Prisoner group seeks reading time to earn sentence cut
A Macon county prisoner, a forger and ex-teacher, organized a voluntary reading school in the Franklin camp. He and other inmates study about two hours nightly hoping to earn time off their sentences. Warden L Whitley rejects rewards for reading and says time gained cannot be exchanged for hard labor.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Leigh
Macon County
Franklin
L. Whitley
Macon Nty
Whitley
Itley
Weekly Market Letter by George B Craven
The column notes a volatile week with a sharp market break and overseas uncertainty. It advises watching early week moves, staying on the sidelines, and suggests buying Martin Parry Co Kinney Shoes and Millis on dips while noting dollar purchasing power and relative stock and bond levels since 1926.
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George B. Craven
Martin Parry, Co
Kinney Shoes
Millis
Irving Fisher
University
New York Stock Exchange
Roosevelt’s Journey Itinerary Through Drouth and Flood Talks
President Roosevelt plans a nationwide tour visiting drouth districts and flood control talks. He will confer with 16 governors and several U S senators within 10 days, visit Mt Rushmore, dedicate a Hannibal Missouri bridge, and meet state leaders in Bismarck Pierre LaCrosse Des Moines and Springfield.
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Roosevelt
Drouth
U. S
Mt. Rushmore
Hannibal
Hyde Park
N. Y
Bismarck
North Dakota
Montana
Pierre
South Dakota
Wyoming
Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Mayo
Rochester Hospital
LaCrosse
Phil LaFollette
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Landon
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Hanniba
Springfield
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Europe Divides Over Spanish Civil War Fascists and Reds
London dispatch notes Europe faces a militant split as Fascist states align against anti fascist powers amid Spain's civil war. France wrangles a Popular Front dilemma while Paris papers tilt Right, accusing Blum of aiding Madrid. Russia raises funds to help Spain, and fears of a three frontier threat grow.
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Milton Bronner
NEA Service Staffe
London
Spain
Russia
Great Britain
France
Italy
Blum
Popular Front
Germany
Europe
Paris
Rebels in Spain Receive Aid Across Fascist Lands
The rebellion in Spain is aided by Italian officers and aircraft from Fascist countries and possibly German war matériel. Rebellion forces gain offensive power through openly supplied arms while fascist sympathizers advise and assist.
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Spain
North Carolina Municipals See Steady Demand Amid Easy Money Rates
Market notes show yields on Dow Jones municipal bonds at record highs with steady prices as 1933 to 1936 era shifts are noted. North Carolina issues display no major price change, with high grade bonds at 1.75 percent yield on short maturities and up to 8.50 percent on others. Governments hold steady amid easy money conditions and rising revenues.
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North Carolina
European Air Readiness Totals 40000 Planes 160000 Pilots
Estimate places 40 thousand aircraft and 160 thousand pilots in Europe ready for instant military action.
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Europe
London Papers Clash Over Rebels Patriot Label
London newspapers praise the rebels as patriots while slamming the anti Franco government in Spain. Some papers claim Bolsheviks sent a Russian oil tanker with Leon Trotsky to Madrid, though later dispatches show Trotsky in a Norwegian sanatorium.
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London
Spain
Spanish
Leon Trotsky
Madrid
Trotsky
Stalin
Russia
Norway
Knock Knock Game Recalled From School Yesteryear
In Greenville Ohio an AP report recalls the old knock-knock joke game once taught in schools. Mrs. Boggs cites 1921 era variants like Carrie, Macaroni, Elle and Minnie as examples of the long running prank.
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Greenville
8. C
R. F. Boggs
Carrie
Carrie-sene
Mac
Elle
Elephant
Minnie
Delgado Maid ends in crash as boys dream of fast plane
In New Orleans on August 24 a Delg a do Trades School group recalls their dream of a fast airplane. Delgado Maid, designed by students, failed in Los Angeles test when engine trouble forced pilot Art Davis to parachute at 2300 feet, sending the craft into a swamp.
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New Orleans
Delgado Trades School
Cleveland
Art Davis
Lansing
Mich
Los Angeles
Davis
Directoire Style Dominates Early Fashion Forecast
New York reports Paris and Hollywood debuting Directoire inspired outfits with high waistlines standup collars and slashed skirts. Edwardian and Victorian trends follow amid coronation anticipation, favoring luxurious fabrics broadcloth velour and rich colors with black as the hour.
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New York
Hollywood
Paris
Directoire
Antonna
Anthony Adverse
Builders fear irreparable damage to smashed structure
Report notes the smashed structure may be beyond repair as builders warned today it could never be reassembled.
Officiers Probe Mutilation Case In Tampa Bay Area
Deputies investigate a second mutilation case in a month near St. Petersburg Florida as Carl Slone reports being attacked by two men who used a pocket knife. Sheriff’s deputy suspects Slone will confess to mutilating himself after the incident. Later Clarence Sullivan, a backwoods farmer, admits performing such an operation on himself after denying an assault.
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Petersburg
Fle
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Carl Slone
Pinellas Park
Sid Saunders
Clarence L. Sullivan
Question Convict In Death of Man
Salisbury Aug 24 Vernon Pritchett a 19 year old escaped convict was questioned today in the killing of Jasper Wilkinson Kannapolis taxi driver. Wilkinson's body was found on a country road near Kannapolis Friday morning one mile from the wrecked abandoned cab. Pritchett escaped three weeks ago from the Cary prison farm he was serving 3 to 5 years for holding up and robbing Wilkinson last year.
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Salisbury
Vernon Pritchett
Jasper Wilkinson
Kannapolis
Wilkinson
Pritchett
Cary
Arkansas farmer ships 135 pound watermelon to son
Col. Albert A Rogers paid $20.98 in transport to send a 135 pound melon from Hope Arkansas to his son Archie Rogers in Boston. He calls it the grandaddy of the Arkansas crop and believes it tops the state harvest.
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Little Rock
Ark
Albert A Rogers
Hope
Archie Rogers
Boston
Death curves blamed on impatient motorists
National Safety Council warns that curves become deadly when drivers race through turns. Slow down before curves and stay in your lane on slick, icy, or rough roads to prevent crashes.
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National Safety Council
Fist on jaw joke haunts Riley and Broadway memories
New York dispatch recalls Mike Riley being told his song coauthorship sparked a haymaker. The piece recalls Irving Conn and Yes We Have No Bananas creator turning melancholy at mentions of past hits. It notes Ada Littlejohn, Ginger Rogers, and 85 year old Daniel Frohman shaping Broadway charity via the Actors Fund.
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Manhattan
Mike Riley
Hollywood
Riley
Irving Conn
Conn
Ada Littlejohn
Broadway
Ada
London
D’oyly Carte Opera Company
England
Gilbert and Sullivan
D'Oyly Carters
Daniel Frohman
Theater Row
Mr. Frohman
Katharine Cornell
Helen Hayes
Katharine Hepburn
Ina Claire
Helen Gahagan
Lillian Gish
Eva le Gallienne
Frohman
BE. H. Sothern
Ada Rehan
Lawrence Barrett
Lillian Russell
Great White Way
Actors Fund of America
Faces in the Big Town at Longchamp and Beyond
Joan Marsh absorbs in Knock Knock at Longchamp’s bar while Aline McMahon, hated, crosses town. James J Braddock halts at a former champ’s place for fun. Notables dine at Jack Dempsey’s as La Guardia eyes outdoor opera at Jones Beach. Eddie Rickenbacker praises Harry Richman’s trans Atlantic flight from a Stork Club table. Fifteen glamorous arrivals from Hollywood land at Newark airport for a local engagement.
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Joan Marsh
Longchamp
Aline McMahon
James J. Braddock
Eighth Avenue
Jack Dempsey
la Guardia
Jones Beach
Eddie Rickenbacker
Harry Richman
Stork Club
Newark Airport
Hollywood
Cotton Spindle Hours Increase Across States in July
The commerce department reports July activity in the cotton spinning industry showing North Carolina mills averaged 296 hours per spindle in place, up from 187 a year earlier. Nationwide mills averaged 279 hours, with Alabama 322, Georgia 331, South Carolina 344, and Tennessee 362 leading. North Carolina rose to fifth in per spindle activity, after 276 hours in June and a 259 hour national June rate.
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Washington
Commerce Department
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Final 1935 motor vehicle registrations in the United States
Final estimates from the Bureau of Public Roads and the Department of Agriculture place U S motor vehicle registrations for 1935 at 26,221,062. This total reflects nationwide ownership and registration activity across all vehicle types.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
United States
Publishers Ten Discuss Strike in Pacific Northwest
Seattle August meeting among publishers of Pact Northwest and allied dailies followed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer strike action. The Seattle chapter of the American Newspaper Guild had set a meeting to explain the strike reasons after two members were discharged.
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Seattle
Northwest
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Per
Agust 14
Robert Mount
Portland
Pacific North Newspaper Association
Wu Allied
Washington
Washington Newspaper Association
Lew Sel
Olympia
Pro
American Newspaper Guild
Post-Integencer
Longsmen
Teamstern
Pla
Jonathan Eddy
New Y
Amerian Newspaper Guild
Chicago Produce Prices Amid Mixed Butter Market
Chicago reports mixed dairy quotes including butter at 7,033 steady and cream prices around 34% to 35% for specials, 34% for extras, and 32% for extra fi. Firsts show 82% to 83% range with standards around 90, local carrots noted. Beggs receipts 10,518 unsettled with 23% local care and 21% to 23% fresh graded firsts.
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Chicago
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