Rate Case Fight Opens Tomorrow North Carolina rate dispute to hear testimony on discriminatory freight charges
The North Carolina rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission opens at 10 a.m. tomorrow with Wilbur LaRoe leading for the state. The hearing will examine whether northern origins are charged higher to North Carolina than to Virginia, with experts and shipper witnesses to follow. The case seeks to revise rates to be more equitable and save North Carolina shippers an estimated 10 million dollars annually.
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J. C. Baskervill
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilbur Ia Roe
Washington, D. C
State Commission
Stanley Winbornt
Murfreesboro
I. M. Bailey
Commission
Central Freight Association
New England
Virginia
Potomac River
Mississippi
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G. L. Tillery
The
Corporation Commission
Tillery
J. W. Roberts
Blue Imps Beat Wake Forest Frosh 35 to 24
Duke freshmen defeated Wake Forest freshmen 35 to 24 in Durham in a preliminary for the Duke Wake Forest varsity game. Hill and Horn starred for Duke. Karp led the Baby Deacons.
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Durham
Duke
Wake Forest Frosh
A Way To Stop Attacks of Fits Free Treatment Offer
Reports claim an amazing treatment stops epileptic attacks. Manufacturer R Lepso of Milwaukee offers free treatment to all sufferers who write with their age, hoping to reach those not yet helped.
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Apt
Island Ave
Milwaukee
Wisc
Adv
Latonia's Spring Derby Eliminated by Kentucky Racing Board
The Kentucky racing commission in Covington decided to end Latonia's 47 year spring thoroughbred meeting citing weather. Last spring saw 24 rainy days of 29, and a poor fall with only seven good track days. The new Latonia schedule starts June 28 and runs to August 9 for seven racing days.
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Covington
Kentucky Racing Commission
Latonia
Kentucky
Congressional dispute over alcohol amendments and legal procedure
In a heated session, Representative Linthicum leads the wet bloc to preclude poisoning of industrial alcohol, while Representative Sabath faces remarks from LaGuardia and Reedy raises a point of order. Debate continues as Tilson chairs and parliamentary ruling is issued. Senate plans a vote on the eighteenth amendment after tariff and Muscle Shoals actions. Senator Watson expects action on the Blaine repeal proposal. Norris suggests speedier federal court procedure via commissioners for minor offenders.
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Maryland
Reedy
Maine
Sabath
Illinois
Beedy
LaGuardia
United States
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Labath
Senate
House
Muscle Shoals
Watson
Indiana
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
National Enforcement Commission
Open to private and public schools in Chicago tourney
The University of Chicago national inter scholastic basketball championship will be open to private and public high schools for the first time in 12 years. Bartlett gymnasium will host the event from April 1 to 5.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Bartlett Gymnasium
Charlotte Building Leads Carolinas In December
Charlotte ranked third among cities in the two Carolinas for building in December. North Carolina reported permits totaling 670 173 dollars while South Carolina reached 277 250 dollars.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
S. W. Straus
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Jester Rites Held For Alan Williard Jester
Private funeral services for Al ton Williard Jester of 610 East Lexington Avenue were conducted Saturday at 3:30 p.m. by Rev. Edward Suits of the Lebanon M P Church. Interment followed in Lebanon Cemetery.
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East
Lexington Avenue
Edward Suits
Lebanon
M. P. Ehureh
Lebanon Cemetery
Open Big Push in Eielson's Search
Nome Alaska January focuses on a mass aerial drive for Northern Siberia to locate Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland. Eleven planes from American Russian and Canadian crews head toward North Cape while fuel and weather conditions are readied for a joint search operation.
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Siberia
Carl Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
North Cape
Essielson and Borland
Teller
Fairchild
The
Aviation Corporation
Joe Crossin
Harold Gillam
Crossin
Gillam
Johnson Leading Wildcat Scorers
Davidson College Wildcat captain Frantis Johnson leads the scoring with 50 points after a 17 point game against Lenoir Fayne, edgeing Carl Pritchett by two points. Pritchett sits second with 48 as the pair account for over half of Davidson’s 1938 total in six games.
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Goodson
Rusk
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Martin
Proctor
Shepherd
Moore
Mathis
Grand Davidson
Wildcats
Presbyterians
Catawba
Charlotte Y. M. C. A
Clemson Defeats Newberry 59 to 9 in New Year rout
Clemson College Tigers, led by Captain Jones with 17 points and Gibson Caldwell Clain each scoring eight, overwhelmed Newberry Indians 59 to 9. The defense stifled Newberry, holding them scoreless in the first half and culminating in a dominant performance by Coach Josh Gody's squad.
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Josh Gody
Tigers
Newberry Indians
Newberry
Jones
Gibson
Caldwell
Clain
Mrs Owen Responds ToCharges On Citizenship Case
Mrs Owen defends herself against charges that forced her expatriation, arguing her 24 years in the U S since birth and three years after restoration of citizenship make her eligible for the office. She says she bears any marriage penalty proudly and seeks justice from the committee.
Ruth Owen argues eligibility in House race amid citizenship dispute
Representative Ruth Bryan Owen defended her eligibility before a House committee as opponent William Lawson challenged her citizenship status. She detailed wartime relief work with Mrs. Hoover, life abroad, and subsequent use of Florida attorney opinions on the Cable Act and naturalization rules to justify her claim to the seat.
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ATP
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
House Selections
William C. Lawson
Noah ©. Banum
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lawson
Hoover
Reginald A. Owen
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Jamaica
England
Herbert Hoover
Egypt
Dardanelles
Miami
Owen
Major Owen
Virginia Tech grapplers edge Wolfpack in Raleigh
Virginia Polytechnic Institute defeated North Carolina State College in wrestling 21 to 11 in Raleigh. Graves Crowson and Cecil earned falls, Beard retired with injury, and Crowson claimed State’s only other fall.
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Virginians
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State
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Crowson
Fason
Pilcher
Stovall
Mundie
Perry
Bailey
Smithwick
Jones
White
Cecil
Ellett
Davis
Blaylock
Furman Defeats Presbyterian College 56 to 27 in Clinton
In Clinton South Carolina on January 18 Furman University hammered the Presbyterian College Blue Stockings 56 to 27. The Furman team displayed accurate shooting and balanced scoring led by the entire lineup.
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P. Furman
Presbyterian Blue Stockings
Furman
Midwest Floods Worsen as Levees Break Amid Cold Spell
Misery spreads across Indiana Missouri Illinois and Arkansas with 700 homeless along the St Francis river after a levee breach near Holcomb Missouri and more breaks foreseen. Red Cross rushes workers to Vincennes while forecasts warn continued cold and rising temperatures elsewhere in the midwest and south central regions.
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