Insurgents claim rapid Estremadura advance and Valencia standstill
Rebels report wiping out a wedge into Estremadura with 3,125 square miles seized and more than 400,000 residents affected. Government forces fight to hold Valencia and the Teruel Mediterranean road as heavy artillery pummels lines near Viver and Alicante suffers bomb damage with casualties.
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Madrid
Burgos
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Jose Saliquet
Jose Miaja
Queipo de Liana
Saliquet
Guadiang River
Spain
Valencia
Miaja
Espadan
Sagunto
Teruel-Mediterranean
Viver
Catalonia
San Bilas
Alicante
Mediterranean
New England hardest hit by rainfall and floods
Rainfall across New England and nearby states caused flood risks, crop losses in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, and Roanoke River flooding near Weldon North Carolina. West Virginia refugee shelters strained. water contamination and shortages prompted health warnings across multiple states.
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New England
Weldon
N. C
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Flood threatens areas along Roanoke and Cape Fear rivers
Rain continues to swell the Roanoke and Cape Fear drainage basins with Weldon Roanoke at 39.9 feet and forecast to reach 41.0, while Fayetteville Cape Fear rises toward 40 feet. Officials warn farmers to move livestock from flood zones as crops succumb to inundation.
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Raleigh
Roanoke
Cape Fear
Weatheema Lee A. Denson
Weldon
Clarkaville
Fayetteville
Neuse
Rivers Rise Prompt Flood Watch Across Counties
Denson reported Neuse and Smithfield banks rising with more rain feared. Wilmington had heavy rainfall 2.5 inches and Kingston 3 inches, but upper river areas showed no deluges. Chief Engineer Calse warned of washed county road bridges in Henderson county and potential similar damage elsewhere.
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Smithfield
Denson
Wilmington
Kingston
Neuse
Northwest Fire Foes Given Hope Amid Widespread Burns
Flames raced through timber on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as a heat wave waned. The blaze scorched about 100,000 acres and destroyed a quarter of the pine stand, while weather forecasts predicted cooling temperatures and relief for crews. In Oregon a Polk county fire claimed a life but was reported under control. twenty six new Douglas county fires were logged and a patrol plane was grounded by smoke. Ryderwood blaze in Cowlitz county remained out of control. Vancouver Island fires on British Columbia’s coast were said to be held in check.
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Warm Springs
Pacific Northwest
Seattle Weather Bureau
Polk County
Oregon
Douglas
Rosenburg
Cowlitz
Washington
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Corrigan Studies Movie Contracts in London
Douglas G. Corrigan tours London after his Dublin flight ending in Ireland. He talks with US Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, plans to visit aircraft factories, and may accept offers from film companies while keeping his schedule busy. He will return to Dublin and then Cork before sailing to New York.
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Douglas G. Corrigan
California
Dublin
Ireland
Corrigan
England
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Cork
Manhattan
New York
Last Rites for John W Armfield in Concord
Funeral services for John Wyatt Armfield of Concord were held at Sechrest Funeral Home with Dr. J C Rowan officiating. Pallbearers included W Frank Armfield Jr B Armfield George Armfield and others. He is survived by his parents two brothers and two sisters. Entombment followed at Oakwood cemetery mausoleum.
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Concord
Peoria
Ill
Sechrest
J. C. Rowan
First Presbyterian Church of Concord
W. Frank Armfield, Jr
R B. Armfield
George Armfield
Rupert T. Pickens
High Point
W. J. Armfield
Asheboro
W. P. Laney
J. W. Laney
Monroe
Armfield
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Armfield
Frank Armfield
Wyatt Armfield
Frank Armfield, Jr
Alice Armfield
Mne Britt Armfield
Race Clashes Spread Panic in Palestine
Americans arrived in Jerusalem from Egypt after disembarking at Alexandria and travelling by train. Snipers near Athlit fired on another group of tourists from the liner Roma, with no injuries reported. Deaths since July 6 total 181 and more than 300 have been wounded in the latest hostilities.
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Excambion
Athlit
Haifa
Roma
Negro Held In Unannounced Jail Charged With Murder
HAMLET July 25 A Negro booked at George Ford was held in an unannounced jail today charged with the slaying of Euntce R Munn 44 year old taxi driver. Munn's battered body was found beside his cab on a lonely road after a possible struggle with a stout timber nearby. Police identified Ford as the passenger who hired Munn Saturday night to Laurel Hill. The body was found by African American passersby who notified authorities.
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George Ford
Euntce R. Munn
John Fallon
Munn
Laurel Hill
Fallon
Ford
Pop" Nettles
Nettles
Cubs With One Less Manager Are Doing Well
Chicago’s Philip K. Wrigley removes Charley Grimm after a slump. Gabby Hartnett’s fate remains tied to the Cubs’ pennant chances as Wrigley contemplates future baseball leadership and the lessons of past regimes under Veeck McCarthy and Lazzeri.
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Chicago
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Chicago Cubs
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Gabby Hartnett
Young Wrigley
Bill Veeck
Veeck
Joe McCarthy
Louisville
William Wrigley
Rogers Tornsby
McCarthy
Grimm
Dizzy Dean
OF Dis
Wrigley
Banjo Cholly
Hartnett
Leo
Charley Drake
Boots Weber
Clarence Rowland
Tony Lazzeri
Billy Herman
Pennsylvania Democrats Rally Behind Earle In Grand Jury Fight
Democratic leaders rally around Governor George H. Earle as a special session opens to push laws to curb grand jury inquiries into Pennsylvania’s “little New Deal.” Earle, facing charges of blackmail extortion and coercion of state employees, seeks constitutional protections for the legislature and executive branches.
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George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Earle
Charles J. Margiotti
Harle
North Carolina Peach Growers Promote Seasonal Poster Campaign
North Carolina peach growers cooperate this season to aid the industry by supplying retail stores with posters showcasing Carolina fresh peaches. The effort is reported by the markets division of the state department of agriculture.
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North Carolina
Carolina Fresh Peaches
State Department of Agrculture
Weather Outlook North and South Carolina and Coastal Areas
Mostly cloudy conditions with possible showers across North and South Carolina and coastal areas. Winds light to moderate southwest to south near the coast, with overcast skies tonight and Tuesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Ben Herman Speaks To Monarch Club
City prosecuting attorney Ben L. Herman spoke on the W ang Hours Bill at the Monarch Club luncheon at the Elwood hotel. Elmer Hedrick posted over the meeting and Dr A York secured Joe Bruner of Greensboro as a visiting Monarch.
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Ben L. Herman
Monarch Club
Elwood Hotel
Elmer Hedrick
Dr. A. York
Joe Bruner
Greensboro
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