LaGuardia Wins Big in New York and Detroit Mayor Defeat
Mounting returns show New York reelected Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia by a record total and Dewey elected district attorney. In Detroit the CIO loses its bid for power as Richard Reading wins the mayoralty. Nationally Moore regains Senate seat in New Jersey while Republicans gain a House seat in New York city’s silk stocking district. Curley and Tobin contest ends with Tobin winning Boston mayoralty. Scully reelected Pittsburgh mayor. Price elected governor of Virginia. Cleveland reelects a Republican mayor.
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Associated Press
Tammany Hall
Committee For Industrial Organization
Old Tammany
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Yacket
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
Detroit
Richard W. Reading
American Federation of Labor
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Barton
House of Representatives
Bruce Barton
New York City
Virginia
Farmer-Laborites
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Boston
Maurice J. Tobin
Cornelius D. Scully
Pittsburgh
James H. Price
Villa
Cleveland
General war threatened says Dr Koo
Brussels reports Dr V K Wel ton Koo warns China will not abide regional law if peace with Japan is accepted at any price. Chinese envoy warns unchecked Japanese aggression could trigger a general war and erode trust in pledges. Conference delegates urge direct negotiations to end Chinese Japanese conflict through peaceful means. Italy's representative Count Luigi Aldrovandi Mattioli backs broader conference options.
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Brussels
Belgium
V. K. Welton Koo
China
Far East
Japan
Roosevelt rests after Hyde Park election win
President Roosevelt spends a rest day at his Hyde Park home after an 11 day visit and a Democratic victory rally. Elmer A. Van Wagner is reelected to the county board of supervisors and Cecil Marshall wins town superintendent of highways by a narrow margin.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Elmer Here
Elmer A. van Wagner
County Board of Supervisors
Cecil Marshall
Machine Not To Rule Any More Says LaGuardia
New York November 3 mayor Fiorello H LaGuardia, re elected by a landslide over his Tammany opponent, predicts the doom of political machine government in New York City. He says non political government is contagious and cites national interest in the idea while at city hall. He attributes victory to people wanting good government and attacks emotional party loyalty appeals by high officials. Prominent backers of the opposition included Postmaster General James A Farley United States Senator Robert F Wagner and Governor Herbert Lehman who urged sticking with the party.
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Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Tammany Hall
James Farley
Jeremiah Mahoney
LaGuardia
New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
City Hall
Little Flower
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James A. Farley
United States
Robert F. Wagner
Herbert Lehman
Reduced Freight Rate Proposals Spark Regional Clash
Interstate Seaway commission faces opposition from Southern governors seeking rate cuts. They argue southern rate plans would draw new industries southward and hurt northern rivals while rail carriers maintain a monopoly by denying south to east territory reductions. New York says the moves hurt its business and workers.
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New York
Auth
Southeastern Governors Rate Conference
Three Convicts Escape At Cary Prison Farm
Two prisoners were recaptured after escaping Cary Prison Farm yesterday. Blease Plyler age 19 from Union county and Leroy Sport age 20 from Robeson were caught shortly after the escape. Fritz Murph age 21 from Mecklenburg county remains at large.
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Raleigh
Cary
Blease Plyler
Union County
Leroy Sport
Robeson
Fritz Murph
Mecklenburg County
Coroner Rules High School Student Blameless in Death
A coroner's jury in Wadesboro finds Harold Benton, a high school student, blameless in the death of Eugene Tyson who was struck by a truck Monday night. The verdict concludes the incident was unavoidable and no charges arise.
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Wadesboro
Harold Benton
Eugene Tyson
Rebel raid devastates Lerida. hundreds dead or harmed
Madrid reports an insurgent air raid on Lerida with 125 dead and many injured including women and children. Hospitals overflow as over 50 children' s bodies are recovered from a wrecked primary school after nine tri motor planes dropped hazardous devices and machine gunned civilians. Medical aid is sent from Barcelona.
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Madrid
Lerida
Barcelona
Five Die in Navy Plane Collision Over Boeing Field
Five people died when two navy planes collided mid air over the southern end of Boeing field in Seattle. Witnesses said parachute escapes from the smaller plane landed safely, while the other plane carried the five fatalities.
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Seattle
Boeing Field
Neutral zone sought around Nantao near Shanghai
News reports say negotiations to neutralize Nantao area south of Shanghai's French concession. A Japanese spokesman noted talks with a neutral power to spare foreign and Chinese civilians, while observers described thinning Chinese lines near the international settlement and possible withdrawal in days.
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Shanghai
Nantao
Nanking
Three Catawba County Deputies Hurt In Wreck
Newton scene of a car crash injuring deputies J A McCree Howard Willis critically and George Gilbert minor injuries while pursuing a bootlegger near Plateau. Boyd Caldwell also injured as vehicle left roadway and overturned down a 20 foot embankment.
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Newton
Catawba County
Plateau
J. A. McCree
Howard Willis
George Gilbert
Boyd Caldwell
Hickory
Death toll from elixir poisoning rises to 67
The American Medical Association reports 67 deaths from an elixir containing wifaniamide and glycols. Five new deaths occurred in Bentonia Mississippi, with single cases in Ellenton South Carolina, Rocky Mount North Carolina, and Osage Oklahoma. Reassessment linked prior fatalities to the elixir.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Bentonia
Mise
Ellenton
8. C
Rocky Mount
N. C
Osage
Oklo
Paul Leech
Association
Federal Income Tops Two Billion Mark
The treasury reported fiscal year income reached 2.007 billion dollars as of November 1 with total receipts estimated at 6.65 billion. Expenditures stood at 2.625 billion against a 7.346 billion estimate and the public debt rose above 37 billion. Debtor gold moves and tax-reform hints frame talks as hearings on tax changes begin.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Strikes End at Granite Falls after TWOC settlement
More than 600 workers return to duties as Granite Falls Manufacturing units Granite Cordage at Granite Falls and Hickory Spinning at Longview settle with Textile Workers Organizing Committee. Agreement runs one year with 40 hour week overtime pay arbitration and TWOC recognition.
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Hickory
Shuford Mille
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Granite Falls Manufacturing Company
Granite Cordage Company
Granite Falls
Hickory Spinning Company
Longview
Aspirnin Company
Alex Shuford
TWOC
Roy R. Lawrence
Carolinal
Community Chest Dinner Reports $16292 Pledged First Day
At the Community Chest dinner at First Methodist Protestant church, $16,292.78 was pledged, about 40 percent of the $39,757.66 budget. Of this, $5,486.74 was cash. Colonel Welch Harriss’ team led in pledges and cash, while Colonel John R. Peacock’s team topped subscriptions and prospects. Attendance scored 227 points as workers hoped to reach every prospect before tonight’s final dinner.
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First Methodist Protestant Church
Welch Harriss
John R. Peacock
The
Chest Organization
Erskine Divorce Rumor Circulates In Local Brief
A terse local item notes rumors of a divorce involving Erskine. No formal action or court details are provided, with only vague mention of the matter in the paper’s digest.
Plan for Widening of Green Street Pushed
City council approved widening Green Street on both sides once land is available at no city cost. Phillips-Davis Co will pay one third of land cost about 2519.05 with 839.68 from the firm. North side land is provided by county. a 40 foot wide street with 10 foot sidewalks planned. building valued around 70000 planned at South Main corner.
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West Green Street
South Main
Willow
Green Street
Phillips-Davis Company
Phillins-Davis Company
West Green
Burglary Suspect Captured After Home Invasion
Louis Bell who was victimized in a home burglary three weeks earlier aided by a neighbor to catch an intruder. The suspect wore a leather pouch taken from Pell’s residence and is in custody after the incident in the neighborhood.
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Oklahoma City
Louis Bell
Pell
Members of Virginia border liquor ring convicted
Seven men were convicted in United States District Court in Winston Salem on a border liquor ring case. Witness Merryman testified he hauled whiskey for the group at five dollars per load. Convicted were Otis Ray Will Joyce Early Jones Hoke Smith James Spach Red Hardy and Paul Pace. The syndicate had operated since September 1936.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
United States District Court
William W. Merryman
Twin City Tobacco
Otis Ray
Will Joyce
Mayodan
Early Jones
Mt. Airy
Hoke Smith
Patrick County
James Spach
Red Hardy
Paul Pace
Merrymen
Man Killed in Auto Accident Near Henderson
Henderson, Nov. 3. R. Brake, 36, manager of Southern Ice Cream, was killed instantly four miles west of Henderson on the Oxford highway when his car overturned after a blowout. He was thrown clear but crushed about the chest.
Striking Wilkes Barre Press Halts Daily Publication
Wilkes-Barre paper, the Record, did not publish today due to editorial staff strike last night with about 30 pickets at the Record building. The Times Leader and Evening News published as usual. Record agent L J Van Laeyn said the stoppage affects state and national press freedom.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Farre
Record
The
Times Leader
Evening News
L. J. van Laeyn
Ager
Windsors Plan Ten Day American Visit In Deep South
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor set a schedule showing ten days in the deep south and three in New York before a western trek. Officials describe the trips as aimed at examining industrial housing movements rather than social calls. They arrive in the U S on a German liner and will be in Washington the following day.
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New York
Duke and Duchess of Woor
Representa
New Y
Mohawk Valley
Duke
Washington
Three Safecrackers Captured in Columbia
Lieut. Lee Jenkins stated three men captured in a Columbia hotel last night are wanted for 16 to 18 safecracking jobs. The suspects, named as J E B Mersh Allen Hill and George Mandell, may be aliases. Police found three revolvers and complete safecracking gear in their car.
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Columbia
D. C
Lee Jenkins
State Highway Patrol
Jenkins
J. EB. Mersh
Allen Hill
George Mandell
Emmett A. Evans
Chicago
Carolina
Bank of Sharon
Columbia Police
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Twoc Union
Erskine Divorce Uit
Albert Russell Erskine, Jr
Meredith Howard
Follies
Los Angeles
Liquor Ring
Henderson
Paper Guild
Windsors
Deep South
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