Farm Experts Outline Plan for Long Range Growth
In Guilford courthouse an all day session drew 75 AAA committeemen and agents from Guilford Rockingham Randolph Caswell Stokes and Alamance counties to hear Dr. O C Stine outline a long range farming plan. He noted war embargo and defense needs reduce cotton and tobacco demand while boosting foods feeds fruits and vegetables. He praised NC progress toward diversified agriculture and urged further shift from cotton and tobacco to hay grains cattle and vegetables.
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Greensboro
AAA
Guilford
Rockingham
Randolph
Caswell
Stokes and
Alamance
O. C. Stine
Federal Department
North Carolina
Hays
Funeral Rites Held for William T Finney
Funeral services for William T Finney aged 44 who died at a local hospital Monday morning were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 from the Church of Christ on North Hamilton Street. Rev W D Helsebeck officiated with a trio singing Face To Face and God Will Take Care Of You. Interment followed at Floral Garden Cemetery.
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William T. Finney
Church of Christ
North Hamilton Stret
W. D. Helsebeck
L. H. Kinney
C. C. McEvers
Fef
F. Marion
J. A. Bennett
C. O. Sechrest
D. M. Holder
E. P. Alderman
Floral Garden Cemetery
Funeral services for William A Bradberry
Funeral services for William A Bradberry who died at his home 502 Mangum Avenue Monday night will be conducted from the home this afternoon at 4 oclock with interment following in Oak wood cemetery.
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William A. Bradberry
Mangum Avenue
Oakwood Cemetery
Curtis Potts Brooks Dies in Trinity Home
The body of Curtis Potts Brooks died at his Trinity home and was sent to Commerce Georgia for funeral services and interment this afternoon.
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Curtis Potts Brooks
Trinity
Commerce
Man Arrested on Housebreaking Charge in Wade Street Break-in
Police arrest 51 year old John Archer on breaking entering and larceny charges after a break in at 809 Wade Street. A stolen radio from the home was recovered during the incident.
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John Archer
Bessie Davis
Wade Street
Archer
North Carolina Farm Figures Show Shifts in 1930s Acreage and Livestock
The report highlights cotton acreage decreasing from 1,635,000 in 1939 to 833,000, tobacco dropping from 735,000 in 1929 to 512,000 in 1939, with hay rising to 1,148,000 in 1940. Cattle rose from 496,000 in 1929 to 684,000 in 1940 and hogs from 945,000 to 1,167,000. State farm income in 1939 reached 1.068 billion dollars, up from 1.017 billion in 1929, with remarks from Herbert White and others on AAA programs and crop reporting.
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North Carolina
Herbert White
Caswell County
AAA
John East
Virginia
O. F. McCrary
Raleigh
Frank Parker
Federal
High Point Savings Reports Strong Year and Dividends
H N Williard president reports a favorable year at the High Point Savings and Trust Co annual meeting. Officers and directors are reelected. He notes defense-driven demand lifted hosiery textiles furniture and lumber and that 1940 business outpaced prior years with rising dividends and share retirement.
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Ac Ee
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P. M. Stuart
N. W. Garland
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G. J Johnson
Insurance Department
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Holland
Belgium
France
United States
Williard
Federal Reserve Board
North Carolina House Develops Redistricting Plan
A bill proposes carving new congressional districts from the current 10th and 11th districts, with 10th including Avery Burke Catawba Lincoln Mecklenburg Mitchell, 11th comprising Cleveland Gaston McDowell Madison Polk Rutherford Yancey, and 12th Buncombe Cherokee Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Swain Transylvania. Another bill seeks 1940 census based reapportionment, adding representatives for Buncombe Guilford Mecklenburg Cumberland Cabarrus and removing from New Hanover Nash Wayne Halifax Rockingham.
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eMcklenburg
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Transylvania
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Cumberland
Cabarrus
New Hanover
Nash
Wayne
Halifax
Rockingham
Hull Defends Self Defense Amid Lease-Lend Debate
Secretary Hull urged immediate defense action stressing self defense over neutrality laws as he testified on the lease-lend bill. He warned the Pacific program would dominate if unchallenged and pressed speed in arming friends resisting aggression while criticizing neutrality and Hague terms as inapplicable.
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Church Leaders Urge Calm and Faith Amid World Crisis
In New York a series of talks by Dr. Stansbury Dr. Wolfe and Bishop Penick urged Christians to seek right paths through crisis. They emphasized restraint avoid belligerence and unity beyond race and geography while promoting Christian resolve and intellectual leadership.
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Stansbury
America
Wolfe
Paul Austin Wolfe
Brick Presbyterian Church
New York
Dr. Wolfe
Rousseau
Karl Marx
Darwin
Freud
Church
Christ
Penick
Local aviator attends All-American Air Races in Miami
Charles Kellam and Dr. J. J. Hamlin returned yesterday from Miami where Kellam flew to attend the All-American Air Races.
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Charles Kellam
Miami
Fla
J. J. Hamlin
Influenza Outbreak Tops Five Thousand In Charlotte
Health officer Dr G L Rea estimated 5 000 residents in Charlotte afflicted as reports show the flu spreading from upper South Carolina into North Carolina.
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Charlotte
G. L. Rea
South Carolina
North Carolina
Strange Trick Played By Fate
Roy Vester Marsh former husband of Jessie Farlow was involved in a murder at 516 White Oak Street. Marsh held draft order number 40 and faced re classification to group 3-a after his wife’s death prompting induction to Fort Bragg. His son Edward Marsh now dependent on no caregiver and attends Allen Jay High School eighth grade.
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Jessie Farlow
White Oak Street
Marsh
Selective Service
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United States Army
Fort Bragg
Edward Marsh
Young Marsh
Allen Jay High School
Faith and rural life in a world crisis sermon message
Rev Frank Nelson urges strengthening rural life and church unity to aid democracy and social welfare. He links discipline, faith, and community acts with economic justice, urging open living, inclusive church, and radio as a tool for spiritual renewal. The session at Wesley Memorial opens with choir, welcome remarks, and city leaders.
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Gether
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Community Presbyterian Church
Lakewood
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Paul Austin Wolfe
Brick Presbyterian Arch
New York City
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Edwin A. Penick
North Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
Penick
Embree H. Blackard
O. Arthur Kirkman
W. A. Stanbury
Centenary Church
Winston-Sa
Hatters Shop Site Marked By State Historical Commission
A highway marker near the George T. Penny home marks the site of David Beard 19th century hatter shop. Beard famed for rabbit fur hats, born 1774, bought land north of Jamestown in 1794, shop housed Quaker refuge for run-away slaves during the Civil War. Beard and wife Rebecca are buried at Deep River Church cemetery. One Beard hat is in Guilford College museum.
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David Beard
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Lavinah Gifford Beard
Pheneus Mendenhall
Jamestown
Parnes
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Deep River Church
Guilford College
Praigg Speaks on Susceptibility in Sales at Monarch Lunch
Noble T. Praigg co publisher of Furniture South and sales promo tion expert addressed the High Point Monarch Club at the Sheraton Hotel at noon on Susceptibility in Sales. He outlined sales approaches and what makes customers susceptible. Salvation Army referral cards were distributed and George Perrett of Greensboro visited. President Early Younts presided.
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Noble T. Praigg
Furniture South
High Point Monarch Club
Sheraton Hotel
Farlow Not Questioned Further By City Police
Sergeant Jack W. McMahon said Oliver S. Farlow, held on a murder charge, had not been questioned since yesterday morning. Farlow admitted he and his wife were alone in her apartment during the shooting but denied doing the shooting. Detectives call his account confusing and say he appeared drug-influenced. He is jailed without bond.
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Jack W. McMahon
City Police Department
Oliver S. Farlow
Jessie Cox Farlow
Farlow
Charles L. Dobson rites set in Randleman
Charles L. Dobson 51 died in Raleigh after a heart attack following typhoid illness. He was district circulation manager for the Progressive Farmer with Carolinas and Virginia coverage. Funeral at Naomi Street home Thursday 2 PM and burial in Oakwood Cemetery High Point. He is survived by second wife Josephine, parents, two sons, a daughter and a sister.
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The
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Miami
Fla
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Greensboro College
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Pensacola
Christiana Nelson
Naomi Street
Oakwood
Naomi Methodist Church
Short session legs passes recodification bill and county seat move
Legislators amid suspended rules rush a bill through both chambers and send it to ratification tomorrow. Glenn West of Weaverville is named to Buncombe County Board of Education to replace Senator James S Howell. A new House committee on recodification is created. Senate second reading approves 41 to extend Lexington city limits to Erlanger area amid debate sparked two years ago. Senator Gray questions introducer Senator Wilson about past controversy and agreement with Lexington and Erlanger interests.
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Weaverville
Buncombe County
Forsyth
Wilson
Davidson
Lexington
Erlanger Mills
Chicago Produce Prices Stand Steady on Market
Chicago report shows butter receipts 721,990 with steady demand and unchanged market. Eggs receipts 8,831 firm with fresh graded eggs and a 18 percent extras firsts, 17 percent firsts, current receipts 16 percent, dirties 15, checks 15, refrigerated 16 percent.
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Chicago
Local North Carolina and Atlantic Coast Weather Update
Mostly cloudy with light rain and fog tonight in North Carolina. Thursday partly cloudy with light rain and slightly warmer. Northeast winds along the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville, moderate to fresh, with gusts offshore. Block Island to Cape Hatteras sees increasing northeast and east winds, possibly strong in the north portion, with overcast conditions and intermittent light rain tonight and Thursday.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
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