Franco War Finance: Juan March and the Money Trail
John T. Flynn details how Franco's revolt was funded by Juan March Oriol, a tobacco smuggler turned financier, aided by Lerroux and conservative elites. The piece explains Spain's wealth concentrated among landowners, clergy, and a few magnates, with March's riches feeding the rebellion and attracting backing from Italy and Germany.
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General Franco
Spain
John T. Flynn
Primo de Riviera
Juan March
Riviera
Alfonso
Lerroux
March
Cortes
Barcelona
Marchi
Popular Front
Portugal
Madrid
Gil Robles
France
Robles
Italy
Germany
Accident toll and lives lost in 1936
A public health warning cites that accidents kill more people than wars or cars, with 11,000 deaths and 400,000 disabled in 1936. The data shows high risk for ages 15 to 44, workers, and men 50 to 55, costing billions in wages and medical bills.
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America
W. R
Radio City Revels lights up Paramount with star cast
Paramount presents the musical comedy Radio City Revels starring Bob Burns Jack Oakie Kenny Baker and Ann Miller. The plot centers on a sleep writer who composes songs only while asleep adding romance and comedy with Victor Moore Milton Berle Helen Broderick and others. Songs include Speak Your Heart Good Night Angel I m Taking a Shine to You Take a Tip From the Tulip and There s a New Moon Over the Old Mill.
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Paramount Theatre
Radio City Revels
Bob Burns
Jack Oakie
Kenny Baker
Ann Miller
Arkansas
Victor Moore
Radio City
Milton Berle
Oakie
Helen Broderick
Buster West
Melissa Mason
White Horse Inn
Herb Magidsop
Allie Wrubel
Angel
Reviews Of Movies This Week Highlights And Ratings
A summary of current film offerings notes A Yank at Oxford at the Majestic with Taylor and Leigh, The First Hundred Years at Paramount, Radio City Revels at RKO, Hawaii Calls at Broadhurst, Paid To Dance at Columbia, Navy Blue And Gold at Carolina, Lipe Of Emile Zola, Vogues Of 1938, D-1, Tarzan's Revenge, Mountain Music, I Promise to Pay, Valley at Rialto. The items cover family suitable fare, adults and mature themes, with notes on direction acting and settings.
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Oxford
Jack Conway
Robert Taylor
Lionel Barrymore
Maureen O'Sullivan
Vivian Leigh
Cambridge
Paramount
Richard Thorpe
Robert Montgomery
Virginia Bruce
Warren William
Binnie Barnes
Radio City Revels
RKO Radio
Ben Stoloff
Bob Burns
Jack Oakie
Kenny Baker
Ann Miller
Arkansas
Hawaii
Broadhurst
Edward F. Cline
Bobby Breen
Ned Sparks
Irvin
Cobb
Raymond Paige
Net Sparks
Columbia
C. Coleman, Jr
Don Terry
Jacqueline Wells
Rit Hayworth
Arthur Loft
M.gm
Carolina
Sam Wood
Robert Young
James Stewart
Florence Rice
Billie Burke
Tom Brown
George Bruce
Lipe
Emile Zola
Warner Bros
William Dieterle
Paul Muni
Joseph Schildkraut
Donald Crisp
John Litel
Gloria Holden
Vladimir Sokoloff
Family
Walter Wanger
United Artists
Irving Cummings
Warner Baxter
Joan Bennett
Helen Vinson
Mischa Auer
Lloyd Bacon
Pat O'Brien
Wayne Morris
Eleanor Holm
George Barbier
20Th Century-Fox
Rialto
Ross Lederman
Glenn Morris
Eleanoo Holm
Robert Plorey
Martha Raye
John Howard
Terry Walker
Paty
D. Ross Lederman
Chester Morris
Leo Carrillo
Helen Mack
Thomas Mitchell
Valley
Nate Watt
William Boyd
George Hayes
Russell Hayden
Oscar Apfel
Les Cobb
Grady to Run for Utilities Commissioner
Johnston county stalwart Paul Grady announces a bid for utilities commissioner against Stanley Winborne. The writer supports Grady, notes the office pays well, and jokes about the incumbent's long tenure and the chair’s ownership. Local commentary blends politics and quirky anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Grady
Johnston County
Stanley Winborne
Paul
New Faces Desired for State Capitol Leadership
A reader argues that Baxter Durham served long enough as state auditor in Raleigh and expresses opposition to career politicians. The note suggests fresh officials may improve government, noting the writer did not vote for Durham or Pou in the primary, and endorses change for better governance.
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Baxter Durham
Raleigh
George Ross Pou
State Capitol
Paul Grady’s Civic Run and Gentle Persuasion
A reminiscence notes Paul Grady, a Raleigh lawyer who helped collect subscriptions for a Selma paper and later urged utility commissioner serving, praising his efficiency, dignity, and character while recalling shared visits to the penitentiary and asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Grady
Kenly
Selma
Paul
Raleigh
Peither
Clarified Mexican response to Josephus question
The passage notes Mexican leaders meeting to craft a reply after Josephus posed a question. It hints at the potential influence of his messages and references Vera Cruz as a destination associated with the event or discussion.
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Josephus
Mexico
Admiral Fletcher
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vera Crus
Josphus
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Craven
Webster
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North Carolina
Europe
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Stumpy Point Morning Mumbler
Blair Park
R. KF. Rawson
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Thomasville
Dorothy Lamour
Wallaby
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Islands
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Ruth Coleman
Eric Linden
Cecilia Parker
Hollywood
Richard DIX
Jack Holt
Guitars
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