Destruction Of Records May Be Destruction Of Evidence
Raleigh February 22 The disposition of old books and records is a long standing problem facing state and private enterprises A proposed bill to allow destruction of records from defunct banks raises concerns it may erase evidence of excessive commissions and fees tied to receivers and attorneys amid ongoing litigation and a recent bank case desscribes possible motives to destroy records as evidence.
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Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Tate
Tate Fair Ground
Ballentine
Garrett
Banking Department
Kinston
Legislative Committee To Judy Reform Of Elections
Fiercest clashes loom as the House Elections and Election Laws Committee meets in Raleigh to decide absentee voting reform. Chairman Philips campaigns to retain the absentee ballot in primaries and general elections with safeguards, while subcommittee favors abolishing it for primaries and retaining it for general elections. The outcome hinges on a 35 member panel and shifting political pressures from the Governor and other figures.
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Raleigh
Drning
George Illips
State Board of Elections
Priory
Philips
Manild
Hilips
Phillipsens
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Cleveland
Odus Mull
Ll Committee
Mull
Phillips-Taylor
J. Hoey
General Assembly
Rockingham County
Clarence Stone
Joe Garrett
House of Representatives
Ward
Educa tional Workers FCU Guilford elects 1939 officers
At the Guilford county annual meeting in Greensboro S. E. Burford principal of William Penn high school was chosen president for the 1939 fiscal year. W. L. Kennedy of A and T College became vice president and L. A. Wise of A and T College was named secretary treasurer. The credit union serves Guilford county teachers in public and private schools.
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Guilford County
William Penn Tigers dominate Madison high in local clash
The William Penn Tigers defeated Madison high school 33 to 22 on their home court after a 16 to 15 Friday verdict blamed on a poor floor. The William Penn girls fell 21 to 8 in a separate game, and the teams head to Reidsville to face Booker Washington high school tonight.
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William Penn Tiger Basketeers
Madison High School
Madison
William Penn Girls
Reidsville
Booker Washington High School
Misa Edith William Patient at Burrus Memorial Hospital
Friends of Misa Edith William of Furlough Street learn she is a patient at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
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Misa Edith Williamson
Furlough Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Meat lecture demonstrations to boost sales in North Carolina
North Carolina State College officials and the National Livestock and Meat Board will hold meat lecture demonstrations next month to raise retail meat sales. Events are set for Charlotte March 23 Raleigh March 6 Durham March 7 Greensboro March 8 and Winston Salem March 9 10.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Nationa Livestock and Meat Board
Charlotte
Durham
Geensboro
Winston-Salem
Man Held for Auto Theft in Winston-Salem
Detective P. E. Ledwell said 35 year old James C. Shelhorse was held for federal authorities on two charges of automobile theft. Shelhorse escaped from Vanceville jail about two months ago and has prior prison terms in North Carolina and Virginia.
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Winston-Salem
P. E. Ledwell
James C. Shelhorse
Ledwell
Vanceville
Shelhorse
North Carolina
Virginia
Noah Webster Spent 21 Years Creating Dictionary
Noah Webster devoted twenty one years from 1807 to 1828 to compiling the Dictionary of the English Language, a landmark American reference work.
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Noah Webster
Unusual Ballot Lineup Teases Voter Confusion
The piece notes a split lineup among reformers and obstructionists over absentee voting. Phillips and Taylor back reform while some oppose it. Lacy McBryde favors abolishing absentee voting, allied with Mw who is accused of preserving absentee ballots to benefit Republicans. A vote is hoped to clarify.
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Lacy McBryde
Mr. Mw
Southern Cedars Replacing Yankee Plantings at Calhoun Home
Clemson February 22 John C Calhoun may rest in peace as Yankee Cedars from Maine planted on his lawn will be replaced with Southern cedars. The Maine trees were moved from a Clemson parking lot to the Calhoun mansion during post office construction. College crews will replace them once the replacements grow large enough. No word on what will happen to the Yankee trees.
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Clemson
John CC. Calhoun
Maine
Calhoun
Clemson College
WY. M
Calhoun Mansion
McCormick County
Hopkins Outlines Six Commerce Goals for Labor and Trade
Secretary Hopkins has sketched six commerce department priorities in talks with business leaders. They include monitoring labor relations legislation, clarifying business tax positions, mediating AFL CIO disputes, aiding WPA job reemployment in private business, strengthening a business advisory council, and expanding South American trade. He signals emphasis on the profit system and seeks White House engagement on concerns.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Hopkins
Georgetown
Department
Fderation of
CIO
WPA
Business Advisory Council
Des Moines
White House
Congress
Behind the Scenes of The Wizard of Oz Production
Hollywood reports detail a 100 day on set yet crews retaking scenes and adjusting makeups for The Wizard of Oz. Mervyn LeRoy guides changes to please Baum fans while balancing modernized moments and authentic performance from Judy Garland Ray Bolger Jack Haley and Bert Lahr. The article notes all makeup tricks from Burlap masks to tin faces and a mix of sepia and Technicolor for contrast.
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Mervyn LeRoy
Paramount
LeRoy
L. Frank Baum
Baum
Judy Garland
Dorothy
Emerald City
Ray Bolger
Jack Haley
Bert Lahr
Mr. Bolger
Woodman Haley
Nogein
General Chiang Faces Morale Test in China War
Shanghai dispatch notes General Chiang Kai-Shek struggles to sustain morale among Chinese forces as supplies dwindle and Japanese forces push toward key ports and railways. Observers warn of potential disunity and inability to mount a major counter off ensive until new supply routes form or international factors shift.
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Chiang
Shanghai
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Centra
Soviet Union
Burned daughter with blowtorch case filed in El Paso
County Attorney David Mulcahy said a complaint charging aggravated assault was filed against Paul Peschard after his 16 year old daughter Christina suffered burns to her face and neck from a blowtorch on February 11. The girl, with bandaged face, told officers she was burned when her father became incensed over buying new shoes.
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EL Paso
Texas
David EB. Mulcahy
Paul Pebschard
Christina
Mulcahy
Peschard
Bids Open March 21 for Federal Court Quarters
Durham awaits bids on a federal district court quarters project estimated at 95 thousand dollars. Bids will be opened March 21. Local officials announced the plan and the 95k funding estimate.
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Durham
Federal District Court
North Carolina law bills face quick death by Judiciary 2
Judiciary committee No 2 in the house fast tracks bills and defeats measures on conduct and tenure while discussing reroutes of county and state offices. A notable clash arises over elective welfare oversight and a tariff of highway funds while Hale and Ballentine push statutory changes and a state wide dry referendum looms amid local town limits debates in Hickory.
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Raleigh
Judiciary Committee No. 2
House
Washington
Woilddo
North Carolina
J-2
MccMullan
Roper
North Carolina Register of Deeds
Ira Johnson
Ashe
Wilkes County
Democratic Welfare Board
Senate
Committee
Round town bills and partisan moves in North Carolina legislature
The article notes disrupted schedules on a Charlotte trip affecting committee work and a banking committee public hearing cancelation. Mars Hill’s circular town bill fails due to partisan politics, while lawmakers press for highway committee access and praise Madison county products during a ceremonial 'pounding' event.
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Charlotte
Banking Committee
Senate
North Carolina
Mars Hill
Madison County
Madison
Beekeepers Meet in Greensboro Friday Gathering
Greensboro reports the North Carolina Beekeepers Association will hold its annual meeting here Friday. The event gathers bee-keeping enthusiasts to discuss practices and regulations.
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Bee-Keepers
Greensboro
North Carolina Bee-Keepers’ Association
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