Dust Bowl Heat Death Toll Surges Across Midwest
Chicago dispatch reports at least 53 to 72 deaths from six days of 120 degree heat. Crop losses top 3000000 dollars as drought parches Illinois Indiana Kansas Minnesota and surrounding states. President Roosevelt plans relief measures as weather forecasters warn no relief soon.
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Chicago
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
North America
Roosevelt
Cotton futures rise after government acreage report
A bullish government acreage estimate lifted cotton futures by over $2 a bale. Traders pushed new crop months past 12 cents. October reached 12 11, December 12.08, and January 12.13 as markets rallied after the report. The board cited 30,621,000 acres, below private estimates, with last year’s July 1 area 21,335,000, yield 1863 pounds per acre, and production 10,633,000 bales. The report also listed state acreage changes and noted the first crop condition report will be issued August 8.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Crop Reporting Board
Count Cavadonga seeks annulment in New York courts
The son of former King Alfonso of Spain files for annulment to end his marriage to Edelmira Sampedro a Cuban heiress. He says he has not seen his wife since March 9 and his lawyers seek to prove he was imposed upon by the countess.
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New York
Cavadonga
Alfonso
Spain
Edelmira Sampedro
Marta Rocafort
Havana
Suspected Kidnapper Taken Into Custody in Omaha
Federal agents arrest William Elmer Mead in Omaha in connection with the St Paul Minnesota kidnapping of Edward G. Bremer. Mead was arrested at a hotel and may be turned over to postal inspectors. He is under indictment in Jacksonville, Florida, and reportedly jumped a $10,000 bond in Chicago.
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Omaha
Neh
William Elmer Mead
St Paul
Minn
Edward G. Bremer
James L. Flood
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Flood
Mead
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
Hay fever study under way at U S Department of Agriculture
In Washington the Agriculture Department opens a wide inquiry into hay fever, led by chemists to identify causes and cures. Dr. Henry Stevens notes low expectations for quick fixes while exploring allergy triggers in crops and by products under the Bankhead Jones act. Oklahoma City reports Gore’s defeat in the Democratic Senate race as Josh Lee leads in the July 8 ballots. Gore concedes, while Marland and Lee push toward the July 28 runoff.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Henry Stevens
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Piney Woods
Stevens
Oklahoma City
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
United States Senate
Josh Lee
F. W. Marland
Gomer Smith
Gore
James Abandons Insanity Plea in Wife Murder Case
In Los Angeles on July 8, Robert S. James abandons an insanity defense for his wife murder charge. Attorneys portray him as neurotic and shaped by a troubled childhood, arguing he signed a confession while not in his right mind. They claim dementia praecox as the defense basis.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. James
James
Samuel Silverman
Birmingham
Ala
William J. Clark
Defense
Rockefeller Turns Ninety Seven With Quiet Family Birthday
In Lakewood New Jersey on July 8 John D. Rockefeller celebrated his 97th birthday with family and a few friends. A household member noted he would eat cake as he does everything he desires. Rockefeller called his health a miracle and marked the milestone as part of his long life of focused preparation toward a century.
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Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Drowning in Mississippi River Claim Two Black Boys
July 8 New Orleans report states 10 year old David Smith and 11 year old Samuel Williams, both Black, drowned while others searched the river. Smith’s body recovered shortly after. Williams’ body remained unrecovered.
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New Orleans
David Smith
Samuel Williams
Smith
Williams
AFL Leaders Clash Over Expelling Mine Workers and Steel Drive
Labor ranks split looms as the AFL executive council weighs removing John L. Lewis's group and 11 unions for pursuing industrial unionization. William Green derides the push as harmful to organized labor while Lewis accuses rivals of dishonor and disunity amid a volatile labor battle.
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A. F. of L
Organized Labor
William Green
Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. F. of L. Executive Council
American Tron and Steel Institute
Mr. Green
Lewis’ Mine
Committee For Industrial Organization
Radio and Electrical Workers Union
Radio Corporation of America
Camden, N. J
Electrical Workers Union
Green
Lewis Committee
American Federation of Labor
Farley Takes Three Month Leave to Lead Election Drive
Postmaster General James A. Farley begins winding up office duties as he takes a three month leave of absence to direct the New Deal election campaign. President Roosevelt says Farley will relinquish cabinet post and pay from August 1 to election day. Some officials doubt he will return to the cabinet afterward. William W. Howe will run the department until after the November 3 vote.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic National Committee
William W. Howes
South Dakota
Police Jury Advances Meat Regulation Consideration
Ouachita parish officials discussed an ordinance to prohibit selling meat from slaughtered animals for human consumption unless inspected before and after slaughter by the parish health department. The measure sparked juror opposition and was sent to a special committee to consult the health department and a two capita from each ward. The committee will report at the next meeting and also review a dog registration and vaccination ordinance. The proposed meat inspection would levy fees per head based on beef weight.
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Ouachita Parish
Parish Health Department
J. L. Warren
Sander Berry
D. Y. Smith
H. M. Williams, Jr
D. S. Owens
Douglas Williams
Last Minute Briefs from Five Cities
Ex explosion at the Woolwich Arsenal kills five, one official among the dead and another severely injured. In Madrid a strike by over 80,000 construction workers ends with a ministry compromise and possible appeal. Paris police avert a sword duel over an undisclosed affair of honor. New Orleans a 56 year old druggist injured in a bus collision. Miami Palm Island club, once dinner at $20 a plate, to be sold for $4,000 in back taxes.
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London
Royal Arsenal
Woolwich
Madrid
Ministry of Labor
Paris
Guillain de Benonville
Romens de Maguene
Miami
Fla
William V
Big Bill) Dwyer
Palm Island Club
Assignment of a definite place for fathers in child rearing urged
At the American Home Econom ics association convention in Seattle delegates heard Lydia Ann Lynde of Michigan State college urge assigning a definite role for fathers in child rearing. She noted fathers may be reluctant to speak up.
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Seattle
American Home Economics Association
Lydia Ann Lynde
Michigan State College
Bossier Baby Born in T Model Ford
A six pound baby boy was born at noon in the rear seat of a T Model Ford near Charity hospital in Shreveport. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Lorrie Lee of Minden named Henry Ford as a suggested option, with Bossier parish claiming the birth as its own historic moment as the old vehicle crossed the Red River bridge into Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Henry Ford
Lorrie Lee
Minden
Charity Hospital
Bossier Parish
Red River
Louisiana ends longest odd session with one day early adjournment
Baton Rouge July 8 The unusual Louisiana legislative session headed for an afternoon adjournment after 39 days, one day before the 60 day limit. Gov Richard W Leche's bills passed as calendars cleared, with Rep C A Morvant confirming the plan and no organized anti administration opposition noted.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
C. A. Morvant
la Fourche
House
Senate
Leche
Seven Soldiers Die in Royal Air Force Plane Crash
Seven soldiers including Canadian Lieutenant D. E. Macintosh of the Canadian signal corps were killed when a Royal Air Force troop carrier crashed near landing after night maneuvers in Cairo. Six others were injured as the aircraft burst into flares on impact. initial findings say death was from impact, not fire.
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Cairo
Royal Air Force
D. E. Macintosh
Canadian Signal Corps
F. EF. Barford
Essex Regiment
H. Symonds
East Kents
R. G. Allan
EB. M. Adams
A. G. Hassall
J. White
Cotton Plantings Rise Across States Except Florida
The federal crop reporting board estimates July 1 cotton acreage at 230,621,900 acres, up 9.8 percent from last year’s 27,828,000 acres but 2.1 percent under the five year average. Washington report notes state by state shifts with Florida unchanged.
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Washington
Florida
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Extradition of Parker Denied in Lindbergh Kidnap Case
Governor Harold G Hoffman refused to extradite Ellis Parker Sr rural New Jersey detective chief to New York on charges of kidnapping Paul H Wendel. Wendel a former Trenton attorney cited Lindbergh case claims and said he would seek federal arrest under the Lindbergh anti kidnapping law. The indictment alleges Parker, his son, Ellis Jr, and three others abducted Wendel in Manhattan.
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Trenton
N. J
Ellis Parker
New Jersey
Paul H Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
New York
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ellis, Jr
Manhattan
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Former District Attorney J. Sheldon Toomer Dies
Funeral services today for J. Sheldon Toomer 62 former district attorney and state representative who died Monday night. He had been appointed referee in bankruptcy for the western federal district of Louisiana to succeed L. L. Perrault. A Pearlington native, he is survived by his widow two sons Sheldon Jr and Lockwood and brothers Benjamin New Orleans and Henry New York.
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Lake Charles
J. Sheldon Toomer
Western Federal District of Louisiana
L. L. Perrault
Opelousas
Pearlington
Toomer
Sheldon, Jr
Lockwood Toomer
Benjamin Toomer
New Orleans
Henry Toomer
New York
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Ellen
McDonough
Sisseton
Associated Press
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Clarendon
Columbus County
George R. Hunt
U.S
Will
Rockefeller
John L. Lewis
Joseph L. Miller
Frank F. Rochefort
Mike J. Bouvier
Bossier
Parker
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