Stormy wedding saga ends as Brill vows to confront rumor
The bride Nan Brill, in a whirlwind across the country, chased her estranged husband through a Hollywood penthouse and a Yuma to Hollywood escape. Police involvement loomed as Brill fled, while nan battled her mother and publishers over a marriage she calls public spectacle and a court action looms with attorney Kidder Jr filing for annulment.
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Hollywood
San Francisco
Brill
Yuma
Ariz
Mary Brill
Nan
Kidder, Jr
Telephone Company Sues Contractors For 55 Dollar Claim
The North State Telephone Company sues Leon Ellis of Greensboro in High Point municipal court to recover 55.09 dollars alleging a worker used a lead conduit while driving a stake. Ellis Construction Company had a sewer main project near the railroad on the same job. The damage date is described as occurring some time ago by a worker on the site.
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North State Telephone Comy
Leon el
Greensboro
Leon Ellis Construction Pany
4& Kman
County alcohol board reports record March receipts
Henderson April 3. Vance county alcohol beverage control board announced March receipts totaling 17 678 75 dollars the largest month so far this year.
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Henderson
Vance County Alcoholic Beve Control Board
Coronation fashion for royal travel and London attire
The feature advises women traveling to London's coronation to wear formal but practical suits, fur accessories, gloves, and corsages, with attire mirroring an Easter parade. It outlines navy bengaline suits with topcoats, beige twill options, and multiple dresses for boat travel, luncheons, and evenings, plus practical layering for May chill.
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New York
London
Better Roads Are Expected Ahead in North Carolina
Raleigh dispatch reports state March revenue over 11.5 million dollars, signaling a possible general fund surplus of 6 to 7 million by July 1. Gov. Clyde Hoey and Highway Chairman Capus Waynick welcome the prospect, noting no highway funds will be diverted to the general fund until surplus and general fund revenues are exhausted. Increased highway allotments and county road maintenance may follow. In other headlines, Ford Kansas City workers strike and sit-downs at GM plants prompt planned conferences with union leaders. Chrysler and General Motors discuss four weeks of factory friction amid wage and labor talks.
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Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
A. J. Maxwell
W. J. Spain
Waynick
General Assembly
New Revenue and Appropriations
General Fund
Hoey
Highway Department
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Walter FP. Chrysler
Corporation
Gev
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Auto Industry Major Trouble
United Automobile Workers of America led strikes across the country amid widespread layoff turmoil in the automotive sector. The movement claimed about 1,400 workers idle from roughly 130,000 affected in the industry.
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Severe Motors and
Chrysler Com
United Automobile Workers of America
Dangers of Boom Foreseen by Administration Leaders
Foreign money into the United States concerns Secretary Morgenthau. The Federal Reserve Board tightens credit with higher bank capital requirements. Chairman Eccles warns inflation would cause disaster and urges budget balance. Secretary Roper asks business to curb price rises. President Roosevelt cites rapid durable goods price increases and says public works could boost consumer goods industries.
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United States
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Reserve Board
Roper
Roosevelt
Sales Increase At Greensboro
Greensboro reports March retail sales ahead of the past seven years with clothing leading gains. Several large stores show 10 to 20 percent increases and new motor vehicle sales up 61 percent from March 1936. First quarter installment selling also climbs about 25 percent over the prior year.
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Greensboro
Merchants Association
Retail sales rise in Greensboro trade area
The report notes a general uptick in retail sales aligning with improved business conditions in Greensboro's trade area, along with higher employment and increased payrolls.
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Greensboro
Openings for U S Deputy Marshal Stafford in Winston-Salem
U S Deputy Marshal Robert A. Stafford opened offices in Winston-Salem today after transferring from Greensbury district offices. He is assigned to oversee local enforcement efforts and coordinate with state authorities.
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Winston-Salem
U. S
Robert A. Stafford
Greensbury
Strike Cancelled by Wilmington Mayor
Wilmington Mayor Walter W. Bacon announced the central labor union strike was cancelled effective 2 PM today. The action ends a labor dispute before afternoon.
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Wilmington
Del
Walter W. Bacon
Central Labor Union
Pilot Mountain Baptist Association to Meet in Winston-Salem
The Baptist men from 74 churches will gather in Winston-Salem on April 11 for the Pilot Mountain Association meeting. Local pastors and deacons plan sessions and discussions on church activities and involvement.
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Baptist
Winston-Salem
Baptist Men
Pilot Mountain Baptist Association
Four Days Old Baby Weighs One Pound in Iowa
Charles Peter Pohnaton, four days old and a candidate for world smallest baby, weighed one pound on his first scale visit in Albia Iowa. Doctor R A Smith said birth weight was 10 to 12 ounces and expects further gain. The premature child, born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson, lived in a kerosene lit two room home and incubated in a cardboard box before hospital transfer. crowds gathered as news spread.
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Albia
Iowa
Charlies
Peter Pohnaton
R. A. Smith
Charles
Jacqueline Jean Benson
Chicago
WPA
New State Office Building Plans Pushed Fast
Raleigh April 3 Work on the new state office building authorized by the general assembly will be rushed and not delayed by bond sales. Governor Clyde R Hoey said the state can temporarily borrow funds from the surplus in the general fund until bonds are sold. He asked State Treasurer Charlies N Johnson to convene the construction supervision commission soon to minimize delays and begin work promptly. The governor stressed the building is needed to relieve space shortages hindering state operations.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
General Assembly
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
Charlies N. Johnson
Hickory Road to Be Widened in North Carolina
Raleigh April 3 The state highway program will include widening of VA 8 highway No 321 between Hickory and Lenoir to 20 feet on straight sections and broader on curves over 11 miles with possible rebuilds and sharper curves reduced. A full 19 mile widening from Lenoir to Hickory is planned later. Another project approves new concrete paving between Hendersonville and East Flat Rock and includes six more paving and surfacing contracts across Asheville Wadesboro Craven Bertie Hertford and Nash counties plus a Tar River bridge in Nash.
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Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
VA. 8
Hickory
Lenoir
Louis W. Payne
Hendersonville
East Flat Rock
Payne
Asheville
Oteen
Wadesboro
Anson County
South Carolina Line
Craven County
New Bern
Colerain
Bertie County
Harrelsville
Hertford County
Tar River
Nash County
Atlantic Coast Line to buy rolling stock for 5.2 million
Atlantic Coast Line president George B. Elliott said the railroad began arrangements to purchase rolling stock costing about 5.2 million dollars. He noted crowded offices, possible completion of a new building by January 1, and that the state pays nearly 30 thousand dollars annually in private office rent. The Hoey-appointed commission will select the site and architect, with plans centering on the state square near the health building three blocks northwest of the capitol.
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Wilmington
George B. Elliott
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Hoey
Johnson
State Board of Health
Capitol Square
Winant Calls for Higher Textile Wages at Conference
John G. Winant of New Hampshire urged 24 nations at the World Textile Conference to pursue international action to raise textile wages to the level of other industries. He said success would influence global efforts to solve economic and social problems. Secretary Perkins reported February payrolls in US cotton mills at 437,000, above 1929 and 1932 levels, as upturn signs appeared.
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Washington
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
A¢D
Winant
Harold D. Butler
Labor Department
Perkins
Waynick Poised But Coan Backed By Bailey Circle
Observer chatter links Coan to the Bailey machine with backing from Senator Bailey and aide Herbert Gubley. Critics say Coan’s letters to officials may pressure the highway board while Waynick emphasizes silent endorsements and steady work. Some see a Bailey strategy to use the department as a jobs counter.
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Coan
Waynick
Hoey
Josiah W. Bailey
R. L. Coughton
Reorganized Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
Coul
Commission
Bailey
Senator Bailey
Herbert Gubley
Highway Department
WPA
Coas
Bailey Machine
Concreteman L. Bougnies
Coan Aacy
Senate
Ert
R. Reynolda
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Bing Crosby
Shirfoss
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Waikiki
Broadhurst
William Boyd
Dick Tracy
Carolina
Ralph Bellamy
Brian Kent
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Mildred
Knoxville
Amiles
Eunice Winstead
Charlie Johns
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