Name-Calling By Governor Sparks Bitter Missouri Primary Fight
Missouri Democrats edge toward a pivotal Tuesday primary as Gov. Lloyd C. Stark and Kansas boss T. J. Pendergast battle over a state supreme court race. Stark backs Judge Es M. Douglas. Billings leads Stark’s opposition in a clash fueling WPA politics and New Deal tensions heading into 1940.
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Jefferson City
Lloyd C. Stark
T. J. Pendergast
Missouri
Bennett Champ
Stark
Billings
Pender
Supreme Court
Pillings
Pendergast
Kansa City
WPA
Clark
Auto Truck Crash at Wilson Claims One Life
Wilson July 30. M. B. Tedder of Bailey route 1 died when the car he rode in collided with a truck at a street intersection. Alton Bunting of Robersonsville the truck driver and Stephen Tedder son of the fatally injured man were held on $1,000 bond each pending investigation. Oliver Page the car’s third occupant suffered minor hurts.
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Wilson
M. BR. Tedder
Bailey
Route 1
Alton Bunting
Robersonsville
Stephen Tedder
Oliver Page
Tent Revival Set to Open This Afternoon Here
A tent revival led by Rev. Gurney L. Wade with assistance from Mr. McMillan begins this afternoon at a corner near Mallory and Smith streets. Evening services run nightly at 7:45 and Sunday afternoon services start at 3 o clock for several days.
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Gurney L. Wade
McMillan
Mallory and
Smith Streets
National Health Plan Urged by Surgeon General
Surgeon General argues for a ten year national health program costing $850 million annually to expand public health bodies, hospital facilities, and grants for medical care. The plan seeks to reduce maternal and infant mortality, extend care to the needy, and align federal state and local funding with Social Security models. It emphasizes physician led care and rejects the idea of socialized medicine while highlighting the National Health Conference as a watershed event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Parran
United States
NEA
Washington
Public Health Administration
United
U. S
Curiously, Alaska Stayed Ice Free During Great Ice Age
The article notes that northern Alaska remained largely ice free while most of Canada and much of the U S were glaciated. It suggests the reason was insufficient snowfall to permit glacier formation within the Arctic Circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Alaska
Arctic Circle
English Coins Found In Ramseur Farm Treasury Worth About 400
Workers tearing down an old chimney on Ed Allen’s Ramseur area farm uncovered sixty three English coins dating 1651 to 1783 in a bag. A jeweler tests found gold content. coins bought for about 400 dollars. Some coins kept as souvenirs.
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Asheboro
Ed Allen
Ramseur
Will Brower
Vernon Coward
Allen
Lyons
Louis Debonnaire
France
Joannes V. D. G. Port
Carlous D. G. Dux
Maria Et Petrus
Porte
Southland Finance opens Personal Loan Department
Announcement last night of the opening of the Personal Loan department of the Southland Finance and Insurance Company on the first floor of the Arcade building. Miss Gertrude W. Knowles heads the new department, bringing experience from Co-op Finance and Industrial Finance. The office will handle signature loans without endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland Finance and Insurance Company
Gertrude W. Knowles
Knowles
Co-op Finance Company
Industrial Finance Company
Dr. Marvin L Slate Moves to New Professional Building
Dr. Marvin L Slate relocates from Stanton Clinic after five years to suites 202 2038 and 204 in the new Professional building. Offices open Monday morning. He is affiliated with Burrus Memorial and Guilford General hospitals and serves as secretary of the Burrus Memorial general staff.
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Marvin L. Slate
Stanton Clinic
Slate
Burrus Memorial
Guilford General Hospitals
Outlook Patches Upward for U S Business and Industry
Washington July 30 Bright spots on the nations trade and industrial horizon sustain hopes of further improvement. Steel output accelerates while New York Stock Exchange prices reach yearly highs. Manufacturing oil copper railroad equipment and motor stocks lead gains. Residential building shows brisk activity copper and scrap steel rise. Government spending lending drags and carloadings dip. Construction steel mills run at low capacity. Employment varies with WPA activity and relief shifts noted.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
American Iron and St Institute
Ward
Pennsylvania
Boston
Texas
Empl Service
Dallas
Georgian Mills
Atlanta Shoe Fact
Tax Collections Under Last Year
Raleigh July tax data shows total collections of 4.714 million dollars for July 1938 versus 5.717 million in July 1937. Revenue Commissioner Maxwell cites early book closing and timing, noting franchise tax and other items declined mainly due to reporting date, with expected rise in franchise receipts later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Revenue Department
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Vermont joins the Union as the first after the original 13
Vermont is noted as the first state admitted to the United States after the original thirteen colonies, marking a milestone in early statehood and expansion of the Union. This accession reflects the evolving political landscape of post-Revolution America and the formal incorporation of new member states.
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Vermont
England's 24,000 Ton Annual Salt Supply Sources
Britain consumes about 24 000 tons of salt yearly with under 700 tons from corn mines. The remainder is imported from Bolivia the East Indies and Penang.
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England
Bolivia
The
East Indies
Penang
Diamonds and soot share material in different arrangements
The text notes that diamonds and lamp soot or pencil lead are composed of the same material, differing only in molecular arrangement. It underscores how structure defines form, with diamonds as a distinct crystal form of carbon compared to the amorphous soot and graphite-like lead.
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Baer Coe
State Supreme Court
Champ Clark
Washington Street
Southland Finance Company
Thomas F. Flanagan
Commerce Department
Velwa Crilam
Elizabeth Arden
High Point
Ardena
Ardena Velva
Reneration
Harllee
Fiaklee
Summer
Harllee’s
America
Hartlee's
Underwear Department
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