Drought Strikes North Dakota Farmlands Across Three Fourths of State
Jamestown finds drought wrecking fields with blackened wheat stubble and parched soil. Cattle forage along roads as trucks haul destitute livestock toward relief. Officials warn only five of 53 counties may yield normal crops with widespread losses and farm families leaving. Temperatures exceed 100 degrees as showers fail to materialize.
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North Dakota
Jamestown
N. D
Stutsman County
C. P. Conaway
North Dakota Grain Dealers Association
Grand Forks
Red River Valley
John Dinwoodie
State Agriculture Conservation Committee
Roy J. Jordre
Oscar E. Johnson
Johnson
Leslie Sachow
Milwaukee
Drugist Receives Fortune In Bonds Attract Attention
R W Ford a 43 year old druggist in Mine Mississippi waited for postal authorities after finding a package postmarked from British Columbia containing bonds with 142625 dollars in face value. He sent the bonds to postal inspectors in New Orleans seeking guidance on their origin and meaning.
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Mine
Miss
R. W. Ford
Ford
British Columbia
New Orleans
Prohibition Candidate Plans Wide Attack in Campaign
June 27. D Leigh Colvin, Prohibition Party nominee for president, said he would attack both Governor Alf M Landon and President Roosevelt in the fall campaign in Chicago.
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Chicago
D. Leigh Colvin
Prohibition Party
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Coleman claims linked officer in liquor ring denied
Columbus police chief John H Dunn declared an assertion by Fred Coleman of Gahanna that a local policeman aided him in illicit liquor operations false after an investigation. Coleman faced arraignment on a liquor count.
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Columbus
Fred Coleman
Gahanna
John H. Dunn
Coleman
Revisions in League Setup to Be Debated in Geneva
June 27. Revision of the League of Nations covenant was handed to the assembly as delegates refused to start the proposed reform. The council stuck to reviewing the Italo Ethiopian dispute and sanctions while anti sanctionist nations grew. Nicaragua Guatemala Paraguay Costa Rica Brazil have left the League others may follow. Observers tie Nicaragua departure to a Pan American League idea.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Assembly
Council
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Paraguay
Rica
Brazil
Honduras
Pan-American League of Nations
Fremont man dies in jail after self inflicted cut
Emmett A. Sutton aged 59 a Black shoe shiner died after slashing his throat last Sunday while serving a jail sentence in Sandusky County for driving while intoxicated. He died late last night at Fremont hospital authorities said.
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Fremont
Emmett A. Sutton
Sandusky County
Lightning Hits Pius Residence Burns Castle Gandolfo
A fire started by a lightning strike damaged the Pope Pius summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The blaze caused several hundred dollars in damage but no injuries were reported.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius
Davey Accepts Seconding Address at Democratic Convention
Governor Martin L. Davey of Ohio agreed to deliver the seconding address for President Roosevelt at the Democratic convention after days of indecision. The selection followed appeals by National Chairman James A. Farley and other administration officials as delegates urged harmony to avoid party split.
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Philadelphia
Martin L. Davey
Roosevelt
Buckeye
Ohio
Charles West
Davey
James A. Farley
James A. Reynolds
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Administration
Farley
West
Vic Donahey
Washington
George White
Donahey
Harmony
Three Men Aboard Death Row At Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus three men sat on Ohio Penitentiary death row, the smallest field in memory. Richard Keller, a Cincinnati laundryman hold up suspect, faced execution next Wednesday as last minute stays delayed all three. John Pleyer, 31, linked to the Blonde Tigress trio, learned prosecutors asked the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss his appeal. James Brown, 28, Cleveland African American, awaits death for killing a railroad detective during a confrontation on a train.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Richard Keller
Holdup Siager
Cincinnati
John Pleyer
Cuyahoga County
Frank T. Cullitan
Ohio Supreme Court
James Brown
Cleveland
Landon Family Enjoy Simple Life in Estes Park Visit
Governor Alf M. Landon and family vacation in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park. The Kansas Republican nominee, wife, and children Peggy Anne 19 Nancy Jo nearly 4 and John Cobb 21 2 with Mrs. Landon’s mother enjoy ranch life. activities include trout fishing and elk watching. A light moment ends with a reporter question about a barber as a car trip returns.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Nancy Jo
John Cobb
John
Peggy Anne
American Liberty League
Coolidge
Infuriated husband attacks woman on Newport street
In Newport on June 27 a furious husband grabbed a woman waiting on a street corner by the hair, threw her twice, then picked her up and said he mistook her for his wife. He fled, leaving Frances Guynn, 42, with a broken left arm, a black eye, and facial bruises.
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Newport
Frances
Guynn
Knox Pledges Six Points In First Address
Col Frank Knox Republican vice presidential nominee addressed a Manchester rally in New Hampshire pledging six policy points: economy in expenditures, balanced budget, sound currency, protection of national credit, local self government, and integrity of judicial authority. Thousands attended at the municipal stadium during his two week visit.
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Manchester
N. H
Frank Knox
Chicago
New England
H. Styles Bridges
U.S
George H. Moses
Knox
Theodore Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Henry Wilson
Ulysses S. Grant
Roosevelt Garner Renomination At Democratic Convention
Philadelphia reports a twice unanimous renomination of Roosevelt and Garner for the 1940 campaign. Delegates cheered as Roosevelt accepted the mandate, while Garner was nominated by acclaim after a long session. The convention adjourned sine die at 2 19 PM. Institutions such as Tammany Hall and the United Mine Workers sent seconders.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Garner
Franklin Field
Tammany Hall
United Mine Workers
John F. Carew
New York
Thomas Kennedy
Pennsylvania
James Byrnes
South Carolina
Joe T. Robinson
Ex football stars killed during brawl in beer garden
Charleston dispatch reports a beer garden brawl turned fatal when 23 year old Leo Nizer, WVU football star, was shot dead. Five others wounded, including a girl, two struck by clubs. Police investigated the chaotic scene in Charleston, West Virginia, early today.
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Charleston
W. Va
Leo Nizer
West Virginia University
Fire destroys barns at Zinn stock farm near Powell
A blaze last night consumed two large barns and a garage at the William P. Zinn stock farm near Powell. The property valued at about 15000 dollars was damaged, with firefighters extinguishing the fire after efforts to save remaining structures. No injuries are reported.
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Columbus
William P. Zinn
Powell
Teacher 49 Marries 20-Year-Old Pupil
In Niagara Falls New York Miss Ruth Jennings a 49 year old teacher wed her 20 year old former pupil Les lie William Hodge who graduated Niagara Falls high school this week The officiating Lutheran minister Rev George F Hoyer said the couple are happy and the bride does not appear her age
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Ruth Jennings
Leslie William Hodge
Niagara Falls High School
Hodge
George F. Hoyer
Bricker Approves Parking Meter Plan in Ohio Cities
Ohio Attorney General John W Bricker ruled that municipalities may charge motorists for on street parking. The decision allows parking meters and requires meter funds to come from a citys general revenue, marking the first such ruling in the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
General Revenue Fund
Youth Group Seeks End to Compulsory Military Training
The Christian Youth Conference of North America reviewed a commission report urging abolition of compulsory military training in civil schools and colleges. It also calls for world peace cooperation, a cooperative economic order, active peace committees in churches, and interdenominational peace conferences in strategic areas this fall.
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Lakeside
Christian Youth Conference of North America
Franklin Field Rally Attracts 100000 for Roosevelt Nomination
Franklin Field in Philadelphia, famed sports site, hosts a Democratic rally for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. About 100000 are expected to fill the historic venue while entertainers Lily Pons and the Philadelphia Orchestra perform. Roosevelt to accept renomination around 10 PM EDT on a board platform near the cinder track noted for Penn Relays legends.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Red Grange
John N. Garner
Notre Dame
Penn
United States Army
Naval Academies
Charlie Paddock
Paavo Nurmi
Benny Berlinger
Ted Meredith
William Carr
Alvin Kraenzlein
Benjamin Pranklin
University
America
Lily Pons
Opera Fame
Philadelphia Orchestra
Rail Retirement Checks Withheld In Wake Of Court Ruling
Washington June 27 A thousand aged railway workers faced withheld pension checks as the railroad retirement board met in emergency session to weigh the District Court ruling that the pension act is unconstitutional An immediate appeal to the Court of Appeals in D C was planned by a board spokesman
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Washington
Railroad Retirement Board
United States District Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Japanese Residents Storm British Official Home Foiled
A thousand Japanese residents in Tsingtao Shantung Province tried to storm the home of Andrew Campbell British customs commissioner. Police from the Japanese consulate halted the assault, Domei reported.
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Shanghai
Une
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Andrew Campbell
Domei
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Barber
Portsmouth
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Arthur Oakes
New Boston
A. G. Lockhart
National Guard
James V. Allred
Texas
Joseph T. Robinson
Tom Berry
South Dakota
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