Retirement bill would allow judges to retire at full pay
A Senate judiciary subcommittee endorsed Sumners retirement proposal letting judges retire at full pay upon age 70 as part of court reform. Debate split Democrats with talk of postponing to 75. Alda suggested raising age. If approved, the measure would advance to the full committee and then the Senate and House for action with an estimated yearly cost of 000.
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Alda
Sen
Sumners
House
I C C to probe Southern freight rate classes nationwide
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a full six class rate investigation across the South after petitions from Southern shippers claiming rates are about 28 percent higher than in other regions. Hearings will run for months across the territory from Norfolk to Cairo with hearings at multiple sites.
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High Point
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Eee
Southern
South
Washington
The
Virginia Railway
Norfolk, Va
Kenova
W. Va
Ohio River
Cairo
Mississippi River
Seven Prisoners Escape Caldonia Farm And Car Thefts
A mass manhunt tense city law enforcement as seven prisoners escaped Caldonia prison farm after abducting staff and cutting wires. An abandoned cream Ford V eight with mud, bearing 457 700, was found two and a half miles from the city. A second car was reported stolen from Willowbrook Street. Names include Clyde York A W Petit C C Yeager Ralph Page William Payne Bert Smith and J W Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Asheboro
Leo Briles
Robert Cox
C. C. Robbins
Caldonia Prison Farm
Shields
Clyde York
Mt. Airy
A. W. Petit
Charleston
CC. Frederick Yeager
Norfolk
Ralph Page
Drexel
William Payne
High Pont
Beert & Smith
Goldsboro
J. W. Turner
Marion
A. & Newsome
Thurston Street
Alderman
Willowbrook Street
Irvin Aims to Arrest Suspect in Brannock Murder Case
Walter M. Irvin, Alleghany County sheriff, says a fourth man has been arrested in the Ellen Brannock case and suspects more ties remain. The body of 15 year old Ellen Brannock was found near the Dividing School in Northboro with clothes disturbed and evidence of dragging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Irvin
Elva Brannock
Galax
Arta
Gaunt
W.M. Irvin
Alle County
Rareny
Ellen Brannock
Here
Rom Jennings
Northboro
Assistrvnn
Firemen Injured In Collapse At Flood City
In IUCAH Kentucky on February 16 firemen were injured when a collapse struck a flood district, gutting a service garage and damaging another. Injured are Wade Memphis, Walter Heck, Dale White, and Pryor, all named from Paducah. details incomplete.
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Iucah
Wade Memphis
Walter Heck
Dale White
Pryor
Paducah
Mill earnings at Mooreville Cotton Mills revealed
John F. Matheson reported to stockholders that Mooresville Cotton Mills had net earnings last year. The company employs over 2,000 workers with an estimated weekly payroll of about $20,000.
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Resville
John F. Matheson
Mooresville Cotton Mills
Dr Blackard to Attend World Church Meeting in Scotland
Dr Embree H Blackard Wesley Memorial Methodist church pastor receives two months vacation leave to attend the World Conference on Faith and Order in Edinburgh Scotland August 3 18 He was appointed by the College of Bishops as a delegate and travels with a Dallas led church party including bishops Kern Cannon and others Mrs Blackard will accompany him on the Hamburg American Line cruise to North Cape starting June 30 from New York documenting the publicized delegation and invitation.
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Embree H. Blackard
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Southern Methodist’ Church
Edinburgh
Scotland
Blackard
College of Bishops
John Moore
Dallas
Texas
Paul Kern
James Cannon
C. Selecman
Southern Methodist University
Umphrey Lee
School of Religion
Vanderbilt University
W. T. Watkins
Emory University
G. Ray Jordan
Centenary Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
Walter Ward
North Cape
New York
Warren seeks air station along Northeastern coast
Representative Lindsay C. Warren said a new coast guard aviation station between Cape May and Charleston would be authorized if a new public works list is submitted to Congress. He would seek establishment of the station somewhere along the northeastern coast of North Carolina if funds come from other sources.
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Washington
Lindsay C. Warren
Coast Guard
Cape May
N. Joe
Charleston
D. C
Congress
Warren
North Carolina
Anglo transatlantic air mail planned this year
Monroe Johnson, assistant of commerce, forecasts an Anglo agreement for trans air mail and passenger service within two governments. Postal service aims for four weekly round trips starting with mail about November. passengers to follow next year. Termini may be New York to Southampton in good weather. Winter bases could be New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, or Charleston.
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Shington
Monroe Johnson
Commerce
Transair
John
Post Office Department
Congress
Johnson
New York
Southampton
England
Baltimore
Norfolk
Charleston
D. C
Jim Praised by Roosevelt at Mayflower Dinner
President Roosevelt lauded James A Farley before about 1700 attendees at a Mayflower Hotel dinner. The event served as a bipartisan tribute with Farley receiving a notable kiss and a reminder of his rising profile amid 1940 nomination talk and ongoing judiciary program debates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Mayflower
Jim
Navy Officer's Wife Recalls Assault in Honolulu
Mrs. Nett Copping, wife of a submarine commander, testified she was dragged from a hotel cottage into a garage and attacked by a white American after a party with sailors. Doctors found no definite evidence of assault, police questioned her through the night as a third exam was ordered to check throat bruises and other injuries.
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Honolulu
Massie
Navy
Mra Mnett
Copping
Henry M. Akina
Gabrieleon
Thalie Massie
Robber Takes Cab and Cash Near Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount NC Feb 10 local tax driver W L Harthcock said a white man of good appearance hired his taxi on the Nashville highway near Easonburg robbed him of the cab and some cash. The robber drove toward the city and dumped Harthcock near the Country Club then headed toward Red Oak in Nash County. Police doubt the claim the robber was one of seven Caledonia prison farm escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
W. L. Harthcock
Nashville
Easonburg
Country Club
Red Oak
Nash County
Harthcock
Coroner rules Turner death from crash unavoidable
A coroner's jury in Reidsville found the automobile accident death of Guy T. Turner last week unavoidable after his car collided with a truck driven by A. J. Burke of Franklinville.
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Reidsville
Guy T. Turner
A. J. Burke
Franklinville
Local option debate starts in Raleigh
The senate debated a state wide referendum on county liquor stores while house control sent old age assistance and child aid bills to the appro committee. A bill to raise the minimum marriage age to 18 with parental consent for 16 17 was introduced. current rules allow 14 with consent and 16 without. Senator Martin of Davidson offered the liquor referendum measure with debate limited to three hours. Taylor of Anson argued for broad public rights.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Martin
Davidson
Taylor
Anson
North Carolina
Norfolk curate to serve as chaplain at royal coronation
The Rev James Dewolf Perry Jr curate of Christ and St Luke's Episcopal church said he accepted an invitation from the Archbishop of York to be one of two chaplains at King George VI coronation ceremonies in May. He will sail from New York on April 20.
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Norfolk
James Dewolf Perry, Jr
Luke's Episcopal Church
York
George VI of England
Perry
New York
Reynolds to Address Meet in Charlotte
Charlotte February 16 Dr D W Daniel of Clemson College will address the annual convention of the second region of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce in Charlotte on March 5 6 J S Smith general chairman said The program already includes U S Senator Robert R Reynolds and Walter E B Holman national president of the J C C who will speak
Divorcee Found Shot In Baltimore Home
Mrs Leonora M Veil 37 year old divorcee was found mortally wounded in her Baltimore home with a dead man across her body identified as William Henry Armstrong about 50 father of four. Police said the shooting occurred about 1030 last night after a mysterious phone summons.
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Baltimore
Leonora M. Veil
William Henry Armstrong
Harry Miller
Orville Cook
George Dixon
Mrs. Weil
Armstrong
Farm tenancy action urged by Roosevelt
President asks Congress for urgent measures to aid small American farms and to curb land speculation. A special committee on farm tenancy recommends cooperative efforts across federal state and local governments plus a windfall tax and new farm security entities.
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Washington
Congress
Farm Security Administration
Farm Security Corporation
Merle C. Hale
General Motors Corporation
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
United Automobile Workers
Hugh &. Johnson
NRA
William Green
United Mine Workers
Johan L. Lewis
Strike Talks Groundwork for GM UAW Bargaining
Detroit February 16 conferees from General Motors and the United Automobile Workers spent two hours laying groundwork for negotiations to resolve points in the recent automotive strikes. They planned the first talks on machinery setup for handling grievances and cited possible actions on dismissals of injunctions against sit down strikers. William Knudsen of GM said a preliminary survey of Homer Martin’s demands was reviewed as daily meetings were arranged at 10 A M and 2 30 P M EST with three officials from each side.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
William 8. Knudsen
Homer Martin
Three Men Die In Boiler Explosion Near Advance
Three men Wiley Potte 40 Isem Potts 17 and Walter Jarvis 24 were killed when a traction engine boiler exploded at the Potts home near Advance in Davie county. O D Zimmerman was injured but expected to recover. Bodies were scattered over a wide area.
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Winston-Salem
Advance
Davie County
Wiley Potte
Isem Potts
Walter Jarvis
O. D. Zimmerman
KB. J. Potts
Poultry School To Aid Farmers In Nearby Counties
Durham county farm agent W B Pace announced a one day poultry school will be held Thursday by State College Extension service agents. The event will serve agents and poultrymen from Alamance Caswell Orange Chatham Wake Vance Franklin Gran d Person and Durham counties.
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Durham
W. B. Pace
Durham County
State College Extension Service
Alamance
Caswell
Orange
Chatham
Wake, Vance, Franklin
Grand Person
Durham Counties
Proposals 10 Isolate War Offered by Hands Off Spain Panel
The international hands off Spain committee recommends three measures to shield Europe from the Spanish Civil War. Ban voluntary aid to both Spanish factions, halt shipments of men and guns to Spain by February 20, and launch a supervisory plan by March 6. A naval cordon and 1,000 neutral observers would patrol frontiers with member states sharing a projected $2 million cost.
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Associated Press
Spain
Europe
Portugal
Germany
Italy
France
Great Britain
Russia
Johnston Pushes Southeast 40-Hour Week Effort
Governor Olin Johnson said he will ask North Carolina and Georgia governors to back a 40 hour work week in textile mills of the southeast. He will also continue support in South Carolina and plans to write to Governors Hoey and Rivers to gauge sentiment. The aim is a regional joint move while legislatures are in session.
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Columbia
8. C
Olin Johnson
North Carolina
Georgia
Johnston
South Carolina
Clyde Hoey
EB. D. Rivers
Escaped men decide against killing hostages in NC escape
Goldsboro reports that seven escapees from Caledonia prison farm debated harming Captain Hinton and hostages near Vee, but Robert Smith urged mercy. Bill Payne, seen as a leader, dissented over taking the captain’s watch, deciding it should stay with the captain.
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Goldsboro
John Hinnant
Princeton
J L. D. Hinton
Caledonia
North Carolina
Robert 8. Smith
Hinton
Hinnant
Smith
Vees
Bill Payne
Mississippi flood crest enters care of refugees at Vicksburg
Official assurances from army engineers said the Mississippi river flood crest would pass safely to the gulf. Major Ray G. Moses of the river commission told residents there was no grounds for fear after battles to divert Ohio flood waters. Nearly 3,000 refugees were housed as crest neared and Yazoo backwaters scoured new areas. Sand boils appeared but were controlled.
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Vicksburg
Mias
Army Engineers
Mississippi River
Gulf
Ray
G. Moses
Mississippi River Commission
Tower
Mississippi
Yazoo River
Louisiana
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Norma Walker
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