Business activity climbs beyond last year in weekly review
The Dunn & Bradstreet weekly review notes overall upturn across sectors with retail gains led by apparel vacation goods and holiday demand. Wholesale orders rise as merchants brace for strong summer trade. higher schedules appear in some industries while farm equipment and hardware see downward revisions. New England tourism boosts travel bookings and resort activity.
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Dunn & Datreet
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New England
Middle West
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Pacific
Reverend Denounces Desirable Removal Threats in Clarendon
Wilmington July 3 A country preacher, Rev. George Hunt, spoke against threats to remove so called undesirables in Clarendon County urging courts first and vigilante action only as last resort. He warned of hooded night riders and said he would know if such gangs operated locally after 15 years in the area. The vigilante depredations emerged during a statutory assault trial in Whiteville as grand jurors investigated near Clarendon.
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Wilmington
George Hunt
Clarendon
Columbus County
South Carolina
Whiteville
Star-News
Hunt
AINS BRINGING DROUGHT RELIEF
Duluth Minnesota July 3 drought relief moves gain speed as rain falls in the south and Great Lakes. Federal aid plans include purchasing up to 1 000 head of distressed cattle and distributing donated meat to states. Works progress plans feature farm to market roads and dams. Roosevelt drought committee outlines broader aid for up to 100 000 farm families.
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Mississippi
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National Capital
Roosevelt
Resettlement Administration
Duke adds Rush and Sanders to law school faculty
Durham July 3 Reuters reports Kenneth Rush of Greenville Tennessee and Paul H. Sanders of Sherman Texas have joined the Duke University Law School faculty, expanding the teaching staff.
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DUKE
Durham
Kenneth Rush
Greenville, Tenn
Paul H. Sanders
Sherman, Tex
Duke University Law School
Siamese Twin Dies After Brief Life
Medford Massachusetts July 3 a baby girl Siamese twin died after living nearly 30 hours attached to the body of her dead sister A doctor had been preparing for a delicate separation of the joined skulls The larger twin weighing seven pounds died at birth and both backs were joined by a three and a half inch bony growth
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Medford
Mass
John B. Vernaglia
Diego Fiorenzo
Vernaglia
Seventeen Given Exams In Police Department Here
Police examinations were held last night by City Manager B. M. Knox at the city hall with 17 taking the written examinations. Members who stood examinations included two acting desk sergeants new men and force members demoted recently after an investigation into gratuities from W. C. Covington.
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Force
W. C. Covington
Fire Damages Stanback Stock Rooms
Fire late yesterday caused $8,000 to $10,000 damage in the Stanback company stock rooms, makers of headache remedies, in Salisbury.
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Salisbury
Stanback Company
Lawsuit filed over processing taxes in U S court
Leaksville Woolen Mills filed suit in U S court against C H Robertson internal revenue collector to recover 87 979 95 alleged overpayment of processing taxes.
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Greensboro
Leaksville Woolen Mills
U. S
C. H. Robertson
Internal Revenue Collector
Injury Fatal in Lumberton Haystack Incident
Angus Burns ten year old Native American boy died in Lumberton when a pitchfork prong penetrated his skull as he played on a haystack. Police and authorities investigated the accident at the rural scene with local witnesses reporting the casual activity leading to the fatal injury.
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Lumberton
Angus Burns
High Point Fills 11 Times Population in Prescriptions
In High Point the pharmacy reports filling eleven times as many prescriptions as the number of local men women and children. The total reflects strong public trust in the accuracy and dependability of the service, with the firm ready to serve at all times.
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High Point
Furniture Plant 10 Abandoned by United Furniture
Lexington July 3 Special The United Furniture company, after a May 1 fire destroyed its plant, will not rebuild and will liquidate immediately per board decisions announced by HH. C. Philpott. The Philpotts may return to furniture making later, but no decision yet. Several Virginia manufacturers connected to United and former partial owner T. W. Kirkman are noted.
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Lexington
United Furniture Company
HH. C. Philpott
Philpotts
Virginia
Phillpotts
United Concern
T. W. Kirkman
Federal agents seize illicit liquor still in Lanair woods
In New Bern on July 3 federal agents captured a 35 gallon still hidden in a woods patch in Lanair County. The device was operated on a four burner oil stove and associated equipment was seized.
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New Bern
Lanair County
Two More Arrests In Greensboro Mail Theft Case
Federal Deputies H. C. Stallings and R. A. Stafford announced the arrest of two more suspects, bringing to ten the total number detained on charges of stealing cigarettes and headache powders from the mails at a Greensboro railway station.
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Greensboro
H. C. Stallings
R. A. Stafford
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