Chancellor Schuschnigg’s Wife Dies in Austrian Crash
Vienna reports a car crash near Linz killed Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg’s wife and left him injured. Their son Kurt Jr. survived after serious injuries, while the chauffeur was described as in serious condition. Prince Ernst von Starhemberg expected to take over if the chancellor steps aside.
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Vienna
Kurt Schuschnigg
Ernst von Starhemberg
Heimwehr
Frau von Schuschnigg
Kurt, Jr
Elbesberg
Linz
Ehringhaus Refuses Lea Pardon in Tennessee Case
Governor Ehringhaus declined Luke Lea’s petition for a pardon after Lea’s 1931 conspiracy conviction in Asheville. Lea began serving a six to ten year term May 9, 1934, with his son Luke Lea Jr. and Wallace B. Davis also implicated in the Central Bank case. J M Broughton filed the petition for clemency on June 1.
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Raleigh
Ehringhaus
Luke Lea
United States
Tennessee
Lea
Asheville
Central Bank and Trust Company
Luke Lea, Jr
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank
J. M. Broughton
Leo
Edwin M. Gill
Kellogg Pact Support Shapes Italy Ethiopia Rift
The United States backs the Briand Kellogg peace pact as Italy and Ethiopia clash. Hull avoids naming nations while urging treaty compliance. Rome and London weigh possible actions and Axum relics flee to safety amid escalating military moves.
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United States
Hull
Italy
Ethiopia
Washington
Rome
London
England
Istanbul
Haile Selassie
Holy Arty
Axum
Eritrea
Council of the
I Tions
League
Rioters Injure Strikers as National Guard Quells Tacoma Riot
In Tacoma Washington on July 13 six people were seriously injured as rocks, clubs and bayonets were used during a riot linked to the Pacific Northwest lumber strike. About 1,000 strikers and sympathizers clashed with guardsmen for four hours, with 40 arrests and many treated for gas exposure. National Guard troops, called by Governor Martin, protected routes to mills where workers aimed to return under employer agreements. The violence began when crowds tried to push past guards at the ith Street bridge from the business district to the mill area.
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Tacoma
Wash
National Guard
Federal
Clarence D. Martin
Sawmill and Timber Workers’ Union
National
Soviet to buy 30 million in US goods over year pact
Soviet Russia pledged to purchase 30 million dollars worth of American goods in the next 12 months and the US agreed to extend benefits of trade pacts with Belgium Haiti and Sweden. Officials said the Moscow signed agreement aims to end 18 years of unsatisfactory relations and could triple bilateral trade despite a slump.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Belgium
Haiti
Sweden
Moscow
State Department
William Clitt
American Lane
Maxim Litvinoff
Coble Death Ruled Accident or Self-Destructive After Jealousy
Greensboro coroner jury says F. J. Coble died accidentally or by his own action after shooting Miss Evelyn Tysinger and T. R. Wall Jr. in a jealous fit. Tysinger in critical condition, Wall improving. Coble died after being found with knife wounds at the scene. Funeral services set for this afternoon.
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Greensboro
Jack) Coble
Evelyn Tysinger
T. R. Wall, Jr
Tysinger
Wall
Cable
Coble
Mias Tysinger
Rioting in Belfast prompts curfew and sirens
Northern Ireland faces a fresh outbreak of rioting with two dead and 44 wounded. An order to rush all available policemen to Belfast followed by a 16 30 curfew and building closures. Police in armored cars patrol as Orange elements prepared for a Boyne reenactment and searches for arms intensify.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
George O'Neill
Elty
Orange
Leaps To Guy Wire And Escapes Death
Hartford July 18 AP. This life saving leap in a movie stunt saved Russell Winslow who was 55 feet above ground on a causeway when a 1,500 pound hammer struck nearby. He grabbed a nearby guy wire 15 feet below and swung to safety.
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Hartford
Russellinslow
Winslow
Arwood Denied License Restoration in North Carolina
Raleigh July 13. John Henry Harwood former Bryson City attorney and former superior court judge who served a prison term for destroying revenue department records lost another bid to restore his law license. The North Carolina State Bar Council refused license restoration. previous Wake County and state supreme court denials stand. Five attorneys were ordered to be tried on grievance committee report.
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Raleigh
John Henry Harwood
Bryson City
Superior Court
Council of the
North Carolina State Bar
Harwood
W. C. Harris
Wake Superior Court
State Supreme Court
Revenue Department
Lola
State Revenue Department
Williams Furniture Workers Refuse To Return To Plants
Striking workers at three Williams Furniture wood plants in Sumter South Carolina voted unanimously to stay off the job after management refused all eight demands. Over 500 attended a meeting last night. A federal mediator was expected. no reopening under police supervision was planned.
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Sumter
8. C
J. C. Johnson
O. L. Williams
Johnson
J. T. Boxton
Williams Furniture Corporation
Guards Trial in Weekend Recess
Superior court adjourned for the weekend as witnesses describe the physical condition of Woodrow Wilson Shropshire and Robert Barnes. The state seeks to convict five former prison camp officials of mistreating the two short term Negro convicts by placing them in an unheated cell in bitter cold weather. Solicitor John G. Carpenter hopes to finish Monday's presentation of the state's evidence.
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Charlotte
Superior Court
Woodrow Wilson Shropshire
Robert Barnes
John G. Carpenter
Eighty Killed In Auto Accidents In State Division Two
Greensboro July 18 Special Eighty persons were killed and 440 injured in automobile accidents in this division two during the 12 month period ending June 30. Lieut W Croom commander reports 636 accidents investigated and 406 arrested for operating under the influence. Of defendants brought to trial 1964 were convicted and 68 acquitted.
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Greensboro
W. Croom
State Highway Patrol
Spanish War Vets Open Encampment
Delegates arrive for the North Carolina department United States Spanish War Veterans encampment in Hickory. The event runs through Tuesday with officer elections. Robert Lyerly of Hickory is department commander and Edythe M. Price of Charlotte is auxiliary president.
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Hickory
North Carolina Department
United States Spanish War Veterans
Eobert Lyerly
Edythe M. Price
Charlotte
Salisbury Woman Injured As Auto Skids Into Tree
Mrs. W. M. Phillips of Salisbury drove a Chevrolet on the Greensboro highway near Five Points when the wet road caused a skid. The car struck a tree. Miss Lois Freeland of Greensboro rode as a passenger with minor injuries. Both women were taken to Guilford General Hospital. Local police investigated the crash.
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W. M. Phillips
Salisbury
Greensboro
Five Points
Phillips
Yow
Guilford General Hospital
Dawson to Retire After Eighty Years in Service
Washington announces Claude IL. Dawson of Anderson DC consul general at Barcelona Spain will retire August 31 after 80 years service. Arrangements completed for a 15 round heavyweight bout between Joe Louis Detroit and 20th Century club announced.
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Dawson
Washington
State Department
Claude IL. Dawson
Anderson
D. C
Barcelona
Spain
New York
Joe Louis
Detroit
Sen- 20Th Century Club
Negro Gunman Surrenders After Fatal Shooting Near Marietta
Melvin Floyd a 58 year old Black man who shot and killed 50 year old Olin J Pritchett near Marietta last night surrendered to a deputy sheriff in Greenville Ohio. Floyd gave himself up after the shooting and is in custody.
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Greenville
8. C
Melvin Floyd
Olin J. L. Pritchett
Marietta
Strauss Resigns as Reich Music Chamber Leader
Richard Strauss resigns as president of the Third Reich music chamber citing advanced age but the move is viewed as a political withdrawal. The late July Berlin development is reported by AP.
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Strauss
Berlin
Richard Strauss
Third Reich
Music Chamber
Cotton Consumption For June Declines
The census bureau reports June cotton consumption at 385,946 bales of lint and 61,905 bales of linters, down from May figures of 469,250 lint and 65,501 linters, and from June last year at 363,262 lint and 54,587 linters. On hand June 30, consuming establishments held 82,947 lint and 206,121 linters, with public storage and presses at 6,077,634 lint and 35,423 linters, compared with May 31 figures and last year’s June 30 totals.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Friction Between Hoover And Purvis Is Unconfirmed
Washington reports a possible rift between J Edgar Hoover and Melvin Purvis Jr, but officials say Purvis resigned and Hoover sees no reason for comment. Some sources note friction was known to ex agents, amid Chicago G Men transfers and harsh job demands on agents with 24 hour on call duties.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Melvin H. Purvis, Jr
Chicago
G-Men
Purvis
Justice Department
Hoover
Atlantic City
N. J
Justice
Soviet America sign 30 million trade pact in Moscow
The Russo American talks end with a trade agreement pledging the Soviet Union to buy 30 million dollars of U S goods in the next year. The United States grants most favored nation status and extends benefits from other pacts pending final details.
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Moscow
Washington
Maxim Litvinoff
William C. Bullitt
U. S
S. R
Trade and geopolitics echo in Abyssinia dispute
A Santa Monica reader comments that Italy seeks Abyssinia trade, Japan is active, and underselling is global. He recalls past mass production as undercutting rivals and notes England’s stake, arguing negotiation hinges on who controls the outcome.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Italy
Abyssinia
England
Weather forecast by states and regions
North Carolina mostly cloudy with showers tonight and cooler in the west. South Carolina and Georgia similar showers, coast Sunday. Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate southwest winds, turning variable in far north, with overcast skies and occasional showers through Sunday. Charlotte Weather Bureau records temperature and rainfall in principal cotton growing areas.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Charlotte Tam -Cene
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