Opening anld Lead Way To Plea
Washington April 27 AP The belief grew that President Roosevelt may address Hitler again if the Reichstag opens the door tomorrow Hitler will discuss Roosevelt’s April 15 appeal asking Hitler and Mussolini to pledge 6 or 25 years non aggression against 31 nations In return Roosevelt proposed a world economic disarmament conference If Hitler counters or does not reject the idea a concrete press ion on those points is likely Officials say the German address is not an official reply but the German people’s reception of the appeal and a copy may be transmitted later Roosevelt is filling vacancies on conciliation commissions with 35 nations to ease potential disputes and his work continues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dolf Hitler
Hitler
Mussolini
Rosevelt
ECOND
Munich
Sis
Itler
Ina
J. Roosevelt
Erman
White House
Utser
United States
Treaties of Conciliation Cover 38 Nations
The United States has conciliation treaties with 38 nations. Ethiopia Czecho Slovakia and Albania have lost independence. Most treaties were negotiated by William Jennings Bryan in 1914. Each treaty sets a standing five member commission with two governments naming two members each and selecting a fifth.
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United States
Ethiopia
Czecho-Slovakia
Albania
William Jennings Bryan
Europe
Good Will Flyers Perform Free Daredevil Act At Ragan Field
The Good Will Flyers bring a national air tour to Ragan Field on Asheboro road for three days. Five place Standard bi planes powered by Wright Whirlwind engines will carry passengers from aviators with long service records. A daily act features Betty Miller performing a motorcycle crash through a flaming wall at speed.
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Good Will Flyers
Ragan Field
Asheboro
Betty Miller
Women lead Russian rail lines as pioneers in engine crews
Zinaidar Troitskaya rises from depot mechanic to locomotive engineer and forms Russia’s first women’s locomotive crew on the Moscow Belt Railway. Her achievement spurs special engine driving courses with hundreds of women, while Galinda Todehhuk, Russia’s first woman locomotive fireman, now leads another line.
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Russia
Zinaidar Troitskaya
Moscow Belt
Galinda Todehhuk
Change in computing vote on tobacco quotas debated
A North Carolina Farm Bureau delegation urged a shift in referendum rules for tobacco quotas. They proposed using acreage quotas, favoring two thirds of cultivated land to determine majority, citing expected production after last December’s rejection of marketing limits. Delegation members included E. F. Arnold J. E. Winslow and Claude T. Hall.
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Washington
Rep
Cooley
D-Nc
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Wih Cooley
E. F. Arnold
Raleigh
State Federation
J. E. Winslow
Greenville
N. C
Claude T. Hall
Woodsdale
Tobacco Growers Executive
Governor Hoey Paroles Jessup for Second Degree Murder
Governor Hoey granted parole to Robert Jessup who was serving a seven to ten year term for second degree murder after a 1937 Surry County conviction. The release also freed Fred Adams and Robert Turner for related offenses, alongside several other parolees from multiple counties and sentences.
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Hoey
Jessup
Raleigh
Robert Jessup
Surry County
Fred Adams
Gaston
Robert Turner
Northampton
C. H. Crutchfield
Chatham
James Dillard
Chowan
David Cline
Rowan
Commission Studies Plan for Establishing Pension Funds
A five member commission appointed by Governor Hoey will study the feasibility of creating retirement funds for teachers and state employees. The group, chaired by State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson, includes James A. Gray, D Hiden Ramsey, Holmes Davis, and Kemp P. Lewis. Findings are due July 1, 1940 for budget planning for 1941 43.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Advisory
Charles M. Johnson
James A. Gray
Winston-Salem
D. Hiden Ramsey
Asheville
Holmes Davis
Wilmington
Kemp P. Lewis
Durham
Groves Jr. Made UNC Honor Roll From High Point
W L Groves Jr of High Point was listed on the scholastic honor roll at the University of North Carolina last quarter. Students on the honor roll must average a grade of 90 to 95 across all courses.
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W. L. Groves, JR
University
Chapel Hill
High Point
University of North Carolina
College consolidation proposal to be reviewed in Raleigh
Raleigh April 27 a special committee will meet on May 9 to consider a proposal to consolidate Baptist colleges in North Cereina.
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Raleigh
North Cereina
Barrymores to Divorce for Second Time in Amicable Split
John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie announce a separation ending their 30 month marriage. Barrie will leave the play My Dear Children after this week’s engagement while Barrymore continues the show to Omaha. The couple wed in 1936 at Yuma and have previously divorced.
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ST. Louis
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Miss Barrie
Children
Barrymore
Omaha
Neb
Yuma
Ariz
Los Angeles
Barrie
Mrs W C Hammer Named On Board
At the Methodist Uniting Conference in Kansas City officers of general standing committees were elected. The Missions committee lists Mrs W C Hammer Asheboro NC as vice chairwoman with H P Myers Nashville as secretary.
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W.C. Hammer
Kansas City
Methodist Uniting Conference
George W. Henson
Philadelphia
J.N. R. Shire
Ft. Worth
Texas
J. E. Burns
Harrisville
W. Va
W. C. Hammer
Asheboro
N. C
H. P. Myers
Nashville
W. Frank Bryan
Huntsville
Costen J. Harrell
Newborn Bertha Carson Paid Hospital Bill in Pennies
Penny serenade in Austin Indiana as Jeannette Alberta, newborn daughter of Berton Carson and spouse, weighed eight pounds. The parents paid the $25 doctor bill entirely in pennies, totaling about 2 500 pennies and weighing 17 pounds.
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Austin
Ind
Jeannette Alberta
Berton Carson
Bandmaster Shaw Alive After Illness Crisis Report
The Associated Press reports bandleader Art Shaw has passed the crisis of his illness and is expected to recover. His status is described as not dead and shows signs of improvement for his orchestra and audience.
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Art Shaw
Associated Press
Labor shortage in Tokyo drives push for primary school graduates
Shortage of labor in Tokyo prompts employers to seek primary school graduates, with plants and mines begging employment offices for more workers. Applications total 5 388 male and female graduates, mostly as apprentices, while 11 322 have applied in Tokyo. Government offices plan to recruit from outlying districts with lighter demand. Companies raise wages, improve conditions, and add recreation to attract youths.
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Tokyo
Japan
Duke Power Manager Killed in Auto Truck Collision
A Duke Power Co official, M. G. Butner, manager of the North Wilkesboro office, was killed 20 miles north of Statesville in an auto truck crash. Three companions, H. V. Overcash, H. A. Forester and Gordon Forester, all of North Wilkesboro, were injured and taken to a hospital. The group was returning from a company meeting in Charlotte.
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Duke Power
Statesville
Here
M. G. Butner
Duke Power Company
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