Newsmen Leave for Long Trip
A group of reporters sails from Newark for San Francisco aboard a Pan American air clipper. Charles F. Harner notes the 18 hour flight from New York to Chicago and the cross country journey toward Alameda and the Pacific, totaling about 21,000 miles round trip for the expedition.
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Man
New York
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Chicago
Newark
N. J
San Fran
Pacific Ocean
Frantz
United Press
Sam W. Chaplin
Universalre
C. B. Allen
York Herald-Tribune
Alameda
Calif
New K
Fascist Suppression in Paris Sparks Violent Clash
A violent clash as combattants wreck property while a Communist mass meeting proceeds. Speakers praise Premier Leon Blum's popular front government and denounce Fascism as public enemy number one. The Fascist leader praises his followers' action.
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Popular Front
Leon Blum
Social Party
Paris
Retail sales rise 27 percent across multiple sectors
A report shows a 27 percent increase in retail sales with category totals including general merchandise 41.7 million, apparel 54.5 million, automotive 32.6 million, filling stations 85.4 million, furniture and household goods 22.5 million, lumber and hardware 23.7 million, eating and drinking places 14.7 million, drug stores 18.7 million, farmers supply 11.9 million, unclassified 18.0 million, and second hand stores 0.94 million.
Supreme Court Opens as Old Wage Law Debates Persist
The Supreme Court session opens with disputes over wage laws for women and the Federal Municipal Bankruptcy Act aiding cities and political divisions. Also under review are Wagner Labor Relations Act Frazier-Lemke Farm Mortgage Moratorium Emergency Relief Act for hydroelectric projects Public Utility Holding Company law and the Securities Act.
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Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
Judge William York Speaks at Gathering
Judge William York speaks at a regional meeting with attendees including Morton L. Wallerstein of the League of Virginia Municipalities city manager A. L. Meisel of Williamsburg W. Gordon Hately Henrico County supervisor chair and Mayor J Fulmer Bright of Richmond The gathering will feature the annual officers election before the closing banquet Officers present include Hollis R. Thompson president E C Rutz B M Knox and Harold H. Everett vice presidents and Clarence EB Ridley executive director.
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Morton L. Wallerstein
League of Virginia Municipalities
A. L. Meisel
Williamsburg
W. Gordon Hately
Henrico County Board of Supervisors
J. Fulmer Bright
Richmond
Association
Hollis R. Thompson
E. C. Rutz
B. M. Knox
Harold H. Everett
Clarence EB. Ridley
Chinese Leader Chiang Arrives in Nanking for Talks
General Chiang Kai-Shek arrived in Nanking from the summer palace at Kuling to discuss with Japanese ambassador Shigeru Kawagoe demands from Tokyo for suppression of anti-Japanese movements in China.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Summer Palace
Kuling
Shigeru Kawagoe
Tokyo
China
Three Children Treated At Guilford General Hospital
Three children received first aid for minor injuries over the weekend at Guilford General Hospital. Leon Deal six, of 911 Reid Street, cut to face and leg after colliding with a fence. Catherine Sechrest seven of route 3 High Point, cut on back of head from a swing fall. Donald Johnson three of 1909 East Green Street, cut on upper lip after falling on wood. All were dismissed after treatment.
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Guilford General Hospital
Leon Deal
Deal
Reid Street
Catherine Sechrest
High Point
Donald Johnson
H. S&s. Johnson
East Green Street
Loyal Encampment Shelled as Civil War Fronts Clash
In the Madrid sector of the Spanish civil war fierce shelling hit a loyal encampment as both sides claimed control of key junctions. Government and insurgent spokesmen exchanged strategic victories while Moorish fighters and fascist units reported clashes near Maqueda Illescas Navalcarnero and Toledo with threats to coastal ports.
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Maqueda
Toledo
Santa Clalla
Talavera la Reina
Illescas
Navalcarnero
Madrid-Maqueda
Santa Ollala
Malaga
Barcelona
Rally in Tenths Brings Victory
Pitch to right for a single sent Ripple to third. Whitehead hit between Lazzeri and Gehrig scoring Ripple. Mancuso stopped at second. Yankees bullpen active. Jackson pitched to DiMaggio in left center. Three runs five hits no errors two left. Crosett fanned. Ripple made a sensational tumbling catch on Rolfe. Jackson retired DiMaggio as crowd cheered Giants. No runs no hits no errors none left.
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Whitehead
Lazzeri
Gehrig
Mancuso
Yankees
Jackson
DiMaggio
Yankees Crosett
Rolfe
Giants
Terry
Crosetti
Ott
Powell
Ruffing
Schumacher
Mancusco
Moore
Bartell
Yankee
Croseti
Crosett
Dickey
Selkirk
Malone
White Head
Giants and Yankees engage in tense second inning at the plate
In the second inning Schumacher led off for the Giants and Gehrig doubled after a misplayed ball by Ott. Dickey was put out at first, and a relay from Schumacher to Terry to Mancuso erased Gehrig at the plate. Selkirk hit a two run homer, his second of the series, as Powell flew out to Ripple.
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Mancuso
Lazzeri
Ruffing
Crosetti
Bartell
Rolfe
Schumacher
Jerry
DiMaggio
Gehrig
Dickey
Ott
Moore
Terry
Selkirk
Bob Seeds
Powell
Seeds
Whitehead
Giants Rally As Early Innings Unfold In Exhibition
In a tense third inning Lazzeri drew a walk as Ruffing also moved on four balls. Crosetti attempted a bunt before the ball rolled foul and the Giants’ bullpen started warming up as Ott ended the sequence by lofting a ball to Powell in left center.
Wild pitch and base scramble fuel tense Yankees Giants game
Mancuso, Lazzeri and Crosetti spark a chaotic early inning with wild pitches and errors. Rolfe singles to fill the bases as DiMaggio, Gehrig, and Dickey strand runners. Giants battle back, multiple innings feature sharp plays, strikes, and late scoring drama.
Strike Clash Expands as Salinas Lettuce Strike Escalates
In Salinas California special deputies armed with guns and gas bombs were increased after 25 replaced workers clashed with strikers last night in a month long lettuce strike over union matters.
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Salinas
Calif
Monarch Mill Enters Week Two Under Guarded Strike
The Monarch mill in Union County enters its second week of operations under strike conditions as deputies and national guardsmen police the plant. Sheriff Faucette reports civil law in effect while guards patrol main gates and the workers' entrance. A Rock Hill unit, ordered by Governor Johnston, camps near the mill with tents on school grounds nearby. One man, Clifford McGowan, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and later released on bond.
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UNION
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Monarch Mill
J. G. Fauecette
Union County
Rock Hill
Olin Johnston
Faucette
J. G. Byers
Clifford
Tip”) McGowan
Excelsior Mill
Byers
Labor Quarrel May Be Settled
The AFL executive council, split over organizing methods, may resolve the dispute with the CIO led by John L. Lewis. President William Green called Dubinsky’s conditional offer to end CIO activities “most significant and helpful.”
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C. IL. O
Dubinsky
William Green
The
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New York Times
Cosner Divorce Mistrial Ordered in Greensboro
A mistrial was ordered in the divorce case of William Lester Cosner of High Point against Mryde Smith Cosner. The court cited defective summons service dated September 4 and a 40 day limit between service and trial, leading to the ruling. The Cosners live in Tennessee.
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Greensboro
William Lester Cosner
High Point
Mryde Smith Cosner
Tennessee
Labor back Roosevelt, AFL leader says 96 percent for reelection
Hyde Park, Oct. 6. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, stated he informed President Roosevelt that 96 percent of both organized and unorganized labor nationwide supported Roosevelt's bid for reelection.
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Hyde
Park, N. Y
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Greensboro Man's Attackers Held in New York
Two regular army privates Matthew Bachais 23 and Frederick Osgood 21 were held with out bail for the grand jury on charges of assaulting and robbing Dr. Charles Poindexter 43 a Greensboro dentist. Poindexter came to New York to view the world series and met the soldiers after the first game at Fort Wadsworth and his hotel.
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New York
Matthew Bachais
Frederick Osgood
Charles Poindexter
Greensboro
N. C
Poindexter
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
Postcard Arrives Late From Fayetteville in 1907
A card postmarked Fayetteville June 21, 1907 reached Laurinburg, North Carolina, only now. It bears the signature J. S. Settle and is addressed to The Rev. W. W. McKay. Post office staff have not located the addressee. Fayetteville lies about 42 miles away.
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Laurinburg
Fayetteville
J. S. Settle
W. W. McKay
Reverend J M Hilliard Preaches at 11 in Southside Baptist
The 86-year-old former pastor preached on the First Psalm at the 11 o clock service yesterday. Communion followed the message. Both Hilliard and 84-year-old Mrs R J Best participated in the Sunday school program before a large crowd. Mrs Bost taught a class for small boys.
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Southside Baptist
J. M. Hilliard
Williams faces serious charge in grandfather-in-law slaying
James Williams 21 black male faced a serious case charge in Raleigh over the killing of his wife's grandfather whose skull was split with a mowing machine blade.
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Raleigh
James Williams
Physicians to Gather in Durham for Heart and Kidney Symposium
Carolinas and Virginia doctors will gather in Durham on October 15 for a three day symposium on diseases of the heart circulation and kidneys. Officials expect upwards of 600 attendees.
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Durham
Carolinas
Virginia Willeather
Manual for Election Officials in Chapel Hill
The Institute of Government prepared a 64 page manual to guide election officials for the forthcoming general election in Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
Institute of Government
Duke Theater Urges End to Cat Calls at candidate reels
Officials at Duke University campus theater plead with students to stop booing and cat calling during appearances of presidential candidates in news reels. The request aims to maintain decorum and respect for speakers on campus.
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Durham
Duke University
Catcalla
Farmer Hal King Injures Face In Kinston Crash
Hal King, a well known farmer, crashed into the front of a local drugstore early today in Kinston and suffered cuts and lacerations on his face and arms.
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Kinston
Hal King
Gravely Wounded In Suspected Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Hubert Gravely age 25 remained in serious condition at a Brevard hospital after a pistol wound near the heart. Police said initial statements indicate Gravely may have shot himself.
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Brevard
Hubert Gravely
Jules Reynolds
Explosion Cause Is Being Sought
Investigators comb debris of the Liberty Bank building in Waco Texas seeking the gas source of a $275000 blast that killed a Negro janitor and injured five others. The blast started when the janitor tried to light a gas burner under a basement water heater, damaging the nine story structure and rattling the business district.
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Waco
Tex
Liberty Bank
Negroes Held On Murder Charge In Charlotte
Fred "Mutt" Steel and Sam Jones two Black men are held for the murder of Clifford Fowler a Charlotte taxi driver. They were remanded to jail for trial in superior court after a brief Mecklenburg recorder's court hearing in which only rural Police Chief Vic Fesperman testified. Steel admitted killing Fowler according to the witness. Fowler was shot twice through the heart near here last Thursday.
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Charlotte
Fred “Mutt” Steel
Sam Jones
Clifford Fowler
Mecklenburg
Vic Fesperman
Steel
Fowler
Soy Bean Trading Starts On Market
The Chicago Board of Trade launched soy beans futures the first new market in 11 years. Trading began at 10:15 A M EB ST with December and May deliveries initially at 1 20 a bushel, matching spot No 2 yellow beans. later December beans fell a cent as wheat and corn prices moved.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Second Offenders At County Farm To Have Hair Clipped
Guilford county commissioners in regular session voted to order hair clipping for second offenders sent to the county farm. The policy applies to men and women held for six months or longer with clipping every 380 days.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Virginia opens flue-cured tobacco markets at 11 centers
Virginia farmers gathered at eleven market centers for the opening of flue-cured tobacco sales. The crop totals about 67 million pounds, far below last year’s 105 million, with prices expected above 1936 averages due to Southern market trends.
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Richmond
Virginia
Danville
South Boston
South Hill
Brookneal
Case City
Clarksville
Kentridge
Lawrenceville
Martinsville
Petersburg
Rocky Mount
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
James Is Baptized Not Afraid To Die
Robert James, imprisoned in a county jail laundry wash tank, told reporters he is not afraid to die. He was convicted of murdering his seventh wife for her life insurance by drowning her in a bathtub with a live rattlesnake, a method witnesses said he deemed too slow.
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Los Angeles
Robert James
James
Tributes Paid To Late Ambassador Straus
Tributes were paid to Jesse Isidor Straus former ambassador to France and former head of a major department store at his New York home and abroad as funeral arrangements were announced. He died of pneumonia at age 64 yesterday at his Park Avenue residence and the funeral is set for tomorrow morning at Temple Emanuel on Fifth Avenue.
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New York
Dutes
Jesse Isidor Straus
Abassador
France
Temple Imanuel
Fifth Avenue
Straus
Park Avenue
Exponent of Pure Athletics Fired Exponent of Pure Athletics Fired
STATE COLLEGE Pa Oct 5 Hugo Bez Bezdek exponent of the simon pure athlete is told by the Penn State board to take a year with pay off then to seek a post outside the physical education department or resign After ten years of coaching his teams rose to prominence in Pennsylvania and a Rose Bowl appearance Bezdek became director of physical education in 1929 He opposed athletic scholarships and drew fire as Penn Jets declined in football reputation
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Hugo
Bez) Bezdek
Simon
Pennsylvania State College
Nittany Lions
Pennsylvania
Bezdek
Penn Jets
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