American Capital Behind Chinese Air Power in Pawleyville
In southwestern China American money and Chinese labor built Pawleyville, a modern production center for Chi nese air power named for Intercontinental Aviation founder William D. Pawley. The plant with 2000 Chinese craftsmen and 15 American experts moved inland near the China Burma border before Hankow fell in 1938 and now rapidly produces warcraft for Chiang Kai-shek.
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Hong Kong
Associated Press
China
Pawleyville
Intercontinental Aviation
William D. Pawley
New York
Hankow
Walter Winchell Noted On Gossip And Pop Culture Bits
Walter Winchell discusses a rumor mill angle calling women a Girls Gestapo type group of about twenty who trade on knowing boyfriends and expose alibis. The column lists Duke Ellington’s Brunswick platter and CBS radio programs. mentions Hecht book and McEvoy Reader’s Digest piece. The Merry Macs and Joe E. Lewis performances at Versailles.
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New
Joe E. Lewis
Versailles
Columbia
Navy honors father with five sons in navy service
Secretary Edison praised Thomas D. Horton Sr. of Ye Mass ee, South Carolina, for having five sons all enlistee sailors. The Horton brothers Edmund Hal William serve aboard Wichita or train at Norfolk, with Thomas and John to join Wichita after recruit training.
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Washington
Edison
Navy
Navy Department
Thomas D. Horton
Route No. 1
Yemassee
S. C
Horton
Thomas D., Jr
Raleigh, N. Y
Edmund
Hal
William
Wichita
Thomas
John
Norfolk, Va
Broadway Confucius Remarkable Remarks and Mural Murmurs
A quirky pastiche surveys Manhattan sights from Times Square salesmen to Broadway kiosks. It notes a loud ad lib din from F D R era radio, the ornate 57th Street automaton, and a Rubenslike window image at Scribner's. The piece lampoons Broadway as the sin city with orange juice stands and a sharp quip about ankles versus heads.
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Manhattan
Times Square
Broadway
57Th St
Columbus Circle
Scribner
5Th Avenue
North Carolina Nurses Pass Examinations for Licenses
High Point and Roanoke Rapids Hospital school of nursing graduates lead the list as 246 of 327 NC nursing exam applicants from November 8-10 receive licenses. Miss Bessie M. Chapman cites 57 nurses registered by reciprocity. Mildred N. Stallings tops exams. Other successful names include Ruth Barbee and Emma Lou Heaton. Gold output in the Philippines rises 15 percent year over year for the first 190 months of last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bessie M. Chapman
Esther Lucey Blevins
Donnie Pearl Harrison
Frances Hildred Page
Margaret Elizabeth Warren
Ethel Wood
South Carolina
Emma Lou Heaton
Lila Ruth McClain Holden
Bessie Barlow Morton
Rose Edna Rhodes
Julia Spratt
No Snow Falls On Bald Head and Other Raleigh Notes
Raleigh gossip and political chatter recounts a Wilmington headline about Bald Head Island and the Sherrill family business. It covers upcoming North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs events, speech plans by J. M. Broughton, and Lee Gravely’s state headquarters plan. Tobacco price trends show burley and flue-cured shifts with December sales led by Rocky Mount.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill Raleigh
Wilmington
Sherrill
S. and W
Southport
North Carolina
New York
Chicago
Norman Y. Chambliss
Rocky Mount
Lee Gravely
Raleigh
Charlotte
Gravely
Federal Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
Burley
Wilson
Greenville
Cotton Shows Seasonal Hike
Washington report: domestic cotton consumption and exports rise in the first five months of the season. Census Bureau data show 6,458,097 bales shipped, 3,311,702 consumed locally, and 143,395 exported, with total ports possibly exceeding 12 million bales. Excess stocks around 14 million bales linger under government loans.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cotton Manufacturers to Meet at West Virginia Spa
W M McLaurine of Charlotte announced the American Cotton Manufacturers Association will hold its 44th annual convention April 25 27 at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia K P Lewis of Durham is association president Toxpadoes have killed 5246 Americans and caused over 233 million dollars in property damage in 20 years
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West Virginia Spa
Charlotte
W. M. McLaurine
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
K. P. Lewis
Durham
Association
United States
Tar Heel Held in A. B. C. Case
Detective Chief W C Kirven said Liston Riles alias Rowles was arrested in Sumter South Carolina for A B C liquor law violations and a gun battle with officers from Charlotte North Carolina. He allegedly drew a pistol but was overpowered. brother Coley Bruce Riles was later jailed on a ten thousand dollar bond in Charlotte.
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Sumter
W. C. Kirven
Liston Riles
Rowles
Charlotte
N. C
Kirven
Riles
Coley Bruce Riles
Cherry Street
North Carolina
Coley Riles
Civil Liberties Committee Discussed by North Carolina League
Greensboro January discussion centers on forming a state civil liberties committee under the North Carolina League for Progressive Democracy. Judge Ira R. Humphreys says it would operate independently but sponsored by the league. The plan seeks funds for expert Civil Liberties investigations and legal redress.
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Greensboro
Civil Liberties Committee
North Carolina
North Carolina League For Progressive Democracy
Ira R. Humphreys
Reidsville
League
State Civil Liberties Committee
Short Circuit Sparks Home Fire in Pittsburgh
A short circuit ignited a Pittsburgh house today causing a $300 blaze. Mrs E E Hendershaw woke others after the doorbell alarm rang and smoke filled the home. Firemen cited the fault as the cause and noted the incident awakened sleeping occupants.
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Pittsburgh
E. Hendershaw
Alea
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Russia
Chungking
Szechwan
Chiang
China Sea
Great Wall
Jacksonville
Fla
English Street
NLRB
Carolyn E. Agger
National Labor Relations Board
House
Howard Smith
Dem
Walter Winchell
Gestapo
Olds
America
Lansing
Michigan
General Motors
Highland Motors
Connie Boswell
Crossley
High Point
Philippines
Capital Shorts
J. M. Broughton
Broughton
Elizabeth City
Wilkins P. Horton
A. J. Maxwell
Penney
Phot Hat
DiLy
Penney’s ". C. Penney Company, Incorporated
N. C. League For Progressive Democracy
Douglas
Aziz
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