Old Age Vote Gains Power Across Pacific Coast
Survey notes rising political influence of voters 65 and older as the Townsend Pension plan faces defeat. Analysts cite census figures showing Pacific Coast states exceed national 65 plus share, signaling growing power in 1940 primaries and future elections.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Townsend
House
California
Pacific Coast
Maine
Florida
Farm Belt
Oregon
Continental
United States
FHA Plan Seeks to Avoid Foreclosures on Insured Mortgages
Administrator Stewart McDonald explains the Insured Mortgage System aims to help families buy homes. The FHA will not insure mortgages with a high risk of foreclosure to ensure widespread ownership and improve housing standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Stewart McDonald
FHA
June German Sets Rocky Mount Social Parade in 1939
The Carolina Cotillion Club hosts its Fifty ninth annual June German in Rocky Mount on Friday evening June 9 with President R Graham Dozier leading the active members and Miss Mary Long Battle as partner. More than ninety members plus guests participate in the midnight dance as Hal Kemp conducts the band and pays homage to Governor Hoey.
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Rocky Mount
R. Graham Dozier
Mary Long Battle
Robert Moore
Nell Speight
John W. Aycock
Margaret Brothers
G. Matheson Young
Caroline Trenholm
Savannah
Hal Kemp
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Clyde Ruark Hoey
Hoey
Carolina
T. A. Avera
B. H. Bunn
Grover Robbins
Modernize Old Plumbing With FHA Credit Plan
The article urges owners of homes built 10 to 15 years ago to inspect plumbing for clogs leaks and faulty valves and consider upgrades. It explains how the Federal Housing Administration's Property Improvement Credit Plan can ease financing for modernization. It lists eleven targeted improvements from fixing drains to adding baths and basins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Young People's Revival Planned by Rev Weldon at Main Street Church
Rev Wilson O Weldon of China Grove will lead a four night youth revival at Main Street Methodist Church June 11 to 14 with 7 45 pm services. A Lake Junaluska teacher and former youth conference president he studied abroad and authored I Join the Church. The series opens with a sunrise service at 6 am Sunday at the city lake inviting all High Point youths and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson O. Weldon
China Grove
Main Street Methodist Church
Weldon
Lake Junaluska
Upper South Carolina
FHA Plan Opens Funds for Farm Granaries and Cribs
Officials announce new Property Improvement Credit Plan allowing farmers to borrow up to 2500 dollars to finance building granaries and corn cribs. The program aims to support farm equipment construction through the Federal Housing Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Jeanding
Unknown Confederate Soldier To Be Buried In Washington Cemetery
In Washington Confederate Cemetery, an unknown Confederate infantry officer will be buried with military honors Sunday during annual memorial rites. Found by accident and identified by a blouse button, his remains were discovered in a Gettysburg battlefield trench grave, likely from July 3, 1863, and later overlooked during prior exhumations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Cemetery
Hagerstown
Washington
Gettysburg
Pickett
State College to Open Ent Week with Baccalaureate
North Carolina State College will start its commencement week with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. John W. Austin of Washington DC. The largest senior class, 328 graduates, will receive degrees Monday. Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines of Washington and Lee University will give the baccalaureate address. The General Alumni Association meets Monday to elect officers, with nominees Major George W. Gillette and Ralph H. Scott for association presidency.
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Raleigh
N. C
Association
George W. Gillette
Wilmington
Ralph H. Scott
Burlington
Office furniture men visit city last week
Hyman Glassman and Ben Itkins of New York City and Henry Weil of Paterson New Jersey toured High Point last week as guests of W T Powell. They visited Myrtle Desk Company and Alma Desk Company facilities accompanied by Joseph Wallace who has represented the plants in New York for 16 years. They will return to New York today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyman Glassman
Ben Itkins
New York City
Henry Weil
Paterson
N. J
High Point
W. T. Powell
Myrtle Desk Company
Alma Desk Company
Joseph Wallace
New York
Business Upturn Breaks Seventeen Week Losses in 1939
The Composite Index rose 1.1 points marking the first solid bull move since January as coal strike settlement triggers a rally. Steel mills and coal traffic show notable gains while other industries vary, and building permits signal continued construction activity amid a 7% year over year retail gain.
Automobiles See Prolonged Improvement Amid Economic Hopes
Observers anticipate steady economic gains through the summer barring new European troubles. Rubber parts on cars can last about ten years with proper use. An auto crashed through a home wall in Pittsburgh narrowly missing a 12 year old in the living room as a spectator quipped about the curtains.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Stumpf
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Supreme Heating Company
W. C. Weldon
State College
England
Ireland
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Publishers Financial Bureau
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Daytona Beach
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Motor Age
FORD
English Motor Company, Inc
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