Heat Wave Death Toll Hits 331 As Nation Sizzles
Heat waves push temperatures to new highs across much of the United States. The death toll climbs to 331 while crop losses mount. Forecasters warn no relief soon as farms brace for drought and forage shortages. Ontario and New York report record heat with figures like 104 in Toronto and 102.3 in Ithaca.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Agers
Nebraska
Yestern
North Central
New York
East
Middle West
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Ont
Ithaca
N. Y
New York City
Scranton
Washington
Coalition of forces seen in Vienna amid Hapsburg restoration fears
Vienna July 10 AP diplomats report a possible coalition of royalist and anti Nazi home guard forces forming after a purported Austro German agreement against a Hapsburg restoration. Both groups fear a Germany Austria rapprochement could bolster their causes.
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Vienna
Hapsburg
Germany
Austria
State Municipal League to Meet in Wilmington
The 26th annual North Carolina League of Municipalities convention opens in Wilmington with exhibits from eight federal agencies. City Manager E M Knox says displays by the National Emergency Council and agencies such as Public Works Administration Works Progress Administration Soil Conservation Service and Federal Housing Administration will be shown at the Cape Fear hotel.
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North Carolina League of Municipalities
Wilmington
E. M. Knox
League
Robert M. Gantt
National Emergency Council
Cape Fear Hotel
Durham
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Federal Housing Administration
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
National Re-employment Service
Emergency Relief Administration
Agricultural Extension Service
Coroner Questions Identity of Bones in Fatal Fire
Wilson July 10 Coroner V C Martin refused to sign a death certificate for Howard Godwin prompting further inquiry into the burning of Godwin's home. His half sister Mrs Sadie Haynes 33 is charged with arson and murder after a preliminary hearing. Sheriff Weathersby says witnesses saw her pour something around the house before the blaze.
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W. T. Weathersby
McDonald Plans Statewide Weekly Newspaper
Raleigh report says Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, defeated governor hopeful, plans to establish a state wide weekly newspaper. McDonald offered no comment.
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Raleigh
Ralph W. McDonald
McDonald
Weather outlook for Carolinas and Georgia this weekend
Tonight and Saturday expect paired weather across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Forecast covers cooler conditions scattered showers and gusty winds with regional temperature swings and unsettled skies.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Storm toll at least twenty in Santander coast
A northern Spain storm that swept the coast up to yesterday has caused twenty deaths, with relief efforts continuing as authorities assess damage and missing persons.
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Santander
Spain
Partnership of Hitler and Mussolini Rumored in Paris
Informant reports Premier Mussolini and Chancellor Hitler have formed a diplomatic partnership as France and Britain seek Locarno alliance aims. Diplomats say the two fascist leaders have agreed on Austria’s fate and may have an understanding on the Locarno issue, with Rhineland reoccupation as the main focus.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
Locarno Treaty Union
Germany
Austria
France
Great Britain
North
Africa
Rhineland
Jo Hiller
Genevieve Tabouis
Mayor vows to pay extortion threat in Prophetstown
Prophetstown Illinois mayor George Brydin said he would pay the $1 000 demanded by an extortionist who threatened to bomb the town He planned to collect $20 from each of 50 merchants and hand the money to an undisclosed rendezvous federal agents were notified and the towns two man police force was doubled to safety concerns.
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Prophetstown
III
George
Brydin
Brydia
Chicago
British Sergeant Wounded as Arab Guerilla Campaign Continues
Jerusalem July 10 British sergeant wounded today as Arab guerrilla campaign persists into its twelfth week against Jewish immigration focusing on security operations in the area.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Press Association Visits Great Smokies For Outing
North Carolina Press association members toured the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Waynesville. National Park Service Director Arno B. Cammerer spoke at the opening session outlining future enhancements and park attractions. Delegates and families lunched on the Cherokee Indian reservation with native dances. A banquet, officer elections, and a final Lake Junaluska session conclude the gathering.
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Waynesville
North Carolina Press Association
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Arno B. Cammerer
National Parke Service
North Carolina
Tennessee
Lake Junaluska
Mounting Accident Toll Becomes Alarming
A man, H. E. O Ham, 29, of 204 Ward Street, is in serious condition at Guilford General Hospital after riding on a moving Goff Motor lines truck, leaning out to check a tire, and being run over by the rear wheel. He suffers a broken left leg in two places, pelvic fracture, and possible internal injuries. Police report no arrests. the truck is owned by Goff Motor lines and driven by Lloyd Robbins, 19, of 710 East Russell Street. In a separate incident James Hill, a Negro of 516 Hulda Street, received three cuts on the right arm from an unknown assailant, was treated and released at Burrus Memorial hospital, with police unsure of his account of where the injury occurred. No arrests.
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Ward Street
Guilford General Hospital
East Washington Street
Goff Motor Lines
James Hill
Hulda Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sechrest's
Thomasville
Death by Own Action Fails To Halt Execution
Henry Grier a 43 year old inmate from Winston Salem attempted suicide on death row this morning. He was executed in the Raleigh state prison death chamber at 12 46 pm after being strapped and hooded. The procedure lasted two minutes 54 seconds with Dr C S Coleman declaring death. Grier was the 169th person executed in the chair since 1910 as officials noted the delay due to the suicide attempt.
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Raleigh
Henry Grier
inston-Salem
State’s Prison
Grier
C. S. Coleman
Paul Neal
Coleman
H. H. Honeycutt
Public Works Plan Held Up By Relief Roll Considerations
President Roosevelt reviewed a $50 million public works program from the Public Works Administration. He said the plan was held to assess how many workers could be taken off relief rolls, affecting allocations. The program, with many small projects and no flood control, was submitted by Colonel Horatio B. Harkett and expected to start approvals within a week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Horatio B. Harkett
Three Children Die In Film Fire At Home Show
A house hobby show in Hattiesburg Mississippi ended in tragedy as three children died and four were seriously burned when motion picture film ignited from a cigarette. The blaze began Wednesday night at the home of R W McLeod. Victims include Raymond Kahler aged 6 who died last night Marvin Massengale 7 and Bobby Francis Risher 6 who died this morning. Jean Marlene Shamburger Betty Jean Belcher and Virgie Kahler suffered severe burns.
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Hattiesburg
Mias
R. W. McLeod
Raymond Kahler
Marvin Massengale
Bobby Francis Risher
Jean and
Marlene Shamburger
Betty Jean Belcher
Virgie Kahler
Raymond
Contends To Last Father Is Guilty
Florence Arizona July 10 Frank Rascon 26 year old cowboy died in the lethal gas chamber at the state prison today contending to the last that his father killed a ranch worker for which he was executed.
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Florence, Ariz
Frank Rascon
Arizona
Remington-Rand strike sees homes stoned in Middletown
Two Remington-Rand Typewriter factory employees reported their homes were stoned early this morning as Governor Wilbur J Cross moved to salvage a strike near its seventh week at the plant in Middletown Connecticut.
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Middletown
Conn
Remington-Rand
Wilbur J L. Cross
Byrne Reelected Dublin Lord Mayor
Alfred Byrne was elected lord mayor of Dublin today for the seventh time.
Strike Regarded As Closed Issue At RCA Plant
Camden New Jersey officials of the RCA Manufacturing company called the two week old strike for union recognition higher wages and better conditions a closed issue after letters exchanged clarified the situation. As workers marched from the plant disorder broke out with nine men and six women arrested amid melees and egg throwing.
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Camden
N. J
RCA Manufacturing Company
Strikers Return to Work as Taxicab Owners Win
Taxicab owners in Dallas, Texas, reported victory as striking drivers dropped their push for a closed shop and voted to return to work, ending the dispute. The move followed days of protest and negotiations between unions and fleet operators.
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Dallas
Tex
Court fight looms in AFL labor dispute with rebels
Washington July 1 prominent John L. Lewis rebels within the AFL weigh a court challenge to prevent their ouster by the AFL executive council. The dispute centers on suspending unions aiding the CIO in uniting 500000 steel workers into a single industrial union, with a showdown anticipated next Tuesday.
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John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Executive Council
A. F. of L
Lewis’ Committee For
CIO
Mem
Stolen Love Worth 35000 in Miami Trial Verdict
Attorneys for Lewis E. Mallory will appeal a 35000 verdict won by James Edgar Jr of Detroit who sued the Bradford Pa heir for seducing his former wife Kathryn Crawford. A six man jury returned the verdict after a sensational Miami Beach hotel encounter reported by Edgar and hotel staff. Mallory denied ever making love to Edgar’s wife.
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Fia
Lewis E. Mallory
Florida Supreme Court
James Edgar, Jr
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Kathryn Crawford
Edgar
Michigan
Bradford, Pa
Oif
Mallory
Miami Beach
Deauville Hotel
Harold Fellers Dies of Heart Attack While Swimming
Harold Fellers 28 a lumber company bookkeeper and former high school teacher died of a heart attack while swimming in a pool in Greenwood Indiana July 9. He had taught at local high school before joining the lumber firm.
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Greenwood
8. C
Harold Fellers
Lumber Company
Prisoner Green Executed by Utah Firing Squad
Salt Lake City July 10 Delbert Green condemned for the domestic murder of his 18 year old wife and her family was executed at 5 10 am by a state firing squad behind a canvas screen. Guards reported crowding and protests from other inmates as the sentence was carried out with a single rifle loaded in the usual manner.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
Utah State Penitentiary
Pale Mu
Green
A. BE
Davis
Troy Green
Utah
T. Farnsworth
Electric chair claims four victims in two states
In Texas, Grady Warren and two Brown brothers, all convicted of murder, died in the electric chair, with Warren protesting innocence in a Tyler hold up. The Brown brothers Mack and Oscar offered no remarks. Officials blamed each other for a separate murder in Edna. In Alabama, A. B. Smiley, 30, a condemned Black inmate, died in Kilby prison at 12 12 p m local time.
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Tex
Texas State Prison
Grady Warren
C. Brown
Tyler
Mack Brown
Oscar Brown
Byron Bleschner
Edna
Montgomery
Ala
A. B. Smiley
Speigner
Kilby
Roosevelt authorizes 75000 WPA jobs in drought area
President Roosevelt announced 75000 WPA jobs authorized in drought zones as AAA expands feed crop supplies in the North Central region. He noted 16500 already work on projects and Rural Rehabilitation loans aid small cattle owners to relocate herds amid soil conservation tweaks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
AAA
North Central
Rural Resettlement Administration
Children’s Bureau
Cadman Given Chance To Recover From Illness
Plattsburg July 10 Dr George L Buist personal physician to Dr Cadman the famed clergy man expects him to survive peritonitis and a ruptured appendix Cadman spends time under an oxygen tent and is reacting well to treatment Buist said he was hopeful after a morning assessment and noted improving condition
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Parkes Cadman
George L. Buist
Brooklyn
Buist
Crazed Mexican Father Kills Wife Six Children and Roomer
In Indiana Harbor, Celestino P. Gonzalez, 36, allegedly driven by jealousy and heat, killed his wife 33, children Juana 16 Elena 15 Genaro 12 Celestino 11 Philip 8 Jose 7 and roomer Jose Aro at Inland Steel plant with an axe and then took his own life. Coroner to rule on mass death. burial arrangements pending.
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Indiana Harbor
Ted
Celestino P. Gonzalez
Lake County
Gonzalez
Jose Aro
Inland Steel Company
Gonzales
Siz
Juana
Elena
Genaro
Celestino, Jr
Philip
Jose
Jes
Aro Aro
Ethiopians Seize Mojjo Town Near Addis Ababa
Paris dispatch reports Ethiopians have taken full control of Mojjo about 30 miles south of Addis Ababa. They cut the railway line toward Djimouti, and one Italian armored train was destroyed while another returned after a clash in which many Italians were killed.
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Moj
Addis Ababa
Djimouti
French Somaliland
L Oeuvre
Adia Ababa
Mojjo
Frisco Coolest, Philly Hottest At 8 A. M.
New York July 10 San Francisco registered 56 at 8 A M while Philadelphia hit 92 in the nationwide bureau report. The issue notes cool temperatures in Frisco and hot in Philadelphia at the same hour.
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Frisco
Philly
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Reporter Turned Away From Japan in Tokyo Incident
Nobe, Japan July 10. Wilbur Burton Shanghai correspondent for the Baltimore News was refused permission to land and will return to Shanghai. Burton had earlier attempted to land at Moji but was aboard ship when police, who suspected him of communist leanings, intervened.
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Nobe
Japan
Wilbur Burton
Shanghai
Baltimore
Burton
Moji
Sanctions Ended By King Edward
London July 10 Edward announced finished sanctions against Italy after a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace. He approved an order for the termination of the economic act.
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London
Edward
Italy
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Two Die At Crossing In Covington Tennessee
Two persons were killed and a third seriously injured when an Illinois Central passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing in Covington Tennessee early today.
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Covington
Tenn
Il Central
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