Thirteen Hurt In Auto Wrecks
Thirteen people were hospitalized after yesterday's accidents near Fayetteville. Mrs. Lula Mae Parrish 54 died in the fatal crash on a country road. Occupants of the Parrish car and the other vehicle include Hazel Parrish Leila McIntire and Della Parker with Shirley Parker among those injured.
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Payetteville
Lula Mae Parrish
Fayetteville
Billy McIntire
Hazel Parrish
Leila McIntire
Della Parker
Shirley Parker
Parrish
Jess Robinson
Lacy West
Wesley Enzor
Bernice McFayden
William Pridgen
Cumberland Mills
Leila MeciIntire
J. O. Hirst
C. PD. Lambert
Norway's Hambro Leads Action at UN Session on Finland War
At the opening session Karl J. Hambro freshly elected president urged a strong stand to halt the Russian Finnish conflict. He doubted Russia would heed appeals to withdraw troops while delegates prepared to condemn Russia as aggressor. Secretary General Avenol listed 14 Finnish documents and Helsinki bombardment reports as the council opened.
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Karl J. Hambro
Norway
Finland
Russia
Hambro
Joseph A. C. Avenol
Helsinki
Jakob Burns
Count Carton de Wiart
Weather and regional forecasts across the Southeast
North Carolina turns colder with fair skies tonight and Tuesday. South Carolina expects colder conditions tonight and Tuesday. Georgia reports fair and notably colder with interior frost. Virginia sees partly cloudy and colder conditions. Coastal winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift from north to northeast, easing by Tuesday. From Hatteras to Jacksonville, winds remain brisk overnight, then ease with generally fair Tuesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Guilford Board Approves List-Takers in Greensboro Session
Guilford County commissioners in Greensboro approved tax listing list-takers to begin work January. A. C. Hudson named county tax supervisor with assistant Stout. High Point list-takers include Wood Banke Poston D B Byrum Fred Harris G F Kearns E F Edwards. Jamestown Township J H Smith listed with Roy Smith as assistant. Deep River Township selects Dale W Marshall of Colfax.
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Greensboro
A. C. Hudson
Es Stout
T Frich P Pain
Ania
High Point
Nak G Hh
Nat Mn
A. Wood
Banke E. Poston
D. B. Byrum
Fred Harris
G. F. Kearns
E. F. Edwards
Jamestown Township
J. H. Smith
Roy Smith
Dale W. Marshall
Colfax
Deep River Township
League of Nations foes and hope amid Finnish appeal
Hambro warned the League faces a grave moment as Finland appeals against Russia. He urged members to uphold League ideals and defend peace. De Wiart handed the chair to a Norwegian, and eight vice presidents were named from Belgium Britain Canada Egypt France Greece Portugal and Switzerland.
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League
Russia
Hambro
League of Nations
de Wiart
Belgium
Great Britain
Canada
Egypt
France
Greece
Portugal
Switzerland
Finland
Soviet Union
Karl Hambro
United States Lines Ends North Atlantic Operations
The United States Lines announced it must transfer eight ships to foreign registry or abandon North Atlantic interests. President John M. Franklin urged a federal foreign policy statement and considered placing ships under British Belgian or Irish flags. The line spent about 75 million dollars building up the North Atlantic trade, ending as the American Merchant arrived. Franklin asked Emory S. Land for arrangements to maintain American merchant marine interests and goodwill.
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New York
United States Lines
United States
John M. Franklin
United States Line
Franklin
Emory S. Land
U.S. Maritime Commission
Labor Board Deepens Dispute Over Procedure and Representation
The House Committee examined internal friction within the labor board as members Leiserson Madden and Smith prepare memoranda. Leiserson criticized delays and noted disagreements among board members while warning that not all operations are efficient. The inquiry aims to recommend Wagner Act changes and will proceed without preconceptions.
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M. L
Leiserson
Witt
Labor Board
Supreme Court
Investiating
Warren Madden
Erwins. Smith
Court Outlaws to Prove Wiretap Illegality to Trial Court
The text states that once wire tapping is shown to be unlawfully used the trial court must allow the accused to prove that a substantial portion of the case rests on this tainted evidence. It then permits the government to argue that its evidence has independent origin.
Budget Boost Aids Crisis Measures In 1939
The plan adds 2.5 billion marks about 43 million dollars to the 1939 budget to fund crisis response and empower long term loan issuance. Washington announces a 10 million dollar credit to Finland via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for purchasing agricultural surpluses and civilian supplies in the United States.
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Finland
United States
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Judge Clement signs restraining order in High Point case
Judge John H. Clement issues a restraining order against Edward Purvis and wife Cora at 210 Byrum Street High Point stopping removal of furniture and use of the premises until a hearing set for December 18. Solicitor H L Koontz alleges whiskey sales and gambling at the premises.
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Greensboro
John H. Clement
Edward Purvis
Cora
Byrum Street
High Point
H. L. Koontz
Koontz
Speed Limits in Residential Districts Are State Set
Chief Friddle clarifies that the 25 mile per hour limit in residential districts is a state statute, not a city ordinance. Judge Sink instructs officers to enforce state law, warns that higher posted city speeds conflict with statute, and urges respect for the law and accountable enforcement.
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W. G. Friddle
H. Hoyle Sink
Sink
North Carolina
Grand Jury
Civil Actions Filed In Court
Three civil actions were filed this morning in the clerk’s office. High Point Overall Company seeks 673.62 from Rutherford Cash Store Inc of Rutherfordton for shipped goods. Jesse Derr and Mary Derr sue Moffitt Home Furniture Company and agent Joe Saddler for 5136 damages over a kitchen cabinet taken. D M Lewis sues Moss Trucking Lines for 500 damages after a Moss truck struck Lewis’s car.
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Rutherford Cash Store, Inc
Rutherfordton
Jesse Derr
Mary Derr
Moffitt Home Furniture Company
Joe Saddler
Saddler
Derrs
D. M. Lewis
Moss Trucking Lines
Moss Concern
Lewis
Dr Slate Qualified to Administer Carroll Estate
Dr J W Slate of High Point qualified as administrator of the Frank Carroll estate in Guilford Superior Court. Carroll, fatally burned in a High Point rooming house fire December 2, left 820 dollars in personal property and a four month old daughter as his sole heir.
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Greensboro
J. W. Slate
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Frank Carroll
Carroll
Cupid Ends Sixth Grade at Negro School Near Gaffney
In GAFFNEY South Carolina on December 11 a Negro school near the town saw Cupid end the six student class when five girls aged 16 to 18 quit to marry. Two couples wed each other. The teacher cited free textbooks as a reason some left, and the Cherokee County superintendent is handling the issue.
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Gaffney
S. C
Cupid
Cherokee County Superintendent of Education
Lifeboat findings fuel theories on Ussukuma fate and shipping loss
Three lifeboats from the German East Africa liner Ussukuma drifted off the Argentine coast prompting discussions that the crew may have abandoned ship. A Reuters report from Cape Town says the vessel was captured and the crew placed aboard a British prize ship, with the Ussukuma being brought to port by a British prize crew. Britain reportedly relaxes a war supplies ban to aid Finland, including 60,000 gas masks, as Finns seek pursuit planes against Russian bombing. King George during a France visit inspects Maginot line and various allied units, while London tightens spy controls after prison camp escapes and railway station arrests.
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Irish Sea
Ussukuma
Atlantic
Reuters
Capetown
South Africa
Britain
Finland
France
George
Maginot Line
London
Guilford County Board opposes private survey for government streamlining
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners states it supports efficient government and tax reduction but rejects using an out of state agency at private expense for a county survey. It notes a planned 10 cent tax rate cut for the next year and urges any survey to be impartial and agreeable to all parties.
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Guilford County
Local Government Commission
North Carolina
Guilford County Board Rejects New Audit Survey
The Guilford County Board says existing personnel survey and annual audit suffice and that further audits would burden taxpayers. It invites interested citizens to fund a new audit if sufficient contributions are raised, with refunds if the goal fails.
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Guilford County
League of Nations faces possible expulsion of Soviet Union
DeWitt MacKenzie reports the League of Nations debates Finland's appeal against Russia amid pressure from Argentina to expel the Soviet Union. The highly delicate vote could provoke Soviet retaliation and test the league's resolve as major powers fear escalating conflict in Eastern Europe.
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League
Europe
Moscow
Signor
Mussolini
Ethiopia
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