Tar Heel State Sends 13-Man Congressional Delegation
North Carolina begins the 77th Congress with a 13 member delegation led by Sen Josiah W Bailey as Senate Commerce Committee chair and Sen Robert R Reynolds on the Foreign Affairs Committee. The group faces defense and national security issues with veteran lawmakers shaping merchant marine policy and foreign relations.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Josiah W. Bailey
Senate Commerce Committee
Robert R. Reynolds
Legisla
North Carolina Delegation to Press Law and Defense
North Carolina congressmen plan focus on tax and Army measures with Doughton steering tax legislation, Clark, Barden driving military construction at Fort Bragg and Holly Ridge, Bonner pushing navy lighter-than-air bases, and Bulwinkle Kerr Cooley Weaver Durham Folger shaping foreign affairs, currency, and reapportionment as new 1940 census growth brings a likely extra member.
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J. Bayard Clark
Fayetteville
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
Fort Bragg
Clark's
Holly Ridge
Herbert C. Bonner
Washington
Bonner
Lindsay C. Warren
Warren
Congress
Warpace
A. L. Bulwinkle
Gastonia
America
Arold D. Cooley
Nashville
John H. Kerr
Warrenton
Kerr
House Appropriations Committee
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
House
Zebulon V. Weaver
Asheville
Carl T. Durham
Chapel Hill
A. D. Folger
Mount Airy
Dixie Railroads Increase Wages
Wages of employees on twenty railroads operating in the South will rise about 4.45 million dollars annually after March 1, with 7 million dollars nationwide for 70,000 workers. Most of the increase goes to track workers red caps dining car waiters and office staff in the South including Seaboard Airline Atlantic Coast Line Southern Railway and Central of Georgia. The U S board of tea experts lists seven members who judge tea quality from hundreds of samples for 20 billion annual cups.
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South
Department of Labor
Seaboard Airline
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Railway
Central of Georgia
U. S
Board of Tea Experts
Bison Basketball Builds Depth for Tough Strange Schedule
Locals profile the Bison players Hayworth Reid and others as steady veterans. Coach Simeon leads a deep lineup with reliable reserves expected to contend with Wilson and Danville Washington high. A Davidson freshmen clash is set for Thursday January 9.
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Bison
Hayworth
Doug Reid
Reid
Big Jack Hussey
Simeon
Wilson
Danville
George Washington High
Davidson
Scientist revives ancient microbes from frozen sea specimens
A Russian scientist has revived microbes and other tiny marine life forms that had been frozen for thousands of years. The achievement suggests ancient organisms can be reanimated after long dormancy, raising questions about longevity and survival in extreme conditions.
Australia Lacks 8000-Foot Mountains Within Continent
A historical note states that Australia is the only continent without a single peak reaching 8000 feet, highlighting its unique topography and elevation profile compared to other continents.
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Australia
Continent
Three Injured After Attending Church Here
In Reidsville on January 2 Misses Jean Cardwell and Lois Martin of Madison and Briggs Neal of Pinehall were injured when their car overturned on the way home from a midnight church service in High Point. Cardwell suffered a concussion and was listed as serious, Martin had lacerations, and Neal sustained a fractured collarbone.
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Reidsville
Jan
Jean Cardwell
Lois Martin
Madison
Briggs Neal
Pinehall
High Point
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