Glass to battle court reform non intervention revived
Insurgent forces report new link in the siege of Madrid as non intervention moves in Paris London and Madrid aim to isolate the conflict. Fascist advances threaten Valencia and road links while Madrid fortifications resist southeast operations amid reports of air attacks and refugee movements.
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London
Portugal
Rnd
Keat
Valencia
Madrid
Alcalade
Valencia-Madrid
Cala de Henares
Almeria
Iterranean
Algona
Monte Toro
Transatlantic Flight Service Likely By American Airways
In York on February 13 American Airways announced planned flights between the United States and Bermuda as a step toward a transport airplane service to Europe. Officials expect the overseas service to begin within 30 days and summer under way, marking American Airlines as the lone U S carrier operating on overseas routes.
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York
States
Bermuda
Europe
American Airways
United
British Island
Dadhouses Are Raided in Charlotte On Highway Patrol Action
Highway patrolmen raided four roadhouses on the Gas highway and at Carl Vanns station on Monroe. Eight men were arrested on liquor charges and confiscations included more than gallons of federally taxed liquor. Bonds were posted.
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L. R. Fisher
Peep
Greenwich Village
Carl Vann
Monroe
Mecklen County Residents Plan Fight Over Road Plans
About 100 citizens gathered in Harlotte to oppose proposed highway and public works plans. A committee headed by A. BE. well was named to appear before the Raleigh highway commission to press changes and widenings.
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Harlotte
Mecklen County
Mmittee
A. BE. Well
Raleigh
Girls Death Baffles Cops Raise Reward
Sheriff Walter M. Irvin said officers are not pursuing a definite suspect in the attack slaying of Elva Brannock a 16 year old high school girl whose body was found 15 miles from Sparta yesterday She had been missing since leaving her home for school last Monday The sheriff added I am no Sherlock Holmes
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Sparta
Walter M. Irvin
Elva Brannock
Sherwick Holmes
Flood Fight Victory Seen Over Greatest Nationwide Flood
In Memphis a flood tide advances toward the gulf as engineers and veterans man lower valley levees. Officials report the billion dollar levee line holds while Ohio and Mississippi rivers recede. Death toll listed at six as sand boils threaten barriers and spillways divert water toward Lake Pontchartrain.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf
Cincinnati
Cairo
Ill
Helena
Ark
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
Lake Pontchartrain
Steel rally lifts market as steel shares rebound
In New York on February 13 a late rally in steel and other industrials lifted the market after an early drop. U S Steel recovered most of its earlier decline, while other steel, motor and miscellaneous industrial shares gained, though overall buying was selective and prices stayed mixed across sections.
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New York
S. Steel
Catholics Celebrate Reopening of Churches in Orizaba
After 12 years of enforced worship ban Catholic worship resumes in Orizaba Veracruz with joyful prayers and bells ringing as authorities reportedly fail to halt the devout pilgrimage. A governor’s representative says settlements may occur within 15 days, signaling a broader victory for Vera Cruz Catholics.
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Rizaba
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Prisyizaba
Miguel Aleman
Orizaba
Vera Crus
Martial Law Declared After Indiana Auto Workers Clash
Indiana national guardsmen entered Madison county to enforce martial law after an early morning clash between union and non union auto workers in Anderson. Michigan sympathizers from Bay City Flint and Detroit were halted near Alexandria to view events with Michigan plates. A guards detachment raided a U A W headquarters at Alexandria and seized three shotguns and three boxes of ammunition.
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National Guardsmen
Madison County
Betg Union
Anderson
Ind
Indiana National Guardsmen
Michigan
Alexandria
Walter Metzner
State Police
Bay City
Flint
Detroit
Graydon N. Harrison
United Automobile Workers
Harrison
Growers Paid More for Crop on Asheville Market
Burley tobacco growers who sold on the Asheville market in January received 39.59 dollars per hundred pounds, up from 21.41 a year earlier. North Carolina's season average for all tobacco sold, including warehouse resales, was 22.55, up 2 from last year, with producers’ sales totaling 435,121,786 pounds. The overall sales total was not disclosed by the service.
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Raleigh
Burley
Asheville
North Carolina
Alumni Council Closes Meeting in Greensboro
A district meeting of the American Alumni council closed after talks on school loyalty and alumni drives. The gathering opened a day earlier but was interrupted by an inspection tour of the University of North Carolina women's college in Greensboro. Felix Grissette of Chapel Hill led a discussion of the alumni fund at the opening session.
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Greensboro
American Alumni Council
Women's College of the
University of North Carolina
Felix Grissette
Chapel Hill
Jewish Women elect Lily Suskin chairman in New Bern
In New Bern on February 13 the district meeting of the North Carolina Association of Jewish women chose Lily Suskin to succeed Mrs. Sam Ward of Wilson as chairman.
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New Bern
The
North Carolina Association of Jewish Women
Lily Suskin
Sam Ward
Wilson
Liquor and Money Bills Move in North Carolina Legislature
Raleigh Feb 13 The senate cleared 21 bills and prepared to act next week on liquor and money matters. The house sent the record 145 million dollar appropriations bill and 75 million dollar general fund revenue bill for 1937 39, with joint finance chairmen naming the revenue machinery act committee to oversee county tax levy and collection. Senator Pittman of Lee will head the senate group with Representative Clark of Lincoln chairing the house. The huge appropriations measure passed in four and a half minutes late last night in a surprise move. The senate will act on the local option liquor bill Tuesday and the revenue measure Wednesday. Both chambers meet again Monday night after a late Saturday session to pass the revenue bill.
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Senate
House
Raleigh
Revenue Machinery Act
Pittman
Lee
Representative Clark
Lincoln
W. P. Horton
Canadian police check quints kidnapping scare
The Dionne quintuplets case prompted provincial police to probe two foreign looking men suspected of planning to kidnap two sisters. Authorities treated the tale as a hoax but tightened vigilance around the Callander nursery while Dr Dafoe was away. The scare marks the second such incident in under two years as the girls near age three.
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Toronto
Canada
Callander
Toronto- Buffalo
Etobicoke Township
Long Branch
Michael Hepburn
Allen Roy Dafoe
Landon Address Studied By GOP Over Court Issue
In New York on February 13 Alfred M Landon gave a brief address under 600 words praising Lincoln. Republican leaders analyzed his remarks for hints on the Supreme Court controversy noting he stressed national issues over party lines and referenced changes in the nation that go beyond partisan talk.
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New York
Alfred M. Landon
Supreme Court
Kansas
Lincoln
Roosevalt
Court reform poll planned in this city
A nationwide poll organized by The Enterprise and 700 partner newspapers in cooperation with NEA Service asks readers to weigh Roosevelt's plan to expand the Supreme Court. About 60 million Americans are eligible to participate, with the proposal to add one member for each current justice over 70.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Enterprise
NEA Service, Inc
NEA Service
Textile Workers Demand 10 Percent Wage Increase
Washington on February 13 The United Textile Workers of America demanded a 10 percent wage increase and a reduction in workload from woolen worsted and cotton manufacturers Francis Gorman UTWA president said the union based its demand on the expanding prosperity of textiles today.
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Washington
United Textile Workers O America
Francis Gorman
UTWA
Waynick Revises Shortcut Figures
Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the highway and public works commission, revised the Belcross Barco shortcut distance to 7.2 miles saving between Elizabeth City and Dare County beaches. He noted the distances are estimates and a line has not yet been run.
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Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
Highway and Public Works Commission
Belcross-Barco
Chaabers
Currituck
Elizabeth City
Dare County
Waynick
Educators Observe Teaching Methods in North Carolina
Regional educators gathered in Ellerbe to observe teaching methods in oral and written expression. Miss J McDougal of the state department of education in Raleigh arranged the open house day. Richard Little, the local principal, explained the program.
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Ellerbe
N. C
J. McDouglad
State Department of Education
Raleigh
Richard Little
Social Security Bill Is Signed in South Carolina
Governor Olin Johnston signs a constitutional amendment ratifying social security legislation for South Carolina. He expresses hope for future acts on old age pensions relief for crippled children and blind persons and support for farmers.
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Columbia
D. C
Olin Johnston
South Carolina
Johnston
Fire destroys policeman’s home in Greensboro
Fire swept the Osborne residence in Greensboro on February 13 injuring none but forcing City Policeman Robert I. Osborne and his family to flee with the Rogers family and their small child escaping unharmed in the blaze.
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Greensboro
Robert I. Osborne
Osborne
Herman Rogers
City to study Sunday theatre proposal in Chapel Hill
The Chapel Hill city council formed a three member committee to study a proposal allowing theatre operations on Sundays. The panel was appointed after discussions on weekend entertainment options.
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Chapel Hill
Mizell Estate Filed After Raleigh Death
Records in the clerk of court's office show W. H. Mizell who died in Raleigh recently left an estate. The filing indicates probate action begun in Williamston with details pending and potential beneficiaries to be named.
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Williamston
W. H. Mizell
Raleigh
After Vyshinsky the Firing Squad Riches of Stalin's Purge
The report notes Vyshinsky and the firing squad shadows as prosecutors move beyond 17 treason trials to possibly press charges against 200 others amid Stalin's latest blood purge. The piece cites a backstory of prosecutions and continuing political repressions.
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Stalin
Strikers Return to Jobs as GM, Chrysler Boost Pay
Detroit reports reopenings as over 100000 GM workers resume after a six week strike. In Flint 1800 men return with others to follow. Chrysler announces a 10 percent raise, Packard adds a 5 cent rise. Together the raises add about 40 million dollars annually to the pay of roughly 306000 workers.
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Detroit
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Key City
Itm
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Packard Motor Car Company
Clues Found in Slaying of Mary Babcock in Buffalo
Police probing the murder of 18 year old Mary Babcock announced a blood spotted shirt from a south Buffalo laundry and a clue from the soles of her shoes. Authorities said the shirt appears worn once and may trace to its owner. They believe the footwear clue indicates she danced on her last night.
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N. Y
Fed
Mary Babcock
Mam
South Buffalo
Hartley Courts Change in GOP Message at Lincoln Dinner
Representative Fred A. Hartley Jr of New Jersey warned Greensboro voters to shift to the Republican Party. He argued the current Democratic administration hides its true intent, criticized Roosevelt court expansion plans, and condemned New Deal spending. High Point leaders attended the Lincoln day event led by E. A. Wright.
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Greensboro
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
High Point
E. A. Wright
Glass Calls Roosevelt Court Plan Frightful
Senator Claude A. Glass of Virginia condemned President Roosevelt's proposal to enlarge the Supreme Court by adding justices over 70. He declared he would oppose it in the Senate and called the plan unprecedented since the founding of the government. The Virginian spoke as Roosevelt met with five Democratic senators, three of whom opposed enlarging the court.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Washington
Glass
D-Va
Roosevelt
White House
Judge pushes for rapid verdict in Lindbergh kidnapping case
New York on February 13 Judge John J Fitzgerald urged a jury to return a fast verdict in the kidnap trial of Harry Weiss 28 and Martin Schleseman 27. Co defendant Murray Bleefield 28 pleaded guilty earlier in the week delaying the Lindbergh baby case. Wendel testified he was abducted beaten and forced to sign a false confession.
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New York
John J. Fitzgerald
Paul H. Wendel
Harry Weiss
Martin Schleseman
Murray Bleefield
Wendel
North Carolina postal clerks hear Mead banquet speakers
Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo will be chief speaker at a state wide banquet of North Carolina postal employes. Other speakers include Ralph E. Hodgkin of Greensboro Oscar L. Whitsell and William Otte.
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Greensboro
James M. M
Buffalo
N. Y
North Carolina
Ralph E. Hodgkin
Oscar L. Whitsell
National Association of Post Office Clerks
William Otte
Washington
Clerks’ Organization
Exhumation Plan Dropped in Trader Death Case
Defense lawyers said plans to exhume Clar ence J. Trader’s body are abandoned. Mrs. Jeanette B. Trader, held in Worcester County Jail on first degree murder charges in her Stockton home shooting of January 14, with trial slated for late March. Trader owned Stockton Electric Co. and was among the region’s wealthiest men.
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Snow Hill
Jeanette B. Trader
Clarence J. Trader
Trader
Worcester County
Stockton
Stockton Electric Company
New Knitting Machine Demand Reported for Hosiery Mills
David Clark textile editor reports hosiery mills in southern states spent about 7 million dollars in 1936 for full fashioned knitting machines.
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NEW Knitting Machine
Charlotte
David Clark
Today
Shipping strike threat capsized by Copeland act test
West coast shipping faced a potential tieup as three seafaring unions won a federal court restraining order delaying enforcement of the Copeland act. A deputy shipping commissioner sought guidance from Washington as crews protested mandatory employment records and a seal of approval letter for all crew members below masters. Senator Copeland accused communist influence behind the opposition.
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Washington
Sailoora
Copeland
D-Ny
Communistsa
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