Japanese Fire Rages as Shanghai Clash Ends Chinese Stand
In Shanghai area Chinese resistance collapses after tanks artillery and shock troops breach the eastern boundary near Nantao and Ana tao. Pembroke Stephens of the London Daily Telegraph is killed by Japanese machine gun fire as fires spread through Nantao and Pootung while Nanking reports heavy air raids on the capital.
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Shanghai
Nantao
Batte
Concession
Pembroke Stephens
London Daily Telegraph
A. L. Thurvansky
P. Anelter
Pootung
Whanpoo
Zkwhei
Stevens
Nanking
NLRB Orders Con Edison to break union contracts
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Consolidated Edison of New York to break its contracts with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and inform employees they may join any union. The action followed a CIO affiliate’s charge that Con Edison and the AF of C union conspired to freeze the IBEW out of plants.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
International Brotherhood of Irial Workers
United Radio and Electrical Workers
A. F. of C
C. I
Consolidated Edison
Dowager Queen Marie Still Improving After Bleed
Queen Marie of Romania, recovering from a brain hemorrhage suffered last Sunday, was reported much better today as doctors monitor her condition at Bucharest. The Dowager Queen, aged and frail, remains under careful observation and treatment.
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Queen Marie
Bucharest
Romania
Marie
High Point selects Murray and Flood for hydro project contract
In a last night executive session at city hall the High Point city council awarded the hydro electric plant engineering contract on the Yadkin river to Murray and Flood of New York City for five percent of construction costs. Four rival firms had offered 3.5 to 5.5 percent and Miller of Greensboro was given time to submit a proposal after press reports suggested a final decision already made.
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City Hall
High Point
Yadkin River
Murray
Flood
New York City
B. M. Knox
Gibson-Hill Company
Harrub Engineering Company
Nashville, Tenn
Charles T. Main and Company
Boston
Mass
William C. Olson
Raleigh
Frank T. Miller
Greensboro
Miller
Fireman Rescues Couple From Cosmo Hotel Blaze
Fireman Charles Roschler was lowered from the Cos mopolitan hotel roof to rescue Mr and Mrs Ches ter McAuliffe trapped in a burning room. The trio was lowered to a sixth floor window and brought to safety as crowds watched. Both McAuliffes sustained light burns.
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New York
Cosmopolitan
Broadway
Charles Roschler
Chester McAuliffe
Roschler
Asheboro Armistice Day Parade And Banquet
Asheboro celebrates Armistice Day with a 10 am parade led by Mayor W A Bunch and city officials. The Armistice Day banquet at the Baptist church features Dr C G Smith as main speaker, with Legion Post 45 commander and Auxiliary president presiding.
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Asheboro
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Baptist Church
C. G. Smith
W. A. Bunch
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Legionnaires
Auxiliary
Color Guard
Park Street
Fayetteville Street
George Burkhead
Henry Ingram
A. J. Ferree
Legion and Legion Auxiliary
The
B. M. Weaton
Dixon Post 45
J. G. Crutchfield
Randolph Chapter
American Lesson Auxiliary
Doctors gather for three day symposium at Duke Hospital
Physicians from North Carolina and nearby states arrive at Duke Hospital Duke Durham for a three day annual symposium. Ten specialists join the program to discuss latest developments in treatment of women's and children's diseases.
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Durham
North Carolina
Duke Hospital
Reynolds says U.S. 18 stays safe from entanglements
In Charlotte on November 11 Senator Reynolds of North Carolina stated the United States will not be drawn into foreign wars while World War II veterans’ mothers are alive, estimating over 100 billion dollars in WWI costs. He urged focusing on internal bandits and racketeers and spoke at the opening of the Charlotte food show.
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Charlotte
United States
Reynolds
Mediterranean
Lamar elected president general of United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mrs Walter D Lamar of Macon Georgia was elected president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the organization’s 44th annual convention. She was chosen by acclamation to succeed Mrs John L Woodbury of Louisville Kentucky after serving as historian general.
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U. Cp
Richmond
Navy
Walter D. Lamar
Macon
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Lamar
John L. Woodbury
Louisville
Vargas Establishes Corporate State in Brazil
President Getulio Vargas seized sweeping dictatorial powers and dissolved legislative bodies, declaring a new corporate constitution. He vowed to suspend government debt payments and pursue export tax changes on coffee, while denying links to European totalitarian ideologies.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Said
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Vargasch
Enid Vargas
Armistice Day in London interrupted by wild man
An armistice day service in Paris and a disturbance in London mar events as a man disrupted the king’s guard during a moment of silence. The Duke of Windsor refused to attend a Paris service despite an apology offer from a local pastor. In London a protestor breached the guards at a royal memorial, prompting police intervention.
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London
Edward
Paris
Duke of Windsor
George's Chuch
J. L. C. Dart
Church of England
The
British Legion
Lieut
Dudley Forwood
Windsor
Lieut. Forwood
Duke
Duchess of
Windsors
Veterans’ Fund
Legion
Lenden
Legionnaires
Notre Dame Cathedral
Ife
Dart
Wat
Naval Guard
Hoey to Speak on Raleigh Radio Appeal for Orphanages
Governor Hoey will deliver a 15 minute radio talk over a state wide hookup at 11:30 p m on Sunday afternoon. The speech supports Thanksgiving contributions to orphanages across the state. The appeal aims to boost donations and aid for needy children through coordinated statewide efforts.
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Hory
Raleigh
Hoey
Envoys Meet in Brussels on Far Eastern War Policy
Envoys from the United States Britain France and China gathered in Brussels to discuss a potential policy if Japan refuses to talk peace with China. The conference focused on next steps and joint positions at a critical wartime juncture.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
Britain
France
Chine
Japan
China
Typhoon Ravages Luzon Leaving Four Dead
A typhoon swept across Luzon with at least four dead and two missing. A freighter ashore and two native craft swamped. Four Filipinos electrocuted by fallen wires. Two crew from the Perla missing. 22 rescued. British freighter Kenilworth ashore near Point Pinangungan as Shousing and Atlantic Gulf standby.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Perla
Cavite
Kenilworth
Point Pinandungan
Atlantic Gulf
Doherty Calls For Peace FDR Visits Arlington
Memorial services for World War dead held at Wesley Memorial church at 10 15 am with pastor A B Conrad and chaplain veterans urging peace. Large turnout of veterans families and residents. parade planned at 7 pm featuring Oak Ridge Military Institute cadets Winston-Salem Legion band and multiple Coast Artillery units amid light drizzle.
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Wesley Memorial Church
High Point
A. B. Conrad
Piet Baptist Church
J. C. Madison
O. C. Williamson
Howard Hartzell
High Point Ministerial Association
Gray Fkes
J. W. McMahon
Greensboro
Army to streamline by motorized division study
The War Department weighs reorganizing the U S Army after tests of a streamlined division at Fort Sam Houston Texas Officials said weeks of field maneuvers will precede a decision by Secretary Wooding. The division includes 93 512 officers and men versus 22 000 in present divisions and aims to push motorization and mechanization.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Wooding
Wilmington Sees 32 Months No Child Traffic Fatalities
Wilmington reports a record of no child traffic fatalities for 32 months, contrasting Kansas City which claims 13 months with no child deaths in traffic incidents. The notice underscores local safety milestones and public concern for child safety on roadways.
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Wilmington
Kansas City
Armistice Day Observed at Arlington Tomb of Unknown Soldier
President Roosevelt paid silent tribute at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery marking the 19th Armistice Day anniversary. A wreath was placed by an aide as taps sounded, with Daniel J. Doherty of the American Legion urging enduring peace and removal of war profit motives. General Pershing arrived in New York on the liner Washington.
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Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery
Roosevelt
Daniel J. Doherty
American Legion
Doherty
Louis Johnson
Spain
China
John J. Pershing
New York
Washington
Arlington
James Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Edith Maxwell Appeals Third Trial Loss in Virginia
Edith Maxwell Wise County schoolteacher and twice convicted of murder lost her appeal for a third trial in the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The court upheld a 20 year sentence from the Wise Circuit Court in the 1936 death of her father Trigg Maxwell, with the Commonwealth alleging a blunt instrument caused fatal injuries. The defense contends a shoe was used during a domestic quarrel and that the father died from a fall onto a meat block.
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Edith Maxwell
Wise County
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond
Wise Circuit Court
Pound
Charles H. Smith
Alexandria
Miss Maxwell
Supreme Court
The
Commonwealth
Trigg Maxwell
Maxwell
Brazil Debt Payment Halt Shocks London Bond Market
Dealings in Brazilian bonds on the London stock exchange were suspended after President Vargas of Brazil announced that interest payments and amortization on the external debt had been halted for the time being.
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London
Navy
Hoey Urges Peace as Armistice Day Message
Governor Hoey in Asheville presses Armistice Day as a call to justify sacrifices with world peace and not to trigger new wars. He cites the heroic dead as the nation’s groundwork and urges unselfish service for greatness. Neutrality urged in Raleigh by American Legion commander Blackwell to keep the U.S. from foreign alliances.
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Asheville
Navy
Hoey
American Legion
America
North Carolina
Dublin Building Wrecked By Mine On Armistice Day
A mine under the royal coat of arms at Dublin post office headquarters exploded caused the front to collapse and shattered nearby windows including Dublin city hall. No casualties reported. A similar blast hit a Belfast royal naval recruiting office last night, possibly in reprisal for IRA members jailed.
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Dublin
Exchange Court
Dublin Castle
Royal Naval Volunteer Recruiting Office
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Buying Of Peanuts Will Get Underway For State Monday
Windsor report shows Arnold, secretary of the state farm bureau, states that peanut buying via Commodity Credit Corporation funds will start in every peanut county by Monday. Purchases began at a local warehouse today and will expand later this week as funds remain available.
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Windsor
Arnold
State Farm Bureau Federation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Peanut Stabilization Cooperative
Credit Corporation
North
Arovia
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Memorial Auditorium
Raleigh Ministerial Association
Flack Wells
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