Intensified Interest In Legal Liquor Sale
Raleigh August 19 The election focus shifts to county controlled ABC stores in Franklin and Vance counties with potential votes in others The piece outlines how liquor revenue influences politics and notes Wake Cumberland and Halifax store profits as examples Wake operates seven stores with 1.15 million gross and 200k to the general fund Cumberland gross 960k profit 212k Fayetteville 25k for restrooms Halifax gross 489k profit 93k State controls brands and prices while taking a large sales tax. profits vary by county and are applied differently The article argues uniform law lacks and voters will learn more before Christmas
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Raleigh
Franklin
Vance
ABC
Superior Court
Mecklenburg
Mark Twain
North Carolina
Johnston County
ABC Board
Wake County
Wake
General Fund
Cumberland County
Fayetteville
Fort Bragg
Halifax
Hanes Hosiery Mill Not On Shorter Week, Says President
Winston Salem August 19 The Hanes Hosiery Mill here is not on a curtailed week or reduced production. President James N Weeks stated it is possible the day may come when curtailment is necessary, but that time has not arrived yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
James N. Weeks
Crebble Begins For Andy Hero Feature
The listing outlines showings for Crebble featuring Andy Hero with times 1:21 3:23 3:25 1:27 3:29 from Broadhurst Hit the Road and Paramount Trial of Mary Dugan with several featured times. It also notes Rialto Mr and Mrs Smith showings and Trad times 9:32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crebble
Andy Hero
Broadhurst
Paramount
Mary Dugan
Rialto
Mrs. Smith
Feasue
Weather Outlook With Showers and Cooler North Winds
Weather report notes cloudy conditions with thundershowers tonight and Wednesday across the region. Hatteras to Jacksonville and Block Island to Hatteras predict south and southwest winds, shifting to northwest inland. Charlotte records July 19 temperatures and rainfall with listed stations and readings across major cities.
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Colina
North Portion
Central
South
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
H. L. Ball
Asheville
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
Columpir
Detroit
Kvanaville
Galveston
Greensboro
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Key West
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian Az
Bclamio
Minn-St. Pau
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Spartanburg
Tampa
al Washington
A. Wilmington
Meeting Of Junior Order Opens Today
Lexington hosts the North Carolina State Council of the Junior Order opening its two day session. A formal deed transfer to the Children’s Home was recorded, flag-raising on court square, state guard units and scouts participate, and the annual banquet and officer elections are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Children’s Home
North Carolina
Court Square
State Guard
Boy
Girl Scouts
Davidson County
State Council
Major Leaders By the Associated Press
Major league leaders listed by AP across both leagues include battering leaders Williams and DiMaggio with Boston and New York. DiMaggio also leads in runs, hits, and RBIs, with Keller and Travs among top homer and other stats. Pitching marks feature Gomes and Riddle atop various categories.
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Williams
Boston
Travis
Washington
DiMaggio
New York
Rolfe
Keller
Boudreau
Cleveland
Heath
Case
Kunel
Chicago
Gomes
Breuer
Murphy
Elven
Philadelphia
Hopp
St. Louis
Huck
Reiser
Brooklyn
Moore
Mitt
Camilli
Nicholson
Dallessandro
Slaughter
Camill
Ott
Frey
Cincinnati
Handley
Pittsburgh
Riddle
White
Burley Tobacco Grading Demons to Tour NC
U.S. Department of Agriculture tobacco specialist W. C Bradshaw will lead burley tobacco grading demonstrations across western North Carolina. L. T. Weeks of NC State College announced dates in Ashe County on November 3, Watauga November 4, Mitchell November 3, Yancey November 6 and 7, Madison November 10 and 11, Buncombe November 11 and 12, Haywood November 13 and 14, and Macon November 15.
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Raleigh
W. C Bradshaw
U.S. Department of Agriculure
North Carolina
L. T. Weeks
N.C
State College
Ashe County
Watauga
Mitchell
Yancey
Madison
Buncombe
Haywood
Macon
Churchill declines 600 cigars amid dwindling wartime supply
London reports Prime Minister Churchill refused an option on 600 Havanas, saying he did not wish to hoard. The cigar merchant Zitelli, a Turk, noted Churchill buys cigars in batches of 25 and remains a discerning judge of quality as supplies dwindle near war's end.
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London
Churchill
Zitelli
Deaths In Pilgrim Community And Area
Funeral services for 3. Kelly Sink 80, lifelong Pilgrim resident, held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church after illness of twelve weeks. Also reports Fred Watford killed in an automobile crash near Thomasville. funeral at Liberty Reprist Church with large attendance and multiple speakers. Other obituaries include Carlie Garner Denton 58, Mrs. John Hopkins, W. R. Absher prominent North Wilkesboro leader. Survivors listed with spouses, children and relatives.
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Kelly Sink
Lexington
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Sink
William and
Alunda Carr Sink
Mattie Evans
Reba Sink
William Sink
H. R. Wilson
Townsend
Charles Connor
High Point
Jackson L
Charlies, Sink
Motlie Green
Fred Watford
Enterprise
Thomasville
Near Thomasville
Wan
Liberty Reprist
Worth Grant
T. R. York
R. L. Fisher
Carlie Garner Denton
Carlie Garner
Denton
Tommy
Ellen Pierce
Silas
Asheboro
Dannie
Farmer
Charles Harriss
Paul Hamilton
Uhion Christian Church
Benny Lawdermilk
George L. Curry
N. H. Hopkins
Hopkins
Randolph County
Edward Hopkins
Elizabeth Graig
S. ¥. Hopkins
Ernest Russell
Litty Methodist Church
Chur
R. Absher
North Wilkesboro
W. R. Absher
Charlotte Hospital
Kate Fietcher Absher
AL. Fletcher
Willams
Catherine Lott
Mrs Charles Lloyd in Critical Condition After Wreck
Mrs Charles Lloyd, 71, of 207 Warner Street, is in critical condition at City Memorial Hospital after an automobile wreck beyond Lexington Sunday. She suffered head and chest injuries with little hope of recovery. Carl Lloyd and his wife received treatment at home. Luther Myers, son in law of Mrs Lloyd, and his daughter Betty Carol Myers were uninjured. A tire reportedly blew out causing the overturn.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Charles Lloyd
Warner Street
City Memorial Hospital
Lexington
Betty Carol Myers
Manufacturer Urges Tax Shifts to Fund National Needs
A spokesman for the National Association of Manufacturers urged Congress to lower individual income tax exemptions and enact a general sales tax as a major source of federal revenue. NAM chairman Livingston W. Houston argued for cutting non essential spending and slashing taxes on lower income brackets, presenting revenue graphs and noting public support for sales tax. He proposed reducing married exemption from 2000 to 1250 and single from 800 to 600, with dependents at 300, and suggested a 4 percent income tax could raise substantial revenue. Senator La Follette said he would back a bill raising up to 5 billion if based on ability to pay. Motor boats in Sweden are being equipped with producer Bas 1 engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Livingston W. Houston
NAM Committee
Senate Finance Committee
House
Houston
la Follette
Prog- Wis
Finance Committee
North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Market Report
Farm report from U S Department of Agriculture details ship shipments and market prices in New York Philadelphia and Washington for peaches peppers cabbage potatoes and other fruit and vegetables. North Carolina stocks and variety prices are listed with U S No 1 baskets and local hampers across markets.
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North Carolina
U. S
Nome Care Una Departmenta of Agriculture
Tenn
Totel
Rotal
Fotal
New York
Market Dall
Bu. Baskets
S. c
Shore of
Orra
Fla. Bu
Baskets
Elbertas
Elbercas
Hales
Philadelphia
N. J. Bu
Washington
N. J
L. I
Loss Of Dignity On Merchant Ship Sinkings
London reports a merchant ship sank after two direct hits from German bombs. The captain survived by clinging to debris after the blast stripped him to his waistband while his machine gunner crawled out to check on him. He later floated as the vessel went down with head injuries and bruises.
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London
Ministry of Information
Harrison in Hollywood’s Jungle Chivalry Refutes Lamour Feud
PAUL HARRISON reports from Hollywood on Dorothy Lamour in a new Paramount film. He defends her against tabloid boasts of fear and reveals that the tiger and chimpanzee seen on set are stand-ins used by director Al Santell. Lamour remains composed under camera pressure despite staged wilderness scenes and antics from Mookey the chimpanzee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harrison
NEA Service
Hillywood
Calif
Movietown
Dorothy Lamour
Paramount
Margaret Roach
Monkey the
al Santell
Satan
Miss Lamour
Santell
Mookey
Bowman Gray Medical School Opens September Eleventh
Winston-Salem August 19 The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College will open Sept 11. Trustees of the Bowman Gray foundation provided resources for a four year medical school two years ago. About 500 applications were received and 45 students were accepted for the first year. They will join 30 second year students from Wake Forest to form the initial student body. The school will expand gradually to an enrollment of 200.
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Winston-Salem
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Wake Forest College
Bowman Gray Foundation
Wake Forest
Full investigation ordered into alleged attempted rape case
Aug. 19 Wilmington Maj. Gen. Frederick Smith ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged rape of a 15 year old white girl by a Negro soldier. The girl, daughter of a Camp Davis engineer, said she was attacked while walking home. she resisted and the soldier fled. Bloodhounds tracked the trail to a swamp. Also reported air raid alarm in Chungking with no Japanese planes appearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Frederick Smith
Camp Davis
Syle
War Today Hints At Route Of Hitler In Russia And Middle East
The Ukrainian attendant at a public garage shares grim thoughts on Odessa under Luftwaffe attack and a feared German overrun of the Soviet Union. He and the writer consider whether a German victory in Russia would threaten the Middle East, with Roosevelt aiding by shipping long‑distance bombers to the region and Western Africa. The piece notes Red Army resistance, uncertain Soviet collapse, and possible future German moves toward the Persian border.
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Luse
Ukraine
Carpathians
Hitler
Alaanu
Aree
Odessa
Black Sea
Lkely
Red Army
Bolshevists
Middle East
Persia
Roosevelt
Africa
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Cleaning phonograph records and scent tips in a Fiji note
The piece gives practical home tips on cleaning phonograph records using a soap solution and cotton, adding a plain water rinse. It also advises scenting handkerchiefs with a moistened blotter and removing onion or garlic odor from a knife by rubbing it on a potato. A separate line notes that only one third of Fiji group lands are inhabited.
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Fiji Group
Modern Etiquette Q and A Bits From a Bygone Manual
A column answers etiquette questions on introductions and refusals to meet a specific man without offense. It advises polite refusals like not today or another day, and rejects openly stating dislike. It also condemns public nail filing as ill bred and instructs passing a cup with the handle to the right and the saucer handle parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suggast
Robert Blair
Blair
LOOK and LEARN Questions and Answers
The quiz lists four edible members of the fly family as onions garlic shallots and hives. It claims about 68 percent of the world’s automobiles are fed in the United States. The four largest islands by size are Australia Greenland Borneo and Madagascar. It states 100 proof liquor is 50 percent alcohol. It identifies Venus and Mercury as planets between the Earth and the Sun.
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United States
Earth
Australia
Greenland
Borneo
Madagascar
Venus
Mercury
Lessons in English and Health note in Wilson
Lessons in English warn against misused words and mispronunciations while a vocabulary exercise urges daily word study. In Wilson a news brief reports work beginning on a new 500000 dollar tubercular sanitarium for eastern North Carolina.
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Wilson
North Carolina
Poets and puzzle clues collide in a tangled crossword
A scanned horizontal puzzle list mixes across many clues from poets to place names and abbreviations. It includes hints like Goodby in Spanish and a head line about a G man, with numerous numeric and letter pairings, crosswords, and abbreviations scattered throughout the damaged text.
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Franklin and
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Raleigh
The
Associated Press
Burley Tobacco
Claude Smith
Akron
Ohio
Johnny McDaniels
W. Va
Sweden
Harrison
Hollywood
Bowman Gray Medical School
Chungking
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Goodby
Vassal
Guido
Italy
Nevada City
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