Wholesale Trade Rises as Wholesale Firms Lead Price Gains
Wholesale business moves at a brisk pace while retail sales lag. New York reports warm weather boosting winter goods demand. Easter timing supports brisk wholesale activity. Industrial output and textiles grow with higher prices, while automobile labor troubles limit gains. Regional results show retail volumes lagging 10 to 16 percent versus 1936, with broad geographic gains in wholesale and price levels rising due to stock buildup.
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Kly
Crity
New England
Revere
East
Midwest
Northwest
South
Pacific Coast
Flood Fears Sweep Midwest as Rivers Run High
Residents flee homes as streams near flood stage from Indianapolis to Ohio. National guards patrol evacuations while Red Cross and state officials mobilize aid. Flooding closes schools, halts mail, floods towns in Illinois Indiana and Ohio with widespread damage and a projected crest near flood level.
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Dayton
Columbus
National
Popular Bluff
Red Cross
Indiana
Ohio
Portland
Ind
Herrin
Ill
Williamson County
Illinois
Illinois Coal Belt
Illinois Central Railroad
Makanda
Ohio River
Cincinnati
W. C. Devereaux
Courage in Making Needed Government Changes Urged
A committee chosen by the governor urges reform as Representative Blount chairs a public hearing on two liquor bills for November referendum on prohibition and county store sales. Lumpkin backs a hearing on ratifying the child labor amendment. Senate to hear January 26. McNutt and Governor Hoey praised for calling for modern, efficient government.
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Beaufort
House
Judiciary Committee
Lumpkin
Franklin
House Committee On
Senate
McNutt
Hoey
Assembly
G men grill suspects in Mattson case near scene
Police and federal agents search wooded ground near the discovery spot where Charles Mattson's body was found. Investigators study ransom notes and letters while tracking a stolen car with 1936 plates from Arlington Washington as part of the kidnapping case.
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Wash
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Tad
U. S
Pacific Northwest
Arlington, Wash
Charles
Little Charles
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Portland
Seattle
John F. Dore
Mattson
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Seattle Times
John Doe
Washington State
Dr. Mattson
Charlies
Muriel
William Mattson
Gordon Morrow
Morrow
Sheriff's Office
Simpson Freed In Girl Death In Unanimous Dismissal
The court dismissed murder and rape charges against the defendant after a motion for dismissal. The judge stated the state failed to prove a case and ordered the accused discharged. Spectators applauded as the popular local figure was released.
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Ernest A. Inglis
Wynne
Booth
Long Island Sound
Auto strike negotiations begin Monday across regions
Union leaders in Toledo warned of a midnight strike against Ohio Fuel Gas and Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas unless workers grievances receive material progress. A 6000 name petition urged Governor Earle to declare martial law near Berkshire knitting mills in Reading. Vigilante warnings appeared on autos near the mill.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Company
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Reading
Diamond Calk Horseshoe Company
Duluth
Minn
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Minnesota
Pittsburgh Glass
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass
Commissioners Seek Unified Action On State Laws
Commissioners urged unity across states to solve county problems and pledged cooperation. They did not discuss liquor legislation and adopted resolutions including resisting suspension of rules for county administration bills, pushing state-wide tax bills, a statewide tax foreclosure bill, listing taxes as of January 1, and ending livestock homestead exemptions.
School Bus Probe Is Asked by Hoey
The grand jury found school buses unsafe. Lloyd E. B. Griffin, executive secretary of the state school commission, conferred with county authorities but did not disclose possible actions. More than 10,000 white pupils attend county schools using 52 buses for transport.
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Lloyd EB. Griffin
State School Commission
School Commission
Harwood Denied Law License Restoration Again
RALEIGH January 15 The state bar council for the third time denied J H Harwood former superior court judge restoration of his law license. Harwood of Bryson City was disbarred after prison sentences for tampering with state revenue records tied to embezzlement charges involving his daughter Lola who likewise served time.
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Raleigh
Council of the State Bar
J. H. Harwood
Superior Court
Harwood
Bryson City
State Revenue Department
Lola
Youth Under Bond In Extortion Case
J. D. Robinson aged 18 is on 5000 bond for a federal court appearance on charges of attempted extortion. Rowe of North Newton reported he received two calls a letter and a postcard demanding 2000 dollars. A U S commissioner at Lincolnton set bond at a preliminary hearing late yesterday.
Roosevelt reform plan faces Senate opposition
Senate scrutiny focuses on the Roosevelt reform plan as committees examine civil liberties issues and possible links to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company case. The report notes a Morgan banking loan saved the Van Sweringen rail empire in 1930 and includes testimony about a flogging case and a phone in the company’s Birmingham office.
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J. P. Morgan
Senate
University of Alabama
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Birmingham
Labor Relations Board
Elmer J. Maloy
Duquesne
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
White House
St. Lawrence
Robinson
Byrd Committee
House
Byrd
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Stabilization Fund
Stork Overtakes Bridal Trailer Family Birth
Salisbury report says a baby was born after a man his wife and three children pulled into a tourist camp in a trailer headed north. The stork overtook the trailer family early today in a window captioned dispatch from the city.
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Salisbury
French Ambassador to U.S. Named
Paris reports Georges Bonnet former French finance minister has accepted the post as ambassador to the United States He will depart for Washington soon and serve as ambassador with no special mission on war debts replacing Andre de la Boulaye.
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Paris
Georges Bonnet
United States
Washington
Bonnet
Andre de la Boulaye
Florida Abolishes State Road Patrol
Tallahassee Florida January 15 Governor Fred P Cone’s highway commission voted to abolish the state road patrol effective January 31 in line with the governor’s wish. Board members estimate annual savings around 150000 dollars.
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Florida
Tallahassee, Fla
Fred P. Cone
Highway Commission
State
Liquor Profits Reported for Halifax County 1936
J. R. Glasgow, supervisor of the Halifax county alcohol control board, announced a net profit of 69,456 for 1936. The 18 month sale period since legalization shows total net income of 96,0?
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Roanoke Rapids
J. R. Glasgow
Halifax County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Traffic Violations Warn of Overparking in City Circuit
Police report three arrests in the past 24 hours for overparking violations under the Drive Carefully and Save a Life program. Authorities urge motorists to park within lines and follow posted rules.
Chicago Butter Prices Drift in Early Trade
Chicago producers report mixed butter quotes with unsettled creamery specials at 93 score 3344-34 and extras at 92 33, firsts around 88-89 cents, standards 90 centralized carrots at 33, and overall market steady with few changes in price.
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Chicago
North Carolina Railroad declares 7 percent dividend
Directors of the state controlled North Carolina Railroad company meet and declare a seven percent dividend payable semi annually in February and August.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Railroad Company
Neuropsychiatric Association to Elect Officers
The North Carolina Neuropsychiatric association will meet here January 29 to elect new officers and discuss plans for the year.
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Wake Forest
North Carolina Neuropsychiatric Association
Textile Mission Confers With Japs
An American mission seeking a compromise to curb heavy Japanese textile imports met privately with leaders of Japan's cotton industry in Osaka. Otokichi Shoji, president of the Japan Spinners Association, voiced confidence a amicable solution with wide effects would be reached. Dr. Claudius Murchison of the Cotton Textile Institute said the mission aims to dispel misunderstandings and avoid actions disadvantaging either country.
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Osaka
Japan
United States
Otokichi Shoji
Japan Spinners Association
Claudius T. Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
Walter A Johnston dies from mine rescue injuries
Walter A Buck Johnston 45 died here after ten months of injuries from a Charlotte North Carolina mine accident. He rushed into a shaft to warn four men after dynamite blasting and was crushed under falling earth and rocks.
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Columbia
8. C
Walter A
Buck") Johnston
Charlotte
N. C
Mistrial Declared In UNC Orchestra Leader Murder Case
In Spartanburg South Carolina Judge S W G Shipp declared a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder case connected to W T Malone's death in a car crash. G F Johnson university orchestra leader faced charges with testimony noting he drove at a reasonable speed and did not intend harm.
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8. C
G. F. Johnson
University North Carolina Orchestra
W. T. Malone
Cire
S. W. G. Shipp
Flor
Delibera
Johnson
Malone
Ore Tra
Citizens try to publish proposed bill before General Assembly
A group seeks to print the civil service bill in full in the Enterprise to let High Point readers review the measure before its introduction. Three insiders were contacted for details. two supported the plan, one declined to comment, and others denied knowledge of the movement. Raleigh visits emphasized no secrecy or railroaded passage, with copies prepared for distribution in High Point.
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High Point
General Assembly
Legis
Enterprise
Civil Se
Mately
Raleigh
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