Rail retirement payments halted by court ruling
Washington reports the district court decision holding the railroad pension act unconstitutional, delaying pension payments for about 1,000 workers. The court barred tax collection and the RETIREMENT BOARD awaits a final decree while unions plan Supreme Court appeal.
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Washington
Railroad Retirement Board
United States District Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Cleveland
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
United States Supreme Court
Jennings Bailey
Justice Bailey
Retirement Board
Pupil Weds Teacher in Rochester Honeymoon
In Niagara Falls a 49 year old teacher Ruth Jennings wed her 20 year old high school pupil Leslie William Hodge. They were married by a Lutheran minister who noted the bride's youthfulness. The groom turned 20 today, and the couple planned to honeymoon in Rochester. The minister indicated Mrs Hodge would continue teaching English and the groom had a new factory job.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Rochester
Ruth Jennings
Leslie William Hodge
Hodge
Escape from asylum prompts city search for five inmates
Police Saturday night scoured the city to locate Charles Fletcher 25 William Raymond 24 William Weatherington 67 Roy Powell 27 and Charley Miner 35 who were reported by Blackfoot asylum officials to have escaped from the institution.
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Asylum
Charles Fletcher
William Raymond
William Weatherington
Roy Powell
Charley Miner
Blackfoot
Stolen Car Recovered in Local West Sherman Block
A car reported stolen at 9 p.m. Saturday by Joe Ansola of 628 North Main from a parking space at 306 North Main was recovered later that evening in the 600 block on West Sherman by Officer Frank McKinnon.
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Joe Ansola
North Main
Frank McKinnon
West Sherman
Man Plunges To Death In Utah
Police failed to identify a man who leaped from the 13th floor of the Continental Bank building in Salt Lake City after smashing a window. The dramatic fall was witnessed by hundreds as bystanders heard women scream and saw the body hit the sidewalk. Only Los Angeles clothing marks and a cheap watch, five cents, plus a razor were found on the victim.
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Salt Lake City
Continental Bank
Los Angeles
Youth Rally in Salt Lake City Hails Sabbath Observance
In Salt Lake City 6000 young men from Utah and Idaho stakes prepare to gather at the Mormon Tabernacle for a Sabbath observance rally with the slogan Remember the Sabbath. The event, described as unmatched in size and purpose, will feature stake representatives, priests, and Temple Square tours. The July drive aims to curb Sunday activities and promote religious reflection.
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Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints Church
Mormon Tabernacle
Utah
Idaho
David A. Smith
Tabernacle Meeting
Old Temple Square
Former Idaho Lions official Charles Sandles found dead
Charles W. Sandles, Idaho Falls attorney and former district governor of Idaho Lions clubs, was found dead in his hotel room in Salt Lake City after returning from California. He had been ill but ate breakfast. two sons in Pocatello are his only listed survivors.
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Salt Lake City
Charles W. Sandles
Idaho Falls
Idaho Lions Clubs
Sandles
California
Pocatello
Landon Visits Estes Park Movies On Vacation
Gov. Alf M. Landon and family vacation on a secluded Mc Graw ranch in Rocky Mountain National Park. Peggy Anne Landon, 19, enjoys village outings and notes on a possible movie visit while Landon attends daily press conferences. Summers in the mountains bring fishing, rest, and quiet for the candidate and his party.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Peggy
Landon
Ee Anne
Nancy Jo
John Cobb
E. Cobb
Peggy Anne
Topeka
Kas
Associated Press
One Hundred Degree Heat Returns Across Drought Belt
Heat returned to drought regions with readings over 100 in South Dakota Missouri and Kansas after brief showers. Forecasters predict more showers in upper Mississippi Valley and fair conditions with intervals of rain in the Ohio Valley next week. Authorities speeded drought relief as Roosevelt conferred with Wallace and WPA officials. Cattle buyers pushed for lower bids amid fears of a market flood.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
WPA
St. Paul
Walter Welford
North Dakota
Myrna Loy Weds Arthur Hornblow Jr in Ensenada Ceremony
Hollywood star Myrna Loy married Arthur Hornblow Jr in a noon ceremony at a government building in Ensenada Lower California. The bride once sculpted before becoming a film vamp under Rudolph Valentino and met Hornblow during the 1930 Arrowsmith project he directed.
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Hollywood
Myrna Loy
Rudolph Valentino
Arthur Hornblow, Jr
Seashore
Ensenada
Lower California
Hornblow
Reno
Juliette Crosby
Colony By Motor
Shiriley Hughes
Ray Ramsey
Jaime S. Pardo
Ada
Helena
Mont
Southern
California
Venice
Williams
Loy
Sid Grauman
Record Warmth Persists Across Mountain West With Heat Peak
Low pressure over southern California Idaho and central Montana keeps hot weather in the plateau states and northern Rockies. Montana and northern Wyoming report highs to 106 with Sheridan setting a new June record. Scattered thundershowers noted in Montana Wyoming Colorado Utah and Idaho with several cities recording clear or partly cloudy conditions and light precipitation.
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California
Idaho
Montana
Rockies
Wyoming
Havre
Miles City
Sheridan
Colorado
Utah
Cheyenne
Grant Beats Anzac Star in Wimbledon Fourth Round
Atlanta star Bryan Grant defeated Vivian McGrath 6-3 6-4 6-0 to reach the Wimbledon quarter finals. Grant showcased exceptional court coverage before a 20,000 crowd and will meet Fred Perry next. Other quarterfinalists include Budge Allison Von Camm Austin Jacobs de la Valdene.
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Enz
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta Atom
Vivian McGrath
Australia
Grant
McGrath
Heiner Henkel
Fred Perry
Perry
Jack Crawford
Adrian Quist
Don Budge
America
Wilmer Allison
Gottfried von Camm
H. W
Bunny) Austin
Helen Jacobs
Countess Lili de la Valdene
France
Spain
Heat Causes Death In Sioux Falls Man
Blistering heat in Sioux Falls SD caused the death of George F Fillback seven after he collapsed while climbing a hill. He was a retired farmer.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
George F. Fillback
Prisoners Ask Green Pardon In Utah Slaying Case
Delbert Green, condemned to death for a 1930 triple murder, draws a secret petition signed by 208 of Utah State Prison’s 322 inmates urging commutation to life. His mother appeals as board of pardons delays decision, arguing his possible mental unsoundness and seeking mercy amid a heated controversy.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
Utah
Utah State
Board of Pardons
Green
Lillie “Mae Alexander
Edward Morrisey
J. W. Abbott
Henry H. Blood
Abbott
Roosevelt Speech at Democratic Convention Acceptance
The speech frames the 1936 Democratic nation revival urging unity and freedom. Roosevelt notes dangers of fear and intolerance while praising Americans who endured disaster and party cooperation. He argues modern industry creates new freedom challenges and calls Philadelphia a fitting stage to renew the American way of life.
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America
Union
Congress
United States
Washington
Jefferson
Philadelphia
New Fashion Set By Gov Landon In Estes Park Visit
Gov Alf M Landon arrives at Estes Park for a vacation and changes to riding breeches boots and a leather jacket. A squad of newspaper photographers covering his visit filed into the room. He quips you must have been out taking pictures of yourselves. The photographers wore riding boots breeches and leather jackets, brand new.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
War sparks from Archduke assassination 22 years later
The text recalls the 1914 assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. It notes his death helped trigger World War I, with a chain of declarations drawing nations into conflict as Europe slid toward war.
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Archduke Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Gavrilo Prinzip
Francis Ferdinand
Gavrilo
Andrew Carnegie
Alfred Nobel
Wei
Prinzip
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Saturn Rings Fade as Earth Aligns for Celestial Sighting
In Evanston Illinois on June 27 astronomers watched Saturn's rings fade as Earth aligned with the ring plane. The rings vanished to observers though the planet's structure remained, a periodic celestial display tied to Saturn's orbit.
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Evanston, Lll
Saturn
Earth
Utah Weather: Fair Sunday and Monday
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Utah on Sunday and Monday with warmer temperatures on Sunday, especially in the eastern portion of the state.
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Utah
Roosevelt Accepts renomination amid war on economic tyranny
Franklin D Roosevelt accepts renomination at a giant outdoor Philadelphia mass meeting, declaring a fight against economic dictatorship and monopoly while urging constitutional amendments if needed. John Nance Garner also accepts the vice presidential nomination by acclamation as the Democratic convention closes in rapid succession.
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Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
John Nance Garner
Garner
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
1936 Campaign Groups Line Up
The 1936 campaign gathering nears, with Townsend followers pushing the Old Age Revolving Pensions plan and Huey Long aligned forces now led by Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith. Communists plan their NYC convention to nominate candidates. The Union Party and Father Coughlin’s National Union for Social Justice reflect cross party dissatisfaction. Roosevelt-Garner ticket tops Democratic lists.
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Associated Press
Francis Townsend
Huey PF. Long
Gerald L. K. Smith
New York City
Pather
Charles Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Union Party of the
United States
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