Women to join army in Paraguayan Chaco war push
In Abuncion Paraguay on August 3 hundreds of Paraguayan women demand active combat roles as war looms with Bolivia. They pack stadiums and threaten to join front lines while officials consider civilian service at home. Bolivia mobilizes youths 22 to 29 amid notes to the League.
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Abuncion
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
LA Paz
Ministry of War
Associated Press
League of Nations
Jose Matos
Guatemala
League Council
League
Geneva
White Man's Food Brings Toothache
Smithsonian findings contrast Eskimos diet with white man’s fare. Eskimos relying on fish seal birds and whale meat showed no dental decay among 25 examined. In Nome where white foods are eaten decay appeared in about one in ten mouths.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Ia Amany
Nome
Institution
Ansonia Man Prepares His Own Grave and Monument
Ansonia Conn August 3 Vekketa Radzevich Sutkovoy a 67 year old former chief jurist in a Russian province near Kiev says he is finishing a sepulcher and monument with his own hands. He claims friendship with the Czar Nichols and notes his pension and wealth were confiscated by the Soviet government. His wife and two sons are alive one in Boston the other back in Russia where his son plans to be postmaster.
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Ansonia
Conn
Vekketa Radzevich Sutkovoy
Sutkovoy
Nichols
Kieve
Russia
Weathy
Three Saints
Sutkotov
Boston
Sutkoyov
Woman foils holdup by hiding ring under seat
Chicago report says Anna Kriochik and her escort were stopped by robbers in a parked car. She slipped her diamond ring under the seat cushion to mislead them. The thieves then ordered them out and drove away with the car. She outsmarted the attackers.
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Chicago
Anna Kriochik
Miss Kriochik
Butterflies Choke Traffic at Lassen National Park
Butterflies swarm in Lassen National Park California delaying travel as orange wings cover roads and blanket car radiators. Officials report millions of butterflies disrupting sight lines and traffic flow on roads through the area. It is a seasonal spectacle drawing curious visitors while drivers cope with the odd hazard on the highways.
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Lassen National Park
Calif
Death notices from Rohrersville and area obituaries
Multiple deaths and funeral details. Hazel Rohrer of Rohrersville aged 25. infant Charles Brewer of Lincoln Avenue. Peter Shank of near Greencastle age 80. M Elizabeth Manious of George Street age 53. Dr. Aaron Sollenberger of Waynesboro age 61. corrections note re Mrs. Frank James in Williamsport. Interments at Rohrersville, Riverview, Rose Hill, and Reiff Mennonite cemeteries. funeral times and officiants listed.
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Hazel
Rohrer
Rohrersville
Central U
Charles Walter Brewer
Charles Brewer
Lincoln Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Karl Newell
Riverview Cemetery
Williamsport
Peter Shank
Greencastle
Mennonite Church
Alvan Showalter
Amos Showalter
Reid
David
Susan Shank
Maugansville
Reiff’s Mennonite Church
Gravayard
M. Elizabeth Manious
George Street
Charles R
Charles J
Rome
Charles Byrum
Mapleville
Jacob
Para Teount
George
Pam RB. Walington
Rose Hill’ Cemetery
Aaron B. Sollenberger
Waynesboro
Johns Hop-kins Hospital
Baltimore
Sollenberger
Baltimore Medical College
Hagerstown
Frank James
Ann Elizabeth Mentger
Three Killed as German Disorder Surges Across Cities
Berlin reports three dead and several injured as clashes erupt between Nazis and communists aided by rioting with guns knives and clubs. In Beenberg a communist leader and another man died after a Nazi attack. A socialist laborer from Zweibrücken and an Olendorf Reichsbannerman were killed as mobs clashed. Police arrested about 200 armed Nazi storm troops after disturbances in Fresheim. A bomb exploded before a synagogue in Kiel.
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Berlin
Germany
Beenberg
Zweibrué
Damaged House Across Street With Broken Windows
Damaged and some windows were broken in a house across the street, with minimal additional readable details.
Deputy 15 Held On Shooting Charge in Brooklyn
Vincent Glynn a deputy sheriff and nephew of former Governor Alfred B. Smith was arrested on a homicide charge after he says he shot Walter Edward Weber Jr. who fled when Glynn attempted to serve a warrant for Weber's contempt of alimony payments. Weber died en route to a hospital after being shot twice.
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New York
Vincent Glynn
Alfred B. Smith
Sherif
Walter Edward Weber, Jr
Webel
Glynn
Brooklyn
Weber
Veterans Camp Heads Agree With Ritchie
The ex service men at a Hagerstown camp, inspected by Captain Cassidy, were told to evacuate soon. Captains McGuire and Stratton praised local police and citizens for kindness, noting tourism issues were resolved. McGuire from Springfield served in World War I. Stratton, a former San Francisco newspaper man, prepares to reorganize in Illinois or Missouri.
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Police Department
Cassidy
MccGuire
McGuire
Stratton
Hagerstown
Ilinois
Missouri
Springfield
Gettysburg
San Francisco
Mrs Scripps Passes Away in California at 95
Mrs Helen Browning Scripps, 95, philanthropist and sister of E W Scripps, founder of a newspaper chain, died at her La Jolla home. She invested savings as a 1873 schoolteacher in a Detroit newspaper and later aided other papers. Her bequests totaled over 2.09 million dollars to various institutions.
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BE OW. Scripps
Miss Scripps
New Taxes To Reduce Deficit In First Tax Year
Washington reports a July deficit of 263 million dollars as the first flow of revenue from the new billion dollar tax bill begins. Miscellaneous receipts fell, income taxes dropped, and customs duties declined while the public debt continued its rise, reaching 19.611 billion dollars by July 30 amid a street festival notice for Union Chapel fundraiser.
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Washington
Treasury
Jone
Union Pickets Hold Miners From Fleeing Territory
In Terre Haute Indiana a large union picket line at the Dixie Bee coal mine blocked roads and confined about sixty workers including four wounded and one killed in a gun battle. National guard troops and aircraft were sought by Sheriff Dreher as violence continued for hours. Prosecutor Whitlock confirmed nine casualties and noted a single woman worker among those at the mine.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Dixie Bee
National Guard
Harry G. Leslie
Joe Dreher
Leslie
Taylor Kellar
Linton
Sullivan
Charles C. Whitlock
Sherif Dreher
Whitlock
Police plan grilling of Dink Grove tied to multiple robberies
Hilton Grove known as Dink Grove, 27, of Keedysville, arrested after an early morning hold up and robbery of Henry Zimmmerman, Frederick taxi driver. He faced questioning with Det Peters and Sgt Desmond at Washington County jail and claimed to talk again. Authorities say conclusive evidence links Grove to other robberies, including Nevin Gilbert and the Carnedian store, with a second suspect unnamed. Grove was captured at Sharpsburg, after deputies and officials found coats and a whiskey satchel left behind. The second man's identity remains undisclosed.
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Hilton “Dink” Grove
Keedesville
Henry Zimmerman
Frederick
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Nevin Gilbert
Robery
Carnedian
Sharpsburg
Grove
Desmond
Peters
Washington County
Grave
Keeville
Seniah Glass
Taylor
Renner
Crampton
Tie
Red Hill
Missouri Senate primary lead shows Clark ahead in early returns
In Missouri's Democratic primary, Col. Ben paste C. Clark led Charlies M. Hay and Charles M. Howell as early results from 152 of 4,195 precincts favored Clark 4,087 to 2,961 and Howell 2,135 while Hay trailed. In the Republican race Henry W. Kiel led Dewey J. Short 1,697 to 1,350 in 96 precincts.
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St. Louis
Benpaste C. Clark
Champ Clark
Charlies M. Hay
Dry
Charles M. Howell
Kansas City Organization
Missouri
Clark
Hay
Howell
Henry W. Kiel
Dewey J. Short
Kiel
Short
Grand Opening Tonight At Glen Eagles Golf Course
The Stickell Sales Corporation announces a grand opening event at Glen Eagles Golf Course on Beater Street in Hagerstown Maryland. It promotes a new improved location succeeding Ducky Strike under the same management with ten cent a game advertising.
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Glen Eagles Golf Course
Beater Street
Ducky Strike
Veterans Camp in Johnstown Faces Move Over Health Concerns
Camp Marks commander Atwell discusses possible transfer to another Pennsylvania site as McCloskey warns trucks will be provided to remove the veterans. Mayor and officials report ill health among attendees. registration nears 8,900 with several hundred arriving today as talks continue on camp conditions and relocation.
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Atwell
Camp Marks
Johnstown
McCloskey
Pinchot
Washington
Waters
Carter
Pennsylvania
Ohsmotgn Pia Csrupmbbit
Heid
Court rules that “cop” may not mean officer
New York Aug 3 Alfred Jensen was arrested for impersonating an officer after telling a motorist he was a cop. The court discharged him, ruling there is nothing in law to indicate that a cop means an officer.
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New York
Alfred Jensen
Money Inflow From Tax Bill Reflected In Treasury Statement
The August 1 treasury figures show miscellaneous internal revenue of 2,691,126 dollars, beating the prior year’s 1,139,500 dollars for the same period. Also notes upcoming local events: a street carnival in Sharpsburg July 30 to August 6, a Fireman’s Square Dance on August 4 in Smithshire with music and free lunch, 35 cent admission.
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Washington
Treasury
Sharpsburg
K. of
Muale, Adv
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