Tobacco prices dip as opening auction opens belt markets
Prices at the new bright belt markets opened with disappointment as all grades sold lower than last year. Early averages for top grades may run $18 to $19 per hundred, with Greenville Tarboro and Wilson reporting declines. Poor quality leaf and bad weather blamed for heavy breaks. Greenville receipts 2,000,000 pounds Wilson 1,750,000 Farmville 600,000 Goldsboro 225,000. Williamston notes light block prospects. Continued on page 2.
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Bright Belt
Greenville
Tarboro
Wilson
Farmville
Goldsboro
Soviet Silence on U.S. Protestג
The United States delivered a protest over foreign interference in internal affairs, but Soviet officials and the Soviet press offered no response. Ambassador Bullitt's note drew no immediate replies as Foreign Commissar Litvinov was reportedly away, with rumors of other nations' actions unconfirmed.
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Moscow
United States
Wil C. Bullitt
Foreign Office
Maxim Litvinoff
Geneva
Czechoslovakia
Rest of War in Africa Threatens World Order
In a Maldon Essex dispatch dated August 26 the author argues Italy's likely Ethiopian victory would strain Britain and America and embolden fascist military power. The piece warns that weakened Britain and expanded Italian imperialism threaten European democracy and Suez security.
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Maldon
Essex
Eng
Italy
Ethiopia
Great Britain
America
Germany
Austria
Europe
Britain
Japan
France
Naning
Suez Canal
Ethiopians Flee Capital As War With Italy Nears
The report outlines Ethiopian refugees fleeing Addis Ababa as Italy and Ethiopia edge toward conflict. It notes Italy’s aggression and potential reprisals, with international reactions including Britain and France monitoring sanctions and military moves.
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Italy
Italy Signals Tradeoff Over Ethiopia War
London reports say Mussolini may offer to halt the invasion of Ethiopia if other powers gift colonies in Africa. Britain moves troops and ships to strategic empire routes while officials see the colonial issue as an international matter to be decided by a multilateral conference. Circles suggest Mussolini may seek Hitler support before proposing colonial gifts.
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Mussolini
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Africa
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Hitler
Il Duce
London Daily Mail
Germany
Wilhelm Frick
British War Office
Neuralia
State Road Projects To Cost 857 400 To Be Let Next Month
WILLINGTON Aug 26 The North Carolina Firemen's Association opened its annual convention here with registration and recreation. A band concert kicked off events while Chief W H Palmer of Charlotte serves as president as the session runs through Thursday.
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Willington
North Carolina Firemen’s Association
W. H. Palmer
Charlotte
A A A Reports First Fiscal Year Spending Totals
The AAA announced expenditures of 807 million 688 thousand 134 dollars and 47 cents for the year ending June 30. Funds available were 960 million 334 thousand 220 dollars and 63 cents with a carryover of 152 million 466 thousand 086 dollars and 16 cents. Expenditures included 563 million 438 thousand 812 dollars for farmer payments under five commodity programs and 148 million 520 thousand 819 dollars for drought relief and disease eradication.
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AAA
Russian relations grow tense as US probes Soviet reply
Washington reports the United States awaits Russia’s reply to a stern note protesting violations of pledges. The note warns of most serious consequences if Communist groups on Russian soil threaten the US government. Observers see a link to possible withdrawal of recognition if Russia does not halt actions.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Capitol Hill
President Signs Utilities Bill in 3 PM White House Ceremony
President Roosevelt signed the utility holding company bill at 3 o clock, with aides including Wheeler Barkley Rayburn and New Deal lawyers Cohen and Corcoran present. The measure empowers the Securities and Exchange Commission to supervise securities and power sales and phases out holding companies by January 1 1938, allowing two holdings under adjacent operating firms and mandating cost-based services by subsidiaries to curb abuses.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Wheeler and
Barkley
Rayburn
Benjamin V. Cohen
Thomas G. Corcoran
Corcoran
Securitiese Commission
Ethiopian Legations Warn Foreign Powers on Property Inventories
The Ethiopian legations warned various foreign powers that Addis Ababa would not recognize inventories of property offered by foreigners. The message stressed the necessity of official acknowledgment of holdings and warned against unilateral claims or misrepresentation by foreign agents.
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Emperor Selassie
Addis Ababa
Associated Press
Es Ae
Forei Lege
Eed
John N Willys Claimed By Death At Bronx Home
John N Willys, a longtime automobile industry leader and former Ambassador to Poland, died at his Bronx summer home at age 61 after a heart attack in May and a second attack last week. He was widowed from his second wife Mrs Florence Dolan and survived by his daughter Mrs Jose Deland. he previously divorced his first wife Isabel Van Wie in 1934. Willys, a Canandaigua native, left school at 18 to work after his father’s death. The report notes his funeral and burial plans are not listed here.
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New York
John N. Willys
Poland
Bronx
Willys
Florence Eb, Dolan
Mra
Jose Deland
Virginia Willys
Isabel van Wie
Florida
Canandaigua
N. Y
Denver teen admits setting a seventeen fires terrorizing business district
A seventeen year old youth told police he set all but three fires in Denver's business district including churches and the city hall. Detective Sergeant Walter T. Fox quoted the suspect as saying he enjoyed the thrill and started fires at police headquarters. He claimed to be wanted in Colorado Springs and other western towns for arson and theft. The boy used a stolen bicycle to move between sites and was arrested after being pulled from a night club telephone booth.
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Walter T. Fox
Dave Eastes
Warren Cramer
Harry R. Cramer
Oakland
Calif
Fox
Annunciation School
Railway Exchange
Crescent
Colorado Springs
Ol’ Hall
Italians Clear Addis Ababa Archives Evacuate City
The Italian legation began removing archives from Addis Ababa as thousands of Ethiopians flee the capital. Evacuation started for native men women and children amid the security move in August.
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Addis Ababa
Legation
Hull silent on Moscow reply as US protests continue
Secretary Hull offered no timing or details on Moscow reply, deferring to the US protest stance. R. K. Ogle, a Federal Trade Commission member and Washington resident, died of a heart attack in Norfolk while at Ocean View with his wife.
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Hull
Washington
United States
Moscow
R. K. Ogle
Norfolk, Va
Federal Trade Commission
Harvard Street
Washington, D. C
Ocean View
Philadelphia Detroit Game Notes A Runner On Base
In the first inning one runner reaches base for Philadelphia as Detroit holds. The brief play highlights a tense early sequence with runners aboard and no score yet.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Settlement on loan in sight
Southern senators pushing for a 12 cent cotton loan spoke with President Roosevelt to day as Congress neared quick settlement. The Senate recessed to allow White House talks while House leaders signaled resistance to the cotton loan and the wheat loan of about 60 cents a bushel in the administration appropriation measure.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
House
Award Contract For First Link Of Scenic Parkway In State
Capus M. Waynick announced that Nelle L. Teer of Durham won the contract for the first link of North Carolina’s national scenic parkway. The bid was 36352650 dollars for a 12.46 mile segment from the Virginia line to NC 25. Teer expects to begin grading immediately and complete in about 260 days.
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Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Washington
North Carolina
Nelle L. Teer
Durham
Virginia State Line
Accidently Shot Wounds Service Station Operator
Cerro Gordo reports D. F. Gregg, service station operator, was wounded when his knee hit a pistol hanging under a counter, causing the weapon to discharge last night. The incident occurred in Cerro Gordo and authorities note no further details available.
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Cerro Gordo
D. F. Gregg
Presbyterians to Meet Red Springs Assembly Opens
Aug 26 report announces the annual assembly of the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina at Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs starting Tuesday night September 3. The meeting gathers church leaders and members for discussions and decisions on presbyterian affairs.
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Red Springs
The
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
Flora MacDonald College
Colonial Possessions May Flare Up In Great Powers
London reports rising tensions over colonial possessions as Mussolini signals renewed interest and Germany demands expansion. Britain moves 1,200 troops to Malta and reinforces air raid precautions while Mediterranean fleet positions are set to threaten Suez and Gibraltar amid fears of regional uprisings and anti European sentiment.
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London
Southampton
Malta
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Spain
Britain
Africa
Ethiopia
Gibraltar
CROPS LOAN DEADLOCK NEARS AREA
The farm bloc presses for a sine die adjournment as Congress hangs on wheat loan details. Roosevelt, cotton senators, and deficit bill negotiators seek a formula to end branch differences. The House defeated a motion to table and adjournment was approved amid looming talks with the Senate.
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Washington
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Taylor
Colorado
Vinson D-Get
Burns
House Appropriations Committee
ARMY VETERAN Harlanlee Critiques Dollar Diplomacy
Col William Harllee of Dilics Ohio a retired marine and 1936 South Carolina senatorial candidate spoke to the Charlotte Lions club praising self rule for the Philippines. He warned Dollar Diplomacy eroded Latin American goodwill and said renewed Philippine independence could strengthen U S defense.
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Charlotte
William Harllee
Dilics
8. C
South Carolina
United States
Latin America
United States Marines
Marine Corps
Charlotte Lions Club
North Carolina and Carolinas Weather Outlook
Fair weather across North Carolina and South Carolina with slight warmth in the west. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras light to moderate, shifting patterns with fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Showers possible in extreme portions from Hatteras to Jacksonville as winds shift east to west.
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South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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