Sumptuous Chesapeake Bay Collision Aboard State of Virginia
Terrific collision off seven Foot Knoll between the State of Virginia and the freighter Golden Harvest sent 250 passengers into Baltimore harbor. Ferry Pittsburgh ferried survivors as coast guard aided. most unharmed, some bruised. Governor Nice praised captain and crew while passengers recovered composure after a near-sinking scare.
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Henry W. Nice
Seven Foot Knoll
Chesapeake
State of Virginia
Golden Harvest
Virginia
W. S Woodall
Coast Guard
Arache
William J. Wells, Jr
Baltimore Sun Automobile
Nice
Wells
McAlister Is 61 On Birthday With No Celebration
NASHVILLE July 15 Governor McAlister turned 61 today but there were no birthday festivities. He said celebrations ended long ago and requested no gifts. He preferred staying home to escape the heat. He recalled last year’s extra legislative session on his birthday.
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Nashville
McAlister
York Refuses To Leave His School
Nashville July 15. Dr. Walter D Cocking state education commissioner displayed minutes showing Sergt Alvin C Yorks only connection with the Alvin C York Agricultural Institute was president emeritus York says he remains president and business manager and the new principal P B Stephens will be in charge The school at Jamestown state pays 7500 yearly and about 10 students attend the grades and high school York founded the institute after wwI. He may seek legislative action to run it independently or have it turned over to him. Poland halts Nazi Katowice drive and arrests 38 in three days The Irish Free State minister of agriculture Patrick J Hogan killed when his car hit a bridge
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Walter D. Corcking
State Commisssioner of Education
State Board of Education
Sergt
Alvin C. York
York
State Board
P. B. Stephens
Wartrace
Cocking
Soldiers Halt Street Fights In Anniston After Turmoil
ANNISTON ALA July 15 Tension eased after 24 hours of clashes between races. A Negro confessed to attacking a white woman near here. Adjutant General Coleman ordered demobilization of all but one state troop unit. Roosevelt Collins admitted assault on Mrs. Joe Bill, per Chief McAdory of the highway patrol. Soldiers with machine guns tear gas and bayonets patrolled the Negro area. One posse member was wounded in a brush near the Hill home ten miles away. Continued on pace eight.
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Ala
John Coleman
Montgomery
Walter K. McAdory
State Highway Patrol
Roosevelt Collins
Joe Bill
Collins
McAdory
Kilby State Prison
Federal Control Utilities Studied at Charlottesville
A Charlottesville roundtable at the University of Virginia heard Basil Manley of the Federal Power Commission and Siegfreid Hartman discuss whether public utilities are in their soundest state under growing federal and state regulation. They weighed past free enterprise against present controls and future mergers, questioning if regulatory reforms could harm efficiency and national service. Continued on page eight.
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Basil Manley
Federal Power Commission
Siegfreid F. Hartman
Corporation Attorney
New York
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Manley
Hartman
Weather Scattered Showers Across Several States
A brief weather roundup notes scattered showers and warm conditions in Tennessee Virginia Kentucky and North Carolina. Tonight and Thursday showers likely with cooler periods in northern areas. Temperatures yesterday reached 84 and 69 tonight with 7 am readings used for the last 24 hours.
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Verginia
Kentucky
North
North Carolina
Portin
Thurskiss
Townsend Convention Battle Looms as Delegates Convene
In Cleveland 15000 delegates gather for a second Townsend convention as plans for a new board structure fold major control from founder Dr. Townsend. Gerald Smith presents the plan while Townsend largely nods. The Old Age Revolving Pensions Ltd becomes Townsend Recovery Plan Inc. and Townsend retains controlling stake in Prosperity Publishing.
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Townsend
Gerald LK. Smith
Huey P. Long
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
Townsend Recovery Plat, Inc
Pickets Object to TVA Project In Chattanooga
In Chattanooga on July 15 Chancellor Lon Foust ordered strikers to show cause next Wednesday why they should not be enjoined from further picketing at a downtown building remodel for TVA use. J M Allison Co contractors seek the injunction as carpenters and common laborers who walked out July 10 demand $1.10 and 40 cents an hour respectively, while contractors claim they pay fair and reasonable wages.
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Chattanooga
Lon Foust
TVA
J. M. Allison Company
TVA Chiefs Hold Budget Sessions
Knoxville reports that TVA chairman Arthur B. Morgan was absent as directors Lilienthal and Morgan plus key staff pressed budget conferences. Morgan has been at Antioch College in Yellow Springs Ohio for about a month and is expected back around July 20. The board, led by Lilienthal with Morgan as vice chairman, has made several important decisions during Morgan's absence.
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Knoxville
Arthur BE. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
David E. Lilienthal
H- A. Morgan
Morgan
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Ohio
The
News Sentinel
Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Mr. Lilienthal
New York Lawyer to Vote for G P
New York lawyer Henry Breckinridge, once hostile to the New Deal, said he would vote Republican in the fall for Landon Knox after meeting Gov Alt M Landon at Topeka. He urged lasting good for the country via Landon's election as observers weigh implications for anti New Deal Democrats.
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Landon-Knox
Henry Breckinridge
New den
Roosevelt
New York
Alt M. Landon
Kansas
Frank Knox
Chicago
Topeka
Landon
Knox
Alfred E Smith
Smith
Joseph RB. Ely
Massachusetts
Bainbridge Colby
James A. Reed
Missouri
Breckinridge
W. W. Howes
AFL Accused of Joining Steel Company Ties
Washington July 15 The United Mine Workers accuse the American Federation of Labor's executive council of allying with great steel companies to block organizing steel workers. The Miners' Journal says it will not aid bringing steel workers into organized labor. The federation council postponed a vote on the 2&2 plan to suspend the industrial union drive.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Steel Workers
Miners’ Journal
Federation Council
Death toll mounts as rains end drought in sections
Washington report notes rising fatalities and relief from drought in several areas. Police prepared to confront 23 year old Jean Bell over alleged mutilation by vice gangsters. Detectives moved to place Joe Silvers and Leo Marome under scrutiny, while alibis were presented and warrants issued for assault with intent to kill.
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Jean Bell
Vice
New York
Joe Silvers
Leo Marome
Capital
Miss Bell
Harold Lloyd Tops Hollywood Tax Jewels List
Hollywood star Harold Lloyd paid the largest jewelry tax in 1936, about thirty thousand dollars, topping Norma Shearer and other actors. In Chattanooga, Mayor Ed Bass considers enforcing a revived liquor dealer license scheme, as federal tax collection targets illicit liquor and state dry laws complicate local revenue plans.
Actress Polly Moran's husband held on assault charge
Beverly Hills July 15 Deputy Sheriff Walter Schottmiller said Martin Malone husband of Polly Moran film comedienne was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after Moran reported Malone pointed a pistol and fired repeatedly but a cartridge jammed. Moran cried hysterically as deputies arrived at the North Havenhurst Drive residence.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Walter Schottmiller
Martin Malone
Polly Moran
Film Comedienne
Miss Moran
Schottmiller
Robert Jorgeson
Malone
Pawl
Malone-Moran
North Havenhurst Drive
Miss Aforan
Grand Jury Probe Ordered by Judge Hart in Nashville
Nashville July report states Judge Chester K Hart ordered a new county grand jury inquiry into possible registration irregularities as supplemental registration for the August 6 primaries begins. An earlier investigation led to 15 men charged with registration law violations and the judge warned of renewed illegal registrant activity and election theft schemes including slush funds used to buy poll taxes.
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Nashville
Chester K. Hart
Hart
Ople
Laws Against Keeping Cool in Effect in Many Cities
Associated Press report from New York discusses sweeping dress regulations across cities. It notes bans on scanty shorts and abbreviated swimwear, with varied enforcement. Cleveland patrolmen report rules forcing women’s suits to connect in front, while Daly City imposes six month penalties for nude bathing. Yonkers fines for wearing shorts on streets, Westport debates public market attire, and local clergy clash with doctors over health standards.
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Warn
Associated Press
New York
Cleveland
Gordon Beach
Park Bhenn
Jain
Jack Richards
Daly City
Calif
Justice
San Tain Wisi
Yonkers
Bar
Westport
Cann
Yoarktown
Heat and drought plague Midwest with new storms and deaths
Chicago reports scattered thunder showers easing a 12 day heat wave that killed over 3,200 nationwide. Iowa and Illinois see record highs and floods. Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin suffer hundreds of deaths. Rexford Tugwell aims to study drought impacts and boost resettlement efforts.
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Great Lakes
J. R. Lloyd
Bontana
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Nebraska
Dakotas
Kansas City
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Pacific Coast
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Oklahoma
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Egoter
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Rexford G. Tugwell
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