
Russel Boardman
Captain Mollison Sees New York After Europe Flight
Captain J A Mollison, winner of the first Europe to New York flight in his Push Moth, lands at Roosevelt Field after a crossing marked by a warm welcome. He plans a return trip to England soon with bride Amy Johnson and notes eastward travel should be easier. Approximately two thousand spectators greet the aviator, whose arrival echoes Lindbergh’s frontier route.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
J. A. Mollison
Europe
New York
England
Lindbergh
Amy Johnson
Mollison
Pennfield Ridge
N. B
Atlantic
Charles A. Lindbergh
Tilson Sets Hoover Campaign Issues for Republicans
New York Aug 23 Republican Rep John Q Tilson outlined the main campaign topics focusing on Hoover s economic record and legislative achievements He said eastern speakers will carry these points through 12 northeastern states and stressed choosing Hoover s leadership over experimentation with an untried pilot The Roosevelt attack was noted but Tilson urged continuing support for Hoover s proposals to aid economic recovery and the president s willingness to further sacrifice to end the crisis Continued on page four
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New York
Hoover
John Q. Tilson
Tilson
Rpublicans
Roosevelt
Columbus
Ohio
Three Die of Food Poison in Louisville
Louisville reports three children and two adults dead from suspected food poisoning after a breakfast of cornmeal bread and wild cherry preserves. Kenneth Callahan, 15 months, Cecelia 8, Virginia 6 died. parents John C. Callahan 43 and Mrs. Callahan 38 ill along with Dorothy 4 and George 15. Four other children not who did not eat bread remained unaffected. health officials identify bread as likely cause.
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Louisville
Kenneth Callahan
Cecelia
Virginia
John C. Callahan
Desha Harris
Cops Baffled In Probe Of Mystery Shot
Newark New Jersey August 22 police investigated a weekend wave of murders from ice picks and a strange shooting of Evelyr Higgins 25 daughter of Major William Higgins of the governor’s circle. Miss Higgins was wounded in Jersey City as she walked a vacant lot after a car ride. No weapon was found and investigators faced unclear if murder or accident. Two other victims, Fadrizo 26 and Vincent, were stabbed repeatedly and left in burlap bags with the murder tools.
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Newark
N. S
New Jersey
Polly
Evelyr
Higgins
William Higgins
A. Harry Moore
Jersey City
Names for Bluemont Cemetery roads set as avenues
Bluemont cemetery routes renamed as avenues by city commissioners led by King Withers and Eunst. Bluemont retained as a street. Loar Kean Steel Haymond Brown and Sinsel Ames derive from oldest plots among about 600 plots. New maps to list lots by numbers and owners. Complaints over water on Barrett street lot and a damaged truck on a South Side street reviewed. decision not to admit liability. Continued on Page Six.
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Bluemont Cemetery
Withers and
Eunst
King
Bluemont
Loar
Kean
Steel
Haymond
Brown and Sinsel
Ames
R. E. Blaney
Barrett Street
Youth entrenched in Italy's present cabinet
Rome reports that Mussolini broadened youth presence in government with cabinet and diplomacy reshuffles. Duce’s aides mostly under 45, including Augusto Rosso as ambassador to Washington and Dino Grandi named ambassador to London. Grandi’s move shifts debts talks with Britain and speculation grows over Mellon’s role in London.
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Mussolini
United States
Duce
Sakeup
Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Ducé
Augusto Rosso
Léague of Nations
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Dino Grandi
England
Grandi
London
Ioeles
Selle
Sg ‘Si
Tone Don
Britain
Andrew W. Mellon
One Killed in Hobo Camp Feud at Dover New Jersey
In Dover New Jersey Joseph F Kennedy 19 of California was fatally stabbed and John Moran of Scranton Pennsylvania was critically wounded in a feud between rival white and negro hobo camps. The dispute followed a sign reading No Negroes Allowed at a nearby camp. State police said the stabbing stemmed from this issue. Three negroes and two white men were detained for questioning.
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Dover
N. J
Joseph F. Kennedy
California
John Moran
Scranton
Kennedy
Moran
Reconstruction Finance loans to banks and railroads report
In the 10 day period from July 21 to July 31 the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loaned 46 711056 to banks building and loan associations railroads and other agencies. The initial report shows 436 loans totaling 45075556 and prior loans increases of 1653500. West Virginia banks listed include Bluefield Flat Top National Bank 53000 Charleston Peoples Exchange Bank 170000 Clarksburg Merchants National Bank 90000 Elizabeth Wirt County Bank 19000 Parsons Tucker County Bank 6000 Petersburg Grant County Bank 40000 Romney Baikys Pleasant County Bank 27000 Summersville Nicholas County Bank 39000 Wellsburg Brooke County Building and Loan Association 25000 Wheeling Wheeling Savings and Loan Association 76000.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
South Primble
House of Representatives
Atlee Pamerone
West Virginia
Bluefield
Flat Top National Bank
Charleston
Peoples’ Exchange Bank
Clarksburg
Merchants National Bank
Elizabeth
Wirt County Bank
Parsons
Tucker County Bank
Petersburg
Grant County Bank
Romney
Baikey's
Pleasant County Bank
Summersville
Nicholas County Bank
Wellsburg
Brooke County Building and Loan Association
Wheeling, Wheeling ,Savings and Loan Association
Fear banker held hostage in Chicago suburb crime report
The family of W. A. Ernsting, 42, a suburban banker, fear he has been kidnapped after he went missing since Saturday. Chicago police report three rough men inquired about him as officials search for clues in the case. Separate local item notes youths capturing a large rattler near Richwood and displaying it in a shop window.
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Chicago
W. A. Ernsting
Tett Fis Homie
Richwood
Cahontas
Two Air Force Planes Collision Kills Two Pilots
In Poznan Poland two military aircraft collided above a cemetery during funeral services for an air corps officer. Both planes crashed to the ground and two pilots were fatally injured in the mid air collision.
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Poznan
Poland
Air Corps
Endurance record pilots mull Cleveland air show flight
Mesdames Marsalis and Phaden, after 190 hours aloft and surpassing the prior women’s endurance record by 67 hours, considered flying on to the national air show in Cleveland before landing at their Valley Stream field. They planned to reach eight days in the air, with a possible stop at the Cleveland event while meeting endurance rules.
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Marsalis
Phaden
Valley Stream
Frances Marsalis
Louise Phaden
Cleveland
Worden “Fers
Aly
Francis Marsalis
Rok Oa
Republican rally emphasizes unity and ticket support
A Saturday rally featured State GOP Chairman Charles J. Schuck and Mrs. Cannon urging unity between male and female voters in backing the GOP ticket. Schuck highlighted Townsend for governor and relief programs, while Cannon urged women to work with male leaders to elect GOP candidates. The meeting stressed harmony and conservative electees with strong female attendance.
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Charles J. Schuck
Cannon
Republican Party
Schuck
Townssend
Blueville Church Interior ReDecoration Underway
Brownlow Park crews began redecorating the interior of the Church of Christ in Blueville this morning. Roof repairs completed recently to fix leaks. walls and ceiling slated for repaint and refresh.
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Blueville Church
Lloyd
Brownlow ‘Park
Church of Chirist
Blueville
Daimay
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N. Jersey
Evelyn Higgins
Kinsey & Co
Bing
Sign Post
Finance Group
W._A. Earnsting
Rees Ord
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