Rebels close on Madrid as starve out plan rumors rise
Spanish rebels near Madrid clash with leftist forces as fascist high command reportedly plans to starve the capital. Two men aiding the American consulate at Barcelona were killed, Santiago Itsurralde and an unidentified driver, while George Jenkins was nearby. Ambassador Claude Bowers seeks refuge at Fluenterrabia.
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Madrid
High Command
American State Department
Barcelona
Santiago Itsurralde
George Jenkins
Landon Aids Plan Campaign Strategy In Topeka
Gov Alf Landon summoned his top aides in Topeka to map a detailed campaign plan against the New Deal. National chairman John D. M. Hamilton joined the talks with anti Roosevelt Republicans as Landon touted restoring an efficient constitutional government amid enthusiastic reception at a notable speech.
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Eas
Alf M. Landon
John D. M. Hamilton
London
Frank Knox
Illinois
Hamilton
Landon
Capitol Square
Buying Continues At Furniture Market Despite Weekend Lull
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market reports a record weekly registration of 1 474 with activity on the show floor at a high pace despite a weekend lull. By mid day only 98 registered but expectations mounted for later buyers as manufacturers remained busy with customers.
Tobacco research foundation urged by Recovery Administration
Washington report states the National Recovery Administration review division sees a tobacco research foundation as the industry’s major need. In other notes, two North Carolinians were chosen by President Roosevelt to take the March 2 West Point entrance exam. if qualified, they would enter July 1, 1987. The candidates are Francis Joseph Johnson of Raleigh and William Benjamin Pitman of Salisbury.
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Washington
Tobacco Research Foundation
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
West Point
Military Academy
Francis Joseph Johnson
Raleigh
William Benjamin Pitman
Salisbury
Dr Georg Michaelis Dies at 79 in Fuerstenwalde
Former imperial chancellor Georg Michaelis died at age 79 in Fuerstenwalde Germany from a heart attack.
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Fuerstenwalde
Germany
Georg Michaelis
Government seeks stay on 1985 act suits in Supreme Court
Washington. The government asked the Supreme Court to shield it from a flood of complicated and expensive lawsuits until a single test case determines the constitutionality of the 1985 public utility holding company act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Public Utility Holding Company Act
Bus hit by train injures two in Petersburg
Two passengers on a Greyhound bus were injured when a train sideswiped the vehicle parked near the Atlantic Coast Line railroad track in Petersburg Virginia last night. The incident involved a Greyhound bus near the rail line with both injured passengers transported for treatment.
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Petersburg
Greyhound
Petition by 220 athletes seeks Eleanor Holm Jarrett reinstatement
A petition signed by 220 athletes requesting reinstatement of Eleanor Holm Jarrett to the American Olympic team was handed to Avery Brundage, chairman of the American Olympic committee.
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Berlin
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Avery Brundage
Two Men Questioned After Arrest Near Orangeburg
Orangeburg police and federal agents questioned two men today following yesterday’s arrest of a pair who had more than half a hundred in their possession.
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Orangeburg
D. C
Carolinas A. U. Swimming Championship Opens
Bronzed swimmers churned in the lake as seven records fell in the opening round of the second annual Carolinas Amateur Union meet. Charleston led with 15.5 points, Charlotte followed, Kannapolis and Greens nearby, with Dur ease Winston-Salem and others scoring. Burgess of Charleston dominated the mile time. Lorraine Worth of High Point won the senior 440-yard freestyle.
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Charlotte
Charleston
Char
Kannapolis
Greens
High Point
Dureasis Winston-Salem
Iboro
Tarboro
Burgess
Lorraine Worth
Nashville man charged with hen forgery in payroll scheme
Rocky Mount July 24 A Nash vil resident says N T Sandifer 21 of Nashville a former highway department employee was arrested in New k on a forgery charge He allegedly forged payroll checks of 800 dollars belonging to R A Pollock the resident engineer Sandifer who was headed to South America when seized by federal authorities had cashed the checks and had a lunchroom bill met by officers
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L. Johnston
Nashvil
N. T. Sandifer
Nashville
Highway Department
New K
Sandifer
Johnston
R. A. Pollock
Ville
South America
Wendel Recounts Abduction Tale Before Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel, ex Trenton attorney, testified before a federal grand jury in Newark about abduction and torture he says forced him to link the Lindbergh case to Hauptmann. He claimed a Brooklyn hotel conference revealed disclosures by Hauptmann and produced a letter he says Governor Hoffman sent to Ellis Parker. Lehman signed extradition for Ellis Parker Jr. as the investigation began.
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N. J
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Federal Grand Jury
Newark News
Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Brooklyn
Hoffman
Ellis H. Parker
New Lisbon
Mercer County
Parker
Albany
Herbert H. Lehman
Ellis H. Parker, Jr
Burlington County
Millionaire-for-a-day dividend mishap in Winston-Salem
William E. Merchant of Winston-Salem received a dividend check for 81,000,014.30 from a company where he holds a small stock block. The correct amount was 14.50. He returned the oversized check after discovering the error.
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Winston-Salem
William E. Merchant
McMahon Trial Continued for British Man With Revolver
George Andrew McMahon, a bald Briton, is remanded for a week at Bow Street as his treason trial under the 1842 act resumes next Friday. Witnesses recount how a loaded pistol left his hand during King Edward VII’s parade, with eyewitnesses debating if the revolver struck the horse and details of the throwing or knocking.
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London
George Andrew McMahon
King Edward's
Alfred Kerstein
McMahon
Bow Street
Convent Garden Market
Anthony Gordon Dick
Edward
Constitution Hill
Lead Bullets From Godwin Death Found As Autopsy
Coroner J Melvin McLean said autopsy on Furman Godwin who was shot by his wife July 7 found no steel bullets. Several bullets removed were all lead. The inquest heard a struggle over the pistol and the wife was wounded and hospitalized.
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Fayetteville
McLean
Godwin
Four Perons Bound Over In Series Of Thefts Here
Judge Lewis E Teague found probable cause against four of five defendants arraigned in municipal court on breaking and entering and larceny charges. Twenty six warrants issued after a police confession tied youths to 32 breakings and larcenies. Willie Johnson Grady Jones Gurney York and Ed Leonard held for Guilford Superior Court trial on $500 bonds each. Hubert Carter remanded to juvenile court. Three defendants sent to county roads terms and one woman to the workhouse. Other cases included assaults detentions and probation decisions with various penalties and nol pros dispositions.
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Guilford Superior Court
Willie Johnson
Grady Jones
Gurney York
Ed Leonard
Hubert Carter
County Roads
Joe Robinson
Snyder Services to Be Saturday
Funeral services for Harry 8 Polly Snyder 39 mortal injury from an automobile crash near Asheboro will be held Saturday at 4 pm from the First Methodist Protestant church. Military honors by High Point post 619 VFW. Interment Oakwood Memorial Park. VFW members urged to meet at 310 North Main at 3:30 pm to attend.
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Polly) Snyder
Asheboro
First Methodist Protestant Church
J. Clay Madison
Snyder
High Point
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
V. F. W. Post
T. C. Pot
Profit Takers Active On Market
New York reports mixed action in the stock market with profit takers targeting recent leaders. Motors reversed, steels stalled, trading slows near midday. Business trends show modest gains while bonds stay steady. Grains mix, cotton firmer, currencies ease against the dollar.
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New York
Motors
Mrs. Ruth Livernash Crowder Dies in Twin City
Mrs. Ruth Livernash Crowder wife of Detroit Tigers pitcher Alvin Crowder died here yesterday Crowder known as General Crowder is on the inactive list at the time of his wife s death Removed from the active roster for personal reasons the club announced
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Alvin Crowder
Twin City
Winston-Salem
Ruth Livernash Crowder
Detroit Tiger
Next Legislature Facing Big Job Finding Revenue
The 1937 general assembly must raise about 12 million dollars in new revenue to fund the Hoey era program and Democratic platform goals. Amid anticipated school funding needs and social security cooperation, overall requests may total 16 to 18 million but likely be trimmed to 12 million or less based on finance committee efforts.
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J. C. Baskervill Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
General Assembly
Clyde R. Hoey
Honeymoon Safe Amid Civil War Abroad
Savannah Tennessee July 24 AP It takes more than a civil war to upset an American couple's honeymoon A cablegram from Madrid reports a young bride Mrs Meno Spann writing that she and her husband are safe and enjoying themselves The message was sent to Dr and Mrs O H Williams and Spann formerly taught German at UNC confirms they are not worrying about them.
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Savannah
Tenn
Madrid
O. H. Williams
Meno Spann
Williams
Spann
University of North Carolina
Glue Is Sought in Man's Death in Parcel Bomb
Cape Charles Virginia July 24 postal inspectors chase a clue of sound as Curry Thomas wealthy farmer is killed by a parcel post bomb. Mrs Thomas wounded in Nassawadox hospital recalls a clicking sound before a bursting package. Inspectors examine the wrecked car and ash like substance. no motive or suspect identified.
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Cape Charles
Curry Thomas
Nassawadox Hospital
Thomas
No Disclosures In Death Probe
A Raleigh inquiry into Pattie Mae Faulkner’s death yields no new findings. The 15 year old's body was found in Franklin County with head injuries from axe blows. Her father Sid Faulkner and his brother Sam Faulkner were questioned. Sam said Sid admitted calling the girl in a rage after discovering her with a man, a claim Sid denied.
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Raleigh
Pattie Mae Faulkner
Franklin
Wake County
Franklin County
Sid F. Faulkner
Sam Faulkner
Garland Jones
Sid Faulkner
Jerry Patterson
Drought Counties In State Named
Twenty eight North Carolina counties were listed as emergency drought counties by the department of agriculture as of July 22. The counties include Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Caldwell Catawba Cherokee Clay Cleveland Gaston Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Mecklenburg Mitchell Polk Rutherford Swain Transylvania Union Watauga and Yancey.
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North Carolina
Department of Agriculture Drought Committee
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Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Gaston
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Jackson
Lincoln
McDowell
Macon
Madison
Mecklinburg
Mitchell
Polk
Rutherford
Swain
Transylvania
Union
Watauga
Yancy
Still Promises Arrest By Night
Asheville July 24 AP Sheriff Laurence E Brown says arrest expected by 7 p m tonight stands between him and solving the killing of Helen Clevenger Staten Island college girl The investigation centers on a suspect not among three detained including violinist Mark Wollner hotel worker Daniel H Gaddy and bell hop L D Roddy Coroner notes a bruise on her thumb and confirms pistol weapon use in the attack but significance remains uncertain
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Asheville
Laurence E. Brown
Helen Clevenger
Staten Island
George J. Baker, Jr
Baier
Mark Wollner
Brown
Daniel H. Gaddy
L. D. Roddy
Examination of Clothing Held Up by Chemist
Dr W M Allen state chemist said no request from Sheriff Brown for examination of men’s clothing arrived. Some garments bore the name Wollner and may belong to Mark Wollner in the Asheville Helen Clevenger killing inquiry. No tests are planned until a specific information request is received.
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Raleigh
W. M. Allen
Laurence FE. Brown
Buncombe County
Wollner
Mark Wollner
Asheville
Helen Clevenger
New York
Allen
Drain Pond Thought To Yield More Black Legion Victims
Detroit authorities weigh draining a swampy pond near Pickney Michigan where Silas Coleman a 42 year old Negro carrier was slain by five Black Legion members. Confessed killer Dayton Dean led police to sites and corroborated by James Lorance and others while Detective Harvill denies a seven bodies claim.
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Detroit
Pickney
Mich
Black Legion
Harvey Davis
Duncan C. McCrea
Dayton Dean
James Roy Lorance
Davis
Dean
Silas Coleman
Coleman
Legion
Jack Harvill
Detroit Police Homicide Squad
Charles A. Poole
Harvill
Call for Bids Issued for State Agency Supplies
Raleigh July 24 the division of purchase and contract called for bids to be submitted by August 1 for supplying state agencies with numerous supplies. The division also announced a July 30 bid date for supplying other needs.
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Raleigh
Coughlin Calms Down After Conversation With Vatican
Vatican sources report a transatlantic call between Father Charles Coughlin and Vatican officials sparked speculation about his later apology and vow to obey church orders. Bishops expect Detroit Bishop Michael Gallagher to testify on Coughlin's methods as Vatican officials weigh Roosevelt remarks and the payback impact on the campaign.
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Charles B. Coughlin
Vatican
Roosevelt
Father Coughliin
Pathe
Owr
Michael Gallagher
Detroit
Father Coughlin
Su Gad
United States
Coughlin
Gallagher
Weather Forecast for North and South Carolina
Generally fair tonight and Saturday with local thundershowers in the east this afternoon or early tonight in North Carolina. South Carolina shows partly cloudy skies with local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight in the northeast and north central areas, and in the southern portion Saturday.
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South Carolina
North Central
South Portion
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