Peace Treaty Between Bolivia and Paraguay Ambiguous
Buenos Aires reports a tentative Bolivia Paraguay peace treaty signed to end Chaco hostilities may require ratification by Paraguay’s voters and Bolivia’s congress. Mass opposition and potential revolutions loom as factions doubt the accord’s terms, with final ratification due by August 10 and expectations of arbritral settlement following.
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Bolivia
Chaco
Paraguay
Buenos Aires
Associated Press
Gran Chaco
Guay
Ldolio
Constituent Assembly
Congress
Geronimo Ubizarretta
Rafa- Franco
Felix Paivanco
Bautista Saavedra
Livg
Chile
Raguay
Church Colleges Decline Direct Federal State Aid
Gould Wickey, general secretary of the National Conference of Church Related Colleges, told 75 southern college officials in Asheville that church related colleges should not accept direct federal or state aid. He urged aid to students as scholarships or loans. The seventh annual conference of the church related colleges of the South adjourned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Gould Wickey
Washing
Naal Conference of Church Recolleges
Wickey
South
Calotabs advertised as relief for biliousness
An old advertisement promotes Calotabs for relief from biliousness caused by heat and poor digestion. It claims calomel and salts cleanse the bowels, expel souring matter, and improve condition during work or leisure. Sold in a ceramic package, the ad warns of limited availability and directs readers to dealers.
Mother awaits word on child's life and sight
In New York a Chicago mother awaits a second surgeon’s opinion on her 4 month old daughter Helaine Judith Colan after a glioma of the retina led doctors to remove one eye to stop infection. The family hopes to save sight and life, traveling under assumed names with Dr Algernon Beese to Presbyterian Hospital.
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New York
Chicago
Helaine
Herman Colan
Eye Institute of Presbyterian Hospital
Algernon B. Beese
Colan
Helaine Judith
Reese
Colin
Morris Hersaman
Farmers Get Less for Chief Farm Items This Year
Washington reports farmers earned 12 percent less from principal farm products in January to June 1938 than in the same period of 1937. Government payments bring total receipts to 3.341 billion dollars versus 3.829 billion last year, with large declines in potatoes wheat cotton and cottonseed, truck crops, citrus, meat animals, chickens eggs and wool. State totals show Virginia 42.7 and 45.9 million, North Carolina 48.1 and 49.0 million, South Carolina 27.9 and 35.2 million, Georgia 34.6 and 47.4 million, Florida 68.9 and 89.1 million, Tennessee 59.9 and 62.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Grace M. Ritchie Dies in Thomasville after Illness
Mrs. Grace Marie Ritchie 22 of Trinity died at City Memorial hospital in Thomasville after a ten day illness. She is survived by her husband BE. C. Ritchie, an infant daughter, her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McGhee, six sisters and three brothers. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2:30 PM at Mt Vernon Methodist Episcopal church with clergy from High Falls China Grove and Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Marie Ritchie
Trinity
BE. C. Ritchie
City Memorial Hospital
Thomasville
C. H. McGhee
Route One
Paul G. Moss
New York City
I. M. Stanton
High Point
Edeh McGhee
Letha
Rachel
Jaquiine McGhee
Joe McGhee
Raymond
Charles McGhee
Mt. Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church
Cora Lee Gardner
High Falls
Mr. Patterson
China Grove
Mr. Shore
Mt Vernon M. E. Church
York to Tour Eastern North Carolina Moose Lodges
Walter L. York deputy supreme dictator and Carolina Moose president begins a multi day speaking tour across eastern North Carolina visiting Sanford Fayetteville Wilson Plymouth Goldsboro and more. He promotes the upcoming Carolina Moose Convention in High Point with plans for a large gathering and notable speakers including Senator Reynolds Ladner Eubank and Collingenworth. About 1500 Moose members are expected to attend the High Point event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. York
Loyal Order of Moose
Carolina Moose Association
North Carolina
Mr. York
High Point
Sanford
Fayetteville
Wilson
Plymouth
Goldsboro
Carolinas
The
Moose
Robert R. Reynolds
Albert H. Ladner
Philadelphia
George Eubank
Mooseheart
Til
Robert Collingenworth
Baltimore
Thomasville Woodmen Camp to Host Outing and Watermelon Feast
Thomasville Aug 10 members of the Woodmen of the World Camp 206 will gather next Saturday at 3 p.m. at Fair Grove Consolidated School grounds two miles south of town for games contests and prizes for Woodmen and families. At 6 p.m. the group proceeds to W. C. Bill Fouts home near the school for the watermelon feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Woodmen of the World
Fairginning
Fairgrove Consolidated
W.O.W
W. C
Bill” Fouts
Gas station manager helps couple after wallet missing
East Hampton Connecticut a customer buying five gallons of gasoline from filling station manager Michael T Wall could not find his wallet and offered to leave his wife as security Wall took their name and address and waved them on their way
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East Hampton
Conn
Michael T. Wall
Wall
Exe ter Cathedral marks 800th anniversary in 1937
The Exe ter Cathedral celebrated its 800th anniversary in 1937. Construction began under William the Conqueror, and the bishopric was established by King Edward I.
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Exeter
England
William the Conqueror
Inheritance Sparks a Winstock House Surprise
Kinkaid Parker and Sally Pennington inherit halves of a Connecticut house from Mrs. Preston. They clash over selling versus keeping the property while lawyer Kenworthy explains a tight mortgage and hefty taxes. A motor tour group then arrives seeking lodging, adding to the comic, tense setup.
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Kinkaid Parker
Connecticut
Sally Pennington Herine
Sally
Kinks
Mr. Kenworthy
Chicago
Parker
Pennington Parker Restauratorium Teases Plans
A sultry setback leads Kinks Parker to propose the Pennington Parker Restauratorium as the perfect venture. Sally Pennington oversees the scheme while Clipstack grills the idea, promising a rambling country-house mood and riverfront charm. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinks Parker
Clipstack
Lucullus
Sally Pennington
Parker
Sally
Pennington-Parker Restatorium
Orchestra Plans and London Offer for Casa Manana Flier
The orchestra opened with the hit numbers as Ed Wynn ended his run with Down with a Leni. Corrigan roams abroad while Billy Rose cabled a London agent to offer the flyer $5,000 for one week at Casa Manana. Rose said the flyer need only walk across the stage.
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Corrigan
Billy Rose
London
Casa Manana
Rose
Pins and Needles troupe touring America on tour
The Pins and Needles, a group of garment workers whose singing and dancing made their revue a big hit, are touring America for the first time. They react to the train passing desert and Grand Canyon scenery with Lynne Jaffe’s quip that geography is coming to life.
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America
Desert
Grand Canyon
Lynne Jaffe
Desert Heat Pushes West With 126 In The Desert
A Los Angeles paper ran a weather note describing 126 in the desert and 95 in the city, implying overcoat weather for late season heat. The remark underscores extreme temperatures reaching into California territory.
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California
Los Angeles
Desert
King Refuses Quotation On Being Quoted
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King told reporters he does not wish to be quoted and refuses even to be quoted as not wishing to be quoted. The remark sparked laughter and brief confusion among the press corps.
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MacKenzie King
Canada
GOP Counts On Indiana Rally
Republican leaders plan a August 27 rally at Capehart farms near Washington Indiana to energize fall campaigns. A pre-rally August 26 meeting in Indianapolis will gather candidates and officials from about a dozen Midwestern states with expected 50 000 attendees. National figures Hamilton Townsend and Martin will attend and Wadsworth of New York is slated for the keynote. The Indiana event signals a major Midwest push this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indiana
National Committee
Capehart Farms
Ind
Indianapolis
John Hamilton
Townsend
Delaware
Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Rep
Martin
Massachusett
House Campaign Committee
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Moigan
Il Incis
Iowa
Weconsin
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Wadsworth
New York
Congress
Bruce Barton
Roosevelt
Barton
Midwest
Henley Boys to Perform at Woman's Memorial Church
The Henley Boys quartet will present a musical program at Woman's Memorial A M church on East Washington and Eccles streets Thursday at 8 pm under directress Mrs. M Nixon. Also, Mrs. Elnora Thompson announces the marriage of her daughter Masculine Thompson to Percy B Graves of Greensboro, held at 202 Price Street Monday at 5 pm with family present. Emmanuel Baptist set hosts Twin City Harmonizers Junior four quartets and New Zion quartet of Greensboro at corner of Price and Leonard streets Friday evening August 12 with a small admission.
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Henley Boys
Woman's Memorial A. M
East Washington and
Eccles Streets
M. Nixon
Elnora Thompson
Masculine Thompson
Percy B. Graves
Greensboro
Price Street
Maggie Graves
Bell
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Twin City
Winston-Salem
New Zion Quartet
Price and
Leonard Streets
Freighters seek 15 percent rise on sugar rail freight
Raleigh, Aug 10. The Southern Freight Association requested a 15 percent increase in truck competitive rail freight rates on sugar. The request cites charges prior to the April 30 boost, which granted six percent with a six cent max per hundred pounds. Utilities commission officials cannot yet estimate the overall impact on charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Southern Freight Association
Utilities Commission
Samuel Richardson Hid Coin to Reward Morning Punctuality
The printer Samuel Richardson would conceal a half crown among the type in his shop to reward the first arrival each day. This quirky habit highlighted his value on punctuality and work discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Richardson
SEC Begins Investigation In Nation's Saving Banks
SEC experts have started the spade work for an anti trust probe into the 12 billion dollars in assets held by the nation’s mutual savings banks. The study may mirror prior work on insurance companies to uncover monopolistic practices and concentrations that affect capital markets. About half of bank assets are in New York state with most in five states. Analysts note interlocking directorships could link banks insurers and railroads, complicating proof of monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinks
Sally
New York
Washington
Securities Commission
Commission
Congress
SEC
Savings Banks
New York State
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Berry Marble Case Being Investigated by TVA Probe
A congressional committee probing TVA background to day probed the Berry marble leases in Norris reservoir. TVA directors Bilienthal and Morgan conciliated possible damages after experts found leases valueless. Dr Arthur E Morgan claimed a government fraud motive and blocked conciliation. Evans Dunn testified investigators began in 1937 seeking bad faith by Senator Berry and associates. leases involved 241 titles paying zones and royalties, later condemned as commercially worthless with a $5 million value claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valey Authority
Berry
TVA
David E. Bilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Norris Reservoir
Arthur E. Morgan
Evans Dunn
George L. Berry
D.-Tenn
Evans
Federal
Letter Carriers Hold Meeting With Auxiliary
Letter Carriers and the Auxiliary met last night at Roy Lambeth's for a business and social session. After general reports the groups held private sessions and later the Auxiliary served refreshments. B. T. Mixon officiated with 12 Letter Carriers and their ladies in attendance.
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High Point
Roy Lambeth
B. T. Mixon
Ask Discharge NLRB Members in North Carolina
Wilmington Aug 10 The state Federation of Labor urged removal of NLRB members calling the board the organizational arm of the era They accuse the NLRB of favoring John L Lewis and the CIO in decisions while raiding established AFL unions A committee was authorized to study hidden punitive taxes in North Carolina and today the federation discussed invalidating absentee ballots in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
State Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation
NLRB
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Friends
National Relations Board
John L. Lewis
CIO
C. A. Fink
Salisbury
North Carolina
Before blotting paper ink absorbed by cuttlebone
Historical note indicates that before blotting paper was common, writers used pulverized cuttlebone to absorb spilled or excess ink. This early absorbent served to quicken drying and prevent smudges in manuscripts.
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Key
George Clark
Fin
W.L. York
Edwin Rutt
Sally Rave
Winstock
Caleb John Kenworthy
Bally
Dogan
Caleb John Kevworthy
NEA Service, Inc
Walter Winchell
Ed Wynn
Dutty
GOP
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles City
Congressional Committee
ASK
State Federation of Labor Claims Board
Ofc. LO
United Market Fresh Fish and Meats
North Main Street
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