Republicans Pin 1940 Hope On Lincoln Birthday Dinners
Republican speakers at Lincoln Birthday dinners denounced the current New Deal as broken and urged returning the GOP to power in 1940. They condemned domestic and foreign policy, urged greater defense spending, and called for executive change while cautioning against unwise internationalism.
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Lincoln
New York City
Herbert Hoover
John Hamilton
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Akron
Ohio
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Bridges
New Deal
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusett
Boston
Lodge
Senate
Massachusetts
United States Army
Secretary of the Treasury
Gable Lombard Scenes Highlight Hard Times in Hollywood
Hollywood chatter notes a cinema slump with 80 cheap features cut from schedules. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard plan a serious romantic scene on March 17 before a preacher as Metro reels from financial strain and Hedy Lamarr juggles publicity.
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NEA Service
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Ballyhoo
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy
Sister of Mrs Shelton Dies in Red Springs
Mrs. Ruria Shelton of Cloverdale School faculty learns of her sister Mrs. Margaret McPhaul's death in Red Springs. She is accompanied by niece Miss Lucy Biggs from Burrus Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 3 o'clock this afternoon.
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Ruria Shelton
Cloverdale School
Margaret McPhaul
Red Springs
Shelton
Lucy Biggs
Burrus Memorial Hospital
McPhaul
Automobile Stolen From High Point Resident
J. F. Overby of High Point reported last night that his 1935-model Ford toadh was stolen from near 204 Russell Street around 6:15. The vehicle valued at $200 had keys left inside. Police notified the state highway patrol and nearby city authorities.
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J. F. Overby
High Point
Route 1
Russell Street
State
Winchell notes sparkle of Burke and Benny in radio satire
Walter Winchell critiques modern radio acts and stars like Billie Burke Jack Benny and Fanny Brice. The Times and Herald Tribune spirit rag on newspapers and politics highlighting clashes over culture and world events. The piece blends criticism with literary asides on Broadway figures and shows.
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Jack Benny
Rochester
Fanny Brice
Building Value At Low Point For Week
Building permit values fell to a yearly low as only 10 permits were issued totaling about 1 860 dollars. The list includes new residences, garages and reroofs for residents and a church repair project with amounts ranging from 25 to 500 dollars.
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F. J. Alexander
Grover Street
Harrison and
Hoskins
A. G. Carson
Spring Street
Spring
Vail
Myrtle Vaughn
Cc. O. Blake
Smithdeal Realty Company
Kennedy Street
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Willowbrook Street
Brooks Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Fairview Street
N. C. Gupton
Pine Street
A. W. Hedrick
Adams Street
C. Harvey
Forrest Avenue
J. E. Wagner
West Broad Street
Manufacturers Call Shared Blame for Economic Slumps
The National Association of Manufacturers released a large study blaming government policy, business, and labor for slow recovery from 1932 to 1937 and the 1937-38 slump. The 18 month survey involved 62 business leaders and economists and previews essential conditions for lasting prosperity after recovery. It notes 1937 armaments costs impacted the global economy, totaling 4,285,714,000 in 1914 terms.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Bouncers and Buzzers Across Nightlife Lore
Russell Birdwell once served as the wind behind Gone with the Wind and now presides over press matters in his own paper. An anonymous note in Everybody's Digest warns that buzzing duties can harm health by keeping executives from proper exercise.
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Russell Birdwell
Scarlett
Everybody's Digest
Teachers press for restoration of pre low mood salaries in North Carolina
About 300 members of the State Classroom Teachers Association met in Raleigh to press for restoring salaries to pre downturn levels. They urged a second hearing before the Joint Appropriations Committee as 62 teachers appealed to Governor Hoey for support amid a $241,303 cut from the 1939 41 school budget. The governor signaled sympathy but warned of limited funds. Also in the legislature, Mull Cleveland presented five slum clearance bills allowing demolition of substandard dwellings and guiding local housing actions.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Classroom Teachers Association
Joint Appropriations Committee
Hoey
Agnes McDonald
Greensboro
General Assembly
Mull Cleveland
College Experts Quantify Labor for Crop Acreage
State College specialists say feeding cultivating harvesting and marketing one acre of corn requires 460 hours while cotton needs 110 hours. The finding highlights labor intensity differences across crops and informs farming efficiency comparisons.
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State College
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