Foes Debate Third Term as Block Grows
Congressional leaders and officials weigh in on Roosevelt’s possible third term as 1940 looms. Senators Barkley Burke and Norris weigh risks to the party, while Ickes Hopkins and Perkins comment on public sentiment and party unity amid heated debate.
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Gaoie
Tan Verdes
Michelson
Congress
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
White House
Burke
D-Neb
Ickes
Roosevelt
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Lewis
D-Ill
Smathers
D-Nj
Holt
D-Wva
Coolidge
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
Labor
Perkins
Duke Legal Aid Clinic Passes Two Thousand Cases
Since 1921 the Duke legal aid clinic has handled more than 2,000 cases for clients unable to pay an attorney. The program informs clients of their rights and trains third year law students in case work, with staff including Allston Stubbs A H Borland C H Miller EB C Bryson and director Prof John Bradway.
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Duke Legal Aid Clinic
Allston Stubbs
A. H. Borland
C. H. Miller
EB. C. Bryson
John 8. Bradway
Professor Way
Poor Man's Law Office Aids 2000 in Seven Years at Duke
At Duke University Duke University Law Clinic has handled about two thousand cases in seven years. Many clients faced poverty and personal distress with issues from deserted wives to housing disputes and veterans claims. Private counsel was used in 169 cases. 484 received only legal advice. over 100 went to court with many outcomes favorable.
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Poor Man's Law Office
Duke
Durham
Duke Legal Aid Clnte
Legal Aid Clinic
Jobn
Bradway
eSee
Anne
Dry forces win in Catawba County referendum
In Newton North Carolina a referendum on allowing AB liquor stores failed by a wide margin with 7058 voting dry and 4177 wet. Rural districts favored dry status while many towns faced minor wet crises as Catawba county marked the 86th county vote since 1935 permitting local liquor decisions.
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Newton
N. C
Catawba
McPhersons Visit City After Florida Arrival
Holt McPherson former editor of The Enterprise now in Fort Lauderdale Fla arrived last night to spend the week. He is joined by Mrs McPherson visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J G Greene at 206 Hillcrest drive. He likely leaves Saturday to return to Florida. He heads the Fort Lauderdale bureau of the Miami Herald.
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Holt McPherson
The
Enterprise
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
McPherson
J. G. Greene
Hillcrest Drive
Florida West
Miami Herald
Russians Hold Disputed Changku Feng Heights Amid Clash
Soviet battalion brief advance reported at Changku feng Heights as Japanese artillery dispersed Red troops. Japanese air units claimed 13 bombers and 6 pursuit planes over the area with two shot down, while 24 Russian planes reportedly raided the Tumen Rashin railway. Diplomatic talks between Japan and the Soviet Union continued with hard positions on borders and treaties.
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Red
Changkufeng
Kogi
Korea
Tumen-Rashin
Yuki
Japanese Korea
Manchukuo
Dome
Moscow
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Japan
Siberia
Litvinoff
Russia
Charleston Chief Answers Critics at State Campaign Meet
Charleston Mayor Burnett R. Maybank defended his record on law enforcement at a state campaign gathering in Greenville. He read a telegram from Senator W Brantley Harvey stating that conditions in Charleston improved under his administration. Other subernatorial candidates at Laurens and Greenwood had criticized Charleston law enforcement during the campaign.
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Greenville
D. C
Burnett R. Maybank
Charleston
South Carolina
W. Brantley Harvey
Beaufort
Laurens and
Greenwood
Maybank
Demecats nominee likely to win 1940 presidency
The article asserts there is no doubt the Democratic party will win the 1940 presidential election regardless of who they nominate. It emphasizes the prevailing political momentum and party strength backing the presumed victory.
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Logan
D-Ky
Roosevelt
Garner
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Thomas
D-Okla
Oklahoma
Norris
Ind-Neb
West
Emil Ludwie
Farley
Barkley Expands Lead in Kentucky Congressional Districts
Governor notes Barkley’s broad margin as he cites party opposition in WPA debates. In western Kentucky Barkley leads in the first district with 39,591 votes to 17,979 for Chandler, and he holds a substantial overall lead in the state.
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Kentucky
Barkley
Fee Chandler
Seasonal Reversal Observed on Cassiquiare River
In Venezuela the Cassiquiare river reportedly flows in opposite directions across seasons, reflecting unusual hydrological behavior tied to seasonal water levels and regional geography.
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Venezuéla
Carroll and Family Calm as Sheriff Condemns Murder Defendant
In SOUTH PARIS Maine on August 6, Sheriff Francis testified about Carroll's reaction after arrest for the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield. The case links Carroll to illicit relations with his daughter Barbara and to the deaths of Dr. Littlefield and his wife Lydia. Paul Dwyer, a key witness, testified Carroll killed the doctor after the affair surfaced.
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Paris
Francis M. Carroll
F. F. Francis
Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Dr. Littlefield
Francis
Barbara
Paul N. Dwyer
Francie
Dwyer
Paris Hill
Mea
Paul
Jessie Dwyer
Clyde R. Chapman
Corrigan Reviews Fighting 69th Flight Plans
Douglas Corrigan reviews the Fighting 69th at Camp Smith Peekskill while nursing a torn cartilage chest injury. He lands in Dublin Ireland after a transatlantic flight and attends a Dublin society dinner in New York. Mayor La Guardia invites him to guests when he returns from a Boston Newark Baltimore Washington tour. Corrigan says he feels great and has no plans except to fly.
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Douglas
Camp Smith
Peekskill
69Th
California
Dublin
Ireland
William N. Haskell
New York State National Guard
Joseph A. 8. Mundy
Alexander E. Anderson
165Th
Corrigan
Atlantic
Hotel Astor
Dublin Society of New York
la Guardia
Boston
Newark
Baltimore
Washington
Milwaukee
St. Louis
San Antonio
Galveston
Long Beach
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cleveland
Mexico Promises Help to Miners Amid Tax Plan
Government action to soften a 12 percent export tax boost was promised to the mining industry as the sector faced higher freight costs and rising labor demands. Industry shares show US ownership dominant. treasury aims to cut tax impact by setting domestic prices below world levels, with silver priced at half the world rate. Congress approved the measure at President Cardenas' urging.
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Mexico City
Treasury
United States
Congress
Lazaro Cardenas
Missions Group Of Presbyterian Church To Meet
The General Missions Conference of the Southern Presbyterian church opens in Montreat North Carolina August 7 and runs through August 17. Home mission sessions led by Rev. Claude H. Pritchard and foreign mission sessions led by Rev. H Kerr Taylor feature Bible hour speakers Rev. Co L King and Rev. D M Richardson. Last year the church gave 321019 to home missions and 723397 to foreign missions, excluding special gifts for equipment.
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Montreat
N. C
General Missions Conference
Southern Presbyterian Church
Claude H. Pritchard
Atlanta
H. Kerr Taylor
Nashville
Rev
Co. L. King
Houston
Tex
D. M. Richardson
Richmond
Retired Asheboro Physician Claudius Hayworth Dies
Dr Claudius Abijah Hayworth 55 a retired Asheboro physician died at a Winston-Salem hospital after years of poor health. He was born February 28 1883 son of Mrs S L Hayworth and the late S L Hayworth his father once Randolph County sheriff. He studied at Eton College and the University of Maryland earning an MD and opened Memorial Hospital in Asheboro in 1920. He leaves Ada Byrd Hayworth widow two children Jack and Mary Neely a mother Mrs S L Hayworth and several siblings. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 pm from Sunset Avenue home with burial in Asheboro Cemetery.
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Asheboro
Claudius Abijah Hayworth
Winston-Salem
Dr Hayworth
L. Hayworth
8. L. Hayworth
Coleridge Township
Randolph County
Eton College
Ada Byrd
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Memorial Hospital
Sunset Avenue
Balfour Lodge
Rotary
Old Main Street
C. G. Ellis
Mra
C. G Smith
Presbyterian Church
Gerald Ford
Flist M. FE
Asheboro Cemetery
Salisbury Street
Haworth to Talk to Friends Today at Guilford Meeting
The six day yearly meeting of North Carolina Friends at Guilford College concluded with Clerk Samuel L. Haworth reading the final minute. Today’s session covered reports minute of advice and the yearly message to Friends.
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Guilford College
Samuel L. Haworth
North Carolina Friends
Police Department Offers New Baby Crying Aid Service
Local mother phoned after midnight asking how to stop her baby from crying. Desk Sergeant Kenneth Ellington suggested Paregoric as a remedy, initiating a new aid service by the police department.
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Kenneth Ellington
Vote irregularities probed in Richmond County
A state inquiry examined alleged irregularities in Richmond County elections with claims of unregistered voters absentee ballots and registration book faults. Testimony described 185 absentee ballots in Rockingham precinct two and debated counts, with officials defending registration practices and recount procedures.
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Richmond County
London
Rockingham
Burgin
Deane
W. F. Brinkley
Lexington
Lucas
W. R. Jones
Supreme Court
Richmond
Jones
President Heads Ship For Home From Cruise
President Roosevelt began the final leg of a three week vacation cruise heading toward Pensacola Florida. The Houston departed Old Providence Island Bahamas after 6 p.m. BST and is about 1100 miles from home. Earlier Roosevelt praised Panama Canal Zone officials and defense commanders in a message to Governor Ridley.
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U.S
Houston
Old Providence Island
Bahamas
President Roosevelt
Pensacola
Pla
Old Providence
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Zone
Clarence
Ridley
Sweden Nears Longest Life Expectancy For Men
One of the few western countries where men live longer than women is Sweden, a trend noted in discussions of health and demographics, with analysts highlighting male longevity in recent reports.
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Western Countries
Sweden
Asheboro Street Nears Opening After Surface Upgrade
Asheboro progresses on the South Fayetteville street project near Academy, with the State Highway Department planning to open the north south through route within ten days. Delays from rain slowed a long reconstruction, but final concrete work on outside lanes advances. The opening aims to ease congestion on side streets and connect traffic to downtown, while Greensboro Bus Company refits terminal access as curb work continues under a state contractor municipality agreement.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Fayettville Street
Academy
Greensboroetteville Bus Company
Fayett Street
Greensboro Bus Company
Blue Defenders Retreat In Gulf Front Skirmish
On August 6 the Blue defenders retreat along the Mississippi Gulf coast as Brown invaders push twelve mile front. Nearly 30,000 troops from regulars reserves and National Guard man the largest yearly maneuvers while the Blue line repositions to a stronger position.
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South Miss
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Uncle Sam
Coord
Blue
Nalties
Emy
Spending program readied for WNC special session
WNC prepares a special session to approve a spending package totaling over ten million dollars using 5.8 million in bonds plus a 45 percent PWA grant and a possible seven million sinking fund. Governor Hoey returns from Virginia and signals budget recommendations be included. News from Raleigh says the session will limit discussion to PW abling measures and potential absentee law repeal.
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PWA
Hoey
Leigh
Virginia
Wton
Ator Wall C
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Blenal Sion
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