06 Nov 1938
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1938
Page
1
The nation's business shows a strong recovery with over a million workers back in factories and pay envelopes rising as plants speed up output. Construction awards reach their highest since 1929, signaling revival in industry and a brighter employment outlook amid the October gains.
Three Royal Air Force bombers took off from Ismailia Egypt aiming to reach Port Darwin Australia and smash the 6 306 mile Soviet Russia record. The planes were reported early today to be past half way, near the east side of India heading toward the Bay of Bengal.
In Chicago a furniture show ends with Lawrence Whiting of the American Furniture Mart hailing the Autumn display as the best yet and noting 2,700 buyers and 18 percent higher sales than last year. Across the country Republicans and Democrats trade charges on the economy as Election Day nears, with Hoover criticizing coercive ads and urging a new congressional slate to revive America.
In Emden Germany on November 5 the Spanish Insurgent auxiliary cruiser Ciudal de Alicante seized the Spanish Government freighter Rio Mira and kept its crew under close security after bringing her into the harbor. Reliable sources say Rio Mira's crew was imprisoned. officials declined to comment. The Cantabria was sunk earlier this week by the Nadir near England. no lives were lost.
Sources say Japan plans a central Chinese government under a retired warlord with Kenji Doihara and Count Terauchi agreeing on key details. The plan reportedly aims to phase out western and American economic interests in China. Major Kita, once pivotal to the Peiping effort, did not attend the discussions.
Shanghai dispatch says Japanese airmen bombed and sank 25 junks carrying Chinese troops retreating from Hankow as Japanese forces push from the Hankow area toward Yochow and Hunan. Also reported: capture of Tsaoshih and a widening front near Tungting Lake and Yangtze.
In Bucharest King Carol of Romania and Prince Paul regent of Yugoslavia declared a unity of attitude on all pertinent questions and said cooperation between Romania and Yugoslavia would be more intimate. The meeting touched on Balkan territorial revision pressures as Hungary seeks parts of Transylvania and Bulgaria grows restive under treaty limits.
Insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s commanders unleash heavy attacks against remaining Government troops on the Ebro’s right bank. Government forces defend as anti aircraft fire and bomber fleets target bridges and towns from Mora De Ebro to Miravet and Caspe.
Washington reports Armistice Week marks 20 years since World War I end as nations, including dictatorships, push heavy armament. Governments plan higher outlays, divert capital from productive uses, and realign budgets toward rearmament amid fear of ongoing unemployment and economic strain.
Pitt's undefeated Panthers lost to Carnegie Tech 20 10 in a day of major upsets across college football. Top teams such as Wisconsin Purdue Michigan State and Rice also fell to field goals or late scores as Notre Dame Alabama and Duke remained unbeaten and Duke pursued a no scoring run.
Raleigh reports two constitutional amendments on the ballot Tuesday. One would authorize a state department of justice, though a legislative commission says an enabling amendment is unnecessary. The other seeks longer sheriff and coroner terms from two to four years, backed by sheriffs who have organized a campaign and opened a local headquarters.
Washington negotiators clashed over the Fair Labor Standards Act as the National Association of Manufacturers and Wage-Hour administrator Elmer F. Andrews argued about overtime rules. The dispute centers on whether salaried workers may exceed 44 hours weekly under a basic pay rate threshold and how section 7 and section 18 are applied with no explicit penalties for violating wage provisions.
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress to authorize a world scale air fleet of 7 000 to 10 000 war planes for the army and to equip a nucleus army of 400 000 or more. Officials estimate next year outlays will top this year’s military appropriations by more than 300 million dollars.
The Foreign Policy Association reports military outlays in millions of dollars for nations including Great Britain France United States Germany Japan Soviet Union and Italy. Figures span 1982 1984 1986 1987 and 1988 with crisis-time revisions noted.
Reported budget discussions center on a separate emergency fund for a new rearmament program. Pending defense survey results after Europe's crisis suggest reinforcements mainly for the army and air corps. A request to boost funding for the year's fleet expansion act for the navy may also be considered.
Former Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge addressed about 500 farmers in Raleigh urging resistance to compulsory crop control. He warned of overload tactics, criticized foreign policy for hurting American workers, and demonstrated imports flooding the country with a box of beef and textiles while Americans buy foreign goods.
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