Hoover Guests In California Stopovers On Eastward Train
President hopeful Herbert Hoover tours six California cities including Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Long Beach before continuing east. He plans Grand Canyon viewings in Arizona and meetings with Republican leaders as he travels from his southern California visit to West Branch Iowa for breakfast with his family.
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James L.west
Presa
Hoover
Herbert Lisever
California
Los Angeles
George Henryer
Santa Barbara
Long Beach
Vasalong
San Bernardino
Uking Sey Tevanti
West Branch
Town
Pacific Coast
Canyon
Arizona
Syre
Grand Canyon
Aanerica
Heaver
Republican Catro
Salla Barbara
Saota Barbara
Pidther Permin
Francisco Lansen
Moorer
Southern Pacific
Milian Dullar City
Weather notes from Virginia and Tennessee regions
Partly cloudy night with showers in extreme east Virginia and Saturday showers with little temperature change. In Tennessee, local thunder showers tonight and Saturday, cooler in extreme west portion tonight and Saturday. Data from the U S Weather Bureau compiled by C I Rea at 8 p.m. Ave high and low temperatures recorded. confusing OCR notes indicate evening measurements and regional temps.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Ue B
P.m. Ave
Y. A
Toll of Storm Strikes Five Southern States
Five southeastern states report about ten deaths and extensive property damage from recent storms and floods. Railroads, telegraph, and telephone networks struggle to restore lines as waters recede. Dam failures threaten dams near Union and Columbia, with safety warnings issued for nearby communities. Power facilities brace for further impact as rivers fall and gates loosen.
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Atlanta
Wiedmont Arena
Lue Ridge
Virginia
North Carolin
South Carolina
Georgia
Broad River
North Carolina
Lockhart Power Company
Union
Road River Valley
Columbia
Lockhart
Union Manufacturing Company
Neal's Shoals
Hroad River Company
Payer Shoals
Rm Stand
Whetler
Crick
Piedmont
Uda
Ware
Orphaned by double tragedy in New Orleans home
Seven year old Helen McMahon lost both parents in a fatal night in an apartment, while neighbor Richard Hoffman aided her as the mother reportedly shot the father then herself. The child recounted the events, saying she heard the gunfire and was carried away to safety.
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New
Orleans
Helen McMahon
Thomas McMahon
Paranda
Richard Hoffman
McMahion Dmvi
Mr. Hoffman
Mina
Sandwich shop owner strikes $720,000 mine sale
Shreveport, Aug 7 AP Enriched by an overnight sale of an aluminum mine, Nick Stelas, a sandwich shop proprietor, earned about 720000 dollars after his stake was sold to a German syndicate. Five years earlier he and partners invested 5009 dollars to develop the Macedonian discovery.
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Shreveport
Nick Stelas
Athens
Grace
Stelas
Macedonia
Nick
Steler
Sole survivor recalls priest's brave acts during parish tragedy
North Bay Ont August tragedy unfolds as priest Father Dubie and others try to save five parish members from Lake Laverge fire after a backfire ignites gasoline aboard a boat. Albert Greniere recounts Father Darhuac guiding prayers before the group jumped into the water. Lafreniere clings to his son as others perish. rescuers arrive too late. Miss Sylvestre and Mrs Lafreniere survive among the wounded and missing.
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North Bay
Ont
Wy—low
Luineh
Lake Laverge Land
Um Sol
JB. Darhuac
Redys
Ty Albert
Reniere
Father Dubie
Diss Loomig Sylvestre
Jake
Flaniee
Lavigne
Ail
Miss Sylvestre
Mes. Lafreniere
Monsignor Leguyer
Sturgeon Falls
Fair-Health duel erupts again in Atlanta violence
In Atlanta Auge 17 AP two men wounded in a domestic feud centered on Mrs. W O Heath mother of four. Fred D Fair fugitive Athinta pressman was captured after a downtown chase. Heath's brother E L Griffin and policeman J C David were seriously or critically wounded. Six weeks prior Mrs Heath had vanished. Fair allegedly forced her at pistol point to accompany him.
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Unhue
Lafreniere
Claude
Thames
Wather Dubue
Laefraniere
Atlanta
W. O. Heath
Fred D. Fair
Athinta
Mars
Heath
E. L. Griffin
J. C. David
Fair
Ehure
Heath Itis
2 Griffin
J. St. Griffin
Zink
Bond
Tampa
Mra Heathi
Fila
Lake
Fla
Matent
Will
Rain delays second leg of Greater Rockford flight
In Cochrane Ontario on August 17, heavy rain postponed Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer from launching the second leg of their trans Atlantic attempt in the monoplane Greater Rockford. They had completed an earlier 800 mile leg from Rockford, Illinois in seven hours and prepared for mountain climbs toward Reykjavik and Stockholm, while Arctic explorer Vilbjalmur Stefansson commented on the polar projection of their course.
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Cochrane
Ontario
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Greater Rockfort
Mount Cyana
Greenland
Greater Rockford
Illinois City
Rockford
Mt. Evans
Reijkjavik
Iceland
Stockholm
Gemesta
Board of Trade
Sway
Pride of
Detroit
William Brock
Kaward F. Lehlee
Atlantic
Acroaa
Europe
Asia
Tokyo
Explorer
New York
Vilbjalmur
Stefansson
Arctic Explorer
Chiesa
Day in Politics: Hoover speech prep and farm relief ties
Across the nation reports show Hoover described as a friend of the farmer in Blencoe Iowa, Senator George in Albany Georgia and a conference with Smith. At the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs heated discussion on a religious issue. Midwest Farm Bureau concentrates on congressional candidates to obtain farm relief legislation.
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Associated Press
Stanford University
Cal
Hoover
West Branch
Towa
Albany
George
Georgia
Smilth
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs
Blencoe
Iowa
Uronkhart
Republican
George N. Peck
Maryville
Midewest Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Curtis Will Be Nominated Vice President and Tour Begins
Senator Curtis of Kansas accepts the Republican vice presidential nomination and heads on a cross country tour starting Sunday. He will be formally notified tomorrow and begins with a campaign swing to Rhode Island Syracuse Maine Massachusetts Kentucky and Tennessee before returning west.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Sun
Western Plains
Curtis
Kansas
Curtiy
Middle West
Northwest
Topeka Avenue
Prairies
Rhode Island
Rocky Point
Mea
Leona Curtis Knight
Providence
Tenn
Rhote Island
Syracuse
N.Y
Maine
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Tennessee
Shimmie Queen Gilda Gray Seeks Divorce From Gil Roa
Milwaukee August 17. Gilda Gray dancer and Gil Roa dance hall owner married four years seek to end their union. Gray filed July 27 in Pere Washington Wisconsin but facts only emerged in Los Angeles. Claims include pre nuptial fraud drinking abuse and public curses. Gray previously married John Gorecki at age 15 and has a son living with her parents. Roa and Gray are believed abroad in Europe with Gray in London and Roa in Germany.
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Milwaukee
Gilda Gray
Dan
Gil Roa
Miss Gray
Pere Washington
Wis
Bony
Los Angeles
Jiffy
Rony
Exres
John Gorecki
Roy
Europe
London
Germany
Hoover birthplace gains fame as travel magnet
Hoover's old frame cottage in West Branch Iowa attracts more than 5,000 visitors this summer from 42 states and five countries inscribing names at the historic site. James A. Smith and Lewis K. Smith of Rangoon Burma hold the longest trip records among visitors to Herbert Hoover's boyhood home with notable entrants from Shanghai and Canton China.
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West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Hoover Homestead
James A. Smith
Lewis K. Smith
Rangoon
Burma
Zang Chang Mo
Shanghai
Phi Chek Lin
Canton
China
First Chicago gang killing uses ride abduction method
Chicago dispatch reports a rare gang murder as a woman may have been abducted and burned after being shot in the jaw. Police note it mirrors the “taken for a ride” tactic, with possible link to Angelo Francisco’s bank robbery case and Adeline Zuccardo, though identification remains uncertain.
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Chicago
Cimicago
Venience
Crown Point
Ind
Adeline Zaccardo
Angelo Francisco
West Melleury
Francisco
Wil Misa Zuccarde
Metho
Albany preparing for governor’s nominating ceremony night
Albany readies for a Wednesday night event as Governor Smith is set to be formal Democratic standard bearer. State Street decorates for the capitol ceremony while hotels fill with out of town visitors. Senator George of Georgia arrives for talks with Smith amid other southern leaders.
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Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Albany
N.Y
Smith
State Street
Capitol
North Catrolina
Georgia
George
Herbert Hoover
Earliey
Courre
Hia
Welsh
Mountansa
Glass
Daniels
Georges
Teapot
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Cualblottesville
Institute of Public Affairs
Albert C. Lief- Tiibach
Boxton
Washington
W. Everle
Ted Sea
Self
Margaret and
Mary Gibb
Holyoke
Mass
Francis P. Weston
Fair-Heath
Mrs. Heath
Hassell and
Cramer
Shimmie
Gil Bong
Bong
Tuenely
Sen
Long Island
William Mion White
Sovernor
White
Jehan Reach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
York City
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