Britain Appeals To Czechs On Behalf Of Its Minorities
Britain urges Czechoslovakia to grant liberal autonomy to minorities as part of broader European talks. Basil Newton met Milan Hodza in London after Anglo German talks and London Paris discussions, with Berlin sending assurances of peaceful aims through von Dirksen and Wiedemann amid King George VI's Franco visit.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Conde
Germany
Basil Cochrane Newton
Prabha
Milan Hodza
Paris
Neville Chamberlain
Herbert von Dirksen
Praha
France
von Dirksen
Adolf Hitler
Frite Wiedemann
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Georgia Tobacco Markets Open Thursday in South Georgia
America's largest luxury crop tobacco starts its long farm to smoker tour Thursday with warehousemen in 15 South Georgia cities and two in Florida. Buyers expect more than 35 000 tons of rela grown tobacco plus 56 000 tons of Florida leaf and 20 tons from Alabama. Eight thousand new growers await Georgia markets as farmers join the 20 000 who produced tobacco previously.
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Atlanta
South Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tobacco
Kiukiang Scene Bitter Fighting
Reconnoitering Japanese airmen report Kiukiang front on fire while the scene remains calm in a city near the Yangtze. Japanese landings and fresh crossings near Poyang Lake signal an assault as 8,000 troops mass east of Huow with Chinese defenders rushing to fortified positions.
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Shanghai
Kiukiang
Yangtze
Hankow
Poyang Lake
Chiang Kai-Shek
Huow
Russia Sees No Japanese Threat Amid Border Clashes
Reports from Siberia describe a July clash near Changkufeng with Japanese Manchukuoan forces occupying a Soviet island on Waingou. Russia forces repelled the landing, seizing weapons and wounding two attackers as Moscow rejects Tokyo's protest.
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Moscow
Russia
Japan
China
Ussuri
Siberian
Khabarovsk
Changkufeng
Siberia
Ehringhaus Seeks Board Ruling On Burgin Nomination
Former Governor Ehringhaus argued the State Board of Elections could not legally refuse to declare Burgin the Democratic nominee for the Eighth District. Major McLendon disputed the claim saying Burgin may be nominally declared but not the actual nominee until county boards certify the votes. The board adjourned the hearing into alleged primary fraud and will reconvene Monday to review evidence and decide.
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Raleigh
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
W. C. Burgin
Lexington
State Board of Elections
Burgin
Eighth
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
McLendon
Nourn
North Carolina
W. A. Lucas
Wilson
Ehringhaus
County Boards of Elections
U. S.S. House of Representatives
Deane
Lucas
U S Embassy Plans Move Up Yangtze to Chungking
The United States will relocate its Hankow embassy 1000 miles upriver to Chungking, capital of Szechuan, as part of a second move in a year. Chungking sits high above the Yangtze, key for American diplomacy and hog bristle supplies, with a gunboat link to Washington.
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Washington
Hankow
China
Nelson T. Johnson
Hull
Yangtze River
Chuneg- Kiang
Nanking
Chungkiang
Shanghai
Chuan
United States
Yangtze
Himeleran Mountains
Yanize
Auto Industry On Way To Take Recovery Leadership
Detroit reports Ward's automative surveys show a more favorable outlook than since last fall with a car shortage likely in September. Ford and Chevrolet steady, August deliveries slim, September shipping urgent to avoid stagnation while new models advance to spur a possible strong fourth quarter.
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Auto Industry
Detroit
Ward
Automotive Reports
Ford
Chevrolet
Forest Fires Endanger Northwest Towns and Timber
Fire fronts drive through Pacific Northwest timber lands and threaten communities from Puget Sound to British Columbia. Dense smoke blankets the region as wind pushes a 100000 acre Vancouver Island blaze toward a mining settlement and timber stands, while Idaho and Montana face potential new outbreaks as storms loom.
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Seattle
Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Idaho
Montana
Wife Is Carrying On For Chandler
Mrs A B Chandler campaigns in Louisville as Governor Chandler lies in bed ill with his physician ordering rest The governor leads the bid against Senator Alben Barkley in the August 6 Democratic primary entering final stages
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Chandler
Louisville
A. B. Chandler
Senate
Alben Barkley
Negro Arrested In Greensboro Extradition To New York
Det Captain H W Brannonock said Dave Brown was arrested in Greensboro on robbery with a dangerous weapon charge and agreed to waive extradition to New York to face first degree murder charges for the April 28 1935 shooting of Benjamin Adair. Brown was nabbed July 15 after allegedly slugging Jack Wells and robbing him of about $4 in a Negro apartment at Sycamore and Lyndon streets.
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Greensboro
H. W. Brannock
Dave Brown
New York
Benjamin Adair
Brown
Jack Wells
Sycamore
Lyndon Streets
Plot to Sway Jury Disclosed in Harlan Conspiracy Trial
Federal Judge H Church Ford disclosed a purported plot to influence the Harlan anti labor conspiracy trial jury as area around the jurors was roped off. Lee White a state highway patrolman reported the plot at court close and promised a further report but the informant could not be located. The judge conferred with Brien McMahon and an FBI agent was assigned to continue inquiries.
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London
Harlan
White
United States
Brien McMahon
Devotee Of Hillbilly Music Leads In Texas Governor Race
Dallas reports show W Lee O Daniel leading the Texas Democratic primary with about 60 percent of votes counted from 9 of 254 counties. Thompson leads McGraw for runner up as Maverick and Kilday race tight. Gossett and Senders trail in other races.
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Texas
Maverick Trails
Dallas
Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
Ernest QC
Thompson
Wiliam McCraw
McCraw
Texas Election Bureau
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
New Dealer
Paul Kilday
Kilday
Maverick
W. D. McFarlane
Ed Gossett
Grady Gentry
Smith County
Morgan Senders
Tyler
Greater climb forecast by top economists
New York July 23 Better business and improved economic well being seem on the way in remaining months of 1938 according to the majority of more than a score of leading economists.Among 23 respondents all but three predicted improvement by year end with qualifications on pace and duration. The survey shows near unanimity across varied economic philosophies, with optimists noting a brisk pickup in consumer goods though concerns about heavy industries.
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New York
Climax Nears in UAW Fight
Detroit July 23 The Martin led UAW moves toward a climactic showdown as four suspended international vice presidents face trial on charges of conspiring with Communists. Martin claims the oppositional faction aims to purge his leadership while opponents call the charges a smoke screen to divide the rank and file.
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Detroit
Homer Martin
Martin
CIO
United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
UAW
Stooges
Communist Party
FDR Gustaf Adolf Exchange Wireless Greetings at Sea
President Roosevelt and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf exchanged wireless felicitations aboard the cruiser Houston as it moved toward the equator. Gustaf Adolf thanked Roosevelt for the warm reception during his U.S. visit and recalled the gracious hospitality extended to him and his family.
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Huston
Galapagos Islands
Roosevelt
Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
Houston
Equator
Atlantic
United States
Lion Of Idaho Leaves His Den After Rest
Senator Borah of Idaho, aged 73, walked a few steps in Washington for the first time in nearly three weeks. He had been confined to his apartment after doctors ordered a long rest following the recent Congress session.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Lion of
Congress
Widespread Floods Cause Deaths and Damage Across States
Rain from seven days of storms floods Texas to New Jersey causing at least several deaths, displacing hundreds, washing out roads, bridges, and rail lines. Texas towns San Saba Brady Menard and Pecos Grove are hit hardest with rivers rising rapidly. a navy plane crashes in heavy rain near Woodbridge, New Jersey, killing three aboard. a bus crash in Hackettstown leaves one dead and five injured.
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Associated Press
Maine
Florida
Texas
San Sabse
San Saba
Menard
Sep Saba
Brady
Pecaoa Grove
New Jersey
Navy
Woodbridge
Conn
Hackettstown
Tydings Declares New Deal Support At Campaign Rally
Senator Millard E. Tydings addressed nearly 4000 supporters at Bel Air fairgrounds in a downpour. He defended the New Deal as the work of the administration and cited 29 measures he voted for. He rejected claims he opposes Roosevelt and criticized the Supreme Court bill and the Black confirmation, urging judges be free from group or religious prejudice.
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Millard E. Tydings
Bel Air Fair Grounds
Tydings
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Justice Black
Supreme Bench
WPA Workers Intimidated Claim Tests in Senate Probe
Washington July 23 The Senate Campaign Investigating Committee to meet this week to consider charges by Governor William Langer of North Dakota that WPA relief workers were intimidated and a Georgia discharge claim by Senator George with possible political motives The committee will also review Harry Hopkins WPA charge that 90 percent of relief workers conceal support for the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington
Sheppard
Texas
Senate
William Langer
North Dakota
George
D.-Ga
Georgia
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Senate Committee
Langer
Gerald P. Nye
Nye
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Possiet Bay
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