Rebels Press Advance as San Sebastian Attacked by Rebels
Government troops push to crush rebel forces in Spain as air attacks hit San Sebastian Bay of Biscay and naval fire shells the aquered city. Rebels claim major offensive gains across Tolosa Jed o and positions in the south while Allied planes depart London for Spain.
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Sebastian
Bay of Biscay
Rante Cerevera
Estepona
Algeciras
Sele
Madrid
San Rafael Espinar
London
Spain
Burgos
France
Deuty
Bay of Bis_ im
San Sebastian
Tolosa
Themessay
Calahorra
de Lancerra Aguacil
Orto
Badajoz
No New Taxes To Be Recommended At Next Congress
White House conference says new taxes would be recommended to Congress at the next session while a broad study begun immediately aims to justify tax reductions.
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Morgenthau
White House
Washington
Congress
Tax reform discussion during drought inspection trip
Secretary Morgenthau Harrison and Doughton met with the president before leaving Washington to study a possible revision of the tax law. They argued against general new taxes while noting some nuisance taxes could be repealed if revenue remains adequate, aiming to reduce inequities and administrative costs.
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Morgenthau
Man Harrison
Senate
Nance Committee
Chas Doughton
House
Ways Means Committee
Washington
Stu
Mr. Morthau
Harrison
Rison
Doughton
Harison
Joint
Congress Committee
Treasury
Congress
Murder Trial Under Way in Morganton
In Morganton on August 13 witnesses testified about the fatal beating of Bud McKinney at Franklin's home. Alonzo Hinson and Piercy described the attack and the aftermath, with Charlie Franklin and Pansy Townsend named in the testimony as assisting or witnessing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton
Bo Janklin
Mounmeer
Bud McKinney
Franklin
Skiin
Pansy Townsend
Charlie Franklin
Inney
Alonzo Hinson
MeKin
Bel Piercy
Woman dies after truck strike near Fayetteville
Luella McNeill, a middle aged Black woman, died in a local hospital after a light tobacco truck struck her on the Lumberton road near Fayetteville. The impact tore her breastbone and part of a rib, exposing her heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Luella McNeill
Lumberton
West Minnesota forest fires race through vast northern woods
Towering flames spread across Minnesota as 25 000 volunteers and CCC crews battle multiple wildfires. Official grimness grew as winds and dryness push fires toward International Falls and the border. Dozens of fires char thousands of acres, level farms, and threaten Bassett Teimi Fairbanks, Sandstone, Pequaywan Lake, and areas near Duluth.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Grover Conzer
International Falls
Minn
Kabetogama Lake
CCC
Tom Lake
Grand Portage State Forest
Markhampale
Bassett
Teimi
Fairbanks
Sandstone
Pequaywan Lake
Duluth
Moose Bay
Brasswood Falls
Posseman Near Death in Alabama Hospital
Pat Hicks one of three posse men shot while pursuing a suspect in a Monday night abduction attempt lay near death in an Anniston hospital. State troops were withdrawn after tense patrols in Calhoun County with 30 of 40 highway patrolmen returning to regular posts.
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Anniston
Ala
Pat Hicks
Calhoun County
High Point Man Held Without Bond for Attack Attempt
Lester Embler twenty five year old white man from Highland Mill High Point was ordered held without bond in Randolph County Superior Court after a preliminary hearing. The charge alleges an attempted assault on a four year old girl, Lucille Shoe, reported by her mother Mrs Florence Shoe. Embler was arrested at 12 15 am in the grease pit of a local filling station on English street Trinity Township resident Ms Shoe also noted. Magistrate E L White found probable cause and remanded Embler to Randolph County jail.
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Lester Embler
Highland Mill Village
High Point
Randolph County Superior Court
E. L. White
Asheboro
White
Florence Shoe
Lucille Shoe
Cook
Trinity Township
Embler
English Street
Randolph
Randolph County
Shoe
Prospect
U S Divers Lead In Water Meet As Berlin Games Open
At the Berlin Olympics on August 13 the United States dominates diving with Dorothy Poynton Hill defending the platform title. Velma Dunn of Monrovia, California, places second, while American efforts in rowing falter and Germany's Kaethe Koehler breaks a anticipated sweep.
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Berlin
America
United States
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Los Angeles
Velma Dunn
Monrovia
Calif
Germany
Kaethe Koehler
Woman Sheriff to Oversee Public Hanging in Kentucky
Owensboro, Ky. Aug 13 authorities estimate about 10 000 people will witness at dawn tomorrow as Rainey Bethea 22 Negro attacker slayer is to be hanged by a woman sheriff The event will be watched by many visitors as hotels fill and officials consider liquor store closings and warnings against drunkenness and disturbances The execution will take place in the fenced yard of the county garage the first in Daviess county in 31 years for a capital sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Rainey Bethea
Daviess County
Finding Of Psychiatrists Kept Secret Pending Trial
Asheville August 13. Counsel for Martin Moore 22 year old Negro said examiners Dr B B Morgan and Dr Charles A Hensley would not reveal findings until trial. Moore admitted killing Helen Clevenger after reenacting the crime and confirming the confession with Sheriff Lawrence Brown.
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Asheville
Martin Moore
Sherif Laurence Brown
Helen Clevenger
B. B. Morgan
Charles A. Hensley
Zeb V. Nettles
Moore
Waynick In For Battle If He Is To Keep Highway Job
Raleigh dispatch notes a planned fight to remove Chair Capus M. Waynick and oppose the highway commission as Clyde R. Hoey takes office in January. Critics blame the depression and 1933 actions for road conditions, while some say opposition stems from commission structure changes in 1931.
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Waynick
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Clyde R. Hoey
Highway Commission
Commission
General Assembly
College grants 99 year lease for High Point athletic field
High Point college authorities signed a 99 year lease of the college athletic field to the City of High Point. The document heads to the state Works Progress Administration in Raleigh for approval to begin WPA funded work at once. Rev N M Harrison and Judge Lewis E Teague spearhead efforts while Dr G Humphreys reviews the change from 10 to 99 years. Additional papers are being rushed.
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High Point College
High Point
State Works Progress Administration
Raleigh
Rev. N. M. Harrison
Eity
Lewis E. Teague
WPA
4G. Humphreys
Louisiana
Eight Women To Serve On Jury In Mayhem Case
Eight women and four men were tentatively chosen for a jury in a mayhem trial involving two physicians and the sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt heiress. The case centers on alleged tricking by her mother Mrs Clargon Cooper Hewitt. The trial could carry 1 to 14 years in prison. Prosecutors aimed to empanel as many women as possible.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Peter Cooper Hewitt
C Largon Cooper
Hewitt
Bt. Tilton EB
Tillman Anc Vrsare
Berd
Word omission sparks clash over Christian conference
In Asheville on August 13, Dr. Charles Vaughn of Los Angeles warned the omission of the word Christian from the national Conference of Clergymen and lay men could split the group. Ministers of different faiths planned tonight to form a national conference of Christian clergymen and laymen based on the original principles brought by Rev. Ralph E. Nollner of Houston. About 159 delegates reportedly left the city after learning Nollner’s organization included Jewish rabbis and dropped Christian from the title.
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Asheville
National Conference of
Charles Vaughn
Los Angeles
Calif
Ralph E. Nollner
Houston
Tex
Vaughn
Wn Cthi
Noliner
Cummings Sends Report on Aid Peonage Probe
Attorney General Cummings sent a report to a Little Rock grand jury alleging possible violations of federal peonage laws by southern planters. The document by Samuel Whitaker indicated conflicting evidence and did not show a federal statute violated in the flogging cases involving Miss Willie Sue Blagden and Rev. Claude Williams.
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Cummings
A Little Rock
Ark
Grand Jury
Samuel Beb. Whitaker
Whitaker
Little Rock
Arkansas
Miss Blagden
Justice Department
Val Lorwin
Supreme Court
Bicyclists Warned as Police Enforce Red Light Violations
Chief W G Friddie said he instructed all officers to arrest bicyclists who run red lights the same as motorists. He cited safety goals and noted two riders have already been cited to court with Judge Lewis E Teague likely to tax court costs on the guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddie
Lewis E. Teague
Astor Thorpe Custody Battle Ends in Settlement
A settlement ending the high profile custody dispute between film star Mary Astor and ex husband Dr Franklyn Thorpe was approved by Superior Judge Goodwin J Knight. The judge convened a conference with the couple and their lawyers to review terms of the agreement and reserved powers to amend or reject the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Goodwin - Pepin
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Astor
Carnival Spirit Opens South Carolina Tobacco Markets
Florence August report says 21 border belt tobacco towns launch auction season with optimistic crowds and higher Georgia prices. Crop statistician forecasts 64 percent normal yield about 65.98 million pounds versus last year's 89.76 million. Dillon market broadcast featured B. D. Hall of the Commerce Department.
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Florence, &. C
Border Belt
Border Counties
Crowers
Georgia
Frank ©. Black
Columbia
South Carolina
Dillon
B. D. Hall
Tobacco Division
Department of Commerce
Local North and South Carolina Weather Update
Partly cloudy tonight for North Carolina with cool lows and similar conditions for Friday. South Carolina sees partly tonight and Friday with possible southern variation and mild temperatures.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
South Portion
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Bo Franklin
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Sherif Brown
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Misa Clevenger
Toe
Mics Clevenver
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No Man's Land
Rocky Mountains
Edwin C. Johnson
Breckenridge
Colo
Baskervill
OMY
Arkansas Grand Jury
Carnival Spirit
South Carolina Marts
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