United Methodists Face Major Merger Decision
Chicago is today focused on whether 20 million American Methodists will approve plans to reunite the Methodist Church factions. The merger would create the largest Protestant body, contingent on approval by three general conferences and numerous annual conferences over several years.
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Chicago
United Methodism
John Wesley
Methodist
South
Methodist Church
United Church
General Conference
Council of Bishops
State ends July with total fund of 20 361 915 66
North Carolina closed July with a total of 20 361 915 66 across all funds after selling 2 665 920 in bonds to cover a prior deficit. The general fund began the new year with a 2 310 497 25 deficit but monthly receipts and bond sales produced 5 561 415 55, leaving 944 26 21 in expenditures. Highway funds finished July with 17 283 400 76 after 4 781 374 90 in receipts exceeded expenditures. Funded debt stood at 170 664 000 on July 31.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
France and Italy edge toward a showdown in East Africa
Paris reports Premier Laval presents a plan to Italy for sharing Ethiopian economic burdens and advisory rights. Britain’s Eden backs the first clause while Italy remains firm on military action unless Haile Selassie concedes. In Rome diplomats see little chance of quick resolution as Italo-Ethiopian tensions rise.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Italy
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Mussolini
Rome
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
France
Haile Selassie
Il Duce
Surance
East Africa
Will Rogers quips echoed at Tremont Temple in Boston
Will Rogers spoke these lines during a June 1980 appearance at Tremont Temple in Boston. He joked about meeting almost every prominent man of his era and expressed pride in his epitaph. The piece notes he wrote no Roping Em In yesterday.
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Will Rogers
Tremont Temple
Boston
Test of government's power to regulate industry moves forward
Washington Aug 17 The House approved the core theory of the Guffey coal stabilization bill stating coal mining affects interstate commerce and may be regulated by Congress. A final House vote was planned Monday with Senate differences to be resolved. News noted grief over deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post and actions affecting treasury medals.
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Washington
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Burns
Senate
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Treasury
Grain Futures Commission
Thomas M. Howell
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
Pilot Joe Crosson Delivers Bodies After Rogers and Post Crash
In Fairbanks Alaska on August 17 Pilot Joe Crosson flew the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post from Barrow to the Chena River. The veteran pilot landed the pontoon aircraft on the river at 7 35 A M local time after a four and a half hour flight. Mortuary staff moved the two deceased men to their facility.
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Associated Press
Fairbanks
Alaska
Joe Crosson
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Barrow
Crosson
Chena River
Post
Proposals for City Streets Are in Mails
Raleigh August 17 tentative proposals for municipal street maintenance funds have been mailed by the state highway and public works commission to city officials. The total allotment is 470546.10 dollars as part of a two year program authorized by the 1935 legislature. Winston-Salem received the highest share at 38827 dollars.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Capus M. Waynick
Winston-Salem
Thieves Fire Into Chief Police Auto
Oxford North Carolina chief of police Jackson said he was fired upon while pursuing three men who had tried to rifle a safe in a filling station. His car tires were punctured and wrecked during the chase on the Durham highway. he was uninjured and the would be robbers escaped unidentified.
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Oxford
N.C
Aus
Iy Jackson
Jackson
Durham
Baulo Mart Ends Good Week In Tobacco Markets
In Valdosta Georgia the Valdosta tobacco board of trade reports 3 025678 pounds sold at 15 07 cents average as markets near close next Wednesday Moultrie to close Thursday Tifton logs 3 868876 pounds at 17 88 cents and Statesboro records 1 116906 pounds total season 2 743622 pounds South Carolina receipts boost activity as heavy sales mark the season ending Aug 1 markets may run next week
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Valdosta
Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt
Georgia
Valdosta Tobacco Board of Trade
Moultrie
Tobacco Board of Trade
Tifton
Statesboro
South Carolina
Government plans early trial in slaying of federal officer
In College Corner Ohio the government moves to try George W Barrett quickly for the killing of Federal Agent Neilson B Klein during a gun battle. Barrett home listed as Lockland Ohio and faces the federal death penalty upon conviction. Deputy Sheriff Charles B Walke notes Barrett fired from behind a garage wall as Klein approached with Donald C McGovern present.
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College Corner
George W. Barrett
Neilson B. Kiein
H. D. Harris
Cincinnati
Bureau of Investigation
Barrett
Lockland
Klein
Department of Justice
Donald C. McGovern
Charles B. Walke
Erwin Urges Local Control and Support for Schools
Clyde A. Erwin, state superintendent, tells Ford County club that public education must allow ongoing public expression in funding and governance. He credits local initiative with the state’s greatest period of educational growth and urges continued community involvement.
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Clifpside
Clyde A. Erwin
Erwin
Ford County Club
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Death Mourned by The Enterprise
The McNaught Syndicate message from New York expresses deep regret for Will Rogers and Wiley Post. The Enterprise notes readers share in the loss and that Rogers never spoke bitterly, praising his character and impact.
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McNaught Syndicate
New York
Will Rogers
Enterprise
Enterprise Man
Will
America
Wiley Post
Inet
President Roosevelts funds approved for relief projects
President Roosevelt allocated 16,246,882 in work relief funds for 45 percent donations on 55 communities with 15,437,789 from private sources or the PWA revolving fund. Grants include Laurens South Carolina with 47,476 for bituminous street surfacing over 90,077 square yards. loan needed 59,000.
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Washington
Pres
Roosevelt
PWA
Laurens
8. C
Wood Sets New Amateur Record at National Sweepstakes
Gar Wood Jr. of Algonac Michigan opened the National Sweepstakes regatta on the North Shrewsbury river today and set a new world amateur record in the first 56 mile heat for closed outboards. His time was 41.666 miles an hour, surpassing Tommy Tyson’s 41.455 mph mark from last month.
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Red Bank
WN. J
Gar Wood, Jr
Algonac
Mich
Shrewsbury
Tommy Tyson
State Prison Reports Second Blaze
A second fire threat at the state prison within a month was halted when a smoldering timber in the women’s quarters was extinguished before damage occurred. Commissioner Capus M. Waynick traced the heat to a beam from a brick flue and announced fire proofing steps. Hospital quarters and a mattress shed burned previously on August 1 with minor losses.
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Raleigh
N. C
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works
Charges Dismissed Against Pelzer Mill Strikers
Six Pelzer mill strikers saw breach of peace charges dismissed by Magistrate Harold as prosecutors prepared to call witnesses for an 0 a m hearing. The report notes golf echoes with references to Johnson’s imperfect play as the text trails into unrelated game commentary.
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Anderson, &. C
Pelzer Mill
Harold Et
Don Budge Wins Newport Tennis Title
Don Budge of California outlasted E. Shields of New York and Hollywood to win the Newport Casino singles title with a 6 8 5 7 6 8 6 1 victory.
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Don Budge
Newport
RK. T
U. S
E. Shields
New York
Hollywood
Foley in front as Floridan five leads Biltmore Forest match
W D Forden of Augusta leads Lewis Johnson Jr of Charleston by five holes after nine in the Biltmore Forest golf championship. Johnson trails after Forden birdied the third and fourth holes and the Georgian defends his title with a strong front nine.
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Asheville
WN. C
W. D. Fondren
Augusta
Lewis Johnson, Jr
Charleston
Albania reports suppression of abortive uprising
Albania announced the abortive uprising by 35 feepayers and a few civilians had been completely suppressed. Government said the revolt failed and security was restored after the August 17 suppression effort.
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Tirana
Albania
Sunstroke Fatal in Orangeburg Farmer
Lloyd Churchwell a farmer of Orangeburg county died from a sunstroke while picking cotton. The death was attributed to sunstroke and occurred August 17.
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Orangeburg, &. C
Lioyd Churchwell
Only One New Infantile Paralysis Case Reported
Only one new infantile paralysis case in Wake county was reported, bringing the year total to 549 and the monthly total to 1. The state board of health noted 122 cases in the first 17 days of July.
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Raleigh
Wake County
State Board of Health
Thomas Gas Generator firm files incorporation in Guilford
The Thomas Gas Generator corporation of High Point filed certificate of incorporation in Guilford Superior Court. It is authorized to produce and sell gas generators and related products, with 1000 shares no par value. Subscriptions are held by Fred A. Thomas Jr, H. Thomas, and S. O. Capps, all of High Point.
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Greensboro
Thomas Gas Generator Corporation
High Point
A. Wayland Cooke
Guilford Superior Court
Fred A. Thomas, Jr
H. Thomas
S. O. Capps
Two Convicts Are Taken Into Custody
Hendersonville North Carolina August 17 AP prison officials report the capture by Greenville South Carolina officers of two of three convicts who escaped Thursday when John Brown was shot to death. Lonnie Parker and Artress Cannon, both Black men, were taken early today. Robert Kennedy remains at large. Brown was killed as the four fled a work crew on a right of way. Guards withheld fire to avoid hitting a group of girl hikers nearby. Details of the capture were not immediately known.
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Hendersonville
WN. C
Henderson County
Greenville
8. C
John Brown
Lonnie Parker
Artress Cannon
Robert Kennedy
Brown
Right Toe Bitten by Suspected Creature in Binghamton Swim
Miss Zena Brown suffered a severe injury when the large right toe on her foot was bitten during a swimming outing in Binghamton New York. Col Elmer EB Johnson carried her 14 miles to medical aid and indicated the attacker may have been a bags pickerel or snapping turtle attracted by red nail paint.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Zena Brown
Elmer EB. Johnson
Mae West Linked With Potato Bill In House Speech
Rep Martin of Massachusetts tied Mae West to a potato control bill in a House speech. He claimed the measure would harm the poor by raising prices and noted few rich people eat potatoes except perhaps Mae West, who they said eats potatoes as a party staple.
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Mae West
Washington
Martin
Rmass
House
Clip derelict? Clipper rests at Wake Lagoon on record flight
The flying boat touched down at Wake Lagoon at 12 25 p m completing a 1191 mile flight from Midway over an uncharted route in eight hours four minutes. Crews prepared for test flights and a three day layover before continuing toward Midway Honolulu and California.
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Wake
Sandadinner
Wake Lagoon
United States
Midway Island
Coral
Midway
Honolulu
California
Solberg Seeks New Trans Atlantic Air Route via Greenland
Thor Solberg and radio operator Paul Oscanyan completed a 29 day flight from New York to Bergen Norway. Solberg said the journey proves a Greenland trans Atlantic route is possible with first class aircraft, harbors and weather services. A large crowd greeted him and carried him to a car before he visited his mother in Floroe.
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Bergen
Norway
Thor Solberg
America
Greenland
Solberg
Paul Oscanyan
New York
Floroe
Utilities Body To Hear Bus Petition
RALEIGH August 17 The state utilities commission will hear a petition by Greyhound Bus Lines to operate passenger service from Winston Salem to Reidsville over Route 60.
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Raleigh
The
State Utilities Commission
Greyhound Bus Lines
Winstonee
Reidsville
Six Rescued From Schooner Nomis Off Hatteras Reef
Cape Hatteras coast guard crews in rough seas rescued six crew members from the schooner Nomis four miles west of Hatteras inlet after the vessel grounded on a reef. The rescue occurred after rockets were fired and the hull broke apart. survivors named Captain Charles Clauson New York owner, his son Charles Clauson Jr, Albert Bates Michael Hopykay Henry Watshanki and Leon Jerome.
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Hatteras
Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
Charlies CC
Clauson
New York
Nemis
Charles CC
Clauson, Jr
Albert Bates
Michael Hopykay
Henry Watshanki
Leon Jerome
Bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post Return Home
The bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post leave Point Barrow for Seattle in a flight piloted by Joe Crosson. Post and Rogers were killed in a crash near Re fusion Bay, Alaska, after a takeoff. Crosson and Robert Gleason helped transport the remains to a warehouse by the Presbyterian mission hospital in Barrow.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Joe Crosson
Northland
Crosson
Fairbanks
Refuse Bay
Here
Post
Croeson
Alaska Airways
Seattle
Chiers
Arctic
Bader
Robert Gleason
Endicott Mountains
Tundra
Rogers
Presbyterian Mission
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Jane Addams
Mull House
Princess
Vee Aay
Lacille Lavelle
Roadway
Frank Horan
Degh High
Virginia Leigh
Arthur Reisman
Sho
Reisman
General Fund
Duce
Laval
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Regi
Guffey
Baulo Mart
Wood
State Prison
Johnson
Clipper
Flying Boat
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