Four Rebel Ships Attack Spanish Destroyer Near Gibraltar
A Spanish government destroyer, Jose Luis Diez, limped into Gibraltar after a dawn battle with four insurgent warships near Ceuta. Twenty crew members were killed aboard the attacked vessel and 82 aboard total, including 26 insurgents held as prisoners. Ten crew were wounded as the destroyer, after repairs, was to proceed.
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Gibraltar
Jose Luis Diez
Juan Antonio Castro
Canarias
Home stretch business shows improved mood in 36 cities
The Commerce Department survey reports better seasonal gains in steel, electricity, and carloadings, with milder motor output declines. Retail trade gains benefited from weather. employment rose in some centers as federal relief efforts gain momentum. Overall activity quickened with signs of a deepening recovery.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Man Hit by Run Car Injures Natchitoches Resident
P Hines, 55, was struck by a speeding vehicle after alighting from a stray truck near a station in Natchitoches. He suffered a fractured skull and severe arm injury and is in critical condition. Police hunt for the driver with no clues yet.
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Natchitoches
P. Hines
Hines
Atchitoches
Freshman Orientation Announced at Northeast Center
Dean C C Calvert announces a two day freshman orientation at Northeast Centeron September 5 and 6. The program features welcome address, educational talks on the center as an opportunity, health and hygiene, study tips, library use, and course registration guidance with faculty including W R Hammond Annie Lee Stahl and Leslie M Norton.
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C. C. Calvert
Northeast Center
Dean Cc. C. Calvert
W. R. Hammond
Annie Lee Stahl
B. S. Hamner
Ada Bess Hart
A. S. Huffman
Hosea Phillips
Dallas Goss
Leslie M. Norton
Sue Hefley
L. M. Norton
Townsend Attacks Roosevelt Action in Oregon Endorsements
Dr. Francis E Townsend denounces President Roosevelt's move into state politics as he backs three Oregon Republicans Rufus Holman Homer Angell and James W Mott for national offices and urges Walter Pierce's reelection in eastern Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Francis E. Townsend
Roosevelt
Pension Plan
Oregon
Congress
Rufus Holman
Willis E. Mahoney
New Dealer
Senate
Homer D. Angell
James W. Mott
President to visit Maryland Sunday eyed by Lewis
Rep. David J. Lewis, a New Deal candidate, said President Roosevelt would likely tour Maryland next Sunday for a Potomac bridge site drive and urged a historic trip. He also quoted a promise of a justice department probe into tobacco price fixing and criticized Senator Tydings for the price fixing bill aiding big tobacco.
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Washington
David J. Lewis
New Deal
Millard E. Tydings
Roosevelt
Maryland
la Plata Md
Citizens’ Committee
Lewis
Tydings
Potomac River
Morgantown
la Plata
Thurman Arnold
Justice Department
Lower
Potomac
Roosevelt Campaign Battles Hint at Next Week's Outcomes
Associated Press reports that Indiana and Pennsylvania rallies frame two primary clashes as potential Roosevelt victories or defeats. A Texas runoff pits W D McFarlane against Ed Gossett in a contest seen as the president’s allied challenge while Republicans launch midwest campaigning with a critical rally.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Texas
W. D. McFarlane
Ed Gossett
Wichita Falls
Midwest
Constitution of Chest Approved and New Officers Named
The Twin City Community Chest board approved the constitution and by-laws at a Friday chamber meeting. Temporary offices open tomorrow in Hotel Frances lobby. W. R. Hatchell presides, R. C. Stokes is vice president, Mrs. A. D. Tisdale secretary, W. C. Oliver treasurer. Directors include J. M. Breard, Bob Burns, A. B. Clarkson, and others. J. L. Ewing to chair publicity. executive committee lists Hatchell, Stokes, Masur, Holloway, and Ewing.
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Twin City Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Frances
Chest
W. R. Hatchell
R. C. Stokes
A. D. Tisdale
W. C. Oliver
J. M. Breard
Bob Burns
A. B. Clarkson
J. S. Drew
J. L. Ewing
EB. D. Holloway
L. P. Landry
J. E. Marx, Sr
Sig Masur
R. & Stokes
L. V. Tarver
J. L. Warren
News-Star— World Publishing Company
D. Holloway
Louisiana Escapes Tropical Hurricane
The Gulf coast dodged a West Indian hurricane as it veered toward the northeast Mexican coast near Brownsville. Officials warned of possible gales near Brownsville and high tides on the coast while New Orleans forecasters noted only temporary relief from heat in Texas as the disturbance drifted west.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Tex
United States Weather Bureau
Mexican
W. F. McDonald
Tampico
McDonald
Rio Grande
Christi
Texas
Arkansas
Prisoners Roasted to Death in Philadelphia Prison
Four convicts died in adjacent Holmesburg cells in Philadelphia County after a five day hunger strike over prison meals. Coroner Hersch attributed the deaths to roasting, while Superintendent Mills noted prisoners may have killed each other in fights. Names James M. McQuade Harry Osborne Edward Hayes Joseph Walter are identified in photos.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
Holmesburg
Charles M. Hersch
James M. McQuade
Harry Osborne
Edward Hayes
Joseph Walter
Purse Snatcher Apprehended by Monroe Police
Jack Bourgeois, 19, from St. Louis, was arrested within 30 minutes of snatching a purse from Mrs. G. W. Bell at DeStard and North Third streets. He surrendered on a boxcar near the Illinois Central railroad after being spotted by Police Sergeant H. T. Ward, with the ruby ring and papers found intact. Bourgeois said he hitchhiked from Shreveport and arrived in Monroe yesterday afternoon.
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Jack Bourgeois
St. Louis
H. T. Ward
Lear
G. W. Bell
DeStard Street
DeStard
North Third Streets
DeSiardtreet
North Fourth Street
Iinoia Central Railroad
Ward
Ilineis Central Railroad
Five Points
Bourgeois
Shreveport
Monroe
Drowning of Electrician in Croas Lake Squall
In Shreveport Louisiana, 22 year old T R Ellis of Atlanta a Western Electric employee drowned when a sudden seven foot squall overturned a motorboat on Croas Lake two miles northwest of the city. Ellis body was recovered and his wife and four year old daughter were rescued. four others were aboard.
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Shreveport
T R. Ellie
Atlanta
Western Electric Company
Croas Lake
Here
Reid Clark
Ellis
Frances
George Flack
Jim Appling
Ellin
Willa P. Butler
Merchants Ready for Dollar Day in Monroe Tomorrow
Monroe merchants in a second city wide Dollar Day event report they are ready to greet crowds expected to flood the shopping area. The sale, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce retail division, promises high quality merchandise at charged prices for a brisk shopping spree.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Roseland Company Receiver Named In Wage Controversy
A receiver was appointed for Roseland Manufacturing and allied Hammond Box Company amid a wage dispute with the Four-One Box Makers and other creditors. The federal hearing before Judge Wayne G. Borah will address charges of wage labor practices and unpaid equipment claims totaling about 199,000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Roseland Manufacturing Company
Tengipahos Parish
Roseland
Hammond Box Company
Hammond
National Labor Relations
Wafeir
Wayne G. Borah
Rockeway
S. 4
Roseland Company
Aleo
H. J. Garter
O. W. Herrita
Tangipahoe
Garish
Charles B. Logan
Britain warns against war over Czechoslovakia amid European tensions
London reports Britain urges restraint as Nazi pressure and German armament raise fears of conflict in Central Europe. Sir John Simon warns that even a limited war could escalate widely while Neville Chamberlain signals unlikely exclusion from a broader European war.
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London
Iest
Britain
Adolf
Carmela Slovakia
Bettain
Oriere
Foreign Office
Ples
Praha
John Simem
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Sir John
Germany
Alana
Sunon
Winston Defense Coordination
Drowning and Injuries After Mississippi River Collision
At a bend on the Mississippi River near New Orleans a collision between the tug J L Dickey and the tanker Paes left Cullen J Stinson 3 drowned aboard the tug and four others injured including a second engineer from Ville Miss and Captain John E Stinson 43 with head injuries. Names Bordelan Bordelon and Ross appear among the injured.
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New Orleans
Cullen J. Stinson
Mississippi River
Tuo J. L. Dickey
Laster F. Alexander Company, Inc
Paes
Stinson
Ville
Miss
Oere Tug
John E. Stinson
Burnette Bordelan
Bordelenville
Bordelon
J C. Ross
New
Bates in grave condition after shootout chase
The report says Maie Lott and Carl Bates remain in serious condition following a Thursday shooting by a Petrol man Posey. Attendants at Charity hospital noted a slight rally after a Friday transfusion as the trial of Bates continues.
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Ort
Maie Lott
Texerkena
Carl Bates
Wee
J. BE. Posey
Charity Hospital
Love
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Cannes
Patricia
Jean
England
Kennedy
Robert
Louisiana
Mexican Coast
Cross L
Czechoslovakia
Inskip
Bates
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