Spain alleges Italian aid to insurgents sinks British ship Endymion
The Spanish government charged Italy with deploying war destroyers and two submarines to aid the insurgent fleet and said an Italian vessel sank the British cruiser Endymion off the southeast coast, with eleven lives lost. The British Admiralty dispatched four destroyers armed with depth charges to the Mediterranean to counter the attack.
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London
Panish
Italy
Arme
Mediterranean
Pablo de Azcarate Y Florez
Besse
Spain
British Troops Battle Arabs in Palestine Clash
British forces aided by the Royal Air Force fought a large Arab group in the northern Palestine district. Two British soldiers were killed and two wounded, with total casualties listed at 15. Troops searched for assailants who earlier tossed two bombs at the Nablus police station.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Royal Airforce
Estine
Nablus
England eleven times safer says Hoover report
Hoover reports that England shows far lower violent crime than the United States in 1936. He notes 12,741 murders and manslaughters in the U S versus 312 in Great Britain, with justifiable homicides and aggravated cases included, and emphasizes overall crime levels are lower in England while lesser crimes in the United States run about double those in Britain.
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Washington
Saya J. Edgar Ver
Hoover
Federal Reau
Great Britain
United
America
England
New WPA Projects for North Carolina Announced
Raleigh Feb 1 The WPA announced two new state projects to hire workers. Funds of 381 782 dollars were allocated to organize and operate public and school libraries while 123 608 dollars were set aside to establish household service demonstration centers and train maids waitresses and other domestic help.
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Raleigh
N. C
WPA
Death toll from 1937 accidents totals huge cost to nation
A historic Civil Defense briefing notes 1937 accidental deaths cost the nation about 3.7 billion dollars in property loss and 870 million in fire costs. Traffic fatalities rose modestly as motor travel increased, with New York and Milwaukee leading in urban vehicular death rates.
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Nation- Story Council
New London
Tex
Milwaukee
New York
Cooperation With Present Federal Program Is Urged By Max Gardner
Max Gardner calls for cooperation with current federal programs to advance relief and development efforts. The press release emphasizes collaboration with federal initiatives to maximize benefits for the state and its citizens.
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Max Gardner
CIO halted in Hague district labor drive
Jersey City February 1 The Committee for Industrial Organization halted a new organizing drive in Frank Hague’s bailiwick after police stopped four organizers distributing CIO circulars to workers None were arrested but officers ordered them to disperse and confiscated pamphlets Sam Mack CIO official directing the campaign called it off less than an hour after it began No future plans announced
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Jersey City
N. J
Committee For Industrial Organization
Bailiwick
Frank Hague
CIO
Sam Mack
Three Children Die in Waverly Farm Fire
In Waverly Tennessee a blaze last night killed three children in a farm home. Victims were Joe Ann Rushton age 3 Walter Robert Rushton age 2 and Kay Frances Rushton five months. Parents Francis and Mrs Rushton were in the barn at the time.
Gardner Sounds Warn on Roosevelt and Radical Shift
Former North Carolina governor O Max Gardner addressed about 400 people at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at the Sheraton hotel. He urged cooperative support for federal programs and warned that failure by Roosevelt could push the nation toward radical politics beyond Roosevelt. Gardner spoke to chamber members civic clubs and guests, with I Paul Ingle elected chamber president and Arthur Kirkman named vice president and W Idol Sr treasurer.
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C. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Washington, D.C
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Amos B. Kearns
Capus M. Waynek
The
Enterprise
Gardner
Scrow
Kearns
O. Max Gardner
Sheraton Hotel
Washington
Board of
Mr. Gardner
I. Paul Ingle
Amos R. Kearns
Arthur Kirkman
W. ©. Idol, Sr
Frank
Rebels drive halted by loyal army at Spanish frontier
Rebel offensive in the Penarroya sector of southwestern Spain was stopped by government forces after two days of fighting along the Badajoz Cordoba line. Insurgent dispatches admit the advance failed and activity dropped to sporadic firing with a lull near Teruel.
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Hendaye
France
Penarroya
Spain
Badajoz
Cordoba
Teruel
Cutter Pamlico Sent to Baltimore for Repairs
Coast guard officials announced the cutter Pamlico was sent to Baltimore Maryland for repairs estimated at six thousand dollars.
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Baltimore
New Bern
Coast Guard
Pamlico
Poetry Society Meeting in Charlotte Tonight
The North Carolina Poetry Society will hold a gathering in Charlotte tonight. Members plan readings and discussions in a brief, communal event on February 1.
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Poetry Society
Charlotte
North Carolina Poetry Society
North Carolina High Court to Rule on Hydro Electric Dispute
Raleigh report predicts four major decisions by the North Carolina Supreme Court as it clears its calendar for spring. Among awaited rulings are the High Point hydroelectric project case and the Johnston county electrification dispute, with expectations the court may uphold state law against slot machines.
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North Carolina High Court
Henry Averill Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
Smoak
High Point
Johnston County
Pfayetteville
Supreme Court
Coop
Lewis Carrol
Japanese Army Breaks Chinese Resistance Near Nanking
Bulletin from Shanghat reports the Japanese army breaking Chinese defenses northwest of Nanking and advancing toward Suchow. They claim occupation of Linhaik Wan about 100 miles northwest of Nanking and progress along the Tientsin Pukow rail line to within 100 miles of Suchow.
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Shanghat
Nanking
Suchow
LinhaikWan
Tientsin-Pukow
Sushow
Clash for Narrow Corridor in Chinese Japanese War
Reports from Shanghai describe hand to hand fighting as Chinese and Japanese forces clash along the Mingkwang sector on the 190 mile corridor between areas already controlled by Japan. Both sides claim heavy enemy losses amid bayonet charges and reinforced troops.
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Shanghai
Mingkwang
Nanking
Yangtze River
Nan
UAW pushes Roosevelt for 180 million relief aid
United Automobile Workers leaders met with President Roosevelt in Washington and urged an immediate federal appropriation of 180 million dollars to employ and aid unemployed auto workers in Michigan. Homer Martin said the president agreed to take up the plan with the Works Progress Administration and suggested expanding public works funding and considering a guaranteed 2000 dollar annual wage to stabilize employment.
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Washington
United Automobile Workers
Roosevelt
Michigan
Homer Martin
Auto Union
White House
Works Progress Administration
Martin
Public Works Administration
Millers Face Federal Court in Asheville
Estelle and Doc Miller were placed on 500 bonds after federal warrants charged them with harboring fugitives. They testified as witnesses in the Payne Turner case, revealing past visits to the Miller home around the highway patrolman killing on August 22. Payne and Turner were convicted of murder and sentenced to die on March 4.
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Estelle
Doc
Payne
Turner
Asheville
N. C
Doc Miller
Miller
Billi Payne
Wash Turner
Leahy Claims Japs Are Building Larger Ships
The Inland Waterway Motor Vessel Chelsea a 107 ton vessel burned and sank in the Cape Fear River five miles south of Wilmington North Carolina early today. The captain and six crew escaped unharmed and the ship carrying 50 tons of cargo was lost. The Chelsea sailed weekly between Wilmington and Norfolk owned by the Norfolk Baltimore and Carolina line. Captain Toler and crew spent the night at the Orton plantation after abandoning ship in a lifeboat.
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Wilmington
N. C
Inland Waterway
Chelsea
Cape Fear River
Norfolk, Baltimore, and
Carolina Line
Baltimore
Norfolk
Toler
Orton Plantation
Seven Injured In Bus Wreck Near Raeford
A bus truck collision near Raeford injured seven bus passengers. The most seriously hurt were Mrs Easton Deaton of Aberdeen and Mrs John Graham of Raeford. M Sasser of Greensboro drove the bus carrying 25 passengers between Fayetteville and Greensboro. The truck driver Walter Hildebrand was detained pending the investigation.
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Raeford
Here
Easton Deaton
Aberdeen
John Graham
M. Sasser
Greensboro
Fayetteville
D. H. Holgings
Walter Hildebrand
Hiccoughing Continues For Werner In Toledo
The hiccoughing attack that began last Wednesday in Joseph Werner age 62 of Temperance Michigan continued today in Toledo. Werner is reported in serious condition.
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Toledo
Joseph Werner
Temperance
Mich
Werner
Admiral Leahy Warns U S Subpar to Japanese Warships
Admiral William D. Leahy testified before the House Naval Committee on reports Japan is building ships larger than any in the U S fleet. He spoke as Congress considered a 20 percent Navy expansion to authorize 47 combatant ships and 22 auxiliaries, while House members pressed for details on ship sizes and construction.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
House Naval Committee
Japan
United States
Leahy
Roosevelt
Cole
R.-N.y
Wether
Italy
Senate approves housing bill in tight 42 40 vote
Washington February 1 Senate action gave final congressional approval to the administration's housing bill. The measure passed 42 to 40, the first major bill to reach the White House since the special session began last November after a conference tug of war.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Pair Escapees Still At Large In Wyoming
SYLVA Feb 1. Five prisoners escaped from the county jail last night. two were recaptured today while Bill Dockins Richard M and Luther Owens led the search in the mountains. McDonald and Frank Brown, Negro, remain at large as authorities widen the hunt.
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Sylva
Bill Dockins
Richard M
Luther Owens
McDonald
Frank Brown
Alaska flier missing near Arctic Circle in Endicott range
In Fairbanks Alaska authorities report Harold Gillam a northern tour pilot and his mechanic George Sanders unaccounted after a flight from Barrow. They disappeared around 10 15 am yesterday while radio observers joined the search team near John River in the Endicott range at the Arctic Circle.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Harold Gillam
Barrow
Gil
George Sanders
John River
Endicott Range
Arctic Circle
U. S. Strengthens Hawaii Defenses With Men and Planes
United States forces expand Pacific presence with more troops and bombers. Navy planes and Marine units join Army forces in Hawaii fortification as 98 warships and 260 planes conduct five days of exercises off Southern California.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Alaska
California
China
San Francisco
United States
Ths
Claude Do. Bloch
Naval
VP-16
Sitka
Seattle
Prince Rupert
B. C
Goose Island
Shanehai
Hawaii
Ilton Field
Los Angeles
Harbor
Haw
Isla
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