Vice President Address Sway Planned At North Carolina Rally
prominent Democrats across North Carolina plan a state rally at High Point City Lake on September 18 with an expected address from the Vice President after efforts to invite John N Garner. the congressional district committee outlined outreach to county execs and a schedule of meetings across regions to marshal support for the Democratic campaign launch.
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Sixth Congressional
Democratic Committee
Garner
North Carolina
High Point City Lake
Oy Congressional District
O. M. Bundy Jamestown
Wade
Renfrow
Burlington
Durham
Mr. Bundy
J. Atkinson
Greensboro
Ilford County
Walter E. Crissman
High Point Township
James A. Farley
Eral
Fce
John N. Garner
Atkin
H. W. Lambeth
Bundy
Lamance County
Orange County
Durham County
R. Reynolds
J. W. Bailey
Gover Ehringhaus
Clyde R. Hoey
Jph W. McDonald
Sandy Gra
John A. McRae
Gover
F. M.immons
Cameron Morrison
Rmer
C. Max Gardner
Bassador
Mexico
Josephus Niels
Mmittee
Roundup of Black Legion About Over
Prosecutors said the imminent surrender of three top Black Legion leaders would nearly complete the roundup of 22 charged with criminal syndicalism. Principal defendant Vir F Effinger of Lima was sought as a fugitive. others include Arthur Lupp N Ray Markland Wilbur Robinson.
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Detroit
Bernard W. Cruse
Arthur F. Lupp
N. Ray Markland
Wiljur Robinson
Vir F
Bert) Effinger
Lima
Frank Howard
Hiand Park
Lord Foster
Plane crash kills 11 on Siberian river flight
A passenger airliner crashed into the Yenisei River on the northern sea route in Siberia, killing eleven people including Elevan Krasnoyarsk. Rescue teams found wreckage and bodies along the riverbank as investigators begin formal inquiries.
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Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Yenesei River
Brim Completes Review of Suit Involving Bank Directors
Special Master Kenneth M. Brim has completed review of testimony in the million dollar suit brought by John D. Biggs as receiver of Commercial National Bank High Point against former directors. Findings will be filed in U S District Court on September 15 and copies with transcripts have been given to both sides for examination.
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Greensboro
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
High Point
Kenneth M. Brim
U.S. District Court
Brim
Biggs
Bullitt Named French Envoy
William C. Bullitt, ambassador to Soviet Russia, is named ambassador to France by President Roosevelt after Jesse I. Straus resigns due to illness. Bullitt will sail for Europe around September 20 and will not return to Russia before taking up his new post. Loy Henderson will stay in Moscow to oversee transition until a successor is chosen.
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Washington
William C. Bullitt
Soviet Russia
France
Roosevelt
Bullitt
Jesse I. Straus
Europe
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Loy Henderson
North Carolina county schools show highest operating costs
A state school commission audit reports 1934 35 public instruction spending of 26 029 124 dollars. Guilford led counties at 1 231 584 dollars, Wake 1 006 207 dollars, with Mecklenburg Buncombe Robeson Johnston Durham Rockingham Nash Iredell Harnett Halifax Gaston Forsyth Davidson and Catawba also listed with substantial figures.
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Raleigh
State School Commission
North Carolina
School Commission
Guilford
Wake
Mecklenburg
Buncombe
Robeson
Johnston
Durham
Rockingham
Nash
Iredell
Harnett
Halifax
Gaston
Forsyth
Davidson
Catawba
Byrnes Wins Senate Nomination in South and Mississippi
Democratic primaries produced decisive leads for James Byrnes in South Carolina and Pat Harrison in Mississippi as returns neared completion. Byrnes led Thomas Stoney and William Harrlee in 7 to 1 voting margins, while Harrison topped Sennett Conner with about 122,650 to 60,550 in Mississippi. Roosevelt reportedly conveyed pleasure to both victors. Townsendites showed early gains in California districts for November.
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Senate
Mississippi
South Carolina
Pat Harrison
Sennett Conner
Theodore Bilbo
Harrison
Conner
Roosevelt
Jas. F. Byrnes
Thomas P. Stoney
William C. Harrlee
Byrnes
Stoney
Harllee
California
Spanish Minister Breaks With Madrid Govn and Back Rebels
Santiiago Mendes De Vigo the Spanish minister to Tokyo notified the foreign office he had broken off relations with the Madrid socialist government and would henceforth support the insurgent regime in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Santiiago Mendes de Vigo
Foreign Office
Madrid
France Sees Germany Moving Toward War And Plans Ramping Up
French leaders and military chiefs meet with Premier Blum as Hitler increases training to two years, signaling a move toward armed conflict. Paris weighs expanding army and strengthening ties with Russia and Poland, seeking rapid strategic gains while keeping a conciliatory stance.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Marie Gustave Gamelin
Leon Blum
France
Russia
Poland
Hitler
Roosevelt May Lead In Move For World Peace
New York Times reports Roosevelt may invite leaders including Edward VIII Stalin Mussolini Hitler Lebrun and other heads of state to a world peace conference if reelected. The plan aims to discuss disarmament and use influence to delay or avert war, signaling a move to secure global peace.
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New York
New York Times
Roosevelt
Edward VIII
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Lebrun
France
Japan
China
The
Times
London
Europe
United States
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Edward
England
New York Dispatch
City Receives Clean Audit With Minor Bookkeeping Suggestions
Chapman and Strand CPAs of Charlotte and Greensboro report a clean audit of the city for the year ended June 30 1936 with minor recommendations for bookkeeping across several departments. The city ended with a total surplus of 4 440 173 30 across funds while revenues reached 1 523 685 81 and expenditures 966 345 78.
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Chapman and Strand
Certified Public Accountants
Charlotte
Greensboro
E. M. Knox
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Irving Trust Company
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Hood System Industrial Bank
Security National Bank
Chemical Bank and Trust Company
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Girl Is Sentenced In Father's Death
In Goldsboro on August 26 Lilla Mae Woodward was sentenced to 10 to 15 years after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the killing of her father Jethro Woodward. She testified she stabbed him while resisting his improper advances and said the assaults had occurred several times.
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Goldsboro
Lilla Mae Woodward
Jethro Woodward
Questioning LaGuardia Over Queens Subway Costs
Albany, Aug. 26. A New York City attorney, claiming to be Robert Charles Moore, filed a petition with Governor Lehman demanding Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia’s removal. He cites gross incompetence and delays in the Queens Boulevard subway project, alleged misuse of over 5 million dollars, and conflicts of interest involving F. X. Sullivan with the Electrical Union No. 3.
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Albany
N. Y
Robert Charles Moore
New York
Lehman
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
Queens Independent Subway
Moore
Charles Poletti
Queens Boulevard
Four Arkansas Robbers Escape from Prison Farm
Four Arkansas bank robbers were at large after a prison farm break in Cummings Arkansas, the first major escape in years. Three guards with long terms fled last night, in a likely escape planned by another convict who did not return from furlough. Escapees: Charles Chapman 37, 15 years for a 1933 Camden bank robbery. O Hugh Lindsey 36, 21 years for a 1931 Portland bank holdup. Buddy Sadler 28, 28 years from Clark county. Charles O Keith 21 years for 1924 Kansas officer killing.
First frost hits prairie map near Manitoba border
The season's first frost appeared on the prairie weather map. At Kamsack Saskatchewan the thermometer fell to 32 degrees last night, about 150 miles northeast of Regina near the Manitoba boundary.
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Winnipeg
Kamsack
Sask
Regina
Manitoba
Protest over WPA furniture plant at Cherry Lake Farms Florida
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association protests Cherry Lake Farms WPA furniture production in Florida. They allege surplus furniture is sold to Florida retailers, with plans to issue wholesale price lists. The group has warned Harry Hopkins and seeks government plans for relief labor operated plants.
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Cherry Lake Farms, Inc
Cherry Lake
Fla
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
J. T. Ryan
Manufacturers Association
Ryan
Florida
Mr. Hopkins
Hopkins
Southern Furniture Manufacturers 'Association
Tennessee
Knoxville
Nashville
Manufacturers Associations
Arthurdale
Steel Workers May Get Wage Increase
Pittsburgh August 26 A wage boost to steel workers across about 450 000 in the industry is under revival as Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp workers demand national wage committee recognition and a 25 percent rise. An AP source cites a likely increase within 60 to 90 days if production remains active and firms resume dividends, signaling potential profit and wage gains by quarter three.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie - Illinois Steel Corporation
Associated Press
Britain and France Push for Neutrality Over Spain Crisis
The Associated Press reports Britain and France push for a European non intervention plan to curb aid to Spanish factions. Rebels press toward Irun with tanks and planes as government defenses slow their advance. A disputed Alfonso letter is cited and unrest rises in Madrid amid ongoing fighting along the Biscay coast.
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France
Great Britain
Europe
Spain
Spa
Biscay Bay
Iran
Lon
Portugal
Ibe
Madrid
Alfonso
Volt
Fran
Particula
Garrion Toledo
Cazar
Roosevelt Off for Dust Bowl Tour From Train En Route
President Roosevelt heads toward the drought stricken west to gather firsthand data and meet governors and officials in Bismarck North Dakota. He plans a nine state swing and aims for a long range drought remedy plan after a Des Moines conference with Governor Alf Landon.
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Roosevelt
Bismarck
N. D
Des Moines
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Great Plains Drought Committee
Texas
North Dakota
Harrison resigns as adviser to Quezon in Philippines
Francis Burton Harrison, former Governor General of the Philippines, submitted his resignation today as adviser to Manuel L. Quezon, president of the Commonwealth government, and will enter private business.
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Harrison
Manila
Francis Burton Harrison
Phillippine Islands
Manuel L. Quezon
Commonwealth
Riots Break Out In Chengtu After Japanese Slayings
Chinese reports say rioting erupted in Chengtu following the killing of two Japanese. Mobs smashed shops selling Japanese goods as authorities dismissed public safety officials and military took control. Japanese officials planned strong representations to Beijing over the incident.
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Shanhai
Chengtu
Lieu-Hsiang
Szechwan
Chunking
China
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Partly scattered thundershowers expected in northern North Carolina tonight and Tuesday. Central and northern portions stay cooler, with unsettled conditions in the south and near coastlines, including nearshore showers in northern South Carolina Thursday.
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North Carolina
North Non
North Central
North Portions
South Carolina
Coast
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