Local North Carolina Weather Update With Showers
Mostly cloudy conditions persist across the state with showers this afternoon in the north central area and near the coast tonight. Temperatures around 50 yesterday and 54. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville are fresh from the south and southwest shifting to west and northwest with overcast skies and showers tonight. Sandy Hook to Hatteras reports moderate to fresh southerly winds shifting to westerly with occasional rain tonight followed by clearing Tuesday.
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Congress Predicted to Spend Ten Billion Next Session
Washington observers predict the 1939 Congress will spend at least ten billion dollars, possibly surpassing the current peace time record. Officials cite defense, relief, veterans, and Social Security costs, with considerations of parity payments and a two price food system as potential remedies. The administration's budget remains undisclosed, while relief funds face possible cuts and probes into WPA politics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Woodrum
Wallace
GAVIAL AT ST LOUIS ZOO AWAITS MATE THROUGH LAZINESS
The Malayan gavial at the St. Louis zoo stays idle as visitors tire of waiting for a mate. Coins and sales tax tokens are tossed into the pool to stimulate motion, then removed. Zoo director George Vierheller says a mate will be bought once enough money is collected.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Zoo
Zoo
George P. Vierheller
Santa stranded in parade after truck runs dry
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania Santa Claus rode a truck in a Christmas parade but the vehicle ran out of gas. He arrived late at the courthouse to note children’s Yuletide requests and asked for more gas next time.
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Waynesburg
Santa Claus
Santa
Leap to Love Ends in Reconciliation for Oliver Titchenal
Oliver Titchenal, an 18 year old aircraft mechanic, leaped 90 feet from a bridge into the Los Angeles river bed to end his life after a quarrel with his sweetheart. He survived the fall and reconciled with his lover, giving a happy ending to a California romance.
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Los Angeles
Oliver Titchenal
California
Titchenal
Embarrassing Moments as Car Slides into Police Station
San Francisco resident Jack Wesenfeld reported a missing automobile from a hilltop parking spot. Police later located the car which had rolled downhill and crashed into the Taraval station after its brakes failed.
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San Francisco
Jack Wesenfeld
Taraval
Wilson School Destroyed in Rock Ridge Fire
The Wilson county school board met to plan replacement for Rock Ridge high school after a blaze yesterday caused an estimated loss of 125,000. The school was among the state’s largest consolidated rural schools.
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Wilson
Wilson County School Board
Rock Ridge
Intersecting Rainbows Seen In Water Reflections
Observers note that a body of water can mirror a real rainbow, creating overlapping colors in the sky. This optical phenomenon appears when sunlight refracts through droplets and reflects off the water’s surface forming a secondary arc.
German Plane Flies Berlin to New York in Record Flight
A German aircraft completed an experimental Berlin to New York flight and returned, totaling 44 hours and 46 minutes. The mission showcased new long distance capabilities and propulsion tests.
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Berlin
New York
Roosevelt Urges Democratic Peace and Change in Addresses
President Roosevelt addresses students urging democratic methods to meet modern social and economic needs. He defends capitalism and warns against extremism, stressing constructive change, tolerance, and national unity with emphasis on action, wit, and public service.
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Justice Cardozo
America
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
University of North Carolina
United States
Pacific Coast
T. R
Roosevelt Recalled WWI Ties in Rain Sail to South Carolina
President Roosevelt spoke from the South Carolina state house steps thanking Daniel Tillman for wartime service. He recalled an ancestral link as he addressed a large crowd despite steady rain after a breakfast with Democratic leaders at the executive mansion. Senator E D Smith was notably absent.
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D. C
Roosevelt
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
South Carolina
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Washington
Warm Springs
Executive Mansion
E. D. Smith
Smith
Olin D. Johnston
Jim Murray
North Carolina Buyers Watch Market For Fruits and Vegetables
Latest Farm Market Report surveys shipping points and prices on major wholesale markets. Lettuce from Phoenix and New York shows demand and strength. cucumbers in Philadelphia steady. cabbage and sweet potatoes vary by region. Other produce including peppers, beans, squash, and eggplant show mixed movement across New York, Baltimore, Washington and California markets.
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Dr. Dyer Faces Another Suit
Mrs. Edith Dyer sues in Guilford superior court for 1575 back alimony from W. D. Dyer. Rupert Pickens files, naming W. D. Simmons Miss Miriam Bulla Provident Mutual Life Insurance and John Dyer. Suit aims to subordinate mortgage claims on Dyer properties and notes lis pendens to block transfers.
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Edith Dyer
Rupert Pickens
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
W. D. Simmons
Miriam Bulla
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
John Dyer
Mrs. Dyer
Dyer
Miss Bulla
Pickens
Lis Pendens
Roosevelt Visits South Carolina and North Carolina
President Roosevelt praised the union and noted his long ties to South Carolina while recounting work on the Charleston Navy yard and his wartime service. He drew a large crowd in Columbia and planned stops at Sanford and Chapel Hill for honors and an address.
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Roosevelt
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Wilson
Sanford
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Dean Pickens to Speak Here Tuesday Evening
Dean William Pickens, nationally known NAACP field secretary, will address a public meeting at 8 o clock hosted by a committee led by Mrs. C. R. DeBerry to revive the local NAACP branch. Pickens, born in Anderson County D C and raised in Little Rock Ark, is a Talladega and Yale graduate and author with extensive lecturing in Europe.
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Local Resident Robin Smith Wintering in Florida with Sister
Personal Robin Smith of 12 Hoover Street heads to Bradenton Florida for the winter and will stay with his sister Mrs Clara Collins as a guest.
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Robin Smith
Hoover Street
Bradenton
Florida
Clara Collins
Radium Sells For About Eight Hundred Forty Thousand An Ounce
The report notes radium pricing at roughly 840000 dollars per ounce reflecting high value in rare element markets. Market context highlights extreme scarcity and speculative demand driving the costly commodity.
College Should Be For Those Worthy Of It
Olive Roberts Barts argues that higher education should go to those who can earn it and work for it. A father recalls hardship and warns that prestige often sits with those who study and develop character, not just a degree. The son presses for college to gain opportunity, while the parents reflect on sacrifice and practicality.
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Olive Roberts Barts
Surance
Aong
Richard
Mer
Danas
Jaloppy
Bert
Ihro College
Robert Wagner Sentenced to Eight Months in Mural Court
Robert Wagner received an eight month sentence on multiple counts in Thomasville mural court this morning. He earned 30 days for drunkenness, three months for assault with deadly weapons, 30 days for drunken and disorderly conduct, and one month for another deadly weapons charge, with sentences suspended pending absence from Day County for the next two years. Bond set at 250 dollars. C H Ballard convicted for issuing a bad check and ordered to pay the amount and costs. Dewey Oakley received days for drunkenness.
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Commerce Street
Thomasville
Bert Wagner
Day County
Wagner
Superior Court
C. H. Ballard
Co. E. Cagle
Steve C
Dewey Oakley
TVILLE COURT HANDLED 124 CASES IN NOVEMBER
Thomasville court disposed of 124 cases in November with 100 convictions and 24 acquittals. Eighteen inmates remained in city jail. Main offenses included drunkenness gambling liquor law violations and traffic violations. Most defendants were white males with a smaller number of colored males and white females indicted.
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Thomasville
Theville
Schools to Close for Christmas Vacation in Thomasville
Thomasville public schools will dismiss Friday December 16 for a two week Christmas vacation announced by Superintendent J N H The district will reopen Monday January 2.
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Commerce Street
Thomasville
Crown Seizure Affects Nearly Six Thousand Acre Farm Estates
About 5 980 acres of agricultural estates tied to the British crown are being cowed under a government action. The move impacts large tracts of farmland and raises questions about land tenure and colonial governance.
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