Knox Promotes Free Enterprise in GOP Ticket Rally
Col Frank Knox, Republican vice presidential nominee, accepted the ticket with Gov Alfred Landon and urged preservation of free enterprise over federal bureaucratic control. He assailed the New Deal for regulating business, credit adulteration, and growing deficits, signaling a nationwide tour.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Chicago’ Stadium
Cw Beal
Hyster
Cal
New Deal
Bolton flies to see Landon in Topeka
Gov. Alf M. Landon met with Rep. Chester C. Bol ton of Ohio in Topeka as they canvassed the possible division of the next U S. House of Representatives. Bolton, who attended Frank Knox’s Chicago notification, discussed campaign strategy to win a Democratic majority in November and praised Knox in telegrams after Knox’s acceptance speech.
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Topeka
Kas
United States
House of Representatives
Alf M. Landon
Chester C. Bolton
Ohio
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Bolton
Frank Knox
Chicago
House
Knox
Landon
Police Captain Hints at Rescue From Safe-Crackers
New York July 31. Police Captain Richard A. Fennelly told insurance agents that safe-crackers fled after his warning. Soon after, burglars jimmied safes desks and cabinets across four floors of a Canal Street loft in the same area.
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New York
Richard A. Fennelly
Canal Street
Resort town battered as hurricane hits Gulf coast
Refugees from Camp Walton reached Valparaiso reporting 85 mile winds and a surge seven to eight feet above normal. The tropical hurricane center passed inland near Pensacola with 90 to 100 mph gusts. The Birmingham party feared for others at Camp Walton after water shortages and a washed away dock were noted along the northwest Florida coast.
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Pensacola
Fla
Camp Walton
Valparaiso
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Ethiopian Bandits Try To Storm Addis Ababa
Ethiopian attackers assaulted the United States legation for three hours in Addis Ababa as Italians repelled bandit groups. An official communique said the Tuesday attack caused very severe losses and was dispersed quickly. Guards moved from the American Presbyterian hospital area to reinforce the legation after the alarm.
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Addis Ababa
United States
Legation
Rome
Richmond Fed notes June business above usual seasonal level
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports fifth district business was above its normal June level. Gains are partly from veterans bonus payments, though the bank says the influence is hard to measure. Agricultural conditions in the district are described as poor.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve
Monthly Business Review
Seven Bodies Located In Hull Of Lost Barge
Divers retrieved seven bodies from the hull of the motor sand barge Material Service lying on the bottom of Lake Michigan near shore. Eight other victims of the 15 who perished remain missing as searchers continue through 20 feet of water. Joe Oberlin from Lockport Illinois and Michael McEvoy of Chicago were identified among the recovered.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Joe Oberlin
Cook
Lockport
Ill
Michael McEvoy
Custody Battle Trails Film Star Over Baby Abuse Claims
Mary Astor testified that ex-husband Dr Franklyn Thorpe abused their four year old daughter Marylyn during marriage dissolution proceedings in Los Angeles. She described shaking, chipped lips and bruises as evidence, with Judge Goodwin Knight presiding. Hearing adjourned until Monday as the custody fight continues amid high public interest.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Marylyn ‘Thorpe
Miss Astor
Goodwin Knight
Thorne
George Kaufman
Joseph Anderson
Thorpe
Nellie Richardson
Kump to Give Keynote At Democratic Parley
CHARLESTON July 31. Democrats at the August 8 Judicial convention in Clarksburg will hear Governor Kump deliver the keynote address after the appearance of F Roy Yoke was blocked by new federal regulations. State Chairman R Carl Andrews said Homer Holt, the gubernatorial nominee, and U S Senator Moore Neeley will also speak.
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Charleston
Clarksburg
Ump
R. Carl Andrews
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue Collectors’ Office
Parkersburg
Andrews
Homer A. Holt
U. S
M. M. Neely
American Is Released From Prison By Nazis
Ludwig Hoffmann a 31 year old Chicago man and American citizen was released from prison in Nurnberg Germany after a July arrest for allegedly insulting Julius Streicher publisher of the Stuermer. He was warned to curb utterances in the future and may remain in Germany if he chooses authorities said.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Ludwig Hoffmann
Chicago
Julius Streicher
Hoffman
Steicher
Stuermer
June Tax Collections Hit New Monthly High
June sales tax receipts totaled 714999.84 dollars, the highest monthly figure since the tax began. Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox noted the gain surpassed the December 1935 buying total by over ten thousand dollars, while Noble F. Conner of the tax division said veterans bonus payments likely did little to influence the record, with most bonus money spent on homes, autos, and other tax exempt items.
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Charleston
Fred L. Fox
Noble F. Conner
102 year old Lucy Hank recalls whooping cough scare
MEADVILLE PA July 31 Mrs Lucy Hank known as Aunt Lucy celebrated her 102nd birthday and revealed to friends she had an attack of whooping cough two years earlier. She said she was very careful that winter and remains in excellent health though she uses crutches after breaking her hip years ago.
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Meadville
Lucy Hank
Lucy
Reappointed Bus Drivers and Janitors T:
The Taylor County board of education announced that nearly all bus drivers and janitors were reemployed for the coming year at a board meeting last night. Two staff members were not reappointed. The district plans to appoint teachers next Tuesday to fill vacancies as the levy process continues.
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Taylor County Board of Education
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Joseph Powell Named District Game Protector
Joseph W Powell of Pruntytown has been appointed by the State Conservation Commission as district game protector for Taylor County. He will begin duties around August 1 promising efficient service against wildlife law violators as sportsmen say they have funded state protection for years.
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Taylor County
Joseph W. Powell
Pruntytown
Powell
State Conservation Commission
Counterfeiters Nabbed By Police in Wheeling
Police in Wheeling report three men seized after a counterfeit half dollar passing attempt in Wellsburg. Named are Charles F. Kline, 76, Spray Clouston, 86, and Burley Clouston, 32, all of Columbus Ohio. Officers found a full set of moulds and metal to forge half dollars and plates for five dollar bills plus ink wax and other gear in a car compartment.
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Wheeling
Wellsburg
Charles F. Kline
Spray Clouston
Burley Clouston
Columbus
Seized planes bearing arms as revolt worsens across Spain and Morocco
Eleven Italians were arrested after a large Italian seaplane carrying guns was seized in French Morocco. A second plane with machine guns and bombs crashed, while a third aircraft from a six-plane fleet was missing in a Mediterranean storm. In Spain, 10,000 troops and bombing planes moved to retake rebel strongholds near Zaragoza and Huesca, as refugees described devastation in Barcelona and priests and nuns faced murder and assault amid snipers and looting. The situation extended into Hendaye, France, with evolving reports of attacks.
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Associated Press
French
Morocco
Spain
Zaragoza
Huesca
Plymouth
England
Barcelona
Hendaye
France
Ohio River searched to locate remains of youth
Leetsdale Pa July 31 workers on skiffs dragged the Ohio River near Shields dam today for the body of 16 year old William Levie. His chum William Mercies 117 who tried to save the boy said we wanted to see how close we could get to the dam. Their boat struck a wall and up set.
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Leetsdale
Ohio River
Shields Dam
William Levie
William Mercies
Commodity Prices Push Forward To New Highs
In Chicago on July 31 commodity markets surged as drought damage spurred buying, lifting prices for wheat corn eggs butter potatoes rye lard oats and barley to yearly peaks. Wheat topped $1 per bushel across major markets the first time since 1930 and corn traded above $1.00 on the board of trade for the first time since 1980 with the September contract near $1.02.
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Shicago
Board of Trade
Two Taylor County Mines to Attend Fifth Safety Day
Two Taylor county mining firms Reppert Coal and Simpson Creek Herses will send first aid teams to the Central West Virginia Coal Mining Institute fifth annual safety day at Jackson's Mill tomorrow. Reppert also competes in a baseball game at 10 am, with Governor H G Kump slated to speak later at a noon officials’ luncheon and the principal address to about 10 000 spectators.
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Taylor County
Central
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Jackson's Mill
Reppert Coal Company
Simpson Creek
Col- Herses Company
Cubs
Grant Town
H. G. Kump
Plot to kill ruler denied at Bow Street hearing
George Andrew McMahon was committed for trial on three charges after sobbing testimony at Bow Street police court. He claimed he “slithered” a revolver at King Edward on Constitution Hill two weeks earlier and denied anyone knocked the weapon from his hand. He said he could have escaped if he wished. He wept in the box as he testified.
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London
George Andrew McMahon
Bow Street
King Edward
Constitution Hill
Marital Woes of Rich Young Man Mounting
San Francisco July 31. Lewis Luckenbach, 37 year old steamship executive, faces multiple alimony and divorce actions from his four wives. Wife No 2, Della Louise Luckenbach, seeks 2916.62 back alimony and 5000 annually for nine years. Dorothy, Luckenbach's third wife, sues his fourth wife Gladys for 100000 for alienation of affections. Gladys, the fourth wife, sues for 1000 a month separate maintenance.
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San Francisco
Lewis Luckenbach
Steamship Company
Della Louise Luckenbach
Reno
Luckenbach
Dorothy
Gladys
Condemnation Proceedings For State Road Overhead Bridge
State Road Commission official Glenn Shaver said condemnation procedures may begin soon to obtain right of way for an overhead bridge in Fetterman. Assistant Gilbert Banks met with property owners likely to be affected as he assesses how many lawsuits may be needed before construction starts.
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Glenn Shaver
State Road Commission
Fetterman
Gilbert Banks
Shaver
Rangers Battle to Curb Alberta Forest Blazes
Forest rangers pressed weary crews to renewed efforts to check a large forest fire sweeping through timber and grazing lands. The fire in Crow's Nest forest reserve moved eastward and threatened ranches farms and virgin timber as firefighters worked to contain it.
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Rangers
Alberta
Coleman
Alta
Forest Rangers
Crow's Nest
Solicitor General to Address Wood County Democrats
Parkerburg dispatch reports Solicitor General Stanley Reed of the Department of Justice will address the Wood County Democratic Party Monday. Turner, head of the Democratic organization, says Reed who argued NRA and AAA before the Supreme Court will discuss Roosevelt administration policies.
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Parkersburg
Stanley Reed
Department of Justice
Wood County
D. F. Turner
Democratic Organization
Reed
NRA
AAA
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Welcomed in Quebec Emphasizes Cooperation
President Roosevelt arrives in Quebec amid a warm ovation, praising frank dealing and mutual cooperation to solve global problems. He cites the Canadian American trade pact as tangible proof of shared good-neighborliness, with officials praising friendship as a model for nations.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Canada
United States
Dufferin "Terrace
St. Lawrence
James
Lord Tweedsmuir
Mackenzie King
Adelard Godbout
J. E. Gregoire
Republic of the ‘United States
Tae
France Holds Six Italians in Casablanca Seizure
French Morocco authorities detained five Italian occupants of a seaplane that landed near Ouja after a crash and suspected loss at sea. Six more Italians, army officers aboard another plane, were arrested after a note was dropped in a Spanish Foreign Legion knapsack. The crew suffered fatalities and injuries, including Captain Genham Pino. Three gun boxes were found in the seized aircraft.
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Casablanca
French Morocco
Ouja
Spanish Foreign Legion
Tricelli
Sae Gilliberti
Genham Pino
Wulouya
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