Four Atwell family perishes in Florida house fire
A mother and father Henry Atwell and Ollie Atwell aged 31 and 30 die with their four children Dorothy 7 Sylvia 5 Henry 3 and Gerald 18 months in a blaze that destroyed their two story home on the outskirts of Key West Florida. Fire origin undetermined but kerosene lamps and a lamp left burning are suspected. The family car also burned as neighbors and patrolman Arenberg searched the rubble for victims.
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Key West
Fla
Henry Atwell
Ollie Atwell
Dorothy
Sylvia
Henry
Gerald
Franklin Arenberg
J. P. Stickney
Atwell
Breakfast in Fort Worth and a longing to go home
Beverly Hills writer Will reflects on choosing the California bound flight over plans to visit Brownsville, Tulsa, Claremore, or Old Mexico. He notes the long distance travel and the bustle among the rich, calling it an era to be excited about.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Fort Worth
Kinder
Congress
Brownsville
Texas
Old Mexico
Tulsa
Claremore
California
Crossing Flagman Found Sleeping Triggers Accident
Hingham Massachusetts July 5 On or off the job sleep spells danger for Philip Ferris crossing tender at Water Street crossing of the New York New Haven Hartford line. He dozed in a chair at the fire station and awakened as the 6 03 local approached leaping across a table pushing a screen from a window and leaping 20 feet to the ground to flag the train. Ferris suffered a broken right ankle and was taken to Hingham hospital.
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Hingham, Magss
Philip Ferris
Hingham
Ferris
Water Street
New York, New Haven
Hingham Hospital
Bass Snaps Glasses Belonging To Angler
Hickory July report: G C Yoder, an insurance man, lost his spectacles when a bass he was fishing with swiped them off his nose. A bee on Yoder’s nose caused a slap that sent the glasses into the water. the bass swam nearby, then vanished with the find.
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Hickory
G. C. Yoder
Yoder
Long speed relief bills led by Huey Long in committee
Baton Rouge, La. July 5 The House ways and means committee approved 26 new relief bills led by Senator Huey P. Long The bills impose fines and jail terms for using federal relief funds for political purposes Long questioned amendments to apply to state funds but gave assent after brief explanations Only Representative Jack Williamson objected to one bill
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
House
Ways and Means
Jack Williamson
Lake Charles
Long
Williamson
Train plunges into washout injuring twenty in Montana
Twenty persons were reported injured when the Empire Builder of the Great Northern plunged into a washout one mile west of Lanark Montana shortly after 2 pm. Six coaches were on their sides in the ditch, the engine upright, and the tender on its side. Physicians were summoned from nearby towns to provide first aid as wreckers rushed from Havre and Williston to clear the line.
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Bainville
Mont
Great Northern Railway
Lanark
West Coast
Havre
Williston
N. D
One Slain In Street Fight Near Gastonia
In Bessemer City last night a fatal shooting left Paul Collins dead and Ed Jenkins in custody on murder charges. Jenkins claimed the slaying arose from a narcotics grudge with Collins and druggist Howard Horsley named in the coroner’s inquiry. Witnesses testified Jenkins threatened another man moments before the shooting, which occurred about 11 40 pm. The coroner’s jury ruled Collins died at Jenkins hands and urged no bail for grand jury, with Jenkins transferred between jails amid high local tensions. Collins was the son of Mr and Mrs J K Collins of Bessemer City and was unmarried. Burial plans are pending.
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Gastonia
Paul Collins
B&d
Jenkins
Uptown
Bessemer City
Collins
Roy Roberson
Howard Horsley
Roberson
Collins Jenkins
Wilbur Meson
T. A. Paire
Wilbur Mason
W. H. Wilson
Charles Harmon
Roy Parker
Charles Outlaw
Ed Jenkins
Ll. EB. Kincaid
Jenkings
Charlotte
Collings
J. K. Colline
Roosevelt Signs Wagner Labor Relations Act
President Roosevelt described the measure as an important step toward just and peaceful labor relations in industry. The act guarantees the right to bargain collectively and creates a new national labor relations board as a quasi judicial body to ensure employees’ rights. The President expects to name the new board within the month, replacing the present board that goes out of existence. Continued on Page Seven.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Relations Board
Child Labor Plans Denied in Concord
In Concord on July 5 state officials said fears of large scale child labor in textile firms were unfounded. T H Webb of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association said Cabarrus County mills had no plans to hire children. County welfare records showed 600 employment certificates requested, with 400 owned by Cannon Mills and 200 to be used elsewhere. Cannon Mills vice president A H Brown denied any intent to employ children and said cards were for verifying current employees. the order could be canceled if it caused misperception.
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Concord
State Department of Labor
Raleigh
T. H. Webb
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Cabarrus County
Farrell White
Cannon Mills Company
A. IL. Brown
38 Year Old Father Arrested After Slayings in Arkansas
Claude Gulley 38, of Farmerville and married with two children, was jailed after a dual shooting at a highway sandwich shop near El Dorado Arkansas. He drove away in a confiscated taxicab with the corpse of Clarice Moore 22 beside him. her companion R A Harper 22 lay dead at the shop. Officers say Gulley killed them after a long quarrel over her affections. Formal murder charges expected.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Claude Gulley
Farmerville
Bernice
Clarice Moore
Huttig
R. A. “Pap” Harper
Strong
Gulley
Elmer Nelson
Fifteen Fatalities In Two Carolinas Reported
Associated Press counts fifteen deaths across North and South Carolina as Independence Day celebrations ended. Five fatalities stemmed from highway crashes, five from drownings, and others from various causes. Cities listed include Charleston and Badin with multiple drownings. Greenville also reports a fatality.
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Associated Press
North
South Carolina
Carolinas Turn Back 10 Duties After Fourth Holiday
Carolinas resume business as thousands return to work after Fourth of July celebrations. Heat drives crowds to beaches mountains pools and parks. five drownings and 14 violent deaths reported in 48 hours. Fire damaging grandstand at Forest City event. air circus in Harteville and auto races in Salisbury draw crowds. Gov closes liquor outlets in two counties. offices closed statewide.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Forest City
N. C
Harteville
Salisbury
American Legion
Greenville
D. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Statesville Man Is Unusual Individual
Statesville July 5 AP Officers will tell you Yates White is an extraordinary man He came to Constable Gilbert s office and swore out a warrant against himself for slapping his wife She ll swear out one anyway he said and I m getting ahead of her He was brought before Justice Dietz for bail and asked for 200 rather than 100 and walked free until trial.
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Statesville
Yates White
White
Gilbert
Dietz
Longest Range Bombing Plane to be Tested at Wright Field
Washington dispatch reports the army air corps will soon test the longest range bombing plane ever built at Wright Field in Dayton Ohio. The upcoming test in July aims to showcase extended reach and performance for strategic bombing capability.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
WPA to Complete Setup in July Says Coan
Winston Salem July 5 AP State PWA Administrator George W Coan Jr indicated the Works Progress Administration at state and district levels will be completed during July The WPA then will begin to take over the type of works projects now operated by the Works Relief Division of ERA
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Winston-Salem
PWA
George W. Coan, Jr
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Works Relief Division
ERA
Bennet Dies at Home in Cleveland After Brief Illness
J. J. Bennet died at his Cleveland home this morning following a brief illness, with his death reported in Washington. The notice provides few details beyond the cause and location of death.
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Washington
J. J. Bennet
Cleveland
Roanoke Man Killed as Car Hits Truck in County
About 60 year old W. B. Van Lear of Roanoke Va. was killed about 11 50 p m when his car collided with a heavy truck near Walkerton in this county.
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Winston-Salem
W. B. van Lear
Roanoke
Walkertown
Fred Perry Wins Wimbledon Title in Classic Victory
Fred Perry clinched the Wimbledon championship in a celebrated match on a sunny July day in England. The victory marks another milestone for the British star as he defeats a top rival in straight sets, showcasing swift serves and precise returns throughout the final.
McKellar Seeks TVA Boost With 3.8 Million Addition
Senator McKellar said the Senate appropriations committee amended the second deficiency appropriation bill to add 3.825 million at his request for three new dams on the Tennessee Valley Authority project. The total TVA funding in the bill rises to 28 million.
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TVA
Washington
McKellar
Dtenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ethiopia seeks U S action to enforce Kellogg-Briand pact
Addis Ababa seeks U S intervention to compel Italy to honor the Kellogg-Briand pact as tensions rise over Italo-Ethiopian border conflict. Emperor Haile Selassie vows to defend independence by legal means amid reports of European munition shortages and border clashes near Eritrea.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Italy
United States
William Perry George
America
Haile Selassie
Lion of Judah
United States State Department
Denmark
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Eritrea
Dejar Ayale
Berlin Students Arrive for 17 Day Haywood Stay
Fifteen German students from Berlin arrived in Waynesville on July 5 to join a new college community in Haywood County for a 17 day visit to become better acquainted with American peers their own age.
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Waynesville
Berlin
Germany
Haywood County
Austrian Throne Pretender Nearing Restoration
Brussels report says a royalist close to Archduke Otto of Habsburg predicts the immediate restoration of the Austrian monarchy. Negotiations favor Otto's enthronement in Vienna, with one main obstacle Prince Ernst von Starhemberg. Otto, exiled with his mother Empress Zita, has reportedly been seen in talks and a royalist council.
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Brussels
Archduke Otto of
Karl Karwinsky
Department of Justice
Steeneckerzeel Castle
Otto
Zita
Withheld
Austria
Starhemberg
Drownings and traffic take lives on Independence Day
AP reports the July fourth toll across the nation reached 201 deaths with thousands injured. Midwest led with 82 fatalities, while autos and drownings caused most deaths. Notable incidents include a 17 year old in Chicago from a firecracker and a balloon ride fatality in Clair Shores Michigan. Additional deaths occurred from car crashes, electrocutions, shootings, and heat.
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Associated Press
Midwest
England
Mi Atlantic
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Jersey
Chicago
Stewor
Chester Buwicki
Kansas
Clair Shores
Mich
Ho-Ho-Kus
N. J
Wos
Weather forecast by states with scattered showers
North Carolina expects a fair night and Saturday with local thundershowers in the west and north central areas, slightly warmer tonight. South Carolina sees similar conditions with afternoon showers in the northwest, warmer tonight in the extreme northwest. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras expect west or southwest winds and overcast tonight. From Hatteras to Jacksonville expect over south portions with light to moderate winds, partly overcast and warm, with scattered showers tonight and Saturday. Charlotte AP notes official weather bureau records of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8 A.M. in cotton regions and beyond.
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West Pos
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Northwest
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Charlotte
Wea Bureau
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