Japanese Troops Take Hankon NOMINEE Burgin Wins Nomination
W. O. Burgin of Lexington will be the Democratic nominee in North Carolina's eighth district for the November 8 congressional election. He was declared the winner by three referees at Raleigh after a dispute with C. B. Deane of Rockingham traversed courts and elections boards since the second primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Burgin
Raleigh
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
Moscow Appeal Urges United World Action Against Aggressors
Minute from Moscow reports a one page appeal urging nations to unite for collective action against aggressors. In Beverly Hills a fire trapped Lyle Talbot and guest Klin B. Parker on the second floor. both escaped with burns treated by attendants.
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Moscow
Leal de Moscou
Beverly Hills
Calif
Lyle Talbot
Klin B. Parker
Hertzog Confers On Propaganda Tactics In Africa
J B M Hertzog and Dr D B Conradin discussed more effective propaganda methods in Africa during a lengthy meeting in Pretoria. The session addressed administration of Southwest Africa and related regional policy.
Auto Workers official to testify before congressional committee
IT said to testify in the morning before a congressional investigating committee in Washington. The date and order of his appearance were unsettled, with earlier testimony postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Local Officials Sell County and City Bonds For Reidsville
In Aaleigh the local government commission sold bonds totaling 46 000 for county office and jail and 130 000 for the city of ville. Interstate Securities Co of Charlotte handled the issue at a premium with 3 percent interest. Others, Securities Corp of Greensboro and F. W. and Company of Rich Va, arranged Reidsville bonds at a premium of 681.05 for 102 000 bearing 3 percent and remaining at 3 percent.
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Aleigh
City of
Ville
Interstate Securities Corn of
Charlotte
Greensboro
F. W. and Company
Riche Va
Reidsville
Thigpin Elected Governor of Carolinas Kiwanis
Richard C. Thigpin of North Carolina was elected governor of the Carolinas Kiwanis at the convention closure. Ames Anger of Columbia was named convention city, with city and state officials listed for multiple posts including McDow Asheville Hollowell North Wilkesboro Upchurch Raeford Hicks Rocky Mount Roberson Greenville Saunders Darlington and Green- names observed in rosters.
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N. C
Upchurch, Jr
Raeford
Joseph B. Hicks
Hen
W. Grover Rob
Rocky Mount
Greenville
Darlington
Incomplete Jury in Guilford Election Trial
Greensboro court in Guilford County plans a three man trial for three High Point men charged with election law violations during the June 4 Democratic primary. One juror seated, 15 more prospects named as defense and state wrestle for 11 jurors. Judge limits questions on party votes, while defense seeks ardent Democrats.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Guilford County Superior Court
High Point
Calhoun
Petty
County Board of Elections
McDowell
J. Archie Myatt
George Yount
Gaston Johnson
T. J. Gold
H. L. Koontz
Donald Phillips
A. C. Wilson
Very Modest Sea Captain-Indeed
Seattle, Oct. 25. A modest sea captain facing negligence charges after the ship North Coast grounded off Cape Mudge in fog on Oct. 8. Captain Andrew J. Borkland testified it took nine minutes to reach the bridge as he changed from underwear to a captain uniform to avoid looking “very nice” before passengers. the ship was refloated without further incident.
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Seattle
Federa
Andrew J. Borkland
North Coast
Cape Mudge
Strike at Long Life Elastic Webbing plant in Haverstraw
One hundred ten employees walked out at the Long Life Elastic Webbing Company in Haverstraw New York on October 25 protesting a new wage and hour arrangement.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
Get
Long Life Elastic
Spy Confident of Obtaining Passport Blanks in Spy Trial
Guenther Gustav Rumrich a German secret agent testified he could procure passport blanks for Nazi spies despite public uproar over the Robinson Ruben passport affair. He spoke under cross examination as co defendant Erich Glaser's trial continued before Judge John Knox, detailing a February attempt to have blanks sent to a hotel.
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York
Robinson-Ruben
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
Rumrich
Benjamin Matthews
Erich Glaser
John ©. Knox
State Department
Glaser
Johanna Hofmann
Otto Hermann Voss
Russia
Matthews
Bates to Speak at Caro lina Law Officers Meet in Greensboro
M A Schmidt secretary of the Law Enforcement Officers Association of the Carolinas said Sanford R Bates executive director of the Boys Clubs of America would speak at a Greensboro meeting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppers
BATES
Raleigh
M. A. Schmidt
Law Enforcement Officers Association of the
Referees Unanimously Back Burgin for Democratic Nominee
In Raleigh on October 25 the Eighth District referees ruled Burgin of Lexington the Democratic nominee after a unanimous decision. The panel, read by Judge Harrin, ended a four month dispute and dismissed Deane of Rockingham. The state elections board will certify tomorrow, and Judge Harris began drafting the consent order to end litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
Tha State Board of Elections
Harris
Eighth
Charles G. Rose
Fayetteville
H. Gardner Hudson
Winston-Salem
James G. Merriman
Asheville
Deane
Burgin
Congress
the &Th
John R. Jones
Davidson County
Davidson
France to limit alien industry in restrictive bill
Conservative deputies in Paris draft a bill to apply strict quotas on foreign business in each region of France, aiming to place these firms under French rivals. Premier Daladier may shift to a rightist bloc with broader dictatorial powers, excluding Communists and letting Socialists join or stay out.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Edouard Daladier
People’s Front
Radical Socialist Party
Marseille
Czechoslovakia
Oswald Pirow Plans Berlin Visit Over Africa Colony Demands
Oswald Pirow South Africa defense minister said he would visit Berlin to discuss Germanys colonial demands in Africa. He spoke at Marseilles en route to Lisbon to consult Portugal on Nazi aims before flying to London. The report ties to British PMs talks with the inner cabinet on Easter Accord with Mussolini and possible redrawing of Southwest Africa and Angola amid speculation of Belgian Congo shifts.
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Berlin
London
Oswald Pirow
Union of South Africa
Germany
Africa
Pirow
Marseilles
France
Lisbon
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Southwest Africa
Piron
Angola
Insurgent Attack on Madrid Front Ends in Failure
Government informes say insurgents struck near the Jarama river sector eighteen miles south of Madrid but were repelled and ground was retaken. An insurgent note claimed front lines were rectified as the attack proved short lived and largely a probing maneuver.
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Japan
Hankow
China
Wuhsueh
Yangtse
Hendaye
France
Madrid
Jarama River
Spain
Hungary Cuts Territorial Demands in Prague Note
Pressure from Germany Italy and Poland prompted Hungary to moderate its claims to Czechoslovakia. Budapest reduced territorial demands by about 30 percent in a note sent to Prague with a request for reply by tomorrow.
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Budapest
Germany
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Czechoslovakia Governing Rally Over Hungarian Demands
In Prague a joint session of the National Slovak and Ruthenian governments, led by Premier General dan Syrovy, discussed Cz tensions with Hungary. Officials say a general outline exists and today’s talks aim to fix specifics of areas to cede or retain.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Dan Syrovy
Joseph Tiso
Andrew Y
Hungary Presses Czechoslovakia Over Border Demands
Premier Bela Imredi described proposals as conciliatory while informing sources note three governments urged restraint to avoid provoking Prague. Hungary previously resisted reducing claims to Magyars in Sudetenland after the Munich accord. If Prague rejects the compromise, Imredi warned Hungary will enforce its justice by all means. Half a million Hungarian troops remained near the GrebosoSlovak border today.
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Bela Imredi
Cane
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Munich
Germany
Czechoslovak Sudetenland
Prague
Imredi
Greboslovak
Crop Control Enemies Meet in Raleigh Addressed by Talmadge
H S Sanford predicted about 10 000 farmers would attend the North Carolina Anti Compulsory Crop Control meeting in Raleigh in November. Former Georgia Governor Talmadge agreed to speak to the state farmers, reflecting ongoing challenges to the federal crop control act.
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Gov
Talmadge
Greensboro
H. S. Sanford
The
North Carolina Anti
Eugene Talmadge
George
Sanford
Georgia
Wage-Hour Act Causes 80000 Jobs Cut in Shutdown Plants
Washington reports high officials predicting Congress may widen authority under the new labor standards law. After one day of operation, Administrator Elmer F Andrews said most industries complied, but unofficial estimates put thousands out of work. The pecan shelling sector led layoffs, with as many as 60,000 workers affected in the South. A 25 cent minimum wage debate and regional agricultural exemptions sparked further contention. Some firms sought exemptions, while others pressed for full minimum wage coverage.
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Washington
Congress
Elmer F Andrews
South
J. Seligman
San Antonio
Texas
American Pecan Shellers of America
Andrews
Seligman
North Carolina
New York
Postal Telegraph Company
American Communications Association
San Francisco
Japs Regret Bombing Of Sandpiper
London reports Japan's vice minister for foreign affairs expressed deep regret over the bombing of the British river gunboat Sandpiper by Japanese war planes. The apology, conveyed to the British ambassador Sir Robert Craigie, promised a full inquiry. the Sandpiper sustained superstructure damage with no casualties after the Sunday attack near Shangsha, 200 miles southwest of Hankow.
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London
Japan
Robert Leslie Craigie
Tokyo
Shangsha
Hankow
More Convicts Escape Jails Across North Carolina Camps
The penal division reports five convicts escaped from Pitt and Rutherford county camps over the weekend and today, bringing the total at large to 23. Two fled the Pitt camp today and three from Rutherford last night. no names were released. Earlier, ten of 13 and eight of a prior getaway left prison grounds from Person county and Anson county camps respectively.
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Raleigh
Penal Division
Pitt
Rutherford
Anson
Prison escape by sawed bars frees multiple inmates
Officers with bloodhounds hunted thirteen Negro convicts who escaped the state prison camp near Roxboro last night by sawing a cell block window. Three were recaptured shortly after midnight, while ten remain at large across Guilford Durham and surrounding counties.
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Roxborg
Vedastad
Here
Oscar Pitts
Raleigh
Pitts
Richard Pierce
Durham County
Robert Perry
Guilford County
Cleveland Alston
Durham
John Fuller
Paul Davis
Edgar White
Michie McDrill
Person County
Lack Woodward
Pitt County
Charles Gregory
Charles Lowdermilk
Harvey Dick
Elwell Eskridge
Guilford
D. J. Poston
Anson County
Eighteen Die In Australian Crash
Eighteen people perished in the Dominion's worst air disaster near Mount Dandenong forty miles southeast of Melbourne. Among the victims were C Hawker a member of the house of representatives and former minister of commerce Lt Abrahams and A V Gain Sydney attorney. The craft operated by Australian National Airways was on a Adelaide to Melbourne flight. seven were thrown clear while others were trapped as the aircraft burned.
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Sydney
Australia
Mount Dandenong
Melbourne
C. Hawker
House of Representatives
Lt. Abrahams
A. V
Adelaide
Australian National Airways
Kiorama
Major Conquest Realized As Japanese Enter Hankow
Japanese army and navy announce entry into Hankow China’s provisional capital after a push from Hwangpe. Chinese retreat reports describe fires in Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang as British bluejackets assist police. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek reportedly left Hankow by plane with his wife. Naval officers think warships reached the interior port.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghat
Hankow
China
Yangtze River
Nanking
Shanghai
Wuchang
Hanyang
Hwangpe
Peiping
Winston Market Prices Hit $27.38 in Wake of Big Sale
Winston-Salem tobacco market sold about 1 275 000 pounds at an average of 27.38 per hundred yesterday. Sales supervisor J. T. Booth said demand for high quality leaf remains strong and many piles sold at or above 65 per hundred.
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Winston-Salem
J. T. Booth
Booth
Green Bros
Eads and Calloway
A. C. Steelman
C. J. Byerly
F. H. Linville
Thomas and Price
Bille Stevens
Meadows
Wagner
Weir
Walker
Harmon Young
Beulah Whicker
Nelson
Linville
Dunlap and Bailey
T. H. Fox
Dennis Hill
W. B. Newman
Lee Shaw
Hinshaw and Parker
Lee Kinnerly
R. C. Redding
J. F. Weavil
Morris and Southern
Mabe
Hawkins
M. Patterson
W. C. Fox
J. R. Parrish
Moore and Chilton
Priddy and
Ralph Davis
T. H. Harrison
W. B. Hazelwood
Fields and
Cox
W. W. Collins
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Hankon
Nity
Retoria
Union of South A
J. B. M. Hertzog
South Africa
D. B. Conradin
Guilford Superior Court
Jury
State Board of Elections
Eighth District
W. C. Harrin
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Wade Bruton
Hitler
Belgian Congo
Czech
Winston
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