Youth confesses hammer slaying in robbery at Chicago
Fifteen year old Orlando Munroe confessed to killing 65 year old Agnes Roffers during a robbery that yielded $8 in jewelry. Assistant State’s Attorney Devine said Munroe described hitting her with a hammer after planning to sell the items and claimed the death was accidental to avoid suffering. He remained unruffled during questioning and doubted conviction due to his age.
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Chicago
Oland Munroe
Devine
Agnes Roffers
Hammier
Vine
Joe
Range Poland Discuss Treaty Amid Shifting Alliances
Aug 31 report from ARIS notes German eastern neighborhood leaders and Poland discussing a treaty as tensions rise. Rumors surround Titulescu’s ouster, fears of Romania pivoting away from friendship, and the danger of Poland and Romania being drawn into a broader conflict if German forces move toward their regions.
Rescue Effort Aims to Save 290 Miners after Mine Blast
Rescue teams at the United President mine in Bochum Westphalia Germany battle debris to reach 290 miners trapped by a blast. By 7 p m rescuers had pulled out eight bodies and 18 others were badly hurt as death toll rose with continuing recovery operations through the ninth pit.
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Bochum
Westphalia
Germany
United President
Williamson Ends Olympic Running Career at Home
Harry Williamson, high point trailblazer for North Carolina, returns to his hometown and says he has run his last race. He praises Germany's organization, criticizes Olympic committee officials for mistreatment of American athletes, and notes the London hotels and finances of the 1936 Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Williamson
High Point High School
Germany
France
England
Scotland
Harry
Adolph Hitler
Olympic Committee
London
Small Farmer Threatened by Cotton Picker Demo
Two farm experts visiting Stoneville predict that if a mechanical cotton picker succeeds it could end small farming. Oscar Johnston of the government and A. Toler warn southern agriculture would be in turmoil if mechanized picking replaces hand labor.
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Stoneville
Miss
South
Oscar Johnston
A. Toler
Mississippi
Johnston
Washington
John and Mack Rust
Memphis
Tenn
Twin City Boy Is Hurt In Hungary
Agnew Bahnson Jr of Winston-Salem North Carolina and David Griggs of Cambridge Massachusetts a Harvard assistant professor were seriously injured in an auto crash near Czegied while conducting Balkan archaeological investigations.
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Hungary
Budapest
Agnew Bahnson, Jr
Winston-Salem
N. C
David Griggs
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Czegied
Balkans
Loan Approved and Assets to Be Sold by Bank Receiver
John D. Biggs, receiver of Commercial National Bank, announced a $400000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has been approved. An additional 15 percent dividend for creditors is expected about October 1, while about 100 properties including factories homes and vacant lots will be offered for sale on September 29, 1936, potentially creating another creditor dividend. Checks must be sent to Washington for RFC signatures, and over 30 days are anticipated to finalize the new dividend.
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John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Biggs
Washington, D. C
RFC
Car Crash Sparks Daring Rescue In Cleveland
An automobile hit a truck at an intersection. Three young men leaped out and scaled a traffic light to free Patrolman James Stanka, who hung from the light after the car shoved the truck. The trio righted the truck and lowered the officer to safety.
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Pootloose
Cleveland
James Stanka
Stanka
Unmasking Of Hooded Band Sought By Grand Jury
Whiteville August 31 grand jury probes a hooded band blamed for flogging and shaving victims from the White Legion. Four women face immorality charges while the jurors question more than 40 witnesses about the group’s depredations in Clarendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteville
White Legion
Clarendon
John J. Burney
Ters
Lilue Fowler
Fowler
Burney
Sam Blackman
John Cribb
Night Riders
Foster son of Secretary Ickes dies by own hand
Wilmarth Ickes 37 foster son of Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes was found dead in Winnetka suburb of Chicago. A .38 caliber pistol lay on the body. the death is ruled self-inflicted. Ickes had recently suffered headaches and was in ill health.
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Chicago
Wilmarth Ickes
Foster
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Winnetka
Harold Lewis
Erick Magnuson
Ickes
Magnuson
Mackinac Island
Mich
Magnus
General Printing Company
Nagne Ickes
Anna Wilmarth Ickes
Velarde
New Mexico
Secretary Ickes to Fly After Foster Son's Death
Secretary Ickes learned of the death by his foster son Wilmarth Ickes while at his desk in Washington. He arranged to fly to Winnetka Illinois with a Chicago arrival expected late afternoon after receiving a police message and then left for his home.
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Washington
Wilmarth Ickes
Ickes
Winnetka
Chicago
Hae
New Army Scheme Lets Youths Try Six Months in Service
Great Britain announces a recruiting plan allowing youths to join the army for six months with an option to quit if they dislike the life. The move aims to attract volunteers and test suitability for military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Mussolini Warns of Mass Mobilization in New Armament Drive
Avellino Italy August 31 Premier Mussolini boasted that Italy could mobilize eight million men within hours and claimed his army strength to rival Hitler and Stalin. Observers tied the speech to recent German and Soviet moves and to perceived socialist currents in France and Spain. He denounced the disarmament conference as a catastrophe and reaffirmed Italy’s readiness to defend its territory in East Africa.
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Avellino
Italy
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Russia
East
Africa
Ethiopia
Scorching attack on GOP at New Mexico nominating convention
Joseph L. Dalley, aide to Rexford Tugwell, labeled Alf Landon as sponsored by the unholy crew behind Americanism and attacked the Republican ticket. He branded Hamilton a self-styled hard-boiled politician and warned voters against a case preying on fears with Hearst ties and Wall Street influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tugwell
Lindon
Albuquerque
N. M
Joseph L. Dailye
Rexford Tugwell
New Mexico
Alf M. Landon
New México
Herbert Hoover
Alfred M. Landon
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Dalley
Republican National Committee
Kansas
William Randolph Hearst
Wall Street
Queen Mary Sets Faster Eastward Atlantic Crossing Record
In a London report the Queen Mary established a new eastward Atlantic crossing record. She reached Bishop's Rock off the English coast in three days 23 hours 10 minutes, beating the Normandie by more than three hours and following last week's westbound record.
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London
North Atlantic
Bishop's Rock
English
Ambrose Light
New York
Korean Typhoon Death Toll Rises
In Seoul officials report 1516 dead from the war typhoon in Korea with 769 missing and 1182 injured. Home destruction affected 33 254 houses as communications were restored and damage tallied.
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Seoul
Korea
Motorcyclist Dies After City Collision
Walter E. Putnam 22 a Lanerns store employee died at a local hospital from injuries after his motor cycle collided with an automobile believed to be driven by C H Richardson of Seneca at the scene in Laurens Aug 31.
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Patal Laurens
Walter E. Putnam
Lanerns
C. H. Richardson
Seneca
American ships in Spanish waters brace for renewed gunfire
Navy officers expect possible new attacks following the attempt to sink the destroyer Kane off the Spanish coast. The United States has protested to Madrid and the rebels and authorized commanding officers to use gunfire if any ship’s crew faces danger, though no firm directions have been issued.
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Washington
Kane
Madrid
Navy Department
Spanish
Davidson Star Tenders Blood for Child in Chicago Case
Pat Crawford a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals offered today to give blood transfusions to Phillip Levitt seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Morris Levitt of Chicago. The child suffers a blood stream infection described as almost always fatal with blood from a newly recovered victim cited as the only known antidote.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Pat Crawford
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillip Levitt
Morris Levitt
Chicago
Purloined Safe Found After Stolen From Greensboro Firm
Police recovered a safe containing valuables worth 2750 after a Thursday night theft from a Greensboro automobile firm. Only 250 dollars in cash was missing, while checks and records stayed intact. The safe was moved in a company truck and found near Cary.
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Greensboro
Cary
Truck Riders Up For Probe In Nassau County
Nassau county assistant district attorney Albert W. de Meo summoned eleven people to investigate the disappearance of a butcher's truck after Mrs. Helene Fortescue Reynolds used it for a ride home from a valley stream tavern. Her husband Julian Reynolds and truck owner Gus Muller were among those summoned. police were notified of the vehicle's disappearance but details remain scarce.
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Helene Fortescue Reynolds
Julian L. Reyynolds
Nassau County
N. Y
New York
Albert W. de. Meo
Reynolds
Julian Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco
Glen Cove
Long Island
Valley Stream
Julian
Gus Muller
Harry Schuraski
Pennsy Campaign Probe Is Ordered
A special senate election committee ordered an immediate inquiry into alleged irregularities in Pennsylvania campaign activities. The panel cites coercion of employees by Carnegie-Illinois and Jones and Laughlin Steel and dispatched Louis R. Gravis and aides to Allegheny and Beaver counties to begin the investigation.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate
Carnegie-Illinois
Jones and Laughlin Steel Companies
Lonergan
D-Conn
Louis R. Gravis
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Black Legion Members Face Murder Charges In Detroit Court
In Detroit on August 31 twelve Black Legion members were brought to circuit court to answer murder charges for the Poole killing. The case centers on a May 12 meeting when Poole was abducted and shot after false gossip about his wife. Col onel Harvey Davis is accused of ordering the death while Chunky Dayton Dean fired the fatal shots. Some defendants not at the scene may waive jury trial amid extensive pretrial challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Legion
Detroit
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Poole
Iran Defenders Prepare as Rebel Assaults Threaten
The government forces in Iran fortified the city with 300 rebels moved in overnight. Bombardment from land sea and air loomed as insurgents threatened to demolish the town. Casualties included two women killed by bombs as evacuation of civilians continued.
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Associated
Iran
Spain
Fort Guadalupe
United States
Madrid
Shutdown of Hanes Hosiery Mill Promised Tomorrow
Winston Salem Aug 31 Charles Centers hosiery union organizer said the Hanes mill will close down tomorrow as strikers push for a complete shutdown. He claimed over half the workforce is already out while officials report about 200 on strike. Picket lines were reinforced and plans to shut the plant were stated.
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Winston-Salem
Charles Centers
Hanes
Weather Update for Local Regions
Northwest and South Carolina report generally fair conditions through tonight with a warmer interior on Tuesday. High yesterday Noon today and low last night are not specified in detail.
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North and
South Carolina
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Weather Bureau
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