American Writer Killed In Spain In Civil War Blitz
Spain’s insurgents seize Teruel after a massive 200000-strong battle. Four war correspondents were wounded, two fatally, when their automobile was hit by shellfire. Bradish Gaillard Johnson Jr of Spur and News Week is killed. Be. R. 8. Sheepshanks of Reuters wounded. Edward J. Neil of the Associated Press among the injured.
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News-Week
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Spur
News Week
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Reuters
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Associated
Two Held in Hit Run Death Near Columbia S.C.
Two men are being held in Aiken county jail in connection with the death of Dr. William Gordon Bodie, 46, of Wagner, struck by a car near Perry. The suspects were arrested at 3:30 am today near Panning and admitted the vehicle hit Bodie as he signaled a broken flagdown. Bodie died at Baptist Hospital at 8:30 pm.
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8. C
F. RK. Fanning
State Highway Patrol
Aiken County
William Gordon F Bodie
Wagner
Nathan Aele Se Benjamin
Perry
FDR Works Through New Year to Prepare Message
President Franklin D Roosevelt spent New Year’s Day in the White House study working on his message to Congress. He planned to remain there most of the day with a single engagement a luncheon with Bankhead.
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Roosevelt
Congress
White House
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Prince Harald
Royal Park
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Olaf
Ragnhild
Astrid
Price U S to Pay for Local Silver is Cut
Washington announces a fixed price of 64.64 cents per ounce for domestically mined silver effective today through 1923, replacing the prior 177.57 cents. The move drew Western criticism and may pressure silver mines and other byproduct producers, while the treasury price remains above the market. Senator McCarran warned the measure could force mine closures across several metals.
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President Has Many Posts To Fill In Administration
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt faces multiple open posts in his administration. Diplomatic and Washington jobs include ambassador to London, Germany, Chile, and Austria minister to Austria with several vacancies beyond months. Names floated include Joseph Kennedy for maritime commission chair and Hugh Wilson for assistant secretary of state to replace Dodd.
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London
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Austria
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University of Chicago
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Grenville T. Emmet
Joseph P. Kennedy
Maritime Commission
Bingham
Terror attack in Shanghai International Settlement nets injuries
Five hand grenades exploded in central Shanghai in a Chinese terror incident. Four Japanese soldiers and gendarmes were wounded along with several pedestrians including a woman. Police and troops conducted a room to room search of a major Chinese hotel as the investigation began. A small bomb was also reported.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Fukien
Hankow
Southern pine newsprint plan eyed for Texas mill start
Cranston Williams of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association urged building a southern pine newsprint industry to counter price fixing by Canadian mills and US-Canada cooperation. He hoped production at the first mile in Texas by January 1, 1939, amid 17.5 to 20 percent price hikes.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Janu
Cranston Williams
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Canada
Texas
Willams
Mexico Delays Wage Increase in Oil Sector
Mexico City workers wage boosts in oil industry halted by the labor board until the Supreme Court rules. Sixteen American and British firms with $400 million investments refused the increases and appealed the arbitration board's Dec. 18 decision. The board says the rise would cost $7.2 million annually, opposed by the companies claiming $11.2 million.
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Mexico City
Supreme Court
Body Of Man Found In Blounts Creek
PAYETTEVILLE January 1 A body identified as Albert Jones about 35 of Albemarle was found in Blounts Creek near here today Coroner W C Davis Cumberland county said it was evident the man fell into the creek and an inquest would not be held due to the body being under two feet of water
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Payetteville
Albert Jones
Albemarle
Blount
W. C. Davis
Cumberland County
New Year Reflections From Global War Zones And U S Army
As 1938 opens, reports note wars and armies. Pershing conveys New Year greetings to the army, praising progress toward readiness. Roosevelt spends the holiday quietly with family in Washington while New York observes amid sleet and crowds. A Brooklyn church marks services under police protection after recent violence.
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Roosevelt
New York City
Bedlam
Broadway
Times Square
Brooklyn
Church of Holy Rosary
Usuar
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Pershing
John J. Pershing
Malin Craig
Fr East
WANTS NAVY TO BUILD AIRCRAFT
Senator Johnson predicts an amendment to the naval appropriations bill to shift funds from warship construction to aircraft. He calls for a stronger air force to guard our seas and notes that new budgets for naval air power have not been disclosed.
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Washington
Senatr Johnson
D-Cole
Wheeler
D-Mont
License Tag Sales Surpass Last Year By Nearly A Hundred Thousand
North Carolina politics and the motor vehicle department report a New Year sales surge. Senator Bailey urges stability as the path to recovery and predicts progress on anti-lynching and government reform bills. The 1938 tag total nears 262 thousand with 686 thousand 1937 plates sold, and motorists without 1938 licenses face citations unless en route to tag offices.
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Raleigh
Bailey
Congress
Oriental
Japan
Yarowedetao Eta
Stan Laurel Weds Russian Singer in Yuma Ceremony
Stan Laurel, the blankfaced comedian who teams with Oliver Hardy, married Illeana, a Russian singer, in Yuma Arizona, early today. The pair wed in a quiet ceremony as reported from the desert city.
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Yuma
Ariz
Stan T Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Illeana
New Year Celebrations Spark Nighttime Turmoil
Crowds thronged sidewalks at midnight, horns and firecrackers rang out, autos carried revelers through streets, and singing marked the new year. Police extended duty for two hours to maintain order while jail records show 18 whites in a 25 capacity lockup after midnight drunkenness charges. Downtown bustle persisted despite many offices closed for the holiday and license plate sales surged with 1938 plates not yet purchased by many motorists.
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Jailerick Boore
Carolina Motor Club
North Mainetret
E Department
Policeman Shot in Night Near Telephone Exchange
In Huntersville North Carolina a night shift policeman J A Rape was shot and killed by an unidentified white man who fled. Companions Joe Kearns and Lee Mullins said Rape died soon after being taken to a physician. They reported the attacker fled into the darkness after attempting a robbery.
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N. C
J. A
Joe Kearns
Lee Mullins
Fred Austin
Mecklenburg County
Kearns
Mullins
U S Will Discuss Communications and Radio With Nations
Washington January 1 4 Full protection of this country s interests in international radio and communications is the aim of an official delegation leaving Tuesday for Cairo to join a round table with 80 nations Senator Kite R Me will lead the United States delegates and back protective Havana inter American conference recommendations
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Cairo
Egypt
Kite
R-Me
United States
Havana
Expect Steady Green on Farms to Halt in 38
Agriculture Department officials said steady economic gains for farmers over five years likely cannot continue in 1938. They cited too many adverse factors despite cash farm income reaching about 8.5 billion in 1937 versus 4.33 billion in 1932, and Secretary Wallace warned in a New Year statement that surpluses of agricultural products...
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Agriculture Department
Wallace
American Student Union urges bold U.S. action abroad
In Poughkeepsie New York on January 1 delegates at the annual convention urged the United States to name aggressors, embargo them, and lead international cooperation. They opposed extraterritorial operations and removal of all foreign military forces, favored repealing the neutrality act to allow discrimination, and urged stopping war supply shipments to aggressor nations.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
American Student Union
United States
Congress Set to Open Amid Roosevelts Speech Clash
Washington notes charges and preparations as government and industry exchange sharp questions before Congress convenes. Officials anticipate Roosevelt’s annual address to outline administration policy, while antitrust actions and industry pressure fuel a heated pre-session backdrop.
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Gress
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Students Seek Isolation Policy Debate Across Campuses
In Albuquerque and across the nation students advocate isolationism and antiwar measures. The thirteenth annual gathering voices strict convention, supports a boycott of Japan, and opposes a national referendum before any war. A stormy session sees calls to withdraw troops and oppose foreign deployments in the Western Hemisphere.
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Albuquerque
Mpa
Western Hemisphere
America
Philippines
South Alerica
Thirty Thousand Military Airplanes Ready For War
The world faces a fifth year of international rearmament as at least 30,000 military aircraft are poised for duty across six continents. In 1937 production and deployment surged, with Japan expanding civil aviation and military research while the Soviet air force looms as a major unknown in the global arms buildup.
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Russia
Devon Prancis
Orient
Europe
Continents
China
Nen Aviation Research Institute
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