Bombing Blitz Hits Madrid Suburbs as Siege Feels Strain
Insurgent air raids over Majadahonda Cuatro Caminos and surrounding areas drop dozens of bombs, while government forces push toward Retamares and Bodadilla Monte. Reports claim heavy losses for Franco forces, with claims of 14 000 dead in Madrid University fighting and renewed militia activity around the capital amid the siege.
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la Said
Majadahonda
Cuatro Camminos
Bou
Vademorillo
Betamares
Moncola
Mad
Bodadilla Monte
Man’s Land
Riier
Madrid
Fresnehs
el Escorial
Francisco Franco
Mander
Solons End Special Session as Duke Challenges City Power Plan
Duke Power intervenor questions legality and wisdom of Greensboro hydro electric project in Guilford Superior Court. The brief argues the city’s six million dollar plan with federal funds and bond issues may violate state and federal constitutions and threaten interstate business. Continued on page two.
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Duke
Greensboro
Duke Power Company
Guilford Superior Court
J. Paul Williamson
Williamson
Unles
PWA
North Carolina Adopts Unemployment Compensation Act
Raleigh reports the special session of the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned after enacting a 13,000 word social security unemployment compensation bill. The act took effect at 12 26 p m after signatures from the lieutenant governor and speaker as governor vetoes are not possible in the state. The 1937 biennial session will start January 6 and lawmakers commended Governor Ehringhaus.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Administration
Senate
House
Victor Bryant
Durham
Liquor Study Commission
North Carolina
Ehtinghaus
A. Hall Johnston
Bun
Grim search for missing airliner in Wasatch mountains
Weather hampered the two day hunt for Western Air Express flight carrying seven aboard. Ground crews and CCC workers, BYU students, and 15 mounted searchers scoured Alpine area between Salt Lake City and Provo. Missing: pilot B J Samson co pilot William Bogan stewardess Gladys Witt and passengers Mr and Mrs John Wolfe H W Edwards and C Christopher.
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Salt Lake City
Wasatch Mountain Wilds
Western Air Express Transport
Provo
Here
Alpine
Frank Eastman
Western Air Station
CCC
Brigham Young University
Boeing
Samson
Utah
Milford
Wasatch Mountains
Los Angeles
Pacific
Gladys Witt
William Bogan
John Wolfe
Chicago
H. W. Edwards
Minneapolis
C. Christopher
Dwight
Bandits Nabbed in Annapolis Drug Store Hold-Up
Police Chief Ira T. Chapman reports the capture of James Oates of Concord and Ernest High Elk aged 16 from Eagle Butte a few hours after a Riverside section holdup. The two admitted the robbery.
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Annapolis
Olice
Ira T. Chapman
James Oates
Concord
Ernest High Elk
Eage Butte
Chapman
Poison probe linked to insurance money in Wilmington case
Solicitor John J. Burney said he is investigating what he terms an attempted poisoning connected to insurance money. The probe centers on Mrs. Bertha Stuart, mother of the woman arrested with E. L. Smoak, who faces murder charges in the death of Smoak's 15 year old daughter.
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Wilmington
John J. Burney
Bertha Stuart
E. L. Smoak
Smoak
Council Asks Time On Track Lowering Start
City Council adopted a resolution asking for an extension of the start date for grade crossing eliminations under a federal grant. The project must begin by January 11, 1937, with a request to extend to March 15, 1927.
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City Hall
Stanley H. Wright
PWA
B. M. Knox
Frank T. Miller
Greensboro
Miller
Wright
Washington
21 American Republics Sign Pact
In Buenos Aires the Inter-American Peace conference approved the United States plan for consultation if peace is menaced with unanimous backing from all 21 American republics. The measure, called epochal by Cordell Hull, urges completion of five existing peace treaties with similar unanimous support and echoes the Montevideo Pan-American conference of 1933.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Cordell Hull
Hull
Republcs
Montevideo
Roosevelt Begins Preparing Second Term Program
President Roosevelt, fresh from Buenos Aires and a 12 000 mile voyage aboard the U S S Indianapolis, returns to the White House to map the second term. He eyes Congress budget and cabinet changes while arranging funeral for bodyguard Gus Gennerich. A new public welfare secretary post is discussed alongside Social Security and Children's Bureau links.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
White House
Gus” Gennerich
Mr. Rosevelt
Charleston
D. C
Indianapolis
Americas
Japan Faces War Fears Over Chiang Kai-Shek Kidnapping
Tokyo officials fear possible war if Chiang Kai-Shek remains captive by a warlord while China seethes with Communist influence. Japan backs Manchoukuo borders and fights Communism as Chiang campaigns against it, heightening regional tension and uncertainties.
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Tokyo
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Chiang
Manchoukuo
England Refuses To Accept Annexation Of Ethiopia
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the house of commons that Britain will not recognize Italy’s annexation of Ethiopia. The answer came during a question from Eleanor Rathbone, independent MP.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eleanor Rathbone
Ehringhaus Plans Return To Law Practice
Governor Ehringhaus will resume law practice after retiring January 7. The firm Ehringhaus Royall Gosney and Smith will be based in Raleigh with offices to be announced. A. Gosney of Raleigh and J. N. Smith of Goldsboro join the new firm. Ehringhaus previously practiced in Elizabeth City and served as solicitor of the first judicial district.
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Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Kenneth Royall
Raleigh and Goldsboro
Ehringhaus, Royall, Gosney and Smith
Ont Ce
A. Gosney
J. N. Smith
Goldsboro
Royall
Elizabeth City
First Judicial District
Truck driver held on bond after fatal school bus crash
Fayetteville dispatch reports J Henry Gibbs, truck driver in last week’s crash that killed four children and injured 18, was jailed on a $1000 bond after a coroner's jury inquiry. Kenneth Faircloth, bus driver, was released on bond. Jury cited driver condition, truck mechanics, or crowded cab as possible causes. Gibbs testified to long hours and 30 mph crash moment.
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Fayyetteville
J. Henry Gibbs
Kenneth Faircloth
Bond
Gibbs
Public Demand Cited for Florida Gulf Atlantic Canal
War department engineers heard there was a public demand for finishing the Florida Gulf Atlantic Waterway at a public hearing. The special board report found the proposed $162,000,000 canal feasible with witnesses led by General Charles P. Summerall, former army chief of staff, and Brigadier General George B. Pillsbury presiding.
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Washington
War Department
Board of Engineers
Florida Ship Canal
Chas. P. Summerall
Army
George B. Pillsbury
Mining Executive Missing in North Carolina Mystery
Mrs. William A. White, widow of 45 year old William A. White, questions whether her husband, general manager of Keystone Mining near Asheboro and Rudisill Gold Mine in Charlotte, vanished December 1 in Charlotte. White carried 1800 dollars, with 1200 from a local bank. part of Keystone gold remained in an Asheboro vault, now claimed secured.
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William A. White
Charlotte
Keystone
Keystone Mining Company
Asheboro
Rudisill Gold Mine, Inc
White
Th Rudisill Gold Mine, Inc
Security National Bank
Commercial National Bank
Randolph County
Millions In Mails For Investors
National postal deliveries carry the first $150 million in seven day dividend payments as part of a larger $530 million total expected to be mailed this week. Major payouts include $28 million from Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and $23 million from Chrysler. Standard Oil affiliates, Sun Oil, and J C Penney also dispatch large sums.
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New York
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
EB. Tr. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Chrysler Corporation
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Indiana
Sun Oil Co
J. C. Penney Co
U S and Italy Begin Negotiations for New Trade Pact
Rome December 16 negotiations for a new U S Italy commercial treaty have started to replace the expiring 1871 pact. The existing treaty is denounced and will terminate in one year with negotiations focusing on consular rights taxation and business authority. A separate trade agreement will follow after the treaty is signed.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Chigi Palace
Count Galleazo Ciano
William Phillips
Canada
France
Chiang Kai Shek Fate in Shanghai Uncertain
Reports from Nanking say the executive Yuan approved a punitive campaign to crush Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang and seize Shansi province in a bid to rescue or avenge Chiang Kai Shek. Chinese sources cite divisions moving toward Sianfu amid skirmishes and rumors Chiang may be alive or dead.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Executive Yuan
Nanking
Sianfu
Shensi
Chang Hsneh-Liang
China
Chiang
Shansi
Ho Ying-Chin
Military Affairs Commission
Genralissimo
Tokyo
W. H. Donald
Chang
Yuan
State Council
Here
Domei
Local Weather Brief for North and South Carolina
Regional forecast notes rain this afternoon and tonight in North Carolina with cooler coastal readings. South Carolina remains unsettled with possible light rain in the north tonight and overcast skies. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift to westerly, with stronger southeast gusts in the extreme north this afternoon and early tonight.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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