Daring bandits rob Long Beach bank for 70000
Five men armed with a machine gun robbed a National City Bank messenger in Long Beach Long Island, taking about 70000 dollars. Police and coast guard units searched land, sea, and air while a stolen 1928 sedan and a blocking truck aided the getaway. driver detained, loot estimated at 70000 by Willan Kearns of Sun Indemnity.
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Long Beach
Nassau County
U. S. Coast Guard
Long Island
Ocean Front
Massapequa
Sunrise Highway
Harold R. King
Edward Podsen
National City Bank of
King
James le Bouri
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Logeuri
Willan Kearns
Sun Indemnity Company
Robbers Take Under $500 In Bank Battle At Middleburg
In Middleburg Kentucky two well dressed robbers and two bank staff exchanged gunfire inside the Farmers Deposit Bank today. The hold-up men fled with less than $500 and two other men waited outside as pursuers from Middleburg chased toward Somerset. Middleburg lies about 20 miles south of Danville in Casey county.
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Middleburg
Farmers Deposit Bank
Somerset
R. B. Young
Danville
Casey County
Weather Outlook for Central Pacific Regions
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with occasional showers in central and coastal areas. Temperatures remain steady. Kentucky partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with showers in the south, little temperature change. Virginia partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers, temperatures steady.
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Kentucky
Virginia
League Of Nations ready to drop Danzig protection amid Poland Germany clash
Reports say the League would abandon its protection of Danzig if Poland sanctions the move to ease Berlin Warsaw tensions. A settlement scheme would replace Danzig with a joint German Polish authority, amid disputes over German corridor access and Poland’s insistence on maintaining postwar status. Berlin officials voiced distrust as talks surface.
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League of Nations
Danzig
Louie of Nations
League
Poland
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Warsaw
Aged U S widow slapped by Jap in Tientsin
Mrs. F Richard a 69 year old American widow reported she was detained and slapped by a Japanese guard at the barricade near the blockaded French concession in Tientsin She said the incident occurred as she sought to enter with vegetables for her canning business The Japanese vice consul visited the American consulate and a full report was sent to Washington The widow who has spent 34 years in China said she was detained for an hour and that the guard ignored her consular identification and forced her to dump vegetables after an argument over credentials The incident led to an apology from the Japanese official and the withdrawal of the guard’s actions
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Tientsin
Richard
Consu
Action on housing head appointment delayed to Aug 28
Kingsport Housing Authority will decide on appointing an executive secretary after August 28. Chairman Walter F. Smith says US Housing Administration approved the contract but no loan funds of 641000 have been received, and the loan is not expected before September. The delay follows the absence of BR. M. Brown from the city.
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Kingsport
Walter F. Smith Sasser
Smith
United States Housing Administration
Delave
Birth Control Program Welcomed by Low Income Mothers
In Brunswick Georgia a birth control program for mothers in very low income groups is welcomed as an unmixed blessing. County Health Commissioner Dr M E Winchester said about 75 mothers had received birth control instructions with medical indications of need noted. Mothers greeted the program with relief, noting access to instruction previously unavailable to those in poorer circumstances.
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Paul Simmons
Brunswick
Apy
Georgia
M. EB. Winchester
Winchester
Ray Norton
Raleigh
M. G
American Journal of Public Health
Diplomacy and War Echoes Across August Headlines
A patchwork of brief dispatches from Europe and the Americas outlines a range of events. High commissioner Burckhardt hints at talks with leaders in Germany, while a U.S. navy plane crashes near Puntarenas Costa Rica. Roosevelt arrives amid 21 gun salutes aboard the Tuscaloosa, and peace work by the Roosevelts is praised in Oslo. Other items note press and radio criticism as big business, a new submarine Seawolf launched at Portsmouth, Salvation Army leadership changes in London, a fatal hunting accident in Plainville, and political polls in Tran.
European Armies Estimated At 8.5 Million In War Review
A Reuters dispatch estimates Europe’s armed forces at about 8.5 million excluding naval and air units. France leads with around 1,001,000. the United Kingdom around 600,000. the Axis powers Italy 950,000 and Germany 1,750,000. Spain and Portugal show smaller totals. Belgium and the Baltic states are noted. The analysis marks the Soviet Union as the chief counterweight, potentially shifting power blocs.
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France
Britein
Rumtattia
Greece
Rome-Berlin
Italy
Germany
Hungary
Spain
Yur Boslevie
Belgium
Netherlands
Portugal
Rogge says wires telephone fixed in Louisiana probe
Assistant attorney general John Rogge, in charge of federal corruption investigations in Louisiana, said the telephone wires were fixed. The remark comes as part of ongoing coverage in the Louisiana report.
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Rogge
New Orleans
John Rogge
Louisiana
Lodey
Barkley urges early passage neutrality act
Senator Barkley urging early enactment of a neutrality policy for the next session says it could influence whether war erupts in Europe. He backs a no-shipment protection stance and says neutral rules should start in January. The leader expects a short session ahead of party conventions and notes policing will be a big part of the agenda.
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Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
Congress
Europe
Roosevelt
Duyer
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Trial set for Harlan man in miners clash
Harlan Ky August 15 Mack Cox 36 held on twenty five thousand bond on warrants accusing participation in the July 12 pitched battle between national guardsmen and mine pickets near Stanfl two miners were killed and several wounded in the skirmish detective George Blades of Louisville aiding the investigation said Cox was arrested on his return from Coal Or Town warrants sworn by Brig Gen Ellerbe Carter commanding 150 troops still on duty in the Harlan coal field charged banding See HARLAN TRIAL Page 8
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Harlan, Ky
Mack Cox
National
Stanfl
George Blades
Louisville
Cox
Bri
Ellerbe Carter
Harlen
Harlan
Guardsmen Face Off With Regulars At Manassas
In a mock warfare drill at Manassas the national guardsmen prepared to strike first against the regular army. The clash featured Col. George S. Patton Jr and reenactments echoing Confederate raids under Jackson, Stuart, and Lee, with a 13 mile front line and a brief truce after tense combat.
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Sion
Yanner Matiasbas
Ve. Atip
APY
Cotstantmanider
National
Fatal Lightning Bolt Killed Man in Roundabout Path
Schenectady New York August 15 Coroner BE J Senn reports two electrical engineers traced a lightning bolt that killed 21 year old Philip Pigliovento in a roundabout sequence. The bolt struck a tree jumped to a plow caromed off a bar entered his body through a metal ring in his cap and grounded on angle iron in a truck where he sat.
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Schenectady
Wn.y
BE. J. Senn
Nny
Philip Pigliovents
Bied
Theo
Pigliovento
TVA Takes Over Tep Properties Eases Thanksgiving Tension
The piece notes mixed reaction to President Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving date change, prompting praise from supporters and protests from traditionalists in New England and football circles. Some governors oppose the shift, while others insist on sticking to the old date despite federal guidance. The State Department offers a cautious reminder that the proclamation binds only to Washington DC, Calum ia and related territories.
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Fang
Turkey
Nnos
Christmans
State Department
Washington
Calumia
Identity Wrecker Thought Known In City of San Francisco Crash
Asend Nev August 15 A D B McDonald president of the Southern Pacific said officials may know who caused the streamliner City of San Francisco wreck that killed 28 and injured over 100 He stated definite evidence exists but is not yet shareable He believes one man is responsible for the crash on a bridge over the Humboldt river about 250 miles east He McDonald arrived at the scene to take charge of the probe.
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ASEND
Cily
San Francisco
A. D. B McDonald
The
Southern Pacific
McDonald
Extortion notes trigger arrest in Tennessee case
FBI agent E R Davis announced Henry Parks 28 of Cleveland Tenn was arrested on charges of attempting to extort 520 000 from the Southern Railway by threatening a train wreck He pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner W B Parks and is held on 529 000 bond Parks allegedly sent a letter to Southern Railway President E E Norris in Washington DC demanding an ad run for a week in the Chattanooga News The note began at 5100 000 then 552 000 was set Davis said notes to an alleged conterfeit man were written on typewriters used to trap Parks
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Knoxville
FBI
E. R. Davis
Henry Parks
Cleveland
Tenn
Southern Railway
Parks
U. S
W. B. Parks
Davis
E. E. Norris
Washington
Norris
Chattanooga
Mystery Shrouds Injury Of Youth Bushong
Mystery surrounds the injuries to Ralph Bushong 17 reported in serious condition at Community Hospital. He was found unconscious in a shallow stream behind a Market and Cherokee street building around 7:30 p.m. by O M Allen of Cheral Creamery. He suffered a forehead laceration and shock from exposure. Detectives Bil Fletcher and John Martin could not confirm whether he was beaten and thrown into the stream or fell in after an earlier attack. A companion Richard Noe provided a partial lead.
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Ralph Bushong
Community Hosepital
Market
Cherokee Street
Bushong
O. M. Allen
Cheral Creamery
Pajee
Esaminsahon
Bil Fletcher
John Martin
Bushang
Veen
Richard Noe
Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving May Shift Indians Game
President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from November 30 to November 23 this year. The In dians may alter their Dobyns Bennett schedule to face Maury High of Norfolk on Turkey Day. Officials note governors usually follow the proclamation, but not always. Roosevelt spoke from Campobello Island and cited Lincoln’s date and Christmas shopping concerns. The change threatens the 1939 Turkey Day football calendar and related events.
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Roosevelt
Indians
Maury High
Norfolk
Virginia
United States
Teo
Halifax
Canada
Campobello Island
Pilgrim Fathers
Lincoln
J0 Conn Guild Jr Proud Of Record In Power Sector
Chattanooga August 13 A vow to C Guild marks years in the power business as Tennessee Electric Power Company transfers its generating and distributing properties to TVA and municipalities for about 78.5 million dollars. Guild leaves the group after 14 years as 4300 employees face an uncertain future.
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Chattanooga
C. Guild
Guild
New York
Tennessee Electric Power Company
TVA
Frepco
TVA Gains From 78 Million Dollar Private Utility Transfer
The Tennessee Valley Authority receives 78,425,095 of Commonwealth and Southern Corp properties from Tennessee Electric Power Co and other holdings. TVA officials say the deal strengthens the agency, increases power revenues, and supports a self liquidating project. Gov. Prentice Cooper and Wendell Willkie stress reduced absentee ownership and continued benefits to Tennessee customers.
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New York
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commonwealth and Southern Corp
Tennesses Electric Power Co
David E. Lilienthal
TVA
Utitits
Great
Tennessee Valley
Sas
Wendell L. Willkie
Lilienthal
Sx & Tva
Europe Hopes Danzig Peace Moves End Impasse
Anselsted P'ress foreign afnica writer notes cautious hope in Europe as two peace moves emerge. The League of Nations may mediate and Mussolini advocates a moderated German Poland dispute to avoid war, drawing attention in capitals despite skepticism. The Times hints at Berlin peace talk trends.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Anselsted
P'ress
Affnica
New York
Piehurope
Fae
Danzig
League of Wetions
Mussolini
Hitler
Germany
Poland
London
Berlin
Times
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Puntarenas
FDR
U.S. S. Lang
Malifax
N.S
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Roostvelt
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Says Press
Lakis Couchiching
Ont
Mos Lerner
Willams College
Portsmouth
N. Hy
Navy
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Edward ©. Kathlis
Salvation Army
Gen
Evangeline Booth
Cone Urker
Conneil
Mother Plainville
Conn
Michael Procks
Idainvilly
Fess
Touday
Tran
EL Camp
Ion Ban
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C. W. Bailey
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
Knoxville Retarhing
Tennessee
Reity
Audrey Thompson
Hell
Maude Boss Thompson
Torny
Demnity
Claude Ferrell
Ashland
APJ
Sumner Welles
Reuters
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Pawe
U.S
Harlan Man
Manassas
Tank Corpa
Col
George 5S. Patton, Jr
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Jeb Stuart
TEP Properties
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City
Conn Guild, JR
TEPCO
Prentice Cooper
Tennesser
Publc Utilities
Tennensey
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