Local Officials to Hold Joint Meeting in High Point
Local government officials from Guilford Davison Davie Forsyth Randolph Ockingham Rowan and Stokes counties will meet in High Point on March 26 at 3 0 0 p m The event is part of 12 regional gatherings sponsored by the North Carolina League of Municipalities the State Association of County Commissioners and the North Carolina Municipal Employees' Association A barbecue luncheon will follow the discussions J L Woack Reidsville city manager and League district director will preside Patrick Healy Jr executive secretary proposed the High Point site Mayor O Arthur Kirkman was absent but expected to approve and was offered chairmanship of the local arrangements committee.
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High Point
North Carolina
North
Guilford
Davison
Davie
Forsyth
Randolph
Ockingham
Rowan
Stokesounties
Atrick Healy, Jr
League of Municilities
Kirkman
J. L. Woack
Reidsville
Leane
Olock
Divorce suit filed by T W Stone and R Gideon Stone
A divorce action was filed in the clerk of court today by artist T W Stone and R Gideon Stone. The complaint says the couple married April 16 1927 and separated May 10 1933. The note mentions the song Annie Laurie as the favorite of British soldiers.
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Clerk of Court
T. W. Stone
R. Gideon Stone
Annie Laurie
Tillman F Pierce 82 Dies In High Point
Tillman F Pierce 82 a High Point resident died at his home 809 Clinton Street Thursday at 8:55 pm after a brief illness. Born July 5 1857 in Rowan County he came from Indiana in 1904. Survived by wife Annie Ludwig and son C R Pierce. Funeral at Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church Saturday at 2 30 pm with burial in Oakwood Memorial Park.
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Tillman
Frank Pierce
Clinton Street
Rowan County
Jeremiah Pierce
Annie Ludwig
C. R. Pierce
High Point
Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan
Oakwood Memorial Park
Local Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Saturday. Slightly warmer tonight, cold in the west Saturday. North Carolina and South Carolina warn of unsettled conditions with rain, warmer trends, and cooler northwest areas. Hatteras to Jacksonville winds rise southeast and then fresh. Sandy Hook to Hatteras shift northeast, with moderate south winds over the far south.
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Northwest
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Charlotte
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R'fall Station
Asheville
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Ween
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Erenee
New Orleans
New York
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Ener Eee
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Ee Spartanburg
Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
Wrongful death suit filed over fatal collision
Roy F. Whitley, administrator of Charles E. Perry's estate, sues Clover Brand Dairies Inc for 500000 alleging negligence. Perry died after a December 15 crash on the Reidsville road near Greensboro involving a Clover Brand sedan driven by Louis D. Kernkamp who was killed. Complaint claims excessive speed and reckless driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Greensboro
Roy F. Whitley
Charles E. Perry
Chatham
Clover Brand Dairies Inc
High Point
Louis D. Kernkamp
Leaksville
Reidsville
Perry
Finnish Stand Holds Line Against Soviet Assualt Despite Parachute Sabotage
Finnish officials deny Mannerheim line breaches as Soviet forces endure subzero battles on four fronts. Parachute sabotage by Russians claimed to disrupt communications. Finnish patrols capture some saboteurs. Major offensive reportedly halted with heavy Soviet losses, while Finnish strength remains far smaller than initial 400000.
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Mannerheim Line
Finnscon
Hotmnen
Summa
Karelian
Lake Ladoga
Salla
Suomussalmi
Knowledgeable Phillies traveling secretary retires lengthily
Jimmy Hagan, traveling secretary of the Phillies, has served the club for 40 years, marking a long career with the organization.
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Philadelphia
Jimmy Hagan
The
Phillies
Labour policy rejects peace talks with Nazi Germany
Lloyds Report for a national conference declares the Labour party opposes peace negotiations with any German government that does not perform restitution. It demands freedom for Polish and Czech Slovak peoples and condemns Russia’s attack on Finland as an intolerable disaster for civilization.
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Germany
Labor Party
Russia
Finland
Turkiye moves to expel German workers after Krupp ships seizure
Turkish actions target 20 marines specialists at Gyeldjuk and 20 munition technicians near Ankara plus 60 others in military prep. Berlin reports claim Turkey's non neutral stance as German property faces forced liquidation and many experts return to the Reich. German officials say Krupp yards at the Golden Horn were seized and 30 Germans supervised submarines.
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Turkey
Germany
Franz von Papen
Golden Horn
Bosphorus
Great Britain
France
Reich
Istanbul University
Ankara Agricultural College
Sukru Saracoglu
Berlin
Life Inside France’s Maginot Line Fortresses
Wartime life for Maginot garrisons is monkish and military with long underground stays two days old news. Forts are self contained cities with heating, cinemas, schools, factories, hospitals, and mail from home.
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Taylor Henry Paris
France
Maginot
Terrific Blasts Destroys Golden States Fire Works Plant
Explosions rocked the Golden States Fire Works Company plant near the beach city as a sequence of blasts and a spreading fire destroyed the main brick building and 29 nearby houses. Pat Lizza owner was in Pittsburgh while his 20 year old son Hugo ran the site and blamed the disaster on possible arson with an estimated loss of 200000.
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Golden States Fireworks Company
Beach City
Huntington Park
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Pat Lizza
Palos Verdes
Germany Sees Turkish Action as British French Provocation
Officials say Germany regards the Turkish move as inspired by Great Britain and France but vows not to be provoked. Diplomatic rhetoric and press commentary are expected to intensify.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
Mortality Rise Among Cutlery Grinders Tied to Silica Dust
The mortality rate among cutlery grinders is 330 percent higher than average due to inhalation of silica dust. The finding highlights occupational health risks in metalwork industries and the need for protective measures.
Gubernatorial race shifts as Maxwell gains support
Willis Smith withdraws from gubernatorial bid leaving Raleigh scenes in flux. Speculation centers on Commissioner of Revenue Alien Maxwell and J M Broughton as leading contenders with Horton and Haywood fading. Broughton prepares to name a state manager while Maxwell appears to lead a coalition to whittle down rivals.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill Raleigh
Willis Smith
Smith
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Tom Lee Haywood
Commissioner of Revenue
J. Maxwell
J. M. Broughton
Maxwell
W. P. Horton
Horton
Raleigh
Senator Bailey
Ralph McDonald
Broughton
Paul Grady
Whittle
Diversion Of Road Funds Questioned By Bailey
N M Bailey former president of the State Bar Association addressed oil dealers in Wilmington urging an end to highway fund diversion. He warned it amounts to double taxation and inequitable tax distribution. Bailey linked road investment to economic salvation of the South and urged streamlined state government to ensure funds serve intended purposes.
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Wilmington
N. M. Bailey
Raleigh
State Bar Association
Bailey
South
Irish Court Approves IRA Internment Measure
Ireland's emergency act allowing government to intern IRA suspects without trial was approved by the Supreme Court. Suspects are held in prisons while the act, with rights of appeal to a military tribunal, awaits presidential signature to become law.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Irish Supreme Court
Douglas Hyde
Romania shifts trade contracts under new minister
Bucharest February 9 Romania places its trade contracts with Germany and the British French Allies under Ion Cristu the new minister in a bid to resolve a crisis over oil sales to British and French owned firms that authorities would not receive.
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Bucharest
Romania
Germany
Ion Cristu
Cristu
British Wreck Reported Continued from Page One
The article recounts RAF actions last week with three Nazi raiders shot down on Saturday and a German plane noted as being on. The text continues from Page One across Monday Tuesday and Saturday, detailing aerial encounters and losses.
Four Boys Held After Auto Theft Ring Exposed In LaPorte
In LaPorte Indiana four boys were arrested for stealing from parked cars. Police recovered blankets flashlights and other loot from about a dozen thefts. A club house wall showed a drawing of police shooting robbers and a motto reading crime does not pay.
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Laporte
Ind
Magician Arrested in Wallingford Gambling Raid
A Wallingford magician who had been producing ten and twenty dollar bills from his hat was among 57 people arrested in a gambling raid. He failed to post an $810 bond at police headquarters.
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Wallingford, Conn
Wool growers meet in Albuquerque at 37th convention
Cattlemen and sheepmen have long feuded over ranges in New Mexico. A sign welcomed wool growers to Albuquerque for the 37th annual convention with a warning to check guns, reflecting the tense climate among cattle and wool interests.
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Albuquerque
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New Mexico
Wool Growers
Cattle Growers Association
Uncertain Course At Eugene Flight School Sparks Mistrust
Instructor Jerry Andrews cautioned Oregon student pilots to select a landmark and stay aligned. Nick Dallas from Heppner diverged by aiming at a smoke column from a freight train, showing uneven progress amid the training. A separate report notes a distress call from the British steamer Sea Rambler east of St Johns, while German air losses and new demand for American soda crackers in Zanzibar also appear.
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Ore
CAA
Jerry Andrews
University of Oregon
Nick Dallas
Heppner
Boston
Coast Guard
Sea Rambler
St. Johns Newfoundland
Lloyd's Register
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Dover Navigation Company, Ltd
Gandhi restrains India fight for independence amid British war aims dispute
Dewitt Mackenzie reports a deadlock between India's Nationalists led by Gandhi and the British viceroy over self determination while religious divisions and Moslem concerns threaten to worsen the crisis. Gandhi seeks an honorable settlement without civil disobedience as Britain faces internal risks and war demands.
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England
Britain
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
Hind
Mohammed Jinnah
Lord Linlithgow
Jim
Beamon Qualifies as Administrator of Wife's Estate
J H Beamon of High Point qualified in Greensboro as administrator of Frances L Beamon estate. He and son Billy Ray are heirs. No estate declared. Qualification aimed at pursuing wrongful death suit after Frances Beamon died from a two vehicle crash in Biscoe on February 2.
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Greensboro
J. H. Beamon
Hamilton Street
High Point
Clerk of Superior Court
Frances L. Beamon
Biscoe
Billy Ray
Kiwanis Club Hears B W Hackney Speak
B W Hackney Jr executive of the Uwharrie Council of Boy Scouts of America addressed the Kiwanis Club at the Elwood Hotel luncheon marking the 39th anniversary of Scouting. He spoke on the movement's progress needs for expansion and noted the Sea Scout base at High Rock Lake and Camp Uwharrie funding and facilities.
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Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council of
Boy Scouts of America
Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
Scout Movement
Raymond Fortner
Harvey Speaks
Methodist Orphanage
Mr. Hackney
Boy Scout Movement
Uwharrie Council
Hackney
Sea Scout
High Rock Lake
Salisbury Rotary Club
Uwharrie
Jamestown
H. A. Millis
Olin McManus
C. B. Faircloth
Verdict for Defendant in Hudspeth Auto Collision Suit
A Municipal Court jury found no negligence by defendant David L. Henry and ruled against plaintiffs Julia Hudspeth and Calvin Hudspeth. The consolidated cases sought $10,000 for injuries from an automobile accident, but the verdict was reached after more than four hours of deliberation.
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Julia Hudspeth
Calvin Hudspeth
David L. Henry
Dance group star Harry Coble joins Ted Shawn troupe
Reporter meets Harry Coble former Point man in Ted Shawn and his men now touring Greensboro Charlotte and Philadelphia. Coble recalls UNC years and Uwharrie Camp memories. Shawn believes men can dance as well as women and the troupe plans future engagements beyond this tour.
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W. Chase Idol, JR
Fiie
Harry Coble
Ted Shawn
Greensboro
Harry
Unive of
North Carolina
Shawn
C. P. Coble
Coble
South Carolina
Tal
High Point
Camp Uwharrie
Charlotte
Orboro
P Delphia
Althor
Legion Adjutant Visit Aims at State Convention Plans
Jim Caldwell Greenvn State department adjutant of American Legion will visit Point next Tuesday to map plans for the State American Legion convention. The Blair clubhouse will host at 7 p.m. with Judge D MacRae saying committees and all Legionnaires and state officials are expected to attend.
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Jim Caldwell
Greenvn State Department Adjutant of American Legion
Ace
Point
Lot Post
Ican Legion
Judge D. MacRae
Blair Club House
Mack
Legionnaires
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