Almeria Ruin Silent After Mass German Shelling
United Press report from Almeria Spain on June 1 describes a mass bombardment that left 20 dead and 100 critically wounded. Refugees moved north in fear of more strikes as a Red Cross hospital lay in ruins and a cruiser background figures survived amid widespread destruction.
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Irving Pflaum
United Press
Almeria
Spain
Mediterranean
Ammong
Valencia
Gabriel Moron
Moron
Red Cross
Gov. Moron
Malaga
Murcia
International Non-Intervention Committee
Here
Reach Agreement on Steel Tank Strike Settlement
Kansas City June 1 AP The reopening of the Columbian Steel Tank Company strike awaits ratification by 350 employees after a settlement reached yesterday between company officials and C I O union representatives Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Kansas City
Columbian Steel Tank Company
New Peak in Agricultural Recovery Seen for 1927
Washington reports government experts project a strong 1927 recovery for farmers. Cash income in early 1937 topped levels since 1930 and May may reach four billion for six months. Prices farmers receive have risen faster than costs, and demand for farm products tracks general business growth.
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Washington
Bureau of Apeticulture Economies
Copper adds aroma to gasoline without power loss
In Chicago on June 1 Howard Blakeslee reports refiners, led by W A Schultze and A E Buell of Bartlesville Oklahoma, are sweetening gasoline to remove mercaptans sulfur smells. The process risks reduced octane, but copper addition allegedly eliminates mercaptans with no loss of power.
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Howard Blakeslee
Chicago
American Petroleum Institute
W. A. Schultze
A. E.buell
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Prewar Price Levels Used as Benchmark in Studies
Economists compare current outputs with the 1909 to 1914 price levels to measure real change. This standard shows price variation this year averaging under three percent.
Burns Marries Secretary in Las Vegas Honeymoon Planned
Hollywood report says Arkansan Bob Burns, famed for his bazooka fortune, wed Harriet Madelia Foster, 28, in Las Vegas. The secretary will keep her job, and Burns plans to return for his Thursday broadcast. The first Mrs Burns died in 1936 after an operation.
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Hollywood
Bob Burns
Fortune
Burns
Harriet Madelia Foster
Las Vegas
Nevada
Albert C. Mellon
Aus
Army Worm Invasion Declared Worst In Years By Expert
Dr Leonard Haseman Missouri entomologist urges Missouri farmers to combat army worm invasion described as the worst in years. Pests threaten pastures and barley across southern and river-border counties with expected spread to northern areas. Recommends poison bran mash using bran sawdust sodium arsenite or Paris green plus a dash of blackstrap molasses. apply at 10 pounds per acre for effective control. No grasshopper damage reported currently.
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Columbia
Leonard Huseman
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Haseman
Missouri River
Watts trio held on murder charge in Cousin's death
MARSHFIELD Mo June 1 AP Noah Watts 48 Manfred Watts 23 and Charles Kissee 35 were held on 5000 bonds for trial at the September circuit court term on charges of fatally beating their cousin E D Watts 52 who died May 8 Their preliminary hearing was yesterday.
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Marshfield
Noah Watts
Manfred
Charles Kissee
E. D. Watts
Labor clashes and strikes dominate Chicago unrest
Violence in Chicago and Ohio pits unionists against management as police clash with crowds at Republic Steel South Chicago Plant. Sixty seven suspects held on conspiracy charges amid broader labor tensions. Ford and Heinz plant disputes add to the national bargaining struggle with UAW support via CIO leaders. AFL history noted.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
South Chicago
Thomas Kilray
Republic
Warren
Ohio
Canton
Wiles
Buffalo
Ford Motor Company
Wayne County
Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Dearborn
United Automobile Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Los Angeles
H. J. Heinz Company
Northside
United Automobile Workers of America
Homer Martin
John L. Lewis
CIO
Auto Workers
Oldest Ford Truck With 32 License Plates Near Chapel Hill
At Chapel Hill North Carolina farmer W M Perkins keeps a 1915 Ford truck, likely the oldest in use, covered with 32 license plates. He uses it daily to haul wood to the UNC campus, even rigging a belt to the wheel to saw. Perkins rejects hand gear shifts after a near collision.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
W. M. Perkins
College Town
Ford
Perkins
Chanel Hill
University of North Carolina
Gilbert Elected President of Missouri Letter Carriers
G W Gilbert of Columbia was elected president of the Missouri State Letter Carriers Association. The convention closed here yesterday. St Joseph was chosen as next year’s meeting site.
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Mexico
API
G. W. Gilbert
Columbia
Missouri State Letter Carriers Association
St. Joseph
Fulton Wan Gets Medal for Serge
Robert Hildebrand, a toll repairman for Southwestern Bell Telephone at Fulton Ma, is named one of three Bell system employees to receive the 1987 Vail Memorial medal for noteworthy public service. After an April 17, 1986 auto crash near Boonville four seriously injured passengers received medical care, first aid, warning signals, and emergency help prompted by Hildebrand using his telephone test set.
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ST. Louis
Robert Hildebrand
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Fulton
Bell System
Tome Day
Hildebrand
Boonville
Kansas City
Boy Dies, Brother Hurt After Jump From Truck
In Neosho Missouri on June 1, Lloyd McGarrah nine died from injuries and Orville seven was critically wounded when the boys jumped from a moving truck driven by Ernie Garoute without his knowledge. They were rushed to a local hospital where their father Pete McGarrah was visiting their mother.
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Neosho
Lloyd McGarrah
Orville
Ernie Garoute
Pete McGarrah
Tunnel Vision with Thimble of Beer Warns of Driving Risk
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith national president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union estimates a half teaspoon of beer causes tunnel vision a visual condition that blocks view ahead Two glasses of beer slow reaction and confuse traffic Some drivers who have had a few beers are more dangerous than the drunk’s friends who won’t let him drive The sixteenth world WCTU convention begins here Thursday.
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Washington
Ida B. Wise Smith
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
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