Spain Moves To End Civil War
Madrid battles for the capital as a 11 day revolt faces intensified air raids on Guadarrama positions. Loyalist forces claim gains near Madrid while rebels report advances toward the capital and attacks on El Alcazar fortified area. Hostage broadcasts and siege news from Malaga Barcelona and Melilla add to the chaotic picture.
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Lefist
Spain
Guardarrama
Guadarrama
Ofso
E Mola
Secre
San Sebastian
Toledo
Oas Alcazar
Malaga
Estepona
Dobre Gordo
Fig
Barcelona
Albacete
Guadalajara
Melilla
Spanish Morocco
Aade
Queipo de Liano
Pickett Strike Settled And Work Starts Tomorrow
The four week old Pickett Cotton Mills strike involving 250 workers idle since July 1 ends in a compromise. Mills resume operations at 6 am tomorrow with a minimum weekly wage of 10 to 14 dollars for various roles and a five day week. The agreement includes discharges for participants in the strike and aims to restore good will between workers and management.
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R. H. Walker
Thompson
R. Walker
Jor
Underground Wreck Shuts Berlin-Bright Line
Berlin and Bright officials report a collision on the underground rails near lin's new line. Rescue crews move to aid injured and assess damage while service is suspended. Investigators begin preliminary checks on signals and track conditions.
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Berlin
Lin
Washington to start mandatory meat grading of tobacco
Washington plans mandatory tobacco grading to begin this year with a trial in three South Carolina sale centers during the initial month of operation.
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Washington
Engagement announced for Wyndham Baldwin and Joan Tomes
London announces the engagement of Wyndham Baldwin youngest son of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to Joan Elspeth Tomes of New York. The couple’s plans and families are noted in society notices.
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London
Wyndham Baldwin
Stanley Win
Joan Elspeth Tomes
New York
Train through trestle injures two in Apalachicola
Two people were treated for minor injuries after an Apalachicola and Western Railway train passed over a trestle in Apalachicola Florida. The incident prompted authorities to inspect the trestle and secure the area.
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Apalachicola, Fla
Washington-Lightning Douses Peak Warning Lights
A nighttime event knocked out red warning lights on the Washington monument peak, halting visibility warnings for aircraft in the area and prompting officials to inspect the site.
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Washington
President Roosevelt Aboard Schooner Seeker for Sea Vacation
President Roosevelt is aboard the schooner Seeker off L Etang Island New Brunswick on a coastal cruise. The voyage appears near its conclusion with the President sporting a full set of side whiskers and relaxed aboard the vessel.
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L'Etang Island
N. B
Prest Roosevelt
Speed records set in Moscow flight claim
Moscow-Wilot Mikhail announced an air record reaching 80 751 feet with a payload of 000 kilograms, equating to 2 204 pounds, in a dramatic new aviation feat.
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Moscow
Wilot
Mikhail
Storms Force Lindbergh to Land Near Junkers Plant
Berlin weather disrupts A Lindbergh’s air route forcing a precautionary landing near Magdeburg on the way to Dessau to visit the Junkers aviation works.
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Berlin
Colones A. Lindbergh
Madgeburge
Dessau
Junkers
Demand Deposits Rise Sharply Amid Bonus Cash Flow
Demand deposits in 101 cities rose to a new peak of 14.857 billion as treasury bonus payments and relief outlays boosted adjusted demand deposits. Banks saw a 1.3 billion rise since March with two weeks ending July 22 adding 227.09 million, while loans to private borrowers also edged higher.
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New York
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Reserve System
Blanton Heads Into Run Off After Near Tie
Abilene Democrat Thomas L. Blanton trails in the Texas 17th district race with Judge Clyde Garrett leading 22,613 to 18,196 per election returns. A runoff is set for August 22 as Blanton pins blame on insidious influence and money from Washington.
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Abilene
Tex
Thomas L. Blanton
Washington
Texas Election Bureau
Blanton
Clyde Garrett
Eastland
Garrett
Publisher J. B. Page Improves After Illness
In Columbus Georgia publisher J B Page of the Ledger Inquirer was reported improving today after a two weeks illness.
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Columbus
J. BE. Page
The
Columbus Ledger-Inquirer
Death prophecy fulfilled at Canadian war memorial
London AP reports Mrs. Rosins Kemp of Calgary Canada predicted she would die when she saw her husband's grave at Vimy Ridge. At the unveiling of the Canadian memory on Vimy heights she fulfilled the prophecy, four hours after witnessing the ceremony she died of a heart attack at the memorial site.
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London
Rosins Kemp
Calgary
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Vimy
Ammunition Found in Auto Ties Case to Black Legion Slaying
Detroit July 28 police found 150 rounds in an automobile owned by Charles Rouse a Black Legionnaire held on charges of kidnapping and murdering Silas Coleman whose body was found in a Pinckney Michigan swamp in May 1935 Rouse and four co defendants Davis Lee Bannerman and Lorance face court examination as Dayton Dean the confessed Black Legion executioner accuses them of luring Coleman to the swamp and shooting him for a thrill.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Ervin D. Lee
John Bannerman
James Roy Lorance
Dayton Dean
Coleman
Rouse
Charles A. Poole
Davis
Lee
Bannerman
Dean
Unemployed Rally Forces Senate Sit-In in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the state senate faced a two hour adjournment delay as up to 2000 unemployed men and women hurled wood from galleries. The protest erupted after the house blocked Darlington Hopes’s proposed 100 million relief bill and continued as galleries urged action.
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Harrisburg
State Senate
Senate
Capitol
Democratic House
Darlington Hopes
Plane Crash Kills Four Crewmembers in France
Four Py Four crew members died when a French bombing plane crashed near Aulnay-Sous-Sonneau France on July 28 The pilot survived by landing with a parachute.
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Chartres
France
Aulnay-Soussouneau
Oklahoma WPA Workers May Face Criminal Charges
Deputy Works Progress Administrator Aubrey Williams said information on Oklahoma WPA workers political activities would be turned over to state prosecutors. He warned prosecutions if violations occurred and noted dismissals of seven district workers after an investigation into political activity. Williams praised Oklahoma WPA director W. S. Key and said Key remains on the job.
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Washington
Aubrey Williams
Works Progress Administrator
Oklahoma
WPA
Williams
W. 8
Key
Evidence Deepens Mystery In Helen Clevenger Case
Asheville reports a hotel chambermaid says the door to the slain NYU honor student Helen Clevenger’s room was locked from the inside at 8 20 a m on July 16. The sheriff questions whether the killer fled at 1 a m or remained, amid claims of a so called Mystery Man and a detective’s probe into night watchman Daniel Gaddy.
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Asheville
Helen Clevenger
CIA
New York University
Miss Clevenger
Fionable
Battery Park
W. L. Clevenger
Laurence E
Evelyn Moss
Frank Messer
Messer
Daniel H. Gaddy
Brown
Gaddy
Southern Furniture and Rug Market Sees Record Attendance
The Southern Furniture and Rug market reports a brisk second week with total noon registrations at 1,954, beating last July’s 220 and signaling a near 2,500 attendance by week’s end. Buyers surged, booths remained active from morning to night, and prices for new lines rose 5 to 10 percent with firm demand across manufacturers and distributors.
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Orning
Tive
Curb Market Enforcement Tightens Over Awnings
Fire Chief E K Ingram and Prosecuting Attorney Parker Waynick lead a survey of curb markets inside the fire zone to measure awning distances from sidewalks. The seven foot rule aims to indict nonconforming owners and advance zoning enforcement. Six owners are affected as action proceeds to remove noncompliant structures and potentially reset warrants.
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Parker Waynick
E. K. Ingram
Headquarters Raided in Paris Anti Soviet Rallying Group
Paris July 28 police raided the headquarters of an anti Soviet rallying committee formed by young rightists to oppose followers of the people's front.
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Paris
Rallying Committee
People's Front
Two Children Die In House Fire Near Fayetteville
July 28. In a home between Fayetteville and Fort Bragg two children perished. Gentry Sutton 16 rescued himself then reentered for his 6 year old niece Adelle Phillips who was found dead. Coroner and soldiers reported attempts to aid failed as flames spread quickly.
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Fayetteville
Pennie Sutton
Here
Fort Bragg
Gentry Sutton
Adelle Phillips
Adelle
Guy Gannon
W. C. Davis
Body found in car trunk linked to double arrest
Sheriff McNair said Josephine Allen, jailed with Lawrence Spradley, claimed to have seen John R. Moore's body in the luggage trunk of Spradley's automobile on July 14. Moore, a World War veteran from Lancaster, was found dead at a local lake on July 16. Spradley allegedly tried to destroy Moore's pocketbook and bonds after arrest.
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Rockingham
W. EB. McNair
Josephine Allen
Lawrence Spradley
John R. Moore
Moore
Spradley
Lancaster
McNair
Spradiey
Tax claim settled for writer Michael Arien in 1934 income case
A notice in U.S. District Court states settlement of an income tax claim against author Michael Arien. The government sought 74 594 15 for 1934 income and Arien offered a compromise of 12 000.
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New York
Michael Arien
U. 58. District Court
Arien
County to Cut Tax Rate With Liquor Profits
Henderson July 28. Vance county board of commissioners reduced the tax rate by ten cents to eight cents for the coming year, saying county liquor store profits made the reduction possible.
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Henderson
Vance County Board of Commissioners
Labor officials brace for trouble on maritime fronts
Washington reports of brewing trouble in the maritime labor scene prompt intervention plans by the labor department. Edward F. McGrady, the administration’s troubleshooter, declines to attend Labor Day events and seeks to prevent strikes in southeastern ports while wage talks for Pacific Coast sailors and longshoremen brace for September 29 expirations. Turner W. Battle surveys conditions on U S coastwise ships.
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Washington
Labor Department
Todaay
Edward F. McGrady
Pacific Coast
East
West Coasts
Turner W. Battle
Perkins
Rain Brings Scattered Relief Across Midwest
Scattered showers eased the heat across the midwest with light rain in many regions and substantial rainfall in parts of the lower Missouri, middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska and western South Dakota.
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Chicago
Midwest
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Colorado
Oklahoma
Neey
South
Brady Denies Charges Against WPA Officials in Kansas
James Brady district WPA labor supervisor rejected former Congressman Harold McGugin unsubstantiated allegations that senior WPA district headquarters officers run a political racket. No evidence was presented and Brady defended the agency and its staff.
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Cherryville
Kas
James Brady
WPA
Harold McGugin
Floating Embassy Speeds Rescue in Spanish Civil War
The United States launches its first floating embassy to evacuate more than 160 Americans from Madrid as chaos grips Spain. The Quincy cruiser heads toward Alicante to assist evacuees while Ambassador Bowers relocates to a sea based command near Fuenterabia. A British cruiser ferries 23 Americans and Cubans from Vigo amid tense conditions.
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Washington
America
Spain
Claude G. Bowers
State Department
Claist Guard
Cayuga
United States
Madrid
Quincy
Alleante
Spanish
Fuenterrabia
San Sebastian
Bowers
Jean de Lug
Vigo
William W. Corcoran
Britain's rearmament debate takes center stage in cabinet
Britain moves to discuss its arms program as cabinet ministers and lawmakers from the House of Commons and House of Lords debate the bitter issue.
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London
Britain
Houses of Mons
Lords
Weather Summary North and South Carolina With Showers
North Carolina fair with warm nights followed by local thundershowers slight cooling late Wednesday. South Carolina fair and warm with night showers, cooler northwest Wednesday afternoon and night.
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North Carolina
North
South Carolina
Northwest
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