Il Duce Seeks Complete Solution With Ethiopia
Mussolini declares Italy will pursue a complete solution to the conflict with Ethiopia. He spoke to generals in Venice Palace about not tolerating provocations as new Ethiopian incidents provoke protests in Harrar and Addis Ababa. Authority says Italy remains calm but vigilant and will not spark a wider East Africa crisis.
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Mussolini
Italy
Soluzione Integrale
Ethiopia
East Africa
Il Duce
Venezia
Furniture Workers Strike After Code Provisions Dropped
In Sumter South Carolina a furniture factory strike widens as a plant closes and workers walk out over longer hours and pay cuts following NRA termination. Governor Johnston and federal mediator Bernard plan direct talks to avert disorder with local and company officials seeking conciliation.
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Olin D. Johnston
J. L. Bernard
Greenville
Sumter
Bernard
W. C Johnston
Anderson
W. C. Johnston
Williams Furniture Company
NRA
Gruening Recounts Lobby Probe Testimony In Congress
Ernest Gruening testified before the House rules committee that no threat or promise was made to influence Brewster Me to back abolishing unnecessary holding companies. Me later voted against the administration as Corcoran denied pressuring him over the Passamaquoddy project.
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Ernest Gruening
Interior Department
House Rules Committee
Brewster R Me
Roosevelt
Gruening
the Nation
Portland
Maine
Brewster
Corcoran
Thomas Corcoran
RFC
TVA Expansion Advances in House Vote 277 to 100
After trimming objections, the House passed legislation to broaden the Tennessee Valley Authority powers by 277 to 100. The bill moves to the Senate for amendments, with likely conference committee talks to reconcile differences including a provision on holding companies and TVA self sustenance.
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Roosevelt
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
TVA
Andrews
R-Ny
Military Committee
Laura Ingalls Roars Westward For Transcontinental Flight
New York July 11 Laura Ingalls attempts a westward non stop flight to set a women’s transcontinental speed record. She leaves Floyd Bennett Airport at 4 31 30 A M on a heavy loaded low wing monoplane aiming for Burbank California. She faces winds and regulatory limits on runway choice as aviation officials restrict use of the long runway.
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Laura Ingalla
Burbank
Calif
Floyd Bennett
Amelia Earhart
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F. William Zelcer
Aviation Commissioner
TWA
Disorder at Willima Furniture plant disrupts operation
From Sumter South Carolina July 11 the William Furniture company plant faced disorder as workers attempted to operate the facility amid disruptions.
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Williama Furniture Company
Earthquake Devastates Shizuoka Region Killing 24 in Japan
A major quake today in Shizuoka prefecture Japan left 24 dead and 58 injured. Shizouka City Hamamatsu reported heavy shocks with widespread structural damage in Shizouka and Shimizu while fires were extinguished and power was restored by night.
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Red Cross Hospital
Beal Sought by Gastonia Police
New York police announced a search for Fred Beal, a Gastonia North Carolina strike leader. North Carolina authorities requested his apprehension but did not disclose the communication's nature.
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Gastonia Police
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Fred Beal
Gastonia
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North Carolina
New Orleans Debate Over Huey Long Dictatorship On Radio
District Attorney Eugene Stanley denounced Huey Long’s control on a radio broadcast. Mayor Walmsley clung to his vow not to quit as opposition forms a Long stronghold. The anti Long Square Deal group acts in the city while Stanley accuses Long of ballot box abuse and corrupt influence.
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T. Semmes Walmsley
Huey FP. Long
Walmsley
Eugene Stanley
Long
Stanley
Kerr bill tightens deportation for alien criminals
Washington July 11. A measure by Representative Kerr seeks to deport aliens convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of residence length or imprisonment, tightening rules for those with suspended sentences or fines. The bill would also target aliens currently spared deportation under nonmonetary provisions.
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Washington
United States
Representative Kerr
D-Nc
House
Last Minute Canvas Yields Split Vote Totals
The announcement shows dry camp with 4022 votes and wet camp with 8508 votes in a canvass. Local officials report the final tally and urge readiness for certification.
Federal judge halts one cent peanut processing tax
Judge Lathe B. Way in Norfolk Va grants a preliminary injunction barring the collector of internal revenue for Virginia from collecting the one cent per pound peanut processing tax until further court order.
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Norpolk
Lathe B. Way
Federal District Court
Collector of Internal Revenue
Virginia
NC relief to payrolls under works progress projects
Geo W Coan Jr state PWA administrator told about 100 attendees that 45 000 North Carolinians on relief will be added to works progress administration payrolls by October 1. The note was delivered in Raleigh on July 11 194?
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Raleigh
Geo. W. Coan, Jr
PWA
Williams Succeeds Gray as Winston-Salem Tobacco Chair
Clay Williams elected chairman of Reynolds Tobacco Company succeeding Bowman Gray who died aboard a cruise ship. Williams, previously president and vice chairman since 1934, has been with the firm since 1917.
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Gray Winston-Salem
Clay Williams
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Bowman Gray
American dancer on trial in Paris over nude performance
Miss Joan Warner, an American nude dancer, faces a Paris court charged with immoral conduct. The judge ruled the act artistic and focused the case on whether the performance endangered public morals. a packed courtroom heard defense witnesses and the trial was adjourned after cameras were barred.
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Paris
Joan Warner
Association
M. Bauverat
Plaintiff Association
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Bauverat
Germany
Joan
Paul Codos
Raymond Delmotte
Maurice Deviamineck
Hoogan
Henry Torres
Torres
Mussolini War Speech Parody Triggers Wet Day Ad
Beverly Hills reader recalls Mussolini delaying war for a dry day. The note jokes about war and propaganda and ponders if the Abyssinian king could sue for League of Nations protection dues. The letter ends with a quip about roads and rain or shine.
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Cal
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British Foreign Secretary Opposes Italy War Over Ethiopia
Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons that Italy has no just cause for war against Ethiopia. He acknowledged Italy's expansion aims but said they are insufficient for hostilities. He promised Britain would seek to prevent a disastrous conflict and denied rumors of French blockade or Britain plans for coercion.
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Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
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Ethiopia
England
Sir Samuel
Great Britain
Britain delays arms exports to Ethiopia amid arms embargo
London sources say the British government is holding up export licenses for munitions shipment to Ethiopia. Indications suggest Britain joins France, Czechoslovakia and Denmark in halting arms to the African empire. final decision on exporting weapons awaited by authorities.
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Ethiopia
Great Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Potato bill tied up as House stalls action
Washington reports the House agriculture committee failed to seek consideration for a potato marketing bill. Proponents look to the Senate for action linking the measure to AAA amendments. Rep Warren and Senators Bailey and White discussed chances while Cooley hoped for quick House rules action.
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House Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Warren
DNC
Rules
Bailey
D-Nc
White
R-Me
Cooley
Rules Committee
Agriculture Committee
Naval Race Feared If Limitation Pact Ends
Washington July 11 The looming expiry of the London and Washington naval treaties in 18 months raises fears of a global naval race. Secretary Swanson says the Navy plans for the coming fiscal year call for 12 destroyers and six submarines, within treaty limits. The Vinson Act aims for a 1942 treaty Navy with 36 destroyers and 18 submarines, plus 24 ships built this year.
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United States
Japan
London
Ers
Swanson
Navy Department
Troyers
Luther League Elects Officers At Biennial Meeting
The Luther League of America held its biennial convention, with delegates in attendance to choose the 1937 convention city between Springfield and Allentown. Harrisburg’s John George Kurtenkabe was elected president, defeating Alvin H. Schaediger after the nominating committee’s recommendation failed to carry. Irene Schaeffer of New York became recording secretary and Charles W. Fuhr of Pittsburgh was re-elected treasurer.
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Luther League of America
Springfield
Allentown
John George Kurtenkabe
Harrisburg
League
Herbert W. Fischer
Omaha
Neb
Alvin H. Schaediger
North Bergen
N. J
Kurzenkabe
Irene Schaeffer
New York
Charles W. Fuhr
Pittsburgh
Weather outlook for Carolina states and Georgia
North Carolina: generally fair tonight and Friday with possible local thundershowers Friday afternoon in the extreme south portion. South Carolina and Georgia: generally fair tonight and Friday with possible local thundershowers Friday afternoon in the southern areas.
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Gentle winds and fair to overcast coastal weather forecast
From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds shift from light variable to moderate southerly and gentle to moderate southwesterly winds with fair conditions tonight and Friday. From Hatteras to Jacksonville expect moderate southwest winds and mostly overcast skies with scattered showers tonight and Friday.
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Jacksonville
Weather bureau records for 24 hours in growing areas
Charlotte AP report notes official weather bureau records of temperature and rainfall for the first 24 hours of the current monitoring period in principal growing areas and other regions.
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Official Weather Bureau
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