Hitler Considered Reinstating Monarchy to Bolster Nazi Rule
Paris dispatch reports Adolf Hitler explored establishing a German monarchy to legitimize Nazi power. L Information says sources close to the chancellor considered emulating Italy by reviving the Hohenzollern crown or a Brunswick prince to gain moral support amid crises.
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Paris
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Berlin
Hitler
Reich
L'Information
Wittelsbachs
Germany
Odum Sentenced in Gibsonville Bank Robbery Case
Henry E. Odum pleaded guilty in Guilford Superior Court to his role in the January 13 1933 Gibsonville bank robbery and drew a five to ten year prison term with parole possibility after two years. W. B. Walters and Howard Waynick testified. Odum claimed only partial participation and denied other bank crimes.
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Greensboro
Henry E. Odum
Guilford Superior Court
Bank of
Gibsonville
Thomas J. Shaw
Shaw
Odum
Georgia
No Trace Of Escaped Convicts Reported At Carthage
Three inmates fled a prison camp Sunday night Marion Bradley serving second degree murder Percy Newson jailed for larceny and storebreaking Vin Mintz incarcerated for automobile theft are missing after hiding near the home of Dr. R L Felton the prison physician who was held up and robbed of his car.
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Carthage
Marion Bradley
Percy Newson
Vin Mintz
R. L. Felton
Record Breaking Vote in State Is Predicted
Raleigh readers hear from election officials and party leaders predicting a record turnout above 800000 for the state and national elections plus five proposed constitutional changes. The amendments address supreme court composition taxation homesteads income tax and public debt limits while both parties back the proposals. The campaign includes thousands of precinct meetings and active campaigning by Democrats and Republicans alike.
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Raleigh
Amond Co
Maxwell
Board of Elections
Supreme Court
Norfolk Jail Breakers Arrested in North Carolina
Four Norfolk Virginia jailbreakers connected to a Western Union holdup near Lumberton are arrested as they flee. Paul Edwards known as snake-eye is captured near Godwin after a cold night. Other suspects Arnold Scott Clifton Hollowell and C E Smith are jailed near Eastover. Jurisdiction shifts to Lumberton for trial on the $6.69 robbery.
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Fayetteville
Paul Edwards
Norfolk
Godwin
Lumberton
Western Union
Edwards
Atlantic Coast Line
Frank Gray
Wilson
State Penitentiary
T. A. McNeill
Virginia City
Eastover
Here
Arnold Scott
Clifton Hollowell
C. E. Smith
Newbern
Virginia
Scott
C. 8. Jones
Ohio
N. A. MccGeachy
Rocky Mount
Archie Childress
Jacksonville
Fla
Hollowell
Smith
American Shipper Survives 24 Hour Irish Sea Storm
After 24 hours battered by a 100 mile gale in the Irish Sea the liner American Shipper reached Dublin Bay, proving victorious over the storm. A separate unidentified vessel was driven aground, and Scotland Ireland towns reported damage. One death occurred in Glasgow from a trolley collision caused by wind, with three injuries. In Belfast a grain elevator top collapsed wrecking steel work. Communications lines were crippled across the region.
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London
Irish Sea
Dublin Bay
Victor
British Isles
Irish
Scotland
Ireland
Glasgow
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Thief Steals $95 and Checks From Saunders Home
Oxford police report a thief entered Jack Saunders' residence while he slept and stole a bag with 95 dollars and several checks from under the pillow, then fled the scene.
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Oxford
Jack Saunders
Child bandits sentenced in Tennessee case
In Memphis Judge Sam O Bates sentenced Priscilla Frost 15 to five years at Good Shepherd Convent with potential one year parole for good behavior Chester Johnson 16 and Dick Flannery 15 were sent to the Nashville state training school with possible two year parole for good conduct The youths claimed a Chicago gang involved and that Jimmy Magid 20 the ringleader was found dead from a self inflicted wound after a pursuit from Brownsville Tennessee
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Memphis
Tenn
Sam O. Bates
Priscilla Frost
Beloit
Wis
Good Shepherd
Chester Johnson
Dick Flannery
Chicago
Nashville
Brownsville
Jimmy Magid
Italy Ready To Defend Empire
Rome reports Prime Minister Mussolini declared Italy ready to repeat heroic efforts against anyone in defense of the empire in a remarks at an official event on October 27. He underscored resolve to protect Italian interests and territories amid growing international tensions.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Death of Norfolk Southern worker found with bullet wound
The body of Frank M. Peters, 36, a Norfolk and Southern railroad employee, was found in his bathroom yesterday with a bullet wound through his temple. Coroner W. N. Dalton said no inquest was necessary. Peters was a native of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Winston-Salem
Frank M. Peters
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
W. N. Dalton
Peters
Lynchburg
Lower Freight Rates Suspend After ICC Order
The Interstate Commerce Commission halted new lower freight rates set to begin in Kentucky North Carolina Virginia and other territories after a late yesterday order. A hearing is scheduled December 3 in Washington before Examiner Archer to review the complaint that the public would be harmed and rates suspended until May 27 1938. The filing parties were not disclosed. If imposed the rates would have reduced shipping costs for High Point manufacturers and other North Carolina firms.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Territories
ICC
Washington
Examiner Archer
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
High Point
Old Man Winter Drops To Four Degrees Above Freezing
A cold snap hits High Point with a morning low of four degrees above freezing after a drop from a daytime high of 71. Blustery winds persisted as residents bundled in coats and fur. Local weather forecaster A B Horney says the cold spell is temporary and won’t last long.
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Old Man
High Point
A. B. Horney
Navy Day Observed As Roosevelt Calls Navy A Force For Peace
Washington October 27 The nation marks Navy Day with President Roosevelt praising the navy as an instrument of peace. He notes that a strong, well equipped force supports peaceful aims, while urging adequate defense to avoid armed conflict. The celebration opens ships and shore stations to the public.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Swanson
America
Mrs Simpson Granted Divorce From Husband in Ipswich
In Ipswich England on October 27 Justice Hawke granted Wallis Simpson a decree nisi after a 17 minute hearing. Ernest Aldrich Simpson, a former Coldstream Guards officer, faced misconduct charges with a co respondent unnamed. Simpson must pay costs. a six month path to absolute divorce awaits good conduct.
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Ipswich
Eng
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Ipswich Assizes
John Anthony Hawke
Important Meeting Tonight On Tracks Project
Members of Greensboro Chamber of Commerce board gather at 7:45 PM at the Sheraton to hear city officials discuss the Tracks project. City Manager BE M Knox, engineer Frank Miller, and Public Works committee members will review engineering, financing from PWA and Highway Commission, and crossing placement as Amos R. Kearns presides.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
BE. M. Knox
Frank Miller
Greensboro
Public Works Committee
Harl N. Phillips
BH. LeRoy Briggs
F. Logan Porter
North Carolina State Highway Commission
Public Works Administration
PWA
Highway Commission
Negroes back Roosevelt, Rev Marshall Shepard says backing
The Greensboro address quoted Rev. Marshall Shepard, a Philadelphia Black pastor, declaring that Negroes will support Roosevelt because he has supported them, following the June incident when Senator Ellison D. Smith walked out of the Democratic National Convention hall.
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Greensboro
Marshall Shepard
Philadelphia
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Raw Recruits Fall to Rebels in Madrid Fronts
Desperate socialist commanders defending Madrid sent waves of raw recruits against fascist forces, but the attackers were driven back with casualties as the siege intensified.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Eres
Eleventh hour campaign fight widens in industrial east
In tense campaign action, Governor Landon campaigns in Pennsylvania steel country while President Roosevelt plans a New York visit. Landon blasts the New Deal as destructive to liberty. Roosevelt notes non political events and presses for electoral votes in the Northeast.
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Alf M. Landon
Pennsylvania
Civil Service
Roosevelt
New York
Landon
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
London
Duquesne Garden
New York Harbor
New Jersey
Delaware
Howard University
America
Frank Knonx
Garner
Texas
Jake Newell To Address Asheboro Rally
Jake F. Newell of Charlotte former U S Senate candidate will address a Republican rally at the courthouse in Asheboro tonight at 9 o clock. He arrives from High Point where he speaks earlier tonight. Republicans throughout the county are invited to attend.
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Asheboro
Jake F. Newell
Charlotte
U. S. Senate
Newell
High Point
Coroners jury orders bond for shooting at filling station
A coroner's jury ordered Buster Staley held under $1000 bond for the fatal shooting of James Watts, 21, at a filling station near Wilkesboro.
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Wilkesboro
Buster Staley
James Watts
Here
Strike Sympathizers Hold Up Train In Louisiana
Passengers told of five hours aboard a Louisiana and Arkansas railway train halted near Winnfield by strike sympathizers. A crowd outside hurled bricks as students and others returning from the Louisiana State Arkansas football game endured darkness and locked coaches. One New Orleans woman was struck in the eye by a missile as an armed guard forced her to the floor and blocked exits.
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New Orleans
Louisiana and Arkansas
Winnfield
Womn
Shreveport
Yas
Som Nissile
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy, slightly cooler in south central North Carolina tonight and Wednesday. Light frost in northwest areas. Slightly warmer central North Carolina. South Carolina sees unsettled, cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday. Strong northeast winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville with offshore showers.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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