Labor raps Speaker Mull in North Carolina session
Raleigh April 16 Henry Averill reports AFL President C A Fink savors bouquets of scallions and orchids while blasting Speaker Odus Mull of the House. Fink labels Mull anti labor, criticizing his committee picks and 55 hour law stance, naming fellow legislators as labor haters and opposing modern New Deal ideas.
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Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Labor
General Assembly
C. A. Fink
State Federation of Labor
Fink
Odus Mull
Mull
O. M. Mull
Chamber of Commerce
Speaker Mull
Hamilton Fish
Joe Martin
E. C. Gregory
Salisbury
Tom Gold
High Point
Lee Wilson
Davidson
Gene Brooks
Durham
George Uzzell
Julian Allsbrook
Roanoke Rapids
McHachern
Laurie
House Labor Committee
Burgin
Henderson
Taylor
Wayne
Wallace
Lenoir
Tower House
Heiress Believed Kidnapped Becomes Subways Sensations
In a crowded night out Beatrice and Anthony grow bolder as Vera and Toby observe, romance deepens amid dancing and danger. Beatrice frets over a past hook and a mislaid coat, while a tabloid photo at the subway lights up a looming scandal. The cliffhanger teases a kidnap plot surrounding an heiress.
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Vera
Toby
Sam
Beatrice
Anthony
Terry
Bee
Toby Masters
North Carolina labor bill battles over long hours and exemptions
The debate focused on exempting agricultural workers from state law and a proposed wage-hour change. Uzzell and Allsbrook pressed the anti exemption stance while the House backed long hour advocates. In the Senate AFL President and Governor Broughton faced strong opposition to labor protections.
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Uzzell
Allsbrook
Senate
AFL
Wilson
Burgin and Henderson
House
Fink
J. M. Broughton
Broughton
North Carolina
Little Washington Tulip Festival Opens With Dutch Color
In Washington North Carolina the fifth annual tulip festival celebrates with Dutch flags and costumes as thousands attend. A parade starts at 11 a.m. featuring butcher baker lawyer and others in Dutch dress with Beaufort grown tulips. Friday night coronation of the 1941 tulip queen closes with a ball.
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Washington, N.C
United States
E. Frank Ruble
Teen in White Plains Explains Typewriter Theft
William Thomas, 19, received a suspended sentence after admitting he stole an $850 typewriter from a community center to pay tuition for a police training school. He said he pawned the item to fund his education.
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White Plains
N. Y
William Thomas
Sparkling Defense Wins Top Score in Eastern Tourney
In 1932 the Eastern Championships set a record with 176 pairs. The Halstead and Knickerbocker Whist Club revived a George Reith memory trophy as 88 pairs competed. Winners were Harold Halstead and Mrs Phyllis Gardner, with Halstead making a key play to suppress the spade suit and secure a top score on the day.
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George Reith
Knickerbocker
Reith
Harold Halstead
Dartmouth
East
Halstead
Dummy
Mrs. Gardner
Card Play Ends in Heavy Defeat After Finesse
Declarer started by winning an ace and cashing a king, Halstead followed with the five, and Mrs. Gardner played the queen to unblock. The declarer then lost, attempting a spade finesse that failed as the jack struck, allowing the defense to win four hearts, a spade, and a diamond.
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Declarer
Halstead
Mrs. Gardner
Bees Sting Deputies in San Jose Yard Dispute
Deputy District Attorney Vernon E. Perren wrestles with a bee infestation dispute as Frank Mahoney seeks to force F. A. Lucas' bees to stay away or face trespass charges. The insects swarmed Mahoney’s yard, stinging his family while Perren laments the difficulty of keeping bees orderly.
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San Jose
Calif
Vernon E. Perren
Frank Mahoney
F. A. Lucas
Mahoney
Perren
Farmers Told To Raise Food For Themselves
Governor Broughton outlines a live-at-home program in North Carolina to boost national defense. All agricultural agencies will sponsor, asking 280,000 farm families to grow food for their households and feed for livestock. Certificates will be awarded to participants, with emphasis on diversification away from cotton and tobacco.
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Kinston
North Carolina
Broughton
Carolina
National Defense
Isue
Thousand Young Singers Form Giant Chorus for Festival
In Greensboro on April 16 one thousand young singers will join as the grand festival chorus for the annual state high school music contest. Nobel Cain directed 500 from Class A schools, Harold Tadlman trained 500 from Class B and C schools. competition begins tomorrow. The piece notes a census listing 3,324 antique shops in the U.S. with yearly sales of $27,743,000.
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Greensboro
Grand Festival Chorus
Nobel Cain
Chicago
Harold Tadlman
Wayne University
Detroit
U.S
Cooperation Aims to Secure Food Independence
The passage notes that cooperation has produced 75 percent of food and feed, signaling a shift toward self sufficiency in farming. It suggests this program could mark a long sought independence from volatile cotton and tobacco prices and align with patriotic duty to national defense.
Broughton to Name Highways Commission Friday
Raleigh April 16 Governor Broughton has named 11 men to run North Carolina's highway system for four years but will announce them only after Friday afternoon meetings. Rumors center on Ben Prince as chair with Clarence Stone Capus Waynick T Bodie Ward or Charles Ross among likely appointees. The new board takes office May 1 and further major appointments may follow next week.
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Bee
Anthony
Beatrice
Clarence
Raleigh
Broughton
North Carolina
Lame Duck Highway Commission
Ben Prince
Hendersonville
Capitol Hill
Prince
Clarence Stone
Stoneville
Capus M. Waynick
High Point
T. Bodie Ward
Wilson
Charles Ross
Pmiss- Ing
Board of Conservation and Development
Highway Commission
General Assembly
Administrator's Notice in North Carolina Estate
Qualified as administrator of Manuel Deese estate in Gillford County North Carolina this notice asks creditors to present claims by April 3 192 or be barred from recovery. Debtors should pay promptly signed March 27 1941 by Louis B Haizlip administrator with attorney Robert M Martin 505 Wachovia Bank Ride High Point NC
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Manuel Deese
Gillford County
North Carolina
East Washington Street
Louis B. Haizlip
Robert M. Martin
Wachovia Bank
High Point
N, Cc
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