Japanese Reinforcements Trek Toward Yangtze Front in War Report
Chinese dispatches say Japanese warships moved heavy reinforcements into the upper Yangtze area to support a stalled campaign against Hankow. From the south bank of the Yangtze, Japanese forces mounted another bombing attempt in the Kiukiang sector, with over 300 bombs claimed dropped in the targeted zone.
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Associated Press
Spain
Gerelassimo Francisco
China
Yangtze
Hankow
Shnghai
Shanghai
Upper
Kiukiang
Francico Franco
Valencia
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Teruel- Mediterranean
Tagua River
Estremadura
Franco
Shanghai official shot in international settlement
Wan Shi-Sen, Chinese member of the Japanese dominated Shanghai district government, was killed by two gunmen in his home. One assassin fled, the other was captured. raids and arrests followed as authorities investigated political killings since occupation.
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Shanghai
Wan Shi-Sen
International Settlement
Arn
Vox Pop Delivers Local Curiosities and Obits on Fourth Floor
A reader letter column shares quirks from the fourth floor including a tease about “the boys and love seats” and Uncle Arthur Marsh tomato talk. It recalls M M Kaplan’s July birthday runs and notes a former Exposition exhibitor seeking display space. The piece also remembers Taylor Mitchell and Pop Crabbe with a joke recipe for staying young.
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Arthur Marsh
Gertrude
Minimum wage laws expanding coverage in states
Washington reports about 1,000,000 women under state minimum wage orders paying from 6 to 18 dollars weekly. Officials note growth outside federal coverage, with 25 states Puerto Rico and D C enacting laws. Nevada has the highest blanket minimum at 18 dollars weekly for a 48 hour week.
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Women's Bureau
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Department of Labor
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Nevada
Clergyman Denied Citizenship Over Refusal to Bear Arms
The Rev. Angelo Benvenuto of Paterson New Jersey was denied citizenship after stating religious scruples prevent him from killing in war. Judge Robert H. Davidson ruled naturalized citizens must bear arms and cannot be exempted. Benvenuto, Italian born and father of eleven, offered to serve in any other capacity.
Massed tanks advance aided by air and artillery support
Massed tanks move forward as airplan squadrons cooperate with long range artillery to clear the path. The coordinated assault signals a significant combined arms operation with air and ground units working in concert.
Fish calls for probe into James Roosevelt censorship
Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr. urged the next Congress to investigate James Roosevelt's income tax and insurance dealings. Speaking to the Dutchess County GOP, Fish denied seeking insurance from a utility and said he never did business with Roosevelt or made political promises.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Roosevelt
White House
Beetle Mimics Ants to Secure Protection in South America
The mimection beetle of South America gains protection from ants by mimicking their appearance and behavior. This deceptive strategy helps the beetle avoid predation while exploiting ant defenses.
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South America
Missing daughter of Sina Pope Godwin sought in Dunn
A search was under way for Hor tense Jackson, 18, who disappeared from her home Friday. She is the daughter of Mrs. Sina Pope Godwin, serving a prison sentence for the slaying of her third husband. Canadian butter exports totaled 5,128,000 pounds in 1936.
Russia Executes Two Farmers in Counter-Revolutionary Case
Kiev newspaper Soviet Ukraina reports two farmers from Alexevo convicted as counter-revolutionaries and sentenced to death for neglecting feed, allowing stock to spoil, and arson on WW fields. The report notes the male angler fish is vastly smaller than its mate.
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Moscow
Kiev
Soviet Ukrai
Alexevo
Timony
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