Roosevelt’s Washington Dinner Sparks Third Term Debate
President Roosevelt entertained at a $100 plate Jackson Day dinner in Washington with jovial storytelling and playful jests aimed at both parties. While guests labeled his remarks as a possible third term hint or valedictory, no clear plan was stated. Secretary Wallace and Attorney General Jackson stirred talk by endorsing or nudging toward a Roosevelt candidacy in 1940.
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D. Harold Oliver
Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Jackson Day
Wallace
Des Moines
Cleveland
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelts Dinner Pitch and Gulliver’s Travels Preview
President roosevelt extols the independent voter while defending party ties at 44 dinners in washington and across the country. the article lists cinema showings including Gulliver’s Travels at paramount and other films at multiple theaters.
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Paramount
Poe To Address Extension Meeting In Raleigh
Dr Clarence Poe of Raleigh will address two farm groups about the southern governors ten point balanced prosperity program The State Board of Agriculture and the NC State College Extension Division meet in Raleigh through Friday noon to discuss the program and state fair plans and a state emblem of quality for farm products on certain regulations. Attorney General Harry McMullan rules NC residents who work in Washington but keep NC residence to vote must pay NC income taxes.
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Raleigh
Southern Governors
South
State Board of Agriculture
N. C. State College Extension Division
Clarence Poe
County Farm and Home
Board of Agriculture
Harry McMullan
Washington
North Carolina
Roosevelt remarks spark dinner chatter about leaders’ invites
The president sat amid applause and declined to speak as free invitations to the dinner drew questions about why McNary Austin and Martin did not attend. Roosevelt looked ahead to the next decade noting a new spirit after hard times, while Byrnes dismissed the speech as not a valedictory and joked about the president’s enjoyment in the job.
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McNary
Austin
Rep
Martin
Roosevelt
Byrnes
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Notice of Sale in High Point Municipal Court
In Guilford County North Carolina the City of High Point seeks sale by public auction of property at 1217 Park Street High Point described in a court order. The sale is January 12 1940 at 11 00 A M at the Guilford County Building east door and subject to court confirmation.
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High Point
North Carolina
Guilford County
D. E. Auman
Mollie Auman
V. A
High Point Perpetul Building and Loan Association
B. FP. Johnson
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Guilford
High Point Township
N. C
Park Street
Park Reet
New Street
Old Plank Road
Bencini
Bencinis
H. L. Baumgardner
Poor Richard Club Medal To Dr. Leo S Rowe
Envoys from at least 16 Latin American nations will attend the Poor Richard Club birthday banquet in Philadelphia on January 17. Dr. Leo S Rowe, director general of the Pan American Union, will receive the club gold medal for fostering friendship among the Americas.
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Poor Richard Club
Leo S. Row
Philadelphia
Washington
United States
South
Publishers, and Press Association
John R. Hartman
Leo S. Rowe
Pan-American Union
Americas
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Will Rogers
Richard E. Byrd
M. H. Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Company
Dalt Disney
Alfred E. Sloan, Jr
Edward W. Rickenbacker
Will Hays
David Sarnoff
G. Adolphe Wiedemann
Richard Clu
Dr. Rowe
P Gram
Flivver Flier Dies In Storm Wauchula Crash
Melvin Muir a former Petersburg police officer and St Petersbu flier died in a heavy storm while attempting an improvised landing west of Wauchula Florida The wreckage was found by a searching party the day after the crash Muir had been returning from Miami where he attended the All American air maneuvers
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Wauchula
Fla
Melvin FE. Muir
St. Petersbu
Here
Muir
Petersburg
Miami
Post Graduate Medical Course Opens February 6 at Chapel Hill
The third annual post graduate course in medicine, sponsored by the University Extension Division and the Medical School, will begin February 6 at Chapel Hill and run through March 19. Director R. M. Grumman announced the program details.
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Chapel Hill
University Extensi
Medical Sch
Chartot
R. M. Grumman
North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Market Report Summary
The report lists Monday wholesale prices and regional shipments for fruits and vegetables led by sweet potatoes and bellwether items. North Carolina shipments. New York and Cleveland markets show active prices for Porto Ricans and Jersey types. strawberries and lettuce trend with modest gains. potatoes and russets show steady to firm pricing across Maine, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota markets.
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North Carolina
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Del
N. J
S.C
Tenn
Texas
New York
S. C. Bu
Eastern Shore
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburgh
U. S
North and
South Carolina
Rochester
N. Y
S. C
KALE
Norfolk
Fla. Bu
Presque Isle
Arootook County
Maine
Lake Okeechobee
Flabu
Bliss
Chicago
Carlot
Idaho Russet Burbanks
Colorado
Wilson man dead in apparent suicide. coroner cites self-inflicted wound
R C Lamm, a 56 year old Wilson County farmer, was found shot to death at his home. Coroner W Martin ruled the death a self-inflicted act. Lamm left a widow and eleven children. The text also mentions jewelry values with black pearls noted as most valuable.
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Broadhurst
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Charles Boyer
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Star OF the West
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Duke Power CO
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Poe
Harold Hagin
Brooklyn
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