Loyalist garrison joins Spanish rebels amid Madrid revolt
In Valencia and Zaragoza the Loyalist government fights rebel forces as France reportedly may aid. Madrid defends through Guadarrama passes while Leftist forces push back. Confiscation of merchant marine and orders for flyers follow. British inquiry into assets in Spain coincides with Ford plant occupation reports. Loyalists take San Sebastian.
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Associated Press
Valencia
Madrid
Spain
Zaragoza
Paris
France
Guadarraman
Ford Motor Company
San Sebastian
Spanish rebel seaplanes battle Loyalist submarines near Gibraltar
The Associated Press reports that rebel seaplanes attacked Loyalist submarines near Gibraltar. One U-boat with a 40-man crew reportedly sunk. another was disabled. The C-3 submarine disappeared after bombardment six miles east of here while a second submarine reportedly submerged in distress. Rebels claimed three planes shot down by the Spanish fleet.
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Associated Press
Gibraltar
Here
Casablanca
French Morocco
Rebel Fliers Form Battalion of Death in Spain
Paris dispatch reports Spanish fascist forces organizing a battalion of death. Rebel airmen, undaunted by prior explosions, will crash planes loaded with explosives to destroy key targets. General Quiepo de Llano confirms readiness to sacrifice crews for strategic blows.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Quiepo de Llano
Seville
Mount Hope Children’s Clinic Held by Public Health
Fayette county public health department ran a pre school clinic in Mount Hope on July 30. Planned by Dr C F Muckett before his departure to Texas due to his mother’s illness the clinic was directed by Dr T Adair with county nurses Virginia Marshall and Laura Burrow. Dr J H Crouch of Beckley training center visited in the afternoon joined by Helen Howell Beckley supervisor and five student nurses.
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Register
Mount Hope
Fayette County
Bumgardner Backs Shott in Senate Race
West Virginia figure J Lewis Bumgardner, previously a Democrat leader and 1932 presidential elector, publicly endorses Republican Hugh Ike Shott for Senate, signaling support for Landon and Knox as well. He plans to attend the Constitutional Democrats meeting in Detroit on August 7, and cites a lifelong Democratic career tempered by cross party admiration.
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J. Lewis Bumgardner
West Virginia
Hugh Ike Shott
United States Senate
Landon
Knox
Bumgardner
Chicago
Roosevelt
Constitutional Democrats
Detroit
Shott
Bluefield
Philadelphia
Political allegiance and home as a shared bond in 1936 letters
J L Bumgardner of Beckley West Virginia writes a partisan comparison of his Democratic roots and his friend Hugh Ike Shott, praising principles learned from his father and from John Randolph Tucker. He notes moving from Virginia to West Virginia and supporting Landon and Knox while urging continued service and unity. Dated July 7 1936.
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West Virginia
Virginia
John—Randolph Tucker
Grover Cleveland
Hugh Ike Shott
Landon
Knox
Dawson Funeral To Be Tomorrow
Funeral services for James Lewis Dawson 43 a Kentucky Colonel named by Governor Lafoon in 1932 will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at First Baptist Church Rev J M Hayes officiating The body was taken to Mabscott home of his brother Paul Gunter from Huntington where he died after a three week illness He was an automobile salesman in Ashland Ky most of his life in West Virginia and spent four years in local insurance sales He is survived by his widow Daphne Hedrick Dawson a son Jim Jr and step daughter Patty Sue Active pallbearers are C F Dickens Tom Havens J R Miller E D Hetzel L B Goss James Houchins Honorary pallbearers G C Hedrick Joe Franklin Jack Kendall Dr R C Mitchell W J Sisson Edgar Brammer Dr C H Fink J B Kirk E H Loflin A Ray Fink E E Bibb A R Cook George Walker Dr E H Hedrick J I Bowling Larkin Gunter L P van Luther Fink and George add.
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James Lewis Dawson
Kentucky
Lafoon
J. M. Hayes
First Baptist Church
Paul Gunter
Mabscott
Huntington
Ashland
West Virginia
Daphne Hedrick Dawson
Jim Jr
Patty Sue
C. F. Dickens
Tom Havens
J. R. Miller
E. D. Hetzel
Ironton, O
L. B. Goss
James Houchins
Singers to Meet at Raleigh County Convention
The Raleigh county Singing Convention will assemble Sunday at 1 30 p m in Helen Church with Noel Thurman presiding Singers from about six churches are expected to attend.
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Raleigh County
Helen
Noel Thurman
Graduation Bonds Split Two Red Sox Prospects
Richmond July 30 George Lacy catcher and Herb Hash pitcher of the University of Richmond baseball team faced an unusual graduation moment as both were signed by the Boston Red Sox but sent to form in different leagues. It marked Hash’s first time in four years to pitch without Lacy as his battery partner since they had shared semi pro play during vacations.
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Associated Press
Richmond
University of Richmond
George Lacy
Herb Hash
Boston Red Sox
Hash
Lacy
Inventor Louis Hess to be Buried in Victor Friday
Funeral services for Louis Frank Hess 76 Victor inventor will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at the Hess residence in Victor. Interment at Ansted with Thomas Funeral Home in charge. Hess patented the Hess machine 35 years ago and it was widely used in this section. He also invented about 25 other mine machines. Born in Ansted he belonged to the Baptist church for many years. Survived by widow and children C M Hess Charleston R W Hess Anjean H H Hess Ansted C L Hess Kilsythe Mrs Annie S Scott Pageton Mrs T F Brewer Beckley Mrs J H Winer Beckley Mrs E L Mean Ansted.
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Louis Frank Hess
Victor
J. W. Bragg
Hess
Ansted
Thomas Funeral Home
Baptist Church
C. M. Hess
Charleston
R. W. Hess
Anjean
H. H. Hess
C. L. Hess
Kilsythe
Annie S. Scott
Pageton
T. F. Brewer
J. H. Winer
Beckley
E. L. Mean
Fighting Woman Fined Oak Hill
Miss Novella Humphrey aged 17 accused her aunt Minnie Lavender of beating her during a visit. The aunt was found not guilty after a quarrel with the sister Josie Humphries. The same officer later charged and fined Novella five dollars for assault, while Lavender nursing a bleeding nose. Lavender had recently won an eight thousand dollar judgment in a related case.
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Oak Hill
Novella Humphrey
Squire W. H. Level
Minnie Lavender
Josie Humphries
Red Duncan
The
New River Company
Virginia Caer
Former Officer Denies Spy Guilt in Federal Court
John S. Farnsworth, a former Navy officer once court marshaled, pleaded innocent in federal court to two offenses tied to delivering a confidential naval publication to a Japanese agent in August 1934. He appeared before Justice Oscar Luhring after a two week jail stay in Washington DC and was returned to jail to await a federal jury trial in October.
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Associated Press
Washington
John S. Farnsworth
District of Columbia
Oscar Luhring
Farnsworth
Black Legion Killers on Trial in Detroit
Six men Frederick Gulley Earl Angstandt Charles King Thomas Cox Harold Lawrence and Wilbur Robinson face a circuit court trial led by Judge Joseph A Moynihan for kidnapping and flogging steel worker Robert Penland for missing Black Legion night rider meetings. Prosecutors say William Guthrie, a Black Legion printer, was flogged for refusing to oust his mother-in-law and discharge a Catholic maid.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Black Legion
Joseph A. Moynihan
Frederick Gulley
Earl Angstandt
Charles King
Thomas T. Cox
Harold Lawrence
Wilbur Robinson
Robert Penland
Wayne County
William Guthrie
Mission Teacher at Skelton Church
The Rev. Kelly G. Tucker of Philadelphia preaches at Skelton Community Church each evening at 7 30 and leads a missions conference each morning at 10. He has teaching experience in China and Persia in missionary schools.
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Kelly G. Tucker
Philadelphia
Skelton
China
Persia
Huntington Heat Deaths Mark Weather Toll
Beckley measured 66 degrees at 1 pm as cool, fair weather continued after Tuesday storms. Raleigh county recorded the state’s only fatalities, a mother and her young son swept by Stonecoal Creek near Lillybrook, while Huntington logged a heat related death of A L Murphy, 57, found in his yard. Bridge supports washed away floodwaters closed tracks, and Wheeling workers cleaned storm debris for a second time as damage topped $100,000. Creeks overran highways in the south and telephone lines failed in several sections.
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Raleigh
Stonecoal
Lillybrook
Huntington
Wheeling
A. L. Murphy
Joe Smith Improves After Blood Transfusion at Raleigh Hospital
Raleigh General hospital physicians said Congressman Joe L. Smith is definitely better and getting along nicely this morning after a second blood transfusion yesterday. He had been ill with gastric ulcers since Thursday and was admitted Sunday for treatment.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Joe L. Smith
Driver Asleep Hits Bank Near Kanawha City
Whitesville July 30 George Haddad and two companions escaped injury when their car ran into a road bank near Kanawha City. Haddad said he had fallen asleep. Joe Haddad and his son Ernest Haddad were passengers.
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Register
Whitesville
George Haddad
Kanawha City
Haddad
Joe Haddad
Ernest
Education Chief Undergoes Surgery in Beckley Hospital
J. L. Huffman president of the Raleigh county board of education was operated on today at Beckley hospital for appendicitis. Huffman faces an ousting petition with a hearing planned for September.
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J. L. Huffman
Raleigh County Board of Education
Atom Beckley Hospital
Huffman
Nurse Tells of Thorpe's Affairs
A nursemaid testifies in Los Angeles at the divorce case of Dr. Franklin Thorpe and Mary Astor. The nurse describes Thorpe's conduct after the divorce and reveals intimate photographs of Thorpe with a blonde, amid Astor's bid for custody of their daughter Marylyn.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Franklin Thorpe
Mary Astor
George
Nellie Richardson
Thorpe
Marylyn
Dr. Thorpe
Miss Astor
Miss Richardson
Mabscott House For Sale Prominent Builder Plans Five Room Home
Cecil Breeden, a Mabscott builder, is laying a cinder block foundation on a slope off state route 12 for a five room and bath house with a basement garage. He has completed five or six houses recently and aims to sell each for 1800 to 1900 dollars. He estimates his earnings at about 40 cents an hour.
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Cecil Breeden
Mabscott Hill
Breeden
Seek bed for orphaned baby
Mrs H M Blankenship named chair of the investigation committee says the Kings Daughters seek a bed for a six months old infant to be cared for by Mabscott nursery. The school will not take the baby unless a bed is furnished. The appeal is being made today.
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Kings Daughters
Mabscott Nursery
H. M. Blankenship
Knox to Accept Place Tonight
Chicago publisher Colonel Fraz Knox prepares to accept the Republican vice presidential nomination at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago Stadium. Party leaders expect his address to frame the campaign aims and outline policy if Knox succeeds the Democratic administration, with about 50,000 in attendance and millions more listening on radio.
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Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Associated Press
Ill
Fraz Knox
Beckley
Big
Chauncey McCormick
Maid Admits Killing Infant in Greensburg
State Police Captain Jacob Mauk announced a 25-year-old housemaid admitted feeding poison to her employer's 14-day-old baby, causing its death. The woman Jessie Hankey and father Kenneth Waggner, 30, face murder charges. Hankey's signed confession accuses Waggner of forcing her to poison the child with a few grains. The baby died the same day.
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Associated Press
Greensburg
Jacob Mauk
Mauk
Jessie Hankey
Kenneth Waggner
Metal Supply Firms Show Gains New York
A New York AP survey finds half-year 1936 profits up 61 percent over 1935 among 155 reporting firms in metals and machinery. Steel producers show 445 percent gain across ten companies, while autos lead dollar gains exceeding 100 million. Oils rise 92 percent with demand shaping results.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Brothers handcuffed and shipped to Virginia in deputy shooting case
Hubbard and Paul Duling were moved from Roanoke county jail to separate cars amid a crowd of about 500 on Heber street. West Virginia and Virginia officers escorted the brothers toward the state line after accused of ambushing Deputy C. E. Simmons near Roanoke on July 17. The Dulings denied the charges, claiming they were in Nicholas county when the shooting occurred.
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Hana
Foot
Hubbard
Paul Duling
Virginia
Roanoke County
Heber Street
West Virginia
Evan Hall
B. F. McLaughlin
C. E. Simmons
Roanoke
Hubbard Duling
J. L. Richardson
Paul
Dulhgs
Nicholas County
Simmons
Daling Brothers
Steels and Motors Lead Market Rally In New York
New York stock session shows steels and motors erasing earlier losses and leading gains. Aviation, alcohol, and amusement stocks also rose, contributing to a cheerier market tone.
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Associated Press
New York
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W. Va
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Joe Smith
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Nurse
Mabscott House
Baby
Richardson
Salem
A. E. Keister
H. B. McManaway
P. F. Sprenger
G. M. Williams
T. W. L. Holmes
B.C. White
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