Detroit Mob Raids Five Tool and Die Plants in Clash
A mob estimated at 2500 raided five plants in Detroit during a mass tool and die strike, smashing windows and overturning cars. Police pursued in 300 vehicles. no serious injuries, though a manager fired shots and one man was brick struck. Demonstrators then dispersed after targeting Koestlin Tool and Die, Colman Sons, Faigle, Lamb, and East Side Gear and Tool, and police resumed patrols.
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Detroit
Midland Steel Products Co
William Black
Koestlin Tool and Die Corp
Frederick A. Colman and Sons
Faigle Tool and Die Co
F. Joseph Lamb Co
East Side Gear and Tool Co
Tool and Diemakers
Roosevelt to Buy Gold Abroad to Stabilize Prices
President Roosevelt pushes a world scale effort to buy gold in foreign markets to lift and stabilize price levels. Officials expect rapid setup through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the New York Federal Reserve to manage currency and reduce price swings.
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Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corporation
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Stephen Early
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Stocks Rise as Dollar Slumps on Gold Market Plan
Stocks climbed on the New York Exchange while the dollar fell abroad as Roosevelt's gold buying plan drew mixed reactions in major capitals. The dollar closed at 4.75 marks in London and 16.79 francs in Paris, with others forecasting inflation and potential currency shifts as supporters and critics weighed the move.
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New York Stock Exchange
Roosevelt
London
London Herald
Bank of England
Bank of France
Paul Reynaud
Amsterdam
America
Washington
New York
Great Britain
Campaign ends November 6 in Salisbury
Walter Murphy, director of the State Repeal campaign, will close repeal efforts in Salisbury the night of November 6 after spending the weekend at his home in Rowan county. The Mecklenburg Cabarrus Baptist Ministerial association condemned the national administration, saying its alleged apathy shows a lack of patriotism.
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Salisbury
Walter Murphy
State Repeal Campaign
Murphy
Rowan County
Charlotte
Mecklenburg- Cabarrus Baptist Ministerial Association
Carnival performer Mrs Rogers in coma after poison attempt
Mrs Tom Rogers 28 a carnival company member from Louisville Kentucky is critically ill in Gastonia hospital after taking a large quantity of poison in a death by own action attempt. Acquaintances offered no reason for the act.
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Gastonia
Tom Rogers
Carnival Company
Louisville
Davis Returns Home
Norman H. Davis, American, is reported arriving back in Geneva after a period away. Official dispatches note his homeward return on October 30.
Prices On Foods In Charleston Rise Slightly
In the two weeks ending September 26, six of 14 foods rose in Charleston, with eggs up from 27.2 to 29.2 cents per dozen and rets 20.3 to 21 cents per pound for ham? No. The report notes round steak 26.1 to 26.7 cents per pound, pork chops 15.9 to 16.9, rice 4.7 to 4.9, and prunes 9.5 to 10.2 cents per pound. Butter fell 27.5 to 27.4 cents and lard declined to 10.2 from 10.4. Milk cheese wheat flour breda potatoes and leg of lamb unchanged.
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Washington
Charleston
D. C
Carolinas
Consumers’ Counsel
Editor of Augusta Chronicle Receives Polish Honor
The President of Poland awarded Thomas J. Hamilton, editor of The Augusta Chronicle, the chevalier cross of the order of Polonia Restituta for his services in promoting Polish American friendship.
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Augusta, Ga
Poland
Thomas J. Hamilton
Augusta Chronicle
Order of Polonia Restituta
Greensboro Man Retired as Major by Army Board
Captain Joseph A. Long of Greensboro North Carolina attached to the ordnance department was declared incapacitated for active service by an army retiring board and ordered retired with the rank of major.
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Greensboro
Washington
Joseph A. Long
N. C
Ordnance Department
Army
Witnesses Testify on Threats Before Pounds Slaying by Son
In Concord Frank Pounds is held on $1000 bond after an inquest into the death of his father A B Pounds at the American Service plant. Witnesses say the elder Pound beat Frank with a stick and issued threats against the family, including plans to kill Frank and his wife.
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Concord
Frank Pounds
A. B. Pounds
Frank Aoe
American Service Company
Frank
D. T. Ramsey
Ramsey
Pink Carpenter
Pounds
Carl
Carpenter
L. K. Brantley
F. L. McEachern
John Query
B. Widenhouse
Industrial Board Works To End Textile Strikes
Washington reports chairman Robert Bruere and fellow board members plan a night trip to Aiken to meet a labor conciliator and obtain a summary of South Carolina Georgia strike conditions. In Augusta Mills in the Horse Creek Valley operate amid pickets and National Guardsmen, while Mayor Jennings says progress may yield announcements today.
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Washington
Robert Bruere
Cotton Textile Industrial Relations Board
Aiken
D. C
South Carolina
Georgia
Bruere
Department of Labor
Augusta
Horse Creek
State Line
Bath
Clearwater
Langley
Warrenville
Graniteville
National Guardsmen
National
W. D. Jennings
NRA
Jennings
George L. Googe
American Federation of Labor
Charles L. Richardson
United States Department of Labor
Augusta Mills
Paul W. Fuller
Massa
Masa
Johnstown
8. C
Googe and Richardson
Columbia
Govern
Litvin off arrives in Paris en route to the United States
Maxim Litvinov Russian foreign commissar arrived in Paris after a reported Berlin departure. He plans travel to the United States to confer with President Roosevelt on possible recognition. No appointments were set but a visa to the U S may be needed.
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Paris
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Berlin
Roosevelt
Russia
Paul Boncour
Fish In Schools Apt To Be Very Dumb
New York reports aquarist Mrs Horst Van Der Goltz conducted intelligence tests on cichlids from South America. She notes these fish adapt to new environments and care for their young, but fish that swim in schools are apt to be dumb.
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New York
Horst van der Goltz
van der Goltz
South America
France Plans Default on Debt Installment
Paris reports Premier Sarraut government will skip the December 15 debt payment of 22.2 million dollars to the United States mirroring the Daladier stance earlier. Officials say parliament will not be asked to debate the issue and Herriot may stay away to avoid reviving the debt question.
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Sarraut
Paris
Albert Sarraut
Edouard Daladier
Edouard Herriot
M. Herriot
Second Bank Robbery Victim Worsens as Suspects Remain At Large
Hale Bigh Sheriff Len Mays reported bank assistant cashier S. E. Little in very serious condition after an attempted robbery in Taylorsville. Cashier T. C. Barnes was killed. Mike Stefanoff and R. B. Black, both of High Point, sit on death row awaiting appeals. Laster Green and B. G. Green are sought with a $500 reward. Little is hospitalized in Statesville.
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Mike Stefanoff
R. B. Black
High Point
State Supreme Court
Mays
Laster Green
B. G. Green
Statesville
Thugs Who Assaulted Young Woman Sought
In Los Angeles on October 30 a gang of apparently foreign thugs kidnapped and assaulted Mrs. Corrinne Houser age 23 after beating her husband Glen and her brother George Delahunty into insensibility. The attack occurred while she stood on a sidewalk with her relatives.
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Los Angeles
Corrinne Houser
Glen
George Delahunty
Arabs' Anti-Jewish Riots Leave 30 Dead and 200 Wounded
In Jerusalem and across Palestine, rioting by Arabs leaves at least thirty Arabs dead and over two hundred wounded. A general strike continues as police and troops quell clashes, with arrests and proclamations urging restraint and appeals to the League of Nations.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Nablus
Transjordania
Damascus
Palestine
Jaffa
League For Nations
Acre
Retail Code Installed By Stores Across Nation
The national retail code goes into effect as stores nationwide adopt the single compact to regulate fair trade and honesty. President Roosevelt weighs steel industry compliance and plans a westward recovery tour to explain the program and address misunderstandings. Henry Ford’s auto code status remains pending while data filings and labor issues at Edgewater plant are reviewed.
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Washington
NRA
White House
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Henry Ford
Ford
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Edgewater
New Jersey
Reidsville Man Slain After Argument
In Reidsville Lee Waynick aged 23 was killed by W H Goolsby 48 after a dispute over unloading wood at the Goolsby home following the death of six year old Willie Goolsby. Goolsby surrendered and an inquest was planned.
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Reidsville
Lee Waynick
W. H. Goolsby
Goolsby
Waynick
Willie Goolsby
C. R. Wharton
Willamette Letters Weigh In On Oregon Washington Football
A Santa Monica reader complains about eligibility rules and sportsmanship in coastal teams. The letter notes Oregon and Washington fielding full squads and questions substitutions, timeouts, and fatigue allowances under evolving practice and railroad labor context.
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Santa Monica
Calif
R. F
Oregon
Washington
Willa
Cat trains to tree squirrels in Missouri
Versailles Mo Oct 30. Proctor resident Tommy Combs reports he trained his cat to climb trees and crowd the squirrels into position for dispatch by rifle re. He says other Ozark hunters use hounds but he prefers his cat for hunting squirrels.
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Versailles
Ozark
Tommy Combs
Proctor
Combs
Four Die In Westbrook Airplane Crash
Four persons died in a Sunday afternoon airplane crash at a Fairbanks farm near Westboro airport. The dead include Oliver H. Walton 34 of Needham believed to be the pilot his wife Ruth M. Walton 34 George F. Chapman 35 an instructor and pilot at Westwood airport and Clarence F Heath 25 of Dedham.
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Westbrook
Mass
Fairbanks
Westboro
Westwood
Walpole
Oliver H. Walton
Needham
Ruth M. Walton
George F. Chapman
Clarence FE. Heath
Dedham
President to Explore Soviet Russian Question in Talks
President Roosevelt plans a detailed discussion with Soviet commissar Maxim Litvinoff next week. State Department aides caution on specifics while signaling a broader aim to cover all outstanding issues and potential trade terms. A special corps of economic and trade experts may handle details if Litvinoff does not join the group.
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John Fpf
Chester
Washington
Roosevelt
Maxim Atvinoff
Russia
State Department
Hull
Litvinofft
Litvinoff
Herbert Fels
Agriculture and Commerce Departments
Reconstruction Corporation
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U.S
Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
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Son
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
France
S. E. Little
Will Posers
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