Russia Threatens To Assist Spain Openly
The Moscow message accuses Germany Italy and Portugal of arming the Spanish insurgents and warns it will quit the non inter intervention pact if aid continues. Britain seeks to patch a rift at a London meeting while risks of open hostilities increase in Spanish waters barcelona valencia alicante ports.
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London
Great Britain
Spain
Madrid
Anthony Eden
Moscow
European Non-Intervention Committee
Mediterranean
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Soviet Union
Barcelona
Valencia
Alicante
Campaign Trail Heads into Grueling Phase for Roosevelt Landon
President Roosevelt and Governor Landon enter a tough campaign stretch with major speeches set in Chicago and Omaha. Landon departs Topeka for a 2,490 mile Lake States tour while Roosevelt romps westward for a nine day swing through eleven states and onto New England. Townsend supporters shift to Landon, Clinton Wunder says Townsend backs Landon, and Hull denounces reciprocal trade critics.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Landon
Gov. Landon
Topeka
Chicago
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
New York
Omaha
Kansas
New England
California
Francis E. ‘Townsend
William Lemke
Lemke
Hull
Europe
Hope of Labor Unity Expressed by Green in AFL Meeting
Washington October 8 President William Green expressed hope the American Federation of Labor would soon unite as a family. AFL chiefs met to draft a report on the split that led to ten unions being suspended from John L. Lewis committee for industrial organization. The report will be presented at the November Tampa convention. Lewis said no peace meeting has been arranged and offered little hope for such talks. The council aims for a factual report with no recommendations as the convention weighs the facts and decides on attendance and voting by the Lewis group.
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Labor Federation
United Family
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L. Chiefs
Federation
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Tampa
Fla
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Executive Council
Green
Dean Is Sent 10 Prison for Life in Black Legion Case
Detro it oct 8 Day ton Dean confessed trigger man in the Black Legion murder of Charles A Poole on May 12 and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Joseph A Moynihan to life imprisonment in the southern Michigan state prison. He pleaded guilty and testified for the state as 11 other Black Legion men were convicted last week. Dean said I am glad it s over and I hope no one else gets in the same jam.
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Joseph A. Moynihan
Michigan
Dean
Moynihan
Disastrous Flood Sweeps Over Brazil
Porto Alegre reports the worst flood in years across Rio Grande do Sul state flooding low coastal regions. Officials estimate 50 000 people affected by widespread ruin and isolation as waters surge to the sea.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Rio Grande Do Sul
Farmers Barbecue Draws Large Crowds At Lake Event
Approximately 1000 people attend a farmers barbecue by Lake as sea drama unfolds in the Pacific. Coast guard cutter Itasca searches 500 miles south for the disabled yacht Margaret Payne after an SOS from the six aboard about limited supplies and inability to sail. The vessel, en route from Brazil to the Marquesas, carries owners Mr. and Mrs. Robert Payne and crew Elton Freeman Gordon Maitland Karl Berger and Hal Goulf.
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Coast Guard
Itasca
Margaret Payne
Here
SOS
Schofield Barracks
Farmers Welcome Farmers at City Lake Park Outing
Farmers and their wives from across the area gathered yesterday at City Lake Park for a barbecue hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Merchants' association and civic groups of High Point. About 1000 attendees heard welcome remarks from Mayor Grayson and other leaders before ball games by The Enterprise and Church of God teams.
Nazis Push Cleanup Drive in Danzig
Nazis tighten control in the Free City of Danzig as secret police raid Social Democratic headquarters, seize membership lists, and close Volkstimme newspaper plant after finding ammunition and anti Nazi leaflets.
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Free City OF
Danzig
Free City
Socialist Party
Volkstimme
Rockefeller boards private train for winter at Ormond Beach
Rockefeller makes his annual southbound journey at age 97 assisted by two men. He travels from Lakewood to Florida aboard a private train to reach his Casements estate in Ormond Beach.
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Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Ormond Beach
Fla
Swedish Flier Bjorkvall Rescued After Ocean Sighting
Kurt Bjorkvall was rescued near Valentia after crash landing on a flight from New York to Stockholm. The French trawler Imbrin picked him up yesterday afternoon, then sailed toward La Rochelle with the uninjured flier aboard. salvage of the plane failed.
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Valentia
Irish Free State
Kurt Bjjorkvall
New York
Stockholm
la Rochelle
France
Bjorkvall
Young Roosevelt Holds No Ill Will Toward Sen Nye
Elliott Roosevelt dismissed claims from the munitions inquiry as infringements on his private rights and said he would seek counsel in New York over statements by Fokker. He denied a Russia arms sale contract and stated he holds no quarrel with Senate committee head Gerald Nye after the Fort Worth remarks.
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Young Roosevelt
Sen. Nye
Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Anthony H. G. Fokker
Senate Munitions Committee
Texas
Fort Worth
New York
Fokker
Munitions Committee
Roosevelt
Russia
United States
Gerald P. Nye
Nye
Coburn urges road refunds for counties
Senator R L Coburn urged refunds to counties that donated or built roads later incorporated into the highway system. He said refunds should take priority over new road allocations, citing funds from 1921 road projects. The hearing totaled claims of 8.7 million from 11 counties, with 79 counties seeking 61.1 million under a 1935 law.
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Raleigh
R. L. Coburn
Martin County
Commission
Thero
Carl Bailey
Coburn
Highway Commission
Republicans to Stage Rally Friday Evening
Republican headquarters prepare for a 7 30 pm rally featuring L L Wall of Winston Salem. The address will be at 108 East Commerce street with public invited. Grissom to speak Monday night at the Junior High School Auditorium to open his governor campaign.
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Republican
L. L. Wall
Winston-Salem
Wall
Republican Township Executive Committee
East Commerce Street
Gilliam Grissom
Grissom
Famous El Greco canvases moved to safety
Five famous canvases by El Greco were moved from Illescas to the Bank of Spain strong room as the town near Madrid faced danger of a Fascist attack. The artworks were relocated for protection amid the Civil War era tensions in October.
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Madrid
el Greco
Illescas
Bank of Spain
Toledo
Slipper Found in High Point Police Hold For Owner
Woman likely lost a black size 5 B slipper found on Main Street at the railroad crossing. Officers collected the shoe and hold it at police headquarters for the rightful owner.
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High Point
Cotton crop yield again is lowered
The Department of Agriculture on October 1 projected this year’s cotton yield at 11,609,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, down from August 1 and September 1 estimates. Last year’s output was 10,638,000 bales with several states showing varied conditions and production forecasts including Texas 2,915,000 and Georgia 1,068,000 bales.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Upset Bids Sought on High Point Bank Property
Comptroller General approves petition by John D. Biggs receiver for Commercial National Bank to confirm a public auction sale in High Point. Upset bids are reported on 13 tracts as Biggs prepares to present all papers to Judge John J. Hayes in Greensboro.
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Comptroller General of the
United States
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
U. S. District Court
Greensboro
High Point
Comptroller
Biggs
John J. Hayes
Democrats Equip New Headquarters in High Point
Democratic headquarters at 118 West Commerce Street in High Point is being set up with benches, a loudspeaker, and a telephone. An informal open house is planned for tomorrow night as the party’s executive committee outlines rally plans and secures speakers from out of town.
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West Commerce Street
Walter E. Crissman
High Point
Steamer Ohioan Runs Aground in Fog Near Golden Gate
The steamer Ohioan with a 42 crew ran aground just outside the Golden Gate in heavy fog shortly before midnight.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Toronto stork derby nears finish amid baby count prize
In Toronto the final sprint of the stork derby pits Mrs. Matthew Kenny who asserts 12 births in 10 years against rivals led by Mrs. Grace Bagnato as contesters dispute sharing a $775,000 prize. The Miller estate rewards the mother with most births between Oct 31 1926 and Oct 31 this year, with the fund now reported around 450 000 to 500 000 dollars.
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Toronto
Aother
Charles Vance Miller
Shirley Temple Faces $1 Million Lawsuit in Hollywood
Producer Jack Hays sues Shirley Temple and her parents charging breach of a contract to train and secure exclusive services for two years. Co-defendants include Shirley Temple's parents George and Shirley Temple, Twentieth Century Fox, her studio employer, and California Bank and Trust Company. The suit claims the Temples repudiated the January 23 1932 agreement.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Jack Hays
Shirley
George F. Temple
Twentieth Century-Fox
California Bank and Trust Company
Hays
Bank of France Cuts Rediscount Rate to 2.12 Percent
Paris dispatch reports the Bank of France reduced its rediscount rate from 3 percent to 2.12 percent. The move aims to ease lending conditions and stimulate investment, signaling monetary easing amid uncertain markets.
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Paris
Bank of France
Flood waters damage Commonwealth hosiery mill in Randleman
Laborers cleaned up flooding at the Commonwealth Hosiery mill in Randleman after five inches of rain. Floodwaters from Plaidville Creek swamped the grounds and dyeing rooms, with some goods carried away but most salvageable. The Walker Mill bridge and nearby highways also suffered extensive damage.
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E. W. Freeze, Jr
Walker Mill
Deep River
Two Held In Death Of Farmer Near Abbeville
Abbeville South Carolina October 8 Sheriff F B McLane said two men were in custody and a third sought for questioning in the death of Eugene Poole a 62 year old farmer who was wounded Sunday. No inquest date set pending further investigation.
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Abbeville
8. C
F. B. McLane
Offugene Poole
Iva ‘Farmer
Heroic Youth Rescues Three Kids From Burning Home
Charlotte, Oct. 8. Thomas Smith, 18, braved flames with burns on his feet to carry Patricia Phillips four, Dolores three, and Bobby six months from a fire torn house. Shirley Phillips two was saved by firefighters. Owners Frank and Mrs Pace were not home. Smith suffered burns but is not believed seriously hurt.
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Charlotte
Thomas Smith
Three Chidren
R. J. Phillips
Smith
Patricia Phillips
Dolores
Bobby
Shirley Phillips
Frank Pace
Local Weather Update for Carolina Coast and Inland
Noon observations report a low of 68 and a high of 80. Cloudy conditions with possible showers tonight and Friday. Moderate southerly winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville accompany overcast skies and mild temperatures.
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North and
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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