Loyalist Revolt and Foreign Intervention Rumors in Spain
Loyal troops faced a 2000 plus dead toll near Zaragoza after ambush by rebel forces as Valencia's garrison revolted. Americans fled Madrid toward Valencia amid fears of Francoist momentum with French talk of arms aid to defend the Madrid Leftist regime. Government actions included conscripting merchant marine to bolster defenses.
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Associated Press
Valencia
Mediterranean
Madrid
Spain
Zaragoza
Paris
France
Guadarrama
Lefist Fores
Avila
Segovia
Leon Blum
Foreign Affairs Committee
Conmnuea
Mary Astor letters spark custody fight in Thorpe case
Los Angeles July 30 nursemaid Nellie Richardson testified in Dr Frank Thorpe’s custody hearing alleging Mary Astor admitted to a lover named George before the Thorpes divorced. Thorpe accuses Astor of immoral conduct while the actress claims threats and scandal fueled the split. Diary entries from February 1935 are cited.
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Los Angeles
Frankvn ‘Thorpe
Mary Astor
George
Thorpes
Marylyn
Nellie Richardson
Miss Astor
Thorpe
Jary
Drive Safely Watch Others For Safe Driving
Informal safety alert urging careful driving by self assessment after observing dangerous actions of others. Promotes self critique of driving habits and mentions Taylor County Safety Council as the local authority.
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Aylor County Safety Council
Hotel stabbing leads to arrest in city fight
Police nabbed William Hambone Carter after a late night confrontation at the Royal hotel on Latrobe Street. Ace Kidd suffered a deep cut on his right arm requiring five chips, as Carter faced a felony warrant for assault with a deadly weapon. Carter, a Miller service station employee, has a history of street trouble. Continued on page eight.
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William “Hambone
Carter
Pure Oil
Ace Kidd
Latrobe Street
Ace
A. E. Lockard
City Police
Royal Hotel
Pete Hager
Miller
West Main Street
Kach
Page
Youth Admits Writing Of Extortion Letter
A 21 year old Fall River Massachusetts youth admitted writing a letter demanding 10000 dollars from Alf C Neilsen former Oakland Borough councilman at Paterson New Jersey. He pled guilty to extortion before U S Commissioner Roger Knox and was placed in custody of a U S marshal. Fleming voluntarily came to the F B I office and disclosed the writing of the letter.
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Fittsburgh
Fall River
Mass
Alf C. Neilsen
Oakland
Paterson
N. J
Trenton
Hugh Fleming
U. S
Roger Knox
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fleming
Six Bittner Aides Join Him In Chicago Offices
Six officials of United Mine Workers of America District 17 assist Van A Bittner in organizing steel workers in the Midwest from Chicago district headquarters. Named assistants include Charles Kiser William Blizaard Vernon Riffe Gus Allison Homer Alley and Charles Payne.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers of America
District 17
van A. Bittner
Midwest
Chicago
Charles Kiser
William Blizaard
Vernon Riffé
Gus Allison
Homer Alley
Charles Payne
Davis Bank President Succumbs at His Home
PARSONS July 30 Charles E. Smith 75 president of the National Bank of Davis died at his home He formerly was associated with banks in Frostburg Md Canton and Piedmont W Va He will be buried Friday at Davis
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Parsons
Charles E. Smith
The
National Bank of Davis
Frostburg
Canton
Piedmont
W. Va
Davis
Desert theory ridiculed by secretary on drought talk
Washington notes Secretary Wallace dismissed the idea that droughts would turn much of the farm belt into desert. He urged keeping minds open while hoping nature’s “laws of chance” bring moisture. He cited 1930 34 dry spells and supported ever normal granary style storage as a long term plan.
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Washington
Wallace
Federal Court Ruling Appealed By Company
The International Nickel company filed an appeal in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from a federal district court order denying an injunction restraining the National Labor Board from conducting an employer election at its Huntington West Virginia plant. Edmund M. Toland said the case would be argued likely in November. The vote asked which group represented a majority of workers for bargaining. The board and the company agreed the election will not be held until court action is resolved.
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Washington
International Nickel Company
District of Columbia
Employes’ Council of the
Employes’ Representative Plan
Sateen
Maid held as poisoner of infant child
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a 25 year old housemaid admitted feeding poison to her employer s 14 day old baby causing the infant s death State Police Captain Jacob C Mauk said he will file information charging murder against the maid Mrs Jessie Hankey and the father Kenneth Wagner a 30 year old aluminum worker who has two other children Hankey s signed confession accuses Wagner of forcing her to give the poison He quoted her He told me I am going down town and I want you to get rid of that baby If you don t I ll get you You don t have to feed it much poison just a few grains If anything develops blame my wife That s what she said was last Saturday The baby died later that day after Wagner took it to Continued on Page Two
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Greensburg
Jacob C. Mauk
Mauk
Jessie ‘Hankey
Kenneth Wagner
Wagner
Farmer Gets Life Term Admits Slaying Charge
Buster Radcliff a 23 year old Wayne county farmer and WPA worker pleaded guilty to killing Ed Bailey a 56 year old Huntington retired businessman He was sentenced to life imprisonment after the state rested its case Bailey’s widow heard the sentence The state charged Radcliff with shooting Bailey who helped James A Doss a civil engineer survey a line between Radcliff s farm and Bailey s adjoining property
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Huntington
Buster Radcliff
Wayne County
WPA
Ed. Bailey
Radcliff
Bailey
James A. Doss
Police Rescue Emrick in Latrobe Street Clash
Corporal L W Emrick of the state police tangled with Charles Hoffman an electrician at the dam project on Latrobe street last evening. City officers intervened saving the officer as a crowd of 100 to 300 watched. Hoffman faces charges of drunkenness and resisting an officer with a hearing set before Magistrate Onn Jefferys.
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L. W. Emrick
Grafton
State Police
Charles Hoffman
Latrobe Street
Hoffman
Embrick
Archdeacon Store
Aman Plang
Onn
Jefferys
Francis L. Warder
West Virginia Company Winner of Damage Suit
United States Commissioner E E Williams ruled that Charles D Bryan was not entitled to damages in a $30000 suit against Atlantic Transport Company of West Virginia. Bryan, a seaman, was jailed in the brig of the steamship Virginia en route from New York to San Francisco after being suspected of aiding a stowaway. The stowaway was identified as Dimitrios Papakonsantinos.
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San Francisco
United States
E. E. Williams
Charles D. Bryan
Atlantic Transport Company of
West Virginia
Virginia
Bryan
New York
Dimitrios Papakonsantinos
Brother-in-Law Jailed For Killing Ex-Officer
Ronald Brant, 26, of New Freeport, was summoned for a hearing on an information charging him with killing his brother-in-law John Westfall, 44, former Greene county auditor. Westfall, a Taylorstown resident and relative of the dead man, died Tuesday after a pavement fall following an alleged altercation. A coroner's inquest could not determine the cause of the fall.
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Waynesburg
Ronald Brant
New Freeport
John Westfall
Greene County
George F. Martin
Harold Westfall
Taylorstown
Westfall
West Virginia
Brant
South Grafton Span Repair Slow Task
The Taylor county court and WPA clash over paving delays as South Grafton bridge remains closed for six weeks. Constable Whitescarver and officials promised a quick fix, but the span is still shut, hindering access to Tygarts dam and the south side. Continued on page four.
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South Grafton
Taylor County Court
WPA
Tygarts Dam
C. C. ‘Whitescarver
Landon clarifies stand on rights of labor in letter to Thomas
Gov Alf Landon replies to Norman Thomas outlining labor union rights to organize and to meet without employer interference. He cites a 1935 Kansas lead and zinc mine strike, recalls dispatching troops to maintain order while shielding peaceful labor meetings and picketing from violence.
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Landon
Notouns
Thomas
Kansas
Cherokee County
Adjutant General of
Mayor Promises Action To Stop Low Flying Planes
Beckley residents in the Tollyfield district report dust from planes and sleep disruption due to early morning flights. Mayor Robert Winston pledged to seek a Department of Commerce investigation into alleged suppleinie air traffic near homes.
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Beckley
Robert Winston
Tollyfield
Department of Commerce
Suppleinie
Ford Observes 73rd Birthday at Secluded Michigan Cottage
Big Bay Michigan July 30 Henry Ford aged 73 received a pile of congratulatory messages at his Huron Mountain club cottage twelve miles up Lake Superior shore. The log cottage with copper roof cost about 100000 and is reached by narrow timbered roads. Ford in good health came with Mrs Ford aboard a 600 foot freighter preferring a slow ore carrier trip over trains autos or yachts.
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Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron Mountain Club
Lake Superior
Ford
Child Drowns In Creek During Picnic Incident
In Huntington on July 30 Rosalie Flowers five years old drowned in shallow Twelve Pole creek during a family picnic. Sister Betty 18 found the body barely covered by water near the shore as two doctors Boy Scouts and a fire squad failed to revive her. Mother said Rosalie likely slipped from the bank. no witnesses were present.
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Huntington
Rosalie Flowers
Twelve Pole
Betty
Rosalie
Roosevelt vows Quoddy project will be completed
President Roosevelt told residents at Campobello that the Passamaquoddy power project valued at 40 million dollars will be completed and floated plans for joint American Canadian developments on Quoddy and the St Lawrence river. He spoke at a summer cottage reception and urged belief in Quoddy as education is necessary for progress.
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Campobello Island
N. B
Passamaquoddy
Roosevelt
Quebec
Quoddy
St. Lawrence River
Eastport
Maine
More Men Assigned To Task Of Sealing Mines
Charleston reports three hundred additional workers joined the project to seal abandoned mining operations and prevent sulfuric acid pollution. State sanitary engineer E. S. Tisdale said crews are now in Logan Mingo Fayette McDowell Mason and Putnam counties, with 800 WPA workers on the job. He noted 300 to 400 mines have already been closed.
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Charleston
E. S. Tisdale
Logan
Mingo
Fayette
McDowell
Mason
Putnam
WPA
Tisdale
Year-Around Campaign Against Fires Planned
West Virginia fire officials announce a statewide year-round effort led by Fire Marshal Fred Watkins to prevent fires. The campaign will launch with a fire prevention week in October as hundreds of fire fighters attend the West Virginia University extension school. Watkins cites records showing 75 percent of state fires are preventable and urges all residents to join the effort.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Fred B. Watkins
Schol
West Virginia University
Watkins
Knox to Accept Republican VP Nomination in Chicago
Col. Frank Knox will accept the Republican vice presidential nomination at Chicago Stadium tonight in ceremonies starting at 7 30 p m EST. A 50 000 crowd is expected with 600 leaders present and millions via radio as the party outlines its campaign aims ahead of the Topeka address by Gov. Alf M Landon. The event features a motif of Americanism constitutionalism and the flag with a fan shaped stage and notable guests including Illinois candidates.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Rough Rider
Big
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Chauncey McCormick
Col. Knox
Committee On
McCormack
Ilinois
New Deal Attacks Third Party in Rapid Campaign Skirmish
July 30 report from Washington notes scattered clashes as New Deal figures condemn opponents and Republican leaders press back. Chester C. Davis warns against a mad priest and a political charlatan while Hamilton rebukes governors criticizing Lan don. Roosevelt prepares to depart from Campobello Island for Canada talks as campaign moves toward joint U.S. efforts.
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Washington
Chicago
Frank Knox
Chester C. Davis
New Dealer
Hamilton
Blacksburg
America
John D. M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Campobello Island
N. B
Canada
Ameri
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Niles
Ifaylor County Safety Council
Hambone” Carter
Bittner
Davis Bank
Farmer
CORP
Emrick
Charles. Hoffman
Officer
West Virginia Company
Eas
Norman ‘Thomas
Chicago Stadium
Steiner
New Deal
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