Insurgent push nears Barcelona in Spanish Civil War
Reports say Francisco Franco's forces with about 300000 men advanced toward Barcelona province from the western front, reaching near the Codom peak and Cantallop area. Government units claim several towns fell to insurgents as Madrid and Tarragona defenses brace for a major clash.
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Endaye
France
Nish
Barcelona
Neralissimo
Francisco Franut
Spain
Madrid
Co- Peak
Tarragona
Rels
Pyrenees
Jorra
Bor
Lerida Tarragona
Literanean
Cantallop
Montblanch
Conesa
Iblanch
Iona
Sture
Valls
Rpal
Cata
State Department Announces Foreign Service Changes
Washington January 14 The state department announces changes in foreign service including Frederik van Arend of Fairview North Carolina named American consul at Surakarta Java Netherlands Indies and another American consul at a Czech territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
State Department
Frederik van Arend
Fairview
North Car
Sura
Java
Netherlands Indies
Czechoslovakia
Warning on World War Threats and Defense Push
Dispatch from Hangchow reports pacification after 360 battles with 435 Chinese killed and 425 captured while Japanese say Chinese forces dispersed. Washington notes by Louis Johnson warn of globe-spanning conflict and urge strong national defense to protect American rights and deter aggression.
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Shanghat
Hangchow
Chekiang
Shanghai
Canton
South China Metropolis
Tsungfa
Yumenkow
Yellow River
Shansi
Shensi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changcheng
Henan
Shangcheng
Washington
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
Johnson
National Sojourners
American Legion
Hearing Date Changed for Rail Aid Hearings
The House Interstate Commerce Committee will begin hearings on rail aid legislation January 24, not January 17, due to vacancies on the committee. Chairman Lea of California announced the rescheduled start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Lea
D-Calif
Atlanta Grants Award $2.5 Million for University Center
The General Education Board of New York grants total 2.5 million dollars to Emory University and Agnes Scott College to back a planned Atlanta university center. Emory receives 2 million and Agnes Scott 600 thousand with a goal of 6 million for Emory and 1.5 million for Agnes Scott, contingent on reaching a combined 7.5 million program total.
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Atlanta
Emory University
Agnes Scott College
General Education Board of New York
Emory
Agnes Scott
Thomas K. Glenn
Emory University Finance Committee
General Education Board
Chamberlain to ease strain with Italy France talks urged
British Prime Minister Chamberlain returns from Rome amid signals Italy may negotiate and Britain backs France against territorial aims. Observers cite Il Telegrafo hints and Franco advances around Tarragona and Barcelona as influencing talks. France strengthens Syria posture as Mediterranean fleets drill off Africa.
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J. C. Starkndon
Chamberlain
Italy
France
Mussolini
Europe
Il Telegrafo
Galeazzo Ciano
Spain
Barcelona
FBI Agents Arrest Glen Alpine Man in Bank Robberies
Charles Edwin Whitener, 33, of Glen Alpine, identified by FBI as a suspect in the Bank of Fallston and Bank of Bostic robberies, is jailed on 5000 bond. He, with Lewis Childers and Frank Haskins, allegedly connived in the November and December heists.
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Shelby
Jan
Glen Alpine
FBI
Charles Edwin Whitener
Bank of
Fallston
Bank of Bostic
John P. Mull
Whitener
Morganton
Lewis Childers
Frank Haskins
Raymond Cline
Childers
Haskins
Edward Scheidt
Carolinas
Scheidt
Taylorsville
Cline
Navy parade of ships and planes to grace World Fair
About 119 ships and more than 120 planes will parade at the New York World Fair in May following a Hampton Roads drill period. Admiral Claude C. Bloch will command the flagship Pennsylvania as the armada visits Hampton Roads April 15 to 27 and then proceeds to the fair April 30 to May 17.
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Washington
Jan
Hampton Roads
Navy
West Indies
South America
Panama Canal
Pennsylvania
Claude C. Bloch
Brazilian Foreign Envoy Accepts Roosevelt Invitation
President Roosevelt invites Dr Oswaldo Aranha Brazilian foreign minister to Washington for talks on trade expansion and exchange difficulties. Officials say discussions will cover issues affecting American exports to Brazil amid German trade activity in Latin America. Aranha accepted the invitation and will arrive February 9.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oswaldo Aranha
State Department
Brazil
Germany
Latin America
Getulio Vargas
Aranha
Motor Trouble May Be Cause Of Air Crash
Northwest Airlines passenger plane crashes near Miles City Montana killing four aboard after takeoff in windy snowy conditions. Investigators, coroner and CAA officials probe cause while witnesses report flashes and an in-air explosion and body recoveries from the Sun Prairie Creek bottomlands.
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Miles City
Mont
Northwest Airlines
George E. Gardner
Sunday Creek
Ralph H. Bray
Custer County
M.S.T
Clinton M. Hester
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Hester
St. Paul
Seattle
CAA
Chicago
Air Safety Board
C. B. (Cash) Chamberlain
Minneapolis
Raymond B. Norby
Richard 8. Zahniser
Billings
Montana
Morgan Morris
Mandan
N. D
Northern Pacific Railroad
Morris
Bray
William P. Schafer
Schafer
L. H. Bliven
Regulation push to license scrap metal exports
Senator Schwellenbach proposes a bill to require licenses for all scrap metal exports to conserve national supplies. War Department and Bureau of Mines consider a secondary metals policy as part of defense. Current export licenses cover tin and tin scrap, with concerns over iron reserves amid wartime demand.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Dwash
War Department
Bureau of Mines
United Kingdom
Japs Planned Chinese Draft in Occupied Territories
Shanghai dated dispatch says the Japanese controlled Nanking government plans to conscript 17 to 30 year old Chinese into military service. Officials in Shanghai declined comment. Reports indicate up to 1.5 million Chinese in occupied areas could be drafted this year.
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Shanghai
Nanking
China
North Carolina institute to hear AP chief speaker
Robert McLean of Philadelphia will deliver the principal address at the 15th annual North Carolina newspaper institute in Chapel Hill and Durham. The program lists university officials and press leaders guiding sessions on facsimile, newsprint making, and photo discussion with W. J. McAmbridge Donald R. Brewster and Tom Wallace among the speakers.
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Chapel Hill
Robert McLean
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Bulletin
Associated Press
North Carolina Newspaper Institute
Durham
R. B. House
University of North Carolina
Talbot Patrick
Goldsboro
North Carolina Press Association
McLean
Institute
W. J. McAmbridge
Donald R. Brewster
Herty Foundation Laboratory
Tom Wallace
Louisville
Times
J. F. Hurley
Salisbury Post
Weldon James
Ohio's New Chief Clipping Payroll
Columbus reports Governor John W Bricker's administration has fired 1047 state employees in five days and plans to discharge 500 more next week. Officials say the cuts aim to reduce waste and avoid new taxes with estimated salary savings of about 1.4 million dollars annually.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Martin L. Davey
Snow Blankets Much of Nation in Record Fall
Deep winter snows covered the United States in the heaviest fall of the 1938-39 season. At least 31 storm deaths were reported from the Atlantic to the Rockies, with crashes, heart attacks, and exposure blamed. New York sees heavy snow with 32,000 workers clearing streets, while California enjoys near 69 degrees in warmth amid widespread cold and floods in Texas and New Mexico.
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Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Miles City
Mont
Northwest Airlines
New Madrid
State Highway Patrol
Victoria
Australia
New York
Maryland
Wisconsin
California
Dixie
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Los Angeles
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Texas
Detroit
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York State
Buffalo
President Roosevelt Accepts Role at Pan American Congress
President Roosevelt today accepted honorary presidency of the third Pan American Highway Congress opening in Santiago Chile. The event gathers leaders and engineers to discuss continental road projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Santiago
Chile
Single Agency Would Handle Whole Works
A Senate committee urged Congress to merge all relief agencies into a new Department of Public Works. The plan also calls for earmarked WPA funds by state, raising local share to 33 percent, and basing allotments on state population and unemployment in 1937. The House cut $150 million from Roosevelt’s request and added WPA policy limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Department of Public Works
Washington
Congress
House
Roosevelt
WPA
PWA
Civilian Conservation Corps
Nation
France displays force for Italy in Mediterranean show
Paris reports France ordering demonstrations of power along Africa’s northwest coast and in the Mediterranean. Fleets will test strength during a spring visit by the British home fleet. Submarines head to Syria amid unrest over French control. Richelieu launch planned at Brest. Bonnet to Geneva for talks with Halifax.
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Paris
France
Mediterranean
Daladier
Italy
Africa
Syria
Richelieu
Trrance
Brest
Georges Bonnet
Geneva
Viscount Halifax
League of Nations Council
Halifax
Rome
Bonnet
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Assembly Battles Loom Over Sales Tax and Tuition Rise
Governor Hoey allies push budget bills through committees in Raleigh as sales tax and higher education tuition increases loom. Finance panel tentatively backs tax measures while opposition grows from students led by John Rankin. Public debate centers on food tax exemptions and a chain store license fee proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Gilbreth
Raleigh
N. C
Hoey
General Assembly
Tenta
Finance Committee
Ment
Advisory Budget Commission
John Rankin
Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina
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Anco
Cisive
Ebels
Chain of Steel
Corsica
Edouard Daladier
University
Nisia
Savoy
Djibouti
Lebanon
United States
Bostic
N. C. Newspaper Institute
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