Daladier Warns France Ready To Defend Frontiers
Paris May 19 AP Premier Edouard Daladier declared France will defend its frontiers against violence as Franco Italian talks near collapse. He said France remains strong and peaceful, insisting loyalty and reciprocity are needed for any settlement. The impasse centers on arms shipments to Spain and choices between Russia and Italy amid wider European diplomacy.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
France
Italy
National Defense
Russia
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Daladier
Spain
Britain
Propaganda probe discussed by state department rep
Washington reports a state department representative told a senate committee President Roosevelt asked a federal probe of propaganda by European nations in South America as part of a survey of international broadcasting. Raleigh reports North Carolina Governor Hoey granted an 80 day reprieve to Kenneth Taylor, 26, of Franklin County, delaying his gas chamber execution for first degree murder.
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Washington
State Department
Senate
Roosevelt
South America
Raleigh
North Carolina
Hoey
Kenneth Taylor
Wranklin County
Escape attempt at Caledonia Prison Farm leads to shooting
May 19. Landrum Haney, 24, was shot and critically wounded during an escape attempt at Caledonia Prison Farm. Two Caledonia officials suffered minor cuts. The escape failed and authorities are investigating.
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Caledonia
Landrum Haney
Five injured as bus overturns near Chaco winity
A bus traveling from Washington to Goldsboro overturned off the highway near Chaco winity injuring five passengers. They were taken to a hospital with bruises and cuts.
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Washington, N. C
Chacowinity
Washington
Goldsboro
Narrow Escape Over Raleigh Refueled for Newark Flight
Kress and Glenn Englert, attempting a new endurance record for light planes, narrowly avoided a crash in Raleigh as they refueled for a nonstop Newark to Florida round trip. The aircraft was jolted when gasoline was hooked from a moving car, nearly throwing it off balance, then touched down and bounced before rising again.
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Raleigh
Kress
Glenn Englert
Newark
N. d
Florida
Counterfeiters Are Rounded Up in Major Sweep
Newark officials report the Secret Service arrested three men in a major roundup of counterfeiters. David Kragauer of Palisades Park New Jersey Charles Blum of the Bronx and Irving Nitzberg of the Bronx face charges for possession and sale of 4000 in counterfeit ten dollar notes. Treasury officials said about 500000 in counterfeit currency had been circulated recently and 200 to 300 subpassers were arrested nationwide. The three were held for arraignment before US Commissioner Joseph F Holland in Newark jail.
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Newark
N. J
Treasury
James J. Maloney
New Jersey-Delaware
Secret Service
Maloney
United States
Joseph F. Holland
David Kragauer
Palisades
Charles Blum
Bronx
N. Y
Irving Nitzberg
Britain Tays Compromise In London Talks
Britain intensively worked to prevent a breakdown in friendship negotiations among its ally France and partner Italy in an accord not yet in effect.
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London
Britain
France
Italy
Banking Committee Explores Rail Wage Cut Loan Link
Chairman Wagner said senators may amend the RFC loan bill to bar loans to railroads pushing wage cuts. He noted hearings with workers and railroads and warned extension of credit while wages drop is inconsistent. The committee had approved wider RFC loan terms but delayed action amid railroad objections.
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Washington
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Banking Committee
Congress
CNY
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Suchow Falls To Japanese
SHANGHAI May 19 AP Flags of the rising sun reg ornaments were seen over Suchow government buildings as Japanese troops clash with Chinese forces to complete occupation of the city. Officials denied full capture while reports say Suchow was virtually taken with airfields occupied and flames burning. A Chinese spokesman at Hankow contested the Japanese claims.
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Shanghai
Suchow
Central Front Rsistance
Domei
Theatre Plans Nearly Ready for High Point Project
Plans for a new High Point theatre costing over 100000 are nearly finished in the office of architect Erle J. Stillwell. North Carolina Theatres Inc will release design details soon and contractors may bid after the contract is let. The site is the old Orpheum on Southeall Street with extra land purchased. Gurney H. Keanna builds the project.
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High Point
Erle J. Stillwell
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
South
Temerres
Covenaner
Gurney H. Keanna
Orpheum Theatre
Southeall Street
One Killed Five Hurt In Auto Crash Near Train
One person was killed and five others seriously injured when an automobile collided with an Atlantic Coast Line freight train near the grate fairgrounds on the outskirts of Columbia.
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Columbia
8. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Grate Fairgrounds
Democrats Open Convention with 3000 in Raleigh
Nearly 3,000 enthusiastic party members applauded Rep Lindsay C Warren as he opened the North Carolina state Democratic convention with the keynote line North Carolina today is but the lengthened shadow of the Democratic party The scene in Raleigh featured State Chairman Gregg Cherry and Sen Robert R Reynolds entering amid clamor as the convention began While the convention opened the crowd drowned out opposing remarks and the party machinery sprang to life Also the Silver Knit Hosiery Mill strike ended with management and union leaders stating a satisfactory agreement reached and all workers to return Friday morning The mill employs between 250 and 275 people remains to be detailed by the union and mill leadership
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Milton Silver
Henry I. Adams
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Union
Raleigh
Lindsay C. Warren
North Carolina
Gregg Cherry
Warren
Robert R. Reynolds
Reynolds
Rep
F. W. Hancock, Jr
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Southern Furniture Group Opens Sedgefield Meeting
Mobile Alabama May 19 Charles V Gossett 74 year old steeplejack fell 40 feet from a smoke stack and was hospitalized prompting concern over return to work. Theodore Bennett 24 aided his fall and also required hospital care. The Southern Furniture Manufacturers association semi annual meeting opened at Sedgefield Inn with president R M Simmons presiding. Sessions featured reports from Simmons Ryan and the legislative committee chaired by T Austin Finch. A dinner with film Men and Trees followed. Tomorrow speakers include Major L P McLandon and Dr J E Walters on labor law and industrial relations. Production and Cost division closes Friday afternoon with speaker T Meriwether on production and cost accounting. P D Hassler chairs group. I Foy Horton secretary.
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Mobile
Ala
Charles V. Gossett
Gossett
Theodore Bennett
Bennett
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Sedgefield Inn
R. M. Simmons
Martinsville
Mr. Simmons
J. T. Ryan
T. Austin Finch
Thomasville
L. P. McLandon
Greensboro
National Labor Relations Act
J. E. Walters
Purdue University
Association
T. Meriweather
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem
P. D. Hassler
I. Foy Horton
High Point
Britain silent on war debts to United States
London May 19. The government refused to declare policy on Britain war debts to the United States, with Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon saying no statement could be made. Debts totaled 4.368 billion dollars as of June 30.
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London
Britain
United States
House of Commons
John Simon
Exchequer
Robert Gibson
Laborite
Herbert Morrison
Simon
William Davison
Prison Improvement Project Studied in N C
Raleigh May 19 Highway engineers studied a proposed 1 million dollar prison improvement project. The state highway and public works commission authorized the work contingent on a PWA allotment. Chairman Frank Dunlap said a new relief bill could secure the funding if enacted by Congress.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
PWA
Frank Lb. Dunlap
Recession Viewed as Pocket in Forward Movement by Babson
Linox Mass May 19 Roger Babson economist outlined 10 points for the country including amending the securities act, investing social security money in private industry, telling labor the truth about prosperity, attacking monopolies, continuing Roosevelt foreign policy, state matched relief, developing new industries, curbing liquor and gambling, a bipartisan coalition, and turning unemployment to churches for a spiritual reawakening amid a push to solve joblessness.
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Lenox
Mass
Roger Babson
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Babson
United States
Securities and Exchange Act
Great Britain
Rea
High Point Delegates Dominate State Convention
High Point and Guilford county Democrats show strong presence at the Democratic state convention with 40 to 50 attendees from High Point. Wade F P Renfrow of High Point joins the state committee and Louis J Fisher of High Point earns a seat on the judicial executive committee. O M Bandy of Jamestown is chosen for the congressional executive committee.
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High Point
Guilford County
Wade FP. Renfrow
Louis J. Fisher
0. M. Bandy
Jamestown
State convention names officers for sixth district
Delegates chose A. A. F. Seawell for state supreme court associate justice and Harry McMullan for attorney general. If elected Seawell would serve six years and McMullan two. A. H. Graham of Hillsboro was named permanent chairman with H. J. Rhodes of Alamance on credential, Owen S. Robertson of Orange on permanent organization, and Mrs. J. as convention vice president.
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A. A. F. Seawell
Stace Supreme Court
Harry McMullan
Seawell
McMullan
A. H. Graham
Hillsboro
H. J. Rhodes
Alamance
Owen S&s. Robertson
Orange
Revolt Planned For Two Months In Brazil
Belmiro Valverde, leader of the Integralist revolt, told police he began planning two months earlier. He said the coup was moved up from May 14 after a palace guard commander was to be transferred. Valverde said he met Plinio Salgado eight days before the putsch and agreed with the plan. He and Amaro Linline stated all funds used to buy arms for the revolt.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Belmiro Valverde
Guanabra
Valverde
Plinio Salgado
Integralist Action
Appeal Planned By Von Cramm
Baron Gottfried von Cramm Germanys top ranking tennis star today lodged an appeal against a year in prison for violating a statute covering moral delinquencies. The sentence was imposed May 14 after a secret trial in Moabit criminal court for improper relations with a Jewish youth. Two months already served were deducted.
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Berlin
Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
von Cramm
Grim Moabit
Girl dies on eve of wedding in Kannapolis
Kannapolis May 19 Coroner N J Mitchell ruled Miss Elsie Gatewood 27 died by her own action after she threw herself on train tracks as a passenger train neared. A pocketbook note named Mr Jeff Hardy and her mother Mrs J L Gatewood with addresses in Kannapolis and Martinsville Virginia.
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Kannapolis
J. Mitchell
Elsie Gatewood
Miss Gatewood
Jeff Hardy
N. Poplar Street
J. L. Gatewood
Carter Street
Martinaville
Keynoter Praises FDR Hoey At State Democratic Rally
Warren of the First North Carolina district praised President Roosevelt and Governor Hoey at the state Democratic convention. He praised the New Deal, cited NC achievements in schooling, highways, prisons, and farm aid, and urged unwavering support as he contrasted the prior Republican era with the recovery under FDR.
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Raleigh
Lindsay
Warren
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Hoey
Southern Presbyterians Debate Unification and Divorce Canons
Meridian Miss May 19 Delegates at the 78th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S South tackle uniting with the Northern church and compulsory retirement of ministers amid debate over divorce grounds and church fellowship with the Federal Council of Churches. The body may adopt a $3 million annuity plan and consider automatic retirement at 70 with reelection limits, plus clearer rules on marriages involving divorced persons.
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Meridian
Miss
78Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
U. S
South
North
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Council
Committee
Social and More Welfare Committee
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Walter F. George
Rivers
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