Shushan Convicted Of Mail Fraud In Louisiana Clean-Up
Abraham N. Shushan and four Louisianans were convicted of using the mails in a fraudulent $5.5 million levee board bond refunding deal. The case ties to Huey P. Long's circle as Seymour Weiss had earlier been convicted, with Richard Leche awaiting trial. Sentences await next Thursday. maximums are five years and $1,000 fines per count.
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Shushan
Louisiana
New Orleans
Abraham N. Shushan
Huey P. Long
Seymour Weiss
Long
Richard W. Leche
Levee Board
Herbert W. Waguespack
Leevee Board
Henry J. Miller
Robert J. Newman
Norvin Trent Harris
Wayne G. Borah
North Carolina fruit vegetable market report Friday sales
North Carolina and other markets report Friday wholesale prices and trading for fruits and vegetables. Potatoes, apples, onions, and peppers show varied demand with dull or steady bidding across Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston areas. Key items include U S No 1 and Jersey type potatoes, Porto Ricans, Granny Smiths, and Grimes Golden apples with ranges for U S No 1 and seasonal stock.
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North Carolina
U. S. Agriculural Marketing Service
Agriculre
Baltimore
U. Baskets
U. S
Cleveland
New York
Porto Jeans
Oshrabl
Arolina
Texas
Abbageh
Rochester
N. Y
Hamra
Fla
Presque Isle
Aroostook
Maine
O. B
Green Mountains
U. S. No
Long Island Green Mountains
Idaho
N. Dak
Red River Valley
Bliss
VU. S
Notice of Sale in Guilford County High Point NC 1939
By virtue of a court power sale in Guilford County the commissioner will sell at auction in High Point on December 30 1939 at 2 PM the Snow Park Lot One in Block One west side of Park Street front 165 feet deep 185 feet, plat and deeds record details. Cash on confirmation of sale. 5 percent deposit or bond with sufficient security. J C Grubb Commissioner. HH Parsons Attorney.
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Guilford County
J. Grubb
Ambrose Bb
Doctor Grubb
High Point
Guil County
North Carolina
City of
Snow Park
Office of Register of Deeds
Ord County
Park Street
Wed
J. C. Grubb
HH. Parsons
J. Field
Ethel I. Field
Artie B. Field
H. C. Field
H. E. Field
G. M. Field
Estelle F. Tate
Fred N. Tate
James E. Lyon
Peoples National Bank of Martinsville
Owen Reese
Sheraton Hotel Co
R. K. Young
The
American Hotel Co
P. F
Madge Field Hooker
Hooker
C. R. McIver
Guardian
Madge T. Heath
Heath
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
A. J. Maxwell
State of North Carolina
C. E. Field
H. C. Field, Jr
H. E. Johnson
T. A. Johnson-Thompson Agency
C. R. McIver, Jr
Guardian-adl
C. R. Melver, Jr
Guardian-ad-litem
R. A. Wheeler
Josie M. Wheeler
R. H. Wheeler
Nina W. Gold
T. J. Gold
J. D. Bulla
High Point Savings and Trust Co
L. A. Lentz
Gurney P
Irvin
Ingram
D. Stanton Cecil
Frankie E. Cecil
F. R. Hearn
Lyda Hearn
J. W. Slate
A. N. Greer
Horney Heirs
Frankie E. ‘Cecil
Irvings. Ingram
Morris Plan Bank of Virginia
J. M. Hayworth
R. Hayworth
H. D. Hayworth
Ira Hayworth
J. M. Hay- Hayworth Hedgecock
L. T. Hedgecock
Jerome Hayworth
Ila Hayworth
J. B. Hayworth
Letha Hayworth
H. T. Brady
R. E. Snow
Virginia H. Snow
Virginia Trust Company
R. B. Gantt
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
E. D. Steele
Carter Dalton
W. B. Snow
Emmet C. Choate
C. M. Walker
Virginia Trust Co
Co. C. Muse
Mary Elizabeth Muse
Taylor Parker Ins. Co
J. H. Mackenfuss
Noland Company, Inc
Irvin S. Ingram
Gallimore
John A. Cutchins
J. Allen Austin
C. R. Mcliver, Jr
Guardian Ad Litem
M. 8. Gallimore
Superior Court
Guileford County
J. Cc. Grubb
Ambrose Grubb
Effie Grubb Younts
N. C
Highland Cotton Mill Public Road
Sam Meade
Smith Street
High Point Development Company
Tate Street
State Refuge Ranks High in Waterfowl Banding
The Lake Mattamuskeet refuge in Coastal North Carolina ranked sixth nationwide in waterfowl bandings for 1939, with 2,007 birds banded. Top refuge was Sand Lake in South Dakota with 7,705 bandings, and Mattamuskeet also noted for public recreation without harming waterfowl.
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Washington
Lake Mattamuskeet
North Carolina
Ira N. Gabrielson
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Biological Survey
Mattamuskeet
Gabrielson
Sand Lake Refuge
South Dakota
Three Electrical Concerns Indicted In Detroit
A special grand jury indicted three major national electrical supply companies, ten Detroit wholesale houses, and nineteen individuals on charges of conspiring to fix prices in violation of anti trust laws. Named are General Electric Supply Co of Schenectady, Westinghouse Electric Supply Co of East Pittsburgh, and Graybar Electric Co of New York.
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Detroit
United States
General Electric Supply Co
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Corp
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
Graybar Electric Co
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Note To Late Christmas Shoppers There's Still Time
Handy gift ideas for last minute shoppers across categories from beauty to home decor. Includes novelty bottles, purse friendly sets, herb baskets, and quick floral delivery tips with emphasis on practical, stylish options for men women and families.
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Marian Young
NEA
New York
Nashville Transport System Sold to Kraemer
Al Kraemer of Knoxville, Tennessee, signed a contract to purchase the Nashville transportation system from Tennessee Utilities Company. Wendell L. Willkie confirmed the deal at a meeting, noting the price details would come from Kraemer. Willkie is president of Commonwealth and Southern Corporation, which controls Tennessee Utilities.
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New York
al Kraemer
Knoxville
Tenn
Transportation System of
Nashville
Tennessee Utilities Company
Wendell L. Willkie
Kraemer
Willkie
Commonwealth & Southern Corporation
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Opposes Federal Ties to Life Insurance Regulation
Charles Jimmerman of Chicago, president of the American Association of Life Underwriters, urged opposition to federal regulation of life insurers. Speaking at a luncheon of the North Carolina Association of Life Underwriters in Winston-Salem, he argued state regulation offers advantages by limiting breakdowns to the state.
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Winston-Salem
Charles Jimmerman
Chicago
American Association of Life Underwriters
Zimmerman
North Carolina Association of Life Underwriters
Freight offices holiday closure notice
The freight office of the Southern Railway and High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad will be closed all day Monday. Japan has organized Girl Sea Scouts.
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Southern Railway
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Japan
Roosevelt 1940 Fight Focuses On Defense Program
Washington predicts President Roosevelt will wage a long early 1940 fight with Congress over expanding national defense. He plans to stress defense in his January 4 state of the nation message and seek quick action to bolster the army and navy. The defense bill could exceed this year’s $1.8 billion by about $500 million, with some curtailment of other spending to offset the rise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
United States
Bourne elected president of District School Principals
E G Bourne of Dunn has been chosen president of the District School Principal's Association at the December meeting.
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Dunn
E. G. Bourne
Actor Harold Johnsrud Seriously Burned in Hotel Fire
Harold C. Johnsrud aged 35, actor and playwright, suffered serious burns in a hotel Brevoort fire in New York. He was moved to Bellevue Hospital in very serious condition. Johnsrud was performing in the play Key Largo.
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New York
Harold C. Johnsrud
Brevoort
Bellevue Hospital
Johnsrud
Key Largo
Aiken Defends the South at New England Society Banquet
Governor George D. Aiken of Vermont challenged Southern stereotypes at Charleston’s New England Society banquet. He warned against central federal control while praising federal leadership on social and economic issues and noted shifts in Northern Ireland’s birth rates.
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Charleston
D. C
North
South
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Southland
New England Society of Charleston
Aiken
Roosevelt pledges aid if Ohio relief starving proven
President Roosevelt said he would send non military camp kitchens and other aid to Ohio if it could be shown that home relief clients there were starving. He noted he had not yet received any proof of starvation in the state.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Army Royal Military hockey game canceled by war
War ends in cancellation of Army versus Royal Military Academy of Canada hockey game at West Point New York scheduled for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Army
Royal Military Academy of Canada
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Huey Long
Nancy Halls
U. No
Jery
Holly
Market Steady A
W. Va
Grimes
York
State Refuge
Nashville Transportation System
Iraq
Northern Ireland
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
E. C. Cridlebaugh
J. M. Hilliard
Co. E. Siceloff
J. C. Grubb, Wade H. Phillips
D. H. Jarsons McCrary & DeLapp, J. C. Bower Attorneys
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