Insurgent Drive Encircles Madrid in Major Spanish War Fight
The insurgents slash toward Madrid with a near encirclement, Franco’s forces reinforced near Toledo and Jerez. The government mobilizes militia, vows counterattack as battles rage across central Spain and the capital braces for a probable fall.
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Presa Madrid
Athe
Val- 4
Ministry of the Interior
Ance
Als
Fancinié
Madrid
Toledo
Red
Bane
Atte
Tenecas
Jerez
Francisco Franco
Comander
Vila Enenye
Aliauk Setit
Spain
Birmingham Chamber Chief Slain in Home Tragedy
James G. Sraith 54 president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was found dead in an upstairs bedroom of his home. A pistol and shotgun were on his body, discovered by Lawrence Whitten and another. Police say he had been dead since Monday and had been living alone, with his widow and two children in Birmingham from Baltimore.
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Birmingham
James G. Sraith
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Wasonfolaw
Lawrence Whitten
Smith
Heapne
Howe White
Yes
Baltimore
Howan
Teo Iitren
State Aide Here A C C Agent Advises On Provisional Act
A field representative from the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Commission spoke in Dothan about provisions in the act. Carlton noted substantial confusion among employers due to misinterpretation of the act and emphasized correct application.
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Seemployment Commission
Orman Carlton
Alabama
Roosevelt Landon speed vote drive tied to merit system
In Topeka on September 30 Governor Alf M Landon argued for a civil service merit system if elected. He criticized Roosevelt protections as freezing tenure and said he would appoint the most competent executives to run the post office on a business basis.
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Associated Presa
Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Thio Lake States
Civil Service
Roosevelt
John Hamilton
National Republican
Landon
Republican Party
Terre Haute Bans Browder Speech Talks at Event Barred
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 30 AP reports Communist presidential candidate Earl Browder and two associates were arrested as they disembarked a train. Police Chief James C Yates said Browder was held to prevent a speech. Waldo Frank and Seymour Waldman were jailed on vagrancy charges pending investigation. Browder said he would speak if permitted and criticized the ban while noting his law abiding stance.
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Tre Haute
Ind
Earl Browder
Chicago
James C. Yates
Browder
Bico
Waldo Frank
New York
Seymour Waldman
National Section Committee
Communist Party
Alg
Yates
Partment
Roggevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Terre Haute
Roosevelt Speech Sparks Campaign Clashes in October Drive
Roosevelt returns from Syracuse to defend against charges of communism and red baiting. He accuses the prior administration of encouraging communism while highlighting social security and civil service issues. Campaign rhetoric intensifies as five weeks remain before the November 3 election with debates and statements filling the air.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Weabington
Syracuse
N. Y
Threat To Empire Lurks In Palestine CITY TURNS DOWN BIDS
City commissioners on Tuesday rejected all bids on fifty two bonds of one thousand dollars each issued to refund fifty two thousand dollars of outstanding street improvements. The bonds carry five percent interest and mature by 1958. Bid details noted as private handling and bids about four points under par. Commissioner Gellerstedt stated that six bids would not be considered.
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I. PB. Scarborough
Eric Gellerstedt
Aald
Gellerstedt
Britain fears Moslem uprising to shake eastern dominions
Article reports Britain’s concern over a potential Moslem uprising in the Holy Land as martial law is ordered to end the British mandate. It notes Allenby’s 1917 Jerusalem action and frames the current situation amid Arab–Jewish tensions, with British troops and policy as context.
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Britain
EY Itern
Holy Land
Great Briain
Edward J
Associated Pros
Edward J. Nen
Associated Press
New York
Allenby
Jerusalem
Cameraman Survives Crash After Last-Minute Omission
Maperville Sept 30 A photographer Jett, left behind when a film crew plane crashed and burned killing four Chicago passengers Blas Wilma Schouenter Howard Adams and Ralph Biddy. Pilot Oscar Hanold 28 and the others died as the craft struck a field near a speeding train. John Sedivy 27 survived the wreckage without equipment. Maperville firemen fought the blaze in a futile rescue attempt.
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Maris Maperville
Jett
Oscar Hanold
Pamae¢Ngere
Blas Wilma Schouenter
Howard Adams
Ralph Biddy
Chicago
John Sedivy
Maperville
Johannesburg air race sparks globe pursuit for empire prize
KHARTOUM September 30 AP Capt S Hulse leads a field of aviators in the Portamouth to Empire City of Gold air race from Khartoum aiming for a $50 000 purse. Five of nine planes are out. remaining contenders include W A Scott D W Liewellyp C F Hughesden Lieut Pp B Booth Max H Findlay and Kenneth Wallet as weather and distance test pilots toward a 40 hour limit. The report also notes looming changes in Pittsburgh public schools with a new grading system replacing older practices and three grades A B C for pupil performance.
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Johannesburg
Khartoun
Egypt
S Hulse
Portamouth
Hulse
Khartoum
City of
Gold
W. A. Scott
Cowtnner
D. W
Liewellyp
C. F. Hugheasden
B. Booth
Max H. Findlay
Kenneth Wallet
Annual License Buying Awaited in 1936 37 Fiscal Year
Houston County officials prepared to start the 1936 37 fiscal year on Thursday with a rush of taxpayers and license seekers. Tax collectors expect ad valorem taxes to bring in about $255 000, unchanged from last year, with only mule tax exemptions changing the figures. Municipal taxes for Columbia will be collected this year, and license deadlines are set with automobile tags valid until November 15 and city licenses due by November 1.
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Houston County
A. W. Gawltney
Gwaitney
Columbia
Nimrods
Plrchsam
Freight car shortage feared by shippers board
Birmingham report cites CAP A. W. Vogtle as head of the Southeast Shippers Advisory Board warning an inevitable freight car shortage this fall. He says heavy buyers should order early as equipment had been run down and a winter shortage is forecast due to weak business and ongoing reductions in rail cargo.
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Birmingham
Capa. W. Vogtle
Southeast Shippers Advisory Board
Vogtle
Shippers Board
Retail Increase Marks Recovery in Sixth District
The Associated Press reports the Sixth Federal Reserve District, covering Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee, saw improved August trade. Retail sales rose 189 percent from July and 147 percent from August last year, with wholesale trade up 7.2 percent and employment 4 percent higher than June.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank of Ausata
Sixth Reserve District
Bancd Im Roporia
ST Ftrms
United States Bureau of Labor
Statialies
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mizaisaippi and
Tennessen
Damage suit filed over auto wreck on Cottonwood Hodgesville road
Juanita Hamm sues Jennie Webn and Cecil Webn for 500 dollars claiming damages from an automobile overturn on the Cottonwood Hodgesville road in December of last year. Her next best friend A. H Hamm files the suit.
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Cottonwood
Hodgesville
Juanita Hamm
Jennie
Cecil Webn
A. Hhamm
Shipping wage disputes threaten a coast wide tie up
Federal mediators focus on widespread maritime labor conflicts over wages and working conditions amid West and East coast disruptions. A 250 longshoremen strike delayed loading, a Clyde-Mallory steamer stalled, and security at mill sites and rail lines intensified as negotiators pressed for concessions and longer work periods.
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Prema
California
Unica
Maritime Commission
Bray Eatenselon
Anton Jeadeya Wald Whey
Sullinga
Francisco
Louisian
Arkansas
Ailway
Winston-Salem
Hane Alery
Walter Cowan
California Federation of Labor
Ublon
WPA
University of South Carolina, Columbia
Ptleate
Linthicum dies at 74 in Birmingham
E E Linthicum president of National Cast Iron Pipe Co dies at his Birmingham home at 74. He also served as vice chairman of the board of United Pipe Co of Chicago. Survived by two daughters. Funeral services set for tomorrow morning. Hoffmann pants theft adds strange note to Baltimore scene as intruder escapes with trousers in pocket after doorbell alarm.
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Baltimore
Aarch Hoffman
Hoffman
Editorial Satire on New Jersey Devil Myth By Eddy Gilmore
Washington dispatch cites a WPA guidebook episode from Atlantic County suggesting two folklore versions of a New Jersey devil birth. The piece notes skeptical readers and quips about a cabbage patch, a napkin wrapped infant devil, and a batlike winged creature seen near Estelleville with no firm dating.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
New Jersey
Atlantic County
WPA
Estelleville
Ross Garden
Devil
Power Pooling Conferees Sit On Suggestion
Private and government power experts met at the White House to discuss pooling private and public electric power. A TVA and private utilities exchange was a leading option, with talk of sharing generation across the grid and using cheapest sources.
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Anseceted Vrees
Washington
Roonsvelt
White Flanco
Power Exchange
Tennesare Valley Authority
Southeast
White House
Posalbutter
Bonneville Dain
Columbia River
Othor Pable Works
Whitty Nyatem Gach
Cure Fomera
TVA
David ”. Litenthal
Littenthal
England
Tittenthal
Commonwealth and Southern Electric Co
Hope
Wendell L. Wiltkle
Commonwealth and Southern
Preston 3. Arkwright
Georgia Tower Co
Lilienthal
Arthur E Morgan
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
Tan Manly
Power Cone
Frederic A. Delano
National Resources Board
Morria T
Cook Rural Electrification
Hertden Willkie
Arkwright
Owen D. Young
General Electric
Laura B. Wehle
New York
Alexander Bache
Lehman Corp
Paroled forgeries alleged by dying man in Charity Hospital
Clarence Southard, 38, dying of tuberculosis in Charity Hospital New Orleans, told police he violated parole from Kilby Prison Alabama. He and another forged checks totaling 71190 for an attorney in Birmingham in 1928. He said he had 35 years to serve and hoped to see his wife again.
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New Orleans
Clarence Southard
Charity Hospital
Kilby
Alabama
Southard
Tatterdon County
Birmingham
Primum
Hewald
Edward Roach
Sign Of Times Change Of Police Uniforms
Dothan notices a shift in police attire as officers move from light brown tan to a somber blue uniforms on Wednesday morning. The piece contrasts past indifference with a formal uniform change signaling seasonal transition.
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Dothan Rabion
Fowix
Bocauiles
Lightwright
Hunt Attacker Subdues Girl Near Central Georgia Station
A Black attacker confronted a 18 year old Black girl near the Central of Georgia railway stations on Wednesday morning. The assailant stepped from behind a freight car and overpowered her as she walked to work. The girl, still hysterical Wednesday afternoon, suffered numerous bruises and injuries as doctors reported.
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Central of Georgia
Serry
Abe Negro
Giants Triumph 6 To 1 In Rain-Sodden World Series Game
In drenched Polo Grounds conditions the New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees 6 to 1 to win the opening game of the all way series. An eighth inning rally keyed by Dick Bartell and a late rally secured the victory as Joe DiMaggio and teammates struggled for offense in heavy rain and mud.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
Innior
Dicks Bartell
Fang
Chinese reject Japanese demands and set own terms
Shanghai dispatches report China rejects indemnities and outlines four principal demands: Manchukuo recovery, cancel Shanghai truce, suppress Japanese influence in five northern provinces, and limit Japanese interference in administration. Chiang Kai-shek asserts Japan violates Chinese sovereignty and refuses to meet Tokyo’s push to negotiate in Nanking.
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Treen
Tokyo
China
Shanghai
Moncred
Chineas
Japanonn
Manchoukun
Chiang
Kai-shek
Japan
Chisna
Nanking
Nicht Nicht
Doomed Atralan Convicted Second Time for Layiog Steptuogtter
Birmingham dispatch reports J D Rhodes SI, convicted of murdering his stepdaughter Kathleen Flummer, faces a second death sentence in Kirby prison electric chair. He is also convicted of second degree murder in the killing of his wife Lena Rhodes, and sentenced to a year in prison. The circuit court jury delivered both verdicts after over three hours, following a prior death sentence that was reversed by the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Atralan
Birmingham
Kirby
Electris Chase
J. D. Rhodes
Kathleen Flummer
Lena Rhodes
Niche Rhodes
Aladame Wupeeme
Roberta Waives Grand Jury in Assault Case
Grand Jury action on Marvette Roberta, 2, charged with assault and intent to murder in shooting of WII Hodges, 20, waived by Common Pleas judge Wednesday. Roberta reportedly wounded after a fist fight over a plate at a home. Louis Forrester, 23, fined $25 for guilty theft of six turkeys in Smyrna in January.
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Grand Jury
Ansonie
Marvette Roberta
Aasault
Wii Hodges
Moon Fudge
Korner Baza
Roberta
Louis Forrester
Kenner Bexley
Common Pleas
Smyrna
Januay
Genevan Chosen Malcolm Harper Named Unemployment Executive Chief
Montgomery Sept 30 AP Gov Blbb Graver announced Malcolm Harper former chief clerk of the franchise tax division as executive director of the Alabama Unemployment Compendium Commenter. The governor and J L Kaufmen would serve as chairman. Harper will oversee unemployment compensation act administration. Harper is a former mayor of Geneva.
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Malcolm Harper
Montgomery
Blbb
Graver
Franchise Tax Division
The
Tax Commission
Alabama
Anld J.L. Kaufmen
Commissian
Harper
Graves
Harpe
Geneva
Weather forecast for Alabama shows partly cloudy skies
A weather note from Alabama reports partly cloudy conditions with a slight cool down tonight and Wednesday night. Temperatures trend cooler, with generally fair conditions continuing into midweek.
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Alabama
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