Gray elected head of North Carolina Young Democrats
The Young Democrats of North Carolina nominated Gordon Gray of Winston-Salem unanimously to succeed Arch T. Allen as party head. The two day convention praised President Roosevelt’s six years in office, reaffirmed Democratic faith, and urged adherence to party principles while debating whether to mention the President by name in resolutions. The event closed with a banquet led by Governor Hoey and speaker James S.S. Parrish.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Durham
Socrats
Carolina
Rooset
J. W. Hey
Robert Thompson
Hoey
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Govern Hoey
James S.S. Parrish
Wyer
Montgomery
Ala
Parrish
Bibb Graves
Democrats
Bailey
Train kills man near Asheboro in Franklinville incident
Lon ie Jones of Franklinville was killed when struck by a railroad train while lying on the tracks near Asheboro at two this afternoon. The engineer could not stop the massive engine. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 PM at Jones funeral home with interment in Franklinville cemetery. He is survived by a wife Ila Mae Maness and several children, siblings, and in laws.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Lonie Jones
Frankinville
Wesstantly
Franknville
Ila Mae Maness
Ree
Illis
Aroe
Mary Charlotte
Est Kimrey
Liberty
Ila Jones
Frank Nville
Sernive
Franklinville
J[rvin
Mseur
James Alfred
Ramseur
Justice Pecora weighs Hines defense motion for mistrial
New York September court session on James J. Hines racketeering trial centers on a defense motion for mistrial after a Dewey cross examination of Lyon Boston. Justice Pecora reserved ruling as tensions rose over witness handling and potential prejudice.
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Justice Pecora
Hines
New York
James J. Hines
Tammany
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Thomas E. Dewey
Lyon Boston
William C. Dodge
Dodge
Dewey
Boston
Bermuda
William Fellows Morgan, Jr
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Juaticn Pecpa
Pecora
Stryker
Harold Shapiro
Mr. Dewey
Dutch Schultz
Tammany District
Schults
Germany vows to annex Sude minority in long struggle
Europe at a Glance reports Nazi claims of unyielding resolve to protect Sude ten rights and press for eventual annexation. Britain warns Hitler that neutrality cannot be assumed if Czechoslovakia is attacked. French reserve army recruitment exceeds 2,000,000 as Benes calls for calm to avert wider conflict. League of Nations holds a brief meeting on aid movements through Romania. Spanish insurgents bomb Valencia to Barcelona coast.
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Germany
Hitler
London
Czechoslovakia
Paris
Prague
Benes
Europe
Geneva
League Council
Preoecu
Rumaniew
Hendaye
Valencia
Barcelona
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Neville Henderson
Nurnberg
Britain
Tonisht
Fuehrer
Nevile
Rhine
Belfort
Basel
Besancon
Georges Bonnet
Bonnet
Rumania
Tydings Protest Upheld by Group
The Senate Campaign Investigating Committee upheld one Tydings charge about Havre de Grace, denied another, and delayed several. It found R L Hobart worked for Lewis and visited Havre de Grace post office while the town was his home, and did similar actions. it denied Tydings' claim that Eugene Casey warned federal office-holders to vote for Lewis or lose their jobs.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Investigating
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Tydings
R. L. Hobart
David J. Lewis
Havre de Grace
Hobart
Lewis
Eugene Casey
Thomas Wolfe Admitted To Johns Hopkins Hospital
Thomas Wolfe, the novelist, was hospitalized in Baltimore after falling ill while on the Virginia coast. Hospital attendants expect him to undergo an examination on Monday to determine his condition.
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Thomas Wolfe
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Young Girl Dead From Wound In Henderson County
Laura Fore 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J A Fore of Etowah, was killed by a shotgun blast at the Dillard Morgan home. Coroner Bruce A Cox reported three Morgan children were present and said no shotgun was in the room. Morgan children claimed self inflicted shot. An inquest is set for next Saturday morning.
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Hendersonville
WN. C
Laura Fore
J. A. Fore
Etowah
Henderson County
Neight
Bruce A. Cox
Dillard Morgan
Morgan
Steel Baron Lands FDR Labor Report
Pittsburgh writer reports Ernest T. Weir, steel magnate, praising the President's Labor Commission on England for peace between employers and workers achieved without coercive legislation. He notes Britain's model shows government should aid both sides impartially, a stance contrasting his opposition to the Wagner Act.
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Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir
Labor Commission
England
Great Britain
Weir
International Events Watched By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt travels toward Rochester to be at his son James's side as he undergoes a Mayo Clinic gastric operation. Eleanor Roosevelt and Betsy accompany James's wife at the hospital while the journey is punctuated by routine train stops and no public appearances.
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Roosevelt Trailin
Roechester
Tmn
Roosevelt
James
Mayo Links
Eleanor Roosevelt
Betsy
Rochester, Minn
Collinwood
Cleveland
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Japs Sweep Toward Peiping Hankow Railway
Shanghai dispatch reports two Japanese advances toward the Peiping Hankow rail line as they seek to isolate Hankow. One column pushes 65 miles south of Chengchow. the other travels 240 miles up the Huan river then overland toward Sinyang, threatening key railway points.
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Shanghai
Peiping
Hankow
Lunghat
North Honan
Hwan River
Hwangchwan
Chengchow
Sunghai
Sinyang
Pangpu
Anhwel
Hwankchwan
Yushan
East Kingsi
Yangtze River
Kiukiang
Secretary Hull Frames World Issue of Fair Play
Secretary Hull asserts that lawlessness versus fair play is a global issue and that all nations must participate in choosing the path of order. He warns against international anarchy and links the struggle to recent world events and U.S. leadership as a model for solidarity and friendship.
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Hull
Washington
Crisia
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Secretary of State
Peru
Lima
Adolph Hitler
Nurnberg
Kenney
Lord Halifax
London
Czech Nazi Dispute Report From Berlin
Dispatches from Prague say unconfirmed reports claim two people were wounded at Karlovy Vary after a clash between a German Henlein follower and a Sudeten German Social Democrat. Police fired on the crowd, wounding two, as 12 000 demonstrators gathered before the prison.
Benes appeals for peace as Sudeten dispute brews
President Eduard Benes urged calm in a nationwide broadcast, seeking harmony among Czechs Slovaks and Sudeten Germans while warning that imperialist meddling could threaten European peace. Britain warned Hitler that neutrality cannot be relied on in a larger war. Paris mobilizes reservists and fortifications as France braces to aid Czechoslovakia with troop movements and diplomacy.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Nazi Germany
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Nurnberg
Benes
Riot For Food At GOP Rally Ends With Food Looting
At a Pittsburgh suburban park rally, about 55 000 people mobbed a dining hall for an hour, ripping meat from a roasted ox and grabbing buns and tomatoes. Rally director Charles P. Berndt urged order as Judge Arthur H. James and Senator James J. Davis were caught in the melee and escorted to safety.
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Pittsburgh
Charles P. Berndt
James
Arthur H. James
James J. Davis
James Roosevelt to face difficult Mayo Clinic operation
In Rochester on the eve of President Roosevelt’s visit, Mayo Clinic surgeons plan to operate on James Roosevelt Monday. The lesion is unusually high in the stomach placing the gastric ulcer removal at technical risk, due to delayed healing and extended duration.
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Rochester
Minn
Roosevelt
Mayo Clinic
James Roosevelt
Nazi Leaders Push for Sudeten Autonomy and Union
In Nurnberg Goering and Hitler declare Germany united and invincible as they push for Sudeten German autonomy or annexation from Czechoslovakia. Goering warns of unavoidable events while Goebbels blasts democracy, and Nazi crowds anticipate eventual Anschluss despite Western opposition.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Insurgents Bomb Loyalist Coast Across Valencia
Spanish insurgents raided the coast from Valencia toward Barcelona with ten planes dropping 100 bombs. Valencia suffered heavy destruction and fires while General Jose Miaja directed winter operations nearby. Northward, Arneys and Caldetas were attacked with minor damage reported.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Barcelona
Catalonia
Ebro
Jose Miaja
Arneys
Caldetas
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Montgomery, Ala
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By John Ferraris
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FDR Labor Report
Toyko
Berlin
War Ministry
Switzerland
Henlein
Czech
Carl H. Frank
Konrad Henlein
Frank
Nuremberg
Field Marshall Goering
Louis P. Lochner
Paul Joeseph Goebbele
United States
Goebbela
Communist International
Goering
Karlovy Vary
Heinlein
Guerine
Labor Front
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