Georgia to Press Extradition for Escapees from Prisons
Governor Rivers orders AGs to confer with U S District Attorney on possible mandamus to force returns of Robert Burns and other Georgia fugitives hiding in northern states. Massachusetts rejected extradition of James Cunningham citing brutal treatment, prompting Georgia to push action against New Jersey and others. Burns, subject of a famous book and film, is reportedly in New Jersey.
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Hurley
Massachusetts
James Cunningham
Georgia
Rivers
New Jeey
Burns
Georg
Ifere
Jurisdicon
Newk
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Tax Neultant
New Jet
Prilatelics Fans to Attend 43rd Convention in Asheville
About 2000 people are expected to attend the 43rd annual convention of the Society of Philatelic Americans in Asheville from August 26 to 28.
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Asheville
The
Society of Ilatelic Americans
Virginians Elect Roanoke Man Head Of State Bar Body
The Virginia Bar Association unanimously elected Frank W. Rogers of Roanoke as president to succeed James G. Martin of Norfolk. Five regional vice presidents were named: Lyttleton Addell Charlottesville Piedmont region, A. S. Harrison Jr Lawrenceville Southside, J. C. Padgett Independence Southwest, Charlies B. Godwin Jr Suffolk Tidewater, and J. L. Lucas Luray Virginia Valley.
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Roanoke
James G. Martin
Norfolk
Lyttleton Addell
Charlottesville
Piedmont Region
Harrison, Jr
Lawrenceville
Southside
Virginia
J. C. Padgett
Independence
Southwest
Charlies B. Godwin, Jr
Sufffolk
Tidewater Virginia
J. L. Lucas
Luray
Valley of Virginia
Mayor Imprisoned In Mexican Town
In Villa Tejeda sixty armed men seized the municipal building and detained Mayor Arturo Cotolenc. A raiders appointed a new municipal council while federal troops were dispatched to free the mayor and restore order.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Villa Tejeda
Arturo Cotolenc
Pitt County ABC Board Sells Whiskey Since July 27 1935
Charles O Horne chairman announced the Pitt County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has sold 484554.76 dollars worth of whiskey since the first store opened on July 27 1935.
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Greenville
Charles O’horne
Pitt County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
John Henry Pritchard Dyer in Silk Stocking Era
John Henry Pritchard began work as a dyer during a time when silk stockings were a luxury limited to the wealthiest ladies. He describes early dyeing methods and the social context of fashion in that era.
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John Henry Pritchard
Evolution of hosiery marks a lifelong dye worker’s tale
John Henry Pritchard recalls starting in 1917 at High Point Hosiery on English Street, learning dyeing amid wartime shortages as silk hosiery reshaped fashion from ribbed cotton. He notes early dyeing with wooden vats, the mill’s growth into Adams-Millie, and his family links in Asheboro and Greensboro.
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High Point
English Street
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Pritchard
West Bay Street
High Point Hosiery Company
Guilford County
Adams
Continental Furniture Company
Asheboro
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Mary Connor Pritchard
J. M. Burrowes
J. E. Pritchard
Calvary M. P
Greensboro
Charles €. Pritchard
Southern Railway
Thomasville
Mamie Henley
Erasmus
Martha Henley
Fred
Concord
Emmett
Adams-Millis
Wilbur
Adams-Millia
High Point Leader Pritchard’s Service to Methodist Church
Mr. Pritchard has been a prominent figure in the Methodist Protestant congregation in High Point since moving there. A member of First M. P. church, he has chaired advisory and usher duties, served on stewards and trustees, and helped bring the Methodist Protestant college to the city. Previously with Continental Furniture seven years, he joined High Point Hosiery Mills later becoming warehouse chief after earlier dye room work and a foreman promotion.
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Marlowe van Loon Company
Pritchard
High Point
M. P
Stewards
Trestees
Methodist Protestant College
Continental Furniture Company
High Point Hosiery Mills
Adams-Millis
Asheville Woman Is Given Divorce In Nevada
Mrs Alice Cynthia Wardell Johnston of Asheville, N C, won an uncontested divorce from William Johnston III. They wed in Greenville North Carolina on June 19 1936 and signed a property settlement June 30. Mrs Johnston is noted as socially prominent in New York City.
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Reno
Nevada
Mra
Alice Cynthia Wardell Johnston
William Johnston
Asheville
N. C
Johnston
New York City
Greenville
Five Years Of Wool and Lambs Yield For Another Event
Over a five year span the subject reaps five wool crops and averages four lambs per year. The record highlights steady productivity and staple outputs across the period.
Farley Busy At North Carolina Postmasters Meeting
Postmaster General Farley visits Fayetteville Aberdeen on August 17 for the North Carolina Postmasters Association meeting. He arrives at 7 25 a m and attends a Fort Bragg review with General Manus McCloskey, then speaks at a high school luncheon and delivers the chief address in the high school bowl.
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Farley
North
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte
Shaw
Ehringhaus Earned 10000 Fee for Legal Services
Raleigh notes that former Governor J C B Ehringhaus received a ten thousand dollar government fee for legal services. The public reaction keeps him away from economic royalist labels as the week passes without strong condemnation.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
Surry County political czar Folger in Raleigh
A. D. Lon Folger, longtime Surry county political figure and North Carolina Democratic National Committeeman, is in Raleigh keeping tabs on capital happenings and mingling with political leaders, with no disclosed agenda.
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A. D
Lon) Folger
Surry County
North Carolina
Raleigh
Wake County Liquor Board Chair Posts Anti Saloon Signs
Commentary on the Wake County liquor board chairman placing Anti-Saloon League signs in Raleigh stores draws praise and critique. Supporters say the campaign boosts national store advertising and may raise sales by boosting forbidden demand.
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Wake County Liquor Board
Raleigh
Wake County
United States
Fishermen Complain to Governor Hoey About Co-op Fisheries
A fisherman says before meeting Governor Hoey that the governor cannot act, but they will tell him anyway. Another man waiting to see the governor notes Hoey is the best listener.
Bridge delay blamed on lumber strike and sourcing pilings
Highway officials in North Carolina attribute delays on the Albemarle bridge to a west coast lumber strike. The shortage of 102 foot pilings, obtainable only from Pacific coast regions, stalls the long span across the sound, promising a lengthy, undetermined postponement.
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Albemarle
North Carolina
Highway Department
Big Sound
Pacific Coast
Official calls REA officials more in litigation than light
A state official who asked not to be named described Federal REA officials as more interested in litigation than in light amid the Johnston county rural power controversy. The remark, noted for its alliteration, sparked discussion among local leaders and residents.
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Johnston County
Young Democrats Elect Officers in Wake County Meeting
Wake County Young Democrats held a lively election Thursday night with two slates and heated motions. Miss Vergilina Griffis was elected president over Dick Telfair, and she sold more Jackson Day dinner tickets than anyone in the United States. A curious moment saw a member question the meaning of a Young Democrat.
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Wake County
Vergilina Griffis
Dick Telfair
Miss Griffis
Comedian Bob Burns confused by Texan cowboy tale
In Steady California Bob Burns is eating breakfast when a cowboy claims to be the real Walford. Burns denies knowing the tale and the man explains Irvin L. Walford inspired the made up alias used in a past picture.
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Kernville
Calif
Bob Burns
Bob
Eou
Walford
Irvin L. Walford
Friendly appoints woman police chief in West Virginia town
In an Ohio River town, Friendly’s all female administration names Mrs. Joseph Cline a new police chief. She stands six feet tall weighs 169 pounds and has red hair. Her salary is listed as $25 a year.
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Friendly
Joseph Cline
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