Minor Change Is Made In Original Bill
Raleigh Aug 10 AP The House passed 95 to 0 a bill to issue 4 620 000 to match PWA funds for permanent improvements costing about 8 240 000 A minor amendment clarified 182 000 for renovation of the old UNC medical building Senators finished in 45 minutes and will take up bond bills tomorrow House also sent to the Senate three county and coast guard base measures Final action included Halstead Hughes bills to validate 50 000 bonds for a coast guard site and permit deed to the federal government A Randolph county PWA participation bill was enacted while a Madison count measure was introduced A dispute over a gag resolution was addressed with remarks by Senators Brock Martin and Bell Also on calendar a revenue bond bill amendment to add school dormitories and teacherages for eligible projects was noted
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Raleigh
House
Senate
PWA
Halstead-Hughes
Elizabeth City
Pasquotank County
Coast Guard
Brock
Davie
North Wilkesboro
Martin
Davidson
Associated Press
Bell
Mecklenburg
Ingram
Randolph County
Madison County
Baley
Gray
Gates
Stone
Rockingham
Barker
Durham
Roosevelt backs Camp in Georgia race for Senate
President Roosevelt said he hoped Lawrence Camp of Atlanta running on a New Deal platform would be nominated for the Senate seat held by Senator Walter F. George. Roosevelt did not commit to talks or aid details, while relations with Japan and discussions with Russia were noted in the context of broader concessions.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Lawrence 5
Camp
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Carroll Presents Alibi At His Trial
South Paris Maine August 10 Francis M Carroll former deputy sheriff testified seeking an alibi for the murder of Dr James G Littlefield. State star witness Paul N Dwyer already pled guilty and is serving a life sentence. Defense lists 36 witnesses but not the defendant's daughters Barbara. The case ties to letters about Barbara accusing her father of seducing her motive. Bodies of Dr Littlefield and his wife found in an automobile with Dwyer. defense to show Carroll attended an American Legion supper the night of the slayings.
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Barbara Carroll
Harrison
Barbara
Paul Dwyer
Carroll
James G. Littlefield
South
Paris
Francis M. Carroll
Paul N. Dwyer
Clyde R. Chapman
Dwyer
Dr. Littlefield
American Legion
Doctor
FIGHTERS WEIGH IN FOR POLO GROUNDS BOUT
Last minute weigh in shows lightweight champion Iou Ambers at 135 pounds and challenger Henry Armstrong at 133 1 2 pounds at the athletic commission offices in New York ahead of tonight's 15 round battle at the Polo Grounds.
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New York
Iou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Polo Grounds
The
Athletic Commission
Train Kills Textile Plant Overseer In Gastonia
A Southern Railway freight train struck and killed T. R. Bradshaw age 36 an overseer at an East Gastonia textile plant while he walked along tracks. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Gastonia
Southern Railway
T. R. Bradshaw
Clark Wins in Idaho Senate Primary Battle
Boise Idaho Aug 10 Senator James P Pope a stalwart New Dealer conceded victory today to D Worth Clark in a close democratic senatorial primary seen as a test of administration popularity in Idaho.
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Clark
Idaho
Boise
James P. Pope
New Dealer
D. Worth Clark
Rep
Roosevelt
Barzilla Clark
Ben Ross
Flood kills 100 in Nanda district India
A tidal wave flood in the United Provinces, centered on the Nanda district near Lucknow, killed about 100 people and caused extensive property damage across a 400 square mile area. Emergency response teams mobilized to assist survivors.
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Lucknow
India
United Provinces
Nanda
Soviet Congress Opens Second Session in Moscow
The supreme Soviet of the U S S R opened its second session in the Kremlin as Japan and Russia clash over Siberia. The two chamber parliament meets amid international tension and ongoing geopolitical dispute.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
U.S.S.R
Russia
Kremlin
Japan
Siberian
Burgin May Appeal Tangles NC Primary Result
Raleigh August 10. It was unclear if W O Burgin of Lexington would appeal a state elections board ruling awarding the eighth district congressional nomination to C B Deane of Rockingham. The board ordered delay of formal certificates until Friday at 10 am to allow Burgin and other losers to seek court action after overturning the July runoff count and giving Deane the nomination.
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Raleigh
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
State Elections Board
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
Raymond ©. Maxwell
Burgin
Deane
Allocation of Road Funds Requested by State Commission
The North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission asked Governor Hoey to use its surplus to fix hazardous road conditions. In a special session the commission planned to list needed roads and bridges, noting the July 1 surplus stood at about 3.5 million dollars. No specific dollar amounts were disclosed, and no additional prison projects would be included in the request.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Hoey
North Carolina
Frank L. Dunlap
Dunlap
Commission
Sanitary district bill aid questioned by Gold
Raleigh August 10 The Senate passed and sent to the House a bill by Senator Gold of Guilford to simplify elections and bond issues in sanitary districts. The measure would aid the Trinity Archdale district in Guilford and Randolph counties while exempting more than half of North Carolina counties on final roll call. Exempted counties include Buncombe Caldwell Caswell Stanly Union Jackson Haywood Transylvania Person Rowan Pender Duplin New Hanover Pasquotank Camden Edgecombe Beaufort Hyde Pamlico Tyrrell Washington Martin Dare Iredell Lincoln Catawba Jones Forsyth Halifax Henderson Moore Northampton Durham Robeson Wake Pitt Chatham Anson Lee Sampson Mecklenburg Wayne Onslow Carteret Greene Lenoir Burke Cumberland Alamance Craven Watauga Cabarrus Swain Graham Cherokee Clay Macon and Alexander.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Gold
Guilford
Trinity-Archdale
Randolph
Buncombe
Caldwell
Caswell
Stanly
Union
Jackson
Haywood
Transylvania
Person
Rowan
Pender
Duplin
New Hanover
Pasquotank
Camden
Edgecombe
Beaufort
Hyde
Pamlico
Tyrrell
Washington
Martin
Dare
Iredell
Lincoln
Catawba
Jones
Forsyth
Halifax
Henderson
Moore
Northampton
Durham
Robeson
Wake
Pitt
Chatham
Anson
Lee
Sampson
Mecklenburg
Wayne
Onslow
Carteret
Greene
Lenoir
Burke
Alexander Counties
Roosevelt Heads to Georgia for Primary Speech Tour
President Roosevelt traveled by train toward Warm Springs Georgia with planned stops in Athens Barnesville and Greenville for speeches and ceremonies. He would receive an honorary degree at the University of Georgia and dedicate a rural electrification project in Barnesville while weighing remarks on the state senatorial primary and support for administration allies amid campaign speculation.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Georgia
University of Georgia At
Athens
Barnesville
Greenville
D. C
Olin PD
Johnston
Ellison Pp. Smith
Smith
Senate Agricultural Committee
Lawrences. Camp
U. S&s
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Digest of Primaries Shows Broad Roosevelt Lean in Several States
AP reports Bulkley leads in New York for Senate nomination while White trails. Taft maintains a strong GOP lead. Davey narrowly behind Sawyer. Caraway heads McClellan in Arkansas with Bailey also leading. Pope trails Clark in Idaho with Clark contesting Ross for Democratic renomination. Cochran secures a landslide for a third Democratic term. Warner appears winner of Idaho Governor GOP nod. No Senate winner declared this year.
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Associated Press
OHTO
Robert J. Bulkley
George White
Robert Taft
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
R. L. Cochran
Charles J. Warner
Insane Case Puzzles North Carolina Hospital Chief
Dr. J W Ashby, superintendent at the North Carolina state hospital for the insane in Raleigh, faces a rare dilemma as James McClear of Washington, judged sane, remains under a courtroom order to be detained. Judge Bone ordered an inquiry after McClear, former Washington fire chief, faced second degree murder charges related to tax conditions. If sane, McClear may be released, leaving Ashby with no treatment option. The case echoes the New York Donald Carroll incident.
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Raleigh
N. C
J. W. Ashby
State Hospital For the
James McClear
Washington
Walter J. Bone
McClear
Arch Doughty
Harry McMullan
Ashby
Donald Carroll
New York
Carroll
Sawyer Leads In Democratic Ohio Governor Race
Reform candidate Charles Sawyer appears headed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Ohio with early margins near 20 000 votes as Gov. Martin L Davey trails after heavy rural county support and late returns from Cleveland and Summit county. Taft leads Day for GOP Senate nomination while Bricker is unopposed for November.
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Columbus, CO
Charles Sawyer
Martin L. Davey
Sawyers
Sawyer
Davey
Cleveland
Summit County
Akron
Robert A. Taft
William Howard Taft
Ohio
New Deal
Robert J. Bulkley
Arthur H. Day
Ohio Supreme Court
G.O.P
John L. Lewis
John W. Bricker
Plans for PWA road improvement in North Carolina
Raleigh August 10 Plans for a PWA highway improvement program will be discussed at a meeting of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Governor Hoey will appropriate highway fund surplus to finance the state's share to eliminate dangerous curves and widen roads. The amount of the appropriation is not disclosed.
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Raleigh
PWA
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Hoey
Frontier Quiet After Lengthy Soviet Barrage
Tokyo reports Japan ready to concede equal representation on a joint demarcation commission with Russia for the Seeeee border. Soviet Litvinov proposed a two Russians and one representative from Manchoukuo and Japan. Meanwhile fighting continues on the Siberian frontier as Japanese troops repel an assault with tanks near Hill 52 and Changkufeng.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Foreign Office
Manchoukuo
Maxim Litvinof
Soviet
Moscow
War Office
Siberian
Fightin
Yuki
Korea
Hill 52
Changkufeng
Changku
Horney Reelected By N. C. Firemen
New Bern August meeting closes with officers reelected without opposition at the fifty first convention of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association. Jerome Flora Elizabeth City president Clyde Hilderbrand Canton vice president John L. Miller Concord secretary A B Horney High Point treasurer Dick Joyner Farmville statistician. A parade, baseball game, and monument unveiling for Edgar Elliott, a New Bern fireman drowned years ago, highlighted afternoon events. Banquet set for tonight. Thursday features reel and truck races.
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New Bern
North Carolina State Firemen’s Association
Carolina Beach
Wilmington
Jerome B. Flora
Elizabeth City
Clyde Hilderbrand
Canton
John L. Miller
Concord
A. B. Horney
High Point
Dick Joyner Farmville
U N C Revenue Bonds Sold to Fund Dormitories
Raleigh August 10 The state sold 178000 dollars in University of North Carolina revenue bonds at 3.389 percent to fund matching PWA grants for two new dormitories at North Carolina State College. R B Dickson and Company of Greensboro and Hardin and Company of Salisbury bought the issue, paying a 606.50 premium with 73000 dollars in maturities at four percent and the rest at 3 percent.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
PWA
N. C. State College
Dickson and Company of
Greensboro
Hardin and Company of
Salisbury
High Point Schools Budget For 1938 39 Shows Reduction
The High Point city schools propose a 1938 39 budget of 91501 91, about 12000 less than last year. The council authorized a 15 cent school supplement levy, up slightly from 14 7 cents, to offset a reduced assessed valuation and state intangibles loss. Major items show minor instructional increases but reductions in plant maintenance and fixed charges aided by WPA funds. An angle parking ordinance for South Main Street was also approved.
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High Point City
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Carroll
South Main Street
Green and Russel Streets
Corrigan Goes Wrong Way Again In Baltimore
Corrigan, famed for his Atlantic flight misstep, again led police to the wrong apartment last night while escorting him to his brother Harry’s home. The misdirection was found halfway up the second floor steps in a row of apartment houses.
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Baltimore
Douglas Corrigan
Atlantic
Harry
Amendment To Revenue Bond Act Accepted
The House voted 51 to 40 to amend the Revenue Bond Act to allow municipal power projects already authorized or funded by bonds to proceed without the certificate of convenience and necessity. Supporters call it a slight surrender to power interests, while opponents accuse it of surrendering to utility firms and warn of political repercussions. Senator H P Taylor and Representatives Pickens and Brooks weighed in as the measure heads to the Senate.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Victor Bryant
Durham
Rupert Pickens
High Point
Pickens
H. P. Taylor
Anson County
Brooks
Johnston
Troy Barnes
Wilson
Willie Lee Lumpkin
Franklin
Bryant
Slayer Denton Escapes Caledonia Prison Farm
Nash County Sheriff C V Faulkner said Alfred Denton a Nash county farm boy convicted at 14 for a whiskey still killing escaped Caledonia prison farm. Denton was serving a sentence after a 1935 gun battle with Nash officers and had earlier been released to welfare custody after his murder conviction.
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Rocky Mount
Nash County
C. V. Faulkner
Alfred Denton
Caledonia
Young Denton
Nash
Iie
Loyalists Drive Deep Wedge In Catalonia Front
Spanish Government troops broke through Insurgent lines at Bala guer and Lerida in Catalonia, crossing the Segre river to establish a new west bank position. The offensive marks the third hammer blow in two weeks as Madrid presses Francoist forces near Gandesa and Teruel with feeler night assaults and dawn dawn attacks.
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Hendaye
France
Balaguer
Lerida
Catalonia
Barcelona
Segre
Ebro
Francisco Franco
Gandesa
Valencia
Franco
Teruel
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Bulletin
A. E. Parnham
Highway Commission
William B. Ardery
Arkansas
Hattie Caraway
John L. McClellan
Carl E. Bailey
Nebraska
Dr Ashby
State Hospital
NW. C
Red
Horney
State Association
U. N.C
Corrigan
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Slayer
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