Blasting Of Alcazar II Postponed Amid Madrid Fight
Fascist forces with up to a million men threaten a thrust on Madrid as government militiamen hold the Toledo front. In Toledo Alca, 1700 people shelter as mines threaten to blow city defenses, with Franco commanding units advancing toward Toledo. A radio claims 1000 militiamen killed near Toledo, but official word diverges.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Toledo
Alca
Tadel
Frano Franco
Erez de la Frontera
Propada
Tole
Democrats Fire Up Campaign at City Lake Rally
North Carolina Democrats from across the state gather in High Point for the Sixth District opening of the campaign at City Lake. Gov Ehringhaus and gubernatorial hopeful Clyde Hoey lead a roster of speakers including Senators Bailey and Reynolds and Congressman Umstead with a 3 PM start and a large pork barbecue crowd.
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North Carolina
Sixth Congressional District
Charlotte
Forest City
Sanford
Sixth District
City Lake
Ehringhaus
Clyde R. Hoey
O. M. Bundy
Jamestown
Democratic Executive Committee
Umstead
Doughton
Storm Near Cape Hatteras Triggers Coastal Warnings
The sea bureau issued hurricane warnings from Wilmington to Beaufort North Carolina as Tropical Storm near Cape Hatteras intensifies. Forecasters caution a possible shift toward the coast north of Cape Hatteras with strong winds and high tides. Red Cross and local agencies mobilize to meet potential storm impacts.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Sea Bureau Today
Wilmington
Beaufort
N. C
Esa
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Seaboard
Fcasters
Beaufort Manteo
Virginia
Southport
Wilmington Manteo
Virginia Ca
North Carolina Co
American Red Cross
Warnin
North Caroli
Seward Islands
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
North Carolina
Berma
North Atlantic
No Carolina
Textile strike erupts as workers clash with non strikers in Vosges
In Thaon center of the Vosges textile industry 25 000 workers face idleness as clashes flare between strikers and non strikers Jean Leroy a Leftist deputy arrives from Paris and is attacked while strikers retaliate Fresh street fights mark efforts to end the walkout as Communists and the French Social Party clash with the government Premier Blum negotiates with workers Lille plants block production demanding the 49 hour work week and wage boosts
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Paris
Thaon
Vosges
Jean Leroy
Htsta
Social Party
Col
Francie la Rocque
Leon Blum
Blum
Lille
Newt Rogers Pleads Guilty in Daughter Slaying Case
Greenwood South Carolina Newt Rogers of Ware Shoals pleaded guilty in circuit court to murder in the shotgun death of his daughter Lula. Judge J Hen Johnson sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment in a case heard September 17.
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Greenwood
8. C
Newt Rogers
Ware Shoals
Manughter
Lula
J. Hen- Johnson
Plummer Surrenders After Liquor Raid Near His Home
Former Plummer lineman sought after Guilford deputies raided a camouflaged liquor warehouse behind his Greensboro road home and recovered 3600 pints. He telephoned to surrender, was arrested on bond, and a magistrate set a September 26 hearing. Authorities debate disposal of the $5,000 liquor stash as deputy tax collector presses for access to records.
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Plummer
Guilford
C. L. Gray
W. L. Wireless
C. C. Muse
T. R. Short
Guilford County
High Point
Mr. Short
Purdue Halfback Dies From Burns
Purdue University halfback Tom McCannon from Evansville Indiana died from burns suffered in a shower room gasoline fumes explosion after practice. The 20 year old junior was the second Purdue player to die from the fire that started when a coal stove ignited gasoline fumes. Veteran guard Carl E Dahlbeck from Lyndonville Vermont died Sunday.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tom McCannon
Purdue University
Evanaville
McCannon
Purdue
Carl E. Dahlbeck
Lyndonville
Brucker Advances In Detroit Primary Race
Detroit September returns show Governor Wilbert M. Wilcox and Rep. Prentiss N. Brown leading for the senatorial seat with Brown up by about 5 100 votes over Louis B. Ward. Brucker defeats Senator Couzens by a large majority surpassing 100 000 as Frank Murphy's governor bid climbs in Wayne County returns.
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Detroit
Igan
Prentiss N. Brown
Wilbert M.er
James
Brown
J. Ignacerat
Louis B. Ward
Ward
Brucker
Couzens
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Wayne County
France Is Ready to Defend Her Self
Premier Leon Blum warned that France, though divided by rival doctrines, would unite when necessary to defend the Fatherland. In a multilingual broadcast, he urged unity to preserve security and defend French soil amid looming threats.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Chinese Troops Begin Evacuation of Pakhoi Port
Shanghai dispatches report 19th Route Chinese Army platoon troops began evacuation of Pakhoi. Provincial forces from Kwangtung move to seize control of the southern port amid reports of rebel remnants opposing both Japanese and Chinese investigations into a Japanese resident's death.
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Shanghai
Pakhoi
Cannon
Hongkong
Kwangtung
Woman Identifies Husband in Parade Photo
Mrs. Max Heller examined a newspaper parade photo and led police to a man in Rensselaer. Officers charged the man with disorderly conduct after confirming he was her husband, missing for six years with two children.
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Albany, N
Max Heller
Heller
Rensselaer
Lone Survivor Recalls French Polar Tragedy Off Iceland
A lone survivor Eugene Geonidec, petty officer, tells how the Pourquoi Pas sank after grounding off Iceland during a five month voyage to Copenhagen. Forty nine people including 39 scientists and sailors perished as waves swamped lifeboats and washed away lifebelts. The Danish gunboat Aegir later found only mast tops protruding from the sea.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Pourquoi
Eugene Geonidec
Jean Baptiste Charcot
Admiral Byrd
France
Copenhagen
Royal Danish Geographical Society
Geontdee
Geonidec
Aegir
Roosevelt Impeachment Discussion Draws From Historic Statement
Former Senator James A. Reed used a Roosevelt statement as the basis for a hypothetical impeachment talk before the Chicago Bar Association. He cited the constitutional oath and a historic address, noting a January 3 1986 message to Congress.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
James A. Reed
Missouri
Chicago Bar Association
Reed
Congress
Girl Attacked on Newberry Street
The 12-year-old daughter of a prominent Newberry family was found unconscious near a funeral home yard after being accosted by a man on Main Street around 10 p.m. She lies in a hospital with a concussion as police watch suspects.
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Newberry
Main Street
Woman golfer accuses Rockaway cabaret assault
Beatrice Gottlieb a 28 year old American golfer who once defeated King Edward VIII in 1933 was hospitalized after alleging she was assaulted in a Rockaway Beach cabaret. Seaside Inn proprietor Carey Phelan 44 was charged with the assault in Jamaica magistrate court with $1000 bail and October 1 hearing.
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New York
Beatrice Gottlieb
Edward VIII
Metropo Hospital
Rockaway Beach
Queens
Carey Phelan
Jamacca
James Donahue
Miss Gottlieb
Seaside
Phelan
Aspennas
Joyce Bushel
G. W. M. Wieboldt
Sutton
Manhattan
Politics Holds Up Steel Workers Wage Increase
Philip Murray, head of the steel workers organizing drive, says United States Steel will grant a wage raise but withholds the announcement as part of a broader business scheme to defeat Roosevelt in the election. Murray criticizes B F Fairless for citing property rights while noting workers’ human rights and corporate profits from the first half of 1936.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
B. F. Fairless
U. S
Steel
Carnegie-Illinois
Pairless
Murray
Fairless
Candidates prepare for wars in political schedule
Washington reports President Roosevelt set speeches and travel for early October. He will speak in Pittsburgh on October 1 and attend a dedication in Jersey City on October 2, with a stop in Elkins West Virginia en route. The itinerary includes a World Series baseball game and a ballpark appearance in New York.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Aroneeene
Roosevelt
Jersey City
N. J
New York
Elkins
W. Va
Landon Plans Midwest Campaign Swing for Republicans
Gov. Alf M. Landon announced plans to extend his presidential campaign into the agricultural heart of the Midwest, signaling a strategic push by the Republican party to build support among farmers and rural communities this fall.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Middle West
Republican Party
Plea For Peace Made By Roper
Secretary Roper urged in Washington that the nation avoid foreign trade that could involve the United States in war. He told the Business Advisory Council the country should pursue trade generally but not seek war period orders, saying such practice could lead to conflict and hinder peace negotiations.
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Washington
Roper
Business Advisory Council
Commerce Department
Roosevelt urges revival of private relief efforts nationwide
From the White House south portico President Roosevelt told Mobilization for Human Needs delegates that national income should rebound to pre crisis levels and that prosperity would return. He urged private relief groups to expect more private aid and for individuals to help alleviate distress in their communities. He appealed to Americans to restore a spirit of charity across the land.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mobilization For Human Needs
White House
United States
Spanish Queen Visits Sick Son In New York
Victoria Eugenie of Spain and Infanta Beatriz arrived in New York as Alfonso the Count of Covadonga, 29, rests after his 11th blood transfusion for haemophilia. In court, attorneys seek alimony arrangements before his mother can move him abroad amid an annulment case involving Edelmina de Bourbon from a Cuban commoner.
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New York
Alfonso
Edelmira de Bourbon
Cuban Exports Rise in Fresh Produce to US
Washington reports by the commerce department that Cuban exports of fresh fruits and vegetables to the United States increased today.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Red Cross Alerts Coast Chapters for Atlantic Storm Relief
National Red Cross headquarters orders Georgia North Carolina Virginia and Maryland chapters to standby for disaster relief as a Nor east storm threatens the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Georgia
Carolina
Virginia
Mary
Atlantic
Ormoc of Ford Line Seeks Harbor As Storm Approaches
Southport dispatch reports the Ormoc of the Ford Steamship Line arrived for safety today as an approaching storm loomed. Three freighters waited offshore awaiting developments and possible shelter.
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Southport
Ford Stea
Musician Held in Wife's Death in New Jersey
Ramon Cota, a musician and former soldier, led police to his wife's crude grave in the cellar of their suburban home. He paced in a jail cell as his attorney weighed a defense of self defense or insanity amid murder charges.
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Trenton
N. J
Ramon Cota
Mercer County
John J. Earell
Cota
Black Legion Murder Case At Detroit In Final Stages
The state’s case against 12 alleged Black Legion members on trial for the murder of 32 year old Charles A Poole is nearing its end. Witnesses include Rebecca Poole the victim’s frail widow and Da Dean a confessed triggerman who is to testify about events preceding Poole’s death. The prosecution says three witnesses disappeared and will not testify.
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Black Legion
Detroit
Charles A. Poole
Rebecca Poole
Poole
da Dean
Dean
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