AFL CIO peace talks begin with procedural debate
The first session of the AFL CIO peace conference opened in Washington with both sides debating rules and committee sizes. George M. Harrison and Philip Murray led their respective committees as reporters filled the hotel suite, and Green voiced cautious hope for progress.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor- C. I. O
George M. Harrison
A. F. of S
Philip Murray
Co. I.0
Harrison
Murray
A. F. of L
C. I
William Green
Green
British Freighter Kaitangata Crew Saved After Fire
The steamer Nanning reported 29 survivors from the gasoline laden Kaitangata, with all five Europeans aboard and 19 Chinese missing. The British destroyer Thracia aided with medical supplies and waited to rescue more crew members who jumped into the sea near Hongkong.
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Hongkong
Nanning
Thracia
Wildcat Reunion Speakers Highlight State Event
Three prominent figures addressed the Wildcat division reunion. Hector C. Blackwell of Fayetteville spoke as state commander of the American Legion, Brigadier General Geo W McIver of Washington D C was war-time commander of the 161st infantry, and James E B Cahall of Washington D C organized the gathering. A young girl, Miss Wilhemenia Motley of Charlotte, stood in front as photographed.
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Wildcat
Hector C. Blackwell
Fayetteville
American Legion
Geo. W. McIver
Washington, D. C
161St Infantry
James EB. Cahall
Miss Wilhemenia Motley
Charlotte
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Japan Offensive On Shanghai Front Halted
Shanghai reports that General Chiang Kai-shek’s forces checked the Japanese juggernaut after six days of heavy fighting on the Shanghai front. Japanese advance, claimed at over 100000 men, was slowed by bridge destruction, minefields and barbed wire, as British authorities warned defense posts to fire in self defense after a Japanese warplane incident.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Mother and sister testify Laverne Moore at home night of 1920 robbery
In Plizabeth town New York on October 25 1920 the elderly mother Mary Moore and sister Mary Allen testified that John Montague aka Laverne Moore was at home in Syracuse the night of the Kin Hana roadhouse holdup and arrest records place him abroad with Hollywood ties. The sisters described morning departures and alibi details while prosecutors pressed for cross examination.
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Plizabethtown
WN. Y
Hollywood
John Montague
Syracuse
N. Y
Mary Moore
Laverne Moore
Kin Hana
Laverne
Mary A. Allen
Thomas W. Me
Unions Active in Charleston Organize Local Workers
In Charleston South Carolina AFL officials report a drive to unionize workers. Leo Carter says about 4000 Negroes joined recently. Frank Walsh emphasizes organizing Negro workers for the southern labor movement. Initial focus on fertilizer workers, then bartenders stenographers teachers bookkeepers and laundry and cleaning staff.
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Charleston
8. C
American Federation of Labor
Leo Carter
Atlanta
South Carolina
Federation
Frank BE. Walsh
New York
United Garment Workers of America
Durham Jeweler William Frasier Found Dead in Shop
William G. Frasier, 59, former president of the National Retail Jewelers association, was found dead in his Durham store from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sheriff’s officials said no inquest would be held. He is survived by his widow, son, and daughter.
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Durham
William G. Frasier
National Retail Jewelers Association
Sheriff's Department
Rebels Begin Strong Drive On Zaragoza
Insurgent Generalissimo Franco poised for a major offensive to cut government Spain from the northeast Catalan state and reach Madrid and Valencia. Mussolini sent personal felicitations as Franco claimed gains in Aragon and at Pueblo De Alberton amid claims of government retreats.
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Madrid
Valencia
Salamanca
Mussolini
Franco
Il Duce
Spain
Italy
Aragon
Pueblo de Alberton
Poor Report Card Triggers Girl’s Disappearance in Indianapolis
Eleven year old Nellie Stevens fled her foster home fearing a bad school report. After six days missing she was found in a hospital and described being exhausted, starved, and shocked. Neighbors aided her return to safety with Miss Georgia Carleton, 21.
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Indianapolis
Nellie Stevens
Nellie
Georgia Carleton
Business Advisory Council Extends Roosevelt Meeting Invitation
A delegation from Secretary of Commerce Roper's business advisory council met at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park to invite President Roosevelt to an upcoming Washington meeting. Leaders included W Averill Harriman Ralph Flanders Morris Leeds and Clarence Francis. Observers awaited possible discussion of stock market declines.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Secretary of Commerce
Roper
Business Advisory Council
Roosevelt
Washington
W. Averill Harriman
New York
Roosevelt Hyde Park Estate
Ralph Flanders
Springfield
Morris Leeds
Philadelphia
Clarence Francis
White House
Nurses Gather in Durham for State Association Convention
In Durham North Carolina on October 25 nurses from the state gathered for the North Carolina State Nurses Association annual convention. Registration is expected to reach 400 with the final session planned for Wednesday.
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Durham
N. C
North Carolina State Nurses Association
Knox Seeks PWA Aid for Yadkin hydro project and rail relocation
City Manager B M Knox met with Public Works Administration officials in Chapel Hill over a grade crossing elimination plan and a hydro electric project. He travels to New York City and Washington to press an advance grant of 144000 for a Yadkin river dam site survey and to discuss relocating the Southern freight station on Perry street. Bond value estimates depend on project specifications. Knox plans to return Wednesday.
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Chapel Hill
Public Works Administration
B. M. Knox
New York City
Washington, D. C
PWA
Styers Dam
Yadkin River
Hydro-Elect
Perry Street
Knox
New York
Washington
Sandy Graham Named State Commander At Wildcats Reunion
A. H. Sandy Graham of Hillsboro was elected state commander of the 81st division during the Wildcat veterans’ annual state reunion. Grover H. Jones was named senior vice commander and a list of vice commanders from several cities was announced. In the Woman's Auxiliary meeting, Mrs. Roy Smith of Greensboro became state president with other officers elected.
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Grover H. Jones
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Hillsboro
Wildcat Veterans
City
Ray C. Hoover
Concord
W. C. Alexander
Durham
R. T. Allen
Kinston
A. C. Cutler
Washington, N. C
Ezra Motley
High Point
W. L. Trexler
Greensboro
John H. Hall
North Wilkesboro
Woman's Auxiliary
Roy Smith
B.B. F. Parnell
Charlotte
Bart Smith
Conover
J. T. Hunter
Hillsboro Man Elected State Commander at Wild Cat Division Reunion
A. H. Sandy Graham of Hillsboro was elected state commander during the Wild cat division annual reunion held here today. He assumes leadership of the division as it gathers for its yearly event with members and officers in attendance.
Court To Review Duke Attack On PWA Loans
The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Duke Power challenging the constitutionality of Public Works Administration loans and grants for publicly owned hydroelectric projects. Arguments are set for December 6 sharing review with Alabama Power’s similar litigation.
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Duke
PWA
Washington
Duke Power Company
Public Works Administration
Supreme Court
Alabama Power Company
Freak Weather Moves 10 West
The Associated Press reports unsettled winter weather spreading northward across the United States. Subnormal Florida temperatures switch to frost in northern areas while Idaho experiences an Indian summer inland. A Friday night Delaware Valley storm brings heavy rain and snow to northern Maine, with gale winds along the Atlantic coast and cooler, sunny conditions elsewhere. An Alaska earthquake near Seward is felt for an hour with little damage. Across the sea, English Channel gales bring rain to the Sussex plains. The Weather Bureau predicts rain and warmer temps for the Middle Atlantic tonight into tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Florida
South
Idaho
United States
Atlantic
Delaware River
Maine
Hudson's
Hudson Strait
Carolinas
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Alaska
Seward
North America
English Channel
Sussex
England
Santa Claus to Tote Heaviest Toy Pack in Seven Years
New York October 3 toy manufacturers previewing wares at a Fifth Avenue shop say Santa will tote his heaviest sack in seven years. They estimate about 8230,000,000 will be spent on toys this year, a ten percent rise from last season.
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New York
Santa Claus
Fifth Avenue
Margaret Drennan Resting After Acquittal in NJ Slaying Case
In Iselin New Jersey on October 26 Margaret Drennan 20 was reported by family to be somewhere in New York state resting after an acquittal on charges of shooting 25 year old Paul Reeves to death in his home. Her father said she left with a distant relative and would stay away about three weeks. A jury of 11 men and one woman freed her after the trial connected to Reeves and his wife Myra who was away at a movie when the shooting occurred.
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Husky Thomas McGovern
Margaret Drennan
Paul Reeves
Iselin
N. J. Millhand
Miss Drennan
N. J
New York State
John Drennan
Margaret Friday
Myra
Two Vessels Bombed as Crew Is Saved Off Minorca
The Havas agency reports a seaplane bombed a French submarine chaser named number 91 off Minorca near Fornells. The vessel caught fire but all crew members were initially said to be safe. The chaser had been lent to Airfrance by the navy ministry prior to the morning attack.
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Washingtonian
International Seamen's Union
ILA
A. F. of L
Ioannis Falallos
Paris
Havas
Minorca
Airfrance
Navy Ministry
Fornells
French seek plane nationality after Oued Mellah sinking
In PARPIGNAN FRANCE authorities probe who attacked and sank the French freighter Oued Mellah in the Mediterranean. The captain reported a black cross marking on the seaplane, while two planes buzzed the ship and one dropped the bomb. French warships Milan and Mars refueled the crew at Port Vendres as naval officials pursue the attacker’s identity.
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Parpignan
France
Mediterranean
Milan
Mars
Oued Mellab
Marseille
Hunters Seek Wild Prussian Boar in Tennessee Mountain
Twenty seven hunters trek the Unaka mountains at daybreak aiming for a wild Prussian boar on Bald river watershed hunting grounds. Mountaineers and fighting dogs assist as natives note plots track boars but avoid single combat. Hunters may hunt three days but are disqualified after a kill.
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Tellico Plains
Tenn
Unaka Mountains
Bald River
Mill Workers Feel Slump In Pittsburgh Steel Upturn Looms
Mill workers in the Pittsburgh area face a production slump with overall capacity below 50 percent. Major producers report layoffs totaling over 3 500 in recent weeks while skilled labor remains in demand. Weeks of shorter schedules reduce hours from 40 to under 24 as CIO union activity continues amid industry tensions.
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CIO
Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
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