Michigan nominating race narrows as Brown secures win
In a tight Democratic primary for Michigan’s Senate, Prentiss M. Brown narrowly defeats Louis B. Ward, leading 119896 to 114793 with Detroit precincts still to tally. Brown will face Republican Wilbur M. Brucker, while other state races select Frank Murphy and Frank D. Fitzgerald as nominees.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Prentiss M. Brown
Louis B. Ward
Washington
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Brown
New Deal
Ward
Wilbur M. Brucker
James Couzens
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Mrs Roosevelt Confined To Bed With Grippe
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt was ordered to bed by her physician after an attack of grippe. White House officials said she had a temperature but was not in danger. She was slated to speak at the annual mobilization for human needs on the White House south lawn.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grippe
White House
St Marks Tide Predictions for Friday Sept Eighteenth
Tide forecast from St Marks shows high tides at 3:24 a.m 9:20 p.m 4:11 p.m and 9:29 a.m with low tides between. Predicted based on coastal observations for the date in question.
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St. Marks Highthouse
Only One Survives After Polar Ship Wreck off Iceland
A single survivor, Eugene Gionidec, a ship's petty officer, tells of 49 aboard the French polar ship Pourquoi Pas drowned when storm waves tore the 449 ton vessel apart off Iceland. Among the dead is Capt. Jean Baptiste Charcot, famed Arctic explorer. The ship, returning from a five month expedition, grounded near Reykjavik as mountainous seas battered lifeboats and men struggled to reach shore.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Eugene Gionidec
Jean Baptiste Charcot
Admiral Byrd
France
Geonidee
Religious Belief No Excuse for Criminal Acts, Court Rules
Georgia Court of Appeals upholds conviction of Spencer Coleman for distributing Jehovah's Witness literature in Griffin. It rejects his claim that religious belief justifies violating the city's ordinance requiring written city manager approval to distribute literature. The court says the ordinance applies to all and does not infringe religious belief.
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Atlanta
Georgia Court of Appeals
Spencer Coleman
Griffin Recorder’s Court
Jehovah's Witnesses
Coleman
Griffin Court
United States
Georgia
Court of Appeals
City of
Griffin
Legion to seek laws for gun registration and fingerprinting
The American Legion convention in Cleveland will consider legislation to require firearm registration to separate the shooter from the gun. A separate proposal urges a national campaign to promote voluntary fingerprinting as a crime deterrent and identity protection. The law and order report under George R. Howett is up for discussion as Ray Murphy plans sessions expected to draw about 200000 attendees. Pension questions are not expected to be raised.
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Cleveland
American Legion
The
Legion’s Law and Order Committee
Hepa
George R. Howe
Roosevelt forecasts national income doubling after Depression
President Roosevelt told mobilization for human progress delegates that the national income will soon be double the post depression low. He cited six million more at work, three million in government aided roles, and rising private aid and charity as signs of renewed confidence across the country.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Sept
Mobilization For Human Today
White House
United States
Former Spanish Queen Arrives in New York to See Ill Son
Victoria Eugenia of Spain lands in New York with Infanta Beatriz to tend Alfonso Count of Covadonga, hospitalized after his 11th transfusion for hemophilia. Lawyers clash over alimony as royal visit proceeds incognito amid Paris exile and family tragedy.
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New York
Alfonso
Edelmira de Bourbon
San Geronimo el Real
Madrid
Don Gonzalo
Switzerland
Spain
Paris
Conti di Savoia
Park Avenue
Elsie Moore Torlonia
Beatriz
Prince Alfonso
Loyalists Postpone Alcazar Bombing Amid Siege
In Toledo on September 17 1936 news reports say 1700 people including women and children were told by the mayor the planned explosion of the Alcazar fortress was delayed to offer besieged forces another chance to surrender. Government warns that non surrender could trigger destruction and death. TNT charges were already placed in tunnels under the fortress.
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James Oldfield
Associated Press
Toledo
Spain
Oiedo
Alcazar
Bea
Weather Update For Several States
Partly cloudy conditions span South Carolina Georgia Florida and Alabama with cooler trends noted Friday in northern and central areas. Northwest Florida reports similar partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday as temperatures ease in the north and central regions.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Extreme
Man Who Tried to Kill Italian Prince Killed in Spain
Fernando di Rosa an Italian anti fascist who attempted to kill Crown Prince Umberto in Brussels in 1929 was shot and killed today while fighting government forces in the mountains about 40 miles from Madrid. He had been sentenced to several years in Belgium but was pardoned by King Albert in 1932.
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Madrid
Fernando di Rosa
Umberto
Italy
Brussels
Belgium
Albert
Dems Announce Official Vote in Congressional Races
Atlanta Sept 17 official vote results from five districts show incumbents and challengers winning both popular and unit votes. Notable tallies include E E Cox 18258 and S Marvin Griffin 11948 in district two, Hollis Fort 13388 and Stephen Pace 22970 in district three, Braswell Deen 21203 in district eight, and B Frank Whelchel 29011 in ninth district with multiple counties and unit votes listed for each race.
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Atlanta
Congress
State Demrtine Executive Committee
E. E. Cox
S. Marvin Griffin
Bainbridge
Hollis Fort
Americus
Stephen Pace
Robert Ramspeck
W. P. Middlebrooks
George West
Braswell Deen
W. C. Langford
Andrew Tuten
B. Frank Whelchel
Nationwide strikes flare as unrest hits multiple states
Strikes spread from California to New York and beyond as clashes injure workers and security steps rise. A bomb shattered windows at the Remington Rand plant near Buffalo amid ongoing plant labor action. Local authorities and national guard talk surface as unrest broadens.
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Auto
Remington Rand
Buffalo
California
Merriam
National Guard
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Seattle
New York
North Tonamanda
N. Y
Red Cross Chapters Readied for Atlantic Storm Relief
National headquarters of the American Red Cross directed coast chapters in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland to stand by for disaster relief as a storm off the Atlantic coast develops. Maurice R. Redey and George Myer were reported at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, with Mrs. Catherine Myers at Raleigh, North Carolina, awaiting further developments.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Atlantic
Maurice R. Redey
George Myer
Elizabeth City
N. C
Catherine Myers
Raleigh
N.C
Engineer Dies At The Throttle Of His Locomotive
In Jenkinsburg Georgia a Southern Railway freight run halted when engineer Walter William Williamson 55 slumped on his controls before dying near the Macon Atlanta line. Fireman W B Venable and the conductor removed him. Williamson served 32 years with Southern. He was born Forsyth and lived in Macon to Atlanta. Survived by widow, a son, a daughter and two brothers in Macon and Brunswick.
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Saint Jean de Luz
France
United States
Claude G. Bowers
Carceres
Jenkinsburg
Southern Railway
Macon
Atlanta
W. B. Venable
Williamson
Southern
Forsyth
Charles
W. J
Brunswick
Du Pont Firm Owns German Armament Stock Says Senate Report
Senate munitions committee reports E I Du Pont owns 892671 dollars of stock in a major German armament trust and 1159904 dollars in a German chemical firm. The panel says Du Pont controlled 7.98 percent of voting stock of dynam ic action Gesellschaft and notes connections with imperial English firms after the arms embargo. It stresses Du Pont is mainly a chemicals company with textiles fertilizers films paint and insecticides in its portfolio.
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DU Pont
Washington
E. I. du Pont, de Nemours and Company
Senate
DuPont
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Nye
United States
Imperial Industries
England
du Pont Company
Tropical Storm Near Cape Hatteras Heads for North Carolina
The weather bureau issued hurricane warnings from Wilmington to Beaufort as a severe tropical storm neared the Cape Hatteras area. Forecasters warned of hurricane winds north to Manteo and strong gales elsewhere along the coast with high tides.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Wilmington
Beufort
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Seaboard
Beaufort
Maneto
Virginia Capes
Southport
Wilmmington
Manteo
N.C
North Carolina
American Red Cross
Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
Bermida
Cape Hatter
Bermuda
North Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina Coaste Line
Seaboard
Norfolk Weather Warns of Hurricane Threat to Coast
Norfolk officials warned of a hurricane feared to strike with heavy force along the Virginia and Carolina coasts. John J. Murphy of the Norfolk weather bureau said the storm could change course but remains as threatening as the three years ago with high tides winds and seas expected. The northeast wing showed increasing gusts today.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Carolina
John J. Murphy
Norfolk Weather Bureau
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