Robbery ride ends with burned car in Lexington incident
W C McCormick of 405 Wise Street was held up at gunpoint by two men who forced him to drive for over three hours, then burned his car and left him stranded eight miles from Lexington. He walked to the city police station this morning to report the ordeal.
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Bill Payne
W. C. McCormick
Wise Street
Lexington
McCormick
High Point
Hamilton
Green Streets
Seventy Billion In Banks Of U S Report
The national banks and state banks together held about 70 billion dollars as of June 30 1937 per R N Sims secretary treasurer of the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks The combined total rose slightly from last year with 169 fewer state banks and 75 fewer national banks noted Sims praised the growth amid distressing conditions.
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New Orleans
R. N. Sims
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks
Sims
Rebels Capture British Ships Off Spanish Coast
London report states two British steamers the York Brook and the Dovery Abbey were captured by a Spanish insurgent trawler off the northern Spanish coast. The admiralty said the vessels likely were within territorial waters and notes prior warnings were given. No British warships observed the capture during patrols.
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London
Admiralty
Yorkbrook
Dovery Abbey
Traveling salesman dies during World Series radio show
Frank P. Sloan, 54, a traveling representative for a Charleston fertilizer company, collapsed and died of a heart attack in a hotel lobby in Newberry after listening to a World Series broadcast.
Italy Hit by Storm Damage
Violent wind and heavy rain sweeping from the Apennines drenched Rome causing floods as firemen drained cellars and a power cut disrupted communications with Europe. Five people were killed in a San Pellegrino avalanche as San Pellegrino Spedaletto Camillo Sambuca and Pavana were evacuated or cut off. Rivers in Istria soared with bridges and power plants heavily damaged.
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Apennines
Europe
Apennine
San Pellegrino
Spedaletto
Camillo
Sambuca
Pavana
Trieste
Verea
Judiio
Isonzo
Vipacco
Istria
Britain reports Italy storm cuts Europe communications
The British general post office said today that storms in central Italy have severed all communications from Italy to the rest of Europe. The report is dated Oct 7 and notes the disruption occurred around 8:30 pm Wednesday.
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London
British General Post Office
Italy
Europe
Wednesay
Japan accuses foreigners of supplying dum-dum bullets
Gen Sugiyama, Japan’s war minister, charges world powers with hypocrisy as he says China is being armed with human bullets via Hong Kong and other routes. He praises American neutrality while avoiding direct comment on U S actions amid nine power pact tensions.
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Japan
Humanity
China
Tokyo
Gen Sugiyama
Associated Press
United States Department of State
Hull signals US likely to join nine power conference
Secretary Hull said the United States intends to participate in a proposed nine power conference on the Sino Japanese crisis if invited. He noted no invitation had been received yet but, as a signatory to the nine power treaty, presumed acceptance once asked. Hull avoided comments on site location or other league proposals and did not discuss Stimson's call for a Britain led economic boycott.
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China
League of Nations Assembly
Hull
Washington
State Department
Japan
United States
Secretary of State
League of Nations
Henry L. Stimson
Great Britain
Camden Man Receives 28 to 30 Year Murder Sentence
Bruce Gregory, 25, was convicted of second degree murder for the May 1 slaying of John Taylor at a Riverside road house. A jury sentenced him to 28 to 30 years at hard labor after the defense argued intoxication negated premeditation. the state had sought first degree conviction.
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Camden
N. C
Bruce Gregory
John Taylor
Taylor
Riverside
Gregory
Yankees Hammer Giants In Game Two Of World Series
The Yankees defeated the Giants 8 to 1 at Yankee Stadium, sending Cliff Melton from the mound after five innings as New York duplicated its opening win and led two straight triumphs toward clinching the series. A crowd of 57,675 witnessed the decisive performance and continued bombardment of Gumbert and Coffman.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Yankees
Cliff Melton
Harry Gumbert
Dick Coffman
Giants
Three Negroes Convicted in Madras Coe Assault
A Duplin County jury convicts Apson Outlaw Lonnie Gardner and Sylvester Outlaw of attacking Mrs. T R Coe 20 of Madison Florida last August 18. They are sentenced to die in the Raleigh gas chamber December 17. Mrs Coe identified the trio and said they forced her into their car and attacked her near Pink Hill after threatening her escort.
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Kenansville
Superior
T. R. Coe
Madison
Fla
Raleigh
Apson Outlaw
Lonnie Gardner
Sylvester Outlaw
Henry A. Grady
Clinton
Coe
Pink Hill
This
Williamson
Goldsboro
Duplin County
James Suggs
Suggs
Ransom Note Reported From Kidnappers of Charles Ross
A ransom note was reported today from kidnapers seeking money from Charles Ross a well to do retired greeting card manufacturer. The note arrived amid police investigations in Chicago on October 7.
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Chicago
Charles Ross
Japanese Air Raids Kill Hundreds Across Kwantung China
Massive raids by Japanese warplanes kill or wound hundreds in Kwantung and along the Canton to Hankow railway corridor. Chinese fighters claim eight Japanese bombers shot down and report losses on both sides as the Shanghai battle intensifies near the international settlement.
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Shanghai
Kwantung
Chinese Central News Agency
Canton
Yangtze River
Hankow
League of Nations
United States
Japan
Kwantung Province
Shinchow
Idzumo
Stimson Calls for Immediate Embargo on Japan
Former Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson urges the United States and Britain to halt shipments of war materials to Japan. In a 4,000 word New York Times letter he says such embargos could curb Japanese aggression and criticizes current support for Japan in exchange for silk exports.
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New York
Henry L. Stimson
Japan
Stimson
New York Times
United States
British Empire
China
Roosevelt
Chicago
Cotton Loan Program Blamed For Low Prices
Senator Be. D. Smith of South Carolina told students at Iva and Antreville high schools that the administration’s cotton loan program caused low prices. He said a 12 cent loan would have kept the market, and he would have set 15 cents, if he had the power.
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Senator Smith
South Carolina
Iva
8. C
BE. D. Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Antreville
Smith
Warns Against PWA Spending at Civil Engineers Meeting
Henry Earle Riggs of Michigan urged the American Society of Civil Engineers to inform the public on the economic soundness of large public works spending. Daniel W. Mead supported him, calling TVA expansion ill advised and urging clarity on the half billion dollar program amid several dam and canal projects.
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Boston
Henry Earle Riggs
Michigan
American Society of Civil Engineers
United States
Riggs
Daniel W. Mead
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Tennessee Valley Authority
Florida Canal
Fort Peck
Grand Coulee
Columbia River
Mead
Tennessee Valley
Exports By U S Of War Supplies Take Big Jump
U S state department records show September exports of war supplies at 18.09 million dollars, nearly seven times August. More than half went to Soviet Russia including armor plate for battleships and munitions, while China bought 2.81 million, over double August. Argentina and Romania were the next notable buyers, with Japan placing little demand.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet
Russia
China
Argentina
Rumania
Japan
Unions Call Boycott of Japan Made Goods
American Federation leaders urge a boycott of Japanese products in the United States to oppose Japan's aggression against China. They advocate legal penalties for buyers and push for a convention vote while stressing alignment with state department aims.
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Japan
Youths Invite Edward and Wally to Visit Home
Gloria Daniels Olive Miller and Shirley Miller, about 12, invite Edward and the Duchess of Windsor to visit their Kenfield home near the United States. The girls praise the royal couple for helping poor people and urge a visit to see their “very, very nice” low cost housing.
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Edward
Duke of Windsor
Kenfield
Sam
Gloria Daniels
Olive
Shirley Miller
United States
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Paris
France
England
Woman Is Qualified As Administratrix
Mrs. Nellie Kennedy of 526 Centennial avenue qualified as administratrix of the estate of her husband H. H. Kennedy who died July 11. The estate includes a small amount of personal property. Heirs are the widow two daughters and a son.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Nellie Kennedy
Centennial Avenue
H. H. Kennedy
Nine Power Meet 10 To Be Held Soon
Tokyo says emergency session discussed U S condemnation of Japan's invasion of China as Britain and France seek views on convening a nine power conference in Washington. Japanese officials claim no immediate reply to the U S charge and express confidence in handling the contingency.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United States
Japan
China
Britain
France
Washington
Far East
American State Department
London
Council (Japanese
Foreign Office
Cotton Demand Expected Soon Says Industry Leader
In Providence on October 1, members of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers golfed and discussed an expected rise in demand. Dr. Claudius T. Murchison predicted a dammed up demand for cotton goods within weeks as raw cotton prices stabilize. Russell T. Fisher of Boston was re-elected president and urged avoiding overproduction while supporting a maximum work week and a minimum subsistence wage. He warned that import policy threatens mill operations and steady employment.
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Providence
R.ro
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Claudius T. Murchison
The
Cotton Textile Institute
Murchison
Russell T. Fisher
Boston
Fisher
FDR Supporters Ready to Push Legislative Program
Washington Oct 7 Administration supporters in Congress say they will push Roosevelt's legislative agenda for quick enactment at a special session or the regular January meeting. Senator Thomas Utah indicated advisers to call a special session to attack crop control wage hour child labor laws government reorganization and regional planning boards. He plans to seek enactment of the wage and hour bill as passed by the Senate last session. The bill would empower a labor standards board to set wages and hours.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Thomas
Utah
Hyde Park
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Labor Standards Board
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