Kerr Scott to Run in Democratic Primary for Agriculture Chief
Alamance County farmer W Kerr Scott former Master of the North Carolina Grange and dairy and farm leader will seek the Democratic nomination for commissioner of agriculture Scott will oppose incumbent Wm A Amm whose family has long run the department He cites his farming background and a push to revitalize the department with practical experience and modern approaches.
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W. Kerr Scott
Alace County
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Wm. A. Am
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County of Alamance
Bether Agriculture
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Scott Seeks New Life in North Carolina Agriculture Department
Pioneer advocate of rural electrification, Mr. Scott announced his bid to revitalize the Department of Agriculture. He noted North Carolina ranks 37th in farm electricity consumption and fourth in development potential, pledging frank talks on failures and a plan to inject vitality and progressive leadership into the agency.
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North Carolina
Statesville
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Mr. Scott
Goppers Lead In Stock Activity
Profit-taking touched the market after a firm open with copper shares leading gains. Calumet & Hecla Mother Lode Cerro de Pasco and others rose fractionally while Anaconda Kennecott slipped. White Motors Bendix Westinghouse gains contrasted by declines in Douglas Aircraft A S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Consolidated Edison Delaware Hudson Southern Pacific. Cotton improved and grains steadied as bonds were quiet. Call money renewed at 1/2 percent.
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High School Debaters Meet At Chapel Hill
More than six hundred high school representatives from across North Carolina will visit the University of North Carolina for a week of events. Secretary E R Rankin expects a record showing as 256 debaters from 64 schools compete Thursday and Friday for the Aycock Memorial cup in the 24th annual final contest. The triangular contests on March 27 narrowed the field from 225 participating high schools. The debate query is socialization of medicine.
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North Carolina
University of North Carolina
E. R. Rankin
North Carolina High School Debating Union
Appeal To Farmers Is Sounded By Hoey
Clyde C. Hoey, running in the Democratic gubernatorial race, urged close cooperation between state and federal agricultural forces in a courthouse speech at Winton North Carolina. He called for a program to develop farming resources, preserve soil, and ensure farmers fair prices while backing President Roosevelt in the re election bid for agriculture.
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Clyde C. Hoey
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Roosevelt
Washington
North Carolina
Frank D. Roosevelt
Further Land Taxes Opposed By McDonald
GREENVILLE April 13 Dr. Ralph McDonald seeking the Democratic nomination for governor told a Pitt county audience he had always opposed every effort to place a tax on land in North Carolina and if elected would under no circumstances permit any part of the tax burden to be placed back on property owners.
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Ralph McDonald
Pitt County
North Carolina
First Survey Shows How National Old Age Pension Plan Is Working
More than 100,000 men and women in 17 states draw federal state old age pension checks under the Social Security act three months after start. The survey notes general approval but confusion about the law, varying state methods, and pending federal funding and new states joining the program.
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Roosevelt Heads Into Maryland Battle Cry Tonight
Roosevelt expected to capture Illinois and Nebraska primaries as Knox and Borah contest in Illinois. Roosevelt faces no opposition in Illinois Democratic primary, while Nebraska Republican ballots show Borah leading, though delegates uncertain. Political observers seek vote benchmarks for cross party comparison.
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North Carolina Leader Urges Special Session On Tobacco Crisis
McDonald defended land sales tax payments and urged an immediate legislative session to pass a compact on tobacco. He warned the tobacco markets could collapse this fall without action, saying such a collapse would seriously impair the state’s general business.
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Negro Confesses To Killing White Man In Alabama
A 21-year-old Negro confessed to shooting and killing Gene Turner 25 near Cardiff Alabama after Turner threw a rock at a car in which the suspect rode. Eddie Williams was arrested and later admitted to the shooting aiding officers in the investigation. No formal charges were filed yet pending further inquiry.
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Gene Turner
Cardiff
Turner
Eddie Williams
EB. McAdory
Veteran Barrister James Beck Dies in Capital
Washington mourns James Montgomery Beck former solicitor general and noted constitutional lawyer who died of a heart attack after a luncheon in his home. Beck, aged 60 six, was a veteran of the bar in Congress and on the rostrum and harsh critic of New Deal policies.
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James Montgomery Beck
Congress
Beck
Three Toronto Men Believed Buried in Moose River Mine
Three Toronto men were believed buried alive after a cave-in at the Moose River mine. They were at the 1606-foot level inspecting the mine when the accident occurred. Named men include H. R. Magill, a Toronto lawyer, Dr. Robertson a medical practitioner and part owner, and a Toronto time keeper named Scadding. Rescue crews held out hope for survivors as effort continued.
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Wade Takes Lead In Race For Primary Nomination
Wade secretary of state now regarded as in the lead for the June primary to succeed himself. Observers note Wade's experience and broad support across the state while Bure and Dunnagan lag behind but may close the gap before June 6. Eyre and Dunnagan push politics in Piedmont and west as Wade faces renewed East versus West dynamics.
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General Assembly
Underground Tunnel Rescue After 200 Foot Drop
Men took refuge in an underground tunnel after a 200 foot surface drop. Report says they might be unharmed though miners labored overnight to clear debris with slow progress.
Valentine Named Associate Campaign Manager for W ald Campaign
Nashville figure Valentine will assist Dr Ralph W ald in his bid for governor. W L Jenakin was recently named to manage Mc Donald's campaign, forming the campaign team for the upcoming race.
Brooklyn Woman Dies In Car Crash Near Morganton
Miss Eva Berkowics of Brooklyn New York was killed when her car fell down an embankment near Morganton yesterday. Her two companions Miss Fannie Gastman who drove and Miss Rose Goldstein sustained minor injuries.
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Eva Berkowics
Brooklyn
N. Y
Here
Fannie Gastman
Rose Goldstein
Boy Dies In Car Door Accident Near Goldsboro
Carl Sprinkle two year old son of Mr and Mrs Walter B Sprinkle of near Goldsboro was killed yesterday when the car door swung open and he was thrown to the pavement.
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Walter B. Sprinkle
Goldsboro
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Furman President to Deliver NC State Commencement Address
Dr. B. E. Greer president of Furman university will deliver the commencement address at North Carolina State College this June. Dr. Edgar G. Gammon Charlotte pastor will preach the baccalaureate sermon.
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Raleigh
B. EB. Greer
Furman University
N. C. State College
Edgar G. Gammon
Charlotte
Charlotte collector donates royal and American letters to Mint Museum
Mrs. Westray Battle of Asheville donated a valuable collection of letters to the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte. The letters include signatures of Queen Charlotte Sophia and King Charles I along with numerous American notables.
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Westray Battle
Asheville
Charlotte Sophia
Charles I
Mint Museum of Art
Association of Anatomists to Meet at Toronto Next Year
The 1936 annual session ended in Durham on Saturday with the next meeting scheduled at the University of Toronto. Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Frederic T. Lewis was named the new association president.
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American Association of Anatomists
University of Toronto
Frederic T. Lewis
Harvard Medical School
North Carolina Seeks State and Congressional Candidates
Raleigh notes show by April 18 89 candidates filed for state and congressional posts with a potential field of at least 75. Entrants had until 6 p m Saturday to pay entry fees and officially file candidacies.
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Feld
Inquest Planned Over Axe Killing of Prison Guard Byrd
Columbia officers say Robert Ashley a 17 year old Negro ex convict confessed to the axe murder of penitentiary guard Joe Byrd. An inquest will be held here Wednesday night to examine the case and determine the cause and circumstances of Byrd’s death.
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Columbia
8. C
Joe Byrd
Robert Ashley
Secretary Announces Preakness Nominees
Maryland Jockey Club secretary Matt L Daiger lists 61 colts nine geldings and four fillies among 74 three year olds nominated for the May 16 Preakness at Pimlico. Standouts include Tintagel Grand Slam and Hollywood with 20 more nominees than last year. Notable absentees include Joseph Be Widener's brevity.
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Supreme Court defers ruling on Guffey coal act
The Supreme Court postponed its decision on the constitutionality of the Guffey coal act for two weeks. Justices adjourned to April 27 without ruling on cases from lower courts while government, Congress, and labor circles await the high tribunal’s view. Arthur Looch, southwestern.
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Supreme Court
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Arthur Looch
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Flood Waters Recede As Carolinas See River Levels Drop
Pruce Heatherly fell into the Pigeon River near Canton North Carolina as flood waters receded. Elites Meares a Fair Bluff merchant reported the Lumber River rose about two and a half inches last night and cresting this morning with officials saying a drop was expected if rains stay away. Water filled the streets of the business district though no homes or shops were touched and citizens remained hopeful the river would not reach damaging heights.
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Elites Meares
Fair Bluff
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Meares
Mongolian border clashes linked to Manchoukuo troops
Reports state authorities and Mongolians allied with Russia under a mutual assistance pact note Japanese Manchoukuoan troop movements near Haflar. The border clashes with Outer Mongolia have escalated over six months and arrests are likely per the general headquarters communiqué.
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Russia
Haflar
Japanse
South Carolinian Is Hit and Run Victim
GREDPNVILLE, D. C., April 13. Blaine T. Pruitte, 18, was found dead on a highway after a late night walk. Sheriff B. Smith said it appeared he was killed by a hit and run motorist. no motive or witnesses cleared the case. Friends who had ridden with him earlier were questioned but provided no light.
Former Editor Francis Williams Dies at 81
Francis Marion Williams, 81, longtime Newton editor and publisher and one of Davidson College’s oldest alumni, died early today in a Rocky Mount area hospital. A Gaston County native, he ran the Newton Enterprise for about 35 years before its consolidation into the News-Enterprise, living in Newton since 1879 and moving to Asheville in 1928 to be with his son R. R. Williams. Funeral rites will be held Thursday afternoon in Newton after a short service in Rocky Mount.
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Francis Marion Williams
Newton
Davidson College
Williams
Gaston County
Newton Enterprise
News-Enterprise
Davidson
Asheville
R. R. Williams
Spiritual Emphasis Conference Planned At Sedgefield
Greensboro April 13 The second annual spiritual emphasis conference of the Carolinas M C A will be held at Sedgefield near Greensboro on May 2 and 3.
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Outlaw Sentenced Under Lindbergh Act Over Constitutional Claim
An outlaw received the death sentence under the Lindbergh Kidnapping Act for challenging the law as unconstitutional. He argued the statute violated the Constitution and due process. The court upheld the penalty amid ongoing debates over federal criminal jurisdiction.
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Three Minute Relief From Periodical Pains
A pharmacist prepared remedy named B. C. promises relief from monthly pains in three minutes. It claims to address colds headaches neuralgia and nervous distress without opiates. Available in 10¢ and 26¢ packages at drugstores.
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