German Spy Manual Letter Reveals Spy Training Tips
A cryptic letter signed N Spielmann, claimed alias of the German Secret Service head, surfaces in court records. It offers basic guidance on how to be a spy and mentions a $300 payment to forge Roosevelt signature for stolen Navy plans.
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N. Spielmann
Secret Service
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
U. S
Lester C. Dunigan
Guenther
Gustav Rumrich
U. S. Army
Rumrich
Roosevelt
White House
Yorktown
Enterprise
La Guardia backs Leh for re election amid New Deal support
New York Mayor La Guardia said he would back Gov. Herbert Leh for re election if a misstatement in a campaign is cleared. He affirmed strong support for the New Deal and anticipated a conference with President Roosevelt.
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Guardia
Yde Park
N. Y
la Guardia
New York City
Presti Roosevelt
New ‘S
Herbert HH. Leh
New Deal
Bids Sought for City Street Paving in Omaville
Omaville officials announce sealed bids to be received by 11 a.m. November 1 1938 for paving Thom- rame r street and Montlieu streets. Project includes 460 cubic yards excavation 2250 square yards base 2250 yards surface treatment 1500 linear feet of concrete curb and 50 square yards paving.
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Omasville
R. M. Cooksey
Asville
Thom
Ramer Street
Montlieu
Dorothy Hale Falls to Death at Hampshire House New York
New York actress Dorothy Hale, widow of Garamel Hale, died after plunging from her 16th floor room at the Hampshire House overlooking Central Park. Det. James Leed said she may have fallen while opening the window at 6 20 a m. Her body wore a black dinner dress with gold ornaments and a tea rose corsage. A letter to "Mrs Dorothy Hale" and word of engagement to WPA administrator Harry Hopkins were noted but denied.
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New York
Dorothy Hale
Hampshire House
Central Park
Betty Donovan
Pittsburgh
Eighth District Nomination War Heads to Jury
In North Carolina the Eighth District Democratic race tightens as C B Deane and W O Burgin edge toward a single nominee. Governor Hoey seeks a compromise to avert a Republican election by default. Deane says one of the two will be the nominee and win in November. Burgin indicates uncertainty but confidence the Democrat will prevail.
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Raleigh
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Hoey
Deane
Burgin
Arrest of Police Lieutenant Over Records Theft
Police Lieutenant Cuthbert J. Behan was arrested on grand larceny and destroying public records charges over stolen arrest records from a Brooklyn station. Behan’s arrest followed hours of questioning by Police Commissioner Valentine and William B. Herlands amid an expanding Kings County inquiry into law enforcement irregularities.
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New York
Cuthbert J. Behan
Brooklyn
Comece
Lewis J. Valentine Jony
Behan
Valentine
William B. Herlands
Bergen Street
Herbet Lehman
William F. X. Geoghan
Kings County
Break Near in Swift & Co. Strike Amid Guards, Omaha Area
In Sioux City on Oct 21 the CIO strike at Swift & Co. entered a possible break as Gov Kraschel urged a settlement. National guardsmen kept order while two plans surfaced to resolve minor differences between the union and the firm, one via a conference table and another through a chamber of commerce mediation. Bricks were hurled at the plant earlier this week, escalating tensions with strikers and sympathizers.
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Sioux City
CIO
Swift & Co
Nelson G. Kraschel
Chamber of Commerce Commerscise
Pope Denounces Persecution in Nazi States
Vatican report says Pope Pius denounced Nazi persecution in Germany and Austria. He referenced Julius, Nero, and Judas in remarks at Castel Gandolfo amid archeology metaphors. L'Osservatore Romano notes the pope warned of efforts to resurrect past tyrants and erase memory.
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L'Osservatore Romano
Pius
Germany
Austria
Julian
Nero
Judas
Castel Gandolfo
Hitler
L’osservatore
Western North Carolina Methodist Session Ends in Charlotte
The 49th annual Western North Carolina conference closes its organizing phase and begins planning for next year. Rev. E H Neese elected secretary succeeding W L Sherrill who retires after 44 years and is named secretary emeritus. Delegates for the Kansas City uniting conference are named with several more listed as ballots tabulate. Deacons to be ordained and the Christian education board hosted speeches by church leaders from Nashville and Salisbury.
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Western North Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
E. H. Neese
Asheville
W. L. Sherrill
Sherrill
Uniting Conference
Kansas City
C. C. Weaver
Paul N. Garber
Duke University
D. A. W. Plyler
Greensboro
W. A. Lambeth
Winston-Salem
G. T. Rowe
Durham
Ministerial
J. A. Jones
J. B. Ivey
C. W. Woosley
L. L. Gobbel
H. A. Dunham
J. B. Craven
A. J. Kirby
Gastonia
Paul F. Evans
Lexington
G. Ray Jordan
Winston- Salem
W. A. Stansbury
M. T
P. L. Snore, Jr
R. J. Starling
M. B. Stokes, Jr
P. R. Batler
W. F. Baker
A. F. Phibbs
Board of Christian Education
J. Q. Schsler
Nashville, Tenn
General Board of Christian Education
Kempton Jones
Salisbury
Elizabeth Oliver
Salisury
Typhoon Strikes Tokyo Killing 226 and Locking Down City
A Pacific typhoon roared into Tokyo today killing 226 people and injuring 590 plus. About 230 missing and 3 500 homeless as 24 460 houses flooded and many collapsed. Communications and transport partly paralyzed, schools closed, and Yokohama also hit with suspended sailings.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo-Yokohama
Yokohama
Ataturk Shows Improvement After Illness in Istanbul
An official bulletin reports President Kemal Ataturk improving in Istanbul after a long liver ailment. The update notes steady progress and ongoing medical care as of late October.
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Ataturk
Istanbul
Kemal Ataturk
Jap Troops Take Canton South China Objective
Japanese forces entered Canton amid reports of heavy Chinese resistance and scorched earth tactics. Officials fled north to Yungyum as the city fell, with widespread civilian exodus and utilities destroyed to deny the invaders use. Chiang Kai-Shek reportedly prepared to abandon Hankow, 550 miles north.
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South China
Canton
Hong Kong
China
Yungyum
Bias Bay
Reuters
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
City Plans Monday Court Push Against Delinquent Taxes
City Attorney Grover H. Jones announced High Point will file the first group of about 8 000 lawsuits next Monday to collect nearly 2 million dollars in delinquent taxes and street assessments. Garnishment of personal property taxes and rents from rental properties may follow after further legal review.
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High Point
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Czechs Submit New Proposal on Hungarian Minorities
Czechoslovakia’s government submitted a fresh settlement proposal to Hungary on Hungarian minorities in Czechoslovakia. Officials said the offer was better than previous plans but still inadequate and likely to be refused. The fourth plan followed three prior measures involving autonomy, territorial cessions, and border arrangements.
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Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Komarom
WPA Workers Fired For Refusal To Use Both Tools
Three WPA laborers on a Bronx project were fired for insubordination after balking at using both a pick and a shovel. Of 57 workers, 53 returned to work and a 54th sought reinstatement for the discharged trio. WPA officials said the requirement matched standard private industry practice.
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WPA
New York
Bronx
Ickes Attacks Economic Power in Public Speech
Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the Interior, labeled over concentration of economic power as the nation’s public enemy number one in a Commonwealth Club address in San Francisco on October 21. He invoked the Sixty Families argument from his December radio speech and argued economic autocracy clashes with democracy, noting uneven income distribution figures to claim wealth concentration worsens power concentration.
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San Francisco
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Commonwealth Club
Ickes
French Pretender Proclaims Manifesto From Paris Vicinity
The Count of Paris, son of the Duke of Guise and exiled heir, flew near Paris and delivered a manifesto urging restoration of the monarchy for France's salvation. He then departed for Belgium, his long-embargoed homeland, risking imprisonment under French law.
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Paris
Duke of
Guise
France
Belgium
Ten Prisoners Injured In Ga Jail Explosion
An explosion at the Muscogee county jail in Columbus Georgia ripped through a corner of the building injuring ten prisoners. Police say a steam boiler in the basement caused the blast which tore walls and disrupted a three story cell block. 75 inmates were present. 41 were moved to city jail, 16 remained in the jail enclosure, eight unaccounted for.
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Columbus
Muscogee County
H. W. Cornett
City Hospital
Bunka
Andrews Attacks Wage Hour Foes Over Compliance
Washington dated October 21 Elmer F Andrews head of the Wage Hour division criticizes industries planning Monday suspensions to dodge the Fair Labor Standards Act He says the act is law and the division will enforce it with firmness while showing leniency to legitimate cases He notes a minority may resist contributing to the common good.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Elmer Anns
Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Congress
Banks Turning To Industrial Loans
Washington October 21 Jesse H Jones head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation praised bankers for expanding industrial loans. He noted RF C has issued over 7 billion dollars and collected about 74 percent and credited standardized federal regulations for easier longer term industrial lending.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Chess links royal exile couple in New York wedding
Princess Olga Chagodli and Jose R Capablama, a noted chess master and Cuban government agent, were married yesterday after a brief stop in Elkton Maryland. They returned to New York today, completing a quick trip described as a Gretna Green wedding.
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Elkton
Olga Chagodli
Jose R. Capablama
Europe
New York
Eafier
Gretna Green
Defense Makes Forceful Pleas To Save Life
In Guilford County two weeks into a high profile murder trial James Godwin, 21, faces possible first degree murder verdict and the gas chamber if convicted. The case centers on the killing of Donald Moss beside an Adams-Millis plant on Pine Street October 3. State and defense closing arguments precede a verdict by a jury of ten farmers a millworker and a vocal teacher. Godwin’s ally Bill Wilson faces life imprisonment after pleading guilty to accessory before the fact.
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Guilford
Greensboro
James Godwin
High Point
North Carolina State
Donald Moss
J. W. Godwin
Godwin
Adams-Millis
Pine Street
Bill Wilson
Davidson County
Lexington
William Mitchell
Bill) Wilson
Olive
Thomas Turner, Jr
Violet Young
Wilson
Fred Young
Hickory
FDR Cables Talk to 23 Countries at ICC Session
Paris report notes President Roosevelt told 23 country business readers that improving international economic relations is essential for a satisfactory secure world order. He cabled remarks to Thomas J. Watson of the International Chamber of Commerce during its 58th annual session with delegates from major powers.
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Paris
Roosevelt
Thomas J. Watson
International Chamber of Commerce
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Japan
Argentina
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