Hazel Beacham Leigh dies after illness in Raleigh
Mrs. Harord Beacham, 45, wife of C. D. Beacham of Raleigh, dies in a hospital after a long illness. Survived by her husband, a daughter Mrs. Herman Shore of Greensboro, a son Orville DeWitt Beacham of Raleigh, a sister Miss May Wilson of Greensboro, and a brother Thad C. Beacham of Shelby. Funeral set for Eaton Street Methodist Church tomorrow at 3 p.m. Born in Selma, she married Guilford County when a child.
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Harord Beacham
C. D. Ae
Raleigh
Jerman Shore
Greensboro
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Raigh
May Wilson
Ensboro
Thad C
Shelby
Eaton Street Methodist
Torrow
Beacham
Selma
Guilford County
Flood Devastation Sparks Health and Aid Efforts
A flood zone flood relief centers to treat patients near Nantike with a typhoid vaccine pool and inoculation program. The state health department sent a laboratory team to test drinking water as WPA and Red Cross mobilize supplies and funds for cleanup and disaster rehabilitation.
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Nantike
State Partment of Health
National Red Cross
Ming Valley
WPA
Pennsylvania Motoruick Association
Weather Summary for Regional Coastal Areas
Cloudy conditions across North Carolina with light showers possible in western and central areas and warmer highs. South Carolina mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers in northwest regions and slightly warmer temps tonight. Virginia unsettled with showers in west and north portions and warmer highs Thursday. Coastal winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate southerly, higher in extreme north. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds east to southeast tonight shifting to south and southwest Thursday with overcast skies and light rain in the north.
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Virginia
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Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Roosevelt Dewey Delegates In Wisconsin Primary
Continued notes outline that Dewey and Vandenberg were not on a preferential ballot. Voters chose convention delegates including two from congressional districts and four at large. Pledges indicated moral obligation rather than legal duty, with early returns showing Dewey and Roosevelt leaders for at large delegates and Garner challengers.
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Vandenberg
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Roosevelt
Garner
Fred R. Zimmerman
Albert J. O’melia
Walter Goodland
John A. Callahan
Bach
Milwaukee party race tallies show Curry leading in precincts
Ward P. Curry, Milwaukee County chieftain, led a field that included former Governor Francis McGovern with 102,485 votes across 2,076 precincts. William B. Rubin had 94,202, Charles Hammersley 92,854, Charles Henney 89,754, and Callahan 73,545.
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Ward P. Curry
Milwaukee County
Francis McGovern
Wiliam B. Rubin
Charles Hammersley
Charles Henney
Callahan
Zeidler Defeats Milwaukee Mayor Hoan in Nonpartisan Polls
Milwaukee Mayor Daniel W. Hoan concededs defeat to Carl F. Zeidler as results from 390 of 435 precincts show Zeidler leading 99,248 to 87,759. Zeidler, a former assistant city attorney, will succeed Hoan after 24 years in office.
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Daniel W. Hoan
Carl F. Zeidler
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Hoan
Labor changes clash with Smith committee reform plans
Labor Changes the Hoffman was rejected by a large vote and faces opposition from supporters of broader reforms urged by the Smith investigating committee. The Smith plan calls for an entire new labor board as one of its recommendations.
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R-Mich
Labor Committee
Smith
Labor Board
Emerson Club Cambridge linked to Young Communist League
Testimony identified a Cambridge branch named Emerson Club and confirmed a Harvard league branch with 35 to 60 members. The witness noted chapters or members at Dartmouth, MIT, UMass, Boston University, Amherst, and Radcliffe in the greater Boston area.
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Emerson Club
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Germans Ready Big Strike as Hitler Plans Endgame
Goering addressed an audience of Hitler Youth forecasting a deadly blow to Britain and France once Germany’s rear is secure. He claimed swift success against Poland and warned the western powers of a forthcoming offensive while praising German unity and military strength. An air front report noted downed enemy planes and German losses, with crews rescued after sea engagements.
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Designer Injured in Workshop Accident at Local Plant
Furniture designer Hubert Brockwell was taken to Burrus Memorial Hospital this afternoon after a stick from a machine struck him on the head. He was knocked unconscious during the incident and was rushed by Yow's ambulance.
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Burrus Memorial Hospital
Yow
Auto catches deer in bumper trap in Southern Pines
Grover McCrimmon a farmer reported that a year-old buck was caught between the bumper and radiator after he got into his car in Southern Pines on April 3. The incident describes using automobiles as deer traps in the area.
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Grover McCrimmon
Goering Calls Youth to Back Nazi Victory Effort
Speeches praise mobilization and spirit as Reich readies for a "biggest German victory." Hermann Goering extols youth as bearers of greatness and liberty while crediting the Nazi rise to power and the 1933 consolidation, arguing internal and external battles are being won with unity.
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Dillard Players Impress William Penn High School Audience
Dillard University Players from New Orleans presented three one act plays Breeders The Seer and Gangsters Over Harlem to a near capacity crowd at William Penn High School. Ruth Mann as Mammy and Xenophon Lange as Blackie received strong praise for their performances. Dr J E S S Morandhi a Sumatra born lecturer will speak at Mt Vernon Baptist Church this evening at 8 oclock. He is said to have connections with Gandhi and Haile Selassie and to have served as chief physician in Addis Ababa during the Italo Ethiopian War.
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Raleigh
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Mahatma” Gandhi
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Willing Workers Club Plans Leap Tea Party
The Willing Workers Club of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church will host a leap tea party at Mrs. Caroline March's home 1029 Leonard Street on Thursday evening. The Mt. Vernon senior choir will sponsor a church entertainment at Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McCrae's home 614 East High Street on Saturday evening.
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Caroline March
Leonard Street
Mt. Vernon
Charlie McCrae
East High Street
John McClain Post 196 Legion Meets at William Penn High
The John McClain Post 196 and Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion will hold a meeting at William Penn High School cafeteria this Wednesday evening at an unspecified hour.
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Woman's Auxiliary, American Legion
William Penn High School
Oratorical Contest At Leonard Street School
The Paul Robeson Dramatic Club of Leonard Street School sponsors its annual oratorical contest Thursday at eight o'clock.
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Paul Robeson Dramatic Club
Leonard Street
Indian lecturer to speak in this city
Dr. J. E. S. Morandhi of Sumatra East India, noted physician and world traveler, will lecture at Mount Vernon Baptist Church Wednesday night at 7 30 o’clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Sumatra
East India
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
Beacon Light Choral Club Rehearsal at First Baptist Church
The Beacon Light Choral Club will rehearse at First Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. The event invites club members and interested singers to attend and prepare for upcoming performances.
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Beacon Light Choral Club
First Baptist Church
Recreation Council Meeting Plans Spring Concert
A call meeting of the Recreation Council will be held at the Washington Street Community Center on Wednesday at 8 p m. The meeting will plan the April 12 concert featuring Mrs Vivian King Bright and Frank Roane.
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Recreation Council
Washington Street
Vivian King Bright
Frank Roane
Scandinavians weigh Allied plans amid Nordic tensions
Denmark announced its London envoy will press a note over the sinking of the German steamer Edmund Hugo Stinnes by a British submarine off Denmark on March 24. In Sweden, Defense Minister Per Edvin Sköld warned that as long as great powers wage a life and death war, national fate remains uncertain and sudden new dangers require preparedness.
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Edmund Hugo Stinnes
Denmark
Edvin
Sweden
Per Edvin Skold
Upsala
Skold
Gastonia May 14 election on eight cent tax for 12th grade
Voters in Gastonia face a May 14 election on imposing an eight cent tax to finance a 12th grade in city schools. The proposal seeks funding to expand high school offerings and cover related costs.
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Fstates
Maine Coastline Distance Puzzle Stuns Geographers
A coastal survey notes Maine's shoreline runs about 2500 miles by walking path, while straight line air distance between the two ends is only 225 miles, highlighting the jagged, indented nature of the coast.
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Maine
Political race omen in a bookie raid overheard in Boston
Detective Frederick Williams overheard a caller during a raid asking about a third term. Williams learned Presidential won at Bowie after the man implied a bet on the fifth race. The exchange is treated as possible political augury in the story.
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Boston
Frederick Williams
Williams
Bowie
Telegram mix up stirs rum rumor in symphony circle
Mrs. Fabien Sevitzky, wife of the Indianapolis Symphony conductor, received a New York telegram reading dont forget to bring pints of rum. She believed a telegraph clerk misheard Sevitzkys Russian accent and the note referred to Pines of Rome, the symphony.
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Indianapolis
Fabien Sevitzky
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
New York
Sevitzky
Pines
Rome
Eye appeal cautions from restaurant editor
Patterson editor of the American Restaurant Magazine told a Houston meeting that serving milk in red glasses rainbow plates or oddly colored foods harms eye appeal and misleads diners. He warned operators to avoid color schemes that distort appetites and dining perception.
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Tex
C. A. Patterson
Patterson
Chicago
Man of Action in Independence Teen Dentist Heist
A 14 year old newspaper carrier in Independence, Missouri, wrestled a pair of pliers from a customer who then pulled one of his teeth with several yanks. The incident left the boy unharmed but with the tooth pulled and the man retreating into his house.
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MAN OF Action Independence
Eugene Crandall
Eugene
School Holiday Here Affects May 17 Classes
Shenandoah Iowa will suspend high school classes on May 17 as many students attend the junior senior banquet. Principal B V Guernsey says it would be unfair to keep the others in class while the upperclass girls get their hair and makeup done for the event.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
B. V. Guernsey
Post-Dispatch Convicted in Contempt Case Faces Supreme Court
Judge Rowe and Circuit Attorney Franklin Miller led contempt proceedings over two editorials and a cartoon from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The paper was cited for contempt after a $10,000 extortion charge against State Representative Edward M. Brady was dismissed. Pulitzer pledged a full statement and said the issue would be taken to the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court of Missouri
Edward M. Brady
Franklin Miller
Rowe Pulitzer
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
Pulitzer
Willis Smith backs off governor bid seen by Raleigh
Raleigh attorney Willis Smith decided not to run for governor prompting commentary on state leadership. A Maxwell itinerary note mentions traveling candidates, Onslow reports praise for Smith, and Danville County political worker T G Stem Jr notes Maxwell support and Smith's large family influence.
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Raleigh
Jacksonville
Onslow
Willis Smith
Broughton starts campaign by air flight in North Carolina
J. M. Broughton flew from Winston Salem to Rocky Mount and on to Elizabeth City where he spoke last night. He urged granting a franchise for an air line from Norfolk to Knoxville to fix sluggish mail service across North Carolina.
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Winston- Salem
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
Norfolk
Virginia
Knoxville
Willis Smith Narrowly Skips Governor Race
Stem notes Willis Smith could have carried Granville if he had not chosen to remain out of this year’s governor’s race.
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Stem
Willis Smith
Granville
Broughton Campaign Travels Far as Gas Tax Rises
Broughton says he has driven 30,000 miles in the governor race. He notes gasoline tax collections should rise as canvassing gains pace and other candidates keep up with his activity.
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Broughton
Raleigh
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