Maine Voters and State Primaries Highlight Election
Maine voters participate in state primaries as national attention rests on the presidential race and contests for governor and U.S. Senate. Highlights from neighboring states include Curley and Lodge in tight Senate battles and multiple Governor races amid a broad slate of nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Brann
Wallace H. White, Jr
Congress
Maine
Massachusetts
James M. Curley
Robert E. Greenwood
Fitchburg
Marcus A. Coolidge
Thomas C. O'Brien
O'Brien
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Alonzo B. Cook
Guy MM. Gray
New Hampshire
H. Styles Bridges
George H. Moses
Henry W. Keyes
William J. Callahan
United States
William N. Rogers
Wisconsin
Philip F. LaFollette
Follette
William D. Carroll
Arthur W. Lueck
Alexander Wiley
John B. Chapple
New York
Townsend
Coughlin
Bertrand J. Sneil
Jesse W. Williams
Weather summary across states from yesterday readings
Fair and warm ensner and Kentucky report fair and controlled winds Tuesday. Virginia mostly cloudy tonight then fair and warmer in north and central areas. North Carolina mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with light showers in the north. Georgia partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday cooler in northeast and east central portions. High and low temperatures yesterday. no rain yesterday. Readings taken at 72 miles per day over the preceding 24 hours.
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Fair
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Landon predicts Maine victory amid campaign swing
Republican presidential nominee Alf M. Landon opened eight New England forays in New Hampshire Massachusetts and New York before returning to Kansas. He praised Maine supporters and forecast a Republican triumph in November pledging to restore constitutional government and free business from government dictates. A surprise Danvers visit with editor Robert Choate followed a Portland church appearance.
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Salem
Maine
Alf M. Landon
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Kansas
Robert E. Choate
Boston Herald
Boston Traveler
Danvers
New England
Landon
America
Danivers
Choate
Portland
Frederick Hale
Pineclad Hills
Rocky Coast
Alvan T. Fuller
Fuller
Rye
N. H. Landen
Hitler's new army displays strength at Nurnberg parade
Thousands of Nazis gathered for the fourth annual convention as Adolf Hitler addressed private business loyalty while the compulsory army demonstrated power. Zeppelins, rifles, machine guns, artillery, 400 warplanes, and 100 tanks showcased motorized force amid explosions and smoke, marking a grand display for the regime.
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Wade Werner
Associated Press
Nurnberg
Germany
Nazi Germany
Ita Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Zeppelin Meadow
Six Tennesseans Die in Weekend Accidents Across State
Nashville dispatch reports six Tennessee residents killed in weekend incidents. A double drowning occurred on the Holston River near Johnson City as William J. McNeese and pupil Erwin Widener perished during a class picnic. Others include a Memphis automobile crash killing Ernest Hall, a Nashville motorcycle crash that claimed Howard Harris, a Mascot train collision that killed Mary Clift, and a Morristown car plunge injuring George Greene and two others.
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Nashville
Holston
Johnson City
William J. McNeese
Erwin Widener
McNeese
Ernest Hall
George Greene
Southern Railway
Actress Blanche Booth to Recover From Jungle Illness
Blanche Edwina Booth, whose illness followed filming Trader Horn in Africa, is near full recovery after years of confinement. Dr James L Woodruff, her father, says improvement should continue, with a complete recovery possible within three months if current progress holds. Booth, also known as Constance Woodruff, filed a $1 million damage suit against MGM last year for alleged illness caused by sun exposure during production.
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Tollywood
Blanche Edwina Booths
James L. Woodrutt
Tengeanyika Iuneles
Trader Horn
America
Europe
Miss Booth
Woodruff
Wondraff
M-G-M
Constance Woodruff
Crop Insurance Plans in New Farm Program
Washington's Agriculture Department opened talks on the 1937 soil conservation program. Secretary Wallace urged meeting participants to keep core objectives in view as the AAA schedules community sessions to shape policy. Discussions will cover crop insurance and possible limits on federal payments to farms and large landholders.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wallace
AAA
Congress
Meetingn
Avalanche wipes out two Norwegian villages
Rescue parties searched Lake Loer for bodies of 74 victims in Bodal and Nesdal after a massive rock slide caused a wall of water to sweep the valley. Doctors and nurses flown in from Bergen and Oslo set up temporary hospitals in the remaining homes among a famous tourist region.
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Loen
Lake
Loer
Norway
Bodal
Nesdal
Rogne
Jrock
Bergen
Oslo
Crop Losses From Heat Hit Tennessee Farms
A state crop report by the University of Tennessee and the U S Department of Agriculture shows August heat and drought worsen conditions. On September 1 the average yield of principal crops was 34 percent of the 1921 30 average, down three points from August. Pastures and hay remained poor, dairy feed shortages loom, and dairy prices are forecast at record highs since 1929. Tobacco and Irish potatoes remained below normal with a projected tobacco crop of 75 115 000 pounds versus 89 472 000 in 1935.
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Knoxville
Tennessee
University of Tennessee
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Legality Test Opens Over Holding Company Act in New York
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed its brief today in the Southern District Federal Court in New York challenging Electric Bond & Share Company over its refusal to register under the holding company act. The agency claims the firm acted with unclean hands and seeks to restrain inter state commerce. The case, part of the act's first major constitutional test, cites testimony before Congress and the company’s asserted irreparable injury from registration.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Electric Bond & Share Company
Southern District Federal Court
United States
Regiser
Commission
Joan J. Burns
Robert H. Jackson
John J. Abt
Benjamin V. Cohen
Thomas G. Gorcoran
Congress
House Committee
S. R. Inch
Hiedric Bond & Share
Continord
Former Senator Maggeus Johnson Dies in Minnesota
Litchfield Minnesota report says Maggeus Johnson a 64 year old Swedish immigrant farmer and former U S Senator and Representative died of pneumonia after three weeks illness. He joined Liberal Minnesota politics, served in state senate, later U S Senate and Congress, noted for butter import protection and a milking contest with Henry Wallace.
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Litchfield
Minn
Maggeus Johnson
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Llness
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Atrick
Farmer-Labor
Floyd B. Olson
Varmland
Sweden
Johnson
America
Nonpartisan League
State Senate
Farmer-Labor Party
Farmer Laborite
U. S
Knute Nelson
Washington
Henry C. Wallace
Capitol
Senate
Thomas D. Schall
Harold Kautson
Actors and Pilot Briefed After Transatlantic Hop
Dick Merritt the ace pilot and Harry Richman radio star said over the radio they had completed more than half the return trip from the Atlantic by noon today Averaging over 200 miles an hour they were photographed in England with their plane The Laity of Peace being checked over for the return flight
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Atlantic
Dick Merritt
Harry Richman
Laity of Peace
England
Associated Press
New York
Sept. H
Floyd Bennett Field
Dick Merrill
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Eastern Air Lines
Newark
N. J
Press Wireless, Inc
Merrill-Richmen
Nld
America
Merrill
Harry
Broadway Waits
Broadway
Harry Richey
Canyon
X Street
Southport
Richman
Merh- Ss
Ace
Galway
Ireland
Pope Pius XI Attacks Communism in World Address
Pope Pius XI condemned the militant spread of Communism in a global address at Castel Gandolfo. He warned the "mad" forces threaten Spain and other lands, imperiling order culture and civilization, while urging authorities to oppose these evils with every available remedy.
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Andrue Berding
Associated Press
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius, XI
Aly
Spain
Papal Address Moves Refugees and Pope's Call for Repair
In the Vatican hall a papal audience greeted five hundred Spanish refugees as Pope Pius XII spoke with rising emotion after a blessing. The Castel Gandolfo bell tolled, the Vatican radio carried the address, and applause followed a 40 minute speech urging unity and action to mend a growing breach.
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Chacon
Papal Villa
Cardinal Pacelli
Holy Father
Vatican
Secretary Ickes Foster Son Involved In Wreck
In Winchester Massachusetts on a Saturday night Robert H Telees 21 foster son of Secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes said the accident was trivial and police took no report. The other car driver John F Kerins reported four occupants suffered shock. Ickes denied saying he would disown his son and said insurance would cover minor damage. Telees previously was acquitted of a drunken driving charge after a minor collision.
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Winchester
Mass
Robert H. Telees
Foster
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Boston
John F. Keni
James Daley
Ickes
Kerins
Iekes
Young Ickes
Plane Averages Nearly 200 M.P.H. With Tail Winds
Richman and Merrill aboard the Lady Peace report near 200 mph aided by tail winds on their Atlantic round trip from England to New York. After a forced landing off Newfoundland, they continue to send radio updates as they approach Floyd Bennett Field.
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ST. John’s
Harry Richman
Lady Peace
Dick Merrill
England
New York
Fills- Brave Marsh
Newfoundland
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