Rome Berlin ministers talk parley on Danzig crisis
Axis foreign ministers to meet as Danzig issue dominates talks. Yugoslavia refuses wartime access and rail controls while Britain and France pledge support. A Saizburg sit down between Italian and German ministers was announced amid reports Hitler may push a Danzig solution.
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Danzig
Yugoslavia
Central
Europe
Free City of
Belgrade
Rumania
Bulgaria
Britain
France
Saizburg
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Japan
Man Admits Killing One Of Two Girls Abducted
A man confessed to killing one of two girls abducted in the incident. Progress on agriculture labs led by HT Herrick is described, as four government laboratories are under construction in Peoria Illinois Tilbury Wyndmoor Pennsylvania Albany California and New Orleans Louisiana.
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Agriculture Departments
HT Herrick
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Peoria
Til
Wyndmoor
Albany
Calif
San Francigo
Soldier Suspect in Slaying Found Dead in Park
Chicago dated Aug 16 report states Frank Japeynksi a 47 year old guard was found shot in Washington Park near the armory where a woman was killed. The body showed a head wound and a pistol lay nearby. Detective Haksa says Mrs Catherine Breda Japeynskis former wife was questioned after visiting the armory seeking money amid the police investigation.
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Chicago
Frank Japeynski
Washington Park
Albert Freeman
John Tillman
Freeman
Catherine Breda
Japceynski
Mary
Betty
Joseph Haksa
Bredo
Reduction of PWA Personnel Revealed in Fort Worth
Fort Worth region of the Public Works Administration announces a 20 percent administrative personnel cut effective September 1, impacting about 70 employees including 28 engineers across seven states Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas. Washington office ordered the reductions as projects near completion. Further cuts expected in October and November as the 1938 39 PWA program winds down with the agency ceasing July 1 1940 due to lack of funds.
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Tex
Public Works Administration
George M. Bull
Bull
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Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Congress
Civic Projects Meeting Theme in Monroe
William F. Woods, Shreveport civic beautification leader, will speak on Thursday at Hotel Virginia about bringing a similar program to Monroe. The event is sponsored by the Monroe Garden Club and the Chamber of Commerce beautification committee. public attendance is invited to learn how Shreveport’s plan works and boost Monroe’s appearance.
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Virginia
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Modesty Nearly Costs Girl Life at Newton Lake
In Newton lake near Scranton an unidentified girl nearly drowned after her bathing suit came off during a swim. Two canoeists rescued her and lent their coats while the peril was addressed before she reached shore.
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Scranton
Newton Lake
Aged Egg Reveals Chick in Kannapolis Dish Bowl
In Kannapolis North Carolina Mrs J F Little sees a damp infant chick in a large eggs bowl while her daughter helps with dishes. The chick chirps as it is found among eggs gaining attention in the kitchen setting.
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Kannapolis
N. C
Noted actors join bitter union dispute in Atlantic City
Hollywood and Broadway stars converged in Atlantic City to lobby the American Federation of Labor council against the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees charter. Ralph Morgan led the stars demanding the AFL outlaw the IATSE charter amid threats of a nationwide theater blackout if the council does not rule soon.
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Aig
Hollywood
Ralph Morgan
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Sophie Tucker
William Green
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
American Federation of Actors
Fire aboard freighter Pipestone County outruns flames at sea
The 5,000-ton American freighter Pipestone County reported a fire in hold number four about 770 miles off the Atlantic coast. Crews contained the blaze and proceeded toward Havre France with a cargo of scrap rubber copper pigs machinery oil and books. The Chelan and Champlain coast guard cutters escorted earlier but then returned to station. The ship left New York August 5 and was due at Havre August 17 with 35 crew members aboard.
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Auv
Pipestone County
France
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Chelan
Champlain
Havre
New York
Outcries After Attack Enrage Talent Scout
A man identified as Charles Jefferson confessed to abducting two Miami High School girls with the intent to hold them for ransom. He admitted killing Ruth Frances Dunn, 17, and holding Jean Bolton, 19, captive after luring them as a supposed talent scout for movie tests at Palm Beach. Dunn’s body was found beside a swamp near Boca Raton after being shot and stabbed. Bolton, under medical care, described being bound and held since Monday. Jefferson gave several aliases and was arrested near the crime scene.
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E. W. Melchen
Miami
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Melchen
Miss Dunn
Jean Bolten
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West Palm Beach
Woman Held In Mail Fraud Case Involving Texas Lumber Family
Mrs. Lillian M. Knox, widow of Hiram Knox a Texas lumberman, is jailed in Los Angeles on mail fraud charges tied to forged checks. Indicted in June, she allegedly cashed forgeries after fronting a romance with her late husband’s son and faced prior forgeries in Dallas. Her 1923 arrest followed the death of her husband.
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Lillian M. Knox
Hiram Knox
East Texas
Los Angeles
Knox
Hemphill
Tex
Wife of ex cabinet member dies at 40
Mrs Homer S. Cummings widow of the former attorney general died after several months illness at age 40. She was a popular Washington hostess known for small brilliant dinner parties and inviting guests with diverse views. Burial in Stamford Connecticut. Born Cecilia Waterbury of Darien Connecticut she studied at Columbia University and in Paris at the Sorbonne and Alliance Francaise.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Stamford
Conn
Cecilia Waterbury
Darien
Columbia University
New York
Sorbonne
Alliance Francaise
Paris
Suitor Sought in Slaying of Dworecki Girl
Camden New Jersey August 10 A former suitor of Wanda Dworecki the 17 year old minister's daughter was sought in four states as investigators moved to arrest the man and solve the case. Detective Chief Lawrence Doran said the suspect’s name would not be revealed and described the motive as undetermined as detectives traced leads across New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York with Florida now alerted. The victim was found in a weed patch along a dirt road after an apparent late night meeting with a man who walked her to the area. The body showed crushing blows and a broken breast bone with a rose corsage on her rain soaked coat. Detectives planned a late day breakthrough.
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Camden
N. J
Wanda Dworecki
Lawrence Doran
Florida
Doran
Miss Dworecki
The
Penn
Explorers Describe Exploding Octopi and Lost Birds
Globe-Trotter George Vanderbilt and wife report discoveries in Sumatra and Hawaii. They recount finding a canary-like bird long thought extinct in Atieh country and a rare deep-sea octopus that bursts when brought to the surface. The octopus halves were given to a Honolulu museum.
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Los Angeles
America
Globe
Honolulu
Young Democrats Open Biennial Convention in Pittsburgh
In Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh the Young Democratic Clubs of America hold their fourth biennial convention with about 10 000 members expected and charges of vote buying. Senator Claude Pepper will deliver the keynote address and Louis Johnson will speak after. John J O Connor may address but is rebuffed by Pitt Tyson Maner the president.
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Young Democratic Clubs of America
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Claude Pepper
Florida
Ardent New Dealer
Louis Johnson
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Oliver A. Quayle, Jr
John J. O'Connor
New York
Roosevelt
Pitt Tyson Maner
Young Democrats
O'Connor
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Four youths injured in Monroe area car wreck
Four boys were hurt Thursday when a car overturned near Monroe on Forsythe Avenue. D. Y. Smith Jr., Gibson Gayle Jr., Charles Burdine, and Bobby Castleton were taken to Riverside Sanitarium. Gayle broke a thumb, others suffered cuts, bruises, and shock. police reported the vehicle was issued to A. L. Smith of Sterlington as investigators looked into the crash.
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Forsythe Avenue
D. Y. Smith, Jr
D. Y. Smith
Quachita Parish
Sterlington
Gibson Gayle, Jr
Waco, Tex
Charles Burdine
Bobby Castleton
Gayle
P. M. Gayle
Riverside Sanitarium
Gibson Gayle
Young Smith
Death of Fritz Mannheimer Reported in Amsterdam
The death in Paris of Fritz Mannheimer a 49 year old international banker and member of Mendelssohn and company was announced in Amsterdam today August 10.
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The
Netherlands
Paris
Fritz Mannheimer
Mendelssohn and Company
Dillon posts $10,000 bond on LTI embezzlement charge
Former Louisiana Training Institute head Dr. Harvey Dillon is indicted by Ouachita parish grand jury on embezzlement of 1140.75. Bond signed by Joe Dover and J. J. Blake posted in Many. Jury says many matters remain under investigation with additional indictments anticipated.
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Sabine Parish
News-Star
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Earl of Rosslyn Dies After Gambling Scandal and War Service
The Earl of Rosslyn, 70, noted society figure, actor and soldier, died today after a nervous breakdown following a garbled report about his daughter and crocodile incident. His life included three marriages, bankruptcy battles, and service in the Northamptonshire regiment and Royal Horse Guards, plus war correspondence for the London Daily Mail.
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London
Earl of Rosslyn
South America
Mary Dunn
Florida
Northamptonshire Regiment
Royal Horse Guards
London Daily Mail
South Africa
Hoover Quietly Observes 62nd Birthday in Palo Alto
Former President Herbert Hoover, staying out of public view since leaving Washington, marked his 62nd birthday quietly in Palo Alto with no public events or statements reported.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Rogge expands probe into false naturalization swearing in Louisiana
Assistant Attorney General John Rogge says federal inquiry widens to include false swearing in naturalization cases in Louisiana. He notes recent proceedings and hints at major targets in the jury tampering inquiry tied to the A. L. Shushan income tax case, as agents arrival and grand jury sessions proceed ahead of September trial dates.
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United States
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Orleans
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T. L. Dawkins
San Antonio
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Louis C. LeSage
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Monte E. Hart
J. Emory Adams
Ellender Eyes Possible Congressional Press Curb
Sen Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana says he would not be surprised if Congress soon curbed the press. He arrives from Washington shocked by Louisiana scandals but backs Governor Earl K. Long and faiths federal probes will prosecute the guilty if proven.
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Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Congress
Washington
Earl K. Long
Ban on Time Magazine in Italy for Ciano Article
Italy bans Time magazine until further notice over a July 24 piece on Countess Edda Ciano wife of Foreign Minister Ciano. Officials say Esquire Collier's and The New Republic remain barred for articles deemed harmful to Fascism.
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Ministry of Popular Culture
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