Englishman Eyston Sets World Land Speed Record
Captain George Eyston of England set a new world land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah, averaging 311.42 miles per hour in the Thunderbolt, a 24 cylinder car. He surpassed Sir Malcolm Campbell’s 301.1292 mph mark, after clocking 11.56 seconds for the mile and back.
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Bonneville Sali Flats
Utah
George Eyston
England
London
Eyston
Malcolm Campbell
Campbell
Japanese drive breaks southern pivot of Hindenburg Line near Nanking
Japanese troops shattered the southern pivot of the Chinese Hindenburg Line defending Nanking and pushed along central and northern fronts in mud and rain. They drove defenders from Kashing, reached three miles of Soochow, and threatened Changsha while Tang Shenchi’s twelve divisions held near Nanking under siege.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Kashing
Soochow
Changsha
Tang Shen-chi
Typhoon Toll Rises to 47 in Manila Region
The second Philippine typhoon in a week leaves 47 dead as ships sink near Masabate and Moalboal, with Pasenger carrier Marin Duqueno unaccounted for. Sixty percent of homes damaged in northern Cebu as Red Cross and government rush relief efforts.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Miss Liloan
Masabate
Marin Duqueno
Masabete
Moloccabo
Hailo
Guvan
Leyte
Camotes
Cebu
Red Cross
President Roosevelt cancels engagements in Washington
President Roosevelt cancels engagements again in Washington on doctor advised rest due to an infected tooth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WPA purchases top half billion since 1935
Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Works Progress Administration, announced that purchases of materials, supplies and equipment for WPA projects since July 1935 totaled 503,681,761 dollars. The vast outlay underscores the agency’s massive effort to spur public works and job creation.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopins
Works Progress
Headless body found in well in Utah linked to murder
A headless body exhumed from an old well in St George Utah was identified as Spencer Malan 35 who disappeared March 17 1935. Charles Bosshardt 25 and George Schaefer 33 face first degree murder charges for killing Malan and disposing of the body as they revealed in interviews to Sheriff Antone B. Prince.
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ST. George
Utah
Antone B. Prince
Spencer Malan
Charles Bosshardt
Prince
Malan
George Schaefer
Schaffer
New Trade Talks Tie Canada Pact to Briton Market Expansion
The United States links revising the Canadian trade treaty with broader talks to boost trade with Great Britain. Secretary Hull disclosed plans for a Canadian treaty revision as Britain and the U S move toward a similar pact. Trade data show growing two way commerce, with Canada remaining a key supplier of agricultural goods and potential for wider product exchange.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Hull
Canada
Farlher
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
United Kingdom
Counon
House Group Advances Tax Bill With Expanded Exemptions
Washington November 19 A House tax subcommittee tentatively backs greater exemptions from the undistributed profits tax and proposes offset by raising the normal corporate tax. Vinson says possible exemptions for net incomes from 10 000 to 25 000, impact on revenues estimated from 28 to 50 million dollars, with restoration of pre tax rates to compensate.
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Washington
House
Vinson
D-Ky
Vinson Eaid
Senate
Nye
North Carolina Escapees Nabbed Near Richmond
Two men identified as Eddie Cobb and Roscoe Grice, escapees from North Carolina prisons, were held in Henrico county jail after a roadside capture along the Richmond Washington highway. A third man, Paul Douglas Sykes, fled with them. Officers reported contraband money in the trio’s car and noted Cobb and Grice had prior long sentences. State authorities, initially hunting for William Payne, continued to investigate similarities to the Asheville murder case.
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Richmond
Eddie Cobb
Roscoe Grice
North Carolina
Henrico County
Cobb
Grice
Frederickshorg
Paul Douglas Sykes
North Carolina Caledonia
Central Prison
Raleigh
N. C
Richmond-Washington
Spotsylvania County
W. Burgess
State Penitentiary
Jack Worth Lester
William Albert Clark
Sykes
Roscoe E. Hughes
Lester
Clark
Oscar Pitts
William
Bill) Payne
Asheville
George Penn
Payne
Caledonia
Open Bids in Gastonia for December 4 Building
Open bids announced by the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital for a building project in Gastonia. Notices dated November 18 indicate the hospital will receive bids on December 4.
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Gastonia
North Caroline Orthopaedic Hospital
Deo
Goodyear workers idle as sit-down blocks Akron plants
About twelve thousand Goodyear Tire & Rubber employees are idle after a sit-down sparked by a 1 600 worker layoff. John House leads the local United Rubber Workers and says the action began at midnight without union authorization. C C Slusser pledges no concession and cites possible talks as futile. Only office, kitchen, and maintenance staff remain on site.
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Goodyear
Pontiac
Akron, CO
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
John House
United Rubber Workers of America
Cc. C. Slusser
Slusser
House
North Carolina Methodist Conference Opens Aldersgate Commemoration
NC conference members discussed the church-wide Aldersgate commemoration marking 200 years since John Wesley founded the Methodist church. The event begins with annual conferences this year and starts in local churches next January, running through Aldersgate Day May 24. Gurney P. Hood of Raleigh was elected as another lay delegate after three ballot rounds for general conference delegates.
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Raleigh
Mourner's meal botulism toll rises in New Mexico
In Tucumcari six mourners died and six more fallen ill from suspected botulism after a funeral meal. Health officials reported five deaths within 24 hours and noted Corina Benavides, who ate little, showed potential recovery. Doctors warned patients are in a coma and unlikely to survive.
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Tucumcari
N. M
EB. D. Godfry
New Mexican
C. A. Wagner
Tucumcar Hospital
Corina Benavides
Godfrey
Browns Release James Bottomley as Manager
St Louis Nov 19 James Leroy Bottomley was released as manager of the St Louis Browns, succeeding Rogers Hornsby last July 21. Bottomley said he has no immediate plans for continuing in baseball.
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Bottomly
Louis
James Leroy Bottomley
Rogers Hornsby
Louis Browns
Bottomley
Hunt Slayer of Labor Chieftain
Minneapolis authorities pursue suspects after the ambush slaying of Patrick J. Corcoran, 45, mayor and A F of L unionist, amid $11,000 reward and reports that four labor leaders were targeted. Police widen probe into General Drivers union links and city politics.
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Minneapolis
Patrick J. Corcoran
George FE. Leath
A. F
Corcoran
North Central District Drivers’ Council
A. F. of L
A. G. Bastis
General Drivers’ Union
Bill Brown
Time Wasted Vote Blocked on Far East War
Senate and House debate on war issues and farm control bills as Vandenberg and Lewis press for inquiry into Bullitt’s alleged Poland mission. Senators seek state department facts while anti lynching measures face filibuster and stalled war resolution faces unanimous consent hurdles. Congressional panels move on granary and tax changes as discussions continue.
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Vandenberg
Senate
Paris
Bullitt
Poland
Roosevelt
Lewis
State Department
France
Washington
Smith
D-S. C
House
Connally
D-Tex
Man Says He Is Lost In Hold Up
Fred Ashebranner a five year old fertilizer and ber ealesman residing southwest of Hickory was robbed of 4800 late Thursday night by three men in a car who signaled him to pull over. They masked and held him at gunpoint while one kept watch and the others rifled a bill fold containing 4500 and about 300 in cash from his pockets.
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Hickory
Fred Ashebranner
Ashebranner
Anvabad
Auto Wreck Fatalities In Morganton Three Die
Three young men die after a late night crash in Morganton North Carolina. Earl Arrowood 23 dies instantly Gilmer Hicks dies at hospital and William E B Crump dies hours later. Police jail driver Sam Huffman who escaped with minor injuries. Hicks was son of Burke County Commission chair G Hicks.
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Morganton
Navy
Earl Arrowood
Gilmer Hicks
William EB. Crump
N Ow
Sam Huffman
Fec
Hicks
G. Hicks
Burke County Commissioners
Six Fail In Effort To Escape Prison
In Raleigh North Carolina on November 19 six inmates attempted an escape from the state hospital. They overpowered an attendant, hid his keys, and locked him in a room. Guards fired or struck two inmates during a ground attempt to lower a ladder and escape. One inmate suffered a scalp wound while another dropped unconscious but recovered.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Hospital
J. W. Ashby
M. B. Privette
Charlies Reavis
Governor asks Massachusetts to return man to state
Governor Hoey requested James M. Curley of Massachusetts to permit the return to Randolph County of Spencer who is under arrest in Barnstable Mass on manslaughter charges in this state.
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Randolph
Raleigh
Hoey
Gove James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Randolph County
Spencer
Barnstable
Mass
Halifax meets Hitler in Beechtesgaden tete-a-tete
Viscount Halifax visits Hitler at Berchtesgaden for a five hour talks on Britain's colonial aims and European policy. The scene centers on mutual exploratory discussions with no concrete offers disclosed. The meeting follows private luncheon with Neville Henderson as part of preparatory diplomacy.
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Bechtesgaden
Hitler
Britain
Viscount Halifax
Germany
Munich
Berlin
Halifax
Reichsfuehlerer
House of Lords
League of Nations
Czechoslovakia
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Congress
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Thunderbolt
Hindenburg
Szechwan Province
State Christian Endeavor
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church
North Carolina Christian Endeavor Union
Kendall Shoffner
Thomasville
Robert M. Smith
Duke University
Luther R. Medlin
Ida Lambert
First Reformed Church of
Greensboro
Mecklenburg County Union
Harry Hirst
Roy P. Barber
Egypt
Cleopatra
Farida Zulficar
Alexandria
Farouk
N.C
Fredericksburg
Bill
M. E
Aldersgate
Pact
Rmich
Lewis (Dill
William C. Bullitt
Konstantin von Neubath
Estat
Hal
Bir
Neville Henderson
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