1934 Fades Out In Blaze Of Glory
A 1934 year wrap reports mixed signals across regions with textiles in flux, lumber cuts on the Pacific coast, and Christmas demand seen as strong overall. New York lags the cheer, freight drops 5.5 percent week over week, and base production sits at 5.2 percent of capacity as electric power climbs 7.9 percent from 1933.
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Detroit
Carolinas
Pacific Coast
New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Anglo American naval pact may force Japanese policy shift
Americans and British defended Washington and London treaties, rejecting Japan's call for equal fleet tonnage. Tokyo’s denunciation renews aims for global tonnage limits and dismissal of carriers, while observers warn denouncement resets disarmament progress and raises regional tensions.
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Washington
London
Japan
Oriental Empire
Pacific
Tokyo
North Carolina Apprenticeship Plan Approved
The Labor Department announced approval of the North Carolina committee on apprentice training plan to approve notice contracts and issue certificates exempting employers from code wages. The program aims to offer education and real work for 16 year olds and up in a yearlong contract, aiding youths needing income. Members include George W. Coggin, William F. George, Marion W. Heiss, F Hoffmann, W. E. Shuping, and L. H. Drum. The Australian stump tailed lizard remark appears as an unrelated closing line.
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Washington
North Carlina Committee
of Labor
Perkins
A. L. Fletcher
North Carolina
Commissioner of Labor
Federal Committee On
George W. Coggin
State Board of Vocational
William FF. George
NRA
Marion W. Heiss
F. ©. Hoffman
W. EF. Shuping
L. H. Drum
Prisoners Thank Bruce Carraway for Christmas Gifts
The Enterprise reports from Sandy Ridge camp that High Point Prisoners thank Mr Bruce Carraway for making Christmas bright with cigarettes stationery fruits nuts and candies. The prison group extends New Year wishes to Carraway and supporters.
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Sandy Ridge Camp
Bruce Carraway
Carraway
High Point
Clyde Yarborough
Southern Baptist Sunday School Conference To Open In Raleigh
Baptist delegates from 18 states and the District of Columbia will gather in Raleigh for the fifth annual Southern Baptist Sunday school conference. More than 3,000,000 members are reachable as 1,200 NC delegates attend the four day event beginning Tuesday with 140 speakers and leaders. Main sessions in the municipal auditorium. other meetings in churches and hotels. Speakers include Pat M Neff and Dr Prince E Burroughs among others.
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Raleigh
District of Columbia
Southern Baptist
Southern Baptists
Greenville
D. C
Southern Baptist Convention
J. I. van Ness
Nashville
Tenn
North Carolina Baptist Convention
M. A. Huggins
Perry Morgan
North Carolina
Morgan
Municipal Auditorium
Northern Baptist Convention
Southern Group
Pat M. Neff
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
United States
Prince EB. Burroughs
Educational Department of the Sunday School Board
Homer Ll. Grice
Board
Department of Religious Education
Leon M. Latimer
Bilin A. Puller
Atlanta, Ga
The
Home Mission Board
J. A. Bruner
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Early Cable Lays In New York Harbor Amid City Strife
Notes recall the first insulated copper cable laid between the Battery and Governor's Island in New York Harbor. Galveston adopted a new emergency form of government after the great flood. Capt John Paul Jones raised a homemade flag to the Ranger mast at Portsmouth Harbor New Hampshire.
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New York Harbor
Governor's le Land
Galveston
John Paul Jones
Ranger
Portsmouth Harbor
N. H
World War Veterans Urged to File Compensation Claims
Bruce H. Carraway announced in High Point that several World War veterans have not applied for adjusted compensation and will lose eligibility if they do not file by January 1 unless Congress extends the filing period. He noted there is no fee for help and offered blanks and aid to veterans who have not yet applied.
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Congress
Bruce H. Carraway
Carraway
Constellation View From Earth Bound Planets Described
An observer on Mare or another planet would perceive the star pattern just as observers on Earth do. The text notes no change in the arrangement of the main constellations when viewed from different bodies in the solar system.
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Mare
Distinctive New Ford V-8 for 1935 Comfort and Balance
Ford introduces a redesigned 1935 V-8 with balanced weight distribution, a 123 inch springbase, and longer lower front seats. The car offers wider front seats, easier entry, new brakes and clutch, and a luxurious interior for a low-price model.
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Ford
Ford V 8 Prices List 12 Body Types
Automotive price sheet lists 12 Ford V 8 body types with prices from $495 to $655. Models include Coupe 5 window Tudor Sedan Fordor Sedan Roadster with rumble seat Cabriolet rumble seat Touring Sedans and Tudor Touring Sedan.
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N.C
Dan Thomas
George Scarbo
Gia Brisson
Europe
ADM
Los Angeles
Joherine Demille
Baptist
South
Joseph Nathan Kane
U.6
Troday’s 'S Lane
Texas
Ford Motor Company
Ford Dealers
PAT Brown, Inc
Washington Street
High Point, N. C
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