197 Lives Lost In Three Day Heat Wave
Heat wave deaths mount across 19 states with 97 more deaths reported. The toll from three blistering days rises to 197 as New York City and the Midwest endure record heat and drought driven consequences.
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Langer
Annrn
Tn Assembly
New York City
Maryland
Middle West
Ottumwa
Ringfield
Ill
St. Paul
Mercury
Rg Belt
Hannibal
Cincinnati
Jefferon City
Topeka
Central States
Nebraska
Great Plains
Ohio
Columbus
Burlington
Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
New York
Texas
Pennsylvania
Settlement Near in San Francisco Waterfront Strike
The way toward complete settlement of the Pacific coast waterfront strike was cleared to arbitration as employers pledged to arbitrate all issues. 12,000 longshoremen and 15,000 marine workers had sparked San Francisco’s general strike last week.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
National
Frank Merriam
Hughs. Johnson
NRA
Sailors Union of the Pacific
A. Silver
Ralph Mallen
Drought Devastates Midwest Crop Losses Hit Hundreds of Millions
The worst drought in the Midwest and Southwest halves crops with hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Nebraska reports 156 million in losses. Missouri corn yields drop and pastures fail. Five state drought conference planned in Kansas City to address worsening conditions.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Midwest
Southwest
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arkanas
Drowning Near Bridgewater Claims Glen Alpine Worker
Charles E. Duffey, 40, a Glen Alpine furniture worker, drowned while swimming in Lake James near Bridgewater. His body was recovered hours later after he disappeared while diving into the lake. Duffey was a native of Blackstone.
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Morganton
Charles E. Duffey
Glen Alpine
Lake Dames
Bridgewater
Blackhill
Tragic Windstorm Kills Woman in Gastonia Garage
A sudden July windstorm in Gastonia killed 25-year-old Ruby Miller as she sheltered in a garage. The storm lasted only minutes with no other casualties or damage reported.
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Gastonia
Ruby Miller
Snow Falls in July in Colorado Springs
A brisk summer snow shower cooled Colorado Springs this afternoon after a drenching rain first since July 4. Snow fell heavily in the business section and is described as a rare summer occurrence in the region.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Elizabeth City man shoots self in Okisko County home
Claude Perry of Elizabeth City killed himself this afternoon at his father J. Walter Perry's home in the Okisko section of Pasquotank County. County coroner Dr. I. Fearing reported the death as self-inflicted. No motive was provided.
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Efizabeth City
Claude Perry
Elizabeth City
J. Walter Perry
Okisko
Pasquotank County
I. Fearing
Perry
Weather Outlook North and South Carolina Fair with Thunder Risk
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions for North Carolina and South Carolina this Sunday and Monday with scattered afternoon thundershowers. AP reports Washington weather bureau daily records for temperature and rainfall in key cotton growing areas.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Washington
Weather Bureau
Truce Ends City Strike Violence In Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports a cease fire after a strike turn violent as 66 pickets were attacked and trucks moved under police protection. Gov Olson and mediator Francis Haas pressured to halt convoy movement until Monday. National guard presence and police vigilance calmed tensions while leaders pressed for Chief Johannes's dismissal.
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Minneapolis
Floyd B. Olson
A. G. Bainbridge
Michael Johannes
Johannes
Employers’ Advisory Committee
Olson
Francis Haas
National Guard
Dillinger Reported Surrounded By Police In Culver Indiana
Chicago police received a report from Culver Indiana that John Dillinger was surrounded there. No further details were available and officials indicated they would not deploy agents unless asked. FBI chief Melvin Purvis and aides were not at the office and had no report of a surrounding.
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Dillinger
Culver
Indiana
Chicago
Frank Reynolds
Ind
John Dillinger
Reynolds
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Melvin H. Purvis
NC General Fund Ends Year In Black For 1933 34
Raleigh July 21 The general governmental functions of North Carolina including highway and social fund accounts operated in 1933 34 with a general fund balance of 74072 at June 30 Governor Perlinghaus released a balanced condition statement for the last three fiscal years noting 1933 34 was the only year with a credit balance The report shows 1931 32 deficit 4 and 1932 33 deficit 8410600 While 1933 34 estimated revenues total 27115470 including 25173075 tax receipts and 1000000 highway diversions actual tax receipts were 22046785 non tax receipts 1009219 and highway fund transfer 1000000 Bringing cash available to 24056 million The legislature cut appropriations to 23981932 keeping the fund balanced and in the black for the first time in years The 1931 32 and 1932 33 deficits followed lower revenues and limited cuts The recent deficit was funded with bonds at a record low interest rate of 3 76 percent
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Phringhaus
Gil Atate
Directors Ask Traders Blame Conditions For Bank Failure
The nine directors in the $1,000,000 suit filed a 100 page brief arguing against common law liability. They contend the loss in bank assets stems from a nationwide financial debacle and federal statute compliance should govern the case, with the matter cited as continuing on Page 8.
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John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Kenneth Brim
Counaal
United States
J. Beiwood Cox
Textile workers urged to delay strike at union convention
Francis J. Gorman urged North Carolina textile workers to withhold action on a general strike until after the U. T. W. convention in New York the week of August 13. He said the NRA wage differential study is overdue and would influence the decision. He also described Alabama actions as a protest against employer conspiracies to suppress unions.
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Lloyd A. Lehrbas
Associated Press
Washington
Alexander Troyanovsky
State Department
William C. Bullitt
Maxim Litvinoff
Moscow
Troyanovsky
R. Walton Moore
United States
Russia
Soviet Russia
United States Treasury
Kerensky
Salisbury
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers
New York City
N. C. Federation of Textile Workers
Gorman
New York
NRA Division of Planning and Research
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Alabama
Tree Belt 100 Miles Wide And 1 000 Miles Long To Be Planted
A government executive order allocates 15 million dollars for a climate control project to plant a 100 mile wide shelter belt spanning from the Canadian border to the Texas Panhandle. The plan includes 100 windbreak lines, 20 million acres overall, with 1.82 million acres to trees and a target completion by 1944 with planting beginning by 1986 at about 180 thousand acres per year.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Texas Panhandle
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Narcotic Weed Found In Louisiana Yard
In Baton Rouge on July 21 a one and a half acre backyard near Denham Springs yielded a growing marijuana crop. J. D. Chidhester, a local youth, was jailed for peddling the narcotic. Ten occupants of the home were declared ignorant of the weed’s nature.
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Baton Rouge
Denham Springs
J. D. Chidhester
President vows navy up to treaty strength in years
President Roosevelt speaks aboard the Houston in mid Pacific promising a U S navy to treaty strength within three or four years. He commends the crew as a cross section of the first line of defense and says Congress and the country back the naval building program. The White House disclosed new railroad agency leadership with Latimer as retirement board chair and three members named to mediate rail disputes.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Houston
Roosevelt
mid-Pacific
United States Navy
Congress
Hawaii
Brown
Franklin
John Roosevelt
Rudolph
U. S. S. Melville
Queenstown
Admiral Bayly
Admiral Pringle
Orleans
Panama
Murray Latimer
New Railroad Retirement Board
National Mediation Board
William M. Leiserson
Yellow Springs
Ohio
James M. Carmall
Washington, D. C
John Carmody
PRA
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