Denver Flooded By Cloudburst And Bursted Dam
Torrential rainfall unleashed millions of gallons when Castlewood dam burst. Denver swelled with floodwaters forcing 5,000 from homes and crippling power lines, bridges, and rail facilities. Police evacuated sleepers. farmers warned. downtown businesses candlelit. public services strained as flood waters rose. Continued on Page 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Castlewood
Champa Street
Candle-Light
Public Service Company
Colorado
Castlewood Dam
Logan and
Curtis
Colorado Boulevard
Denver Union Station
Market Street
Moffat
Cherry Hills
Denver Country Club
Democrats Loan Publicity Man To Recovery Program
Charles Michelson, a longtime Democratic publicity figure, is on loan to the Recovery Administration as press relations director. He previously directed publicity for the party against Republicans after the 1928 Hoover landslide and handled treasury information during the banking crisis. He then went to London for the world economic conference and returned as Hugh S. Johnson sought a capable press chief for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Michelson
Administration
Treasury
London
Hugh §. Johnson
Tragic Jeep Plunge Claims Dorsey Man Near Bryson City
Theo dore Herron age 28 of Dorsey died when his vehicle careened over a 100 foot embankment near Bryson City in a fatal plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryson City
Theodore Herron
Dorsey
Ere
Multiple Late News Flashes From Across the Globe
Diverse brief items report a stalled Pennsylvan ia coal strike settlement urged by Hugh S. Johnson after talks with Governor Pinchot and coal spokesmen. a Charleston navy yard gun boat construction allotment. Balbo’s Italian seaplane squadron held by winds and rain in Shoal Harbor. bids for Winston Salem postal quarters set for August 24. Argentina's Agriculture Minister Antonio De Tomaso dies of angina pectoris. Standard Oil of New Jersey signs the blanket code under the National Industrial Recovery Act. a Mayo family kidnapping attempt is reported in Rochester. Arkansas Governor Futrell to call a special legislature session August 14 to consider legalizing beer if two-thirds approve the questionnaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lattle Rock
Ark
Futrell
Arkansas
Espey Named Assistant Coach at Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory reports William H. Red Espey former NC State star athlete was signed today as assistant coach at Lenoir Rhyne College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
William H. “Red” Espey
North Carolina State College
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Man Arrested In Battleboro Case
TARBORO August 3 D Long 30 of Speed is under arrest for questioning in the Battleboro bank robbery. Authorities say Long rode with George Dale and Robert Richards of New York, who are jailed in Nashville. Long denied the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarboro
D. Long
Speed
Battleboro
Long
George Dale
Robert Richards
New York
Nashville
Little Girl Killed In Highway Accident Near Durham
Frances Jones aged six was struck and killed by a truck while crossing the road in front of her home near Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Frances Jones
Haere
Prison Officials Suspended Over Inmate Privileges
Three Leavenworth staffers were suspended after the bureau of prisons found Terrence Druggan received improper privileges. Chaplain James A. Ording guard Lester M. Wahler and Vernon R. Swearingen admitted aiding him as he drove a prison truck and visited places in Leavenworth, despite the warden's denials. Druggan, a Chicago beer baron, is serving two and a half years for income tax evasion on $313000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Terrence Druggan
Chicago
Justice Department
Druggan
Bureau of Prisons
James A. Ording
Lester M. Wahler
Vernon R. Swearingen
Leavenworth
The
Chicago Tribune
Washington, D. C
Kan
Terry Druggan
the Tribune
Sanford Bates
Bates
Lesiter M. Wahler
States set votes on repeal by November eighth
Washington dispatch outlines the push to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment with 20 states already voting to strike prohibition. It lists August to November dates in states including Arizona Missouri Texas Washington Vermont Colorado Maine Maryland Minnesota Idaho New Mexico Florida Utah North and South Carolina Pennsylvania Ohio and possible Montana action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arizona
Missouri
Texas
Vermont
Colorado
Ber
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Idaho
New Mexico
Florida
Utah
North
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Henry H. Brood
Frank H. Cooney
Montana
Gastonia Woman Beaten To Death In Charlotte
Mrs. Chris Medlin of Gastonia was found beaten to death in a vacant Charlotte warehouse district lot. Robert Clark of Charlotte was arrested for questioning as police sought other men. The discovery followed reports of hoboes near the Piedmont and Northern railway tracks. The victim appeared killed late last night or early today with severe head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Chris Medlin
Gastonia
Robert Clark
Piedmont and Northern
O Connell Family Threatened Over Kidnapping Case
Albany reports threats to kidnap the wife of Edward J. O Connell or any of his three brothers, uncles of Johnny O Connell Jr. Heavy guards near the Dan O Connell mountain camp as police and private guards patrol. Butch O Connell returned from 24 days captive in New York City amid alleged arrests and ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Edward J. O'Connell
O'Connell
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Dan O'Connell
Butch
New York City
O’connells
O'Connell Brokhers
Dan
Johnny
John J
Sally
Manney Strewl
John Oley
Indian Kills Wife After Finding Her With Overseer
In Lumberton on August 3, Charlie Clark an Indian shot and killed his wife Eupha claiming he found her with R H Hill white overseer of a tobacco farm. Hill and Clark were arrested and jailed pending an inquest into the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
Charlie Clark
Eupha
R. H. Hill
Clark
Hill
Paul McNeill
Douglas Smith
Excluded Workers From 40 Hour Week Under Recovery Code
Executives earning more than 385 a week registered pharmacists and other professionals, plus outside salesmen, are excluded from the temporary recovery code of wages and hours approved by the National Recovery Administration for retailers. They need not be paid overtime beyond 40 hours and face no hour limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Employers With Labor Under Contract Join Recovery Drive
The issue allows large employers under contract to join the NRA program without changing existing wage and hour terms. Donald Richberg issued an interpretation that contracts via collective bargaining with a fixed weekly hour count may be kept intact while adhering to the broader wage and employment goals. Newspapers, heavily affected by union contracts, face extended negotiations as coal peace talks in Western Pennsylvania proceed with officials from Governor Pinchot to union leaders observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cope
Associated Press
Washington
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Recovery Administration
Pennsylvania
Donald Richberg
Roosevelt
Pinchot
Better Grades Of Tobacco On Georgia Markets
Bright leaf tobacco showed better grades at the Georgia belt auction days three with Tifton Adel and Moultrie markets reporting mixed results. Total sales over two days reached 719 218 pounds bringing 98470 18 dollars. Adel daily offerings weighed 197 000 pounds with an average around 12 25 cents. Officials noted dissatisfaction with prices in some areas while better grades commanded 15 to 24 cents at Adel and overall demand expected to rise with improved quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Tifton
Adel
W. T. Shytle
Adel News
Shyde
Moultrie
J. P. Hutson
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Hutson
Great Smoky Mountain National Park Finalized With Funding
President Roosevelt signed the order to complete and enlarge the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. A $1.5 million Public Works fund allocation will round out the park beyond 425,000 acres, with $1 million for land purchase and winter CCC work. John D. Rockefeller Jr. contributed $5 million on conditions of matching private and state gifts. a $500,000 shortfall from private donors is being covered from the overall funds. The park already includes vast timber stands and notable waterfalls and spans into the Tennessee Valley watershed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Laura 8. Rockefeller
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Park Service
United States
Tennessee Valley
Roosevelt Pushes Recovery and Naval Build Up
President Roosevelt promotes national recovery and defense plans as Aug 15 cash balance looms. He approves immediate construction of 21 new warships from recent bids to boost parity with world powers. He pushes to spread work and raise wages amid six-fold oversubscription of $850 million August refinancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Treasury
Navy
United States
Navy awards 21 new ships and halves work week
The Navy Department awarded contracts for 21 vessels to lowest bidders and assigned 16 more to navy yards. The five day 40 hour work week replaces the 5 1/2 day schedule for about 44,000 civilian shore employees. Carriers go to Newport News for $19 million each with cost adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Department
Navy Yards
Trammell
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Norfolk Yard
Padget Sound Yard
Mare Island Yard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Boston Yard
New York Yard
Charleston
Hot California Heat Inspires Quirky Newslet
A playful bulletin from Santa Barbara notes intense heat across California with humorous references to flowers and an eccentric scene of yellow horses and silver saddles as local chatter follows the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Cal
California
Youth Confesses To 7 Year Olds Mutilation Murder
Phillip Charles Edwards 19 held in San Diego as a suspect in the July 18 disappearance and death of 7 year old Dalbert Asht on the waterfront. Detectives say Edwards led a staged cross city trail with candy and a street car ride before luring the boy to the brush, killing him with a rock and later mutilating the body with a butcher knife and disposing parts in a jar. Navy divers to search the jar site. Edwards produced a knife and says he may defend himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Phillip Charles Edwards
Dalbert Aposhion
Harry J. Kelly
Edwards
Los Angeles
Kelly
Calbert
George W. Ashton
Dalbert
Water Front
Navy
Edward
Sookie Ooinae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cherry Creek
Alley Oop
Bennett
Floyd Bennett
Floyd
Democrats
Hugh S. Johnson
D. C
Navy Yard
M. F
Italo Balbo
Aug
Treasury Department
Winston-Salem
N. C
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Antonio de Tomaso
NHDW
York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Associated Companies
Rochester
Minn
Charles W. Mayo
O’connell
Wife
National Park
H. C. Frick
Uniontown
Edward Brown
Code
Public Works Fund
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!