Lightning Strikes Hit Reddington Area Amid Storm Damage
A severe wind hail and lightning storm near Reddington injures three people and shocks a horse and a dog. George Fox and Jack Marsh are shocked by a bolt that split a tree near a hay scales. Mrs Fox is briefly paralyzed by the electricity. A mild cyclone and hail cause further property and crop damage across several farms, with a shed blown away and trees uprooted. Edward Fox unharmed. Ruth Fox away from home.
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Jackson County
George Fox
Reddington
Jack Marsh
Fox
Mr. Fox
Edward Fox
Four Corners
Carl Maschino
Louis
Gilbert
Joe Hauersparger
Albert Vogel
New Defense for AAA Against Tax Suits Unveiled
At the justice department a new defensive drive to shield the AAA from processing tax suits was revealed as the total burden rose to 636. Tax experts from the attorney general's staff will assist federal district attorneys nationwide in fighting injunctions to halt tax collection.
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Washington
AAA
Justice Department
Kutch Named Commander of Seymour Post 89 Legion
J J Kutch was named commander of Seymour Post No 89 American Legion at the annual election held at the Legion Hall. He succeeds Ernest Asbell who completes a successful term. New officers include Ray Bower Joe Gruber Ed Robert Walter Schierling Otto Wieneke Rev L Dewey Burham Nelson Laraway Ben Hoffmier Ed Timeier Coulter Montgomery and T C Plunkett and O O Swails as directors. Delegates named to the state convention in Indianapolis later this month are Kutch Robert and Steinwedel with Warner Wieneke and Schierling as alternates. Plunkett reported on Shields Park summer festival leaving a positive balance after expenses. Asbell retires after an exemplary year.
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J. J. Kutch
Seymour
American Legion
Legion Hall
Chestnut
Bruce Streets
Mr. Kutch
Ernest Asbell
Legion
Ray Bower
Joe Gruber
Ed Robert
Walter Schierling
Otto Wieneke
State Legion
Indianapolis
Warner
Sehierling
Plunkett
Shields Park
Wheat Crop Study at Jennings County Field
Purdue University researchers report experimental threshing on the Jennings County Experiment Field showing yields from two to 29 bushels per acre on Clermont silt loam soil. Varying wheat varieties also show different leaf rust resistance influencing results.
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Jennings County
G. P. Walker
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Clermont
New Attraction Planned for County Fair Week
Jackson County Fair at Shields Park August 12 17 will feature D Luther Dennis famed aerialist in three parachute leaps and afternoon acts by Rita and Dunn high wire specialists and Les Cattiers gymnasts Martin Steinwedel reports the program runs Wednesday through Friday with Dennis a Franklin native noted for balloon ascents and parachute feats in a storied career.
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D. Luther Dennis
Jackson County Fair
Shields Park
Martin W. Steinwedel
Dennis
Steinwedel
Franklin
Johnson County Fair Association
Fair Association
Two Men Face Five Charges In 1935 Car Crash
A heavy 1935 model sedan crashed into a small house at Rockford near U S Route 31 after & o'clock Wednesday night. William Short, 24, of Greenwood, was jailed on 1000 bond after pleading not guilty to operating under the influence. He also pleaded guilty to improper license plates and public intoxication, with those pleas held for Mayor Burkart's decision while awaiting Short’s companion’s arrest.
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Eliza Abell
Rockford
Greenwood
William Short
Short
W. Burkart
Jim Will
765 Awards at State Dahlia Show announced
Raymond Sparks of Columbus president of the Indiana Dahlia society announced 245 classes across five sections novice amateur private estate commercial and open to all. About 765 ribbons for firsts seconds and thirds will be awarded with many premiums contributed by merchants. Show set in Bassett building with plans to add space and entertainments by committees and home talent.
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Raymond Sparks
Columbus
Indiana Dahlia Society
Sparks
Duhlia
Bassett
Strike Confab Delayed
Terre Haute Ind Aug 1 Attempts to settle a mill strike that spread to a general walkout were stalled as company officials refused to confer with federal conciliators and all union representatives.
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Terre Haute
Ind
All Union Representa
Junk dealer robbed of 388 during nighttime home holdup
Dick Sanford, a junk and used auto parts dealer near Walesboro, was held up Tuesday night around 10 o clock by three men. They lured him outside, demanded an axle, then seized his money bag containing 388 in various bills. Sanford fired at the trio as they fled into a corn field. none of the shots appeared to stop them. Sheriff Elmer Nolting and Columbus Chief Alonzo Fitch investigated, and Sanford reported a total of 100 and several smaller bills in his pocketbook.
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Dick Sanford
Walesboro
Sanford
Bartholomew County
Elmer H. Nolting
Alonzo Fitch
Columbus
Midwest Heat Wave Persists Across Several States
The article notes 93 degree heat in Indiana with a forecasted rise likely Friday. It mentions a high of 111 in Phillipsburg Kansas and 106 in Topeka Kansas, plus heat deaths across eleven states. Portland Oregon reports a cool 66 degrees.
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Phillipsburg
Kas
Topeka
Mercury
Associated Press
Middle Western States
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Town
Mid
Portland
Ore
Canning Season Opens in Jackson County
The 1935 tomato crop arrives with the first tomatoes received Tuesday at the Vincennes Packing Company Seymour plant. Plants in Crothersville Freetown Hayden and Brownstown begin receiving tomatoes and expect packing to start soon as rains boost yield. Factory superintendents report good prospects with limited disease and rapid ripening in the next two weeks.
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Jackson County
Grafton Richey
Seymour
Vincennes Packing Corporation
Richey
Crothersville
Freetown
Hayden
Vincennes Corporation
Harry Norton
Max Whitcomb
Heavyden
Dan Gardner
Brownstown
Morgan Packing Company
Albert Schneider
Probe Shooting at Navy Blimp Over Lakehurst NJ
Navy officials opened an investigation into mysterious rifle fire aimed at the ZMC-2 blimp near Lakehurst. Lieutenant Commander Rosendahl said unseen snipers fired as the craft searched for a drowning victim off Point Pleasant, marking at least a third attack since 1928.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Charles FE. Rosendahl
Lakehurst Naval Air Base
Point Pleasant
Rosendahl
Ben May
May
Fiendishly Murdered Professor Identified in Chicago
Cleveland chemistry professor Dr. Walter J. Bauer, 38, was abducted and killed in Chicago. He told police before dying that he had been attacked by a man he named.
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Walter J. Bauer
Cleveland
Chicago
Widespread Hunt In Three States
Chicago reports Mandeville Zenge 26 from Canton Missouri sought for questioning in Dr. Walter J. Bauer of Kirksville Missouri death case. A taxi driver found a note among a passenger’s effects and turned it over to police at Navy Pier on Lake Michigan. Police from three states pursue the carpenter in connection with the victim of a mutilating operation.
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Missouri
Carpenter
Bauer
Associated Press
Chicago
Mandeville Zenge
Walter John Bauer
Kirksville
Smeide
Navy Pier
Lake Michigan
Canton
Walter J. Bauer
Soviet to Raise Sunken Submarine Hulk
The Soviet government mobilizes to raise the sunken submarine BS in the Gulf of Finland. The 18 year old U-boat sank after a Baltic fleet exercise, trapping fifty five officers sailors and cadets and causing the fleet’s worst disaster in years.
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Moscow
Gulf of Finland
Mispronounced Capital Name Corrected by Board
The United States Geographic Board states how to say Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, noting the correct pronunciation is Adddis Ah wawa with the stress on the first syllable of each word and that few people say it correctly.
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Washington
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
United States Geogaphic Board
Tax bill debate intensifies as six hour limit urged
Democratic leaders push for six hour debate on Roosevelt tax bill aiming to pass before Saturday night. Republicans charge speed undermines scrutiny while charities seek continued tax exemptions and gifts.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Burns
Wars and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
Community Chests and Councils, Inc
Allen Burns
Community Chests
13 Year Old Discovers Fifth Latin Conjugation
Vernon Still a 13 year old Salt Lake City freshman gained notice as the purported discoverer of a fifth Latin conjugation after spotting unusual word stems in Latin. The Salt Lake Telegram notes university professors see merit though not in textbooks. He also shows advanced chemistry knowledge and suffers a knee fracture from a June 23 birthday incident.
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Salt Lake City
Vernon King
Vernon
Kimstein
M. FE. King
Peage Formula Heads to Mussolini After Draft by Eden and Laval
Attention turns to Mussolini as the Peage Formula is drafted by Eden and Premier Laval. The relaxation demand grows as observers believe the Duce may push for less stringent terms in the Ethiopian pact.
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Mussolini
Eden
Laval
Duce
World tensions rise over Italo Ethiopian clash
The Associated Press says Anglo French plan for council procedure in the Italo Ethiopian dispute is presented to Mussolini. In Addis Ababa the supreme chiefs warn war may be unavoidable. In Rome 2000 troops and workers move to Africa as Eritrea activity increases.
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Geneva
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Rome
Africa
Erit
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England
Pierre Laval
France
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