Wake county liquor stores await board setup in Raleigh
The Wake county alcoholic beverages control board, appointed Friday, plans to open liquor stores once buildings equipment and stock are ready. Chairman Henry Litchford and members Jesse Henderson and Chauncey Jones set a possible July 15 opening, with Raleigh areas eyed first and two stores likely downtown and near Negro sections.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Wake County Alcoholic Beverages Control Board
Henry BE. Litchford
Jesse J. Henderson
Wendell
Chauncey M. Jones
Litchford
State Board
Hiquor
Fayetteville
Hayes-Barton
Cameron Park
State College
Wagner May Enter Rage for New York Mayor Bid
Senator Robert F. Wagner reportedly consents to run for mayor if five NYC Democratic county leaders insist on drafting him. No confirmation from Wagner. five leaders meet in secrecy, testing a clash with incumbent La Guardia and the fusion ticket.
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New York
United States
Robert F. Wagner
Tammany
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Fusion
Senator Wagner
New York City
Tammany Hall
Wagner
American Labor Party
Labor
la Guardia
Roosevelt
Wargner
Hoey urges motorists to use caution this weekend
Governor Hoey issued a warning to drivers and pedestrians in Shelby to exercise special care on the holiday weekend due to more people on the highways. He urged safe driving to reduce injuries and fatalities and called for a united effort to cut highway slaughter.
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Shelby
Hoey
Barnum Buys Jumbo from Royal Zoo for $30000
Showman Barnum pays the Royal Zoological Society of England thirty thousand dollars for Jumbo the African elephant weighing seven tons. Taking the animal prompts public ire in England as the spectacle moves abroad.
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Barnum
Royal Zoological Society of England
England
Haywire Disease Hits U.S. Potato Crops
The term Haywire refers to a potato disease impacting U S crops across the United States, raising concerns for yield and market supply among growers and agricultural officials.
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United States
Highway bumps surveyed for knee action and speed
AP from Raleigh notes plans to record every bump on the 58,000 mile state road system. A statistics and planning engineer will map, measure, and classify bumps to advise speeds, improving safety and efficiency. The column also praises North Carolina counties and towns returning to solid finances through bond refunding, noting substantial reductions in defaulted debt.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Highway and Public Works Commission
Funde
Court Fight Set to Open Tuesday in Senate Bill Clash
Washington July 3 Leaders on both sides of the Senate court bill fight urged all senators to attend the opening session Tuesday. The administration substitute seeks to add one supreme court justice annually until there are nine fewer than seventy five. the plan faces uncertain votes and tight parliamentary maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Sheriff Rules Out NY Woman Sighting in Dunn
Dunn July 3 AP Sheriff W E Salmon discounted a nurseryman J E Lee Jr claim to have seen missing New York woman Mrs Alice McDowell Parsons here Lee insisted he recognized her from DOJ photos and saw her alone on a street near Long Island disappearance date June 9 Lee said a ransom note sought $25000 had been found near Raleigh with a kidnapping theory arising but no solid clues.
Nebraska officials burn liquor receipts at prison furnace
Five Nebraska state officials escorted guarded liquor receipts with a face value of $1000 into the prison heating plant. They opened the furnace door and tossed the packages inside, following an order by the liquor commission to dispose of outmoded revenue items.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Liquor Commission
Interior building cafeteria to serve daily needs
The Washington interior building opens a new cafeteria stocked with 12,120 pieces of silver and 26,100 china pieces and plans to use 6,000 paper napkins each day.
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Washington
Counties and towns endure rising default totals in 1937
The record shows 62 counties in 1934 defaulting $10,469,964 in principal plus interest and 152 cities and towns in default for $8,580,904. By May 1937 77 counties and towns defaulted $3,489,577, while counties still owed most sums. The piece notes progress and lingering debt, with pride tempered by reminder of outstanding funds.
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Raleigh
Ciites
Rites Held For J. F. Smith Infant Son
Odell Smith three months died at his parents home in Reidsville on Thursday. He is survived by two sisters Mary and Jennie and a brother Robert along with several half siblings in North Carolina and California. Rev. W L Maness led the funeral and burial at Bethel Methodist cemetery.
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Enterprise
Reidsville
Odell Smith
J. F. Smith
Mary
Jennie
Robert
Freeman Smith
Denton
Frank and
Coy Smith
High Point
John Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Luther Moose
E. L. Skeen
Dalton Yates
W. L. Maness
Bethel Methodist Cemetery
Youths Prohibited From Working In Beer and Wine Stores
State Inspector L P Sorrell said in Greensboro that boys under 18 may not work in any establishment selling wines and beers. Permits already issued in High Point and Greensboro will be revoked under state law.
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Greensboro
L. P. Sorrell
Labor Department
High Point
Black Forest Drives Germany Clock and Watch Output
About seventy percent of Germany's watch and clock production comes from the Black Forest region, where the craft has been practiced for generations.
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Germany
Black Forest
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Stumpy Point
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Seventy Sixth
Greenville
Chocowinity
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North Carolina
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