Harriss Elected President of High Point M A
J Welch Harriss a prominent local manufacturer was elected president of the High Point M A and Nathan Ayers was named vice president at a board meeting held at the Sheraton Hotel Edgar Hartley was reelected general secretary for the 17th year Otis D Jeffcoat was named recording secretary and R R n was chosen treasurer for the 17th year
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J. Welch Harriss
High Point ¥. M
Nathan Ayers
Sheraton Hotel
Edgar Hartley
Otis D. Jeffcoat
Roosevelt to reject Hitler speech reply stance
President Roosevelt will not comment on Adolf Hitler's upcoming public speech as a reply to the peace appeal. Officials expect a written reply to the appeal and no official remarks tomorrow. Libel bill defeated in Columbia as House votes 50 to 45 to proceed with repeal wording. Governor Burnet May opposes new taxes that burden industry and deter new investment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Utser
Columbia
8. C
House
Vallentine
Orangeburg
Burnet Maybank
General Assembly
Miss Brinson dies in Tuesday train crash in Wilmington
One killed in Wilmington collision as 18 year old Helen Brinson dies at James Walker Memorial Hospital. Four fatalities total from the crash when a car struck a freight train Tuesday night. Coroner Asa W. Allen said an inquest will be held early next week.
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Wilmington
Helen Brinson
James Waler Memorial Hospital
Here
Asa W. Allen
Romania Rebuffs Immediate Pact with Britain and France
Paris April 27 Russia reports Romania opposes entering mutual assistance pacts with Britain and France for now. Foreign Minister Bonnet conferred with British ambassador Sir Eric Phipps as France and Britain seek to reassure Romania while considering tighter posturing.
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Paris
Ruania
Great Britain
France
Georges Bon
Eric Phipps
Grigore Gafencu
Gacu
Lonn
Rumania
Britain
Bonnetould
Gafencu
Philadelphia hits murder ring with new violence method
Philadelphia detectives charged widow Marie Wolo, 41, with homicide in her husband’s death, now linked to a hit-run stabbing after a lead pipe attack. Investigators say the ring used poisoning before and discuss other violent means. George Neumey testified about braining victims with a sandbag.
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Philadelphia
Philaelphia
Ion
Marie Wolo
Janu
George Neumey
Secret Service
Chamberlain warns Labour on forcing election over conscription
Prime Minister Chamberlain in Parliament argues a general election over the emergency conscription bill could throw the country into confusion and delay vital munitions measures. He defends past stance amid Labour opposition, cites Polish Greek Romanian pledges and attacks Lloyd George's criticisms. He pledges higher taxes on the wealthy and行动 to curb profiteering if war returns.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Poland
Grece
Romania
Britain
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
High Point Faces Legal Battle Over Hydro Plant
In Greensboro on April 27 the city of High Point fights Duke Power Company and local magnates over building a $6.5 million hydro electric system. A Guilford Superior Court hearing opened with Judge H Hoyle Sink presiding. plaintiffs seek a permanent restraining order to halt construction. Governor Hoey may call a special term May 15 to hear the issues.
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Greensboro
High Point
Duke Power Company
J. W. McGuinn
Power Company
Adams- Millis Corporation
Guilford Superior Court
H. Hoyle Sink
Lexington
Judge Sink
Governor Hoey
Superior Court
Return to the New Testament urged by British preacher
British lay preacher and head of the Methodist Sunday School Association Issac Foot urged a world return to the new testament as a path to peace. He spoke at the Kansas City Methodist conference announcing plans to unify the American Methodist Church branches.
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Kansas City
Issac Foot
Plymouth
England
Methodist Uniting Conference
Foot
Methodist Sunday School Association of
Great Britain
Methodist Episcopal, M.F. South
Christian Church
Roosevelt
Uniting Conference
New Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Methodist Church
South
Con
Norway Royalty in Harbor Collision Near Oslofjord
In New York on April 27 Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha were aboard the Norwegian liner Oslofjord when it collided with the pilot boat Sandy Hook just outside the harbor in dense fog. The impact caused the Sandy Hook to sink.
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Crown Prince
Olaf
Crown Princess
Martha
New York
Oslofjord
Norway
Sandy Hook
Prince Olaf and Martha Flight Incident Near Ambrose Light
The Oslofjord saved the pilot boat crew after a foggy collision north and west of Ambrose lightship about 12 miles from New York harbor. The liner resumed its voyage with a police launch as pilot and reached quarantine shortly after. Harbor police received the first report from Dalzell Towing Co. at 7:25 a.m. The alert party from the Battery left at 7:15 a.m. aboard Riverside to greet the Oslofjord on its arrival.
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Oslofjord
Dalzell Towing Co
Ambrose
New York Harbor
Brooklyn
Riverside
Coast , Guard
Germany claims world speed record for pursuit plane
Germany announced the Me sserschmitt pursuit plane piloted by 24 year old Fritz Wendel covered a test course at an average 755.11 kilometers per hour beating the previous record of 746.66 kilometers per hour set by Captain Hans Dieterle in a Heinkel one seater.
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Augsbury
Germany
Messerschmidt
Fritz Wendel
Hans Dieterle
Heinkel
Harcourt Morgan Named to TVA Director’s School
President Roosevelt nominated Harcourt A. Morgan of Knoxville Tennessee for reappointment to the Tennessee Valley Authority board. If confirmed, Morgan would begin a new nine year term May 18 and serve as a TVA director.
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Harcourt Morgan
TVA Director's School
Washington
Roosevelt
Harcourt A. Morgan
Knoxville
Tenn
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Morgan
Roosevelt Prepares World Fair Speech Amid Royal Visit
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park begins drafting a 15 to 20 minute speech for the New York World’s Fair opening Sunday. He may not respond to Hitler’s Reichstag address this week, weighing Nazi words after finishing the manuscript. Crown Prince Olaf of Norway and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark visit, with the President planning a Rhinebeck post office dedication and brief talks with officials.
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N. Y
Hitler
Roosevelt
Washington
Norway
Denmark
Reichstag
New York
Olaf
Martha
Crown Prince
Frederick
Ingrid
Rhinebeck
Farley
Morgenthau
Henry Beekman
West Point
Poughkeepsie
Highland
Acros
Secret Service
Pittman proposes 10 day notice trade curbs on Japan
Senator Pittman introduces a measure to empower the President to impose trade restrictions on Japan with 10 days notice to Congress. The proposal targets Japan primarily to pressure adherence to the nine power treaty protecting China's territorial integrity, while excluding agricultural goods from any embargo.
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Washington
Pittman
D-New
Congress
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
President backs highways for defense and growth
President Roosevelt urged Congress to adopt a national highway system prioritizing defense needs and growing long distance traffic. A Bureau of Public Roads report rejects six transcontinental toll highways and urges inter regional routes with city connections to ease metropolitan congestion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
Woodring
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
King and Queen to sail for America aboard Empress of Australia
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will travel to the United States and Canada aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Australia instead of the battle cruiser Repulse. The Empress sails May 6 with British warship escort. Repulse remains in European waters amid tensions.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
George VI
United States
Canada
Britain
Australia
Hood
George
Stettin
Germany
America
Arthur Mareden
Nazis Prepare Lavish Berlin Reception For Hitler Speech
Nazis planned a grand reception at the Kroll Opera House for Hitler's Reichstag address amid Britain’s conscription move. Goebbels denounced Britain’s balance of power policy, while diplomats gathered to hear the Fuehrer's remarks as world officials monitored the event and the secrecy surrounding the text.
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Berlin
Europe
Germany
Raymond H. Geist
Kroll Opera House
Roosevelt asks Congress for 1940 WPA relief appropriation
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize a relief appropriation of 1.477 billion for the coming fiscal year starting July 1. He proposed a reduced total from current funding and insisted on wage payments over block grants, while outlining organizational changes to cut costs and extend employment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Duke of Windsor backs peace parley appeal
The Duke of Windsor joined public figures in endorsing the Catholic Herald appeal for a world-wide peace conference to avert war. A secretary's letter stated the Duke, a Protestant without official ties, believes a frank exposition of global sentiments can urge urgent steps to end tension and war.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Catholic Herald
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Abraham “Whitey” Friedman
Nevile Henderson
Robert Coulondre
Czecho-Slovakia
Hugh R. Wilson
House Committee
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