Insurgents Attack Toledo As Madrid Downfall Feared
Rebels smash at the gates of shell torn Toledo as President Azana seeks asylum aboard an Argentine warship. Alcazar defenders await rescue, while Madrid braces for a possible collapse as government troops battle insurgents near Quismondo and in surrounding areas.
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Spain
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Diario Noticias
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Buends Aires
Madrid
Bilbao
Bay of Biscay
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Alberche
Tagus
Quintecaspe
Guaradarrama
Quismondo
Buenos Aires
Indalecio Pieto
Alicante
Gov’t
James C. Oldfield
Bargas
Tagus River
Coughlin's Roosevelt remark called harsh by Cleveland bishop
Cleveland bishop Joseph Shrembs condemned Charles Coughlin's anti God remark about President Roosevelt as a harsh statement not justified by facts. He said Coughlin was carried away by heat and believed Roosevelt's crop and hog restrictions were economic measures, not anti religious.
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Charles E. Couglin
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
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Shrembs
Campell Seeks Speaker Pro Tem Post in State House
Covington Ga Sept 26 State Representative R P Campbell of Newton announces candidacy for speaker pro tem of the state house He has about 75 pledges of the required 103 He is a son of the late R W Campbell a former figure in the 34th district and Newton county He is a lawyer and former Covington recorders court judge active in the 1935 legislature and in supporting a highway patrol bill He seeks full school appropriations exempt from the grandfather clause and is known for earlier efforts to aid education and law enforcement
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R. P
Pat) Campbell
Newton County
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Young Campbell
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Covington Recorders Court
Civitan Club
Hugging strife at Chicago school ends with principal leaving
In Norwood Park Union Ridge district, former principal Charles O'Hearn, 38, ends his ouster dispute as he plans a new job with a school supply firm. He has been serving unpaid as business manager after teachers accused him of embracing them. The district notes his teaching certificate renewal was not renewed by the Cook County school superintendent.
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Chicago
Union Ridge
Norwood Park
Charles O’hearn
O'Hearn
Herman Reusson
O’hearn
O'Brien
Cook County
Seamen hold one day coastwise strike over Simpson case
Five hundred seamen meeting under the seamen defense committee vote for a one day sit down strike of all coastwise ships in protest of Nazi treatment of Lawrence Simpson an American seaman held for fifteen months and on trial in Berlin. The group also vows to back West Coast seamen if a Pacific coast strike occurs.
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Seamen’s Defense Committee
Lawrence Simpson
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Peoples Court
Berlin
United States
Manhattan
Pacific Coast
Early Cool Spell Grips Nation With Frost And Snow
The Associated Press reports an early fall bringing cooler weather across much of the United States. A snowstorm affected flight paths over Nebraska, while frost touched parts of Maine Albany and Scranton. Denver 34 Havre 30 Sheridan 36 Montreal 38 Winnipeg 34 Boston 40 recorded as today’s lows.
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New York
Edward F. McGrady
Secretary of Labor
North Platte
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Frank B. Seaton
Utica
N. Y
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CCC Restoring Forest Lands of the Nation in Two-Fold Program
Washington reports the CCC under Robert Fechner shows a nationwide drive to preserve and replant forests. From 1933 to 1936 the corps planted 170 million trees, fought fires, built erosion dams, roads, and towers, improved stands, and conducted rodent and pest control on millions of acres with over 50 million trees planted in the south during spring.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Fechner
Weather Summary for South Carolina Georgia and Florida
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Sunday across South Carolina and Georgia with unsettled coastlines and showers in extreme northwest portions. Florida and extreme northwest Florida show partly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions on the east coast and a chance of showers in the west.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Woodring to Take Over Duties as War Secretary
Harry H. Woodring, World War veteran and former Kansas governor, prepared to assume full power as secretary of war after President Roosevelt elevated the acting head at Hyde Park. He succeeds George H. Dern who died last month and will carry out Dern’s policies while a permanent successor is decided.
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Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
Woodring
George H. Dern
Utah
Kansas
War Department
Dern
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt “Littie
Gene Talmdage to enter law practice in Atlanta
The Atlanta Constitution reports Governor Eugene Talmadge plans to practice law in Atlanta after leaving office to Governor designate E. D. Rivers. His son Herman Talmadge joins Hewlett and Dennis, with expected reorganization to include the governor. Adjutant General Lindley W. Camp is associated, and the firm would aid farmers in collecting gin taxes under the AAA program.
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The
Atlanta Constitution Today
Eugene Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
the Statesman
Herman Talmadge
Hewlett and Dennis
Constitution
Lindley W. Camp
Samuel D. Tewlett
Talmadge
Atlanta Attorney Dies in Motorcycle Crash
In Atlanta a 38 year old attorney named Raymond McLeroy was killed when a motorcycle he rode in with a friend sped across the street after the friend entered a store. The gears meshed and the machine struck a stone wall causing fatal injuries. This marked Atlanta’s 47th traffic death of the year.
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Atlanta
Raymond McLeroy
McLeroy
Georgia Solon Favors Pensions for All 65 Plus
Blairsville Georgia September 26 Democratic nominee E L McCravey Union County representative proposes pensions for every Georgia resident over 65 regardless of finances. He would require pensioners to prove funds spent before further checks and opposes the 15 mill tax limit. He jokes about a state lottery while critiquing current policy. McCravey born July 14 1889 in Plairsville is related to C S Reid of Atlanta and has one daughter.
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E. L. McCravey
Union County
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D. “McCravey
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Atlanta
Democratic Committee
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Secret testimony may keep Americans from Simpson trial
Berlin reports say testimony on German military secrets could bar American observers from parts of the espionage case against Lawrence Simpson, a U S seaman held for 15 months. The defense and press may be barred from testimony involving secrets, while Simpson's trial is set for Monday.
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Lawrence Sympson
Simpson
New York
National Committee For the Defense of
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Simpon
Hamburg
Moabit
Heve
Cordell Hull
Tides at St Marks Lighthouse Forecast
Predicted tides for St Marks lighthouse on Sunday September 27 show high and low times at 11 12 am 4 31 am and 5 49 pm. For Monday September 28 forecast lists tides at 12 08 pm 5 38 am 12 09 am and 6 26 pm.
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St. Marks
U. S. Protects Dollar As France Moves To Devaluate
President Roosevelt shows keen interest in currency talks with France and England to stabilize exchange and prevent franc devaluation. Treasury statement says powers will use reserves to avoid dislocation while Woodring’s wartime appointment is noted and election timing teased. Local politics and other matters occupy the president.
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Hyde Park
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United States
France
England
White House
Roosevelt
Treasury
Washington
Harry H. Woodring
George H Dern
Utah
Prohi Candidates Certification Sought for State Election
Atlanta. Secretary of State John B. Wilson asked for direct certification of the Prohibition party nominees for president and vice president before placing them on the November 3 ballot. J. B. Lockhart supplied Colvin and Watson as presidential and vice presidential nominees, with Glass for governor and Johnston for lieutenant governor. Wilson noted the state electors' names were in order and requested additional information from a national officer or convention.
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Atlanta
John B. Wilson
Prohibition Party
J. B. Lockhart
Wilson
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Claude A. Watson
California
Prohibition
Guard Dies From Injuries in Prison Escape Fight
Ellaville Georgia September 26 194? Aubrey Livingstone 27 of Ellaville died in a Dublin hospital from injuries suffered August 5 when a convict leaped onto a moving truck and grappled with him. The convict was killed. four escaped convicts were recaptured within days. Livingstone's body to be returned to Ellaville for funeral services.
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Ellaville
Aubrey Livingstone
Soperton
Dublin
Livingstone
Mr. Livinstone
Suspect Sought After Vaudeville Actress Attacked
Chicago police hunted a Black man as the likely suspect in the assault and arson attack on 23 year old vaudeville actress Alda Deery. Deery remains in serious condition with brain concussion and pneumonia after the hotel room assault and fire. Prosecutor Coghlan urged a Loop and South Side search noting similar recent cases and a pending trial for one suspect.
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Chicago
Alda Deery
Mal Coghlan
America Uses Stabilization Fund To Back Dollar Amid Devaluations
The $2 billion American stabilization fund was activated as France devalues its currency with Britain and the United States. Morgenthau bought sterling after a drop, while Paris aims to align the franc with a devalued dollar. World markets respond as a European gold bloc shifts. Belgian approval signals support. Polish officials offer cooperation.
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France
England
United States
Morgenthau
Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
London
Amsterdam
Stock Exchange
Netherlands
Switzerland
World Financial Centers
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Popular Front
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Belgium
America
France Ends Last Ditch Franc Stand with Devaluation
France officially ends its extended deflationary stance as the franc is devalued. After years of falling prices and rising unrest, Paris concedes that the franc is overvalued and moves to adjust its currency to halt domestic economic strain.
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