Madrid siege as forces clash around beleaguered hospitals
In Madrid fighting rages as government troops evacuate civilians and defend the city center against insurgent attacks. Bombardments hit the capital while authorities report espionage at the German embassy and preparations for inspections. British MPs arrive seeking a view of the battle.
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Fasshack
Univer City
International
Madrid
Cartagena
Miguel de Cervantes
Rts
Carta
Valencia
Claridad
Ger
Parlia
Jose Miaja
Hull in Buenos Aires for peace conference
United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull arrived in Buenos Aires with completed drafts of neutrality and cultural exchange conventions for presentation at the inter American conference next month. Delegations from the United States and several Latin American nations joined Argentine officials at the pier as preparations for President Roosevelt’s arrival on November 30 moved forward.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Cordell Hull
American Legion
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Hull
Roosevelt
Miguel Angel Ablornos
Beaudor
Charges Are Being Studied by State Board After Hearing
Henderson county election board faced a state investigation into irregularities. C H Roberts and Richard Albritton sought removal of L T Der as democratic chairman and access to ballots and registration books. The board scheduled a hearing in Henderson if further irregularities are found, and said ballots were questioned as possibly illegal.
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IGH
Henderson County
State Board of Elec
C. H. Roberts
Richard Albritton
L. T. der
Ty Election Board
Henderle
Sole Bidder for Navy Floating Drydock Named
In New York Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co Ltd submitted the sole bid for the Navy's new floating drydock project at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Six alternate proposals ranged from 16 604 000 to 56 812 000 dollars, aiming to build the world's largest dock.
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Ashington
Bethlehem Shipbuildingtion, Ltd
New York
Rl Harbor
Hawaii
Honor Society Names Members at Wake Forest College
The Golden Bough at Wake Forest College announces new members Vernon Bauer Andrews C T Percy Laney John Lawrence Archibald McMillan R M McNait David Morgan Luther Modlin A M Mumford Percival Perry Hubert Poteat Jr and William Spears Winston-Salem. Membership recognizes leadership character and scholarship chosen by faculty and students.
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Wake Forest
Wake Forest College Honorary Society
Andrews
T. Percy Laney
Monroe
John Lawrence
Scotland Neck
Archibald M. McMillan
Soo Chow
China
R. M. McNait
Latta
8. C
Hubert M. Poteat
Thanksgiving Day Plans In High Point
High Point observes Thanksgiving with most industry halted and offices closed. Schools release students until Monday while post office and banks suspend normal operations. federal workers have the day off and mail delivery ceases except for general window hours.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Lindbergh Missing Rumors Quellled by Irish Resident
Fears over Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's safety were discouraged by a woman at a Kent residence who said the aviator is safe. The missing status followed a three hour flight from Ireland to England with no landing reported.
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London
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Dublin
Belfast
Frank Aiken
Moore's Appeal Comes Up Today
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments on cases from the eighth and thirteenth districts and was to issue opinions this afternoon. All eyes were on Martin Moore of Buncombe county, a Black man sentenced to die for the murder of Helen Clevenger, a New York University student, in her hotel room. The court also considered a petition for a second writ of certiorari after a first writ was improperly presented.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Martin Moore
Buncombe County
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Moore
Man On Trial For Axoricide In Robbinsville Case
A 13 member jury in Franklin watched the state present additional testimony in the trial of Ralph Mathewson proprietor of Robbinsville for the February murder of his wife. State witnesses testified Mathewson drew a pistol and fired several times at his wife and then shot himself twice.
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Franklin
Ralph Mathewson
Robbinsville
Tom Moose
Mathewson
New Soviet Constitution Debated At Moscow Congress
Stalin presents a new constitution to the All Union Congress in Moscow with over 3000 delegates. He is expected to speak publicly for the second time in history as Soviet leaders hail the document as a liberalizing weapon for agitation and propaganda promising new liberties for Russian citizens.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Communist Party
Whem Shay Biette
Landon May Seek Senate Seat in 1938
Raleigh report cites John D. M. Hamilton saying Alf M. Landon may pursue the Kansas senate seat in 1938. Hamilton, national GOP chairman, noted Landon’s ongoing involvement in politics as he traveled to Florida for a rest. He said Landon’s precise plans remain unclear and not easily disassociated from 1940 considerations.
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Raleigh
John D. M. Hamilton
National Apublican
Alf M. Landon
Kanaae
Raleigh Times
Landon
Senate
Florida
Hamilton
Kansas
Alf
Duelling Marathon Chief Loses Popular Support
Budapest reports Dr Franz Sarga, who vows seven more honor duels, admitted the timing is wrong for new combats after two pistol engagements in a suburban wheat field failed to make him a hero. Newspapers react with irritation to the campaign in chivalry amid insinuations he married for money.
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Budapest
Franz Sarga
Nine Missing In Ship Fire At New Orleans Dry Dock
One body was recovered from the water filled hold of the S. S. Scantic after a fire that broke out while the vessel had been in dry dock for repairs. Rescue workers fear nine missing workmen perished in the blaze. The recovered body was identified as white, but identity pending until water is pumped from the hold.
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New Orleans
S. 8
Scantic
Conchita's Air-Raid Day in Madrid News Reel
A child nicknamed Conchita endures a grim Madrid air raid as adults panic and loot, with sirens and wasp-like drones in the sky. The scene closes with a morgue tag on the nameless girl as the front page headlines scream the war’s terror.
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Madrid
Peace efforts in labor split and Axis pact with Japan
In Tampa AFL peace talks with John L. Lewis rebels surface as Harrison seeks exploratory roundtable talks. Berlin signs a five year pact with Japan against the communist international to curb its global influence and coordinate actions.
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Tampa
Fla
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
George M. Harrison
Federation
Peace Committee
Max Zaritsky
Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Nine Dead in Chicago Elevated Collision
Chicago reported the worst elevated rail crash in history with nine dead and about 65 injured. A North Shore steel car struck a wooden coach on a span above street level, trapping passengers as investigators traced the tragedy to human error. Motor man Van R Grooms, 36, was in custody in a distressed state and gave a partial account that the signals were dim and brakes failed to stop the collision.
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Chicago
Lattle
North Shore
Milwaukee
Bernard J. Fallon
L’ Lines
van R. Grooms
Grooms
James J. Whalen
Fire Department
Siamese Twins Separated After 28 Years Joined Then Death
New York reports Simplicio Godina was severed from his joined twin Lucio after Lucio died of pneumonia. The operation, described as routine amputation, freed Simplicio who was healthy. Wives of the twins, sisters Vatividad and Victorina Matos, mourn in the hospital room. Lucio had traveled from North Carolina where they performed, to be with his brother.
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New York
Simplicio Godina
Lucio
York Hospital
Simplicio
Vatividad
Victorina Matos
Manila
Lucia
North Carolina
Crown must be above reproach The Times says
An editorial in The Times urges the crown to remain above reproach or ridicule. Observers say the piece bears on the English monarch's friendship with Mrs Wallis Simpson.
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London
The
Times
Wallis Simpson
Two Charges Against Covington Are Heard
Covington formerly of High Point now in Greensboro paid fines in city court for drunkenness and assault. He was arrested at the O'Henry hotel after an alleged attempt at fisticuffs and released on bond of 159 dollars.
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Greensboro
Comner Covington
High Point
Coats
Covington
O'Henry
Roosevelt Drafts Peace Address Aboard Naval Cruise
President Roosevelt, en route to Buenos Aires for the Inter American Peace Conference, writes a rough draft of his address while two cruisers sail southwest of Pernambuco. The King Neptune initiation ends with Roosevelt earning a shell back diploma amid secretive festivities and a playful royal defense. James Roosevelt receives the so called royal works in the ceremony.
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U. S
Chester
Rio de Janeiro
Roosevelt
Buenos Aitres
Pernambuco
King Neptune
Neptune
James Roosevelt
Weather Outlook for Tonight and Thursday in South Carolina
Local weather report indicates a surge of very cold air with lows near minus four and colder tonight and through Thursday. Winds from the southwest shifting to northwest strong at times, especially in the extreme north, with partly easterly winds elsewhere.
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