League Ready to Act Peace talks Face Hurdles
Geneva reports show the League of Nations wary of bold moves over the Italo Ethiopian dispute. England is urged for forceful action at a crucial session while Scandinavian states push to protect smaller nations. Ethiopian and Italian sides debate scope of a commission inquiry and a full council discussion.
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Joseph FE. Sharkey
Associated Preas
Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
League
England
Council
Lkely
League Assembly
Special Council
Anthony Eden
Eden
East Africa
Root of Dispute League
Commission
Haile Selassie
Tratian
Conciliation Commission
Scheveningen
Netherlands
Walual
Swamp Murder Solved by Woman's Confession
CHICAGO July 30 assistant state's attorney Charles Dougherty announced Mrs. Evelyn Smith a former burlesque dancer confessed early this morning that she alone killed Ervin Lang cut off his legs and with the aid of her Chinese husband Harry Jung threw his body into a swamp near Hammond Indiana after eight hours of questioning. The confession followed a confrontation with Blanche Dunkel Langs mother in law and alleged instigator of the slaying who had claimed Smith was hired for $500 with $100 paid as a retainer.
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Chicago
Charles 5. Dougherty
Evelyn Smith
Ervin Lang
Harry Jung
Hammond
Ind
Dougherty
Thomas Kelly
Smith
Dunkel
Lang
Weather Forecast Patchy Changes Across States
Tennessee to Virginia North Carolina and Kentucky show generally fair conditions with slight temperature rises.Wednesday night may bring showers in northern Virginia and northwest North Carolina. Some locales in Kentucky could see isolated thundershowers Wednesday afternoon.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Northeast
Farm electricity work under way in Elba Alabama
Governor Bibb Graves helped inaugurate Alabama's first rural electrification project near Elba serving 43 farm families. The five mile line, costing 10200, runs toward Curtin and will reach 45 families in the resettlement area. Alabama REA aims to promote appliance sales to extend benefits nationwide under a 500 mile planned program.
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Elba
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Graves
Gordon Persons
Alababama Rural Rehabilitation Authority
Curtin
Thad Holt
Fi Newsreel Cumularmnan
Alabama Rea
Educator Dr. Williams Dies After Prolonged Illness
Dr. Williams, president of Missouri Trateernity and founder of its school of journalism, died at his home after a long illness.
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Dr. Williams
Missouri Trateernity
School of Journalism
School President Walter Williams Dies at 71
Columbia Missouri reports the death of Dr. Walter Williams longtime Missouri University president and founder of its journalism school He died at his home at 71 after a long illness His funeral is planned for tomorrow in Columbia buried at Columbia Cemetery Williams led the University from 1931 until resigning a month ago He was known as Americas ambassador of goodwill and author of several journalism and Missouri history books and his journalism curriculum shaped many programs in use today The note from London credits him as a worldwide mourned figure in journalism circles.
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Dr. Williams
Missouri University
School of Journalism
Columbia Cemetery
Williams
Sara Lockwood Williams
Edwin Moss Williams
New York
John F. Rhodes
Kansas City
Boonville
University
Columbia Herald
Missouri
America
London
Alan Pitt Robbins
Britis Institute of Journals
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
School of Tourism
Columbia
Institute
Robbing
Plan Georgia Road Program Without Government Funds
Georgia state highway department releases nearly 3.09 million dollars for construction after funds were held up in a dispute with officials. Board chairman W. B. Wilburn calls for bids on a 1.6 million road and bridge program with contracts likely awarded on a 1.15 million schedule. A federal bid of 67 thousand dollars for 3.2 miles of the Atlanta McDonough road was rejected. Whitley Construction Company of LaGrange submitted a 55 thousand dollar low state bid. About 450 thousand dollars of the program targets the Ball's Terry bridge area, amid ongoing federal-state contention over project approvals and engineering revisions.
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Atlanta
Georgia State Highway Department
Indius
W. BE. Wilburn
Highway Board
Wilburn
Atlanta- McDonough
Whitley Construction Company
LaGrange
Williarns Id
Georgia
State Department
Nazi slacken campaign for racial purge in Germany
Nazi leadership under Adolf Hitler curbed ultra radical actions against Jews and political Catholicism to ease international backlash. The Volkischer Beobachter showed images of strikes in Sioux Falls and a lynching in Fort Lauderdale, with captions framing Germany as peaceful while unrest abroad persisted.
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Iy Guenther O. Beukert
Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Reich
Prinz
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Bremen
New York
Moscow
Sioux Falls
S. D
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Germany
Air Corps elated by air base plans in six defense areas
Washington July 30 high ranking army air corps officers welcomed the Wilcox air base bill awaiting presidential approval. It would authorize six new air bases costing 120 million dollars to be built in six defense areas with Alaska likely to be first and Fairbanks a leading candidate. Portland Seattle and cities in Western NC SC or Northern GA compete for other sites.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Alaska
Fairbanks
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Seattle
Denver
Salt Lake City
Fordalia
Albuqurque
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Air Corps
New
Lingland
East
Nston
Orane
Haver
Goncord
NFL
Wilcox
Miamii
Fla
New Tax Bill Ready to Put Before House
The $27 million tax measure approved by the House Ways and Means Committee aims to broaden wealth distribution per President Roosevelt's plan. Democrats supported the bill 17 to 7, with Republicans opposing. Doughton urged floor action, eyeing passage by weekend or early next week.
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Clarence
ML Wright
Associated Frown
Washington
Benes Ways and Means
Doughton
D - NC
Roosevelt
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Lamneck
Dohio
Free journalist kidnapped in Inner Mongolia released
Dr Herbert Mueller a German journalist kidnapped three weeks earlier reached Poachang in Inner Mongolia after being found naked and requesting trousers His former companion Gareth Jones remained in captivity with a ransom deadline passed American and British officials pressed for his release as Bandit attacks in Manchuria continued with reports of slayings on the Hsinking Tumen line and other abductions including John Goette
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Isalgan
Inner Mongolia
Herbert Mueller
Poachang
Here
Gareth Jones
Manchester Guardian
David Lloyd George
Tokyo
Rengo
Hainking
Manchoukuo
Renga
Hsinking
Wasa
John Goette
Peiping
FDR allocates funds for health study and education
President Roosevelt allot 3,450,000 work relief dollars to the Public Health Service for a chronic disease survey. Surgeons General Cum mings says the project will employ about 3,500 relief workers and include canvassing, limited exams, and a survey of medical facilities. Hopkins announces continued adult education under relief with 12 00 teachers in summer schools and 2,000,000 adults projected to enroll.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Public Health Service
Hugh S. Cumming
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Hopkins
Puec Wight
Tennessee House Debates Cattle Disease Funds in Budget
Tennessee lawmakers clash over a 35 350 appropriation for cattle disease control within the general budget. Governor McAlister’s stance against increases prompts balancing cuts to forestry and employment programs as the house meets to vote item by item.
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Nashville
House
James H. Cummings
Cannon
McAlister
Ernest McAdams
Marshall
Cummings
Brack R. Sams
Sullivan
Sams
Senate
Planning Board
Employment Bureau
State Employment Service
Federal Works Fund
Howell Buntlin
Madison
West Tennessee Supreme Ramart
Supreme Court
Sue KE
Hicks Rheai
Tara Ui
T. L. Stewart
12Th Chancery Division
Cummmings
Rwann
Ana
Washout of Southern Plantations Triggers Erosion Project
Washington reports that land utilization division of Professor Tugwell s resettlement administration will acquire and consolidate eroded South Carolina plantations once owned by notable families such as Calhoun Ravenel Pickens and Anderson. About 10 000 acres with options for 35 000 more lie around Fort Hill near three rivers Keowee Twelve Mile and Seneca.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tutwell
Carolina
Southland
Tug~well
Calhouns
Ravenels
Pickenses
Andersons
Cherrys
Claytons
South Carolina
Keowee
Twelve-Mile
Seneca
Fort Hill
John C. Calhoun
Revenels
John Ewing Calhoun
South
Ravenel Mansion
Charleston
Floride Calhoun
Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Union
Anderson
Robert Anderson
Jeader
Maverick
Texas
Cherry
Paul Hamilton Mayne
James Robbertson
Nashville
Daniel Boone
Marie Antoinette Necklace Taken in Daylight Robbery
In New York during rush hour two robbers bound two clerks and fled with a ruby necklace claimed to have adorned Marie Antoinette plus other gems valued over 40 000 dollars from Nicolai Miller at 743 Fifth Avenue. The show window theft took ten minutes as pedestrians marched by and traffic snarled.
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New York
Marie Antoinette
Nicolai Miller
Fifth Avenue
Sfth Street
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Mrs. Smith
Knoxville
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Durham
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Southern Railway
Norris Dare Reservoir
Vilroad
Claiborne
Grainger
Norris Dam
Plan Georgia
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James A. Gathiher
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Arthur tPnten Schultat Flehenheimer
Rocco di Larmi
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Charles B. Sherrill
International Olympic Committee
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