United States and Britain Agree to Negotiate Reciprocal Trade Pact
The United States and Great Britain plan formal negotiations for a reciprocal trade pact as part of liberalizing world commerce. Secretary Hull stated the talks will begin within weeks after extensive exploratory work in London and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Hull
London
House of Commons
Itrow
Ottawa
British Commonwealth of Nations
Klan Head Urges KKK Role to Restore American Normalcy
Dr. Hiram W. Evans, Ku Klux Klan leader, told UNC Chapel Hill listeners that America needs the Klan to restore prosperity and social order. He attacked Earl Browder and Communism, warned of a Negro republic, and criticized immigration. He cited current strikes and urged action against unions.
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Chapel Hill
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
America
Evans
Carolina Politcal Union
Univerity of
North Carolina
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Farl Browders
Eta
Negro Republic
South
Dr. Fivans
Fasciam
Committee For
Klan
Sit
CIO
Welfare Workers Elect Officers in Northwestern Cities
Welfare workers in 16 northwestern cities held their annual meeting. Clyde Hunt of Davidson County was elected president and Miss Lillie of Randolph was named secretary.
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Boone
Northwesternities
Clyde Hunt
Davidson Unty
Miss Lillie
Randolph
Desperado William Payne Said Likely Captured
Oscar Pitts reports a long distance call from Fredericksburg Virginia indicating NC fugitive William Payne may have been caught. Virginia officers say three men tied to a murder and bank robbery case were apprehended eleven miles south of Fredericksburg on the Richmond Washington highway with bags of money found in a car dash compartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
Fredericksburg
William
Bill) Payne
North Carolina
Virginia
Here
Richmond-Washington
R. W. Smith
Ernest Kidd
Warfield Stone
Spotsylvania County
S. W. Burgess
Richmond
FDR Undergoes Tooth Extraction in Bed
President Roosevelt had a lower molar abscess removed in bed after his dentist determined extraction was necessary. Dr. Ross T. McIntire reported a fever of about half a degree and said the stomach upset had cleared, while Lt. Cmdr. Arthur H. Yando performed the tooth removal and the abscess drained well.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
MelIntire
Arthur H. Yando
Naval Hospital
McIntire
Six Canadians Die in Auto Hit by Fast Train
Six young people from Welland and Thorold were killed when their car was struck by a fast freight train at a railroad crossing in Vineland Ontario. The victims were James Fisher 20 driver Robert Colley 17 Steven Sutch 17 Madge Rita Jordan 15 Ruth Janette Wright 14 and Sophia Nicol 15.
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Vineland
Ontario
Canadian Pass
James Fisher
Robert Colley
Steven Sutch
Madge Rita Jordan
Ruth Janette Wright
Sophia Nicol
Welland
Thorold
Baptist meeting closes with race talk and constitutional change
At the 107th annual Baptist state convention held in Wilmington the address by Dr. William L. Poteat urged racial harmony and justice. The gathering amended its constitution to elect three vice presidents to avoid similar governance gaps during illness and appointed Robert N. Simme, Sr. to preside if needed.
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Wilmington
William Lewis Poteat
Baptist State Convention
South
First Baptist Church
Wake Forest College
John Arch McMillan
Thomasville
McMillan
Fisher Body Plant Hit By Third GM Sit-Down Strike
Pontica Michigan November 18 4 The third General Motors sit-down strike in three days idled 17500 workers and kept the Fisher Body plant under control. Estimates of workers inside ranged from 75 to 600 as night shift began but many left after no production was planned.
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General Motors
Pontiac
Mich
General Motors Corporation
Fisher Body Company
Fisher Body
Hoey Defends North Carolina Parole System
Gov. Hoey released a statement outlining the North Carolina parole system values and defending its integrity. He cited J Edgar Hoover’s remarks, clarified support for parole but condemnation of maladministration, and stressed decisions are merit based with no political influence. He praised Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill and staff and described system operation amid public debate on parole rates.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hoey
North Carolina
J. Edgar Hoover
Edwin Gli
Hold-Up Man Forces Ride In Victims Car
Walter Hagen, a musician with a local dance orchestra, said he was held at gunpoint by an unidentified man who forced him to drive near the Penny estate on the Greensboro highway before being ordered out. The 1936 Chevrolet was found behind Garland Motor on North Main but the suspect remained at large. Hagen reported the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hagen
Penny Estate
Greensboro
High Point
Garland Motor Company
North Main Street
Hagen
Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
High Point Woman Is Tried For Forgery In Guilford Court
Margaret Patterson known as Thelma Sams and Mary Frances Sproule faced two forgery charges in Guilford County Superior Court. She allegedly passed forged checks bearing the names James Patress and W J Spiegel, with one check cashed in High Point and the other in Kings Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford Court
Greensboro
Margaret Patterson
Thelma Sams
Mary Frances Sproule
Guilford County
Answer to Suit Filed in Guilford Court
L L Smithy of High Point fled an answer to a suit by Preston Trucking Co of Preston Maryland in Guilford Superior court. The trucking firm seeks 284 dollars in damages. The defendant admits the allegation but says he did not know the firm represented by the seller of the bought articles was the creditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
LL. Smithy
High Point
Preston Trucking Company
Preston
Maryland
Guilford Superior Court
No Jury Forces Cross Trial Move to Fayetteville
Raeford North Carolina November 18 Due to jury difficulties the trial of Sill Cross Asheboro charged with the shotgun slaying of Fort Bragg sergeant John Mott and three co defendants charged as accessories was ordered transferred to Fayetteville Judge G W Cowper told witnesses to report 2 30 p m next Monday in Cumberland County court One juror had been seated when the change was made
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Raeford
N. C
Sill Cross
Asheboro
John
Mott
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
G. W. Cowper
Cumberland County
Two recaptured in 1932 O Connell kidnapping escape
In Syracuse two escapees from the Onondaga county penitentiary were recaptured and jailed separately as the third participant Percy Geary remained at large. John Oley and Harold Crowley, who surrendered with Geary after the break, will face escape charges with federal prosecutors seeking indictments.
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Syracuse
O'’Connell
John Oley
Harold “Red” Crowley
Onondaga County Court
Percy Geary
Oley
Crowley
Ivan Whitford
Whitford
Harold Kelley
Onondaga County Penitentiary
Jamesville
Geary
A. E. Gold
U. S
Binghamton
Laundry Owners Meet Durham Across Carolinas and Florida
The North Carolina division of the Laundry Owners Association of the Carolinas Georgia and Florida met in Durham today to discuss regional issues and cooperation among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
North Carolina
Laundry Owners Association of the
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
City Gate Captured in Japanese Drive Near Shanghai
Japanese army spokesmen said troops driving to break the Hin denburg line between Shanghai and Nanking captured a gate of the walled city of Kashing, a southern keystone. Heavy fighting reported around Kashing as Chinese and Japanese clash near Soochow and the Yangtze defenses. Chinese forces, aided by 20 warplanes, countered and pushed back toward Chen as Japanese reinforcements arrived to press the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Kashing
Soochow
Shanghai-Nanking
Cheni
Yangtze
Palcher
Kwangsi Province
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chen
State finds 1116 jobs as applicants exceed placements
Raleigh reports 1116 people found work last week while new job seekers outnumbered those placed for the first time since January 28. Durham led in total placements with 177. Greensboro and Asheville followed. Registrations reached 1328, with 67,721 listed seeking work and 39,197 placed this fiscal year.
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Raleigh
State Employment Service
Durham
Greensboro
Asheville
Service
Electric Rates Of TVA Not to Be Considered
A three judge court ruled that TVA rates and those of 18 power companies are not material to the case as it is not a rate hearing. Utility lawyers had argued TVA rates miss costs and discriminate against private utilities. In Alabama the supreme court dissolved a temporary injunction blocking Guntersville from building a municipal power system, saying the city has full legislative authority to proceed.
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TVA
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Florence Allen
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Guntersville
Views on Labor Bill Inquiries Prompted By Leadership
Washington November 18-2 Chairman Norton of the house labor committee asked Secretary Perkins William Green and John L. Lewis to state their current views on the pending wages and hours bill. Norton said letters were sent to labor authorities to gauge opinions amid a great conflict of opinion. Southern opponents seek to block a vote as 105 House members signed a petition needing 218 votes to proceed. Rep Wilcox said no definite plan yet and warned the bill would destroy Southern industry.
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Norton
House Committee
Green
Lewis
Perkins
Washington
House Labor Committee
William Green
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization and
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
House
Wilcox
D.-Fla
Senate
Methodist Bishops Back Uniting Three Branches Of Church
North Carolina Methodist conference votes 294 to seven to unite the Methodist Episcopal South with the northern and Protestant branches. Merger approved by other two branches. delegates named for the Birmingham Alabama general conference. Memorial service for deceased ministers held.会 Chinese life movement noted. sympathy letter to Chinese conference planned.
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Raleigh, Navy
North Carolina Methodist Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal, Church, North
Methodist Protestant Church
Birmingham
Ala
A. J. Hobbs
Wilson
Paty
Changchow
China
New Life Movement
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. M. Grant
Greenville
Senate aims to end filibuster with farm bill in view
Washington reports near agreement in the Senate Agricultural Committee on farm program control legislation could push aside the anti-lynching measure. Chairman Smith says a general farm bill will be sent forward Monday to form the core of a four point program including farm wage hour planning and executive organization. The House tax subcommittee weighs corporate tax exemptions amid a broader tax revision push as filibusters cloud progress on administration measures.
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Washington
Senate
Presid
Roosevelt—farm
House
House Rules Committee
Regio
Barkley
Front lines Britain Spain Civil War Front Reports Heavy Shelling
Spanish government forces shell rebel positions in Aragon while patrols clash along Teruel to Alcaniz. Gunners target communications between Teruel and Zaragoza as Madrid press calls for mobilization amid rain and fog. Government reserves reach about 509000 with 20 to 30 year olds called to service.
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Ing
Aragon
Madrid
Hendaye
Upper
Barcelona
Casa Bateanero
San Pedro
Sabine Anigo
Teruel
Alcanhisz
Aragon Front
Zaragoza
Juan Negrin
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