Four Democratic Senators Meet Roosevelt Over Court Bill
Four first term Democratic senators discussed the administration court bill with President Roosevelt at the White House and signaled possible defections. The group urged withdrawal or opposed the bill, while opposition gained commitment from Senator Maloney of Connecticut to vote against it if debate resumes.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Gillette
Town
Andrews
Florida
Johnson
Colorado
Brown
Michigan
Senate
Maloney
Connecticut
Communists warn enemies as Soviet non-stop flights loom
Pravda warned foreign enemies that Soviet industry can produce planes to strike, noting two nonstop Moscow to American coast flights. The article claims the distance from Moscow to enemy capitals is less than to Portland Oregon and San Jacinto California, with a second expedition landing near San Jacinto.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Russia
American Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Portland
Ore
San Jacinto
Calif
Husband faces charges over child marriage in Clarksville
In Clarksville Tennessee on July 15 27 year old Mason Burt faced a preliminary hearing on charges from his marriage to Birdie Lillian Reed who her mother lists as 13. Deputy Sheriff J A Rinehart said Burt a farmer was arrested yesterday on a warrant alleging violation of Tennessee marriage law. He swore in an affidavit that she was 21.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Mason Burt
Birdie Lillian Reed
J. A. Rinehart
Burt
Tennessee
Heat Wave Returns as Eastern U.S. Faces Severe Heat
Sweltering temperatures return to the eastern half of the nation with 90 to 100 degree heat on the way. Forecaster J R Lloyd warns of hot southerly winds as heavy rains sweep Minnesota and North Dakota. Meteorologist B R Laskowski notes heat triggers premature grain development while the Agriculture Department cites beneficial rains and corn crop prospects.
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Associated Press
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Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago
Minnesota
North Dakota
B. R. Laskowski
Huron
S. D
Governor seeks quick settlement of Michigan truck strike
Governor Frank Murphy moves to end a statewide truck strike that halted between 12 000 and 60 000 drivers operating across Michigan cities. He orders state police to keep highways open and calls for a conference with truck operators and International Brotherhood of Teamsters affiliates to resolve the stoppage.
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Detroit
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Murphy
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
American Federation of Labor
Flint
Thomas W. Wolcott
J. M. O’laughlin
Ninth Jury Charged in Scottsboro Case in Alabama
Decatur Alabama July 15. The ninth jury in six years was instructed by Judge W W Callahan on the Scottsboro case involving Clarence Norris one of nine black men accused of attacking two white women The judge stressed this trial is the state of Alabama versus Norris and that Victoria Price has no more to say in this proceeding.
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Ala
Scottsboro
W. W. Callahan
Clarence Norris
Norris
U. S. Supreme Court
Callahan
Theorg
Victoria Price
State of Alabama
Pistol Fight Follows Holdup In Linden Bank
Sheriff Van Dodson recovered 8500 loot within an hour after the National Bank hold up in Linden Tennessee and captured two men Oliver Adkins about 50 and his nephew Robert Adkins about 80. They faced charges of bank robbery and attempted murder. One man surrendered while the other was wounded as he swam the Buffalo river.
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Linden
Tenn
First National Bank
van Dodson
Oliver Adkins
Robert Adkins
Newton D. Baker Suffers Slight Paralytic Stroke
Saratoga Springs N Y July 15 Newton D Baker Cleveland Ohio lawyer and secretary of war under Woodrow Wilson has had a slight stroke of paralysis but his wife says he will make a complete recovery Dr Carl Comstock the attending physician says Baker is not seriously ill and will go home early next week
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
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Cleveland, O
Carl Comstock
Baker
Mother Learns Son In Navy Recovering From Appendectomy
Mrs. W. F. Long announced that Nelson Long was recovering from an appendectomy aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington speeding to aid in the Amelia Earhart search. Her husband criticized the Navy for not telegraphing him while spending daily on the search effort.
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Oklahoma City
Mra
W. F. Long
Navy Department
Nelson Long
Lexington
Amelia Earhart
Mill man dies suddenly at Henderson mill
Harry Bunn Canadian born superintendent of Henderson cotton mills dies suddenly of a heart attack. He was active in civic and church life and will be buried tomorrow.
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Henderson
Harry Bunn
Henderson Cotton Mills
Tense Clash Looms Between China and Japan in North China
Chinese foreign office says Reinforcements totaling about 80 000 troops stand by in North China to aid the 29th army amid ongoing fighting with Japanese forces. Tokyo indicates new troops will be sent from Japan proper, while Nanking rejects local settlements and warns of national issues to be settled diplomatically or by force if necessary.
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Peiping
Foreign Office
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Japanese War Office
Tokyo
North China
Manchuria
Tientsin
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Pain killer for drilling lauded by dentists at ADA meeting
Atlantic City reports reveal Dr. Harold A. Osserman and Abraham Taub announced a new anesthetic called Tabesthesia at Columbia University's College of Pharmacy. They claim it is 100 percent effective in 80 percent of tested cases and totally ineffective in 4 percent, marking a potential advance in tooth drilling pain relief.
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N. J
American Dental Association
Dre
Harold A. Osserman
Abraham Taub
New York City
Columbia University
College of Pharmacy
Osserman
Peanut Growers Favor Price Control Plan in North Carolina
Representative peanut growers from 30 eastern North Carolina counties favor price control. They adopted a resolution calling for formation of an organization to buy peanuts at a set price and divert excess crop into abnormal channels, selling to the edible trade only what can be absorbed.
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Jackson
N. C
North Carolina
Far East Situation Worries President Roosevelt
White House aides said Roosevelt was so concerned by the Far East crisis that he canceled his weekend cruise and stayed at the White House. He summoned three senior diplomats John Van A. MacMurray Norman Davis and Sumner Welles for lunchtime talks on European nonintervention patrols and international matters.
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White House
Roosevelt
Europe
Spanish
John van A. MacMurray
Turkey
State Department
China
Norman Davis
Sumner Welles
Far East
Stocks Stumble But Gain Again in Choppy Trading
New York trading opened with a stumble as markets moved in a fractional range. Gains appeared after early losses as some fractional declines were reversed into modest advances by the fourth hour. Overall activity remained quiet amid political and foreign developments and a shift to the sidelines. U S government loans rose while corporate bonds showed no clear trend. grain and cotton futures were fractional.
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New York
Commission House
U. S
Planes in Flight At Wilmington Aero Club Exhibition
More than 30 airplanes are expected to take part in an exhibition in Wilmington on Sunday tied to the Carolina Aero club meeting opening Saturday.
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Wilmington
Carolina Aero Club
Soviet Fliers Begin U S Tour After Historic Flight
Three Soviet aviators Mikhail Gromoff Andrei Yumosheff and Sergei Danilin arrived at March Field and are visiting U S air factories and Hollywood before a Los Angeles stop. They plan San Francisco Washington New York trips ending in Russia by July 25 with Moscow praising their achievement and IFAs seals confirming their record status.
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Hollywood
Mikhail Gromoff
Andrei Yumosheff
Sergei Danilin
March Field
U. S. Army Base
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Los Angeles
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Washington
New York
Russia
Flers
Moscow
Josef Stalin
International Aeronautical Federation
Edison F. Mouton
British plans to end Spain fighting halted by French opposition
London reports a snag in Britain's effort to pacify the Spanish conflict. Paris questions if limited belligerent rights aid Germany and Italy against France. Italo German backing hinges on removal of foreign volunteers. Britain faces internal Labor Party pressure for debate.
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Meat Packer Must Serve Prison Term For Nine Weddings
George Roediger, 55, a Winnipeg meat packer, was sentenced to nine years for bigamy and theft after marrying nine women in New York and Canada over 12 years. His latest marriage to Mrs Julius Regetnik, a widow, triggered the conviction.
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Winnipeg
Man
George Roediger
New York
Canada
Julius Regetnik
Pastor arrested as death case tightens around minister
Prosecuting Attorney Tom Proctor of Monroe County announced the recovery of 1930 dollars believed taken from Mrs. Dennis Kelly a 45 year old church worker found dead in the Mississippi river near Louisiana Missouri The money was taken to Sheriff Russell Wilkes home by Miss Myra Hanan who has lived with the Newtons since childhood Newton a Northern Missouri Baptist minister is charged in a warrant with Mrs Kellys slaying and allegedly gave the money described as valuable papers to Miss Hanan who opened the envelope after learning of Mrs Kellys death The minister denies any involvement in the death
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Paris
Tom Proctor
Monroe County
Dennis Kelly
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Proctor
Russell Wilkes
Myra Hanan
C. E. Newton
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Newton
Kelly
Indiana Coal Shaft Tragedy Claims Twenty At Baker Mine
Sullivan Indiana July 15 Twenty men were killed today by an explosion and fire at the Glendora Cos Baker mine northeast of Sullivan. Jack Ogilvi safety engineer of the Indiana Coal Operators association reported the disaster this afternoon.
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Glendora Cos Company
Baker Mine
Here
Jack Ogilvi
Indiana Coal Operators’ Associatio
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Fresette
Vincennes
T Haute
Glendora Coal Company
H. E. Wilson
Contin
Longest Flight In History No Bother Of Fruit Inspector
SAN JACINTO CALIF July 15 AP A 6700 mile polar flight fails to move a fruit quarantine official who confiscates a bag of fruit aboard the plane. The strict California rule aims to prevent blight on out of state produce despite the aviators news.
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San Jacinto
Calif
North Pole
California
Inquest into Memorial Day Rioting Turns Wrangle
The coroner's inquest into ten deaths from Memorial Day steel strike rioting erupted into a dispute as CIO lawyers accused the state's attorney’s office of anti union bias while the office defended its role in the case. The Post Office was also accused of taking sides by withholding mail to strike bound plants.
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P. O. Department
Washington
Bridges
Senate
Post Office Department
State
Chicago
Pfthe
C I. O
Mal Coghlin
Subpoenas Not Planned in Tax Investigations
Washington July 15. Chairman Doughton said the congressional tax inquiry committee has abandoned plans to subpoena individuals described by treasury officials as having avoided taxes. No one has volunteered to testify. The committee will meet in closed session early next week with bill drafters aiming to have measures ready for submission.
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Doughton
D-Nc
Congressional Tax Inquiry Committee
Treasury
County ends fiscal year with deficit in Buncombe
Asheville report states Buncombe County ended the 1956 37 fiscal year with an operating deficit of 23033 39 dollars.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
Mants killed Hobding train
A dead man and an injured woman were pulled from a tank of a Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive in Staunton Virginia. Engineer Jesse Grove said they appeared to ride the water tender and were struck near a tunnel by Waynesboro or an orehead bridge. Reginald Hawse 25 of Covington died. Mamie Montgomery 25 clung to the man’s head to keep him above water.
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Staunton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Jesse Grove
Waynesboro
Reginald Hawse
Covington
Mamie Montgomery
Grove
June Lang Seeks Divorce In July Action
Hollywood July 16 June Lang, film actress and newlywed to Vic Orsatti after 45 days of marriage, appears headed for divorce. Orsatti says his attorney will file the suit either today or tomorrow due to outside influences. He adds they remain in love but could not continue under the circumstances.
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Hollywood
June Lang
Filmland
Vic Orsatti
End of Court Fight Sought by South Carolina Senator
Senator Ellison DPD Smith of South Carolina argued the death of Senate majority leader Robinson and opposition in the House show the court controversy should end. He warned continued fighting could split the Democratic party and delay healing, urging immediate end to the debate and quick adjournment for the people to decide.
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Ellison Dpd. Smith
South Carolina
Supreme Court
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Senate
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
House
Democratic Party
Smith
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