77 LIVES LOST IN ACCIDENTS OVER WEEK END
The weekend traffic toll reached 77 deaths nationwide despite safety campaigns. Pennsylvania led states with nine fatalities including a fatal Tunkhannock crash where 1 died and 17 were injured, many of them bus riders. An Atlanta drive reduced accidents. Georgia fatalities included five year old Lizzie Mae Leonard in Gainesville. Brooklyn hosted a safety parade with a hearse and wrecked cars.
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Tunkhannock
Atlanta
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Yael
Gainesville
Lizzie Mae Leonard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Western Speaking Tour
President Roosevelt ends a 4000 mile western speaking trip spanning a dozen states and returns to the capital. At Union Station he is greeted by Secretary Morgenthau Attorney General Cummings and Postmaster General Farley before heading to the White House to rest and review congressional matters.
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White House
Four Men Burned in Oven Flare at NBC Plant
Four men were seriously burned in a flareback of a gas oven at the National Biscuit Company NBC plant in Atlanta. Victims include Glenn Moulder Norcross Leo Crowe College Park Newton South Atlanta and Edward Finn Decatur. They were treated at a nearby hospital after first aid and were to be admitted.
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National Biscuit Company
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Leo Crowe
College Park
Newton South
Edward Finn
Decatur
Georgia Baptist
How Veterans Claim Their Bonus Money
Washington reports steps for veterans to receive bonus funds. Upon receiving bonds by registered mail, veterans present them to the local postmaster or designated officials, prove identity, and sign a receipt. A United States treasurer's check for the owed amount is mailed after surrender.
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Washington
United States
Paul Doyal Georgia Revenue Official Dies From Injuries
Paul H. Doyal 60 vice chairman of the Georgia revenue commission died from injuries suffered in a car truck collision near McRae Georgia three weeks earlier. Governor Talmadge ordered the Capitol closed for his funeral and services were set for Rome at 3 30 p m. Doyal leaves a widow Mary Morton Doyal a son Morton Doyal and daughter Mary Jewett Doyal. He had served in the Georgia House 1925 26 and chaired the commission briefly in 1932.
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Georgia House of Gitepresentatives
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Floyd County
University of Georgia
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National Law School
Washington
Doual
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Morton Doyal
Canton
Mary Jewett Doyal
Eugene Talmadge
Capitol
Hugh Howell
State Democratic Executive Committee
Pirates raid Amoy hospital in gun battle kills five
Five men die when pirates attack the American hospital in Amoy China. Three pirates and two police are killed after a machine gun battle. The hospital, run by the Reformed Church of America, suffers no injuries to its staff or patients.
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China
Board of Missions of the Reformed Church of America
New York
C. H. Holleman
Chicago
Jean Neimheiss
Holland
Mich
Ti Chui Hop
James Roosevelt Weighs Congressional Run in Massachusetts
James Roosevelt eldest son of the president declined to comment on a Boston American report that he might seek a U S House seat in Massachusetts. He said his Boston activities are business and that he supports Richard M. Russell, noting they are close friends.
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James Roosevelt
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Richard M. Russell
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World War bonus payments to Thomasville and county veterans
The post office announced delivery of adjusted service bonds for Thomasville and Thomas County veterans will start Tuesday, June 16. About 325 Thomasville veterans may receive roughly 150000 dollars while 500 to 600 county veterans could total around 300000 dollars. Bond distribution will occur via home delivery and at a temporary office, with follow up days for those not receiving bonds on day one.
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S. Broad Street
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Atlanta
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Frank T. Hines
Veterans
Veterans Administration
Coast Guard Plane Crash Claims Pilot Lieut Perrott
Divers recovered the body of Lieut. Charles Martin Perrott, a coast guard pilot, from a plane wreck in Tampa Bay near St. Petersburg during storm patrol. No sign of Radioman Walter O. Morris or Aviation Mechanic William D. Eubanks was found, and grappling gear could not raise the craft from about fourteen feet of water.
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Charles Martin Perrott
Coast Guard
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St. Petersburg
Walter O. Morris
William D. Eubanks
Storm crosses state and enters Atlantic over Florida
Tropical storm moved across Florida and out to sea this morning causing heavy rain overnight. Bonita Springs reported the highest waters in a decade about 244 feet while Fort Myers saw no major damage though a highway south of town flooded. Moore Haven registered 9.33 inches of rain in 48 hours. the storm center near Miami with 38 mph NE winds.
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Tropical Disturbance Sweeps Across South Florida
A tropical disturbance entered Florida from the Gulf of Mexico flooding one town and prompting residents of beach homes to higher ground. The Jacksonville weather office said the storm moved northeast toward the Atlantic with heavy rain but no destructive winds, noting winds up to 30 mph in Naples and falling barometer. Storm warnings remained from Tarpon Springs to Titusville as Bonita Springs residents reported the event to the sheriff.
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Bob King
Arnall Attacks Weltner Draft Move for Governor
Ellis Arnall of Newnan denounces Philip Weltner's plan to draft a gubernatorial candidate as an attack on Georgia's primary system. He says democrats must have a voice in candidate selection and that delegates to the convention appear hand picked and not representative of counties. Arnall stresses he is not seeking office.
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Ellis Arnall
Newnan
Georgia House of Representatives
Weltner
Georgia
Philip Weltner
University System of Georgia
Maon
Arnal
Arnall
Black Legion Gunman Details Plot to Kill Editor
Detroit report cites VP Dayton Dean testifying at preliminary examination of eleven men charged with conspiracy to murder Highland Park editor Arthur L. Kingsley. Dean described a blood pact and planned hit linked to political foes, with names including Hepner Schneider Clark Frye and Lupp. Plot abandoned after Markland’s 1934 mayoral defeat.
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Dayton Dean
Black Legion Gunmaht
Arthur L. Kingley
Highland Park
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Kingsley
Hepner
Roy Hepner
Heyner
Markland
N. Ray Markland
Duncan C. McCrea
Hegner
Albert Schneider
Alvis Clark
Frank Rice
Clark
Frye
Clarence C
Arthur Lupp
The
Black Legion
Augusta Vet Fails to Get Bonus Date Dies After
Augusta Georgia June 15. James Coves Evans World War veteran and member of the city fire department died last night before collecting his bonus bonds. Under postal regulations the bonds will be returned to Washington.
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Augusta
James Coves Evans
Washington
Three Million Veterans Get Bonus Bonds
The United States paid out the World War bonus today to about 3 million ex service men, with baby bonds totaling nearly 1.65 billion moving from 12 Federal Reserve cities. Officials said 38 million bonds will be sent, cash expected to flow into trade as veterans exchange for checks.
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William M. Pinkerton
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
Home Owners Loan Corporation
First Deliveries of 40 Million in Bonus Bonds Begin in Georgia
The June 15 start sees about 40 million dollars in bonus bonds issued to over 76 000 World War veterans across Georgia. Savannah veterans plan to pay medical bills and mortgages while others save, invest, or purchase items. Augusta veterans trend toward holding or delaying cashing bonds as personal plans vary. Macon veterans cite saving, buying a car, or home improvements as priorities.
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