Kipling Dies After Illness In London Hospital
The Times and other newspapers hail Rudyard Kipling as a formidable mind and master of English expression as he dies at Middlesex Hospital in London following surgery. He had left Burwash for London then headed to the French Riviera for a holiday before falling ill. His wife and daughter were present, with Surgeon Dr Webb-Johnson tending him until his passing at 12:10 a.m. local time. The death shocks the empire as tributes pour in from leaders and readers across the United States and United Kingdom.
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Walter Scott
Kipling
the Times
Daily Mail
England
United States
Robert W. Bingham
Rudyard Kipling
A. B., Webb-Johnson
Burwash
London
French Riviera
Brown's Hotel
Woolavington
Middlesex Hospital
Soho
Hen Lays Egg Weighing Seven Ounces in Winston-Salem Area
W B Mitchell of Winston-Salem highway route one reports a Barred Plymouth Rock hen laid a seven ounce egg. Inside the shell was another normal egg with its own shell. The egg is shown in The Enterprise window.
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Plymouth Rock
W. B. Mitchell
Winston-Salem Highway
Mr. Mitchell
Enterprise
North Carolina Auto Insurance Rates Seen Rising Again
Raleigh Jan 17 The Insurance Commissioner Dan C Boney warned that auto accident costs and insurance rates in North Carolina will likely rise unless accident numbers drop. He noted insurers already sought rate hikes but he expects public demand and stricter enforcement to reduce accidents over the coming months.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Inurance
Dan C. Boney
Boney
Ins
Julia Craig Pursues Night Club Singing at Green Club
Julia Craig, secretary to George Woodford of Woodford and Brooks, aims to become a nightclub singer. She shares an apartment with Amy Sanders, works at a dress shop. Peter Kemp loves Julia and asks her to marry him, but she resists. He arranges a letter of introduction to band leader Henri Lamb, who hears Julia but offers no job. Julia discovers the letter and that Peter asked Lamb to discourage her.
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Julia Craig
George Woodford
Woodford and Brooks
Julia
Amy Sanders
Peter Kemp
Henri Lamb
Green Club
Lamb
Peter
Hank Lamb
Mr. Lamb
Kemp
Craig
Jim
Pete
Havenport
Amy
Ju-lia
Davenport
Henri
Awy
Darling
Royal Nesbitt
Royal
Nesbitt
Julia Faces Jealous Turmoil and Career Setback at Club
Julia confronts Henry Lamb over Peter Kemp’s note while Hank’s vanity collides with Julia’s ambition. Peter apologizes as Julia, frustrated, rejects his excuse and resolves to leave the job hunt. Amy reports mixed verdicts on her own Green Club audition and shares fresh gossip.
Night club dreams spark from a singer's audition
Amy pushes Julia to pursue singing with Royal Nesbitt as a backer. Nesbitt, amused at first, grows serious after Julia's blues performance. He vows to help her advance while Amy hints Royal's wealth and influence may aid the breakthrough. The scene ends with Nesbitt's earnest promise.
King George V in ill health sparks nationwide worry
Reports from Norfolk describe crowds at village gates seeking news as King George V battles a serious illness. Bulletins show growing anxiety and recall the king’s 1928 crisis, with nurses and royal aides nearby at Sandringham and media attention across the empire.
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London
Black
King George
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Frederick Stanley Hewett
Frederick J. Williams
Royal
Norfolk
River Recoding Neuse Flood Fades in Winston Area
The swollen Neuse river recedes after backing flood waters into Happersville. Few residents leave homes as damage remains small and the suburb sees improving conditions.
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Winston
Neuse
Happersville
Siberia 1908 Meteor Created Water-Wave Splash
A giant meteor in 1908 Siberia generated an air wave that blew water from rivers and lakes across the region, leaving widespread disruption and stunned observers.
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Siberia
Congress Hopes for Action on Bonus Bill and Neutrality Probes
Congress mood turns hopeful as leaders push to pass the senate backed $2 billion cashable baby bonds plan while neutrality act enforcement faces delays. Amid floor clashes over Wilson remarks, Nye and Clark push for tighter curbs on trade with future belligerents to lessons from World War I.
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Hull
Cummings
Harrison
D-Mass
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Glass
D-Va
Nye
R-Nd
Wilson
Europe
Clark
D-Mo
Congress
United States
Prosecution Holds Parley on Reprieve Report
The governor threatened his life and denied police guards at his home or knowledge of confidential letters to police chiefs asking for a Lindbergh case arrest. He said no request had been made to state police to continue the investigation, though he planned to ask them to act.
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Midwestern
Hie
Bronx
Governor faces threats amid Hauptmann case turmoil
The governor cites impeachment as one of several threats after a flood of threatening letters to his office and home. State police guard the Hoffman family following letters tied to Hauptmann, with plainclothes escorts for the Hoffman children and ongoing questions about witnesses. The attorney general supports John F. Condon amid controversy over Lindbergh case reporting.
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Hauptmann
Newark Ledger
South Amboy
Hoffman
Bruno Hauptmann
Frank L. Golden
John F. Condon
Condon
Rites Held for E. W. Dixon
Funeral services for E. W. Dixon, who died at his home in Winston-Salem after a brief illness, were held at Main Street M E Church in Thomasville. Ministers included A C Tippett W A Lambeth and Dwight Ware. Survivors: wife Miss Simmons Lambeth of Thomasville, sons Marion Dixon Winston-Salem and Paul Dixon Houston, a daughter, Layman B Broad Texarkana, sister Mrs Harriet Beas Miami. Interment in the family plot at Thomasville.
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E. W. Dixon
Craig Street
Winston-Salem
Main Street
M. E
Thomasville
A. C. Tippett
Ardmore M. E
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial
M. EB
Dwight Ware
D. F. Peterson
L. T. Henning
Frank Thorpe
Joe Woodruff
Chas. Hedrick
Chas. Hines
Mr. Dixon
Miss Simmons Lambeth
Marion Dixon
Paul Dixon
Houston
Texas
Layman B. Broad
Texarkana
Ark
Harriet Beas
Miami
Fila
Republican Counsel Outlines 1936 Campaign Issues
John D. M. Hamilton general counsel of the Republican National Committee and Kansas national committeeman spoke to the Women’s National Republican Club luncheon outlining recovery wasteful spending and centralized government as the core issues for the 1936 election. He criticized certain New Deal methods.
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New York
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hamilton
Kansas
Women's
National Republican Club
Salt-Laden Schooner A. Ernest Milla Sinks Off North Carolina Coast
The schooner A. Ernest Milla carrying salt sank after a collision off North Carolina. Four days later the vessel surfaced again but the salt had dissolved during the interval.
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A. Ernest Milla
North Carolina
Vitamin E called the anti sterility vitamin in daily diet
Dr Morris Fishbein notes vitamin E is widespread in common foods and essential for reproduction in animals. He cautions against labeling foods for vitamin E, explaining its presence is ordinary and its deficiency would threaten life, especially in children.
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Nature
Morris Fishbein
Journal
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health
Soft teeth question answered by dental nutrition expert
The reader asks about remedies for soft teeth and cod liver oil. The expert notes there is no sure sign of soft teeth from decay alone and stresses mouth conditions matter more than tooth quality. Teeth form in early childhood and diet or cod liver oil won’t drastically alter them in adults. consult a family doctor to avoid harmful self medication.
Roosevelt Travels to New York for Weekend Visit
President Roosevelt departs Washington for a weekend trip to New York City delaying farm relief talks. He will stop in Newark to meet federal officials and dedicate the Theodore Roosevelt memorial building in the American Museum of Natural History tomorrow afternoon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York City
Newark
New Jersey
Theodore Rooosevelt
American Natural History Museum
New York
Travis D Hall Dies After Long Illness at 58
Travis D Hall 58 a well known contractor in Randleman died at his home after a long illness due to cancer. Survived by wife the former Maude Wood five sons John Horace Joseph Billy Robert all at home one daughter Elma three brothers J L of Randleman W H of Georgia and Charles of Charlotte one sister Mrs John Mathis of Albemarle Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Mt Lebanon Methodist Protestant church with Rev Joel Prog on officiating.
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Travis D. Hall
Randleman
Maude Wood
John
Horace
Joseph
Billy
Robert
Elma
J. L
W. H
Georgia
Charles
Charlotte
John Mathis
Albemarle
Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Negro Gets 30 Years For Deputy Sheriff Murder
Campbell Starnes, a Black man, was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the October 25 killing of Deputy Sheriff W A Cameron. The officer was shot while serving a capias at Starnes' home.
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Negro
Gastonia
Campbell Starnes
W. A. Cameron
Starnes
High Schools Will Offer New Courses On Safety Driving
Charlotte January 13 The Carolina Motor Club announced a comprehensive highway safety course for Carolinas high schools. President Coleman Roberts cited previous gains from schoolboy patrols and safety studies and noted NC deaths in 1936 and SC deaths in 1934 underscore need without halting grammar-grade programs.
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Charlotte
Carolina Motor Club
Carolinas
Coleman Roberts
North Carolina
South Carolina
Roberts
Cause of Airplane Crash Still Undetermined
MEMPHIS Tenn Jan 18 After extended hearings the shredded wreckage of the air liner Southerner clung to the secret of the crash that killed 17 persons A searching investigation by the bureau of air commerce failed to uncover a definite clue pointing to the cause Federal officials adjourned the hearing without announcing a probable crash cause or resumption date.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bureau of Air Commerce
Boy Roy Rogers Missing in Guadelupe Mountains
Four year old Roy Rogers is feared held by Apache Indians in the Guadelupe mountains near the Mexican border. Indian trackers aviators and soldiers hunted the boy as natives reported bands near the L McDonald ranch where he vanished. Officials think he may have fallen into canyons or succumbed to cold.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Roy Rogers
Egade
13 Believed Killed In Airplane Crash
In La Paz Bolivia on January 18 authorities feared all 18 people aboard the Choroloque aircraft per Lloyd Aéro Boliviano reports. The plane en route from Cocha Bamba at the eastern base of the Andes to La Paz crashed last night near Cordillera, 180 miles northwest of the western Andes edge.
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Lapaz
Bolivia
Cordillera
Lloyd Aero Boliviano Company
Cocha Bamba
Andes Mountains
Huge phones for detecting enemy aircraft
Japan has added large radar-like devices to its anti aircraft defenses. The new equipment aims to improve detection of incoming enemy aircraft and strengthen air defense readiness across key coastal and urban hubs.
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Japan
Land Sale Under Guilford County Court Order
Court ordered land sale in Jamestown township comprising 88 acres home place of Joab Leonard. Descriptions by metes and bounds in Guilford records. Sale January 18 1936 with bidding starting at 1732.50 and 5 percent deposit required. Commissioner R H Sechrist Walter and Wright ads.
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A. Wayland Cooke
Superior Court
Guilford County
J. C. Leonard
Ethel Bay
Jamestown Township
Will Holton
Will Armfield
Joab Leonard
Susanna Leonard
Metes and Bounds
Nancy Leonard
Aviatha Vickrey
Register of
R. H. Sechrist Walter and Wright
New York Cotton Opens Higher Then Eases
Cotton futures opened the day with gains for near months and mixed action for distant positions. By midmorning the market dipped, with prices showing small declines from the initial levels.
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New York
Wilmington lumber dealer jailed for drunken driving conviction
J N Bryant, former owner of a local chain in Piedmont, was sentenced in Wilmington after a drunk driving conviction. He received six months on the roads for the offense.
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Wilmington
J. N. Bryant
Piedmont
Robbery Attack During Package Delivery Incident
In Minneapolis two suspects robbed Mrs Olga Bonin after holding her up during a package delivery. They took her purse and liquor before one attacker slipped money to her and fled with a bottle.
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Minneapolis
Olga Bonin
Stretching Omelets With Leftover Cereal
Cooked cereal from leftovers can be used to extend omelets. The texture and flavor improve as the omelet stretches, allowing more portions from the same ingredients.
Notice of Sale in Guilford County on Broad Street
Notice of sale under order of Guilford County Superior Court clerk to sell property on Broad Street High Point on February 4 1996 at 10 AM. Describes land from North Carolina Railroad Company line with adjustments and exceptions including a sale to Robert Brockett and Point Hosiery Mills. Administrator of W E Grissom and attorney Walser and Wright listed.
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A.”land Cooke
Su Court
Guilford County
Broad Street
High Point
WN Carolina Railroad Company
R. Lindsay
Harper Johnson
W. E. Grissom
Walser and Wright
High Point Adopts Tax Ordinance For City Funds
The City Council of High Point passes an ordinance setting taxes for the fiscal year starting July 1 1935 to June 30 1986. It levies poll taxes and real and personal property taxes to fund operation school maintenance street work and debt service with specific rates totaling 1.60 per hundred dollars. Lois Welborn records the ordinance dated December 18 198 LOIS WELBORN City Clerk.
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High PO
City of Point
High Point
State of
North Carolina
City of High Point
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