Chinese Move Capital But Not Defense
The government planned tonight to relocate to Hankow on the Yangtze due to the Japanese advance toward Nanking. Civil departments will use several cities, Hankow likely housing foreign affairs and finance, while military remains in Nanking until the last moment. Chiang Kai-shek stays in command to defend the capital.
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Nanking
Hankow
Yangtze
Shanghai
Ministry of Communications
League of Nations
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance
Changsha
Hunan
Chungking
Szechwan
Nan
Chiang Ek
Senate fights over anti lynching bill and cotton plan
Senate moves to consider the disputed anti lynching bill while a House subcommittee agrees to include a voluntary cotton control scheme in the farm bill. Leaders foresee a possible filibuster and delays as party leaders seek to manage lines on both issues.
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Senate
Washington
House
Jones
D-Tex
Cotton States
Fulmer
D-S. C
Senate Agriculture
Chaiman Smith
8.C
Senator Bankhead
Ala
Smith
Ellender
Louisiana
Bilbo
Mississippi
Thomas
Oklahoma
Caraway
Arkansas
Hatch
New Mexico
Baead
Snell
Byrnes
Barkley
Wagner and
van Nuys
D-Ind
Mass Exodus From Nanking as Japanese Advance Escalates
Thousands of panic stricken Chinese fled from Shanghai and two other great cities tonight to escape advancing Japanese armies and widespread bombing by Japanese warplanes. The exodus from Nanking, the nation’s capital, continued as the conflict in China intensified.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Bird Authorities Open Convention in Charleston
About 200 bird authorities gathered to open the American Ornithologists Union annual convention in Charleston S C Dr Herbert Friedmann of the United States National Museum was chosen president The Brewster medal went to Dr Robert Cushman Murphy for Oceanic Birds of South America The council set the 1938 meeting in Washington and 1939 in California Lectures and nature films will highlight the program over the next two days.
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Charleston
S&s. C
American Ornithologists Union
Herbert Friedmann
United States National Museum
Washington
Brewster
Robert Cushman Murphy
American Museum of National History
New York
Murphy
South Amerca
California
Rell Call Drive Opens With Strong Red Cross Support
The Rell Call drive for the local Red Cross chapter opened to a warm reception with over 100 percent enrollment for the first half day and more than 200 workers in the field. Teams covered business, residential, industrial areas and schools, with public booths set at Elwood and Sheraton hotels and the post office. Mrs. EB Harrison is general chairman and Mrs. Annette D Coletrane is executive secretary. the drive runs through Thanksgiving Day.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
South Main Street
Elwood
Sheraton
EB. T. Harrison
Annette D. Coletrane
Toothache Forces Roosevelt to Cancel Appointments
President Roosevelt canceled all engagements due to an infected tooth after Vice President Garner had one pulled. A naval dentist treated the White House patient and found a slight fever, prompting the cancellation of schedule and further medical consultation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garner
White House
Ness T. McIntire
Police Intercept Youthful Robbers Then Fail to Stop Them
In New York on November 16, two private patrolmen interrupted an early street holdup but were dismissed. The robbers bound Nils Nelson in East 72nd Street and pistol threats forced the officers to move on. Nelson was robbed of 830 dollars.
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New York
Nils Nelson
East 72 Street
Nelson
Dugger Found in Spartanburg After North Carolina Search
A man picked up dazed in Spartanburg was identified as Thurman T. Dugger of Gastonia. Rutherford County officers had pursued Dugger with grappling hooks in the Broad River near Lake Lure. Dugger had left Gastonia to go to Asheville to draw funds, then vanished after his motorcycle was found near Lake Lyre dam. He recalled leaving Asheville and passing Hendersonville and Bat Cave but could remember little else.
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Spartanburg
Thurman T. Dugger
Gastonia
Rutherford County
North Carolina
Broad River
Lake Lure
Lake Lyre Dam
Dogger
Asheville
Hendersonville
Bat Cave
Ro*erford County
Shuping Mulls Senate Run in North Carolina
Former Socratic national committeeman C L Shuping said he is seriously considering a bid for the U S Senate. He noted Democrats from all walks urge him to run and pledged to make a decision public after further deliberation. He stressed dedication to the Democratic party and NC's representation.
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Greensboro
Navy. It
C. L. Shuping
Socratic National
U. S. Senate
United States Senate
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Japan Issues Sharp Reply to Brussels Conference
Japanese officials denounce the Brussels declaration criticizing Tokyo over its actions in China. The embassy attacks Russia for not signing the nine power treaty yet participating, and accuses nations of repudiating war debts to the United States. Delegates seek guidance on how far to press to halt hostilities as dissent grows among Italy and others.
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Brussels
Japan
China
Russia
United States
Italy
Insurgents Face Franco Victory As Japan Promises Recognition
In Irun and Madrid reports, rebels claim Japan will recognize Franco’s government on November 25, the German Japanese pact anniversary. General Cardenal named Madrid military governor, replacing but under Miaja’s orders, as Madrid defenses and artillery exchanges continue amid Italian troop movements toward Almeria.
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Irun
Spain
Salamanca
Japan
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Cardenal
Jose Miaja
Erm
Adrid
Miaja
Central Front
Aged Publisher Col. John Hearn Dies at 94 in Chesterfield
Col. John Tevis Hearn aged 94 founder of the Knoxville Sentinel and Shelbyville Advertiser died at his son Paul Hern’s Chesterfield home. He helped launch News-Sentinel in Knoxville and Tampa Press and Moultrie News, edited poems and book reviews, and was a Shelbyville native.
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John Tevis Hearn
Son
Chesterfield
8. C
Knoxville
Chesterfield Advertiser
Shelbyville
Rev C N Royal Named President Baptist Pastors
Wilmington scene as the Baptist state convention opens. C N Royal of Green Street Baptist High Point is named president, succeeding Clifton M Allen who left for Tennessee. Eugene I Olive North Wilkesboro elected vice president and J F Carter Winston-Salem named secretary. The report on pastoral relations calls for fraternal concern for the unemployed and cautions against "political races" for pulpits.
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Wilmington
First Baptist Church
Co. N. Royal
Green Street
Winston-Salem
Olive
W. L. Griggs
Charlotte
Allen
Carter
Waldo D. Early
Granite Falls
E. Norfleet Gardner
J. Allen Easley
Hughey O. Miller
High Point
Louis &. Gaines
Lexington
W. W. Jones
Eleven Die in Sabena Plane Crash at Ostend
Eleven people perished when a Sabena airliner crashed near Ostend while attempting to land at Steene air port in fog. Among the dead were five members of the former Hessian royal family including Prince Von Hesse and two of his children Ludwig and Alsenbach.
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Belgium
Ostend
Hesse
Here
Steene
Prince von Hesse
von Hesse
Ludwig
Alsenbach von Hesse
Sabena Airliners
Frankfort
London
POWER-TVA CASE GETS UNDERWAY
In Chattanooga Tennessee preliminary maneuvers ended with 18 power companies announcing witnesses to testify before a three judge federal court for the Power TVA case. Utility attorneys declined to name early witnesses or disclose testimony plans. Raymond T. Jackson of Cleveland member of the utilities council rejected Fly 24 hour witness notice proposal saying it would be detrimental.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Raymond T. Jackson
Cleveland
Utilities
James Lawrence Fly
Authority
Jackson
Klan Initiation Then Raid Reported at Miami Night Club
Authorities probed a raid by men and women in Ku Klux Klan regalia on the La Paloma club following a city park initiation of 150 new members. The club was ransacked and money stolen. entertainers were assaulted and a bass drum damaged.
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Miami
Fla
la Paloma
al Youst
Moore Park
Jacksonville
George J. Garcia
Florida
Ku Klux Klan
Man Held on Bond in Kannapolis Truck Fatality
Salibury report says H. G. Simms of Kannapolis remains under 1500 dollar bond after a coroner's jury ordered continued investigation into the death of Mrs. Margaret M. Bradley also of Kannapolis who was struck by a truck on Saturday.
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Bond
Salibbury
H. G. Simms
Kannapolis
Margaret M. Bradley
Simms
Atlantic Greyhound announces 10 percent retroactive pay rise
The Atlantic Greyhound bus line headquarters said a 10 percent pay increase retroactive to July 1, 1937 would be paid to all employees below supervisory positions. The rise takes effect November 15 and covers staff on routes between West Virginia and Florida within the national system.
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Winston-Salem
Atlantic Greyhound Bus Line
West Virginia
Florida
Wintry Weather Spreads Across the Midwest and Plains
Wintry weather with snow spreads over the Great Lakes region and Missouri valley. Heavy snow reported in southeastern Kansas southwestern Missouri and northern Oklahoma. Chicago records snow flurries with 32 degrees at 8 a.m. and a low near 25 tonight. Temperatures run well below normal from the Rocky Mountain divide to the Mississippi River.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Missouri Valley
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain Divide
Mississippi River
New York
New Engand
Snow Hits Arkansas Towns Early This Season
The first snowfall in 12 years blanketed Little Rock and Fayetteville with several inches of snow and 34 degree weather. It melted quickly on rain soaked ground as forecasts warn of more unsettled conditions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Fayetteville
Daring Jail Escape by Three Kidnappers
Three convicts from Albany and New York City escaped from Onondaga County Jail in Jamesville after binding six staff members. They freed themselves, then fled with Edward Hayes to Syracuse, where Hayes was later released unharmed. Police launched a manhunt across Syracuse and nearby areas.
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Jamesville
N. Y
John J. O'Connell
Albany
Onondaga County
Percy Geary
John Oley
Harold Crowley
New York City
H. H. Paddock
Hayes
Paddock
Syracuse
Corbett
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Rell
Dugger
Shuping
Mr. Shuping
U.S
Franco
Loyals
C. N. Royal
TVA
Klan
Ees Club
Virginia Daw
Ernest ©. Seiler
Seiler
A. D. F. Bloodworth
American Club
John Corbett
Leroy Pease
Barry Brown
Francis Crowley
Nellie Hills
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