Madrid fights fascists near Toledo as siege continues
Spanish government army drives air and land attacks toward Toledo annihilating a Moor column and shelling Maqueda and the highway to Toledo. Fascist defenders in the Alcazar hold firm while government seeks League of Nations help to lift arms blockade. Cuban embassy staff allege passport sales.
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Madrid
Pward
Toledo
Bargas
Tagus Ver
Jedo
Three És
Talavera
Maqueda
Trijps
Alcazar
Insurt
Geneva
Julio Alvarez Delvayo
League of Nations
Spain
Delvayo
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Colored News Branch Library Receives More Books
The Colored News tgro reports the High at public library’s Negro branch received about 243 books during the week as donations from Ryan and Mrs. Sherrod. other donors contributed a smaller amount. Mrs. Sherrod’s gifts include titles like Royal Lover and Caste among others. Coke Cecil spoke at William Penn High School recounting his European travels aboard a German ship and touring Berlin, Cologne, the Rhine, Paris, Versailles, Belleau Wood, Rheims, and the Latin Quarter, with praise for life on board and the German hosts.
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Tgro
High At Public Library
Ryan
Frances Hodgsonett
Ple Bailey
Cos Hamilton
Peter B. Kyne
Coke Cecil
William Penn High School
Sam Penn High School
J. Cecil
New York
Cecil
Bremen
Berlin
Cologne
Rhine
Paris
Latin Quarter
Palace of Versailles
Hall of Mirrors
Belleau Woods
William Penn Football Revived With New Team
William Penn high school restarts football after a four year gap. Coach Herman E. Thompson trains about 30 boys each afternoon and has staged scrimmages yielding pleasant surprises. Standout players include freshman fullback German Reese and promising talents Willie Kirk Paul Beamon and Harry Caldwell.
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William Penn High School
Herman E. Thompson
German Reese
Willie Kirk
Paul Beamon
Harry Caldwell
Artists Recital At St Marks This Evening
The Federation of Church club at St Mark M E church presents three outstanding local artists in recital this evening beginning at 7 30 o clock. The performers include Mrs Lavinia Greenwood pianist.
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St. Marks
Federation of Church Club
St. Mark M. E. Church
Lavinia Greenwood
Oldest Havana club funds three week hospital drive
The Havana Echo of the Spanish War Point oldest club of colored women opens a dime for a hospital fund. The three week campaign ends Sunday October 18 with a mass meeting in an auditorium to be announced later.
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Point
Local Heart of Music Open Recital by Hall and Camp Friend
Mrs Julia Irving Hall organist and Camp Friend tenor soloist headline a first recital by St Mark Federation. Both Hall and Mrs Greenwood are music teachers and Hall also serves as organist at St Mark's. Friend arrives from Kernersville and has won local fans. The event, free to attend, aims to revive local interest in the best music.
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Julia Irving Hall
Camp Friend
Greenwood
Hall
St. Mark's
Friend
Kernersville
St. Mark
Bulldogs Open Season Versus Claflin at Greensboro Stadium
The A and T Bulldogs coached by Barksdale open the football season next Saturday night against Claflin University in Greensboro Memorial Stadium at 8 o clock. Last season under Inman A Beaux the team rose high in CIAA play defeating Bluefield State Teachers College Virginia State College and Virginia Union University and fans expect even stronger results this year likely aiming for the CIAA championship.
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Barksdale
T. College Bulldogs
Claflin University
Orangeburg
Greensboro Memorial Stadium
Inman A. Beaux
T. College
Bulldogs
Bluefield State Teachers College
Virginia State College
Virginia Union University
Calvary Baptist Homemaking Class Hosts Old Folks Concert
Mrs M M German leads the Calvary Baptist church homemaking class in presenting an old folks concert at the church Thursday evening at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend. Alpha Art Club to sponsor a dime for hospital fund with the club listed as sponsor.
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Calvary Baptist Church
M. M. German
Alpha Art Club
Promotion Day at First Baptist Receives Bible Gifts
Today at the First Baptist church Mrs. M. J. Wrenn will give a new Bible to each child promoted from the Primary to the Junior department. She has delivered these gifts annually for 15 years, with recipients including James McFarland Thomas Rich Betty Forrest James E Ammons Dillard Wagner Mack Winslow Mary Tom Mode Sarah Mixon C J Jarrett Sarah Lewis Wrenn Albert Thomas Sarah Lewis Billy Spaugh Mary Alice Cottom Francis Johnson Jackie Byerly Melba Brown Billy Raper Herman Culler Carolyn Arnette Amy Thaggard Dick Smith Billy Smith Kenneth Ellington.
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First Baptist Church
M. J. Wrenn
Wrenn
James McFarland
Thomas Rich
Betty Forrest
James E. Ammons
Dillard Wagner
Mack Winslow
Mary Tom Mode
Sarah Mixon
C. J. Jarrett
Sarah Lewis Wrenn
Republicans to Convene Northwestern North Carolina Rally
Republicans from seven counties gather in Winston-Salem for a threefold program to boost the party. Governor candidate Gilliam Grissom will headline a 3 p.m. rally at the Forsyth County courthouse after a 2 p.m. meeting of the county Republican executive committee and nominees.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Gilliam Grissom
Forsyth County
Republican Executive Committee
Grissom
Solar facts state Sun outweighs planets and satellites combined
The sun is 750 times as massive as the combined mass of all solar system planets and their moons.
Stamp News Highlights World Wide Stamp Plans
The article notes limited new issues this year with Army and Navy stamps expected in the US and Canada preparing a King Edward VIII series by year start. The Philippines will issue six stamps for the Eucharistic Congress in Manila early next year with sales starting October 15 and a Commonwealth anniversary set on November 15. A record 30 million King Edward VIII stamps sold on release day, likely snapped up by speculators. Panama hosts the Spanish American Postal Congress in October with a new stamp series for the event, including 10 ordinary values and six airmail.
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Canada
Philippines
Manila
Islands
Commonwealth
Edward VIII
Panama City
Panama
NEA Service, Inc
Swiss Franc Devalued to Protect Gold Reserves
The Swiss federal council announced on September 26 that the Swiss franc would be devalued immediately to defend gold reserves at the Bank of Switzerland. It said the government could endure months of pressure on the franc but preferred the immediate move to align with France and prevent gold from flowing abroad.
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Bernd
Switzerland
Federal Council
Bank of Switzerland
Woman Injured In Freak Wreck On Porch Crash
Miss Dorothy Jacobs twenty was struck by an automobile while sitting on a front porch steps here. The driver Mrs Eva Zigler lost control and the car crashed into the residence. Jacobs suffered a broken right leg and severe lacerations to the right ankle.
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Winston-Salem
Dorothy Jacobs
Eva Zigler
Jacobs
Unclear economic crisis prompts calm from Swiss council
Officials warned of serious consequences in Swiss exports commerce hotels and industries as authorities urge calm. The council said domestic value would remain unchanged and money would reappear that is hidden in woolen stockings.
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France
Lan
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