Local Weather Notes From Coastal Regions
Weather reports show fair conditions with slight warmth inland and along the coast. Northerly to northeast winds affect the coast and offshore areas with scattered showers possible off the coast tonight and tomorrow. In New York a club entertainer's act caused a ceiling collapse injuring several. emergency crews report ongoing clearance and repairs.
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Carolina
Orison
Hatteras
Jacksonville
York
Dottie Lavelle
Guilford Elections Probe Delays Report To Tonight
High Point hearing on election irregularities yields numerous witnesses with no forecasted results from Guilford Board of Elections. The probe may focus on one precinct of 12, a complete transcript is being prepared for the state board, and a brief order is expected tonight.
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Guilford Board OF Elections
High Point
Howver
State Board
Edwin W. Pearce
All-Bran Promises Relief From Constipation
An advice item explains constipation and recommends Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily aid. It notes that bran adds bulk and suggests drinking plenty of water to improve bowel movements. The product is advertised as available at grocers.
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Ito
Kellogg's
Ballot Erasures Reported in Precinct No 9 Hearing
J. B. Broadwell and others testified they erased ballots in No 5 while No 9 saw 14 erased ballots. Witnesses including Mrs. Kennedy and Parker Waynick denied erasures. Waynick admitted erasing his own ballot. The board heard testimony and praised the hearing's fairness as attorneys for both sides thanked the panel.
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Elections Board
Atkinson
Ridge
Glenn Calhoun
No. 5
Grover Kerr
J. H
J. H. McDowell
Oo. F. Petty
Nan Utley
Dolly Brown
Claude Brown
Eugene Yarborough
Guy Rice
Grace Young
R. J. Patterson
Elizabeth Calhoun
Roy Ball
Witneses
W. H,wor
James Kerr
Mary Brady
W. J. Petty
J. B. Broadwell
William Lewis
Byron Haworth
Carl Poore
H. H. Kennedy
Parker Waynick
FP. C. Farrington
Waynick
Myrtle Anderson
Norman Boren
Mr. Atkinson
Carter Dalton
J. A. Myatt
M. W. Nash
Jail Dream Punishment For Huckleberry Theft
Desmet Idaho Joe Vincent and Eugene Lallouie told Judge Weise they dreamed of a huge huckleberry crop and stole fruit to preserve it. The judge sentenced them to 30 days in jail for the alleged theft.
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Desmet
Idaho
Joe Vincent
Eugene Lallouie
W. A. Weise
Judge Weise
Horse height unit defined as four inches
A historical note explains that the term hand used to measure horses equals four inches, establishing the standard for horse height measurements.
Insurgents Reported Near Swap of American Prisoners
Paris June 14 American prisoners in the Spanish civil war may be exchanged under a Franco Bowers plan. Franco agreed to free 18 government pilots and ten American international brigade members in exchange for 28 captured insurgent airmen, mostly Germans and Italians. Harold E Dahl of Champaign Illinois was not among those to be freed.
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Paris
Francisco Franco
United States
Claude G. Bowers
Harold E. Dahl
Champaign
Ill
Franco
International Brigade
House Rules Block Lewis Desire amid Capitol Clash
At the capitol Speaker Bankhead signals a late session as House Rules blocks Lewis Desire with a two thirds vote needed to bring the measure to the floor. The bill targets government contractors who ignore labor board rulings and federal wage hours standards amid a crowded pre adjournment agenda.
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Capitol
Rules Committee
House
Labor Board
Lewis
Eight Year Old Piano Prodigy Wows Roxy Grand Lounge Crowd
In New York the eight year old Eleanor sat at a grand piano in the Roxy theater Grand Lounge and played Bach Handel and Mendelssohn. Her impromptu recital drew a crowd as large as the theater audience and the manager invited her to return. Eleanor’s mother explained the situation and noted the piano remained available in the lounge after a pane was removed by an installation man. The piece ends with a bonus look at Ben Riley’s Arrowhead Inn and its famed Riley cuisine and a brief note on Irving Conn, the dance maestro.
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George Ross
New York
Deanna Durbin
Roxy Theater
Svory
Eleanor
Riley's
Irving Conn
Conn
The
Arrowhead
Southern Amateur begins with record field at Ponte Vedra
About 220 entrants started 18 hole qualifying at Ponte Vedra Beach Country Club for the Southern Amateur. Haas the defending champion is absent. Prominent contenders include Henry Castillo of LSU Baton Rouge and Carl Dann of Orlando. Observers expect around even par to win medal.
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Ponte Vedra Beach
Fla
Ponte Vedra Beach Country Club
Haas
New Orleans
Soqenren Ae
Henry Castillo
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Carl Dann
Florida
Orlando
Castillo
Dann
Charlie Yates
Five Owls Shot to End Noise in Staunton Neighborhood
In Staunton Virginia police responding to reports of a noisy street shot five owls during a thirty minute period. Officers Bragg and B. Turner were called after residents said sleep was impossible due to the disturbance.
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Staunton
Bragg
B. B. Turner
Man Struck by Train Misses Ride in Oakland
Robert Rolley twenty year old clerk was struck by a passenger train in Oakland California. He was taken to a hospital with a possible broken back after realizing the train he intended to catch had departed an hour earlier.
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P. M. Caudle
Roy Shiplett
Joe Shore
Superior Court
Caudle
Mr. Shore
Mr. Caudle
Oakland
Calif
Robert Rolley
James Buchanan the only masmered President
The sentence claims James Buchanan was the only masmered president of the United States. This apparently reflects a misprint or factual error about a presidents' moniker.
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James Buchanan
United Sates
Aviation Bill Seeks Centralized Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington June 14 legislation to centralize civilian aviation oversight goes to the White House after Senate approval. The bill creates a civil aeronautics authority with an administrator and five board members, aims to regulate air routes and rates, and transfers powers from the Bureau of Air Commerce and the post office. A maritime labor board and subsidy measures also pass.
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Washington
White House
Maritime Labor Board
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Authority
McCarran
D.-Ney
Copeland
D.N. Y
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Air Commerce
Bureau
State Department
Weather Bureau
Air Safety Board
Seeded players dominate day two in Southern Lawn Tennis tourney
Asheville report notes all seeds still active. Ernie Sutter of New Orleans seeded No. 2 reached fourth round after 6-0 6-1 win over R. Hayes of Brevard. Top seed Charles Harris of West Palm Beach had a bye and won in the second. Among others, Arch ie Henderson and Vernon Marcum advanced first round, Gladys Vallebouna beat M. W. Orr 6-2 6-1 in the women’s singles. Doubles begin tomorrow with Sutter and Potts defending last year’s title. Bobby Riggs not defending 1937 crown.
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Asheville
Southern Lawn Tennis Association
Ernie Sutter
New Orleans
R. Hayes
Brevard
N. C
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
Fla
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Ann Sothern
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Priscilla Lane
Simone
Ameche E Simon
Robert Young
Gordon & Revel
Josette
Bert Lahr
Joan Davis
Robert Benchley
Paramount
By Robi. Ripley
Frohina, MO
Boston
T.R. Rushing Childress
Texas
Harold Bradford
Lassen County
California
Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
James Ellison
Crucueters
Weaver Bros. & Elviry
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Arolina
Spencer Tracy
Joan Crawford
Rialto
Jane Withers
PORTY
Bankhead
Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
ICC
Senate Audit Committee
WPA
Sheppard
Barkley
Rural Electrification Administration
Othices
Broadway
Ben Riley
Arrowhead Inn
Hendrik Hudson
Riley
Bucolic
Manhattan
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Miami
Fila
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