Sweat box deaths ignite bid to ban brutal prison camps
Reports of another prison camp sweat box death surface amid efforts to curb brutality. Grand jury foreman Al F. Gorman, under threat, aims to compel state action and possible subpoenas of Gov. Carlton and Highway Commissioner Mayo.
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Jacksonville
Fla
al F. Gorman
New Jersey
Miami
Gorman
Doyle F. Carlton
Mayo
Cavalry Baptist Church
Grant Licks Sutter In Exhibition Play In Atlanta
Bryan Grant of Atlanta defeated Clifford Sutter of New Orleans in straight sets 7 5 6 2 in an exhibition match. Both players left for Brooklyn to compete in the Metropolitan grass courts championship at the Crescent Athletic Club and then in the Seabright invitation tournament in New Jersey next week.
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Atlanta
Bryan Grant
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Partiei
Crescent Athletic Club
Seabright
N. J
Women rise to prominence in Finland's professions
In Finland women reach high status with court judgeships held by 22 year old women. Women also occupy notable posts in medicine politics business and architecture.
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Finland
Birmingham Matricide Charge Faces Local Attorney
John R. Royle a prominent Birmingham attorney is indicted for first degree murder after his mother was found dead on a mountain top. He says they were attacked while picking wildflowers and he was arrested after officers were summoned from a nearby farm. Blood on a knife supports the case. Electrocut ion is the penalty for first degree murder in Alabama unless life imprisonment is chosen.
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Birmingham
Ala
John R. Royle
Boyle
Alabama
Bishop Dubose Predicts Dry Stand by Methodists
Nashville July 18. Bishop H M Dubose head of the Tennessee Memphis and Holston conferences says Southern Methodists will oppose repeal of the 18th amendment. He stresses the church is not political but members as citizens must vote, and he believes a vast majority will oppose repeal through their ballots.
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Nashville
Tenn
H. M. Dubose
Tennessee, Memphis
Holston
Methodist Church
GOP gubernatorial nominee fires first gun in campaign
Newton July 18 Clifford Frazier Greensboro Republican nominee opens gubernatorial bid in Newton arguing for strong prohibition. He says Christian citizens must rally to the cause to prevent intolerable conditions and that resistance will keep the state from submitting to oppression. He disputes claims that prohibition has increased drinking.
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Newton
Clifford Frazier
Greensboro
North Carolina
Commonwealth
Cuckoo ray eyelid located inside the eye
The eyelid of the cuckoo ray, a rare fish, is situated within the eye itself between the cornea and the pupil.
Southern Association doubleheaders produce drama and splits
In Atlanta on July 18 Southern Association teams split Sunday doubleheaders. Memphis crushed Birmingham 11 to 3 before losing 3 to 0. Chattanooga split with Knoxville 6 to 4 then 4 to 6 against Nashville. Atlanta defeated Little Rock 10 to 5 after a 6 to 4 opener with the Crackers noting strong Volunteer pitching. Little Rock beat New Orleans 13 to 6 but dropped the nightcap 2 to 0.
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Southern Association
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Birmingham Barons
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Knoxvillery
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Volunteers
Little Rock Travelers
Little Rock
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
Travelers
Major League Leaders Including Yesterday's Games
National batting leader P Waner of the Pirates hits .362 while Huret of the Phillies stands .358. Runs: Klein of the Phillies with 96, Terry of the Giants has 65 RBIs led by Klein.
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Phillies
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Terry
Giants
Phil
Lies
Hurst
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Graves
Ott
Wilson
Dodgers
Collins
Cardinals
Frisch
Swetonie
Warneke
Cubs
McGraw Embraces New Life After Baseball Retirement
John McGraw, retired Giants manager, relishes ease after 42 years in baseball. He refuses any return to managing, values golf and horse racing, and says the decision to retire left him feeling fifteen years younger. He still loves the game and its history while enjoying life in Pelham Bay.
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John McGraw
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The
New York Giants
Empire State Building
Giants
Ball Park
McGraw
Bill Terry
Olean
Erase
Orioles
Christy Mathewson
Bonors
Pelham Bay
Eastern League Wipes Out Minor League Circuit After MLB Pullout
The Eastern League, a class B circuit, folded after New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers withdrew Bridgeport and Hartford franchises. Only Bridgeport, Hartford, and Springfield were financially solid. Allentown New Haven Norfolk faced insolvency. Springfield to be moved to Binghamton. some directors eye reorganization for 1933 season.
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New York
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bridgeport
Hartford
Fred J. E. Woos, Jr
Powerful man made lightning shown in Schenectady labs
The strongest artificial lightning to date was demonstrated in Schenectady New York at an electric company laboratory. About 10 000 000 volts raced through the air in a single arc.
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Schenectady, N. Y
Boll Weevil Threat Looms Over Dixie Cotton Crop
Jackson Mississippi July 18 U S The boll weevil threatens Dixie's 1932 cotton crop as Mississippi reports heavy infestation across the south. Private estimates peg Mississippi 1932 cotton yield at about 75 percent of last year's 1 725 00 bales, with acreage down and fertilizer use sharply reduced. Tennessee is the lone exception, reportedly not alarming except in one county.
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Gorman
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
South
Wickersham Commission
New York
Mineola
Jackson
Miss
Dixie
Mississippi Department of Agriculture
J. K. Holton
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