Moravian Putz Attracts Visitors To Old Salem Tavern
Visitors flock to Winston-Salem's Old Salem Tavern to view a detailed Moravian Putz nativity scene and a miniature “Salem of Old” display. The Bethlehem nativity, angels, and oriental figures are crafted with painstaking care, with other exhibits including the Home Moravian church and Salem Square buildings. The exhibit runs daily 2 to 9 pm through January 3, hosted by the Woman's Auxiliary of the Home Moravian church.
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Old Salem
Winston-Salem
Bethlehem
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Salem
Salem Square
Woman's Auxiliary
Home Moravian Church
Eight Killed When Robbers Wreck Train
A Rengo dispatch from Harbin reports eight passengers killed when bandits wreck and pillage an eastbound train on the Chinese Eastern Railway near Tsitsihar. One victim is an unidentified European, believed German, among the dead.
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Tokyo
Rengo
Harbin
Tsitsihar
Compromise Reached in Suit Between Firms in North Carolina
In Greensboro a compromise was reached in the Anderson, Clayton and Company versus Pickett Cotton Mills suit. The plaintiff sought 234,900 for breach of contract. the defendant will pay 37,500 in installments through 1942 with provisions for acceleration if a payment is 90 days late. Separate Superior Court action by John D. Biggs, receiver, seeks 1,347.31 plus interest from Piedmont Insurance and Realty on a note from Hill Veneer secured by endorsement through the bank.
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Greensboro
Anderson, Clayton and Company
Pickett Cotton Mills, Inc
High Point
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank, High Point
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
Hill Veneer Company
Copeland to Retire After Long North Carolina Mercantile Run
Arthur S. Copeland plans to retire December 31 after founding a major North Carolina mercantile business with his late brother Robert E. Copeland. He will transfer control to his nephews and sons-in-law and spend time socializing with old friends.
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Kinston
Arthur S. Copeland
Robert E. Copeland
North Carolina
Rescue by Japanese Armored Train After Kidnap Incident
A Japanese armored train rushed from Harbin to assist as passengers were injured in an incident described as a kidnapping in the dispatch. The report notes several passengers were abducted with rescue efforts underway.
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Harbin
Court action on NRA authority seems inevitable
In Washington court action over the company’s refusal to let the national labor board supervise elections appears likely after President Roosevelt spoke with Johnson. Nominees for 98 positions were set, 49 to be chosen, with unions urging abstention citing the Recovery Act. State troopers and DOJ agents guard the Weirton plant and mills as elections proceed.
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Washington
Johnson
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
Weir
Labor Board
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
American Federation of Labor
Steel
Steubenville
Robert F. Wagner
West Virginia
Weirton
Department of Justice
Coroner's Jury Finds Man Responsible for Teen Death
In Greenville North Carolina a coroner's jury on December 15 found Alf R. Martin 67 responsible for the death of Carlos Bradwell 17 from a blow to the head with a piece of wood Martin is released on a $1000 bond.
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Greenville
8. C
Alf R. Martin
Carlos Bradwell
Martin
Bolivian Forts Captured in Chaco Boreal Front
Dispatches from Asuncion report Fort Cuatrovientos and Fort Saavendra fallen as bombardment continues in the Chaco Boreal. Bolivian claims of new fort occupations are denied. Bolivia sets war budget near 26 million dollars while Montevideo Pan American talks seek armistice and endorse non conquest principles in a new regional document.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Chaco Boreal
Montevideo
Ascuncion
Cuatrovientos
Saavendra
Munoz
Chaso Boreal
Bolivia
la Paz
Plataillos
Bolivian War Ministry
Chaco
Conference
Sub - Commission On
Cuba
Haiti
Colombia
Salvador
Ecuador
Brazil
Peru
International Law Committee
Civil Works rules set pay scales for white collar staff
The Civil Works Administration released rules for clerical employment, allowing white collar workers to be hired up to 39 hours weekly at regional rates. A multi zone pay structure lists base to supervisor wages from 12 to 24 dollars weekly, with semi skilled labor keyed to local prevailing rates.
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Hopkins
Civil Works Administration
Public
Pritchard Elected Vice President of Glass Distributors Group
T W Pritchard has been elected a vice president of the National Glass Distributors Association by the Southeastern division the announcement states Greensboro December 15 with the honor marking a regional leadership role in the trade association.
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Pritchard
Greensboro
T. W. Pritchard
National Glass Distributors Association
Southeastern
Association
Tobacco Market In Winston-Salem Sees Decline In Prices
Winston-Salem market reports sales of 42,942 pounds of tobacco for 112,105.41 dollars with an average of 13.30 per hundredweight, little changed from Wednesday. Heavy volume of lower grades and price declines mark the day as officials anticipate clearing floors before the Christmas holiday.
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Winston-Salem
8. C. Covington
J. P. Slanter
HURLS CHARGES AT THE DEMOCRATS OVER TAX PLAN
G C P accuses Democrats of pursuing a 4 percent tax rate that would favor the wealthy, claiming those with net incomes from 15 000 to 20 000 would face a 28.17 100 percent increase. Rep Crowther objects to treasury dominance as Rep Lewis defends treasury study. House Ways and Means recesses to study the treasury statement amid party tension.
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Magill
Crowther
R-Ny
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Lewis
D-Mo
Harder Bar Exam Standards Hinted by State Board
J. M. Bailey, president of the incorporated State Bar, says students may expect tougher examinations under the board of law examiners than when tests were given by the supreme court.
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Chapel Hill
Sec
J. M. Bailey
Incorporated State Bar
Board of Law Examiners
Supreme Court
Accident Fatal Tarboro Worker Dies Near Pinetops
W B Smith of New Bern an oil company employee died from injuries after an automobile crash near Pinetops Tarboro December 15 reports.
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Tarboro
W. B. Smith
New Bern
Pinetops
Reynolds Confronts Hopkins Over Hour-Long Wait
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina confronts civil works chief Harry Hopkins after waiting an hour in the secretary’s office. He insists Hopkins come to Reynolds’s own office to discuss jobs for constituents, then leaves saying he is too busy to wait all day.
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Washington
Senator Reynolds
D-Nc
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Reynolds
Wallaces warns inflation not cure all for cotton belt
Wallace says inflation is not a cure all and cotton belt remains critical despite a large acreage withdrawal. About 10.4 million acres left idle due to abnormal yields while farmers are to receive near 300 million dollars in direct payments for agreeing to reduce crop and livestock output in 1934. The plan is temporary and removes both efficient and inefficient production.
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Wallace
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High Point, N. C
Kellogg
Frank B. Kellogg
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