Red Cross Speaker Mrs Coltrane Addresses Conference
Western North Carolina Red Cross secretaries met in Greensboro for a semi annual conference. Topics covered included chapter organization disaster preparedness home service junior Red Cross and first aid. Speakers included Miss Evelyn Wellman of Salisbury and Mrs Annette D Coltrane of High Point.
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Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina
Red Cross
Evelyn Wellman
Salisbury
Annette D. Coltrane
High Point
Insurgents Push On With Big Drive Across Catalonia
Rebels seize Barcelona area including key munition factories in a major advance. Government forces retreat toward France as 300,000 troops contend along the Pyrenees. Breadlines in Barcelona feed 1.5 million while police guard supplies. Cabinet meetings move toward Figueras as Madrid Valencia fronts loom.
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Pyrenees
France
Barcelona-Sabadell-Mataro
Barcelona
Spain
Estremadura
Franco
Arriba Espana
Catalonia
Juan Negrin
Figueras
San Fernando
Gerona
Madrid
Valencia
University Finds Auxin as Seedless Fruit Growth Agent
Ann Arbor Michigan January 28 Nature’s substitute for sex in fruit production may be Auxin the natural chemical that stimulates plant growth Professor Felix Gustafson botanist announced experiments show Auxin can start roots on plant stems above ground level indicating a path to seedless oranges tomatoes lemons and grapes through hormonal growth control
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Nature
University of Michigan
Felix G. Gustafson
Patterson Named On Ad Men Board
The Carolinas Advertising Executives Association formed with 24 NC and SC daily newspaper executives. M F Murdaugh named president N E Brown first vice president Josephus Daniels Jr second vice president Roy Phillips secretary treasurer. Directors include C W Patterson R E Bradham Fred Heller Rex Freeman W P Etchison. Meetings twice yearly to select convention city.
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Asheville
Carolinas Advertising Executives Association
North Carolina
South Carolina
M. F. Murdaugh
Durham Herald-Sun
N. E. Brown
Columbia
R. E. Bradham
Charleston
Citizen-Times
W. Randall Harris
Strategists Study FDRs First Defeat in 1940 Senate
The article notes a two to one Senate vote against relief, with Democrats split including Texas senators and opponents like Wheeler Wyomin g O Mahoney and Walsh. It discusses anti third term prospects and cautious anti administration Democrats amid Democratic veterans wary of White House wrath.
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Texas
Garner
Wheeler
Montana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate
Holt
West Virginia
Coolidge
White House
Roosevelt
Nct
Congress
NYU Aided 112,984 Students in November
The National Youth Administration reported that 112,984 undergraduate and graduate students received help in November. Average earnings were $12.11 per month.
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NYU
Washington
National Youth Administration
Hitler to fete 6th anniversary with Reichstag address
Berlin January 28 Chancellor Hitler marks six years of Nazi rule with a Reichstag speech at 8 p.m. in the red-draped opera house and a torchlight review at 11 p.m. The event signals Germany's stance in Europe and Africa as observers expect references to U S relations and Western policies.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Africa
Fuehrer
London
Kroll
United States
Still Explosion Fatal To Three
Three men were killed when a whiskey still exploded near Sparta North Carolina. Eugene Murphy 23 of Glade Valley Dewitt Moser 25 of near Galax Virginia and Homer Reynolds 26 of Glade Valley were identified as the victims. The blast occurred about noon Thursday and their bodies were found late that night. Sheriff Dewitt Bryan described a massive wreckage scattered far from the still in a remote rough area.
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Sparta
N. C
Dewitt Bryan
Alleghany County
Eugene Murphy
Glade Valley
Dewitt Moser
Roosevelt Birthday Guests Include Cuff Links Club
President Roosevelt invites members of his Cuff Links Club to his White House birthday dinner marking his 57th year. The guest list includes Stephen Early Marvin McIntyre Judge Samuel Rosenman Kirke Simpson Charles McCarthy and James P Sullivan. The custom candles on the cake will number 24.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Marvin MclIntyre
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York
Kirke Simpson
Charles McCarthy
James P. Sullivan
Last Confederate veteran in Anson County dies at 92
Charles Henry Rivers 92, the county’s last surviving Confederate veteran, died at his farm in Wadesboro. A Civil War recruit in 1864 with the 15th South Carolina artillery battalion, he moved to Anson after the war. Survived by two sons L D Rivers and T C Rivers, two daughters Alma and Thelma, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral set for Mount Olive Baptist Church at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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Wadesboro
Charles Henry Rivers
Anson County
Louis
Lenora Padgett Rivers
Chesterfield County
South Carolina
15Th
South Carolina Artillery
L. D. Rivers
T. C. Rivers
Albemarle
Alma
Thelma Rivers
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Czecho Slovakia Nazis to operate with Nazi HQ directions
The German news agency DNB reports that Czecho-Slovakia informed Berlin Nazis in Czech Slovak lands may carry on activities as directed by Nazi headquarters without hindrance.
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Free Sway
Berlin
DNB
Czecho-Slovakia
Czech-Slovakia
Frankfurter Arrives in Washington for Supreme Court Oath
Felix Frankfurter arrived in the capital ready to take his seat on the United States Supreme Court. The 56 year old Harvard law professor will take the oath at the start of Monday’s session, marking the beginning of his tenure.
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Frankfurter
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
United States Supreme Court
Harvard
Marriage course at N C State College praised by professor
Prof W N Hicks hails the Problems of Marital Adjustment class as the most engaged course among 777 offered at North Carolina State College. It attracts seniors, emphasizes ethical, scientific study across disciplines, and avoids mere rule memorization in favor of frank personal discussion and practical understanding.
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N. C. State College
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
W. N. Hicks
State College
Prof. Hicks
Hicks
N. C. State
Duke University
School of Religion
Oberlin College
Ohio
Sam Moss
Albemarle
Moss
Yale Now
Palmetto State House Seen Superior By Dual Legislator
Senator Murdoch M. Johnson, who has served in both Carolinas, says South Carolina's senate is likely superior in personnel due to experience and self succession rules. He notes similar procedures and debates but praises greater order and decorum in South Carolina, with longer sessions in North Carolina linked to larger population.
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S. C
Palmetto State House
N. C
Columbia, S&s. C
Senate of
South Carolina
North Carolina
Murdoch M. Johnson
Kershaw County
Carolinas
Johnson
Senate
Raleigh
Camden
House of Representatives
Moore
Hoke
Harnett
Randolph
Aberdeen
North
Joint Committee On
State Board of Elections
Representative McCormack Urges Franco Recognition
In a letter to Secretary Hull Representative McCormack proposes recognizing General Francisco Franco as the government preferred by the Spanish nation. He argues the Barcelona government cannot exercise national jurisdiction amid the ongoing civil war in Spain.
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Washington
McCormack
Mass
Hull
United States
Francisco Franco
Spain
Barcelona
Popular Front
Trotsky denies Reynolds charge on Mexico seizures
In Mexico City on January 28 Leon Trotsky denied charges that he incited Mexico's land and oil property expropriation policies. The remark responded to a Washington claim by Senator Reynolds of North Carolina that a former Russian revolutionary leader living in Mexico caused the seizures. Reynolds did not name Trotsky.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Trotsky
Reynolds
N. C
Washington
Board reports 24 of 31 December strike cases settled
National Labor Relations Board Chairman J Warren Madden told President Roosevelt that 24 of 31 strike cases before the board in December were settled by agreement. Four were withdrawn two dismissed and two remained pending.
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Washington
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt
Madden
Grace Moore Honored At Met Opera In French Legion Award
Grace Moore was reintroduced at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on January 28 and learned between acts she had been named a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor for services to French music and culture.
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New York
Grace Moore
Metropolitan Opera
Altitude Tests for Stratosphere Pilots Announced
The Civil Aeronautics Authority said it has developed testing apparatus to assess pilot qualifications for high altitude commercial flights in the stratosphere as part of preparations for operations.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
U S Leads Washington In Unemployment Reduction
The International Labour Office reports the United States led all countries in cutting unemployment in the last quarter of 1938 compared with the previous three months. The ILO operates under the League of Nations with headquarters in Geneva Switzerland.
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U. S
Washington
International Labor Office
United States
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Latest Farm Market Report on Ruits and Vegetars
North Carolina shipping points report prices for lettuce strawberries potatoes and squash from major markets. Freight, crate types, delivery terms, and regional price ranges are listed for Boston through Florida and Maine to Washington with specifics on sizes and pack types.
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North Carolina
United States
Plant City
Fla
Presque Isle
Aroostook County
Maine
Presque
Green Mountains
Florida
Bliss
Rochester
N. Y
Washington
New York
Maryland
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Jersey
Mexico
Ida
Sted
Indiana
Britain's Chamberlain Addresses War and Peace Outlook
Prime Minister Chamberlain spoke at the Birmingham jewellers association addressing post Munich issues. He praised Mussolini, summarized Britain’s rearmament progress, and detailed plans for air raid shelters, civilian defense, and city evacuations amid the looming war or peace.
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Chamberlain
Birmingham Jeweller’s Association
United Kingdom
Europ
Rome
Mussolini
Britain
Airforce
Royal Airforce
Sharp lines drawn on diversion and labor bill plan
Administration backed labor bill aims to create a non partisan board to mediate employer employee disputes and curb strikes. Two joint money committees plan executive sessions next week before delivering reports on appropriations and revenue bills amid ongoing budget activity.
Senate battle over WPA wage discrimination limits
Senators led by Russell and Bankhead debated restoring a 25 percent wage differential cap for similar work across locales. Amendments to curb political use of WPA funds broadened to cover other federal appropriations. Provisions bar promising federal jobs for political support and restrict relief supervisors from political activity.
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Senate
Russell
Bankhead
Russell Ga
D-Ala
Hay
D-Nm
Barkley
D-H
WPA
Pan Am Clipper Flies Over World’s Costliest Bridge
Pan American World Airways 74 passenger Pan Am Clipper lands Treasure Island near the Oakland Bay Bridge after a six mile flight from Astoria where it was delivered New aircraft joins coast region air service.
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San Francisco
America
Treasure Island
Oakland-San Fraisco Bay Bridge
Astoria
Pan American
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