Heat and Drought broken by a damaging wind storm
A July gale in Kansas and Missouri killed two people and injured at least eight as it swept through the corn belt. Dust winds battered Nebraska and Iowa, causing property damage and power line failures before rain arrived. Measurements included .19 inch in Omaha and small totals in Cameron and Pattonsburg. The weather shift ended a long drought with showers across the region.
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Chicago
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Cameron
Pattonsburg
Plattsburg
Omaha
Ex Convict Shot To Death At Nurse Home
Chicago July 20. William Keane 28 paroled last March 26 from Joliet penitentiary after four robberies was shot to death by police on a nurse home rear porch two blocks from Chicago Lying-In hospital. Ten police squads trapped him as he tried to escape. Mrs Ure Henry, assaulted July 1 by an armed man who tied her husband to a bed, viewed the body at the morgue. police said Keane matched the attacker description.
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Chicago
South Side
William Keane
Joliet Penitentiary
Keane
Ure Henry
Joliet Institution
Bass Fishermen Return to Potomac Rivers Report
The Potomac river and the Conococheague run clear and bass fishermen resume the sport with partial success. Unusually hot weather appears to have suppressed the bass appetites, shaping early season results.
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Potomac River
Weather Summary for Maryland and Atlantic Coast
Maryland Nationals generally fair tonight and Tuesday with possible showers in extreme southwest and cooler tonight. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras winds shift to north over north portion and northeast or east over south portion with fair weather north and overcast with occasional showers south. Chesapeake Bay partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with slightly cooler temperatures and moderate easterly winds.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
North
South
Scouth
Chesapeake Bay
Weekly Weather Outlook July 20 to 25
Weather outlook for the period July 20 to July 25 inclusive notes showers from Virginia to southern New England, mainly Sunday night through Monday morning. Otherwise fair with a chance of Friday showers. Cooler start, mild to moderate temperatures until Thursday, then warmer, followed by cooler again Saturday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
New England
Brother Here Gets Jewelry
William J. Meighan of Hagerstown and two other brothers were named in Meighan's will filed in Mineola Surrogate Court. The major part of the estate, valued at more than $50,000, goes to his widow Frances King Meighan, with a four fifths share in a trust and the remaining fifth to sister Mary Meighan. The actor died July 8 at his Great Neck, L I home.
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William J. Meighan
Hagerstown
Thomas Meighan
Meighan
Mineola
N. Y
Frances King Meighan
WPA resumes street construction on Mealey Park Way
WPA workers have resumed work on a new street along the south side of Hagerstown High School on Mealey Park way. Construction had paused last winter due to unusually cold weather and heavy snows, but activity has restarted in recent days.
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WPA
Mealey Parkway
Hagerstown High School
Amusement Park Gunfire Kills Two in Chicago Ride
Excitement at a Chicago amusement park turned tragic when a pistol discharged during a thrill ride. Police say eight people were in a car when a participant kicked the weapon from Policeman John Connelly’s holster, the gun firing and wounding two riders.
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Chicago
John Connelly
Tip prizes are divided in last week’s contest
Prizes in the previous week’s news tip contest are split. A Frederick street housewife who submitted two tips wins half the first prize for reporting an injury事故 and a raccoon pet incident. The other half goes to a Main avenue correspondent for tips about a Blair's Valley rattlesnake and turtle control for bean beetles, with the second prize shared with a Bryan Place resident.
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Frederick Street
Blair's Valley
Norma
Bryan Place
Thunderstorm Drops Mercury in Annapolis Heat Relief
Oppressive heat in Annapolis yesterday broke with a heavy thunderstorm. One point zero six inches of rain fell, wind reached twenty two miles per hour, mostly in a heavy 15 minute downpour starting at 1:20 a.m. A lighter rain persisted for about an hour and a half before and after the downpour.
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Annapolis
Attacker of Girl Sought in Birmingham Case
Police sought today an unidentified negro accused of attacking an 18 year old Birmingham girl. The girl said she and a male companion were on a cemetery wall when the attacker appeared, forced the man to face away at gunpoint, then assaulted her. The assailant's description matched a prior report involving August Kokal, a young Georgia school teacher who was shot near the municipal airport while with a woman in a car.
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Birmingham
August Kokal
Georgia
Farley Pledges Clean Democratic Campaign
New York July 20 Democratic National Chairman James A Farley deplored racial and religious issues in the campaign and pledged the party would stay free from intolerance He said he would not be responsible for charges of anti semitism and urged fair play as the campaign proceeds.
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New York
James A. Farley
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Farley
Democratic Party
Violinist Alibi Against Slain Co-Ed Questioned
ASHEVILLE N C July 20 The sheriff says witnesses will contradict the alibi of Mark Wollner 35 year old concert violinist detained for questioning in the Helen Clevenger case The German born musician was taken into custody after the assault murder of the 18 year old New York University co ed Wollner home alibi said to place him at his residence from 9 30 p m Wednesday to 9 30 a m Thursday Mil dred Ward a 19 year old tubercular former waitress detained under physician care corroborated Wollners alibi but later admitted a phone call from Wollner asking where she was last night The sheriff named some witnesses and others unnamed in the investigation
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Asheville
N. C
E. Brown
Mark Wollner
Clevenger
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Wollner
Mildred Ward
Mark
Bessie Ward
Deaf delegation learns lions roar via floor vibrations
A Washington zoo visit shows deaf visitors feeling a lion's roar through the floor. The head keeper, William Blackburne, demonstrated the vibration to the group as they stood near the cage. The scene highlighted how the deaf could sense sound through touch.
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Washington
Zoo
William Blackburne
Revived After 20 Minutes At Lake Bottom
Walter Heger, 34, of Chicago, sank during a lake swim and was found lifeless after 20 minutes. Dr. John A. Ross and volunteers kept artificial respiration for four hours, restoring color and moving him to safety. Heger remains critical but doctors hold hope for recovery.
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Cicago
Walter Heger
Heger
John A. Ross
Ross
Miami prosecutor cleared in mischief charge
A charge of malicious mischief against States Attorney G. A. Worley was dismissed on motion by Miami Tribune attorneys. The photographer had alleged the prosecutor damaged his camera last week.
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Miami, Fla
Attrney G. A. Worley
Miami Tribune
Traffic to Cross Potomac River Bridge at Harper's Ferry
Traffic over the Potomac via Harper's Ferry to resume mid August for the first time since March 18 when the old bridge was swept away. Gov Harry W Nice announced progress on a $75,000 offer for the Harper's Ferry Bridge Co. franchise, clearing the way to lease the old B&O Railroad bridge. The plan calls for flooring the railroad span and using it for trains and autos with traffic control during train movements. West Virginia court victory last week affirmed the right to condemn the bridge for use.
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Potomac River
Harper's Ferry
Augst
Harry W. Nice
Harper's Ferry Bridge Co
Baltimore & Ohio
Harper’s Ferry
Old Bridge Company
Fatal crash near Keymar claims Roger F. Toms at Frederick hospital
Injuries from a rollover accident on the Thurmont Detour road early Saturday proved fatal for Roger F. Toms, 24, of near Keymar, who died at Frederick hospital after sustaining a fractured skull. His companion, Murray Hillabridle, 28, of Woodsboro, escaped with slight injuries.
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Thurmont-Detour Road
Roger F. Toms
Keymar
Frederick Hospital
Toms
Murray Hillabridle
Woodsboro
Constable-Farmer Declares War On Nudist Colony
Long Valley New Jersey July 20 constable farmer Will Searles vows to drive Schooleys mountain nudists back to where they came from even if it requires leasing a field building a grandstand and hosting Sunday clambakes for world to view unclad campers near Morris County Y M C A. He photographed the camp spoke with the leader who told him to mind his business and his son’s incident with a fence post on a back road spurred renewed action.
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Long Valley
N. J
Will Searles
Schooleys Mountain
Morris County
Searles
Will Jr
Will Sr
Bay collision blames steamer on wrong channel side
Baltimore report says the State of Virginia was on the wrong side of the Chesapeake Bay channel when it collided with the Golden Harvest last Tuesday night off Seven Foot Knoll. Capt. Jesse Foster testified the inbound ship’s position caused the crash. the Golden Harvest rammed the steamer amidships, tearing a hole but causing no serious injuries to passengers aboard. Capt. Einar F. Lone, master of the Golden Harvest, testified at the inquiry.
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Baltimore
Golden Harvest
Federal Board of Steamboat
State of Virginia
Jesse Foster
Seven Foot
Chesapeake Bay
Harry W. Nice
Customs House
Einar F. Lone
Cost Slated For City Engineer Post
Harry O. Cost son of City Councilman Herbert B. Cost is slated for the city engineer post vacated by Samuel Greenawalt whose resignation, effective August 1, was accepted by the Council last week Cost has served as Greenawalt's assistant for several years and is familiar with duties of city engineer and building inspector.
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Harry O. Cost
Herbert B. Cost
Samuel Greenawalt
Greenawalt
Cost
Greenwalt
F D R Plans For Fishing Aboard Schooner Liberty
President Roosevelt, on vacation aboard the schooner Sewanna off Shelburne Nova Scotia, aims to fish for tuna cod and duck weather permitting. He will delay a return around Nova Scotia to fish for a few hours and plans to sail up the west coast toward Yarmouth with Campobello Island as the cruise end around July 28.
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Liberty
Shelburne
N. S
Roosevelt
Tion
Nova Scotia
Yarmouth
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
One Job Less for Dayton Dog Tax Collector
Nelson Stone resigns from Dayton dog tax collector post citing lack of time. He serves as a full time bartender, city fire department member, ambulance driver, fire department life saving class instructor, substitute police patrolman and assistant collector of delinquent taxes. He says he cannot devote enough time to dog tax collection.
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Dayton
Nelson Stone
Stone
Cleveland suit seeks removal of Townsend from Oarp board
Rev Alfred Ilwright of Cleveland sues to recover more than a million dollars from the Old Age Revolving Pension organization funds alleging dissipation by officers. He asks removal of Townsend and the board of trustees. Joining him are George C Highley, formerly with the California group, and two California members Mrs Lot tie Brown Berry and Edgar P Brown.
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Alfred Ilwright
Cleveland
Ohio
Francis E. Townsend
OARP
Wright
Townsend
George C. Highley
California
Lottie Brown Berry
Edgar P Brown
Ingram Cooperates with Sheriff in Gambling Crackdown
State's Attorney Martin L Ingram told sheriffs officers he will cooperate fully in Sheriff Max C Malott's countywide drive to seize gambling devices. He promised to personally prosecute cases as developed and indicated another conference may occur this afternoon. Sheriff Malott said the plan targets all machines and disposals by midnight with stiff fines likely for violators.
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Martin L. Ingram
Max C. Malott
Malott
Cronin Family Loss Saddens Red Sox in San Francisco
Eddie Collins announced the death of Mrs. Jeremiah Cronin, mother of Joe Cronin, manager of the Boston Red Sox, in San Francisco. The family tragedy was reported from Boston with confirmation of the loss setting the club into mourning today.
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Boston
Eddie Collins
Boston Red Sox
Jeremiah Cronin
Joe Cronin
Sox
San Francisco
Two Cups Planned for Local Golf Showdown
In Twin Falls Idaho on July 20 Pete Wray and Freedie Stone, two regular duelists, plan a small tournament offering two cups, one for the winner and one for the runner-up. The entry list will include only Wray and Stone, suggesting a compact, head to head event between the two players.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Pete Wray
Freedie Stone
Wray and Stoné
Wis
Morocco Yields to Rebel Army in Spain and Morocco
Marseille dispatch reports Barcelonia port closing amid gunfire heard offshore from Sidi Magrouk. Madrid says loyal forces bombed rebel garrisons and seized submission from provinces while rebel Franco-led factions allegedly hold Spanish Morocco. Government announces 1000 officers arrested and rebel columns scattered in Segovia province.
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Marseille
Barcelonia
Sidi Magrouk
Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Spanish
Morocco
Spanish Morocco
Segovian
Miranda
U S envoy in bayonne amid battle area
In Bayonne France during July reports say street fighting at San Sebastian near summer residences of Ambassador Clyde Bow ers and other foreign diplomats. Casualties from clashes between rebels and loyalists were unestimated in the area.
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Bayonne
France
San Sebastian
Clyde B. Bowers
United States
Communists Keep Border Closed at Franco-Spanish Front
In Bordeaux on July 20, young Spanish communists supporting the Leftist government ordered the border closed. A French car that failed to halt was shot at by three bullets but the occupants escaped injury.
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Bordeaux
France
Newspaperman Played Dead After Mob Attack Near Gibraltar
Jay Allen, American newspaperman, said he survived a mob attack near La Linea in southern Spain by playing dead behind his car after bullets struck it. He was briefly arrested as a suspected fascist but released. his chauffeur wounded and hospitalised, car wrecked and luggage stolen.
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Gibraltar
Jay Allen
la Linea
Spain
Alem
Allen
Chicago Tribune
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Washington, D. C
Julian Louis Reynolds
Helene Fortescue
Julian, Louis Reynolds
U. S. Weather Bureau
Brother
New Street
Lake Bottom
F.D.R
Sues Townsend
Ingram
Sheriff
U.S
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