Roosevelt aims to balance Clark renomination with McGill win
The Roosevelt administration seeks a strong Kansas victory for Senator George McGill as a counter to Senator Bennett Clark's renomination in Missouri. Roosevelt avoided active involvement in Missouri and did not pass through the state on his western trip, while Kansas voters chose nominees amid limited opposition and intraparty maneuvering.
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Roosevelt
Bennett Clark
Missouri
George McGill
Kansas
Clark
White House
Memphis
St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
McGill
Gerald B. Winrod
Hamilton
John Hamilton
Winrod
Price Cutting Reported in Steel Industry
Daily Metal Trade says price-cutting warfare broke out today with cuts of four dollars a ton on black sheets used by the automotive industry. Mills quoted Ford General Motors Chrysler and body builders like Briggs Manufacturing, while officials from Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube said they had not heard of the cuts.
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Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Briggs Manufacture
Eee
Joseph F. Froggett
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Vacant City Lots Cleared but Some Need Attention
The city reports progress with weed and undergrowth removal in many sections, improving appearance and health. Officials note remaining lots require care and urge owners to act promptly to avoid prolonged neglect. Radio static complaints persist as a bothersome issue to be resolved without unfair burden on any party.
Carroll Prosecutor Links Dwyer to Murder Plot in Trial
Special Prosecutor Ralph Ingalls opened the Carroll trial by alleging Francis M. Carroll kicked Dr. James G. Littlefield, beat him with a revolver, and drew a belt around his neck. The state says 18-year-old Paul M. Dwyer killed the doctor and wife after threats and involvement with Carroll’s daughter Barbara. Dwyer testified earlier that threats arose over letters about the daughter and her father. The defendant’s wife and daughter did not appear at jury selection. Mrs. Carroll visited Carroll in jail and supported the jury choice.
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Paris
Ralph M. Ingalls
Francis M. Carroll
Paul M. Dwyer
Dwyer
Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Ingalls
Barbara
Star
North Arlington
N. J
Dr. Littlefield
Plae
Pittsburgh Department Store Strike Aims For New Contract
The AFL building service employees union calls a strike of elevator operators janitors and service workers at five Pittsburgh stores Frank and Seder Joseph Horne Kaufman Boggs and Guhl and Gimbel Brothers to press for a closed shop and wage increases.
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Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Building Service Employes International Union
Frank and Seder
Joseph Horne Company
Kaufman’s, Boggs and Guhl
Gimbel Brothers
Shirley Temple Tour Postponed For Rest
Shirley Temple’s planned Boston leg of her tour following Paul Revere’s route was postponed indefinitely as she remains in bed with a minor illness. Her temperature has returned to normal but Mrs. George Temple orders more rest for the child star.
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Boston
Shirley Temple
Paul Revere
George Temple
81 Year Old Pappy Declares Crackerjack Fatherhood
George Boarman, 81, father of a newborn, credits his luck to his standing with the Lord. He jokes about naming his 31 children with two thirds being boys, and notes his second wife has no children. He works as a night watchman for a steamship line and takes pride in his fatherly record.
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Washington
George Boarman
Boardman
Hunt for Hawaii Clipper continues in Philippines
In Manila Aug 2 a renewed search for the Hawaii Clipper and its 15 aboard spread to eight Philippine Island telegraph and radio stations. Authorities ordered stations to report any sighting July 29 and warn remote areas, as four days of air scouting by army bombers yielded no results.
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Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Islands
Philippine Post Office Department
Island Telegraph and Radio Service
Army
Fort Stotsenburg
Young Democrats Meet Wednesday in Winchester Frederick County
An important meeting of the Young Democratic Club of Winchester and Frederick County will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening in the Frederick County courthouse. W. Erle Edwards of Winchester, the president, has called the meeting and all members are urged to attend. Also a well bred female black and tan fox hound needs a home. contact phone numbers 41 or 1182.
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Young Democratic Club
Winchester
Frederick County
W. Erle Edwards
Many Kinds of Judgment Is Weapons in Monroe Clash
Report of a Monroe Michigan confrontation last summer where pickets and vigilantes used clubs scrap iron night sticks and tear gas. Pickets dispersed after a clash at the Re public Steel plant with police chief Jesse Fisher noting no firearms were carried.
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Washington
Monroe
Mich
Senate Prey Liberties Committee
Tony
Andy Hraback
Republic Steel Corporation
Jesse Fisher
Little Steel
Committee
Hraback
Chief Fisher
Asad
Frank Murphy
Lang
Solenberger Will Recorded
The will of Howard M. Solenberger was admitted to record in the Corporation Court. It directs payment of debts and then leaves the residence to Mrs Gladys W Solenberger, with rest going to her for life and remainder to Philip W Solenberger. Mrs Solenberger is named executrix without security. bond penalty set at 30000 dollars.
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Howard M.lenberger
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Gladys W. Solenberger
O Hara Announces Independent Governor Bid in Rhode Island
Walter E. O Hara former president managing director of the Narragansett Racing Association declares he will run as an independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island. He says it is his duty to present his case to the people in the upcoming election.
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Providence
R. I
Walter E. O’hara
Narragansett Racing Association
Rhode Island
Insurance Men Sue The C I O Over Libel Suit
The National Association of Industrial Insurance Agents filed a $1,000,000 libel and slander suit against the Committee for Industrial Organization alleging C I O officials labeled it as a company union. The association claims it has been damaged by accusations it was promoted by large insurance companies for which its members sell policies.
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Washington
National Association of Industrial Insurance Agents
Committee For Industrial Organization Today
Dozen Injured In Fascist Disorders
In Zurich on August 2 a clash between police and Fascist National Front demonstrators left about a dozen injured. Police used nightsticks after the crowd refused to disperse while clashes continued into the early morning. Thirty protesters were arrested and leaders face prosecution.
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Zurich
Switzerland
National Front
Death Struggle On Normandie Ends With Disappearance
U S authorities open inquiry into a midnight incident aboard the liner Normandie 450 miles from New York. Dr Robert Moore Duncan, 35, an Colgate University politics assistant professor, vanishes after allegedly choking and attempting to throw his wife overboard. Mrs Duncan, bruised and hospitalized, says nothing certain about his actions.
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New York
Normandie
Robert Moore Duncan
Colgate University
Alice
Duncan
Warning Of Terrible Consequences for Japanese Invasion Threat
Moscow reports that the Soviet government sent a chargé d affaires to Tokyo to warn Japan of possible terrible consequences if it invades Russian territory. The border fighting has escalated since July 11 with heavy use of tanks airplanes and artillery. Soviet casualties exceed 400 Japanese casualties reported, with 13 Russian soldiers killed and 55 wounded. Japanese tallies vary.
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Moscow
Tokoyo
Japan
Tokyo
Torrential Rains Hit Southern Shenandoah County
Heavy rains drenched sections of southern Shenandoah County last evening with vivid lightning. Between Edinburg and the south, motorists were stranded as water flooded roads and affected ignition systems. The Shenandoah rivers ran muddy and high, while crops south of Woodstock showed better conditions than Frederick as corn development improved in Rockingham due to rainfall.
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Edinburg
Shenandoah River
Woodstock
Frederick County
Rockingham
Take Steps To Collect Taxes In Frederick County
Frederick County real estate with delinquent taxes will be advertised for sale. County Treasurer Harry McCann reported 1937 totals of 11 739 12 unpaid taxes, largely from the local levy of 96 242 45, with state levy 18 406 29 nearly fully collected. Outstanding 1936 4 373 53 and 1935 5 341 52 taxes cited.
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Frederick
Harry McCann
Board of Supervisors
Struggle Over Politics Probe Heats Up In Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg a clash between Pennsylvania's legislature and judiciary centers on who may oversee inquiries into alleged blackmail extortion and political coercion against Governor George H. Earle and 13 associates. Judge Schaeffer orders grand jury secrecy while deferring to the constitution as the supreme law.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Dauphin County
Paul N. Schaeffer
Supreme Court
Schaeffer
Carl B. Shelley
Charles J. Martiotti
House
Earle
Dikes Cut Above Kiukiang Floods Hit Farmland
Shanghai reports say Chinese troops breached dikes above Kiukiang on the Yangtze flooding a large agricultural area to slow the Hankow drive. Japanese forces face dispersal as Chinese resistance and guerrilla action threaten control of recent gains.
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Shanghai
Yangtze
Kiukiang
Hankow
China
Cee
Frontiers Clash as Tanks Artillery and Planes Enter Battle
British officials report limited impact from Sino Soviet border clashes on the Siberian Manchukuo frontier. Tokyo announces repulsion of a large two edged Soviet assault near Changkufeng with heavy casualties on both sides and continued air bombardment.
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London
Murder Suspect Hearing Deferred in Wimbledon Slaying
The police court hearing for George Brain, linked to the Wimbledon center court killing of Mrs. Rose Muriel Atkins, was adjourned until next Tuesday after an alleged confession by the 27 year old truck driver. He reportedly said he killed Atkins with a car crank to prevent blackmail.
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London
George Brain
Wimbledon
Center Court
Rose Muriel Atkins
Atkins
Rose
Brain
Americans Claimed Safe At Kiukiang Amid Sino Japanese Fighting
Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson relayed a Japanese report that all Americans were safe in Kiukiang on the Yangtze while heavy fighting raged nearby. Latest figures quoted 27 Americans in Kiukiang and more than 20 at the mountain resort city of Kuling.
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Washington
Nelson T. Johnson
China
State Department
Yangtze River
Kinkiang
Kiukiang
Kuling
Lost horsehoe brooch breast pin with sap phires and pearls
Lost gold horsehoe brooch or breast pin set with sap phires and pearls. Old gold pieces, 15 14 pearls described. Reward offered for return to Star Office MT.
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Horshoe
Star Office
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