Paotingfu Bombardment Expands Japanese Offensive
Japanese air force bombed Paotingfu after Central government troops moved into the city joining remnants of the 29th army. Tokyo claimed full control of northern Hopeh and continued raids from Tientsin to Peiping amid heavy Chinese casualties and advancing infantry toward Liangjiang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
Paotingfu
Peiping
29Th Army
Peiping-Tientsin
Hopeh
Tangku
Peiping- Suiyuan
Mongolia
China
Great Wall
Manchoukuo
Changsientien
Yungting River
Loyalists claim revolts across four insurgent zones in Spain
At least four insurgent-held areas reported revolts amid civil war activity. Granada, Santander front towns and Malaga plus Morril cited as outbreaks. Two thousand government soldiers surrendered near Espiel while Franco’s forces moved toward the Madrid Valencia corridor.
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Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Granada
Santander
Malaga
Morril
Espiel
Cordoba
Franco
Spain
Cuenca
Madrid-Valencia
Aguilar de Campo
Caledonia Prison Convicts Win Shorter Work Hours
In Caledonia prison farm inmates won shorter field hours and better meals after a sit down in the dining room. Acting director Oscar Pitts confirmed the changes from 5 30 a m start to 6 30 a m and noted a new camp steward Robert Reeves of Bellwood Illinois. Reeves and others cite long hours as the grievance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Caledonia
Oscar Pitts
Penal Division
Robert Reeves
Bellwood
Pitta
Reeves
Administration Pushes Revised Wage Legislation Amid Senate Split
In Washington a revised wage and hour bill faced Senate defeat over amendments. The measure, tied to Roosevelt's program, would establish an administration board to set minimum wages and maximum hours for interstate commerce. A House version proposed broader labor standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Labor Committee
House
Roosevelt
NRA
Krochmalny Case Arguments Ended in Burgaw Trial
Jury to be charged Sunday morning as three kin, Pete Krochmalny and son Paul, and son-in-law Irvin Williams, face charges for cremating Paul Krochmalny to steal $1,160 in money orders. State star witness Nick Zuravic testified watching from bushes while the body was disposed in a dairy sterilizer. Defense argues bones presented are cow remains and questions timing of cremation five hours after death.
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Burgaw
N. C
Paul Krochmalny
Marshall T. Spears
Pender Superior Court
Pete Krochmaling
Paul
Irvin Williams
Nick Zuravic
Rem
Krochmalnys
Old Paul
Williams
Young Paul
Krochmalny
Pete Krochmalny
Ain
Child attacked after murder in Brooklyn tenement case
A violent strangling of 8 year old Paula Magagna in a Brooklyn tenement cellar is linked to earlier similar killings. The assailant battered and assaulted the girl after death, then placed her near a baby carriage. The corpse was found about 1 pm as investigators noted warmth indicating sudden death.
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New York
Paula Magagna
Brookyn
Romeo Auerbach
Brooklyn
Barbara Wiies
Helen Sterler
Einer Sporrer
Salvatore Ossida
Ossida
Sing Sing
Nine Out Of Ten Signify Willingness To Test
Chicago health officials report nine of ten respondents to a million person survey are willing to undergo free syphilis testing by their own physician. Of 4,165 returns, 3,829 said yes while 386 declined for recent testing or lack of interest.
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Chicago
City Health Department
Connolly
Louis Schmidt
Edward J. Kelley
Schmidt
Health Department
Hoey Allocates 2 Million for Secondary Roads in North Carolina
Raleigh July 31 Governor Hoey announced a new 2 million dollar allocation from the highway fund surplus to improve county and farm roads before winter. The move follows a general fund surplus of 5.23 million for 1935 37 and a highway surplus of 9.21 million including federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hoey
Budget Bureau
North Carolina
General Assembly
Chamberlain Sends Message to Mussolini in Effort to Normalize Ties
London July 31 AP A personal letter from Prime Minister Chamberlain to Benito Mussolini reached Rome and signals a push to improve Anglo Italian relations. Observers note Chamberlain assumes control of foreign policy toward Italy, with Eden on leave and tensions over Ethiopian sanctions fading.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Anthony Eden
Il Duce
Ethiopia
Eden
League
Rimini
Tr Duce
Downing Street
Chamberlain
Foreign Office
Dino Grandi
Mussolini
Count Grandi
Stanley Baldwin
Earl Baldwin
Committee For
Earl of Plymouth
Mrs R M Taylor Fakes Faint Thwarts Holdup
Mrs H M Taylor of 411 Centennial avenue faked a faint to thwart a holdup by Wilbur Harris 24, who threatened her husband’s cash receipts and pistol. Harris was tackled by the Taylor family, injured, and jailed after the struggle. the wife called police.
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R. M. Taylor
H. M. Taylor
Centennial Avenue
Roger
Wilbur Harris
Monthey Avenue
Taylor
Taylors
Harris
Germans All One Despite Location at Reich Song Festival
At Breslau Goebbels declares 80,000,000 Germans one people despite borders. Hitler briefly attends as Goebbels hails unity and fans roar for “One people, one reich” with 500,000 in attendance and 5,000 singers from Austria joining the crowd.
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Breslau
Germany
Europe
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Goebbels
Reich
Hitler
Austria
Wage-Hour Bill Delays Impact on Street Workers
Washington reports that even if the wage and hour bill passes quickly, 120 days must pass before any wage rise or shorter hours take effect. The labor standards board must study industries, hold hearings, and issue orders, with many workers not directly affected. Children in interstate industries would be illegal to employ 120 days after enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Stepeees Labor Standards Board
End of Codona Era Marked by Two Tragedies
Alfredo Codona once world famous on the flying trapeze died by suicide after a pistol shooting by his ex wife Vera Codona who died in hospital. The couple previously endured multiple family tragedies, including the death of Codona’s second wife Lillian Lengel Codona after a ring broke in Copenhagen. Codona’s career waned after a shoulder injury, he later worked in film and with Tom Mix circus before a final decline.
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Long Beach
Calif
Alfredo Codona
Vera
Codona
Lillian Lengel Codona
Copenhagen
New York
Cadona
Miss Some
Miss Leitze
Tom Mix Circus
Godona
Aglew
Lilling Leitze
California
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Pautingeu
Generalissimo
Admiration Board
Labor Standard Board
Nroghmalny
Spears
Ford
Child
N. Y
Detroit
Dearborn
Ford Motor Company
Common Pleas
Ralph W. Liddy
Safety Commission
Liddy
United Automobile Workers
Circuit
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Ford Company
City of Baltimore
Baltimore
Letter OF England
United States
15Th
U. S. Infantry
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