Train Plunges Through Washed Bridge West Of Tucumcari
A Golden State Limited passenger train bound for Chicago from Los Angeles plunged through a washed-out bridge into a water-filled arroyo five miles west of Tucumcari New Mexico at dawn. At least six people died and several were injured as cars toppled into the gulch after the east span collapsed amid heavy rains. C J Crost Tucumcari engineer identified. bodies brought to local morgues. wrecker from El Paso and ambulances from Amarillo assisted.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Golden State Limited
Tom Los Angeles
Chicago
Here
C. J. Crost
el Paso
Amarillo
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Chiego
Cowboy game ends in tragic accidental shooting on riverfront
Wayne Mauck fourteen is killed when a two man rodeo on a shantyboat goes wrong. His cousin John Barry twenty one of Ashland Kentucky fires an old 32 revolver in self stirred play. Coroner rules accidental death and Barry is released after investigation. The boat carries Mauck’s relatives as they travel to Newport seeking a missing husband. Funeral services follow at Blaine Nesbitt cemetery.
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Manchester
Wayne Mauck
Omie
Mauck
John Barry
Ashland
Adams County
Fcials
J. G. Inman
Barry
Rovert Cole
Harry Ogle
M. L. Purdin
Ing
William
Sia Barry
Newport
Blaine Nesbitt
O. F
Funds Allocated For War Effort Amid Local Ration Measures
Aug 26 report from Washington indicates admin actions to sustain wartime food and fuel programs. Officials outline continued rationing and support for workers on the Lew River project, detailing allocations and expected timelines for distribution.
Huey Long Says He Was Ganged In Bath Club Incident
Huey P. Long, the Louisiana senator, says he was attacked by three or four men in a bathhouse washroom at the Sands Point club. Competing reports place blame on a single guest who felt insulted, while others suggest a different confrontation led to the injury. Authorities investigate amid conflicting accounts from Long, Milwaukee sources, and New York papers.
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Associated Press
New York
Huey P. Long
Bath Club
Long Island
Sands Point Bath Club
Louisiana
Milwaukee
New York Times
New York Herald- Tribune
Port Washington
S. A
Revised shoes code ordered rewritten by recovery staff
Washington reports a revised code of competition for the boot and shoe industry was ordered rewritten by national recovery administrators. Deputy Administrator C. C. Williams summoned the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers association code committee to his office to push changes including agency representation and trade practices while leaving wage provisions for later hearings.
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Washington
National Recovery
C. Co. Wiliams
National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association
Recovery Administration
Williams
Insull Arrest Granted Under Extradition Proceedings
Athens August 20 The appeal court approved the application for formal sanction of Samuel Insull's detention in connection with American extradition proceedings. Insull said he is British by birth in London and later became a U.S. citizen, while his current status remains uncertain. The former Chicago utilities operator faced routine questions about his wife and son as authorities pursue extradition.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
London
Senator Involved in Club Fracas Referred to Page Two
An altercation at a club involved a guest who swung around and struck the senator. An attendant separated them and escorted the senator to an automobile bound for New York. The club staff directed an inquirer to the restaurant manager then to the front.
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New York
Inquirer
Hill Dwellers See Blue Eagle As Evil Beast
In Stillwell Oklahoma Aug 20 Reverend W E Rockett preaches a revival linking the NRA Blue Eagle to a biblical beast foretold in Revelations. He says eastern Oklahoma residents view it as a mark of doom and warn against shopping at stores branded by this perceived evil.
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Blue Eagle
Associated Press
Stillwell
Okla
W. E. Rockett
NRA
Oklahoma
John
Isle of
Patmos
Rockett
Utilities Unite Against Taxes in Ohio Hearing
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce led public utility firms in opposing new gross earnings taxes to fund schools. President Frank B. McMillin urged reallocating existing taxes, warning higher rates and public ownership risk hindering industrial recovery. Ohio Bell executive F M Stephens cited 47.63 percent of net revenue already taxed.
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Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Frank B. McMillin
Mt. Gilead
Chamber of Commerce
Glen C. Wilhide
Portsmouth Gas Co
McMillin
Chamber
F. M. Stephens
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Plane Crash Tragedy Kills Four in Cloudy Weather
Four people die when a plane crashes in cloudy conditions near an airfield. Victims include Renee of unknown designation and a local aviator identified as M. Auge. Emergency crews cordon off the scene as investigators begin.
Action pushed to make coal code lasting
Washington Aug 29 The NRA moved quickly to cement a permanent coal industry code after reaching a compromise with union labor and the largest bituminous fields. President Roosevelt telephoned Johnson to congratulate him as the administration prepared to bind the code by Labor Day. Deputy Whiteside aimed to finish retail codes by Labor Day, while broader NRA efforts focus on labor disputes price danger and open shop concerns amid widespread code administration issues.
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Associated Preas
Washington
NRA
Hugh 8. Johnson
Appalachian
Roosevelt
Johnson
Arthur D. Whiteside
National Labor Board
Cuban cabinet crisis deepens as ABC presses reforms
In Havana the ABC revolutionary group demands immediate constitutional changes and threatens to withdraw two cabinet members. President De Cespedes plans to wait for the general elections six months away. Baldino Gonzalez Pasaron, Havana superior court president, was arrested by ABC men and soldiers but released. Juan Manuel Menocal ordered the arrest of two ABC members on charges of false pretenses.
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Associated Press
Havanna
de Cespedes
ABC Revolutionary Society
ABC
Baldino Gonzalez Pasaron
Havana
Machado
Juan Manuel Menocal
Odor of Bonfire Cited at Lamson Murder Trial
Neighbor testified an offensive odor came from a bonfire at the Lamson home shortly before his wife’s body was found. The state seeks to prove Lamson killed his wife May 30 with a 10 inch iron pipe and tied to evidence of charred blood on pipe and cloth remains.
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San Jose
Calif
David A. Lamson
Lamson
Sylvia D. Batley
Stanford University
Stanford
Stanford Press
Frederick Proescher
Boat Upset Off Lake Michigan Leaves 1 Missing
Rescue crews searched a 20 mile stretch of Lake Michigan between Michigan City and Gary for Lawrence Carlson 20 Muskegon Mich after an 18 foot sailboat capsized in heavy seas. His companions Glenn Smith 21 of Muskegon and Frank York 21 of Chicago reached shore at separate points after long struggles.
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Michigan City
Ind
Lake Michigan
Here
Gary
Lawrence Carlson
Muskegon
Mich
Glenn Smith
University of Ilinois
Frank York
Chicago
Long Island Rail Road tunnel leak disrupts Manhattan Queens link
Trains crawled through East River tunnel No 1 between Manhattan and Queens as recent rains caused a serpentine short circuit in the signal system. The incident slowed service and highlighted maintenance issues in the Gotham tunnel.
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Gotham
New York
Long Island Railroad
East River
Manhattan
Queens
Serpmer
Energy Recovery Fund Driving Trade Push
A historic recovery fund is fueling a push in trade policy as officials outline major steps. The report notes consensus on accelerating energy projects, with ministers stressing the need to maintain momentum despite obstacles.
Fire Bug Behind Blaze Levels Kentucky School
Fire, likely incendiary, damaged the South Portsmouth grade school early Tuesday. Oil waste from a C O box car journals was found ablaze in the basement. Firefighters from Portsmouth and Ohio authorities saved the building despite weather boarding loss and threats to nearby church and homes. The loss runs to several hundred dollars insured.
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Portsmouth
Charles Clowe
Hoboes
R. L. Shumate
Ohio
Kentucky
Christian Church
Clay Mitchell
M. E. Parsonage
Ohio River
Burglars Blamed for Trail Home Fire
Fire damaged the six room Johnson cottage on Scioto trail near Rosemount road about 5 30 am Tuesday. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade and saved the home with $200 damage estimate. Neighbors reported a basement window broken and doors unlocked from inside.
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P. W. Johnson
Scioto Trail
Rosemount Road
Johnson
Beckley
W. Va
Sanford Linck
al Bridwell
Joseph Saxton
T. G. Burchett
Court Upholds Farm Measures in Supreme Ruling
A high court in Washington sustains farm policy changes amid a dispute over emergency injunctive relief. The decision affirms the agricultural adjustment act as applied, underscoring the government’s authority to implement farm support measures.
Ickes Chosen Director of Oil Policy
President Roosevelt named Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the interior, as administrator of the new oil industry plan. Ickes will lead the oil planning and conservation committee with 14 other members to be named within 24 hours. The move centralizes control amid calls for price fixing and war related overproduction.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Oil Planning and Conservation Committee
Ickes
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
New Deal
Anderson suffers back fracture in fall from window
Preston resident Anderson 55, a retired dry goods merchant, fell 30 feet from an upstairs window at 1413 Fourth Street. He was washed from a screen, moved to Portsmouth General Hospital in serious condition, with Ir. D A Berndt overseeing his care.
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Fourth Street
Preston Anderson
Portsmouth General Hospital
Anderson
Emrick
Ir. D. A. Berndt
Mr. Anderson
W R. Anderson
Peers Age
Anderson Brothers
Seattle
Wee
Dividend Authorized For Ohio Valley Bank Depositors
The closed Ohio Valley Bank will pay a 20 percent dividend to about 1,300 general claimants, totaling around $95,000. First payment authorized by Judge Russell K. McCurdy and state liquidating agent Daniel J. Herbert, with notices to claimants mailed this week. Stockholders have contributed $76,925 on double stock, enabling the initial dividend, while suits to collect on notes and double assessments loom.
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Ohio Valley Bank
Daniel J. Herbert
Herbert
Russell K. McCurdy
Common Pleas Court
R. H. Black
Gilbert 8
Monroe
O. R. Micklethwait
State Banking Department
I. J. Fulton
Herbert and Black
Portsmouth
Ohioans Die In Auto Crash In Fort Wayne
Column woman Grace Aleta, 32, and her 14 year old son John, both from Columbus, Ohio, were killed in a vehicle wreck near Fort Wayne, Indiana. Two others were injured as the car overturned after a collision with a truck. Authorities reported the passengers were occupants of a family trip.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Mra Grace II
Aleta
Columben
Johm
Mies
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