Slick oil found with hope fading for missing Hawaii clipper
A large oil slick 50 miles west of the clipper’s last position raises slim hopes for locating the missing Hawaii clipper and its 15 crew. Army divers found fabricating oil and gasoline in the patch, while Pan American officials deem the evidence significant but not conclusive. Warships and aircraft join the search off the Philippines as Meigs and other units monitor the slick for wreckage.
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Sun
Hawaii
Army
Jane Meigs
Pacific Flying Boat
Guam
Meigs
Pan Americ Airways
Tion
Philippines
Government approves $58 million highway financing in Pennsylvania
Federal agencies back a Pennsylvania Turnpike project with 32 million in RFC loans and a 26 million PWA grant as part of a broader $1 billion push under the Public Works program. RFC and PWA also fund 131 other projects and a National Youth Act program totaling 21.75 million for the fiscal year.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
PWA
Uder
Public Works
Cortion
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Actiration
Coland
Corrigan Suspended Till He Gets Home
Douglas Corrigan, the New York to Ireland flyer, receives a temporary suspension of his commercial pilot certificate until August 4. The Commerce Department praised the flight for stirring worldwide good will while stressing the need for navigator accuracy and properly tuned compasses.
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Washington
Douglas Corrigan
Commerce Department
Cobh
Ireland
Corrigan
New York
Manhattan
J. Monroe Johnson
Department
Dublin
Los Angeles
Corrigan Aims for Hero's Welcome After Ireland Flight Arrest
Douglas Corrigan known as Wrong Way Corrigan returns from Ireland to New York after a flight from New York to the Pacific coast ending in Ireland. Preparations begin for a hero’s reception in Brooklyn and Manhattan as crowds await his arrival.
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New York
Douglas
Corrigan
California
Pacific Coast
Ireland
Cobh
Brooklyn
Manhat
Tobacco Sales Near Four Million Dollars in Georgia Markets
Valdosta Georgia July 30 Buyers paid nearly four million dollars for bright leaf tobacco in two days across 16 Georgia Florida markets. Growers sold 14 752 346 pounds at an average 26 546 cents per pound totaling 3 918 000. The two day total surpasses last year’s 12 875 254 pounds for 3 248 275 09 across 15 markets.
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Valdosta
Georgia-Florida
Bureau of Aaria Economics
Tony
South Georgia
Soviet Union to Buy 40 Million in U S Goods Annually
Washington reports the United States will close a commercial treaty with the Soviet Union obliging the Soviets to purchase at least 40 million dollars of American products in one year. The agreement replaces an expired pact and grants most favored nation status.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Alexander Kirk
Treasury
Dixie Davis Paroled After Plea to Testify in Policy Case
J Richard Dixie Davis, once a lawyer for Dutch Schultz, was paroled from Tombs Prison after promising to plead guilty and testify for the state in the policy racket case against Tammany leader James J. Hines. Justice Pecora granted the release and Davis left shortly after, with bail set at 75 000. The trial of Hines Weintraub and others is slated for August 15 before a Pecora-appointed jury.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Tombs Prison
Thomas B. Dewey
James J. Hines
Tammany
Hines
Davis
Martin Weintraub
Dutch Sehhultz
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Dewey
Justice Pecora
Pecora
Philadelphia
Dutch Schultz
Girl Convicted of Boy's Murder in Georgia Case
In Waycross Georgia Verna Mae Fowler a young waitress was found guilty of murder in the slaying of 12 year old Joe Nelson. The jury returned a verdict of murder with a recommendation of mercy after ten hours of deliberation. Fowler received a life sentence from Superior Judge M D Dickson. The trial also involved Mary Kent whose case Judge Dickerson said would continue.
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Waycross
Verna Mae Fowler
Harvey Nelson
Dickerson
Mary Kent
North Carolina Guardsmen Head to Maneuvers in Mississippi
Raleigh July 30 Six troop trains carrying 2 000 North Carolina national guardsmen depart from various towns for maneuvers in the De Soto National Forest Mississippi The units include the 120th Infantry the 105th Medical Corps and the 105th Engineers They are due to reach Mississippi Monday
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Raleigh
North Carolina National Guardsmen
de Soto National Forest
Mississippi
120Th Infantry
105Th Medical Corps
105Th Engineers
Franco seeks Ebro gains as insurgent line holds
In Hendaye France on the Spanish frontier July 30 AP dispatch says Franco massed men and planes but failed to regain ground along the Ebro. Government troops push westward and claim slight gains south of Gandesa while insurgents prepare a heavy counteroffensive to drive the government back or smash the people's army.
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Hendaye
France
Francisco Franco
Ebro
Barcelona
Catalonia
Gandesa
Franco
People's Army
Vicente Rojo
Enrique Lister
Sol
Engineers Will Meet August 5 At Wrightsville Beach
About 400 engineers from across North Carolina will attend the North Carolina Society of Engineers annual convention at Wrightsville Beach August 5. The program runs through Saturday with Sunday for recreation. Featured talks include Local Government and Financing by W E Easterling Captain David A D Ogden on Construction of the Fort Peck Dam and Dr E E Randolph on Chemical Engineering in North Carolina industry.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Society of Engineers
Wrightsville Beach
A. W. Mengel
Public Works and Service
W. E. Easterling
North Carolina
Local Government Commission
David A. D. Ogden
Engineering Corps
United States Army
Fort Peck
E. E. Randolph
North Carolina State College
Jurors Split as Harlan Anti-Labor Case Prolongs Verdict
In Glendale and London reporters note a 11 hour jury session in the Harlan anti-labor conspiracy trial. Foreman L F Johnson reports no verdict possible tonight and court schedules a Monday restart after a seven week trial. The jury deliberated 5 hours 15 minutes before reporting.
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London
L. F. Johnson
Church Ford
Ford
Johnson
Shirley Temple Abed in Boston After Feverish Excitement
The nine year old star, Shirley Temple, rested in the Ritz Carlton royal suite in Boston as doctors urged bed rest after a morning fever and loss of appetite. Physicians cited vacation excitement and a hot car ride from New York as the likely causes and ordered a day or two of inactivity and a careful diet.
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Boston
Shirey Temple
Ritz-Carlton
Paul Revere
Harold L. Higgins
Joseph L. Lewis
Shirley
New York
George Temple
Little Star
Montreal
Quebec
Primary Campaign Turns Into Home Stretch With Roosevelt Role Uncertain
The 1938 Democratic primaries enter a tense final stretch as President Roosevelt's influence remains unclear amid calls for third-term talk. Renominations predominate, with 16 states completed and the Senate and House fields still active as campaigns move toward November.
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Kirkel. Simpson
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Tharrington Appeals After Second Degree Murder Conviction
James E. Tharrington, found guilty of second degree murder in Johnston County, was sentenced to 25 to 30 years for the slaying of John McMillan. He filed an appeal to the state supreme court shortly after sentencing, while held on a $10,000 bond. The case stemmed from a March 30 shooting spurred by jealousy over Rosalie Hales King.
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Hubert E. Olive
Tharrington
North Caroline
Olive
McMillan
Rosalie Hales King
Selma
Japanese Recapture of Changchufeng Supplies Border Clash
Tokyo reports a bloody engagement along the Manchoukuo Siberian frontier where Japanese forces retook Changchufeng and nearby Shachofeng after Soviet incursions. Heavy artillery and tanks were used. casualties and troop numbers were not disclosed.
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War Office
Changkufeng
Siberia
Mauschoukuu
Kores
Shachufeng
Changkufeng Hill
Shachofeng
Kucheng
Ford Receives Grand Cross of the German Eagle on Birthday
Detroit July 30 Henry Ford marked his 75th birthday with a 1500 person banquet at the Masonic Temple after a 000 child parade. He was presented the Grand Cross of the German Eagle by German officials in Cleveland and Detroit in honor of his birthday and industrial achievements.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Henry Ford
Michigan State Fairgrounds
Adolf Hitler
Masonic Temple
Ford
Karl Kapp
Cleveland
Fritz Heiler
Hitler
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