FSCC And PWA Send Millions More To Front
Washington July 2 two government agencies announced added millions for relief and public works. The Public Works Administration approved 56 projects in 17 states with 4 372 939 grant and 19 600 loan financing. The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation bought 8 000 000 worth of flour and wheat cereal for relief. Officials see spending rising to about 200 000 000 monthly before year end, with some experts predicting 300 000 000 by year end. Future plans include WPA boosting jobs to about 3 000 000 and more public works spending across agencies.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Uncle Sam
Agendies
Army
Navy
Treasury
WPA
PWA
Deane Leads Burgin In Eighth District Democratic Runoff
Returns from 192 of 202 precincts show C. B. Deane leading W. O. Burgin by 73 votes 19 180 to 19 107 with Davidson county backing Burgin 6940 to 962 and Thomasville precincts favoring Burgin 1247 to 626.
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Raleigh
C. B. Deane
W. O. Burgin
Deane
Rockingham
Burgin
Lexington
J. Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
Roosevelt
Davidson County
Walsh Says London Treaty Revision Warns Japan on Battleships
Senator Walsh states the revised 1936 London Naval Treaty would warn Japan that the U S is prepared to build 45,000-ton battleships if needed but doubts such construction will be necessary. The treaty was agreed by the United States England and France and Walsh chairs the Senate Naval Affairs Committee.
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Washington
Walsh
D.-Mass
Japan
United States
England
France
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Virginia Girl Drowns at Pamlico River Resort
Carol Briggs, 16, of Craddock, Virginia, drowned at Bayview on Pamlico River near Washington North Carolina. Resuscitation efforts failed after she went there for a vacation and had lived in Washington previously.
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Washington, N. C
Carol Briggs
Craddock
Bayview
Pamlico River Resort
Britain and Germany settle debts amid European appeasement drift
London dispatch notes the Anglo German financial accord fueling Neville Chamberlain's push for broader European talks. Improvements in Spain’s shipping attacks, Turkish French talks, and a Cabinet row over the Official Secrets Act shape a cautious, stabilizing mood as Franco and other flashpoints loom.
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J. C. Stark
London
Great Britain
Germany
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Chamberlain
Italy
Hollywood Death Still Baffles King D Gray Case
Detectives probe whether King D Gray an assistant camerman shot himself or was murdered. His body lay in his car before the Hollywood post office after a 12 inch gunshot. signs point to possible jealousy if homicide, with despondency noted by Frances Bleakley and friend Margaret Dartt.
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Hollywood
Calif
King D. Gray
Gray
Ralph Criswell
Newcastle
Frances Bleakley
Ttn
Margaret Dartt
Miss Bleakley
American missionary wounded as Japanese raid hits Swatkow
The Rev William J Downs an American missionary from Meadville Pennsylvania was injured when his home was destroyed by a Japanese bomb at Swatkow China Other Americans in the area remained unharmed despite Chinese reports of mass civilian fatalities Diplomatic protests and potential negotiations with Tokyo are noted amid ongoing Sino Japanese tensions with incidents from the Panay to Canton influencing policy.
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Washington
Swatkow
China
United States
Japan
William J. Downs
Meadville
State Department
Whitney Young
Young
Hull
Tokyo
Canton
Sacramento
Swatow
Japanese Attack Hurts Hankow Defense Along Yangtze
On the Yangtze river Japanese land and naval forces struck toward Hankow in a renewed offensive. Chinese defenses reportedly came under heavy pressure as the provisional capital faced intensified assault.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
Shirley Temple Tours New York City
Shirley Temple arrived in New York on July 2 with her parents. The nine year old star marveled at the skyline and expressed a desire to see the Statue of Liberty while noting she is keeping a diary on her cross country motor trip. She travels with two dolls and guarded secrets about her diary.
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New York
Shirley Temple
Susie Black
Shirley
George F. Temple
Ecreen Star
Butte held after wife beaten to death in Seattle
Seattle July 2 Charles F Butte 56 year old financial adviser was held for investigation after his wife was found beaten to death in their bed as they planned a second honeymoon Police found two rings missing from Mrs Buttes apartment suggesting possible robbery as motive Butte said he left at 830 am Friday and found her dead autopsy fixed time at 4 or 5 am rolling pin missing from apartment
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Seattle
Charles F. Butte
Ernest Yoris
Gale E. Wilson
Six Killed When Auto Demolished By High Speed Trolley
Six people died when a car collided with a Lehigh Valley Transit high speed trolley near Quakertown Pennsylvania. Victims include John B Johnson 44 principal of Deniel Core Memorial Grade School Freeland Grace Johnson 42 Aileen Johnson 13 Mary Johnson 23 a Russet University Hospital Philadelphia Mary Brennan 21 Freeland and Mixa Ariene Gallagher 24 Hexelton PA nurse at Pailedeipnina.
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Quakertown
Freeland
Lehigh Valley Transit Company
Morial
Grace Johnson
Aileen Johnson
Mary Johnson
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Mary Brennan
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
Mixa Ariene Gallagher
Hexelton
Pailedeipnina
Wallace Freeman Wins Guilford County Coroner Nomination
Wallace G. Freeman of Greensboro defeated incumbent James M. Simpson 7563 to 5380 to secure the Democratic nomination for coroner. Freeman carried strong majorities in most precincts, led by High Point, and is a 44 year old World War II era veteran with shoe business experience in Greensboro.
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Wallace G. Freeman
Greensboro
Guilford County
James M. Simpson
Freemon
Morehead No
High Point
Freeman
Simpson
Plato Freemon
R. N. Stallings
Coroner Simpson
Native son Lewis Teague Named Democratic Nominee
Lewis Everett Teague of High Point, born August 13 1898, son of William K Teague and Emma Horney Teague, is the sixth district Democratic nominee for Congress. A UNC graduate and 1922 law licensure, he has presided as High Point Municipal Court judge since 1927. He is married to Margaret Rankin, with two daughters, and active in the Methodist Protestant church and several legal and social fraternities.
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Lewis Everett Teague
High Pointer
William K
Emma Horney Teague
University of North Carolina
High Point
Teague
Margaret Rankin
Judge Teague
Theta Chi
Phi Alpha Delta
Democratic Party
Guilford County
Large Field Competes for Moscow Ambassadorship
Washington July 2 A sizable slate of candidates is listed for the Moscow ambassadorship left vacant by Joseph E Davies transfer to Brussels President Roosevelt to discuss with State Department officials Monday The list includes Mrs Charles C Abroy of Washington Charlies E Stuart of Alexandria Va Curtis Bok of Philadelphia Dave Hennen Morris of New Orleans Lowell Mellett Floyd B Odlum and Mrs Bray widow of Representative Thomas W Sisson Support from Mississippi and Texas congressional delegations is noted for Mrs Bray
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Washington
Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
Brussels
Roosevelt
State Department
Charles C. Abroy
Charlies E. Stuart
Alexandria
New Orleans
Belgium
Lowell Mellett
The
Washington News
National Emergency Council
Floyd B. Odlum
Greenwich
Conn
Bray
Thomas WU. Sisson
D-Miss
MacLennon County
Texas
Mississippi
Texse
Farmer Stabbed In Haywood County
Waynesville July 2 Carson Hannah 55 a Cove Creek farmer was stabbed in a fight and died before aid arrived Sheriff Robert Welch arrested Marion Messer 50 and his son Jarvie both from Cove Creek charging them with related offenses in the county jail
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Waynesville
Carson Hannah
Cove Creek
Haywood County
Robert Welch
Marion Messer
Sen
Jarvie
Rebels Halted In Catalonia Front
Government forces repulsed a new insurgent push in the Catalonian Pyrenees as rebels struck from the Posque mountains near Liavorsi Lerida. The attack aimed to pull Barcelona reinforcements from Castellon de la Plana, but government defense was swift and heavy.
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Hendaye
France
Catalonian
Pyrenees
Barcelona
Castellon de la Plana
Posque Mountains
Liavorsi
Lerida
Seo de Urgel
Magdalena River
Teague Wins Democratic Nomination for Congress in 6th District
Judge Lewis E. Teague of High Point won the Democratic nomination for Congress from North Carolina's sixth district in a close race. He defeated Oscar G. Barker of Durham by 805 votes, with 16 542 to 15 737 after final unofficial returns. Teague led in Guilford county and most rural areas, while Barker carried parts of Greensboro uptown.
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Raleigh
Fred Thomas
Erwin
Harnett County
House of Representatives
Senate
David Henry Senter
Mecklenburg County
Marvin L. Ritch
J. W. Alexander
Dawson Delemar
Johnston
R. T. Fulghum
J. B. Coats
Lewis E. Teague
High Point
Congress
North Carolina
Oscar G. Barker
Durham
Teague
Barker
Spr
Guilford County
Alamance
Judge Teague
Greensboro
Guilford
Gibsonville
Whitsett
Clay
Madison
Joe E Brown Held Up at Derby as Suspect is Caught
HollywoodJuly Joe E Brown faced a rib grip and a demand for money at the Brown Derby cafe. The comedian handed over five dollars and the would be bandit fled but was apprehended nearby. The suspect, Harry Duke 26, a transient, confessed to seeking a quick sum saying he could not get rich in a poor house.
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Hollywood
Calif
Joe B. Brown
Harry Duke
Patman EF. C. Nettleship
Princess Louise Guests as Roosevelt Hosts Open-Air Picnic
Crown Princess Louise of Sweden dined with President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt on Dutchess Hill above the Hudson. The open-air lunch featured hot dogs and a Swedish smorgasbord, with a Swede salad and eggs, while Mrs Morgenthau and other guests joined the casual celebration amid the Roosevelts’ hill farm surroundings.
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Princess
President
Beth Campbell
Hyde Park
N. Y
Royalty
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hudson River
Crown Princess Louise of
Sweden
Dutchess Hill
Val-Kill Cottage
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Soanisee
Nelly Hansen
T Val-Kill Industries
Johansen
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
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Wallace Freeman
Lewis Teague
U. S
Russia
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Haywood
Catalonia
Pyrennees
H. P. Man
Joe E. Brown
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