Humphreys Named Chairman of North Carolina League for Progressive Democracy
Judgeira R. Humphreys of Greensboro was named unanimously as chairman of the North Carolina League for Progressive Democracy a group backing Roosevelt era labor farm and security laws. The committee urged immediate aid for tenant farmers and laborers with surplus commodities WPA work farm loans and resettlement programs.
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Greensboro
Judgeira R. Humphreys
Eidsville
State Committee
North Carolina League For Progressive Democracy
Roosevelt
Tobacco
League
W. F. Steinspring
Durham
Bernard Borah
Southern
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
E. J. Woodhouse
Chapel Hill
Julius Frye
Lumberton
Judge Humphreys
North Carolina
Rockingham County
Reidsville
Leaksville-Spray
Mayodan
Mike Ross
Des
Battle off Uruguay shows pocket battleships fall to British cruisers
The Uruguay action pits the German Graf Spee against British cruisers. Despite 11 inch guns and 26 knot speed, the Spee is outmatched by faster British ships and lighter armor, underscoring Allied numerical heft and the pocket battleship threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LY Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Dunkerque
Strasbourg
Renown
Hood
Admiral Graf Spee
Spee
Britain
France
Uruguay
We Women Men and the Skills We Should Learn
A reflection urging women to adopt practical habits to improve interactions and personal growth. It outlines goals such as discussing news, handling awkward moments with humor, expressing independent views, smiling meaningfully, and respecting time and group conversations.
Coeds Lock Doors to Find Thief at Morningside College
In Sioux City Iowa sixty coeds at Morningside College staged a twelve hour mass detention to uncover a thief. Dorothy Long reported $25 missing. After long confinement one student confessed to President Dr. Farr A. Roadman and returned the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Morningside College
Dorothy Long
Farr A. Roadman
Gas Stove Becomes Ether Conductor In Radio Incident
A gas stove appeared to act as a loudspeaker for radio voices after a loose gas range connection created a detector tube effect. The incident disrupted broadcasting as Donald Duncan spoke to others while Bernard Pakenham tried to silence the interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Donald Duncan
Bernard Pakenham
Pakenham
Duncan
Acetylene Tank Explodes Wounding McLean Works Proprietor
R. A. McLean owner of McLean Iron Works in Dillan Illinois was seriously hurt when an acetylene tank exploded at his plant. The tank had just been cleaned and refilled with water. He was observing the tank with a flashlight when the blast occurred. The cause remains under investigation.
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Dillan
8. C
R. A. McLean
McLean Iron Works
Meean
Tax Collector Loses Four Cents In Making Collection
Richmond Va December 16 The city tax collector T C Armstrong spent three cents for a stamp to bill a San Francisco insurance company for taxes due He then spent three cents for another stamp to mail a receipt for payment of the taxes The taxes two cents.
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Richmond
T. C. Armstrong
San Francisco
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Political League
Humphreys
Man Heads
League For Progressive Democracy
N. Main St
Central CH Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Alnawdee
RA Vizio
RCA Victor
Grampon Easy Team
Rose Furniture CO
South Main Street
Athrifty
Swat
Goodrich
America
Sandwich Grill
UU Meeces
E. M. Dudley
Ruth Millett
Ciied League
Rockingham
Guilford
Alamance
Orange
Robeson Mecklenburg
Buncombe
E. L. Sandefur
Winston-Salem
le Pt PL
Rahn Lado
Ward St
AMIAS
W. R. Tingle
Certified Public Accountant
P. O
High Point, North Carolina
Walgreen's
Commercial and Municipal
Ingrham
Elgin Bikes
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Mainz St
High Point, N. C
DIAL
ValTayv
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