Senate panel finds no basis in RFC dismissal criticism
The Senate campaign expenditures committee said there was no basis for criticizing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation over the dismissal of an attorney active for George District of Georgia. The panel noted Edgar Dunlap, former RFC counsel in Atlanta, was dismissed for violating an RFC rule against such activity.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Exitutes
Reconstruct Finance Corporation
George
D-Ga
Itain
Edgar Dunlap
RFC
Atlanta
Record of Royal Force Bomber Crash in Hampshire
A Royal Air Force bomber crashed in Hampshire today, leading to a fire. A companion and crew member were among the casualties. Adam reportedly set a height record of 58,087 feet on June 80, 1087.
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Royal Force
Ugh
Hampshire
Adam
Stirnweiss Improves but Likely Out for Early Football Practice
North Carolina quarterback George Stirnweiss has recovered but will miss classwork likely this week. He may rejoin football activities later in the season, though weeks could pass before he returns to practice.
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Stirnweiss
Durham
Tal
George Stirnweiss
North Carolina
Asheboro Merchants Association Incorporated
Eure secretary of State charters Asheboro Merchants Association Inc of Asheboro with incorporators F Ogurn Yates C L Scott N L Nford and others. Also chartered are Carolina Farms of Johnston County Inc of Claytor to engage in farming and merchandising with 50000 capital stock. Pop Corn Inc of Greensboro to buy and sell confectionery with 5000 authorized and 1500 subscribed. Citizens Insurance Agency of Thomasville Inc to conduct general insurance with 2500 authorized stock and 1500 subscribed. Public notice of incorporations in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Eure
Asheboro Merchants Assation, Inc
Asheboro
F. Ogrn Yates
C. L. Scott
N. L.aford
Ashe- Carolina Farms
Johnstonnty, Inc
Claytno
W. Smith
Alice C. Smith
High
J. M. Coats
Coton
Pop Corn, Inc
Greensboro
M. Turner
George W. Pert
F. B. Tur
Philadelphia
Citizens Insurance Agency of
Tomasville, Inc
Thomasville
J. H. White
Lex
W. G. Hinkle
C. L. Harris
Harry Brown Finch
Thome
Grand Jury May tie up Hines Case in Conspiracy Hearing
New York scenes the 1935 runaway grand jury referenced by District Attorney Dewey as he defends against a mistrial bid. Justice Pecora weighs whether Dewey prejudiced the jury by questioning Lyon Boston about Hines and the poultry racket and related grand jury testimony.
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New York
Thomas F. Dewey
James J. Hines
William Copeland Dodge
Dewey
Stryker
Peccora
Cone
Hines
Lyon Boston
William CC. Dodge
Boston
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Justice Pecora
Two Miss Americas Named At Atlantic City Beauty Pageant
In Atlantic City the Miss America title sparked controversy as Marilyn Meseke of Marion won the pageant while Claire James of Los Angeles was named The True Miss America after finishing second. James reported several judges said they favored her despite the outcome.
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New York
Atlantic City
Marilyn Meseke
Marion
Bari Carroll
Claire James
Los Angeles
Miss James
World War Heroes Honored At St Mihiel Ceremony
In St Mihiel France on September 12 a ceremony honored General John J. Pershing and the American First Army for their role in the St Mihiel salient reduction twenty years earlier. Pershing, in France, could not attend due to ill health and would celebrate his birthday the next day. The American Legion was represented by a color guard and a Paris post delegation.
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ST. Mihiel
France
Salient
Pershing
American Legion
Paris Post
Middle Belt To Open Tomorrow In Tobacco Markets
Durham September 12 The Middle Belt tobacco belt opens its 1938 season with markets in Aberdeen Carthage Durham Fuquay Springs Henderson Lexington Sanford Warrenton. Hedrick the state agriculture specialist says demand should be strong and leaf quality is among the best in years. The old belt may open earlier as farmers push for Sept 20 with companies asked to agree to the date.
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Durham
North Carolina
Middle Belt
Aberdeen
Carthage
Fuquay Springs
Henderson
Louisburg
Ford
Sanford
Warrenton
W. P. Hedrick
State Agriculture Department
Raleigh
Virginia
Winston-Salem Warehousemen's Association
Tobacco Companies
U. S. Tobacco Association
Business Failures Drop to Low for Year in Week Ended Sept 8
Dan & Bradstreet reports 161 U.S. business failures in the week ended September 8, the lowest since the start of the year. This drop follows 226 failures the prior week and 96 a year ago, attributed mainly to the Labor Day holiday.
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New York
United States
Dan & Brad Street
Democrats Report Donations for First Eight Months of 1938
The Democratic National Committee said it received 129 511 dollars in contributions from June 1 to September 1. This brought total receipts for January through September to 563 374 dollars, while the Republican National Committee reported 788 185 dollars for the same period.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
House
Republican National Committee
Hitler fails to take action against Czechs at Nazi rally
At Nurnberg on September 12, Adolf Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia grant 3.5 million Sudeten Germans their rights while ruling out a plebiscite. He railed against democracy and Bolshevism, praised German strength, and said Europe’s peace depends on concessions to Czechoslovakia.
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Hitler
Nurnberg
Germany
Reichsfuhrer
Czechoslovakia
Congress
Hiter
Final action not taken on cases of three Negroes
Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said no final action had been taken on three men sentenced to die at the State's prison Friday. He indicated there would not be a triple execution. The defendants are Ben Sims of Guilford for murder John Ernest Howie of Forsyth for rape and Melvin Petree of Forsyth for murder.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
State’s
Ben Sims
Guilford
John Ernest Howie
Forsyth
Melvin Petree
European Scene Mirrors Prewar Tensions Abroad
Observers in Washington see striking parallels to 1914 as Germany mobilizes for maneuvers while France and Czechoslovakia move toward partial mobilization. Britain concentrates the fleet off Scotland and naval law tightens in France. Officials warn diplomacy may still avert war, but fear military moves could shape talks.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
French
Czechoslovakia
France
Siegfried
Great Britain
Scotland
Marseille
Ttaly
State Department
Austrai
Serbia
Franz Ferdined
Austria
Britain
Belgrade
London Times
Foreign Office
Sudeten
Insurgents Fortify Positions on Ebro Front
Insurgents strengthen positions wrested from loyalists in a counter-offensive at the Ebro front near Hendaye on the Spanish frontier as artillery fire and tank patrols protect the area.
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Ebro
Hendaye
France
Bullitt meets Bonnet as France readies for possible war
United States Ambassador William C. Bullitt conferred with Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet in Paris as the French cabinet reviews military and political preparations amid fears over the Central European crisis. Bonnet had just returned from Geneva to brief the cabinet, with Osusk y and Le Tellier also present. The government signaled readiness for war while mobilizing lines of communication and industry, with 2,000,000 troops along the Maginot frontier and railroads to be placed under army control if needed.
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Paris
United States
William C. Bullitt
Georges Bonnet
France
Adolf Hitler
League Bonnet
League of Nations
Geneva
Bullitt
Stephan Osusky
le Tellier
Inn
Maginot
Forrest Shuford Becomes North Carolina Labor Commissioner
Forrest H. Shuford was sworn in as North Carolina commissioner of labor by Chief Justice W. P. Stacy in Raleigh with about 50 state officials present. The retiring A. L. Fletcher attended and recommended Shuford, who had served as deputy labor commissioner, to the post. Mrs. Shuford and relatives including Wade Renfrow of High Point witnessed the ceremony.
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Raleigh
Forrest H. Shuford
North Carolina
W. P. Stacy
Supreme Court
Hoey
A. L. Fletcher
Shaford
Rocky Mount Man Dies in Wyoming Car Crash
Roscoe T. Hatch, 43, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died at Memorial hospital in Cheyenne after his car ran off a highway and overturned three times about ten miles east of Cheyenne on Friday night.
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Rocky Mount
Cheyenne
Wyo
Roscoe T. Hatch
N. C
Memorial Hospital
Switzerland Fortifies Borders Amid Neutrality Warnings
Geneva reports William J. Jordan of New Zealand warns that remote nations may not stay neutral in the next war as sanctions ease. Berne orders full frontier fortifications with mined routes and restricted photography. Swiss troops to man border points near Germany.
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Geneva
William J. Jordan
New Zealand
League of Nations Assembly
League Council
League
Netherlands
Belgium
Jordan
United States
Martial Law Considered for Sudeten Regions
Prague officials said martial law could be invoked in parts of the Sudeten area tonight only in extreme necessity if Hitler’s Nürnberg speech sparks disorder. Premier Hodza’s cabinet and Interior Minister Cerny prepared to act but stressed no general mobilization or patrols were planned unless the situation worsened. Police were ordered to tighten security while avoiding provocation, and troops remained on alert along the border as Europe faced a possible crisis.
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Hodza
Prague
Josef Cerny
Sudeten
Little Republic
Hitler
Germany
Cerny
Kar On
Iefly
Auion
Europe
Nurnberg
London fur broker misses world autos record bid at Bonneville
John R. Cobb, London fur broker, attempted to break the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah in a shark shaped 7 000 pound car. He was clocked at 342 53 mph on two runs falling short of Captain George E T Byston s 345 49 mph mark set Aug 29. Cobb recorded 343 8 mph on the south run and 341 6 mph on the return run.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John R. Cobb
London
George E. T. Byston
Cobb
Japanese Advance Toward Peiping Hankow Rail Line
Shanghai dispatch reports two Japanese overland drives closing in on the Peiping Hankow railway. One column targets Heuchang near the Lunghai junction, the other Sin Yang north of Hankow. Northern forces within 50 miles of the railway. southern column near Hwangchwan. Yangtze battles see-saw with Chinese forces claiming 3,000 casualties.
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Shanghai
Peiping-Hankow
China
Heuchang
lLunghai
Sinyang
Hankow
Hwangchwan
Linyang
Yangtze River
Hwangtsi
Kishui
Hankoi
England Prepares as Hitler Readies Nurnberg Address
Britain’s cabinet held a two hour emergency meeting to assess war readiness before Adolf Hitler speaks in Nurnberg. Officials signaled willingness to act if Czechoslovakia is threatened, with naval precautions at Invergordon and expanded home fleet drills as ministers weighed military options.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Nurnberg
Germany
Britain
France
Invergordon
Scotland
Czechoslovak Ministers Visit London Amid War Tension
Norimunique issued forth from 106 Downing Street as key ministers stay in contact with Prime Minister Chamberlain. Jan Masaryk and Lord Lloyd called at the foreign office while Sir Robert Vansittart received a Czech message. The legation called a report incorrect about a plebiscite warning, as British and French military experts coordinate closely.
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Norimunique
106
Downing Street
Chamberlain
Foreign Office
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
London
Lord Lloyd
Naval League
Robert Vansittart
Sudeten
FDIC Mulls Raising Insurance Limits for Deposits
Washington report says FDIC chairman Leo T. Crowley disclosed a survey of 18,719 insured banks to gauge the impact of raising the federal deposit insurance beyond the current 5000 cap. Crowley noted House Banking Chair Steagall championed the idea and that the agency would judge extra risk before committing.
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Washington
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Insurance Corporation
Crowley
Steagall
D-Ala
House B Banking Committee
FDIC
Barbee, Durham Attorney and Former Legislator, Dies
James W. Barbee a Durham attorney and former state legislator died at a local hospital after a two week illness.
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Barbee
Durham
WN. C
James W. Barbee
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