Forty-Nour states elect governors in 1940 shaping presidential tickets
The 1940 race will hinge on governorship contests in 34 of 48 states, guiding party power and nominating influence more than early Washington skirmishes. Farm states and interior districts loom large as governors decide where national nominations lean. New York Pennsylvania sit out 1940 governorships, shifting eastern dynamics.
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Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
Nebraka
Michigan
Minnesota
Dakotas
Idaho
Colorado
Utah
New York
Lehman
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Maine
Solid South
Interior
Theme color luncheon style dominates New York fashion shows
Luncheon fashion shows on Fifth Avenue hotels and restaurants feature color schemes from black white red to red white blue. Models parade outfits to diners with briefings on fabrics and accessories, while shops use wardrobe staff and model agencies. The article also notes rising interest in fashion events and political forecasts for 1940.
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Marian Young
NEA
New York
Plaza
Wedding and birthday notices in Asheboro area
Former Randleman resident Wells John Lassiter wed Margie Wells at the First Methodist Church parsonage in Asheboro with Dr. Howard P. Powell officiating. The couple will reside on Spring Garden Street in Asheboro. Also noted are Jean Marie Stout’s birthday party in Randleman, travels of Miss Polly Robertson, Claud Newlin joining Marion’s Furniture Shop, and several local visits and births including a son to Leard Brown and his wife Juanita Wood Brown.
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Randleman
Margie Wells
A. D. Wells
Asheboro
John Lassiter
Loyd Lassiter
First Methodist Church
Howard P. Powell
Randleman High School
Lassiter
Spring Garden Street
Polly Robertson
New York
Union Grove
Claud Newlin
Marion
J. B. Church of Balfour
B. H. Hill
Sally Mathews
Siler
Siler City
Leard Brown
Brown
Juanita Wood
Banks Hinshaw
O'Brian
Durham
Ernest Tally
Nettie Stewart
Liberty
Jewel Hughes
Miss Katherine Shuford Weds William C. Arney in Lexington
In Lexington on June 2 at the Junior Order Home Rev H Allen officiated the ring ceremony for Miss Katherine Shuford and William C Arney of Morganton. Attendant Gladys Shuford wore rose chiffon and carried larkspur and pink roses. The bride, daughter of W M Shuford, is a Meredith College alumna and Duke Hospital technologist. Arney, son of Marshall Scott Arney of Morganton, is a Wake Forest graduate and medical student at Maryland University.
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Katherine Shuford
William C. Arney
Lexington
Morganton
H. €. Allen
First Methodist Church
Robert Bruton
W. M. Shuford
M. S. Arney
Gladys Shuford
Arney
Shuford
Meredith College
Duke University
Duke Hospital
Marshall Scott Arney
Wake Forest College
University of Maryland
1940 Democratic nominee prospects in weekly column
A weekly column states that Vice President Garner shares the view of other candidates that without the President's endorsement a 1940 Democratic nomination would be a poor bet, likening it to a season ticket to last year's World Series. The columnist notes the party faces flat prospects in that scenario.
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Fluence Congress
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Roosevelt
Congress
South
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Garner
Social Bridge Luncheon Honors June Brides-Elect
Frances Fitzgerald hosted a West Third Avenue bridge luncheon in honor of Isobel Craven and Sara Springs. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. John B. Craven for high score and Miss Helen Phillips for low score, with Hallie Waugh receiving a vanity as out of town guest.
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Lovely Bridge
Frances Fitzgerald
West Third Avenue
Isobel Craven
Sara Springs
John B. Craven
Helen Phillips
Hallie Waugh
North Wilkesboro
Miss Craven
Ladies Named as Hosts in Local Society Notes
Mrs Hart, Mrs Millard Morris, Mrs Joe White, Mrs Cabell Philpott, Mrs J M Daniel, Mrs Claire Cuthrell and Mrs Stokes Ader ton are listed as organizers in a forthcoming social event with details in today’s society section.
Social events honor brides elect and guests in Winston-Salem
Miss Mary Morris Terry hosted a party complimenting Miss Isabel Craven and Miss Shuford with prizes for high score floral prints and a novelty glass hat. Guests included Miss Alice Martin and Mrs. Lee Zimmerman. Other gatherings featured bridal showers for Miss Mary Frances Rogers and a bridge club gathering hosted by Miss Addie Fulton with prizes for high and low scores.
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Mary Morris Terry
Isobel Craven
Kathryn Shuford
Dwight L. Pickard
David Sink
Alice Martin
Polkton
Lee Zimmerman
Miss Craven
Miss Shuford
Don Ayers
Margaret Parks
Mary Frances Rogers
Winston-Salem
Jack Biard
Thomasville
Richard Davis
Richard Miller
Miss Rogers
G. W. Leonard
Charles Parks
Addie Fulton
West Second Avenue
Evelyn Canady
Vivian Smith
Roy S. Thomas
Greensburg Visitors Evening with Johns Craver Family
Mrs Meredith Weisner and her son Billy of Greensburg Indiana arrived Wednesday to visit Mr and Mrs John Craver. Mr and Mrs Charles R Redwine and daughters Sara and Martha are spending a two day visit in the area.
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Meredith Weisner
Billy
Greensburg
Ind
John Craver
Charles R. Redwine
Sara
Martha
Vacation Plans and Local Guests Highlight Week
The notice outlines a series of travel and visit updates. Mrs. Paul Bernhardt will vacation at Niagara Falls and other Canadian sites, with a finale at the New York World's Fair. Mrs. J B Wright attends her niece Helen Wright’s Shorter College graduation in Rome Georgia. Ruth Meacham returns to Washington after a social visit here. J H Greer visits Washington as guest of his daughter and Congressman Burgin.
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Niagara Falls
Montreal
Canada
New York City
Paul Bernhardt
Charles Hackney
Washington, D. C
Ruth Meacham
J. B. Wright
Rome
Helen Wright
Shorter College
J. H. Greer
Washington
W. O. Burgin
Congressman Burgin
Officiating Umpires Learn From National Bulletins
District and state semi pro umpires, members of the National Association of semi pro umpires, receive instructive bulletins from the National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress aimed at improving their officiating standards.
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National Association of Semi-Pro Umpires
National
Semi-Pro Baseball Congress
Thrift Shop Notice Amusingly Lists Unsellable Goods
A notice in The League News of the High Point Junior Service League mocks items with no market value and notes which articles sell well. The writer also shares an interest in collecting typographical errors from newspapers and mentions amusing misprints and a recent car accident report.
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The
League News
High Point Junior Service League
Thrift Shop
Pomeroy Democrat
Jenkins
Tabernacle To Open Vacation Bible School
The Gospel Tabernacle starts its second annual Daily Vacation Bible School Monday at 9 AM for two weeks. Attendance last year topped 250 with 4 to 17 year olds invited. Twelve teachers, free Bible-based teaching, no charge, text is the Bible, supervised by Charles Epperson, Nyack graduate.
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Bible School of the Gospel Tabernale
Charles Epperson
The
Gospel Tabernacle
Nyack Missionary Training Institute
New York
Painful Mirth and Self Harm Fantasies Reported
A reader recounts daily sessions of sinus pain with vivid imagined scenes of a sledge hammer at the right eye and plans to extend the assault to the left eye. The note marks the end of the second week and anticipation of further self inflicted harm.
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Mid-West
BY. Kirke L. Simpson
Fifth Avenue
the Plaza
George
Bccavent Company
Ge ‘ A Hinde
Geo, B. Craven
Monarch
Shoreline Tavern
North Oces
Mrs. S
Myrtle Beach
Coe
Rosanne
S. Main Street
Kress
Wells John Lassiter
Jean Marie Stout
Odus Stout
J. A. Kalldoff
Hayworth
Corner Church
Hamilton St
Ice
John Mebane Om
John Smith
High Point
Carrolton
Tabernacle
Ohas
Epperson
Elizabeth Simpson
Budget Beauty Shoppe
Miss Elizabeth Simpson
North Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
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