Weather and casualty report from North and South Carolina
Showers tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in parts of the Carolinas. Southern winds and overcast skies with scattered showers from Hatteras to Jacksonville. Greensboro reports a fatal railway accident as James Gardner age 78 dies after being struck by a train. he lived in Guilford County.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Greensboro
Southern Railway
James Gardner
Guilford County
Judge Grants Alumina Co Restraining Order Across Courts
The court actions restrain Alumina Co amid a price fixing case. The government charges a 46 page petition alleges March 1 price rise to virgin ingot. names 25 subsidiaries 36 officers and stockholders alongside the company.
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Gibson
Robert Jackson
Wendell Herge
Walter L. Rice
Advocates Push 10 Percent Federal Cut Debate Continues
A House debate centers on Byrnes flat 10 per cent federal cut and impounding proposals. Rep Taber and Rep Cannon clash over economic effects while the chamber approves a $4 million TVA deficiency appropriation, leaving TVA funding about $43.5 million below last year.
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Byrnes
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
House
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Power Authority
Neutrality bill compromise sent to Senate for vote
The compromise on arms shipments to belligerents and the cash and carry plan heads to the Senate for a vote. The agreement lets the President trigger cash and carry when needed to protect the United States, lives, or commerce, balancing executive discretion with wartime needs.
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Senate
House
United States
Basques Seek World Help for Refugee Haven
Basque leaders urged a world power to offer refuge for evacuees while vowing to defend their capital. British Liberals and Laborites moved to aid evacuations, but naval assistance awaited a Basque insurgent agreement. Durango fell in street fighting as Basque forces regrouped near Bilbao and launched a counter-offensive against Gen. Emilio Mola's insurgents along the highway to the city.
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Durango
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Pittsburgh
Marian Martin Peplum Frock for Budget Wardrobes
Double Asset to Budget Wardrobes is Marian Martin Peplum Frock. Time to be off to a picnic or business in this run around frock. Choose with or without the peplum. Pattern 9260 sizes 12 through 40, fabric needs vary, price 15c. Send order to The Enterprise Pattern Department.
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Marian Martin Peplum
Marian Martin
Marian Martin Lew
Enterprise
Pattern Department
18Th St
New York
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster Noted as Greatest Orators
The passage credits Henry Clay and Daniel Webster as the greatest orators, highlighting their prominence in public speech and political life.
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Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Railroads Test Pneumonia Tires On Tracks
American railroads trial three tire types for use on locomotives and freight cars to evaluate performance on their routes amid safety and maintenance considerations.
Moro prisoners and flag theft in Biscayan clash
In the Biscayan coastal engagement, defense troops seized two flags including an Italian flag, captured 17 Moorish prisoners, and recovered three Italian soldiers who deserted to the government lines.
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Biscayan
Girl Scout Virtue And The Call To Cooperative Citizenship
In a 1937 NEA Service tribute the author marks the Girl Scouts Silver Anniversary and argues for cooperation over individualism. He credits Juliette Gordon Low, links scouting to character building, and urges parents and schools to train children in service, loyalty, and small group responsibility within family and community life.
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Girl Scouts
America
Juliette Low
Georgia
England
Robert Baden-Powell
Froebel
Miss Low
Becaue
NEA Service, Inc
Ant Eater Destroys Ants in South American Jungles
A 1905 French Guiana stamp depicts the ant eater, a four foot creature with a long snout and curved claws. It hunts ants using a sticky tongue to trap prey, then tears through ant hills with powerful talons as it moves through tropical jungles of South America.
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South America
NBA
Rankin announces 12th state math contest for 391 students
B R Rankin secretary says the 12th annual state high school mathematics contest will be held Friday with 391 students from 38 schools throughout the state.
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Chapel Hill
B. R. Rankin
Hanes Knitting Mills Let Contract for Expansion
Officials of P. H. Hanes Knitting Mills announced a $150,000 expansion contract awarded to C. M. Guest and Company of Greensboro.
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HANES
Winston-Salem
P. H. Hanes Knitting Mills
C. M. Guest and Company
Greeneboro
Hoey to Speak at Colerain High School Commencement
Governor Hoey will deliver the commencement address at Colerain High School on May 1.
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Hoey
Te Colerain
Governor Hoey
Colerain High School
Post Office Opened in Sanford
The new $90,000 post office in Sanford opened to public inspection today as officials showcased the facility.
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Postoffice
Sanford
Two Hundred EE Workers Evacuate Emerson Plant
In St. Louis on April 29 two hundred members of the United Electrical and Radio Workers union evacuated an Emerson Electric manufacturing plant ending a 63 day stay in strike.
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Louis
United Electrical and Radio Workers’ Union
Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company
Sherman Law Debuts as First National Anti Trust Statute
The Sherman Antitrust Act became the United States' first national measure to curb concentrated market power. It established sweeping prohibitions on restraint of trade and aimed to promote fair competition across industries nationwide.
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United States
First American water mill at South Berwick 1620
The first water power mill in America was established at South Berwick Maine in 1620 by Ferdinand Gorges who obtained a grant from England to develop water power on land spanning from latitude 40 to 48 from sea to sea.
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America
South Berwick
Ferdinando Gorges
England
Words with all vowels in order Abstemiously and friends
Abstemiously facetiously and arsenious are noted for containing all five vowels in the correct sequence. These words illustrate vowel order within commonly cited examples.
Local Concern Bids for 400 School Bus Bodies Tomorrow
Raleigh April 29 The state board of awards will meet at 11 tomorrow to canvass bids for 400 school bus bodies and chassis. Bidders include Rock Hill Body Co Ford Body Corporation High Point Hackney Brothers Corbitt Co and others with 16 and 19 foot body options and prices ranging from about 439 to 485 per unit.
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Raleigh
State Board of Awards
W. Z. Betts
Divison
Rock Hill
Hackn Brothers Co
Wilson
Uni
Corbitt Co. Henderson
Ford Body Corp
Perley A. Thoas
Oxf
Hackney Brothers
Prominent Halifax Man Celebrates His 70th Birthday
In Scotland Neck on April 2, R. Madry, noted Halifax cow ty business man and planter, marked his 70th birthday and 42nd wedding anniversary with a large family gathering. Family members attending included his three sons and daughter, all graduates of the University of North Carolina systems.
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Scotland Neck
R. Madry
Halifax
Burliton
J. T
C. J. Madry
University At
Cha Hill
H. R. Madry
State College
Bernice Madry
Woman's College
Eastern North Carolina Rivers Returning To Normal
The article notes rivers in eastern North Carolina returning toward normal levels but still rising near the coast. Forecasts predict Neuse River overflow in Goldsboro tomorrow and a flood at Kinston by May. The Roanoke may crest three feet over in Williamston on Sunday. Tar River expected to crest near Tarboro with four feet of overflow. Cape Fear over its banks at Elizabeth City, flooding hundreds of acres.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Lee A. Denson
Neuse
Goldsboro
Kinston
Roanoke
Williamston
Son
Tarboro
Tomrow
Cape Fear
Elizabeth
Carolinas Postal Supervisors Meet Set for July 3-5
Asheville hosts the Carolinas Association Postal Supervisors gathering July 3 to 5. The event brings together postal officials from North and South Carolina for meetings and discussions.
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Asheville
Carolinas Association
Convention May 29 Set for Greensboro Event
The South Atlantic Horseness convention will be held in Greensboro on May 29 after an April 29 notice.
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Greensboro
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