Mexican notes delay indemnity in oil expropriation dispute
Mexico rejects arbitration on the $400 million expropriation of American and British oil properties. The Foreign Ministry says payment depends on Mexico’s ability to pay under its law and will not be immediate or deferred a matter of international law. The note, handed to Ambassador Daniels, signals continued social reforms despite foreign claims.
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Mexico City
United States
Josephus Daniels
Eduardo Hay
Mexico
Cordell Hull
America
Hay
Parachute Pioneers and A Dog Hero in 1785 France
Uncle Ray recalls early parachute feats starting with a dog in France in 1785 under an umbrella parachute. Jean Blanchard launched the dog from a balloon basket to demonstrate descent, later noting dangers and a later creator Jacques Garnerin achieving higher jumps and dramatic descents.
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France
Jean Blanchard
Yailoon
Weer
Blanchard
Jacques Garnerin
Paris
Gamerin
Uncle Ray
Cranium Crackers Word Puzzle Seeks True Statement
Readers try to pair words to form true statements. Items list options like Gouache Pizzicato trope syncope and names Harpo Balto Nemo Cagnostro with clues about rivers singers dogs and deities. Other entries include Heliogabalus Cmus Taurus Artifex a poet blacksmith emperor sailor and place pairs Sofia Bangkok Fez Yokohama with country options.
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Harpo
Balto
Cagnostro
Heliogabalus
Taurus
Artifex
Sofia
Bangkok
Fez
Yokohama
Turkey
Albania
China
Tooth Gets Twice Removed in Bizarre Incident
Six year old Carol Kidder had a tooth extracted once and then had to be removed again after the tooth allegedly ended up up her nose. She sought hospital care for the second extraction.
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Denver
Carol Kidder
Carol
Institute Of Government Chooses Chapel Hill For Permanent Lab
North Carolina announces the Institute of Government will build a four story Colonial brick laboratory on Franklin Street facing the UNC campus. The center will demonstrate best practices from 96 counties 187 cities and towns and state departments with training programs and a national clearinghouse.
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Chapel Hill
Albert Coates
Institute of Government
America
Franklin Street
University of North Carolina
Coates
The
Pasquotank
New Hanover
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Piedmont
Buncombe
Cherokee
North Carolina
Clearing House of Information
Institute
Will Hunt Wild Boar In State
North Carolina opens a legal wild boar season from October 1 to January 1 due to increased Russian boar in Swain and Graham counties. The boar and deer seasons align, with part of the area in Nantahala National Forest and no daily hunting fee. Dove hunting is allowed September and December 20 to January 31, 1939. A state license is required.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Board of Conservation and Development
Swain
Graham
Nantahala National Forest
Funeral for Mrs. C. E. Stone Tomorrow
Mrs. Catherine E. Stone, 50, died at her Highlands station home in High Point Wednesday morning. Survived by husband James W. Stone a daughter Gladys Dunlap a daughter Pearl McDonald three sons Vernon Paul and Earl all of High Point. Funeral Friday at 1:30 at Southside Baptist Church High Point burial Floral Garden Cemetery.
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Catherine E. Stone
Highlands Station
High Point
James W. Stone
Gladys Dunlap
Pearl McDonald
Vernon
Paul
Earl
Southside Baptist Church
Floral Garden Cemetery
Guilford Leads State In Number Of Rural Customers Using Electricity
Raleigh data shows Guilford County has the most rural electricity customers with 2,315 and 392.5 miles of lines as of July 1 1938 while Johnston County has 396 miles of line serving 1,793 customers. The report notes rapid growth since 1935 across North Carolina counties.
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Guilford
Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
Johnston
North Carolina
J. M. Grainger
State Rural Electricity Authority
Greensboro
Caldwell
Cleveland
Forsyth
General Assembly Likely To Hold Back PWA Project Earmarks
Raleigh Aug. 4 The upcoming special session is not expected to earmark funds for state bond issues or PWA grants. Officials say bond issuance will be simplified with governor and budget bureau discretion, aiming for a total program near 10 million dollars with about 6.3 million available in bonds, far below a potential 30 million total when considering all state institutions.
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General Assembly
PWA
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Budget Bureau
Government Must Be Satisfactory Great Majority Get Renomination
Washington August 4 About half the primary results show most incumbents seeking renomination won. Herbert E Hitchcock the only senator not renominated. Of 190 house seats voted, 169 won party approval and six house incumbents were defeated. No Republican incumbent failed renomination.
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Washington
Tennessee
Congress
Senate
Illinois
Virginia
Pennsylvania
House
Roosevelt
Alabama
Florida
Indiana
van Nuys
Gillette
Iowa
Clark
Missouri
Oklahoma
Thomas
How Can I Avoid Tickling the Feet of an Invalid
A reader asks how to prevent tickling when bathing an invalid. Answer suggests drawing the cloth across the sole in one direction to reduce tickling.
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon quiz answers
A compact Q and A list reproducing five questions with concise answers: ton of pennies worth three thousand dollars. Iron Master Andrew Carnegie. 1814 White House largely intact with walls standing. ship part screw refers to the propeller. water body separating England and France is the English Channel.
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White House
England
France
Andrew Carnegie
English Channel
Vocabulary guide on usage and pronunciation notes
A compact study note listing common usage errors and pronunciations. It defines terms like inside the house, describes hotel room etiquette, explains decollete, calendar and calender confusions, and offers examples including commend meaning praise within a broader word study context.
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Anne Ashley
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W. L. Gordon
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Roberta Lee
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