Insurgent Spain Hints Monarchy May Return If Franco Triumphs
London dispatch reports Duke of Alba suggests restoration of the Spanish monarchy if the insurgents win the civil war. He predicts an initial dictatorship and a guild based government under General Franco and says upholding old traditions is essential. Raleigh brief notes a North Carolina charter for Davidson Mutual Electric Corporation and related rural electrification actions with capital details.
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London
Great Britain
Duke of Alba
Evening News
Spain
Raleigh
Davidson Mutual Electric Corporation
Thad Eure
D. H. Sheen
Denton
Joe L. Hege
G. M. Hartley
Lexington
Davie Electric Mutual Corporation
Eure
Dodd Indicted in Hanover Hit and Run Case
Former U S ambassador to Germany Dr William F E Dodd indicted by Hanover county grand jury on a charge of hit and run driving causing injury to four year old Gloss Grimes. Trial set for March second.
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Hanover Courthouse
William FE. Dodd
United States
Germany
Hanover County
Gloss Grimes
Rosy Start to Midwinter Furniture Exposition
President Lawrence H. Whiting of the American furniture mart reports 20 percent ahead buying over last year at the second week of the midwinter national home furnishings exposition. Some firms see gains to 80 percent with heavier buying for immediate delivery and larger orders from industrial centers and big communities.
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Chicago
Lawrence H. Whiting
American Furniture Mart
Whiting
Milwaukee youth Ruth Scott slaying confessed by suspect
Racine Wisconsin January 16 Sheriff Miles Hulett said a man naming himself Ernest John Mahr of Milwaukee confessed to fatally shooting 16 year old Ruth Scott in Milwaukee during an attempted burglary early this morning than an incident reported today.
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Racine
Wis
Miles Hulett
Ernest John Mahr
Milwaukee
Ruth Scott
Dawes Predicts Enduring Peace From Paris Talks
General Charles Gates Dawes, Nobel co laureate, told the Chicago Association of Commerce that peace in Europe would emerge from the current parleys among Britain Germany France and Italy. He defended Munich and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, calling him a bold leader as he emphasized war weariness and the risk of dictatorial or democratic governments yielding to peace.
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Chicago
Charles Gates Dawes
Chicago Association
Dawes
Neville Chamberlain
Real Britain
Europe
L'Orde
Italy
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Edouard Guyot
Gayda
France
Foreign Office
Informazione Diplomatica
Italian Anti French Campaign Shows New Resolve
Italy's press threatens to avenge French insults with guns as anti French sentiment rises after a Spanish Civil War insurgent victory. Churchill Chamberlain departure fuels anger with France and Italian editors denounce L Ordre article claiming Italian weakness.
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Rome
Italy
France
Mediterranean
Paris
L'Ordre
Virginio Gayda
Chamberlain
Two Appointees Given Approval for Supreme Court and Attorney General
The Senate judiciary committee unanimously approved Felix Frankfurter for the Supreme Court and Frank Murphy for attorney general. President Roosevelt’s picks move to the Senate floor for expected confirmation early this week. Ashurst noted no haste in the process as the full committee acted in a closed session after prior hearings.
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Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Senat
Ashurst
R-Ark
King
Utah
Miller
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Senate
Chamber
Judiciary Committee
Revision Of Relief Organizations Tops Senatorial WPA Discussions
The Tokyo based Kokumin editorial says the Japanese people are determined to smash the American fleet if the United States fortifies Guam Wake Islands to gain a foothold in China. It warns such action would menace Japan's mandated islands and provoke strong reaction.
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Kokumin
United States
China
Guam
Wake Islands
Pacific
State Department
Washington
Japan
Wake Island
America
Senate May Trim Roosevelt Relief Bill Ahead of House
Congress debates a $875 million emergency WPA bill with a plan to merge relief into a public works department. A Senate subcommittee is likely to cut about $150 million, following House action, as White House and leaders discuss legislative strategy amid relief concerns. Senator Byrnes leads a Senate unemployment committee backing consolidation.
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Washington
Public Works Department
Senate
House
Roosevelt
White House
Byrnes
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Military Control Under Single Head Is Proposed
A plan to place the Army and Navy under one cabinet officer, creating a secretary of national defense, was revived in Congress alongside the $552 million defense program. Senators and several House members push consolidation despite opposition from military leaders, with committees set to study armament needs this week.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
House
Senate
Chiarman May
House Military Committee
Officials Oppose Federal Tax on Government Securities
State officials oppose a federal statute abolishing tax exemptions on government securities. A Senate special committee will hear Treasury and Justice officials including Undersecretary John W. Hanes and Assistant Attorney General James W. Morris. Treasury estimates tax exempt securities totaling about 65 billion dollars, most held by non federal sources.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Justice Department
John W. Hanes
The
James W. Morris
Austin J. Tobin
Conference On State Defense
Roosevelt
Congress
Three Problems Face Assembly This Week in Raleigh
Raleigh reports focus this week on three issues. Sales tax hearings resume under the joint finance committee with amendments already filed. Tuition increases proposed by the budget commission target all state colleges except NC College for Negroes. Capital punishment debate reopens on electric chair proposals amid governor's recommendation.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
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University of North Carolina
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Board of Charities and Public Welfare
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Commission For the Blind
Adjutant General
The
Utilities Commission
Hoey
Richberg Moves to Block SEC Bank Affaires Disclosure
Attorney Donald R. Richberg filed a federal suit to block the Securities and Exchange Commission from obtaining or publishing information about the Bank of America. The action accompanied an SEC hearing over whether Transamerica Corporation stock, a $100 million investment company, should be suspended from trading on exchanges in New York Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
Federal District Court
Securities Commission
Bank of America
Richberg
NRA
SEC
Transamerica Corporation
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Insurgents Press Toward Barcelona From Tarragona Front
Spanish insurgents report capture of Cervera as central Catalonia advances toward Igualada and Barcelona. Franco forces push from Tarragona while combining with inland columns to threaten the government capital.
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Hendaye
France
Cervera
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Catalonia
Lerida
Franco
Igualada
Tarragona
Bellprat
Mediterranean
Valls-Tarragona
Vendrell
British Freighter Cambay Sunk in Arabian Sea Loss of 14
Lloyds Bombay agent reported the 637 ton British freighter Cambay sunk in the Arabian Sea with 14 lives lost. The Cambay left Karachi January 8 bound for Calicut and was three days overdue. Mackwraith sighted a capsized lifeboat, a body in a life jacket, and scattered cargo about 200 miles off Bombay.
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London
Lloyd's
Bombay
Combay
Arabian Sea
Camay
Karachi
Calicut
Mackwraith
Cambay
N C State Added To CAA Flight Training List
The Civil Aeronautics Authority added five schools to begin initial flight training for 20,000 students yearly. Michigan, North Carolina State, Kansas, San Jose State, and Pomone Junior College enroll 330 students using 100000 in NYA funds. Army flight surgeons provide free exams after school physicians screen applicants.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Michigan
North Carolina State
Kansas
San Jose State College
Pomone Junior College
Califrnia
National Youth Administration
CAA
Army Flight Surgeons
Snow blankets most of North Carolina state wide
Snow covered most of North Carolina from Asheville to Elizabeth City while coastal areas saw rain. Raleigh recorded 31 degrees, five miles out 29.8, with two inches on the ground before melting. Several cities logged varying totals and forecasts called for chilly, dry to wet weather with more cold eventually inland.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Lee A. Denson
Asheville
Elizabeth City
Norfolk
The
Airways
Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Hatteras
Denson
Intruder Kills 16-Year-Old Ruth Scott at Milwaukee Home
Ruth Scott, a Milwaukee high school student aged 16, was killed with an axe by an intruder who broke into her home around 4 am. Her widowed mother Mrs. James Scott, 57, fought the attacker, sustaining a severe head wound, before witnesses alerted authorities. The killer fled. two men known to the family are being questioned. Ruth’s clothes were torn but authorities say there was no sexual assault.
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Milwaukee
Ruth Scott
James Scott
Roosevelt cautions against untried aid methods in social security expansion
President Roosevelt urges Congress to broaden the Social Security Act with earlier age insurance benefits, broader unemployment and old age coverage, and larger federal grants to states with merit systems for agency staff. He warns against untested panaceas while stressing careful, principled expansion to protect the people.
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Washington
Roosevel
Congress
Warne
Stat
Social Securit Board
Firefighters handle blaze with elevator outage in Philadelphia
Fire Captain Francis Hobson and crew responded to an alarm at a storefront. They climbed to the eighth floor due to nonfunctional elevators and found the sprinklers had already extinguished the fire.
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Philadelphia
Francis Hobson
Sto
Bluffton Teachers Miss Safety Talk After Phone News
Bluffton high school teachers failed to receive a safety talk when the state highway department speaker reported he was delayed on the road by a car crash.
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Bluffton
Ind
Bluffton High School
State Highway Department
Veteran loses CCC chance after pawned teeth failure
A war veteran in Missoula Mont pawned his false teeth to buy food to improve for a Civilian Conservation Corps physical exam but was rejected due to his tooth loss.
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Missoula
Mont
Civilian Conservation Corps
Virginians Refuse to Sing Line in Die Meistersinger
Professor H R Pratt director of the University of Virginia glee club said members refused to sing a line praising German masters in Wagner Die Meistersinger. They demanded wording revision before joining the Virginia Symphony Orchestra in a Cabell Hall concert, replacing "honor your German masters" with "honor your master singers."
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H. R. Pratt
University of Virginia Glee Club
Glee Club
Pratt
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Cabell Hall
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