West Virginia and North Carolina politics and roads
A reflective piece discusses West Virginia pride and Charleston’s Kanawha region, questions about Capitol records, and critiques of North Carolina state offices. The author argues for modern, efficient capitol buildings, criticizes highway fund diversions, and urges tax money to stay with motorists and local needs.
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Trade Agreement Will Be Sought
President Manuel Quezon said the Philippines would prefer to trade with the United States if a reciprocal agreement allows certain Philippine products entry inside the U S tariff wall. He spoke on arrival at San Pedro and will confer with President Roosevelt in Washington on trade and military matters.
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United States
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Islands
Quezon
Washington
Roosevelt
Mrs. Stella V. Dunn Dies in Durham Age 52
Mrs Stella Virginia Dunn 52 wife of R C Dunn of Enfield and former Grand Master of the North Carolina Masons and former potentate of Sudan Shrine died in a Durham hospital after over a month illness.
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R. ©. Dunn
Durham
Stella Virginia Dunn
R. C. Dunn
Enfield
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North Carolina Masons
Sudan Temple
Have-A-Heart Campaign Push Near Goal for Lunch Program
The Have-A-Heart drive reports Friday proceeds and will update Wednesday as organizers seek to raise additional funds to reach the $2,000 needed to fund hot lunches for 430 underprivileged students. Donors include North Carolina Theatres Inc, Rotary Club, Dora Andrews, and Herman Cone, with the drive extending through Tuesday in 14 city schools.
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T. Wingate Andrews
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
Rotary Club
Andrews
Dora Andrews
Dr. Andrews
Herman Cone
Greensboro
City to seek reimbursement for tax losses on federal land site
A Treasury procurement division report to Congress will outline how cities may be compensated for tax revenue losses from federal land acquisitions, starting with High Point's post office site. The plan covers other federal properties and may favor direct payments to local governments, with a presidential committee coordinating recommendations.
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Paul May
Washington
High Point
Congress
Procurement Division of
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Treasury
Treasury Department
Daniel Bell
Budget Bureau
Homer Cummings
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Flood Waters Near Gulf Reach Mississippi Delta
Sluggish river waters press toward the Gulf with sand boils opening earthen banks beneath levees. Engineers rushed sandbags to seal 35 boils between New Orleans and Vicksburg while levees were raised behind New Orleans to guard against a spillway rise. River observers say New Orleans is safe and forecast an orderly descent through the lower river.
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Mississippi
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U. S
Vicksburg
Lake Ponchartrain
W. F. McDonald
Mrs. S. E. McGhan Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. S. E. McGhan, 81, died at her daughter’s home in High Point after an extended illness. She was a native of Davie county and is survived by daughter Mrs. Fritz and three grandchildren John C. Fritz in the Army, Harry Fritz, and Mrs. T. H. Connor of Sanford, plus three great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2:30 Monday with interment in Oakwood cemetery.
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Thomasville
E. McGhan
John Fritz
High Point
Oakwood Cemetery
Negress Slashed In Midnight Affray
Ethel Crawford, a Black woman, was slashed across the abdomen by an unidentified assailant near midnight. She was taken to Burrus Memorial Hospital around 1:30 this morning by Sechrest's ambulance and later dismissed after treatment.
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Ethel Crawford
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sechrest
Royal Babe Baptized Amid Amnesties in Naples
Baby Prince Vittorio Emanuele received a preliminary baptism in Naples as Italy braces for potential future rule and an Ethiopian empire link. News of a royal amnesty grants spreads through prisons and political prisoners learn of the king's clemency.
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Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
Ethiopia
Sheriff Theorizes Murder Robbery Arson in Camp Blaze
Brunswick Ga Feb 13 Sheriff A 8 8 Poppell proposed a theory of murder robbery and arson in the death of R L Dean owner and Mrs E T Muse employee found in the charred ruins of a filling station and residence at a tourist camp north of Darien. Sergt Jimmie Bisson said he was asked by McIntosh county authorities to take fingerprints from two young men seen near a cabin before the blaze was found about 2 A M.
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Brunswick
Poppell
Darien
Brunswick News
R. L. Dean
E. T. Muse
Jimmie Bisson
Kentucky Police Department
McIntosh County
Edward to Stay Out of England for Three Years
London reports that Edward Duke of Windsor will not return to England for at least three years. The Princess Royal wept at Vienna as she prepared to relay plans to Queen Mary and the king’s brothers, including his intended marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson following divorce.
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London
Edward
Duke of Windsor
England
Princess Royal
Countess of Harewood
Vienna
Mary
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Hoey To Attend Farley Dinner
Governor Clyde R. Hoey and Senators Josiah W. Bailey and Robert R. Reynolds will attend a testimonial dinner for Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley. The list also names Rep. Frank Hancock of Oxford and J. Walter Lambeth of Thomasville, O. Max Gardner, Frank R. McNinch, and Cameron Morrison.
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Washington
Clyde R. Hoey
Josiah W. Bailey
Robert R. Reynolds
James A. Farley
Frank Hancock
Oxford
J. Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
Max Gardner
Frank R. McNinch
Charlotte
Federal Power Commission
Cameron Morrison
Anti-diversionists win big in North Carolina budget fight
Raleigh dispatch reports the House accepts Rep. Clarence Stone's substitute amending the revenue bill to block highway fund diversions to the general fund until all general fund revenues are exhausted. The move, praised by Rep. Don C. Johnston and Governor Clyde R. Hoey, signals strong legislative stand against highway fund diversion.
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Raleigh
Victor
Bryant
House Finance Committee
Clarence Stone
Rockingham County
House
Don C. Johnston
Iredell
House Committee On Roads
Johnston
Highway Fund
Clyde R. Hoey
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
General Assembly
R Waynick
Schools to Equip 7000+ With Exhibition Devices
Authorities announce about 7000 schools will receive devices for exhibition lessons. The rollout aims to equip one to seven thousand campuses within the coming years.
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