Ship crash near St Louis kills eight aboard
A Chicago and Southern Airlines plane crashed about three miles from St Louis Lambert airport killing all eight aboard. Weather was light with low ceilings and poor visibility. Investigators blamed the night crash as officials identified the pilot and co pilots among the victims.
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ST. Louis
Chicago and Southern Airlines
St. Louis-Lambert
Chicago
R. H. Moore
Moore
Department of Commerce
Vernon Omilie
Memphis
Tenn
Phoebe Omlie
Air Division
Washington
Carl Zier
Russell Mossnan
New Orleans
W.S. Borthwell
C. B. Wright
Hinsdale
Lil D. R. McDavitt
George Gishaber
Oak Park
H. A. R. Heil
Boston
Mass
Verna Orale
Tonn Moores
St. Lewis and
Blonde sniper pleads for mercy as rebels arrest she
In Roblegordo Spain fascists chasing hidden snipers arrested a slim blonde girl, 22 year old Eladia Sanz, who pleaded not to be shot. She claimed 1000 Madrid women are ready to die for their beliefs and was taken to Burgos women's prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblegordo
Spain
Eladia Sanz
Madrid
Burgos
Rebels push toward Madrid as fleets and reinforcements move
Tetuan dispatches report insurgents marching from the south toward Madrid with a plan to land reinforcements in Spain. A government gunboat was sunk and a loyalist submarine damaged in the latest encounter. Franco aims to encircle Madrid with rebel forces meeting Mola’s northern advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Spain
Relentless Air War Planned by Rebels at Burgos
Spain's liberal government announced the launch of an air war from Burgos as rebels plan relentless aerial operations. The statement, issued early today, outlines strategic air campaigns and targets of military significance across loyalist and rebel-held areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgos
Spain
Two Buildings Collapse. One Dead, Five Injured In New Orleans Area
In Jefferson parish a frame sugar house under demolition collapsed killing 35 year old John Campbell and critically injuring 41 year old Junius Glover with a fractured skull. Two Algiers youths Harold and Ralph Savoy suffered minor injuries in the wrecking of a workers shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Campbell
Jefferson Parish
Junius Glover
Algiers
Harold
Ralph Savoy
Growers Petition for Mexican Labor
The Mercedes Chamber of Commerce asked Congressman Milton H. West to seek suspension of immigration rulings to address a critical cotton picker shortage in the valley. Growers petitioned that Mexican labor be allowed to enter freely to prevent crop damage, stating the emergency required immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Mercedes Chamber of Commerce
Milton H. West
Washington
Two Die as Fireafter Crash Near New Orleans
Mrs A F Bernius of New Orleans and her granddaughter were burned to death after a car crash on the Old Spanish Trail about 15 miles east of the city. Bernius husband and another granddaughter were burned and hospitalized. Mr Bernius, a pharmacist, was driving toward Ocean Springs Mississippi where the family summered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
A. F. Bernius
Old Spanish Trail
Bernius
Ocean Springs
Miss
Rains Raise Hope Against Disaster
Rain spread across the midwest boosting official hopes that Wallace’s forecast minimizes 1936 drought damage. Despite the Weather Bureau labeling the drought the worst on record, rain fell in Iowa Illinois and Nebraska with more showers expected across Illinois Indiana and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Midwest
Wallace
Weather Bureau
J. B. Kincer
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan
Mix-Up Baby Finds Real Parents After Seventeen Years
Mary Louise Garner Pittman recalls the 17 year wait before discovering her birth parents, the Garner family of Macon Georgia, while previously living with the Pittmans of Atlanta under court order. She expresses happiness at the reunion and notes lifelong affection for the Pittmans. Continued on third page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eline Pittman
Macon, Ga
Garner
Daniel L. Pittman
Pittmans
Louise Madeline
Cecil
Frank D. Hensley
Virginia
Edna
Ray Manning
Louise
John C
Atlanta
Mrees
Garners
Pittman
Beir Louise Madeline
Mary Louise Garner Pittman
Mary Louise
Daniel L. Pittmans
John ©. Garner
Macon
Gea
Associated Press
Mrs. Pittman
Johnnie
Johnnie Pittman
the Pittmans
Sixty Miners Feared Dead In Blast At Wood Moor Colliery
In Barnsley England a deafening explosion trapped more than 60 miners at the Wharmcliffe Wood Moor colliery. Rescue crews recovered eight bodies and reported little hope for survivors as flames swept the fire ravaged chamber. An organized search continued as rescuers probed the subterranean caverns for any remaining workers.
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Barnsley
York
Eng
Wharmcliffe, Wood, Moor
Impris
Mass Test Draws 3500 Youths to Studio Lot
About 3,500 hopeful youths and their parents crowded a Hollywood studio lot seeking roles in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. A dozen studio policemen checked bruises after a miniature riot as eager applicants surged to be first in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Monroe Electrical Dealers Plan Friday Meeting
A meeting of Monroe electrical dealers will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the city court room, city hall second floor. C. T. Madsen urges at least three representatives from each firm to attend and help elect a permanent chairman, vice chairman, and executive secretary. A membership fee and advertising program will be discussed along with financing activities. The session will last about an hour before representatives proceed to the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
C. T. Madsen
Madsen
Arnold
WPA Headquarters Will Not Be Moved From Lake Charles
State WPA Administrator James H. Crutcher announced that the seventh district WPA office in Lake Charles will stay in place after officials offered free use of downtown offices. He had threatened to relocate due to unhealthy and insufficient facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
WPA
James H. Crutcher
Seventh District
Lake Charles
Crutcher
Calcasieu Parish
Pat Hamilton veteran court clerk dies after long illness
Pat S. Hamilton 55 longtime Ouachita parish district court clerk died at a local hospital after a month long battle with blood poisoning. Funeral Friday at West Monroe Baptist Church with Rev Huntsberry and Rev Morgan officiating. Interment Hasley Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. cremation not indicated.
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Pat S. Hamilton
District Court
Ouachita Parish
First Baptist
L. R. Morgan
O. J. Thompson
Hasley Cemetery
T. C. Drew
B. E. Averett
E. R. Norris
B. S. McRaney
Murray Hudson
Fred Thatcher
Hamilton
St. Francis Sanutarium
Split in Labor Ranks Over AFL Suspension of Lewis Allies
Washington reports a major clash in labor unions as the American Federation of Labor suspends John J. Lewis and about 1,000,000 followers for rebellion after a three day trial. Rival federation talk spreads amid fears of a lasting split between factions.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John J. Lewis
Lewis
A. F. of L
Knights of Labor
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Lewis Group
United Mine Workers
485 Poll Officials Given Discharges
The Cook County board of election commissioners discharged 485 judges and clerks of election who worked in the April primary after four months of investigation into poll irregularities. About 200 face prosecution on charges of erasures on tally sheets false entries and permitting illegal voting. Alexander J. McKay said the number discharged was probably the greatest ever at one time. They will never serve again.
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Chicago
Cook County Board of Election Commissioners
States Attorney's Office
Alexander J. McKay
Alcatraz opens for Karpis and others from Leavenworth
San Francisco reports Alcatraz prison doors opened today for kidnapper Alvin Karpis and other federal convicts. They were unloaded at Oakland from a guarded rail car, ferried to Alcatraz, with guards keeping guards away from the convicts.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
Alvin Karpis
Oakland
Leavenworth Prison
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Mrs. Alexander McKay Smith Dies at Seaborn Harbor Home
Mrs. Alexander McKay Smith of Washington widow of Bishop McKay Smith of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania died at her Se al Harbor summer home. She was mother of Mrs Karl Boy Ed wife of the former German naval attaché expelled from Washington during World War I and killed in Germany in 1930 while horseback riding.
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Seal Harbor
Alexander McKay Smith
Washington
McKay Smith
Episcopal Diocese of
Pennsylvania
Karl Boy-Ed
Ufe
Anti-New Dealers Meet Detroit Reformers Planned Conference
Prominent anti New Deal Democrats, about a to be announced number, will discuss their fall campaign plans at an informal conference in Detroit tomorrow. Sterling E Edmunds St Louis attorney says attendance may rise though he downplays details and mentions women may be involved. Roy Huselman Cleveland consulting engineer who led Memphis TVA power plans died of a heart attack in Memphis Tenn at age 54.
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Detroit
Sterling E Edmunds
St. Louis
Edmunds
Memphis
Tenn
Roy Huselman
Cleveland
Tennessee Valley Authority
Trial on Train Wreck Plot Records Clues in Florida
In Milton Florida the second day of testimony in Mrs J W Vanns trial reveals a truck loaded with crow bars near the wreck scene. Witness C G Hartsfield says the truck bore a license plate issued to L W Vann engineer on the targeted train. In New York RCA denies Philco trade secrets claim and says the suit alleges detective paid Philco women workers for secrets.
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Milton, Fla
J. W. Vann
C. G. Hartsfield
Louisville and Nashville
Hartsfield
L. W. Vann
New York
Radio Corporation of America
RCA Manufacturing Company
Philco Radio and Television Corporation
RCA
Philco Company
Supreme Court
Philco
Judge Dismisses Petition in Cotton Oil Trustees Fees Case
Federal Judge John J. Gore dismissed a petition from Mid-South Cotton Oil of Memphis seeking rehearing of a case involving trustee fees. The ruling affirmed a $13,500 compensation allowance for Memphis attorneys Lowell Taylor and L. B. Creson, who served the trustee of the National Cottonseed Oil Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cookeville, Tenn
John J. Gore
Mid-South Cotton Oil Company of
Memphis
National Cottonseed Oil Company
Lowell Taylor
L. B. Creson
Cottonseed Oil Company
Secret Service Demotions Tied to Justice Dept Inquiry
Secretary Morgenthau announced the demotion of Assistant SSS Chief Joseph B. Murphy and Grady Boatwright from the St Paul bureau after secret service agents allegedly investigated activities of the FBI. He said the action followed an ill advised inquiry and pledged disciplinary measures.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Secret Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joseph B. Murphy
Grady Boatwright
St. Paul
Treasury
Cummings
Department
W. H. Moran
Justice Department
Start Man Fatally Hurt by Automobile
Albert Ivey twenty living near Start in Richland parish was fatally injured when he reportedly alighted from a truck on the highway near Start and was struck by a passing car about 11 oclock Thursday morning He was rushed by ambulance from Rayville to Mosleys clinic in Monroe where he died about a half hour later The young man is a son of Charlie Ivey of Sicily Island Louisiana
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Albert Ivey
Start
Richland Parish
Rayville
Mosely
Monroe
Charlie Ivey
Sicily
Ioland
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Straits
United States
Revolutionary
Tangier
International Zone
Aus
Straits of Gibraltar
Uy Ost
Francisco Franco
Emilio Mela
Orleans
City Hall
Pat Hamilton
West Monroe Baptist Church
Karpis
Talladega
Ala
Samoset Mills
Baton Rouge
Department of State Police
Louisiana
Emory Jacob Bennett
Tyler
Seve Stevenson
Austin
Bishop's
Dtes
Pagel
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