Bombs Fall In Downtown Madrid First Successful Aerial Strike
Associated Press reports a fierce June 29 1936 Madrid air raid with bombs hitting central areas including the ministry of war Bank of Spain and post office. Rebels conducted later strafing as Madrid government planes answered from above. several hundred windows shattered and authorities warned of further danger.
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Madrid
Baok
Ministry of Far
Ministry War
Bank of Spain
General Post Office
Bank of Nm
Post Office
Associate Press
Economic gains reported across commerce and agriculture
Washington reports wide increases in July across business, housing, and farm sectors. Government and private data show higher carloadings, construction permits, and farm cash receipts amid drought, with railroads also posting stronger revenues and incomes.
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Goernment
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Aften
Austin
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Association American Railroads
Chamber of Coerce Review
Duke Professor Claimed By Death
Durham August 29 Dr I Cranford 68 professor of philosophy at Duke died at his home shortly after 9 in the morning from effects of a paralytic stroke the first he suffered two years ago He was the oldest alumnus of the university Cranford was born in North Carolina son of Joshua Cranford and Mary E Davis born November 10 1867 He graduated Trinity College and received a doctorate in philosophy from the university Surviving are his widow Nell Edwards Cranford two children Mary Cranford and William J Crawford and two grandchildren
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Childrn
Mary Cranford
William J. Crawford
Roosevelt Heads For South Dakota
President Roosevelt travels by Roosevelt train to Pierre South Dakota for talks with governors and senators on drought response and long term planning. He plans to move on to City Utah for Secretary’s funeral after a four hour stay.
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Pierre
President Roose
South Dakota
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City
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Bullitt Successor in Russia Sparks Succession Talk
The resignation of J. L. Straus as ambassador to France and appointment of W. C. Bullitt as ambassador to Russia stirred discussion on Bullitt's successor. Among those mentioned is Curtis Bok, Philadelphia publisher.
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France
W. C. Bullitt
Russia
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Curtis Bok
Philadelphia
Robinson Hits Landon Speech in Arkansas Speech Critique
Senator Joseph T. Robinson praised New Deal revenue legislation and criticized Alf Landon at Little Rock. He accused the GOP of scaring moderate earners and claimed business and industry have advanced rapidly since the 1936 tax bill, defending the revenue measure against Landon’s attack.
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Ark
Joseph T. Robinson
Alf M. Landon
Buffalo
Senate
Robinson
Landon
Make Peace or Leave Seattle in Labor Dispute
Mayor John F. Dore demanded William Randolph Hearst quit Seattle until terms with labor are reached, amid a newsroom strike that halted the Seattle Post-Intelligencer since August 14. He labeled Hearst as “menace number one” and praised Roosevelt while accusing Landon of aiding the labor crackdown.
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John F. Dore
William Randolph Hearst
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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American Newspaper Guild
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Hearst
Dore
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Postmasters Named in South Carolina
The post office department announced two acting postmasters in South Carolina John C Fowler at Gaffney and Robert H Billings at Lancaster.
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Washington
Post Office Department
South Carolina
John C. Fowler
Gaffney
Robert H. Billings
Lancaster
Liquor Control Defended at Wilmington Hearing
Wilmington officials and county leaders defended the New Hanover Liquor Control Act before the governor’s liquor study commission. Witnesses testified conditions improved since stores opened a year ago, while dry forces argued the situation worsened. A joint brief noted fewer drunkenness arrests for the year ending June 30, and county leaders urged continuing control rather than full prohibition.
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Governor's Liquor Study Commission
New Hanover
W. B. Campbell
Marsden Bellamy
New Hanover County
J. 8. Lane
Addison Hewlett
County Board of Commissioners
Walter H. Blair
Convict Guard Slain As Atlanta Road Gang Breaks
In Atlanta on August 29 two DeKalb county criminals escaped from a gang working in Druid Hills. Guard Clyde Gresham, 35, was shot with his own pistol and died at Emory Hospital after a scuffle on Ponce De Leon Avenue. Theron Cranston, 22, and Charlies Brown, 19, fled with the pistol and forced a laundry driver from a truck. A third inmate was overpowered by another guard.
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Dekalb
Druid Hs
George Jackson
Dekalb County
Sittin
Clyde Gresham
Theron Cranston
Charlies Brown
Jackson
Cranston
Gresham
Brown
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Emory University Hospital
Storm Wrecks Terre Haute With Heavy Damage
Terre Haute Indiana reports damage from a windstorm estimated at 600 000 to 700 000 dollars after one death. City Engineer Robert Paige said debris removal and remodeling will take several days as trees lie in the streets power and interurban lines down and homes unroofed. Street car service telephone lines and electric service were gradually restored.
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Robert Paige
Bad Weather May Again Stop Flight
New York August reports indicate forecasted bad weather may delay the Harry Richman and Dick Merrill round trip to London again. Meteorological projections suggest the weather could persist into Monday, delaying travel plans and airline schedules.
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New York
London
Grand Jury Resumes Probe Of Night Riders Next Week
Whiteville Aug 29 The Columbus county grand jury recessed its flogging investigation until Monday after hearing a score of witnesses. The case centers on alleged night rider beatings by a hooded white robed band near Clarendon in the southern county area. Victims include Mrs Bertha Fowler and daughter Inez, with Grace and Glenn Fowler and Carolyn and Dewey Cribb previously named.
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Columbus County Grand Jury
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Tims
Bertha Fowler
Inez
Grace
Glenn Fowler
Lihue Fowler
Law and Order
Carolyn
Libue Fowler
Dewey Cribb
Fowler
Two Injured In Two Separate Crashes In City
Two drivers cited for reckless driving after a collision on Hamilton and East Farriss. B G Pender, 54, left hand injury, car overturned. H A Wood, 29, of 502 Oakland avenue, also cited. Separate bicycle crash near Ward and English left Ralph Smith briefly hospitalized with non serious injuries.
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Cook Street
H. A. Wood
Oakland Avenue
Pender
Hamilton Street
Wood
East Farriss Avenue
Romanian Cabinet Resigns As New Government Formed
Premier Tatarescu announced the cabinet’s resignation in Bucharest and the formation of a new government without Foreign Minister Nicolas Titulescu on August 29.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Tatarescu
Nicolas Titulescu
Landon Plans Quiet Weekend After Drought Conference
Governor Alf M. Landon plans a quiet weekend with close advisers in Topeka Kansas after his drought conference with President Roosevelt in Des Moines. He aims to rest before resuming his campaign in mid September.
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Kas
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Manslaughter Case Ends In Mistrial
Kinston August 29 The involuntary manslaughter case against Jesse Hardy over the October auto collision death of Mrs. W. A. Ward Craven county ended in a mistrial. The jury was discharged at 11 pm after receiving the case at 7 16 pm Hardy is son of Dr Iran Hardy former state senator.
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Kinston
Jesse Hardy
W. A. Ward
Craven County
Hardy
Iran Hardy
King Alfonso May Get Throne If Rebels Win
New York dispatch notes Alfonso, ousted king of Spain, has a strong stake in the civil war as Franco's rebels and Madrid government clash. Rebels seek a military dictatorship paving the way for Alfonso to resume the throne. the government pushes land reform and nationalization while rejecting communism. Both sides enter seventh week of bloodshed as world powers divide.
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Spain
Italy
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Francisco Franco
Burgos
Socialist Party
Indalegio Prieto
Arkansas Will Not Get Negro Extradition
Governor Henry Horner refused to authorize Sam Bennett’s extradition to Arkansas citing concerns about possible mob violence and a unfair trial. Bennett faced 45 counts of assault with intent to kill after a dispute on a plantation, fled, and was arrested in Chicago. Horner noted a Arkansas governor promised a fair trial but local court actions could not be controlled.
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Springfield
Ill
Henry Horner
Sam Bennett
Arkansas
Bennett
Chicago
Horner
Futrell
Knox Declares GOP Crusade To Save America In Rally
Col. Frank Knox, Republican vice presidential candidate, told supporters in Burlington Vermont that this is not a political campaign but a crusade to save America. He framed the November vote drive as a high purpose effort at a GOP rally.
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Mill Superintendent Killed in Crash Near Laurinburg
W M McLoud 53 superintendent of cotton mills at Cherryville and Statesville was killed in an automobile collision near Laurinburg on August 29. Local authorities reported the fatal crash occurred this afternoon and McLoud was a prominent figure in North Carolina textile circles.
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W. M. McLoud
Cherryville
Statesville
Death Claims Phintan Toms
Clinton W. Toms president of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. died in New York at 67 from heart trouble. He led Liggett and Myers since 1928, previously with American Tobacco. Born Hertford North Carolina October 2 1868 he lived in Durham and Hertford. Funeral set for Monday at his daughter’s home in Durham.
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Clinton W. Toms
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co
Toms
Liggett and Myers
Caleb C. Dula
Hertford
N. C
G. E. Newby
Charles W. Morgan
Buchanan
Durham
200 Get Jobs For Self-Help Students At College
Greensboro August 29. Officials of a women's college report 200 self help students secured jobs at the college many arranged through the national youth administration.
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Greensboro
Woman's College of the Consolidated University of North Carolina
National Youth Administration
Soviet demand Norway expel Leon Trotzky in Oslo
The Soviet government insisted Norway expel Leon Trotzky today but did not demand his return to Russia. Oslo was told to press the charge that Trotzky violated his pledge after seeking asylum there. Moscow witnesses linked him to plotting a terror regime against the government and Stalin. Trotzky urged vengeance but offered to face charges in a Norwegian court.
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Norway
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Oslo
Trotzky
Trotzky Held Under Guard in Norway as Power to Exile Lags
Oslo reports Leon Trotzky kept under police guard at his home. Norway cannot expel him without another nation offering asylum. Trotzky's two secretaries were deported, but authorities lack a return visa safeguard, forcing Trotzky to stay pending a new haven.
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Oslo
Norway
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
France
Dern Receives Final Honors For Secretary Dern
Washington mourns George Henry Dern secretary of war with army salutes as officials accompany his body to Utah. Funeral plans move from Walter Reed to Mount Pleasant Congregational church with cabinet members and General Malin Craig as pallbearers. Services at 4 PM then cortege to Union Station.
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Washington
George Henry Dern
Utah
Walter Reed Hospital
Dern
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
Malin Craig
Twelve Black Legionnaires To Face Trial Next Week
Detroit August 8 twelve men will be tried in circuit court early next week for the killing that exposed the Black Legion hooded terrorist group. The trial may start Tuesday after a new jury panel is sworn in. Prosecutors plan to call Dayton Dean and about 50 witnesses to testify regarding Poole’s abduction and death.
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Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Chester P. O'Hara
Dayton Dean
Poole
Dean
Weather likely showers and cooler trend for North Carolina
Cloudy with local thundershowers in interior this afternoon or tonight and near coast tonight and Sunday. Cooler air moves in central and northeast by Sunday with cooler conditions in the northwest tonight.
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Interior
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