Diplomatic Stalemate Threat Looms Over Spain Peace Efforts
London reports a possible Soviet objection to belligerent rights in Spain could spark a fresh European diplomatic gridlock as Spain's Gijon surrender shifts momentum. Britain and France urge leniency toward government troops while wary blocs gauge Italy Germany and Moscow stance amid talks led by Anthony Eden.
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Eng
Spain
Russia
Europe
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
France
Gijon
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Chamberlain
Italy
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Valencia
Soviet Union
Germany
Wildcat Veterans Reunion Opens in MT Olive This Weekend
Wildcat Division veterans from North Carolina gather in MT Olive for the 8st Division state reunion running Sunday through Tuesday. Brigadier General George Melver will arrive Sunday morning with plans for a memorial service at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
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Wildcat
North Carolina
Geo. W. Melver
161St Infantry
James B. Cahall
Sheraton Hotel
Meliver
Hector C. Blackwell
Fayetteville
New State
Chinese fight to save Tazang in Shanghai battle
Chinese reinforcements pour into Chapei sector near Shanghai as fierce close quarters combat rages around Tazang. Reports claim Chinese recaptured villages near Japanese bases and retook Khangfu while observers note ongoing shelling and gunfire from Shanghai’s outskirts.
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Shanghai
China
Tazang
Chapei
International Settlement
Wentsaopang Creek
Lawyers Urged To Protect Bar Reputation At Meet
North Carolina lawyers gathered for the annual State Bar meeting in Raleigh urging protection of the bar’s reputation and press freedom. Attendees heard remarks by Associate Justice Devin on the law’s evolving role and the need for fair court procedure.
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State Bar
Rose
Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar, Inc
Aries G. Rose
Fayetteville
Julius C. Smith
Greensboro
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Newark
Devin
Wake Forest 90 State 0 chalked on NC State campus
On October 22 students and faculty found the score painted on D. H. Hill Library and other spots at North Carolina State College. Wake Forest and State meet at Wake Forest tomorrow night. A night-time vandalism attempt occurred with guards posted until 5 am. painting finished by 7:30 am.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Wake Forest
N. C
Bar leader lauds free press on Roosevelt plan defeat
Raleigh Oct 22 a member of the American Bar Association committee on coordination of the bar press and radio praised the defeat of Roosevelt's court reorganization plan. He credited the courage and patriotism of a free press urging the political forum defeat rather than legal challenge.
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Raleigh
Giles J. Patterson
Jacksonville
Fla
American Bar Association
Roosevelt
Patterson
North Carolina
Garr brothers in Kentucky murder trial update
After a private conference Circuit Judge Charles C. Marshall dismissed the murder charge against Jack Garr and left Roy Garr’s guilt verdict to 12 tobacco farmers. Defense cited Roy’s temporary insanity and emotional state described by physicians as trial advances continue toward closing arguments.
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Shelbyville
Charles C. Marshall
Jack Garr
Roy Garr
Henry H. Denhardt
Marshall
Roy
J. C. Wyatt
Kentucky State Police
Louis Hall
Louiaville
Commonwealth
Garr
E. B. Smith
W. H. Nash
Denhardt
Hubert S. Meredith
Verna Garr Taylor
Mary Pryor Brown
Frances Taylor
Giant Negro Faces Execution For Death Of Railway Flagman
Jasper T. McNeil a reportedly tall Black man from Bladenboro North Carolina faced the death penalty for the killing of C P Styres a 47 year old Southern Railway flagman Styres was shot as he stepped from a freight train in the Monroe yards on September 5 A Montpelier area capture followed a struggle Police say McNeil confessed he shot Styres saying he was suspicious of everybody He also admitted to a daylight bank robbery in Bladenboro and was accused of robbing and killing a grocer the day before Styres murder but extradition actions were not pursued.
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Amherst
Jasper T. McNeil
Bladenboro
N. C
C. P. Styres
Southern Railway
McNeil
Edward Meeks
Styers
Asheboro
Monroe Yards
Montpelier
Charlotte
Ransom Note Sparks Chicago Kidnap Probe
Discovery of a ransom note intensified the search for Charles E. Ross and his abductors. Mrs. Clara Ludwig found a ten dollar bill from a fifty thousand dollar ransom, tied to a Chicago gang theory. Florence Giaquinto and William Wernecke are linked to the bill as investigators pursue further notes and a possible hideout.
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Chicago
Charles Ross
Charles 8. Ross
Eder
Clara Ludwig
Self-Defense Plea Is Madelin Drennan Case
Margaret Drennan, 20, stands trial in New Brunswick for the fatal shooting of Paul Reeves, alleged father of her unborn child. Defense argues self defense and urges acquittal. prosecution seeks conviction. Judge admonishes jurors to avoid unwritten law as deliberations begin.
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MadelIn Drennan
New Brunswick
N. J
Margaret Drennan
Paul Reeves
Adrian Lyon
George L. Burton
Iselan
Freeing of 'Other Woman' Hinted in New Jersey Trial
Mrs Myra Reeves widow of Paul Reeves sobs as Margaret Drennan faces trial in New Brunswick for the so called honor slaying. Reeves says she does not expect a conviction and notes widespread sympathy for Drennan while Reeves herself mourns in black.
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Myra Reeves
Paul Reeves
Margaret Drennan
New Brunswick
N. J
Reeves
Longshoremen Return to Work in Southeast Ports
About 8,000 waterfront workers in the southeast plan to resume duties today under a temporary truce with coastwise operators. Unloading begins in Tampa Miami and Jacksonville with Charleston and Savannah to follow. Wilmington NC remains on strike. The pact lasts until November 5 and includes a 10 cent raise for straight time and 15 cents for overtime, plus a closed shop. Freight embargoes linger on Florida bound cargo as ships Shawnee Seminole Oneida prepare to sail.
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Jacksonville
Fia
Tampa
Miami
Charleston
Savannah
Wilmington
N. C
W. B. Townsend
International Longshoremen's Association
G. W. Bartlett
Florida
New York
Bartlett
Manny Jackson
Fifty Children Lose Jobs Under Law In Guilford County
Raleigh report states fifty children under eighteen were dismissed from jobs in Guilford County under the new law barring underage employment in outlets selling beer and wine. Most have since found other work or been referred to the labor department for assistance.
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Raleigh
State Department of Labor
Guilford County
Labor Department
Corn Loans Considered By FDR In Late October Talks
President Roosevelt plans meetings with Budget Director Daniel Bell Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and Agriculture Secretary Wallace to discuss actions to raise farmers’ returns from corn. The American Farm Bureau Federation has requested a 60 cent per bushel loan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel Bell
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Wallace
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hull frames world peace as restoring order to lawless nations
Cordell Hull warns at Toronto that nations violate law but hope lies in a collective outraged conscience driving a return to order. He argues aggressors stand as exceptions, and history shows they yield to the will of mankind seeking legal international relations.
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Toronto
Canada
Cordell Hull
Asca
Science
Besi
Uni
Hull
China
Spain
Abrio
Testimony On Deaths Of Aged Men Will Be Presented
Cincinnati October 22 the prosecution of Anna M Hahn for murder will present testimony about deaths of several elderly men who were victims of poisoning for gain Judge Cha S Bell ruled after arguments by rival attorneys and prosecutor Dud M Outcast said more witnesses would be heard as the state's evidence was complete Wagner aged 78 was one victim and the ruling allows further testimony by the prosecution
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Cincinnati
Anna M Hahn
Murd
Jacob Wagner
Common Pleas
Cha S. Bell
News
Dud M. Outcast
Wagner
Hoey Pledges Major Attention to North Carolina Secondary Roads
Governor Hoey told Ahoskie that North Carolina will focus on the state road system with special emphasis on secondary roads. He cited a $2,000,000 allocation to improve secondary roads and stressed fair funding distribution and maintenance of 58,000 miles of roads year round.
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Colerain
Ahoskire
N. C
Hoey
North Carolina
Ahoskie-Colerain
United States
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