Democrats To Open Fall Campaign Here In High Point Rally
The North Carolina Democratic Party plans a statewide rally at High Point on September 18 marking the campaign kickoff. State chairman Wallace Winborne said the rally will be the largest political gathering in years and a campaign push will follow with Democratic headquarters opening across the state.
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High Point
Jallace Winborne
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Wade P.frow
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Ead. Co
M. Bundy
Jamestown
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Judge Will Rule On Admission Of Moore Confession
In Asheville Judge Don Phillips indicated he would allow state witnesses to describe how Martin Moore confessed to slaying H Clevenger but would withhold ruling on admitting the signed statement. The proceedings included voir dire in the judge's absence and testimony from Moore and others about the forces used to obtain the confession.
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Don Phillips
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Martin M
H Clevenger
Moore
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J. F. Clevenger
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Laurence E. B
Defense Council
Brown
Batt Park
B. EB. Morgan
C. V. Calahan
Walter B. Orr
Charlotte
N. C
Spanish Prize Fighter Paulino Uzcudun Reported Killed
The Ponta Veda radio station in Madrid said Paulino Uzcudun the Spanish prize fighter and several others were executed by a government firing squad. Earlier reports had not been confirmed and no independent source verified the claim.
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Renter
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Ponta Vedea
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Uzcudun
Landon Moves Eastward in Political War
Gov. Alf M. Landon began a cross country swing from Estes Park Colorado through nine states as the presidential race heats up. Republican leaders attacked federal overreach while Frank Knox urged fewer and better laws and opposed regimentation. Democratic chair James Farley countered with criticism of the GOP scare campaign from New York.
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Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Kansas
Estes Park
Colo
United Retail Merchants Association
Hagerstown
Frank Knox
Wisten
James A. Farley
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New York
Federal tax intake shows July rise in key categories
Treasury data for July, the first month of the 1937 fiscal year, reports a $66.7 million rise in federal income collections from a year earlier with notable gains in liquor taxes cotton income taxes and excess profits taxes. Other items show strong increases including bonds capital stock and conveyances and autos tax receipts amid improving industry conditions.
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Congress
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Treasury
Special Terms of Guilford Court Ordered
Leigh Aug 20 Gov Ehringhaus today ordered two special terms of Guilford County Superior Court to handle criminal docket. The first term opens November 9 with Judge Frank Hill presiding and continues for several weeks. The second term opens December 7 with Judge T J Shaw presiding and continues for two weeks.
Roosevelt to Hold Drought Conferences Across Regions
President Roosevelt arranged further drought conferences as Relief Director Hopkins said Congress may be asked to bolster relief funds. Wallace would join on tours starting next Tuesday night with Morgenthau and other aides present. Hopkins outlined a need for up to 5 million dollars monthly for WPA jobs and drought relief through winter.
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Walter Burr
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Maybe the Heat's Got Her Too
Iowa City records a temperance meeting remark by Mrs. Jeanette Mann of Des Moines. State president suggests the current drought and heat may be punishment for Iowa going wet.
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Iowa
Jeanette Mann
Des Moines
Temperance Organization
Better Business Shown By Report Continued On Page Two
North Carolina sees improved business through secretary Stacey Wade’s report. At June 30 the year, 961 firms were incorporated and 930 received charters, with prior years 933 in 1934 910 in 1933 1 177 in 1932. State income dipped but unclaimed land sales yielded $464.48 from nine grants in two years.
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Stacey W. Wade
Secretary of State
Roosevelt Farm Struck by Drought in Georgia
In Warm Springs Georgia Otis Moore manager says President Roosevelt faces an unprofitable season on his 2250 acre Georgia farm due to drought with only a possibly fair hay crop harvest.
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Roosevelt
Georgia
Otis Moore
Richman Plans Test Hop Before Flight To London
A close friend of Dick Merrill says the veteran air mail pilot and singer Harry Richman will attempt a round trip non stop to Newfoundland this weekend before their proposed London flight. The test aims to check the two way radio installation on Richman’s monoplane after a flight from Floyd Bennett Field to Newark. Departure for London will depend on weather. Richman reportedly bought the plane for about forty thousand dollars plus extra equipment.
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Dick Merrill
Harry Richman
Newfoundland
London
Richman
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Newark
N. J
Zinovieff Admits Full Guilt In Soviet Conspiracy Trial
Gregory Zinovieff testified in a Moscow trial that a terrorist conspiracy to kill Stalin would have driven Russia toward fascism. He admitted leading the plot and claimed terrorism emerged from the struggle against the party, while denying doubt about his responsibility.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Gregory Zinovieff
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Zinovieff
Karl Marx
Leon Kameneff
Homecoming at M. P. Children's Home draws hundreds
Several hundred people gathered under the trees at the Methodist Protestant Children's Home near High Point for the annual Homecoming. The event featured morning addresses on Church and Child Care and Our Responsibility to Childhood, with remarks on public education, hospitalization, and child welfare and a note on Dorothea Dix and Dix Hill.
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High Point
Thomas W. Sprinkle
Fred W. Paschal
Burlington
Snider Hosiery Strike Continues With Picketing
Workers at the W. H. Snider Hosiery mill on Grimes Street keep picketing after a week’s strike. About 10 to 12 employees entered work as police were called multiple times last night to prevent any violence. The dispute centers on a 55 hour week and pay as low as 9 dollars weekly in some departments. Snider pledged to issue a statement later in the day.
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W. H. Snider
Grimes Street
Negro Killed in Garner Highway Crash
RALEIGH August 20 One Negro was killed and three others injured when their car left the highway at Garner near Raleigh Hubert Tomlinson 21 suffered a broken neck and died instantly Fred McLean the driver, his brother George McLean and Neil Trunner all from Wake County suffered cuts and bruises.
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Neil Trunner
Wako County
Dime Store Heir Debuts In London Theater Ventures
Jimmy Donahue Woolworth heir reportedly backs Felix Ferry's Transatlantic Rhythm in London theater. He previously appeared in Hot and Bothered and served as stage manager for Ode to Liberty under Gilbert Miller.
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New York
Jimmy Donahue
Woolworth
London
Felix Ferry
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Gilbert Miller
Replacement of Present Political Parties Predicted
Senator James Hamilton Lewis predicted that present political parties will be replaced by conservative liberal and radical groups. He spoke in an address prepared for delivery at a governor's day Democratic rally during the state fair.
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Springfield
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Wyoming Senator Wins Nomination
Senator Robert D. Carey led A. B. Brubaker by 22 928 to 9 189 for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate. Returns from 578 of 676 precincts in Tuesday's primary election show Carey ahead as the latest results come in from Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Wyoming
Robert D. Carey
A. B. Brubaker
Townsend
United States Senate
Plane Crash Kills Norfolk Naval Officer and Corporate Official
A bomber plane piloted by Lieut. Commander Samuel H. Authur of the Norfolk naval air base plunged nose first into Little Bay near Hampton Roads. Robert Witbeck of Chance-Voight Aircraft Corp, East Hartford, Conn, also died. The crash occurred at about 200 feet above water, with only a tail section remaining.
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Little Bay
Hampton Roads Naval Air Station
Samuel H. Authur
Norfolk Naval Air Base
Robert Witbeck
Chance-Voight Aircraft Corporation
East Hartford
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Hanes Mill Strike Enters Second Day In Winston-Salem
In Winston Salem on August 20 workers from the local hosiery union claimed about 150 employees refused to report to Hanes Hosiery mill. Picket lines were quiet and the mill appeared to run normally as the strike entered its second day.
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Hosiery Workers Union
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Court decision sets precedent in sterilization case
An angry prosecutor vows to appeal after a judge dismissed sterilization conspiracy charges against Drs Tilton Tillman and Samuel Boyd in the Ann Cooper Hewitt case. He plans to try Hewitt’s mother in California next, while a $500000 civil suit against the doctors and her mother remains unresolved. Hewitt testified the procedure was done without consent.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
California
August Fournier
Tilton E. Tillman
Samuel G. Boyd
Fournier
Miss Hewitt
Mary Cooper Hewitt
New Jersey
Englewood
N. J
Fire sighted by acting chief amid town patrol
Acting Fire Chief William Fallon, while cruising for hazards, found a fire under a rear seat. He halted at a filling station, requested water, and sped to the scene with siren on and bell ringing.
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ST. Louis
William Fallon
Price Discrimination Law Explained By Trade Body
Washington August 20 The Federal Trade Commission issued a statement clarifying Robinson Patman price discrimination provisions noting widespread interest and ongoing investigations into alleged violations The act extends non discrimination by prohibiting price discrimination that lessens competition or creates a monopoly It bars allowances for advertising and sales promotion unless offered on proportionally equal terms and prohibits furnishing processing services to some buyers unless provided on equal terms to all purchasers
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Bicycle Race Set for Lindley Field Friday Afternoon
Asheboro directors of the city parks announce a bicycle race at Lindley field this Friday at 4 30 p m. All children may enter with special prizes for both boys and girls divisions.
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Asheboro
Lindley Field
Four Killed as Train Hits Auto at Lewiston Crossing
Four members of the Fickett family from Auburn perished when a Maine Central train struck their automobile at a grade crossing in Lewiston. The victims were Mia Fickett, Evelyn Murphy 21, Louise 1, and Evelyn’s 2 year old son. Bodies were mangled and carried 400 feet along the track. cause under investigation.
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Maine Central Railroad
Lewiston Ground
Mia
Eugene Fickett
Auburn
Evelyn Murphy
Louise
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Main Central Road
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy conditions with possible scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and near the coast tonight and Friday. Cooler air tonight in north central and northwest regions. South Carolina remains unsettled with showers likely on the coast and similar tonight.
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