Local Weather Summary and Precipitation Totals
AP weather bureau records show 24 hour rainfall and temperatures across principal growing areas. Readings include station totals ranging from 60 to 92 and notable rainfall near coastal regions. Northeast winds shift Thursday with fair skies and scattered overcast near the coast.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Er Bureau
R. L. R'fall
Satine
Ayse
Antonio
Wranciaco
Burg Vas
Seacaaseuns
Textile Upturn Reported in Fall River Mills
Fall River, Mass. July 6. Lewis R. Morley, secretary of the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers association, says the textile industry has an upturn with a steady run of good business through year’s balance. Prices risen and mills run at about 80 percent capacity with around 10,000 of 12,000 workers employed. several mills at full capacity and weekly payroll likely the largest in weeks despite the holiday.
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Fall River
Mass
Lewis R. Morley
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers Association
Chamberlain Rejects Swift Italian Peace Pact Move
In a June 22 statement Prime Minister Chamberlain refused to hasten the Anglo Italian pact. Britain seeks a substantial withdrawal of Italians from Spain before full enforcement. The nonintervention plan, approved by 26 nations, calls volunteers go to four Spanish ports and belligerent rights granted to both sides.
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Italy
Britain
Chamberlain
Davidson
Spain
Barcelona
Burgos
Europe
London
Genoa
Hamburg
Marseille
Election irregularities probe in Johnston and High Point
Charges filed by the late R. M. Waldroup, who recently died, target the June 4 primary. The state board may cancel the run off next Tuesday and on July 13 will hold an investigation into alleged irregularities. Governor Hoey plans talks with Solicitors Koontz of Greensboro and Canaday of Benson about election fraud in High Point and Johnston counties.
FHA Insurance Doubling in June 1937 Continues
The June 1937 FHA insurance activity rose sharply with a 74 percent year over year gain. Excluded were 17 million dollars in modernization and repair loans and 8 million dollars in large scale rental projects. Roosevelt weighed wage hour administrator candidates, with Don Nelson and Lowell Mellet among top possibilities.
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McDonald
Roosevelt
Don Nelson
Sears, Roebuck and Company
NRA
Lowell Mellett
National Emergency Council
Josephine Roche
Leon Henderson
WPA
White House
Prentiss L. Coonley
Business Advisory Council
Isador Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisconsin
National Labor Relations Board
Baseball Leaders: Lombardi and Ott Top Stats
Lombardi of Cincinnati leads in batting with 360 and Medwick of St. Louis has 342. Ott of New York tops runs with 69 and Goodman of Cincinnati has 538 RBIs.
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Lombardi
Cincinnati
Southern economy study outlines cotton dependence and reform needs
A 17 point analysis from a southern conference highlights cotton dependence and poverty in the South. It notes low farm income, limited industry, malnutrition, high population growth, and unequal asset ownership. Governors and university leaders call for freight-rate reform and expanded education while discussions shift to broader international trade ideas.
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Birmings
Ala
South
Roosevelt
Carl Bailey
Arkansas
Burgin Leads But Protests Reach Swain County
Leakeville reports Burgin ahead with 3097 votes for the solicitor nomination as state board of elections probes alleged violations in Swain County during the first primary. Two men protest the results, and election officials attend the scrutiny day.
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Leakeville
State Board of Elections
Swain County
Pri
Flood Threat Endangers Americans in Kobe 1936
A damaged 1936 clipping reports Americans in Kobe endangered by floods. It notes Osaka population figures and mentions monetary grants from the emperor and empress to aid flood victims.
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Kobe
Osaka
Kobe flood relief uncertain as consul aids checks
The State Department reported from Kobe Japan that American consul Walter P McConaughy believed all Americans there had escaped the torrential flood. He said he would continue to verify the status of American residents.
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Washington
State Department
Walter P. McConaughy
Kobe
Japan
American League batting and pitching leaders brief
Summary of top AL performers: Averill of Cleveland leads with a .373 average. Foxx of Boston and Greenberg of Detroit pace runs with 60. Foxx drives in 89 RBIs, York 46. Travis and Lewis hit 100 and 9 respectively. Cronin and Cramer lead doubles with 33 and 31. Averill and Kreevieh tie for triples with 6. Fox and Greenberg homer 23 and 22. Lewis and Werber steal 11 bases. Allien of Cleveland 12-1 and Chandler of New York 7-1 lead pitchers.
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Averill
Cleveland
Boston
Foxx
Greenberg
Detroit
York
Travis
Washington
Lewis
Cronin
Cramer
Kreevieh
Chicago
McQuinn
St. Louis
Heath
Fox
Werber
Philadelphia
Allien
Chandler
New York
Chinese strengthen defenses on Yangtze amid war effort
Reports say Chinese gunboats undergoing repairs in Japanese port yards as Beijing launches a week long fund drive near the war anniversary. A three minute noon silence and a meatless day are urged while Soviet Russia reportedly considers buying tea to help finance arms. Guerrilla actions against Japan continue with a garrison near Paoting said to have been destroyed.
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Down River
China
Soviet
Russia
Pating
Paoting
Henderson County Centennial Celebration Dates Set
Hendersonville reports Henderson County plans a five day centennial celebration from July 31 to August 4. Officials praise community turnout and invite residents to participate in events across the county including parades and commemorations.
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Hendersonville
Henderson County
Buffalo Surplus Herds Sold Off to Private Institutions
Buffalo herds in the United States are growing enough that the government plans annual sales of surplus animals to private institutions.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Customs receipts drop in North Carolina June totals
Wilmington July 6. John Bright Hill, collector, said North Carolina customs receipts totaled 984,168.92 in June, down from 1,153,487.14 a year earlier.
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Wilmington
John Bright Hill
North Carolina
Austrians Seek New Homeland as Refugee conference opens
Austrian exiles leader Artur Rosenberg told American delegates that up to 4,500,000 Austrians would flee Nazi rule if a 32 nation conference finds them a new homeland. He said about 75 percent would leave if they could take substantial property.
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Roy Porter
Evian-Les-Bains
France
Artur Rosenberg
Roosevelt
Austria
United States
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Germany
New Zealand
South America
Pickets Close Maytag Plant After Gov Recommendation
Pickets halted work at the Maytag plant during a conference with CIO leader Wilbert Allison and regional CIO director William Sentner. Mayor George Campbell had a fire crew ready at the southeast corner and two hose lines laid as a precaution. Union and back-to-work factions held mass meetings overnight to react to the governor’s Des Moines conference advice urging a 10 percent wage cut and immediate return to work.
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Wilbert Allison
CIO
William Sentner
George Campbell
Des Moines
International Conference Critiques Forced Migration Practice
The speaker condemned forced migration as chaotic and artificial, likening it to dumping minorities by government actions. He urged nations to halt the practice, warning of intensified racial and religious tensions and potential catastrophic human suffering if unity is not achieved. He warned that mistrust and fear impede world appeasement.
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Chicago
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
Patterson
Merchants and Manufacturers Club
Vander Meer Masterful Inning Tops Americans 4-1
Vander Meer, Lee and Brown twirl a combined four inning victory as the Nationals beat the Americans 4-1. Vander Meer completes a three strikeout three innings, while Lewis makes a running catch and Kreevich homers in the first base hit off him.
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Vander Meer
Lee
Brown Twirl
NW. L
Cronin
Hack
Lewis
Ott
Gomez
Kreevich
Herman
Nationals
Hank Leiber
Gehringer
Foxx
Goodman
Dickey
Suzanne Lenglen Buried in Paris in State Funeral
In Paris funeral goers gather for Suzanne Lenglen former tennis queen buried in the Lenglen family plot at Saint-Ouen cemetery. King Gustav of Sweden sent a minister representing him as state lines show with Premier Edouard Daladier officials and tennis luminaries present. Borotra delivered the oration as crowds watch along Notre Dame de l Assomption Church route.
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Paris
Suzanne Lenglen
Lenglen
Saint-Ouen
Gustav
Sweden
Edouard Daladier
Meredith Reunion Held at Ernest Meredith’s Home
The annual Meredith family reunion gathered at Ernest Meredith’s home near Deep River church. A noon lunch followed by an afternoon address from Rev. C. M. Floyd and the gathering closed with a group singing.
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Meredith
Ernest Meredith
Deep River Church
C. M. Floyd
Missing Youth Found Near Anaconda Montana
Robert Russel aged 13, missing since Monday in the Anaconda region, was found unharmed ten miles from where he separated from his stepfather Charles Tucker during a fishing trip. He greeted searchers with I wish I had a fishpole.
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Anaconda
Mont
Robert Russel
Anaconda - Pindar
Charles Tucker
Baseball note shows Johnson fanning for Grove in later innings
Fragmentary box score line records Bob Johnson of the AthEnc s batting for Grove and striking out with a full count of three balls and two strikes. It notes one run two hits no errors and one left on base.
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Carl Hubbell
Gehringer
Lee
Averill
Medwick
Foxx
Durocher
Herman
DiMaggio
Johnny Allen
Cleveland
Ott
Lombardi
McCormick
Dickey
Cronin
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Yankees
Lewis
Allen
Hack
Gehrig
Brown
Foxx Durocher
Rudy
York
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Nationals
Bob Grove
Red Sox
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Cramer
Hopper
Goodman
di Magesto
Atch
Bob Johnson
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Athencs
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