Rebel forces tighten hold as Madrid siege rumors spread
British warships swarm toward Spain as the Queen Elizabeth sails from Malta. Loyalist troops marching on Saragossa suffer heavy losses while Americans flee toward Valencia amid conflicting reports of rebel control and a rebel government claim signed by Virgilio Cabanellas.
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Malta
Repulse
Marseilles
Spain
Saragossa
Madrid
Valencia
Virgilio Cabanellas
Burgos
Americans Begin Evacuation From Madrid
The U S State Department reports the evacuation of Americans from Madrid has started amid the civil war. Diplomatic staff deny American plants suffered and say normal train schedules to Mediterranean ports remain. Voluntary departures by train to Valencia and Alicante are believed to have arrived safely. Journeys proceed at travelers own risk with no special trains organized.
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Washington
INS
Madrid
State Department
Barcelona
Spain
Mediterranean
Eric C. Wendelin
Valencia
Alicante
Agreements Reached on Transatlantic Passenger Air Service
Sir Philip Sassoon announced in Parliament that postwar talks with the United States Canada Newfoundland the Irish Free State and Great Britain have yielded accords to launch transatlantic passenger and mail service at least twice weekly as soon as possible. The agreement aims to establish regular air links between the five regions, enabling faster cross ocean travel and mail delivery.
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London
Sir Philip Sassoon
Air
House of Commons
United States
Canada
New Foundland
Irish Free State
Great Britain
Vision Of Dead Girl In Mirror Draws Crowds
In Philadelphia hundreds gathered at Peggy Murphy’s home after reports a vision of dead friend Marie Rourke appeared in a bedroom mirror. The image, visible at a certain angle with a mist, drew 500 visitors before police dispersed the crowd.
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Philadelphia
Peggy Murphy
Marie Rourke
Peggy
Marie
West Catholic High School
Maria
James J. Connolly
St. Barnabas
Mercury Expected To Pass 100 Friday In Iowa
The federal weather bureau reports a hundred degree high in Iowa on Friday afternoon. Heat relief follows a cool snap last weekend as a low pressure area nears from the northwest while a high over Iowa shifts. Fort Dodge records 45 as the state dips, with Albia and Burlington at 90, under clear skies and no rainfall.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Federal Weather Bureau
C. D. Reed
Reed
Fort Dodge
Albia
Burlington
Grinnell Man Among Evacuees Reaches Marseilles
The State department reports Keith Dillwyn of Grinnell Ia among eight Native Americans and 35 Puerto Ricans arriving in Marseilles France from war torn Spain.
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Washington
State Department
Keith Dillwyn
Grinnell
Marseilles
France
Spain
Bert Busby County Board Member Dies in Iowa
Bert C. Busby of Marion Linn county pioneer and eight term county supervisor died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at his daughter’s home in Maywood NL after months of illness. Born July 27 1854 he lived nearly all his life in Linn county and worked in lumber paving and farming before serving on the county board. He was 82. The body was moved to Yocom chapel in Marion.
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Marion
Linn County
Iowa
George Hussey
Maywood
Yocom Chapel
Busby
Mr. Busby
County Board of Supervisors
Maquoketa
George and
Lydia Williams Busby
Massachusetts
Waubeeck
Dearborn Paving Company
Boy, 11, Accused Of Drowning Playmate In Boat
In Port Huron Michigan an 11 year old boy Gordon Bailey denied holding 7 year old Richard Hoanshelt under water with an oar but admitted knocking him from a boat on Lake Huron. Bailey faces reform school and described urging Dickie to leave the boat before he drowned.
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Mich
INS
Gordon Bailey
Arthur M. Mann
Lake Huron
Richard Hoanshelt
Gordon
Mann
Dickie
G Men Asked to Help Solve Co-Ed Murder Case
In Asheville North Carolina authorities seeking federal help to solve the murder of Helen Clevenger an 18 year old New York University student. Edgar Hoover said three Asheville detectives handed over evidence for analysis by the FBI laboratory chemists though he refused to detail the evidence or timing.
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Washington
Asheville
N. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Hoover
Corn prices surge after drought crop report issued
Chicago AP reports corn prices hit the 4 cent a bushel limit in one session after a drought report from the agriculture department showed half the acreage in key corn regions damaged beyond recovery. September corn neared 98 cents and December above 90 cents, marking season highs and the highest September level since 1930.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Canada Chiefs Ready To Greet Pres Roosevelt In Canada
Canada and municipal officials completed plans to welcome President Roosevelt on his first official visit to Canada. He will meet with Lord Tweedsmuir and Prime Minister Mackenzie King at Quebec City with a 9 55 a m arrival, military escort, and a 21 gun salute.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
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Mackenzie King
United States
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Campobello
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Roosevelt Heads to Quebec Summit With Canadian Leaders
President Roosevelt prepared for a conference of international significance as he travels by special train from St. Andrews to Quebec to meet with Canada's governor general and premier at Tweedsmuir's residence.
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Campobello Island
N. B
Roosevelt
Quebec
Canada
St. Andrews
Lord Tweedsmuir
Ill Fated Captain Blamed For Tragedy In Sinking
Chicago based report states failure to cover hatches with tarpaulins contributed to the sinking of the motorship Material Service during a Lake Michigan storm. Captain Charles D. Brown of Port Huron is blamed, with testimony from First Mate John M. Johnson and Capt. William Nicholas leading to the conclusion after a morning inquiry.
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INS
Lake Michigan
William Nicholas
Federal Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Edward Fitzgerald
Charles D. Brown
Port Huron
Mich
John M. Johnson
Johnson
Capt. Brown
Lockport
Mississippi River at Rock Island Near All-Time Low
The Mississippi River at Rock Island is near the all-time low for the navigation season due to two weeks of recession. The gauge shows a drop of one third of a foot in 24 hours and stands seven tenths of a foot below zero.
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Rock Island, Ill
Landon Urges Labor Rights Protection In Letter
Governor Alf Landon replies to Norman Thomas defending union rights to organize without employer intimidation. He emphasizes workers may meet freely and seek organization with public protection. He cites the 1935 Kansas lead and zinc mine strike where troops were sent to keep order.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf. M. Landon
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Landon
Kansas
Cherokee County
Adjutant General of
Preview Of Autumn As Mercury Dips To 50 Degrees
Cedar Rapids residents felt fall as temperature dropped to 50 degrees at 5 am on Thursday the coolest night in weeks. The day before reached 87 degrees by 2 pm with 75 at 7 pm and 62 at midnight. A brief cold spell rose to 70 by 7 am Friday then to 81 by 9:30 am and 88 by 2:45 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Surprise Attacks and Courage in Facing Fear
A motivational piece urges striking fear with bold action not passive thought. It cites Caesar and Jack London to stress decisive, surprising moves as the best defense. Even with fear, acting boldly leads to better outcomes than brooding and hesitation.
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Caesar
Jack London
White Fang
DR. Newton
Anglo Russian Naval Agreement Revealed
London reports a drafted Anglo Russian naval treaty announced in Whitehall with no signing date set. The agreement covers all agreed points and remains to be finalized.
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London
Whiteall
Justices Stiger And Mitchell Nominated For Supreme Court
Des Moines AP The Democratic judicial convention chose Justice Richard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge and Justice Carl B. Stiger of Toledo as two of three candidates for Iowa Supreme Court. Mitchell, a former Democratic national committeeman, won election to the bench in 1932. Stiger was appointed to fill an unexpired term, and a third candidate was to be chosen to oppose Republican Justice E G Albert.
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Des Moines
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Carl B. Stiger
Toledo
Iowa
Supreme Court
Stiger
Clyde L. Herring
Leon Powers
Damison
Farm Credit Administration
E. G. Albert
Jefferson
Supreme Bench
French Deputies Pass Suffrage Bill To Allow Women Vote
In Paris the chamber of deputies approved a rightist bill making women eligible to vote and hold office by 488 votes to one. The measure seeks to push the Senate, which has repeatedly defeated women’s suffrage legislation.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Job Relief Funds Dose of 1936-37 Allocation
Washington report notes almost one third of the 1.425 billion work relief fund for 1936 37 was allocated in the first month. President Roosevelt authorized 452 076 997 to aid unemployed as drought and relief costs rise. Congress faces possible new appropriations in January amid partisan debate over New Deal spending.
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Roosevelt
U. S. Treasury
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Cedar Rapids Area Seen As Most Promising For Corn
Iowa farm editor Ray Anderson reports county agents in eastern Iowa remain hopeful amid crop fears. Despite expected declines, Cedar Rapids area shows strongest promise with Manches ter and surrounding zones optimistic about corn, silage, and forage after a tough season.
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Cedar Rapids
Boone County
Washington County
Iowa
Manchester
Alice Williams to Get Brain Specialist Care in Kansas City
Alice Williams, 17, found with a fractured skull on a road near Lawrence after hitchhiking from Cedar Rapids Iowa, arrived at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City for treatment by brain specialists. She was brought by ambulance from Lawrence and described as in reasonably good condition with noted improvement. Investigators have not questioned her at length to identify the assailant who beat her and dumped her from a car.
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Kansas City
Kan
Alice Williams
Lawrence
Cedar Rapids
University of Kansas Hospital
Bridge repairer burned in Third Avenue bridge incident
Joseph Stroleny, 51, of 1532 Sixteenth Avenue SE, suffered severe facial and right arm burns on Wednesday while inspecting tar and oil with a lantern. Explosive fumes ignited, hurling him several feet. he is hospitalized.
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Joseph Stroleny
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Stroleny
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