Spanish Republic Marks Sixth Birthday Amidst War Turmoil
London April 14 Spanish crisis marks sixth anniversary of the republic amidst ongoing fighting and devastation. Reign of terror, ruined towns, and famine plagues Spain as factions duel for fate. Alcala Zamora Ramon Franco Miguel Unamuno among leaders praised and torn by civil conflict.
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Spanish Republic
Milton Bronner
IBA
London
Dons
Republic
Spain
al- XIII
Alcala Zamora
Ince
Ramon Franco
Iny
Franco
Miguel Unamuno
Firat
Paris
Pair Deny Part In Home Robbery
Charlotte April 14. Two men held in jail on highway robbery charges deny any part in a home holdup here yesterday. Arrested at Gastonia they are docketed as Joe Lord of Washington and Bud Orn of Gastonia. Detectives name Mrs Lula Paxton as identifying them after she was locked in a bedroom and the robbers cut telephone wires and fled with 500 dollars in cash and checks and 100 dollars in jewelry.
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Charlotte
Gastonia
Joe Lord
Washington
Budorn
F. N. Littlen
Lula Paxton
Pimber wolves trained to draw by Ee bene find
A fragment notes wolves trained by Ee bene to draw, referencing unusual animal training or behavior. The sparse text mentions Pimber and the unusual artistry, with no clear context or outcomes. Further details are not provided.
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Pimber
Union Chorus Pleases Audience at William Penn High School
The Virginia Union university choral club of Richmond Va performed at William Penn high school in a large, appreciative crowd. Burleigh Ethiopia's Plan of Exaltation closed the program with the encore. Soloists Bozeman and James led strong performances among pieces from Wagner Burleigh and Donizetti.
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Burleigh
Elmo Zachary
Pilgrims
Wagner
Charles L. Bozeman
Mildred E. James
Mr. Bozeman
Bruno Huhn
del Riego
Mandalay
Oleg Speaks
Miss James
Denza
Woodman
Ethiopia
Robert B. Johnson
Bourree
Bach
Chopin
Aldena Windham Davis
High Point Teachers Forum
Newark Eagle
Newark Eagles Baseball Club
Newark
N. J
High Point
Henley Hotel
East Washington Street
Willis Park
Terris McDuffie
Robert Evans
Leon Day
W. Bell
Jonas Gaines
John Hayes
Charles Ruffin
Myles
Suttles
Dick Seay
Willie Wells
Ray Dandridge
Ed Stone
Jimmie Crutchfield
Clyde Spelman
Norman Baker
Washington
PD. C
Leonard Pearson
Orange
John Humes
Whipple
W. Va
John Wright
New Orleans
Ruppert Park
Abraham Manley
Tex Burnett
Negro P. T. A
Winston-Salem
Western North Carolina Congress
Fourteenth Street
Rose D. Agerey
Salisbury
Piney Grove
Rural Hall
Booker Washington
Kernersville
Woodland Avenue
Fourteenth
Street Schools Present Plays and Round Table on Delinquency
Street schools staged playlets The Flowers Teach the Children Lessons and The Prize Zinnas. Dr Charlotte Hawkins Brown delivered the principal address. Attorney J Alston Atkins led a round table on Delinquent Parent and Delinquent Teachers. A seventh grade spelling contest produced Forsyth county winners with an average 96.12 percent and a loving cup was awarded.
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Charlotte Hawkins Brown
Brown
J. Alston Atkins
Atkins
Forsyth County
Willing Workers Annual Supper At Mt Vernon Church
The Willing Workers club of Mt. Vernon Baptist church will host its annual supper at Mrs. George Lemons' home 725 West Washington Street on Thursday at 8 o'clock in the evening. Garden Mock Nuptials Announced It was announced Tuesday that Miss Mattie Sue Garden and Benjamin Carthell Mack married on Saturday evening March 27 1937. They reside in this city. Personals Miss Viola Spencer of Greensboro spent the weekend with her grandmother Mrs. Gertrude Spencer at 105 Normal Street. Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Johnson and Mrs. Hattie Lee Fults visited in Greensboro on Sunday. Alfred Headen of Winston-Salem has been visiting his sister Mrs. Thomas Bynum here.
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Willing Workers Club
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
George Lemons
Washington Street
Mattie Sue Garden
Benjamin Carthell Mack
Viola Spencer
Greensboro
Gertrude Spencer
Normal Street
Gaston Johnson
Hattie Lee Fults
Alfred Headen
Winston-Salem
Thomas Bynum
Use Of Stripes To Be Limited
Raleigh April 14 The only prisoners in the state who will wear stripes after July 1 will be those in C grade and those who refuse to conform to prison rules. Plans are under way to discard stripes by B grade for a plain brown uniform. A grade prisoners have worn a plain blue uniform for years. Morale has improved since the law abolishing stripes and prisoners aim to reach grade B or A by July 1.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Oscar T. Pitts
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Pitts
Bernard Hutchens Dies in Yard, Death by Own Action
Surry County coroner R. E. Smith reports Bernard Hutchens aged 18 died from self inflicted wounds. the youth was found shot to death in his home yard and authorities classify the death as death by own action.
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Dobson
Surry County
R. E. Smith
Bernard Hutchens
Miss Mildred Turner Crowned Miss Asheville Normal
Miss Mildred Turner of Pelzer South Carolina was chosen Miss Asheville Normal and Teachers College in a college beauty contest and will reign as May Queen during spring commencement activities.
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Asheville
Mildred Turner
Pelzer
8. C
Asheville Normal and Teachers College
Copies Revenue Bill Available
Raleigh April 14 printed copies of the 1937 revenue act complete with amendments and fully annotated are now available in the office of Secretary of State Thad Eure a limited number were printed by resolution of the general assembly for those mainly interested in the revenue act only copies of the public laws of 1937 are expected to come off the presses within the next week or ten days Eure said
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Thad Eure
General Assembly
Eure
Hammer injures Angier man in fatal case
Fayetteville reports 21 year old Paul Moore of Angier died after a hammer crush to the skull. He was brought to a local hospital Monday night in a condition described as critical. Details of the incident near Angier were not available today.
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Fayetteville
Paul Moore
Angier
Canzoneri and Lewis Victors in Night of Pro Boxing
Associated Press notes results from New York Omaha and New York: Tony Canzoneri outpoints Frankie Wallace as John Henry Lewis stops Harold Murphy in Omaha. Harry Balsama stops Tony Celli in New York. Eddie McGeever outpoints Benny Berman in Scranton.
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Associated Press
New York
Tony Canzoneri
Frankie Wallace
Cleveland
Omaha
Neb
John Henry Lewis
Pittsburgh
Harold “Millionaire” Murphy
Springfield
Harry Balsama
Tony Celli
Eddie McGeever
Scranton
Benny Berman
North Carolina Baptist Training Union Concludes Meet
Delegates to the second annual conference of the North Carolina Baptist Training Union returned home after a two day meeting in Statesville. The gathering wrapped up on April 14 with plans for future activities and continued fellowship among participants.
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Statesville
North Carolina Baptist Training Union
Hit and run motorist sought in Asheville killing
Police hunted for identity of a hit and run driver who struck and killed 32 year old street sweeper Raymond Burgess in Asheville last night.
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Asheville
Raymond Burgess
High Point Civil Service Calls Examinations for Steno Typist Electrician
The High Point Civil Service Commission adopts a resolution calling examinations for steno and general typing with the city and for electricians with the Utilities department. Examinations set for 7 30 P M Friday April 23 at Elm Street School. Applicants must secure location blanks from the secretary on the municipal building second floor before the exam. Applications on file in the city manager's office will not be considered.
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Civil Service Commission
City OF
High Point
BEIT
Department of Public Utilities
High Point Civil Service Commission
Elm Street
Utilities Department
the Civil Service Commission
D. C. Macrae
Legacy terms to be decided for UNC bequest
In Raleigh April 14 the amount and type of property to UNC under the Bingham legacy will be set when the trust dissolves next year. Attorney General Seawell said recent rulings do not affect the 1917 will of Mrs. Bingham widow of Henry M Plagler founder of Standard Oil and late wife of Robert W Bingham ambassador to England. The university will receive an annual fund of 75000 to be paid by estate trustees. dissolution after 21 years could yield property or securities totaling as much as 1 million dollars.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Bingham
A. A. F. Seawell
Henry M. Plagler
Standard Oil Company
Robert W. Bingham
England
University
Charles Woollen
Grigg Begins New Two-Year Term as Cleveland Schools Superintendent
Shelby report notes J. H. Grigg starts another two-year term as Cleveland City Schools superintendent. The appointment extends leadership for the district amid ongoing administrative work.
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Shelby
J. H. Grigg
Cleveland Oo
Tony
Tea: A Global Favorite Drink Surpasses All Beverages
Tea is consumed by more people worldwide than any other drink, securing its place as the most popular beverage across cultures. This enduring preference highlights tea's global cultural and social significance.
Mrs. Homer Leonard's Brother Glenn Millsaps Dies
Glenn R. Millsaps, brother of Mrs. Homer Leonard of Howell Street, died in Charlotte yesterday. Funeral services are held in Statesville today as Mrs. Leonard plans to return home in the coming days.
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Homer Leonard
Howell Street
Glenn R. Millsaps
Charlotte
Statesville
Leonard
Road bids sought for Raleigh projects on April 22
State highway and public works engineers released a list of road and structural projects, with bids to be opened April 22 in Raleigh. A factual aside notes that the heart of a normal adult pumps about one gallon of blood per minute.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Engineers
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