Farmers Pack Hearing Urges Compulsory Crop Control
Five hundred farmers and officials gather in Winston-Salem to press for compulsory crop control as a remedy for agriculture's woes. Senator BE Smith leads a Senate committee hearing and asks for public sentiment, with widespread cries in favor of compulsory over voluntary measures. Dean I O Schaub of NC State Extension cites a great need for crop control in the state.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
BE. D. Smith
Smith
Noes
South Carolina
Dean I. 0. Sehaub
Sympathy Strike Threat In South Atlantic
A sympathy strike by seamen and longshoremen in the South Atlantic area threatens ports from Wilmington North Carolina to Tampa Florida. Vessels idle as workers demand higher wages an eight hour day and new recognition for clerks and checkers. A navy plane crash near Tryon North Carolina left pilot Lieut Claude W Stewart and observer A Neill shaken but uninjured.
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South Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Wilmington
N. C
Atlantic Seaboard
Tampa
Gulf Coast
Miami
Savannah
Spartanburg
S. C
Yorktown
Tryon
Claude W. Stewart
Stewart
A. Neill
Naval
Federal Building
G. B. Jones
Lynn
Columbus
Polk County
Asheville
Neill
Lieut. Stewart
Ross Kidnapers to Be Warned
Chicago October 18. The grief-stricken wife of kidnapped Charles S Ross dictates a final appeal to abductors. She warns that if the 72 year old retired greeting card manufacturer is not returned by 8 o clock tomorrow, she will urge law enforcement to pursue and punish those responsible for the disappearance.
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Chicago
Charles 5. Ross
Car overturns kill two in North Wilkesboro
In North Wilkesboro North Carolina a car overturned near the town killing Hub Mahaffey aged 50 and his son Wellborn 17 of Lenoir. Arnold Simmons was injured and taken to a local hospital. Coroner J M Myers said the elder Mahaffey was driving at a high speed.
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North Wilkesboro
N. C
Hub Mahaffey
Wellborn
Lenoir
Arnold Simmons
J. M. Myers
Mahaffey
Battle for Tazang drains Chinese and Japanese forces near Shanghai
Chinese authorities report 1,400 Chinese troops and over 3,000 Japanese attackers killed in a 30 hour battle for Tazang, five miles northwest of Shanghai. Colonel Chin Ching-Wu vowed to fight to the last man as Chinese defend supply bases in what is described as the heaviest Shanghai area engagement to date. Continued on Page Two.
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Shanghai
Tazang
Chin Ching-Wu
New H. D. Home Damaged by Stubborn Fire
City firefighters battled a stubborn blaze that heavily damaged the new 16000 dollar H D Jobe residence on Rockford road under construction since April 23. Fire origin traced to the stairway near the center with flames breaching shingle walls as crews arrived after 9 p.m. The fire, one of the department's toughest in months, took nearly three hours to bring under control. Exact losses cannot be estimated while work remained incomplete. Chief E K Ingram said details were undetermined and unable to be stated at that time.
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Rockford Road
H. D. Jobe
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Oscar the Duck Marries in Paris Return From France
Oscar the white duck who rode the Fifth Avenue Amer ican Legion parade has wed a French duck named Madeline in Paris. In custody of C. R. Beeson from St. Joseph Michigan he was married at Pershing Hall on October 9 and welcomed home on the Queen Mary with 350 Legionnaires aboard.
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New York
Oscar
City Job Examinations Tonight for Over 200 Applicants
Over 200 applicants for city positions will gather at 7:30 p m at the Elim Street school to take Civil Service exams. Ten openings exist including plumbing and electrical inspectors, superintendent of streets and grounds, meter reader, tractor driver, lineman and helper, blacksmith, and abattoir operator with salaries from 540 to 2 340 annually. Wade P Renfrow urges timely arrival as exams will begin promptly.
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Civil Service Commission
Elmne
Elim Street
Fire and Police Department
The
Civil Service Assembly of Chicago
Wade P. Renfrow
Commission
Guard Keeps Track Closed at Narragansett Park
National Guard troops sealed Narragansett Park in Pawtucket Rhode Island after Gov Robert B Quinn declared a state of insurrection and ordered the plant closed Racing was called off amid martial law as public safety officials warned of impeachment challenges to the governor and the state Supreme Court overturned a racing division order.
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Narragansett Park
Pawtuckett
R. L
National Guard
Robert B. Quinn
Quinn
Henry F. Carvin
Public Safety
Pawtucket
Rhode Island House
Supreme Court
Walter B. O'Hara
Four Year Old Bobby Wilson Buried After Basement Fire
Shelby reports the burial today for four year old Bobby Wilson who died from burns suffered when a basement fire started by the child while playing. His mother was burned while rescuing him. the boy was the son of Dr. R. L. Witton.
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Shelby
Bobby Wilson
R.L. Witton
Mie
Mine Tragedy at Mulga Under Closest Scrutiny
Alabama investigators pursued the Mulga mine disaster as the death toll rose to 84 with Ivan Fox among the latest about four miles from the mine. Officials examined a damaged safety lamp as a possible blast cause while W B Hillhouse reviewed the scene. Burials continued amid light rain as funeral services were held for others.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Ivan Fox
W. B. Hillhouse
Fascists Hold Ace in Spanish War With Axis Support
London Oct 18 Italy and Germany hold an ace that could influence the Spanish civil war non-intervention crisis. Observers say Mussolini and Hitler may back the Anglo French plan to withdraw foreign volunteers while Franco may refuse to call off his fighters, letting tensions persist and shifting blame if the non intervention system collapses. A London meeting of the non intervention sub committee is planned for Tuesday, as Cabinet debates parliamentary steps and proposals to tighten neutrality controls on Spain’s borders.
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London
Italy
Germany
Benito Muesolini
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Neville Chamberlain
Spain
Four Asheboro Hunters Held in Mott Shooting
Four Randolph county men were jailed in a fatal shooting on Fort Bragg reserve after Sergeant J. F. Mott was found dead Saturday. Bill Cross, 45, was accused by three companions of killing the sergeant, with others named Rush Crofts and Walt Routh held for further inquest study.
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Rabpord
N. C
Sherif D. H. Hodgin
Hoke County
Bill Cross
Asheboro
J. F. Mott
Fort Bragg
Cross
Rush
Jeasie Crotts
Walt Routh
Randolph County
Fayetteville
D. L. Hodgin
Walter Routh
Crofts
Mott
D. L. Guinn
Five Men Die In Head On Collision Near Hopewell
Five men were killed and two injured, possibly fatally, when two cars collided head on on Pennington road in Hopewell Township. Victims from Trenton were Louie Monte 23 Joseph Mahan 31 and Joseph F McIntyre 28. Two other Trenton men Richard Murphy 36 and Samuel Holt 35 were listed critical. The other five victims were Negro residents believed from Montclair. The car carrying the Trenton men caught fire.
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Trenton
N. J
Get
Pennington Road
Hopewell Township
West Trenton
Louie Monte
Jolph Mahan
Joseph F. McIntyre
Montclair
Richard 8 Murphy
Samuel Holt
Mercer County Hospital
Murphy
Holt
Supreme Court Rules Against Florida Firms in Subpoena Case
Three Florida companies lost in the Supreme Court as it refused to review a Fifth Circuit ruling sustaining a subpoena under the 1933 Securities Act. The decision involved a subpoena to telegraphs and questions about Justic Black's participation. Also covered were a NLRB ruling against Jeffery-DeWitt Instiator and a Kentucky appeals ruling, plus a New York civil action ban ruling. In a separate incident, Alva Deshay held the Creighton family at gunpoint in a home with threats before being overpowered by Mr. Creighton and his sons.
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Washington
Florida
Supreme Court
Securities Commission
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Trust In Securities
Justic Black
Sas
High Tribunal
Black
Senate Lobby Committee
Jeffery-DeWitt Instiator Company
Kenova
W. Va
National Labor Relations Board
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
High Court
New York Supreme Court
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Alva Deshay
Hickory
G. C. Creighton
Montheu Avenue
Mr. Creighton
Creighton
Belk-Stevens Department
James
Tom
Ladd
James Creighton
Deshay
American Tobacco Exports Hit By Spanish Civil War
The Spanish civil war has closed to the United States its second largest market for fire cured tobacco, with Spain importing practically no American cotton and no dark fire cured tobacco since the conflict began, the bureau of agricultural economics reported.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Spain
Safe Cracked At Greensboro Reported Missing
Greensboro police report a grocery store safe cracked and about 800 dollars in cash and checks taken. A cab driver saw two men flee in a waiting car after the break in but could offer no detailed description.
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Greensboro
Reensboro
Safe Grocery Company
United Air Lines mainliner sighted after 19 aboard vanish
A United Air Lines mainliner with 19 aboard was sighted in southwestern Wyoming after being lost for 14 hours. Ground searchers reached the scene near an emergency field on the Cheyenne to Salt Lake City route. Officials said the ship might be burned or badly damaged and that no definite word on survivors was available.
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Salt Lake City
United Air Lines
Wyoming
Arthur Willoughby
Willoughby
Cheyenne
Wyo
AIR
R. W. Schroeder
United
Bob Hergensen
Bill Williams
Knight
Utah
Schroeder
Evanston
Negro Slayer Captured After Manhunt Ends in Death
J O Moses, sought for fatally wounding two Petersburg police officers James A Thornton and William G Newberry after a circus shooting, died early today after a confrontation during capture. Officers saved him from mob violence by using a ruse. Moses was shot resisting arrest and carried from the dwelling in a mortuary basket as a crowd pressed.
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ST. Petersburg
Fra
6&T
Vaughn
Moses
Ellen McAdoo debuts with Pasadena Federal Symphony
Ellen Wilson McAdoo daughter of Senator William G. McAdoo makes her concert debut in Glendale California tonight with the Pasadena Federal Symphony Orchestra. The lyric soprano is 22 years old and performs three solos.
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Ellen McAdoo
Glendale
Calif
Ellen Wilson McAdoo
William G. McAdoo
D-Calif
Pasadena Federal Symphony Orchestra
Unified labor front hopeful after peace conference
Washington leaders from both the A F of L and the C I O express optimism for a unified labor movement at the October 25 peace talks. Proposals include U L 48 autonomy for the CIO and craft based A F of L organization, with an arbitration board to resolve border line industries.
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Washington
A. F. of
American Federation of Labor of the
U. L
Ciliation
A. F
Neodrewins
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