Congress Eyes Fast Action on Emergency Powers Bills
Washington January 7 Congress and administration leaders plan to speed three bills this month extending for two and a half years the Treasury and RFC powers. Also allows 100 percent notes against government securities and extends other emergency agencies to June 30, 1939. Roosevelt urges immediate action while court rulings loom.
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North Carolina Democrats weigh convention nominating judiciary
A state Democratic executive committee meeting set for January 22 will consider a sub committee’s recommendation to nominate solicitor, superior court judge and supreme court justices by convention. The plan also tightens absentee ballot rules including written applications, numbered ballots, and no ballots after noon the day before elections. It calls for county boards to receive physician certificates for unfit voters.
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Three Held On Dynamiting Charge In North Carolina
Con Stable H D Clean said today he arrested and released on bond three men linked to a dynamite explosion near the Whitney Cotton mill in Lenoir last month. The suspects were Jesse Atwood, Crolly Cannon, and Red Johnson, with bonds totaling 1000 dollars.
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Big salaries paid to North Carolina executives in 1935
Treasury report to Congress shows five NC business leaders earning $50 000 or more in 1935 under the 1934 revenue act. The top earner was S. F. Cribben of Cone Export and Commission Co at $77,550. Other figures include C. Crawford of Asheboro Hosiery Mills $13,500 salary and $1,951 commission, A. H. Bahnson of the Bahnson Co $19,522 salary and $19,522 commission, and T. B. Bledsoe of Brown Bledsoe Lumber Co of Greensboro.
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Work 10 Get Underway By January 25
Public Works officials in Washington DC extend the start date for the Southern Railway tracks project to January 25. The City Council will award a contract January 20 to re lay 1 730 feet of sewer mains with work to begin by the deadline. City Manager E M Knox announced the plans after a site survey by engineers and approval of preliminary plans by railway and state authorities.
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Security Act Is Under Fire
Howes Brothers company of Boston filed a petition in the supreme court challenging the federal Social Security Act and Massachusetts unemployment insurance act as unconstitutional. The Massachusetts ruling dismissing the complaint was upheld by the state's supreme judicial court, and the court refused to pass on related appeals.
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Supreme Court
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George P. Davis
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Bank Examiner Pays Tribute To Dead In Strange Manner
John G. Allen senior state bank examiner plans a final tribute by writing checks to charities rather than flowers. In a January Orphans Friend and Masonic Journal ad he asks friends to donate to any agency aiding humans in his memory.
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John G. Allen
State
Friend and Masonic Journal
Strikes And Shutdowns Spread To Five More Plants
The report notes strikes and shutdowns expanding to five additional plants across the nation. It details allied reactions from Britain Germany and Italy to volunteers for Spain and cites Eden pressing the matter in London. In Cleveland P M Harris reveals AFL unions seek reopening of a General Motors subsidiary plant.
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Royal Couple Married In Simple Civil Ceremony
The Hague January 7 Crown Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard wed in a civil ceremony at the Town Hall and later at St James church. The couple rode in a gold carriage from the royal palace as crowds cheered. Juliana wore a glittering wedding dress under a silver robe and Bernhard appeared in full Blue Hussars uniform. The day was cold and windy as their procession moved through the capital.
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Two Killed When Auto Hits Bridge
On January 17 an automobile crash near Holt Lake three miles southwest of Smithfield on the Dunn highway killed Highsmith, 47, a Wilmington collector of federal taxes, and William T. Butler, 43, of the federal oenere tax unit, also of Wilmington. Investigators could not determine which occupant was driving as the car struck a bridge abutment after leaving the highway.
China launches narcotic drive with raids in Peiping
Peiping police raid narcotic dens seize about 100 prisoners as China begins a harsh anti drug campaign. Authorities estimate 100000 addicts in Peiping with plans for possible execution for noncompliance while some addicts may receive life imprisonment if they accept treatment. Dealers who ignore orders likely face shooting.
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Strikes Spread Across Five Auto Plants in Detroit Area
Five plants joined the auto labor wave as sit down actions spread to Briggs body plant in Detroit and Murray Body unit. General Motors potential impact rose to over 70,000 workers as Chevrolet announced Friday suspensions in Saginaw and Bay City, adding 19,875 idle GM employees to 51,803 already idle.
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Suicide claim shocks Wilmington family in hospital
SULOCIDE WILMINGTON Jan 7. R B Kirkman died in a hospital an hour after a shotgun blast to his head. Coroner Asa W Allen said Kirkman shot himself as his family watched unable to stop him.
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R. B. Kirkman
Asa W. Allen
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Policies Stated By Shelby Mat
Clyde Roark Hoey a 59 year old Shelby lawyer became North Carolina's 87th governor and in his inaugural address outlined 16 specific recommendations to the legislature.
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Clyde Roark Hoey
Shelby
North Carolina
Inauguration of Hoey and state center on century rule
Thousands filled Fay ville street and Men auditorium for Hoey’s inauguration as governor. Chief Justice Sta te administered the oath as Ehringhaus praised the new captain of the voyage. A misty drizzle threatened rain but crowds cheered as Hoey and Ehringhaus rode through the parade route to the capitol.
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Rivers Rising as Rains Fall in Eastern North Carolina
Raleigh Jan 7 Lee A Denson meteorologist in charge of the U S weather bureau said more rain could prolong floods in eastern North Carolina where streams have been out of banks since early in the week. Rivers receding in upper reaches but damage limited to highways crops and sawmills.
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Lee A. Denson
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Denson
Virginia
Neuse
Smitfield
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Tarboro
Greenville
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Elizabethtown
Heart Of Madrid Shelled By Insurgent Artillery
Insurgent artillery shelled central Madrid amid heavy fighting on the northwestern front near the University City and western suburbs. Explosions rocked the city center as aerial bombs hit front line trenches four miles away. Militiamen withdrew toward the capital from positions south of El Melantio along the El Escorial highway as rough reports said socialist resistance crumbled and militia fled in trucks from the Lac Rossa front.
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Local North and South Carolina Weather Update
Cloudy with occasional rain and warmer conditions in western areas and portions on Friday. Winds along the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift northeast to southeast. Charlotte officials report 24 hour temperature and rainfall figures.
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