Torrid Wave Spreads Heat Kills Nine
Nine died from heat in scattered areas as temperatures reached 112 degrees in Oklahoma and 110 in Tulsa. Five convicts perished in a hay field at Angola Louisiana, amid 104 degree shade heat. A Gainesville publisher and two Californians died in Texas and California heat. Western storms cooled some regions while midwest towns faced high heat and rotating winds.
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Angola
J. T. Leonard
Gainesville
Texas
Iowa
Shenandoah
Burlington
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Inald
Vinita
Okla
Tulsa
Longview
Tex
Neodesha
Kas
Oklahoma
Kansas
President Roosevelts Good News on New Security Bill
President Roosevelt hails the swift enactment of a vast social security measure as good news. The plan creates an old age pension board, unemployment insurance run by states with treasury funds, and a children’s bureau for handicapped mothers and children. Employers face a 3 percent payroll tax up to 3000 dollars, with monthly pensions from 10 to 85 dollars and 100 million next year for grants. The bill expands coverage to 25 million workers and includes grants for the aged not covered by the contributory system.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Treasury
Children’s Bureau
Clark
Health Board Recommends Denying Circus Permit
The City Board of Health votes unanimously to refuse a permit for the circus planned to show this month. The Washington County Medical Society joins in urging denial, citing infantile paralysis concerns. Dr. W. Ross Cameron notes no local cases but warns large gatherings from infected areas pose risk. He cites Baltimore conference discussions and mentions immunization may reduce risk.
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Washington County Medical Society
W. Ross Cameron
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Washington County
Perseids to bombard sky over three nights
The Perseids will light the northeastern sky for three nights as fragments from Tuttle's comet, last seen in 1862, streak about fifty stars hourly. More meteors are expected after midnight, visible worldwide where skies are clear.
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New York
Tuttle
Two Valued Checks Taken by Magazine Salesmen
Local merchants warned of two well dressed magazine salesmen who claimed to represent a weekly issue and cashed two worthless checks in Cumberland. Authorities note a similar racket was run in Baltimore weeks earlier, likely by the same pair.
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Cumberland
Baltimore
Potomac River Bass Fishing Delayed By Rise and Discoloration
A rise of about three feet in the Potomac River and a discolored stream have slowed bass fishing for several days. Upper river rains are blamed for the higher water and color changes. Conoco Cheague Creek shows slight color change as well.
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Potomac River
Damage suits docketed over auto collision
Paul W. Johnson and his wife Margaret and two minors filed suits totaling 10000 against C Earl Crook in court today for personal injuries from a May 29 1935 auto collision at Huyett’s Cross Pikes. Plaintiffs seek 2500 each. Attorneys Wagaman and Wagraman docketed the suits.
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Paul W. Johnson
Margaret
Aldine
Donald
C. Earl Crook
Huyett’s
Wagaman
Relief Strike Heads Toward A Showdown
Washington Aug 10 The fight over new deal relief strikes escalates as New York walkout spreads amid a Roosevelt ultimatum. Officials cite wage disputes as the core issue while Hopkins joins a Sequoia voyage amid labor tensions. Union counts on walkouts vary and the AFL’s Green laments the wage fight’s outcome.
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New York
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Works ‘Program
Bookkeepers, Stenographers and
Accuntants Union
Works Progress Administration
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Civet Cats Drafted as War Aid in Ethiopia
The civet cat, famed for its strong odor, was drafted for potential hostilities against Italy. Haile Selassie’s commerce ministry ordered accelerated cultivation to raise funds for munitions, while Ethiopian tribesmen were said to plan to deploy the animals at water wells used by Italian troops.
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United States
Italy
Haile Selassie
Ministry of Commerce
I Duce
Ethiopian armies prepared amid looming Italy clash
London Aug 10 Reuters reports Ethiopia has armed a quarter of a million troops and plans seven armies totaling 600000 men for a possible conflict with Italy. Six divisional commanders are named including Crown Prince Asfa Wusen, with war stocks estimated at 300000 to 1000000 rifles and 200 cannons. Also eight aircraft, six active. Rome Aug 10 Italy recalls air force class subalterns and technicians born 1909 1910 for an indefinite period after a plane disaster in Egypt that killed minister Luigi Razza and six others.
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Rome
Italy
Egypt
Luigi Razza
France Prepares for War in French Somaliland
Addis Ababa report says France takes over vacant houses in Djibouti to house officers arriving with 2000 Senegalese troops, who will live in tents. In Ethiopia Haile Selassie’s tribesmen plan to contaminate wells used by Italian troops, signaling rising war tensions.
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d’Jibouti
French Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Roosevelt On Bay Fishing
ANNAPOLIS August 10 President Roosevelt sought a quiet weekend as he cruised and fished on Chesapeake Bay aboard the government yacht Sequoia. He motored from Washington with a state police escort and planned to return to the White House Sunday night. Guests included Senator Byrnes of South Carolina Senator Barkley of Kentucky Harry L Hopkins Margaret Lehman and Captain Wilson Brown Naval aide.
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Roosevelt
Chesapeake Bay
Naval Academy
Washington
White House
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Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Margaret Lehand
Wilson Brown
Pan American Clipper Sets faster California to Hawaii record
Alameda Calif Aug 10 Pan American Airways clipper lands Honolulu in 17 hours 9 minutes breaking prior California Hawaii record by 50 minutes. Flight varied altitude 1300 to 11000 feet with weather surveys and detours noted. Clipper left Alameda yesterday bound for Wake Island and Honolulu with 822 miles remaining at 2 30 am. Everything O K.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Pan American Airways
Atoll
Wake Island
O. K
Owes Life to CCC Workers at George Washington Monument
George Liggett a Hagerstown youth fell thirty five feet from the George Washington monument last Sunday but credits Fort Frederick CCC workers who two days earlier removed large stones from the base. His leg was fractured and body bruised yet injuries were likely worse had he fallen onto the stones.
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George Liggett
Hagerstown
George Washington Monument
CCC
Fort Frederick
Liggett
Erosion control project names Oscar Bruce manager
Oscar Clayton Bruce of Hyattsville Maryland was named head of the new soil erosion control project in Washington County Maryland approved by Secretary Wallace. Bruce will set up headquarters in Hagerstown and oversee about 28000 acres along Little Antietam and Israel creeks while remaining on indefinite leave from the University of Maryland as acting state coordinator for the soil conservation service.
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Washington
Oscar Clayton Bruce
Hyattsville
Maryland
Washington County
Wallace
Bruce
Hagerstown
Little Antietam
Israel Creeks
University of Maryland
Soil Conservation Service
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
A weather outlook notes that the North and Middle Atlantic States will have local showers Tuesday and Friday, with a moderately warmer trend most of the week except for a cooler spell Wednesday night. The South Atlantic States expect generally fair conditions with occasional interior showers and moderate warmth.
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Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Virginia Guardsmen Barred From Penns Maneuvers
Dr Edith Macbride-Dexter secretary of health ruled that 3000 Virginia national guardsmen cannot enter Pennsylvania for the first Army maneuvers this month due to rapid spread of infantile paralysis with 50 percent of cases developing since month start. The Mt Gretna encampment was set for August 17 to 31 as part of a 20000 man exercise including Pennsylvania Maryland DC and Virginia. Possible exclusion of DC troops discussed but undecided as disease not as prevalent near the capital. President Roosevelt canceled the international Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington because of the outbreak.
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Edith Macbride-Dexter
Virginia
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District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Washington
Cloudburst Robs Miner of 15 Tons High Grade Ore
Rhody Canavan, a veteran miner at the Gilbert mine 34 miles west of Tonopah, spent 14 months collecting 15 tons of ore worth 150 to 500 dollars per ton. A recent cloudburst swept all the ore away, and he has not found a single chunk of the high grade material.
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Rhody Canavan
Gilbert
Here
Canavan
First Shine in Stateville for 5 Cent Shine
James Sherrill, 82, arrived in Stateville North Carolina to obtain the first five cent shine on his shoes bought way back in 1907.
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Stateville
N. C
James Sherrill
Taxi Driver Foils Hold Up With Wooden Pretend Gun
Walter H. Hoover a Baltimore taxi driver testified today that two passengers John and Phil Grada tried to hold him up. He drove them to a fire house after feeling a hard round object at his back. Firemen secured the area as the men were charged with assault and attempt to rob. Their weapon a small piece of wood, not a gun, was found.
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Baltimore
Walter H. Hoover
Hoover
John
Phil Grada
Depositors to Receive Second Distribution Checks
Depositors of the Smithsburg branch of the Central Trust Company of Maryland may present certificates of beneficial interest to Mrs Har vey R Spessard in Smithsburg to receive their second distribution checks. Peoples Liquidating Corporation announced the payment of the third distribution to depositors of the former Central Trust of Frederick at 4 percent. This marks the first distribution since asset transfer by the receiver.
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Harvey R. Spessard
Smithsburg
Central Trust Company of Maryland
Peoples Liquidating Corporation
Central Trust of
Frederick
Dynamite damages Illinois Central freight near Springfield
An Illinois Central freight train derailed after a dynamite blast three miles south of Springfield on August 10. The locomotive and ten empty cars left the track, tearing up the right of way and delaying traffic. Three men were injured, two seriously: conductor Wesley Westbrook and fireman Ira Fitzgerald, both from Clinton, and engineer W. H. Hoff, all hospitalized. Authorities tie the act to long running miners union disputes, noting similar violence by United Mine Workers and Progressive Miners.
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Here
Illinois Coal Miners
United Mine ‘Workers of America
Progressive ‘Miners Organization
Diast
Chicago
Wesley
Westbrook
Ira Fitzgereald
W. H. Hoff
Clinton
Illinois Midland
Board Refuses Beer License Over Pool Proximity
The Board of Liquor License Commissioners rejected James W. Startzman’s beer license application due to the close proximity to the Municipal swimming pool. Represented by Attorney C. K. Hartle, Startzman filed notice of an appeal to the State Liquor Board. A protest petition from residents was also presented at the hearing.
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Board of Liquor License Commissioners
James W. Startzman
Startzman
C. K. Hartle
State Liquor Board
Two Suspects Released in Chambersburg Store Robbery
Police freed two suspects, a white man and a negro, after questioning in the Lester Bros. robbery investigation. Authorities said one of the men had clothing tied to the loot but both claimed no connection to the crime.
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Lester Bros
Chambersburg
City to Gauge Public Support for Sewer Project
Frederick Aug 10. City has secured a $452,295 PWA grant for sewerage construction but pauses work until residents express support. A public meeting will be held to decide sentiment on the project.
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Frederick
PWA
Roosevelt Family Scattered Across Summer Tasks
Washington Aug 10 The Roosevelt family, despite the president’s confinement in the White House, is dispersed nationwide for summer work and leisure. Anna Boettiger and her husband seek a Denver apartment while Franklin Junior tours a yeast plant in Belleville New Jersey. John Boettiger finishes forestry work in Norris Tennessee and hints at political ambitions. Eliott plans to organize an air show from Texas while Mrs Roosevelt stays at San Campo Bello Island near the Canadian border, greeting neighbors and reporters during visits to Washington.
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Roosevelt
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John Boettiger
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N. J
James
John
TVA
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Tenn
Eliott
Texas
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