Franco Italian Compromise Seen as Spain Crisis Deepens
The report outlines Franco Italian neutrality talks, Germany ready to recognize a rebel government, Britain's embargo on Spain, Paris warnings of French neutrality, and Soviet fears of a wider European clash. It notes Catalonia’s industrial shift and a Vatican comment from Castel Gandolfo about the global crisis.
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Spain
Europe
Bay of Biscay
Iran
Italy
Germany
Reich
Solist
Great Britain
Paris
Neuty
Paria
Madrid
Russia
Jon
Catalonia
Castel Gandolfo
Heir To Tobacco Millions Finally Gets Inheritance
Mary Reynolds Babcock, eldest daughter of R J Reynolds, has inherited 30 million dollars from the tobacco estate. She assumed control on August 8 and now resides in Greenwich Connecticut with her husband Charles H Babcock Jr and two children. The Reynolds family has a history of disputed inheritances and prior settlements involving Smith Reynolds.
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Mary Reynolds Babcock
Twin City
Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds
Greenwich
Conn
New York City
Reynoldses
R. J. Reynolds, Jr
Nancy Reynolds Bagley
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Smith
City Accepts 99 Year Lease On Athletic Field
The City of High Point accepted a 99 year lease on the city college athletic field and ordered city engineer H. Strickland to arrange with the Greensboro WPA office to employ PWA workers immediately. The council also bought a tractor grader for 3000, delayed a street cleaner purchase, approved a zoning change for a new 20000 building on Tomlinson street, and approved new auditors for the city court at 350 per year.
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High Point
High Point College
H. Strickland
WPA
Greensboro
PWA
Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company
Salisbury
Gate City Motor Use
E. F. Craven & Company
N. CC. Equipment Company
Raleigh
Co. F. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Tomlinson Street
Grimes
Moore Bus Line Company
Mangum
Park Streets
Kearns
Everett, Zane and Muser
T. J. Moser
Russell Street
John Abels
T. Wingate Andrews
Vera Idol
H. N. Phillips
Public Library
M. L. Ormand
J. F. Shields
John Roach
Fire Department
Long Dispute Over Street Railway Tracks Is Settled
The city council accepted an agreement with the High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad to take over maintenance of street tracks abandoned by Duke Power. Duke Power will repair tracks, relinquish its franchise to the railroad, which will then maintain the track area and surface adjacent streets if it abandons the lines. The deal aims to speed street repairs on West Russell, North Main, East Commerce, Hamilton, South Main and Mallory streets.
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Duke Power Company
High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company
Power Company
North Main Street
West Russell Street
North Main
East Commerce
Hamilton
South Main
Mallory Streets
The
Williamson to be honored on return from Berlin Olympics
High Point prepares a city wide welcome for William Harry Williamson after his Olympic 800 meter race in Berlin. Civitan and civic club presidents plan a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Sheraton to outline details for a celebration honoring the UNC star and High Point High alumnus who earned a spot on the American team.
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Harry William
Berlin
Germany
Sheraton
Williamson
Theiversity of North Carolina
High Point High School
United Tes
Randall's Land Stadium
New York
Europe
United States
Wilgon
High Point
Civitan Club
Silas B. Casey
W. Bailey
Wade Marlette
Strikers At Snider Mill Picket Plant
Strikers at the W. H. Snider Hosiery Mill on Grimes street picketed and stayed out citing long hours and low pay while demanding a 40 hour week and higher wages. Wesley Rich leads the picket but talks with Mr Snider have not begun. About 60 workers are employed. six women returned to finishing, others stayed outside. Charles Centers of the AF of Hosiery Workers warns the strike could spread to two neighboring High Point mills.
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W. H. Snider
Grimes Street
R. R. Robertson
Wesley Rich
Mr. Snider
Snider
Rich
Charles Centers
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
High Point
Recaptured Pridgett in Wilmington Police Report
Oscar Pitts, acting director of the penal division, said today Harry Pridgett of Morehead City, a Black inmate who escaped from a North Carolina prison camp in May 1927, has been recaptured in Wilmington.
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Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
Harry Pridgett
Morehead City
North Carolina
Wilming
Strike Spreading At Hanes Hosiery Mill In Winston-Salem
In Winston-Salem the Hanes Hosiery mill saw union walkouts spread from the dye department to additional hitherto unaffected areas after negotiations failed. About 65 joined 36 who had quit earlier, with union leader Charles Settles claiming the union could mobilize 900 workers soon. The dispute traces to NRA standard issues and a prolonged dribble strike.
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Winston-Salem
Hanes
James G. Hanes
Charles Settles
NRA
Alleged False Arrest Sparks $10,000 Suit in High Point
Raymond Horney sues Marvin Bescher in High Point municipal court seeking $5,000 actual and $5,000 punitive damages for a December 20, 1935 false arrest over hunting charges. He alleges a warrant from Justice L. C. Phillips led to imprisonment until bond. Motion to not pros was reportedly made.
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Raymond Horney
High Point
Marvin Bescher
L. C. Phillips
Justice of the Peace
Four Miners Feared Dead In Missouri Mine
In Moberly Missouri fear grew that four men trapped since 3:30 P M yesterday were dead as dangerous black damp water pools and burned timbers hindered rescue efforts. The men trapped over 100 feet underground during mine prep were Demmer Sexton 37 A W McCann 50 Edward Stonner and George T Cameron a Negro mule driver.
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Moberly
Demmer Sexton
A. W. McCann
Edward Stonner
George T. Cameron
Robber fatally shoots man in Stockton street crime
A robber shot and killed Edwin Poston in Stockton California early today as his fiancée and her mother watched from a car. Police investigated the robbery gone deadly amid a tense street scene.
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Stockton
Calif
Edwin Poston
Ffiance
Ickes Delays $300 Million Public Works Plan
Washington Aug. 19 The new $300 million public works program is held up as Secretary Ickes seeks guidance from President Roosevelt on relief labor use. Ickes says federal aid may cover only about 10 percent of project costs, down from prior levels, unless the president orders otherwise. Roosevelt had ruled that federal funds should be used mainly for workers from relief rolls, with local funds allowed to hire other labor.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
Pension Candidate Beaten In Wyoming Primary
Ren Robert D. Carey led his Townsend endorsed rival by nearly three to one in the Wyoming Republican primary. From 418 of 676 precincts, Carey had 16 597 votes to 6 260 for A F Brubaker Glenrock rancher and Townsend candidate.
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Cheyenne
Wryo
Ren
Robert D. Carey
Carey
A. F. Brubaker
Glenrock
Townsend
Insurance Duo Prepares Mail Pilot London Flight
At Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn Dick Merrill and Hal Richman, a veteran air mail pilot and a singer, ready a $100 000 monoplane for a London hop. They flew non stop from Kansas City to Albuquerque in five and a half hours and plan to seek Commerce approval and weather clearance before a Saturday departure.
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N. Y
Skyways
Broadway
Floyd Bennett Field
London
Dick Merrill
Hal Richman
Richman
Albuquerque
N. M
Kansas City
Merrill
Department of Commerce
Atlanta
Newark
N. J
Eastern Airlines
Grandmother Awarded Guardianship of Edith Fellows
Hollywood August 19 The guardian decision leaves Edith Fellows under the care of her paternal grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Fellows after a week long hearing. Edith’s 2700 dollar bank balance and 200 dollar weekly earnings from film work are placed in trust. Mrs Harriet Fellows argued for custody she relinquished years ago.
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Hollywood
Edith Fellows
Edith
Harriett Fellows
Elizabeth Fellows
Harriet Fellows
Arctic ice threatens North Star crew in Barrow scare
Ice danger in Barrow Alaska raises alarm that Arctic pack may trap the food laden motorship North Star before it reaches port. Eskimo families could face starvation while residents fear delays and food shortages.
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Barrow
Alaska
North Star
Judge Says No Crime Shown In Sterilization Of Heiress
In San Francisco on August 19 the judge ruled no crime shown as defense counsel push for directed acquittal in the Mayhem conspiracy case against surgeons Tilton B. Tillman and Samuel G. Boyd over heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt. Prosecutor August Pourtner faced delays as arguments continued. Hewitt says she was tricked into an operation believed to treat appendicitis so her mother could gain a larger inheritance. Judge Raglan Tuttle pressed defenses and noted no proven conspiracy or mercenary motive, and asserted sterilization itself was not prohibited by California law.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Jony
August Pourtner
Dra. Tilton BE. Tillman
Samuel G. Boyd
Miss Hewitt
Raglan Tuttle
I. M. Golden
Golden
California
Confession 10 Be Contested by Attorneys
Asheville August 19 A Buncombe County jury was formed to try Martin Moore for the death of Helen Clevenger. Defense counsel will challenge the legality of a confession obtained by Sheriff Laurence Brown alleging duress and promises of leniency. Moore, six foot three and black, admitted robbery and panic upon finding the girl awake. The case draws local figures including Prof W L Clevenger and C B K Clevenger as spectators. The jury includes J G Garrison and others. associate counsel Brown added to Styles and Jones.
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Asheville
Martin Moore
Little Helen Clevenger
Buncombe County
Moore
Brown
Moore Ha
W. L. Clevenger
N. C State College
Raleigh
C. BK Clevenger
Th College
Plac
Veniremen
Styles
Sanford Brown
Mira Rizer
Monterey
Mass
Don Phillips
Thomas A. Jones, Jr
J. G. Garrison
W. A. Hip
J. B. Reed
C Bishop
B.C. W
Helen
Morris Meyers
W. B. Scott
Charles F. Ricker
Gaston Meads
Houston R. Pramlett
Mens
John 5. Hersey
W. PF. Kirkham
W. L. Gouge
Local Weather Summary for Carolinas and Georgia
North Carolina: Partly tonight and Thursday with possible showers in extreme north. South Carolina and Georgia: Generally fair tonight with Thursday partly cloudy.
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South Carolina
Georgia
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