League Nations plans study of Ethiopian and Italian dispute today
In Geneva the League of Nations summoned members to an extraordinary council session to consider the Italy Ethiopia dispute and asked for replies on whether to meet July 31 or August 1. J A G Avenol urged nations to answer by noon tomorrow.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations Today
Italy
Ethiopia
J. A. G. Avenol
League
Nations
League Today
Avenol
Council
Addis Ababa
Scheveningen
Netherlands
League of Nations
Trial for Life Trial in Peoria for Gerald Thomp
Gerald Thomp faced a life trial in Peoria after being charged with ravishing a girl and leaving her dead in a cemetery. A jury selection concluded yesterday from a panel of 136 jurors.
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Gerald Thompin
Peoria
Thompson
Girl
Weather notes for Tennessee Virginia and surrounding states
Weather summary shows generally fair conditions with localized thunder showers. Tennessee and Kentucky expect fair to tonight with slight temperature changes. Virginia sees mostly clouds with showers in the south. North Carolina anticipates occasional showers tonight.
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Tennessee
South
Kentucky
Southeast
Hearing Opens in Hallmark Killing Case
State's Attorney Champion opened testimony in the Hallmark killing case aiming to seek the electric chair for Gerald Thompson. Jury selection included 12 tradesmen farmers and professionals, chosen with input from Mildred Hallmark's father, the victim. The proceedings, described as neighborly, featured familiar faces among principals and spectators.
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Precreati
Champion
Gerald Thompson
Sla
Mildred Hallmark
John Hallmark
Hallmark
Mildred
Ric Alto
Dhe Woul
Criticism and Praise for Great Tax Program
The Ways and Means Committee drafts a bill to fund the president's tax ideas, aiming for 150000 to 250600 thousand dollars annually. Critics from budget balancers and left-wing wealth advocates attack. supporters say it splits the difference between reform and revenue. Senate voices urge delaying action to January and dispute wealth redistribution as practical. The plan imposes heavier corporate profits tax, inheritance and gift taxes, higher surtaxes on top incomes, and taxes on dividends.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Walsh
D-Mass
Committee Democrats
Barge Sinking Sends Cast and Crew Off Santa Barbara
A barge built to resemble a square rigger sank during filming of Mutiny on the Bounty off Santa Barbara near San Miguel Island. One man, Glen Strong assistant cameraman, is missing while Coast Guard cutter Hermes and salvage tug retriever respond. The accident halted a water scene as a pump failure sent the vessel to the sea.
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Hollywood
Calif
Bounty
San Miguel Island
Santa Barbara
Glen Strong
Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Franchot Tone
United States Coast Guard
Hermes
San Pedro
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Negro CCC camps face mixed reception in southern towns
In Atlanta and other communities, white residents briefly protested plans to place Negro CCC camps. Major Sandling, CCC area commander, says objections eased as officers run the units efficiently. no untoward incidents have occurred and protests occurred mainly before camps opened.
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Atlanta
Leahery
Abibetta Nore Civitan Conservation Corps Couyph
Waelem
Mijer Fo Oo
CCC
Major Sandling
Corps
Anil Wayfishers
Merb
Lafburrew
George State Forester
Georgia
Major Sand
Spider Wins Many Bouts in Local Arena
Mobile readers follow "Helen" the fighting black widow spider as she faces a giant five inch tarantula in the arena. The tarantula was placed in the ring last night while Helen waited in her corner, shadow boxing near one edge.
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Mobile
Ala
Helen
Cysing
German Veterans Dissolved Today in Berlin
Berlin July 26 1933 the East Prussian Stahlhelm veteran group was ordered dissolved under the February 28 1933 law for the protection of the people and the state. All units and property are to be confiscated and the move accompanied a broader Nazi cleansing act targeting Jewish influence and political dissents. Jews barred from Olympic representation and Jewish sports clubs face dissolution amid worsening anti Semitic measures.
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Berlin
Stihlhelm
Erich Koch
Veterans’ Organization
Germany
American Legion
Hans Hinkel
Reich
Koch
Franz Seldte
Stahlhelm
Labor
Jewish Sports Club
Hans Hin
Haynes May Balk State Budget Bill in House
Nashville July 26. Speaker Walter M. Haynes, a powerful House figure, said he may oppose the administration appropriation bill when it comes before the House. He previously pushed the franchise tax through and aimed to keep his record clean on the $48,300,000 budget while signaling no strong bid to block the measure. He noted no difference with the governor on normal schools and stated the governor knows how he feels.
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Nashville
Walter M. Haynes
House
Haynes
Congress
Utility Lobby Probe Pushes New Evidence
Washington reporters note a senate lobby committee hearing after Representative Patton of Texas testifies about buying 3000 dollars in bonds while earning 3100 dollars this spring. A witness questions Patton carrying a small box from John W. Carpenter's hotel room before voting against a utility bill. Patton protests at the recall.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Patton
Democrat
Texas
John W. Carpenter
Texas Power and Light Company
E. V. Sellers
NRA
Carpenter
Robinson Attacks Opposition To FDR In Arkansas Speech
In Forrest City Arkansas Sen Joe Robinson denounces a “conspiracy to seize control of the government” by Fletcher Hastings Jouett Shouge and Long as he makes a swing through the state. He accuses the group of aiming to discredit Roosevelt and abandon progress with a return to Hoover era policies. He predicts passage of new deals measures including Social Security act and utility regulations.
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Forrest City
Ark
Joe TF. Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Fletcher
National Republican Committee
Hastings
Delaware
Long
Louisiana
Jouett Shouge
The
Liberty League
Robinson
National Democratic
Roosevelt
Combine
Hoover
Flays Long
Kitty Rescued From Fire Hydrant Vent
Philadelphia story reports mischievous children lured a cat into a fire hydrant vent. An SPCA agent turned on the water to wash the kitty out, ending the risky stunt.
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Philadelphia
Kitty
The
Society For the Preventing of
Italo Ethiopian Crisis Dominates Beale Street Talk
Memphis July 2 Beale Street residents discuss the Italo Ethiopian crisis with interest and prayers for Africa. Local figures like Lieut George W Lee note Ethiopia as a symbol of Black empowerment and pride, while readers follow dispatches and the topic divides attention from everyday concerns.
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Memphis
Beale Street
Berlestreet
Bretheren
Africa
Nat D. Williams
God
Shine Boys
Porters
George W. Lee
Ethiopia
Lee
Bryan Honored On 10th Anniversary Of Scopes Trial
Dayton Tennessee observes the tenth anniversary of William Jennings Bryan’s death and his defense of the Bible in the Scopes monkey trial. The case pitted science against religion with Darrow and others cross examining Bryan on the courtroom lawn. Bryan died days after Scopes was convicted, as the century’s defining clash over evolution and faith lingered.
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
John Thomas Scopes
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Arthur Garfield Hays
Dudley Field Malone
Rhea County
Darrow
William Jennings Bryan University
Hurley Dubs Democratic Plans a Frankenstein Monster
Patrick J. Hurley, secretary of war under Hoover, attacks the Democratic administration by calling its programs a Frankenstein monster that will bring about its destruction.
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Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
Hurley and Knox Attack Roosevelt In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Col Frank Knox publisher of the Chicago Daily News and Patrick J Hurley Hoover’s wartime secretary assail President Roosevelt and the New Deal. They denounce financing and promises of relief as actions undermining the constitution and predict a Democratic defeat in 1936.
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Los Angeles
Hoover
Palo Alto
Roosevelt
New Deal
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Supreme Court
Col. Knox
Oklahoma City
Patrick J. Hurley
Caesar
Hurley
Frankstein
Tennessee Rep Advances New Recovery Plan
Washington July 26 Rep Mitchell of Tennessee pushes a plan to hire unemployed back into private sector jobs with federal reimbursements. The measure would let the president contract with private employers to reduce relief rolls, potentially funding up to 1 billion dollars. A related idea seeks foreign showrooms funded by the government to promote American exports and shift exhibit space to manufacturers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rep
Mitchell
D-Tenn
House
Commerce Department
Kier
Senate Attack on Utility Lobby Halts Franchise Tax Vote
Tennessee Senate denounces the utility lobby as it votes to non concur in two House amendments on franchise tax assessments. Sen. George H. Cate condemns lobby influence, calls for an investigating committee, and warns the bill may be killed without administration concurrence. Conference committee to be named. railroads exempt from book-value provision.
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Nashville
George H. Cate
Davidson
Senate
House
Marion Boyd
Shelby
Cate
Capitol
Tennessee
Washington, D.C
Dullies
Railroad and Public Utilities Commissioner
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Finance Commissioner
James Cummings
Cannon
Harry Phillips
Bblic
House of Representatives
Leona Gilbert
Rerson
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