National primary tests in Missouri Kansas and Virginia
Political leaders watched primaries in three states for hints of national sentiment as voters cast ballots in Missouri Kansas and Virginia. In Missouri a Pendergast machine clash with William Hirth supporters shaped the governor race while Maj. Lievd C Stack backed by Pendergast faced Hirth foe.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Virginia
Thomas J. Pendergast
Democratic Organization
Kansas City
William Hirth
Columbia Farm
Hirth
Maj. Lievd C Stack
Jesse W. Barrett
James J. Barrett
Claude L. Lambert
Alf M. Landon
Fears Rise As Loyal Militia Rush To Defend Madrid
Reported critical assault by Fascist insurrectionists nears Madrid as government militia from Valencia pour into Guadarrama passes. Madrid mobilizes reserves for rapid dispatch while European capitals worry over a wider conflict and foreign warships near Ceuta.
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Madrid
Guadarrama
Spain
Valencia
Associated Press
London
Paris
Tangier
Ceuta
Spanish
Morocco
Francisco France
Railroad Man's Wife on Trial in Pensacola Case
The state accuses 40-year-old Mrs. Mary Vann of conspiring to wreck her husband’s passenger train to wed a younger man. Two black men, Allen Langston and Allen Findlay, pleaded guilty to attempts to wreck the train and testified as witnesses. The defense seeks a change of venue due to local prejudice. Prosecution says Vann offered $500 to commit the crime.
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Pensacola
Mary Vann
Jyee Vann
Allen Langston
Allen Findlay
Striking Idaho loggers face tense calm after clash
National guards patrolled north Idaho picket lines as calm settled after Sunday night gunfire wounded five strikers and seven woodsmen beaten. About 2,500 loggers have been on strike since June 28 led by the International Workers of the World demanding higher pay and better conditions.
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Orofino
Idaho
National
North Idaho
Pierce
F. C. Hummell
Harry Bronn
Fromet Camp
C. Ben Ross
Joel Wilson
Clearwater County
North
International Workers of the World
Accused Man Moved After Alexandria Shooting Incident
Reginald McManus a salesman from Alco Louisiana was moved from Vernon parish jail to a safe city after reports of intense ill will in Alexandria following a shooting that wounded Mrs. A L Barton. Barton is in an Alexandria hospital after being struck five times as a car shooter approached a truck carrying Barton and ten companions. McManus denies involvement and Vernon parish officers say a statement was taken from the wounded woman though its contents were not released. No motive has been identified.
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Leesville
Reginald McManus
Alco
A L Barton
Vernon Parish
McManus
Alexandria
Barton
Simpson
W. E. Red
Choir Singer Eluded Mercy in Electric Chair Execution
Newell P. Sherman 27 a former Sutton choir singer and scoutmaster was executed in the electric chair in a Massachusetts state prison for drowning his wife over a love affair. Gov Curley refused to grant clemency. Esther Magill, 18, was cited by the state as the motive for the crime. Chief Justice Arthur P. Rugg led the case.
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Boston
Newell P. Sherman
State
Sutton
Theodore Dreiser
Lewis Sherman
James M. Curley
Norman Perry
Esther Magill
Whitinsville
Sherman
Arthur P. Rugg
Judge Amos Ponder Now Undergoing Operation in New Orleans
Supreme Court Justice-elect Amos Lee Ponder of Amite is in Touro infirmary awaiting surgery. He was reported resting easily and will replace Justice H. F. Brunet of Baton Rouge who retires in January after being elected from the fifth supreme court district.
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New Orleans
Supreme Court
Amos Lee Ponder
Amite
Touro
Ponder
Fifth Supreme Court
H. F. Brunet
Baton Rouge
Strong Arm Charges Dominant in Labor Trial At A F L Meeting
Washington reports the government pursues the trial of John L. Lewis and 11 A F of L chiefs charged with rebellion. Prosecutor Frey claims threats and packed meetings aimed to force support for industrial unionism while Lewis defends a single bic industrial union amid intra union feud involving William Green and other leaders.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
A. F.of L Executive Council
Committee For Industrial Organization
Frey
A. F
L Lewis
Bic
AF. of
TI. Council
United Mine Workers
William Green
Major oil firms indicted for price fixing across Midwest
Madison dispatch reports 23 major oil firms and 58 individuals plus three trade journals charged in a Sherman anti trust indictment. Prosecutors say the defendants conspired since 1935 to raise and fix interstate gasoline prices using two buying pools in Texas and Oklahoma and mid continent fields.
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Madison
Wis
United States
John Boyle
Patrick T. Stone
Boyle
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
East
Texas
Oklahoma
Mid-Continent
First Bale Ginned in Tensas Parish
The first bale of the 1956 crop in Tensas parish was ginned at Mary Dale plantation in St. Joseph. The 610 pound bale was raised by Fisher Lumber company and bought by Anderson Clayton for 16 cents a pound. Service Gin handled the ginning free of charge.
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ST. Joseph
Tensas Parish
Mary Dale
Fisher Lumber Company
I. C. Roberts
Anderson Clayton Company
Service Gin Company
New Orleans City Council Receives Tax Proposals
The Orleans commission tabled bills to raise revenue to wipe out a 1936 deficit. Maestri takes office August 17. Proposals include a 1 percent general sales tax, liquor gallonage tax, 2 percent tax on insurance premiums, and real estate transfers taxed at 1 per 1,000 with 50 cents on transfers under 1,000.
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New Orleans
Commission Council
Col
Robert S Maestri
Maestri
Finance
Jess S. Cave
Gas Conservation Recommendations To Be Given
Shreveport, La. Aug 4. Gov Richard Leche said after a conference with producers they would submit recommendations to prevent waste of natural gas in the Rodessa field. He expects to receive them within the next few days for use in drafting conservation rules and regulations.
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Shreveport
Rodessa
Prize for Monroe Electric Dealers Name Seeks Contest
The News Star and Morning World announces a $10 prize for the best name for Monroe’s new electrical appliance dealers organization. Entries due by Monday August 10 to The Electrical Editor care The World and News Star Monroe LA. A non partisan committee will judge the title.
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Monroe
News-Star
Morning World
Care the World and News-Star
Europe Armament For Peace On World War Anniversary
On August 4 1914 German troops crossed into Belgium and Britain declared war after a German ultimatum was refused. The United States remained neutral for 20 months as Europe relived the early days of conflict. Germany’s push toward France, the Maginot Line, and Versailles reparations feature in a retrospective across nations and the 1936 landscape.
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Rader Winger
Associated Press
New York
Europe
Paris
Great Britain
Berlin
Washington
United States
Wison
Liege
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Luxembourg
Germany
Reich
Rhineland
Viiters
Orleans Judge Dies of Sudden Heart Attack
Judge A D Henriques 41 of the criminal district court collapsed at his desk and died minutes later from a heart attack in New Orleans. He had presided over the court for more than a decade and recently handled juvenile court duties while Judge John D Nix was ill. The death was confirmed by parish coroner Dr C Grenes Cole.
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New Orleans
A. D. Henriques
Criminal District Court
C. Grenes Cole
Parish
Henriques
John D. Nix
Nix
Jobless Army to Get Help in Pennsylvania Crisis
In Harrisburg a reform effort moves to pass tax bills funding 50.5 million dollars in revenue with 45 million for unemployment relief. The state emergency relief board warns the 3 million-dollar transfer from special funds will run out tomorrow, risking a new relief shutdown for more than 500,900 unemployed. Senate galleries report mood shifts as cheering youth mingle with lawmakers amid ongoing budget maneuvers.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Karl de Schweinitz
State Emergency Relief Board
Senate
First Franklin Parish Cotton Bale Ginned at Gilbert
The first bale of cotton in Franklin parish was ginned Tuesday morning at Gilbert. It came from the Oakley plantation of J. W. and C. Sherrouse, weighed 2 pounds, and sold to the Louisiana Co op eratives for 16 cents a pound.
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Franklin Parish
Gilbert
Oakley
J. W
C. Sherrouse
Louisiana Cooperatives
Heflin Held Without Bail In Killing Of Film-Extra
Los Angeles dispatch reports Frank J. Heflin held without bail on a murder charge after a coroner's jury blamed him for stabbing Dorothy Corcoran, 29, in an apartment building where she lived. witnesses testified Heflin pleaded for secrecy.
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Los Angeles
Frank J. Heflin
Dorothy Madaline Corcoran
Mrs. Kate Barksdale Back From Shreveport Visit
Mrs. E S Kate Barksdale mother of the pilot for whom Barksdale field was named returned to Goshen Springs Mississippi after visiting Shreveport. She flew over the city as guest of the GHQ air force commander and received full courtesies by the third wing. Her son Lieut Eugene Hoy Barksdale was killed in 1926 at Dayton Ohio while testing an army observation plane.
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Shreveport
E. S
Kate) Barksdale
Barksdale Field
Goshen Springs
Miss
GHQ Air Force
Eugene Hoy Barksdale
Dayton
Sistie and Buzzy Roosevelt Grandchildren Visit Gulf Coast
Pass Christian Mississippi August 4. Sistie and Buzzy Roosevelt grandchildren of the late President Theodore Roosevelt and their father Curtis B Dall vacationing here. The party includes Mr and Mrs M D Vincent and Willis P Wilmott of New Orleans, who arrived on the Vincent yacht.
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Pass Christian
Sistie
Buzzy
President Roosevelt
Curtis B. Dall
M. D. Vincent
Willis P Wilmot
New Orleans
Vincent
Rising food costs strain urban households in Chicago
Chicago households face higher family budgets as drought and adverse weather shrink food supplies. The Agriculture Department estimates June costs for the average family rose 30 percent from three years ago while analysts foresee further price increases at farm and wholesale levels. Weather and poor pasture threaten crops, milk output, and the domestic corn crop, signaling sustained price pressure.
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Chicago
City
Hallot
Department of Agriculture
North America
Europe
Interference Delusion Blamed for Sailor Murder
Washington August 4 The mental disturbance of a young sailor and hospital patient was cited as the cause of Col. Carroll F Armistead 64 a Spanish American War and World War veteran and patient at St Elizabeths Hospital being killed by George Stephens 22 also a patient Stephens allegedly struck the colonel following a delusion about hydrotherapy treatment Armistead a Fayettesville Arkansas native died soon after from a cerebral hemorrhage An inquest was held but officials said charges against Stephens were unlikely if he could be held
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Washington
Col
Carroll F Armistead
Armistead
Stlizabeth
George Stephens
Stephens
Fayettesville
Ark
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