Landon to Attend Roosevelt Drought Conference as Kansas Governor
Gov Alfred Landon prepared to attend President Roosevelt's drought relief conference in Des Moines as Kansas chief executive. He bans Republican politics on the trip and plans to offer drought relief recommendations aligned with his 1934 program emphasizing federal state cooperation, water conservation, flood control, soil erosion work and farm ponds. He will drive 280 miles to Des Moines for the luncheon and stay for related engagements.
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Topeka
Kas
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Kansas
Landon
London
Clyde L
Walter
Hos- Welford
North Dakota
Kansas Citypital
Welford
Drouth
Roosevelt to Report on Drought Effects Across West
President Roosevelt plans a nationwide drought report after his 3500 mile swing through the West. He will brief Congress upon returning to Washington and may address the nation in a fireside radio talk. He met governors from seven states and surveyed drought impacts from the Dakotas to the Mississippi.
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Roosevelt
Des Moines
Bell
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
West
Dakotas
Mississippi
Nebraska
Hull hints US ships to leave Spanish waters
Alice Longworth reports that Cor dell Hull signals no defense of Americans remaining in Spain and urges departure to avoid risk of war. Claude Bowers avoids direct danger while observers recall his history prestige during the Madrid crisis.
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New York
Cordell Hull
Spain
United States
Claude Bowers
Bowers
Madrid
Panewc Observes Bicycle Safety Need In City
Observations show many bicycle riders ignore traffic rules leading to accidents with autos. Drivers try to avoid collisions but riders need greater caution. The city begins another WPA paving project on Leisure avenue from Mercer to Wilmington avenues.
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Pa Newc
Leasure Avenue
Mercer
Wilmington Avenues
Thirteen Children In Eight Years Is Record In Canada
In Port Neuf Quebec Mrs Phillippe Frenette has born thirteen children in eight years with ten twins. She gave birth to the twelfth and thirteenth yesterday and both mother and babies are reported well. The twins arrived each year for the past four years. the father, a merchant, built a dormitory and sun parlor for the family and plans a new house.
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International News Service
Quebec
Phillippe Frenette
Port Neuf
Que
Daily Weather Report for the period ending this morning
The 24 hour period ending at 9 am recorded a maximum temperature of 82 and a minimum of 55 with 0.01 inch of precipitation. River stage reached 5.5 feet. One year ago the high was 72 and the low 51 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Fire Damages North Hill Home
A fire at 711 Young Street caused $850 in losses to the home of F. W. Burdett and was owned by LaVerne Irvine of St. Louis. The blaze started in a clothes press at 4 30 Tuesday afternoon. Firemen arrived as clothing and closet furnishings were destroyed and the room furniture scorched.
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F. W. Burdett
Young Street
LaVerne Irvine
St. Louis
President Roosevelt to Speak on Radio Sunday Night
President Roosevelt will address the nation with an important announcement on relief employment during a Fireside Chat Sunday night. The address is set for 9:45 to 10:15 p.m. Eastern from the White House diplomatic reception room as he returns from a drought tour.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
S. T
Moonlight sex murder rocks coastal town
Miss Ruth Muir a 48 year old Riverside YWCA secretary was found murdered near a seaside village. Police questioned over 30 men seeking a mass fiend killer linked to eight sex crimes, detaining E Carl Eckdahl and Leon Russell for further questioning as clues remained faint.
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International News Service
LA Jolla
Cal
Ruth Muir
Riverside
E. Carl Eckdahl
Leon Russell
Search At Chautauqua For Drowning Victim
Word from Jamestown N Y reports Philip B Chambers son of Judge and Mrs James A Chambers remains missing after drowning on Chautauqua Lake. Coast Guard and sheriff state police and volunteers search rough water with drift from a wind driven boat hindering locating the exact site. Prothonotary John A Edgar and Judge Braham remained at the lake with Judge James A Chambers as searchers toil.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Philip B. Chambers
James A. Chambers
Erie
United States Coast Guard
Sheriff’s Office
Lake District
John A. Edgar
W. Walter Braham
Chautauqua Lake
Braham
Chautauqua
Edgar
Chambers
France Moves Toward Longer Military Service
Paris reports a Friday council of ministers session to discuss defense and extend conscription. War minister Daladier and parliamentary leaders Vincent and Lech Chambre reportedly favor terms ranging from two and a half to three years as France matches Germany’s two year extension.
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International News Service
Paris
France
Germany
Council of Ministers
Edouard Daladier
Daniel Vincent
Guy Lechambre
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Figaro
Vincent
Lechambre
Mystery monoplane bombs U S S Kane sparking Spain crisis
U S S Kane was attacked Sunday by a tri motor low winged monoplane. The incident prompted strong protests from the United States and denials from both Madrid and the Loyalists who claimed no involvement by their forces. General Queipo De Llano denied responsibility and said his forces had no reason to trouble American vessels.
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Washington
United States
U. S. S. Kane
America
Madrid
State Department
Queipo de Llano
Llano
Charles A. Bay
Seville
Governor McNutt May Be Named Secretary Of War
Washington rumors center on Indiana Governor Paul V. McNutt as the leading candidate to succeed George H. Dern as Secretary of War. Officials say the cabinet vacancy will stay unfilled for at least 30 days while politics buzz around potential replacements including Harry H. Woodring, former Kansas governor, for the post.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
George H. Dern
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Harry H. Woodring
Kansas
Trial of Twelve Men Progressing in Pontiac Purge
Grand jury names 35 state workers among Black Legion members in Oakland County. Gov Fitzgerald orders dismissals as state liquor commission ousted three employees. City and county officials plan broad shakeup, with a mass meeting possible if purge stalls.
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Black Legion
International News Service
Pontiac
Mid
Grand Jury
Oakland County
Liquor Commission
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Lyle Tabor
Citizens’ Committee
Woman Admits Lye Poisoning Infant in Court
Mrs. Jessie Hankey, 24, testified she gave lye to 14 day old Dorothy Louise Wagner to save her own life after father Kenneth Wagner allegedly forced her to poison the child. The case centers on the so called lye murder and the threat to Hankey’s safety as she faced the electric chair.
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International News Service
Greensburg
Dorothy Louise Wagner
Jessie Hankey
Arnold
Kenneth Wagner
Republican Party Opens Headquarters in Castleton Hotel
The Republican Party opens a new headquarters in the Castleton hotel store-room on the first floor northwest corner. R. C. McCaslin Jr of New Wilmington is installed as the headquarters manager.
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Republican Party
Castleton Hotel
R. C. McCaslin, Jr
New Wilmington
Japan Retains Excess Submarines Triggering Naval Fallout
London reports Japan will keep 15,598 tons of surplus submarines beyond scrapping under the London naval treaty boosting Japan toward near 30 percent submarine supremacy over the United States and Britain. Britain invoked the escalator clause to hold 40,000 tons of destroyers, prompting Japan to retain 11,059 tons of destroyers and the balance for submarines.
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London
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Wesley Church Bids Farewell To Dr J E Iams After 43 Years
A large Wesley M E congregation bid farewell to Rev J E Iams Ph D and his wife at a church party. They depart for Mer cer Pennsylvania next week where they will live on Shenango and Butler streets. Iams retires after 43 years in the ministry serving the Wesley Savannah charge. Principal speakers included Rev R B Withers and Rev Abram P Shaffer with musical selections by the Grittle brothers.
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Wesley M E
J. E. Iams
Iams
Shenango
Butler Streets
Mercer
Wesley-Savannah
New Castle
R. B. Withers
Greenwood M. E. Church
Abram P. Shaffer
Euclid Avenue
West Pittsburg
M. E
Wesley
Grittle Brothers
Peter, Jr
John
Henry
Death notices for William McGee Sarah Pardoe Bruce and William Sweesy
Death records list William McGee age 56 of Lawrence County Home. Sarah Pardoe Bruce age 86 of Ash Tabula Ohio. Rev. William H. Sweesy age 70 of Rochester Pennsylvania.
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William McGee
Lawrence County
Sarah Pardoe Bruce
Ashtabula
William H. Sweesy
Rochester
Heights Fall To Rebels In Big Battle
Rebels seize strategic advantage in northern campaign after defeating Heights in a decisive clash. Key officials confirm shifting control as combat intensifies during this six day operation. Official reports cite rebel gains and strategic positioning shaping the frontier.
Rebels seize heights at Irun corridor in northern Spain
In Biriatou rebels led by General Emilio Mola storm two key heights and San Marcial fort. Loyalists surrender Puncha Hill and much of Mount Turriarte after heavy shelling. The captures shift control toward Irun as civilians flee.
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Biriatou
France
Emilio Mola
San Marcial Fort
Puncha Hill
Mount Turiarte
Irun
Loya List Defenders Launch Wild Counterattack
Hendaye France Sept 2 defenders of battered Iran refuse to wait for fog to lift and launch a wild counterattack against rebel troops who have breached lines.
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Hendaye
France
Iran
Receives Broken Rib In Collision
Howard R. D. Maze of Washington Pennsylvania sustained a fractured rib in an auto crash at the Slippery Rock and Perry highways intersection in Harlansburg at 7 15 a m today. He rode in a car driven by Lindsey R. Iams of Washington with his machine colliding head on with Don D. Urey of Sandy Lake.
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Maze Howard
R. D
Washington, Pa
Slippery Rock
Perry
Harlansburg
Lindsey R. Iams
Chestnut Street
Washington
Don D. Urey
Sandy Lake
Alexander
Iams
Perry Highway
Don Urey
Campaign Talk to Heat Up Before Winter Campaign
An onset of sharp words and rival rhetoric is forecast as two candidates vie for a job. The nation awaits a heated exchange with supporters and opponents trading barbed remarks as the political season intensifies ahead of a new year.
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