Deadly premature blast wipes out Baltimore tunnel crew
A 450 pound dynamite explosion killed ten of eighteen workers 200 feet underground near Baltimore's pumping station. Seven were buried under rock. four survivors died later in hospital. The all black crew suffered most fatalities while whites survived. cause of the accident remains unexplained.
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Baltimore
City
Willie Lee
Charles Durham
Luther Randolph
Phillip Lesser
Rouss Firemen To Hold Fun Festival
Members of the Charley Rouss Fire Company plan a fun festival on the parking lot by the East Piccadilly dining car this Thursday through Saturday evenings. Bingo and games will entertain with music by the McIlwee Municipal Band. Proceeds will be returned to the public via fire department services.
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Charley Rouss
Winchester Admits 1869 Divorce Bill and Slaver Captures
Seventy six years ago the Virginia dispatch notes a bill to divorce Confederacy members from wives and transfer property. English gunboat captures Lyra with 820 enslaved aboard and Fleet Eagle with 900 aboard escapes. For sale items include rosewood piano and mahogany furniture. Winchester Academy resumes classes February after building occupation as a military hospital.
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Winchester
New York
Fleet Eagle
C. B. Reuss
Winchester Academy
Winchester Library—_ SEDAN
Senator La Follette Questions Ohio Strike Rights
Wisconsin senator Robert M. La Follette, chairing the Senate civil liberties committee, analyzes testimonies from Republic Steel and union witnesses about alleged civil rights deprivation during the Little Steel strike in Ohio last summer. He listens as charges and denials unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Little Steel
Ohio
Republic Steel Company
Central Press
Weirton Case Hearings Marked by Lawyer Tempers
Labor Relations Board trial examiner Edward G Smith recounted volatile exchanges at the Weirton Steel Company case in Steubenville and Pittsburgh. Clyde Armstrong argued the board cannot punish contempt, while Earl Reed urged court authority only.
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Washington
Edward Grandison Smith
Labor Relations Board
Weirton
Steubenville
Clyde A. Armstrong
Weirton Steel Company
Smith
Labor Board
Isadore Polier
Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Earl F. Reed
Court of
Reed
J. Warren Madden
Circuit Court of Appeals
Orchard Picnic Set For Aug 27 At Byrd Farm
Fruit growers of Virginia and nearby states will gather for the annual orchard picnic on Saturday August 27 at the Rosemont orchard farm of Senator Harry F Byrd in Berryville The meeting will discuss reducing the Cull Pile with topics from speakers knowledgeable on apple growing The event typically attracts about 2000 growers buyers brokers and representatives of orchard equipment and transportation firms.
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Virginia
Tes
Rosemont
Harry F. Byrd
Berryville
U.S
Republic Asks Right To Give Another Story
Senate Civil Liberties Committee hears Republic Steel seek additional witnesses over the Canton Ohio strike of 1935. Kenneth Sodders testifies his life was threatened after subpoenas as a witness. Sodders cites a call linked to a Canton bus driver’s wife and a “friendly working” from a picket.
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Washington
Republic Steel
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Canton
Ohio
T. F. Patton
The
Steel Corporation
Berger Manufacturing Company
Republic
Sodders
Perso Podders
Hamman
Berger Man
Plane crash near Fort Plain kills three
Everett Sanders a 34 year old Fort Plain farmer and plane owner died with two Fort Plain residents Mrs Theresa Hendershott and Mrs Allen Shelley in a bi plane crash in a field. Sanders had flown from his private field at 3 am with a heavy fog cited as a possible cause. The wreck buried the nose about six feet in a farm field four miles from the Fort Plain airport.
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Fort Plain
N. Y
Everett Sanders
Sportsman
Theresa Hendershott
Allen Shelley
Hendershott
Sanders
Fort Plain Airpot
Resistance Of Loyals Stiffens In Teruel Valencia Line
At the Spanish frontier near Hendaye Franco’s forces faced the first wave of a six day offensive. Government defenders along the Teruel Valencia highway slowed the insurgents as militiamen fell back to a new defensive line and resistance stiffened.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel- Valencia
Earle Slightly Hurt In Crash At Ellis College Campus
Governor George H. Earle was piloting a private plane that struck a tree during a forced landing on Ellis College campus in Newton Square Pennsylvania. He reported soreness in his left side arm and leg and planned to see a doctor.
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Newton Square
George H. Earle
Ellis College
Yard Party for Carper's Valley Church Benefit
A Friday night yard party to raise funds for Carper's Valley Church takes place July 22. Proceeds support church activities and ongoing maintenance at the local parish location. Volunteers organize games, refreshments, and community fellowship opportunities.
Home Made Ice Cream and Cake Sale at Church
Ice cream and cake sale hosted by M. E. Church on Market Street begins July 22 at 5 p m in front of the church. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
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Front Market St. M. E. Church
Defense Closes Case in London Labor Conspiracy Trial
The defense in the Harlan labor conspiracy trial in London Kentucky closed its case this afternoon after presenting 347 witnesses. The government began its rebuttal as the session opened in federal court.
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London
Benefit for New Church at Opequon Chapel
Opequon Chapel hosts a benefit event on Thursday July 21 to support a new church. Funds from the gathering will aid construction and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Chapel
Thurs
Benefit New Church
British unit on westbound ocean flight
The Mercury, Britain's speediest pick-a-back aircraft, lifted from the Main in Foynes Ireland at 8 p m for an attempt to fly the Atlantic. The operation involved the mothership and the escort craft for the Atlantic crossing plan.
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Foynes
Ireland
Britain
Atlantic
Morgan Sparks Turmoil in TVA Probe
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan alleged that counsel Francis Biddle ordered him not to talk to TVA employees except in counsel's presence, triggering questions from investigators. Rep. Jenkins urged Biddle to resign, as Morgan testified for the third day about TVA directorate actions after his removal by presidential order.
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Knoxville
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Francis Biddle
Rep
Jenkins
Ohio
Biddle
Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Vic Donahey
Iame
Two Cars Involved Collision At Cork And Loudoun
Two cars were badly damaged but occupants escaped serious injury in a crash at the Cork street and Loudoun street intersection. Paul Rosenberger of this city and Owen D. Mason of Alexandria drove the vehicles. Mason failed to heed a traffic signal out of commission earlier that day. The crash occurred at 9 18 this morning and officers were still reviewing details. Rosenberger felt pain after being thrown against the left arm rest.
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Cork
Loudoun
Paul Rosenberger
Owen D. Mason
Alexandria
Rosenberger
Cork Street
Mason
Ancient Greece hit by strongest quake in modern times
A powerful earthquake struck ancient Greece causing death and ruin across the region. Early casualty reports list about 20 dead and at least 100 injured, with Euboea island north of Athens most affected.
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Athens
Greece
Euboea
Eight Major Film Firms Sued for Monopolistic Control
Attorney General Cummings sues eight major film companies in federal court alleging they monopolize the industry. The firms and 132 affiliates allegedly control about 65 percent of U.S. film production and distribution from story selection to theater showing.
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Washington
Cummings
Federal District Court
New York
Justice Department
Moving Pictures
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Loew's, Inc
Irving Trust Company
N. Y
Radio-Keith Orpheum Corporation
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Universal Corporation
United Artists Corporation
Paramount
Loew’s
Radio-Keith Orpheum
Warner Brothers
Twentieth Century- Fox Film
Two Killed In Plane Takeoff Crash at Roosevelt Field
At Roosevelt Field New York two people died when a takeoff attempt ended with the plane crashing back onto the runway. The pilot was Nicholas Nandzih of Clifton Heights and the passenger was not immediately identified.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Clifton Heights
Nicholas Nandzih
Floods Kill or Injure 2000 in Kweichow Southeast China
A Kuo Min dispatch reports about two thousand people killed or injured after heavy rains caused floods in southeastern Kweichow. The toll highlights the disaster's severity and regional impact.
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Shanghai
Dispatch
Kweichow
New York Assemblyman Indicted on Graft Charges
New York Assemblyman Julius S. Berg a Bronx Democrat shot himself in his office before prosecutors announced he had been indicted on seventeen counts for taking money in exchange for liquor license help and arranging concessions at the World’s Fair. Detectives said he used a .32 caliber pistol after a long dispute with his wife.
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New York
Julius S. Berg
Bronx
Thomas E. Dewey
Berg
Dewey
Conrad Rothengast
Broadway
Sudeten Germans push autonomy program amid Czech talks
Sudeten Germans led by Konrad Henlein press a 13 point autonomy plan to curb minority issues as Prague seeks reorganization. Local states would control policing education finance and welfare while a central government with a president and national assembly remains. In Berlin, Wiedemann's London visit drew mixed signals on German Czech policy.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Berlin
Fritz Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
London
Viscount Hallifax
Halifax
Qualified Voters Sought By Civic Group In Chester
A meeting of the temporary Chester Municipal League discussed forming a permanent organization and a program for the coming year. A general meeting is set for September 13 to elect officers, with a September 6 committee session to finalize plans. Four ward committees will push voter registration and poll tax payment, aiming to boost league membership. Ward leaders include P. G. Ireland, A. C. Halvosa, S. C. Brooks, and John H. Rosenberger.
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Chester Municipal League
Municipal League
Rouss
P. G. Ireland
Edward G. Ayres
Philip F
National Municipal League
League
A. C. Halvosa
HATS PRICED AT $1.00 AND $1.95 FOR WEEKEND SALE
Mary S Yeakley offers awnings for home or business windows through Armstrong Co at 39 East Piccadilly Street. Call 330 for details on Friday and Saturday availability.
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Mary S. Yeakley
Armstrong CO
Piccadilly St
Health Center Entered Loot Stolen From Bowling Alleys
A thief broke into the Health Center Bowling Alleys between Saturday evening and 8 am Monday, taking a Burroughs adding machine, a victrola box, a striped cushion, pennies, jewelry including a ring and a Masonic gold locket, hats, ink bottles, a shirt, and more. Police pursue leads. entry may have been through a broken north side window or forced front door. Zimmerman's locker was broken and his ring taken.
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Health Center
Jack Zimmerman
Burroughs
Masonic
Markwell
Enrance
Zimmerman
Big Catch at Tappahannock Reported in Virginia Waters
Clay Carr of Boyd and Charles Town West Virginia and W D Burtner Clarke County treasurer returned from Tappahannock Virginia after two days of fishing. They reported excellent luck with 180 fish the largest catch so far this year. Croakers Norfolk spots trout and white perch were included. Their spots were the largest caught this season.
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Clay Carr
Boyce
Charles Town
W. Va
W. D. Burtner
Clarke County
Tappahannock
Norfolk
Watermelons Ice Cold at City Market and Storage
Ice cold watermelons advertised at City Fruit Market and Robinson Cold Storage attract shoppers amid hot afternoons. Local vendors highlight fresh selection and competitive pricing available daily.
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City Fruit Market
Robinson Cold Storage
Daladier Bennett And Halifax Confer On European Crisis
Paris reports say Daladier Bonnet and Halifax met after a state visit ceremonies to discuss Hitler's Czech plan and Anglo French unity. The communique stressed close London Paris cooperation but no outright military guarantee, signaling cautious yet united diplomacy.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
George
Germany
Italy
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Viscount Halifax
Britain
London
Hitler
Halifax
Adolf Hitler
Foreign Office
Fritz Widemann
Fuehrer
Widemann
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