Progress Toward Control Bill Advances In House
House Agriculture Committee chaired by Representative Jones reports general accord on three major features of a farm control bill. Continuation of soil conservation, an ever normal granary for adaptable crops, and benefits to farmers based on tillage rather than production. No specific language agreed yet.
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Washington
Jones
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
D-Sc
Mrs A S Miller Dies at Home in Denton
Mrs. A S Miller was found dead in her Denton home last night about 7 o clock. She leaves George Miller of High Point and siblings Mrs D T Andrews of High Point and others including Charles and David of Danville Virginia Fred of Davidson County John Reece and Misses Doris and Ruth of Denton plus two step daughters Mrs Alfred Foust and Lola Miller near Hannersville Thomasville route three. Funeral plans not yet set, rites expected tomorrow or Sunday.
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A. Miller
Denton
George Miller
High Point
D. T. Andrews
Charles
David
Danville
Fred
Davidson County
John Reece
Doris
Ruth
Alfred Foust
Lola Miller
Hannersville
Thomasville
Route Three
Welch Pleads Self Defense in Second Degree Murder
Willis Welch of Proctor pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the fatal shooting of George Gorley on October 10 in Bryson City. He faced a 15 to 20 year sentence and claimed self defense.
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Willis Welch
Proctor
J Atter
George Gorley
Welch
Lambeth Sees No European War Likely Soon
Chicago reports say the American Medical Association notes two more cases of an elixir of sulfantlamide totaling 59. Representative J Walter Lambeth returns from Europe confident no imminent European war, citing the Ny on conferences and Italian concessions as factors toward peace while warning against fiery rhetoric. He stresses prudent diplomacy and care for global stability, noting America must weigh its own safety in the coming weeks.
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American Medical Association
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Tex
McCaskill, Ark
New York
J. Walter Lambeth
North Carolina
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Lambeth
House
Lam
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America
Brevard Coach Denies Charge In Dare County Case
Lamar Rhyne a Brevard high school science teacher and football coach, called a warrant in Dare County “preposterous.” Sheriff Meekins said Rhyne posted $1,000 bond and returned to coach. The warrant, signed by the girl’s mother, followed the death of Charlie Rogers who was found shot on Manteo sand dunes after a note allegedly defending a girl.
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N. C
Lamar Rhyne
Brevard High School
Dare County
George Shuford
Victor Meekins
Rhyne
Manteo
Meekins
Bertha M. Spruill
Charlie Rogers
Labor Department
LaGuardia Campaign Rallies Stir New York Mayor Race
In New York the mayoral contest tightens with LaGuardia and Dewey rallying support. Mahoney accuses LaGuardia of Russian ties while Hastings warns of a terror reign if Dewey wins. Dewey counters a racketeering defense claim amid factional clashes as election nears.
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Mahoney
Labor
New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Jeremiah T. Maho
American Labor Party
Madison Square Garden
Thomas B. Dewey
Hastings
Dewey
Charles A. Schneider
Tammany
Schneider
Tammany Hall
American envoy meets Belgian foreign minister in Brussels
Norman H. Davis head of the U S delegation to the nine power conference visits Paul Spaak in Brussels to establish initial contact with the Belgian foreign office. Davis and Hugh Gibson plan a luncheon with the Belgian side as the conference nears its November 8 start amid Belgian political uncertainty.
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Belgium
Brussels
Norman H. Davis
United States
Europe
Paul Spaak
Davis
Hugh 8
Gibson
Spaak
Angin
Henri de Man
Paul van Zeeland
Flood Rises Check by Cold Wave in Pittsburgh Area
Flood waters from West Virginia and western Pennsylvania moved down the Ohio River today as a cold front halted days of heavy rain. The Monongahela reached 27 feet at 11 a.m., two feet above flood stage, and is expected to rise only six more inches before receding.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Monongahela
Brotzman
Golden Triangle
Allegheny Rivers
City
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kanawha
Elk
West Fork
Buckhannon
St. Patrick’s Day
Potomac Crest Weakens as Cumberland Relaxes Flood Fears
In Cumberland Maryland residents and guardsmen begin removing sandbags after the Potomac river crested and receded, easing fears of a repeat of early floods. In Buckhannon West Virginia the rain swollen Buckhannon river caused $100000 in unofficial damage and forced 75 families to evacuate as flood waters peaked six feet over flood stage.
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Potomac River
Buckhannon
W. Va
Tte
West Virginia
Forty six death sentences reported in Moscow
The provincial press in Moscow on October 29 reported 46 death sentences, largely for alleged counter-revolutionary acts described as destruction of livestock and disruption of collective farms.
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Moscow
Grange Left at Winston Closes
The North Carolina State Grange closed a three day convention in Winston-Salem with simple ceremonies. Harry B. Caldwell of Greensboro became State master. The executive committee will select a meeting place for the 1938 convention later, and no invitations were issued. Many members left to return to their farms after the final session.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina State Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
Greensboro
Grange
Furniture Industry Payroll Remains Well Ahead of 1935
Seidman and Seidman report the furniture sector shows mixed results with declines in new orders and still rising payrolls. Despite a nine month payroll gain of about 35 percent over 1936, September shipments rose 14 percent year over year while employment fell slightly.
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Seidman & Seidman
Certified Pubic Accountants
Bulletin
Seidman Bulletin
Germany declines nine power pact conference invitation
Berlin reports Germany will not participate in the Brussels nine power pact conference citing non-signatory status to the China territorial integrity treaty. Tokyo says Japan would negotiate directly with China if China proposes talks, conditioning mediation on powers at Brussels.
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Brussels
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Tokyo
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Paris
United States
Nine Power Pact Conferees Deplore Chinese Japanese Conciliation
The National Associated Chambers of Commerce of China telegraphed nine power pact conferees in Brussels warning against any Chinese Japanese conciliation that would abandon pact principles.
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Shanghai
National Associated Chambers of Commerce of China
Brussels
German colonies demand watched in Spain talks
London reports that Germany pressed for return of its colonies as Mussolini backed the demand while nine power pact talks on the China-Japan issue loom next week in Brussels. The Spanish neutrality group met with hopes to salvage the non intervention system and evacuate foreign troops.
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Italy
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Brussels
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Russia
Moscow
David Lloyd George
Presbyterian college president warns on communism at Kiwanian congress
President W. P. Jacobs of Presbyterian College at Clinton D C urged a united front against communist tactics in a keynote address to the Carolinas district Kiwanis convention in Charlotte on October 29.
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Charlotte
W. P. Jacobs
Presbyterian College
Clinton
D. C
Carolinas
FDR Aims to Raise Income of 30 to 40 Million Citizens
President Roosevelt says budget balancing aims to lift purchasing power for 30 to 40 million Americans with limited income. He notes wage and hour reforms and surplus crop controls to boost buying ability and cites a $2.5 billion drop in national income from government actions. He also mentions transferring low cost housing funds to a new housing authority.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Public Works Administration
United States Housing Authority
PWA
Landing Gear Jammed Plane Makes Belly Landing at Newark
An American Airlines jet with retractable landing gear jammed performed a belly landing at Newark airport at 2 p.m. E.S.T. after circling for an hour to unlock the gear. One side operated, the other jammed, prompting police alarms and emergency response at the field.
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New York
American Air Lines Transport
Newark
N. J
Flood Halts Broad Aragon Front in Civil War
Insurgent and government forces ceased hostilities to fight floods along the Aragon front. The Erro and Gallego rivers surged, with the Ebro at 22 feet above normal, flooding roads and trenches near Huesca and Zaragoza. Floods disrupted recent battles as Valencia troops shifted and Madrid siege dynamics continued.
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Aragon
Erro River
Gallego
Ebro
Huesca
Valencia
Zaragoza
America
Ohio Valley
Sabinanigo
Jaca
Madrid
Julian Zagazatollia
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
French Batteries Fire Warning Shots Over Border Airliner
French anti aircraft batteries fired six warning shots at a German airliner over the Franco Spanish frontier near Hendaye. It was the second time in two weeks border batteries warned Deutsche Lufthansa Stuttgart Lisbon planes to stay away from the forbidden zone. Four German planes of the same type cross the frontier daily but at high altitude.
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Deutsch Lufthansa
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