Naval power buildup accelerates as major powers plan new battleships
The race among United States Britain Japan France Italy and Germany to expand battleship fleets accelerates with plans to lay keels on New Year’s Day. Costs exceed hundreds of millions, with parity aims amid treaty expiration and Pacific defense shifts. Naval bases in Pearl Harbor Singapore Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands feature among strategic preparations.
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Mortgage Sale Notice From Guilford County North Carolina
Public sale of land in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina under a mortgage deed from Myrtle Pickett to J F McDonald dated October 4 1833 and secured note. The property description includes Block 1 Five Points Lot 21 and a second tract on Smith Street Reitzel corner with Aus Avenue size about 9000 square feet. Sale set for September 4 1936 at eleven A M on the premises. Attorney A Smitherman handles the foreclosure.
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Club Outing and Fashion Program At Local Churches
Young People’s club of Wo men’s Memorial A M E church will hold an outing to Friendly Lake Thursday at 8 o’clock meeting at the church corner East Washington and Eccles. Willing Workers club Mt Vernon Baptist church sponsors a fashion program Thursday at 8 o’clock public invited. Baptist Conclave Meets in Raleigh reports the 1936 session opening with 5000 delegates from 250,000 Negro Baptists at Raleigh Memorial auditorium and Shaw University campus. Card of Thanks Rev J A Barber and family thank friends for condolences and floral tributes after death of daughter and sister Susie Barber Reid.
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Friendly Lake
East Washington
Eccles Streets
Willing Workers Club of
Mt. Vernon
Raleigh
North Carolina State Baptist Conclave
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Shaw University
J. A. Barber
Susie Barber Reid
One traffic violation cited in 24 hours
Police records show a single citation issued for a traffic violation in the past 24 hours, noted as a minor offense. The report closes with general commentary on Easter observances and Shakespeare's vocabulary, separate from the incident.
Peeler Battles 307-Pound Broadbill Off Catalina Island
Joseph D. Peeler and his young son wrestled a 307 pound broadbill known as xiphias gladius on Santa Catalina Island. The creature was fought for 2 hours and 14 minutes before being brought to gaff on a 24 thread line with 60 pound breaking strength.
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Joseph D. Peeler
Santa Catalina Island
Tobacco Markets In Georgia Open
Tobacco sales opened briskly at five Tifton warehouses with over 2,000,000 pounds offered. Farmers reported prices better than last year with a Valdosta report showing an average of 27 cents per pound for first sales. Production was estimated at 765,360,000 pounds, about 4,000,000 more than 1935.
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Tifton
South Georgia
Valdosta
Radio Station Plan Hearing Deferred by Budget Commission
The advisory budget commission postponed until August 31 the hearing on establishing a state wide police radio system. Only three of six commissioners attended the session. Estimated initial cost around 150000 dollars with 35000 dollars yearly maintenance. Proposed stations would be in Raleigh Williamston Statesville Asheville and near Greensboro. The piece notes the deepest salt mine near Berlin at 4157 feet.
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Advisory Budget Commission
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Greensboro
American Tragedy Slayer Is Put To Death In Electric Chair
Newell P. Sherman, 27, convicted of drowning his wife over a love for another woman, was executed in the state prison electric chair in Boston. A former Sutton choir singer and scoutmaster, his crime drew comparison to Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. Esther Magill, 18, Whitinsville mill worker, was described as the unwitting motive and was kept in seclusion at relatives' home.
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Newell P. Sherman
Sutton
Theodore Dreiser
Esther Magill
Whitinsville
Sherman
Dr Stanbury to Address Yearly Meeting at Guilford College
Dr W A Stanbury pastor of West Market Methodist church Greensboro will speak Wednesday morning at nine before the Yearly Meeting of Friends at Guilford College. His subject Adventuring in World Friendship draws on his Europe tour including a World Sunday School convention in Oslo June.
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West Market Methodist Church
Greensboro
Yearly Meeting of Friends
Guilford College
Stanbury
Europe
Oslo
Norway
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