Prison guards battle armed escape attempt at Western Kentucky penitentiary
In Familyville Kentucky on August 7 two convicts and a deputy warden were shot. The pair seized the deputy as they fled a mid day meal line and opened fire. Guards returned fire, wounding the convicts and killing Evra Davenport and Robert Bepenhy. Warden Wilson was taken hostage during the escape attempt and later released as guards closed in.
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T Heee
Western Kentucky State Penitentiary
Ten Wilson
Ams
Evra Davenport
Wind Robert Bepenhy
Wilson
Bart Woelh
Wilyomn
Wilkan
Godads
Duvenperl
Sunshine Mine Strike Ends Amid Merchant Committee Talks
The article describes a sudden end to a strike at the Sunshine mine and the formation of merchant and grievance committees to discuss pulling union members of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers back to work. A looming clash between union and nonunion workers is noted, with tensions around a possible show down.
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Walluer
Sunshine Volae
Shomer McWuires
Omamrer
Yom Butte
Monk
Efury
Homunign Minora
Merichanta
International Union of Mine, Mil, and Smelter
Court dispute ends as Senate passes lower-tribunal reform bill
The Senate halted a protracted clash over the judiciary with approval of a reform measure focused on lower federal tribunals. The bill passed by unanimous consent after brief debate, goaled at procedural changes and supervision of administrative matters rather than Supreme Court overhaul.
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Senate
Gainer
Pew Stuatore
Bn Thors Mallet
Jeanore
Roose Yeys
Haden Dusters
Buren Court
oPayre
Taikhead
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Supreme Bench
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Lewis JT
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Auta
Con
Weegs Uv
Bill World Re
Federad Lawe
Suitor, 107, Declares Suitor, 87, 100 Old
Atlantic City report notes Jon. Henri BD. Rainville longtime speaker of Quebec legislature dies after 25 years in office. Melbourne officials close most public schools to curb infantile paralysis spread.
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N. J
Jon
Melbourne
Australia
On the Record by Dorothy Thompson on minimum wages
Dorothy Thompson urges readers to understand the minimum wage bill and its amendments. She argues the changes shift legislative power to trade unions, risk political influence, and undermine protection against substandard hours and wages. The piece critiques hearings, oversight, and the bill’s broader implications.
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Wight
Great Falls Man Kills Wife Then Dies in Butte Street
In Butte a Great Falls man shot and killed his estranged wife Mona Tanne on Butte street and then killed himself. The shooting occurred in the heat of the wholesale district as police moved in. His last words were Dont please dont. He recently faced a divorce suit filed in Silver Bow County. They married in Great Falls in 1984. no children reported.
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Great Falls
Butte Street
Butte
Pi—Roberts Varshall
Mona Tanne
Miurshall
Bute Street
Italy
Marshall Hyge
Phnalune
Prades
Mrs Marshall
Tn Marshall
Cummons
Bilver Bow County
Twenty Injured in Grash Truck Crash Near Yoder
Twenty people were injured when a truck carrying laborers from Worland to Denver crashed into a concrete bridge abutment one mile south of Yoder, Nebraska territory. Nebuity Rodriguez aged 68 was said to have the most serious injuries with a slim chance of survival. his wife Delores 35, son Alfonan 16, daughter Iita 14, and Jinnymond Martine 10 also suffered serious injuries.
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Torrington
Wyo
Yoder
Nebuity Rodriguez
Delores
Nis
Alfonan
Iita
Jinymond Martine
Denver
Worland
President Roosevelt Rests in Hyde Park Home
President Roosevelt returns to his boyhood home in Hyde Park and relaxes into a routine of country gentleness. He arrived in the morning by train from Washington and was greeted by his wife.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
World News Snapshots From Turbulent Fronts and Crises
Unclear dispatches describe a Greek steamer in distress attacked after prior bombing as ships traverse wartime routes. London reports protection amid Spanish insurgency. Shanghai evacuates a settlement as authorities pull back. Washington moves on federal matters while other cities report crime and personal tragedies.
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Insurgen
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Jayan
Tankow
Washington
Murphy Signs Third Term Interest for Roosevelt
Bridgeport Conn Aug 7 Frank Murphy of Michigan told Interviewers he believed there was considerable support in the nation for a third term for President Roosevelt. He declined to be quoted further on the subject or say if he felt such support strong enough for renomination. Murphy said the Supreme Court defeat was not a serious setback and that the president is as strong as since the election, though some think his popularity waning.
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Conn
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Roosevelt
Eace
Toy Murphy
Supreme Court Bis
Talks of halting struggle in North China and Japan war prep
Shanghai reports Chinese diplomats hopeful war might be averted while central China faces renewed clashes as Japanese withdrawals peak. Tokyo parliament approves about 11.5 million dollars for military operations in China and vows to preserve peace by ejecting anti Japanese agitation in eastern Asia.
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China
Shanghai
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Sam
Amies
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Hankow
Shigeru Kawagoe
Janin
Tn Nanki
Apokcaman
Japan
Parlianantiry Srastan
Asia
Young Andy Rummel Heads to Akron National Derby Finals
Andy Rummel Jr. of 747 Ninth Avenue leaves this afternoon on the Great Northern to Akron One for the All American Soap Way Darby finals next Sunday. He is accompanied by Clem Anderson, parts manager of Anderson Chevrolet. Rummel previously won the Helena Independent Chevrolet Soap Box Derby on July 18, placing first in the youth division.
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Andy Rummel, Jr
Avenua
Andy Rummel
Great Northern
Akron
Darby
Accompan
Clem Anderson
Parla Department
Anderson Chevrolet Company
Young Andy
Helena
Clarence
Infant Boccassini Dies After Post Mortem Surgery
A baby girl named Boccassini died at Philadelphia General Hospital after an attempted post mortem operation in the incubator. The infant had earlier been pronounced dead and was revived by surgery, but succumbed again early today.
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Ang
Csunany
Praincoa
Mary Bovcussin
Philadelphia
James
Billings
Alice James
Wit James
Vidteich Judea Ven Hurwond
Airplane Attacks on Neutral Ships Spark Mediterranean Crisis
The Mediterranean tenses as three unidentified warplanes attack neutral steamers from Britain, Italy, France and Greece near Spanish waters. The Ghent incident prompts protests from the Spanish insurgent government while Madrid and Valencia brace for intensified fighting.
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Spain
Britain
Italy
France
Greece
Real Mother Surrenders Custody In Adoption Deal
Chicago, Aug. 7. The mother of infant Andy Donnald Horst surrendered to the woman who had cared for him. Lydia Nelson signed to consent to the adoption by Otto Horst and his wife. Attorney John B. Johnson said no money changed hands. Formal adoption proceedings were to be filed. The infant was born of Miss Neon Radber, common-law husband John Bevan, on Jan. 6, 1936, and was given to the Horsts minutes after birth. Last Tuesday authorities believed the child was held against will by the Rexans, who claimed natural parent status after reporting the boy’s location.
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Andy Donnald Horst
Ainees
John B. Johnson
Lydia Nelson
Otto Horst
Teara
Mise
Nelson
Mid
Worst
Ter Hurband
Ssonnd Equpment Company
Horst
Northwear Side
Regans
Pelites
Rexans
Prono Enor Crowley
Local Births in Thetford Norfolk England
Mrs Bernard Lingwood of Brandon reports the birth of a healthy quintuplets to an English mother, all boys. The mother and babies were reported to be doing well by attendants.
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Norfolk
England
Bernard Lingwoot
Hrandon Suffolk
Babten
Nations respond to Hull policy call on international self restraint
Washington reports more than four nations expressed views on Secretary Hulls 14 point policy of international self restraint. Formal replies came from 37 governments including Great Britain France and the Soviet Union with others voicing oral comments. Japan China Germany and Spain did not formally respond. Hull reaffirmed a policy favoring peaceful negotiation observance of treaties and limits on armaments while urging international cooperation through lawful means.
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T—P
State Department
Genere
Hull
Great Tiritain
France
Department
Japan
China
Italy
Germany
Spain
Jiul
Anmarieu
Mull
United States
Tut
America
Ray Ruble Burned in Garland Hotel Fire
Oakland dispatch reports Ray Ruhl a 56 year old Spokane businessman from Woah was critically burned in a Garland hotel room fire at 4 pm today. Hospital attendants later called his condition favorable. Fire officials suspect the blaze began when he accidentally screened a cigarette on a bedspread after returning to the room.
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Calif
Ray Ruhl
Spokane
Woah
Butle
Ruble
Aiidody
Pire
J. H. Burke
Just a Minute With Irving Cose From Santa Monica
In Santa Monica California on August 7 a column by Irvin Cobb satirizes American views on communism and Soviet leadership. The piece mocks cautious supporters and predicts a clash as patriotic sentiment rises, hinting at a future where dissenters are challenged by a bold, national mood.
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