Elimination Of Weed Ceiling Sought In Tobacco Debate
South Carolina leaders led by Senator Burnet R. Yarbrough and Governor Olin D. Aston petitioned the Price Administration and President Roosevelt to lift the 41 cent ceiling on flue-cured tobacco. They contended higher prices would help growers compete with Georgia, noting grading differences. Florida buyers reported a busy auction season ending in Live Oak with 306,310 pounds moved.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Burnet Rybank
Olin Daston
Ofo Price Administration
Roosevelt
Aston
North Carolina
Sernor J. M. Broughton
OPA
Commodity It Corporation
J. Hutson
Lator Maybank
Virna
Georgia
R. J. Williams
Th Carolina
A. H. Williams
E City
S. C
W. W. Linterry
Florence
State Housemen
Association Press
Vernor Johnston
Congress
Tobacco
Kington
Verner. Broughton
Hutson
Manwhile
Florida
Lake
Revival of culture opens cross border printing boom
In a Carnegie Endowment tour Edward Larocque Tinker notes a Mexico United States cultural exchange. A modern Mexican printing renaissance spreads from corrido ballads to the works of Diego Rivera Jose Posada and Jose Clemente Orozco inspiring new American exhibitions and art printing revival in Manhattan.
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Mexico
United States
Uncle Sam
Edward Larocque Tinker
New York
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Manhattan
Rio Grande
Tinker
Pancho Villa
Obregon
Jose Posada
Diego Rivera
Posada
Jose Clemente Orozco
Soviet War Plants Doing Effective Work
Soviet war plants compare favorably with U S plants says Admiral Standley after a four day Urals tour of tank factories and steel mills. He was impressed by Russia s eastern war industries and noted self contained plants producing tanks and steel from ore to finished products. Food, especially potatoes, was abundant on state farms observed by Standley.
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Moscow
United States
William H. Standley
U. S
Ural Mountains
Standley
Russia
Urals
Kremlin
U. S. Navy
Stillwell Arrested In Thomasville For Larceny
Thomasville August 10 Aldeen Stillwell local man arrested held on entering and larceny charge in connection with break in at Mose Lewis store near the national highway on the city outskirts. Chief Richardson says Stillwell is the third man sought. Clifford Wolfe and Frank Everhart already in custody. A hearing is set for Friday morning in Thomasville court.
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Thomasville
E. R. Richardson
Aldeen Stillwell
Richardson
Stillwell
Mose Lewis
Clifford Wolfe
Frank Everhart
Gilbert Byerly
Paul Shore
Thomasville Court
Governor Broughton Opens North Carolina Labor Federation Meet
Winston-Salem August 10 Governor J M Broughton led the North Carolina State Federation of Labor as its annual convention entered its second day Leaders including Forest H Shuford and F L Herrington addressed production and postwar challenges Joe Boyd regional AFL Furniture Workers denounced the War Labor Board Office of Price Administration NAM and the U S Chamber of Commerce for policy actions and criticism of labor interests.
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Winston-Salem
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina State Federation of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford
American Federation of Labor
F. L. Herrington
South Carolina Federation of Labor
War Labor Board
Office of Price Administration
National Association of Manufacturers
The
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Joe Boyd
AFL Furniture Workers
Fights: Last Night’s Results Across Cities Highlight KO and Points
Chicago Lee Savold KO Lou Nova in Paterson and Cleveland bouts. Dan Merritt stops Lem Franklin in Cleveland. Williams outpoints Basora in Chicago. Chalky Wright stops Angel Avila in Mez City. Bernie Miller vs Verne Patterson and other results feature upsets and no decision bouts across Newark Boston New Haven and more with various weights and venues.
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Chicago
Lee Savold
Paterson
Lou Nova
van Nuys
Calif
Dan Merritt
Cleveland
Lem Pranklin
Pittaburgh
Fruizve Bivie
Pittsburgh
Sgt
Kid McCoy
Detroit
Philadelphia
Jose Basora
Puerto Rico
Herman Williams
Washington
Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
New Haven
Conn
Julie Kogan
Bubs Garcia
Providence
R. I
Bernie Miller
New York
Verne Patterson
Hartford
San Diego
Turkey Thompson
Elmer Ray
Miami
Pla
Ray
Lee Ramage
Careful Shopper Fletcher Hay Ward Estate Found
Fletcher Hay Ward, a retired photographer and cautious shopper, lived in a modest frame house and shop. An appraisal shows his estate valued over $400,000, most in gilt-edge securities. He died in July.
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Peka
Kas
Fletcher Hayward
Early Monday Morning Action by Local Police and Sheriff
Made early Monday morning by Officers Shore and Embry and Chief Deputy Sheriff Belvin Stone.
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Shore and
Embry
Belvin Stone
Stockholders Meet To End Long Rivalry Of Telegraph Companies
Stockholders of Western Union and Postal Telegraph meet to ratify a merger ending a nearly century long rivalry in telegraphy. Western Union will become a domestic telegraph company and later divest its cable business, with employees promised equal terms and fair wages. The merger has been approved by Congress, the army and navy, commerce, and the FCC.
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John B. Lewis
New York
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph
Fevw
Western Union
Western Union Company
Postal
Congress
The
Army and Navy
Department of Commerce
Federal Communications Commission
Albert N. Williams
Western Vion
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Conference on International Relations at Guilford College
A report notes Guilford College will host a conference on international relations starting the upcoming Sunday. Other items include new 10 hour Saturday limits for grocers, July births increase, and various personal notices about Mrs. Lewis Teage and family at Myrtle Beach, Mrs. Ray K. Downey returning from Detroit, Aubrey Brogdon visiting New York, plus Balbo’s planned Roman welcome flight to America, tobacco prices averaging 13 to 14 cents, and recovery administration seeking industry harmony.
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Guilford College
Lewis Teage
Peggy
Jean
Myrtle Beach
Ray K. Downey
Detroit
Mich
Aubrey Brogdon
New York
General Balbo
Amercia
The
Recovery Administration
High Point Plans Long Distance Telephones Upgrade
Local report notes improvement of long distance telephone service from High Point. The Roanoke Times booster edition will feature High Point on August 23. A memorial service for President Harding was held at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church near noon. President Coolidge traveled to Marion, Ohio, by special train for the funeral.
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High Point
Roanoke Times
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Warren G. Harding
United States
High Point City Hall
Coolidge
Marion
Harding
Thomasville Officer G C Looney Resigns
City Manager R M Cooksey announced that G C Looney of the Thomasville Police Department has resigned after 12 months of service, effective August 15. Looney previously served as Chief of Police at Oakboro and no successor or future plans have been announced.
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Thomasville
R. M. Cooksey
G. C. Looney
Looney
Oakboro
Baby carriage falls on street prompts quick bus rescue
A Fifth Avenue bus halted for a red light when a passenger cried that a baby carriage had toppled onto the infant. The conductor sprang out, righted the carriage, and placed the uninjured baby back inside as the mother rushed from a nearby public library. The conductor reassured the mother, and the bus resumed.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
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