Bombs Hit Austria Injuring Five Tourists
Bombings in Austria raise fear after Chancellor Dollfuss backs new anti terror campaign with death penalty. Five injured in Sulesburg when a car bomb destroyed a vehicle tied to the Fatherland Front member. A second blast damaged a priest's house in Buers. A 12 year old girl among the victims. German denial of minister recall rumors reported.
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Vienna
Austria
Doll
Sulesburg
Dollfiss
Fatherland Front
Priest
Buers
Berlin
Salabure
Satelit
Sait
Heer
Neue Freie Presse
Bat Germany
Gollfuss
Reclin
Stefano Tauschitz
PWA Projects To Begin In Tennessee, State Says
Sashville July 12 The state PWA administration reported that construction will start in 60 to 40 days on two newly approved public works programs totaling about 8 182 856 dollars. Recipients must sign agreements and submit detailed specifications to the state office before funds are released. Major projects listed include Monteces waterworks and sewers 110 000 Knoxville schools 100 009 and university improvements 134 1 vet Memphis juvenile court building 120 000 General Hospital 300 000 Fayetteville waterworks and sewers 11 155 Trimbio waterworks 29 560 Gallatin sewers 134 000 Columbia armory 60 000 Bradley County jail 85 000 Rutherford County roads 30 000 Hi endon city hall 15 000 Tellico Plains schools 420 000 Camden waters 177 000 high schools 6 Nashville school construction 2 000 000 waterworks 500 000 fire halls 150 000 sewer extensions 450 000 paying and other improvements 140 000
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Sashiville
PWA Admnistration
Louny Strants
Public Works Admnistration
Reaquesbel Aid
Aever
Gallatin
Colunthia
Bradley County
Rutherford County
Hiuedon
Tellico Plains
Camden
Waters Jackson
Waters
Nashville
Clerk Ordered Tell Court Why Clerk Ordered Tell Court Why
The Supreme Court ordered the city clerk to show cause why a marriage license should not be issued to Violet Hilton a 26 year old Siamese twin. Daisy Hilton on the left showed little interest while Violet plans to marry Maurice Lambert the Hilton sisters musical director. Attorney Irving Levy argued the clerk's ruling denying the license because of Siamese condition is arbitrary and Violet is fit to wed.
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New York
Violet Hilton
Violet
Supreme Court
Daisy
Ang
Maurice Lambert
Hilton Sisters
Irving Levy
Miss Hilton
Hugh Johnson Plans Immediate NRA Code Cleanup
In July 1944 Washington NRA head Hugh S Johnson pushes to finish blue eagle code revisions within 30 days. Youthful committee chair Robert I Straus says every division will push the plan and most uncoded industries will merge or adopt basic codes. The drive targets 135 codes awaiting agreement while 138 others remain tagged for special conditions.
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William L. Beale
Waslington
NRA
Robert I. Straus
Hugh S. Johnson
Straus
Jobin
Industri Strane
Johnson
Une
Germany tense awaiting Hitler Reichstag speech
Berlin July 12 Germans, more critically minded than in months, await Adolf Hitler’s explanation of the purge of stormtrooper leaders. Observers foresee a possible crisis of his chancellorship as he faces questions about the Nazis program and future plans. The finance ministry moves against Otto Klemperer’s estate amid wartime disruptions and reshuffles in industrial leadership follow!
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Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Reichstag
Storm Woop
Storm
England
Ministry of Finance
Otto Klemperer
New York Philharmon Soviety
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Amesh
Klemperer
Vienna
Phillip Kessler
Reich
Tewse
Kessler
Kurt Schmitt
Ruediger von der Golz
Case Of Langer Is Before Court
BISMARGK North Dakota July 12 CP Ouster proceedings against Governor William Langer, convicted of a felony, came before the State Supreme Court for the third time. The case asks whether the governor may continue in office as Lieutenant Governor Ole H Olson seeks the governorship. the court previously declined to take jurisdiction in two earlier actions.
Death of University of Oklahoma beauty queen prompts search for male companion
Norman Oklahoma July 12 County Attorney Paul Updegraff said he will seek a new statement from Mrs Travel Brown about the death of Marian Mills 20 campus beauty queen who died Tuesday afternoon in Brownies apartment The cook a material witness is held Updegraff noted a possible link to a quack remedy used to aid motherhood Officials have not found Neal Myers 21 who vanished after summoning the doctor Bernard Dowd a funeral visitor is being questioned about a possible engagement with Mills Dowd traveled from Shreveport Louisiana for the services Autopsy reports indicated vital organs appeared upon superficial examination.
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Norman
Okla
Travel Brown
University of Oklahoma
Paul Updegraff
Marian Mills
Updegraf
Brownie
Neal Myers
University
Deud
Myers
Updecraft
Bernard Dowd
Shreveport
Miss Mills
Persana
Updegratt
Girl Killer Slain in Arkansas Asylum Escape Drama
In Jacksonville Arkansas Helen Spence Eaton a 211 year old inmate known as a restless killer was shot dead by her guard Frank Martin nine miles from the state farm after she fled a strawberry patch escape. Martin a convicted murderer said he fired when she reached for a pistol hidden in her blouse. Eaton had confessed to killing Jim Bobots and had earlier slain her husband. The incident follows multiple escapes and a special cell being built for her. In a separate Baton Rouge scene Huey Long mocked rivals during a session of the Louisiana legislature and a Kingfish bill jest ended in unanimous defeat. The legislature adjourned after 60 days with major bills aligned to Long’s influence.
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Henry N. Dorris
Associated Press
Jacksonville
Ark
Helen Spence Eaton
Gover
State Farm -Fort
Arkansas
Frank Martin
Martin
L. G
Helen
J von Martin
Jack Worls
Giera Spence
Jim Bobots
Dweitt
Joan
Worls
Lite Rock
Bobots
W. Q
Telen
Brockman Tool
Aday
Baton Rouge
United States
Fuey
Long
Rupert Peyton
House of Representatives
Senate
Louisiana
Peyton
Kingfish
O. K. Allen
Wingfish
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Standard Oil
Huey P. Long
Johnson Defends NRA Blue Eagle Before Farmers
In Waterloo Iowa on July 12 Hugh S Johnson defended the NRA blue eagle, claiming it boosted 8,000,000 city workers’ pay and added 3.06 billion dollars to domestic purchasing power. He criticized Senator Borah and argued NRA is only a small part of the President’s program, saying it does not serve as Santa Claus but as part of a broader scheme.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Senator Borah
Idaho
Bunk
Dourt
Strike Threat Looms Nearer
Five men died in Winston-Salem after denatured alcohol stolen from the B F Huntley Furniture Factory was consumed at a party. Four victims were brothers Claude Gorrel Herbert and Royal Kiger, ages 24 to 33, plus Grady Jones. Five others were affected but expected to recover. funeral services were planned for the victims.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Claude
Gorrel
Herbert
Royal Kiger
Grady Jones
B. F. Huntley
Unrest and Strikes Hit Across U S Labor Scene
Truck drivers in Minneapolis vote to strike next Monday while St Paul drivers plan a vote tonight. West coast and Bay Area unionists press for action with 1200 Oakland teamsters and 2500 San Francisco teamsters walking out. Portland reports renewed strike momentum as four pickets are wounded. Other labor actions include peaceful talks at Wehr Steel West Allis and a wage dispute at Corn Products Pekin. Dwight Manufacturing Alabama workers strike amid layoffs for union activity with 1500 involved and a statewide walkout planned in Birmingham. Picketing begins at the Dwight cotton mill as UTWA delegates head to Alabama.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Federal Labor Disputes Board
Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Wehr Steel Company
West Allis
Wis
Amalgamated Association Steel
Warren
Republic Steel Corporation
Corn Products Refining Co
Pekin
Cudahy Packing Company
Salt Lake City
Gadsden
Ala
Dwight Manufacturing Co
South
James Holland
Joca
United Textile Workers of America
Dwight
Alabama
Birmingham
Purity Boycott Sparks Hollywood Censorship Battle
Hollywood confronts the strictest censorship yet as producers fight for free expression across seven states and abroad. The motion picture trade battles officials over cuts, with 183 titles affected and debate over abolishing censor boards in the United States.
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Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Calif
Motion Picture
Will H. Hays
Florida
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Virginia
Kansas
Maryland
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
Portland
Oregon
Providence
RB. I
Hays
Roosevelt begins 12 day Pacific voyage to Hawaii
President Roosevelt starts the longest vacation run, departing Panama aboard the cruiser Houston for a 12 day Pacific voyage to Hawaii. He is welcomed with praise by Panamanian leaders who stress co operation and the canal’s peaceful aims. Roosevelt pledges trusteeship and friendly collaboration with Panama as Arias emphasizes mutual understanding and shared goals.
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Francis M. Stephenson Balboa
Roosevelt
Paihe
Hawaii
Houston
Pacific
Woodrow Wilson
Versailles
Panama
Allas
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Republic of
Arias
Old City
President Arias
All Grain Prices Soar On Market
Chicago reports Greek grain prices surge after government forecast of record world yield sparks shock and speculation. Wheat, corn, and oats hit daily limits as traders react, with prices rising on futures and cash markets amid strong Liverpool gains and sustained premiums.
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Chicago
B. W. Snow
Chicago Market Board of Trade
Liverpool
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Associated Press Foreign Staff
PWA
Hugh
PLAN
Adolph Hitler
France
Langer
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Zaharoff
Charlotte
Basil Zaharoff
Sir Basil Zaharoff
Charlotte of
Monaco
Princess Charlotte
Prince Louis de Grimaldi
Trusty Guard
Borah
Hiram John ‘Son
League of ‘Nations
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Spoethc
Poison Lighor
California
Hawai
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