Weather summary for Carolina and AGIA regions with showers
Mostly cloudy conditions across Carolina with heavy showers in the west and central tonight through Tuesday. Partly cloudy in AGIA with localized showers Tuesday inland and in central portions. Winds vary from southwest to east across regions with overcast skies and scattered rain events. Max and min temperatures and rainfall figures appear sporadic in the record.
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Carolina
Agia
Tteras
Jacksonville
Wilkesboro Boy Given Sentence in Local Court
Paul Higgins an 18 year old of Wilkesboro was sentenced in municipal court to 12 months on the roads after police followed him as he rifled pockets and cars from city hall to streets. Several other cases included burglary speeding and larceny with fines costs and dismissals.
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Paul Higgins
Wilkesboro
Higgins
City Hall
Frank Gamble
Hoover Flat
James Durland
Parkway
D. G. McRider
Washington, D. C
Odell Kinney
Thomasville Road
Mattie Lou Wade
Eccles Street
Bill Webster
Lula Cameron
L. D. Goodman
Cross Street
Anderson Treadgill
Latrim
Maine
Fifth Avenue
New York
Peter
Miss Pegler
Roger
Angela
Tess
Lehman Urges Wagner Fight Court Issue During Roosevelts Era
Senator Lehman appeals Senator Wagner to oppose a court issue while the executive offices are on vacation. He praises the President's social program as a historic reform and supports leadership in social welfare. He warns the bill would set a dangerous precedent curtailing constitutional rights.
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Roosevelt
New York
Lehman
Lees
Lehman Succession Ties to Roosevelt Shifts at Albany
The passage notes Lehman, long Roosevelt's ally as lieutenant governor, won a third term as New York governor starting January 1 after announcing retirement plans. It marks the first time Lehman opposed Roosevelt policies since becoming governor in 1933 while a New York City banker in private life.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Washington
Lehman
New York City
New York
Earhart and Noonan’s Pacific search ends in failure
The great naval hunt for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan was abandoned after exhausting all possibilities of locating the missing flyers. Earl Earhart’s husband George Palmer Putnam, a motion picture executive, expressed grief and gratitude for the navy’s efforts as he watched the coast guard radios for news before returning to Los Angeles.
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Howland
Navy
George Palmer Putnam
Miss Earhart
Los Angeles
Putnam
Coast Guard
Army of Searchers
Noonan
Tremor Leaves No Damage in Empire State
Bridgeport and Brooklyn residents felt a pre midnight quake with a jar like heavy trucks. Dr Leet located the center about 160 miles from Cambridge seismograph station placing origin mid Long Island. It would be the third ever recorded in New York state with earlier 1893 and 1884 events causing varying damage.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Brooklyn
Dr. Leet
Staton
Cambridge
Mass
Long Island
Leet
New York State
New York City
Rug Market Sees Steady Prices and Strong Demand
Dealers report a better rounded selection of goods and attractive merchandising at the show. The floor coverings remain 85 percent of U S rug production with prices steady, a shade above January levels, and little resistance as buyers expect solid fall demand and ready sale of merchandise.
Temporary bridge work starts amid heavy detour traffic
Workers began removing rails and asphalt today for a temporary bridge. Dirt will be dug six feet deep and 40 foot piles will form a pier. After completion traffic will shift to the Main street crossing and the permanent bridge at Wrenn street will follow. Chief Friddle warns of continued trouble into next winter.
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Wrenn Street
Main Street
Friddle
Evidence in cop killer case nearer Lancaster
A Carolina convict is held in the state penitentiary on a charge of slaying Officer B. Frank Sowell near Lancaster on July 4. Smith was arrested at Georgetown after wrecking his car and injuring himself in a police chase ending. Officer Lowell was shot after a car was cased and the assailant fled with a titian-haired woman.
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Carolina
State Penitentiary
B. Frank Sowell
Lancaster
Smith
Georgetown
Lowell
Attendants Forecast Strong Fall Trade at Furniture Show
The opening day drew buyers ready to purchase with a first order for 66 bedroom pieces within half an hour. Exhibits are attractively displayed, with thousands spent on spaces boosting the overall show. New merchandise includes blonde woods, finer designs, and a wide price range, especially in living room furniture.
Joy in Maine Tearoom Sets Off Vacation Mystery
Joy, a cheerful hostess, lands a Maine vacation job with plans for romance with fiancé Roger. Angela rivals Joy in love while Dick vies for Roger’s attention. One night a stranger asks to use a phone at the summer house and Joy realizes his identity.
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Joy
Maine
Roger
Angela
Jigger and the Tearoom Intrigue at The Golden Anchor
In the Maine woods near The Golden Anchor a man named Jigger raises suspicions as Miss Joy observes Cal the handyman and Tess the waitress. Miss Joy notes Cal’s hostility and Mrs. Fenwick’s wealth while hinting at a hidden danger in the visitors and a possible bandit identity.
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Jigger
Cal
Miss Joy
National Guard
Rowdy
Tess
Burlington Hosiery Mill Charged With Unfair Competition
The Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint against May Hosiery Mill Inc of Burlington North Carolina for unfair competition in hosiery sales and distribution. The firm has 20 days to answer the charges.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
May Hosiery Mill
Innc
Burlington
N. C
One Man Killed in Brazil Fascist Clash Parade
In San Paulo a clash between Extremists during a Fascist parade of Accion Integralista left one man dead and 18 wounded. A police officer and a cavalry private among the injured. The deceased was identified as a Lithuanian Extremist.
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San Paulo
Brazil
Accion Integralista
R L Austin Dies At Richfield Home Age 62
R L Austin 62 and brother of Dr J W Austin J Allen Austin and Mrs Henrietta Cook died at his Richfield Stanly county home after weeks of illness. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11 from Bethel Methodist church near Richfield where he was a member
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R. L. Austin
J. W. Austin
J. Allen Austin
Henrietta Cook
Richfield
Stanly County
Bethel Methodist Church
Bluebird Castle Register Robbed In Juvenile Break In
Cash tills at the Bluebird Castle on Main and Green streets were reported missing money rising from ten to twelve dollars. Police suspect a juvenile breaking and entering. An investigator noted back windows used for entry were not locked.
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Bluebird Castle
Main
Green
Police Department
Spanish Wage War Rages In Heavy Civil Conflict
Insurgents and government forces clash in Brunete with heavy losses. Air bombardment and artillery shell insurgent positions near Madrid. Insurgents suffer higher casualties in a counter attack while government airfields and fronts see intense activity. A government official calls it the war's heaviest fighting.
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Brunete
Madrid
Conference Planned in Chapel Hill on Education Meet
A Southeastern Conference on Adult Education will be held at the University of North Carolina October 4 5. The event gathers educators and scholars to discuss adult learning and regional programs in higher education.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Negligence Blamed for Most Break-ins Says Investigator
An investigator stated that a majority of reported break-ins stem from proprietors failing to properly lock doors and windows, attributing many incidents to homeowner or business negligence.
Mattern Airplane Tuned for North Pole Flight
Jimmie Mattern left his plane at a Kansas City shop for a systems check before his planned non stop flight to Russia. He arrived from Los Angeles and said Reg Hobbins, a past encurance tight record holder at St. Louis, would pilot the craft for fueling over Alaska.
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Kansas City
Jimmie Mattern
North Pole
Russia
Los Angeles
Reg Hobbins
St. Louis
Alaska
Morganton Car Crash Claims Sewell Pope
In Morganton on July 18 a highway collision near town killed Sewell Pope, 26, a furniture company employee, when his car was wrecked.
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Morganton
Sewell Pope
Waterfront strike causes food shortage in Darwin
A July 19 strike by waterfront workers in Darwin disrupted loading and reduced food supplies, triggering a critical shortage as ships could not dock and perishables faced delays.
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Darwin
Australia
Irene Hervey Expecting Child After Christmas
Irene Hervey wife of Allan Jones announces she expected to become a mother shortly after Christmas. They married in July 1936.
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Hollywood
Irene Hervey
Allan Jones
Chinese Official Says Trouble Not Wanted in Far East
Chinese official vows not to seek trouble in the Far East while reporting an exchange of fire with a Japanese unit ten miles west of Peiping. Tokyo rejects a verbal settlement as insufficient and accuses China of aggression in North China. General Sung Cheh Yuan reportedly apologizes for the clash and pledges punishment of officers and suppression of anti Japanese agitation. Japan also alleges Chinese planes machine gunned Chinese troops and supplies in Hopeh.
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Peiping
China
Tientsin
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Japan
Hopeh
North China
Walker as compromise in New York mayoral race
In New York on July 19 James J. Walker the former mayor was floated as a compromise Democratic primary candidate by some Tammany district leaders amid a rift over James Dooling’s selection United States Senator Royal Copeland as the party’s mayoral choice. John P. O'Brien also mentioned as a possible candidate.
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New York
James J
Jimmy” Walker
Tammany
Walker
John P. O’brien
James Dooling
United States
Royal S. Copeland
New Deal
Parker Pen Chairman Dies in Chicago Hospital
George H. Parker, 73, chairman of Parker Pen company, died early today in a Chicago hospital after several weeks of illness. He led the firm since 1918 and built its prominence in writing instruments.
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Chicago
George
Parker
The
Parker Pen Company
Capital Punishment Waived In Scottsboro Case
Decatur Alabama July 19 state waived capital punishment in the case of Andy Wright one of nine Scottsboro defendants. New series of trials resumed after a conference where attorneys reached the agreement.
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Decatur
Ala
Andy Wright
Heaven restaurant picketed by labor protesters in Santa Cruz
Bartenders waiters and cooks demonstrated outside Father Divine restaurant in Santa Cruz with Unfair To Organized Labor signs. The protest targeted the local Heaven restaurant as labor tensions arose amid ongoing wage and union issues.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Father Divine
Organized Labor
Heaven
Archeologist Percy Gardner Dies at Oxford at 99
Dr. Percy Gardner a noted archaeologist and emeritus professor at Oxford University since 1995 died Saturday at age 99 in Oxford England. He was a leading figure in classical archaeology and taught for decades. He influenced numerous students and contributed to major excavations and publications.
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Oxford
Eng
Percy Gardner
Oxford Univrsity
Wire wheels debut on stockware in 1913
A historical note records the introduction of wire wheels on stockware in the year 1913, marking an early automotive accessory milestone.
N B C Choral Club Performs at S D A Church
The N B C Choral Club will render a program at the S D A church on Olga street Monday at 8 00 P M. The event is sponsored by St Mathews C M F church. A small admission will be charged.
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N. B. C. Choral Club
Olga Street
St. Mathews C. M. F
Tea Held by Progressive Circle at Mrs Moore Home
Progressive Circle No 1 of J Stephen's A M E Zion Church hosted a tea at 1119 Kivett Drive from 4 to 6 30 Sunday. Mrs Daisy Brown serves as circle president.
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Progressive Circle
of &J. Stephen
A. M. E. Zion
Francis Moore
Kivett Drive
Daisy Brown
Moonlight Picnic by St. Stephen Choir on Welch Field
The Junior choir of St. Stephen's A. M. and Zion church hosts a Moonlight Picnic Friday night on Welch Field. Refreshments will be served.
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Welch Field
St. Stephen's A. M. &. Zion Church
Parsons and Fowler Attend D C Funerals and Visits
Mr and Mrs EB Parson of 2014 Coolidge Street left Monday for Enoree DC to attend the funeral of Mrs Pearson s brother. Mrs Hattie Fowler left Saturday for Washington DC to visit her son and daughter in law Sherman and Mrs Caldwell. Fowler resides at 1401 Kivett Drive.
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EB. Parson
Coolidge Street
Enoree
D. C
Pearson
Hattie Fowler
Washington, D. C
Sherman Caldwell
Fowler
Kivett Drive
Sixty nine Placed At Work For Week
The local North Carolina State Employment Service reports sixty nine people placed in work last week. Irene W Price says thirty seven found jobs in private industry and thirty two received employment on public projects.
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North Carolina
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