French Fear Italian Aid To Franco’s Rebels In Spain
French radical socialists warn of Italian intervention in the Spanish civil war and propose a three power effort to settle the conflict. They cite an Italian seaplane crash and a forced landing in French North Africa carrying munitions to the rebels. The Italian fascist government is thought to back Franco forces, while France’s regime mirrors the Spanish left.
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Associated Press
Paris
North Africa
Comments Case McMahon Costs Fines to Papers
London July 31 Members of the press face penalties over coverage of George Andrew McMahon awaiting trial for menacing King Edward with a pistol. The King’s Bench division ruled publishers of the Evening News and Evening Express liable for costs totaling $5,000 each, charged to the defendants for contempt of court. British law restricts press commentary on pending trials to prevent prejudice.
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Associated Press
London
George Andrew McMahon
King Edward
King’s Bench
High Court
Evening News
Evening Express
Bishop Gallagher Says Coughlin Not Discussed With Pope
In Castel Gadolfo Italy Bishop Michael Gallagher of Detroit said Coughlin's political activity was not brought up or discussed during his audience with the Pope. In Portland an early morning burglar stole one item before fleeing, Mrs. Charles H. Kenneth reported to police. The theft was noted as incomplete.
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Associated Press
Castel Gadolfo
Italy
Michael Gallagher
Detroit
Coughlins
Portland
Charles H. Kenneth
Iss
Spain Revolt Shifts Amid Madrid Dispatches on Americans
U S Embassy reports the Red government in Madrid refused to provide a train and armed escorts for Americans stranded in Madrid. Rebels claim control in Valencia cutting rail links. Madrid takes over banking and restricts withdrawals. Ambushes near Zaragoza and renewed fighting north of Madrid produce heavy casualties.
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Spain
Madrid
U. S
State Department
Washington
Red Popular Front
Valencia
ABC
Gib
Seizure Reported of Auto Plants at Barcelona
Refugees arriving in Marseille report Thursday that Spanish loyalists seized Ford and General Motors plants in Barcelona. The Catalan government denied the seizure, saying no such action occurred, while reports claimed American cars were drafted to aid a leftist campaign.
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Marseille
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Barcelona
McMahon Committed For Autumn Trial In Edward VIII Case
George Andrew McMahon is committed for criminal trial after sobbing testimony in which he said he flung a revolver to protest wrongful imprisonment. He admitted intending to shoot himself but instead discarded the weapon in the roadway. Trial scheduled for this autumn.
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Associated Press
London
George Andrew McMahon
Edward VIII
Baldwin Warns War If Europe Fails to Settle Disputes
London July 31 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told four thousand Canadian pilgrims at Vimy Ridge that if Europe and the world cannot settle disputes without war while yet burying bodies from twenty years ago, the world deserves to perish.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
Stanley Baldwin
Vimy Ridge
Russia Enters Naval Arms Race With Britain Accord
London reports on July 31 that Russia signed an accord with Great Britain granting no limit on naval tonnage signaling entry into the expanding naval arms race. In Tokyo a forecast says Japan will begin replacing four capital ships within the year.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Great Britain
Tokyo
Japan
For Sale At the Nome Nugget Bundle Firewood Offer
Local ad reads buy them by the bundle for starting fires offered at the Nome Nugget. It markets bundles suitable for immediate use with a simple pickup option in town.
Three Trans Atlantic Flights Planned This Summer
New York prepares for three non stop air plane journeys within a month. Joseph Costa of Corning New York will fly from Harbor Grove Newfoundland to Portugal with his father. Swedish pilots Kurt Bjorkvall and Baroness Eva Blixen knecke will fly from Floyd Bennett Field to Stockholm non stop. Clyde Pangborn will fly from New York to Paris.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Costa
Corning
N. Y
John
Portugal
Iarbor Grove
Newfoundland
Kurt Bjorkvall
Eva Blixenknecke
Floyd Bennett Field
Stockholm
German War Ace Udet Survives Midair Plane Collapse
Warnemunde Germany July 30 Col Ernst Udet famed German air ace escaped death when his plane broke apart in midair before Col Charles Lindbergh. Udet bailed out, pulled his parachute at once, and landed safely as Lindbergh later toured Heinkel works with Lt Cmdr Ma jie Jr.
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Associated Press
Warnenmuende
Germany
Ernst Udet
Chas. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Majie Jr
U. S
Heinkel Works
Goods News For Oil Consumers in Nome Announced
Nome residents using oil for heating will gain returnable 27 plus and 24 plus oil barrels available in retail. Standard Oil Company of California through Alaska Sales Superintendent R M Douglas arranges packaging in Seattle ensuring high quality and no price increase. Barrels return to company, freeing customers from a $2 container fee and keeping city streets clear of empties. Lomen Commercial Company ad promotes the offer to Nome customers.
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Nome
R. M. Douglas
Alaska
Seles
Standard Oil Company of
California
Seattle
Standard Oil Company
Lomen Commercial Company
Stonington Elects Republican Warden in 130th Vote
Telegraph Briefs in Stonington Connecticut report the town swung heavily to the Republican side in the 130th annual election. William Edgar was reelected warden over Christopher Ledwith in a result described as a rare partisan shift for the community.
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Associated Press
Stonington, Conn
William Edgar
Christopher Ledwith
Torch Lighting to Open Eleventh Olympiad in Berlin and Los Angeles
The Olympic torch will be lit at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday matching the Berlin ceremony to inaugurate the Eleventh Olympiad. The flame atop the coliseum peristyle will burst into light at the same moment as Berlin's torch.
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Berlin
Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum
Britain Plans Protest Over Seizure of Banks and Factories
London reports that Britain with 87 warships concentrated in Spanish waters prepared a stern protest over the reported seizure of British banks and factories.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Planes Grounded in France Linked to Spanish Revolt Financing
Four British airliners were grounded in Bordeaux France on July 30 as authorities feared they would fly Moroccan reinforcement to Spanish rebels across the Mediterranean. The planes, en route to Lisbon, Portugal, were reported to have been purchased by Juan March a Spanish millionaire accused of financing the revolt.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
France
Mediterranean
Lisbon
Portugal
Juan March
Knox Accepts Nomination Attacks New Deal Policy
In Chicago on July 31 Colonel Frank Knox, accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination with Alf Landon, denounced Roosevelt administration policies as “hysterical experiments.” He framed the choice as America choosing between paternalist security and rugged self-reliance, urging voters to opt for the American way in November. Knox condemned various New Deal measures during his speech.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Sor
Campavan Fe
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Knox
Landon Backs Labor Unions Right to Organize
In Topeka on July 31 Alf Landon, Republican nominee for president, stated unions have the right to promote lawful organizing of unorganized industries. He said he opposed infringements on free speech and free assembly and cited his stance during the tri state strike of smelter and mine workers in July last year.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Norman Thomas
Landon
Tri-State
Spanish tri motored plane lands with gold in Paris
A Spanish tri motored plane arrived at Le Bourget field from Madrid with one and a quarter tons of gold on board.
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Paris
LeBour
Madad
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