Trunk murders puzzle Brighton torso case widens
A waiter nicknamed Toni Mancini became a main suspect in the Brighton trunk murders after a second torso was found jammed inside a trunk with head and arms of another woman. The victim is believed to be Violet Krye, also known as Violet Saunders, 42, a dancer. Police released descriptions and searched ports for Mancini while tracing ties to a missing torso case from June.
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Brighton
Eng
Toni Mancini
Flor
London
Vilette Kaye
Paris
Krye
Violet Saunders
Jury holds Reed in death of Mrs Masterson
St Louis coroner's jury finds Lear B Reed a Civil Division DOJ agent criminally careless in the Masterson home raid that left Mrs Masterson dead. Reed to be held for grand jury after witnesses say he led the raid seeking a machine gun tied to May's killing of John Johnson a state witness. Franklyn Yearsley testified the raid followed a tip from Arthur Anderson.
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ST. Louis
Lear B. Reed
Department of Justice
Desse Masterson
Reed
Masterson
Jobna Johnson
Mes. Masterson
Franklyn FP
Yearsley
Arthur Anderson
St. Louis County
Anderson
Mack
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia
Fair and warm conditions prevail with continued warmth tonight into Tuesday. Tennessee may see local thundershowers Tuesday afternoon in the far east. Virginia sees generally fair skies but cooler tonight and Tuesday with possible thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight in the southern portion. Readings at 6:00 a.m. show high yesterday in Tennessee and a low yesterday. rainfall measurements include .40 inches for yesterday.
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Tennessee
Virginia
South Portion
Four Dead in Ky Elections at Big Creek and Bear Creek
At Kentucky's school election events four people died and two others were wounded in gun battles. Deputy Sheriff John Wooton and Willis Sizemore were killed at Big Creek after a dispute. Clerks Hugh Spurlock and Kelly Sams were wounded at Langdon schoolhouse Bear Creek. A week earlier a Wolfe county trustee candidate faced a fatal shooting linked to family tension.
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Red Bird
Kentucky
John Wooton
Leslie County
Willis Sizemore
Big Creek
Hugh Spurlock
Kelly Sams
Langdon
Bear Creek
Wolfe County
Houston Dock Strike Turns Violent in Drive-By Shootings
In Houston a deadly clash between independent longshoremen and a suspected International Longshore Association group left three men dead and three wounded as gunfire erupted during a ride to work. G. O. Reeves and others were wounded while the slain were Frank Rowland, Jim Barnes, and George Hardy. Authorities charged Reeves with murder and assault. two others surrendered on similar counts. The shootings underscore weeks of labor unrest across Texas gulf ports and Lake Charles with operators hiring independents after a broad strike.
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Houston
International Longshore Association
Coupe
H. J. Freeman
Texas Gulf Ports
Lake Charles
Keris
Violence Answers Dollfuss Campaign in German Revolt
Violence surged as the Dollfuss regime faced a socialist offensive. Four died and bomb damage spread terror over the weekend. In Vienna, clashes erupted near Kaltenleutgeben as Republican guards confronted about 1,000 socialists. A Nazi was killed and three socialists died in the fighting. A government communique blamed socialists in several provinces amid commemorations of the burning of Vienna.
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Wade Werner
Associated Press
Vienna
Doulty
Gesant
Dollfuss
Eover
Kaltenlontgeben
Republican Guard
Naval officials hold secret meet in Tokyo
In Tokyo 15 of Japan’s highest naval officers met in secret to discuss the 1935 naval program. After a four hour session they declined to reveal proceedings, but vernacular newspapers reported a unified stance on fundamental policies guiding future negotiations with other nations.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Empire
Five Billion Dollars Spent by Government in Past Year
Washington reports government outlays of about 4.5 billion dollars in the last fiscal year with roughly half recycled as recoverable assets. About 2.6 billion is tied to loans and credit channels while the rest funds emergency relief, civil works, and welfare programs. Critics say most funds are gone. officials claim many loans and investments are real assets. The piece lists recoverable amounts across farm programs, home loan agencies, public works, and emergency relief totaling several billion.
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Benjamin Colby
Washington
Contined search for Connor child in Hartsdale woods
Police renew a thorough hunt for 21 month old Bobby Connor missing since Thursday in Hartsdale New York. Bloodhounds and boy scouts assist as federal agents remain on scene. Authorities consider kidnapping though no authentic ransom note has been received. Bernard Seidenberg, 20, accused of writing an offer to sell clues to the child's whereabouts is involved.
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Hartsdale
N. Y
Bobby Connor
New York
Woodlands and
Dales
Conner
Charles Connor
Bernard Seidenbergn
Connor
Dillinger Suspects Sought After Chicago Police Attack
Policing in Chicago and Indiana centers on Dillinger activity after a fatal ambush. Two highway patrolmen were shot during a routine check near four Ford V8s. Officer Cross was fatally wounded while McAllister survived. State and local agencies manhunt the four suspects and a woman.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Indiana
Harry ‘Bingham
Dillinger Detail
Fred McAllister
Gilbert Cross
Cross
McAllister
Workers reject NRA plan to settle Harriman hosiery strike
In Harriman Tennessee on July 16 a NRA proposal through A R Glancy to settle the strike by omitting one wage earner per family and rehiring 50 former workers was rejected by the workers committee. Joe Long and Mark Briggs said Glancy urged cooperation with strikers if rehired but the committee refused. The mills had closed after the NRA withdrew the recovery emblem over alleged failure to bargain with the strikers.
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Harriman
Tenn
A. R.glancy
NRA
Blue Eagle
Joe Long
Glancy
Washington Hie
Long
Troutie
Mark Briggs
Coercion in TERA voting is tabooed in Nashville
July 16 bulletin from Col. Walter L. Simpson, chief of TERA, warns immediate discharge for any county administrator, relief worker, or engineer who coaxes relief beneficiaries to vote for a candidate. He denies rumors that TERA staff threaten loss of relief or jobs to influence votes, and asserts continued relief regardless of election outcomes. Copies sent statewide.
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Nashville
TERA
Cal
Walter L. Simpson
Simpson
Knoxville
Tennessee
Watches PONCA CITY . Okla swimming pool built by Lew Wentz
Oil millionaire Lew Wentz funded a $95,000 swimming pool in Ponca City Oklahoma. He observes the crowds of swimmers with apparent enjoyment but never enters the water himself.
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Ponca City
Okla
Lew Wentz
Mass Labor Strikes Involve 75 000 Men
The Pacific coast longshoremen strike escalates into a mass labor wave threatening widespread walkouts across Pacific ports. San Francisco sees rationing of food other than milk and bread, transport halts, and streetcar service stopped. Four thousand National Guardsmen join operations as Oakland plans a mass strike affecting interurban lines. Portland unions push for action unless waterfront demands are met. Tacoma reports cargo on Alaska carriers. Seattle notes citizen concerns as coverage continues on page six.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Pacific
San Francisco
National Guardsmen
Oakland
Transbay
Portland
Tacoma
Alaska
Seattle
Emer
Johnson Moves in Pacific Coast Waterfront Strike
Portland, July 16. General Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator, urged peaceful arbitration in the Pacific coast water front dispute that threatened a general strike in Portland as in San Francisco. Johnson planned to fly to San Francisco while Portland union policy committees prepared to call a walkout. About 60 unions reportedly voted to strike unless employers agree to arbitrate differences with maritime unions.
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Portland
Ore
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Seven Killed In Airplane Disasters Across United States
A string of crashes yesterday killed seven people. In Montana near Glasgow a flight with Lincoln Neb r individuals D H Campbell Alva H Andrews and Dr P F W Ryman ended in a collision. pilot Ryman among the dead. James Erickson, 45, and a fourth Montana rancher were also victims. Elsewhere Kirkwood Missouri and St Louis saw two deaths as Alien Walker Eugene Foertner perished in wrecks during takeoff and a separate Baltimore crash killed 18 year old Gail Klinefelter while aiding rebuild efforts.
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Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
D. H. Campbell
Alva H. Andrews
PF. W. Ryman
Glasgow
Mont
James Erickson
Montana
Ryman
Alien Walker
Eugene Foertner
Kirkwood
St. Louis
Jack Stenby
Gail Klinefelter
Baltimore
Jane Delong to face cross examination in Hollywood morals case
Los Angeles July 16 Jane Delong a film extra who recently survived a suicide attempt faced cross examination by defense attorneys seeking to prove that Dave Allen and Gloria Marsh were framed in a public morals case. Delong testified about an alleged wild party on April 26 and said she loved Miss Marsh while expressing remorse for putting her in a painful position.
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Los Angeles
Jane Detong
Film Extra
Hollywood
Dave Allen
Gloria Marsh
Gloria
Arthur Veitch
Miss DeLong
Allen
Central Caating Corporation
Miss Marsh
Alabama Textile Workers Set to Strike Tomorrow
Alabama textile workers totaling about 22 000 will walk out of mills in a coordinated strike amid demands for a 30 hour week a $12 minimum for that week elimination of the stretch out and speed up policies reinstatement of laid off workers and union recognition. The strike was authorized by a newly organized Alabama Textile Council representing United Textile Workers of America with a date to be announced 12 hours before departure. The union cites wage and job protections while manufacturers warn of possible indefinite mill closings.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama State Textile Council
Alabama
Alabama Textile
United Textile Workers of America
Scott Roberts
Alabama Cotton Manufacturers Association
John Dean
Unon
NRA
Doctor Barr Golf Balls Melt In 111 Degree Heat
In Topeka on Sunday, Dr. J F Barr left his golf bag in the sun while he dined. When he returned an hour and a half later, eight balls showed softened casings and had run together due to the extreme heat.
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Topeka
East
J. F. Barr
San Francisco Quieted by Mass Labor Walkout and Guards
San Francisco and the Bay Area faced a mass labor strike paralysis with 1.8 million residents affected. 9,000 more national guardsmen moved from San Luis Obispo to reinforce the waterfront amid fears of hunger and disorder as streetcars and transportation halted. Police and guards patrolled, groceries faced shortages, and only essential services remained in operation while authorities urged calm and preparations for potential further actions.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Commersia
Price
National
San Luis Obispo
Genera
Angelo Rossi
San
Portland
Ore
East Bay
Cilles
Saerages
San Franciscian
Aix
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