U S Policy Aims to Discourage American Credit in China Projects
Washington reports indicate the administration will discourage American investment in proposed Japanese controlled firms aimed at developing industry commerce and agriculture in China. State Department communications from 1923 show a long standing policy against placing American credit with foreign interests in third countries to avoid harming American enterprise. Officials warn Japanese development firms would compete with American interests and that discouragement must come via diplomacy, not orders, with Japan keeping up debt payments to avoid Sakenei restrictions.
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Washington
China
State Department
Tokyo
Department
United States
Japan
Anti-Administration Group Lacks Leaders In General Assembly
In Raleigh Henry Averbill reports that anti-administration forces in the General Assembly show plentiful fuel but lack inspirational leadership. He cites the anti divertion effort, unemployment commission reform, and added court costs as examples of organized opposition needing a unifying figure to mobilize votes and strategy.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Hoey
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ralph MacDonald
Don Johnston
Tho Eure Aco
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Senate
Happy relief from painful backache
Many people blame backaches on colds or strain but kidneys may be involved. Doan's Pills were marketed as a remedy to flush waste from the blood and relieve symptoms like headaches swelling and tiredness.
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Dean
Doan
Camouflage Trucks Haul Nitroglycerin Night Deliveries
Trains of night haulers from Mattoon Illinois into Indiana carry 300 plus quarts of nitroglycerin with an ambulance or hearse in the convoy to deter tailgaters. Drivers slow, pass rules ban passing a funeral and insist the operation is safe though dramatic.
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NEW Harmony, Inc
Mattoon
Ill
Indiana
Steve Hobbs
Japan shows no worry at Guam fortification plan
Tokyo reports Naval Minister Yonai told the diet that fortifying Guam would weaken U S defenses and that Japan attached little importance to the Guam issue. He said there was no tension with the United States and warned the move would cause regret, not threats, while noting Guam lies 1500 miles from Japan.
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Tokyo
Mitsumasa Yonai
Diet
Guam
United States
Pacific
Yonai
Japan
Koki Hirota
Washington
Plaster Cast Autograph Rush After Accident
Emilton Whitehead, 18, suffered a back fracture in an auto accident on October 25 in Logansport Indiana. While hospitalized she received 300 visitors who all autographed her plaster cast.
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Logansport
Ind
Emilton Whitehead
Cigar stand encounter at main post office lobby
In Kansas City a man approached the cigar stand in the main post office lobby and asked for a one cent stamp. He received an unclear or puzzled reply as the scene moved on.
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Kansas City
Salt Lake City police tie scare to stink bomb found
Police investigated a restaurant bombing report in Salt Lake City and stored evidence at headquarters in a paper sack. Hours later they opened windows and sealed the evidence in a jar containing stink bomb particles.
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Salt Lake City
Creighton Editor Seeks Date Sparks Editorial Backlash
Vincent Thillen, editor of Creighton University's student newspaper, used an editorial to request a junior senior prom date. The plea drew many calls from co-eds but they protested the use of editorial space for dating.
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Omaha
Neb
Vincent Thillen
Creighton University
Thillen
LaGuardia Backing Seen For Amie Nomination Hearing
Senator Johnson expects Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to testify before a senate subcommittee in support of Thomas R. Amlie for the Interstate Commerce Commission. The hearing followed Amlie denying Wisconsin legislature charges he is a Communist amid a liberal conservative confirmation debate.
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Washington
Johnson
Amlie
Wisconsin
Luther Walter
Chicago
Chicago Great Western Railway
Waller
Roosevelt
Senate
Floyd H. Roberts
Virginia
Roberts
Glass
Byrd
White House
Psychology class flips grading with plus and minus marks
In Columbia Missouri Dr. Charles J. Marsh says there will be no exams no written work and no grades for his psychology course this semester. Attendance is optional and final grades will be shown as plus or minus signs. Students wonder how to earn a plus.
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Columbia
Chas. J. Marsh
Red light violator returns gold star badge
In Kansas City a safety campaign awarded gold star certificates to careful drivers. Card No. 105 boasted a badge of pride until the driver ran a red light and was fined 3.50 by the judge who then asked him to keep the certificate as he tossed it to the bench.
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Kansas City
Island electrification on Harkness Island soon to begin
Beaufort February 7 island progress report notes a rural electrification project approved this week will bring electricity to Harkness Island six miles east of Beaufort. Residents now rely on whale oil lamps and oil lamps and will receive electricity by a cable from the mainland.
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Island Progress
Beaufort
Harkness Island
Harkers
Real leaders fail to rally Assembly against budget bill
The text brands Pickens McBryde and Worthington as unable to lead a revolt in the Assembly. It suggests administration whips will intervene to rewrite the Appropriations bill in line with budget printers, while labeling the trio as not Moseses.
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Pickens
McBryde
Worthington
Moseses
Justice in Seattle: man jailed for mislabeling goods
Seattle report says James Didia received a 12 month jail term and a $2500 fine after a trial for removing made in Japan labels from items in his linen store. It was the first local case testing a customs rule requiring country of manufacture labels.
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Seattle
James Didia
Japan
WRECKS FILL THOMASVILLE COURT WITH DRUNKEN DRIVING CASES
Thomasville court heard a heavy docket from weekend wrecks and traffic violations. Multiple defendants from Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem and Bristol faced charges of driving without lights drunkenness reckless driving and driving without licenses. Sentences included fines costs suspensions and jail time.
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Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Recorder’s Court
Joe Wyrick
Greensboro
James Ralph Boyd
Lexington Highway
Thompson Automobile Company
J. C. Charault
High Point
C. C. Moon
Lexington
Moon
Dewey W. Cain
Emma Penn
Winston-Salem
Robert Yarborough
Yarborough
James M. Culler
Salem Street
Kenney L. Foust
Howard Goyns
Russell Small
George W. Woodle
Wade Stone, Jr
Bonnie Earnhart
Bristol
Ernest Hall
Cranium rackers true or false quiz prompts
A short quiz prompts readers to identify which statements are true or false. It lists five items about biblical lineage, geography, hotels versus hospitals in the U S, the Declaration of Independence, and a linguistic claim about Lachrymese people.
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Epistle
Mt. Ararat
Turkey
U. S
George Washington
Tobacco Road Tickets Go On Sale In Raleigh
In Raleigh on February 7 tickets went on sale for Tobacco Road despite Mayor George A. Iseley ruling the play indecent and barred from the city auditorium. Booking agent Mrs. Virginia Nowell filed a $25 auditorium rental deposit, with the show set for March 10 and 11.
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Tobacco Road
Raleigh
George A. Iseley
Raleigh City Auditorium
Virginia Nowell
Weekend Booze Swells Thomasville Jail Records
John Barleycorn caused a busy weekend for Thomasville police with 27 arrests. Twenty-seven people were taken in, including 20 for drunkenness, three for drunk driving, and four for miscellaneous traffic violations. It was described as one of the heaviest non holiday weekends on record.
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Thomasville
John Barleycorn
Security National Bank Omitted From County Depository List
Guilford county commissioners approved Security National Bank as a county depository but it was omitted from The Enterprise Greensboro dateline publication. The bank was approved alongside others and should have appeared in the list.
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Guilford County
Enterprise
Greensboro
Security National Bank
Unusual Attendance Record Set by Ramseur Schools
In Ramseur Ashe County Miss Lillie Bulla reports North Carolina students achieved striking attendance. Over the past year Ramseur school children averaged 97 percent, with the eleventh grade hitting 99.8 percent for a month and December section 7A at 99.3 percent. Only one section dipped below 95 percent.
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Asheboro
Ramseur
Lillie Bulla
Drunkenness Convictions Lead to Fines and Road Sentences
Walter Eanes of Thomasville received a sentence of 80 days on the roads with an okay to issue capias within three years if found. He was convicted of drunkenness and ordered to pay costs. Wright also convicted of drunkenness was ordered to pay costs. Eanes had a similar sentence last Friday.
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North Carolina
Walter Eanes
Thomasville
Eanes
Cc. K. Wright
Walter Winchell on parental duty and government aid
The speaker argues that government provides medical care and free schooling yet warns that household carelessness harms a child's health. He stresses parents have a sacred duty to raise civilized individuals and commends government support for parental responsibilities.
Letter to Mr Winchell on The American Way
Philip Rothman praises the new show The American Way but notes a jarring detail. He bought tickets eagerly and found the opera glasses rented at the theatre were made in Japan, a surprising contrast to the production’s focus.
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Winchell
Philip Rothman
Japan
A tribute to Jane Brown Thompson inspired song royalties
A nostalgic column reflects on public minds and music, noting Europeans question leaders and Americans in doubt. It recalls Hoagy Carmichael's lyric inspiration from Jane Brown Thompson, who heard the broadcast only after storms. She died after a long illness, with royalties flowing to her relatives.
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Rudy Vallee
J. B
Hoagy Carmichael
Jane Brown Thompson
Princess Chavchavadze’s Name Spells Glitch for Shopgirls
The article describes Princess Chavchavadze struggling to spell her name for shopgirls and others. She spells it letter by letter and continually hears confirmations that each segment is familiar, forcing her to write the full name herself.
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Chavchavadze
Jazz broadcasts at Cocoanut Grove spark lively talk
A Fleet of clips from Those Chick Webb broadcasts at the Park Central Hotel’s Cocoanut Grove draw crowds with Ella Fitzgerald. A Miami mutuel incident saw a man insist on a specific horse ticket, winning over $900 from a $10 bet when the machine acted. Gulfstream’s long shot paid $60 for $2, while a Canadian punter collapsed at Hialeah after a big wager on a winning horse. The horse named Had is noted.
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Chick Webb
Park Central Hotel
Cocoanut Grove
Ella Fitzgerald
Miami
New
Hollywood
Florida
Fred Fisher
Fisher Bodies
U. S
Hialeah
NC Farm Market Report Highlights Fruit and Vegetable Prices
North Carolina shipping points show mixed demand and steady to firm markets for items like Lettuce and Strawberries. Prices vary by region with Carloads from Presque Isle Maine and Florida fruit markets, detailing ranges for potatoes apples sweet potatoes tomatoes cucumbers peppers and beans across multiple markets and crates.
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North Carolina
U.S
Plant City
Fla
Presque Isle
Aroostook County
Maine
Green Mountains
Lower East Coast
Bliss
Cabbagh F. C
Rochester
New York
Washington
Florida
Steashel Baskets
Vas
W. Va
U. S
Cleveland
Louisiana
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Jersey
Indiana
Thomasville Lads Held In Georgia
Thomasville youths Charlie Causey and George Barnes are held in a La Grange jail after failing to appear in Superior court on charges of larceny and receiving a stolen car. Bonds of 400 dollars each were forfeited. The car was recovered after a chase in Randolph county. Jones, who runs a local filling station, recovered the vehicle.
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The
Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Charlie Causey
George Barnes
la Grange
Causey
Barnes
Lloyd Jones
Superior Court
Randolph County
Jones
Hoyle Sink
Infant Carolyn Proctor Dies at Three Months in Thomasville
Carolyn Dolores Proctor three months old daughter of John and Lizzie Hoover Proctor died at home on route 2 Thomasville. Funeral held Monday at Fairgrove M E church with Rev. W R Jenkins officiating. Survivors include parents two sisters Lorraine and Shelby Jene two brothers Robert and John Jr grandmother Ada Hoover and grandmother Delilah Proctor. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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the Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Carolyn Dolores Proctor
John
Lizzie Hoover Proctor
Fairgrove M. E. Church
W. R. Jenkins
Alice Robinson
Jessie Fritz
Raymond Rothrock
Jesus
Joe Everhart
Lorene
Shelby Jene
Robert
John, Jr
Ada Hoover
Delilah Proctor
Chicago Produce Prices Steady Amid Local Market Activity
Chicago producer markets report butter at 1 038 674, steady with no change. Eggs reach 10 751, firm with fresh graded extra firsts local at 16 percent, cars 17 percent, first local 16 percent, cars 16 percent. Current receipts noting activity in local trade.
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Chicago
Horse Race Result Mentions Quiet Please
A race outcome notes the winning horse, ironically named Quiet Please, as the next event concluded. The brief entry emphasizes the unexpected name on the winner’s line without additional context or figures.
Massey Stars as Abe Lincoln at Plymouth Theatre
Raymond Massey plays Abe Lincoln at the Plymouth Theatre on West 54th Street. The Lincoln Hotel sits to the left and a theatre named The Booth lies to the right, framing the venue.
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Raymond Massey
Abe Lincoln
Plymouth Theatre
West 54Th Street
Plymouth
Lincoln Hotel
the Booth
Standing Room Only at Broadway Show Sparks Ticket Joke
A Broadway box office clerk quips that only standing room remains. When a customer asks for prices 1.10 and 1.65 dollars, he learns the difference: for 1.65 dollars you can lean. The exchange highlights the ticketing humor of the moment.
Notice of foreclosure sale in High Point Streets
Under a judgment in the Municipal Court for High Point the City of High Point v Mary Mitchell et al will offer for sale the Lot 12 Perry addition at 11:00 AM February 27 1939 at the front door of the County Court building South Main Street High Point N C. The parcel runs 145 feet on Factory Street Kendall and 145 feet to Kendall Street. Issued January 24 1939 by Commissioner H L Baumgardner.
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Municipal Court
Main Street
City of Point
N. G
Perry Addition
High Point
Tn Register of Deeds Office
Factory Street
Kendall
H. L. Baumgardner
Foreclosure Auction for Street Paving Assessment in Guilford County
In 1939 the foreclosure proceeding in City of High Point v Mary Mitchell et al. involved Lots 1 and 3 from Snow Park Map 2 page 98, located in Guilford County North Carolina. The last and highest bidder would purchase at 11 00 oclock A.M. at Point N C on January 24, 1931 2 7 14, per the Register of Deeds office.
Foreclosure Proceeding for High Point Building and Loan Lot
Notice filed by commissioners Sam Mitchell V B Hayworth and Marion A Hayworth as trustees for High Point Building and Loan Association Guilford County North Carolina. Foreclosure action set for 11:00 A M on a specified date. Property described as Lots 1 and 2 in Block 4 Snow Park plat book 98 Commerce Street between Park Smith streets facing 50 feet on Commerce Street. Dated January 24 1931. Commissioner H L Baumgardner.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
J. P
Cock Robin
Mother Goose
Appropriations Committee
Guilford
Cumberland
Pitt
LaGuardia
Robt. Ripley
Deep C. Fisher
San Francisco
Praffing
Austria
Pearures Syedicate
Walter Winchell
Georgia
City of
Mary Mitchell, Co
Murphy
BR Winslow
Z. I. Phelps
East End Methodist Church
Ford County
N. C
Snow Park
Office of Register of
Mary Mitchell
BE. Hayworth
Marion A. Hayworth
A. J
High Point Pe Building and Loan Association
Et al
Merce Street
H. L. Baumgardn
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