Britain and France push for showdown with Mussolini
London and Paris demand a swift plan to withdraw foreign fighters from Spain as the nine nation non intervention sub committee meets. Britain and France threaten action if Mussolini delays further while preparing possible belligerent rights for both sides. The move underscores the stand against Italian expansion in the Western Mediterranean despite skeptical observers and domestic political pressures.
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London
Britain
France
Italy
Mussolini
Spain
London Non-Intervention Committee
Paris
Neville Chamberlain
Il Duce
China
Chamberlain
Mediterranean
Africa
England
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Portugal
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Chief Fesperman of Mecklenburg Resigns His Post
Vic P. Fesperman, veteran peace officer, retires as Mecklenburg rural police chief after submitting resignation September 17. Succession to be decided later as county civil service commission notes delays. Earlier probe questioned enforcement against liquor sales and gambling following state patrol raids.
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Charlotte
Vic P. Fesperman
Mecklenburg Rural Police
Fesperman
County Civil Service Commission
Woman Is Named Burke Sheriff
Morganton Oct 15 Mrs Nina Corpening Ross was named sheriff of Burke county to serve out the unexpired term of her late husband Sheriff Fred W Ross who died near Charlotte last Friday The board of county commissioners appointed her she will hold the office until December 1938 She has been office deputy since her husband’s election in 1930 She is the mother of two children and a Burke native
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Morganton
Nina Corpening Ross
Burke County
Fred W. Ross
Arlotte
Board of County Commissioners
Ross
Burke
Former Soldiers Receive 566 Million in Past Year
Veterans administration records show former service men and their dependents cost the U S government 566 843 868 in the year ended June 30. About 380 000 World War veterans accounted for over a quarter of the total disbursement with 183 315 298 for service or non service connected disability and retirement pay.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Veterans Administration
Continental
United States
Carolina King
Cheektowaga
Ni Y
Esther A. H. Morgan
Independence
Ore
North Carolina
Lydia L Cook Qualified To Handle Late Husband Estate
Mrs Lydia L Cook route one was named executrix for the estate of J R Cook who died October 7 in Guilford county The estate is valued at 790 real and 3200 personal property Heirs include Clara Payne Nellie Coletrane Vivian L Cook Berta Payne Mureil Blair and Avery Cook
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Greensboro
Lydia L. Cook
J. R.cook
Guilford County
Cook
Clara Payne
Nellie Coletrane
Vivian L. Cook
Berta Payne
Mureil Blair
Avery Cook
Duke Band to Perform at Freshman Game in High Point
The 90 piece Duke band will play at the Duke Davidson freshman football game next Friday in the new High Point College stadium. George Covington, general chairman, announced the Lions Club of High Point sponsors the event for its blind preventive program and the band will parade Main Street before kickoff.
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Duke University
Duke-Davidson
George Covington
Lions Club of
High Point
High Point College Stadium
Main Street
CIO Proposes Peace Meeting With A F L At Once
The CIO urges a preliminary Washington conference the week of October 26 1937 to seek unity with the American Federation of Labor. A CIO telegram to Denver based delegates outlines 100 representatives from each side and designates a ten member committee to set time and place for talks.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Denver
Washington
Committees For Industrial Organization
Co. I. O
Philip Murray
Steel Workers
Sidney Hillman
Textile
David Dubinsky
International Ladies’ Garment Workers
Harvey Fremming
The
Oil Workers Union
James Carey
United Electrical and Radio Workers
J. 8. Dalrymple
United Rubber Workers
Homer Martin
United Automo
Judgment Sought Against Greensboro Attorney Myrick
A judgment for 3908.44 was signed against Fred F. Myrick former Greensboro attorney and Fidelity Deposit company of Maryland after embezzlement allegations by Victoria Gibson and Security National Bank. A stolen Frank Simmons service station car used in a Tennessee holdup was traced from Eng lish and Elm streets to Thomasville and Brownwell, Tennessee, with patrols recovering the license number.
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Greensboro
Phillips
Fred F. Myrick
Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland
Donald Phillips
Guilford County Superior Court
Victoria Gibson
Security National Bank
Myrick
Fidelity Deposit Company
Frank Simmons
Brownwell
Tenn
English
Elm Streets
Thomasville
State Patrol
Simmons
Stocks Rally With Steel Leading Way
New York trading opened with steel shares guiding a sharp market rally after an early washout that lashed many issues to new loans. Large losses of up to several points were erased as gains emerged across many stocks.
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New York
High Point Prepares for 94 Travel Experts Saturday
High Point hosts 94 travel experts from 24 states for a luncheon at the Sheraton hotel at 12 30 tomorrow. Arthur Kirkman will give the feature address while Ted Barrow oversees hosting duties. City officials and chamber leaders plan motorcade escorts and a brief tour.
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High Point
Sheraton Hotel
North Carolina
Ted Barrow
Arthur Kirkman
Thomasville and
Denton
EB. M. Knox
Amos Kearns
Chamber of Commerce
North Main Street
Sheraton
Thomasville
Vatican Denies Sino Comments Amid War Rumors
Vatican officials deny private Vatican sources claiming instructions to missionaries in the Far East regarding the Sino Japanese war. The Vatican News Service calls the reports sensational and false and cites Archbishop Pizzaro Maar Tardini and Archbishop Conellintini denying them.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Far East
Vation
America
Holy See
Guiseppe Pizzaro
Maar. Tardini
Conellntini
Congregation For the Propagation of the Faith
Duke Gets First Hand Survey of Nazi Coal Pits
The Duke of Windsor spent 90 minutes crawling through the Friedrich Heinrich mine as part of a survey on labor conditions under the Nazi regime. About 5,000 German miners cheered as he, in miners overalls, descended underground while the Duchess stayed in Essen.
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Duisburg
Germany
Duke of Windsor
Friedrich Heinrich
Duchess of Windsor
Essen
Windsor
Duke
Mediation in war to be first step at Brussels talks
President Roosevelt said mediation of the Sino Japanese conflict would be the initial move considered by the Brussels conference of nine power treaty signatories including the United States. He tied this to his fireside speech and declined to discuss stock market declines further. He offered no firm forecast on future U S actions if mediation fails.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Brussels
United States
Congress
Inquirer
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Cold Weather Spreads South Across Regions
Abnormally cool air moved south of the Rockies while mountain areas enjoyed warmth. Readings ranged from 22 to 36 in several cities with subfreezing temps north of the Mason Dixon line. Lake Superior seas were smooth with a light southeast wind as snow and high winds eased over the first winter storm.
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Rockies
The
Weather Bureau
Mason-Dixon Line
Hghtenow
Missouri
Iowa
Florida
Gulf Coast
Asheville
N. C
Louisville
Nashville
New York
Bloomingdale
Lake Placid
Adirondack Mountains
Battle in Chapei Hongkew As Chinese Repel Japanese Assault
Chinese forces report repelling Japanese advances in Chapei and Hongkew near Shanghai. Three Japanese civilians killed and three wounded as shelling hits the Astor House and Seventh Day Adventist hospital. Chinese gains include control of lanes previously held by Japanese and heavy casualties on both sides.
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Shanghat
Chapei
Hongke
Chines
Shanghai
Hongkew
International Setlement
Tomokato Iwakura
Tokyo
Hichi and Younger
Prince Iwakura
Famou Astor House
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Spokesman Ward
Hongkewg
Murder Trial Opens in Cincinnati for Anna Hahn
The state opened its case against Anna Maria Hahn on a first degree murder charge accusing her of poisoning Jacob Wagner, a 78 year old man. Prosecutor Outcast alleged she befriended him to extort money, calling herself a niece and planning enrichment through his death. The judge cleared the jury of all but one member as defense objected to statements.
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Cincinnati
Anna Maria Hahn
Dudley Miller
Jacob Wagner
Charles 8. Bell
Joseph H. Houdin
Houdin
Wagner
Two British Policemen Shot By Arabs In Ambush Fight
Guerilla bands of Arabs attacked near Jerusalem with a dawn ambush on the Beth Ehem road killing two British constables Norman Harrison and Austin Malia. Twelve Jews injured over two days. authorities consider curfew or martial law while military forces tighten searches and deploy along the Jerusalem corridor.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Bethehem Road
Norman Harrison
Austin Malia
Bethlehem
Solo
Bumper NC Tobacco and Cotton Crops Predicted
Raleigh report by agricultural statistician W. H. Rhodes forecasts bumper tobacco yields and favorable cotton production and prices for North Carolina. He notes tobacco output about 25 percent above last year, with prices also higher than 1936, aided by ideal September weather.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. H. Rhodes
Hhi
State Department of Agricultur
Rhodes
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Fresh Game
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A.F. of
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Tennessee
U. 8
Carolina
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Turne
Yanglinke
Liuho
Yangtze River
Chine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mayrts Chaney
Miss Chaney
White House
Hahn
Rat Po
Gijon
Madrid
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