Nine big state posts in 1940 race draw few entrants
Raleigh April 4. Across North Carolina prospective candidates delay in 1940 primaries with seven of nine top posts expected to stay with incumbents. Only State Senator C Wayland Spruill has announced a bid to unseat an incumbent, Kerr Scott, as filing closes March 16, 1946.
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Raleigh
Blood- Worth
Blount
C. Wayland
Spruill
Bertie
Kerr Scott
Ala Mance
Willis Smith
J. M. Broughton
Allen J. Maxwell
Clyde A. Erwin
Forrest Shuford
A. L. Fletcher
State Federation of Labor
Scott
Wayland Spraill
Skidmore Threatens to Face Tax Probe and City Hall Drama
William R. Skidmore, junk tycoon of Pistakee Bay estates near Rand road, faces a federal action seeking 220007 in unpaid income taxes and penalties for 1933 to 1937. The case will be presented to a grand jury convened March 6 as Chicago politics buzzes around Skidmore’s wealth, farms, and celebrated horse breeding amid mayoral campaigns and graft-era memories.
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Chicago
William R
Billy) Skidmore
Skidmore
Pistakee Bay
William J. Campbell
al Capones
Murray Humphreys
Capone
Johnny Torrio
Internal Revenue Hounds
New York
Uncle Sam
Kedzie Avenue
Lake Shore Drive
West Side
Maclay Hoyne
Stephen J. Barry
Thomas J. Courtney
City Hall
Courtney
Assemblymen Take North Carolina On The Road In 1941 Trips
North Carolina lawmakers staged three state trips in 1941: Raleigh to Charlotte on February 22 for history and sightseeing, Wilmington on February 25 with a “session on wheels” praising the Democratic party, and Fayetteville on March 15 featuring military sites and historic markets. The article notes the travel fueled education, with hosts giving tours and Mecklenburg County presenting the Mecklen burg Declaration of Independence.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Charlotte
Senate
Wilmington
Fayetteville
George Washington
Hoey
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
Mecklenburg County
New Hanover County
Fort Fisher
Cape Fear
Cape Fear River
Flora MacDonald
Liberty Point
Britain
Edenton
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
Guilford County real estate transfers listed include A A Weaver and wife to A H Fields and wife in High Point Township. T F Wrenn to American Bakeries Company on Glenn Street. John B Burton and wife to T M Walker and wife near A J Luck lands. Morehead Township transfers O M Rockett to S T Patten and E Spencer Ware to William R Ware on Gaston Street. Greensboro Motor Car Company to Lyda P Chamblee on West End Place. Gilmer Township Lyda P Chamblee on South Carolina Avenue. Jamestown Township M J Hoover to John William Leonard and wife near R A Pickard lands. M J Hoover to Robert A Pickard near John Leonard land. John Moore and wife to A C Pugh and wife near L B Oliver lands. Jefferson Township Charlies BE Starr and wife to Mrs Freddie H Fulton near Mt Pleasant Methodist Church. Sumner Township Thomas J Hill commissioner to John Moore near L B Oliver. Gilbert L Moore and Henry C Moore to John Moore near W B Weatherly. John Moore and wife to A C Pugh and wife near L B Oliver lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
A. A. Weaver
A. H Fields
Pickett
T. F. Wrenn
American Bakeries Company
Glenn Street
John B. Burton
T. M. Walker
A. J. Luck
Morehead
O. M. Rockett
S. T. Patten
P. P. Foster
E. Spencer Ware
William R. Ware
Gaston Street
Greensboro Motor Car Company
Lyda P. Chamblee
West End Place
Gilmer Township
South Carolina Avenue
Jamestown Township
M. J. Hoover
John William Leonard
R. A. Pickard
Robert A. Pickard
John Leonard
Jefferson Township
Charlies BE. Starr
Freddie H. Fulton
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Sumner Township
Thomas J. Hill
John Moore
L. B. Oliver
Gilbert L. Moore
Henry C. Moore
W. B. Weatherly
A. C. Pugh
Louisburg College President Resigns to Become Pastor
D. K. Earnhardt resigns as Louisburg College president effective May 23 after three years in office. He says he wants to pursue a church pastorate. In Laurinburg, Peter D. McIntosh and A. L. Bridgeman announce opposition to Mayor D. J. Sinclair in his bid for reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisburg
D. K. Earnhardt
Louisburg College
Earnhardt
Laurinburg
Peter D. Mclintosh
A. L. Bridgeman
D. J. Sinclair
Re elected Fayetteville county supt of public instruction
Alger B. Wilkins has been re elected county superintendent of public instruction in Fayetteville. Vote results and further details are not provided in the fragment.
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Fayetteville
Alger B. Wilkins
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Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
U. S
By Bill Braucher
NEA Service
Rand Road
Lake
McHenry
Vale
Lady Jane
Lloyd Teeters
Dwight H. Green
Green
Edward J. Kelly
Patrick J. Nash
Wilkins Horton
Gordon Gray
Winston-Salem
YDC
John Caffey
Greensboro
Appropriations
Dry Cleaners Commission
George Ross
Reelectton
Charles M
Johnson
Helen Wahl
Charlie Two
Ago
Secretary OF State
Thad Eure
Dan Roney
Clyde Hoey
Kelley
William R. Skidmore
By Hoke Norris
Barkley
Alben W. Barkley
Ruducky
Texas
United States
Duke Power Co
South Main Street
Guilford County Realty
High Point, N. C
Salisbury
Asheville
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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