Hull urges GOP to back trade pact over Hamilton
Secretary of State Hull appeals to Republicans to defy party chairman John M. Hamilton and support the administration trade agreements. He accuses Hamilton of misusing trade figures to sow opposition and asserts the program promotes reciprocal tariff reductions to favor peaceful, balanced global trade.
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HULL
Hamilton
Washington
State Hull
Republican Party
John M. Hamilton
West Virginia Legion Opens State Meet in Clarksburg
Nearly 1,000 legionnaires and auxiliary members gathered in Clarksburg W Va for the West Virginia American Legion twentieth anniversary convention. Forty and Eight staged a parade with red fire and engines. A class of twelve goofs was initiated and a dance was held. Tomorrow sessions include remarks by W E Chilton Jr and Governor Homer A Holt. Militant organizers plan address and activities.
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W. Va
West Virginia Sa
American Legion
Order
the Legion
Francis
Worth Ana
W. E. Chilton
Louis Mestra
Indiane
Auxiliary
Legionnaire
Homer A. Holt
Louis A. Johnson
B'nai B'rith Set to Open West Virginia State Meet in Bluefield
About 400 delegates are expected as the West Virginia council of B'nai B'rith lodges opens its annual convention in Bluefield. Notables include Sidney Kusworm, Joseph Herbach, L. M. Rile, and Rabbi Bertram Klausner. The program features a banquet, addresses, and an executive election.
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West Virginia Council of Lodges
B'nai B'rith
Bluefield
Jerome Katz
Sidney G. Kusworm
Dayton
Ohio
Supreme Lodge
Joseph Herbach
Philadel
L. M Rile
Fairmont
Bertram Klausner
West Virginia Foundation
Pocahontas
Katz
Roanoke
Penn
West Virginia
Bluefield Saesaere
Assembly
Iime
Matz
Introduction of Distinguished Vocal Solo at Bluefield Meeting
Meet convention announces Mrs Elizabeth Nabors as distinguished vocal soloist at Bluefield event with accompanist William Saunders. Sidney G Kusworm listed as contact in incomplete address line.
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Elizabeth Nabors
Bluefield
William Saunders
Sidney G. Kusworm
Insurgents Launch Heavy Offensive on Catalonia Front
From Hendaye near the Spanish border insurgent forces mounted a dawn assault along the 25 mile Catalonia front. Heavy bombing planes and artillery struck Gandesa fortifications as infantry attacked government militiamen, forcing withdrawals with casualties amid renewed fighting.
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Hendaye
France
Catalonia
Gandesa
Youth Hero Lands Plane After Pilot Falls Unconscious
A 17-year-old student in Greensburg Pennsylvania pulled an unconscious pilot from the cockpit at 12 000 feet and, despite little flying experience, operated the rear controls to land the falling plane safely. Pilot Alfred Nison 25 was overcome by gas fumes in the glass enclosed forward cockpit. Milburn Gergely rode in the rear cockpit and helped observe the situation and support the landing.
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Greensburg
Alfred Nison
Milburn Gergely
Nison
Labor Day Laborers Pack West Virginia Rallies
Action filled Labor Day week-end in West Virginia with 40,000 miners marching and mass meetings planned. Ex Sen Neely and Phil Murray of the CIO will speak at Logan and Fairmont as crowds expected around 20,000. Other labor gatherings and two festivals accompany the events.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Logan
Phil Murray
Steel Workers
van A. Bittner
United Mine One District 17
Bittner
M. Neely
Fairmont
Gether
American Legion
U S Seeks Ten Tons of Blarney Stone for Fair Tour
The Blarney Stone from Cork, owned by Sir George Hurst, refused a $500,000 loan for a year to display at the New York World’s Fair and tour for kisses at $1 a head. The Newark-like stunt aims to draw travelers to Cork’s famed attraction, though the custom’s origin remains unclear.
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Blarney Castle
Cork
Ireland
London
Sir George
Five Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Mc Comas
Five residents of Montcalm and vicinity were injured in an automobile accident yesterday afternoon between Mc Comas and Windmill Gap. Martha Horton 49 suffered serious injuries including scalp laceration and a leg fracture. her recovery is doubtful. Anna Tessa was discharged after treatment. other injuries unnamed. Cause undetermined. vehicle reportedly rolled 200 feet downhill after leaving the highway en route to Maybeury. Lowe, an employee of Pocahontas Fuel at Montcalm, was involved.
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McComas
Windmill Gap
Bluefield Sanitarium
Montcalm
Martha Horton
Horton
Anna Tessa
Steve Tessa
Goodwill
Maybeury
Lowe
Sagamore
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Labor leaders rail against Daladier government in France
Labor leaders criticized Edouard Daladier's government as French workers staged strikes across Amiens and Abbeville, with 14 000 jute workers and 1 000 Traction company employees idle while broader labor action pressed for extended hours limits and 40 hour week enforcement amid wartime measures. The roll of strikers hovered around 15 000 as ministers prepared to approve the first extension of hours, with a decree issued recently and government spokesmen signaling a wait on broader labor actions.
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Paris
Daladier
Amiens
Abbeville
Lille
Natonal Defense
Edouard Daladier
Rocky Mountain Floods Kill Five Ravage Colorado Area
Floods along a 200 mile front of the eastern Rocky mountains killed at least five people and left three missing. Two resort towns were virtually destroyed and widespread damage prompted large repair efforts. Eldorado Springs and Morrison suffered severe losses as river waters and washed-out routes disrupted the region. Damage estimated at about half a million dollars.
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Rockies
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Pueblo
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Colorado State College
Kathleen Boyd
Walter
California man appeals to wife's kidnappers for ransom
William R. Meeks of Yuba City announces an appeal to abductors to contact him directly to negotiate a $15,000 ransom by midnight for his 55-year-old wife who vanished. Law enforcement halted the search to allow Meeks free contact, following a meeting at his home with Sheriff Bert Alirey and District Attorney E. Hewitt.
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Yuba City
Calif
William R. Meeks
W. R. Meeks
Meeks
Justice Department
Bert Alirey
E. Hewitt
QG. W. Personius
The
Automobile Theft Investigation Bureau
West Virginia cities back meter tax plan at Camp Stewart
The West Virginia league of municipalities endorsed a seven point program to tax and meter sales. Proposals include consumer tax meters paid from receipts, municipal sales taxes up to 0.50 of the state rate, and exemption of basic foods from the levy.
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Municipal League
Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Camp Stewart
League
Ohio
Legislative Committee
P. G. Meador
Charleston
E. A. Bowers
Paul E. Amos
Fred T. Wilson
Fairmont
M. Arnold Vickers
Montgomery
W. C. Wyett
Hinton
Wyoming Woman Killed Struck by Car Near Covel
Mrs Polly A McKinney 61 was killed when an automobile struck her and her four year old grandson Paul McKinney who suffered a fractured pelvis near Covel Route 10. Police said a distant relative drove the car and the boy had urged to dodge a cow. Ioe R McKinney was uninjured.
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Dri
Woman Flyer Wins Bendix Race Against All Men
Jacqueline Cochran, flying solo from Burbank California to Bendix New Jersey, won the eighth Bendix trophy race in 10 hours 7 minutes 10 seconds, setting a new women’s transcontinental air record. She earned 12 500 dollars, averaged 249.774 mph, and beat rival Frank Puller by 23 minutes as she completed the leg to Bendix with her husband Floyd Odlum greeting her.
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Cleveland
Jacqueline Cochran
National Aeronautic Association
Burbank
Calif
Bendix
N. J
Miss Coch
Ne Ee Bove
Bennett N. Y
Miss Cochran
Floyd B. Odlum
Kingman, Ariz
Seversky
Frank Puller
Floyd Odlum
Puller
San Francisco
Odlum
Bar
Border tightened as German troops move to fortifications
Metr France Sept 3. Strict border control clamped down on the Nazi side as troops entered Germany's new line facing France. Observers estimate 50 000 to 60 000 German troops sent to strengthen forts and barracks opposite France's Maginot line.
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Metr
France
Germany
Oce
Ance
Hitler urges flexible stance on Sudeten autonomy
Berlin reports indicate Adolph Hitler advised Konrad Henlein to interpret autonomy demands for the Sudeten German minority more elastically. Henlein’s eight point program remains the likely minimum. leaders met Hitler at Berchtesgaden, with Nürnberg looming as deputies prepare for the Nazi congress.
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Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Reichsfuehrer
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Hitler
Praha
Berchtesgarden
Germany
Nurnberg
Nazis March to Ninth Annual Nurnberg Rally Opens
Germans rally around Adolf Hitler for the tenth annual congress in Nurnberg as 45 000 members including 9 000 Austrian youths converge. The event opens Monday with speeches and a keynote proclamation likely outlining Germanys course in the Sudeten issue after a long march.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Oh Reembeer
PRILY
Roosevelt Split From Democrats Over Liberal Republicans
President Roosevelt warned against backing liberal Republicans, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee declared it would not aid primary candidates or nominating conventions. Roosevelt planned a Maryland trip to influence Senate races on the Eastern Shore and potentially affect upcoming primaries.
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Millard E. Tidings
Maryland
David E. Lewis
White House
Roosevelt
Lewis
Washington
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Harding
Tee
Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee
Congress
M E. Tydings
Tydings
Toreh
David J. Lewis
den Ota
Free State
Georgia
Walter F. George
Labor Day Address by Davis Blames Economy Woes on Money Shortage
Pittsburgh reports U. S. Senator James J. Davis asserts in a pre labor day radio talk that coal miners in PA WV IL and southern fields face prolonged unemployment. He denounces the irony of labor day for the jobless and argues America lacks money despite abundant resources. He notes earnings decline since 1929 and calls for use and exchange of all resources to revive the economy.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
U. S
James J. Davis
America
South
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