Stalin's steel broom purge widens in Soviet power shakeup
United Press dispatch from Moscow outlines Stalin’s widening purge across the Soviet Union. Officials, generals, writers, and theater directors face arrest, exile, or execution as fear grips the country. About 50 executions reported, with thousands detained, while opaque press coverage and censored foreign reporting obscure full scope.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Moscow
London
Josef Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Workers of Leninrad
Stalin
Soviet Union
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Communist Party
Navy
Red Army
Communist Youth Organization
Commissariat of Internal Affairs
GPU
Berlin
Hitler
Junk supply in North Carolina dwindling says dealer Wilson
Louis Arner, a major junk dealer in North Carolina, warns that the state’s scrap metal supply is nearly exhausted as carloads move from yards to port terminals. He notes high demand has drained available stock and questions future availability.
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Louis Arner
North Carolina
Arner
Legless Swimmer Ends Six Day Endurance Swim
Charles Zimmy a 46 year old legless swimmer finished a six day endurance swim from Albany to New York, arriving near the George Washington Bridge after 147 hours in the water. He weighed 179 pounds at the start and lost about 30 pounds, sleeping and eating while afloat with a buoyant legless body. He was hospitalized in Harlem for rest.
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New York
Charles Zimmy
Harlem
Albany
Zimmy
George Washington Bridge
98Th Street
Labor Day Clothes Drive Announced by Community Group
A local club promotes a Labor Day event encouraging residents to send in clothes early for care and distribution. Contact via phone 2785-711 for participation and pickup details.
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Gottlieb
Supsien Tabor
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