Local Weather Report North Carolina And Coastal Areas
Cloudy with scattered showers this afternoon and tonight. Mountains may see rain Thursday as mild conditions continue. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift southwest. central and southern areas see moderate to fresh southwest winds with clouds and showers. Hat eras to Jacksonville expect moderate southwest winds with overcast skies tonight and Thursday.
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Sandy Hook
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Jacksonville
Neutrality Act Repel Urged By Column Writer
Secretary Hull urged a firm stand against any political order that would enslave nations and warned against irreversible moves toward war. Senator Taft countered Roosevelt’s stance calling it too warlike and warned Congress to avoid entangling Europe’s conflict.
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Hull
Adolf Hitler
Ped Crosa
Hitler
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Congress
America
Germany
Italy
England
France
New Woodmen of the World Members Initiated at local Camp
Six new members Thomas H. Poore James F. Vickers John T. Bruton Hubert D. Hill Wesley G. Fulton and William M. Williams were initiated by the local Woodmen of the World. Delegates to the Elizabeth City convention reported growth in membership and activities. On June 6 medals will be awarded to 35 long standing members and the camp marks its 37th anniversary since founding on June 10.
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Woodmen of the World
Thomas H. Poore
James F. Vickers
John T. Bruton
Hubert D. Hill
Wesley G. Fulton
William M. Williams
Elizabeth City
Committee On
Lindbergh Flies Out After inspecting Buffalo Air Plants
Charles A. Lindbergh departed Buffalo at 11 01 a m EST after a two day visit to inspect military airplane production facilities in the area. He did not announce his destination.
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Lindbergh
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Britain Presses Compulsory Service as Defense Law Moves
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced the government will introduce the reserve and auxiliary forces bill to call up selected reserves for six months training. The plan, backed as defensive, aims to mobilize about 310,000 men annually with exemptions. Opposition from labor and Liberal groups foreshadowed clashes in Parliament.
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Britain
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Cambridge University Union
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United States
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Munich
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LORDS
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House of Lords
Commons
Labor
Trades Union Council
British Organized Labor
Trade Union
No. 10
Downing Street
Robert Taylor
Scotish Trades Union Congress
Leslie Hore Belisha
Ernest Brown
John Simon
Wall Street sees steel drop and Kodak rally on mixed day
New York stocks edged with small trading as investors awaited a Friday Hitler speech, with steel losses and a late run on Eastman Kodak. Bonds and commodities showed swings with copper and sugar moving markets. many blue chips posted gains and losses in midday trading.
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Andrews Opposes Barden Revision on Wage Hour Law
Washington April 25 Elmer F Andrews administrator opposed Bar den amendments aimed at excluding agricultural work from the wage hour law The six month old act faced House Labor Committee review with other modifications Some amendments would exempt about 700000 workers Andrews warned against such carve outs calling the plan a foolish solution He cited Barden aims to exempt farm operations up to storage for tobacco and processing facilities for cotton corn and wheat.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Rep
Barden
D-N. C
House Labor Committee
Andrews
Man Needs Holy Spirit, Rev. Long Declares
Rev. McK. R. Long in revival at South Side Baptist Church asserts man requires the Holy Spirit as the power for service and the perfector of Christian character. Services run nightly through Sunday with noon-day meetings at industrial centers.
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McK. R. Long
South Side Baptist Church
Tobacco Plants Open After Weeklong Strike
Durham and Richmond Liggett and Myers Tobacco plants resume operations after a weeklong strike. About 3,000 workers return to posts including 900 in cigarette and smoking tobacco departments. Factory manager C. H. Livengood says a satisfactory settlement was reached.
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Durham
Richmond
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
C. H. Livengood
Jewelers Report 10 Percent Sales Decline in 1938
A. L. Skinner of the Commerce Department told the North Carolina and Virginia Retail Jewelers Associations that jewelry store sales fell about ten percent last year. Ernest Neiman of Raleigh was named president of North Carolina group and Harry George Jr of Charlottesville was elected head of the Virginia Association. The next convention will meet in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Winston-Salem
A. L. Skinner
Department of Commerce
North Carolina
Virginia
Skinner
Ernest Neiman
Raleigh
Harry George, Jr
Charlottesville
Virginia Association
Roanoke
Four in custody over Sparta motor company robbery
North Wilkesboro April 26 Two men Aubry Kitts 29 and John A Kitts 32 both of Bluefield West Virginia and two women were jailed in connection with the Bledsoe Motor Company robbery at Sparta on April 19 A truck a new car and 1700 in cash and negotiable securities were taken The quartet were arrested Monday night in a cabin near here
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North Wilkesboro
Bledsoe Motor Company
Sparta
C. T. Coughton
Aubry Kitts
John A. Kitts
Bluefield
W. Va
Coughton
Motor Company
Here
Symphony Rehearsal Tonight At Local Junior High
The High Point Symphony Orchestra will rehearse tonight at 7:90 PM in the Junior High School auditorium. The rehearsal is open to members and invited guests with casual attendance encouraged.
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High Point Symphony Orchestra
McCrary Gives Hosiery to Asheboro High Senior Class
D B McCrary a local businessman donated his annual hosiery gift to the Asheboro High School senior class and city school instructors yesterday in Asheboro North Carolina.
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McCrary
Asheboro
D. B. McCrary
Asheboro High School
King and Queen’s North American Trip Plans Unchanged
Buckingham Palace said no declaration of war would alter the May 6 departure for Canada and the United States aboard the battleship Repulse. Alternative arrangements were discussed if needed to keep the voyage near home, including possibly sending the King and Queen on a liner such as the Empress of Australia. The royal couple marked their 16th wedding anniversary at Buckingham Palace.
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George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Canada
United States
Chamberlain
House of Commons
North Carolina Bridge Tournament to Bring Big Crowd to Raleigh
More than 300 contract bridge players from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia are expected in Raleigh May 5 and 6 for the first NC tourney under the ACBL master point system. Co chairs William E Swain and Miss Julia Farmer report wide interest from Spartanburg D C Lynchburg Roanoke and Richmond and anticipate over 200 out of town entrants and 60 locals.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
M. R. Gibson
Gibson
Spartanburg
D. C
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Richmond
William E. Swain
Julia Farmer
President Roosevelt Leads Conference On Children's Welfare
The gathering outlines democracy and child welfare as intertwined goals. Secretary Perkins chairs with Mrs. Roosevelt as honorary vice chair. officials and experts from states, labor, and academia form a wide committee. The conference spans one year with subcommittees to map a ten year program beginning in 1940.
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Perkins
Roosevelt
Butter and Eggs Markets Bid Unsettled Prices in Chicago
Chicago April 26 butter 761,553 unsettled prices unchanged eggs 37,450 unsettled prices. Market bulletin notes unsettled pricing for dairy and egg trades in the Chicago area.
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Chicago
Dr E K Windley 61 Vanceboro physician dies and buried
Dr E K Windley of Vanceboro and former Beaufort County health officer died in his sleep at 61. He had practiced in West Virginia. Survived by widow two daughters and a brother. Burial held today in Washington North Carolina.
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BE. BE
Windley
Washington
N. C
E. KE. Windley
Vanceboro
Beaufort County
West Virginia
Death of Miss Lillian Grace Wood in Asheboro
Miss Lillian Grace Wood daughter of Mrs Eugenia Badgett Wood and the late James T Wood died at Randolph Hospital after a several day illness. Survived by mother sisters Jessie and Jamie Wood Asheboro brothers Tom B Wood Greensboro Funeral services Thursday at 3 pm at Asheboro M E Church with Rev R S Truesdale Rev Charles F Myers and Rev Gerald K Ford assisting Interment in New Asheboro Cemetery
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Asheboro
Lillian Grace Wood
Eugenia Badgett Wood
James T. Wood
Randolph Hospital
Jessie
Jamie Wood
Tom B. Wood
Sidney B. Wood
Greensboro
Asheboro M. E. Church
R. S. Truesdale
Winston-Salem
Charles F. Myers
Gerald K. Ford
New Asheboro
Unopposed Tarboro Mayor to Seek Re election
Tarboro reports Mayor R Brooks Peters Jr will run for reelection without opposition. Electing for the mayor will occur on Monday. In Greenville three candidates Jack Spain H H Duncan and Jack Boyd enter the municipal primary Monday.
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Tarboro
R. Brooks Peters, Jr
Greenville
Jack Spain
H. H. Duncan
Jack Boyd
P P Smith Re-elected Mayor In Fairmont
Fairmont voters gave P P Smith a second term as mayor after yesterday's election. The re election confirms continuity in city leadership.
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Fairmont
P. P. Smith
Mayor Herbert B. Taylor Renominated in Democratic Primary
April 26 report shows Mayor Herbert B. Taylor re nominated after a close Democratic primary with 427 votes to 379 for Claude R. Moore and word of the contest reaching the party line.
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Dunn
Herbert B. Taylor
Claude R. Moore
Caudle Leads Wadesboro Mayor Primary Field
WADESBORO April 26 Charles B Caudle an attorney led a four candidate mayoralty primary with 348 votes. Incumbent L D Rivers trailed with 279 votes while John J Dunlap and Dr J L Law son received 53 and 23 votes respectively.
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Wadesboro
Charles B. Caudle
L. D. Rivers
John J. Dunlap
J. 1. Lawson
Elliott Named Mayor Candidate in Fuquay Springs
Dr A G Elliott has been nominated mayor of Fuquay Springs to succeed Dr W S Cozart who retires after six years. The election is set for May 6.
One Is Killed In Guilford Crashes
Two separate Guilford County accidents left one man dead and another seriously hurt. William H. Woodward, a Winston-Salem wholesale dry goods salesman, died at Wesley Long Hospital after a collision on Battleground Road. Lewis Eaton of Greensboro, a deaf mute, was found injured at Summerfield station after being struck or falling from an Atlantic and Yadkin train. State patrolmen investigated both incidents.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
William H. Woodward
Fletcher Brothers
Winston-Salem
Wesley Yong Hospital
Battleground Road
Woodward
Lewis Eaton
Atlantic and Yadkin
Summerfield
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Williams v Williams absolute divorce summons notice
Public notice from Guilford County North Carolina that James Williams sues Leola Williams for an absolute divorce after more than two years separation. Leola Williams must appear May 20 1939 in High Point Municipal Court or demur to the complaint. Assistant Clerk C E Reitzel signs. Gold McAnally Gold attorneys. Dated April 19 1939.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
James Williams
Leola Williams
Municipal Court
C. E. Reitzel
Gold, McAnally & Gold
Mother of Two Jailed in Four-State Poison Ring Case
Philadelphia April 26 A 41 year old mother of two was jailed on a murder charge after admitting she killed her husband of 20 years for 7000 in life insurance. She is the sixth accused in the four state poison ring targeting Pennsylvania New York Delaware and New Jersey. Authorities say the ring advised on how to poison for a flat 300 fee and could have caused scores of deaths over the past decade.
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Philadelphia
Vincent P. McDevitt
McDevitt
Josephine Romaldo
Philadelphia Record
Romaldo
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Adoe
New Cafeteria To Open In City Soon
C A Ozment manager of the Elwood Cafe announced he purchased the Carolinian Cafeteria equipment and will reopen as Arthur's Cafeteria after May first. The 100 block North Main Street building will be remodeled and offer table and cafeteria service. Ozment will manage full time and will feature a balcony for parties serving 40.
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C. A. Ozment
Elwood Cafe
Arthur's Cafeteria
North Main Street
Ozment
Advisory Budget Commission Reviews Negro Graduate Courses
Governor Hoey announced the advisory budget commission will study allotments for graduate and professional courses for Negroes at state colleges in Durham and Greensboro around May 12. Funds will come from the emergency and contingency fund as no appropriations were made. Applications for law pharmacy and medicine were filed by North Carolina College at Durham. Agricultural and Technical College at Greensboro plans to apply soon.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Durham
Greensboro
Advisory Budget Commission
General Assembly
North Carolina College At
Agricultural and Technical College
Foreclosure Sale Notice for 1611 English Street High Point NC
North Carolina Guilford County notice of foreclosure sale by trustee J Allen Austin for J A Mizell and Maude P Mizell. sale at 11:00 a m on May 6 1939 at Guilford County Courthouse door Greensboro NC. property described as 1611 English Street High Point with boundary calls and railway line references.
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State of
North Carolina
Guilford
J. A. Mizell
Maude P. Mizell
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Greensboro
High Point
English Street
Oak Hi Road
W. A. Henderson
W.4. Henderson
Southern Railway Company
W. A Henderson
Southern Raillway Company
P. V. Cox
J. Allen Austin
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