Roosevelt Visit Divides Views in Greenville Campaign
South Carolinians weighed the political impact of President Roosevelt in Greenville on his way to Washington. He urged electing lawmakers aligned with New Deal aims while noting a man cannot live on 60 cents a day. Governor Johnston and Sen. Smith allies touted neutrality. Byrnes Mahon and Maybank joined the reception.
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D. C
Roosevelt
Barnesville
Washington
Tatves
U. S
E. D. Smith
South Carolina
Smith
Olin D.johnston
Edwar A. Brown
Barnwell
Oo South
Gainesville
Johnston
Brown
New Deal
James F. Byrnes
G Heyward Mahon
Burnet R. Maybank
Charleston
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Santee-Cooper Power and Navigation
Proper guest introductions at a large dinner
Roberta Lee Q asks about dinner etiquette. The answer says guests should be introduced before entering the dining room and the social secretary may wear tailored clothes of her choice. Mourning should match what she would wear for a brother.
South Carolina Senate Race Pits Smith Against Johnston
U S Senate veteran Ellison Smith faces renomination challenge in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Aug 30 from Gov Olin Johnston. Johnston campaigns as a New Dealer while Smith opposed several New Deal measures, and Roosevelt is not expected to intervene.
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Senate
Ellison
Cotton Ed" Smith
South Carolina
Olin Johnston
Smith
Roosevelt
Johnston
Special Session Bond Act details spark political maneuvering
Raleigh observers note the Special Session Bond Act of 1938 was kept secret until the last moment to prevent log rolling. Debates over a Department of Justice building and other items show lawmakers asserting independence and backing Governor Clyde R. Hoey. The North Carolina Federation of Labor opposes the sales tax and pushes wage-hour reforms, signaling a January fight. Carl Goerch humor highlights mule numbers in the legislature.
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Raleigh
Budget Bureau
Clyde R. Hoey
Bertle
C. Wayland Spruill
North Carolina
Assembly
Wilmington Way
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Major A. L. Fletcher
Carl Goerch
Carl
Popular Instrument Puzzle Clues Guide Grid
A dense word puzzle listing many clues and answers across topics from music to geography. The fragmented text includes references to a pictured instrument and various numbered clues such as 38 Southeast 39 Hawaiian bir tins and 61 Fine cc 1 dust, suggesting a crossword style puzzle with mixed wordplay and definitions.
Mercer Blankenship Waivers On Liquor Policy Shift
Mecklenburg's Representative Mercer J. Blankenship, who sought the Senate on a bone dry platform, signaled wavering about prohibition and appeared nearly convinced of a shift toward control measures during a Monday lobby discussion.
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Mecklenburg
Mercer J. Blankenship
Senate
Randolph Young Democrats to Hold Meeting Monday
Randolph county Young Democrats officers and executives meet Monday at 7 30 pm in Waldo Cheek law office Worth street. They will set a date for a county convention and elect new officers and delegates to attend the state Young Democrats meeting in Durhamton.
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Asheboro
Youngemocrats
Randolph County
Waldo
Cheek
Worth Street
Durhamton
Guilford Superior Court Calendar Committee to Meet Saturday
The calendar committee of Guilford Superior Court will meet Saturday morning to prepare the calendar for the August 29 civil term. Members of the bar are requested to attend.
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Guilford Superior Court
Sound Speed in Copper Exceeds Air By Factor Eleven
In physics notes it states sound travels about eleven times faster in copper than in air, illustrating how material properties boost wave velocity in metals.
Brook trout fingerlings gifted to Nantahala National Forest
About 20 000 two inch brook trout fingerlings were given to Nantahala National Forest officials by the Department of Conservation and Development. The fish will be held in Forest Service rearing pools near Franklin until they reach five to six inches, then released into streams in Macon and Clay counties. The department has supplied about 250 000 fingerlings to Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams this year.
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Department of Conservation and Development
Game and Inland
Nantahala National Forest
E. B. Kugler
U.S. Forest Service
National Forest
Franklin
Macon
Clay
The
Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cranium Crackers Word Block Puzzle
A set of four word matching puzzles asks which word groups pair to form true statements. Each item pairs names or terms with correct descriptions or places to yield valid associations.
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
A compact language note lists common word usage errors. It covers redundant phrases such as down upon the floor, mispronunciations like dairy, and misspellings such as homeliness. The column urges daily vocabulary growth with the word impending meaning threatening to occur soon.
Japanese age reckoning makes newborns one year old
A traditional Japanese age rule states that regardless of birth month, a child is considered one year old on January 1 following birth. The system counts each New Year as a birthday for all babies born in any month.
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Japan
Hughes World Flight Ends in New York Welcome Back
Howard Hughes and four companions completed a three day 19 hour world flight returning to New York from Moscow via Paris in a remarkable round the world journey. The trip covered Russia Alaska Canada and the United States with a dramatic radio recap from Moscow. The crew faced high fuel loads and risky takeoffs yet finished safely, drawing praise for planning and leadership. A Mardi Gras style welcome followed the arrival.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Paris
Lindbergh
Moscow
Russia
Alaska
Canada
United States
Magellan
Spain
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon quiz
The column asks: How tall is the Venus de Milo statue. Who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Which country has Delhi as capital. Is a naturalized U S citizen subject to deportation. Answers: a trifle over feet two. Victor Hugo. India. No. Envelope to me in care of this paper. Uncle Ray. Tomorrow: A Little Saturday Talk.
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Notre Dame
How Can I by Anne Ashley
How can I acquire satiny sheen on table linen. Trow them first on the right side then on the wrong side to dry thoroughly finish by ironing again on the right side. How can I drive away fleas. Coarse salt will drive away fleas but avoid plants or grass as it will destroy plant life. How can I economize sugar when cooking fruits. Before adding any sugar stir in a quarter teaspoon of soda per quart of acid fruit to use much less sugar.
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