Cobb Sets World Speed Record At Adverse Utah Run
John R. Cobb, London broker, drove his 24 cylinder Raul ton Red Lion at Bonneville Salt Flats to set world land speed records with a measured mile of 368.45 miles per hour and a kilometer mark of 369.74 mph, beating Eyston’s previous milestones and claiming the title of Earth’s fastest land and water machine designer.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John R. Cobb
London
Raulton
Cobb
George Fet
Eyston Cobb
Eveton
Nbb
Stim
Eyston
Railton
Malcolm Canorel
Lawton
Raster
Enioy
Malhia
Roosevelt weighs rush home Americans if war erupts in Europe
United States officials in Washington discuss plans to evacuate thousands of citizens if Europe erupts into war. Merchant ships and naval vessels would aid in transport while Congress may be called into session. President Roosevelt and Hull pushed for arms sales under cash and carry, facing opposition and debate over neutrality law revisions.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Russia
Hull
Great Britain
France
Mrs Hope's Ashes to Be Buried at Sea
Eleanor Mastio Hope of Shreveport plans a sea burial for herself, her husband George D. Hope, and their daughter. Eleven participants will place the copper urn containing the ashes between New York and Liverpool and then sail to Europe on Mrs Hope's expense. The husband and daughter will be exhumed at the ceremony.
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Kansas City
Atlantic
Eleanor Mastio Hope
Shreveport
Arkansas
Rogge’s Wife and Children Injured in Texas Crash
Mrs Nellie Lewis Rogge wife of O John Rogge assistant United States attorney general was seriously injured in a highway accident near Galveston Texas on Tuesday afternoon She suffered a dislocated elbow and other injuries while her two children Genevieve twelve and Herman ten also sustained broken arms and a leg in the ditching incident near Bolivar peninsula
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Galveston
Tex
Nellie Lewis Rogge
Washington
O. John Rogge
United States
John Sealy Hospital
Here
A. O. Singleton
Rogge
Bolivar Peninsula
Genevieve
Herman
Annenberg empire dissolution urged by federal grand jury
The grand jury in Chicago recommended dissolving M. L. Annenberg’s nationwide news empire, alleging it relied on illegal gambling. Annenberg and three others faced charges of conspiring to suborn perjury and to influence jurors. Also charged were Louis Simon Patrick Burns and Dominick Lynch. One overt act cited paid Ferguson $100. The probe runs parallel to a separate indictment for tax evasion.
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Chicago
M. L Annenberg
Unaire
Cas
Iso
Eperial Federal Grand Jury
Annenberg
James V. Hayes
Clarence J. Ferguson
Philadelphia
Louis Simon
Milwaukee
Patrick J. Burns
James Ragen
Turf Information Agency
Dominick BK. Lynch
Jack Lynch
Ferguson
Due Administration of Justice
Palmist Held in Fatal Shooting
Dr. W. M. Richey a 54 year old palmist was held in Rapides parish jail after the fatal shooting of William W. Morgan 49 at Morgan's home near Pineville. Richey surrendered after an all night search claiming self defense. Morgan died from a pistol shot wound. three shots were fired from a .32 caliber pistol. no formal charges filed.
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Alexandria
W. M. Richey
Palmist
Rapides Parish
William W. Morgar
Morgan
Pineville
Richey
A. T. Downs
Richeys
Downs
W. L Murrell
Boy Arrested in Death of Montrose Playmate
Richard Jensen, 14, was arrested after admitting he struck William Williams, 13, who was found dead beneath Jensen family home with a wire choking his throat and his skull crushed. The arrest followed police reporting Jensen claimed Williams taunted him about being a convict. Jensen was taken into custody by Officer P. C. Stebbins and later released to Los Angeles County authorities.
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Montrose
Calif
P. C. Stebbins
Richard Jensen
William Williams
Jensen
Stebbins
Venice
Richard
Whittier
Los Angeles
James Burns
Larry Cormack
Virgil Gray
Frances Jensen
WPA Gauging Stations Advance in Louisiana
The WPA river and stream gauging station program in Louisiana progresses with two of six stations completed and three under construction. Completed sites include Amite near Denham Springs and Bogue Chitto near Franklin. others underway on Tangipahoa near Robert Calcasieu near Oberlin and Dorcheat near Minden.
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New Orleans
Works Progress Administration
James H. Crutcher
WPA
United States Geological Survey
Crutcher
Amite River
Denham Springs
Bogue Chitto River
Franklin
Tangipahoa
Robert
Calcasieu River
Oberlin
Dorcheat Bayou
Minden
Louisiana
R. E. Marsh
State Conservation Department
Bayou Bodeau
Sarepta
Dugdemona River
Jonesboro
Geological Survey
Louisiana State University
Britain, Poland Face German Demands in widening crisis
Britain warns it will defend Poland if invaded as Sir Nevile Henderson carries a Berlin message asserting Britain's unaltered guarantee. Polish frontier clashes near Breslau are reported, while German emissaries rush to Moscow to push a non aggression pact that could reshape Europe.
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London
Berlin
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Poland
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Miguel Death Date Is Fixed for Bayou Slayings
Governor Earl K. Long set November 3 for the execution of Honore Miguel, 33, convicted of shooting Evelyn Allen Crawford in New Iberia on September 21, 1937. Miguel, a former state highway employee, killed Mrs. Crawford at a cafe and threatened her husband Forest Crawford.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Honore Miguel
Evelyn Allen Crawford
Miguel
New Iberia
Crawford
Forest Crawford
Migues
Bayou Teche
Asheville
N.C
American Legion emergency truck sent to Wisner
The American Legion emergency truck was summoned to Wisner at 12 30 pm Tuesday after a drowning was reported. No further details were available in the early afternoon.
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American Legion
Wisner
International tension as European powers edge toward war
Berlin reports Hitler demanding Danzig and a Polish protectorate or partition, as Britain and France vow to resist and mobilize. Moscow hosts talks on a Russian German non aggression pact while Polish German clashes intensify. Reservists mobilize in Paris and Rome speeds up military prep as US officials plan for mass evacuations.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Chamberlain
Danzig
Poland
Fuehrer
London
Britain
France
Moscow
Von _ Ribbentrop
Paris
Warsaw
United States
Washington
Europe
Rome
Italy
British View Russia Betrays Us as War Looms
Londoners react to Soviet actions with unease and humor, fearing betrayal as England faces Germany with France and Poland as partners. Bus drivers, farmers, and office workers voice resolve and caution while Downing Street crowds assemble and observers brace for a wider conflict.
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London
Whitehall
Europe
Russia
Clark
England
Germany
France
Poland
Hitler
Lion Oil Conern Faces Appeal Over Shutdown Ruling
Lions Oil Refining company seeks appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court after Chancellor Speer upheld the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission’s order to halt production in the state’s flush fields. The company has 14 700 barrels stored from 52 Shuler field wells awaiting sale if the ruling stands.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Lion Oil Refining Company
State Supreme Court
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Commission
W. A. Speer
Fontenot Details Louisiana Tax Probe Extending Two Years
Louisiana internal revenue chief Rufus Fontenot said the current tax investigation into alleged evasion spans at least two years and involves about 1,000 people with millions of dollars in alleged unpaid taxes. The probe revisits Huey Long era cases and ties to figures such as Abe Shushan and Joe Fisher, with past related findings influencing current scrutiny of income tax filings and potential jury tampering in old trials.
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Rufus W. Fontenot
Louisiana
Internal Revenue
Huey Long
Long
Roosevelt
Abe Shushan
Orleans
Seymour Weiss
No. 2
Richard W. Lewhe
Fontenot
Insane asylum probe eyed by Louisiana officials
In New Orleans records of Newman Harris and company were seized and sent to the civil courts building. In Baton Rouge Attorney General David M. Ellison said the East Feliciana parish grand jury would likely meet in September to probe conditions at the East Louisiana State Hospital for the Insane. He noted investigations into Louisiana Polytechnic Institute at Ruston and Louisiana State Normal College at Natchitoches, and described probes tied to former Governor Leche and others under the Conally oil act.
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New Orleans
Newman, Harris and Company
Civil Courts
Natchitoches
J. Fair Hardin
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Ellison
Lessley P. Gardiner
Monroe
Bolivian Dictator Wounded in Early Morning Shooting
President German Busch of Bolivia, aged 35, was reported by presidential physicians to be in a dying condition after a pistol wound received early today. Initial details did not specify how the injury occurred.
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Warsaw
Polish Telegraph Agency Today
Klueczno
Breslau
Silesia
LA Paz
German Busch
Bolivia
Governor Long Won't Surrender Authority To Partisan Politicians
Governor Earl K. Long declares he will not abdicate executive power to politically motivated figures. He outlines aims to remove unnecessary burdens from state rolls, prohibit personal gain at the state’s expense, and insist on periodic audits of departments. He denounces a “little group” tied to previous state administration and rejects their cloak of patriotism.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Long
Pastor recounts kidnapping ordeal by Arab band near Jerusalem
Rev Gerould R. Goldner of Mogadore Ohio described his capture July 18 with his father Rev Jacob Goldner. He said captors forced him to play poker with deuces wild winning shoes and more, he was released after ransom paid and he endured illness and harsh conditions. He kissed the band members on release and was met by his wife aboard the Statendam.
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New York
Gerould R. Goldner
Mogadore
Ohio
Goldner
Jacob Goldner
Cleveland
Jerusalem
Statendam
Mexican revolutionary kin held over plot to restart revolt
Senora Higinia Cedillo de Gonzalez sister of the late General Saturnino Cedillo was arrested in San Luis Potosi state charged with attempting to start a revolution. She had lived in exile at McAllen Texas while her brother led his ill fated uprising in May 1938. Cedillo was killed January 11 this year in a clash with federal troops.
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Mexico City
Senora Higinia Cedillo de Gonzalez
Saturnino Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
Senora Cedillo de Gonzalez
McAllen
Tex
Cedillo
Police Jury Leader Indicted on 25 Counts in Oil Bribery Case
Ouachita parish police jury president J Lloyd Warren faces a 25 count indictment accusing him of taking money beyond his expenses and salary. W D Dark and L J Melton of the conservation department face five counts each for bribery tied to oil operations. Bonds set at 7500 for Warren and 10000 for Dark and Melton.
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Ouachita Parish
J. Lloyd Warren
W. D. Dark
Monroe
Louisiana Conservation Department
L. J. Meleton
Conservation Department
Warren
Pareish
Dark
Melton
Department of Conservation
Baton Rouge
J. and H. Oil Company
James A. Noe
Harold Woods
Inabnet and Pipes
W. B. Imabnet
Quachita Parish
Peresons
Milton Coverdale
Louisiana
Inabnet
J. and H. Gas Company
Pioneer Gas Company
The
Conservation Deepartment
R P. Webb
Oak Grove
Winnfield
Warren and
West Monroe
Claiborne Parish
Homer
Frank W. Hawthorne
Grand
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Pottsville
Indianapolis
Arthur Dudley
Dudley
Soviet
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
von Ribbentrop
Vyacheslaff
Molotoff
Legion
Market
Downing Street
West End
Lion Oil Concern
Huey P. Long
Eld
L. J. Melton
Harold L. Woods
Annie Grey Noe
Lena Mae Woods
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