Witness cites Roosevelt letter to Yout h congress linked to propaganda claim
Professor Edward S. Fenlon of Brooklyn College testified before the House committee that a Stalinist backed chairman of the American Youth Congress received a 1936 Roosevelt letter praising democracy. He suggested Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt inspired an alien spirit shaping the congress and called Brooklyn College a hotbed of propaganda.
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Washington
House
An American Committee
American Youth Congress
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward S. Fenlon
Philosophy Department
Brooklyn College
Fenlon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Poughkeepsie
World Youth Congress
Vassar College
Mississippi primary weak turnout in Democratic vote
Mississippi voters showed only light interest in the Democratic primary as six of seven congressional seats were at stake and no state wide contest was planned. Incumbents and district candidates such as Harvey McGehee and Dean E. Rankin faced renomination, with district tests for several seats and a focus on veteran and TVA ties.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Congress
Harvey McGehee
Ill Whittington
Greenville
Kent
Dean E. Rankin
Tupelo
Charles Hamilton
Aberdeen
Samuel E. Lumpkin
Lowhouse
Doxey
A. L. Ford
Ackerman
Washington
Children Freed of Terrorist Charges in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem a military court acquitted two children, Rachel Koka aged 13 and an unnamed 1 year old, of terrorism charges related to an August 7 bombing. The girl was accused of carrying the bomb and the boy of throwing it. The court discharged them without defense, noting they were under 18 and thus not subject to the death penalty.
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Jerusalem
Rachel Koka
Mshali
Tel
Ion
Husband’s Extreme Kindness Cited in Rival Slaying
Chicago report says Rudolph Sikora 31 killed Edward Solomon 35 after dispute over his wife Margaret 22. An alienist linked excessive kindness to marital discord as a motive. Sikora claimed his wife was “the perfect girl” and “the best wife a man could have.”
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Chicago
Rudolph Sikora
Edward Solomon
Sikora
Margaret
McDonald to Plead Insanity in Krueger Shooting
Mrs. Emita Krueger, gravely wounded by Charles McDonald, gives a deathbed statement after police warn her of nearing death. McDonald, jailed on $50 000 bond for assault with intent to murder, sought to imply an affair with Krueger’s daughter.
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Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Hollywood
Calif
Charles E. McDonald
Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles
Emita Krueger
Charles McDonald
Reconstruction of Baptist encampment shooting sparks
Rev. G Kearnie Keegan of Alexandria, president of the statewide Baptist encampment, was shot and seriously wounded at the Mandeville Louisiana camp. The shooter, Murray McGuire of New Orleans, father of a drowned boy, accused Keegan of responsibility for his son Lawrence's death. The minister had spoken with McGuire after a telephone call near Lake Pontchartrain beach just before the volley. The body of Lawrence McGuire, 15, was recovered by a coast guard cutter.
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New Orleans
G. Kearnie Keegan
Alexandria
Mandeville
Philip Smith
Marshal Smith
Murray McGuire
Lawrence McGuire
Louisiana
Smith
Coast Guard
McGuire
Lake Pontchartrain
Hall charges McAdoo with Klan past in 1924
Pierson Hall, campaigning for Sheridan Downey, alleged Senator McAdoo was a Ku Klux Klan member in 1924. McAdoo denied the claim as wantonly false, stating no signature on an imperial passport card could be verified. The dispute centered on a circular by a supposed California Klan official and a questioned appointment by McAdoo as treasury secretary.
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Los Angeles
William G. McAdoo
California
Pierson M. Hall
United States
Sheridan Downey
H. W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
McAdoo
Hall
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Justice Black
Senate
Treasury
Hollins N. Randolph
Atlanta
Federal Reserve Board
Hunger strike deaths blamed on Philadelphia prison officials
Coroner Charles Hersch said four hunger strike victims died of scalding and blamed Philadelphia county prison officials despite not naming them. Autopsies began as Hersch vowed a full inquiry, with deputy coroner Morant planning private interviews and possibly interviewing the entire prison population.
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Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Hersch
Vincent Morant
Supreme Court
William B. Mills
Dr Evans Denies Signing Passport In Atlanta
Dr Hiram W Evans imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan denies signing a passport. The statement was issued as part of a continuing report on the Klans activities. This item appears on the second page of the edition with other related coverage.
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Hiram W. Evans
Evans
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Woman shoots at youths to stop accident in Idaho
In Twin Falls Idaho on August 23 Mrs H E Wigington wrestled a loaded shotgun from two deaf and dumb boys aged 10 and 8 after they failed to release the weapon when warned. The incident notes fear of a possible “I didn’t know it was loaded” accident.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
H. E. Wigington
Buhi
Industrialist Capehart to bankroll GOP send off near Washington
Homer E. Capehart, Indiana native now in Buffalo and vice president of Wurlitzer, will fund an all day cornfield conference for about 8,500 Republican workers. The event will be held on a 120 acre Capehart farm field near Washington Indiana. Indiana Republican leaders estimate the rally will boost campaign momentum ahead of a congressional contest.
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Washington
Ind
New York State
Homer E. Capehart
Buffalo
N. Y
Wurlitzer Company
Capehart
Indiana
Millionaire ex-barber ends life in gas blast at shop
Eletto Corvi a 56 year old San Francisco millionaire and former barber, killed himself by gas explosion after sealing the shop where he once worked. Deputy Coroner says note found near body asked forgiveness for Ada and family. Corvi retired after a stock market coup, left three million dollars, but sought comfort in his old Latin quarter neighborhood.
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San Francisco
Eletto Corvi
Latin Quarter
Corvi
Mike Brown
Corvi Himelf
Brown
Ada
Pacific Heights
Corin
Five Fleeing Convicts Shot in Atmore Break
Five prisoners were wounded and two more escaped from an Atmore state prison break as officers pursued the group into cotton country. Guards reported two men in dangerous condition. victims include Robert Abernathy DeKalb county 20 for burglary and G D Self Jefferson 10 for highway robbery. Theo Dickey Calhoun and Ribb 15 for grand larceny. Paul Richardson Montgomery life for highway robbery. two others identified as Biddie and a second unnamed inmate.
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Atmore
Ala
M. Sextori
Draper
Robert Abernathy
DeKalb County
G. D. Self
Jefferson
Theo Dickey
Calhoun
Ribb
Paul Richardson
Montgomery
Biddie
Southern Baptist Leader James F. Jarman Dies at 61
Nashville Aug 23 James Franklin Jarman longtime chairman of the board of General Bnoe corporation and key figure in the Southern Baptist church died at his home. The firm is valued at about 10,000,000 dollars and he is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Thomas P Kennedy and two sons J F Jarman Jr and W Maxey Jarman.
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New York
George Weinberg
Dutch Schultz
Supreme Court
Tammany
James J. Hines
Harlem
Jimmy Hines
Weinberg
Hines
Thomas E. Dewey
J. H
Sondeenin
Schultz
Dewey
Nashville
Tenn
James Franklin Jarman
General Bnoe Corporation
Southern Baptist Church
United States
French labor leaders rally against Daladier plan
Paris reports labor chiefs rally to retain the 40 hour week as Daladier pushes longer hours for defence. The General Confederation of Labor and major unions mobilize 5 million members amid threats of a general strike, with port workers seeking overtime pay to oppose weekend unloads in Marseille.
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Paris
Deladier
General Confederation of Labor
Marseille
Federation of Port Workers’ Unions
Daladier
65 Soldiers Suffer From Poison Food In Mobile
A detachment of 406 soldiers returning to their fort via Mobile were treated at the Marine Hospital for food poisoning. Most are expected to be discharged today as condition improves. Some were severely ill after eating sandwiches sled and beans. Police aided in transferring them to the hospital.
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Mobile
Ala
United States Army
Marine Hospital
David J. Prather
Prather
Tremor Feared as War Strife Rattles Barcelona
Earth tremors added to the war torn scene in Spain. The Barcelona observatory registered a quake center near the city early Monday. Unclear details suggest possible further aftershocks and disruption amid ongoing conflicts.
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Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona Observatory
Aie
Return to Work in Factories Also noted in payrolls
Secretary of Labor Perkins announced a report showing a definite improvement in factory employment after July and monthly payrolls. The figures highlighted gains in several states including Wisconsin Mississippi and Utah.
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Washington
Perkins
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Utah
Hungary Eyes Autonomy Moves in Czech Situation
Talks between Adolf Hitler and Admiral Miklós Horthy aboard the Grille on Helgoland centered on Hungary seeking autonomy for Hungarians in Czechoslovakia and potential reunification with Hungary. German-Hungarian discussions also touched on boosting German exports to support Hungary’s grain and agricultural shipments, with Hungary claiming a 24 million mark debt.
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Leute PF Lochner
Kirl
Germany
Adolf Mier
Nicholas Horthy
Helgoland
Hungary
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Brunstuettel
Elbe
Melgnland
Horthy
Belamuredi
Kelemen Vor Kanye
Hunwry
Four Held in Kidnap Case in Olympia Area
Prosecutor says officers rounded up four suspects in an abduction and attempted mutilation case linked to a former coast guard member. Robert Smith, 23, was arrested at his Brady farm and admitted involvement under various circumstances. Other detainees include physician James Reddick 27 and former night marshal William K. McAloan.
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Olympia
Wash
Smith Trey
Coast Guard
Troy
Robert Smith
Brady
Smith
James Reddick
Wiliam K. McAloan
Montesans
Storm in Caribbean Sea Reported by Weather Bureau
United States weather bureau reports a tropical disturbance in the central Caribbean Sea. Advisory issued at 9 am standard time notes unsettled conditions, with details relayed from Jacksonville.
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Caribbean Sea
New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Jacksonville Gateau
At & Am
Earthquakes Rattle Northeastern States Touch Central New Jersey
Tremors from a series of earthquakes shook a large area across central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Windows and doors rattled as residents felt the quake but there were no serious damages reported.
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Trenton
New Jerey
Pennsylvania
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