Landon Eyes Eastern Campaign Start in Republican Push
Gov Alf Landon weighs an Eastward attack in a broad presidential campaign plan. Hamilton, Knox, and a Chicago campaign office set to run by July 1 frame a strategy aimed at major Eastern cities before a Western swing. The Kansas governor and Mrs Landon attended church on Sunday as campaign activity picks up and Farley challenges Landon's nomination.
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Topeka
Eas
Alf M. Landon
John D. M. Hamilton
London
Chicago
James A. Farley
Col
Frank Knox
Landon
Hamilton
Knox
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
United States
First Methodist Church
Harold C. Case
Farley
William H
Murray
Oklahoma
Weather summary for Tennessee Kentucky and surrounding states
Fair and cool trend noted across Tennessee and Kentucky with slight cooling Tuesday. Virginia and North Carolina follow with generally fair and cooler conditions, coastal unsettled areas in North Carolina. Readings show yesterday's highs and last night’s lows from 7 am data.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
North East
Pope Pius elevates two friends to Cardinals in secret consistory
Pope Pius XI named Monsignors Giovanni Mercati and Eugenio Tisserant as cardinals in a secret consistory at the Vatican. The ceremony was attended by 27 cardinals, including Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, and both honorees had long service with the Pope.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Giovanni Mercati
Eugenio Tisserant
Catholic Action Organizations
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Mercati
Rome
Vatican Library
Tisserant
Asseci
Poison racket tied to 50 deaths spurs probe in mill towns
Springfield dispatch reports investigators pursue a vast life insurance scam linked to poison deaths in mill towns. Authorities, including Lt. Richard Cotter and Dr. William Boos, seek poison sources and seek to curb sales while awaiting possible arrests in coming days.
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Springfield
Mass
Richard Cotter
Charles W. King
Board of Registration In Pharmacy
Thomas F. Moriarty
Moriarty
William F. Boos
Boston
George B. Haas
Ludlow
Frank Halagas
Haas
Tree Collapse Kills Husband in Mississippi Crash
Mrs. Preston Wailes remains hospitalized after a tree fell on the car injuring her and killing her husband, the cashier of the Trust Company, as Merchants National Bank employees and the couple returned home.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Preston Wailes
Trust Company
Merchants National Bank
Democrats Work Out Final Details For Convention
Philadelphia prepares for the Democratic national convention opening June 23 with hotels booked to capacity and a hotel clearing house helping latecomers. John B. Kelly, city Democratic chairman, notes plans for constant entertainment and visitor comfort.
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Philadelphia
John B. Kelly
Democratic
Cleveland
Kelly
Earle
Hotel Association
Madame Schumann-Heink to star in motion pictures at 75
Hollywood reports Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, at 75, celebrates her birthday and announces a shift from opera to film work. She expresses desire to be her playful self on screen, hopes for a four to five year run, and notes her new picture contract with a major studio. Her family gathers to honor her, including surviving sons from World War I.
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Madame Schumann-Heink
Hollywood
Ernestine Schumann- Heink
Europe
America
Comedienne
Dionnes to Be Parents Again in Ontario
Callander Ontario reports Olivia Dionne is expected to give birth around September 1, the 12th child of the Dionne Quin tuplets family. The farm home is quarantined for measles as the couple avoids confirming details amid old reports of another baby.
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Oliva Dionne
Callander
Ont
Dionne
Olivia Dionne
Recall Snafu Rocks Pittsburg Police Court
Pittsburg mayor William N. McNair recalled public safety director Thomas A. Dunn after a 15 day furlough provoked a police shakeup. Dunn refused orders, McNair acted as acting safety director, and a grand jury probe opened into police court misbehavior. McNair jailed briefly after bail posted.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
Thomas A. Dunn
Tom
Dunn
McNair
Ralph H. Smith
Smith
Gas tax hearings delayed by court in Nashville
Trial of first cases from the gasoline tax evasion inquiry was postponed to July 6 by Criminal Judge Chester K. Hart. Defendants include W. H. Land of Memphis G. G. Gean of Halls A Taylor Texas oil broker and J H Campbell former Texas oil man. Campbell fled after skipping a $5 000 bond. Taylor posted $10 000 bond but may not need to attend. Campbell’s arrest in Houston prompted a $1 000 reward. An affidavit cited illness preventing Gerald B Stratton from attending. A second case involving Gean Taylor and Campbell also indicted on conspiracy to defraud Texas.
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Nashville
Chester K. Hart
W. H. Land
Memphis
G. G. Gean
Halls
A. ©. Taylor
Texas
J. H. Campbell
Campbell
Houston
Tex
Tennessee
Taylor
J. Carlton Loser
B. B. Gullett
Gerald B. Stratton
Land
Gean
Norris Defends Roosevelt Attacks Landon Nomination
Senator Norris of Nebraska voiced support for President Roosevelt in a broadcast, criticizing the Cleveland convention choice of Alf Landon. Norris said Landon's main asset is that nobody knows him or his positions, reiterating his backing of the President from four years earlier.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norris
Alf M. Landon
Cleveland
Storm Rips Through Southwest Florida Forcing Beach Residents Out
A tropical storm from the Gulf of Mexico pressed into Naples and Fort Myers flinging floods across extreme southwest Florida. The Imperial river flooded Bonita Springs forcing residents onto upper floors as communications failed. Naples logged 16 inches of rain in 72 hours and the Tamiami Trail was submerged closing the cross state link to Miami.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Naples
Florida
Bonita Springs
State Highway Department
Heiress Barbara Hutton dances in London restaurant
In a rare post illness appearance American heiress Countess Barbara Hutton von Haugwitz-Reventlow is photographed dancing with her husband Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow at a London restaurant. She wears her famous diamond and ruby necklace and their son Lance was christened recently.
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Barbara Hutton von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow
London
Babs
Lance
Honest Sandwich Man Seeks Work After Lost Fortune
Frank Greges, a once rich sandwich man famed for a deadly look, says his Wall Street fortune vanished. He found $42,000 in securities in 1935, received a payoff and job promise, later suffered a mental break and a violent episode, then recovered and returned to sandwich work while playing pinochle.
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New York
Frank Greges
Wall Street
Greges
Belden and Company
Bowery
God
Michael Grywacz
Bellevue Hospital
Captain and Bride Wed Under Water in Puget Sound
Captain John C. Benson and Mrs Elizabeth Pardee wed beneath Puget Sound, aided by Rev Jess Powers. Their undersea ceremony faced leaky suits and faulty pumps with multiple descents before a final ascent and kiss on the float.
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Seattle
John C. Benson
Puget Sound
Capt
Benson
San Francisco
Elizabeth Pardee
Chicago
Jess D. O. Powers
Vera Mackey Baffled by 13 Spades in Bridge Hands
In Blockton Iowa Vera Mackey playing bridge with three friends picked up a hand of 13 spades and threw in the cards. Two hands later Vera was dealt 13 hearts and she stood up and quit.
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Blockton
Iowa
Vera Mackey
Vera
Chancery Suit Seeks End to TVA Operations
A Knoxville chancery suit filed by 19 operating utilities seeks to halt further Tennessee Valley Authority activity. The case was transferred to federal court in Knoxville after TVA’s petition showed the matter concerns federal law and exceeds $3,000. Similar suits were filed in Birmingham and Knoxville on May 29 claiming TVA acts violate the U S Constitution and threaten plaintiffs’ businesses.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Chancery Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States District Court
A. E. Mitchell
Birmingham
TVA
Tennessee Valley
United States
Veterans receive adjusted service bonds in Kingsport area
About 600 veterans filed for the bonus with an average of $500 each totaling roughly $300,000. Delivery of registered bonds started by local post offices, with offices extending hours to assist those missed in delivery and cashing the bonds. Local American Legion members offered aid in identifying veterans and certifying bonds for cashing.
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Kingsport
American Legion
Howard Long
Nashville
Legion
World War II adjusted compensation bonds go to veterans
The first large shipment of baby bonds totaling nearly 1.65 billion dollars moves to 3 million ex service men from 12 federal reserve cities. By week’s end 38 million bonds will be sent. post offices set up certifying offices and local postmasters identify veterans to issue temporary receipts before checks are issued. Cash then floods trade channels as veterans cash bonds locally.
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William M. Pinkerton
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve
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Bunny) Heffner
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