Plague Feared in Flood Area in Kentucky
Plague fears rise in flood zones of Ashland Olive Hill and Olive Hill area as Red Cross funds aid relief amid $1.5 million in property damage. health officials report typhoid vaccine distribution and sanitation measures. Drowning tragedy reported in a farm house collapse. flood strains relief teams and communications as surgeons, officials, and volunteers mobilize.
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Red Cross
Ashland
St Red Cross
Kentucky
Caytor
Rowan
Greenup
Ohio River
Olive Hill
Moralae
Morehead
Carver
Louisville
Congressimin
M. Vinson
Siid
Sheridan Connolly
Aexingle
MH American Red Cr
Res Lief Opermions
County Health Oficers
Ciel Ganthill
Greensweo
ED. Higgins
Ashpland
Dee Jo W. Stovall
Crayson
Uas de A
Olive Till
Harold
Marvin Damron
Everett Danron
Williams Eopek
Weather notes for Tennessee and Virginia with showers possible
Weather summaries describe mostly cloudy conditions in Tennessee and Virginia with small chances of showers in parts of Tennessee and Virginia. Readings show mild changes in temperatures with past and present figures for Friday and yesterday, including rainfall measurements and dates referenced.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Bremer Kidnapper Caught Ambition to Burn Fingers
Pad acha Ky Ang LIP news reports a suspect identified as Alvin Karpis alias R G Hamilton tied to the Edward Bremer kidnapping case. Authorities linked fingerprints from gasoline tins on a kidnapper’s car to Karpis, leading to his arrest after days of detention and a testy claim from Chief Kelly Franks.
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Paducah
Ang
Dyin ‘Karpis
R. G. Hamilton
Edward Bremer
PSL Paul
Karpis
Sushec
Kapis
Kelly Franksin
Kaxpis
Roosevelt gives go ahead signal for housing and stock controls
President Roosevelt approved actions on housing and stock exchange control plans after returning from overseas. Jesse Jones said conditions look good as Joseph Kennedy outlined Monday rule announcements for exchanges and listings. James A Moffett reported banks in New York backing the plan for home repair loans and 15000 loan applications, with prospects for 60000.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Housing
Stock Exchange Control Commissions
Jesse Jones
REC
Joseph Kennedy
Stock Exchange Commission
James A. Moffett
Oneubives
New York
Moffett
Midwest Heat Ends By Torrent
Rain and relief finished the Midwest heat wave as Missouri and Kansas still endured drought stress. Heaviest rainfall, 4.85 inches, was logged in Vincennes Indiana with widespread showers aiding drought relief in southern Indiana. A lone lightning fatality occurred and flooding damaged Kentucky farmland, injuring crops and livestock with total losses around 1.5 million dollars. Kansas City registered 104 degrees, while Vinita Oklahoma reported 100 plus heat and another fatality, bringing the regional toll to multiple states as cooler air moved in elsewhere.
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Missouri
Kansas
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
Kentucky
Greenup
Kansas City
Mercury
Moberly
Jone
Vinita
Okla
St. Louis
Nebraska
C.W. Bryan
Iowa
Pittsburgh
100th Birthday Party Honors Southern Belle Mollie Gardener Merring
In Gallatin Tennessee a centenarian known as Miss Mollie Gardener Merring celebrated her 100th birthday with relatives and long-time friends. The event recalled prewar days as she danced in ballroom memories and insisted she would attend every upcoming gathering. Twelve members of the Nashville chapter of the Daughters of 1812 honored her as a soldier’s daughter. A 100-candle cake amused guests, though she refused to light it. She continued feasting and sharing mementos from the era before the War Between the States.
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Gallatin
Tenn
Mollie
Nashville
the Daughters of 1812
Marathon Judge Is Shot To Death
In Charleston West Virginia Aug 11 AP the body of Louw Topper a 28 year old walking contest judge was shot to death Thursday. He will be taken back to his Brooklyn N Y home tomorrow officials and his family claim. Dr O T Lyon a Charleston dentist is charged with the shooting over the judge s friendship with Mrs Lyon a nurse at the contest
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Charleston
W. Va
Louw Toper
Brooklyn
Jean Topper
Lewis Topper
O. T. Lyon
Topper
Test Cases Cited Against Tax In Kentucky Municipal Suit
Lexington August 11 Kentuckys city attorneys plan to file test suits to interpret the state gross receipts tax and municipal exemptions. The Covington water tax case spurs a push after a lengthy discussion on sales tax constitutionality affecting municipalities. Several cities have withheld tax payments awaiting guidance.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Cty Ettereys
Kentucky Municipal League
Kerry Municipal League
Stephen L. Blakely
Covincton
Covington
Franklin Circuit Court
U S Cotton Threatened By Brazil in British Mills
U S consul general Philip Holland said in Liverpool that English mills increasingly use Brazilian cotton, threatening American supply. He noted Brazil produces high grade long staple cotton and that the British import share has grown. Holland, a Mur ray Ky native and former lawyer from Jackson Tenn, is visiting his brother Robbia Haljana.
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U.S
Memphis
Tenn
Philip Holland
United States
Liverpool
England
Brazil
Holland
Murray, Ky
Jackson Tenn
William E. Hal- Jana
Desperate Break by Convicts Fails at Louisiana Penitentiary
Desperate escape attempt by 13 convicts at Angola Prison collapsed when guards fired, killing Bill Bryant and Raymond Candler and wounding several others. Three inmates surrendered. two refused to join. Casualties included Dave Lee and others, with expected fatalities among remaining convicts. The break occurred during work in a field at Camp E, amid prior violent escapes. Continued on page six.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Penitentiary
John Dillinger
Angola
Bill Bryant
Raymond Candler
Michael Antakly
Gerald Kramer
Striongs
Dave Lée
Red Cap
Okra
Bryant
Furmer
Novil
Carnera Loses World Heavyweight Fight To Baer In Rome
Italian Boxing Federation reports Primo Carnera lost the heavyweight title to Max Baer under fair rules. It cites Carnera's eleven downfalls to imprudent ring strategy and a possible right foot fracture. A federation investigator gathered material in the United States.
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Rome
Italy
Primo Garnera
Max Baer
Carnera
Mickey Finns
Baer
Federation
United States
Long's forces seal voting office in Louisiana impasse
In New Orleans Aug 11 Huey P Long's national guard holds the city voting registration office with machine gun protection for an indefinite stay possibly until the September 11 congressional primary. Registered voters surge to sign amid tense standstill as Long-appointed registrar R J Gregory shuts the doors at noon. In Washington a later development reports a major labor victory in the Harriman Hosiery Mills dispute with a new settlement proposal and assurances workers will be consulted on Blue Eagle restoration.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
National Guard
Long
Washington
Harriman Hosiery Mills
Hugh
Johnson
Harriman
Tennessee
NRA
Labor Advisory Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Eagle Restoration
I Tse Eagle
Emeployees
Tase
Aluminum strike paralyzes major plants across nation
About 10,000 aluminum workers walked out in Western Pennsylvania and across the country under AFL sanction, halting production at Alcoa plants while smaller facilities kept operating. Pickets formed solid lines at New Kensington and other sites, with two minor clashes and one arrest. Negotiations over a universal wage system and union dues check off failed. company officials refused to bargain collectively, signaling potential broader action or board involvement.
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Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Pennsylvania
Alcoa
Yenn
Massena
East St. Louis
New Kensington
Aluminum Workers’ Council
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Aluminum
Green
Labor Relations Board
Roy A. Hunt
Lfe
iHunt
David Williams
The
Labor Federation
Pittsburgh
Arnold
Aluminum IG Company
America
Old Man Believes His Son Slain In Dillinger Case
A London Kentucky man, RB M Green, claims the slain Dillinger was his son Billy Green. Coroner Walsh says fingerprints confirmed the body as John Dillinger, and the body has been buried. Green writes from age 77 seeking to prove the identity, offering photos and his details from Indianapolis years ago.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
RB. M. Green
London
Cook County
Frank J. Walsh
Green
Dillinger
Billy B. Green
Courier Journal
Bill
Indianapolis
Ind
Reep
Rom
Cere Beage
Depositors to be paid in full after bank closure
Lewisport Kentucky August 11 Depositors in the Bank of Lewisport Hancock county which closed its doors last week will be paid in full on Wednesday This announcement came from James S Markham of counsel for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who left Washington for Lewisport upon notice of the bank closing Deposits total about 78000 with no single account above 5000 so each depositor will receive 100 percent W R Milford of the FDIC will arrive in Lewisport Monday to help in the payouts Markham notes this is the fifth U S bank closure under FDIC since the start of the year
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Lewisport
Hancock County
James 5. Markham
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington
Markham
Frankfort
W. R. Milford
FDIC
United States
Preacher Defies Snake and Recovers From Bite
In Sylva North Carolina Albert Teester a nine year old holiness preacher defied a rattlesnake bite in a pulpit last Sunday night claiming faith would shield him. After the snake struck twice his arm swelled and he nearly died but medical aid was refused. Teester recovered enough to be about his cabin and announced Sunday service as usual pending further faith healing.
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Sylva
N. C
Albert Teester
Foile
Teester
Ean
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