Industrial activity holds steady amid Roosevelt shift in policy
The week shows a mixed picture with steel gains and a 400000 strong soft coal strike settled, while motor plant strikes continue. Steel output hits 90.7 percent capacity, the highest since 1929, and the AP index climbs to 105.5 as freight carloads rise 0.2 percent and electricity production slips 0.6 percent in the week ending March 27.
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American Iron & Steel Institute
Associated Press
Cram
Association of American Railroads
First Baptist Revival Opens With Rev Mason Speaking
The First Baptist church launches a spring revival today at 11 a.m. with Pastor Rev F R Mason delivering the message. Mrs Lula Mae Butler Horse of Kansas City Missouri will assist and lead a special singing during the two week event. The choir will perform songs chosen for the occasion and the public is invited to all services.
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First Baptist Revival
First Baptist Church
F. R. Mason
Lula Mae Butler Horse
Kansas City
Funeral services for Mrs Irene Jones at St Paul
Mrs Irene Jones, who died early Friday, will be laid to rest this afternoon at 2 o'clock at St Paul Holiness Church. Rev O C Crone, pastor, will conduct the services.
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Irene Jones
St. Paul
St. Paul Holiness Church
O. C. Crone
Mrs. Ida Mills Laid to Rest at Greenhill Cemetery
Mrs. Ida Mills was laid to rest in Greenhill cemetery Saturday afternoon after funeral services at Royal Funeral Home chapel. Rev. C. H. White of Cherry Street Presbyterian Church led the service. She died Thursday after a six week illness, survived by her husband John Mills and daughter Juanita Mills.
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Ida Mills
Greenhill Cemetery
Royal Funeral Home
C. H. White
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Mills
Fairview P T A Plans Evening Meeting
The Fairview Street school Parent-Teacher Association will meet in the auditorium Thursday at 7 30 p m. The session aims to discuss school affairs and upcoming events.
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Fairview P. T. A
Parent-Teacher Association of
Fairview Street School
Leonard Street Mothers Meet In Afternoon
The grade mothers council of Leonard Street school will meet at Mrs. Beatrice Leach’s home at 1009 Hoover street this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev F R Mason spoke at William Penn high school on The New Dispensation and Palm Sunday in a Go To Sunday School Campaign. The Richard B Harrison Dramatic Club of William Penn will present Scheming Mothers and Bad Man Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the auditorium with admission charged.
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Leonard St
Leonard Street
Beatrice Leach
Hoover Street
F. R. Mason
Wm. Penn
William Penn High School
Elizabeth Johnson
Maud Scotton
Hattie Davis
Thomas B
Wm. Penn Dramatic Club
Richard B. Harrison Dramatic Club
Roby Steed
Thea Dugger
Richard B. Harris Dramatic Club
Charlotte
Needlecraft Club to Meet with Mrs Gannaway
The Needlecraft club will meet with Mrs. Gannaway Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock.
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Needlecraft Club
New York Men Visit Lawrence Boyd on Reed Street
Robert Selder of New York City visits Lawrence Boyd at his Reed Street home. Both plan to return to New York City on Wednesday.
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Robert Selder
New York City
Lawrence Boyd
Reed Street
Mr. Boyd
Mr. Selder
Wallace ends series talks at Chapel Hill on taxing powers
Wallace says future depressions and booms can be avoided if government uses tax and spend powers to stabilize business. He argues government is the only body to unite agriculture industry and labor for the nation’s general welfare and democracy should be strengthened. He cites Americans as ill housed and nourished and urges federal action.
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Chapel Hill
Henry A. Wallace
Fourth Human Relations Institute
University of North Carolina
United Cooperation of Agriculture
Wallace
United States
Meeting of Red Men Planned in City May 10 11 13
Final plans outline a three day gathering of the Improved Order of Red Men. The event at the Sheraton hotel includes registration May 10 at 10 AM, welcome by City Attorney Grover H. Jones, and a later banquet with Rev. R. A. Whitten as principal speaker.
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Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men
Sheraton Hotel
Grover H. Jones
W. L. Sherlock
Elizabeth City
Benefit Department
Order
Great Council
R. A. Whitten
Virginia
Great Council of
United States
W. Ben Goodwin
Sachem
Sherlock
Inter City Meets Set For County Championship Next Week
The High Point champions will face Greensboro champions in the county championship clash scheduled for next week.
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Greensboro
Name Social at Women’s Memorial Church Hears Longest Name
The Young People’s club of Women’s Memorial A M E Church hosted a name social at Mrs. Margaret Smith’s Downing Street home Friday evening. Roosevelt Smith won for the longest name Henry Theodore Roosevelt Smith and Earl Helslig won for the shortest name.
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Church
Young People’s Club of Women's Memorial
Margaret Smith
Downing Street
Roosevelt Smith
Henry Theodore Roosevelt Smith
Earl Helslig
Foust Patterson Nuptials Reported
It was announced that Mrs. Minnie Finch Foust and William Patterson were married at the Foust home last Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. F. Dunn of St. Stephen church officiated. The bride wore a blue swagger and a corsage of white carnations. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leach, Mr. and Mrs. William Early, Mrs. Lula Dixon, and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Me.
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foust-Patterson
Minnie Finch
Foust
William Patterson
J. F. Dunn
St. Stephen Echurch
Henry Leach
William Early
Lula Dixon
W. F. Me
Textile workers rally backs merger and 48 hour limit clash
The State Federation of Textile Workers endorsed a merger of United Textile Workers with the CIO at a semi annual rally in Bennettsville South Carolina. They urged opposition to a 48 hour work week amendment and condemned sit down strikes as property protection. Rep Neville Bennett spoke on current labor legislation as the rally continued.
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Bennettsvillee
S. C
State Federation of Textile Workers
United Textile Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
Senate
South Carolina
Ate
Federation
Guffey-Vinson
Neville Bennett
Bennettsville
House
Ways and Means Committee
Britain counts wealth with 452 millionaires now
Britain has about 452 millionaires today, up from 819 six years earlier. Those earning over 100000 dollars yearly are 84 in number.
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Great Britain
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Helen Wooley
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Willie Tones
High Point
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