Diplomats plan to quit capital of Ethiopia
Foreign diplomats in Addis Ababa reportedly plan to move legations to Djibouti as Italy and Ethiopia edge toward possible war. The move follows Haile Selassie’s call to fight for independence and tensions over Italian demands.
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Ethiopia
Rome
Addis Ababa
England
France
la Starapa
Turin
Djibouti
Djbouti
Eric Dumond
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Ji Duce
Paul de Chambrun
Mussolini
Popolo D'Italia
Milan
Addia Ababa
Italy
la Stampa
Haile Selassie
Il Messagero
Weather outlook with storms across several states
Tennessee expected showers tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Virginia and North Carolina forecast fair tonight, then isolated thunder showers Tuesday in eastern and central areas, with some overnight activity in the west. Kentucky mostly cloudy with local showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday and minor temperature changes.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Aimee Semple McPherson's Daughter Leaves Arkansas
Roberta Semple, daughter of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, is seen in Little Rock with a portable typewriter heading toward an unannounced Arkansas Ozarks destination. She plans to go native to gather material for fall and wine for Angelus Temple radio broadcasts from Los Angeles.
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Arkansas
Ozarks
Roberta Semple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Little Rock
Roberta
Angelus Temple Station
Los Angeles
Maniac Is Hunted Attacks Children in Anniston
Anniston police pursue a bearded man in overalls suspected of a two hour rampage injuring four youths. Victims James Hubbard 18 Gladys Grey 14 Willie Roberts 12 and Boyd Hammond 7 fractured skulls. A former inmate is in custody for questioning but claims an alibi. The search continues as residents aided victims near the aunt’s home after the Saturday night attacks.
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Anniston
Alfa
P. W. Cotton
James Hubbard
Gladys Grey
Willie Roberts
Boyd Hammond
Hubbard
Miss Grey
Pearl Smith
Roberts
Pune
Bans Tighten on Catholic Youth in Palatinate
Berlin reports July 22 that fresh prohibitions strike Catholic youth groups in the Palatinate. Garb, flags, emblems, and all athletic activities are banned, signaling broader nationwide action. Nazi press brands political Catholicism as a prime enemy while anti Jewish campaigns intensify.
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Rudolph Josten
Associated Prrest Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Berlin
Palatinate
Germany
Reichfuehrer
Hitler
Voelkisicher Beobachter
Reichsfueheer
Hans
Portraits for Rainey likeness spark House committee
Washington July 22 The house library committee eyeing a suitable likeness of late Speaker Henry T. Rainey has received portraits monthly, with Paul Trebilcock of Chicago newest and Howard Chandler Christy among applicants. The panel prefers a vigorous midlife Rainey, rejects a tired look, and offers $2,500 to the chosen artist.
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Washington
House Library Committee
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Paul Trebilcach
Chicago
B. Egley
Keller
D-Ill
Howard Chandler Christy
Rainey
Wedding Dress Murderer Executed At Rockview Prison
Saerman Strawser, 29, was electrocuted at Rockview for the 192? killing of Charles Gable, a Leesburg-area farmer, to fund marriage plans. In his final words he said women can be a blessing and a curse. He claimed his girlfriend Ella Gillan influenced him. she and her parents were acquitted. Strawser’s intended bride would have been his third wife.
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Leo W. Sitarman
Associated Press
Bellefonte
Pic
Saerman Strawser
Floet
Strawser
Rockview Penitensise
Charles Gable
Jack
Ella Gilban
House of Correction
Gable
Pardon Board
Strawner
Gill
Newton Bingamain
Uniteates Abassidor
Black Sea
Shelokova
New Leisure Course Adopted by South Georgia Teachers
NEW COURSE FOR LEISURE STATESBORO Ga July 22 A course in Leisure designed to teach students how to amuse themselves in their spare time is now part of the curriculum at the South Georgia Teachers Cab le Golf chess tap dancing ball room dancing crocketing music swimming tennis art and related pursuits are taught under the leisure training program by teachers or students expert in them Teachers say leisure courses are a part of the curriculum where class cutting isn t a problem.
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Statesboro
South Georgia Teachers Cable
Senate OKs LaFollette amendment to AAA bill quotas
Washington July 22 The Senate by 60 to 17 approved Senator LaFollette s plan to let the president impose import quotas to protect price gains under the farm program The move contrasts with the House approach which would have allowed tariffs and quotas on basic farm commodities Opponents led by Chairman Smith of the Agriculture Committee say it broadens protectionist policy Support came from many Democrats and Republicans including Senator Vandenberg Seventeen Democrats voted against the quotas with a cross section of Republicans and one Farmer Labor member in support Continued on page eight.
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Washington
Senate
LaFollette
House
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Luckless German may be deported from Palisades Interlakes Park
July 22 report from Palisades Interstate Park New Jersey details the plight of George Umbach, a penniless 23-year-old German resident, facing deportation after tragedy struck his family. He arrived in March 1934 with Ottilie Stufmann, 26, whom he married, and their infant died from malnutrition. They lived in Bronx poverty, then in a park tent and finally a five foot storm drain where a flood drowned the child. Umbach escaped but Ottilie perished. Police describe a desperate search and two rescuers who arrived too late.
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Palisades Interstate
Park
N. J
George Umbach
Umbach
United States
Ottilie Stufmann
University of Hamburg
Bronx
Xuy
Merlene Dietrich
Filmstar
Lases
Jo Ani
New Jersey
Madison
Wworris Kautenberg
Howard
New Problems Face Congress Borah to Fight
Washington reports a fierce fight over two $5 billion inflation measures linked to the administration tax bill. Senator Borah warns of added amendments while Senate leaders doubt action this session. Robinson and Barkley urge adjournment by August 15, noting most major bills are in conference.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Robinson
Barkley
Kentucky
Mine chief blamed for nine deaths in Kentucky explosion
A miners committee in Paintsville charges John F. Daniel, head of Kentucky’s department of mines and minerals, with responsibility for a fatal Van Lear explosion. A warrant alleges Daniel failed to enforce safety rules, citing only one fire boss at the mine. Daniel defends compliance, notes ongoing investigation and calls the blast a freak event due to gas.
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Paintsville
John F. Daniel
Lexington
State Department of Mines and Minerals
van Lear
Daniel
Johnson County
Olast
John H. Mollette
The
United Mine Workers
Mollette
Hazard
Drowning Murder Charge Hits Sutton Man in Lake Singletary
Newell P. Sherman, 26, a Sutton descendant and Whitinsville factory worker, pleaded not guilty to murder in the drowning of his wife Alice, 24, at Lake Singletary. He told investigators he drowned her to impress a 17-year-old girl, later retracting that tale during police questioning. He was ordered held without bail to await the August 19 grand jury in Fitchburg.
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Worcester
Mass
Newell P. Sherman
Sutton
Alice
Lake Singletary
Sherman
Fitchburg
Lewis Sherman
Edward J. McCarthy
Whitinsville
Riley
Religious strife escalates in Ireland amid Catholic Protestant clashes
In Belfast and across the border, violence rises as anti Catholic riots spark anti Protestant reprisals in the Free State. Nine killed by sniper fire, mobs burn Protestant and Masonic halls, prayers offered as troops guard. A bishop's letter urges peace and restraint.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Free State
All Ireland
Boyne
Down and Connor
Ulster
Missionaries Report Gunboat Fire At Huping College
American missionaries at Huping College in Yochaw Hankow say a Japanese gunboat fired on the school and residence on July 13 while cruising near Tungting Lake. Rev Edwin Beck of Tiffin Ohio reported the incident. no injuries. Japanese authorities offered no comment and the event was attributed by some to possible target practice.
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Hankow
Ching
American Missionary School
Huping College
Yochaw
Hunan Province
Tungting Lake
Edwin Beck
Tiffin
Ohio
The
Reformed Church of the United States
Philadelphia
Beck
Yangtze River
Bock
Secret North Pole Flight Shrouded in Mystery
Moscow reports a Soviet mystery plane planned a 6250 mile nonstop flight over the North Pole to San Francisco with a 7 p m takeoff. details and departure location remain secret as officials refuse information and the ambassador is left uninformed amid empty schedules.
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U. S
North Pole
Moscow
San Francisco
E.S.T
Senate Narrowly Defers Tax Bill On Franchise Cash Hit
Nashville reports a 17 to 12 senate vote deferring immediate action on the administration's franchise tax bill. Sen. Howell urged delaying to let payers have their say, citing heavy impact on East Tennessee industries in Elizabethton Kingsport and Chattanooga. Other leaders argued for delay to study the measure, with Davies and Morgan voicing budget and revenue concerns amid a broader push toward a budget showdown in Governor McAlister's program.
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Nashville
Senate
East Tennessee
Sam R. Howell
Washington
Howell
Elizeabethton
Kingsport
Chattanooga
John R. Todd, Jr
Sullivan
Fletcher R. Morgan
Hamilton
Morgan
Elmer Davies
Davidson
Teader
Fac
McAlister
Cavernor MerAlister
Nates
Elise Fas
Coopeaiions
Judd Geruvin
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Roberta Temple
Maniac
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Flo
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Grafton Barracks
New Bar President
William L. Ransom
New York
American Bar Association
James M. Beck
Ireland
Nene Hurt
Fusilade
Todd
Davies
Abernathy
Ashley
Boyd
Curden
Carter
Chambers
Elkins
Evins
Hale
Jones
Maxwell
Mosby
Sprouse
Thompson
Wright
Sper
Cate
Dodson
Fowler
Graves
Harris
Loveless
Laws
Trotter
Artin Jionsson
Benatar Ehaer Devin
Avidson
Marion Boyd
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