Death Claims Industrialist Francis Garrou of Valdese
Francis Garrou, Valdese industrialist and former Burke County legislator, died suddenly in Spartanburg. He led Waldense Manufacturing and held posts at Pilot Full Fashioned Hosiery Morganton and other mills. he also served on the First National Bank of Morganton board. Survived by his widow and five children.
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First National Bank of
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Twenty Thousand Men Trap Moles in England
About twenty thousand workers are engaged in mole trapping across England with an average catch of 300 moles per week per group. The effort appears steady as teams cover rural districts and farms in search of pests.
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Fasteeth powder promises all day denture security
The ad touts Fasteeth powder as preventing slipping and gum loosening for a comfortable all day wear. It claims dentist and consumer praise, three sizes, and freedom from worry.
Death of John Hill at 31 in Lexington route two
John Hill 31 died at his home on Lexington route two this morning. He is survived by his widow, son Donald, daughter Parmalee, father Calvin Hill, brother Corbitt Hill and six sisters A H Byerly J T Byerly Gurney Peace W D Williamson W R Wared. Funeral at Palms Creek Primitive Baptist church tomorrow at two, with burial in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
John Hill
Lexington
Donald
Parmalee
Calvin Hill
Corbitt Hill
Fix
A. H. Byerly
J. T. Byerly
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Jackson's Creek
W. D. Williamson
W. R. Wared
Palms Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Sutton Found Dead on Farm Estate in Clinton
Albert Sutton, a 60 year old farmer who had been missing since Monday, was discovered in a ditch on his Clinton area farm. Officials ruled the death due to natural causes.
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Clinton
Albert Sutton
Film Writer Shot to Death in Desert Resort
A film writer about 40 was shot dead in his residence, his body sliding onto a bed and pinning Mrs. Pearsons. The Butler cited the couple as devoted and non quarrelsome. Investigators offered no theory and promised further inquiry. The victim had health issues and lived largely at a desert resort.
Nationwide strike wave disrupts several industries
Strikes hit Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut and Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica California, as sit down protests and forced evictions trigger wage and seniority disputes. Contested actions stretch to Fansteel in Chicago Decatur Elgin and Massachusetts shoe plants with hundreds idle and court orders pending. Northern States Power plants experience outages but power remains in service.
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Groton
Chicago
Decatur
Century Walpaper
Illinois
Illinois Watch Case Company
Elgin
Massachusetts
New England
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northern States Power Company
Northwest
Auto Driver's License Law Under Attack
Representatives J. C. Hobbs and Thomas E. Cooper of New Hanover propose a bill to cut first offense license revocation to six months for non damaging offenses. Restoration would require solicitor and trial judge recommendation, benefiting cases like Wilmington druggist Leon Futrelle who was suspended for drunken driving.
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J. C. Hobbs
Thomas E. Cooper
New Hanover County
New Hanover
Leon Futrelle
Wilmington
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Futrelle
Revenue Bill Advances and School Funds Debate
The house backs a three percent meals tax while approving a $4,000 boost to improve Sanamarcnd School facilities. A proposed funding surge for Morganton's school is rejected after a long amendment fight. Senate election laws committee meetings are postponed amid illness in Senator Bennett’s family. Local bills move quickly as calendars stay on track.
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Swain
Gold
Guilford
Bell
Mecklenburg
Appropriations Committee
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Judge raises amount in PWA case after last witness
The company closed its case with documents and introduced final witnesses arguing the PWA project spurs government subsidized competition and seeks indirect rate cuts beyond direct government power. The complaint challenges the entire PWA program as an unconstitutional delegation of Congress power. Most Eskimos spend winter in thatched huts.
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Cotton futures close steady with mixed daily moves
New Orleans February 25 cotton futures edged to a net 2 to 6 point mix. Market showed scattered gains and losses across contracts with May, July and December positions reflecting slight shifts as trade awaited direction.
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Chicago
Bay
New York
Tax Deductions for Mixed Use Automobiles and Gasoline
Guidance on allocating automobile expenses between business and personal use for federal tax purposes. If 75 percent of driving is for business, 25 percent for personal, 800 total operation costs yield 600 deductible. Gasoline taxes paid by the consumer may be deductible if properly documented, but general state gasoline taxes are not. When gasoline is used for business, tax can be added to cost and deducted as a business expense rather than as a separate tax deduction.
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Heriatriet
House Groups Delay Court Reorganization Study as Senate Acts
House Judiciary delays work on the court reorganization plan until Senate action is taken. House Foreign Affairs approves Mc Reynolds neutrality bill giving the president power to curb exports to belligerents. Secretary Wallace backs federal crop insurance to stabilize wheat prices. Commerce panel backs repeal of long and short haul rule to address railroad rates.
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Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Harvey Couch Tops Kansas City Southern Board
Harvey Couch, head of Southern Railroad and utility operator, won election to chair the executive committee and serve as a board member of Kansas City Southern Railway Co. The announcement was made in New York on February 25.
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No Contract Bid Opened for Smith Creek Dredging
Wilmington officials opened bids for dredging about 30 700 cable yards of material from the mouth of Smith creek, a Cape Fear river tributary, but no contract was awarded at noon.
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Wilmington
Smith Creek
Cape Fear River
Army Engineer Office
Courtney delegation seeks Yadkinville Mocksville road route
The highway and public works commission held an executive session and later heard a Courtney delegation urging the Yadkinville Mocksville road be built to pass through Courtney, not a mile away.
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Raleigh
Highway and Public Works Commission
Courtney
Yadkinville
Mocksville
Filicide trial nears end in Raleigh case
D M Ball King a 49 year old deacon and deputy sheriff stood accused of first degree murder after his son Mallard testified his father shot Leonard, 26, in the home. Mallard said the shooting followed a day of heavy drinking and that his father warned him to fetch a doctor.
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Raleigh
D. M. (Ball) King
King
Mallard King
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Son in law of former Ethiopian ruler slain in crackdown
The report notes the son in law of the former Ethiopian ruler was executed by firing squad as Italian forces under Captain Pucci pushed south of Addis Ababa. Viceroy Graziani stated he had followed Mussolini's order to meet opposition with death as Ray Desta was executed.
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Tests Reveal Inaccurate Heavy-Duty Scales
Raleigh Feb 25 Baycom reports inaccuracies in heavy duty scales tested by a federal standards crew. Scales in 26 counties showed errors from two to ten pounds, prompting corrections to save manufacturers and consumers from losses.
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Baycom
Carolina
Federal of Standards
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Recount of Ethiopian Crisis and Rebel Chieftains
The passage notes an attempt to induce peaceful submission and recalls Selassie’s ambassador confronting rebel chieftains. It mentions Graz given seven days to move, a move seen as sealing doom in the sequence of events.
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United
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Graz
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia So Quick
An ad explains that BC uses a quick-acting nonopioid mix of proven ingredients. Formulated under pharmacist supervision, it claims rapid relief from head pain neuralgia and associated discomfort. Available in 10c and 25c sizes at fountains and druggists.
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