Irregularities Probe Draws Crowd At Guilford Hearing
Dozens fill Guilford County Elections Board session as testimony on Precinct No 2 poll book tampering emerges. Roy Shiplett testifies he voted in the Democratic primary for Judge Lewis B Teague after changing party from Republican with Andrews the registrar. Hearing continues Monday at 1 30 PM in county building courtroom.
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Guilford County Elections Board
High Point
Seasion
Greensboro
Roy Shiplett
Lewis B. Teague
Shiplett
Congress
Judge Teague
O. M. Andrews
Guilford County Board of Elections
J. ©. Atkinson, Jr
L. J. Fisher, Jr
Edwin W. Pearce
W. E. Comer
County Board of Elections
FDR Moves for Peace in Iowa
Washington reports President Roosevelt invites Senator Gillette to a White House luncheon amid ongoing primary battles. Gillette, who won last week's Democratic primary, hints at resisting administration interference while opposing a Roosevelt court reform bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Gilette
D-la
White House
Gillette
the Wearin
Harry N. Hopkins
James Rosevelt
Gillett
Rebels Gain In Valencia Drive
Rebels report progress in their Valencia offensive advancing within three miles of Castellon De La Plana after seizing Albocacer, a fortified town 27 miles north of Castellon and 67 miles from Valencia. Castellon’s fall was expected as government forces retreat south to defend Valencia.
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Hendaye
France
Castellon de la Plana
Valencia
Valencias
Albocacer
Castellon
Barcelona
Rambla de la Viuda
Students urged to get married at Southern Student conference
Mrs. Mildred Morgan of the University of Iowa urged delegates to marry when economic security is the barrier, saying better marriages come from common interests and goals. Wen Kan Kiang, a Chinese student, warned that Japan aims to conquer Asia after returning from China with $20,000 contributed by American students.
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Blue Ridge
Mildred Morgan
University of Iowa
Southern Student Christian Conference
Wen Kan Kiang
United States
China
Japan
Asia
Japan launches gen attack on Hankow in central China
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan announcing a general assault on Hankow, with navy ships and land forces planned for a synchronized strike. About 40 Japanese gunboats and transports are within 250 miles, as overland columns move west through Henan toward Anking. Chiang Kai-Shek orders nationwide conscription as China braces for siege.
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Hanghai
Japan
Hankow
Kow
Henan Province
Anking
China
Szechuan Province
Szechuan
Compromised Wage Hour Bill Approved By Southerners Must Face Congress
Tornado toll rises in Clyde Texas with injuries and damaged homes while relief efforts gather. In Washington the joint congressional committee approves a compromise wage hour bill with multilevel industry boards to set varied minimum wages. The plan requires considering transportation costs taxes and operating costs beyond geography and aims for quick house passage.
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Congress
Washington
Congressional Committee
Thomas
Utah
House
Senate
Ellender
Pepper
Fla
Catawba Votes On Liquor August 6
Catawba county citizens will vote August 6 on establishing ABC liquor stores. The election date was announced by D. Lee Setzer, chairman of the county board of elections, after petitions met the required signatures. A delegation led by H. M. Yount filed the petitions.
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Hickory
Catawba County
D. Lee Setzer
County Board of Elections
H. M. Yount
Newton
Teachers Show Much Ambition in Durham
North Carolina and South Carolina teachers seek higher roles in education with many enrolling in graduate courses for principals and supervisors. Duke University summer school director Dr. Holland Holton notes strong trend in lower grade teachers pursuing leadership training.
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Durham
North Carolina
South Carolina
Holland Holton
Duke University
James Evans
Iowa State University
Highwaymen Attack Lumberton Man After Wheelbarrow Parade
Weldon Pridgen 26 was treated for head injuries after being struck by four masked men on a highway with an automobile crank in Lumberton. The assault occurred shortly after he rode in a wheelbarrow down Main Street before about 1,000 people in a crowd watching an election bet payoff.
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Lumberton
Weldon Pridgen
Pridgen
Jury Brands McCall Killer in Cash Kidnapping
A coroner's jury in Miami Florida branded Franklin Pierce McCall as the killer of James Bailey Cash Jr. They found the boy died at McCall's hands after a May 28 kidnapping. McCall confessed to authorities and led them to the body while denying other charges. He faces an open charge held for the state attorney.
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Miami
Fra
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash
Cash
McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Skeegie
E. J. Connelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tobacco crops in NC largely spared by rain
North Carolina tobacco crop largely escaped rainfall damage according to Dean J. Schaub of NC State. He noted hail storms harmed some lighter tobacco in scattered areas while general condition remains good, with rain totals in Raleigh for May and June discussed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dean J. ©. Schaub
N. C. State College
Schaub
L. T. Weeks
AAA
Five Die In Private Plane Crash Near Worland Wyoming
Private plane piloted by William Bashaw of Seattle crashed on a Worland farm killing five people, including Helen Brattus of Renton and Lloyd Paris of Worland. Sheriff Nicola said motor failure caused a nose dive after takeoff from a local airport.
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Worland
Wyoc
William O. Bashaw
Seattle
Here
Bashaw
Helen Brattus
Renton
Wash
Lloyd Paris
Wesley Bard
Spokane
W. B. Bledsoe
Valley Falls
Kansas
John Nicola
Nicola
Chicago
Miss Brattus
Couple Accused in Death of Boy in Alpine Texas
In Alpine Texas on June 11, prosecutors charged youthful San Antonio couple Francis and his wife with murder after a 13 year old boy Marvin Nebbitt died from a 400 foot fall in Big Bend country. Authorities say an insurance motive was investigated and the boy’s life had been insured for five thousand dollars with the couple as beneficiaries.
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Alpine
Tex
Francis Black
San Antonio
Marvin Dale Nebbitt
Fraser
Big Bend
Escaped prisoner at large after prison camp break near Woodville
Elizabeth City June 11 Arthur Morris 22, one of four long term convicts who escaped yesterday from prison camp guards near Woodville seven miles southwest of here remained at liberty tonight. The other three Richard Montgomery James Walker and Ernest Monroe were recaptured before dawn today.
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Elizabeth City
Arthur Morris
Woodville
Here
Liberty
Richard Montgomery
James Walker
Ernest Monroe
Czechoslovak Municipal Vote Amid Sudeten Tensions
Berlin aligned press warns of protecting Germans abroad as Czechoslovakia prepares the third and final municipal election amid Sudeten German tensions led by Konrad Henlein. A draft nationalities statute looms, with a government decision expected next week. An appeal by Czech and Slovak groups calls for voluntary contributions.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Germa
Austria
Konrad Henlein
Praha
Boersen Zeitung
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Czechatu Slovak
Postmasters elect Culpepper North Carolina Association head
Greensboro June 11 W T Culpepper of Elizabeth City was elected president of the North Carolina Association of Postmasters and Elizabeth City was chosen as the 1939 convention city during the two day session. Next year's convention will be held between July 1 and 15. Ramsey Black third assistant postmaster general in charge of finance spoke on sales promotion of the Post Office Department urging public education of postal services. Paul R Younts Charlotte postmaster introduced Black. Black urged postal employees to sell services and cited letters showing methods to increase receipts.
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Greensboro
W. T. Culpepper
Elizabeth City
North Carolina Association of Postmasters
Ramsey 8. Black
Washington
Postoffice Department
Paul R. Younts
Charlotte
Black
Eden Again Demands Clear Stand Against Dictators
Former Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urged a firm British stance against dictators and praised Cordell Hull for urging a united world order based on law. He accused the Chamberlain government of possible appeasement and warned against concessions to violence.
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Hull
Leamington
England
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Cordell Hull
Nashville
Tenn
Geneva
Chamberlain
Italy
Germany
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