Fascists Slowed Near Capital in Spanish Civil War
Associated Press reports Madrid defenses struggle against insurgent advances toward Toledo 12 to 13 miles away. Government and insurgent dispatches flag a pinching movement sealing the capital area as flooding and rear disruptions hinder fascist columns near Santa Cruz De Retamar and Talavera De la Reina.
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Ately
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Japanese Residents Call for Protection in China
Residents of Shanghai's Japanese community petition Tokyo for immediate dispatch of sea and ground forces to safeguard Japanese lives and property after a clash that killed one Marine and left others wounded. Japanese patrols remain tight as investigations and protests unfold amid martial law and Chinese protests.
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Associated Press
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China
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Bryson City Arrests In Bradley Death Case
Four people including Daisy Lewis Jess Brown Minnie Crowder were arrested in Bryson City over the death of Andy Bradley 44 whose body was found in the Tuckasegee River last April. Preliminary hearing set for 2 p m. The case has puzzled investigators for months.
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Tuckasel River
Here
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Jess Brown
Minnie Crowder
Clark
Daisy Is
Brown
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Min- Crowder
Bradley
Sylva
Nts
King Edward Roams Scottish Highlands
King Edward VIII roamed the Scottish highlands today on a three week Balmoral castle holiday. He toured the area in a private capacity casting off royal pomp as he moved between spots in Aberdeen and surrounding countryside.
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Scotland
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Balmoral Castle
Final outcome track program hinges on executive stamp
Word from Congressman Umstead cites a telegram from Interior Secretary Ickes indicating final approval hinges on a presidential decision within hours. The fate of the plan to depress Southern Railway tracks rests with the President’s signet and UIKES’ message signals imminent action.
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William B. Umstead
Ickes
Settlement of Strike Sought by Madison County Schools
Marshall Sept 24 J O Wells superintendent says school authorities asked county commissioners for a special meeting to settle a bus drivers strike. Drivers at Mars Hill Beach Glenn and Marshall seek raise from $9 to $17 monthly as July budget proposal was rejected. Wells fears all drivers may quit if not increased. The board’s next session is early next month.
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Legions Elect Topeka Lawyer National Commander
The American Legion at its 18th convention in Cleveland elected Harry W. Cormery of Topeka Kansas as national commander in a unanimous vote. It adopted neutrality resolutions and adjourned to meet in New York next year. The body backed strict neutrality and opposed U S entry into the League of Nations, rejecting modifications to war debt cancellations and vowing to refuse future bond nations in default of their debts.
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American Legion
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kan
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Foreign Relations Committee
John R. Decker
Colorado
Bangue
Milbourne Heights woman dies by own hand at home
Mrs Edna Earl Moore Caldwell 20 is reported to have shot herself at about 3 30 pm in her Milbourne Heights residence. She was found by her sister in law upon return from work as investigators from city police and a deputy sheriff look into possible motives and notes left for her sweetheart and family.
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Edna Earl Moore Caldwell
Milbourne Heights
Inlaw
A. L. Moore
Sympathy Strike Halts Work On S C PWA Project
About 100 union workers halted two University of South Carolina WPA projects in Columbia as a sympathy strike over a private contractor dispute. Claude R. Boland says the walkout aims to force M. B. Kahn to align with his other projects, while Kahn’s spokesman and the university superintendent report wage standards were met on the university jobs.
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WPA
University of South Carolina
Claude R. Boland
Columbia Building Trades Council
M. B. Kahn
Kahn
Thornwell College
Boland
PWA
Commercial Bank Dividend Payment To Start Friday
The fifth dividend from the closed Commercial National Bank will be paid tomorrow in the Security National bank lobby. Creditors will share 415000 in a 16 percent dividend on assets, with 60 percent of funds returned to depositors. Windows open at 10 a.m. and stay open until 6 p.m. Tomorrow and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, repeated next week until all claims are settled.
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Security National Bank
John D. Biges
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Atlantic Building @ Loan association
Commercial Bank
Biggs
Roosevelt Urges Clear Thinking in Nation's Future
President Roosevelt calls for clear thinking in shaping policy while Governor Alf Landon attacks New Deal " extravagance " from his Hyde Park home. The Herald Tribune records the remarks amid campaign coverage.
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Roosevelt
Alf
Herald-Tribune
Hyde Park
N. Y
Dollar Day set to attract shoppers in High Point
High Point merchants open tomorrow for Dollar Day with a 15 percent dividend from Commercial National Bank and deep discounts on summer and fall merchandise. Extra clerks will handle a big crowd of local and out of town buyers as farmers bring tobacco and produce to markets.
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Commercial National Bank
High Point
Ues
Ethiopia Seat Sparks Italian Walkout at League
Rome notes say Italy will stay away from European council talks after the League of Nations seated Ethiopia’s diplomats 39 to 4. Mussolini reportedly weighs a strong policy statement and held talks with Hans Frank as Italy plans its future stance.
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Locarno
Germany
Rhineland
New Orleans Grocery Men Stage City Hall Protest
New Orleans grocery merchants marched on city hall to protest the combined four percent sales tax set to take effect October 1, targeting both state and city levies. The demonstration underscores local opposition to the tax plan and its implications for prices.
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New Orleans
Bank robbers given paroles in Raleigh event
Governor Ehringhaus granted paroles to eight inmates including bank robbers Ralph Barbour and Elliott Best. Barbour, jailed since December 1932 in Johnston County for armed robbery of Pine Level bank, and Best, with a 1932 sentence for robbing Magnolia Bank, were among those released.
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Ralph Barbour
Elliott Best
Ehringhaus
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Johnston County
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D. B. Oliver
Best
Bank of Magnolia
Duplin County
H. D. Williams
Henry Luts
Gaston County
Walter Davis
Guilford County
Howard Jones
Ashe
Louise Douglass
Nash
Willie Gray Euie
Lee
North Carolina hotel men hold convention in High Point
The North Carolina division of the Southern Hotel association met at the Sheraton and Elwood hotels in High Point with 200 attendees planned. John Cator of Charleston attended, and a two hour morning business session followed by executive meetings and a buffet luncheon at the Elwood. golf and a separate ladies event were scheduled for the afternoon.
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Mother Association
Sheraton
High Point
Elwood
Washington, D. C
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Carolinas
Southern Association
John Cator
Charleston
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R. K. Young
Tomlinson’s
Guilty Verdict for Auman and Ellington in Larceny Case
E L Auman Jr and Bill Ellington of High Point were found guilty in Guilford County Superior Court of larceny and receiving. They face 1 to 10 years imprisonment. The theft involved $100 and other valuables from F W Ford’s room after a drinking party.
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Greensboro
Sepet
E. L. Auman, Jr
Bill Ellington
High Point
Guilford County
Allman
Shakeup Planned for Atlanta Police Department
William B. Hartsfield, new mayoral nominee, vows reorganizing the police department to improve law enforcement. He says his victory over James L. Key is a mandate for council cooperation as he seeks city reform after winning 12,348 votes to 8,178.
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Atlanta
William B. Hartsfield
James L. Key
Hartsfield
Key
Funeral Today for Clara Joyner Davis Educator
Mrs Clara Joyner Davis 87 prominent educator who died Tuesday was buried here today in Brevard The service honored her long career and dedication to teaching in the community.
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Brevard
Clara Joyner Davis
Convention Bridge Party at Sheraton Hotel
The convention will close with an elaborate banquet floor show and dance at the Sheraton hotel on Friday night. Ted Barrow, manager, will host the event, a highlight of the meeting.
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Sheraton Hotel
Ted Barrow
Prize Offered For Best Community Chest Slogan
A 1936 Community Chest slogan contest was announced by Chest publicity chair T Win gate Andrews. A $5 cash prize will go to the winner, with entries due September 26 at 8 PM. Open to all High Point residents and school age youth. judging by impartial panel, winner announced Sunday morning.
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Community Chest
Chest
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
North Main Street
Enterprise
Bexea
Smithdeal Realty
Bank Dividend Plans 10 Percent Payout for Page Trust Depositors
Sanford, Sept 24. Liquidating agent S. S. Hinsdale announced that deposits statewide will receive a 10 percent dividend on or about October 1. Eight thousand eight hundred fifty checks will total about $187000. Hinsdale said land sales and collections fund the payout and that no borrowing has occurred.
Williams Ruhe Elected G A R Commander in Chief
Headline from Washington reports Williams Ruhe of Pittsburgh was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Madison Wisconsin was chosen as next year’s encampment site.
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Washington
Co. H. Williams Ruhe
Pittsburgh
Grand Army of the Republic
Madison, Wis
Local Weather Update for Carolinas Today
Noon today showers for both states with cooler interior temperatures. High yesterday reached 90, low last night 65. Tonight showers end interior cooling begins. Friday fair and cooler conditions expected across North and South Carolina.
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