Guilford to revalue county taxes effective 1941
A Greensboro and High Point real estate delegation urged county commissioners to adopt a tax revaluation to take effect January 1941. Chairman Stansbury explained the move follows a 1927 plan and a 1941 state date, with a possible January 1 shift and ongoing checks on valuations. The board also named county depositories and appointed a sanatorium trustee amid other routine actions.
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Ige Stansbury
Gen- Assembly
Mr. Holjes
J. E. Kos
KH. Mendenhall
Henry Koonts
G. C. Smithdeal
J. Cchite
J. W
Last Minute Bulletins From ACE Track Folds Up
Hollywood announces Gulfstream Park meeting canceled effective today after financial difficulties. the 40 day meet opening Feb 1 is called off following a conference between Joel Hurt and John Letendre of the Hollywood Jockey Club.
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ACE Track
Hollywood
Fla
Gulfstream Park
New
Race Ok
John F. Letendre
Racing Socrety
Joel Hurt
Hollywood Jockey Club
Brandeis Returns to Supreme Court Duties
Eighty two year old Justice Louis D Brandeis, sidelined by influenza for a month, resumed his duties on the Supreme Court bench. Also reported, in Bombay India Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda died at age noted in the dispatch.
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Andeis
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Grippe
Preme Court
Dian Potentate
Bombay
India
Maharaja Gaekwar
Sayajid II of
Baroda
England's Chamberlain Vows Britain in Solidarity With France
In Parliament Prime Minister Chamberlain declared that any threat to France's vital interests would prompt immediate British cooperation. He reaffirmed accord with Bonnet's 1926 pledge of mutual aid, signaling a strong warning to Italy and Germany amid Fascist pressure in the Mediterranean and Africa.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
France
Italy
Germany
Warren Not Confirming NC Governorship Rumors
Washington February 6 Representative Warren of North Carolina answered reporters with I don’t know anything about it denying reports he is urged to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination next year Gardner a former governor also said he knew nothing about any such move Warren’s six word reply kept the matter unsettled with no public discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren
North Carolina
Setate
C. Max Gardner
Garnder
Amlie Defends Non Communist Status Before Senate Panel
Thomas R. Amlie nominated to the Interstate Commerce Commission told the Senate committee he is not a Communist and has never been one. The Wisconsin legislature had protested his appointment, while Senator Johnson said the hearing aims to confirm his qualifications.
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Washington
Thomas R. Amlie
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Communist Party
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Committee
Amlie
Johnson
Colo
United States Senate
Child Dies After Scooter Accident in Charlotte
David Blackwell, age 7, died in hospital from injuries after a truck struck a scooter he shared with 9 year old companion George Williams, who died at the scene Saturday night in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
David Blackwell
George Williams
Governor Hoey Sees North Carolina Finances Sound
Raleigh reports Governor Hoey cited North Carolina as in a fortunate financial position versus Georgia and New York while urging a balanced budget. He noted administration bills to create a department of justice and to grant judges discretion in life or death sentences, and said NC met all obligations with no teacher delays.
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Key
New York
Rickey
St. Louis Rdinals
Larry McPhail
Ooklyn Dodgers
MacPhail
Raleigh
Hoey
North Carolina
Georgia
Mallison
Pamlico
Ward
House
Department of Justice
Plan to sudden accidents alleged in Bow Street court
At Bow Street court prosecutors described an Irish Republican Army plot to unleash sudden accidents to force British withdrawal from Ireland. The plan, called X, involved a four day ultimatum to Viscount Halifax and included use of an aluminum powder. Royal defenses were heightened around Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle as the trial of 12 men proceeded.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Michael O'Shea
Viscount Halifax
Irish Republic
Britain
Eire
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Labor Changes Threaten Workers Says CIO News
The CIO contends AFL amendments to the Labor Relations act would harm both AFL and CIO workers and benefit anti union corporations. The CIO News says AFL leadership moves by blind hate of CIO and industrial organization of the nation's workers.
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Washington
CIO
Americans Federation of Labor
AFL
Industrial Organization
CIO News
John L. Lewis
Congress For Industrial Organization
Refugees Move from Flood Path as Ohio River Recedes
Cincinnati reports new refugees shifted from the Ohio River flood path while others return to Huntington West Virginia and up river towns. About 250 Cincinnati area families evacuated by WPA trucks as 30 000 people receive emergency relief.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Huntington
W. Va
WPA
Cincinnati Area
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
W. C. Devereaux
Marshall College Co-Eds
Five Radio Stations Planned To Aid Transoceanic Flights
Washington February 6 The Civil Aeronautics Authority plans five powerful radio stations to improve safety for transoceanic commercial flights. Spokesmen told a House appropriations sub committee that part of a seven million dollar request for the year beginning July 1 would fund a new weather reporting and communication station on the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Atlantic
Pacific
House
Hague Takes Case To Supreme Court
Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City appealed to the Supreme Court from a ruling that he and his police unlawfully denied the CIO and the American Civil Liberties Union the right of free assembly. He asked the court to stay enforcement until it decides the dispute. The CIO and ACLU joined in seeking review, arguing the issues are of national importance.
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Washington
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Supreme Court
CIO
American Civil Liberties Union
Roberts
Federal Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Hague
Circuit Court
Curry Testifies At Hines Trial In Harlem Policy Case
Former Tammany leader John F. Curry testified that James J. Hines sought transfers of policemen harassing Harlem policy banks he backed. He repeated that Hines pressed William C. Dodge for district attorney in 1933 while Curry led Tammany Hall. State witnesses described transfers requested by police officials. Stryker's bid for another mistrial was overruled.
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New York
Tammany
John F. Curry
James J. Hines
Harlem
Hines
Curry
William C. Dodge
John O'Brien
Boland
Tammany Hall
Flest
Schultz
Dodge
Stryker
Senate rejects Roberts for Virginia federal judgeship
The Senate rejected President Roosevelt's nomination of Floyd H. Roberts to be a Virginia federal judge by a 72 to 9 vote. Virginia Democrats Glass and Byrd opposed, citing personal offense, while North Carolina Senators Bailey and Reynolds also voted no. The Judiciary Committee had recommended against the nomination 15 to 3.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Floyd H. Roberts
Virginia
Glass
Byrd
Roberts
Senate Judiciary Committee
North Carolina
Bailey
Reynolds
Appropriation Cut By Group
The House appropriations committee proposed 1.898 billion dollars to fund over twenty independent agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1, up 298 million from the current year. It withheld 2.038 million for the Federal Communications Commission and trimmed salaries across maritime and Civil Aeronautics Authority apps, while adding new construction funds and specific agency increases.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Commission
Maritime Commission
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Interstate Commerce and Tariff Commissions
Labor Relations Board
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Woodrum Proposes Halving Future Relief and State Control
Representative Woodrum of Virginia unveiled a bill to cut future relief spending to 1.12 billion dollars next fiscal year and shift more relief power to the states. The plan sets monthly state allocations, requires unemployment relief plans, and caps URA work at 12 months in 15 with strict eligibility and anti fraud penalties.
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Washington
Woodrum
D-Va
Congress
URA
Unemployment Relief Administration
Negrin Holds Conference With British And French Envoys
In Perpignan on February 6 Premier Juan Negrin of the Spanish government convened a meeting with British and French envoys to discuss mediation of the civil war. Julio Alvarez Del Vayo assisted as negotiations followed Franco forces pouring into France and Catalonia’s surrender of the last quarter of Spain seemed possible.
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Virginio Gayda
Rome
la Voce D'Italia
Spain
Francisco
Franco
Georges Bonnet
Great Britain
France
Perpignan
Juan Negrin
Negrin
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Insurgent Terms Reported as Unconditional Surrender
Spanish insurgent authorities told the British government their peace terms amount to unconditional surrender of the Spanish Government. Reports also indicate Britain and France are attempting a fresh mediation effort in the two and a half year conflict.
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London
Britain
France
Spain
Negrin and cabinet flee to France amid Spain collapse
Premier Negrin and four ministers crossed into France at Le Perthus after a cabinet meeting in Agullana as insurgent Franco forces tighten control of Madrid Valencia and central Catalonia. Up to 60 thousand more northern refugees fled, with 20 thousand already across the border en route to safety.
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Negrin
Alvarez del Vayo
Juan Negrin
Spain
France
Franco
Madrid
Valencia
le Perthus
Agullana
Manuel Azana
Paris
Tomas Bilbao
Segundo Blanco Gonzalez
Ramon Gonzalez Pena
Paulino Gomez Saiz
Safe Student Pilot Training Plan Aims for 20 000 Pilots
The Civil Aeronautics Authority told Congress the plan would train 20 000 pilots annually using private instructors and their own planes. The program costs 10 million dollars a year with a 25 dollar laboratory fee for certain courses and a 15 dollar training cost per pilot.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Congress
Edward J. Noble
House Appropriations Committee
Noble
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Brooklyn
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