Blease Delivers Veiled Jab at Roosevelt at Rally
At Jolly Street barbecue rally in Georgia and South Carolina two thousand attendees hear former South Carolina governor Cole L. Blease claim no vacancies on the US Supreme Court in three years and express hope there will be none soon. He invites Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge to speak, while Georgia Governor Olin Johnston is absent. Blease jokes about pardons as the master showman of the event.
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Jolly Street
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
Hastings
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Jolly Street School House
Supreme Court of the United States
Blease
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Olin D. Johnston
Perdons
Selassie Withholds Agreement on Adua Troop Concentration
Emperor Haile Selassie refused permission for troops to mass near Adua, signaling a strategy to avoid border incidents and preserve peace efforts. Reports suggest Ethiopia may strike into Italian Somaliland if Italy advances from Eritrea, while focusing reserves on the northern front.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Sel
Adua
Maile Selassie
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Haile Selassie
Senate Vote Puts Partial Ban on Suits
The senate approved a compromise limiting damage suits tied to gold payment promises in contracts. The measure allows suit filings for six months before broader court closure may occur. Passage of the gold bill, 53 to 24, was connected to J. G. Laylin's resignation as treasury assistant general counsel.
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Washington
Senate
J. G. Laylin
The
Treasury
Agriculture predicts 1935 cotton crop at 11.8 million bales
The Agriculture Department released its first estimate of the 1935 cotton crop forecasting a total production of 11,798,000 five hundred pound bales, about 2.1 million bales higher than the previous year, prompting discussions of orderly marketing measures.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wal
Wallace
New York Cotton Exchange m
Hitler's paper says Mason lodges 10 close in Reich
Berlin reports Voelkischer Beobachter states all Free Mason lodges in the Reich will end Saturday with dissolutions planned for the Saxony State Lodge and the Dresden Great Lodge. After the Prussian lodge dissolution July 21, the movement aims to wipe out Freemasonry across Germany as state enemies.
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Berlin
Hitler
Free
Evelyn Colburn Granted Divorce in Amsterdam
Evelyn Colburn formerly of Asheville North Carolina was granted a divorce from Frederick Hendrik Fentener Van Vilssinger Jr the son of the president of the International Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam after a brief private hearing. The decree cites infidelity with no alimony mentioned. lawyers attended and the ex spouses remain on good terms.
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Arnhem
Netherlands
Frederick Hendrik Fentener van Vilssinger, Jr
Evelyn Colburn
Asheville
N. C
International Chamber of Commerce
Louis to Fight Baer in September in New York or Chicago
The former heavyweight promoter reports Louis will meet Baer in late September possibly September 26 or 27. The venue is undecided between New York and Chicago with details continued on page 2.
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Louis
Baer
Chicago
Aug
Hea
New York
Borah's Friends Split On Presidential Run
Washington Australia August reports on Senator William E Borah of Idaho with close allies weighing whether he will seek the Republican nomination. A trusted Republican friend says Borah would enter all primaries if assured of funds and a capable campaign manager. He has previously resisted such moves.
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Washington
Aus
Willaim FE
Borah
Idaho
Post and Rogers Agree On Fishing Pause in Alaska Flight
Wiley Post and Will Rogers, arriving in Juneau, weigh weather and a fishing break in their Alaska flight plan. Rogers agrees to let Post fish while weather holds, as the pair plan a rapid takeoff toward Nome or Moscow with Post’s red pontoon monoplane.
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Juneau
Alaska
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Post
Rogers
Nome
Wiley
Moscow
Seattle
Joe Crosson
FCC Examines WEED Rocky Mount Frequency Change
Preliminary testimony was taken today by the Federal Communications Commission on the application of radio station WEED and Rocky Mount North Carolina for a change in its frequency from 1420 to 1250 kilocycles.
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Washington
Aug
Federal Communications Commission
Rocky Mount
N. C
Tax survey funds allocated to Columbia South Carolina
The works administration announced a survey and check of tax reform spending totaling 81.2 million dollars directed to Columbia for South Carolina. The announcement identifies the allocation as part of a national effort to review tax reform measures and ensure proper disbursement.
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Washington
Aug
the Works Administration
Columbia
South Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Brief: Fire Damage Under Investigation
Roanoke Rapids report notes damage from an early morning incident, with authorities assessing the scene and determining the cause. No injuries announced as investigators review the extent of property damage and potential sources.
Stockholders Meet State Leaders Over Railroad Policy
The Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad board and executives met in Morehead City to decide the line's future from Goldsboro to Morehead City. Governor Ehringhaus Attorney General Seawell and other Raleigh officials attended the meeting amid talks of using the Norfolk Southern lease as collateral for a Federal PWA loan for port terminal development at Morehead City.
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Morehead City
WN. C
Cneaknetbene
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Goldsboro
Ehringhaus
A. A. F. Seawell
Raleigh
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company
Norfolk Southern
PWA
Travels through Alaska by ship and plane to Juneau
Will Ers writes of sailing to Juneau via the Alaska inland passage stopping briefly at Ketchikan for lunch. He describes mist, rain, and the channels and islands as endlessly similar yet praises the inland voyage as beautiful. He muses about home and mentions Mr. Roosevelt as a desire for the trip.
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Post
Juneau
Crosson
Rogers
Ketchikan
Wiley
Alaska
John W
Troy
Seattle
Siberia
Moscow
Tle
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate House panel drops Clark pension tax plan
Washington conferees reach agreement on social security by removing Senator Clark's tax exempt private pension provision. Committees will study the issue for possible future legislation. House supports starting the conference report first with continued opposition to Clark’s amendment.
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Washington
Clark
House
D-Mo
Senate
Farmers' Picnic Postponed To Next Tuesday
The annual Farmers' Civic organization watermelon picnic at Blair Dairy farm was canceled today due to bad weather. FP M Devis announced the event will be held next Tuesday if weather permits with Mr Davis confirming the plan.
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Farmers’ Civic Organization
Blair Dairy Farm
FP. M. Devis
Davis
Heat records fall across midwest as temperatures surge
The middle west endures extreme heat with many cities hitting or exceeding record highs. Oklahoma reports two fatalities and one in Missouri from heat illness while Nowata tops the state at 119 degrees. Kansas towns reach 110, Iowa fields face wilting corn, and river floods push residents to safety in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Middle West
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nowata
Okla
Ilesville
Alva
Tulsa
Ponca City
Kansas
Manhattan
Wellington
Lake States
Duluth
Milwaukee
Chicago
Hipton Ill
Des Moines
Iowa Board of Control
Mercury
Iowa
Ames
Shenandoah
Omaha
Neb
Pierre
N. D
Bismark
Texas
Dallas
Abilene
Inheritance Tax Debated by Senate Finance Democrats
Washington Aug 8 Democrats on the Senate finance committees discussed easing the proposed inheritance levies in the new tax bill amid protests at rates up to 75 percent on fortunes over 10 million dollars. Chairman King signaled a likely move to cut the top rates as hearings proceed and the bill nears executive session.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Finance Committee
House
King
Utah
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Cha
Father Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life in Norfolk Home
Victor C. Griffin, 39, shot and killed his wife Thelma V. Griffin, 32, and wounded himself after locking them in a second floor bathroom. Neighbors found Mrs Griffin dead in a nightgown. Griffin lay in pajamas with a chest wound and a .32 pistol. Their children Edward Lee, 14, and Jane Virginia, 10, hid nearby as the incident followed a quarrel sparked by the wife playing ecards downstairs with her niece Edna Lee Griffin, 16.
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Norfolk
Victor C. Griffin
Thelma V. Griffin
Griffin
Extradition Sought in North Carolina Attack Case
George France 35, Negro, charged with attacking 66 year old Miss Lillian Grogan of Leakeville, is being extradited from West Virginia to face trial in Raleigh jail. Governor Kump issued papers. France alias Jake Johnson also confessed to beating Mrs F Guy Ash during a robbery attempt.
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Charleston
George France
North Carolina
Leakeville
L. M. Sheffield
Rockingham County
N. C
Raleigh
H. G. Kump
France
Jake Johnson
F. Guy Ash
Retail Trade Prepares For Greatest Drive Of New Era
New York reports suggest the retail sector is set for a major forward surge this fall and winter. Through the first half of 1935 sales rose about six percent from the prior year with broad gains across divisions except some variety chains. Mail order houses led by Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck show strong gains while profits lag behind sales due to pricing pressures outside of foods.
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New York
Financial District
Chicago
Montgomery, Ward & Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Sears
Insanity Plea Fails In Alabama Murder Case
In Hayneville a defendant accused of murder faced the electric chair after a defense based on not guilty by reason of insanity failed. Evidence suggested the accused suffered delusions and a history of maniac depression and treatment.
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Hayneville
Ala
Arant
North Carolina Weather Sketch Delivers Fragmented Forecasts
Fragmented OCR text shows partial forecast for North Carolina with mentions of partly cloudy conditions, possible showers in the south and interior areas, and rising temperatures by Friday. It also lists scattered city names and erratic wind notes across numerous locations.
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South Portion
Sean
South Ee
Hior
Sandy Hook
Te Hatteras
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Los Angeles
Memphis
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