Hit Skip Truck Driver Sought In Fatal Crash
Authorities in two states blocked highways into Knox ville and North Carolina cities to hunt a hit and run truck driver after a fish truck sideswiped a Bristol area driver on U S 11 E near Bluff City. Dana Harmon Oliver 27 of Bristol died at a Bristol hospital from loss of blood and shock. Two women in the car suffered minor injuries. Police traced three fish trucks to Newport then disappeared. Oliver had worked at Arthur J Scherin Co tannery and leaves a widow and son Richard plus parents and two brothers. Funeral services set for Bristol.
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Bluff City
Dana Harmon Oliver
Bristol
Oliver
Knoxville
North Carolina
Johnson City
Jack Booker
Booker
H. K. Pyle
Joe K. Anderson
Sullivan
Oliver Machine
Tennessee
Greeneville
Newport
Anderson
Stacey
Lawrence
Floyd Street
Weather forecast summary for several states
Generally fair and warm in Tennessee and North Carolina tonight and Tuesday. Virginia expect occasional showers and warmer conditions in the extreme northeast, cooler in central areas. Kentucky stays fair and warm tonight, with local afternoon thunder showers Tuesday and cooler temperatures afterward.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Eleanor Holm Jarrett Stays in Berlin for Olympics
Mrs Eleanor Holm Jarrett 22 year old backstroke swimmer remains in Berlin for the Olympics despite controversy over conduct en route. She accepted offers including a vaudeville tour and a writing assignment for an American syndicate, and will not travel home with the main American team before August 19.
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Eleanor Holm Jarrett
New York
Arthur Jarrett
U. S
Stamburg
Germany
Avery Brundage
American Olympic Committee
Jarrett
U. 5
Berlin
Ize
Olympic
Shipbord
United States
Guattavus T. Kirby
Im Berlin
Moon
Roosevelt
Eleanor
Halm Jarrett
Golfer Stuns Caddy at Jefferson County Course
Plays Singleton at Watertown New Jersey tees off from Greenburg Pa and sends a 160 yard shot into the shirt pocket of Bernard Singleton a caddy. Singleton was uninjured.
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Singleton
Senator McKellar Attacks Browning on TVA Amendment
Senator K D McKellar charges that Gordon Browning in Congress offered an amendment to the Tennessee Valley Authority Bill, aimed to benefit private power interests, potentially nullifying the TVA by allowing government projects to be leased to power firms with rates set by the Federal Power Commission. Continued in part eight.
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Nashville
K. D. McKellar
Gordon Browning
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
McKellar
Federal Power Commission
Federal
Madrid
Valencia
Malaga
Seville
Cadiz
Algeciras
Historian's Wife Prefers African Expedition Plans
Mrs Roy Chapman Andrews wife of the American Museum of Natural History director favors joining an African expedition over the Gobi desert. She cites comfort and gear logistics, noting Africa allows bags to carry equipment. The Andrews traveled three and a half months in the Orient to assess Mont Folia expeditions amid China tensions.
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New York
Roy Chapman Andrews
American Museum of Natural History
Africa
Gobi Desert
Andrews
Orient
China
Mont Folia
San Sebastian Too Dangerous for Diplomats
Bloodshed looms as 161 Americans stranded in Madrid seek escape from San Sebastian. Ambassador Bowers moves chancery to Fuenterrabia while a coast guard cutter ferries staff and records to safety. The Quincy heads to Alicante to aid refugees aiming for Valencia and foreign ports.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Associated Press
Washington
Spain
Claude G. Bowers
San Sebastian
Madrid
United States Coast Guard
Coyage
Fuenterrabia
State Department
Addis Ababa
Memeers
Legation
Bowers
Eric C. Wendelin
Valencia
United States
Hendaye
France
Bay of Biscay
Fresort
American Coast Guard
Hallett Johnson
St. Jean de Tour
Mackerrahia
Ohe
Teac
Oklahoma
Bayonne
Santander
Bilbao
Convict to Fight Extradition Move in Bank Burglary Case
Carl B. Chilton, 41, of Cleveland, declares he will fight extradition to Oklahoma to complete a two year reformatory sentence for a bank burglary in 1913 termed a kid's prank. Authorities say he escaped as a youth and is sought by state reformatories. governors weigh pardon or parole considerations amid concerns on prison discipline.
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Cleveland
Charles OQ. Nevel
Chilton
Oklahoma
Nevel
L. V. Warlick
Oklahoma State Reformatory
Granite
Warlick
Martin L. Davey
Land
Marland
Oklas
Tre
Cilyan, Okla, National Bank
Government drives to wipe out revolt reported with victories
An Associated Press dispatch from New York July 27 notes fascist banners over half of Spain amid civil war tensions. It highlights looming global conflict across Europe Asia and Africa, with leaders like Lindbergh Mussolini and Stalin warning of widespread war and rising militarism shaping the world.
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Spain
Europe
Asia
Africa
Flict
Corne
Charles A. Lindbergh
Berlin
Mussolini
Stalin
Clues Emerge in Clevenger Death Case
Frankie Gilbreth describes a soft spoken cultured voice as a Boston stenographer reports hearing a sharp scream and a pitcher sound from Helen Clevenger's hotel room. Sheriff Brown guards next move as lawyer Guy Weaver claims he was jailed then released.
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Asupville
N.C
Helen Clevenger
Laurence E. Brown
Guy Weaver
4Y. L. Clevenger
Boston
Mass
Lydia Everson
Coughlin Denies Urging Farm Debts Repudiation
In Hankinson North Dakota Rev Charles E Coughlin said he did not urge farmers to repudi ate debts if William Lemke fails to win the presidency He claimed a prior report misquoted him and stated repudiation would be forced only if aid to farmers is not provided He criticized the world wars public and suppress systemic leaders for the misreporting
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Chicago
Charles E. Coughlin
William Lemke
Union’ Party
Hankinson
N. D
Ari Dres Stem
Detroit
WN. D
William Jemke
Hapsburg Purse Rejuvenated in Vienna Restitutions
In Vienna, July 37, a chancellery official announced partial restoration of confiscated Hapsburg property. Property including ix apartment houses and shares valued about 2 million dollars passed to agents of Archduke Otto. Legitiminis had deemed Otto legitimate but faced poverty, while his sisters suffered shortages.
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Vienna
Hepshare
Otto
Legitiminis
Train Crash Kills Nine From One Family
Nine members of a Hamilton family, including five children, died when their car collided with a train. A survivor, Drucilla Fenewein, was listed in fair condition. Coroner Coole blamed an unguarded crossing with no warning signals. burial plans moved to a Hamilton cemetery.
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Hamilton
Walter Seward
Norman Schweitzer
Seward
Charlotte Anne
Edward A. Schweitzer
Schweitzers
David Vogan
Newcastle
Charles Lee Vogan
Harlan Eugene Seward
Patricia Ann Jenewein
Drucilla Fenewein
Patricia Ann
Coole
Karpis and Fitzgerald Get Life Terms in Hamm Kidnapping
Alvin Karpis and Charles Fitzgerald were sentenced to life in prison for the 1933 William Hamm Jr kidnapping in St. Paul. Judge M M Joyce called the crime one of the most heinous in law, with Karpis and Fitzgerald pleading guilty, while co-conspirator Peifer claimed innocence.
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Ist
Paul
Alvin Karysis
Charles Fitzgerald
William Hamm, Jr
Feders
M. M. Joyce
Karpis
Jack Peifer
Peifer
St. Paul
Alcatraz
Calif
Fitzgerald
Wimbledon Davis Cup bids and pre tennis doubles match
In Wimbledon action the Australian pair Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist won the first set 6-4 against Charles Hughes and Pat Tuckey as part of the doubles contest to lift the Davis Cup challenge from Finland. England leads 2-0 after Perry and Bunny Austin swept singles. Advertising Age cites a July week with U.S. newspaper ad pages up 38 percent from 1935, totaling 13,555,890 lines and year to date 477,701,231 lines, ahead 2.2 percent.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Finland
Jack Crawford
Adrian Quist
Charles Hughes
Pat Tuckey
Fred Perry
H. W.bunny
Austin
England
Chicago
Advertising Age
Queen Mary Sets Record But Fails At Atlantic Speed
Great Britain's Queen Mary arrived in New York after the fastest Europe to New York crossing by a steamship, but skipper Sly Edgar Britten declined the Atlantic supremacy title. France's Normandie still holds the blue ribbon with a longer, quicker route and higher average speed.
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New York
Juy
Great Britain
Europe
Sly Edgar Britten
France
Die
Southampton
Sherbourg
Nantucket
Edgar
Rebels Push Plans to Starve Out Citizens of Capital City
Refugees from Madrid flee toward Alicante on a British destroyer as loyal government forces claim gains against the insurrectionists. Reports from the front describe battles near Toledo and the Guadarrama range, with fears of a growing food shortage and Madrid’s fall looming over the civil war.
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Capital City
Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Alicante
Nhich
State Department
Claude G. Bowers
San Sebastian
Gibraltar
San Roque
Guadaryama
Toledo
Nota
United Stat
Oniney
Poshin
Malaga
Washington
New England College
Vigo
Germany
London
Mallorca
Guadarrama
Marid
High Command
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Dana Oliver
Frank D. Rule
Kingsport Times
al Ad
Ibeauty
TVA
Parc
Stanley F. Richardson
Quincy
Ohio
Associated Press Foreign Service
Press Association
John Evans
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Clevenger
Ravisher
Clevenger Free
Frankie
Gilbreth
Coughlin
Hapsburg
Hamm
Atlantic
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