Rain Lashes Drought Hit Region with Fatal Storms
Rain drenched the central west as storms bring multiple fatalities and injuries. A 12 year old girl died in Somerset when a wind burst a chicken house roof. In Wheeling Indiana lightning killed one man and injured three others. Cincinnati wind toppled radio towers WKRC and caused property damage.
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Chicago
Mother Nature
Central West
University of Chicago
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Kansas
Kentucky
Somerset
Wheeling
Ind
Cincinnati
WKRC
Insurance Feature in AAA Contracts Warns of Drought Risk
The article explains crop income insurance under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. It notes nationwide crop income protection for wheat, corn, hog, cotton, and tobacco programs, ensuring income even if drought destroys crops. Payments come from past production averages and help farmers renew production after losses. Alamogordo Highway 70 association plans a June 27 Santa Fe visit to push road improvements and the Alamogordo Las Cruces cutoff, with 24 New Mexico town members.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Alamogordo
J. D. Robinson
Tularosa
Santa Fe
Highway Department
Las Cruces
New Mexico
College Fatality Police Charge Bartholomew in Murder Case
Washington Pa police filed a formal murder charge against George H Bartholomew 48 year old wrestling coach and PE director at Washington and Jefferson College after admitting a fight with George T Manis 23 a female impersonator and night club actor whose body was found under brush. Bartholomew claimed Manis tried to blackmail him.
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Washington, Pa
George H. Bartholomew
Washington and Jefferson College
George T. Manis
Bartholomew
Car believed recovered in Lawton after theft
The 1934 Pontiac sedan owned by J. B. Headly, stolen from McNally-Hall Motor Company, is believed recovered in Lawton Oklahoma. Sheriff Peck reports a Lawton find with numbers filed off, and local officials suspect it is Headly's car, tying to a broader bandit case in a Lawton confrontation.
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J. B. Headly
McNally-Hall Motor Company
Lawton
Oklahoma
J. C. Peck
W. P. Ford
Repcord
Bateman Writes of Power of Ad Voicing Tax Exemption
Editor Record quotes a Washington magazine arguing for tax exemption for small homes and warning that advertising drives public sentiment. The piece links ads to support for exempting homes from taxation and feared forced sales. It notes women, homes, and motherhood as civilizational foundations and urges readiness before nominating conventions.
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Washington
Hitler
Russia
Wiley Post to Try for Altitude Record
Chicago June 23 AP Wiley Post the only man to fly solo around the world will attempt to push his plane to 60000 feet for a world altitude record Officials of the Century of Progress said the flight would likely occur on July 1 An unofficial record of 47527 feet is held by Renato Bonato of Rome
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Chicago
Wiley Post
Century of Progress
Renato Bonato
Rome
Price fixing to be issue in rubber trade
The rubber code authority charges Phillips-Baker Rubber Co Providence Rhode Island La Crosse Rubber Mills La Crosse Wisconsin and Goodyear Rubber Co Middletown Connecticut with refusing to file price lists. The case tests industry's right to fix or refuse to fix prices and alleges the firms diverted trade by pricing below listed levels. The dispute, though small in scope, risks broad NRA price control powers and will be taken up by several code authorities and the Federal Trade Commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
Rubber Code Authority
Phillips-Baker Rubber Company
Providence
R. I
la Crosse Rubber Mills
la Crosse
Wis
Goodyear Rubber Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Middletown
Conn
State Relief Rolls Grow in Colorado Says 208,364 on Aid
Denver June 23 AP reporting state relief administrator Co. DD Shawver says 20 percent of Colorado's population is on relief and many are chiseling aid. He orders closer investigation of applicants. Earlier figures showed 96,777 on relief. current total 208,364.
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Denver
Co. DD. Shawyer
Thep
Shawver
Rio Grande District Could Raise Funds by Taxes
Senator Hatch said the Interior Department affirmed the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy district can levy taxes to raise all or part of funds needed for construction under its contract.
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Rio Grande District
Washington
Hatch
D-Nm
Interior Department
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Ford Prices Jump as Ford Bidding Excluded for Government
Washington June 23 AP A House investigating committee learns government auto price quotes have risen since Henry Ford was barred from bidding The plan is to probe the Roosevelt order barring Ford from government sales until NRA compliance is certified Representative Kvale says Ford would need 5000 certificates from suppliers which is impossible He also questions if Roosevelt was fully informed Maj Gen L H Bush to return to the stand Monday Bush denies department crafted specs to favor any one make Ford has refused to sign the NIZA code while the government had been buying cars through dealers until a recent ruling by Comptroller General McCarl ending that practice
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Washington
Honce
Henry Ford
Roosevelt
Ford
NRA
Kvale
House
War Department
Army
L. H. Bush
Bush
McCarl
French fliers sail for home after transatlantic flight
Captain Maurice Rossi and Lieut. Paul Codes, who completed a non stop flight from France to the United States last month, sailed for home today aboard the liner Champlain from New York. Their dismantled plane was stowed on the deck, and they were accompanied by their wives.
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New York
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codes
France
United States
Champlain
Baseball scores share mixed results across leagues
In the American League, St Louis lost 4 2 to Philadelphia in the first game after a late rally, then won 6 2 in the second contest. Chicago edged Boston 10 9, Cleveland routed New York 8 6, Detroit prevailed 9 6 over Washington, with sharp pitching and late offense shaping the outcomes.
Baseball doubleheader results and scores
First game results show RHE Philadelphia 160 000 000 17 Cincinnati 100 000 001 293 Batteries A Moore and Todd Frey and Lombardi. Second game RHE Philadelphia 2000 Cincinnati 000 2 Batteries C Davis and Wilson Brennan and Lombardi. RHE Boston 000 000 000 052 Pittsburgh 121 000 00x 4 18 U Batteries Brandt and Hogan French and Padden. New York 001 020 0 Chicago - 100 102 0 Batteries Schumacher and Mancuso Bush and Hartnett. Brooklyn 002 0 St. Louis - 0000 Batteries Munns and Lopez Haines Mooney and Delancey.
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Hadley
Coffman
Wells
Grube
Dietrich
Erry
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
A. Moore
Todd
Frey
Lombardi
RHE
C. Davis
Wilson
Brennan
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brandt
Hogan
French
Padden
New York
Chicago
Schumacher and
Mancusco
Bush and Hartnett
Brooklyn
Munns
Lopez
Haines, Mooney and Delancey
Foxx and Goslin Highlight A League Aces in 1940s Lineup
Foxx and Goslin star in a curated lineup featuring Philadelphia and Detroit sluggers along with Washington, Boston, New York, Chicago players. The note lists star names across leagues, hinting at a historic spring training or all star style aggregation.
Honeymoon couple not legally married in Chaves county
Charles Morris of Rome Texas and Ella Fae Kendal of Bridgeport on a honeymoon idea of marriage. They obtained a license June 11 but wed June 20 in Seymour Baylor County. They failed to sign the license as required. Minister Rev H C Gordon reports they did not know signing was needed until after leaving. County clerk D P Greiner informs the minister the pair are not legally married and must remarry with proper Baylor County license.
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Charles Morris
Rome
Texas
Ella Fae Kendal
Bridgeport
D. P. Greiner
H. C. Gordon
Baylor County
M B Hawks Ole Timer Here Mel M Hawks Dies At 81
Mel M Hawks, longtime Roswell resident and former transfer business operator who came from Texas in 1900, died at 2 a.m. at 515 East Fifth Street. Born December 27, 1852 in Tennessee, he is survived by two brothers in Rockwall County, Texas. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. at Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev. H C Henderson officiating and interment at South Park. Talmage Mortuary directed.
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East Fifth Street
Mr. Hawks
Roswell
Texas
Tennessee
Della Walls
Adeline
Rockwall County
Talmage Memorial Chapel
H. C. Henderson
Methodist Church
South
First Baptist Church
Cyril Hanes
B. F. Fields
Mack Shuman
W. H. Jeffries
South Park
Talmage Mortuary
Murder charge against Poderjay in America
Vienna broadcasts report Bruno Barber says evidence supports murder charges against Ivan Poderjay in the United States. Poderjay, held on suspicion tied to the disappearance of Miss Agnes Turverson, faces extradition questions as New York police seek witnesses to a marriage in London and New York.
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Bruno Barber
International Police Organization of Vienna
Ivan Poderjay
United States
International
Poderjay
Agnes Turverson
New York
Detroit
Susanne Ferrand
London
Miss Tulverson
Scotland Yard
Mlle. Ferrand
America
Sally Tulverson
Miss Turverson
Poston
Rotary Convention Opens In Detroit Next Week
Rotarians from about sixty countries stream into Detroit for the 25th Rotary International convention. Key topics include changes in industry, international relations, and social life, with speeches by Mark Sullivan and Paul P. Harris. Chesley R. Perry and Rufus F. Chapin are noted officers.
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Rotary
Detroit
Vention
Rotary International
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Rotary Club
Chicago
Paul P. Harris
British Isles
South Africa
Rotary president reviews year amid Rotary growth abroad
John Nelson of Montreal reviews a year as Rotary International president and notes rising club numbers across North America, Africa, Asia Minor, Europe and the British Isles. He highlights more than a hundred clubs joining since last July 1 and a net gain in membership overall.
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John Nelson
Montreal
Canada
Rotary International
Rotary
North America
Africa
Asia Minor
Europe
British Isles
Albuquerque
Juan B. Gallegos
Polo Gutierrez
Joe Desote
H. O. Bursum
Albert G. Simms
Merritt C. Mechem
Kelley Put To Death In Colorado Gas Chamber
Cation City Colorado July 23 AP an obscure grave on Woodpecker Hill at the Colorado Penitentiary awaited today the body of William Cody Kelley who paid with his life in the prison's new lethal gas chamber last night for killing a rancher to steal two cheap pistols. The execution was successful Warden Roy Best said there were no hitches and Kelley was put to death speedily with the apparatus working even better than in animal experiments.
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Cation City
Colo
Colorado Penitentiary
William Cody Kelley
Roy Best
Kelley
West President Jr. Chamber Elected President of U.S. Junior Chamber
Miami June 23 AP E Richard West of Los Angeles was unanimously elected president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce at the closing session of the national convention.
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Miami, Fla
E. Richard West
Los Angeles
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mountain Said to Sink In Honduran Copan Zone
In Honduras the 8000 foot Erapuca mountain in Copan was officially reported to be sinking alarmingly. A government note said over 625 acres of corn fields on its slopes have disappeared and further agricultural land is being wrecked. Engineers have been ordered to investigate the phenomenon.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Erapuca
Copan
Drought relief program expands in New Mexico
Santa Fe says C E Mauldin heads the drought relief division and has organized staff to work in 18 counties. Feeding and shipping cattle for federal relief proceeds, with cattle fit for human consumption canned for distribution. Livestock not fit for consumption is being killed as work continues statewide.
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Santa Fe
C. E. Mauldin
Federal Relief
New Mexico
Mauldin
Gow
Correction in Hobbs School Board indictment record
A correction clarifies that D Walker of Hobbs Municipal School Board was not indicted for poisoning water. The grand jury found no bill and the Associated Press issued a correction. The Record also notes the error and offers its regrets for the mistake.
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Associated Press
Levington
D. Walker
Hobbs Municipal School Board
Walker
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