Methodist Merger Sparks Battle Before Council in Alabama
At the Southern Methodist Conference in Birmingham delegates vote 434 to 26 to unify with the northern and Protestant churches. Opponents warn of secession and plan legal challenges, while a judicial council hearing on merger procedures looms.
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SN Methodist
Birmingham
Ala
Judicial Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
General Conference of
Southern Methodists
Judicial Council
Supreme Court of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South
United States
Japan
China
Southern Conference
Revenue collections rise in North Carolina month
North Carolina reports April revenue total of 4 472 09 up 3 51 percent from April 1987. Fiscal year receipts reach 61 305 3544 57, up 2 83 percent through April. Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell released figures. A Lowell is reported under bond in Washington after a North Carolina fugitive warrant.
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Aleigh
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
Lowell
Washington
Reta Lowell
Greenspb
N. C
North Caro
Superior Court
Sympathy strikes loom in Detroit automotive sector
April 30 reports AP that 12000 Chrysler and automotive parts workers face sympathy strikes threatening supply curtailment to Ford and the Fisher body plants as the United Automobile Workers seeks to settle a dispute with the Detroit building firm and related firms.
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Detroit
Dell Automotive
Ford Motor Co
Rysier Corp
Efts
United Automobile Wiers
Detroit Uiding Co
Cubs Face Cardinals After Dizzy Dean Arm Injury
Chicago team physician Jom F. Davis said Dizzy Dean’s arm injury from yesterday would not prove serious. Dean is in St Louis as the Cubs prepare to meet the Cardinals.
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Jom F. Davis
Chicago B
Armory
Dizzy
Dean
St. Louis
Cubs
Cardinals
Insurgent air raids strike temporary capital in Spain
In Barcelona on April 30 a pair of air raids hit the temporary capital, wounding about 50 and killing approximately 30. General Francisco Franco led the engagement as sunny weather followed days of rain.
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Arcelona
Spain
Ficials
Eneralissaimo
Francisco Fransileri
Raleigh Records First Auto Fatality of 1938
Raleigh reported its first automobile fatality of 1938 when 10 year old Peter Hicks died after a truck collision yesterday. Police held driver David Wideman, a Negro, on manslaughter charges as the investigation continued.
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Raleigh
Peter Hicks
H. B. Williamson
David Wideman
Railroads Consider Wage Cut Debate Amid Negotiation Standstill
Negotiations on wage cuts by railroads face a showdown if labor rejects the proposal. The Railway Association says a 15 cent reduction could save about $2.5 billion annually, while the national mediation board could step in to mediate or arbitrate, with the status quo maintained during efforts. The 1442 class 1 lines warn the cut is needed due to falling revenues and rising costs.
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Abhington
National Nation Board
The
Railway Association
President Roosevelt Urges Studies To Break Up Concentrated Power
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a militant anti monopoly message asking for a 500000 appropriation to study nearly all fundamental aspects of U S business life as a precursor to possible action on bank holding companies. He decried industrial empire building and banker control of industry while Congress split on timing and feasibility of action. Business leaders offered mixed reactions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Capitol
House
Silas Strawn
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
F. H. Clausen
Horicon
Wis
Chamber
Bank Holding Controls Face Slow Action in Glass Bill
Washington April 30 Senators expect little progress this session on President Roosevelts anti monopoly plan to curb bank holding companies. The Glass bill mirrors many proposals and may be stalled by adjournment, with hearings unlikely and administration hopes fading amid forecasts of no action. A Federal Reserve survey notes 52 holding companies owning 479 banks with 1,326 offices and deposits of 6.8 billion dollars.
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Roosevelt
Glass
D-Va
Senate Banking Committee
Townsend
R-Del
Banking Committee
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Norris
Ind-Neb
Barkley
D-Ky
Federal Reserve Board
Coogan’s heir claims part of child star fortune
William Raine, attorney for Jackie Coogan, says he found evidence proving a portion of the earnings Jackie Coogan made as a minorbelongs to him. Coogan, 23, sues his mother and stepfather for an accounting of film earnings estimated at 4 million dollars. The Bernstein couple deny any entitlement to his earnings.
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Angeles
William Raine
Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Coogan
Arthur Bernstein
Bernsteine
Rains
Jackie Coogan Productions, Inc
Renewed Efforts to Secure a Municipal Hospital
Citizens seek a municipal hospital for High Point as De W Walsh analytical specialist from Chicago is to visit within two weeks. He is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons and AMA after talks with Dr Hamilton McKay of Charlotte. A local advocate expects a High Point committee to meet Walsh on his southern trip. A critic regrets the city’s slow progress and urges action.
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High Point
de WH. Walsh
Chicago
Til
Walsh
American College of Surgeans
American Medical Association
Hamilton McKay
Chalotte
McKay
FDR Sets Sail Aboard New Cruiser Philadelphia
President Roosevelt sails from Charleston aboard the cruiser Philadelphia on a week long fishing cruise toward the South Atlantic. The 10 000 ton vessel carries presidential flags as Roosevelt plans likely to reach the Virgin Islands for game fish trolling.
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Charleston
D. C
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Charleston Navy Yard
South Atlantic
Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Judge Hayes Signs Order In Commercial Bank Suit
In U S District court Judge Johnson J Hayes signed two judgments for the Commercial National Bank receiver Jobs D Biggs. One set awards 60000 to the bank against directors who approved a 1931 dividend before the bank closed. A second judgment targets directors for 20248 26 in January 1932 preferential payments. A third judgment for 34351 carries against nine High Point citizens tied to the bank note for the First Presbyterian church.
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U. S. District Court
Johnson J. Hayes
Commercial National Bank
High Point
Bertha EB. Cox
J. Elwood Cox
D. A. Stanton
Ella Carr Peacock
Dred Peacock
Fred N. Tate
G. H. Kearns
A. B. Tate
W. A. J. Idol
Pickett
Parker
R. H. Walker
W. T. Powell
R. R
B. D. Pitcher
J. Welch Harria
Ilegal
Japs Halted Short Of Lunghai Rail Line
Shanghai reports a murderous stalemate on the south Shan tung front as Chinese counter attacks halt the Japanese advance a few miles from the Lunghai railway. Armies clash along a 60 mile front with heavy losses as Chinese forces sustain the main defense line near the Shantung Kianger border.
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Shanghai
Shantung-Kianger
5Ushow
Britain France plan steps to ease war fear
The report outlines three British and French moves to avert a European war including pressuring Germany over Sudeten demands and pushing talks with Czechoslovakia to reach a compromise. An all Europe parley would follow to settle tensions with the Sudeten issue linked to Konrad Henlein. May Day precautions were urged in Prague as Bratislava violence sparked alarms.
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Britain
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Praha
Konrad Henlein
Europe
Henlein
Bratislava
Switzerland
League of Nations
Italy
Man Wounded By Father Is Dying
Roy Dover, 21, of Charlotte, shot through the chest during a quarrel at his father Sam Dover's home near Anderson, continues to weaken at a local hospital. Cecil Dover, 23, also of Charlotte, was less seriously wounded and released. Mrs. D. Sam Dover remains hospitalized with a shattered hand from the melee.
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Anderson
N. C
Roy Dover
Charlotte
Sam Dover
Near Here
Cecil Dover
Relief funds to go directly to agencies eyed in House move
A House subcommittee considers routing 124 million dollars of proposed relief funds straight to agencies rather than via the president and WPA. Alaska would host one new Army air base with four others planned nationwide. most money would fund housing at army posts. Lawmakers discuss strict new limits on administrative authority and ongoing checks on federal commissions benefiting from relief funds.
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Develo
House
Ageles
Roose
Works Progress Administron
Cong
May
Alaska
United States
Considera
WPA
The
Security Administration
Woodrum
D-Va
Receiver named for Ryan money trust in New York
New York April 30 a new chapter in the Basil A Pat Ryan case arises as Supreme Court Justice Alfred Frar thaler names Edward D B of New York as receiver for the 1 2 million trust fund inherited from Thomas Fortune Ryan. Ryan will turn 30 next July amid a separation suit brought by Martha Barkley Ryan who married Ryan last November.
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New York
Basil A
Pat") Ryan
Alfred Frarthaler
Thomas
Ryan
Edward D. B
Martha Barkley
Huge Researches Are Needed To Save Cotton, Murchison Tells Textile Manufacturers
Augusta GA April 30 Dr Claudius T Murchison president of the Cotton Textile Institute told the American Cotton Manufacturers association that world cotton consumption appears to have reached or passed its zenith He cited competition from rayon paper and jute and urged a three point program including scientific labs fabric development improved finishing and broader advertising to boost cotton products
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Augusta
Claudius T. Murchison
The
Cotton Textile Institute
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Industs
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