Coconino Supervisors Refuse To Certify Nominating Petition
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors rejected Superior Judge W. S. Norviel’s nominating petition for the Republican nomination after it failed to specify the term sought. Other nominees, E. R. Byers Williams Frank Harrison and W. E. Thompson, indicated they aimed for the long term. The petition rejection leaves the judgeship vacancy awaiting gubernatorial appointment until the election.
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Coconino
Daily Mail
Flagstaff
Ariz
W. S. Norviel
Norviel
Nébking
Superior Court
E. R. Byers
Republica
Williams
Frank Harrison
Dolores Del Rio Weds Cedric Gibbons in Quiet Old Mission
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio marries studio art director Cedric Gibbons in the old mission where Franciscans have performed since 1786. They honeymoon in Santa Barbara during the annual Old Spanish Days fiesta. Del Rio, 24, marks her second marriage. Gibbons has been married once.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Dolores del Rio
Cedric Gibbons
Gibbons
Miss del Rio
Jaime del Rio
Billings May Be Taken To Hearing
California Supreme Court justices awaited a decision by the state prison board on whether Warren K. Billings could be brought from Folsom prison to San Francisco to defend against a pardon application. If not, the court planned to travel to Folsom to hear his testimony there as Ed Cunha, a former deputy prosecutor, linked Billings and Mooney to a gang of blasters.
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San Francisco
sAug
Alifornia Supreme Court
State Prison Board
Warren K. Billings
Folsom Prison
Ed Cunha
Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
Justice Waste
Anti-Saloon League to press wet-dry fight in 1932 race
In Michigan on August 7 1932 Anti-Saloon League executives meet in a Lake Michigan shore church for their annual conference. Dr F Scott McBride says a Democratic nomination friendly to prohibition seems unlikely, signaling another organized push on wet-dry issues.
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Little Point
Sable
Mich
Anti-Saloon League’ of ‘America
F. Scott McBride
League
Lake Michigan
U. S
Rains Hit Tucson and Spread Across Arizona
Heavy rain moved into Tucson this morning with downpours reaching Nogales Dragoon and San Simon. Lighter showers touched Hayden Junction Chandler and Coolidge as some streets flooded and minor city roads closed. Bisbee reports two hours of rain with overcast skies and Winslow area showers.
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Tucson
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Nogales
Dragoon
San Simon
Hayden Junction
Chandler
Coolidge
Chilean Interior Minister Relieved of Post
In Santiago on August 7 AP reports Acting Navy Minister Carlos Frodden relieves David Hermosillo as interior minister after the president accepted his resignation. The nation remains generally tranquil despite ongoing student protests with some injuries and arrests reported in clashes with police.
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Santiago
de Chile
David Hermosillo
Interior
Carlos Frodden
Senor Hermosillo
Drought relief plans move forward as losses loom
President Hoover directs rapid relief efforts for drought areas as reports warn damages could reach one billion dollars if rains do not come. The farm board considers credit extensions to livestock and cotton farmers under emergency interpretations of the federal marketing act, while Secretary Hyde races back for a White House conference. Railroads vow cooperation with drought regions to aid relief.
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Washington
Hoover
Weather Bureau
Farm Board
Hyde
General Fuller Takes Command Of Marine Corps
Major General Ben H. Fuller today took the oath of office as commander of the Marine Corps. The ceremony was attended by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Junecke.
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Washington
Ben H. Fuller
Marine Corps
Navy
Juhneke
Water famine looming in Annapolis as drought persists
In Annapolis, Maryland, a 42 day drought threatens water supplies with no immediate relief in sight as heat drives demand and officials warn of potential restrictions.
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Baltimore
Annapolis
Mercury
Kingsford Smith Recovers Quickly After Appendicitis
Wing Commander Charles Kingsford-Smith, who underwent an appendectomy on Monday, made rapid progress toward recovery and his physician today permitted him to smoke a cigarette.
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Queere
Holland
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Ohio rainfall four months ends July 31 below normal
Rainfall across Ohio for the four months ending July 31 ran 6.7 inches below normal, according to W. H. Alexander, chief of the Weather Bureau in Columbus. The report was released today.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Weather Bureau
Hawks sets fastest westward U S flight record in 14 50 43
Frank Hawks, Los Angeles aviator, breaks the quickest westward transcontinental record by flying from New York Curtiss Field to Los Angeles Municipal Airport in 14 hours 50 minutes 43 seconds at an average of 178 mph. He refueled at Columbus St Louis Wichita Kan Albuquerque and Phoenix, beating Roscoe Turner’s east–west time.
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Curtiss Field
New York
Municipal
Los Angeles
Roscoe Turner
Columbus
St. Louis
Wichita
Kani
Albuquerque
IN. M
Hema
Arizs Turner
Police Says Payne Admits His Guilt
Stinnett Texas August 7 AP Chief of Police W N McDowell said A D Payne Amarillo attorney admitted placing the bomb in his car which killed his wife and maimed his nine year old son He promised a written confession upon the arrival of his brother Sidney Payne described himself as the meanest man in the world and defended former secretary Verona Thompson whose testimony aided the arrest Mrs Payne died in the June 27 car explosion that wrecked the automobile and hurled her body.
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Verona Thompson
Payne
Amarillo
Attorney Asks For Grand Jury Probe In Buckley Case
Detroit August 7 AP James F E Chenot prosecuting attorney filed before Circuit Judge Lester Moll a petition seeking a 23 man grand jury to investigate the slaying of radio announcer Jerry Buckley and other recent killings.
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Detroit
James FE. Chenot
Lester 5S. Moll
Jerry Buckley
Britain Refuses To Lift Apple Embargo
Britain reiterates its embargo on certain American apples citing infection by the apple train fly and declines any modification in a note to the United States government.
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Britain
Washington
Oklahoma aviators chase endurance refueling record
Oklahoma City pilots Roy French and Elmo Dobson took off from the municipal airport at 9 15 a m to attempt the endurance refueling record recently set by the Hunter brothers in Chicago.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Roy French
Elmo Dobson
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
Scattered Rains Bring Cooling Change Across Midwest
Weather which cooled much of the region with showers eased heat in the Midwest. Southern Illinois remained hot above 100 degrees while Aberdeen South Dakota saw two inches of rain. Omaha Lincoln and St Paul reported significant temperature drops and rain. Southwest Iowa received heavy downpours leaving southeast Iowa still thirsty.
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Chicago
Illinois
Midwest
Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota
North
Foreign Troops Head to Yangtze Cities
More than 500 British and Japanese soldiers and marines head to Yangtze valley cities as tensions rise. Four Japanese destroyers with 400 marines arrived at Shanghai from Sasebo and will move to Kiukiang in Kiangsi, where reports say 10,000 communists threaten the area. Fifty British soldiers will join the 110 troops sent to Hankow.
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Shanghai
Yangtze Valley
Sasebo
Japan
Kiukiang
Kiangsi
Hankow
Durant Motors to Join Foreign Firm Alliance
William C. Durant announced a complete reorganization of Durant Motors and its alliance with unidentified European automobile interests. Durant declined to name the European partners, noting only that discussions followed a several day visit in Lansing Michigan.
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Durant Motors
Lansing, Mich
Durant Motors, Inc
William C. Durant
Durant
Quake Felt Last Night In Spain
An AP dispatch reports an earthquake felt last night at Albox near Almeria Spain. The tremor was prolonged but medium in intensity and caused panic as villagers fled outdoors. Several houses were damaged but no casualties were reported.
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Paris
Havas
Albox
Almeria
Spain
Four Killed In Nogales Flood On Border
Police in Nogales Sonora report two women found dead south of the international line, bringing flood deaths to at least four. More than 40 missing and many homes destroyed as search efforts continue. The twin Nogales cities dig out after a midnight flood causing extensive damage.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Associated Press
Wilbur Urges Western Conservation at Salt Lake Dinner
Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur secretary of the interior department called on westerners to treasure conserve and cooperate in developing the region. He spoke at a chamber of commerce dinner urging cooperation beyond state lines and a joint plan among state and federal governments and private enterprise to harness the west resources including its great water supply.
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Salt Lake City
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Interior Department
West
Wilbur
Chamber of Commerce
Endurancers Near Their Former Mark
St Louis Aug 7 AP-Duale Jackson and Forest O Brine neared their 420 hour 21 minute refueling endurance record set last year with their monoplane Greater St Louis aiming to surpass the present 554 hour world record held by the Hunter brothers. At 9 11 am CST they had logged 410 hours and showed no sign of fatigue.
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ST. Louis
Duale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Hunter Brothers
Forest Fires Strain New England Fire Crews
Forest and scrub land fires spread across Cape Cod with renewed fury. Thousands of volunteers and municipal firefighters regroup to resume the battle to save lives and property as fires burn in widely separated areas.
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New England
Plymouth
Mass
Cape Cod
Nogales Flood Triggers Cross Border Relief Appeals
Nogales Arizona officials appeal to the American Red Cross and the Mexican White Cross after a cloud burst floods Nogales Sonora. About 3000 Mexicans, mainly laborers, are affected, representing one fifth of Nogales Sonora's population. Heavy rain began at 11 p.m. and waters turned streets into rivers overnight.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
American Red Cross
Harry J. Karns
Huston Resigns as Republican National Chairman
Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee submitted his resignation as party chairman to the executive committee. The fall campaign direction was handed to Senator Fess of Ohio and Robert H. Lucas of Kentucky. Fess became provisional chairman while Lucas was named executive chairman.
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Washington
Claudius H. Huston
Tennessee
Senator Fess
Ohio
Robert H. Lucas
Kentucky
Fess
Lucas
Internal Revenue
Bar Silver Price Report From New York
The bar price for silver in New York on August 7 is 7 for silver 34 1-2.
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New York
Two Days Left to Register for September Primary
Voters are urged to register within two days as the registration books close for the September primary. Women named Mrs C A Hansen Mrs J R McHood Mrs W H Mears Mrs W E Yarnell and Mrs C T Shew offer to call and verify eligibility for the vote on September 9.
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C. A. Hansen
J. R. McHood
W. H. Mears
W. E. Yarnell
C. T. Shew
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Blanche Ralphs
General Fuller
Kingsford Smith
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Frank Hawks
Los Angeles Aviator
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