Speculation on Royal Romance Signals Possible Breakup Rumor
London Times editors present veiled references to King Edward and Wallis Simpson in a discussion of royal friendship. British ministers, including Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, meet amid tensions from the Spain situation and discuss the broader royal future and Scottish coronation symbolism.
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High Point Accepts PWA Grant for Duke Power Hydro Plant
High Point city council adopted a resolution accepting a PWA grant not to exceed 2 595 000 dollars covering 45 percent of the hydro electric plant cost. Work must start by Jan 30 1937 with substantial construction by Apr 30 1937 and project completion by Jan 30 1938.
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Horatio B. Hackett
Grover H. Jones
Owen Reese
Roberson, Haworth and Reese
Duke Power Company
Reese
Greensboro
King Edward Faces Constitutional Crisis Over Wallace Simpson
Reports say King Edward may wed American divorcee Wallis Simpson if he does not abdicate. The bachelor monarch, backed by aides, is believed ready to resist surrender amid the constitutional crisis at Buckingham Palace.
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Wallis Simpson
Thomasville Mourns Homer Ragan Former Mayor Dies at 59
A. Homer Ragan 59 longtime Thomasville figure dies at home after a year of declining health following a heart attack. He came to Thomasville in 1907 from Mt. Gilead where he led as cashier of First National Bank. Ragan organized the Ragan Knitting Company in 1918 and served as secretary treasurer of the People's Building and Loan for 28 years. He held positions in city government including city councilman and former mayor and served on the school board while active in Rotary and local churches.
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Thomasville
Suck Taie Etvidneae
East Guilford Avenue
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Mt. Gilead
First National Bank
Ragan Knitting Company
People’s Building and Loan Association
State House of Representatives
Rotary Club
Springfield Friends Church
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Two Black Children Perish in Fayetteville Fire
In Fayetteville on December 2, two Black children, Robert Allen aged 4 and Beatrice Allen aged 2, burned to death when their home caught fire while their mother was away gathering wood. Three other children were at a neighbor's home as the house burned down.
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Fayetteville
Robert Allen
Beatrice Allen
Search for 17 year old Raymond Maki hampered by blizzard conditions
A party of 500 men hunted woodland trails in Mohawk Michigan as near zero temperatures and two feet of snow hindered the search for Raymond Maki missing for six days on a deer hunting trip in the northern Upper Peninsula.
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Raymond Maki
Upper Michigan
John Ringling Dies at 70 After Illness
New York reports the death of circus magnate John Ringling at his Park Avenue home age 70 after bronchial pneumonia. He built a vast entertainment empire from a childhood Bara Boo show to a nationwide empire with real estate in Florida and railroad stock. Sarasota, Florida, remained a center of his interests.
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John Ringling North
Maurice Costello
Frank Hennessy
Florida
Sarasota
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South Carolina Highways Rated Superior by NC Expert
North Carolina State College highway engineer Dr. Harry Tucker testified for truckers in a suit challenging South Carolina motor transport laws. He said South Carolina roads are superior to North Carolina roads due to better sub grade, different construction methods, and deeper frost in NC.
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Leaders Set Showdown in Ship Strike War Across Ports
Pacific coast strike leaders led by Harry Bridges called for a showdown urging Atlantic and Gulf longshoremen to refuse handling cargo for ship owners targeted by the walkout. The dispute, stalled since October, also looms in New York with the Champlain due and potential French dock worker actions.
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Pacific Coast
Harry Bridges
International Maritime Union
Atlantic and Gulf Ports
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Pacific District
International Ngshoremen’s Association
Joseph P. Ryan
New York
National I. L. A
Ryan
Atlantic
Champlain
United States Maritime Commission
Washington
Charles H. Cecil Found Guilty of Murder in West Virginia
In Huntington West Virginia Charles H Cecil 21 a High Point North Carolina furniture worker was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Cicero Clodfelter 34 also of High Point The verdict with mercy recommendation carries a life sentence The shooting Aug 9 followed an alleged insult to Mrs Jessie Hardy also of High Point The case drew emotional reactions in court and the defense plans to move to set aside the verdict
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W. Va
Charles H. Cecil
High Point
N. C
Cicero Clodfelter
Mercy
H. Clay Worth
Cecil
Clodfelter
Jessie Hardy
BE. E. Winters, Jr
Cabell
C. A. York
Trance Plans War Debt Talk
Paris reports formal talks start early in 1937 on France’s offer to settle war debt to the United States. A possible fractional payment exists with a proposed 12 billion francs about 536 million dollars. The plan envisions equal annual installments over 20 to 26 years with no interest.
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Paris
France
United States
Debate over further reductions in war debts divides Congress
Washington reports a split on reducing the 120 billion dollar war debt Europe owes the United States. France has informal overtures to ease payments, while legislators warn against small payments to gain more borrowing. Johnson law bars defaulting nations from U.S. loans. approval by Congress required. Finland plans to meet its December 15 payment of 231,315 dollars.
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Capitol Hill
Europe
United States
France
Congress
Finland
Moore Not 10 Get Reprieve Ends North Carolina Case
Ed win Gill, state parole commissioner, refused to recommend a reprieve for Martin Moore convicted in Buncombe county of the hotel room murder of Helen Clevenger a pretty New York university student. Moore faces death by gas with a December 11 date set after a state supreme court appeal loss. Governor Ehringhaus will review the case but seldom follows the parole commissioner's recommendation.
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Edwin Gill
Martin Moore
Buncombe County
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Gill
Train hits car near Newberry kills 21 year old driver
Eddie Richardson, 21, was instantly killed when a northbound Southern Railway train demolished his automobile near Newberry South Carolina.
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Southern Railway
Peace Meet Outlook Optimistic At Inter American Conference
Buenos Aires December 2 The inter American peace conference opened with U S President Roosevelt urging unity among 21 nations to deter aggression The opening address drew praise from Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas The conference continues as Roosevelt attends funeral services for bodyguard August Gennerich and prepares to sail to Montevideo aboard the Indianapolis.
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Uruguay
University of Washington AD Hints Rose Bowl Opponent Soon
Eckmann athletic director at the University of Washington said his team’s Rose Bowl opponent will probably be announced tomorrow. The comments came in Pasadena California on December 2.
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Eckmann
University of Washington
First Steps by International Committee to Bar Spanish Arms
The international non intervention committee set letters to leftist and rightist factions seeking permission to send observers to verify alleged foreign arms shipments. In Madrid a gas attack and bombardments threaten the siege, while Premier Largo Caballero warns a European war could follow without League action.
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Valencia
League of Nations
Work On County Building To Be Started Here Soon
A broad program of government business cooperation is being drafted by the business advisory council. Plans include beginning work on the High Point county office building and widening West Green street. The council meets Dec 16 to prepare recommendations for Roosevelt's three stated problems and a county board meeting in Greensboro is set for next Monday.
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Busines Advisory Council
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
High Point Branch
Joe F. Hoffman, Jr
County Board of Commissioners
West Green Street
Bradshaw
West Green
Main and
Willowbrook
Public Works Committee
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George L. Stansbury
Greensboro
le France
Joseph D. Cox
City Planning and Zoning Commission
F. Logan Porter, Sr
Railroad Holding Companies Face Senate Inquiry Likely End
Senator Wheeler, head of the Interstate Commerce Committee, said a Senate probe into railway financing will produce legislation abolishing railroad holding companies patterned after the 1935 act. The December 7 hearing will study Mid-America Corporation tied to the Van Sweringen network with witnesses George A. Ball and George A. Tomlinson.
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Public Utilities Holding Company
Wheeler
Dmont
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Mid - America Corporation
van Sweringen
van Sweringens
George A. Ball
Muncie
Ind
George A. Tomlinson
Cleveland
Warships Hood and Repulse Leave Malta for Gibraltar
Two of Britain’s mightiest battleships the Hood and the Repulse departed Malta for Gibraltar to relieve other ships under a long arranged program. The move reflects routine fleet rotation as war operations continue.
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Great Britain
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Repulse
Gibraltar
Local North and South Carolina Weather Outlook
Cloudy unsettled conditions with possible light rain and mist tonight and Thursday. Slightly cooler along the coast tonight, interior areas warmer Thursday. Northwesterly winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift variable inland with fresh gusts in the far north.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
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