Flood and War Rage Across Asia and Europe
Floods along the Yellow River threaten China’s war effort as Japanese engineers and Chinese workers race to mend dikes amid a chaotic retreat toward the Yangtze. In India, a cholera vaccine order follows a seven week outbreak killing 16 500 across 44 districts. In Spain, government forces stiffen along the Mijares river near Valencia as Villarreal is retaken in a fierce battle.
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Associated Press
Spain
China
Italia
Yellow River
Yangtze
John Earl Baker
International Red Cross
Shanghai
Chengchow
Yangtze Valley
United Provinces
India
Mijares River
Valencia
State College to Meet Carnegie Tech on Thanksgiving Day
North Carolina State College will play Carnegie Tech in Raleigh on Thanksgiving Day, announced athletics business manager J. M. Von Glahn. The confirmation sets a classic Thanksgiving football date with two prominent programs clashing on the gridiron in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Une
N. C. State College
Carnegie Tech
J.m von Glabn
Browning Heiress Loses Appeal In Estate Fight
New York June 17 Mrs Dorothy Sunshine Browning Hood adopted daughter of the late Edward Browning lost her bid to become principal beneficiary of a 3 million dollar estate. The appellate division denied her request for reversal of a surrogate's court ruling. Counsel said the case would go to the New York Court of Appeals in Albany.
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New York
Dorothy “Sunshine” Browning Hood
Edward W
Browning
Hood
Court of Appeals
Albany
German player Sperling defeats Moody in London semi final
Helen Wills Moody loses in straight sets to Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling of Germany in the London Lawn Tennis championships semi final, 8 6 6 2. It marks Moody's second defeat on her European campaign, following a three set loss to Ruth Mary Hardwick at St George's Hill.
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London
Helen Wills Moody
Mme
Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling
Germany
Mrs. Moody
Ruth Mary Hardwick
St. George's Hill
Executions Reported in Far East Espionage Case
Moscow reports nine executions for espionage and wrecking in Blagoveshchensk on the Amur river. It marks the second such case in the Far East that week. Earlier, 17 were executed in the Birobidzhan Jewish Autonomous Republic for a wrecking and espionage group.
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Moscow
Blagoveschensk
Amur
Far East
Birobidjan
United States Demands Germany Assume Austria Debt
The United States pressed Germany for Austria debt payment for the second time. Ambassador Hugh Wilson in Berlin delivered a formal note with Hull's instructions, stating the U S dissent from Germany's claimed legal responsibilities.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
Hugh Wilson
Berlin
Hull
Asheboro Youth Held Over Break-In at Cleaners
Special to The Enterprise in Asheboro reports Chief Dewey C. Bulla holding 14 year old Charlie Pearce and seeking 14 year old Red Connor for an alleged break in at Bru ton's Dry Cleaners last night. Chief said nothing of value was taken.
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Asheboro
Dewey C. Bulla
Charlie Pearce
Red Connor
Bruton
Dewey
Enterprise Carrier’s First Paper Route Aid Plan
A notice encourages the parent of a boy to foster success in business by helping prepare his IC for a Saturday paper route. The message notes the carrier is a mother's son and aims to improve service by ensuring subscribers pay on Saturday, reducing midweek collections.
McCall Taken to State Prison in Florida
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, was moved from the county jail at 3:15 am to the Raiford state prison as his family fights to save him from the electric chair for the kidnapping of Jimmy Cash. His wife visited, reaffirming her love, while officials consider clemency or a murder trial. The governor has not set an execution date.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Raiford
Jimmy Cash
G. A. Worley
McCall
Fred P. Cone
Peabody Edenton Votes Down Nine Month School Tax
In Edenton on June 17 a supplementary tax proposal to finance a nine month school term was defeated at the polls.
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Pefpereats School
THAM
Strike Halts Publication Of Two Pittsburgh Papers Today
Pittsburgh June 11 A strike by office workers stops publication of the Sun Telegraph and the Press as typographical staff refuse to pass picket lines. AFL affiliates demand job security pay raises and better conditions while publishers offer wage improvements but reject a closed shop. Newsroom staff report for duty and readiness to resume operations. The Post Gazette is unaffected.
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Pittsburgh
Sun - Telegraph
Hearst
the Press
Scripps- Howard
A. F. of L
Newa Department
Post-Gazcette
Paul Block
England Works Out Defenses Against Air Blockade Threat
London June 17. Imperial leaders study Spanish Civil War air raids to shape defenses for food supply in war. They warn anti submarine measures and air blockade risks, while noting Britain's sea supremacy. Chamberlain touts rearmament and a 400 million defense loan amid questions on US arms race proposals. Reuters/AP report notes initial misquote corrected.
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London
Britain
Mediterranean
England
Chamberlain
Commons
United States
Reuters
Associated Press
Pipe assault in court nets Marion man suspended sentence
Marion, June 17. Frank Anderson, a plumber, received a four year suspended sentence after conviction for hitting a 16 year old black rapist on the head with a pipe during his trial. The case involved Mann Smith, charged with raping a white girl. A mistrial resulted from the melee, and at a later trial Smith was convicted and sentenced to die, later commuted to life by Governor Hoey.
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Marion
Frank Anderson
Mann Smith
Smith
Hoey
Mill Addition Planned for Shelby Mill
LeGrand secretary treasurer announced today plans for construction of an addition to the Shelby cotton mill, detailing the proposed expansion and its anticipated impact on local industry and employment.
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Shelby
R. Tb. LeGrand
Shelby Cotton Mill
Broun Reelected ANG President At Annual Meeting
Heywood Broun of New York was reelected president of the American Newspaper Guild by acclamation at the fifth annual convention in Toronto. Jonathan Eddy, also of New York, won reelection as executive vice president with 100 votes, defeating Julius Klyman and Don Stevens. The convention backed a boycott on Japanese manufactured goods and adopted a strong anti fascism resolution.
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Toronto
Heywood Broun
New York
American Newspaper Guild
Jonathan Eddy
Julius Klyman
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Don Stevens
Chicago
Eddy
Klyman
Stevens
Dawn Phantom gunman turns out to be policeman's son
Chicago June 17 The Dawn Phantom gunman accused of 28 early morning hold ups in two months is revealed as Harold Keen 23 son of Policeman Ernest L Keen. Ex convict killed by seven detectives after reaching for a weapon near a friend's home. Angeline Keen wife of 21 and expectant mother detained. Keen confirms the shooting.
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Chicago
Ernest L. Keen
Harold
Young Keen
Angeline
Detective Bureau
Keen
Nazis Launch Jew Baiting in Berlin Deepens Persecution
In Berlin a new wave of Nazi scrutiny targets Jews with police raids on cafes theaters and even homes. A Reichsgesetzblatt decree tightens definitions of what counts as Jewish business while authorities deny intensified persecution though raids begin in West End and spread citywide. Two American reporters and hundreds of Jews were detained last night but released after questioning amid ongoing raids and nervousness in the Jewish community.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichsgesetzblatt
West End
106 Register for Bar Examinations in Raleigh
Henry M. London, secretary of the state board of bar examiners, said 106 applicants have registered to take the state bar examinations in Raleigh on August 23. There are six applicants for comity licenses.
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Raleigh
Henry M. London
State Board of Bar Examiners
Hague's Interpretation of Communist's Rights Issue
Newark June 17. The Jersey City free speech trial centers on whether Communists or those believed to be Communists have equal rights with Democrats or Republicans. Mayor Frank Hague, on the stand, portrays Communists as a separate class denied speech rights in Jersey City and even suggests expelling or segregating them. He argues his policy aims to prevent riot and bloodshed, admitting no equality for Communists in city matters.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Hague
Harmony Urges Unified Leadership to Save Railroads
Boston June 17 AP Commissioner Joseph B Eastman of the Interstate Commerce Commission urged Harvard Business School Alumni Association for warring factions to unite under responsible leadership to save the railroad industry from ruin. He warned that continued division among employees, security holders, shippers, investors, and government could destroy railroads, advocating a government backed agency to guide development and foretell trends. He said rate increases offer little salvation and may mislead if pursued without broader coordination.
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Boston
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Con man Higginbotham nabbed by FBI in kidnaping scam
Ed Scheidt, head of the Charlotte FBI, said C. C. Higginbotham is jailed in Walhalla, SC, on charges of impersonating an officer to obtain money under false pretenses. He was arrested in Seneca, SC, and confessed to nine impersonations as part of a kidnapping and bank robbery scheme.
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Charlotte
Ed Scheidt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Higginbotham
Two Rapists Executed By Gas In North Carolina
Raleigh June 17. Lonnie Gardner 27 and Apsom Outlaw 28 Duplin county Negroes were executed by gas at Central prison today for rape, making three family members die for one crime. Gardner and Outlaw were brothers in law. Outlaw's father claimed the bodies. On April 29 Sylvester Outlaw, a brother of Apsom, was executed. The trio attacked Mrs. T. R. Coe, a white woman, in Duplin county August 18, 1937.
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Raleigh
Lonnie Gardner
Apsom Outlaw
Duplin County
Central Prison
Gardner
Outlaw
Sylvester Outlaw
Apsom
Mre
T. R. Coe
Lindbergh Asked to Make Winston-Salem Home
President Thurmond Chat ham of the Winston Salem chamber of commerce said he invited Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to establish his residence there. He assured the famed aviator a safe haven for his family in the wake of recent upheaval.
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Lindbergh
Winston Winston-Salem
Thurmond Chatham
Winston-Salem
Asheville Fete Reaches Climax With Mirth Parade
Asheville Rhododendron Festival heads to final night with a mirth parade in downtown Asheville. King Herman Nichols and Queen Elizabeth Radeker were crowned last night. a sponsored ball follows. A morning baby parade drew a large crowd.
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Asheville
Herman Nichols
Elizabeth Radeker
Defense seeks acquittal in Harlan anti-labor case
London Kentucky June 17 defense counsels for 21 coal operators 19 corporations and 22 former county officers urged Federal Judge H Church Ford to direct the verdict of acquittal for all defendants The move came with the jury excused for the weekend and both sides seeking speedy ruling before recess The government closed its case the day before with testimony about alleged attempts to obtain perjured testimony for the defense.
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London
Harlan
Bill Relied Relief Bill Approved by Congress
Washington AP reports the Senate and House approved a $3.753 billion public works relief bill after weeks of pressure and a veto battle. Debates persisted over meat loan subsidies while filibusters delayed other measures. Roosevelt sent a note praising progress as adjournment neared.
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William B. AI
Washington
Jur
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Burke
Man Minton
D-Ind
Noisier
Orat
Majority
Bankhead
Weary
Game
Roosevelt clan moves to Nahant for wedding events
Nahant Massachusetts June 17 The Roosevelt party led by the President and Mrs Roosevelt arrives near Nahant aboard the government yacht and plans to attend the wedding of John Boettiger the bridegroom’s family hosts. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and wife Ethelda fly in to join the festivities as a cheering crowd watches them depart for the harbor route.
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Nahant
Mass
Roosevelt
Nahi
John
Elliott
John Boettiger
Framingham
F Dent
James
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethelda
New
Potomac
Coal Commission Advances in Setting Industry Rules
Wrightsville Beach date June 17 Charles M Farrar of Washington a representative of the National Bituminous Coal Commission says the body has advanced toward minimum prices and marketing rules for the industry The commission aims for equitable regulations to all and will not waste time with delays or half measures seeking a permanent, prompt result
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Coal Commission
Wrightsville Beach
Charles M. Farrar
Washington
National Bituminons Coal Commission
Farrar
North Carolina Retail Coal Merchants Association
Varrar
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