Big political rally and trade day set for August sixth
A large rally and trade day are planned in Thomasville for Saturday, August 6, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Democratic and gubernatorial candidates, including Senator Walter F. George, Gene Talmadge, McRae, Governor Rivers, and other local politicians are expected to attend and address the crowd alongside trade exhibitors. The event aims to attract thousands and cooperate with all local groups and agencies.
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Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Forrester
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Gene Talmadge
McRae
Governor Rivers
Mr. Forester
U S Rejects Japan Denying American Rights in China
Washington reports state department officials say the United States will not concede Japan’s denial of extra territorial privileges for Americans in Chinese territories held by Japan. Secretary Hull noted no official word on a Shanghai embassy claim, while mass media cited incidents near Nanking and Tsingtao. The United States plans gradual abandonment of extraterritorial rights in multiple regions.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Japan
Hull
Shanghai
J. C. Thompson
New Brunswick
N. Y
Nanking
Tsingtao
Thomas H. Massie
Egypt
French
Morocco
China
Roosevelt Urges Congress Favorable To His Policies
Roosevelt presses lawmakers to back his agenda as another train disaster rocks the region. The Olympian collision near Ingomar Montana kills a CCC worker and injures several others, following a prior wreck on Custer Creek that claimed dozens of lives.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Seattle
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
CCC
Ingomar
Mont
Bahl
Robert Eckert
Edward Kohlprenner
Buffalo
N. Y
Olympian
Custer Creek
Miles City
S. A. Torgenson
Elothaner
Fred Parkinson
A. J. Perry
Baht
Forsyth
Ingoma
Eckert
Fort George Wright
Spokane
Camp Dix
N. J
PH. J. McMahon
Milwaukee Railroad
Roosevelt signals fight for liberal nominees in Democratic primaries
President Roosevelt in his 12th fireside chat says he may intervene in Democratic primaries to back liberals. He distinguishes liberalism from conservatism and urges support for remedies under government while avoiding party favoritism in general elections. He also notes court reorganizations as a victory for the people and calls for labor and capital cooperation. The remarks reference public rights and warn against suppressing liberty in the name of patriotism.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pellowr
United States
Congress
Frank Hague
Jersey City N. J
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Weather forecast for South Carolina Georgia and Florida
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and Sunday afternoon in South Carolina and Georgia. Florida sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers Sunday and possible activity in extreme north and near extreme south coast tonight and Sunday. Extreme Northwest Florida remains mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered thundershowers Sunday and light to moderate west and southwest winds.
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Wahrathefr
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Steel price cuts trigger wage and market responses
Pittsburgh reports wage concerns tied to a steel price cut by Carnegie-Illinois. Inland Steel and Republic Steel pledge to match the reduction, while U S Steel and others weigh wage impact and market moves. The price drop, 3 to 21 percent, aims to restore competitiveness and erase Pittsburgh Chicago differentials.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
New New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Carnegie- Illinois
Chicago
Inland Steel
Cleveland
Republic Steel
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Big Steel
Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Carnegie-Illinois
New York
U. S. Steel
Swec
Philip Murray
Benjamin F. Fairless
Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company
Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt wagers prestige on outcome of 1938 voting
President Roosevelt signals his personal endorsement in Democratic primaries and appeals for broad support, saying he needs all the help he can get. The move ties his prestige to the 1938 vote and frames the contest as a test of the 1936 platform and liberal goals ahead of congressional campaigns.
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Roosevelt
William L. Beale
Washington
Mountain climbers asked to aid McCormick search
Albuquerque dispatch reports a search for missing John Medill McCormick escalated as veteran climbers were urged to help reach a ledge on Sandia Mountain. Richard Whitmer, 20, died on the expedition and his body was found at the cliff base. Governor Clyde Tingley and others led the effort while Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms stayed at the search HQ.
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Albuquerque
N. M
John Medill McCormick
Sandia Mountain Peak
Richard Whitmer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sandia Peak
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
McCormick
Clyde Tingley
Il Duce Warns of Reprisals by Spanish Loyalists
Paris reports Mussolini warned that if the Barcelona government bombs Italian cities, Italy would wipe Spanish government cities from the map. Prunas conveyed the threat to Bonnet, who called the wording vague and urged calm. Britain and France urged restraint as Barcelona warned of reprisals against Italian and possibly German targets.
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Italy
France
Paris
Barcelona
Renato Prunas
Permier Mussolini
Foreign Office
Georges Bonnet
Prunas
Bonnet
Germany
Balearic Islands
Britain
London
Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Chinese Plan to Break Dikes and Check Japanese Drive
Chinese strategists from Hankow reportedly plan to rupture Yellow River dikes to impede Japanese forces. They aim to flood Henan and weaken supply lines, building a loop railway to divert water and disrupt the Peiping Hankow line south of Chengchow while Chiang Kai-shek directs potential riverine action.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Yellow River
Chengchow
Sunghai
Shansi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Henan
Loyang
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