Citizens seek county information with careful approach
A Greensboro area debate on a local government information survey is examined. The editorial urges tact over confrontation, noting the difference between rightful access to public records and an antagonistic push for outside scrutiny. It cautions against publicized pressure tactics and favors negotiated cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
National Association of Manufacturers
United States Chamber of Commerce
The
Liberty League
Grace Ashley and the rise from clerk to dressmaker
A department store clerk in St. Louis loses her job after an accident and later designs a blouse that leads to a thriving fashion venture. Grace Ashley launches a clothing business, opens a factory with 175 employees, and builds a castle home by the Mississippi River, proving fresh ideas can spark success.
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St. Louis
Grace Ashley
Marshall Field's
Chicago
Mississippi River
Lafayette
Landing
Airplane Noise Sparks Hospitals Legal Talk
The New York Times cites muffler suggestions but notes limited impact since propellers cause most noise. The Raleigh Times notes auto noise easing slowly and predicts planes will fill Raleigh skies. It jokes that drunken flyers avoid city court, replaced by pallbearers, as science and law curb nuisances.
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New York
New York Times
Raleigh Times
Raleigh
City Court
Tax Listing Time Delivers 1940 County List Date Change
The January 1 1940 tax listing will occur on the new date statewide under the updated law. The county listing shifts from April 1 and revaluation proceeds through 1940 but remains inoperative for county levies until January 1 1941.
War signals shift in American view as rationing stirs debate
The Goldsboro News-Argus argues the war in Europe is no longer a phoney war and warns rationing in the United States would not convey the plight of those in combat zones. It urges gratitude for being born in a nation protected by two oceans during a season of thanksgiving.
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W. C. Spruill
Salisbury
Social Security Administration
James A. Salter
Raleigh
The
Winston-Salem Journal
Solomon
Goldsboro
Walter Winchell on Broadway and Famous Marital Anecdotes
A booklet traces tales of celebrities and notable figures noting marriages and. The excerpt includes Walter Winchell on Broadway and anecdotes about Napoleon Josephine the Wright brothers Moliere and Fred Astaire offering humorous takes on love and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danks
Napoleon
Josephine
Wright Brothers
Moliere
Fred Astaire
Notable Wives and Husbands Behind Famous Hearts
A compilation of anecdotes about spouses of famous people from Katharine Cornell to Oscar Wilde. It notes witty lines by Guthrie McClintic and Daramanes of marriage, with tales of Akbar the Great, Mussolini, and J. P. Morgan. The passages mix humor, tradition, and social norms across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth Cingies
Guthrie McClintic
Katharine Cornell
Kitty
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Iti
James Madison
White House
Helen Jepson
Eddie Cantor
New York
Ida
Eddie
Notable Hollywood Wives Linked to The Four Wives Cast
The article lists Claude Rains four marriages and names Frances Popper as his present wife while Isabel Jeans Marie Hemingway and Beatriz Thomson are cited as former wives. It notes Leslie Howard’s always worn locket and ties James Cagney’s wardrobe to his wife. It also mentions Carrie Nation’s bold actions after sermons and Madame de Maintenon’s biographical detail.
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Claude Rains
Warners
Frances Popper
Isabel Jeans
Marie Hemingway
Beatriz Thomson
Madame de Maintanon
Louis XIV
Thomas Fuller
Leslie Howard
James Cagney
the Fighting 69Th
Skolsky
Carrie Nation
David
Roosevelts Host Diplomatic Party After Cashier Scam
The New Yorker avoided marrying a hatcheck girl after arrest for cashing a bum check and posing as a millionaire. The episode ends with Elsa Maxwell possibly learning from the Roosevelts who hosted a successful diplomatic party.
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Elsa Maxwell
Roosevelts
Finns Trap 20 000 Soviet Troops Reported
Finnish forces claim they trapped about 20 000 Soviet troops. The report hints at possible repatriation as conditions shape military moves. Meanwhile speculation grows about accessing the Metropolitan Opera House and its diamond horseshoe without risking crown jewels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Metropolitan Opera House
War time quotes spark condemning views from leaders
A pair of provocative remarks surface from wartime leadership. Lieut Gen Kiokat su Sato accuses Japan of disgrace, citing 300 years of history, while Adolf Hitler proclaims the end of neutrality as small states fade from power, quoted by Hermann Rauschnig, former Nazi president of Dangig senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiokatsu Sato
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Rauschnig
Dangig Senate
Celebrity Wives Stirring Tales From Gossipy Pages
A string of light gossip items notes presidential spouses and star spouses in candid moments. Highlights include President Hayes's wife guiding saving habits, Tyrone Power and Claudette Colbert banter, a bigamy sentence for Mme Ollivier, Tolstoy family jealousy, Andrew Johnson’s wife complaints, Eleanor Roosevelt’s wedding gift watch, and Ira Gershwin’s wife referred to as Mrs Gershwin.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Billy Wilkerson
Tyrone Power
Annabella
Claudette Colbert
Tyrone
Claudette
Mme, Marie Ollivier
Hondschoote
Flanders
Tolstoy
Andrew Johnson
Eleanor Roosevelt
U. S
Ira Gershwin
Luncheon Club Edges Into Writer Wives Lore
The Nuts and Berries club of wives reads English classics monthly at a restaurant. Will Rogers met Betty Blake through such socializing, an episode ending with a humorous on porch accident and first aid. The piece mentions Napoleon, Virginia Fox, Zanuck, Buster Keaton, and Hart P. Danks in a series of quick anecdotes.
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Ring Lardner
Grantland Rice
John Wheeler
Will Rogers
Betty Blake
Will
Betty
William Allen White
Pee Gazette
Senora Salomea Wolf
Spain
Napoleon
Josephine
Virginia Fox
Zanuck
Buster Keaton
Local Chamber Elects McEwen President Again
W B McEwen was re elected president of the local chamber of commerce at a Commercial Club meeting last night. The High Point Hospital and the Southern Furniture Journal office joined the Community Chest roll.
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W. B. McEwen
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
High Point Hospital
Southern Furniture Journal
Marion deputies freed from murder charge in strike troubles
The Marion deputies have been freed of the murder charge stemming from recent strike trouble. Judge H D Clayton of the federal bench died today at his Montgomery Alabama home. The weather man promised the South relief from the severe wintry weather.
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Marion
H. D. Clayton
Federal Bench
Montgomery
Ala
South
City Council Enables Tiny Permit For Cure Advertisement
Twenty years ago the city council met in an extraordinary session as spectators filled the town hall. After minutes were read and debated a man sobbed as he asked for a permit to drive fire wagons to distribute circulars for Dr Killem's Chain Lightning Colic Cure, agreed upon for 39 cents, then adjourned.
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Dr. Killem
Murphy inquiry seen as counter to Dies investigation
Washington reports Attorney General Murphy’s probe of foreign agents could counter the Dies committee. The administration seeks to end Dies work by showing a broader criminal focus rather than party activity, hoping Congress will terminate the Dies panel when its funding ends. Garner's support for Dies also looms large in Congress.
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Washington
Murphy
Dies Committee
Martin Dies
Dies
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
FBL
Justice Department
Communist Party
Congressional
Department of Justice
Garner
House of Representatives
Roosevelt praises Justice Frankswee ter in eulogy
Senator Taft criticizes balancing the national budget, saying if it cannot be done in two years it cannot be done in ten. He adds the aim requires swift action to restore fiscal balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Rep
Ohio
British and German Peace Terms Quoted by Halifax
British Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax says Hitler seeks peace on his own terms while cautioning that such terms may not secure lasting peace for Europe. The comment was delivered during a Lords address.
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Herr Hitler
Europe
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Trade program shown to benefit agriculture says Wallace
Secretary Henry Wallace asserts in a balanced review that the trade agreement program overall yielded gains for agriculture, framing the policy as favorable to farmers and farm policy objectives.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
France and Britain in Europe Fight for Their Interests
A quoted remark from Jean Girau doux, French commissioner of information, asserts France and Britain pursue Europe for their own benefit rather than for spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Britain
Europe
Jean Giraudoux
German War Tactics Warn of Self-Inflicted Losses
Reports from Germany describe new tactics risking self harm as Graf Spee and other forces contemplate bombing their own cities and executing own troops to deny Allies victory. The moves aim to disrupt enemy plans and alter coastal warfare dynamics.
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Germany
Graf Spee
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the County “Survey
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H. G. Wells
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Central Africa
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Mussolini
J. P. Morgan
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Akbar the Great
South Africa
Major Bowes
Margaret Illington
Oscar Wilde
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Hart P. Danks
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