Wreck Kills Eight on Baltimore and Ohio Freight Train
Eight victims removed from the Baltimore and Ohio freight wreck at Clay City Illinois. Two crew members were Wayne Caldwell and Robert May of Washington Indiana. Other victims were transients. Fletcher Aerold of Newport News Virginia and L H McNeail of Alexander City Alabama identified. Split switch cited as possible cause. traffic rerouted during wrecking operations.
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Clay City
Baltimore and Ohio
Wayne Caldwell
Robert May
Newport News
L. H. McNeail
Alexander City
Ala
Spain Moves to Crush Leftists in Madrid Gate
Government appropriated about 5.6 million pesetas to fight the rebellion. Leftists still held Guadarrama mountains. Rebel airmen slain in a purge of the leftist network. Families of Gen Emilio Barrera and Capt Julio Ruiz de Alda seized. Special civil boards to confiscate religious and pedagogic material. Americans stranded in Madrid prepared to board trains to reach the Quincy in Alicante. Ambassador Bowers to direct evac from northern points. Authorities said order restored in Madrid and other cities. Proletarian women patrolled San Sebastian beaches.
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Une
Guadarrama
Madrid
Emilio Barrera
Mier
Julio Ruiz de Alda
Republic
Washington
Quincy
Alicante Harbor
Claude G. Bowers
Nothern
Cayuga
America
San Sebastian
Bay of Biscay
Democratic Women In State Organize Meeting Set in Huntington
Democratic women from Wayne, Lincoln and Putnam counties meet Friday in Huntington to discuss the fall campaign. National committeewoman Mrs. Douglas Brown says speakers will include Mrs. Agnes King of Ohio and Mrs. Pearl Peteet of Charleston.
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Huntington
Wayne
Lincoln
Putnam Counties
Douglas Brown
Agnes
King
Ohio
Pearl Poteet
Charleston
Municipal Primary Hit As Unnecessary Expense
MOUNDSVILLE July 29 The city council was urged by City Clerk Joan F Hopkins to abandon the municipal primary to save costs. Hopkins urged returning to party nomination conventions arguing the primary is not required by law and wastes funds.
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Moundsville
Joan F.hopkins
Hopkins
Aged Lady Mary Malone Dies at 86 in Sycamore Home
Mrs. Mary Shriver Malone, 86, long a Pairmont resident, died at 4 AM at her step-daughter Mrs. James Glenn’s Sycamore Street home after a life marked by senility. Born Feb 19 1850 to James and Henrietta Nichols Shriver, she was widowed four years. Funeral from the Glenn home Friday at 2 PM, burial in Colfax Cemetery, with arrangements by G T Bartlett.
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Mary Shriver Malone
Pairmont
James Glenn
Sycamore Street
Glenn
James
Henrietta Nichols Shriver
W. C. Malone
Grafton
W. P. Malone
Philippi
C. F. Malone
Fairmont
Bessie Ash
Mattie Mosely
Richlands
James Lambert
William Malone
Berkeley
California
Colfax
G. T. Bartlett
Big Alienation Suit Filed on West Coast
In San Francisco on July 29, Mrs. Dorothy Luckenbach sues for $100,000 in alienation of affections from Lewis Luckenbach, a 38 year shipping executive. She claims his fourth wife seeks damages for lost marital happiness and notes she married him the day of her divorce.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Luckenbach
Lewis Luckenbach
Luckenbach
End Pain and Delay Medicine Ad at Grafton Drug
Quick acting relief medicine promises to end pain and delays in 2 to 5 days. Claims powerful, safe and harmless effects with a complete treatment priced at 98 cents. Advertisement urges bringing the ad to Grafton Drug & Chemical Company for the lowest price in town.
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Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Judge Grants Two Divorces In Circuit Court
Judge Herbert W. Dent signed two divorce decrees. Nora Alberta McVicker was granted a desertion divorce from Orvis H. McVicker, preserving her maiden name Miss Lora Alberta Wilson. no children. Mildred Hilkey obtained a divorce from Hayward Hilkey for cruelty and desertion, with $25 monthly support for their son Charles Warder Hilkey and $50 court costs. The couples married in 1928 and 1923 respectively, with separations in 1932 and 1935. The term was expected to adjourn Friday.
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Herbert W. Dent
Nora Alberta McVicker
Orvis H. McVicker
Hayward Hilkey
Mildred Hilkey
Charles Warder Hilkey
Hilkey
Dent
Three Missing Children Found After Night Away
Three girls Nona Shultz 13 Thelma Pirone 9 and Delores Pirone 5 were reported missing Monday at 1 pm and returned home last night. Their mother Mrs. Mary Shultz said they spent the night at Grafton park after being seen near Grafton High School. Deputy Sheriff Harry Batson led the investigation.
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Nona Shultz
Thelma Pirone
Delores Pirone
Mary Shultz
Shultz
Joseph Pirone
Harry Batson
Grafton High School
Rocky Mountain Fever Case Reported in Greenbrier County
Charleston reports one case of Rocky Mountain fever in Greenbrier County. Dr. John F. Cadden notes the illness is tick borne and rare in the state. He adds five cases were recorded last year and the year before, with a fatality rate near one in five.
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Charleston
Health Department
Greenbrier
John F. Cadden
Dramatic Return to Buckingham Palace Sparks Fines
A caption in the 263 motion picture houses in England was changed from Attempted Assassination to Dramatic Return to Buckingham Palace, drawing heavy fines for the editor and proprietor of the Evening News and the Daily Ex.
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Buckingham Palace
England
Evening News
Court Fines Totals in Gaumont Case
Defendants were fined 500 pounds each for a combined 2,000 pounds and two Gaumont British representatives faced 50 pounds in fines. Total penalties plus about 1,000 pounds in costs, roughly $5,000, were assessed against the defendants.
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Press
Gaumont
Violence Erupts as Steel Strike Sparks Riots at Plant
Violence erupted as about 1,000 strikers and sympathizers blocked streets to the plant while autos carried workers with gas bombs and rocks. Spectator Charles Roberts suffered burns. Bennett was knocked out. Spokesmen for John L. Lewis committee and company representatives sought peace as labor arbitrator Pilkington reported a 10 percent raise and the right to bargain, with unresolved return-to-work terms. The Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Plate workers union unit waited after the July 7 strike, amid more than 20 arrests for rioting and assault.
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Bennett
Charles Roberts
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steel Workers
Robert Pilkington
U. S. Labor Department
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers Union
Democrats Splinter Over New Deal And Landon Support
In a Capitol scene Rep Josh Lee opens a commanding lead over Gov S W Marland for the Democratic Senate nomination in Oklahoma. Governors Cochran Herring and others comment on the New Deal and the London administration with mixed praise and criticism. Pinchot tours London pledging Republican backing while praising a practical progressive governor.
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Oregon
Martin
Pinchot
Cochran
Nebraska
London
Kansas
Herring
Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Lee
Marland
T. R
Franklin—Roosevelt
Landon
Rep
Josh Lee
5. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Tragic accident leaves Preston Jeffries critical
In Winona on July 29 the 28 year old Preston Jeffries suffered a severe head injury when a fallen horse pinned him against a rock while he attempted to lift it. Doctors described his condition as critical.
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Winona
Preston Jeffries
Storm claims lives of two in West Virginia flood debris
Storms across the state cause three deaths, wash away homes, and uproot trees. In Raleigh county, Mrs. Frank Stockman and her four year old son perished when Stonecoal creek flooded Lillybrook. Wheeling reports $100,000 in damages from a seven hour rain as lights failed. Lightning struck Huntington homes and a fierce flood washed away several houses near Pricewick mountain. Railway crews cleared mud from tracks as the storm's toll rose.
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Associated Press
Frank Stockman
Stonecoal Creek
Raleigh
Lillybrook
Wheeling
Glendale
Huntington
A. L. Murphy
C. P. Tinsley
Pricewick Mountain
Trail er for Sale at Constable Sale near Wabash
A damaged fragment notes a constable sale offering an automobile trailer on the Wabash right of way opposite the city pump station net dam. Describes the trailer as well constructed and suitable for living quarters or outings for four people. Sale Saturday at 1 pm by C. C. Whitescarver.
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Wabash
C. C. Whitescarver
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