Wrenn Will Found Changes Fortunes Of Furniture Firm
The will of M J Wrenn a Fort Lauderdale vacation death revealed among his effects shifts control of a half million dollar estate from intestacy to widow Mrs Louise Clinard Wrenn as administratrix. The document dated February 6 names bequests to P F Kirkman and O A Kirkman totaling 85 000 each and leaves the remainder to Mrs Wrenn while Arthur Kirkman receives a like sum. The will places most real and personal property under Mrs Wrenn with two 35 000 bequests to others and alters prior intestacy provisions.
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M. J. Wrenn
High Point
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Wrenn
Louise Clinard Wrenn
Greensboro
FP. W. Kirkman
Arthur Kirkman
T. Fr. Wrenn
P. V. Kirkman
A. Kirkman
Mr. Wrenn
P. Vv
O. A. Kirkman
Mrs. Wrenn
Nation's strike situation improves across states
Across Oregon to Alabama labor currents ease as San Francisco shifts toward arbitration. Police clash with radicals. 340 arrested and Oakland guards take over the waterfront. Miners in Alabama return to work. strikes affect 16 000 to 22 900 workers nationwide.
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Oregon
Alabama
San Francisco
Board of Strategy
Pumerers’ Association
San Francisco Bay
National
Oakland
Portland
Wagner
Berkeley
Calif
Hugh S. Johnson
Houston
Tex
Raimond Red Ore
Birmingham
Ala
Republic Steel Corporation
Defiant North Dakota Governor Crisis Sparks Martial Law Clash
North Dakota faces a constitutional showdown as Lieutenant Governor Olson acts as governor by court order and revokes Langer’s martial law, while Langer keeps troops in Bismarck and calls a special legislative session as the state supreme court disqualifies him from office. The conflict draws in federal relief workers, Senators Nye, and the adjutant general with troop deployments and contested authority.
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Bismarck
WN. D
North Dakota
Ole H. Olson
Adjutant General's Office
Williams Langer
State Supreme Court
Langer
H. A. Brocopp
Earle Sarles
Brocopp
Olson
Sarles
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
National Guard
Langers
U. S
Gerald P. Nye
Statehouse
Capitol Building
Hillsboro
Millis Named Welfare Chairman Succeeding Porter
J E Millis, hosiery manufacturer and civic leader, was appointed by the city council to head the Board of Welfare for a one year term, succeeding Logan Porter who resigned. New members named include C C Muse Walter B Chasman J C Sheloff and City Manager E M Knox. A plumbers exam dispute prompted a special hearing set for tomorrow night. Budget discussion postponed to Thursday session due to absent members.
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J. E. Millis
Logan Porter
Board of Welfare
Porter
Ais Mornink
C. C. Muse
Walter EB. Chasman
J. C. Sheloff
E. M. Knox
Paul Williamson
Thomas J. Gold, Jr
Welfare Board Names J. E. Millis Chairman
J. E. Millis a prominent manufacturer and civic leader was appointed by the city council to chair the Board of Welfare this morning. The meeting will also select a school board member and other committee members. An agreement between the city and Southern Public Utilities was authorized to fix the car track on English street.
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Bers
Southern Public Utilities Company
English Street
Pake Three
Trade improves in United States and world markets
A League of Nations trade review from Geneva notes improved U S exports and imports from mid-1933 and a halt to the 1929 decline in world trade with a slight rise in 1938, marking a rebound in international commerce.
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U. S
Geneva
League of Nations
United States
Doctor Tayloe Seriously Injured In Cruise Incident
OCRACOKE July 18 AP Dr. Dave Tayloe a Washington N C surgeon who has been here several weeks was taken critically ill early today and was carried on his cabin cruiser to Swan Quarter. Members of his hospital staff were telephoned to meet him there.
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Ocracoke
Dave Tayloe
Washington, N. C
Swan Quarter
Earthquake Registers Near Vienna At Vast Distance
The seismograph of the Meteorological Institute recorded an earthquake lasting nearly four hours starting at 2 49 47 a m Vienna time nine thousand five hundred kilometers from Vienna about six thousand miles and about 8 49 p m Tuesday E S T according to AP dispatch from Vienna July 18.
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Vienna
Meteorological Institute
A F L Says San Francisco Strike Not Authorized
William A. Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, stated that the general strike at San Francisco was neither ordered nor authorized by the A F L and has no national significance for organized labor.
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A. Y
Chicago
William A. Green
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
A. F. of L
Collections High Greensboro Revenue Office Soars
Greensboro collections in the internal revenue office have run over 1000 dollars a day in recent days officials stated, indicating strong revenue flow.
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Greensboro
Internal Revenue Office
North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Forecast
North Carolina sees generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with scattered thundershowers inland Thursday afternoon. South Carolina is expected to be mostly fair, with the northwest portion also clear.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Northwest
Weather winds drift from Hatteras to Jacksonville expected
Gentle northeast to east winds and partly overcast skies tonight and Thursday. From Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds remain gentle and variable with generally fair weather. Charlotte area reports official weather bureau records of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 8 A M in key cotton growing regions and beyond.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Johnson Defies General Strike Plan in California
Gen Hugh S Johnson, NRA chief, denounces the San Francisco Bay area general strikes as a threat to the community and government. He warns organized labor to purge the blight or face a backlash, while affirming support for collective bargaining and duty to patriotism. Johnson cites wartime lessons and notes his California trip is preplanned.
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Berkeley
Calif
Hugh S. Johnson
San Francisco Bay Area
NRA
University of California
Johnson
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
California
Los Angeles
Speedy California Divorce of McAdoos Prompt Inquiry
Los Angeles July 18. Senator William Gibbs McAdoo and Mrs Eleanor Wilson McAdoo faced a judicial inquiry after a rapid divorce decree granted yesterday by Superior Judge Allan B Campbell. Judge Frank C Collier will review whether proper procedures were followed though the decree stands. custody of children Eleanor 19 and Faith 14 awarded jointly to both parents.
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Los Angeles
William Gibbs McAdoo
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
President Wilson
Frank C. Collier
Superior Court
McAdoo
Washington
Eleanor
Faith
Senator McAdoo
Sarah Fleming McAdoo
Miss Wilson
Mr. McAdoo
Treasuryry
White House
Santa Barbara
Quiet but tense Alabama textile strike area spreads
In Alabama 12 500 to 15 000 textile workers are on strike with 21 mills affected and about 12 600 employees involved. Union officials say progress is satisfactory and more walkouts may follow as Huntsville stays quiet and West Point plants operate normally.
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Montana
Anaconda
Butte
Alabama
Washington
Weath Coast
St. Louis
Betine
Century Electric Company
Minneapolis
National Guardsmen
Huntsville
Ala
North Alabama
John Dean
United Textile Workers of America
West Point Manufacturing Co
Chattahoochee Valley
NRA
Quiet Frisco Notes From Will 74 Rogers Visit
Will 74 Rogers reports a quiet San Francisco visit with no major events. He mentions Max Baer’s decision not to fight that fall, General Hugh Johnson en route to Los Angeles, possible Roosevelt contact in Honolulu, and the National Guard summer camp bringing modest funds to the city. The Chamber of Commerce and Civic Pride broadcasts add local color.
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San Francisco
Hollywood
Frisco
Max Baer
Old Town
Hugh Johnson
Los Angeles
NRA
Bobbie
Roosevelt
Honolulu
National Guard
Monterey
Chamber of Commerce
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BRERA
Meee
Pacific Coast
M. Wrenn
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Associated Press
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Kohler
Wis
Kohler Company
New York
National Labor Committee
The
Socialist Party
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Union
Langer Dakota
Welfare
Welfare Board
San. Francisco
Bay Region
International Longshoremen’s Association
Angelo Rossi
Seattle
William J. Quinn
Quinn
San Franciscans
DR. Taylor
Asheville
Atlanta
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Little Rock
Memphis
Aaa
Meridian
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
Newhee
San Antonio
Spartanburg
Tampa
Ove Ington
Gen. Johnson
Mcadoos
Fletcher Cotton Mill
Rogers
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