Four In Line To Share Millar Stork Derby Prize
In Toronto on February 12 the Ontario supreme court accepted four mothers claims as equal for the Millar Stork Derby prize about 500000 dollars. The four mothers Isabel Mary MacLean Lucy Alice Timieck Annie Smith Kathleen Ellen Nagle bore nine children between Oct 31 1926 and Millars death and will must count legitimate births. The court left open whether two other claimants can prove legitimacy to share the prize. Lily Kenny and Pauline Mae Clarke were not included. Clarke argues eight nine children but legitimacy disputed due to separation and paternity questions.
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Toronto
W. F. Middleton
Ontario Supreme Court
Lily Kenny
Pauline Mae Clarke
Ontario
Justice Middleton
Isabel Mary MacLean
Lucy Alice. Timieck
Annie Smith
Kathleen Ellen Nagle
Charles Vance Millar
Millar
Supreme Court
Clarke
Self Destructive Power and Political Drift Warned in Editorial
A writer warns that greed and power corrupt public life, using a snake metaphor and references to Walter Lambeth and Cicero Hammer. He recalls early political shifts, Lambeth's Senate stance, and moral cautions about Sabbath observances and public entertainment.
Rebels gain in swift attacks at Spanish frontier
At Hendaye France on February 12 insurgents north of Teruel dug in along the Alfambra River with cavalry patrols pushing east from newly conquered ground. Franco moved motorized units close behind. Government said three mines damaged insurgent lines in Madrid killing 200 soldiers.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel
Alfambra
Francisco Franco
University City
Madrid
Hospitals Face Losses In Nonprofit Sector Study Says
A Public Health Service study cited by W R Peters shows nonprofit hospitals average 1160 dollars per bed in income and 966 dollars per thousand of expenses. It notes a 34 dollar per thousand expense loss and reports church and nonprofit groups absorb losses while endowment only hints at broader philanthropy.
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U. S. Public Health Service
W. R. Peters
Guilford General Hospital
Rorm
Argely A
Nonit
Mars Has Two Close Yet Small Moons Compared To Earth
Mars hosts two satellites that orbit far closer to the planet than Earth's moon but they are negligible in size and brightness compared with the Moon.
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Mars
Earth
Hospital Overload and Wholesale Insurance Debate
The piece argues that hospitals nationwide are full while hospital insurance has been bulk sold, likening it to reinsurance. It questions paying for insurance that offers little benefit, suggesting policyholders might use hospitals for minor illnesses to maximize value. It also notes Max Gardner, a North Carolina figure, linked to a presidential bid for the New York Stock Exchange.
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Max Gardner
North Carolina
New York Stock Exchange
William J Egan to visit High Point Moose Lodge Tuesday
William J Egan assistant attorney general of New Jersey and Loyal Order of Moose supreme dictator will speak at the High Point Moose Lodge Tuesday at 7 30 PM The Galax Virginia degree team will perform an initiation ceremony and the Galax lodge orchestra will provide music Egan was born in Lambertville New Jersey on June 8 1888 and rose from Newark city clerk to supreme Moose official He has strong ties in Newark and New Jersey fraternal and civic groups and is married with three sons and a daughter.
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William J. Egan
New Jersey
The
Loyal Order of Moose
High Point Lodge of Moose
Egan
Galax
Galax Lodge
Lambertville
N. J
Delaware River
Newark
St. John's
Riders College
Trenton
New Jersey Law School
New Jersey State Bar
Newark Lodge
Lodge
Great North Moose of
New Jersey Legion
New Jersey State Moose Association
Supreme Lodge
Judiciary Committee
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Eagles
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Club
Essex Club
Newark Athletic Club
Downtown Club
Mr. Egan
House Subcommittee OKs 250 Million for Relief
President Roosevelt seeks 250 million dollars to provide immediate work relief for about 950,000 recession victims. The House Appropriations subcommittee approved the request without cuts, party-line vote, and will forward it to the full committee for Monday consideration and likely House debate early next week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Appropriations
Taylor
D-Cole
House
Cannon Heirs Plane Crashes Near Snellings Farm
The airplane of J. W. Cannon, third part heir to the Cannon textile estate, crashed near Snellings, five miles from Barnwell, on February 12. Details are scarce as investigation continues into the wreck and potential casualties.
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Barnwell
J. W. Cannon
Cannon
Snellings
Politeness 18 Aims State Hospitality Drive
Raleigh February 12 42 Gov ernor s hospitality committees set up in 62 of North Carolina s 100 counties Executive secretary T E Rickard reported County teams have urged polite police and filling station staff brush up on state history launched an educational program to impress on hotel and restaurant workers the value of courtesy and hospitality More than 1000 members joined to promote local offerings to tourists and homeseekers.
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Raleigh
T. EB. Rickard
Central Committee
North Carolina
Dr Victor Heiser to Lecture at Duke Monday Night
Dr Victor Heiser, noted American physician with the Rockefeller Foundation, will lecture at Duke University on Monday night. Heiser, author of An American Doctor's Odyssey, has traveled worldwide promoting public health.
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Victor Heiser
Rockefeller Foundation
Duke University
Plane crash injures Cannon family heir in Florida
The injured man resided in Aiken and Orlando Florida and was alone in the plane when it crashed in a field. He suffered an acute brain concussion a fractured leg a broken arm and knee cap lacerations and severe bruises. He is the son of the late Ross Cannon of York D C and the grandson of J W Cannon the Cannon Mills Co founder.
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Cannon
Aiken
Orlando
Fla
Young Cannon
Ross Cannon
York
D. C
J. W. Cannon
Cannon Mills Co
Diphtheria Cases Concentrate in Young Children
More than 80 percent of the 100000 annual diphtheria cases in the United States occur among children aged one to five years.
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United States
Laughs and Sighs For Valentine Day
NEA Service notes a shift toward modern Valentine cards in 1938 with sentimental yet up to date designs. Motifs include blue or pale roses and yellows, metallic outlines, satin, velvet, or mesh, plus playful images like a Jack in the Box thermometer and various animals. Puns appear on cards as humorous wordplay.
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NEA
America
Hindus to Speak at High Point College Friday
Maurice Hindus to deliver the second lecture in a local college series at Roberts Hall High Point College on Friday evening. Born in Russia he has visited thirteen times since the revolution and spends summers there collecting material on Soviet life. Hindus is a forceful speaker praised for nonpropagandistic presentations of modern Russia.
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Town Hall
New York City
Maurice Hindus
Russia
Roberts Hall
High Point College
Joseph Stalin
Hindus
Woman's College
Greensboro
England
Louis Untermeyer
Carl Sandburg
Virginia Yarborough and Faison Adams wed in York
Surprise marriage announced for October 17, 1937 in York Washington DC with couple, families, and local connections. Mrs. Adams daughter of Charles F. Yarborough of Lexington and graduate of the local high school. Adams son of A. D. Adams of Dunn. Both linked to McLellan stores in Lexington. Community notes include Woman's Missionary Society activities at First M E church with plan for a baby division and radio program discussions.
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Lexington
Virginia Yarborough
Faison Adams
York
D. C
Adams
Charles F. Yarborough
McLellans
A. D. Adams
Dunn
McLellan
Woman's Missionary Society of the First
M. E. Church
A. E. Brannock
W. H. Phillips
W. F. Sparger
Steve Thomas
Daisy Ford
Loyal Workers Meet at First M B Church
The Loyal Workers class held Monday evening at Mrs. Ella Kirk home with Mrs. Fred Disher as joint hostess. Mrs. Roy Walker presided as roll call and minutes were read. Members pledged aid for an ill colleague. A Tacky Hat social featured hat purchases and a parade with judges Mrs. J T Jackson Mrs. Edgar Lopp and Miss Roxie Sheets awarding prizes. Hostesses served coffee cake and sandwiches.
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M. B. Church
Ella Kirk
Fred Disher
Roy Walker
John Craver
Joe Holman
Debating Sabbath Observance and Joshua Long Day
Letter writers in High Point discuss Seventh day Adventists and Sabbath timing. One author argues Sunday, not Saturday, aligns with creation and Jesus rising, citing Joshua’s long day and astronomical considerations. A second letter favors Durham Chapel Hill area for a new veterans hospital, citing climate, central NC location, Duke endowment, and access to specialists.
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Christ
Washington, D. C
Jesus
God
Joshua
Ahaz
Totten
High Point
the Enterprise
Veterans Hospital
North Lina
Durham
Rockingham
Fiville
Kinston
Goldsboro
Mount
Wilmington
North Carolina
Asheboro
Medici North Carolina
O Counties
Veterans of
Southlina
Virginia
Sta
Chapel Hill
Marijuana experts defend girl bandit slayer in court
Testimony explored marijuana effects on the defendant identified as Bunny. Dr. Munch supported delirious actions from the drug saying it had a cumulative effect. Rutgers official Schicks testified marijuana is a deliriant that upsets the brain. Evidence attempts for marijuana cigarettes failed as three buys in Newark’s business district were not admitted.
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Bunny
McLaughlin
Sob
Munch
George C. Schicks
Rutgers College of Pharmacy
Japanese Push In China Signals Broader Front
Chinese dispatches report Japanese forces advancing from the north and west into central China, aiming at key routes along the Hwai river and Lunghai rail corridor. Battles near Pengpu and Such junction point of the Lunghai railways mark intensified pressure as Japan seeks to cut communication lines toward Sunghai and Peiping-Hankow.
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Pag Diers
Tientsin-Pi
Peiping-Hanken
China
Russia
Sunghai Railway Zone
Japan
Central Defense
Yangtzeny
Nanlo
Earl
Puyang
Sunghai Line
Unin
Ero
Hwai
Pei
Lunghai
Japa
Pengpu
Hsinmachiao
Kow
Hwai River
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L. J. Bgan
Allen Knight Chalmers
Broadway Tabernacle Church
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J. W. Cannon, III
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