Rettew Denies Alienation Suit In High Point Case
Earl Rettew named defendant in a $50,000 alienation suit in High Point Municipal Court filed an answer denying most material allegations and the charge of alienating Thelma Lupton's affections. Rettew, then assistant superintendent at Stehli Silk Mills, claims the case aims to blackmail him and ruin his reputation. He seeks to recover costs and nothing for Lupton.
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Earl Rettew
High Point
T. A. Lupton
Lupton
Thelma Lupton
Retten
Stehli Silk Mills
War appropriation boosts Pacific and harbor projects
The act earmarks hundreds of millions for overseas defenses and construction including Pacific shoreline builds and Hawaii and Canal Zone fortifications. Major funds target pay and subsistence for officers and men and support nonmilitary aims like flood control and river and harbor improvements.
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Pacific Shore Line
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Technical Air Corps
New Cotton Program Outlined by Byrnes Explained
Senator Byrnes described a seven eighths cotton plan where farmers producing extra staple or better than middling cotton receive an additional premium from buyers without reducing government adjustment payments. The plan also covers inferior grades with the 1.42 difference and ties future planting to Bankhead allotments, with loans withheld for noncompliance. Farmers must cooperate in next year’s restraint program when claiming this year’s adjustment.
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Byrnes
Mar- Byrnes
Mussolini to Call 200000 More Soliders for Service
Mussolini announced plans to recruit 200000 more soldiers in September, with 150000 already named. Dignitaries King Victor Emmanuel and Italo Balbo stood with him as the Trento Division rolled by in trucks. The premier spoke briefly, mentioning sanctions and avoiding Ethiopia.
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Mussolini
Ethiopia
British minister to Ethiopia urged to withhold oil concessions
ADVISES AGAINST GRANT LONDON Aug 31 AP The foreign office announced the British minister to Ethiopia had been authorized to arm Emperor Haile Selassie the British government advises him to withhold oil concessions reportedly granted yesterday.
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Grant
London
Foreign Office
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Airplane Writes Short Two-Word Message in Air
An aircraft during flight produces a brief two-word message while moving 10 to 15 miles, reflecting a concise writing gesture captured in air travel.
Erosion Fight Through Native Plants On Reedy Fork
The Reedy Fork survey finds 25 percent gullied land and 11 509 acres at risk. The Soil Conservation Service demonstrates using coralberry, lespedera, and locusts to halt erosion with sod checks and brush mulch.
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T. C. Maurer
Reedy Fork
Nature
The
Soil Conservation Service
J. A. Florence
Hillsdale
Wildlife Department
Agronomy Department
Forestry Department
Bermuda
Guards Stop Escape Attempt Killing Two Convicts
In a prison yard melee guards shot two inmates and subdued several others during an attempted breakout. The guards were praised by Assistant Director L. A. Pitts for courage under trying circumstances as authorities review the incident and inmate records.
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Brigman
Collins
Cade
Whitmore
Malone
Green
Weaver
Campbell
Scotland County
Mitchell County
Buncombe County
Caledonia
Rowan
Lincoln County
Pitts
Macon County
Talmadge Attacks Government Farm Program in Suit
Senator Talmadge leads suit seeking to force compliance with the Bankhead cotton act exposing alleged constitutional violations. Plaintiffs demand show cause why defendants should not be permanently enjoined and allege the act infringes the Fifth and Tenth Amendments, deeming it part of an unconstitutional scheme.
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Talmadge
Roosevelt to Sign TVA Bill in Presence of Norris
Washington August 31 President Roosevelt will sign the Tennessee Valley Authority bill this afternoon with Senator Norris of Nebraska, the chief advocate of the legislation, present for the ceremony.
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TVA
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
Rneb
Murder Rate Note Sparks Calls for Action
A statistic notes that a murder occurs every 40 seconds in the United States, prompting policymakers to discuss crime prevention and public safety measures nationwide.
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United States
European Royalty Moves Toward Belgian Capital
Five year old Prince Albert, third child of Queen and King Leopold, nears the Belgian capital as the royal family moves toward the capital amid tragedy. Albert comforts his sister briefly before resuming play as the queen’s funeral is planned for Tuesday from Sainte Adale Cathedral to the royal Ypt S Lacken.
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Leopold
Prince Albert
Sainte Adale
Lacken
Neutrality bill signed by president
The neutrality measure imposes a temporary arms embargo and ban on American ships carrying arms to belligerents or neutral ports for transshipment. It creates a licensing system for arms exports and grants the president authority to restrict ports and travel by citizens, with a plan to make provisions permanent next session.
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Senate
House
Roosevelt
United States
Wilson
Senate Munitions Committee
Chicago dairy prices steady on August market report
Chicago producer notes butter at 13 269 and eggs at 6 137, both listed as steady with no changes indicated in the daily report from Chicago on August 31.
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Chicago
Police seize 250 bottles of liquor at Shamrock station
Officers found 250 bottles of whisky at the Shamrock Filling station on the Winston-Salem highway last night. B. H. Handy, 85, an employee, was taken into custody after liquor was hidden in a wall cache and released under a 500 bond. The operator had said he would surrender but did not appear by noon today.
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High Point
Shamrock
Winston-Salem
B. H. Handy
W. G. Priddle
Handy
New American Interests in Ethiopia Not to Change Policy
Senator Bulkley argued that Standard Oil’s Ethiopian property acquisition should not drag the United States into hostility with Italy. Observers note the move could pose international issues later but unlikely direct conflict. The era’s neutrality shift includes a mandatory embargo on arms as Congress and President Roosevelt act to avoid entanglements.
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Fish
Bulkley
Ohio
Ethiopia
Standard Oil Company
United States
Italy
Congress
Roosevelt
Europe
State Department
Latin America
National Geographic Society
Lake Tana
Great Britain
IL DUCE PLANS NOT UPSET BY CONCESSION
East African kingdom commentary notes Italy may view British and American firms as useful in developing the territory. Sources say Washington’s stance confirms neutrality remains unchanged in the Italo Ethiopian affair.
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IL Duce
Italy
Washington
American State Department
United States
British Air Factories Enter 24 Hour Production Sprint
London reports British aircraft plants shift to around the clock operations to boost fighter output after Rome says Italy concentrates air forces and submarines in Sicily, threatening Malta's sea lanes and the vital naval link to Britain.
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London
Biritish Aircraft
Rome
Italy
Sicily
Malta
Ethiopian Named Concession to Lake Tana Project Draws Global Notice
The Lake Tana Conservancy Syndicate wins perpetual rights to dam Lake Tana and build pumping stations seen as key to Nile water supply and regional power. Promoters outline a $50 to $60 million oil and mineral venture, with a broader $500 million capital base backed by Ethiopian Sudanese Egyptian interests and London Cairo financiers. The move, timed before potential conflict, aims to curb Italian penetration while elevating American British influence in Africa.
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Trolled Corporation
Lake Tana Conservancy Syndicate
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Legation
Rickett
Standard Oil Company
Udder
Lake Tana
Sudan
Egypt
London
Cairo
Lake Rudolph
Eritrea
Aussa
Jigigera
Italy
Blue Nile
Samethiopians
J. G. White Company
New York
Stock market ends August with steady to firm close
New York on August 31 showed listless trading in the final session of the month. Utilities and specialties led gains while some profit taking occurred with no major disturbances. Transfers totaled about 450 000 shares as pre holiday apathy weighed on commission houses.
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Commission
Washington
U.S
Ethiopia
Oil field development push despite war concerns
Rickett said he would confer with White on the oil company’s participation and the emperor was believed to want White involved. He insisted that development of the oil fields would proceed, war or no war.
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Rickett
White
Ethiopian concessions threaten Italo Ethiopian crisis
Paric officials view Ethiopia granting vast concessions to American and British firms as a grave development. They seek authoritative reaction from English and Italian sources to assess potential treaty violations and Mussolini’s risk in pursuing Ethiopia.
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Paric
Ethiopia
England
France
Italy
Mussolini
49 Signatures on Sewer Plan Bring District Closer
A mass meeting at Trinity high school yielded 49 signatures toward establishing the Archdale Trinity water and sewer district. Guilford County Chairman George L. Stansbury endorsed the project, with Randolph County signaling approval if Guilford backs it. Resolutions will go to both boards Monday, seeking PWA grant and loans. J A Austin named district attorney and H S Ragan to direct committee succeeding Ed Petty. Another mass meeting planned at Allen Jay schoolhouse.
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Archdale-Trinity Water and Sewer District
Trinity High School
George Craven
George L. Stansbury
Guilford County
Randolph County
Guilford
PWA
Chapel Hill
J. A. Austin
H. S. Ragan
Ed Petty
Greensboro
Allen Jay School
North Carolina Trivia From State History
A quiz on historic North Carolina questions. It asks which lawyer declined Lincoln’s cabinet appointment, the first Masonic lodge in Raleigh, when the general assembly funded fairs, when NC earned the nickname Rip Van Winkle state, when Louisburg county seat Franklin county was established, and the year both party nominees for governor hailed from the same city.
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North Carolina
Lincoln
Raleigh
General Assembly
Louisbure
Franklin County
Notable NC historical notes span war aims to early towns
Records recount Gilmer declining a Lincoln cabinet post in 1861 and seeking peace. Mason and lodge history trace early Freemasonry in 1793 1799 and 1880. Hawns Halifax Edenton fairs begin 1748 1777 1779. a Carolinian name for North Carolina in 1838. 1779 county seat layouts at Louisburg. 1812 NC nominees were Locke Craig and Thomas Settle from Asheville.
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Greensboro
Lincoln
Gilmer
Congress
Vance
John Mason
Hiram Lodge
Henry Potter
North Carolina
General Assembly
Halifax
Edenton
Osborn Jeffreys
William Green
William Hil
William Brickell
John Hunt
Louisburg
Locke Craig
Thomas Settle
Asheville
Roosevelt signs TVA amendments to broaden power
President Roosevelt signed amendments to the TVA act in Washington on August 1, expanding federal authority in the Tennessee Valley. The changes aim to strengthen federal control and defend the program against legal challenges.
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TVA
Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
Hunter Norman a Halifax official found dying at home
Hunter Norman about 75 a former Halifax county register of deeds was found dying in his Halifax home early today the wound appeared self inflicted according to officers.
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Halifax
N. C
Hunter Norman
Halifax County Register of Deeds
Discovery of Iilinitum Named After Illinois University
Element 61 Iilinitum was identified by Dr. B. Hepkina and S. Hepkina of the University of Illinois and named in honor of the institution.
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Dr. B. &S. Hepkina
University of
Ilinois
Fillers
Rameses II Had Largest Egyptian Family Recorded
Rameses II of Egypt reportedly fathered two hundred children, forming the largest known royal family in recorded history.
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Rameses II
Egypt
Newton cuts two door holes for his cats
English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton made two door openings for his cats a large hole for the mother and a smaller one for the kittens reflecting practical domestic wit documented in historical notes.
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Isaac Newton
Tenant Farmer Free On 100 Dollar Bail Charged With Assault
Will White a tenant farmer for Ben Edwards on Springfield road was released on 100 dollars bail after an assault charge tied to a farmyard fight over fertilizer taken from White’s mule stalls. Edwards says White attacked him and another complaint may follow. Hearing set Tuesday before Magistrate C Muse with Deputy L J Jones serving the warrant.
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Will White
Ben Edwards
Springfield Road
Edwards
Betwen
White
C. €. Muse
L. J. Jones
Negro Shot In Brawl At Fairview Street
D. P. Patterson a Negro of 06 Fairview street was shot in a brawl early today at 906 Fairview street. Ridney Lindon 35 of 202 Cecil street allegedly fired a pistol. Lindon posted a $500 bond for municipal court on an assault charge. Patterson was shot in the back and hospitalized with non serious injuries.
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D. P. Patterson
Fairview Street
Ridney Lindon
Cecil Street
Lindon
Patterson
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