Nation In Grip Labor Unrest
National labor tension spreads across cities as strike actions flare. Chicago stockyards face possible broader shutdowns with live stock dying of thirst and government inspectors amid debates on arbitration. Aluminum workers near agreement, while Minneapolis and Seattle see peace plans and guard contingents evaluated.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Gore
Io Coast
Minneapolis
O'son
Aluminum Company of America
American Federation of Labor
Great Lakes
Boo Ames
Union Carbide Anl Carbon Corporation
Hammond
Weather highlights fair with warm trend across states
Tennessee faces generally fair skies with warm conditions tonight and Thursday. Scattered afternoon thundershowers are possible Thursday, cooler Thursday night, and in the northwest region Thursday afternoon. Virginia may see local thunder showers tonight and Thursday with cooler Thursday night and in extreme north Thursday afternoon. Readings show yesterday’s high 10, low 61, with no rain on both dates.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Texas coast hit by powerful hurricane gale
Shrieking gales lashed the Texas coast between Port O’Connor and Port Lavaca as tides rose and warnings spread from Morgan City to Brownsville. Coast guardsmen ferried warnings to campers and residents while 18 people marooned at San Luis Pass and several guardsmen isolated near Freeport. The hurricane gusts surged to about 30 miles an hour, then varied, with fishing boats smashed along the Port Arthur region and offshore stations hampered by disrupted communications.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Galveston Island
Coast Guard
San Louis Pass
Freeport
Thanas
Voloyhong
O'Cannor
Aransas Pass
Boama
Preeport
Hitler Elevates Black Shirts to Higher Social Rank
An official order from Munich elevates the Schutz Staffel to independent status within the Nazi Party, recognizing their service and aligning them with the party hierarchy. The move follows the June purge of revolting ranks and signals greater reliance on the SS as elite bodyguards and an internal power shift.
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Hitler
Schutz Staffel
Munich
Storm
Viktor Lutzz
Reichsfuhrer
Timmler
Indictment Sought in Held Kidnapping Case
WARTBURG Tenn July 23 A Roane County grand jury heard evidence that Fred G Held vice president of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers was kidnapped in Harriman and released in Morgan County with a warning not to return He was taken from a passing train near Harriman after a hosiery mill closure and later conferring with striking workers The attorney general said the grand jury will likely report on the case and the incident appears tied to the mill closure and workers who lost their jobs
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Wartburg
Tenn
Mina Morgan County
Fred G. Held
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Marriman
Morgan County
Held
Jesse L. Rommis
Roane County
Harriman
Ror
Grand Jury
New Conflict Threatens to Trouble Chancellor Hitler
Berlin July 25 The Stahlhelm an aviation of war veterans and the Nazi storm troops face a fresh clash over Colonel Konstantin Hierl edicts barring camp executives from Stahlhelm membership The move risks forcing Hitler to choose between followers led by Hierl and conservatives led by Franz Seldte amid long standing feuds since the June 30 purge and earlier storm troop demands for dissolution.
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Berlin
Stahlhelm
Hitler
Konstantine Hierl
Stadlhelm
Hierl
Franz Seldte
Chanector Hitler
Seldite
Hundreds See Gunman Body in Mooresville Funeral
In Maywood Indiana on July 25 the body of outlaw John Dillingery known as the Wooden Gun lay in state at his sister's home as curious crowds passed the casket. His bullet wounds were hidden by plastic surgery and locals who knew him from boyhood filed past in Mooresville where the funeral home held the viewing.
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Maywood
Ind
Wooden Gun
John Dillingery
Mooresville
Johnny
Criticism of TERA On Plan in Knoxville Factory
Nashville July 25 Walter L Simpson state emergency relief administrator said he still receives numerous protests against TERA operation of a Knoxville furniture factory The protests come from furniture manufacturers and associations He said plans for the plant go forward It will employ 400 jobless furniture workers and supply household furnishings to relief families An outlaw body story mentions a notorious son shot by federal agents in Chicago drawing crowds in Mooresville Indiana and continued on page three John Dillinger Sr referenced
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Nashville
Walter L. Simpson
TERA
A. Furniture
Knoxville
Chicago
Mooresville
Indianapolis
John’ Dillinger
Dillinger Death Portraits Highlight Page Three
A page three feature presents Dillinger in death along with key figures linked to his demise, mapping the players and events surrounding the notorious outlaw's end.
Constable Race Set For August 2 In Sullivan County
In Sullivan County’s 22 civil districts the August 2 general election will feature a hot constable race. In the 11th district Jingsport Edward L Overbay withdrew in favor of George M Frazier, leaving six candidates including Frazier Homer Luster A J Crawford R J Lane Elmer Robison and David M Shelley. The 15th district also draws four contenders Walter Chinouth incumbent Lofa D Fink James Conklin and N W Whetsel. In the 12th district Monty Upchurch seeks re election alongside Carl N Benfield. Dave Pierce faces George W Fish in the 13th district. Three candidates run in the fifth district Joe A Leonard Dowell Slaughter and Henry Tallman. The eighth district lists Carl Cot.
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Sullivan County
Jingsport
Edward L. Overbay
George M. Frazier
Overbay
Frazier
Walter Chinouth
Lofa D. Fink
James Conklin
N. W. Whetsel
J Ba
Monty” Upchurch
Carl N. Benfield
Dave Pierce
George W. Fish
Joe A. Leonard
Dowell Slaughter
Henry ‘Tallman
Carl Cot
Thomas gives up after slaying wife and Steele
In Little Rock suburb Pulaski County jail, 32-year-old R B Thomas surrendered after admitting he fatally shot his wife, 25, and Horace Fletcher Steele, 32, a cigar store owner. He said the quarrel followed Steele and his wife and claimed he began the killings last month after discovering them together. The couple had a seven-year marriage and a six-year-old daughter.
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Little .Rock
Ark
B. Thomas
Thomas
Ats
Little Rock
Horace Fletcher Steele
Steele Aune Thomas
Steele
Pulaski County
Bible Banging Case Reaches Court in Philadelphia
Magistrate Costello labels Bible bangers as disorderly. Attorney Francis M. Smith appeals a $40 fine after a heated hearing where a Bible used to swear witnesses was banged on the magistrate’s desk.
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Philadelphia
Costello
Francis M. Smith
Freed in murder case ends long probe in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco press report notes Millard Hickman, 45, a marine engineer, is acquitted of the May strangling of Louise Jeppesen in Golden Gate Park after a one hour and forty nine minute jury deliberation. The death penalty had been sought. Hickman remained composed until the verdict.
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San Francisco
Louise Jeppesen
Millard Hickman
Ogden
Utah
Golden Gate Park
Hickman
Jong
Divorce Granted Over Family Car Rivalry
Mrs. Rietta J. Yarberth named the family automobile as respondent in a divorce suit against Joseph J. Harberth. Judge George W. Moore granted the divorce after Mrs. Harberth testified she asked her husband to choose between her and the car, and he chose the car. She said he devoted more time to the vehicle than to her.
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Pittsburgh
Rietta J. Yarberth
Joseph J. Harberth
George W. Moore
Campbell Threatens Arrest Over Improper Attire in Pierce City
City Marshal J Campbell vows to arrest women in backless dresses and any person shirtless in public. Ordinance enforcement targets streets and public spaces, signaling a strict dress code and public order stance in Pierce City.
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Pierce City
J. “Li | Campbell
Heat Wave Fails to Harm Crops in County
Despite a hot spell and temperatures over 100 degrees for eight days, county agent C. G. Baker says rainfall in the past two weeks has protected crops statewide. Corn looks strong and other products are in good condition. extended heat threatens future losses but relief is forecast for the Midwest.
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C. G. Baker
Silver lining appears for financial clouds of South
Silver lining grows in southern cities as officials cite higher delinquent tax collections more revenue from business and keener budgeting. Nashville reports a black ink year while Sagant Ga brings no new debt. Jacksonville Fla shows tax receipts improving, and New Orleans La trims costs and reduces debt by about four million dollars over four years.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Tenn
Aah
Jacksonville
Pla
C. W. Hendley
New Orleans
Gail Miles Pratt
Austrian Chancellor Shot in Nazi Putsch Turmoil
Vienna reports Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss seriously wounded during a Nazi coup attempt. Nazis seized the chancellery while royal fascist and federal troops flooded Ballhausplatz. Prince Ernst von Starhemberg led a counteraction as reports conflicted over Dollfuss’s fate and government control.
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Wade Werner
Associated Press
Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Dollfuss
Heiwehr
Oeid
Emil Fey
Karwinsky
Reimwehr
Acimwehr
Fey
Risteen
Anton Rintelen
Rome
Neéussacdier
Storm
Rausplatz
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Chancellor Dollfuss
Washington
Perkins
William F. White
Robert Pilkington
Labor Department
White
Pilkington
Chicago Regional Labor Board
New Labor Relations Board
John T. Raulston
Dayton
Mergan County
Dillinger
Girl In Red
Constable
Homer Luster
A. J. Crawford
R. J. Lane
Elmer Robinson
David M Shelley
Lever
Hickman Freed
Jeppesen
Fetros
Seriou
Rene Penn
Brushy Mountain
Emmett Branshaw
Bledsoe County
W. EB. Townsend
State Trading v and Agricultural School For
Maryland
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Senate
Hoe
Baker
Mid
Pacific Coast
South
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