Troops Rule Minneapolis to End Riots
Minneapolis imposes military rule amid truck drivers strike violence and fears of further trouble. Federal mediators prepare a new peace plan as guardsmen patrol downtown and restrictions curb gatherings and movement of commercial trucks with permits.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Francis Haas
E. H. Dunnigan
National Guard
Adjt
E. A. Walsh
Fair Grounds
West Main Street M.E. Church Celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary
Observance of the sixtieth birth day of the West Main Street M. E. Church began Wednesday night and closed with a church program. Leading West Virginia divines spoke including Rev. Roy C. McCuskey president of West Virginia Wesleyan University, Rev. Ralph C. Brown, Rev. L. Grose, and Rev. T. G. Meredith.
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West Main Street
M. E
West Virginia
Roy C. McCuskey
D.D
West Virginia Wesleyan University
Ralph C. Brown
Fetterman
L. Grose
Buckhannon
T. G. Meredith
Fairmont
Bakery ad highlights cakes and rolls at low prices
An old fashioned grocery ad lists Cocoanut and Devil's Food layer cakes, Betty Crocker Angel Food, pecan and cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes, and sandwich buns with per item or dozen prices. Brand names Kleen Krust Bakery and Old Homestead Bread are shown as the shop’s offerings.
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Betty Crocker Angel Food
Levy Limitation Act Is Flayed By Bureau
The Bureau of Governmental Research at West Virginia University argues increased state oversight of local government will follow the levy limitation amendment. The pamphlet notes the amendment as part of a series on state problems and signals continued discussion.
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Charleston
Bureau of Governmental Research
West Virginia University
Bureau
Brain Trust
Amend
Rain Cleans Stagnant Park Pool Water
Rainfall along the river aided by yesterday and last night showers cleared the green slime from Grafton Park water. The pool’s water looks fresher, and bathers return as the river level drops making the ferry route crossable on foot.
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Grafton
Grafton Park
Park Pool
Hollis Finds Way To Drop Smiths Name From Ballots
Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis may remove Ira L. Smith from the Republican primary ballots in the first district. Attorneys advised crossing off Smiths name at polling places when ballots are signed and handed out. The county ballot clerk had worried about staff to strike the name from 8,090 ballots received from Grafton Printing Company, as legal counsel sought to avoid last minute confusion and fairness among the other three congressional candidates, Carl G. Bach noted.
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Ira L. Smith
Frank M. Hollis
Smith
Wednnesday
Grafton Printing Company
Congress
Carl G. Bach
Sale Advices All But One To Quit Race In WV Senate Fight
Welch July 27 dispatch reports Graham Sale of Welch proposed unifying the West Virginia Democratic primary for United States senator. Six candidates would withdraw, appoint delegates, and vote to choose a single nominee with the governor and senator each holding two votes. A four vote majority would bind support. Sale warned further entry could injure the party and reduce election chances unless a united nominee emerged.
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Welch
United States
United
Graham Sale
H. G. Kump
M. M. Neely
Sale
W. E. Chilton
J. Alfred Taylor
Rush D. Holt
Clem Shaver
Arthur B. Koontz
West Virginia
Primary expense filing deadline set for August first
County candidates must file pre primary expense accounts with the county clerk by August 1, including expenditures and donations. Clerk Frank M. Bennett notes the report is required 15 to seven days before the primary, with state senate filings to the secretary of state and delegation hopefuls to him. Final registration changes due July 31 and August 1.
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Frank M. Bennett
Secretary of State
Bennett
House of Delegates
Mire
Contineel
Ford Denied License for Broadcasting Experiments
Washington July 27 The federal communications commission denied Ford Motor Company renewal of licenses for three special experimental radio stations two at Dearborn Michigan and one at Lansing The order effective August 8 cites frequency shortages in the 200 to 400 kilocycle band and notes the stations power aim was experimental with air navigation services provided by the commerce department and improved by its actions Station W8ZE Dearborn is mentioned as part of the discussion.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Mich
Lansing
Ralph L. Walker
Old Radio Commission
Ford
Commission
Walker
Department of Commerce
W8ze
Eight Children Dead in Railroad Fatality Near Shelton
Grief stricken parents mourn eight children killed when a northbound freight train obscured the approach of a south bound engine as seven boys and a girl played cards on a rail platform near the Housatonic river. Fireman John Ry tried to warn them but the warning went unheeded. The accident occurred on the New York New Haven and Hartford line across from Yale’s athletic boathouse.
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Sheldon, Conn
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Housatonic River
John Ry
Shelton
Conn
Griffin Hospital
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
George Rumble
Charles Bierwith
Ruth Bierwith
Steve Ratkevich
Joe Dzwonchyk
Joseph Gentile
John Gentile
Yale Athletic Association
Resumption of Swimming Work Planned at Grafton Park
Frank Collins, chairman of the Red Cross life saving committee, announced plans to resume swimming and life saving instruction at Grafton Park. An evening senior life saving class will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, continue through Sunday, with final tests for participants.
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Grafton Park
Grafton
American Red Cross
Frank Collins
Collins
Park
Ducky Floyd to Search Woods for Missing Youth Body
Elkins pilot Ducky Floyd to fly over the wooded Tygart Valley area near the I E McDaniel farm to locate the body of 16 year old James Powell, last seen after a reform school beating. Authorities abandoned river death theory and will conduct aerial search with W B O Dell’s plane, hoping the dense woods conceal Powell’s remains.
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Tygart Valley
I. E. McDaniel Farm
James Powell
Reform School Trusty
Reform School
Ducky
Floyd
Elkins
Make
Powell
R. P. Bell
Wallace Henderson
Claude Hefnet
W. B. O'Dell
David Bruner
Huntington
Albert Nichols
Fairmont
Bruner
Nichols
Wheeling
Roosevelt to Inspect Pearl Harbor Naval Base
President Roosevelt planned an inspection of the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii during his Pacific visit. The reception in Honolulu drew about 400 guests at Washington Palace with Hawaiian music and hula dancing.
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Honolulu
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
America
Pacific
Washington Palace
Heat Toll Rises Across States Amid Heat Wave
The heat wave killed 1368 people as cool breezes and rains spread across the nation. Missouri suffered 378 deaths, followed by Illinois and Ohio with 362 and 163. Readings topped 100 in cities like Cincinnati Oklahoma City and Boise. Missouri corn crop seen at 40 million bushels vs July forecast 89 million.
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Associated Press
Pacific Southwest
Missouri
Ilinois
Ohio
Confidant of Wilson Celebrates Birthday at Estate
Beverly Farms Massachusetts July 27 A kindly old gentleman with vast foreign affairs knowledge marked his seventy sixth birthday yesterday. Col Edward M House confidant of Wilson in World War days and friend to Roosevelt is a perennial host to visiting dignitaries. House said he is too busy with international issues to attend to domestic affairs.
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Beverly Farms
Mass
Edward M. House
Wilson
Franklin D. Roose
Colonel House
Absentee Ballots Available Ahead of Primary Election
Absentee voters may obtain ballots for those out of state on primary day. Mailings start tomorrow August 7, announced by Clerk of the Circuit Court Frank M. Hollis. A one week period opens for absentee voters to appear at his office for ballots.
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Circuit Court
Frank M. Hollis
Hollis
Baltimore and Ohio income for June dips from year ago
Operating expenses of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad rose by 1,579,731 in June versus the prior year while net railway operating income fell by 649,348 from June 1933. Net revenue from railway operations totaled 4,006,566 for June, down 595,615 from a year earlier.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Von Papen Named New German Minister to Vienna
Italian troops mass at the border as fascist guards protect Vienna government buildings. Austro-Nazi fighting leaves hundreds dead or wounded. Vienna fortifies with machine guns and candles in fear of electric cuts. Heimwehr and police report heavy casualties as Nazis push near Carinthia, while Vienna concentrates 6000 troops.
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von Papen
Vienna
Associated Press
Heimwehr
Carolinthia
Austria
Carinthia
Anarchy Rules In Vienna Report Continues
Vienna reports continued coverage on July 27 of unrest and disorder, with the sit in Vienna city streets described as chaotic. Officials brace for further demonstrations as crowds gather around key sites amid calls for reform.
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Vienna
Italy plans protest over German acts
Rome expected to send a joint three power protest to Germany over alleged links to the Dollfuss assassination. Mussolini is described as the key figure in a tense European scene with Prince Starhemberg named as possible successor. Vyvyan Adams and Sir John Simon echoed accusations that the plot was engineered by groups close to the Hitler regime, stressing Austrian independence.
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Harold P. Braman
Associated Press
London
Germany
Dollfus
Rome
Mussolini
Europe
Prince von Starshemberg
Dollfuss
Hitler Starhemberg
France
Italy
Hitler
Vyvyan Adams
House of Commons
John Simon
Uress
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