Peace Conference Hinge Munich Meeting Averts War
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced that Daladier Mussolini and Hitler would meet in Munich the next day to seek a peaceful settlement of the Czechoslovak crisis. Hitler agreed to a 24 hour postponement of mobilization as the world watches for a breakthrough.
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Europe at a Glance on Crises and Peace Talks
Rome agrees to the Czechoslovak dispute at Britain's request and awaits a Roosevelt message whose contents are undisclosed. Hitler tells Chamberlain he would guarantee Czechoslovakia if Sudetenland is occupied, Paris hopes for a four power peace conference, Czechoslovakia rushes final war preparations, and Tokyo signals to the United States toward President Benes.
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Daladier Heads for Munich Talks With Peace Aim
Daladier announced he would join Hitler Mussolini and Chamberlain in Munich to seek peace for Europe. He said he accepted the invitation and would postpone a full statement until after the talks, thanking France for its courage and recalling citizens to the colors. The broadcast notes the looming crisis and the hope of a swift, amicable solution.
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Blue Ribbon Jury Chosen for Hines Racketeering Trial
New York dispatch says Judge Owen W. Bo n grants a motion to form a blue ribbon panel to select jurors for the piracy trial of Tammany Hall leader James J. Hines. The panel is described as highly intelligent and of above average community standing.
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Peace Conference discussed by National Peace Conference official
Walter Van Kirk, director of the National Peace Conference in America, urged the four power talks for peace with justice and urged using Roosevelts good offices. Secretary of Commerce predicted business would hold up if the war threat fades and progress continues.
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Man Killed by Train at Crossing in Wenderon
H Nelson aged 79, a retired farmer, was struck and killed by a southbound Air Line passenger train at a crossing in Wenderon. He left a widow and several children.
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To Maintain Crop Control Anyway
A high agriculture department official said the administration would keep its crop control laws in effect even if Europe sparks a huge export demand. Secretary Wallace planned speeches this week in the wheat and cotton belts in Hutchinson Kansas and Fort Worth Texas to reaffirm faith in the current law. The official said the act contains provisions to prevent over expansion and to ensure orderly curtailment when war demand ends.
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Three-man Emergency Board to Hear Rail Strike Controversy
President Roosevelt appointed a three man emergency fact finding board to meet Friday in Washington to avert a nation wide railroad strike. Hearings begin at 10 a m with testimony expected to last about three weeks and a further ten days to prepare recommendations for submission to Roosevelt. The Railway Labor Act imposes a 60 day delay on wage cuts and strikes, with a 30 day report by the board and a second 30 day maintenance period.
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Cotton farmers oppose 1939 quotas says Senator Russell
Senator Russell predicts the Department of Agriculture will struggle to win cotton growers approval for 1939 marketing quotas due to widespread dissatisfaction with 1938 allotments. He cites low prices and reduced saleable cotton, and says Congress may move to fix farm prices. he doubts higher government loans will succeed despite a State Senator conference.
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Tenant farmer jailed for killing Primitive Baptist minister
Sparta report says Sam Ellis was sentenced to 18 to 26 years for the knife slaying of Johnnie Hoppers, a Primitive Baptist minister, on July 16. An Alleghany county jury convicted Ellis of second degree murder after 30 minutes of deliberation.
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Huge Bootleg Industry Is Based In Court
In Durham and Beaufort counties, shipments in 150 gallon automo loads and up to 900 gallon trucks were common in a million-dollar tax evasion conspiracy trial. Mrs. Mack Rigsbee and Aubrey Goss testified against Beaufort defendants while Goss appeared in prison garb. Witnesses described drivers who backed the scheme and bribery attempts to aid bootlegging operations.
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Carlisle Higgins
Brice R. Holt
Germans Prepare Outline of Stand for Munich Conference
Berlin reports the German government is drafting an official communique outlining Hitler's stance for the four power peace talks in Munich. Key participants Hitler Mussolini Chamberlain and Daladier accepted the conference proposal, with foreign Office and propaganda ministry flooded with inquiries. A spokesman urged patience until the exact wording is released. An authoritative source said Hitler sent a letter to Chamberlain pledging to safeguard Czechoslovakia's political future.
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State Board Fires Davidson County Elections Officials
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to remove two Davidson County election board members J David Sink and Ford Myers amid the Deane Huramn contest for the Eighth District congressional nomination. The board suspended rules to act swiftly, citing partisan conduct and interference with vote certification. George McNeill was the lone dissenter calling the removal unjust.
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War Scare Forces Ships to Turn Back from New York Ports
Europe\'s war fear spreads to New York harbor as the Europa and Berlin are recalled to Bre men while North German Lloyd and Hamburg America cancel westward sailings. The Hansa leaves with 350 booked passengers. the St Louis arrives with 44 passengers and 505 tons cargo and is ordered to unload and depart.
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Daladier to Meet Hitler for Crisis Peace Effort
Paris reports Premier Daladier will join Mussolini Chamberlain and Hitler in a Munich summit to avert World War II. The plan, attributed to Ludovic Frossard, envisions German occupation of Sudetenland with international frontier guarantees and a plebiscite to settle disputes.
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Mussolini Aims To Mediate In Czech Crisis At Munich
Mussolini leaves Rome to mediate the German Czech dispute joining Chamberlain Hitler and Daladier in Munich. He travels with Count Galeazzo Ciano amid a crowd’s relief as Roosevelt’s message and British request shape mediation efforts.
Roosevelt sends personal note to Mussolini for world peace
President Roosevelt dispatched a personal message to Italian premier Mussolini in an appeal for world peace. White House secretary Stephen Early said the text was not released publicly but the note focused on preserving peace. Early called Hitler summoning Britain France and Italy for Munich talks “very encouraging” and said Roosevelt’s cable to Hitler would be the lead word in the European crisis.
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Groundwork Laid for Spy System by Bund, Metcalfe Testifies
John C. Metcalfe of the Dies committee testified that the German-American Bund laid the groundwork for a sabotage machine to be used if the U S enters war with Germany. He linked the Bund to the German NasI organization and said NasI ranks in the United States are mainly Germans.
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