Ford and Roosevelt Silent On Results Of Conference
President Roosevelt and Henry Ford kept quiet after a White House family luncheon as officials moved to arrange a meeting with 16 major businessmen. Ford, in New York after a seven hour Washington visit, said the talks were pleasant and refused to discuss specific topics or offer advice.
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Ford
Roosevelt
Washington
Henry Ford
Roper
John W. Hanes
Naval Department
New York
G. Hall Roosevelt
Chary
Congress
Easter Cruise Jewel Theft Mystery
Joyce Milner faces a shipboard jewel theft accusation after a Mrs. O Hara clip is found in Joyce’s stateroom. Captain Boyer questions her while Dick Hamilton seeks to clear her, as Mrs. O Hara dentalizes a growing scandal aboard the cruise.
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Joyce Milner
Dick Hamilton
Isobel Porter
Captain Boyer
Mr. O'Hara
Miss Milner
Joyce
Lght
Mrs. O'Hara
German Girls Barred from Industry After Year Off Farm Work
In Germany the government forbids girls under 25 who have not worked for a year on a farm or in a private household from engaging in industrial employment. The rule aims to regulate access to industrial work based on prior relevant experience.
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Germany
Fat Girl Laughs and Grows Slim Advertisement Claims
An old advertisement touts Steromola Prescription Tablets as a fat reduction remedy for those with hypothyroidism, claiming thirty years of public availability. It warns the product is not a universal cure and stresses physician guidance for any diagnosis while noting sauna products as an alternative.
Robertson's Fertilizer for Grain and Tobacco Sale
Fertilizer for sale from Robertson's brand promoted for grain and tobacco. Stock carried in multiple warehouses including Asheboro North Carolina and Denton North Carolina with listed addresses and local representatives.
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Robertson
Asheboro
N. C
Salisbury Street
H. A. Pierce
Sailor's Homecoming Stuns Grandmother in Charleston
Mrs John Henry Stevens meets her sailor son in a newsreel after seven years apart. The reunion scene at the Navy games in Charleston shocks her with joy and a note of worry as she learns of a fifth grandchild she had not heard about.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Henry Stevens
John Henry, Jr
Anchorage Pilot Delivers Aid After Snow Circle Signal
Pilot Gordon McKenzie spotted a large circle of brush on snow near Sualina Alaska, landed and received an order for cod liver oil and facial cream from trader A M Lynam plus a parcel to mail. The incident highlights a remote settlement receiving much needed supplies via air delivery.
Prisoner threatens talk after jail time remark
In McAlester Oklahoma Highway Patrolman W C Gentry recalls a truck driver who muttered he would talk after a few days in jail and then bragged he was serving 20 years as a trusty from the state prison.
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Mcalester
Okla
W. C. Gentry
Oil drilling to continue in Kuwait and Arabia
Oil exploration proceeds in Kuwait and Arabia despite poor results from the first two wells.
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Kuwait
Arabia
Hoey appoints three on North Carolina supreme bench
Raleigh dispatch notes Governor Clyde Hoey has filled three of seven seats on the state supreme court with his appointees M. W. Barnhill Wallace Winborne and A. A. F. Seawell. The piece contrasts Hoey with FDR and predecessor Morrison and describes Chief Justice Stacy and Justice Clarkson with vivid personal detail.
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Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
Supreme Court
M. W. Barnhill
Wallace Winborne
A. A. F. Seawell
Hoey
Roosevelt
Cam Morrison
Morrison
Adams
Clarkson and
Connor
Mrs Mary Colvin Murphy Drops State Senate Bid
Snow Hill officials confirm Mary Colvin Murphy did not file for the state senate as announced weeks earlier. Reports tie decision to waning support and district dynamics, with Greene County losing a senator in this legislature. Libby Ward to run unopposed in Craven for the house. first three-term representative in county history.
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Mary Colvin Murphy
Snow Hill
State Senate
F. A. Mosely
Election Board
Greene
Greene County
Murphy
Senate
Libby Ward
Craven
Tin Mine Quota Eased to Create Jobs in Federated Malay
The Federated Malay States government proposes allowing mining firms to exceed their established quotas to reduce unemployment in tin mines. The policy aims to boost output and provide work opportunities amid mining sector challenges.
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Federated Malay States
Farm Bureau Official Pleased With Reaction To Control
Raleigh April 28 The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation secretary Arnold says complaints over tobacco acreage quotas stem from misunderstanding. He notes over 90 percent of growers supported control and expects no campaign to assist in quota specifics, only local explanations. He explains quotas are acreage based while marketing allowances are per pound, causing confusion among smaller growers who lose no production rights.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Arnold
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. Arnold
Fenner Emerges as Third Speakership Hopeful in 1939 House
Nash County representative W. E. Fenner, longtime House agriculture chair, joins Victor Bryant and Libby Ward as candidates for the 1939 speakership. Fenner, known for Tobacco Compact leadership and farm policy work, has lobbied rural lawmakers and filed for Nash’s seat alongside Claude C. Abernathy. He chairs and serves on multiple key committees, including Agriculture, Banks and Banking, Finance, and Roads.
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Raleigh
W. E
Bill) Fenner
Nash County
House Agriculture Committee
Victor Bryant
Libby Ward
Fenner
House Farm Group
Rocky Mount
Claude C. Abernathy
Spring Hope
Nash
House
General Assembly
Malaya Growers Consider Pineapple Production Limit
Malayan pineapple growers may voluntarily limit output this year after last season's oversupply. Local officials and farmers discuss stabilizing prices and managing harvests to balance supply with demand.
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Malaya
Denton Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Denton residents share weekend visits with relatives and friends across Albemarle Greensboro Danville and Asheboro. Notables include Mr and Mrs Walter Cashett Miss Linda Cambell Miss Mary Rose Badgett Miss Mae Call and families traveling to Winston Salem Asheboro and Greensboro for visits and P T A conference attendance.
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Walter Cashett
Linda Cambell
Albemarle
Wade Harris
Theodore Davis
Greensboro
Carlile Davis
Mary Rose Badgett
Norwood
Val Badgett
Ira Grace Doughton
Elizabeth Hanner
Jamestown
MaeCall
Bill Cambell
Walnut Cove
Sim DeLappa
Barbara
Lexington
J. T. Sexton
Fannie Mae Wilkins
Joe Mitchel
Danville
Jonnie Burgess
Httle Son
Asheboro
Winston Sales
John Mitchel
J. W. Wright
Walter Hedrick
Clay Loftin
Ronald Hill
Mary Ella Bisher
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Oye
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Marion White
Cruise
NEA Service, Inc
Chapter
Dr. Gray
Fat Girl
Glenora
Thomasville
Gray Street
High Point
Anville
Denton
Lewis Williams
Rep
Denton, N. C
Lanier and Lee Sar
Beeson Hardware Company
Penerel Agenit
Trinity
High Soins
FAIR
Gizella Varga
Capital Shorts
Henry Averill
Supreme Courts
W. P. Stacy
Heriot Clarkson
Clarkson
Pender County
Farm Bureau Federation
the University
A. Range
Guilford
Furniture
North Main St
B. F. Hendrix
Rose
Denton News
New Perfection Stores
North Main Streel
Gor
East Green
Rniture CO
Mark
Qualiag
Perfection
Marietta Street
Atlanta, Ga
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