Fire On Warship Called Espionage
A small fire aboard the U S Indianapolis during Brooklyn Navy Yard overhaul on August 25 was described as undoubtedly deliberate by Captain C A Dunn. Two nails found in circuits suggested tampering though no suspects named. the ship heads to post repair trials before resumed fleet duties on the west coast.
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U. S. Indianapolis
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
C. A. Dunn
Dunn
Roosevelt
U.S
Indianapolis
Navy Yard
N. Y
Orth River
West Coast
Vy Yard
Los Antos Times
Navy
Wyelt
Newland
Annapolis
Ouse
German Warplanes Roar Warning At Convention City
German warplanes totaling about 400 aircraft roar over Nurnberg at dawn signaling a demand for a hard anti Bolshevist stance. Tri motor bombers and escort fighters stirred the city during the congress where Nazi leaders pledged continued Crusade against Bolshevism.
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Convention City
Nurnberg
Germany
Landon Confident He'll Win Election on Maine Campaign Train
On September 11 aboard a train between Illinois and Maine Governor Alf M Landon declared confidence in winning the election. He said he was glad to contribute to ending what he called repudiation of the current administration and predicted victory in Maine next Monday.
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Landon
Maine
Alf M. Landon
Illinois
Blican
Admiral Nichol Dies in England at 71
Cornwell England September report notes Admiral Stuart Nichol aged 71, commander of the home fleet at the outbreak of the World War, died yesterday. Details remain sparse but his service at the war’s start is highlighted.
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Bude
Cornwell
Eng
Stuart Nichol
Million Spent by Democrats for Campaign
The Democratic National Committee reported disbursements of 1,008,840 for June through August, with receipts of 1,081,768 and a total outlay to date of 1,520,658. The August 31 balance stood at 72,927, added to June 1's 299,074. A Republican report showed 1,783,000 spent for the same period.
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Washington
House
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
Frantic mother wins reprieve for condemned man
In Walla Walla Washington Elizabeth Hall flew to Olympia then back to urge Gov Martin to delay the execution of Leo Hall 34 after six were killed in a 1934 Erland's Point robbery murder. The warden postponed the hanging to 11 PM local time to allow the visit.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Leo Hall
J. M. McCauley
Elizabeth
Seattle
Prosperity And States' Rights Stressed By FDR
President Roosevelt travels by special train toward Washington after addressing a Charlotte crowd on prosperity and states rights. He highlighted an upturn in business and farm and factory improvements, saying gains were made without endangering the economy while touring North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte Stadium
Constitutional Hall
White House
Plane Crash Kills Two in Bellaire Ohio
Two men, Fred A. Herb age 27 from Vallejo California and William G. Fournier age 22 from San Diego California, died when their plane spun and crashed shortly after takeoff from Phillips airport in Bellaire Ohio.
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Bellaire
Fred A. Herb
Vallejo
Calif
William G. Fournier
San Diego
Phillips’ Airport
French Workers Plan Industrial Sovietization At Renault
A Renault factory delegation of 1500 foremen and technicians told Premier Blum that leftist workers intend to seize the Paris area plant for an experiment in industrial sovietization led by Communist employees. They sought government guarantees for non union workers’ right to work if the plan materializes.
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Paris
Renault
France
Leon Blum
Blum
Meltz
Epinal
Alsace
National Confederation of War Veterans
Oviedo
Madrid
Governm
Burgos
San Sebastian
Bilbao
Miguel de Cervantes
President Roosevelts High Point Stop Draws Big Crowd
President Franklin D Roosevelt arrived by train at 9 20 PM to a cheering crowd of about eight to ten thousand along Main Street in High Point North Carolina. He walked from the car with his son John and greeted by Congressman Umstead and Lambeth. He recalled quail shooting days here and praised North Carolina’s progress.
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High Point
United States
Tomlinson Chair Company
Wrenn Street
Main Street
Southern Railway Crossing
Roosevelt
John
W. B. Umstead
J. Walter Lambeth
North Carolina
Leading Educators Outline Pageantry For Northwestern Teachers Meet
North Carolina educators will appear on the Northwestern District Teachers meeting program set for October 23 24 in High Point. The two day event draws more than 1500 teachers and rotates among High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro. Merchants support the session with advertising and printing costs. The program committee chaired by A W Honeycutt is mapping activities around pageantry demonstrations and departmental meetings.
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North Carolina
Northwestern
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
A. W. Honeycutt
Lexington
Unions Reject Popular Front Against War and Fascism
In Plymouth England the British Trades Union Congress voted overwhelmingly to reject a united front with Communism. Only a small number of votes opposed the decision to refuse a common front against war and Fascism.
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Plymouth
Eng
Trades Unionongress
Congress
General Council
Lightning Claims Life Of Bertha Brown In Yard
A lightning strike near McConnelieville kills Mrs. Bertha Brown aged 42 in her yard. The incident occurred in York County on September 11.
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York
8. C
Bertha Brown
McConnelieville
Virginia girl Edith Maxwell granted new trial in fatal Wise county case
The Virginia supreme court of appeals ordered a new trial for Edith Maxwell, 21, sentenced to 25 years for the fatal shooting of her father in Wise county in 1936, finding insufficient evidence. Bail was denied. she has been jailed since July 21, 1935.
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Staunton
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Edith Maxwell
Wise County
Eggleston
Campbell
Holt
Supreme Court
Virginia
Miss Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Pound
Commonwealth
Drought scare recedes as rains lift farm outlook
Federal crop experts said continued rains and a late frost could erase drought fears for the new growing season. They noted a crop yield decline of about 16 percent from average, with overall production about 10 percent below average but still above 1934 levels. Corn and wheat yields were revised, while oats, rice, buckwheat, hay, beans, potatoes, and fruit showed gains.
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Washington
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Crop Board
Boulder Dam Begins Generating Power Today
The Boulder Dam project slated to produce electricity with a first test of its outlet works. President Roosevelt will touch a key to start the generator as engineers open 12 valves and release water from the 180 foot outlet falls. The spectacle compares to Niagara Falls as the Colorado River harnesses power for light heat and machinery.
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Boulder City
Boulder Dam
Roosevelt
Washington
Colorado
Niagara Falls
Falls
Niagara
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell to Wed This Month
Hollywood reports Dick Powell and Joan Blondell obtained a marriage license and planned wed ding before sailing September 19 for a New York honeymoon. The couple were seen at the license bureau as they move from screen romance to real life.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
New York
Abortive attack on island reports heavy casualties
The rebel junta claiming to be Spain's real government says 2,000 government troops were slaughtered in an abortive attack on Mallorea Island, according to Associated Press reporting.
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Associated Press
National Government of
Spain
Mallorea
Mrs. Hauptmann Denied Entry to Canada
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, widow of Bruno Hauptmann, was refused admission to Canada after failing to prove U.S. citizenship. An immigration inspector said she may be hiding nearby as an appeal is filed in Ottawa. Her companion, claiming to be her attorney, said she would go to Montreal to seek information on the Lindbergh case.
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Rouses Point
N. Y
Anna Hauptmann
Canada
United States
Montreal
Emile Levin
United States Immigration Service
Hauptmann
Cantic
Que
Levin
Ottawa
Norris Accepts Independent Nomination for Senate Reelection
Nebraska Senator George W. Norris, 75, today accepted a petition filing nominating him as an independent candidate for reelection. He said he hoped to retire but could not ignore more than 40 000 constituents who urged him to run.
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Lincoln
Neb
George W. Norris
Nebraska
James B. Lawrence
German Plane Crosses Ocean From Azores in New Flight
New York reports Lufthansa flying boats completed a non-stop Azores to United States flight in 21 hours 7 minutes covering 2300 miles. The Aeolus followed with a Bermuda stop, while Zephir and Aerous plan further legs, marking a historic European U S air route achievement.
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New York
Lufthansa
Portashington
Azores
United States
Aeolus
Schwabenland
Bermuda
Aerous
Port Washington
Europe
Knox Seeks Votes In Cattle Country
Col. Frank Knox Republican vice presidential nominee tours cattle country by campaign train. He covers 22 000 miles before election day, crosses into Wyoming with a major address at Casper after speaking in Chadron. He spoke from the rear platform in South Dakota at Mitchell and Rapid City.
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Knox
Col
Frank Knox
Wyoming
Chadron
Casper
South Dakota
Mitchell
Rapid City
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