Primaries in Missouri Kansas and Virginia test party edges
Voters in Missouri Kansas and Virginia cast ballots in a day of primaries as national sentiment hints emerge. In Missouri the Pendergast machine vies with William Hirth for governor while Lloyd Stark backs Pendergast. Kansas seeks large turnout for statewide races led by Governor Alf Landon. Virginia offers two Democratic contests as Capper seeks renomination.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Virginia
Thomas J. Pendergast
Democratic Organization
Kansas City
William Hirth
Columbia Farm
Hirth
Pendergast
Lloyd C. Stark
Alf M. Landon
Jobless Army Entertains Legislators in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania the so called jobless army disrupted by hoots and boos for two weeks sang and danced early today as committees shaped a 50.5 million dollar revenue plan. Of this 45 million would fund unemployment relief with 3 million moved from special funds to cover late July into early August, said Karl De Schweinitz. debate focused on sustaining relief for over 100,000 unemployed workers while Gov. George H. Earle and party leaders pressed for the package to prevent a relief shutdown.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Karl de Schweinitz
State Emergency Relief Board
George H. Earle
Senate
Showers And Cooler Weather Forecast Tonight
Showers and cooler weather are forecast for tonight and tomorrow ending the current heat wave. The day opened at 71 and rose to 92 by late morning with a five degree rise expected. cropland and corn expect rain to aid excellent crops as farmers welcome showers.
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Mercury
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Weather updates for Maryland and coastal regions
Maryland sees showers tonight with a turn to partly cloudy, cooler Wednesday. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras experiences moderate to fresh southwest winds shifting to northerly, with scattered showers tonight and Wednesday. Chesapeake Bay monitor notes showers and possible thunderstorms and squalls tonight, then partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday with a northerly wind.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Gets Security Grants
The Social Security Board announced grants totaling 3,843,429 to nine states for federal shares of public assistance during the July to September quarter. Maryland receives 521,600. 326,025 for aged, 178,250 for dependent children, and 17,225 for needy blind.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Maryland
Held In Murder Of Film Extra
In Los Angeles on August 4, Frank J. Heflin was held without bail on a charge of killing his film extra friend Dorothy Madaline Corcoran, 29. A coroner jury blamed him after three witnesses testified about a July 28 stabbing in the apartment building where Corcoran lived.
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Los Angeles
Frank J. Heflin
Dorothy Madaline Corcoran
Het- In
Strikers Guarded as Idaho Loggers Rally After Clash
National guardsmen patrolled the north Idaho loggers strike picket lines at Orofino after a tense night clash in which five strikers were wounded by gunfire and seven woodsmen beaten. Strikers gathered in large groups in the Pierce territory amid reported quiet today.
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Orofino
Idaho
National
Stricken While Swimming In North Beach Tragedy
Miss Theresa Burke nineteen from White Plains New York died after suffering a heart attack while swimming with friends at North Beach Maryland. Doctor G D P Bailey pronounced her dead.
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North Beach
Theresa Burke
White Plains
N. Y
G. D. P. Bailey
Primaries at a Glance Across Several States
Louisville Senator M. M. Logan leads former Gov J. C. W. Beckham in a tight Democratic senatorial race. St Louis Maj Lloyd C Stark backed by the Pendergast machine compete with William Hirth for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Republicans Jesse W Barrett James J Barrett and Claude L Lambert seek the nomination. Topeka Senator Arthur Capper seeks Republican renomination against Walter Neibarger and H L Stout with four Democratic hopefuls: Dempster O Potts Omar Ketchum John H Arnett Robert George. Richmond Virginia’s primary focuses on two House races with no strong Republican contests.
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Louisville
M. M. Logan
J. C. W. Beckham
St. Louis
Lloyd C. Stark
Pendergast
William Hirth
Jesse W. Barrett
James J. Barrett
Claude L. Lambert
Topeka
Kas
Arthur Capper
Walter Neibarger
H. L. Stout
Dempster O. Potts
Omar Ketchum
John H. Arnett
Robert George
Richmond
Virginia
House of Representatives
Powers Ready to Begin Bic Naval Race
New York. Britain will lay keels for two battleships on New Year’s Day as the naval building race among major powers opens on January 1. The United States is expected to embark on a similar program, while Japan plans to build four of these vast warships, marking a renewed era of naval construction.
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New York
Britain
England
United States
Japan
Strange Complex Held Responsible In Vet's Death
Washington August 4 The interference complex of a young sailor and mental patient at St Elizabeths Hospital was blamed for Col Carroll F Armistead 64 retired veteran of Spanish American and World Wars dying after he touched the patient on the shoulder as they waited for hydrotherapy Physicians said the delusion caused the patient George W Stephens 22 to strike the colonel who fell and died within a short time likely from a cerebral hemorrhage
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Washington
Carroll F. Armistead
Armistead
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Geo. W. Stephens
Stephens
Fire destroys nine West Side homes and stables
A drought dried blaze on the Chicago West Side destroyed nine wooden houses and two livery stables. Chief Fire Marshal Corrigan estimated damage at 50,000 dollars. Sixteen families lost homes and 14 horses perished in the stable fire, which officials said began in the stables.
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Chicago
West Side
Michael J. Corrigan
Democratic Club to Meet in Grice Building
The Democratic Organization tule will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening at headquarters in the Grice Building. Campaign plans will again be discussed by leaders.
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Tule
Grice Building
Landon tied to moneyed GOP backers in Ickes broadcast
Washington Aug 4 Secretary Harold Ickes linked Gov Alf Landon and running mate Frank Knox to influential moneyed interests including Hearst duPont Mellon in a nationwide radio critique. He argued that economic royalists and reactionary sponsors back their campaign, challenging Landon’s claim of being a pragmatic Progressive. Ickes named Mellon Mills Aldrich Mills and other prominent figures as evidence of entrenched support for the ticket.
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Washington
William Randolph Hearst
duPont
Mellon
Alf. M. Landon
Harold Ickes
Landon
Hearst
Frank Knox
Ickes
Knox
United States
duPonts
Andrew W. Mellon
Ogden L. Mills
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Charles D. Hilles
David A. Reed
J. Henry Roraback
Jesse H. Metcalf
John P. M. Hamilton
Machine
Stephens Wins Olympic 100 Meter Title at Berlin
Helen Stephens of Fulton Missouri won the Olympic 100 meter championship giving the United States its first women's track victory. Jesse Owens followed with a 200 meter quarter final win clocked at 21.1 seconds, nearing Eddie Towns 1932 record as Owens led Howie McPhee to finish.
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Berlin
Helen Stephens
Fulton
United States
Miss Stephens
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Eddie Town
Canada
Howie McPhee
Pittsburgh Freshman Wins Olympic 800 Meter Title
John Hughey Woodruff, University of Pittsburgh Negro freshman, won the Olympic 800 meter championship today in Berlin.
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Berlin
John Hughey Woodruff
University of Pittsburgh
Glenn Hardin Wins Olympic 400 Meter Hurdles Title
Glenn Hardin of Greenwood Mississippi won the Olympic 400 meter hurdles championship in Berlin on August 4. The victory added another major title to the American athlete’s career as the crowd cheered the record run.
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Berlin
Glenn Hardin
Greenwood
Miss
Mary Astor hearing may draw in film notables
Mary Astor testified in superior court that her ex husband knew of her relationship with George Kaufman and condoned it. Cross examination by Joseph Anderson probed whether Miss Astor discussed divorce with Dr. Franklyn Thorpe and whether she allowed the default divorce to proceed because of her feelings for Kaufman. Adjournment was taken to resume work at her studio.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
George S. Kaufman
Joseph Anderson
Franklyn Thorpe
Hollywood
Kaufman
George Kaufman
Miss Astor
Anderson
Dr. Thorpe
Marylyn
Strikers Sit On Railroad Tracks at Philadelphia Mill
A group of striking workers in Philadelphia sat on a railway track to block two carloads of finished products. The locomotive moved the cars away, then backed up. After an ensuing mishap the engine returned to the roundhouse and the workers went home, leaving a night crew on duty to deter further attempts.
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Philadelphia
Fishing Pole Touches Wire Kills Youth on Bridge
In Bradford Pennsylvania on August 4 seven year old William Owens swung a fishing pole overhead and touched an electric power line. The shock hurled him from a bridge into the water where he died before spectators could reach the body.
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Bradford
William Owens
Police chief seeks culprit in blotter swap theft
Bend Oregon August 4 police chief Kenneth McCormick names the thief he would place at the top of the department blotter after a theft of the old blotter. The town awaits details and a formal report.
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Bend, Ore
Kenneth McCormick
Student pilot Omar Hernandez dies in 2600 foot dive
Omar Hernandez, 27, a Venezuelan army officer student at a Tulsa flying school, plunged about 2600 feet to his death during a flight exercise on August 4. The tragedy occurred as he attempted a dive nearly vertically, leaving investigators to determine the cause. The incident underscores the dangers of advanced flight training in aerial operations.
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Tulsa
Okla
Omar Hernandez
Fear City May Lose Chance To Improve Airport
Local business leaders fear delay by Mayor and Council could cause Hagerstown to miss Federal funds for airport expansion. Complaints cite spending 15000 on a hanger vs 12000 to obtain about 100000 in Federal aid to build runways floodlights and long term improvements. Nearby Waynesboro backs WPA funded upgrades with over 100 workers on site. Continuous on Page 16.
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Fear City
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Fairchild Corporation
Knox Accepts Invitation to Speak Here
CoL Frank Knox Republican vice presidential candidate will address the United Retail Merchants picnic in Hagerstown on August 19. Clarence Brown Knox campaign manager telephoned from Chicago to confirm the speaking engagement, arranged by Mayor Irvin M Wertz and John Fisher of the merchants group.
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Baltimore
Frank Knox
United Retail Merchants
Hagerstown
William P. Lawson
Republican State Central Committee
Clarence Brown
Knox
Chicago
Irvin M. Wertz
John Fisher
United Rettail Merchants
Hunt Victims Of Colorado Flood
In Wallenburg Colorado volunteers search for missing after the rain swollen Cucharas river caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. Barricades surround evacuated homes as searchers rake ruins for possible flood victims while anxious friends wait nearby.
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Wallenburg
Colo
Colorado
Cacharas
England Sends Challenge For America's Cup
The Royal Yacht Squadron issued a challenge to the New York Yacht Club for the America's Cup asking the first race of the series to be sailed July 24, 1937. Challenger is Tom Sopwiths New Endeavour 2nd. This marks Britains sixteenth challenge for the cup won by the schooner America in 1851.
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Cowes
Eng
Royal Yacht Squadron
New York Yacht Club
Tom Sopwith
Endeavour
Britain
America
Sopwith
Nine Die As Storm Strikes RAFALOVKA Poland
A severe storm in RAFALOVKA Poland killed nine people, mainly farmers working in fields, as a dramatic electrical display spread terror through the area.
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Rafalovka
Poland
Martinsburg man dies after swallowing disinfectant
Ernest C. Owens, 22, of Martinsburg, committed death by own action by swallowing a quantity of strong disinfectant. He died at the hospital in Martinsburg. Hunter Dearing, a companion, saw him drink the poison after stating his intention to kill himself.
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Ernest C. Owens
Martinsburg
Hunter Dearing
Woman to Die for Slaying of Husband in Chicago
Mrs Mildred Mary Bolton, 46, the first woman in Cook County to be sentenced to die in the electric chair, faced a possible appeal to the State Supreme Court or Governor Henry Horner after Judge Robert C O Connell denied a new trial. The judge set October 29 for execution, noting a public duty in conflict with private conscience as he commented on barbaric survivals.
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Chicago
State Supreme Court
Henry Horner
Mildred Mary Bolton
Cook County
Robert C. O'Connell
Dollar liner President Pierce arrives after hatch fire
Balboa Cuba Aug 4 The dollar liner President Pierce reached port today with fire in her number six hatch. The blaze could only be seen after 300 tons of general cargo were removed from the ship, sesame seed cargo aboard.
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Balboa
C. Z
President Pierce
Rebels Drive On Madrid In Full Swing
Loyal and rebel troops battled in the Guadarrama passes as four new columns of Leftist artillery moved toward Madrid. Official counts cited 300 rebel dead and 84 Leftist casualties amid heavy artillery and rifle fire, with three regiments mobilized in Alicante Valencia and Castellon as reinforcements to defend the capital.
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Madrid
Guadarrama
Spain
Associated Press
Soma Siiberia
Alicante
Valencia
Castellon
Jose
Chauffeur Held On Old Murder Charge
Baltimore August 4 1930 Washington police held Henry Sanders a 31 year old chauffeur on an old murder charge nine years after the killing of Baltimore truck driver George McClary. McClary was shot in a wooded spot off the Annapolis boulevard near Lipin's Corner after his employers reported him missing and the money he had on hand vanished. Sanders was arrested after a mailman delivered his bonus check and detectives from Washington and Anne Arundel county sought the warrant issued by State’s Attorney A Theodore Brady.
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Baltimore
Henry Sanders
Maryland
Washington
Sanders
George McClary
Capital
McClary
Annapolis Boulevard
Lipin's Corner
Warren Shank
Anne Arundel County
A. Theodore Brady
Council to appoint city engineer and building inspector
The Mayor and Council will fill the post of city engineer and building inspector at its regular meeting. Samuel Greenawalt resigned in July to join North Americas Cement Corporation and left duties last Saturday. Rumors linked Councilman Harry Cost to the job though no final decision was announced.
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Samuel Greenawalt
Greenawalt
North Americas Cerment Corporation
Harry Cost
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Lewis Lukenbach
San Francisco
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Lukenbach
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Vet
G.O.P
Woodruff
Wertz
Fisher
Astor
Marr Astor
Screen Beauty
Marylyn Thorpe
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