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September 11, 1937

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Whole Texas Town Goes To RFC by Foreclosure

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Town goes to RFC by foreclosure

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CREWS NOW BACKS LA GUARDIA CAUSE; GAINS BY MAHONEY; Crews Out for La Guardia

By Unknown Author

Crews, Bklyn Repub leader, backs LaGuardia on seeing definite swing to him; conf with LaGuardia; Repub comment; Copeland assailed by Corp Counsel Windels, endorsed by E Root Jr; McGoldrick challenges him to aid at budget hearings

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REBELS HOLD FALL OF GIJON IS NEAR; Report Internal Dissension In Last Government-Held Port on Bay of Biscay DEFENSE BREAKS IN HILLS Loyalists Flee After Hand-toHand Fighting-Planes Bomb Portbou at Frontier Defense Breaks In Hills Portbou Heavily Bombed REBELS HOLD FALL OF GIJON IS NEAR Red Cross Aids Dahl Submarine Is Fired Upon Refugee Ship Is Convoyed

By Unknown Author

Red Cross aiding Dahl

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STOCK PRICES FALL ON SELLING WAVE; Largest Break in Market Since 1933 Forces Losses of 2 to 10 Points for Leaders BONDS CARRIED DOWN TOO Sudden Decline Unexplained--2,322,000 Shares Change 'Hands in Active Trading STOCK PRICES CRASH ON SELLING WAVE

By Unknown Author

2,322,000 shares traded

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Hitler Bids Reich Police Be Rough With Criminals

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Parade before Hitler, Nuremberg

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1937Robert Crippen, American captain, pilot, and astronaut^[†]

Robert Laurel Crippen is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, and STS-41-G in October 1984. He was also a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT), ASTP support crew member, and the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) for the Space Shuttle.

1937Queen Paola of Belgium^[†]

Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria is a member of the Belgian royal family who was Queen of the Belgians during the reign of her husband, King Albert II, from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013.

Headlines from September 11, 1937

Whole Texas Town Goes To RFC by Foreclosure

CREWS NOW BACKS LA GUARDIA CAUSE; GAINS BY MAHONEY; Crews Out for La Guardia

STOCK PRICES FALL ON SELLING WAVE; Largest Break in Market Since 1933 Forces Losses of 2 to 10 Points for Leaders BONDS CARRIED DOWN TOO Sudden Decline Unexplained--2,322,000 Shares Change 'Hands in Active Trading STOCK PRICES CRASH ON SELLING WAVE

Hitler Bids Reich Police Be Rough With Criminals

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