Martin Opens Fight Over UAW Leadership
New York Jan 26 AP Homer Martin, former UAW president, severs ties with John L. Lewis and fights to retain his post as UAW head. He resigns CIO executive board, accuses Lewis of dictatorial aims and allies with Stalinists. He names Frank Walsh and Frank Munholland to represent him in Detroit hearing. The dispute centers on union autonomy and governance ahead of a March 27 convention in Cleveland.
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York
John L. Lewis
Homer Mar
United Automobile Workers America
Artin
UAW d
CIO
Lewis
Labor
Is Action
Philip Murray
Sid Hillman
UAW G Board
R. J. Thomas
Martin
Yman
Frank P. Walsh
New
Frank Munholland
Detroit
Erty
CIO Rman
Auto Union
UAW
Cleveland
CIO Executive Board
Williams
American Nation of Labor
Inventors tease spring gadgets at Oklahoma City show
In Chicago on January 26 the National Congress ventors previewed new devices. Montrose of Hollywood unveiled a magnetic can opener claimed to suit both left and right handed users and reduce iron particle contamination. Hutaff of North Carolina showcased an escape proof fish lure using dual clamps to grip a fish once hooked.
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ICAGO
National Congress
Oklahoma City
March
Ty Montrose
Hollywood
Ontrose
Medal advertisement for kidney and bladder relief
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem oil as a remedy to flush poisons from the kidneys and relieve bladder irritation. It claims benefits for burning urination backache and puffiness, urging readers to get the original Medal and follow directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Come To See Us Sometime Hoeys Told
A trio of visitors from a neighboring state rang the Raleigh executive mansion bell late at night or early morning. Miss Isabel Hoey greeted them and invited inspection of the first floor, as the governor and Mrs. Hoey maintain their famed hospitality. The visitors thanked them and urged to come back sometime.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Hoey
Isabel Hoey
Executive Mansion
Believe Franco Victory Certain
Diplomatic and military experts in Washington say Franco’s advancing troops could end the Spanish Civil War soon but warn of possible long afterward disorder and guerrilla warfare in parts. If Franco wins quickly over Catalonia and Valencia, Republican Spain would shrink to nine provinces with about 7 million people. US diplomats weigh how a Franco government would alter American representation and consular ties.
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Charles P. Nutter Washlington
Franco
Washington
Catalonia
Mediterranean
Valencia
Madrid
Spain
United States
T. A. Wilson to Succeed Dorsett as Chairman of Industrial Commission
Raleigh January 26. T. A. Wilson a member of the state industrial commission will succeed J. Dewey Dorsett as chairman when Dorsett resigns to take a job with a New York firm. J. Harry Sample, head of the probation commission, will likely succeed Wilson as commission member.
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T. A. Wilson
Dorsett
Industrial Commission
Raleigh
State Industrial Commission
J. Dewey Dorsett
New York
J. Harry Sample
Probation Commission
Wilson
Administration Not Invading State Rights
Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson told North Carolina legislators that the Roosevelt administration has scrupulously avoided encroaching on local government and expands federal power only where state reach is weak. He described a cooperative federalism and said the federal program brings government closer to the people while preserving local and state initiative. The North Carolina League of Municipalities outlined a six point legislative program to strengthen municipal finances and taxation rules.
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Raleigh
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
North Carolina League of Municipalities
League of Municipalities
State Highway and Public Works Commission
General Assembly
Siler City Firms Win Charters From State
The Southeastern Equipment Company of Siler City and Woolard Furniture Company of Williamston join Theatre Suppliers of Greensboro and Honeycutt Funeral Home of Lexington in receiving state charters. Capital stock and subscribers include Wade Barber Inez Woolard Hugh Horton G. G. Woolard Co. W. Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N. C
Southeastern Equipment Company
Siler City
Woolard Furniture Company, Inc
Williamston
Theatre Suppliers, Inc
Greensboro
Honeycutt Funeral Home, Inc
Lexington
Thad Fure
Wade Barber
Mary W. Elkins
W. H. Scott
Pittsboro
G. G. Woolard
Inez V. Woolard
Hugh G. Horton
Co. W. Williams
E. M. Stanley
A. O. Smith
Funeral Home
R. F. Huneycutt
W. T. Huneycutt
J. W. Huneycutt
None seriously injured as bus plunges from bridge
Twenty school children on a bus that fell 22 feet into 12 feet of water near Wallace suffered only minor injuries. The driver, Clarke Lee, swam to the rear and opened an emergency door. a fertilizer truck driver, Ross Newkirk, was detained for questioning. The bus carried fifty children and landed after sideswiping a guard rail.
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Clarke Lee
North Carolina Motor Vehicle Registration Surges
North Carolina motor vehicle registrations totalled 462 450 as of Tuesday January 26, up 26 586 from the same date last year, per the state motor vehicle division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Motor Vehicle Division
Hopkins Seeks Industry View From 60 Leaders
Secretay of Commerce Harry Hopkins gathered 60 business and financial leaders from a long standing advisory council to discuss New Deal policies. He invited Secretary Hull and Attorney General Murphy to address a two day session. Thorp, a Dun and Bradstreet economist, commented that democracy accepts waste and imperfection as part of the price of freedom and endorsed competition with limits on railroads and banks.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Hull
Murphy
Willard L. Thorp
Dun and
Brad Street
Thorp
Senate
Commerce Department
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Federal Monopoly Committee
Michigan
Amherst
Miners Rescued After 18 Hours Obscure Shaft Trench
Two hard coal miners Joseph Payne aged 34 and Herman Trent aged 32 were pulled from a Hazleton shaft after 18 hours buried 1,000 feet underground. They crawled to safety through a rescue tunnel before dawn, unaided and in good spirits, but were kept for observation at a hospital.
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Hazleton
Joseph Payne
Herman Trent
Long Register of Names From Various Cities
A lengthy list of registrants and residents is presented, including individuals from Claremore Savannah Goldsboro New Bern Greensboro Roanoke Charlotte and many more. The compilation names numerous pairs and households across multiple states with no further context or event details.
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Guy Thompson
Claremore
D. C
R. E. Armstrong
Savannah
C. O. H. Boyd
New Bern
Fred Jones
Greensboro
John Lutz
Shelby
J. E. Denton
Ruth Denton
R. D. Hoyle
S. H. Long
Charlotte
R. Duke
Pulaski
A. B. Parker
Goldsboro
W. B. Green
Toccane
N. C
J. W. Fagan
Hartsville
S. C
S. G. Tucker
Bill Kester
H. W. Killinger
H. W. Killinger, Jr
Roanoke
M. M. Batton
R. Z. King
Blacksburg
M. R. Ackerman
Lois Kilian
Dora
Ala
M. G. Lehman
Jasper
W. M. Wilkins
Edenton
J. B. Armstead
Augusta
L. R. Holliday
Newport News
E. E. Turner
Winston-Salem
W. C. Roberts
Albany
Monroe
Earl Lanier
Burlington
A. M._ Schewel
Lynchburg
E. E. Shuford
Hickory
J. A. Smith
Magnolia
Sprott
Concord
C. C. Stubbins
E. L. Tanner
Douglas
I. Novey
Richmond
Turlington
H. D. Woodall
Benson Co
E. Bunch
Elizabeth City
Phil Winstead
P. C. Winstead
Mullins
R. W. Pritchard
Fayetteville
R. B. Funderburk
J. M. Dwiggins
C. E. Fare
O.S. Griffin
Rose Carson Cox
Florrie Jones
Durham
Mrs. C. J. Jones
Fountain Inn
8. C
P. G. Jones
Simpsonville
Frank Trotter
Frances T. Eason
Raleigh
J. W. Winslow
Asheboro
Smythe
Danville
W. B
Dozier
Staunton
J R. Craven
Cherryville
J. E. Huffman
King
Ed Leyton
Leah Leyton
Thomasville
Miss Campbell
H. W. Cheek
Pittsboro
J. A. Millis
Sylvania
Reuben McBrayer
Forest City
Herman Newman
Leaksville
C. Giles
W. O. Giles
Sadie Gordon
Statesville
Herman Black
P. G. Hash
J. C. Haley
Greenville
Alexander Richardson
Miami
Fla
H. F. Bobo
J. H. Book
S. H. Wilborn
Lillington
H. Rose
Chicago Butter and Egg Prices Steady Amid Receipts
Butter sold at 26 191 dollars for the period, creamery firsts 88 to 89 and 24 percent. other prices unchanged. Eggs totaled 10 964 dollars, firmer with fresh graded extra firsts local 160, cars 16 percent, firsts local 1 percent, cars 16 percent, current receipts 168 percent.
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Chicago
Legion Auxili ary State Leader Attends Defense Conference
Mrs Herbert B. Taylor, state president of the American Legion Auxiliary, travels to Washington as North Carolina representative to attend a national defense conference.
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Dunn
Herbert B. Taylor
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington
North Carolina
Schmeling Aims For Rematch After Controversy
Max Schmeling leaves Berlin with trainer Max Machon for Paris and then sails on the Normandie from Le Havre, due in New York February 2. The trip appears aimed at quelling rumors of a concentration camp detainment and questions about his health and that of actress-wife Anny Ondra as he pursues another heavyweight title bout.
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Berlin
Max Schmeling
United States
Schmeling
Paris
Max Machon
Pasage
Normandie
le Havre
New York
Maxes
Anny Ondra
Death of Revered J R Keller Sparked by Burk County Pastor
Funeral services were held at Highland Baptist church for the Rev J R Keller 29 pastor of Warlicks Chapel Baptist in Burke county and Mt Zion Baptist in Caldwell county. Interment followed at Munday Cemetery in Alexander county.
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J. R. Keller Hickory
Highland Baptist Church
J. R. Keller
Warlick’s Chapel Baptist Church
Burke County
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Caldwell County
Munday Cemetery
Alexander County
Infant dies in bed fall. funeral held today
Statesville report says Donald Billings nine months old, son of Mr and Mrs G D Billings, suffered a fatal injury yesterday when he fell from a bed. The funeral was held today.
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Statesville
Donald Billings
G. D. Billings
Funeral for Mrs H D Smith in Denton
Funeral services for Mrs. H. D. Smith of Denton will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Denton Baptist Church with Rev. H. M. Stroup officiating. The body lies in state an hour before the service, burial at Denton Baptist Cemetery. Survived by husband, son John C. Smith, daughters Mary G. and Ruth Smith, sister Mrs. PD G. Smith, and brother Walter J. Nooe.
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Denton
H. D. Smith
Denton Baptist Church
H. M. Stroup
Denton Baptist Cemetery
Alexander W. Fetter Dies at 61 One-Time Life Insurance Leader
Alexander W. Fetter, 61, long identified with the life insurance field and a Civic leader and sportsman, died yesterday of heart trouble in Grevensboro. He moved to the city in 1903 from Laurinburg where he was a retail druggist. The widow, a son and daughter survive.
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Grebnsboro
Alexander W. Fetter
Laurinburg
FASTEETH improves denture grip with powder
FASTEETH is an alkaline powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly. It prevents sliding and rocking without a gummy taste, does not sour, and helps reduce denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Two Prisoners Sought After Escape From Road Gang
In Warrenton North Carolina two white prisoners from Gaston county escaped from a state road gang near Ines. Robert Murphy serving 18 to 36 months for assault on a female and Bill Coleman serving two years for larceny were at large today.
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Warrenton
N. C
Robert Murphy
Bill Coleman
Gaston County
Ines
Dr Joseph I France Dies at Port Deposit
Dr Joseph I France 66 former United States senator and 1932 Republican presidential hopeful was found dead in his bed at his Port Deposit home by servants. He had been a prominent medical doctor and public figure in Maryland.
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Port Deposit, Md
Joseph I. France
United States
Fire kills Mary Pickard and two children in Reidsville
A house fire in Reidsville claimed the lives of Mary Pickard and two of her children with a third child fatally burned. The blaze occurred yesterday, burning the dwelling and leaving rescuers to detail the tragedy.
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Reidsville
Mary Pickard
Certificate of Dissolution for P. H. Johnson, Incorporated
State of North Carolina certifies the voluntary dissolution of P. H. Johnson, Incorporated, after unanimous stockholder consent, filed January 17 1939, with agent Violet H. Johnson, 207 North Main Street High Point Guilford. Seal and secretary Thad Eure, Raleigh.
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P. H. Johnson
Thad Eure
North Carolina
Raleigh
A. D
Sale of Emerywood lot in High Point foreclosure
Under a 1939 judgment in Municipal Court High Point the sheriff will sell for cash at the County Building High Point at 11 00 a m February 27 1939 a parcel on Hardover Street lot No 105 Emerywood Addition No 2 Guilford County depicting street paying assessment liens H L Baumgardner Commissioner dated January 24 1939.
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City of
High Point
Hattie Zimmerman
Julian W. Currie
Lena Odessa Kronheimer
H. W. Kronheimer
South Main Street
N. C
Hardover Street
Emerywood Addition
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Implat
H. L. Baumgardner
Dorothy Thompson to Speak on Citizenship at UNC
Dorothy Thompson, columnist and wife of Sinclair Lewis, will give the Weil lectures on citizenship at the University of North Carolina from March 30 to April 1. Dean D D Carroll of the university school of commerce announced the arrangement.
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Chapel Hill
Dorothy Thompson
Sinclair Lewis
Weil
University of North Carolina
D. D. Carroll
University School of Commerce
Carroll
Backache and Leg Pains Indicate Kidney Trouble
Warning from a health advisory notes backache leg pains as possible signs of kidney or bladder issues. It explains kidneys filter wastes, lists symptoms like scanty urine and puffiness, and endorses Doan’s Pills as relief used by millions for decades.
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Dean
Doan
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AFL
Orge Hutaff, Jr
Hoeys
Mofftt Home Furniture Co
Swami
Moffitt
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Siler City Firm
John 4. Gravett
South Carolina
Kirkman G. Finlay
Columbia
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Industry
Willard L. Thorpe
W. T. Allen
Rock Hill
J.S. Rogers, Jr
Marion
L. Schwalart
Wilmington
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R. P. Smith
Liberty
K. G. Snead
C. M. Mackey
C. H. Thomas
Lenoir City
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Lenoir
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Orangeburg
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Moultrie
J. Caplan
Meriden
Conn
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Yanceyville
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W. R. Letimer
Chester
C. D. Plyler
B. A. Clark
E. M. Fersner
D. C. Peach
Great Falls
S. R. Powers
W. Davis
N.C
E. M. Foster
Farmville
H.L. Newbill, Jr
Ben Cochrane
Joe M. Howard
J. P. Derby
Petersburg
R. V. Harlow
M. W. Major
Geo. F. Smith
Martinsville
R. C. Hill
Albemarle
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Shelton Usher
Gibson
P. M. Bussel
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Matt Burton
H. G. Clark
Alonzo Sommers
Leon Rose
M. Rose
R. S. Kent
D. R. Chandler
Robersonville
H. C. Norman
L. Winer
Ansonia
W. J. Johnson
Gibsonville
W. I. Johnson
Robert C. Nichols
Johnson City
E. T. Rutledge
Martinaville
C. FE. Bunch
J. H. Wilkins
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State of North Carolina
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