New Dangers Rise as Peace Talk Halts in Presbyterian Assembly
Meridian Mississippi May 24 final day of the 7th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States notes reunion negotiations with the northern church. An ad interim committee on reunification ends further explorations while another committee from the U S A church contemplates eventual union. The assembly votes to return to Montreat North Carolina for the 1939 session. The church supports a summer retreat at Montreat and has held six of the last eight assemblies there.
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Church Unity
Montreat
Wage-Hour debate: Ramspeck amendment rejected
In Washington on May 24 a Republican Democratic coalition defeated a Ramspeck substitute aimed at wage differentials and a weighted average minimum. The vote stood 139 to 70. The measure would have created an admin board with exemptions, shaping North South and industry wage gaps. The house may send the bill to a joint committee to reconcile differences.
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Washington
Ramspeck
D.-Ga
House
Senate
American Federation of Labor
McKellar
D-Tenn
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Workers Progress Administration
District of Columbia
PWA
Ape Relief and Public Works
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate Appropriations Committee
Concord Man Slain in Street Shooting
Concord reports W Lentz sales manager for a motor car firm was shot on a street. Jack Freeze 62 year old salesman was taken into custody for questioning. Lentz died at a hospital from a bullet wound to the heart as an inquest awaited. no immediate charge was filed.
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Concord
W. Lentz
Sloop
Jack Freeze
Cus
Rie
Lentz
Marion Butler Near Death in Washington Sanitarium
Former U S Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina, who served 1895 to 1901 as a populist, was reported near death today at Washington Sanitarium in Taoma Park Maryland. Mrs Butler said doctors had given up hope for the patient who had been there for several weeks.
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Arion Butler
Washington
Marion Buter
North Carolina
Renear
Taoma Park
Butler
Senate
Austrian ex-chancellor suffers breakdown at Belvedere Palace
Shuschhigg, a former Austrian chancellor and associate of Kurt Schuschnigg, collapsed nervously two days ago while detained at the Belvedere Palace during the German annexation crisis.
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Shuschnigg
Vienna
Alose
Kurt Schuschnigg
Belvedere Palace
Defense Rapi larian Charge Defense Rapi larian Charge
Federal Judge Charles I. Dawson opened the case noting 64 defendants are not on trial for killings. The indictment targets company employees, with 20 mining firms and 22 operators facing trial for charges tied to intimidation and violence against union organizers. A deputy sheriff is named in the government’s evidence.
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Jrian County
Rmer
Charles I. Jwaon
Sense
Joy
M Companies
Harlahe
Daw
Ridge reports campaign expenditures in sixth district race
Raleigh May 24 Ed Ridge Democratic congressional hopeful for the sixth district filed with the secretary of state to report 941 22 spent with no receipts to date. Breakdowns include 512 72 for print 266 75 for radio and 111 for button manufacturing. A preliminary report is due tomorrow night. Barker a client of Ridge shows 342 40 in expenditures with no receipts.
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Raleigh
Ed Ridge
Sixth
Id Bure
Ridge
Jecar Barker
Justice Cardozo Becomes 68 Today
Justice Benjamin Nathan Cardozo marks his 68th birthday while recuperating from heart disease in Port Chester New York. He has been absent from the Supreme Court since December 10 due to illness.
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Washington
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
Supreme Court
Ilness
Port Chester
N. Y
Diplomas Awarded At Greensboro Woman's College Commencement
Greensboro May 24 60 diplomas were awarded to seniors at Greensboro Woman's College commencement exercises. Dr Lynn Harold Hough dean of Drew Theological Seminary Madison New Jersey delivered the commencement address.
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A. C. Graduators
Greensboro
Greensboro Woman's College
Lynn Harold Hough
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison, N. J
Japanese Offense Rolls Toward Kaifeng and Hankow
Japanese forces push toward Kaifeng in Henan as air attacks hit Kai feng and Changchow. Artillery tanks and infantry advance, capturing key defenses at Lanfeng while Lunghai railway junctions threaten Hankow drive. Ickes marries Jane Dahlman in Dublin with details of his age and past.
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Kaifeng
Hankow
Shanghai
China
Henan
Changchow
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Chaotaoying
Suchow Cae
Tientsin-Pukow
Chengchow
Suchow
Donald Carroll Faces Murder Trial With Death Penalty Question
In New York on May 24 16 year old Donald Carroll sat in court as prosecutors argued he shot his stenographer sweetheart Charlotte Mathiesen 18 in a 1920s style cold case. The prosecution described a death pact born of poverty youth and guilt while defense signals suggested temporary or emotional insanity.
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New York
Donald Carroll
Charlotte Mathiesen
Joseph V. Loscalszo
Elain Gir
Donald
Loscalzo
Charlotte
Pple
Losenlzor
Sydney Rosentia
Moslem Holy War Threatened Over Palestine Partition
Reports say Arab leaders warn of jihad if Palestine is partitioned without Arab gains. Violence injures 20 and kills five in Jerusalem amid attacks on Jewish and Arab sides. Shiek Kasher Al Ghata allegedly urged global Moslem support from Iraq.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Shiek Kasher al Ghata
George
Iraq
Holy Land
Freighter Freed From Cape Lookout Shoals
An unusually high tide helped U S coast guard personnel and Chapman Wrecking Co to refloat the Hungarian freighter Nyugat from Cape Lookout shoals near Morehead City. The ship, loaded with scrap iron for Genoa, Italy, had been stuck about 100 hours as aid arrived Friday.
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Morehead City
Coast Guard
Nyugat
Cape Lookout Shoals
Chapman Wrecking Company of
New York
Genoa
Italy
Chapman Company
Elon alumnae day at Elon College observed Monday
Elon College announces Alumni Day on Monday May 24 with alumni events and gatherings scheduled. The notice invites alumnae to participate in activities across campus and reconnect with peers.
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ELON
Elon College
Grady Attacks CP&L Over Rates in Western North Carolina
Paul Grady, candidate for state utilities commissioner, accused Carolina Power and Light of not aligning its rates with the Tennessee Valley Authority, driving industry from western North Carolina. He cited FTC records claiming CP&L inflated assets by over 22 million dollars to conceal profits and said the company refused agreed rate reductions.
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Asheville
Paul Grady
Carolina Power and Light Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
North Carolina
Grady
Stanley Winborne
The
Utilities Post
Federal Trade Commission
Non-Suit in Manslaughter Case in Guilford County
A non-suit was taken in the manslaughter trial of M. H. Chadwick and Clyde Gurley in Guilford county superior court. The defense contends the state failed to prove negligence in the death of Will Gilmore who was struck by a car on English Street in High Point on April 8. Paul Bulla received 2 to 4 years for breaking and entering and 0 to 5 years for larceny. sentence suspended for good behavior.
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Greensboro
M. H. Chadwick
Clyde Gurley
High Point
Guilford County Superior Court
Will Gilmore
English Street
Paul Bulla
Will Press
J. A. Morgan
Copeland Seeks 325 Million for Flood Control Projects
Senator Copeland urged the senate to earmark 325 million dollars of new pump priming funds for rivers and harbors flood control projects approved by army engineers and ready to start. The proposal to be added as an amendment to the 3 billion dollar spending and loan bill faced debate on the senate floor.
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Washington
Copeland
Senate
New Yorker
Army Engineers
R O T C Seniors Hold Graduation Parade
Seniors of North Carolina State college R O T C unit held their graduation parade and turned over sabres to juniors. Cadet Col Joe Thomas Massey of Raleigh won a gold medal as best senior officer and Walter L Fanning of Shelby was named best junior officer. Ambassador Josephus Daniels presented awards and urged preparedness amid global tensions.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Joe Thomas Massey
Walter L. Fanning
Shelby
Josephus Daniels
U. S
Mexico
Germans Reported Increasing Troops On Czech Border
Berlin and Praha report new German troop movements along the Czech frontier amid Sudeten talks. Henlein's sudden quit from Praha suspends peace negotiations with Milan Hodza as Germany signals possible escalation.
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Czech
Henlein
Praha
Austrian
Czechoslovakia
Central Europe
Saxony
Austria
Konrad Henlein
Milan Hodza
Hodza
Hitler
Asch
Sudeten
Five Die After Molten Metal Accident at Dow Lab
Five Dow Chemical employees were killed or injured when molten metal sprayed over them during a lab test in Midland Michigan. Weidemann Kryzminski died today while Hoy Reynolds Parsons and others died yesterday or last night. Claire Harris survived severe burns. A spokesman said the vessel appeared to crack on cooling contact.
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Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Company Experimental Laboratory
John EB. Hoy
L. Fred Reynolds
George Weidemann
Philip Kryzminski
Paul Parsons
Weidemann
Kryzminski
Griebl Freed In Germany And Evidently Plans To Stay There
Dr. Ignats T. Griebl of New York, linked to a grand jury probe of foreign agents, was released after serving part of a 12 day sentence for entering Germany without a passport. Authorities cited four reasons he would not be deported. He paid the remaining 60 mark fine and disappeared's whereabouts were not disclosed.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Europe
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Fueher Hitler
Germany
Griebl
Bremerhaven
Ignats T. Griebl
America
U. S
Lamar Hardy
United States Army
Grieb
Loyalists Launch Major Counterattack Across Catalonia Front
In Spain's civil war, government militiamen assault Balaguer as front from Lerida to Sort sees heavy fighting. La Repita, eastern bridgehead area, reportedly changed hands eight times since Sunday as insurgents defend their sea crossing line. Insurgent reports acknowledge fierce government pressure with casualties on both sides.
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Hendaye
France
Spain
Lerida
Catalonia
Balaguer
Barcelona
Segre
la Repita
Warplanes raid Valencia and Barcelona in early May 24 attacks
Insurgent air force planes raided Valencia twice causing unspecified casualties and damage. Barcelona was also struck by high altitude bombs with initial damage estimates not available.
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Madrid
Valencia
Barcelona
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Dublin
Ireland
Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church
R. K. Hanna
New Ickes
Louis A. Dahlman
Smith College
White House
Friends
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Interior Department
John Cudahy
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New Mexico
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Shoals
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McKellar Answers
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