Landon defends labor policy in response to Thomas
Gov. Alf M. Landon writes Norman Thomas denying any plan to curb free speech or assembly for workers. He cites the 1935 Tri-State strike and troop use to maintain order while protecting peaceful labor meetings and picketing.
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Topeka
Eas
Alf M. Landon
Norman Thomas
London
Landon
Thomas
Kansas
Cherokee County
Adjutant General of
Tri-State
Missouri
Oklahoma
New York City
American Labor Movement
National Manufacturers’ Association
Weather forecast for Tennessee Virginia and North Carolina
Fair and cooler weather expected with showers possible in extreme southeast. Tennessee sees slightly cooler tonight and Friday. Virginia remains fair and cool through tonight and Friday. North Carolina faces cloudy skies tonight with cooler conditions, especially in the northwest, and continued cool and cloudy conditions in the north and eastern regions.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Post-Marital Loves Of Dr Thorpe Bared Today
A Hollywood physician Dr Franklyn Thorpe sues ex wife Mary Astor over alleged diary entries claiming an affair with a man named George. Nurse Nellie Richardson testifies as divorce proceedings focus on alleged immoral conduct and custody of Marylyn. The diary excerpts from February 1935 form the core of Thorpe's affidavit in the sensational case.
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Dr. Thorpe
Los Angeles
T-Marital Loves
Franklyn Thorpe
Four Post Today
Mary Astor
George
Vorce
Hollywood
Nellie Richardson
Thorpe
Marylyn
Miss Richardson
Miss Astor
Knox to Speak At Acceptance Tonight In Chicago
Col Frank Knox will accept the Republican vice presidential nomination in Chicago at 7:30 PM. The speech will outline the party's program if Knox becomes vice president, complementing Gov Alt Landon’s prior address in Topeka. About 50,000 on site and millions via radio are expected to hear the speech.
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Robert M. Yoder
Associated Press
Chicago
Col
Frank Knox
Rough Rider
Topeka
Alt M. Landon
Kansas
Chauncey _McCormick
Col. Knox
Polio Epidemic Declines in Deep South States
Health officials in Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi report hopes for a general recession of infantile paralysis amid nasal spray treatments and cooler weather. Four new Georgia cases and one death Wednesday raise total Georgia cases to 17 with three deaths. Alabama six cases and one death Wednesday Tennessee three Mississippi one.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Pensions Planned Says E. W. Palmer
E. W. Palmer of Kingsport told a Jackson crowd that Governor McAlister is drafting bills to enable Tennessee to join federal old age pension and unemployment insurance programs. Palmer urged tax reduction and election of a capable legislative body to push the plan, noting Tennessee would fund federal benefits for all taxpayers and their employees.
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Tennessee
McAlister
Jackson
Tenn
E. W. Palmer
Kingsport
Palmer
Kingsport Press
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
West Tennessee Farmers and Homemakers Institute
Nashville
General Assembly
Tennesseaust
Widow seeks divorce after husband assigns skunk task
Mrs. Margaret L. Jones told Judge Hebert Nesmith she had met the demands of matrimony until her husband William J. Jones set her to stuffing skunks. He argued it was too much, and she won a divorce.
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Wichita
Kas
Margaret L. Jones
Hebert Nesmith
William J. Jones
Ghost defied as Dunninger’s vigil ends in Yorkville
New York July 30 Joseph Dunninger, famed ghost skeptic, quit a vigil in a Yorkville four story tenement without seeing a genuine spirit. He offered a $10,000 prize to anyone proving a real ghost, while police and ghost hunters watched. Everett Davidson claimed an apparition, pointing to a red green light from a nearby laboratory.
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New York
Joseph Dunninger
Yorkville
Dunninger
East R6th Street
Phantom Watch
Hells
Everett Davidson
Davidson
WPA workers may continue until funds are exhausted
State WPA Director Harry S Berry says work on resettlement park projects can continue only while 1945 and 1936 funds last. A national rule requires 0 percent of laborers from relief rolls, else projects may close due to lack of eligible workers in Shelby Overton Pickett Wilson Carroll Henderson and surrounding counties. National Administrator Harry Hopkins must approve any regulation change.
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WPA
Ted
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Shelby
Overton
Pickett, Wilson, Carrol-Henderson
van Buren-Bledsoe
Madison-Hardeman-Chester Couneties
Clue Examined in Girl's Murder Case in Asheville
Asheville detectives turned to federal agents in the Helen Clevenger case. J Edgar Hoover said three Asheville officers handed over several pieces of evidence for chemists to study, a process that may break the case though specifics were not disclosed.
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Asheville
N. C
Fred Jones
Helen Clevenger
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Raleigh
Laurence E. Brown
Brown
William 5. Allen
New York University
Helen Cievenger
Hoover
Mae
Clevenger
Spain in Civil Strife as Europe Fears Involvement
A Paris and New York report through Associated Press notes Spain's thirteenth month of civil conflict. Rival factions including fascist and liberal powers weigh outcomes as Europe fears wider war. The unrest reflects long standing class tensions between peasants workers and elites in the 1931 republic era.
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John Evans
Associated Press
New York
Spain
Alfonse
Europe
Ford Plant Taken by Spanish Govt
The state department said American property in Spain was being protected while Madrid evacuation continued. Lynn W. Franklin reported progress in safeguarding property but warned communications were paralyzed and armed groups patrolled streets. Officials denied widespread confiscation of American assets beyond a few private cars, noting moratoriums on loans and limited withdrawals.
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Washington
Spain
State Department
United States
Madrid
Barcelona
Gansu
Lynn W. Franklin
Franklin
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
London
Eric C. Wendelin
Wendelin
Valencia
Fence Clash Between Man and Park Rangers In Tennessee
In Elemont Tennessee Pharis Trentham clashed with park rangers over land claimed by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials issued trespassing and defacing warrants as Trentham defended his fence build on disputed property. A preliminary hearing is set for August 7.
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Elemont
Tenn
Pharis Trentham
Pharis
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Levi
Trentham
Uncle Sam
Park Rangers
U. S
J. Pike Powers
Knoxville
J. W. Cooper
Highball Sippers Menaces on Alabama Highways
Dr. Seale Harris of Birmingham calls the highball sipper the greatest highway safety menace. He told the Southern Traffic Officers Training School at the University of Alabama that social drinking after 5 pm fuels accidents, urging manslaughter charges and lifelong license revocation for alcohol related crashes. He offered tips on rest, meals, and avoiding caffein boosts for drivers.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Seale Harris
Birmingham
Southern Traffic Officers Training School
University of Alabama
Harris
University
Navy Officer Farnsworth Denies Selling Secrets at Court
Washington July 30 Former Navy lieutenant commander John Farnsworth, a longtime Annapolis graduate and resident of Highland Park, pleaded innocent in the District of Columbia federal court to charges that he delivered a confidential naval publication to a Japanese agent. He was returned to the District after arraignment to await trial set for July throughout October.
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Washington
John
Farnsworth
District of Columbia
Federal Coort
District 1 of Columbia
Oscar Luhring
Lae
Jeport
Ijiam E. Leal
Ighlonio
Naval Aod Remy
Annapolis
National Capital
Sav ‘A) Intelligence
Justice Department
Loyalist drive advances as Zaragoza battles rattle Spain
Loyalist forces and aircraft clash with rebels for Zaragoza while Paris rumors France may arm the Madrid regime. In the Guadarrama passes European powers weigh support. Valencia evacuations, Seville rebel gains, and a new provincial government emerge as Madrid mobilizes merchant marine and civil carriers.
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Associated Frees
Zaragoza
Spain
Paria
France
Guadarrama
Avila
Segovia
Leon Blum
Isace
Madrid
Denier Teport Blum
Nadrid
Valencia
Seville
Castro Vientos
Cordoba
Granada
Inel
Ford Motor Company
Barteclana
Bayonne
Pamplona
Tost
Perpignan
Barcelona
Toloss
San Sebastian
Tebels
Lwo
Taountaink
Omada
Juan March
Ito Dia
Abxander
Uhv
Dane
Associated Press
Enain
Macroderenit Marine
Armada
Zarapoen
Letlist
Dravine i Srent
Gylat Artt
Sigovi
Cunire VienLlas
Inwatea
Nishe Guagarranis
Mand Zaragoza
Barceloris
Vie
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Norma Taylor
Knox
GOP
Yorkville House
Frank B. Gilbreth
F. B
World Studies
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Spaniah
FORD
Gov't
Mediterranean
Puse Ten
Jaime I
Jamie I
Gibraltar
Hornets
Rangers
Mountaineer
Highball Sippers ‘Hiechway Menaces
Dr. Harris
NAVY
Paris
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