Rebel Forces Break Loyalist Defense in Northern Madrid
Insurgent troops under Gen. Francisco Franco reportedly breached Madrid defenses in the University City area and pushed into northern districts near Calle De Bravo Murillo. Observers said government offenses failed yesterday, allowing a rapid Franco advance with Moroccan Falangistas among the attackers.
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Madrid
Naval Carnero
Spain
Francisco Franco
Calle de Bravo Murillo
House calendar kills 5 million bond for roads in North Carolina
A small House Calendar committee, with three to five members, killed the Halstead bill to authorize a 5,000,000 bond issue to improve and maintain the state's secondary roads. The House voted 55 to 42, short of the two-thirds needed to override. Debate suggested revising rules to require only a majority to secure consideration of unfavorably reported bills, though minority reports require three committee signatures. Road Committee Chairman Con Johnston of Iredell moved the calendar placement.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Mar
Senate
House
Road Committee
Con ©. Johnston
Iredell
Bank Damaged by Fire in Monroe Building
Fire damaged the American Bank and Trust company building in Monroe with unknown cause. Authorities reported significant damage to the structure and ongoing assessment.
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BANK
Monroe
American Bank and Trust Company
Happy Man Receives Corn and Hay After Fire Loss
J. J. Humphrey in Lumberton was presented with 52 bushels of corn and five bales of hay to replace stock destroyed by a February 15 fire. Local friends delivered the gifts yesterday in a show of support.
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Lumberton
J. J. Humphrey
Sole Blame For Sit Down Strikes Spreads In Senate
Democratic opponents of the Roosevelt judiciary bill argued there is no link between supreme court rulings and sit downs. Senator Burke pins the blame on John L. Lewis, saying a word from him could end strikes, while Senator Black cites limits on federal powers hindering anti strike legislation.
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Lewis
Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Senator Burke
Dneb
Congress
Burke
Black
Ala
Senate
Robinson
Strikers Warn Of Bloodshed If Troops Move On
Detroit dispatch reports 6,000 sit down strikers at eight Chrysler plants threaten violence if state troops are ordered to remove them. UAW locals say they will not leave until a satisfactory settlement, despite arrest warrants issued by Circuit Judge Allen Campbell. Sheriff Wilcox has not acted as 20,000 sympathizers rally in support.
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Detroit
Chrysler Automobile
Frank Murphy
United Automobile Workers of America
Chrysler
Allen Campbell
Thomas C. Wilcox
More Textile Mills Announce Wage Increases Across Carolinas
Charlotte March 20. Announcements of wage increases by additional mills today raise the number of Carolina textile workers who will receive higher pay by April 1 to about 90,000. Cannon Mills Kannapolis 18000 Cone Mills Greensboro 5000 Kendall Mills Charlotte 3500 Manetta Mills Lando SC Monroe 700. It is a big circus with mills rushing to join the bandwagon, and many southern mills are expected to follow within days.
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Charlotte
Carolina Textile
Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
Carolinas
Cone Mills
Greensboro
Kendall Mills
Manetta Mills
Lando
8. C
Monroe
Reichhofer to Build 20 Houses for Employees Near Plant Site
A. White, manager of the pulp division of Reichhofer Container company, announced in Plymouth on March 20 that the firm will erect 20 houses for its employees near the plant site purchased last week.
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Plymouth
A. White
Reichhofer Container Company
Dynamiting Investigated At Spartanburg Home
City police probed a dynamiting and an attempted dynamiting at the home of A L Riddle, a mechanic, after an explosion that wrecked parts of the home and shattered a neighboring window. A prior gun charge involved six sticks of dynamite found near the residence. The blast centered under a bathroom and was blamed on wired dynamite with likely defective caps. No injuries were reported, but the blast was heard citywide.
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Spartanburg
8. C
A. L. Riddle
Legislators Adjourn 1937 Session at Noon
Raleigh March 20 The legislature voted to adjourn sine die at noon finishing tasks on school machinery highway finance and code act with license tag increases and general automobile law revisions Senate and House debated Roosevelt supreme court reorganization and revived a general contractors measure while correcting social security appropriation figures and sending bills back to committees.
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Raleigh
Mar
Howe
Senate
Superior Court
House
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Unions Begin Textile Drive Across Regions
The Textile Workers Organizing Committee led by Sidney Hillman launches a campaign to unionize the textile industry with regional offices planned. Wage increases of about 10 percent were announced for 137,000 workers in New England and the Carolinas, while the chair stresses a peaceful approach to establish durable industrial relations.
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New York
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
South
New England
Carolinas
Sidney Hillman
Officials dispute blast cause as parents mourn 455 children
In New London Texas officials ruled the London community school blast killed 455 after new checks. A military court of inquiry opened to hear contrast and determine responsibility amid mourning parents and survivors.
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New London
Texas
London
Gas causes blast mystery in Texas town school
A Tyler Texas catastrophe left 94 injured and two missing after a nitro glycerine or gas build up explosion at a school. Dr B E Schoch UT chemist argued gas forced into hollow tile walls due to inadequate radiator vents sparked the blast as relief crews revised casualty figures amid a military court convening. Captain Z EB Coombes is cited in the Tyler Morning Telegraph report.
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Pen Ia
BE. P. Schoch
University of Texas
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Z. EB
Coombes
Duke Summer School Dates Announced for -Year
Dr. Holland Holton, director of the Duke University summer school, announced terms for this year. Sessions run June 9 to July 20, July 1 to August 11, and July 21 to August 31.
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Durham
Holland Holton
Duke University
Just One Of Those Things Phenomenon Reported
A Raleigh report notes a 50 watt city police radio message meant for 25 miles was picked up by an amateur operator in Essex England. A confirming receipt letter dated the hearing time and date arrived at the station.
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Essex
England
New Peak in Industrial Activity in New York
Industrial activity reached a new recovery peak last week, highest since 1929. The seasonally adjusted index rose to 105.9 per cent of the 1929-30 average from 105.7, with gains in steel, cotton, electric power, and freight, offset by a dip in automobile output due to Chrysler, Hudson, and REO suspensions.
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New York
Associated Press
Chryszier, Hudson and Reo
Strikers Evicted at Newton Packing Plant in Detroit
Deputy Sheriff with 75 officers in bullet-proof vests used tear gas to enforce a court order at the Newton Packing plant. Strikers evacuated after police entered the main building. the plant claims $170,000 of meat spoiled due to refrigeration being turned off two weeks earlier.
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Detroit
Bernard McGrath
Newton Packing Company
Velour Mill Moves to Leaksville Under Hodges Supervision
Luther H. Hodges of Marshall Field and Company announced that the velour mill relocated from Philadelphia to Leaksville and has begun operations.
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BHGIN
Leaksville
Luther H. Hodges
Marshall Field and Company
Philadelphia
Earhart survives crash in Hawaii during around the world attempt
Amelia Earhart, piloting an eight ton aircraft, escaped injury after a tire blowout caused a crash near Honolulu while en route to Howland Island. Earhart cut switches to prevent fire as two companions Fred Juan and Captain Harry Man stayed unharmed. The accident delays the around the world flight by weeks.
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Amelia Earhart
Honolulu
Howland Island
Pacific
Earhart
Fred Juan
Harry Man
How Island
Opponents of Court Change Testify in Washington
Irving Brant, St. Louis editor, warned that if the Supreme Court uses its power to thwart the underprivileged, the Democratic government could disappear. The capital debated industrial recovery, neutrality, and the court clash as Eccles urged tax hikes to balance the budget and prevent a boom. The debate touched on income tax projections, government influence on business, and sit-down strikes amid recovery concerns.
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Washington
Mar
Irving Brant
St. Louis
Supreme Court
United States
America
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Roper
Wallace
Senate
House
Borah
R-Ida
Power project cost attacked at Santee Cooper hearing
The Santee-Cooper injunction hearing in Columbia enters its third week as power company attorneys challenge the project’s financial soundness. Consultant Alexander Clogher testified the hydro electric plant could cost over 53 million dollars, with an annual operating loss around 521 thousand dollars.
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Columbia
8. C
Santee-Cooper
Power Company
J. Lyles Glenn
PWA
State Public Service Authority
Alexander C. Clogher
Englewood, N. J
Inmeh
Ruth Ellen Scott Wins State Essay Contest
Miss Ruth Ellen Scott of Rockingham High School won first place in the state essay contest tied to the centennial celebration of public education in Chapel Hill on March 20.
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Chapel Hill
Ruth Ellen Scott
Rockingham High School
Doughton Doughton Known For Relentless Work Ethic In Congress
North Carolina congressman Robert L. Doughton, 74, chairs the House Ways and Means Committee and remains a top operative in state politics. Colleagues and veterans describe him as the hardest working member, with long days starting at 7:30 a.m. and continuing into late nights.
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Washington
Robert L. Doton
Laurel Springs
N. C
House and Means
Dough
Harry
Doughton
Dou
Moains
North
Caro
Salesman Dies Of Crash Near Powellsville
Freeman Edward Early of Powellsville a wholesale salesman died in a hospital from injuries after his car hit a bridge near here Tuesday night. The body was taken to Powellsville this afternoon for funeral services Sunday. Rocky Mount, March.
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Freeman Edward Early
Powellsville
Here
Pelsville
Rocky Mount
Maren “Y
Brooklyn barber charged in brutal child murder
Salvatore Ossido, a Brooklyn barber and father of two, was arrested hours after the body of 9 year old Erna Sporrer was found mutilated in a burlap bag on a front porch near her brick house. Detective Lt Ralph DeMartini said Ossido confessed to the killing and attack.
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New York
Salvatore Ossido
Brooklyn
Ralph B. de “Martini
Ossido
Erna Sporrer
Kalman Ykasowi
Yaskowitz
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