Bread Basket Of Nation Now Barren In North Dakota Drought
Drought sweeps Hetlinger county North Dakota as sun scorches fields and grain vanishes. Farmers crowd relief offices hoping for aid as pastures burn and only last year’s regrowth survives. Rent notices appear in Mott New England and Adams county as two hardest hit counties face ruin. Continued on Page 4.
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Upyright
Associated Press
Mott, N. D
North Dakota
Mott
New England
Hetlinger County
Adams County
Man jailed for setting traps to catch neighborhood children
Hyman Gorwitz, 56, a second hand store owner in San Francisco, was arrested on a charge of placing steel animal traps in his yard to catch children who bothered him. Inspectors Harrington and Kennedy led the arrest after reports from residents, with prosecutors warning no leniency if proven traps aimed at kids.
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San Francisco
Hyman Gorwitz
Walter Harrington
Griff Kennedy
Gorwitz
Frank Dunn
Terrence Royle
Helen Harrington
Blanche Orton
Pain easing injection aids Dr Cadman in hospital
Plattsburg New York July 11 A pain easing injection was given to Dr S Parkes Cadman world famed churchman age 71 suffering from peritonitis and a ruptured appendix at Champlain Valley hospital He was described as getting progressively worse and remained under oxygen tent part of the time with narcotic to keep him from being restless said Dr George L Buist his personal physician
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Plattsburg
N. Y
S. Parkes Cadman
Champlain Valley Hospital
Brooklyn
George L. Buist
Maryland Weather Forecast For Weekend Warm And Clear
U S Weather Bureau forecast fair and warm conditions in Maryland with scattered thundershowers possible Sunday afternoon. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expects moderate west to northwest winds and generally fair weather tonight and Sunday. Chesapeake Bay remains hot and clear to partly cloudy with possible local thunder showers and squalls Sunday afternoon.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Weekly Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic
Weather outlook for the period July 13 to July 18, 1936 shows generally fair conditions with high temperatures in the North and Middle Atlantic states. Showers and cooler temperatures are indicated around Wednesday or Thursday, followed by generally fair skies with seasonable temperatures thereafter.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Marry or Pay Taxes Question Baffles Mexico City
In Mexico City on July 11, a proposal prompts debate as 20 women file with Congress to tax all unmarried men aged 30 or older at five percent of annual income. The plan hinges on prompting marriage or tax payment, reflecting social pressures on bachelors.
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Mexico City
Congress
Thirst Parched Children Rescued From Cramped Room
Philadelphia report on two young siblings rescued by police from a stifling top-floor room where a dog collar and rope restrained 4 year old John Shanks and 2 year old Charles. Magistrate set bail at 800 dollars for mother Marion Shanks and companion William Davis on cruelty charges.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Walker
Edward J. Holland
John Shanks
Chas
Walker
Marion Shanks
William Davis
John
Sach
Secret Hitl er aide reveals Austria Germany pact
Berlin reports a far reaching agreement between Germany and Austria will be proclaimed tonight by Propaganda Minister Goebbels. The text is guarded but indicates reconciliation. Earlier talks suggested a British Locarno reply may be delayed until next week. Vienna reports a chancellery announcement forthcoming.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Paul Josef Goebbels
Goebbels
Two Killed In Plane Crash At Parks Air College
EAST ST LOUIS IL July 11 Harvey A Parks brother of Oliver Parks president of Parks Air College and Charles L Parsons 22 year old Harrison Neb student pilot were killed in an airplane crash about a mile south of Parks airport where the school is located Early examination of wreckage failed to reveal a cause Parsons was believed at the controls at the school survive none noted.
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East ST. Louis
Harvey A. Parks
Oliver Parks
Parks Air College
Charles L. Parsons
Harrison, Neb
Parks Airport
Parsons
Goodyear Charged With Complicity in Assaults
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company faced a national Labor Board complaint accusing it of complicity in three separate assaults at Gadsden Alabama targeting members and organizers of the United Rubber Workers of America.
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Washington
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
National Labor Board
Gadsden
Ala
United Rubber Workers of America
Quintuplet Baby Brother Named Dionne Child
CAT-LANDER Ont July 11 Joseph Robert Telesphore Dionne was named today the newest member of the quintuplet family. Joseph honors St Joseph and Telesphore Demers, with Robert deemed insignificant. Christening set for July 19 at Corbeil parish church with Rev E T McNally officiating. Mother and baby improving as Mrs Dionne hopes to visit daughters nearby.
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Cat-Lander
Ont
Joseph Robert
Telesphore Dionne
Quintuplet
Joseph
St. Joseph
Telesphore
Dionne
Telesphore Demers
Robert
Corbeil
E. T. McNally
President Will Witness Wedding Today Of Mrs. Owen To Capt. Rohde
Hyde Park reports Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan will marry Capt Boerge Rohde today in St James chapel in Hyde Park in the presence of President Roosevelt. Rohde is a Danish royal lifeguard officer and bearer of the Knight of the Crown decoration from King Albert. The ceremony described as simple and dignified will be attended by Washington diplomats and a Danish official party.
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Owen
Rohde
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Ruth Bryan Owen
Boerge Rohde
Denmark
Christian
William Jennings Bryan
St. James Chapel
Washington
Norway
Sweden
New York
Kammer Junker
Order of the Crown
Albert
Sidelights on drought compiled from AP dispatches
A series of brief notes from Indiana Nebraska and Michigan describe heat affecting daily life. Mrs Sarah in Linton serves soft boiled eggs from a hot hen house. Nebraska officials praise weedless cornfields while drought hits crops. In Hancock a man releases his horse from work to avoid sun, the horse dies. Grand Island warns of continued heat with a grim note on hatchings.
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Linton
Ind
Sarah
Hancock, Mich
Henry Billikangas
Food prices rise due to drought impact
Drought pushes wholesale food prices higher by up to 50 percent in the last three weeks, with butter eggs and certain vegetables already showing the effect. Statisticians warn retail costs will vary, as the drought threatens future food costs.
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Chicago
Damage suit docketed over May Baltimore crash
Bessie Perlin files a $10,000 damage suit in Baltimore circuit court naming Clyde W. Stouffer and Leonard Shackelford as defendants. Attorneys David Friedman and Jules Shefferman handle for the plaintiff. Suit stems from a May 31 automobile collision in which Shackelford drove Stouffer's car and allegedly caused the crash injuring Perlin.
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Clyde W. Stouffer
Leonard Shackelford
Bessie Perlin
David Friedman
Jules Shefferman
Baltimore
Shackelford
Stouffer
Maintiff
Shackleford
Man Harmed In Smokestack Fall At Hagerstown Plant
Samuel Shirley, 32, of Coffman Avenue, fell from a smokestack at the Hagerstown Rubber Plant yesterday. He is in critical condition at Washington County Hospital with a suspected broken back and internal injuries.
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Samuel Shirley
Coffman
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Shirley
Portsmouth Strike Ends As Wheeling Steel Accepts Pact
Richard Evans, head of a Portsmouth joint committee for lodge workers, announced that striking employees at the Wheeling Steel Corporation plant have accepted a severance settlement offered by the company.
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Portsmouth
Richard Evans
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Two Sections Hard Hit By Severe Storm
A severe thunderstorm swept Washington county late yesterday afternoon causing widespread damage especially in Downsville and Clearspring. The heat wave preceded the storm with temperatures near 107 degrees in multiple cities, and a Baltimore infant death linked to the heat was noted as records fell in several locations.
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Washington County
Downsville
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Baltimore
Cumberland
Frederick
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Chilly Weather Across Argentina Breaks Expectations
In Buenos Aires on July 11, winter spreads unusual warmth with Laquiaca near the Argentine Bolivian border recording 14 degrees, while Patagonia areas report about 23 degrees. The unusually mild spell surprises residents as typical deep cold is absent across the nation.
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Buenos Aires
South America
Argentina
Laquica
Patagonia
Drought And Winter Hit South Africa
CAPETOWN July 11 drought and winter marked the country's weather today. Cattle were dying in a severe dry period in the northwest cape region while other sections shivered in below freezing temperatures.
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Capetown
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Cape
House Hit by Lightning Near Clearspring Saved by Fire Chiefs
A bolt struck the corner of Frank Heinemann’s residence about a mile west of Clearspring during a severe storm with hail yesterday afternoon. The house burned but the Clearspring fire department saved it from total destruction, with damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars.
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Frank Heinemann
Clearspring
Roosevelt dedicates tri-borough bridge linking Manhattan Bronx Queens
President Roosevelt dedicates the 364 million tri-borough bridge across the East River its four spans in 3.5 miles linking Manhattan the Bronx and Queens Public Works Administration funded the project He says changing human needs and rising government costs require continual adaptation and a broader view of progress connected to his Harlem ancestral tie and the nation’s evolving infrastructure.
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Tri-Borough Bridge
New York
Roosevelt
Uman
East River
Public Works Administration
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Long Island
Harlem
Byron Defends Democratic Convention Enthusiasm in Meeting
Maryland delegate former Senator William D. Byron told the Democratic Organization Club that the recent Democratic National Convention reflected genuine enthusiasm for President Roosevelt. He urged members to study the party platform and the President’s acceptance speech as historic documents while praising Roosevelt’s administration. William P. Lane Jr. presided.
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Maryland
William D. Byron
Democratic Organization Club
Roosevelt
Byron
Philadelphia
William P. Lane, Jr
Apartment Robbed of Cash In Lakin Flats
Mrs H C Ridenour of Lakin apartments reported last night that about 4.96 dollars in cash was stolen from a dresser top in a bedroom yesterday afternoon. Police believe the thief entered the apartment boldly.
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H. C. Ridenour
Lakin Apartments
Four Months for Vagrancy Sentence in City Court
Paul Bell, 34, with no address, was sentenced to four months in the county jail for vagrancy after arraignment before Justice John D. Dunn in city court. The case was processed this morning.
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Paul Bell
Adteizva
Boninod JO Asney
John D. Dunn
Widow of Rascon Inhaled Gas After Execution
PHOENIX ARIZ July 11 Mrs Ramona Rascon 36 widow yesterday when Frank Rascon was executed in the Florence lethal gas chamber was suffering today from fumes inhaled after she embraced his body outside the chamber door Sobbing she demanded the casket be opened Escorted from the prison she reported paralysis nausea and limb weakness Dr Wayne Fountain assistant county physician said she inhaled a whiff of the gas though not enough to cause permanent injury she will be unable to eat for several days
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ramona Rascon
Frank Rascon
Florence
Wayne Fountain
Water usage soars in Hagerstown as pumps restored
Hagerstown residents used nearly one million more gallons daily during hot weather. Normal is 4.2 million. this week excess pushes daily use above 5 million. A pumping station transformer was replaced last week and a second is due soon. All supply now comes from the Potomac River due to a low reservoir.
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Hagerstown
Water Department
Potomac River
Mayor Tackles Extortion Threat In Prophetstown
Mayor George S. Brydia of Prophetstown Illinois places a shoe box the note demanded $1000. The box contains nothing and he plans to meet the bomber at Rockford library if he comes. Police guard the town as investigators probe the Lamorra Society letter mailed from Wyoming Illinois and Walnut Iowa.
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Prophetstown
George S. Brydia
Rockford
Brydia
Wyoming
Walnut
Iowa
Lamorra Society
Prediction Sends Grain Prices Down Amid Heat Wave
Heat ended, cooler weather predicted to spread from the northwest, sparing crops. Forecaster Lloyd warned of near normal temperatures moving east, sparking a selloff on corn and wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade. Temperatures setting records caused 415 deaths and 77 drownings. relief hoped as rains arrive, with WPA convention delegates among 29 women overcoming heat.
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Northwest
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago Weather Bureau
Rockies
Chicago Board of Trade
Atlantic Seaboard
Midwest
Wheat Prices Drop Limit as Heat Forecast Roils Markets
Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade plunged the five cent limit amid wild selling as traders anticipated relief from heat and drought. Corn also fell sharply while rye prices dropped to the five cent limit, with reports of a cooler northwest weekend and showers expected.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Weather Bureau
Heat claims ten lives in Ontario tragedy
In Hamilton Ontario on July 12 a heatwave killed ten people and left ten more in grave condition in hospital. Temperatures reached dangerous levels as authorities warned residents to seek shade and stay hydrated amid the extreme heat.
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Hamilton
Ont
Jm Hospital
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Hitler
Vienna
Quints
Roosevelt Church
the Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
W. B. Danning
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Grand Island,neb
Argentine
Widow
Mate
Aberdeen
S. D
Asheville
N. C
Minneapolis
Erie
Richmond
Trey, N. Y
Ontario
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