Moffett Pleads for Naval Air Appropriations
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett in his annual report urged immediate construction of aircraft carriers under the London Arms treaty and sought more planes for ships, bases at Camp Kearney and North Island, plus expanded experimentation and civilian staff. He praised the five year program ending with 1000 planes and cost savings but warned the aviation industry faces a serious downturn as civilian orders lag.
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Washington
William A. Moffett
Naval Aviation
Secretary of Navy
Moffett
United States
Camp Kearney
San Diego
Calif
North Island
Estes
Mofett
Tar Heel Historettes: Indian Remedies and Quagmire Surprises
Wadsley Anderson recounts frontier scenes from North Carolina Virginia boundary surveys. He notes salt shortage causing scurvy among settlers and quirky Native cures involving herbs and a rattlesnake ordeal that ended tragically.
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W. Wadsley Anderson
State Board Of Equalization Faces Chowan Dilemma
Raleigh December report details a dispute over school consolidation in Chowan County. The Board of Equalization proposed merging three small two teacher schools with Chowan High School to save costs, offering eight dollars per transported pupil and three extra teachers, but the local board resisted.
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C. Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
R. R. Clark
Statesville Daily
Greensboro Daily News
Chowan County
State Board of Equalization
Clark
General Assembly
Board of Equalization
Thew
Chowan High School
Board of County Commissioners
Chowan
Chowan Board of Education
LeRoy Martin
Martin
Board of Education
Picking the Spot
A humorous exchange features two characters debating kissing in a crowded setting. The SHE threatens to scream if approached while the HE hopes for privacy despite the crowd. The brief dialogue captures light social play in a public scene.
Economy Comes First Wins Out In Wardrobe Bargain
In a domestic quarrel a wife says she saved money by canceling a suit order and buying a dress for half the cost. The husband protests the spending while she asserts she is practicing economy. This exchange highlights frugal choices in a household budget.
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Hummel
Hamburg
Asheboro Patrolman Injured in Auto Crash
Asheboro December 2. Patrolman J H Sechrest injured when a car struck his motorcycle Friday. Taken to High Point Hospital Monday, his broken ankle will be casted. He cannot work for two months. Patrolman C H Ingram will man Asheboro post during Sechrest’s absence.
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Asheboro
J. H. Sechrest
High Point Hospital
Sechrest
C. H. Ingram
Mt. Airy
T. A. Early
Reckless Driving Fined in Asheboro Court
Roy Saunders of High Point was fined 10.60 and court costs before Justice L. C. Phillips for reckless driving on Highway 70. The incident occurred when Saunders in a Ford truck collided with a Ford behind Asheboro driver Alonzo Strickland, who then hit Strickland’s Chevrolet. Lt. T. A. Early of the State Highway Patrol brought them to court.
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Roy Saunders
High Point
L. C. Phillips
Asheboro
Saunders
Alonzo Strickland
Strickland
T. A. Early
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina Art Exhibit Opens With State Society Meeting
The North Carolina State Art Society will open its annual meeting tonight at 8 in the Sir Walter hotel ballroom, debuting an exhibit of North Carolina paintings and sculpture open to the public for a week or more. The exhibit features works loaned by New York’s Grand Central Galleries.
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Grand Central Galleries
New York
State Literary and Historical Association
Joseph Blount Cheshire
Presiding
A. B. Phillips
Yale University
Robert W. Winston
Chapel Hill
Andrew Johnson
Raleigh
United States
North Carolina Folk Lore Society
The
Historical Association
Emergency Help Contact Numbers For City Residents
Phone 2897 for emergency help. Department on the third floor at City Hall. Mrs. W. EB. Price, full time secretary, or her assistant, will be in the office at all times to receive your call and to cooperate in locating the help you need.
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W. EB. Price
Carolina News Briefs Highlight Local Legal and Budget Actions
Wayneville reports solicitor did not press a charge of driving while intoxicated against Dr. Caleb Ridley, a Georgia minister seriously ill in Atlanta. Raleigh notes Greensboro schools gain a supplemental budget of 248 for an extended term, approved by the state equalization board.
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Waynesville
John M. Queen
Caleb Ridley
Georgia
Atlanta
Greensboro
Raleigh
Hyatt indicted for first degree murder in brother slaying
Waynesville authorities report David Hyatt has been indicted on first degree murder charges for the August killing of his brother Buell Hyatt in the local case.
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Waynesville
David Hyatt
Buell
Preservation of folk songs and lore boosts North Carolina arts
The Historical Association the Art Society and the Folk Lore group strive to collect preserve and promote the vanishing songs and stories of plain people from earlier generations. Their joint effort supports history literature and the preservation of folklore and the fine arts as vital to a civilization in North Carolina.
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The
Historical Association
Art Society
Folk Lore
Caroina
X-ray Advances Aid Women in Cancer Detection and Early Motherhood
The radiological Society of North America showcased X-ray breakthroughs boosting women's health. Dr. Ira H. Lockwood demonstrated breast cancer detection at earlier stages via fast films, aiding curative surgery. Dr. A Jerome Thomas outlined noninvasive methods to visualize early motherhood using prenatal doll models to interpret faint shadows.
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Radiological Society of North America
Ira H. Lockwood
Kansas City
Lockwood
A. Jerome Thomas
Shreveport
Thomas
No Charges Preferred Against Local Postmaster
No charges were preferred against Postmaster W. F. Pierce after he slightly wounded Taft Bowen aged 17 who was prowling in the Pierce backyard at night in Shallotte.
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Shallotte
W. F. Pierce
Taft Bowen
Pierce
Medical Society selects district officers at convention
Dr. Neal Sheffield of Greensboro was elected president of the third district North Carolina Medical Society at the annual convention in Southern Pines. Dr. R. A. Wilkins of Burlington was reelected secretary and Dr. E. M. Medlin of Aberdeen was named editor.
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Southern Pines
Neal Sheffield
Greensboro
North Carolina Medical Society
R. A. Wilkins
Burlington
E. M. Medlin
Aberdeen
Death by own action in Florida hotel note found
In Pensacola Florida Filia C A Cahoon of Plymouth North Carolina committed death by own action in a local hotel leaving a note to his wife that he was through with everything. The report identifies Cahoon as the deceased and notes the suicide context.
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Pensacola
Filia
C. A. Cahoon
Plymouth
N. C
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Naval Air Appropriations
U. S
North Carolina
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Lanter
County Board of Education
Obj
Asheboro News
N.C
Carolina News Briefs
Florida
Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N.C
CAMEL
Morton Downey
Tony Wons
Camel Orchestra
Jacques Renard
Columbia Broadcasting System
Prince Albert
Alice Joy
Paul van Loan
Red Network
B. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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