Emperor Haile Selassie Calls Ethiopians to War
Addis Ababa reports Emperor Haile Selassie urges Ethiopians to unite and defend the country against Italian aggression, saying it is better to die free than live without liberty. He vows to lead troops and cites past resistance to protect independence. Rome reports Italian charges of Eritrean atrocity and warns of looming mobilization.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
King of Kings
Lion of Judah
Italy
Yalual
Mussolini
Senate rejects compensatory rayon tax in AAA amendments
Washington July 18. The Senate votes down an administration rayon tax in the AAA amendments after Byrnes withdrew a joint protection plan for cotton and rayon. An agriculture committee proposal to tax rayon alone at 125 percent of cotton's processing tax failed amid fears of harming cotton exports and JAPAN silk and Scandinavian trade.
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Washington
Senate
Byrnes
D-Sc
Agriculture Committee
Smith
Japan
Telegrams Reveal $4800 Spent By A G B In Lobby Drive
Testimony before the Senate lobby committee showed an Associated Gas and Electric official instructed subordinates to destroy records tied to a utilities bill campaign. Erie official E. W. O'Brien said managers ordered cash telegram payments and disposal of files, with $4,800 spent on messages.
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Associated Electric and Gas
Washington
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Senate
E. W. O’brien
Erie
Associated
A. E. Beach
Securities Department of Associated
Ithaca
N. Y
O’brien
Beach
United States
Black
O'Brien
R. P. Herron
Bond
Warren
Congress
Wheeler-Rayburn
Schwellenbach
D-Wash
Bill
Three Bandits Sought In N. C. For Shooting Officer
Three unidentified white men attempted robberies at two Greenville businesses and shot Officer John Mobley while fleeing. They hijacked a Negro's car, tied him to a tree on Farmville road, and headed toward Washington road before eluding pursuing officers. Mobley suffered multiple wounds but was reported to be doing fine that afternoon.
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Ed Butterfield
District Court
Greenville
Yeggs
John Mobley
Farmville
North Carolina
TRG Beggs
Railroad Street
Mobley
Washington Road
Joe Brown
Farmville Road
Sam Whitehurst
Pitt County
Nash County
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Goldsboro
Raleigh
Smith and Hines
Bow Wholesale
Georgia Road Funds Blocked in Washington Deadlock
Georgia’s 19 million dollar share of federal road funds remains tied up as disputes over highway department efficiency prevent release. President Roosevelt and Governor Talmadge met with little progress, while Atlanta editor Clark Howell sought a breakthrough.
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Washington
Georgia
Roosevelt
Talmadge
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Roads
MacDonald
Highway Department
Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act faces constitutional challenge
In Macon Georgia on July 18 a suit filed by 100 non-cooperating North Florida tobacco growers seeks to enjoin the Kerr-Smith tobacco production control tax. They call the levy a penalty and say the agriculture secretary lacks lawful authority, alleging the act favors large 1921 1932 1933 base-period acreages and uses acreage credits and warrants to pay the tax.
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Macon
North Florida
W. B. Page
Internal Revenue
Georgia
Secretary of Agriculture
Unidentified Man Killed In Marion
An unidentified man about 25, bearing a C H G tattoo on a forearm, died in a Marion hospital after being struck by a car on a highway last night. Sam Yancey, a local driver, blamed the man's negligence in walking along the road for the accident. An inquest is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Marion
Sam Yancey
Carbonell Hernandez Shot in Clash With Cuban Army Agents
CAMAGUEY Cuba July 18 Virgilio Carbonell Hernandez was shot and killed in a confrontation with army intelligence agents who trapped him during an alleged attempt to extort money from a wealthy cattleman under threats of death.
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Camaguey
Cuba
Virgilio Carbonell Hernandez
Army
Collision Kills At Least Three In Pasco Area
In Pasco Washington near midnight a head on crash on the Walla Walla branch line killed at least three people. An air freight and a Pacific passenger train were involved in the accident 24 miles Lane area. Authorities investigated the wreckage for causes and identified victims.
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Pasco
Wash
Walla Walla
Nude dancer fined in Paris sparks morality case
Paris July 18 Joan Warner the Blonde American dancer was found guilty of outraging morals and fined 50 francs for nude dancing. Judge Rebrasier ruled the act artistic yet naked, while club manager Faubrin received 200 francs fine. Costs multiplied eightfold. verdict may guide future prosecutions.
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Paris
Joan Warner
France
Warner
Mile
Chicago Gangster Louie Alterie Shot Down In Street
Chicago police report Louie Two Gun Alterie a famed bootlegging figure killed by shotgun fire as he left his hotel. He died an hour after the attack at Lakeview hospital. His wife Irma 35 survived unharmed beside him following the shooting.
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Chicago
Louie
Alterie
Lakeview Hospital
Irma
Strikers Talk With Officials At Pelzer Mills
Governor Olin Johnston said representatives of the United Textile Workers union and Pelzer mill management would meet to discuss a strike settlement. Union president Paul H. Ross indicated the strikers may take their complaints to the National Labor Relations Board.
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Pelzber, &. C
Pelzer Mills
Olin Johnston
Columbia
United Textile Workers Union
Johnston
Paul H. Ross
National Labor Relations Board
Cholera Outbreak Reported Among Refugees in Han Valley
Reuters dispatch from London cites a Hankow missionary saying cholera has broken out among about 300,000 refugees who fled to the Han valley area. The report notes rapid spread and calls for aid as health conditions deteriorate.
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London
Reuters
Hankow
Han Valley
Goering orders crackdown on Catholic influence in Nazi state
Berlin reports Gen. Hermann Goering orders criminal prosecutors to enforce decrees against political Catholicism. He calls for overcoming Catholicism through positive national socialism and urges authorities to promote the Hitler Youth while warning priests who resist Nazi ideas. The decree allows tolerance only if priests support Nazi aims. If Catholic movements fail to change, further action will follow.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Goering
Hitler Youth Movement
Rosenberg
Vatican
Court mood shifts as a girl leads youth astray
A Santa Monica note laments a recurring legal mood affecting tax and court actions. The writer claims courts must redo proceedings, noting a female offender misled young men, contrasting with prior male behavior. The piece reflects social tension and gendered moral judgments in a cryptic July 18 voice.
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Santa Monica
Calif
McDonald Seeks 20 Percent Raise For North Carolina Teachers
Forsyth legislator Dr. Ralph W. McDonald told Governor Ehringhaus he is drafting a plan to grant each school teacher a flat 20 percent raise while preserving increments and certificates. He estimates a $230,000 transfer from contingency funds plus a possible surplus around $1,000,000 as of June 30 could support the move. Charlies M. Johnson noted a legal transfer might be possible.
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Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Ralph W. McDonald
Forsyth
School Commission
McDonald
Charlies M. Johnson
Budget Bureau
Weather forecast by states and coastal winds report
North Carolina mainly fair tonight and Friday with light showers in the southwest. South Carolina mostly cloudy with a chance of light local showers in west and south areas tonight and Friday. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras gentle to moderate, south and east or southeast, over south portions tonight and Friday. Hatteras to Jacksonville winds moderate east or southeast, overcast tonight and Friday with occasional showers. Charlotte AP notes official records and cotton growing areas.
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South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
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