Eight Die In Oil Field Explosion Near Hobbs New Mexico
Eight men are killed and four injured in a premature time-bomb explosion at Monument field two miles southwest of Hobbs New Mexico. Notable victim George A Kaseman 69 a prominent Albuquerque financier and bank president. The blast occurred as the shooting crew prepared to lower the device into the well.
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Hobbs
N. M
New Mexico
George A. Kaseman
Albuquerque
Monument
Kaseman
Albuquerque National Trust and Savings Bank
Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company
Baseman
H. A. Greer
J. T. Broughton
Forrest Huston
Charles Wrigley
W. P. Peck
Alex Blair
Jack Starkey
Chaseman
Fred Lughy
Lehman Seeks Relief Purge From State Rolls
Governor Herbert H Lehman told the New York State Public Welfare Officials association that relief rolls should be purged of those not entitled to aid. He, announcing his Senate candidacy, warned of dangers in relief spending and urged ensuring rolls are valid to protect taxpayers and local and state bodies.
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Saranac Inn
N. Y
New York
Lehman
Royal S. Copeland
Loans to reduce tenancy double in 1939 farm program
Washington reports the government will more than double its loans in the 1939 fiscal year to cut tenancy. Congress appropriated 25 million dollars for the year ending June 1939, up from 10 million in 1938, with loans to be spread over 367 counties including large apportionments to southern states such as Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Washington
Congress
Louisi
Mississippi
Increased Spy Fund Favored by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said the army and navy should get more funds to chase spies, amid questions about New York spy investigations and ethics. A separate notice announces delinquent 1937 property taxes totaling about $47,000 will be advertised for judicial sale starting July 2, with sale set for August 13 at City Hall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
New York
Leon G. Turrou
Justice Department
Nine Die in Milk River Floods at Havre Montana
In Montana floods on the Milk River valley flats near Havre have claimed nine lives and left one person missing. Homes were abandoned as floodwaters rushed toward Malta and Harlem, with cloudburst rain intensifying the severity. Authorities report thousands of dollars in property damage as the region braces for further rise. Weather and river levels threaten additional evacuations and disruption to rail lines.
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Havre
Mont
Montana
Malta
Harlem
Custer Creek
Milwaukee Railroad
Poor Lightning Strikes CCC Enrollee Near Spokane
In Spokane Washington on June 24 William D Wylie a CCC enrollee at the seven mile camp was struck by lightning without realizing it until fellow workers spotted the flash He felt a tingling arm and was told lightning had struck him before calmly then picked up his axe and continued working
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Spokane
Wash
William D. Wylie
CCC
Seven Mile Camp
Here
Wylie
Italy and Germany pledge Swiss neutrality in letter exchange
Rome reports Italy and Germany, allied fascist powers, assured Switzerland of continued neutrality. The move follows Switzerland’s freedom from future League sanctions, noted by the League council May 14. Count Galeazzo Ciano and Joachim von Ribbentrop signed letters affirming Switzerland’s integral neutrality as a peace factor in Europe.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Europe
Switzerland
Little Republic
League of Nations
League Council
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Woman Found in California Tomb in Odd Fellows Cemetery
In San Francisco on June 24 a middle aged woman emerged from a locked columbarium at Odd Fellows cemetery after visiting relatives’ ashes. She did not reveal her identity and told police she was glad to have walked out after the vault was secured.
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San Francisco
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Roosevelt Fireside Chat Signals Congress Session Hope
President Roosevelt’s radio address will state whether a special session of Congress is likely. He spoke after returning to Washington from Hyde Park and planned a day of meetings with officials. The 9:30 p.m. broadcast on NBC CBS and Mutual will be his twelfth Fireside Chat and may address early gains in business under the $3.753 billion spending program and pump priming through public works.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
NBC
CBS
Mutual
PWA
Connally predicts higher income tax brackets for next Congress
Senator Connally of Texas forecast today that the next Congress will enact substantially higher taxes on incomes between three thousand and fifty thousand dollars. As a Senate Finance Committee member, he argued the rise is needed to reduce mounting government debt and that middle brackets provide the bulk of revenue. He noted corporate taxes might be adjusted as well.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Connally
Texas
Connally
Senate Finance Committee
Campaign to Be Carried On By Thought Waves
Shawnee Oklahoma June 24 Mrs Ruth M Johnson enters bid for state commissioner of charities and corrections relying on mental telepathy. She rejects posters literature and platforms saying campaign will be sent via thought waves to 3521 voting precincts in daily 30 minute concentration with a focus on rehabilitation programs.
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Shawnee
Okla
Ruth M. Johnson
Legislators End Most of Major Work in Louisiana
Louisiana legislators left Baton Rouge for a weekend break with two weeks left in the 60 day session. The Senate prepares Monday to consider extending the mineral code commission to 1940. The senate judiciary committee favored a bill to run the commission two more years. The house rejected a concurrent resolution to appoint a special committee to amend the mineral code but kept the original bill extending the commission’s life.
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Paton Rouge
Louisiana
Mineral Code Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
Commission
Leche
Harvey Peltier
Coleman Lindsey
Funeral Held for Mrs Weaks Wife of Weaks Supply President
The funeral for Mrs. George G Weaks 63 wife of the president of Weaks Supply company was held at her Riverside Drive home after a short illness. The Christian Science service was followed by interment at Riverview Burial Park. Pallbearers included George Trousdale James Trousdale Gordon Wright Uriah Millsaps Ed Seymour Jack Castle Glenn Holland Charles Stubbs Gilbert Faulk. She was formerly Edmonia Millsaps daughter of Uriah and Mary Millsaps. Survived by her husband a son George Weaks Jr and a sister Mrs P M Atkins.
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George G Weaks
Weaks Supply Company
Riverside Drive
Riverview Burial Park
George Trousdale
James Trousdale
Gordon Wright
Uriah Millsaps
Ed Seymour
Jack Castle
Glenn Holland
Charles Stu
White and Negro Boys Die in Greenville Blast
In Greenville Tennessee a 10 year old white boy, Frank Branch, and a 12 year old Negro boy, Fletcher Crum, were killed instantly when an oil tank car exploded overnight. The blast shook houses across several blocks. Branch was found about 200 feet from the scene while Crum was blown over 600 feet away. Police consider the cause possibly a lighted match igniting accumulated gas fumes.
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Greenville
Tenn
Frank Branch
Fletcher Crum
Marion Laughters
Navy hero's widow to lose her home
Mrs Sadie Leslie Monssen, widow of Lieut Monssen, faces foreclosure on a $7,000 HOLC mortgage as the Home Owners Loan Corporation proceeds after no principal payments have been made. She appeals to the American flag for help while the destroyer named for her husband is announced. Auction of her Brooklyn home is set for next Thursday.
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New York
Sadie Leslie Monssen
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Washington
Mons Monssen
Missouri
HOLC
Charles A. Jones
Brooklyn
Upswing Most Striking Since Spring of 1933
New York June 24 analysts surprised as fifth day of gains in leading stocks continued on the New York Stock Exchange. Prices rebounded after morning wavering, with many $1 to $3 advances signaling one of the sharpest upswings since spring 1933. Brokers report buying from across the country and abroad amid a buzzed trading floor.
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Claude A. Jagger
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
Wall Street
Stock Exchange Commission
Global War News Moves and Political Edicts
Reported Allied and Axis actions unfold across Asia and Europe as Japanese forces push in south China while Spanish insurgents advance toward Valencia. Bombing of Swatow and Chihlin described, with retreats and stalled offensives noted. In Europe Goering announces a nationwide labor service, and Chamberlain seeks explanations for attacks on British ships.
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Associated Press
China
Valencia
Sarrina
Mediterranean
Seco River
Chihlin
Namoa Island
Swatow
Army of Nippon
Hankow
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Renetoouaneler
Highway Closed To Day Traffic In State Road Work
Owing to black topping on the state highway between Ton and Marion the road is closed to daytime traffic. It will reopen from sundown to sunrise. Marion Hutig and other towns on the Sterlington Marion road will detour via the hill road to Farmville off highway 30.
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Ton
Marion
Wayne Huckabay
Huckabsay
Hu Tig
Sterlington-Marion
Farmville
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