Mystery of Mutilation Slayings Stuns Chicago
Police hunted a man tentatively named Manville Zenka after Dr. Walter J. Bauer an osteopath from Cleveland died in Chicago from a gunpoint mutilation operation. One theory suggests a jealous rival. Bauer recently married nurse Louise Schaffer and had been teaching in Kirksville Missouri. He told police he was at the University of Michigan summer school in Ann Arbor when abducted.
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Manville Zenka
Walter J. Bauer
Cleveland
Suspect Sought In Chicago Case May Be Death By Own Action
Chicago police traced Mande ville Zenge of Canton Missouri as a suspect in the mutilation murder of Dr. Walter J. Bauer. A cab driver saw a man matching Zenge’s description leave at Navy Pier and allegedly jump into Lake Michigan. A note found near his gray hat and coat addressed to J Andy Zenge mentioned a five thousand dollar life policy and urged the father to use the money.
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International News Service
Chicago
Mandeville Zenge
Canton
Walter J. Bauer
Zenge
Navy Pier
J. Andy Zenge
North Sixth Street
Dad
Mandy
Lottie
Lloyd
Wileen
British Demand Rejected By Mussolini
Italy refuses British demands during a tense session as Ethiopia signals acceptance of a policy formula but delays its answer. The standoff underscores ongoing diplomatic friction and probing responses from Rome amid wider imperial tensions.
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Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
West Virginia Mother And Son Beaten To Death
State Police investigate brutal killings in Mountain Home with no clear motive. Authorities describe a mother and her son as victims of a violent crime. Robbery is not believed to be the motive at this time.
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West Virginia
Slayings at West Virginia Farm Tie Family to Mystery
In Marlinton area, 73 year old Jennie Sharp and her 42 year old son were found slain, with grandson Raymond missing. Police report robbery unlikely as $60 and a $150 check were found. motive and assailants remain unknown as officers scour the hills.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Marlinton
Jennie Sharp
William
Raymond
West Virginia
State Grange leads campaign against new state constitution
Harrisburg Aug 1 The Pennsylvania State Grange took the lead in opposing revision of the 61 year old constitution as voters prepare for the September primary on whether to call a constitutional convention. New Castle state master J A Boak warned that a convention now would harm farmers laborers and homeowners and that time is not proper for such a momentous decision.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Earle
J. A. Boak
New Castle
Two Detroit Men Are Slain
Bulletin from Detroit dates Aug 1 reports two downtown store owners found shot to death. Victims include Harry Levey of a sporting goods company and Joseph Dannack of a clothing store. Chief Frahm says they were killed in a fight, found on the inside balcony of the sporting goods shop.
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International News Service
Detroit
Mich
Harry Levey
Sporting Goods
Joseph Dannack
Fred W. Frahm
Soviet Submarine B-3 Sinks After Collision In Gulf
The aging sub B-3 was rammed by a warship and sank in the Gulf of Finland with 55 lives lost. Seven victims were Naval Academy students and Commander Alexander Galotnov perished. A state funeral is planned and families will receive 10,000 roubles each.
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International News Service
Moscow
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Defense Commissariat
Naval Academy
Alexander Galotnov
Vehicle Fire On East Washington Street Averted
A car fire on East Washington Street was nearly contained by a bystander driver and Arthur Prioletti who used a fire extinguisher from his truck. The owner attempted to fight the blaze after a short circuit, but Prioletti quickly extinguished it. The piece notes a large East Side picnic at Cascade park and mentions a New Castle visit and local street designation errors on Wilmington Avenue.
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East Washington Street
Young Pa Newe
Arthur Prioletti
Duquesne Street
Daily Weather Report for the 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics for the 24hour period ending at 9 oclock this morning show maximum 89 and minimum 65 with no precipitation. River stage is 4.1 feet. Statistics for the same date a year ago list a maximum 83 and a minimum 53.
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U. S
Auto Driver Dies After Swerving to Save Pig
LANCASTER Pa Aug 1 William M Dunn 26 of Glen Moore was killed when his car overturned while swerving to avoid a pig on the Little Washington highway two miles south of Glen Moore.
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International News Service
Lancaster
William M. Dunn
Glen Moore
Dunn
Little Washington Highway
Death Canasty Gun A UHIGILY For Thompson
Gerald Thompson, 26, convicted of luring Mildred Hallmark to a grave, beating her and dumping her body in a ravine, received the death penalty from a Peoria circuit court jury after four hours of deliberation. He muttered My God My God as the verdict was read.
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Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Peoria Girls
Roosevelt Hopes League Will Find Peace Solution
President Roosevelt expressed hope that the League of Nations can compose the Italy Ethiopia crisis through pacific means. He said the United States supports an amicable solution and peace in the region as the council meets to address the differences.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Council of the
League of Nations
Pacific
Italy
Ethiopia
United States
Japanese Beetle Pest Growing Worse in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the Japanese beetle is worse now in Pennsylvania than ever before. Dr. T. L. Guyton warns the insect could spread across large areas within a few years unless quick action is taken. He cites cities like Reading Lancaster Lebanon and Harrisburg and nearby farms facing rapid containment needs. He endorses wider use of parasites and soil organisms to combat the beetle. He notes eastern areas are more affected while western areas show few beetles. He points to lack of natural enemies and corn protection challenges as reasons for continued infestation.
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J. William Theis
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
T. L. Guyton
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Chester
Montgomery
Bucks
Delaware
Guyton
County Tax Records Shattered by One-Day Receipts
County Treasurer William O. Pitts reported a record one day total of 50 800 dollars as taxpayers paid county taxes before the end of the five percent discount period. The office stayed open until nine with 5 000 plus receipts after six. Collections this year exceed last year as August deadlines approach.
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William O. Pitts
Pitts
Naval Blimp ZMC-2 Hit Again as Search Grows
At Lakehurst New Jersey state troopers and navy authorities intensified a search for a mystery sniper after a third shot aimed at the blimp ZMC-2. The attack occurred while the blimp aided a rescue operation for a youth who drowned off Point Pleasant in the Atlantic.
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International News Service
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Atlantic
Point Pleasant
Woman to Face Grand Jury for Fatal Stabbing in Lebanon
Nora Williams Hunsicker, 31, was charged with fatally stabbing Donald Landis, 34, after a July 4 beer party in her apartment. District Attorney James L. Atkins presented the case, alleging four stab wounds in a jealous rage.
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International News Service
Lebanon
Nora Williams Hunsicker
Donald Landis
James L. Atkins
Landis
Death of Giuseppe Giancristofaro at 57
Giuseppe Giancristofaro died aged 57. Home address 401 Syndal Street. Survived by Mrs Richard Rehms of Pocono Lake Pa. Funeral arrangements pending with local obituary notices to follow.
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Guiseppe Giancristofaro
Syndal Street
Richard Rehms
Pocono Lake
Note From His Girl Too Much For Trusty
Anthony Carrigan a county jail trusty escaped Wednesday evening while on duty after recently finishing a nine year sentence in Atlanta Federal prison for robbery. He had been serving a six month sentence for box car robbery and had two months left when he vanished. He was doing bedcloth ing work and appeared to value the sheriff s trust. A letter from a Youngstown girl is believed to have prompted the escape and he has not been located. Authorities in surrounding towns were notified.
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Anthony Carrigan
Carrigan
Atlanta
Youngstown
Cascade Park
Asks New Vote on Death Sentence
In Washington on August 1, Chairman Rayburn of Texas proposed a new House vote to accept the death clause in the holding company bill. Rayburn, head of the conference committee, urged House approval to align with Senate. The Senate passed version includes the clause, while the House previously rejected it by a large margin.
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International News Service
Washington
House
Rayburn
Texas
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
First East Side Picnic proves notable success in Cascade Park
The first community picnic in Cascade Park drew a big crowd and favorable weather after noon. General Chairman Carl W. Hausler and committees organized sport events at 2 PM led by Allan Cartwright, with a 7:30 bandstand drawing attracting thousands and the event likely to be repeated yearly.
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First East Side
East Side
Cascade Park
Carl W. Hausler
Allan Cartwright
Wreck of MKT Freight Kills One Near Bruceville
One dead and 25 injured with several missing after a Missouri-Kansas-Texas freight train derailed near Bruceville Texas. A tank car fire spread to nine cars. eight injured are in critical condition as searchers probe the debris. Ambulance crews faced chaotic scenes as victims were taken to hospitals in Waco and Temple.
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Waco
Tex
Bruceville
Temple
Explosion injures 47 at Detroit fire training demo
A blast at the Firemen's Training School during a Michigan Firemen's Association convention injures 47 people. About 90 attendees, including delegates and wives, were present when the extinguisher demonstration exploded. Ten were seriously hurt, among them three chiefs and 7 year old James Gibson.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Michigan Firemen’s Association
James Gibson
Election campaign rhetoric and timing questioned
A San Monica field report mocks daily newspaper headlines about Roosevelt and the New Deal. It argues political rhetoric shifts as campaigns begin long before elections, suggesting candidates started their race too early and juries should be addressed close to verdict time.
Retired Postman to Begin Fifth Transcontinental Drive
Watkins C. H. Matthews a former rural letter carrier from New Castle leaves Friday for a long trip to Los Angeles. He aims to travel about 3,300 miles via Yellowstone Park with companion C. F. Jerould to visit his daughter Evelyn in Hollywood. Matthews known as the musical saw man, has made four similar trips before.
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Watkins C. H. Matthews
New Castle
Los Angeles
Shaw Street
Hollywood
Evelyn
Wreck Victim in Mercer Hospital Critical Condition
Rev. Homer T. Heironimus age 68 from Powelton West Virginia remained in a critical condition at Mercer hospital after an automobile collision that killed his wife Lille age 68 and injured nine others. The dead woman's body was sent to New Castle for shipment to Lexington Kentucky for burial.
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International News Service
Mercer
Homer T. Heironimus
Powelton
W. Va
Mercer Hospital
Lille
New Castle
Lexington
68 In New Castle Worth $100 000 Or More
New Castle's wealth distribution shows 68 individuals with assets valued at $100,000 or more, 255 with $50,000 to $100,000, and 942 with $5,000 to $50,000. Only about three percent of residents filed income tax returns, totaling 1,346 in New Castle.
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New Castle
Mussolini Rejects Four-Power Peace Conference Demand
Geneva reports Mussolini rejects a British call for a four power conference to settle the Abyssinia crisis. Italy delays approval of a Franco British League procedure and postpones a council session as diplomats seek a way forward. Abyssinia accepts the procedure proposal but Italy delays. Laval and Aloisi confer to pursue a path forward.
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Geneva
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations Council
Il Duce
Abyssinia
Italy
League
Mussolini
France
Britain
Scheveningen
Holland
Pierre Laval
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Mussolini Submits Counter Proposals on Italo Abyssinia Plan
Premier Benito Mussolini today rejected the Franco British plan for the League of Nations Council procedure in the Italo Abyssinia dispute and sent a series of counter proposals. Reuter's News Agency reports from Geneva.
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London
League of Nations Council
Benito Mussolini
Reuter
Geneva
League council postpones session over Italo Abyssinian crisis
Geneva diplomats report postponement of the League council meeting as Benito Mussolini stalls immediate approval of an Anglo French procedure formula. Abyssinia accepts the plan, Italy delays, next session expected at 5 p m tomorrow.
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Geneva
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Italy
Abyssinia
Drought Diminishes as Rain Arrives for Farmers
The report notes previous drought hardships with withered crops, then reports relief as rain comes on time. Farmers survey improving corn and overall crops, expressing relief at the favorable weather and better prospects for the season.
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PA Newc
Washington Street
Big East Side
Nicholas R. Casillo
West Winter Avenue
Pa Newe
Wilmington Avenue
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Grand Jury
Santa Monica
Cal
Jim Doakes
Woodruff
New Deal
William A. Bobunk
Yours
Wee Ravere
Watkins Matthews
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