Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Social Security Tax
The Supreme Court declined to pass on the constitutionality of the federal unemployment tax, upholding a Massachusetts district court ruling. George P. Davis of Boston challenged the tax as a capricious confiscation, while the government pressed for a prompt decision to avoid court backlog. Davis also pursues related litigation in lower courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
George P. Davis
Boston
Massachusetts Federal District Court
Davis
Circuit Court of Appeals
Stanley Reed
Boston and Maine Railroad
Federal Social Security Board
Crop Loan Bill To Be Reintroduced
Representative Warren of North Carolina said he would re introduce in the new Congress the crop loan bill passed last session and vetoed by President Roosevelt. The 1937 measure would appropriate 45 million dollars for farmers in need of cash to finance crops. Roosevelt vetoed the 1936 measure but later executive orders provided 27.5 million dollars in relief funds for small crop loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren
Congress
Roosevelt
Langer Battles Legal Fight as North Dakota Governor
William Langer began his second term as North Dakota governor in Bismarck on January 4 but immediately faced a legal challenge. Former governor Waltre Welford filed charges under the corrupt practices act from his independent campaign and Langer planned to file an answer within 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
North Dakota
Waltre Welford
Pope Gains Strength As Pain Leaves
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII, 79, shows reduced left leg pain and better strength after a month of circulatory illness and heart weakness. Officials plan a bulletin detailing extensive arteriosclerosis with heart weakness and a varicose-vein complication, urging discretion in activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius
Cardinal Pacelli
Holy Father
Vatican
Supreme Court Upholds Prison Made Goods Law Bar
The Ashurst Sumners act barring shipment of prison made goods into bars for sale was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Hughes delivered the unanimous ruling affirming the Sixth Circuit. The Kentucky district court ruling on labeling only was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Hughes
Sixth Circcuit Court of Appeals
Western Kentucky Federal District Court
Kentucky Whip and Collar Company
Eddyville
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Congress
Plans For Guilford County Building Approved In High Point
Guilford county commissioners approved architects plans for a branch county building in High Point. The structure will include an auditorium vaults farmers assembly room welfare and tax offices and deputy sheriff space. The auditorium can be converted to a courtroom and a clerk’s office is planned if county court is held there. Jurors for six weeks of superior court were drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
Branch County
Welfare Department
Police seek attacker in Winston assaults across 30 days
Winston police details special squads after five robberies against women in the past month. Authorities report the same attacker description and method, with victims including three white girls and two Black women. Witnesses describe a well dressed man using good English who forced companions at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Yan
Walter F. Anderson
Anderson
Entor Atand
Mattson Family Initiates New Classified Contact Ads
A Seattle Daily Times personal ad notes Dr. W. W. Mattson contacting his son Charles's kidnapper with coded assurances. The notices replace earlier ads and include phrases about following instructions and readiness. No public statements have been made by the Mattson family. Governor Clarence D. Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle Daily Times
Mable
Ann
Want
Mabel
Mattson
Clarence D
Morris arraigned in Guilford murder case
Clyde Morris of High Point was arraigned before Judge H Hoyle Sink in Guilford Superior Court on first degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of B S Garbee at the victim’s High Point home. A special venire of 36 jurors was ordered to report tomorrow at 9. Morris plans to enter a not guilty plea on self defense grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
Clyde Morris
High Point
H. Hoyle Sink
Guilford Superior Court
Garbee
Sink
Morris
Morrie
Parker
Accident Delays Ellison Smith's Return to Congress
Senator Ellison D Smith of South Carolina will be delayed in reaching Washington for the new session due to his son Ellison Jr being injured in a hunting accident. Ellison Jr was shot in the knee December 26 near Florence, infection followed and he remains hospitalized in Florence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Congress
Ellison, Jr
Florence
D. C
Knox Seeks Extension on Southern Railway Track Project
Knox and city officials pressed for more time to start work on depressing the Southern Railway tracks through Hope. A federal PWA grant of about 200000 was at risk if construction did not begin by January 11, with 800000 provided for the project. Knox traveled to Chapel Hill to meet Stanley H. Wright to map extension options, but early talks have not succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Southern Railway
Stanley H. Wright
North Carolina
The
Public Works Administration
Wright
PWA
Knox
State Director
Disorders Break Out In Strike Of Auto Workers
Disorders spread across eight General Motors plants as United Automobile Workers threaten to paralyze half of GM production. Clashes at Fisher Body gate injure a policeman and two strikers. Michigan Governor Murphy meets UAW leader Martin amid mediation efforts in Washington and Michigan. GM official Knudsen warns 135,000 hourly workers could be idle by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Fisher Body
General Motors
Cleveland
Washington
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Homer Martin
Committee For
Edward F. McGrady
John L. Lewis
C. IL. O
Department
William 8. Knudsen
United States
Treasury awards 37450 contract for Greenville post office
The treasury announced a $37 450 contract to James I Barnes of Charlottesville Virginia for extension and remodeling of the Greenville North Carolina post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
James I. Barnes
Charlottesville
Greenville, N. C
Rebellious Chinese Leader Pardoned by Council
Nanking January 4. Marshal Chang Huieh-Liang received an unconditional pardon from the council of state for kidnapping Premier Chiang Kai-Shek and raising a revolt to push China toward war with Japan. The pardon voided a ten year sentence, restored civil rights, and allowed retirement from custody at Dr. H H Kung's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chang Huieh-Liang
Council of State
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Japan
Chang
H. H. Kung
Chiang
Motorists Called To Court Over Lacking 1937 Licenses
Raleigh dispatch reports Arthur Falk director of highway safety says patrolmen continue to cite motorists for driving without 1937 licenses. The motor vehicle bureau shows 192 779 license pairs sold by Jan 1 vs 144 190 a year earlier with 65 650 000 pairs sold in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Arthur Falk
Highway Safety Division
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Roxboro Bay May Enter West Point
Washington dated report states James Abbott of Roxboro has been named first alternate from the fifth North Carolina district for the March 2 West Point Military Academy entrance examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxboro Bay
West Point
Washington
War Department
James Abbott
Roxboro
North Caroline
West Point Military Academy
Retired Railroad Official Edward F ke Dies in Roanoke
Edward A. F ke, 83, longtime Norfolk and Western railway executive, died in a Roanoke hospital. A native of Vermont, he retired February 16, 1923, after 25 years with the company and serving as general superintendent of eastern divisions and head of three divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Edward A. F'*ke
Eastern
Norfolk and Western Railway
Vermont
Public Debt Reaches New All Time Peak
Washington January 4 public debt hits 34.407 billion dollars after 50 million in new borrowing last week. The daily treasury statement for December 80 shows the debt rising 37 million above the previous record set last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Statement
Swift Organization of Congress Sought
Democratic House members moved to choose a floor leader to speed the new Congress as President Roosevelt presses for Spanish neutrality and relief measures. John O Connor and Sam Rayburn claimed early wins for the post, with a possible dark horse settlement discussed. Speaker Bankhead faced no opposition. Republicans planned to renominate Rep Bertrand Snell for speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Bankhead
Dal
John O'Connor
New York
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Capitol
O'Connor
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Garner
House
Rep
Bertrand Snell
Daytona Beach Mayor Battles Ouster in State Courts
Mayor Irene Armstrong and her legal team challenged Governor Shosta's order removing city officials in circuit court. The dispute centers on a legislative act granting the governor power to remove Daytona Beach officers for budget overrun as national guardsmen stood by. police kept city hall closed but militia dispersed after Armstrong stayed in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Fla
Irene E. Armstrong
Shosta
Florida
Permanent Alumni Secretary Will Be Named At Meeting
The General Alumni Association of North Carolina State College will elect a permanent alumni secretary at a meeting in Raleigh. Fred Dixon has acted as secretary, and the committee will also discuss the coaching situation. President Frank P. Graham and Dean J. W. Harrelson recommended Hank Anderson not be retained as head football coach amid about 30 coaching applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Alumni Association of
North Carolina State College
Fred Dixon
College
Frank P. Graham
J. W. Harrelson
State
Hank Anderson
Japan Becomes World’s Largest Cotton Buyer
Washington reports Japan has overtaken the United Kingdom as the top cotton importer since 1929 in a Agriculture Department world trade survey. South American nations are expanding as exporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Japan
United Kingdom
Snowy West Sees Snow Plows Move as East Remains Cold
Snow in the west and rain in the east marked a return to unseasonable chill across the nation. Temperatures fell from 15 below in Washington to just below freezing in the east, with heavy snow and icy conditions disrupting traffic from the Dakotas to Wisconsin. Rescue teams freed a snowbound family near Sonora California and four students marooned near Lewistown Montana. A blaze aboard the mail boat Marold II left three of five men dead in northern Lake Michigan as wind and near blizzard snow hindered the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Sero
Middle West
Great Plains
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Sonora
Calif
Lewistown
Mont
Lake Michigan
New England
Conditions Improve in Lumber Industry in 1936
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association reported sharp climbs in production shipments and new business in 1936 versus 1935. Production rose 26 percent shipments 23 percent and new orders 26 percent. December showed notable heavy bookings despite usual year end mill shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Construction Increases Hendersonville 58 Percent
Local building activity in Hendersonville rose sharply with construction spending up 58 percent from the prior period, signaling a strong growth phase for the area’s development and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendersonville
Ethiopia Development May Be Aided By British Loan
London reports suggest four British loans may back Ethiopia's growth and a new Anglo Italian trade pact could result from the Mediterranean accord. The treaty terms and Italian guarantees to keep Spanish territorial claims at bay were published, ending sanctions tensions over Ethiopia. Authorities say Britain may support financing to allow British investors to back East Africa development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethiopia
London
Great Britain
Italy
Rome
East Africa
Military Air Raids Kill Dozens in Madrid and Biscay
Insurgent and fascist forces clash across northern Spain as aerial bombardment strikes Madrid and Bilbao. Forty killed, many injured, and refugees counted as International Brigade units suffer losses near the capital. German ships seize and detain cargo as diplomats denounce actions in the Biscay region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Madrid
Bilbao
Ropo
Biscay
United States
Repo Baron
Diz
Cadiz
Spain
Defendin
Iarrama
Germany
Berlin
Weather synopsis for North and South Carolina region
cloudy with rain likely Tuesday across extreme west to extreme south Carolina and portions of North Carolina. Winds shift from Hatteras to Jacksonville, becoming easterly and overcast with rain tonight into Tuesday, then clearing in the south by midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pope
Wes
Seattle
Acress Tim
Charles Mattson
Seattle Star
Star
G-men
Winston Police
Smith
National Capital
Swift Organization of Congress
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!