Trade Pacts Praised and Criticized Ahead of Next Congress
Washington observers forecast a lively debate in the new Congress over the New British and Canadian trade agreements. Democrats praise them while Republicans question value. A veto or Senate ratification could be pressed, with mixed opinions from business leaders including Gerard Swope Winthrop Aldrich Geo H Davis and Alfred Sloan Jr.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Secretary of State
Senate
Legislative Branch
Banking
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Geo. H. Davis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Cahir
General Motors Corporation
North Carolina Wins Southern Cross Country Title
The University of North Carolina captured the Southern cross country championship at Chapel Hill, winning for the third straight year. Maryland finished second with Davidson third and fourth. Bill Hendrix of Greensboro NC set a five mile record in 25:25.7, beating the old mark by 8.3 seconds.
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Arolina
Chapel Hill
University of Northlina
Maryland
D. Davidson
Bill Hendrix
North Carolina
Greensboro
Morse
Duke
Navy awards contracts for three battleships
Washington November 12 the Navy department awarded contracts today for the construction of three battleships at an expected cost over 150 million dollars. Charlotte November 19 U S Sentelle of Southport a member of the North Carolina legislature was bound to Mecklenburg county superior court for a jury trial on charges of driving while intoxicated and violating liquor laws.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sentelle
Jcharlotte
U. E. Sentelle
Southport
North Vna
Mecklenburg County
Fringe parties unite against Daladier finance decrees
Socialists and Communists rally to topple Edouard Daladier amid new financial measures. The Croix de Feu and Jacques Doriot led opposition while Herriot appears favored to preside in a fracturing chamber. Communist mass meeting planned as police guard streets.
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Socialists
Communi
Edouard Daladier
Neos de la Rocque
Croix U
Daladier
French People's Party
Jacques Doriot
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
Chamber
Sports
Homicidal maniac sought after two killed in Maryland case
In Maryland and Washington area authorities hunt a suspected homicidal maniac blamed for slayings and two other injuries over a week. Peter F. Murray, WPA foreman, and Edna L. Brown were killed when a shooter opened fire during a car ride. A day laborer Edward Roper was also among the victims.
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Hington
Seerchdurban Northwest Wash
Maryland
Peter F. Murray
WPA
Edna L. Brown
Springs
Murray
Janes
G. Clements
Edward Roper
Rome reports Jewish problem in United States sparks alarm
A Stefani dispatch relayed by Rome papers claims anti Semitism grows in the United States amid reactions to the Munich accord. It cites alleged discriminations such as banks and firms not employing Jews, universities admitting few Jewish students, and hotels restricting clientele to Christians, prompting concern among American Jews.
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Rome
New York
Stefani
Munich
United States
President Clears His Desk For Thp South
Washington column by Rodney Dutcher dies at his desk from a heart attack aged 37. Dutcher led a daily national and political affairs column for 11 years at Scripps-Howard. The piece outlines Roosevelt plans to travel to Warm Springs for two weeks for conferences and possible cabinet moves before departure.
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Thp
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Dutcher
Carolina student killed in auto crash
Chapel Hill November 19. Charles B. Spell senior at the University of North Carolina was killed when the automobile in which he rode with two other students struck a telephone pole and overturned. The others John Clinard Finch and Einar M. Dole escaped serious injury.
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Chapel Hill
Charles B. Spell of
Godwin
University of North Carolina
John Clinard Finch
Lexington
Einar HM. Dole
Merchantaville
N. J
China halts Japanese advance in south China drive
Reports from Shanghai indicate Chinese forces halted Japanese invaders in a south China push tied to Canton. Observers note Tokyo replaced its south China commander after limited progress in four weeks since Canton’s fall, as Ichang faced air raids and river port damage near Standard Oil property.
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Shanghai
China
South China
Canton
Japan
Samshui
Taierhchwang
Canton-Hankow
Hankow
Ichang
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Chicago Produce Prices From Navy Dockside Market Report
Market bulletin shows butter steady at 585 326 with creamery extras 92 score. Carrots priced around 25 to 26 percent with firsts 88 to 89 range. Regulations 2 434 steady. refrigerator extras and standards noted with limited changes.
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Chicago
Navy
Crash Of Army Bomber In Ga Fatal To Six
A storm driven crash in a Georgia woodland killed six Army airmen and seriously injured another as a Douglas bomber from Mitchell Field to Maxwell Field went down in heavy rain. One more crewman was unaccounted for. The aircraft left Mitchell Field with seven aboard. later five bodies were found, one more in the wreck, and one passenger died later in hospital.Identification of the dead was difficult due to burns. Maxwell Field investigators listed the crew and passengers aboard.
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Lagrange
Mitchell Field
New York
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Here
John Madre
Joseph J. Nanortowich
Nanoritowich
Madre
Air Corps
R. Kirkland Black
Rolf McKechnie
Ir Reserve
Allan M. Howery
Air Reserve
John D. Madre
Harry T. Jones
99Th Bombardment Squadron
Jamese W. Stewart
Medical Corps
Corporal Galloway
3Rd Weather Squadron
Dallas
Texas
Legion Maintains Fight Against Un-American Groups
The American Legion executive committee wraps up a three day meeting in Indianapolis and passes resolutions urging federal expulsion of alien communists or anarchists and support for the Dies Committee. It calls for deportation of aliens tied to anarchists or communists and seeks new appropriations to aid the Dies investigation. Headquarters for the 1939 convention open in Chicago with the event set to begin September 25.
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Indianapolis
The
American Legion
National Headquarters
United States
Dies Congressional Committee
Dies Committee
Youth Killed as Officer Fires at Suspect Vehicle
William Rocks, 17, a high school football star in Philadelphia, died from a bullet fired by a police officer who said the car he rode in did not stop at the command. The incident occurred as the officer fired at what he believed was a fleeing vehicle.
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Philadelphia
Navy
William Rocks
Borah Opposes Sudden Influx Of Jewish Refugees
Senator Borah voices opposition to revising immigration laws to admit more refugees from Germany. He argues any change now would face tremendous opposition and be inadequate for real relief. President Roosevelt says quota liberalization is not planned, while some leaders push mortgaging next three years of quotas.
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Benjamin N. Coerdozo
Supreme Court
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Commerce
Senate
House
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Congress
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga T. V. A
Tennessee River
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Washington
Columbia
D. C
Olin D. Johnston
Alaska
Borah
Idaho
Germany
Austria
Dies
House Committee
Labor Department
State Student Ministers Meet at High Point College
The North Carolina State Student Ministerial Association holds its annual gathering at High Point College with a morning devotional, sermon by Dr. J. E. Pritchard, committee meetings, and an afternoon session. A 7 p.m. banquet in the college dining hall will feature Dr. Humphreys addressing the group.
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North Carolina State Student Ministerial Association
High Point College
J. E. Pritchard
North Carolina Conference
The
Methodist Protestant Church
G. I. Humphreys
Bund Would Rid U.S. Of Jews
New York report says German American Bund leader Frite Kuhn announced a campaign to rid the United States of Jews. He claimed the movement would imitate Hitler's methods in Germany and criticized the press and administration as Jewish controlled. The Queens rally drew anti Nazi pickets and a police presence.
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New York
Frite Kuhn
Bund
Germany
Kuhn
FDR Outlines U S Blessings in Thanksgiving Proclamation
President Roosevelt declared Thanksgiving need not only celebrate harvest and democracy but also pendant peace abroad. He designated Thursday November 24 as a general day of thanksgiving and urged prayers for those in distress while praising America's labor, democracy, and faith in God.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Rebel bombs kill five in Catalonia area near Barcelona
Five killed and 21 injured when five insurgent planes bombed the Badalona Mongat corridor north of Barcelona. Bombs dropped between 50 and 100, wrecking six buildings and causing widespread damage.
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Barcelona
Badalona
Mongat
Map Strategy for 1940 Washington
Republican and Democratic leaders plan in the next 10 days to map strategy for a 1940 presidential victory. Democrats meet in New York to plan the Jackson Day dinner and discuss GOP gains. Republicans meet November 29 to review the year and set plans. Both say only general policy talks for now.
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Washington
Navy
National Committee
New York
Republican Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Drive Against Jews Pressed By Mussolini
Rome reports indicate about fifteen thousand Jews have lost government and private sector jobs over four days under the November 10 decree excluding Jews from government posts and restricting their professions. Rome alone accounts for about twenty five hundred. The move aims to bar Jews from Italy's repatriation program as well. Father Tacchi Venturi seeks a solution to the marriage law dispute amid Vatican protests over concordat relations with Italy.
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Rome
Italy
Pietro Tacchiventuri
Church of Jesus
Vatican
Pope Pius
Nazi ban on Jehovah name hits Protestant churches in Germany
Associated Press reports that Nazi Germany ordered removal of Jehovah and all Old Testament prophets from Protestant churches. The edict, issued by President Friedrich Werner, seeks erasure of the name wherever displayed in German churches. France recognizes Italian African conquests as Andre Francois-Poncet presents credentials in Rome. In Czechoslovakia the lower house grants autonomy to Slovakia and Ruthenia. Ruthenian autonomy comes amid border tensions with Hungary and Poland, while reports cite deadly cross-border attacks.
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Associated Press
Nazi Germany
Germany
Jaly
Friedrich Werner
Supreme Evangelical Church Council
France
Italy
Andre Francois-Poncet
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Ethiopia
Francois-Poncet
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Carpatho-Ukraine
Ruthenia
Poland
Hungary
Prague
Tobacco Market Holds At 22.75 In Winston-Salem Sale
The Winston-Salem market sold about 850000 pounds of tobacco at an average price around 22.75 per hundred, with sales adjourned for Thanksgiving holidays and planned to resume Monday, November 28. Notable buyers include Brady Johnson, D. D. Blackard, R. H. Hicks, and many others.
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Winston-Salem
J. T. Booth
Brady Johnson
D. D. Blackard
R. H. Hicks
R. 8. Calloway
Will Hiatt & F
Grover Mall
Nifong & N
J. T. Allen
Cox & R
J. H. Barker & Son
P. R. Harrison
R. G. Marshall
J. F. Bryant & Wagoner
W. R. Robeson
C. H. Bink
Whitaker
R. J. Wall
W. L. BR. Scott
G. W. Shoat
B. Smith
J. B Glenn
Mrs
B. P. Bailey
J. B. Gooleby
Swaim & B
Hall & C
C. M. McGee
Adams & Young
L. A. Garrett
Jim Vanhoy
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Russell T. Fisher
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
York Times
Macin Capital
U.S
Ann Sheridan
Olivia de Havilland
Gloria Dickson
Priscilla Lane
Ball
NEA
N. C
Southland
Hugh R. Wilson
Pine Mountain
Cummings
Carolina
Legion
ISMS
Phil W. Collins
Convention Corporation
America
Hitler
U. S
Mussolini
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