Welfare Board Aligns Plan for 1938 Old Age Help
Richmond Va A State Board of Public Welfare outlines the 1938 Welfare Act plan to administer old age assistance and support for dependent children. Dr W H Stauffer says details will be issued in a manual. forms prepared by State Auditor Downs for August distribution as counties and cities reorganize to conform with federal act. Welfare Board Chairman Horace Fox presided as meetings with District No 1 workers in Tidewater received instruction ahead of Sept 1 full operation.
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Richmond
State Board of Publc
W. H. Seauffer
Public Welfare
Virginia
U. S. Social Security Board
McCarthy Downs
Horace Fox
Roanoke
Welfare Board
Stauffer
Tidewater
Transients swarm into Northwest
In Wenatchee Washington August 3 transient seasonal workers flood the Wenatchee Okanogan district earlier than usual. Yakima reports a similar pattern as county welfare chief George Hollenbeck warns the system cannot absorb them. Police report light petty theft accompanying the influx and relief funds prove insufficient for Yakima Valley residents. About 200 floaters rode a west bound Great Northern freight train and another 200 left eastbound boxcars.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Wenatchee-Okanogan
Yakima
George Hollenbeck
Yakima Valley
Great Northern
Japs Renew Efforts in Savage Border Clash
Japanese and Soviet forces fought near Changkufeng and Hankow frontiers with air attacks and tank clashes. Moscow protests escalated as Tokyo accused Russia of aggression while claims of repulsed advances and civilian casualties emerged amid ongoing border battles.
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Japan
China
Hankow
Canton-Hankow
Siberian
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changkufeng Hill
Vladivostok
Manchoukuo
Russian Siberia
Japanese Korea
Moscow
Miyakawa
Foreign Office
Mamour Shigmitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Shuiliufen
Heichintzen
Changkufeng
Keiko
Korea
Kojo
War Office
Strange Maine murder trial of ex deputy sheriff Carroll
The trial in South Paris Maine centers on the witch slaying of Dr James G Littlefield and his wife by Paul Dwyer who confessed last October and received life imprisonment. Carroll, Barbara Carroll and Dwyer are tied to the case as the unusual allegations unfold.
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Francis M. Carroll
South Paris
Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Paul Dwyer
Barbara Carroll
Dwyer
Littlefield
Dentist Grants Boy’s Tooth for Bedtime Comfort
Kansas City story recalls a six year old Jimmy Pappageorge who asked to keep his newly extracted tooth. He slept with the tooth under his pillow hoping for a dream gift. His parents reported the tooth remained safely at home after the extraction.
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Kansas City
Jimmy Pappageorge
Jimmy
Citizens oppose station site in Broad Street area dispute continues
Oates and others oppose locating a filling station on a site they say should be developed for housing. Charles H. Harper defends the site as commercially valuable and not to be donated. Moling Sr. and Jr. warn of traffic hazards and property devaluation, urging denial of the permit.
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Oates
Charles H. Harper
Mr. Moling
Loudoun Street
North Avenue
Moling, Jr
A. C. Oates
Council discusses filling station permit and subdivision plan
The council debated a filling station permit with concerns on sightline hazards and a $16 000 equipment plan by an oil firm. A petition with about 60 signatures was reviewed and the matter referred to the Public and Local Improvement committee. The session urged zoning ordinance action and approved a contract with F W Danley to develop a Whitlock avenue subdivision.
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Harper
Oil Company
Allen Hawthorne
F. W. Danley
Whitlock Avenue
Bulletin Board Advice at Suburban Church
A suburban Pittsburgh bulletin board offers a wry safety note to drivers stating our church pews do not skid into ditches, a humorous reminder about cautious driving. The short item echoes local humor and communal care in a church setting.
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Pittsburgh
Democrats Divide In Missouri Presidential Primary Returns
Missouri Democrats split after the primary as Henry S. Caulfield defeated Ray E. White for the Republican nomination while Senator Clark led in early vote counts. Court battles shape up between Stark and Pendergast factions for the State Supreme Court. James V. Billings led early, but James M. Douglas overtook as St. Louis results came in. Tennessee and Kentucky pick their contests later in the week. Senate campaign spending committee denounces tactics and has investigators on scene.
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Missouri
Henrys. Caulfield
Ray E. White
Clark
Joseph T. Davis
Willis H. Meredith
Robert I. Young
Supreme Court
Lloyd C. Stark
T. J. Pendergast
Kansas City
James V. Billings
Pendergast
James M. Douglas
St. Louis
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
A. B. Chandler
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
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