Storm Strikes Southern Towns Causing Wide Damage
Officials report the summer storm wrecked crops trees and telephone lines while winds toppled roofs and tents. Huntington saw windows smashed and carnival buildings unroofed as rain flooded streets and isolation occurred in Williamson and Kenova due to high water and downed lines.
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Harry N. Robinson
U.S
Huntington
Kenova
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Wayne
Williamson
Road Commission
Mill Stream Pollution Affects Local Resident
Cloyce Oxley reports the Blanchard river polluted with muddy water and mosquito larvae near the old mill, while Ohio health officials consider remediation. Fred Waring says a capital inspection may be possible but unlikely to fully restore the stream's former clarity, reflecting decades of industrial change.
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Waring
Tell Taylor
Taylor
Milamore
Oxley
Blanchard
State Health Department
Olson's successor sworn in as Minnesota governor
As Floyd B Olson lay in state in the Minnesota capitol rotunda in St Paul, lieutenant governor Hjalmar Peterson was sworn in as governor. Chief Justice John P Devaney swore him in, and Peterson viewed Olson's body in the rotunda.
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Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
St. Paul
Hjalmar Peterson
Peterson
John P. Devaney
Olson
Capitol
Central Press
Poison Fatal in WPA Worker Case at Princeton
Hospital attaches report that George Priteh, a 32 year old WPA worker, died after drinking poison in Princeton. Authorities and coroner are investigating circumstances surrounding the death as a possible accident or self harm.
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Princeton
Pital
George Pritehoor
Judge Crater Hunt Resumes In California Mountains
Los Angeles detectives escort desert prospector Lucky Blackiet to the Coyamaca range in search of Joseph Crater the former New York justice who vanished outside a Manhattan club six years ago Capt W C Allen leads the missing persons bureau expedition and asks for a National Guard plane to sweep the rugged area. Blackiet swears Crater was seen in the region and claimed a pack burro man met him and identified himself as Crater promising to be legally dead in a year.
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Los Angeles
Coyamaca
Joseph Crater
New York Supreme Court
Manhattan
W.C. Allen
Missing Persons’ Bureau
National Guard
Missing Persons Bureau
Crater
Blackiet
O. K
Warner's
Hot Springs
Allen
National City
Cuyamaca
Judge Crater
P. D. to Speak at Mercer County Safety Rally
Bluefield August 28 Superintendent P. D. Shingleton of the state police will address a Mercer County safety rally on September a.
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P. D
Bluefield
P. D. Shingleton
State Police
Mercer County
San Clemente Island to Host U S War Training
San Clemente, a key western defense site 60 miles off southern California, will be the focus of extensive marine and army operations this winter. Admiral Arthur Hepburn said the island will serve as a major training center for the entire U S fleet and forces, marking a transition from a navy training site to a combined operation hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
United States
San Clemente
California
U. S. Fleet
Marine Force
Arthur J. Hepburn
Fleet
Navy
Tarzan Escapes cast hit by mishaps on set
In Hollywood on August 28, a flurry of accidents plagued the Tarzan Escapes crew. Cameraman Chester Davis crushed his right foot. another cameraman broke his right arm. Maureen O'Sullivan was bitten on the ankle by a cockatoo and hornet sting to the cheek. Johnny Weissmuller suffered ivy poisoning.
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Hollywood
Tarzan
Chester Davis
Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weissmuller
Oil well troubles New York farmers in Rochester area
The four Mack brothers, dairy farmers near Gar land, struck oil while drilling for water. They report oil seeping into water and milk on the farm and say the flow must be stemmed. They seek a solution to stop the spill and protect their livestock and crops.
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Rochester
Mack Brothers
Garland
Macks
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