Robert Worth Bingham dies at 66 in Hopkins Hospital
North Carolinian and publisher of Louisville’s Courier Journal and Times, Robert Worth Bingham, United States ambassador to Great Britain, dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital of an obscure abdominal Hodgkins disease. He returned to the United States in November and underwent exploratory surgery after failed diagnoses abroad. He leaves a large family and three former marriages.
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Another American Dies From Panay Fire
Shanghai dispatch reports the fourth foreigner and third American to die from wounds sustained in the Panay attack. Seaman Edgar W. G. Hulsebus of Canton Missouri died from bomb fragment injuries as the Augusta delays sailing for Manila amid threat in Tsingtao and Chinese harbor actions against Japanese property.
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State Gives Huge Sum For War On Syphilis
Winston Salem dispatch reports Zachary Smith Reynolds Foundation trustees announce income from a 7 million memorial fund will fund a North Carolina syphilis campaign. A 100 thousand dollar check is given to the State Board of Health for the 1938 venereal disease program, the largest Southern donation for disease prevention. Richard J. Reynolds notes the fund will bolster the syphilis campaign.
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Bandits Hold Up Charlotte Store
Two white men armed with pistols robbed a Charlotte chain store after forcing clerks and customers into a back room. They fled with about $45 from the cash register as police searched the district but found no trace by late night.
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Paul Kidd
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Court Rules Against U S Taxing College Athletics
The U S Fifth Circuit court ruled federal 10 percent admissions tax cannot be collected on football games at state universities Georgia and Georgia Tech. The decision upheld that state university systems are immune from federal taxation, while non state colleges and professional shows remain taxable when they hire athletes. The ruling may be appealed, involving $119 332 in four suits.
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Governor Hoey cites Social Security pensions aid to NC
Governor Hoey said December social security and separate Confederate pension payments totaling 551,12 dollars would assist North Carolina. He avoided direct comment on the business recession while noting ongoing and upcoming unemployment benefits. The report also notes 2,475 Confederate pension checks totaling 272,217 dollars were issued on December 11 to veterans, widows, and others.
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Four Die In Auto Truck Collision Near Chapel Hill
Four people from Bynum died when their car collided with a heavy fruit truck on the Pittsboro road near Chapel Hill. Five others were injured, some gravely, and a coroner's jury was called to consider charges against truck driver G. W. Rogers of South Boston.
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Marjorie Wicker
Hosierymen plan fair trade code in South. Durham says
Taylor R. Durham of the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association said the silk hosiery knitting industry will, early next month, form a code of fair rate practices with the federal trade commission. A special industry committee will push for revision and clarification of fair trade rules affecting rayon.
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Teruel Falls to Loyalists After Blizzard Battle
Government communique reports Teruel, key insurgent city in eastern Spain, captured as Loyalist forces press a surprise offensive. Final assault expected after civilians flee. eyewitnesses describe fierce fighting in a blizzard with snow depths from six to 36 inches.
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Virginia case dismisses wine transport charges
North Carolina drivers Jack Lanier and Johnnie Pulaski had liquor board charges dropped in Norfolk police court. the judge ruled lack of notice on the regulation and warned that publication was insufficient. The framed law could have led to confiscation of trucks and wine. wine returned to North Carolina.
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Dominican leader accepts mediation to halt frontier slaughter
President Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic accepted an invitation to a Washington conciliation meeting as Haiti's Stenio Vincent seeks arbitration with mediation help from the United States Mexico and Cuba. The frontier killings along the Massacre river persist daily since October despite treaty efforts and mounting regional tension.
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Threats Rise From Wage-Hour Bill Backers
In Washington on December 18 tensions rose as wage-hour backers talked of retaliation against opponents who pushed the bill back to committee. Labor leaders warned the issue could dominate the 1938 elections, while some lawmakers urged restraint during the holiday adjournment and cautioned against punitive tactics.
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Manrobbed Near Asheboro After Car Stop Upbeat Assailant
John Burr of Kannapolis and Statesville was attacked near Asheboro with a jack handle, losing 39.50 in cash. He was found on the road between Asheboro and Randleman with deep head wounds and two black eyes. Burr said an assailant and a woman named Tuts offered to drive him toward Graham Swetsonville to visit his sick mother. An other motorist later helped him to Randolph hospital as Randolph County officers investigate the vague clues.
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State Prisoners To Get Candy And Fruit As Christmas Gifts
More than 6,000 prisoners in North Carolina will receive a pound of candy and fruit along with a special Christmas dinner next Saturday. Menus vary by camp but each meal includes a meat course such as turkey, chicken, roast pork, ham, or roast beef.
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UNC receives initial gift for library in medical school
Mrs. Charlee B. Kistler of Wergarnton donated an initial sum toward establishing the Charles E. Kistler Memorial Library of Medical Sciences at the University of North Carolina Medical School.
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Tribute Follows Death of Robert Worth Bingham
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull paid tribute to Robert Worth Bingham U S ambassador to Great Britain who died in Baltimore. They praised his civic service in Kentucky journalism agricultural leadership and his faithful representation of U S values abroad noting the deep loss to both nations.
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Nominees Named for Rhodes Scholarships in Two Carolinas
In Winston-Salem North Carolina and Columbia South Carolina nominees were named for Rhodes scholarships. Arthur J. Dowling of Savannah a Duke University student and Robert N. McGill of Shanghai and White Plains a UNC Chapel Hill student were announced by Colman C. Walker Rhodes committee chairman. Charles A. Lee of Asheville NC and William A. Orr of Anderson SC were chosen to represent their states in the district competition in Atlanta for four Rhodes scholarships to Oxford University. Lee is a senior at the University of South Carolina and Orr is a senior at the United States Military Academy.
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House approves 10 basic measure amending mortgage terms
The House approved a housing bill after a single amendment to aid rural homes, lowering financing costs and expanding FHA mortgage insurance for multiple family dwellings. The measure aims to stimulate construction and sale of millions of homes over the next five years, with 90 percent loan guarantees and down payments as low as 10 percent for certain values.
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Mae West Skit Protest Draws FCC Scrutiny
The Federal Communications Commission ordered NBC to provide a transcript and contracts for Mae West's Adam and Eve radio skit aired last Sunday night. FCC reports protests as profane and indecent and notes stations may have derelicted duties if protests prove substantiated.
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