Vatican ties stir Protestant fears over 1940 census
The High Point editorial questions the Vatican's role in global affairs as Myron C Taylor serves as Roosevelt's envoy. It urges a firm stance on separating church and state while urging better census enumeration to protect North Carolina representation in 1940.
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Europe
America
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High Point
North Carolina
Guilford County
General Assembly
Thyssen letters bolster anti Nazi appeal across nations
A historical critique discusses Fritz Thyssen, his support for Hitler, and the dangerous erosion of trust in international law. It argues democracies seek restored honor and liberty rather than empire, warning that treachery undermines faith in humanity as Hitler’s regime endures.
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Germany
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Thyssen
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Registration opens for North Carolina primary voting
The Asheville Presbytery protests the general assembly and urges voter alert as a new registration opens between now and the North Carolina primary. Registrars will be at polling places Saturday, with three Saturdays total for full service and new precinct lines posted. Voters should register now or during the next two Saturdays or contact their registrar.
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North Carolina
County Board of Elections
Census count scrutiny grows in Guilford County
Residents express discontent with the census process in Guilford County, noting the count is directed from Durham with no clear local leadership. The public cannot locate a responsible director overseeing local efforts.
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Guilford
Durham
Tie Work
Truth telling parties aid in personal growth for job seekers
Dale Carnegie notes and J Gustave White warnings guide readers to beware scams and pitfalls in summer job hunts. He cites Better Business Bureau figures, warns about shady agencies, paid clubs, abrupt education schemes, and fake exams. The piece ends urging readers to start a success scrap file.
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Whittier College
Whittier
California
Better
Public Library
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Better Business Bureau
Paying Father Time Paying Father Time
Dr. Charles Nabers will preach his first sermon as pastor of First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. The U S flag will be raised at Oak View School Sunday afternoon by the Mechanicsville Lodge Jr O U A M with Dr George H Crowell to speak.
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First Presbyterian Church
U. S
Oak View School
Mechanicsville Lodge, Jr. O.U.A.M
George H. Crowell
Memo column notes at Roosevelt event and city gossip
Gossip memo itemizes Roosevelt attendance at Youthbuilders event May 8 at the Martinique Hotel and lists various society tidbits. It mentions Parker Morell in Ladies Home Journal, counterfeit ten spots, Ogden Reid illness, Adelaide Moffett wages, and local staff vacations.
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G. Ol H
Martinique Hotel
Boy Scouts
Children of America
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Parker Morell
Ladies’ Home Journal
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New Yorker
Helen Hayes
Ogden Reid
Herald Tribune
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Bill Messersmith
Two sisters fly after chance remark and train wreck tale
The Collier’s managing editor’s sisters ages 78 and 80, never flew before, cancel train tickets and take a flight after a suggestion. The wrecked upstate train killed over 30 people, prompting reflections on risk and headlines in a stream of media satire and gossip.
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Colebaugh
Chicago
Stanley High
Eyewitness Gossip and Mixed Headlines at Grand Central
A fragment lists Lois Andrews Jessel in tiger skin slippers with a mink coat and brown satin pajamas, notes Charlie Blake at Vets Hosp in L A, and clears up Stephen Longstreet not dead after wire service mix up with Thomas Beer. A granddad L Lee turns 42 as Jack Dalton forms a trio, and a Grand Central newsreel foyer advertises a Lake Shore Limited wreck special.
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57Th
Lois Andrews Jessel
Charlie Blake
Chicago Reporter
Vets Hosp
L. A
Stephen Longstreet
Thomas Beer
Local notes on clubs and film stars in town
In Spokane a bakery rumor suggests colored bread aimed to suit homes. The Cotton Club resumes May 3 after a Sunday break with a new floor. MGM draws laughs at Lana Turner, while Joan Blondell headlines at the Criterion. Yvette from NBC debuts May 1 at La Martinique and Columbia’s film gets strong word. Mail from January to April 13 reaches over 18,000 pieces, not counting radio-fan mail.
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Lana Turner
Joan Blondell
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Southern Land Company Organized With $50000 Capital
Local news notes the organization of the Southern Land Company with capital stock of $50000. H L Newbold of the Bank of Commerce is active vice president and Thomas J Gold, attorney, is a stockholder. A Young People's Convention is set for May 18-20 at First M P Church.
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People in brief hometown notes from Sanford and Atlanta
Mrs. H. A. Cecil and son Hammett Jr. visit relatives in Sanford. Mrs. Carter Dalton attends the Grand Opera in Atlanta. Richard Johnson Jr., who has been in Baltimore training for a Naval Academy appointment, visits his parents on Carrick Avenue.
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Hammett, Jr
Sanford
Carter Dalton
Atlanta
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Baltimore
Naval Academy
R. F. J. Johnson
Carrick Avenue
Railroads Ordered to Dissolve Coal Companies
Nation wide orders require railroads to dissolve coal subsidiaries. Chinese-American banks are planned for China. Prussia leads France in population. American pure food laws upheld by Federal courts.
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Prussia
France
America
Old Timey Notes and Jokes From A Busy Paper Page
A collage of humor and gossip notes spans radio stars Dempsey's new maestro Dave Dennis Orchestra and Pat Barrett in Hollywood, parish church quips, a fake river under California, and teaser items about newspaper staff samples and vacation hints.
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Dave Dennis
Frank Hummert
Pat Barrett
Uncle Ezra
H'wood
Pat O'Malley
Alec Templeton
Raritan Valley
N. J
J. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Hillsborough Township
California Limited
C I O Faces Jurisdictional Fight Over Wholesale Organizing
Bruce Catton in Washington reports growing tension as the CIO considers expanding into wholesale and distribution. The move would challenge the existing United Retail and Wholesale Employees Union with about 100,000 members and a possible 15 percent per capita tax increase. Samuel Wolchok leads the union opposing the campaign, with support from Sidney Hillman.
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International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bridges
West Coast
Bruce Catton
United Retail and Wholesale Employees Union
Bridges
Samuel Wolchok
Wolchok
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Navy reorganization bill aims at consolidating bureaus for efficiency
The Vinson bill would merge the navy engineering and construction bureaus, which spend 40 percent of the budget, into a single unit to streamline ship design and building. A proposal to make the chief of naval operations the real military head was killed in committee, leaving no overall service boss and keeping White House control unchanged.
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Vinson
House
Naval Operations
Department
White House
World tensions shape East Indies fate and Arctic echoes
The piece notes Japan’s relief over Hull’s warning on Dutch East Indies ownership as the U S and Japan rely on East Indies for tin rubber oil. It recalls Arita’s claim that opposing change would bait the US, Hull’s reply confirms no change. Iceland’s 1010 year parliament, the Althing, is mentioned as venerable.
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Dutch East Indies
U. S
Japan
East Indies
Holland
Arita
Iceland
Althing
Stop Dewey Movement Gathers Among Republicans
A Stop Dewey campaign gains momentum in the United States as Republicans rally behind the effort. The piece notes a year earlier Bur challenged a man with a mustache and rising ambition, framing a recurring curb effort in party politics.
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Bur
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