Weather outlook for North and South Carolina and coastal winds
Partly cloudy unsettled tonight with scattered thundershowers in northeast areas this afternoon and near south coast Friday in North Carolina. South Carolina sees partly cloudy nights and Fridays with scattered thunder showers in north central areas. extreme south portion possible Friday. Winds vary from moderate southwest to southwesterly along the coast with overcast conditions and local showers. Also mentions New Orleans cotton market notes from Aug 4.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Gentile
North
Jacksonville
Visitors flock to American national parks in 1937 total
More than 15,000,000 people visited American national parks during 1937 as tourism surged nationwide. This milestone reflects rising travel interest and the expanding park system during the era.
Two Arrested On Lottery Charges In City Raids
Two white men were arrested on lottery charges after a patrol sergeant stopped a vehicle and found tickets used in baseball pools. C. B. Bryant of 307 Chestnut Street faced tickets tied to baseball pools. W. C. Edwards of 202 Kelly Street was taken into custody after tokens linked to the butter and eggs racket were found in his car. Bryant released on $100 bond. Edwards on $500.
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Bryant
Chestnut Street
North Main Street
W. C. Edwards
Kelly Street
Edwards
Time systems vary worldwide excluding daylight saving
The article notes that across nations sixty three distinct time systems are in use, with daylight saving time not counted among them. It highlights global diversity in timekeeping practices and the absence of a universal standard.
Officers Bring James Godwin Back From Sumter
James Godwin, missing youth linked to nine crimes, was captured in Sumter after a lengthy chase. Deputies say he fought Deputy J L Dollard and was found with a woman claiming to be his wife. Police note stolen cars and armed incidents tied to the case. The elder Godwin is recovering in Burrus Memorial hospital.
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Godwin
High Point
Davidson County
Sumter
D. C
Denton
Carthage
Bennetteville
Myrtle Beach
Morehead City
Newbern
Lexington
Tom Gold, Jr
J. L. Dollard
Dollard
Helen Whitfield
G. Bland Dubose
Clyde Shorter
Shorter
Godwins
T. J. Gold
Craven County
North Carolina
Carteret County
Ted
Dr. God
New York Cotton Futures Close Mixed Higher
Cotton futures closed 4 to 5 points higher as trading ended in New York. Spot middling cotton held at 6.61 cents per pound with the market showing a steady tone amid fragmented报价 and unclear digit strings from the day’s report.
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New York
Hampton Earns Endorsement From Young Democrats
The Guilford County Young Democrats met at the Greensboro county courthouse and voted 154 to 97 to endorse George C. Hampton for state organization president. Beverly C. Moore was elected president, succeeding Mrs. C. C. Lowe, with officers named and an executive committee formed.
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Guilford County Club of Young Democrats
Greensboro
George C. Hampton
Beverly C. Moore
C. C. Lowe
John C. Story
Harry Rockwell
Glenn R. Hunt
Melwic D. Wyrick
Gibsonville
Ted Thompson
Frank W. Paschal
Dewey Webster
Joseph M. Bryan
Clarence Angel
R. B. Boren, Jr
Tobacco prices rise on heavy opening market sales
Growers reported exceptionally heavy offerings at the opening, with first-row piles averaging 30 cents and some grades higher. Darlington and Loris markets showed gains with early averages near 27 to 28 cents as over 490000 pounds and 350000 pounds were on hand. KingsTree opened with averages above 25 cents and priming up to 38 cents.
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B. B
Darlington
Loris
Dillon
Kingstree
Pearl White Dies Former Queen of Movie Serials
Pearl White longtime star of silent serials died after health problems tied to early film stunt work and lighting. Born Greenwood Missouri March 4 1889 she began as a child performer and rose to fame with bareback riding and action roles. Funeral plans were private with burial in Paris after a London stage appearance in 1927.
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Pearl White
United States
Paris
London
Miss White
Greenwood
Eva
Warner Olana
Villian
Wedeneday
Paria
Crump Browning Battle for Supremacy in Climax Today
W H Hudson of Clarksville seeks utilities commissioner with three other senatorial hopefuls in the race Rep J Ridley Mitchell of the fourth district Dr John R K Neal of Knox County and C L Powel of Sumner County Also J B Wray of Knoxville listed as governor candidate but campaigned lightly Roy C Wallace withdrew Joe E B Scott of Columbia also runs No straight New Deal issues but debate over mineral leases with TVA and Berry vote against some New Deal measures marked the campaign.
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W. H. Hudson
Clarksville
J. Ridley Mitchell
John RK
Neal
Knoxville
C. L. Powel
Sumner County
J. Bailey Wray
Roy C. Wallace
Joe EB. Scott
Columbia
Senator Berry
Tennessee Valley Authority
Berry
Coasting with Ignition Off Pollutes Engine Oil
The practice of coasting downhill with the ignition off leads to gasoline entering the crankcase and diluting the oil, causing reduced lubrication and potential engine damage.
Airmail Push North to Alaska With Lockheed Electras
The first northbound airmail flight to Alaska was recently completed by Lockheed Electras carrying more than 60,000 letters. The operation marks a major expansion of mail service into remote northern territories.
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Alaska
Lockheed Electras
Battle over Changkufeng Hill sparks new clash
Heavy fighting erupted Sunday when Japan seized Changkufeng Hill amid border disputes with the Soviet Union. Each side protested aggression. Soviet claims of losses were contradicted by Japanese reports of heavy tank concentrations and air obscuring fog.
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Ed Changkufeng Hill
Domel
Horinouchi
Changkufeng
Russia
Shachoteng
118Th Novokievsk Infantry
Red Army
Japanese War Office
Soviet Workers Rally for Defense Against Japanese Aggressors
Hundreds of thousands sign resolutions urging vigorous action as Soviet media focus on unity and readiness to defend the frontier. Moscow factory crowds pledge full support to the armed forces of socialism while miners and metal workers vow to destroy any enemy. News from Tokyo is sparse as citizens await further developments on the distant battlefield.
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Moscow
Siberian
Salin Automobile
Fontier
Red Army
Tokyo
Changkufeng
Manchoukuo
Soviet Shelling of Changkufeng Near Tumen Front
Report from Kogi Korea describes intermittent Soviet artillery bombardment of Japanese positions at Changkufeng and surrounding farmland. Two Soviet planes attacked at 1:45 p.m. with Japanese anti aircraft fire engaging in response.
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Kogi
Korea
Siberian
Yuki
Tumen River
Changkuféng
Tumen Ferry
Changkufeng
Dunkelberger Bowls to Farlow in First Round
In the Carolinas Open first round Dunkelberger defeated Harold Long of Raleigh 2 and 1. The marathon 21 hole match saw Preston Hennies of Columbia beat Freddie Hyatt of Charlotte one up. Benny Goodes of Burlington defeated George Cocoran 2 and 1. George Slingerland beat Alfred Smith 5 and 4. George Picard of Charleston eliminated Henry Poe 2 up. Peth Webb beat Purvis Ferree 4 and Jimmy Crichton defeated A. A. Oliver 5 and 3. Henry Styers Jr. defeated Arthur Ham one up in extra holes.
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Harold Long
Raleigh
Preston Hennies
Columbia
Freddie Hyatt
Charlotte
Benny Goodes
Burlington
George Cocoran
Starmount
George Slingerland
Greensboro
Alfred Smith
Winston Salem
George Picard
Charleston
Henry Poe
Durham
Jimmy Crichton
Blair Park
A. A. Oliver
Crichton
Henry Styers
Lexington
Arthur Ham
Father Divine Moves Into Private Fifty Room Heaven
Father Divine occupying a private fifty room Madison Avenue mansion in Harlem after a white owner vacated. A group of followers funded the gift and a private telephone system supports his residence with twelve secretaries and several trusted "angels." A prior gift of a 600 acre country estate at Krum Elbow is noted near Hyde Park. Dr Elihu Katz reports the purchase price was 24000.
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Father Divine
New York
Upper
Madison Avenue
East 122Nd Street
Harlem
Krum Elbow
Hudson River
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Elihu Katz
Dr. Katz
President Roosevelt Shows Swift Samaritan Aid Aboard Ship
President Roosevelt, en route to Balboa from Panama, aided a sick crewman aboard the destroyer McDougal. Machinist's Mate Oliver W. Halliwill from Wadena, Minnesota, needed an operation for acute appendicitis and was transferred to the Houston for treatment. The president consoled the stricken sailor and remarked he had suffered a similar operation.
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Houston
Balboa
Canal Zone
Naval
Roosevelt
Panama
Pacific
Oliver W. Halliwill
Wadena
Minn
McDougal
Halli
Two Held for Raleigh Killing
Acting Coroner Roy M. Bank said Wiley B. Hulon and Jeff B. Hulon were jailed for questioning in the July 21 killing of Mrs. Annie A. Kidd near Raleigh. The elder Hulon is the father of the younger, who is her son-in-law. An autopsy showed blunt-force head trauma.
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Raleigh
Roy M. Bank
Wiley B. Hulon
Jeff B. Hulon
Wake County
Annie A. Kidd
Banke
Snow Hill
R. L. Atkins
Guy Mansey
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
Guilford County real estate transfers list multiple deeds across High Point, Morehead, Madison, Rock Creek, Jamestown and Monroe townships. Names include W H Wright, Samuel Roy Boyd, J W Watford, C A Bodenheimer, Clarence York, Lewis P York, Callie York, W B Richardson, Troy Richardson, F M Atkins, G L Dempsey, Starmount Co, Harvey White, G W Burkhalter, Robert Elzivan Ashe, Mary Killen Ashe, Sara Goldstein, Br A Spencer, W A Thomas, J M Deaton, J L Mitchell, J L Jones, and others. Each entry notes tract or street location and buyer or seller.
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High Point Township
W. H. Wright
Samuel Roy Boyd
J. W. Watford
C. A. Bodenheimer
Union Street
Harriss H. Jarrell
L. A. Pegg
Chandler Street
Callie L. York
Clarence York
Thomasville Road
Lewis P. York
Morehead Township
W. B
Margaret Evans Cox files divorce suit
Margaret Evans Cox of High Point sues Raeford Cox of Wilmington in Municipal court alleging marriage on June 17 1930 and separation since March 1933 seeking a divorce under the two years separation statute.
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Margaret Evane Cox
High Point
Raeford Cox
Wilmington
MISS BATTLE IN NEAR ZERO HOUR
Third Army exercise at De Soto National Forest pits 9 000 blue force against 16 000 brown forces to defend New Orleans and test strategy. Major General Ru commands the blues from Georgia National Guard while Blanding heads the browns. Private first class A E Batley of Augusta dies in Mississippi Sound during the maneuver at Biloxi.
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Third Army
de Soto National Forest
Mise
Uncle Sam
Uni
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast
Mississippi River
Blues
Henry D. Ru
Georgia National Guard
Albert H. Blanding
Browne
Biloxi
Miss
A. E. Batley
Augusta
83Rd Field Alevy
Mississippi Sound
Fort Bragg
N.C
Mrs Margaret Walker Dies In Leaksville Area
Mrs Margaret Solomon Walker 37 wife of Tom W Walker died Sunday in a ville hospital after about two years illness. A Leaksville resident she lived in Liberty and was active in church and charity work. Survived by husband, father J Solomon of Harper Texas, sisters and brothers in Texas and Harper. Funeral at Liberty Baptist Church with burial in Fairview cemetery. Active pallbearers listed.
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Margaret Solomon Walker
Tom W. Wal
Ville
Waer
Leaksville
Liberty
Greensboro
Adeen
High Point
Sa Carolina
J. Solomon
Harper, Tez
Mia
Joe B. Langston
Paul Taylor
Liberty Methodist
Fairvie Cemetery
He Smith
EB. C. Williamson
JL. Miller
D. C. Holt
J. C. Names
L. T. Smith
Dwyer’s Confession Linked to Doctor’s Wife Murder Trial
An accused killer’s statement to Dr. Littlefield’s wife is read in court detailing a cross country route with the doctor’s body hidden in a luggage compartment. Dwyer claims he first told her the husband died in a fatal dent and that he was taking him away, later revealing the true story during visits to Boston and Concord.
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Carroll
Dr. Littlefield
Au Dwyer
Littlefield
Boston
Concord
Paris
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Mickey Rooney
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C. S. Bryant
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Broadhurst
Gene Autry
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Smiley Burnette
Mickey “Mouse Cartoon
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Lone Ranger
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Cae
Noah Berry, Jr
Forbidden Valley
Paramouns
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Hampton
Crump-Browning
J. D. White
Farlow
Guilford County Realty
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