Major Parties Target 2.5 Million New Voters This Summer
Washington July 2 Major parties plan to mobilize 2.5 million new voters aged since 1936. Youth groups such as Young Republicans and Young Democrats lead the outreach with self funded efforts and growing enrollments. Leaders say youth support is resurging for the Republicans while Democrats boast about large club enrollments and influence. Both parties continue courting older voters alongside the youth push.
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Washington
John DP. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Charles H. Shreve
Young Democratic National Organization
Shreve
Democratic National Committee
Young Republicans
Donald Hornback
Cleveland
The
Republican Executive Committee
Magazine Editor Dies After Fatal Domestic Tragedy
In Cortland New York coroner verdict cites financial reverses as the cause of death by own action for Chesla Sherlock 42 former editor of St Nicholas and other magazines He killed his wife before shooting himself at his farm home Two shells fired from a shotgun found beside his body related to the tragedy authorities say Sherlock had recently spoken of a 20000 loss in an Iowa venture.
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Iowa
Sherlock
First Woman Physicians Highlighted From Ancient to 20th Century
Miss Gilbert Muse notes Agnodice defied Greek law to study medicine. The piece traces women healers from ancient Egypt India and Salerno to 1850s Philadelphia and the founding of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania now the Women’s Medical College, with about 200,600 graduates.
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Agnodice
Greece
Gilbert Muse
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Egypt
India
Mexico
Siam
England
Salerno
Italy
Philadelphia
Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
Women's Medical College
Ege shells show carbonate layers of lime
Ege shells are composed of carbonate of lime deposited in layers. The description notes the layered lime carbonate structure typical of these shells.
Civil War vets survive reunion at Gettysburg
At Gettysburg Pa July 2 Colonel Paul R Hawley medical officer praised the 1800 veterans from north and south for no deaths during the reunion. Forty one remain in base or Gettysburg hospitals from over exertion. Readmitted: Daniel D White 93 Allen P Doggett 94 Wilson C Slaughter 91. Released: Franklin Wright 92 Henry B Walton 91 David C Kerr 91. Continuous care noted for several others.
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Gettysburg
Paul R. Hawley
Army Base Hospital
Gettysburg Hospital
Daniel D. White
Teimonsville
N. C
Allen P. Doggett
Cornersville
Tenn
Wilson C. Slaughter
Junction City
Ark
Uate
Franklin Wright
Davis City
N.C
Henry 8. Walton
Asheville
David C. Kerr
Maugham
Earhart Honor Marks Howland Island Lighthouse
In San Francisco a bone white Earhart Light on Howland Island commemorates Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan one year after their disappearance during the South Pacific attempt. Noonan was declared legally dead in Oakland last month, ending their long disputed fate.
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San Francisco
Amelia Earhart
Frederick J. Noonan
South Pacific
Howland Island
Hawaii
Earhart
Mid- Pacific
Oakland Superior Court
Noonan
Mrs Anderson Named Fete Chairman at Fort Raleigh
Mrs John H Anderson of Raleigh is named chairman of a historical day celebration at Fort Raleigh in Dare County on July 23. Speakers include Paul Green author of The Lost Colony about the English colony attempt at Fort Raleigh.
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Raleigh
John H. Anderson
Fort Raleigh
Dare County
Paul Green
Why July Fourth Is Celebrated Misunderstood
Washington July 2. A Library of Congress note explains that July 4 marks when Congress passed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but the signers did not attach their names until August 2. The article tracks misperceptions and credits Thomas Jefferson with shaping the document while noting Washington was not yet president in 1776.
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Eddie Gilmore
Washington
United States
Congress
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
America
Bankers Meet Planned for July 11 in Chapel Hill
The second annual North Carolina Bankers conference will be held July 11 15 in Chapel Hill. The event is hosted by the North Carolina Bankers association the Commissioner of Banks and the University of North Carolina with Dr E M Bernstein Dr Marcus Nadler Marshall A Diggs Dr H J Stonier and Philip A Benson among the speakers.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina Bankers Conference
North Carolina Bankers Association
Commissioner of Banks
University of North Carolina
E. M. Bernstein
University School of Commerce
Marcus Nadler
New York
Institute of International Finance
Marshall A. Diggs
Washington
H. J. Stonier
American Institute of Banking
Philip A. Benson
American Bankers Association
Indiana Democrats poised to renominate Van Nuys at July convention
Senator Sherman Minton said Roosevelt and Postmaster General Farley would not block a rising Indiana Democratic effort to renominate Frederick Van Nuys at the July 12 state convention in Indianapolis. Van Nuys may run as an independent if denied the nomination, while Minton signaled support for the party choice if Van Nuys is its pick.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U. S
Sherman Minton
D.-Ind
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Frederick van Nuys
Jim Farley
Minton
Indiana
van Nuys
Bandits Raid Lighthouse Off Foochow
Chinese bandits raided Tournabout Island lighthouse off Foochow deactivating the light and abducting Swedish keeper Named Wison and his Chinese helpers.
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Shanghai
Tournabout Island
Foochow
Wison
Officer Investigates Sister’s Fatal Car Crash
Rural policeman Lacy Fesperman was alerted at night to a fatal accident involving his sister Bonnie Mae Fesperman. She died when a car she rode in overturned on a highway near Charlotte. The navy plans to receive 58 SB2U-2 Vought aircraft later this year.
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Charlotte
Lacy Fesperman
Bonnie Mae Fesperman
Ere
Observations On Yadkin River Weekly Report
Weekly readings for High Point area at Clemmons on the Yadkin River show mean temperature 71.7 degrees with 85.8 high on June 25 and 63 low on June 30. Humidity averaged 32.9 percent, peaking at 95 percent and dipping to 65 percent. Total precipitation 0.59 inches. River stages ranged from 2.25 to 6.34 feet between June 28 and July 1.
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Murray and Flood, Inc
High Point
Clemmons
Styers Ferry
Yadkin River
Potatoes Abundant As Harvests Ahead In Region
Raleigh July 2 Fairly liberal supplies of potatoes and abundant harvests of most truck crops are indicated for the summer months, said L P Watson state college extension horticulturist after reviewing the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics report on the vegetable situation.
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College Station
Raleigh
L. P. Watson
State College Extension Horticulturist
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economica
Cotton payments to farmers for 1988 acreage
July 2 report states cotton price adjustment payments for 1937 production will be distributed to farmers who certify no overplanting of their 1988 cotton acreage allotments. AAA executive FE. Y. Floyd at State College said payments will be issued once forms and instructions are prepared and producers apply.
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College Station
Raleigh
FE. Y. Floyd
AAA
State College
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