Congress on the Home Stretch as major items loom
Speaker Bankhead said Congress was on the home stretch with the administration seeking to dispose of major matters before adjournment except a general farm bill The House aims to pass the wage and hour bill and a sugar measure this week with housing legislation next week Rankin warned the wage bill faces strong opposition The White House reported Attorney General Cummings could appoint a successor to Justice Van Devanter at any time regardless of session status senator Van Denberg urged appointment only at a specified time
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Washington
Bankhead
Congress
House
Rankin
D.-Miss
Senate
White House
Cummings
Roosevelt
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Tammany Hall Faces Leadership Feud and Mayoral Split
New York August 2 factions within Tammany Hall pressed for a new leader as a third candidate emerged for mayor. Dr Samuel Friedman and allies urged compromise by backing Jeremiah T Mahoney while internal feuding between New Deal and anti New Deal camps intensified. Alfred Smith aided Sullivan camp with James J Hines opposing. Ruddy named as backup.
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New York
Tammany Hall
New York City
Samuel Friedman
Tammany
United States
Royal
Copeland
Grover A. Whalen
Supreme Court
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Wigwam
James J. Dooling
William P. Kenneally
New Deal
Alfred 5. Smith
Roosevelt
Christopher D. Sullivan
James J. Hines
James A. Farley
Sulllivan
Hines
Stephen A. Ruddy
Police Without Clues On Missing 15 Year Old In Brookhaven
Chief Ed Smith said Rosalie Serio, a 15 year old schoolgirl, vanished five days ago and authorities had no leads. Her father, Sam Serio, grocer, offered a $500 reward for her return while Lincoln County officers held a warrant for a 25 year old man named T Smith, a former Serio employee, accused of kidnapping.
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Brookhaven. Miss
Ed Smith
Rosalie Serio
Sam Serio
Insurgent Artillery Opens Assault On Madrid Outer Defenses
Insurgent artillery blasted Madrid era outer defenses as Franco forces push on from three fronts. Government troops battled insurgents west of the capital while other fronts saw advances in eastern and southern Spain. Casualties and a 56 mile advance are reported amid crossfire and mountain battles.
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Madrid
Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Spain
Oviedo
Asturias
Conde Mane
Cuero
Teruel
Valencia
Franco
Carbonera
Nation's death toll soars in weekend traffic crashes
Weekend highway accidents killed more than 180 people and injured hundreds across the nation. New York and California each reported 16 fatalities, with Ohio and Michigan at 15, and Pennsylvania and Texas at 12. Additional deaths occurred in isolated incidents in Ohio and Wisconsin, including a drowning near Bellefontaine and a collision near Denmark.
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Chicago
New York
California
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Texas
Rbellefontaine
Stanwix
N. Y
Denmark
Wis
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sino Japanese at a Glance
Associated Press summary reports Peiping under Japanese dominance with Americans blocked behind gates. Japanese warplanes threaten deep south thrusts as White Russians attack the Soviet embassy and tensions rise in Tientsin. Japan reorganizes its army with four new China experienced commanders amid suspected plans for broader war in China. Vanguard units 35 miles southwest of Peiping near the Hankow line indicate movement toward major Chinese concentrations.
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China
Tsuitsui
Peiping
Nina
Japan
Tientsin
Hopeh-Chahar
Tokyo
Idukho
Peip- Hankow
Sin
Kalgan
Great Wall
Yuan
Ingfu
Dmitri Bogomoloff
Jaese
Teintsin
Shantung Province
Hopeh
Pingyuan
Tientsin Pukow
United States
Tainanfu
Shantung Prince
Eith
Tsinanfu
Tsingtao
Yangtze Valley
Chungking
Telescopes Turned On Light Near Pole Star For Study
Tele scopes across the United States aimed at a glowing streak near the Pole Star as Finsler's Comet, discovered a month earlier, entered its third night of visibility. Amateur observers can glimpse it with the naked eye as a medium sized star moving about 20 to 30 miles per second, according to Prof. George A. Van Biesbroeck of Yerkes Observatory.
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Chicago
United States
Finsler
George A. van Biesbroeck
Yerkes Observatory
Standard Oil of Indiana Declares 25 Cents Extra Dividend
Standard Oil Co of Indiana directors announced an extra dividend of 25 cents a share in addition to the regular 25 cents, payable September 15 to stockholders of record August 16. The previous quarter saw an extra 15 cents.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Co. of
Indiana
Portland Ned the ex safe-cracker dies in Raleigh
Portland Ned Edward Howard once jailed for bank and post office robberies died last night after a long reform. He tended flowers for North Carolina governors from the prison greenhouse to the executive mansion and earned parol es and a pardon before joining the state payroll as superintendent of gardening. Governor Hoey noted his transformation and honesty.
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Raleigh
N. C
Portland
Ned
North Carolina
Edward Howard
South Carolina
Angus D. McLean
C. Max Gardner
Govern Highway Funds Divided by Need in North Carolina
Governor Hoey announced 2 million dollars from the highway surplus will be allocated to secondary roads by districts based on need. The plans will be set by Frank Dunlap and W. Vance Baise with commission approval, as state highway maintenance totals rise to 7.8 million dollars for dirt roads this year.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hoey
Frank L. Dunlap
Highway and Public Works Commission
W. Vance Baise
General Assembly
North Carolina
Farmers Gather At Raleigh Conference
Hundreds of farmers and farm women from nearly every county arrive for farm and home week at N C State College. John W Goodman predicts record enrollment as the first general session opens tomorrow. W Kerr Scott and leaders will welcome visitors at exercises led by Dean J O Schaub.
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Raleigh
N. C
N. C. State College
John W. Goodman
C. C. McKcoin
Lexington
Hubert Boney
W. Kerr Scott
Dean J. 0. Schaub
Extension Service
Vandenberg Seeks Senate Action Before Court Nomination
Senator Vandenberg urged the Senate to adopt a resolution stating it is the sense of the Senate that Supreme Court appointments be made only when the Senate can act before nominees take office. The move follows a White House hint that Roosevelt might fill the vacancy before Congress adjourns, risking delay in confirmation.
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Michigan
Senate
Light Surgeon Killed in Fall at Fort Hoyle
Major Guy Hart Moates flight surgeon from Langley Field died when the all metal Army plane crashed after taking off from Citizene Military Training Camp at Fort Hoyle. Lt William R Enyard survived with injuries and was taken to Walter Reed Hospital. Moates’s 19 year old son witnessed the crash.
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Fort Hoyle
Guy Hart Moates
Breckenridge
Langley Field
Moates
William R. Enyard
Air Corps
Eayard
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Guy Moates, Jr
Benefactor Daniel Jenkins Dies Founding Negro Orphanage Leader
Rev Daniel Joseph Jenkins founder of the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston South Carolina has died. Rites are set for tomorrow with no brass bands expected as the three touring units stay away. Jenkins housed more than six thousand Negro orphans during his forty five years as head of the institution.
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Charleston
8. C
Daniel Joseph Jenkins
Europe
Jenkins
New Lumber Industry Business Picks Up Despite Slower Production
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association reports new business in the week ending July 24 rose versus the prior week. Output fell from the previous week but remained 21 percent higher than new orders. 631 mills produced 278,208,000 feet, shipped 249,664,000, and booked 229,119,000.
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Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Labor Situation At A Glance
Associated Press roundup from multiple locations reports delays in wage and hour bill debate in Washington. National Labor Relations Board probes strike action among coal operators and UMWA activity in Kentucky.
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Harlan
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers of America Organization
Wallace
Idaho
Cleveland
Railroad Brotherhood
Lowell
Mass
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
C.ilco
Buffalo
N. Y
Montreal
Dominion Textile Co
Hibbing
Minn
International Harvester
Six Japanese Bomb Aircraft Hit Chinese Positions Near Peiping
Official dispatches from Nanking report that six Japanese airplanes bombed Chinese troop positions at Nankou Pass, northwest of Peiping, during the Far East attack.
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Nanking
Nankou Pass
Peiping
Wage hour bill to be debated in lower house
The House panels move toward a broader wage and hour bill than the Senate measure. A draft would set minimum wages up to 70 cents an hour and a 35 hour work week, sparking concern from Southern Democrats about regional industrial impact. The Senate passed its version 66 to 28. The House aims to report by Wednesday and consider sugar production control on Thursday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Norton
Labor Committee
Labor Standards Board
Representative Wood
D-Mo
Missouri State Federation of Labor
Senator
Connally
Dtex
Tobacco Brings Excellent Price in Georgia Auction Sale
The Georgia agriculture department reported 40 of 58 warehouses sold tobacco for an average of 25.37 cents a pound in the first two auction days last week. Sales totaled 9,410,118 pounds worth 2,387,510.27 dollars. For the first four days of the 1936 season, 25,318,196 pounds sold for 6,357,896.43 dollars at an average of 25.11 cents.
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Atlanta
State Department of Agriculture
Maritime Workers to Halt Work on Pacific Coast
Thousands of union maritime workers planned to halt work for 30 minutes in all Pacific coast ports to protest fascist Italy and Nazi Germany policies. San Francisco dispatch notes the action on August 2 by Associated Press.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Italy
State Gasoline Commission Named by Hoey
Governor Hoey designated Thomas B Royster of Granville Robert M Cox of Forsyth and David M Buck of Yancey as members of the new state gasoline and oil commission. Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell and H L Shankle director of the Gasoline and Oil Inspection division join by virtue of their positions. The body under 1937 law will set standards grade tests ratings and enforce transportation inspection and sale rules for petroleum products.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Thomas
Royster
Granville County
Robert M. Cox
Forsyth
David M. Buck
Yancey
New State Gasoline and Oil Commission
A. J. Maxwell
H.L. Shankle
Presidents Plead For Peace At Montsec Memorial
In Montaudon France Aug 2 AP presidents Roosevelt and Lebrun led a ceremony dedicating a Montsec memorial to the American offensive Sept 12 1918 at Saint Mihiel Brig Gen Bernard W Kearney National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars delivered the dedicatory address General Pershing and Marshal Petain called for preventing another war warning that Western civilization could not survive then.
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Montpaudon
France
United States
America
Lorraine
Potomac River
Roosevelt
Albert Lebrun
Montsec
Saint Mihiel
Bernard W. Kearney
Gloversville
N. Y
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John 4. Pershing
Henri Petain
Pershing
Krochmalny Freed After Murder Trial Ends in Tears
In Burgaw North Carolina a jury acquitted Pete Krochmalny Paul Krochmalny and Ervin Williams of murdering a man named Paul Krochmalny Sr They were charged in the death tied to a life insurance and a farm sale proceeds dispute Witness Nick Zura testified seeing the body placed in a dairy furnace Williams claimed he and Paul were at a movie when the body was cremated.
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Burgaw
N. C
Paul Krochmalny
Pete Krocmainy
Paul
Ervin Williamse
Jame
Ledo. O
Ord
Toledo
Atate
Nick Zuravio
T Krochmalings
Williams
Young Pay
T State
Harvard is Hur Former Head In Auto Wreck
Plymouth Massachusetts August 2 A Lawrence Lowell 3 5 president emeritus of Harvard University is in hospital after a car crash. Doctors say he has a fractured nose possible fracture of right arm and chin laceration but is described as in good condition.
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Harvard
Hur
Plymouth
Mass
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harva University
Lowell
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