Mellon heir adopts child in Pittsburgh report
Richard King Mellon and Mrs Mellon have adopted a two year old boy in Pittsburgh. Also reported were notes on ex AP telegrapher James Tumulty death in Jersey City and a TVA dam fatality in Chattanooga. Senate action on Philippe II bill, Inship notes war unlikely, Atherton named to Denmark post, and other brief items from Aug 2 4 1944.
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Mellon
Pittsburgh
Richard King Mellon
Mellon Family
Jersey City
N. 5
Jamies Tumutty
Associated Press
New York
Grant
TVA
Chattanooga
James H. Fox
Chickamauga
Fox
Cities May Take Appeasement End Part In Armories
Nashville Aug 8 removal of a menacing legal obstacle to the armory building program clears the way for municipal participation. Attorney General Roy Beeler rules that municipalities may contribute funds toward construction. supersedes a verbal opinion that municipalities were forbidden by charters to fund armories. See ARMORIES, page 22. Anthony Eden comments on appeasement and the possibility of war if Britain cannot deter Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Nashville
Roy Beeler
Armory
Eiilos
Mashville Armory
Berler
Dewitt M&ckenzie
Moreira Attaira
New York
Anthony Eden
England
Premier Chamberlain
Germany
Italy
John Bull
Japan
Humanity Deterioration Due To Science And Invention
London, Aug 3. H. G. Wells analyzes how science and invention destabilize society. In his 880 page study The Shape of Man Sapiens he argues that tools and tech outpace human control, creating displaced youth and a fragile mental order ill suited to new conditions. Wells critiques European leaders and warns of dire social disruption.
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Rand Thy
Heme Sapiens
Wells
Belence Sa
Sue Wells
Japs May Join Europe Axis In Arms Pact
Tokyo reports say hardline army and ultranationalists push for a formal military link with Germany and Italy. Britain's entry and U S actions sharpened momentum as Western powers report discussions with Moscow approach. Flood waters threaten bridges near the French concession raising travel and transport concerns in the international settlement.
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Europe
Tokyo
Rome-Berlin
United States
Japan
Moscow
Britain
Thentsin
Chamberlain
Munich
Jury tampering studied by G men in New Orleans
Federal agents probing four year old reports of jury tampering tied to Huey Long era politics. The inquiry centers on the Shu shan acquittal for income tax evasion and the ensuing leniency toward Long associates including Seymour Weiss. England shows fewer brewers postwar yet tripled business since the war.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
John Rogge
U. S
Abraham L. Shushan
Shugshan
Levee Board
Long
Shushan
Triel
State
Seymour Weiss
Huey
England
Rank and file oppose AFL move reveals CIO stance
Washington Aug 3 Lee Pressman CIO general counsel told the Senate labor committee that William Green and AFL leaders pushing Wagner Act changes lack support from AFL rank and file. He said the bills have open opposition from many AFL, regional unions, independent unions, and even some railroad workers unaffiliated with CIO.
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Washington
Lee Pressman
CIO
Senate Labor Committee
William Green
AFL
APL
Counell
Pressman
Green
Railroad Workers
Accused Slayer of Police Chief Faces Civil Suit
In Cynthiana Kentucky on August 3, 1950 Charles Allen 70 awaiting arraignment on murder charge of Police Chief George M Dickey last Saturday. He was named defendant in a $26000 civil suit filed by Dickey's daughter Florence. Judge J A Stewart said arraignment plans were indefinite. Allen, a retired farmer, surrendered after a two day siege following the shooting during questioning about a report he lured a young girl into his barn.
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Cynthiana
George
M. Dickey
Charles Allen
Dickey
Florence Dickey
J. A. Stewart
Allen
Allen Barn
Hatch bill seeks protection for Arnett in Kentucky race
Louisville August 8 secretaty of state Charles B Arnett Democratic governor hopeful says he faces harassment by federal workers and asks protection under the Hatch act and asks Kentucky attorney general to ensure state workers do not violate the law. In Washington Hatch notes plan to extend limits to state workers and outlines penalties for federal employees and voters.
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Louisville
Charles B. Arnett
U. S&s
Frank Murphy
Arnett
Kentucky
Hubert Meredith
Keen Johnson
John Young Brown
A. B. Chandler
Alben W. Barkley
Prisoner magazine debuts at Nashville peniten tiary
The Jean, a magazine issued by inmates of the State penitentiary to acquaint the public with the true status of the men behind bars, appeared in Nashville newsstands. Warden Tom Gore authorized the venture and contributed an article praising the project. Prisoner contributions were unsigned.
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Nashville
The
Jean
Inates
State Penitentiary
Tom Gore
Weather update across Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers forecast for Tennessee tonight and Friday. Virginia expects scattered showers tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Kentucky forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, not so warm, with Friday fair and slightly cooler conditions.
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Tennessee
Tom Spernargs
Kentucky
Taft says hes willing to run on GOP ticket
Washington Aug. 3 Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio expressed willingness to be a candidate for the 1940 Republican presidential nomination. In a letter to George F. EByrich, he said he would consent to be the first choice for delegates statewide when the time comes. He praised his Senate work but said he would not avoid a harder job. He added that party Republicans would decide if he runs for any other office. He warned that unless current government policy is redirected the nation cannot long maintain solvency, free enterprise, or liberty.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
George F. Ebyrich
Republican Executive Committee
Cincinnati
Taft
Burteh
Sieh
United States
Rites for Victim of Flames Friday
Funeral services for three year old Walter Buddy Dixon Jr. will be held Friday at 2 p m from Depew’s Chapel. Rev Fate Hood and Rev J B Myers will officiate before interment in the church cemetery. Buddy died from burns two hours after a varnish and kerosene explosion at the Reservoir road home five miles south of here. His mother Mandel Dixon and sister Opal Maric, seven, were injured as their clothes burned away. Mrs Dixon is in critical condition with possible transfusion. Opal Maric’s condition has improved. Authorities have not issued a full explanation of the accident. Funeral arrangements are in progress.
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Walter
Buddy” Dixon, Jr
Here
Depew
Fate Hood
J. B. Myers
Church
Buddy
Mandel Dixon
Opal Maric
Dixon
Opal
Maric
Reservoir Road
Labor Riot Flare at Colorado Dam Project
Six hurt in clashes at a $4 million reclamation project as National Guardsmen moved in to quell a labor dispute. Guards urged back to work forces to hold and disarm, while Gov Care declared a state of insurrection. Several Denver workers were shot or wounded in two gun battles amid protests by union sympathizers and back to work groups.
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Green Mountain Dam
A. K. Anderson
Kremmling
Horces
Anderson
Colorado
Reclamation Bureau
Thomas Kellerhaus
Denver
Art Morrow
Blalock
George Judy
Yuma
Aziz
Att Kohbnan
Usutteckion
Ralph L. Care
Glenwood Springs
Herbert Hoover
Police Drive Mob From Auto Plant During Strike
Detroit police dispersed a crowd around a GM Chevrolet plant on Holbrook Ave after reports of a second attempt to halt traffic with tacks and broken glass. Two men, Abraham Schwarts, 33, and Jerry Plewelling, 82, were arrested after driving a truck through the area scattering roofing tacks. Patrolmen pursued the pair to the UAW-CIO head.
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Detroit
Aug
CIQ United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors Chevrolet
Holbrook Avenue
Enantramek
Abraham Schwarts
Jery Plewelling
Edse O'Brien
Paul Cloravid
Uaw-Cio
Dependents Cut in Payments in Tennessee Aid Report
Nashville reports 40 percent more beneficiaries in public assistance, yet average payments drop from 13.35 to 10.11 dollars monthly for aged and blind, as state appropriations rise 29 percent but not enough to cover new applicants. The series notes 50,500 recipients last year, 72,056 anticipated after July 4, with 27,000 dependent children and 22,125 aged over 65.
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Nashville
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
Tennessee
Tac
Association
Mystery ship sinks off Miami coast and false SOS confounds rescue
Off the Florida east coast a string of distress calls from an unidentified vessel prompted air and sea searches. A British tanker named Dunkwa is not the source. Ceiba and other ships found no wreckage or survivors. The radio operator claimed the crew were taken to lifeboats and the ship sunk 90 miles southwest of Miami, but no corroborating evidence emerged.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Miami
Rotterdam
Johnson
Coast Guard
Bahama Islands
Shin New
Big Bay
Rebuff Tops Lending Bill Defeat In Congress
Washington, Aug 3 AP The House coalition of Republicans and Democrats killed Roosevelt’s $800 million housing bill for this session. The vote 190 to 170 refused to consider the measure, ending the administration’s hopes and delaying adjournment as Senate struggles with deficiency bills.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Wallace
Capitol
Republcans
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Adams
D-Cala
Bankhead
D-Ala
Woman Aims To Save Babies From Bear Attack
Mrs Dolly Balser of Dickenson county Virginia shielded her four month old and a three year old as a black bear charged her homestead. A shepherd dog named Boss fought the bear, enabling the mother to reach safety and later be taken to a hospital in Clintwood for injuries. The husband John H Baker was nearby in a field when the attack occurred and helped rush his wife to care.
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Lisnens Clintwoor
Dolly May Balser
Borne Gap
Stear
Baker
Dicksonson
County
Bear al
Rass
John H. Baker
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Francis FP. Murphy
Paul George Karkevelas
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Texas
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Sean Russell
Irish Republican Army
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Talian
Shanghai
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Lord Halifax
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Eden
H. G
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Sehieh
France
G-Men
Louisiana
Rank and File
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WPA
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New Mexico
D-Ind
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Walter Dixon, Jr
Depew’s Chapel
House Coalition OF
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Cynthia Chapin
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