West Virginia Sees Eleventh Day Of Heat Wave
Blistering heat gripped West Virginia for the eleventh day as morning temps rose above 90. The weekend drownings pushed the heat toll to 14, with 12 deaths by drowning, one heat prostration, and one lightning fatality. Cities reported 70s to 90s, Morgantown 95 and Charleston 95, Huntington 102.5, Clarksburg 100, Martinsburg 87, Wheeling 95.5, Beckley 91. A Panhandle storm caused 1.75 inches of rain and damage to crops and sewer systems. Dementiy Kapotsky, 42, a miner, was among the drownings.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Elkine
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Morgantown
Marsburg
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Beckley
Dementiy Kapotsky
Elk Creek Coal Company
Logan County
Nationwide heat wave surpasses six hundred deaths
The summer heat wave continues across a broad area with no relief in sight. An Associated Press tally reports 303 heat prostrations and 325 drownings, totaling over 600 fatalities as temperatures spike from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Plains.
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Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Plains States
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Simmons to tonight’s screenings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. W. F. Simmons of 231 West Francis Street to attend tonight’s screenings. Wallace Beery stars in All Came True at the Dixie theatre, adapted from Louis Bromfield’s famous novel, now showing after the Strand presentation of 20 Male Team.
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W. F. Simmons
Francis Street
Wallace Beery
Strand Theatre
Om Louis Bromfield
Dixie Theatre
Florida m urderer executed in electric chair
Herbert Goddard was put to death in Florida's electric chair at Raiford state prison at 8 33 a m after luring 17 year old Frances Ruth Dunn of Miami to her death by promising to help her enter movies Sheriff W H Lawrence of Palm Beach county carried out the execution and Goddard spoke a brief last message saying Goodbye Jean prior to the current. Jean Bolton, a Miami friend, was also lured on the trip and later found on the highway north of Miami.
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Fla
Herbert Goddard
Frances Ruth Dunn
Miami
Florida
State
W. H. Lawrence
Palm Beach County
Goddard
Jean
Jean Bolton
Miss Dunn
Goodard
Ohio Sees 12 Drownings in Heat Weekend Record
Ohio reported twelve drownings over the hot weekend raising the state toll to 71. Weather stayed warm with a 104 degree high in Springfield and scattered showers predicted. Bathers crowded beaches and streams while weekend traffic fatalities remained below average.
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Columbus
Springfield
Ambassador Phillips Leaves for United States on Leave
United States Ambassador William Phillips departed by air for Madrid en route to the United States for a brief leave of absence to consult with President Roosevelt. He is accompanied by John Curigny, US ambassador to Belgium and minister to Luxembourg, returning after Germany acted against the continuity of diplomatic missions in Nazi occupied lands.
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United States
William Phillips
Madrid
Roosevelt
John CurGny
Belgium
Luxembourg
Chamberlain Undergoes Operation In Hospital
Former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, aged 71, entered a hospital today for an operation. The exact reason was not disclosed, but associates say he expects to be away from his office for about two weeks.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Council
Former school man on trial for murder in Los Angeles
Verlin Spencer, 37, former South Pasadena Junior High principal, goes to trial on charges of murdering five associates and attempting to kill a sixth. He pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. State alienists will have reports released during the trial. Spencer, upset over a school contract, allegedly shot three men May 6 after a dispute over conference.
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Verlin Spencer
South Pasadena
Spencer
George C. Bush
Pasadena
John B. Alman
Willveer
Dorothea Talbert
Bush
Four Governors Plan To Attend Big Reunion
BLUEFIELD July 29 The 80th division veteran heads to the 21st national reunion with about 2500 comrades and governors from West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania and Missouri. Louis A Johnson and Stephen B Early are expected to attend. The five day program opens August 7 with a get together and smoker. Memorial services and ceremonial events are planned for the event.
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H. R. Connell
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
Stephen B. Early
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Price
Virginia
James
Pennsylvania
Stark
Missouri
Sole
Yon
Daniel O'Daniel Wins Texas Governor Primary
Texas radio figure W Lee O'Daniel led the first Democratic primary race with about 53.4 percent from 242 of 264 counties, surpassing five rivals and avoiding a runoff. He framed the win as a victory for common Texans, noting the strong showing compared with his 1938 campaign.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
O'Daniel
Austin
Ernest O. ‘Thomp
Swiss Ban Hitler Book Sale On Army Command
The Swiss army general staff banned distribution and sale of Napoleon Adolf Hitler and Switzerland a book by Rene Sndregeger for passages violating neutrality orders and for displeasing statements about foreign governments, the army announced today in Pern.
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Adolf Hitler
Rene Sndregeger
Debate Delay Sought on Peacetime Conscription
Washington July 29 A delay in debate on peacetime conscription appeared likely as compromise talk aimed to avert a stiff floor fight. CIO President John L. Lewis and Senator Taft joined opposition to compulsory training while Senator Barkley signaled support for studying the issue. House Democrats urged a cautious pace as hearings on the Burke-Wadsworth bill were set to resume with Secretary of War backing the program.
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John L. Lewis
CIO
Taft
Ohio
Barkley
D.-Ky
Bill Barkley
Senate
House
Smittee
Luggage of Windsors Arrives In New York
The Cunard ship Brittanic reached New York with 14 bags marked Duke of Windsor. It carried 778 passengers eight days from Liverpool including 272 British children. Luggage destination remained unknown. Notable travelers included Noel Coward and Mme Genevieve Tabousi, a French editor seeking arrest after France fell.
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Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Liverpool
Noel Coward
Ministry of Information
Mme
Genevieve Tabousi
L’ Oeuvvre
France
British Destroyer Wren Lost Admits Admy
The admiralty announced the loss of the British destroyer Wren 1120 tons after enemy air action. Next of kin have been informed. In the same action HMS Montrose shot down two enemy bombers.
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Admiralty
Wren
Secretary of the Admiralty
Comar
P. W. G. Harker
H. M.S. Wren
Montrosse
R. L. Parry
Hitlerized Methods In U S Assailed By Senator Holt
Senator Holt condemns Hitlerized methods in U S policy as he discusses pending conscription legislation. In a prepared radio address from Fairmont he recalls his father’s anti war views and warns against secret diplomacy while opposing U S involvement in the European conflict.
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U. S
Senator Holt
Fairmont
Holt
D.-W. Va
United States
Pan American Havana Act Reaches Accord in Havana
The conference of American foreign ministers planned to adopt the Havana Act without dissent to prevent transfer of European-held possessions in the Americas. The peace commission approved the draft convention for the act, enabling provisional administration regions if emergency requires, with return to status after. Hull hailed the drafting as a personal triumph. Colombia withdrew an amendment on midnight details of protectorates. Continued on pages eighty
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Mussolini Celebrated on Birthday Anniversary Pros
In Rome on July 29 Premier Mussolini received congratulations from Adolf Hitler and other fascist leaders as Italy marked the Duce's birthday. Italian papers again did not disclose his age in covering the event.
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Atlantic City Raids Crack Down on Casinos Led by Mayor
Atlantic City police and city government moved aggressively after four synchronized gambling raids led by Mayor Tom Taggart. Thirty-two suspects were arrested and three truckloads of gambling paraphernalia were seized. Cabarets Paradise Club Harlem on the north side were shut as raids halted activity across remaining gambling rooms.
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Romania Willing to Cede Transylvania Border Strip
Romanian officials indicate a rapid cession of a narrow Transylvanian border strip to Hungary. The plan would have Hungary content itself with Satu Mare Oradea and Arad and exchange populations elsewhere. Prime Minister and ministers described talks with King Carol II as fully satisfactory.
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Transylvania
Hungary
Magar Soll
Satu- Mare
Oradea
Arad
Carol II
Ion Gigurtu
Mihail Manoilescu
Salzburg
Rome
Council of Ministers
China rejects peace offers in Japanese settlement plan
Hong Kong dispatch reports Chungking sources saying China rejected unconditional Japanese proposals to halt fighting and sign an all embracing settlement. The plan allegedly included cession of five provinces, recognition of Wang Chingwei as president, and joint economic opportunities with Southeast Asia, leaving Manchoukuo in abeyance.
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Suiyuan
Wang Chingwei
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Thailand
Siam
Manchoukuo
Coney Island Heat Draws Masses Amid City Swelter
New York reports 110 degrees on the sands at Coney Island as 1.4 million flee heat. City weather records show 93.4 in the borough while Capt Abraham Brodie notes record crowds at the resort. The World’s Fair sees the smallest Sunday attendance at 175,107.
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Abraham Brodie
Be er Parlor Operator Hunted After Charleston Killing
Eugene Debs Morris, 30, was fatally wounded in Charleston after an altercation at a beer parlor. State Police reported a statewide broadcast for the arrest of Bertie Jarrell, about 35, operator of a beer parlor, on a murder charge.
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Eugene Debs Morris
Chesapeake
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Wilson
W. E. Webb
Chelyan
Bertie Jarrell
Myr
Royal Air Force Battles German Air Arm Over England
RAF planes shot down eight German bombers and seven fighters in a major battle over the southeast coast. One British aircraft was lost. several RAF machines were damaged as the day wore on and German forces intensified aerial efforts inland. Continued report notes hundreds of aircraft engaged with dogfights and anti aircraft fire across southeastern England.
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Air Ministry
Spuatt
England
Gheerret
Britain Seizures Hit British Network in Japan
Tokyo officials said tests by military police under prosecutors led to arrests of a broad British espionage network across five cities. Reports from Shanghai cited 41 prominent British businessmen seized for undisclosed reasons amid pressure from Germany. The foreign office described the arrests as a review of foreign espionage activity in Japan.
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Tokio
Sirne Craigie
Domei
Melville
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