Battle for North Carolina highway chairmanship grows
Enterprise Bureau report notes the highway chair fight hinges on whether the post stays a road building job or becomes a political tool. Waynick's reappointment draws backing from former chairmen and business leaders who cite efficiency, while opposition cites political aims from western politicians, prison faction, contractors, and small county players.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskervill Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Capus M. Waynick
Resent Commission
Waynick
E. B. Jeffress
Greensboro
Rufae L. Doughton
Sparta
Char
Cardui touted for menstrual pain relief and strength
Periodic pains prompt advice to take Cardui for menstrual discomfort. Thousands testify it helps. If symptoms persist, consult a physician. Cardui is a vegetable medicine available at drug stores for home use, said to strengthen the body by aiding nutrition. Pronounced Card-u-i.
Forty-Eighth Birthday Finds Hitler At Peak Of Power
London April 20 Adolf Hitler marks his 48th birthday at the apex of power and ruthlessness. He commands Germany with an unyielding grip on the armed forces and masses, crushing rivals without pity. Since 1928 his rise has accelerated, culminating in 1933 with Chancellor appointment and sweeping totalitarian changes including dissolution of parties, press and unions, and persecution of Jews.
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Hitler
Milton Bronner
NEA
London
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party
Germany
Reich
Hindenburg
Reichstag
New Reich
Misfit In Youth Adolf Hitler’s Early Life and Rise
A concise portrait traces Adolf Hitler from a modest Austrian upbringing through early failed careers to his wartime service in Munich and how a chance encounter led to his leadership of a nationalist socialist party later known as the Nazi movement.
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Adolf
Hitler
Slow Growth of Nazi Party and Putsch Attempt
The Nazi party grew slowly at first. Hitler allied with Hermann Goering who joined the party, and General Erich Ludendorff who despised the republic, leading to the abortive putsch attempt.
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Nazi Party
Hitler
Hermann Goering
Eric Ludendorff
Republic
Deacon Green faction leads Western NC battle for highway chair
The candidacy of George W. Coan Jr. has faded as Western North Carolina’s Deacon Green group solidifies as the most powerful force opposing Waynick’s reappointment as highway chairman. Green’s Buncombe county coalition argues western support for Hoey’s nomination, while Waynick backers cite his eastern and Piedmont help for Hoey and accuse McDonald and Graham forces of targeting him. The chairmanship decision, due by Friday, faces a web of factions, trades, and county loyalties in a high stakes political contest.
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Waynick
Deacon” Green
Highway Department
Hoey
Piedmont
McDonald
Sandy Graham
Dr. McDonald
Mr. Hoey
Highway Commission
U.S. Bicycle Output Tops Six Hundred Thousand In 1935
United States manufacturers produced more than 640,000 bicycles in 1935 signaling steady demand. Industry data shows continued growth across major plants, with several firms expanding capacity to meet rural and urban mobility needs.
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United States
Hitler’s bold moves shake Europe and threaten order
Adolf Hitler defies the Versailles settlement by expanding armed forces and reinforcing Germany’s power. He reoccupies the Rhineland, withdraws from the League of Nations, and harshly criticizes Soviet Russia. Britain and France tremble at his demand for territories seized in 1919. At 48, his rising authority unsettles ministers and heightens fears of a pivotal era in Western civilization.
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Hitler
Europe
Rhineland
Germany
League of Nations
Soviet Russia
England
France
Adolf Hitler
Union War Slaying Plot In Harlan Coalfields
Larkin Baker testified before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that he acted for the Harlan county deputy sheriff in hiring a man to dynamite Union Organizer Lawrence Dwyer. The labor dispute in the Kentucky coalfields saw the murder attempt fail.
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Larkin Baker
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Harlan County
Lawrence Dwyer
Harlan
Britons May Strip But Mustn't Tease Ross Finds
London dispatch reviews censorship drift as Lord Chamberlain bans strip tease in London venues while tolerating stationary nudity. Vivian Van Damm at Windmill vaudeville showcases still tableau nudity. Eileen the fan dancer allowed. Mentions 21 Club, Muriel Oxford, and Savoy Grill as social anchors for British film and stage figures.
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Ross
George Ross
London
Strand
Hjer Firef
Minsky Music Halls
Palladium
Diane Raye
Minsky
Morton
Abe
England
Vivian van Damm
van Damm
New York
West Side
Kriendler
Jack
Charlie
Muriel Oxford
Sunday Dispatch
Miss Oxford
Miss England
Yesteryear
Mies England
Victoria Regina Reigns in Paris Theater Too
An expatriate in Paris notes the Comedie Francaise and Odeon show classic plays with subsidies while private ventures like Victoria Regina dominate the season. Andre Maurois and Virginia Vernon adapt Victoria Regina, with Gaby Morlay as Helen Hayes’s theater rival. Paris hosts two dozen legitimate stages, but Americans favor talkies and English imports over continental cinema. Josephine Baker returns to Folies Bergeres, reviving Harlem presence on the Champs Elysees after earlier Broadway attention.
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Paris
Opera
Opera Comique
France
Comedie Francaise
Odeon
WPA
School For Husbands
Victoria
Andre Maurois
Virginia Vernon
Victoria Regina
Laurence Housman
Gaby Morlay
Helen Hayes
the Broadhurst
Flaubert
Theater Guild
Henri Bernstein
Champs Elysees
Jacques Duval
Tovarich
Prie-Frac
Gilbert Miller
Keith Winter
Deanna Durbin
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Boyer
Mickey Mouse
Harlem
Lenox Avenue
Mlle
Josephine Baker
Champs Ellysees
Broadway
Manhattan
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Foot Relief Offer
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a remedy for tender aching feet. It claims a first application provides relief and a short course cures foot troubles, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The oil is described as a clean penetrating antiseptic that does not stain or feel greasy.
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Mann Drugee
Moone
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Concord
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Durham
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Asheville
Buncombe County
North Carolina
George Roses Pou
Old State Prison
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Austria
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Munich
German Republic
George W. Coan, Jr
Eileen
Sally Rand
Gypsy Rose Lee
Muriel
Hollywood
Aexander Korda
Alfred Hitchcock
Ben Lyons
Bebe Daniels
Bobby Howes
Jack Hubert
Savoy’e Round
Clifford Evans
MGM
Denham
Savoy
Lew Leslie
Blackbirds
Mr. Leslie
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Rialto
Yana
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