Flood of Entries In Various Races Will Hit Office This Week
Raleigh dispatch notes 58 candidates have filed to enter the state primary set for June 2, with many offices still awaiting filings through May 5. The list includes the late Edward W. Poll among filers, and details party, district, and judicial race entries, with several announced contenders yet to file.
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Raleigh
State Board of Elections
Edward W. Poll
Fred I. Sutton
Kinston
A. O. Dickens
Ehringhaus
Ford V-8 Promises Superior Performance At Low Price
An advertisement extols the Ford V-8 as surpassing rivals with speed and endurance, claiming no other low-price car offers a V-type eight. urges test drives and cites the “Tune & Ford Dealers’ Radio Program” with Wannie and His Pennsylvanians and CBS broadcasts.
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Ford
Tune &N
Ford Dealers
Wannie
Columbia Broadcasting System
World speed records set for land and water engines
World's records for V-type engine speeds recorded on land at 272.11 mph at Daytona Beach and on water at 124.86 mph at Algonac Michigan. Both are noted as world records in the report.
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Daytona Beach
Algonac
Mich
Republicans Halt Intra Party Strife In North Carolina
In Raleigh April 7 Republicans settled their internal leadership dispute as James B. Duncan withdrew from the Greensboro chairmanship race and W. C. Meekins of Hendersonville was named chair over A. I. Ferree of Asheboro. Democrats prepared for primaries amid open congressional races following a death in the fourth district and contest in the third. Lily Mebane announced against Frank Hancock Jr. in the fifth.
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Luther Hamilton
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
George Ross Pou
Raleigh
Walter D. Siler
Siler City
Lily Mebane
Frank W. Hancock, Jr
Congress
T. Leviness
Greensboro
Ww. 4
Umstead
Walter Lambeth
A. L. Bulwinkle
J. B. Owen
Asheville
Representative Weaver
Stanley Winborne
State Board of Elections
Lindsay Warren
John H. Kerr
Paul Barley
Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
James 8. Duncan
W. C. Meekins
Hendersonville
A. I. Ferree
Asheboro
Duncan
R. L. Whitmire
Ehringhaus
Jackson Day
Whitmire
Democratic Solicitor Candidates by Districts Listed
The columns name district by district solicitor candidates in North Carolina with towns shown for each district. Notable entries include Herbert Leary Tarboro Daniel Gilliam Tarboro W H Burgwin Woodland J R Young Dunn James Best Dunn Daniel L Bell Pittsboro D M Clark Greenville James Powers Kinston D Staton Inscoe Raleigh J J Burney Wilmington Leo Carr Burlington Allen Gwyn Reidsville R B Pruette Wadesboro John Carpenter Gastonia Zeb Long Statesville Coggin Lenoir Spurling Lenoir J Will Press Marion R L Whitmire Hendersonville Clarence Ridings Forest City Zach Nettles Asheville John Queen Waynesville.
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Lorsville
J. A. Rousseau
North Wilkesboro
Michael Schenck
Hendersonville
P. A. McElroy
Marshall
Felix EF. Alley
Grover C. Davis
Waynesville
Herbert Leary
Edenton
Daniel Gilliam
Tarboro
W. H. 8S. Burgwin
Woodland
J. R. Young
James Best
Dunn
Daniel L. Bell
Pittsboro
D. M. Clark
Greenville
James A. Powers
Kinston
D. Staton Inscoe
Raleigh
J. J. Burney
Wilmington
Centh
Leo Carr
Burlington
Allen H. Gwyn
Reidsville
John G. Carpenter
Gastonia
Zeb V. Long
Statesville
Charles L. Coggin
Salisbury
Spurling
Lenoir
J. Will Press, Jr
Marion
R. L Whitmire
Clarence O. Ridings
Forest City
Zach V. Nettles
Asheville
John M. Queen
Seamless Hosiery Workers Plan Standardization Meeting
Seamless hosiery workers in the city will meet Monday at 7 30 PM in the Central Labor Union hall 127 North Wrenn Street for a discussion on standardization of hours working conditions and wage scales Officials of Branch 82 AF of Hosiery Workers said a prior meeting drew 80 attendees and a second discussion is planned A state touring representative of the AF of H W will attend.
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Central Labor Union Hall
North Wrenn Street
Branch 82
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
A. F
H. W
Business School Suit Settled Out of Court
P P Jones, manager of Jones Business College, announced that ongoing proceedings with former partners were settled outside court. He said the settlement does not affect the school's future expansion plans and that growth will continue as before.
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Business School
Jones Business College
P. P. Jones
Jones
New Church Erects a Tabernacle Here
Erection of a tabernacle for Christ's Sanctified Holy Church on the corner of Commerce and Thistle streets was announced yesterday. Services are held Sunday at 2 30 PM and Sunday Wednesday and Friday nights at 7 30 PM each week conducted by Rev J W Miller pastor of the church and the public invited to attend.
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Commerce and
Thistle Streets
J. W. Miller
Real estate salesman sues textile magnate for alienation of affections
F Brandson Smith of Charlotte sues J F Cannon of Concord for 250000 alleging alienation of his wife's affections. Mrs Smith files for divorce in Arkansas court. Cannon calls the suit ridiculous and vows not to pay.
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F. Brandson Smith
Charlotte
J. F. Cannon
Concord Textile
Smith
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Arkansas
Cannon
Tragedy at Durham Lake Claims Two Drowned Victims
A small boat capsized on a lake near Durham leaving Jack Winston and Clennie Cook dead while two others escaped by swimming to shore. In a separate incident John T. Nelson a 28 year old history professor at North Carolina State College died by inhaling carbon monoxide gas forced into his car via a rubber hose.
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Durham
Jack Winston
Clennie Cook
John T. Nelson
N. C. State College
Greensboro family heir Wal lace Scales case ends in nol pros
The state dismissed with leave to prosecute the case against Wal lace Scales, heir to a Greensboro family. Scales, extradited from New York where he was arrested, faced charges tied to a $15,000 jewel robbery in Winston-Salem nearly four years prior.
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Wallace Scales
Greensboro
Scales
New York
Winston-Salem
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