Convict Attack Ends In Sharp Threat To Warden’s Wife
Mrs Joiner, wife of Warden Joiner, is attacked by convict Hu while visiting the jail corridor. The assailant slashed her throat with a knife and demanded the warden release him. Authorities report the incident followed a prison riot that freed several convicts. the warden and guards attempted to subdue Hu. The scene included the secretary to the warden and other prison staff, with Mrs Joiner enduring a grave threat as she pleaded for her life. Continued on page 4.
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Earl Ber
Joseph
Joiner
Weil Rkers
Joe
F .M
Sweet
Durange Fliers Relayed Down by City Noise
Durange fliers faced disruption as their silvery craft circled above the city at dawn. Residents reported a loud, persistent drone for several hours disrupting sleep while the airmen conducted a patrol ending with the noisy circling around the area. Local reports noted discomfort among residents in the western parts as the aircraft patrolled near the airspace.
Flood Wall Project Held Up By Strike
Louisville officials planned talks with a U S labor conciliator to settle a strike of AFL unions hindering the 5 million flood wall at Krebs Station Paducah Kentucky. Picketing guards and arrests followed disturbances on the federally contracted project with local workers protested.
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Louisville
William €. Burrow
John EB. Addicks
U. S
Krebs Station
Paducah
Bitter Monetary Fight Over Arms Embargo Bill
Washington report on the fierce congressional battle over the Bloom Bill to repeal the arms embargo in the Notional Act. Administration backers and opponents clash as lawmakers prepare votes on amendments before a final passage. The measure would end a four year policy restricting U S arms sales to warring nations, a move argued to aid Britain Russia and France while foes warn of war risk.
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Washington
House
Congress
Great Britain
Russia
France
America
Denylng
Yankee Clipper lands in Ireland at Foynes
The Pan American Airways flying boat Yankee Clipper arrived at Foynes Ireland completing the first leg of its trans Atlantic service via Canada. The eastbound voyage from Botwood Newfoundland took 13 hours 28 minutes aided by tailwinds. Prime Minister Eamon De Valera and U.S. Minister John D Cudahy attended the official welcome.
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Foynes
Ireland
Pan American Airways
Anr Smail Aery Figland
Canada
Anglo Japanese Parley Opens Amid Global War Warmth
In London and Tokyo, Britain and Japan announce diplomatic talks to preserve British authority at Tientsin while Japan sets terms in the Sientsin crisis. Japan confirms negotiations begin in Tokyo as naval detachments move toward Fonochow and Wenchow, signaling escalation.
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Sarajevo
London
Tientsin
Tokyo
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
China
Sientsin
Donei
Japan
Fonochow
Wenchow
Move U S capital west proposes Dowling lecture
In Denver on June 2 the Rev Edward Dowling urged moving the capital from Washington to a central point near Isburgh and Denver. He argued the capital is now far east and a center location could spark a westward migration of realtors and vendors, likening it to Cripple Creek gold days.
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Denver
United States
Edward Dowling
St Lewis
Summer School of
Catholic Action
America
Cripple Creek
Father Dowling
Seid
Wallington
Columbia
Test of new state barber act sues state officials in Indiana
In Indianapolis on June 28 a suit was prepared for filing in Marion county Circuit Court to test the constitutionality of the new state barber law. Tra M. Holmes, attorney for the Barbers' Protective Association, said the complaint would name the state barber board and the state as defendants, challenging the act's features.
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Indianapolis
Tid
Marion County
Tra M. Holmes
Barbers’ Protective Association
State Hard Board
State of As
Ind
State Supreme Court
Earl RB. Cox
Cox
Beech Grove
Ice Delivery Drive Accelerates Relief Effort in Lebanon
Amid a heat wave, funds for ice deliveries grow as Lion sponsors push the Penny Scene appeal. James Perking and James Swizgett report rising demand and steady deliveries from Campbell and Polar Ice companies to aid approved applicants, with Thursday routes daily except Sunday.
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Lebanon
Lions
James Perking
James Swizgett
Campbell Delivery Company
Layton Ice Company
Polar Ice Company
Winners Named In Tournament By Marion County Women Golfers
Harriet Randall of Indianapolis led a large field in the Ulen Invitational Women’s Golf Tournament. Scores climbed past 80 for many players with Harriett Randall posting 80 for low gross. Numerous players from Meridian Hills Pleasant Run and other clubs posted strong showings in both low gross and low net divisions, with prizes awarded across multiple rankings.
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Pacer
Harriet Randall
Inianapolis
Everal
Miss Randall
W. Ot. Brant
Meridian
Indianapolis
Mrs Grabbe
Terre Haute
Tyro Airdies
Yn Pickering
Anderson
A . Pleasant Run Country Club
Caroline Varin
Meridian Hills
Dorothy Ellis
E. D. Anderson
W. L. Brant
Irmgard Grabb
Frank Gravenberry
Pleasant Run
Carl Cutter
Mary Gorham
Highland
Caroline Hass
Noblesville
Peagy Stonehouse
Cornelia, Snyder
Columbus
Ralph Flora
Lucille Bobbitt
Kekomo
Marge Pitcher
R. A. Staudt
Hillcrest
Helen Benbridge
Nelfie Coxan
Kokomo
Esther Carter
J. M. Buckley
Attica
Wo-R
Spurlock
Alan Sweetser
Edtal Meara
Lorna Sholer
West Lafayette
Victor Sehleyer
J. 0. Moxs
Joline Pickering
Elle Jenkins
Julian Rowe
Larry Fall
Ralph Cele
Pleasant
New History Text by Three State Educators in Indiana
A new civics history textbook for seventh and eighth grades is co authored by Paul J Swank superintendent of Boone county schools Matthew H Hamilton and Hermann Makey head of English at Fort Wayne South Side High School The more than 500 page volume includes 2000 illustrations and covers township county city state and national government with dialogues by a Hoosier family and full reprints of Indiana and US constitutions The final chapter profiles Joseph Wilson a typical Hoosier and each chapter ends with questions and problems
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Indiana
Paul J. Swank
Boone County
Supt. Swank
Matthew H. Hamilton
Dover High School Vocational Agricultural Department
Greensburg
Hermann
Makey
South Side High School
Fort Wai
Reluy
Joseph Wilson
Barter pact with Britain moves through Senate hurdle
Washington June 28 The American barter agreement with Great Britain to swap 600 300 bales of surplus cotton for rubber won initial approval from the Senate foreign relations committee. The plan would supply British rubber and stock strategic materials for emergencies as rubber is a vital war resource not produced domestically.
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Washington
Great Britain
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
BLOOM BILL FATE HANGS IN BALANCE OVER MONETARY POWERS
Washington June 28 Administr ation leaders battled to save three key monetary powers of the New Deal from expiry by midnight Friday The fight centered on devaluing the dollar and using the 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 gold stabilization fund while the power to buy silver abroad was doomed The plan required a Senate House conference and a possible silver price concession to win Republican support The outcome would shape monetary policy and the United States stance toward foreign governments and allies
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Hyde Park
Great Britain
France
Poland vows peace while guarding soil and rights
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Polish vice minister Xander Bobkowski says Poland desires peace but will not yield an inch of land or any rights to Nazi claims. He asserts Poland will fight if needed, cites government stance and readiness, notes Russian pact undecided and continued preparation for emergency. Mrs Bobkowski adds Polish women stand behind their men.
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Poland
Pittsburgh
Xander Bobkowski
Ignacy Moscicki
Josef Beck
Bobkowski
Russia
Germany
Belikowski
Senate Requires States to Share WPA Project Costs
Washington June 18 the Senate voted 24 to approve a provision forcing states to cover 25 percent of all WPA project costs under the relief bill totaling 1,750,600,000. The move would delay final action on the bill and governs cost sharing beginning January 1, 193? with some communities already contributing varying percentages, while others in dire need have paid nothing.
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Washington
Senate
Roosvelt
Two Men Hurt In Road 39 Accident At Mechanicsburg
Two men injured in a collision on State Road 39 near Mechanicsburg as a Chevrolet coupe ran off a rut, struck a tree, and skidded to the roadside. P Te Dale of Zionsville and Black of Sheridan sustained non serious injuries. Bighios of Sheridan was unhurt. Sheriff Ray Patterson investigated at the Clinton County capital ambulance.
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Mechanicsburg
P Te Dale
Zionsville
Black
Sheridan
Bighios
Vale
Clintos
Frankfort
Ray Patterson
Various World Events Reported From Danzig To Farm Policy
Reports from Warsaw describe large German forces in the Free City of Danzig fueling fears of a German reassertion. In Mexico City a monetary crisis followed a drop in silver prices. Indianapolis notes constitutional questions over a magistrates law after a Marion County ruling. Honolulu reports a mass flight by navy patrol planes. Washington confirms passage of an agriculture bill with loan provisions for tenants and fire suppression funding, amid broader farm policy moves.
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Warsaw
Free City of
Danzig
Berlin
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Family Forum
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U. K
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