Democratic Senators Hope Roosevelt Seeks Party Harmony
Democratic senators fear a 1940 split and urge President Roosevelt to pursue party unity on his return from the Caribbean. Senator Brown notes middle-of-the-road Democrats want harmony and a solidified party for the 1940 campaign. A senior Democrat suggests the White House initiate talks with opposing senators to heal wounds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Brown
D-Mich
White House
M. L. Patrick Named Governor of NC District 1 Exchange Club
M L Patrick of this city was appointed governor for district No 1 Western North Carolina of the National Exchange Clubs by Dr W J Eiferts national president with notification from Harold M Harter national secretary. He succeeds Dr Philip Melvin of Winston-Salem. The appointment runs through January 1940.
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M. L. Patrick
North Carolina
National Exchange Clubs
Patrick
W. J. Eiferts
Harold M. Harter
Toledo
Phillip Melvin
Winston-Salem
State Board of Control
Local Exchange Club
Opposition at Senate Overcourt Plan and Keenan Resigns
Senators debate the court reorganization bill as Wheeler and others oppose the plan while Wheeler votes for the WPA. Joseph B. Keenan resigns as assistant to the attorney general, signaling a shift in Capitol power amid Roosevelt’s Caribbean trip and likely posttrip stance on opposition senators.
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Senator Wheeler
D-Mont
L Wheeler
Roosevelt
Hasson
White House
Congress
Joseph B. Keenan
Capitol
Ohio
New York
Keenan
Caribbean
Pension Chief Advocates 200 Dollar Monthly Old Age Pension
Dr. F. E. Townsend told the House Ways and Means Committee that a 200 dollar monthly pension is necessary and far from high, arguing families cannot live on 100 and a 40 dollar standard is insufficient. He predicted rising standards and praised his plan funded by a 2 percent tax, aiming to redirect profits back to origin and transform society.
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Washington
F. E. Townsend
House
Ways and Means
Townsend
Congress
Townsend A
Jamestown M E Church Men to Meet for Get Together and Business
The Men's Bible Class of Jamestown Methodist Episcopal church will gather with E Swanson on Friday evening at 7 45 February 17 for a combined social and business meeting.
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Jamestown Methodist Episcopal Church
E. Swanson
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths Reported in North Carolina
Raleigh reports February influenza deaths totaling 53, down from 94 in January. January pneumonia deaths were 315, compared with 404 for January 1938.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Jersey cattle club to hold annual meeting in Gastonia
The North Carolina Jersey cattle club will meet in Gastonia next Wednesday. Cr G Cushman head of dairy extension in South Carolina will be among the speakers.
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Cattle Club
Gastonia
North Carolina
Paris Court Finds No Mystery in Sedoff Death
A Paris court ruled there were no mysterious circumstances in the death of Leon Sedoff son of Leon Trotsky last year. An autopsy showed poison was not involved and death on February 16 1938 resulted from intestinal perforations leading to peritonitis.
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Paris
Leon Sedoff
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Sedoff
Cities seek air mail line Norfolk to Knoxville
L H Duncan secretary of an association of cities said the brief outlining the need for an air mail route from Norfolk Virginia to Knoxville Tennessee has been completed. It will be presented to the post office department and the civil aeronautics authority for consideration.
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Raleigh
L H. Duncan
Norfolk
Knoxville
Tenn
Post Office Department
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Brandeis Retires as Court Justice Amid Talks of Replacements
The article notes Justice Louis D. Brandeis's retirement and reports on possible nominees. Senators King Utah Burke Neb and others back Harold M Stephens of Utah, a current DC Court of Appeals judge, while Norris Ind Neb and others favor Sam G Bratton of New Mexico. House leaders worry over party rifts.
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Utah
Burke
D-Neb
Harold M. Stephens
Stephens
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Senate
Norris
Sam G. Bratton
New Mexico
Rep. Smith
D-Wash
Justice Department
Schwellenbach
House
Sleuth from Fiction Puzzle Clues and Answers
A compiled set of crossword like clues and answers featuring a fictional detective hero and related terms. It includes references to opera melodies possessives disguises and various wordplay prompts with entries on concealment powers and related character notes.
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Mostly cloudy with possible light showers in North Carolina. Warmer tonight and Saturday, unsettled in the coast and mountains. In South Carolina, increasing warmth tonight, unsettled Saturday with coastal influence. Winds shifting from south to southwest in the north and moderate east in the south, overcast tonight and Saturday with possible rain in extreme south.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Georgia lawmakers weigh curbing architectural fees
Atlanta February 17 A confrontation between state representative Delacey Allen and L W Robert head of an Atlanta contracting firm over a six percent fee from the state prompted a move to cap such fees at three percent in the Georgia legislature. Robert has filed a $50000 slander suit after Allen accused the Democrat National Committee official of being a political architect and of stealing taxpayers money on a state insane hospital contract. Allen spoke in the House as floor immunity was cited.
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Atlanta
L. W. Robert
Democratic National Committee
Robert
Georgia
Delacey Allen
Allen
House of Representatives
Truck Crash Fire Kills Two Men on Fayetteville Road
W G Gordy of Laurel Delaware was burned to death and Charles Larimare, Bethel Delaware, was critically burned when their Southbound truck overturned on a bridge near the Cumberland Hoke county line. Larimare was hospitalized in Fayetteville with serious injuries.
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Fayetteville
W. G. Gordy
Laurel
Del
Charles Larimare
Bethel
Fayetteville-Raeford
Larimare
Cumberland-Hoke
Roosevelt off for ocean trip to the south
President Roosevelt travels by special train from Washington to Key West to witness a major peacetime naval concentration testing Easter defenses of the canal lifeline. He will transfer to the destroyer Warrington off Key West and then to the cruiser Houston for a ten day Caribbean voyage.
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D. Harold Oliver
Roosevelt
Key West
Fla
Panama Canal
Washington
Goodby
Morgenthau
Joseph B. Kennan
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Warrington
Houston
Caribbean
Ey Canal
Kennedys anxious over son in besieged Madrid
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy awaits word from Joseph Kennedy Jr. in Madrid where insurgent bombardment ended as he reached the U S embassy. War censorship and damaged communications delayed news. the envoy said his son left London Saturday and is simply looking around.
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London
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
Court of St. James's
Joseph, Jr
Madrid
Valencia
Kennedy
Conference on maternal care held in Raleigh
Dr C Thomas Whitten and Dr Mauriy B Davis attended a statewide conference in Raleigh on improving care for mothers and babies. The event opened by Governor Clyde Hoey featured talks by Dr Carl V Reynolds and others, noting half of U S childbirth deaths are preventable with prenatal care and highlighting North Carolina clinics run by the City Health Department for the financially needy.
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C. Thomas Whitten
Mauriy B. Davis
Raleigh
National Council For Mothers and Babies
North Carolina
Birthday gathering honors Miss Leola Torrence on Hoover Street
Harvey Harris hosted a Monday evening birthday salute for Miss Leola Torrence at his sister's Hoover Street home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Carson Alston Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sykes Miss Ella Mae Sherrill Miss Willie Louise Hines Miss Margaret Mathins Mrs. Christine Moser Mrs. Maggie Dyer Edward Torrence Mathew Alston Donald Whitaker and Russell Dunlap.
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Leola Torrence
Harvey Harris
Hoover Street
Carson Alston
Tom Sykes
Ella Mae Sherrill
Willie Louise Hines
Margaret Mathins
Christine Moser
Maggie Dyer
Edward Torrence
Mathew Alston
Donald Whitaker
Russell Dunlap
Illness Grips Two Local Residents
Friends of Peter Graves of North Hamilton street extension report he is ill at his home. Leonard Gripper is ill at his home on Hilltop street.
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Peter Graves
Hamilton Street
Leonard Gripper
Hilltop Street
Willing Workers Bow Party at Willing Memorial Church
The Willing Workers club of the Women's Memorial A M E church sponsors a bow party at the parsonage on Eccles street this evening at 8 o'clock. Girl Scout Troop 13 entertained at William Penn high school in the Girl Scout room Tuesday evening. Officers include Mrs. E P Wilson captain Miss Evelyn DeBerry and Mrs G L Starks lieutenants with troop committee members Mrs Csance Yong Mrs A M Greenwood Mrs C E Yokely Mrs C R De Berry and Mrs Andrew Corbett.
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Willing Wetkins Club of Women’s Memorial A. M. E. Church
Eccles Street
Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout Troop 13
William Penn High School
E. P. Wilson
Evelyn DeBerry
G. L. Starks
Csance Yong
A. M. Greenwood
C. E. Yokely
C. R. DeBerry
Andrew Corbett
White Pine Quartet Sings at St Mathew Sunday Service
The White Pine quartet from Winston Salem will perform at St Mathew C M E Church located at Hay and Leonard streets on Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all attendees.
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White Pine
St. Mathew
White Pine Quartet
Winston-Salem
St. Mathew C. M. E
Hay and Leonard Streets
Local residents report illness and recovery updates
Dan Miller of 607 Fairview Street has recovered from a recent illness while Rev. J. H. Ballard is seriously ill at his home on 431 Meredith Street.
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Dan Miller
Fairview Street
Rev. J. H. Ballard
Meredith Street
Police Theft at Headquarters Daunts Local Force
Police report a thief invaded the headquarters in Charlotte on February 17 and broke into the locker of Officer John taking a service pistol from the kit.
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Charlotte
John
Ingle to Speak at Elon College Commencement
John J. Ingle of Winston Salem will be the alumni speaker for Elon College’s May commencement program.
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Ingle
Elon College
John J. Ingle
Winston- Salem
Handling a Mischievous Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A reader contest offers a 100 word letter on how to handle a mischievous boy. It notes Mickey Rooney as Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, praising his performance as the character and promoting Center Theatre prizes for top entries.
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Mark Twain
Mickey Rooney
Huckleberry Finn
Center Theatre
Huckleberry Film
Hitler Opens Auto Market With a Bang
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler opened Germany’s auto show announcing a new chief of the motorcar industry and a three point plan to boost domestic production. He praised a four year plan reducing foreign material dependence and urged affordable cars for 80 million Germans while stressing national self sufficiency and mass appeal.
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Berlin
Hitler
Gemany
Germany
Adolf von Schell
Automob
Doughton Ill With Grippe In Washington
Washington February 17 The condition of Representative Doughton of North Carolina in Naval hospital here was reported very satisfactory today by Dr George W Calver. Doughton a grippe with bronchitis was taken to hospital late yesterday and had a good night. His daughter Reba Doughton also ill with grippe.
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Doughton
D-Nc
Naval Hospital
George W. Calver
Calver
House
North Carolina
Calver Doughton
Calver Doughton Would Be Out of Hospital Within A Few Days. Dr. Doughton
Daug
Reba Doughton
Grippe
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