Roosevelt proposes broad business council for policy input
In Washington on January 20 President Roosevelt outlined a coming, all embracing council to aid national policy design. He said it would include consumers, investors, farmers, laborers, and business leaders, though he denied it was a NRA revival. The advisory group met 90 minutes in the cabinet room with secretary Early and staff.
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Washington
Sevelt
Roosevelt
Retary
NRA
Roper
Business Council
Ing
United States
White House
Pardon Board Weighs Mercy for Former Jailbreaker
Pennsylvania's pardon board meets behind closed doors to consider Kenneth Littlejohn a man who escaped prison in 1930 after breaking and entering larceny. He fled south, married, raised a family, and lived a quiet life before his reappearance in 193? prompting an appeal for clemency from detective Frank N Littlejohn of Charlotte. The case highlights the tension between past crimes and present reform.
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Arrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pardon Board
Kenneth
Lotte
N. C
Frank N. Littlen
Eed
Isburgh
Chare
Littlejohn
Eming Mix Returns to Prison After Earlier Escape
Eming Mix, a 22 year old Black man, was recaptured and returned to prison after an escape years ago. The report notes prior brutal treatment in South Carolina chain gangs and mentions his apprehension in Paterson, New Jersey.
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Den
8. C
Ing Mix
New Jersey
Paterson
N. J
South Carolina
IT FLOOR COVERINGS MEN TALK THINGS OVER
Noted figures in the floor coverings industry gather at the Southern Furniture Exposition mid winter show. Left to right: W. N. Sutherland art director Bigelow Sanford KE L. Greene general sales manager Congoleum Nairn Inc Kearney N J Grant M. Dawson Mohawk Carpet Mills Inc and W H Crane president Wolf and Crane Co.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
W. N. Sutherland
Bigelow-Sanford
KE. L. Greene
Congoleum-Nairn, Inc
Kearney
N. J
Grant M. Dawson
Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc
W. H. Crane
Wolf and Crane Company
Enterprise
Bishop Removes Dean Noe At St Marys Cathedral
Memphis dispatch reports Bishop James M. Maxton suspends fasting Dean Israel Harding Noe at once and assumes deanery duties. The step follows weeks of urging by church leaders as Noe weakens and continues a fast. Separate reports say Spanish gunboats seized the American tanker Nantucket Chief off Barcelona on January 18, with no confirmation yet from the state department.
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Memphis
Tenn
James M. Maxon
Israel Harding
Dbishop
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Maxton
St. Mary's Cathedral
Dean Noe
Washington
Nantucket
Barcelona
State Department
Paris
Dean Seeks Seclusion Amid Fasting Cleric
Dean Israel Harding Noe begins a period of abstinence from nourishment as his wife remains ill at St Marys Episcopal Deary. He cancels all engagements including a Thursday Bible class and will not reschedule tonight’s Knoxville diocesan convention appearance.
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Memphis
Tenn
Israel Harding Noe
Knoxville
Episcopal Church
St. Mary's Episcopal
Lenoir-Rhyne to Observe Founder's Day on April 30
Hickory Jan 20 Founder's Day plans announced by Lenoir Rhyne College with observance scheduled for April 30. College activities and ceremonies will mark the occasion.
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Hickory
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Senate group approves Reed for Supreme Court
A Senate judiciary subcommittee voted unanimously for Stanley F. Reed to be justice of the Supreme Court. Reed, solicitor general, attended the brief hearing with Attorney General Cummings who praised his legal ability. The subcommittee sent the nomination to the full committee with prompt approval expected and final Senate confirmation planned for early next week.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Stanley F. Reed
Logan
D-Ky
Reed
Cummings
Judiciary
Senate
World Shrinking From War, Says Church Convocation
Dr. John B. Bennett of Auburn Theological Seminary told ministers and lay leaders at the North Carolina Convocation of Churches that there is a soberness and shrinking from war. He warned of economic injustice and said God is guiding people toward a hopeful gospel.
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Raleigh
John B. Bennett
Auburn Theological Seminary
North Carolina
Bennett
Cotton spinning at 92 percent capacity in December
The census bureau reports December spinning capacity at 92 percent on a single shift, down from 105.2 percent in November and 184.5 percent in December 1936. Spindles in place totaled 26,704,476 with 22,328,472 active during the month, compared with 26,706,930 and 22,791,550 in November and 27,700,194 and 24,090,204 in December last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sowell Files Candidacy For Wilson County Seat
Jan 20 Sowell announces Democratic nomination bid for Wilson County representative. He formerly served as representative and now seeks the Wilson seat.
Durham man confesses extortion plot against steel company
Safety Director William Croom announced that Isaiah Thomas Edwards, 27, a Durham Black man, signed a confession admitting he tried to extort $8,000 from Homer F. Tielke of Crucible Steel in Cleveland Ohio. The warrant alleges he threatened the father's death to secure payment.
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Durham
William Croom
Isaiah Thomas Edwards
Homer F. Tielke
Crucible Steel Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Edwards
Tielke
Maxwell Tielke
Chamber backs broader tax reform and repeal of undistributed profits tax
Fred H. Clausen of Horicon Wisconsin and other U S Chamber spokesmen told the House Ways and Means committee that the tax revision plan does not go far enough and urged repeal of the undistributed profits tax. The chamber favors changing corporation income tax but says current proposals fall short of full reform and employment goals.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fred H. Clausen
Horicon
Wis
Chamber
Federal Finance
Clausen
Furniture Market Moves Forward Amid Slower Morning
The Mid Winter Southern Furniture and Rug Market shows registrations running slightly under 1937 for the first three days with an expected afternoon uptick near last year’s totals. The Southern Retail Furniture Association meets at 6:30 PM at the Sheraton. The Paul W. Casey Expo building team says the mid summer market is set for July 18 30 and will invite all market participants. William J Cheyney of the National Retail Furniture Association will address the program intended to support the retail furniture industry.
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SOC Charales
Southern Furniture
Sheraton
Southern Retail Furniture Association
Paul W. Casey
Southern Furniture Exposition
Southern
William J. Cheyney
National Retail Furniture Association
Rise Expected By Two Thirds Says Chester
Colby M. Chester, chair of the National Association of Manufacturers, testified before the Senate unemployment committee that two thirds of U S manufacturers expect a business rise in 1938 based on a cross section of 40 firms. He noted an 11 percent drop in employment from September 1937 to January 1 1938 and a 16 percent drop in hours worked while many believe reserves can support employment. The filibuster against the anti lynching bill persisted as the Senate debated a 553 million naval appropriation bill with Senator Ellender speaking into a sixth day.
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Washington
Congress
Colby M. Chester
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
Chester
House
Valencia Attacked From Air by Rebels Again
Valencia endured a second air raid by the insurgent air force as eastern Spain reels from yesterday’s terror raids. Casualties and damage from today were not yet estimated, but officials reported hundreds killed in Barcelona and widespread devastation across the coast.
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Madrid
Valencia
Spain
Barcelona
Former GOP Leader Parker Dies by Own Action
Charleston, Jan 20. Coroner J. P. Deveaux rules Parker’s death as self inflicted. Simpson M. Parker, 66, ex head of the state Republican party and eight year customs collector, died yesterday from a bullet wound to the head. He was a native of One Neck near Edenton.
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Charleston
8. C
J. P. Deveaux
Simpson M. Parker
Parker
One Neck
Edenton
Small British Force Defies Jap Army At Tientsin
British circles report a Japanese threat to enter the British concession at Tientsin was a misunderstanding. The Lancashire Fusiliers, about 850 strong, stood ready to repel an invasion but held fire as orders to retreat were given. Snow and sleet delayed operations and halted air bombardment as Japanese advances continued north along the Tientsin Pukow railway.
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Tientsin
Shanghai
Lancashire Fusiliers
Pp. m
Tientesin
Yangtz River
Tientsin-Pukow
Hartle Fate Now In Hands Of Winston Jury
A Forsyth County jury deliberates the fate of 63-year-old grocer John A. Hartle charged with the murder of Walter Lee Smith. Hartle pleads unwritten law after Smith was found shot in Hartle’s home. The case went to the jury after Judge Phil lips finished his charge.
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John A. Hartle
Winston-Salem
Walter Lee Smith
Doland F. Phillips
Smith
Forsyth Superior
J. Erle McMichael
Hartle
Thompson Gets Judgeship Post
Governor Hoey announced the appointment of C. Everett Thompson of Elizabeth City to fill the unexpired term of Judge Walter L. Small who will retire February 1 due to ill health. Small had served with ability and distinction and his term would have ended January 1.
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Elizabeth City
Walter Small
Raleigh
Hoey
C. Everett Thompson
Walter L. Small
Small
Three Seek Ninth District Judge Post In Fayetteville
Robert H. Dye a Fayetteville attorney and former partner of N A Sinclair announced his candidacy for the ninth district judgeship now held by Sinclair. Incumbent N A Sinclair said he would run again and another candidate Q K No Jr announced Monday.
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Fayetteville
Robert H. Dye
N. A. Sinclair
Dye
Sinclair
Q. K. No— Jr
Woods Takes Blame In Murder Trial Of Six
In a Washington court William B. Woods of Biloxi Mississippi testified I stabbed Captain Sanders and shouldered full blame for the attempted break and the death of penitentiary guard Olin Sanders as he and five other convicts stand trial in Columbia D C.
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Columbia
D. C
Captain Sanders
William B. Woods
Biloxi
Miss
Woods
Olin Sanders
One Killed in Oil Truck Fire Near Raleigh
A truck from Shell Oil overturned on the Wendell highway killing Harry Burton Heater about 21 of Cary. Johnny Reeves, 37, suffered burns and was hospitalized. The load was about 1359 gallons of gasoline and kerosene.
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Raleigh
Harry Burton Heater
Cary
Wendell
Johnny Reeves
W. E. Ellington
Shell Oil Corporation
Paroled Burglar Bill Lail Granted Release in Raleigh
Bill Lail, sentenced in Burke county in June 1931 to 20 to 26 years for second degree burglary, was released on parole. Three other paroles were granted and 22 clemency requests were acted on by Governor Hoey yesterday.
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Bill Lail
Raleigh
Burke County
Hoey Yesteray
OConnor Quits Post With U S Treasury
The White House announced the resignation of J F J OConnor as comptroller of the currency with the request that it take effect April 1 President Roosevelt cited unfinished work on dividends to depositors in closed national banks. OConnor, a Los Angeles attorney, is expected to seek the California Democratic gubernatorial nomination in August. The resignation letter is dated January 14 and the President replied January 19 extending the postponement.
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Washington
White House
J. F. J. O'Connor
Roosevelt
O'Connor
Los Angeles
California
Wire tapping charges filed against LA detectives
Los Angeles January 2 The captain and an intelligence officer were ordered held on suspicion of wire tapping at the home of vice investigator Harry Raymond who was a bomber sloshson victim last Friday. District Attorney Baron Fitts issued the order to arrest Earl Lynette acting captain of detectives and one of his aides Draper.
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Los Angeles
Harry Raymond
California
Baron
North Carolina Newspaper Institute Opens in Chapel Hill
The 114th annual North Carolina Newspaper Institute opens with publishers and reps from nearly every state paper gathering in Chapel Hill. Arthur Hays Sulzberger of the New York Times will speak on Democracy and the Press, introduced by C. Council of the Durham Herald-Sun.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina Newspaper Institute
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
New York Times
Hill Music Hall
Democracy and the Press
Sulzberger
C. Council
Durham
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