European powers weigh Mediterranean fate and pact hopes
In Europe’s tense balance Britain France and Italy clash over life lines through the Mediterranean. Mussolini observes Sicily as Spain’s civil war strains loom, while bombing and expulsions mark growing Franco-German-Spanish friction.
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Dressed Frys Sold From Alf Landon House
Alf M Landon advertises dressed frys for sale at his Topeka Kansas home. Other items note a Tenn girl quitting school after misseat, a New Orleans teen accused of flogging a man, a New Jersey woman hosting twenty guests, a New York man with 121 birthday candles and multiple marriages seeking a new bride.
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New York
China and Japan clash over Yangtse and North China
The article describes Japanese and Chinese forces contending along the Yangtse and near Peiping Tientsin, with Shanghai violence, shifts in control of Hankow, and Chiang Kai-shek's government expanding inland. It notes censorship, public sentiment, and U.S. China trade being hit.
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Teacher dismissed for cruelty amid school board hearing
Laura Elms Morris a 44 year old country schoolteacher near Waynesburg Pennsylvania was dismissed after admitting she struck a 13 year old pupil with a 3 foot board. She said the boy grabbed the board and broke it over a desk. Evolution was mentioned as part of her defense. The case may go to court. Reverend Martin Niemoeller, once jailed for anti Nazi protest, was honored by his church this week as his trial is postponed for further evidence.
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Elevator operator becomes NBC script writer in summer
Richard Patrick McDonough a 28 year old elevator operator at Radio City rose to a NBC script writer after three years on a Radio City list. He wrote mystery plays at night and shared them with passengers by day. NBC officials provided the happy ending this summer.
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Radio City
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World Zionist Congress Debates Palestine Partition
Delegates at Zurich weighing negotiation with Great Britain over partition of Palestine or a total stand by for all or nothing. Rabbi Wise urged unity, while others split into two camps, aleph for a deal and beth for firm rejection.
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Oddities from the North and Far East Stir Global Curiosities
Odd reports tell of Ice shortage in Labra dor with imports for salmon packing, a Norwegian glacier melt creating a 160 foot tidal wave washing away homes, and Russian campers at the North Pole drawing bears seals and seagulls. Jellyfish are being hauled up from 9 840 feet as explorers press deep. France uses bombing planes to keep peace in Eastern Syria while a Paris spokesman cites Kurdish Sunnite Muslims against Christian Syrians.
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Hindenburg Captain Promises Return With New Ships
Capt. Max Pruss vows next year to return with ships under construction in Germany. T. O. M. Sopwith, losing America's Cup challenger, says they faced heavy trouble but blame the superior new boat for the defeat.
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Brazil Seeks U S Destroyers to Rent From Navy
Secretary Hull asks Congress to authorize leasing of unused out-of-date destroyers to American republics to foster good neighbor relations. Argentine papers warn such moves would upset South American naval balance while Paris Soir notes potential German intrusion risks. Berlin press sees Latin American ties strengthening with the United States.
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Labor CIO strike widens across silk industry and others
Labor leaders clash over wages and hours as CIO silk workers seek $18 and $15 weekly minimums and a 40 hour week with recognition. Some settlements quick, but Pennsylvania saw fist fights and mill owners denounce strikers. Strikes span Peterborough Ontario to Idaho and Detroit, with mixed outcomes and cooperation efforts.
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Chicago marks 125th Fort Dearborn massacre anniversary
Sunday observance in Chicago commemorates the Fort Dearborn massacre's 125th anniversary. Midweek events include Roanoke Island North Carolina celebrating the 350th anniversary of the first white child born in the United States. A meeting of young politicians is set for Indianapolis Thursday. Saturday the American Federation of Labor executive council convenes in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Tragic neonatal deaths and surgical milestones reported
A two pound newborn girl in New Market Tennessee survived a day after discovery but died within 24 hours. A seven month old reportedly linked to P T Barnums Siamese twins had an embryonic twin detached by a Huntington surgeon. Philadelphia doctors kept a post mortem Caesarean birth alive 46 hours but the infant died from breathing difficulties. A new lens claims to reveal spectra of distant nebulae and tests de Sitter’s expanding universe theory.
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Huntington
W. Va
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Bund Leaders Rally in Kenosha Amid Un-American Charges
Midwest Bund leaders urged officials to probe un-American charges during a Sunday rally in Kenosha Wisconsin. Outside, pickets held banners and Froboese dismissed the claims as democratic hypocrisy while New Jersey Bund members were summoned for a September 5 demonstration.
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Dead Doves and political feuds color a tense Senate week
A chaotic week in Washington sees humor about dead sugar doves at a dinner honoring Majority Leader Barkley, while King criticizes the scene. Senate fights over the New Deal, court reform, crop policies, and third-term talk mix with GOP rumors and regional farm tensions.
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Several World Events Reported In Overnight Briefs
Eighteen people died when three buildings collapsed on Staten Island. Iraq’s defense minister and air force chief were reported assassinated in Baghdad. Two convicts were slain during an attempted break at Eddyville state prison. Germany’s Nordmeer flying boat began survey work for a trans Atlantic airline. The Federal Reserve Board estimated 500 million dollars remained in private gold caches abroad, down from 1.752 billion. Donald Horst, the Chicago baby reported kidnapped, was placed with his foster mother with the mother’s consent. Obituaries noted Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel, criminologist Edmund Pearson, Rep. Theodore A. Peyser, and William L. Edison.
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