Spain seeks to settle Kamerun incident with Germany
Madrid agrees to immediate settlement of the Kamerun incident easing tensions with Germany. Franco's rebels push toward Madrid with a steady advance to Toledo while fighting on the San Sebastian front heightens concern across Europe about the fascist monarchist clash with the socialist and communist factions.
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Madrid
Toledo
Francisco Franco
Spain
San Sebastian
Burgos
Valladolid
Catholic Church
Juan Garcia
Morales
Spanish Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Criminal Action May Be Taken Against Bail Men
A senate labor committee investigation into civil liberty violations of workers by the railway audit and inspection company seeks possible criminal action against six officials. Evidence shows destruction of records after subpoenas in New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Atlanta. Officials face potential court action. August 27 appearance order stood.
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Washington
Senate Labor Investigating Committee
Thomas
Utah
Railway Audit and Inspection Company
LaFollette
Prog-Wis
Senate
Leonaeinberg
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Brooklyn
District of Columbia
Roosevelt Plan of No Speeches Faces Skepticism
The Roosevelts plan to refrain from political speeches before October faces doubt as Landon intensifies campaigns. Roosevelt, in a Chicago press conference, said no speeches before the month prior to the election, while he proceeds with a 12 day trip and key events in Charlotte Washington and Des Moines. Relations among campaign leaders remain unsettled as observers weigh the feasibility of delaying outreach.
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N. Ies
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Pennsylvania
Landon
Des Moines
Charlotte
N. C
World Power
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Harvard
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
W. Forbes Morgan
L. W. Robert, Jr
Charles Michelson
Pub- Helty
Farley
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Iowa
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
Landon Pledges Guard Freedom From New Deal Policies
West Middlesex Pa August 22 Governor Alf M Landon in a eastern campaign stop spoke from Tam O Shanter course near West Middlesex about defending Americas heritage of freedom and opportunity He framed the election as a choice between the pig in the polie poli cies of the New Deal and American freedom of enterprise He warned against foreign ideas replacing institutions and urged loyalty to the American way of life citing liberty justice and readiness to face dangers
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West Middlesex
Alf M. Landon
Freedom of Enterprise
Ged
America
Landon
Two Injured in Auto Accidents Across City
A series of nighttime crashes left two people injured though not seriously. Seventeen incidents included Annie Bean 14 crossing East Washington street when struck by a car driven by T H S Wilson. Wilson cited for reckless driving. Mrs O G Wrenn 30 and H D Sears 17 collided on Montlieu avenue injuring both. Sears cited for reckless driving. Lawrence Holder 29 escaped injury when his truck rolled on West Lexington Avenue. police filed no charges. Frank Gritske 57 avoided injuries after colliding with D A Wild on English street. no charges.
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4Th Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Yow
East Washington Street
Miss Bean
E. W. Bean
T. 8S. Wilson
Wrenn Street
O. G. Wrenn
College Street
H. D. Sears
Pickett Farm
Montlieu Avenue
College Drive
Wrenn
College
Sears
Lawrence Holder
Asheboro Street
Greensboro
Lexington Avenue
English
Lindsay Streets
Frank Gritske
Graystone Street
Asheboro
English Street
D. A. Wild
Vase Ey
Plans for September Democratic rally in Charlotte announced
Charlotte attorney Haywood Robbins Jr outlined a seven state rally for September 10, to honor Franklin Delano Roosevelt with a welcome by the President. Invitations go to governors, senators, and congressmen from Virginia to Alabama. a dinner, luncheon, and a parade to Union Station precede Roosevelt's visit with WPA workers finishing the municipal stadium.
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Charlotte
Haywood Robbins, Jr
Robbins
South
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Woodrow Wilson
Union Station
Roose
National Guard
Municipal
WPA
James A. Farley
Cordell Hull
Daniel C. Roper
Bankhead
House of Representatives
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Joseph T. Robinson
Senate
Indian Woman Sentenced 3 to 4 Years for Murder
Lucy Clark, an Indian, was sentenced to three to four years in the state prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder. She admitted using an axe to strike her sleeping husband Ward Clark, claiming she acted in desperation after he threatened her life.
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Lamberton
Lucy Clark
R. Hunt Parker
Ward Clark
Two Girls Die In Hit And Run Bicycle Tragedy
Charlotte police hunted today for a hit and run car that killed two girls Lucille Parrot sixteen and Agnes Martin thirteen as they rode a bicycle together in the citys northern section. Witnesses said the auto was traveling more than fifty miles per hour.
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Charlotte
Lucille Parrot
Agnes Martin
Challenge Looms Over Burlington School Tax Defeat
In Burlington a formal challenge to the August 18 school election, which rejected a 15 cent per 100 valuation levy, was filed before Alamance County commissioners. The board set Sept 15 to file affidavits on improper registrations and Oct 15 for defenses, with potential ballot recounts that could overturn the result.
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Burlington
Board of Alamance County Commissioners
Shock Fatal To Electrician In Durham
Durham telegram reports D. Gryder a 27 year old electrician native of Rock Hill South Carolina fatally injured while working on a power line near Hillsboro He died at a local hospital after resuscitation failed Funeral planned for Newberry South Carolina Survivors include his widow daughter three sisters and his parents F W Gryder of Rock Hill and Roy Gryder also of Rock Hill
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D. Gryder
Rock Hill
Hillsboro
Gryder
Burlington
Newberry
F. W. Gryder
Roy Gryder
Negro Boy Learns About Softball
In GLODSBORO on August 22 a Black youth waited two hours at a softball tournament gate for a foul ball to serve as a ticket. The sun boiled at about 105 degrees as he learned fouls do not cross the fence. he walked away sorrowful.
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Glodsboro
Mercury
Determination To Live Saves Lives Of Miners
Two coal miners survived 72 hours in a gas-filled 110 foot shaft after a fire and cave-in. J W McCann and Demmer Sexton endured while Edward Stoner Jr and George Cameron died. Rescue chief Arnold Griffith credited a one in a thousand chance for survival amid gas, debris, and dwindling air.
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Moberly
J. W. McCann
Demmer Sexton
Arnold Griffith
Edward Stoner, Jr
George T. Cameron
McCann
Stoner
Cameron
Sexton
Emergency. Peace League Formed Here Tentatively
News item describes the Emergency Peace League forming in the city with temporary leadership at the YWCA. W B Hall named acting chairman and Mrs D R Parker secretary. Aiming to keep the United States out of war, inviting Sergeant Alvin York and Clarence Pickett to speak October 17 as the permanent group is organized.
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Emergency Peace League
W. B. Hall
D. R. Parker
Peace League
Alvin York
Clarence Pickett
Hall
J. D. Cox
United States
Cox
York
Pickett
Sam Moss
N. C. State College
League
Bandits Kill 32 Japanese in Fu Sung Raid Near Manchoukuo
Tokyo dispatch reports 1,000 bandits struck Fu Sung near the Korean border in Manchoukuo, killing 32 Japanese subjects and 2 Manchoukians. The attack marks a sharp revival of bandit activity in eastern and central Manchoukuo.
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Tokyo
Fusung
Manchoukuo
Domei
Truck Used To Kill Rattlesnake
MANTEO August 22. William Hartley of Currituck killed a rattlesnake by running a truck over it. He spotted the six foot reptile crossing the road and, with no better weapon, sped up the truck and braked hard, causing the rear wheels to lock and skid over the snake.
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Manteo
William Hartley
Currituck
Earthquake Shakes Japanese Island. No Casualties Reported
A fairly severe quake today shook the entire island of Formosa. The Japanese Domei News Agency reported from Taihoku in the north. No casualties were listed, though several houses collapsed at Taibu on the island’s southeast edge.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Dome
Taihoku
Taibu
Body Found in Gravel Pit Near Dunn
The body of Robert Hutson of Erwin was found in a gravel hole on the old Cape Fear river road near Dunn yesterday by Tilghman Thornton who saw a stranger carrying Hutson to the pit earlier in the morning. Thornton reported the sight to officers and Hutson was found dead at the site.
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Dunn
Robert Hutson
Erwin
Cape Fear River
Here
Tilghman Thornton
Thornton
Hutson
Smith Reynolds Foundation Granted Charter In State
The Smith Reynolds foundation is chartered as a non stock charity in North Carolina with principal offices in Winston Salem. Incorporators include Richard J Reynolds Mary Reynolds Babcock and Nancy Reynolds Bagley.
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Smith Reynolds Foundation
Raleigh
North Carolina
Stacey W. Wade
Richard J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Mary Reynolds Babcock
Nancy Reynolds Bagley
Greenwich
Local Weather Summary for Carolinas and Charlotte
Partly tonight and Sunday in North Carolina with slight extremity in the southern area. South Carolina to share partly tonight and Sunday with possible swath near the coast. Charlotte area reports temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending a.m. in principal cotton regions and other zones.
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South Carolina
Charlotte
Bureau
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