Two North Carolina incumbents retire opening new congressional races
Raleigh Feb 9 The state faces at least two new congressmen after resignations by Rep John H Folger of Mt Airy and Rep J Bayard Clark of Fayetteville. Folger retires to practice law with his son. Thurdmon Chatham seeks the fifth district seat while Clark's exit prompts candidates including S Bunn Frink and T A McNeill and others among Fifth and Seventh district hopefuls.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John H. Folger
Mt. Airy
Thurmond Chatham
Winston- Salem
Folger
John Taylor
Stokes County
J. Hampton Price
Rockingham
L. K. Martin
Winston-Salem
Winfield Blackwell
J. Bayard Clark
Fayetteville
Clark
S. Bunn Frink
Southport
State Ports Authority
T. A. McNeill
Lumberton
McNeill
Consman Clark
Seventh
Neil McK. Salmon
Lillington
Ertel Carlyle
Homer W. Blackwell
L. M. Chaffin
Hargrove Bellamy
Wilmington
Americans triple citrus intake from 1935 to 1939
A historical note shows Americans consumed about three times more citrus fruit during 1935 through 1939 than in the prewar years. The finding highlights shifts in diet and fruit availability in the late 1930s.
False Teeth: New Powder Keeps Dentures Firm and Odor Free
Advertisement describes ASTRETH powder for denture wearers. It claims the non acid formula helps dentures stay secure, reduce wobble, and eliminate plate odor. Available at drug stores.
Specialization Seen as Threat to General Medical Practice
A trustee of the American Medical Association warned of an alarming shift toward specialization that could leave many doctors unable to perform family practice. He urged graduates to pursue general practice, especially in rural areas, and cited boards, hospital hiring trends, and group practice as factors accelerating the change.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Wingate M. Johnson
Winston-Salem
N. C
Council On Medical Education and Hospitals
The
AMA Council On Medical Education
Moore to be sworn Superior Court judge in Sylva
Governor Cherry announced Moore of Sylva will be sworn as superior court judge to fill Judge Alley’s vacancy. Baxter C. Jones of Bryson City will take the oath as solicitor in a ceremony in the governor’s office tomorrow. Alley to become emergency judge under the retirement system.
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Raleigh
Dan K. Moore
Sylva
Baxter C. Jones
Bryson City
Cherry
Felix E. Alley
Moore
Jones
Cotton Men In Meeting Carolinas Gin Show Discusses Industry
Charlotte on February 9 hosts a one day meeting of the Carolinas Ginners association. Lieut. Gov. L Y Ballentine gave the luncheon remarks while J F McLaurin of Bennettsville presided. George T Ashford Red Springs reported, with H H Williamson and D C Day among other speakers.
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Charlotte
Carolinas Ginners Association
L. Y. Ballentine
J. F. McLaurin
Bennettsville
D. C
George T. Ashford
Red Springs
N. C
H. H. Williamson
U.S. Agriculture Extension Service
Washington, D. C
Day
Murray Co
Dallas
Tex
C, FB. McDaniel
Southeastern
National Cotton Council
Slight Hope Held Out For Missing Flier
A bloody necktie and gloves near the C-47 crash site sparked renewed search for missing Air Force Sergeant E. M. Shaw of Hartsville. Four of ten aboard died. Shaw's possible survival hinges on lack of fourth body and reports of unidentified sounds heard by guards. The wreck lies near the North Carolina South Carolina line near Saluda, about 40 miles north of Greenville.
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Saluda
Mount Page
Air Force
Greenville
S. C
E. M. Shaw
Hartsville
Bolling Field
Washington
Ree
Hendersonville
N. C
Air Base
Norman Baylis
Shaw
North Carolina-South Carolina Line
Ex Senator Frelinghuysen Dies at 78 in New Jersey Ties
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen former United States senator from New Jersey 1917 to 1923 died last night in Tucson Arizona at age 78 after a prolonged heart ailment. His death ends a long Republican public service career spanning World War I era.
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Tucson
Ariz
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen
United States
New Jersey
Frelinghuysen
Pearsall Declines Re Election Bid in Nash County
Thomas J. Pearsall Nash County representative to the General Assembly and speaker will not seek reelection in the Democratic primary on May 29. He thanks the county for four terms without opposition and pledges future interest in county and state affairs. Pearsall manages M. C. Braswell farms in Battleboro.
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Rocky Mount
Thomas J. Pearsall
Nash County
General Assembly
C Iuse
Primrary
Pearsall
M. C. Braswell Farms
Battleboro
Fourteen Initiated Into NC State Mu Beta Psi Fraternity
Fourteen North Carolina State College students with long musical group service have been initiated into Mu Beta Psi, a national honorary music fraternity. Names include J. J. Barnes Jr of Angier, Leon W. Bisette Jr of Greensboro, John I. Boswell Jr of South Hill Virginia, G Carlyle Cooke Jr of Winston-Salem, Billy B. Fesperman of Badin, Robert A. Fields of St Joe Arkansas, Stephen G. Flannagan of Henderson, Nathan G. Gouding Jr of New Bern, James Earle Henderson Jr of Raleigh, Hurley D. King of Winston-Salem, Charles M. Rice of Candler, Henry Grady Miller Jr of Hickory, Charles W. Scott of Whitefield, James W. Wilkerson ofims.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Mu Beta Psi
Cc. D. Kutschinski
J. J. Barnes, Jr
Angier
Leon W.bisette, Jr
Greensboro
John I. Boswell, Jr
South Hill
G. Carlyle Cooke, Jr
Winston, Salem
Billy B. Fesperman
Badin
Robert A. Fields
St.Joe
Ark
Stephen G. Flannagan
Henderson
Nathan G. Gooding, Jr
New Bern
James Earle Henderson, Jr
Hurley D. King
Winston-Salem
Charles M. Rice
Candler
Henry Grady Miller, Jr
Hickory
Charles
Wake Forest Frat Elects Its Officers
The Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity at Wake Forest elected officers for the spring semester. John Hardaway of Greenville was chosen president, with Bill Wood of Charlotte as first vice president, Gray Roberts of Kannapolis as second vice president, Gilmer Brande of Reidstown as secretary, and Ey Lowe of Midway Park as comptroller. Don Barclay, a transfer student from Middlebury College, was welcomed into the fraternity.
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Wake Forest
Sigma Phi Epsilon Social Fraternity
John Hardaway
Greenville
Bill Wood
Charlotte
Gray Roberts
Kannapolis
Gilmer Brande
Reidsatione
Ey) Lowe
Midway Park
Don Barclay
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Middlebury College
Trolley Goes On Unscheduled Journey
Baltimore police speculated a retired motorman's impulse to drive a trolley caused the theft. Andrew Pugh left the car briefly, an informant said the trolley was stolen, and it rode along Eastern avenue hitting a red light and an automobile before the rider fled on foot in a transit uniform.
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Baltimore
Andrew Pugh
Eastern Avenue
Sechriest Named To Publications Board at U N C
Chapel Hill February 9 Stu art Sechriest assistant professor in the University Journalism department has been appointed the new faculty member of the Publication Board Chancellor Robert B House announced Prof Sechriest succeeds Prof W A Olsen of the English who whose term has ex ip The board includes four student members two faculty advisors and one permanent non voting faculty member Its function is to handle matters concerning the four student publications.
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Chapel Hill
Stuart Sechriest
Robert B. House
Chriest
W. A. Olsen
Elm Street PTA to Meet Tomorrow Night
The Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association holds a 7:30 PM meeting to honor PTA founders with past presidents attending. An informative safety and health film will be shown and parents are urged to attend the program.
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Elm Street Pta
Elm Street
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Bedford Enforces 1872 Intemperance Law With Public List
Bedford Pennsylvania police will enforce an 1872 act banning beer and liquor sales to five women and 75 men deemed of known intemperate habits. Bars display the names. violators face 25 dollar fines, 30 days in jail, or license suspension. The list will be revised every 90 days based on conduct improvement.
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Bedford
H. A. Clark
Clark
Gandhi theme at Central Christian youth service
Joseph David Boyd quoted Gandhi during a youth service at Central Christian chapel. He described Gandhi’s identification with India’s poverty and his own background as an Oxford graduate and barrister in South Africa. He noted Gandhi’s emphasis on nonviolence and universal love for Christ.
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Joseph David Boyd
Central Christian Chapel
Oxford University
South Africa
India
Christ
Spirit as Lesson Subject in Christian Science Services
Sunday services across Christian Science churches centered on Spirit with Romans 8 9 as the Golden Text. Citations from Isaiah 42 and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures emphasize Spirit as divine, eternal and the source of all existence.
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Christian Science
God
Lord
Mary Baker Eddy
Entries Pouring In For Greenville Cage Event
Greenville officials report a massive entry influx for the Southern Textile Basketball tournament, expected to draw at least 90 boys and girls teams from six states. The event runs March 3 to March 6 featuring textile plant squads in hardwood competition.
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Greenville
S. C
Truth Seekers Class Meeting on Tuesday
The Truth Seekers Class of Green Street Baptist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Dorothy Hendrix 520 Gatewood Street.
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Green Street Baptist Church
Dorothy Hendrix
Gatewood
Wake Forest College to establish 50 watt WAKE radio station
Plans for a new 50 watt station at Wake Forest College are advancing. The station, to be called WAKE, will broadcast on 580 kilocycles with Henry Randall named manager and Alva Parris as assistant manager.
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Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
WAKE
Charlotte
Henry Randall
Alva Parris
How to Treat Sleet Damage on Trees and Shrubs
Advice on pruning broken limbs after ice storms. If limbs split, prune, trim barked areas, and shape wounds to shed water. Sterilize with bichloride of mercury caution. Waterproof with commercial dressings or shellac and spar varnish. Bleeding sap is common and not fatal. Shrubs require removing broken limbs and shaping, as plants often recover.
Plane Believed Down Off Fort Fisher Near Wilmington
Planes from Pope Field will search at dawn for an army P 47 that crash landed into the sea about 18 miles off Fort Fisher. The pilot signaled he was going down while traveling from Tampa to Pope Field. No sign of the aircraft after night searches and a coast guard cutter reached the scene at midnight. The companion plane landed safely at Bluethenthal airport.
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Wilmington
Pope Field
Fort Fisher
Here
R. L. Underwood
Fayetteville
Pope
Tampa
Fla
Coast Guard
Bluetenthal
Real estate man kills club official then takes own life
Spartanburg South Carolina February 9 a coroner s jury heard that W H Alexander a local real estate man shot and killed Gordon Chastain a night club official after an argument at the P Grove club and then killed himself as his wife clung to him He drew a .32 pistol from his car and fired four times at Chastain before dying.
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Spartanburg
S.S. C
W. H. Alexander
Alexander
Gordon Chastain
P Grove Club
Here
A. H. Vassey
Chastain
Vassey
Mary Womble of Kernersville Taken by Death
Mary Womble 65 of Rt 1 Kernersville died at home Saturday after a three day illness. She was born March 23 1882 in Warren County daughter of Fletcher and Elia Nicholson Bobbitt and lived in Kernersville 24 years an active member of Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist church. Surviving husband, two sisters, five brothers, two foster daughters, three step children and one step daughter. Funeral at home 2:00 and church 2:30 Monday with Rev B A Mitchell and Elder V V Williams officiating. Pallbearers listed.
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Mary Womble
Rt. 1
Kernersville
Womble
Warren
County
Fletcher
Elia Nicholson Bobbitt
Abbotts Creek
Tom Reed
G. W. Ellington
Littleton
Willie Bobbitt
Winston-Salem
Hardy Bobbitt
Enfield
Hal
Eaton
Jesse
Ivey Womble
Kathleen Bailey
Advance
Hubert Gilmore
Dallas
Marvin Church
Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church
A. Mitchell
Elder V. V. Williard
Sanford Hayworth
Perry Hayworth
Gete Bodenheimer
Frank Bodenheimer
Chester Spurgeon
Curtis Motsinger
Blind Children Escape Death In School Fire
Blind children aged five to ten slept on the second floor of the Pittsburgh school for the blind and, in perfect drill order, filed downstairs to safety as a fire damaged a maid's room. The blaze caused about 400 dollars in damage.
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Pittsburgh
Tax refund interest criticized in Congress debate
Fresh demands arose in Congress that the government cut the interest it allows on overpaid income taxes. Refunds totaled 2.897 billion dollars for the year ended June 30. Notable recipients included Edwin W. Pauley Eddie Cantor Charles Chaplin Doris Duke and United States Steel Corporation with various refund amounts.
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Washington
Congress
Edwin W. Pauley
Eddie Cantor
Charles Chaplin
United States Steel Corporation
Treasury
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking Committee
Ean
Hoffman
R-Mich
House Expenditures Committee
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Harold Cooley
DNC
Bayard Clark
Doris Duke
Wilson Daily Times to Host Open House in Wilson
Wilson Daily Times now under Herbert D. Brauff as new management holds open house in Wilson on February 9 and 10 to unveil its new building and a 24 page press release. The eight page rotary press was installed recently. John D. Gold, who started the Daily Times at the turn of the century, remains active in the office. his daughter Elizabeth Swindell serves as business manager and NC Press Association board member.
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Gold
Wilson
The
Daily Times
Elizabeth Swindell
North Carolina Press Association
Association
Progressives Seek Ballot Access in North Carolina
The Progressive party executive committee in Greensboro announces petitions will circulate to place the party on the North Carolina ballot for next November. The group backing Henry A Wallace says top counsel has been hired and volunteers across the state are collecting the required 10 000 signatures to form a new party.
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Greensboro
Progressive Party
North Carolina
Henry A. Wallace
A Business of Your Own With Rexair Franchise
A home town business opportunity offers immediate profits selling Rexair a small home air washing system. The ad claims Rexair cleans air dust dirt, scrubs floors, humidifies and deodorizes, with a penny postcard to Rexair, Box 964 Toledo Ohio for full details as expansion starts now.
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Rexair
Toledo
Ohio
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