Morgenthau Ready to Send Banking Plan to FDR
June 21 Washington report on Treasury Secretary Morgenthau pushing immediate adoption of a liberalized bank examination plan without Reserve Board approval. He aims to send recommendations to President Roosevelt within 48 hours. Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board resists, citing insufficient liberalization.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Morgenthau
Marriner
Eccles
Comptroller of Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Association of State Bank Examiners
Reserve Board
Look and Lea A C Gordon Trivia Answers
The sun is outmassed by roughly twenty seven times. The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton, 1653, is cited as the famed fishing book. The signaling device is the heliograph. The year without a summer was 1816 with frosts every month in the northern states. The four major fine arts are painting, sculpture, architecture, and music.
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Izaak Walton
Heliograph
Lessons in English L Gordon Notes and Tips
A compact guide lists common errors in English usage and pronunciation focusing on subjects like subject-verb agreement with Neither and the proper form of Due. It distinguishes misspellings such as guilt versus gilt and offers synonyms for avidity and avarice in a concise instructional format.
Turbid Describes a Disturbed Stream Water
A notebook entry defines turbid as having disturbed sediment and not clear. It notes the stream was turbid allowing a brief example of muddy water.
How Can I Prevent Lace Collar Stretching
A reader asks how to launder a lace collar without stretching. The answer advises basting the collar to white cloth before washing, air dry, then press with a warm iron to avoid damage.
North Carolina Agri Markets Dispatches Weekly Reports
The N C Department of Agriculture markets division issues 1 100 market news reports each week to hog sheep and poultry producers across the state highlighting prices trends and market movements.
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N. C. Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Modern Etiquette: Book Return Etiquette and Court Dress
In this etiquette column Roberta Lee answers readers on recovering overdue books after six months and limiting future loans. She also advises on corn on the cob eating with hands and confirms shorts are acceptable on the tennis court.
Cranium Crackers on Want Ad Page
Brain teaser from an ad page asks five questions about city populations first names of leaders light transmission and phrasing and ends with a prompt for answers on the want ad page.
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Belgium
Negro farmer unearths bars of gold in North Carolina
Dallas Jordan, a NC farmer, reported his plow struck a hard object on June 21 in Washington. He found three gold bars believed worth thousands of dollars. A similar bar was found nearby years ago, fueling theories the treasure dates to pirates or the Civil War era.
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Washington, N. C
Dallas Jordan
Washington, D. C
Aycock Death Ruled Suicide by Despondent War Shell Shock
The death of 46 year old W. B. Aycock at his Raleigh home is listed as self inflicted in a coroner report. Despondency attributed to shell shock from World War I is cited as the cause following a shooting yesterday.
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Aycock
Raleigh
W. B. Aycock
Charles B. Aycock
H. R. Roberts
Trees and root damage from deep plowing and root removal
The article warns that deep plowing and removal of tree roots during foundations or driveways can cause dead twigs and branches, tree death, and recurring pruning needs. It urges careful soil stirring with a mattock to avoid root injury and notes weakened branches die faster when roots are damaged.
Woman sheriff appointed to finish term in Jackson County
Mrs. Charles C. Mason of Dillsboro was named sheriff of Jackson County to fill the unexpired term of her husband who was killed last week. She will serve until December 1.
Driver Inattention Cited As Leading Accident Cause
It is reported that the most common cause of accidents recently has been the lack of concentration on the part of the driver.
Ickes and Young Bride Due Today
Harold L. Ickes secretary of the interior, 64, returns to the United States with his bride Jane Dahlman 25 of Milwaukee. They wed May 24 in Dublin and on Ile de France due to dock in New York afternoon. She is the nation’s youngest cabinet wife and previously worked for the National Park Service and the reclamation bureau.
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New York
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Dublin
Ile de France
Washington
Louis Dahlman
Ickes
Smith College
U. S. National Park Service
Reclamation Bureau
Youth Upset Victory Highlights River Forest Tennis
Edward Alloo, a 19 year old freshman from the University of California, shocks England's Charles Hare in the National Clay Courts at River Forest. Hare, top foreign seed, retires in heat. McDiarmid loses to Marion Shane as Bryan Grant Jr returns in a 6-2 6-3 win. Bobby Riggs, No.1 seed, advances past Ray Suchy 6-3 6-4.
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Chicago
Edward Alloo
University of California
Dark Horse
River Forest Tennis Club
Alloo
Charles Hare
England
Hare
John McDiarmid
Marion Shane
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bryan M. Grant, Jr
Atlanta
Collegiate Net Tourney Delayed In Chapel Hill
In Chapel Hill on June 21 the NC A A district qualifying event delayed first round singles and doubles due to rain. Top seeds include Russell Bobbitt of Georgia Tech No 1 in singles and Jack Bushman of LSU No 2, with UNC’s Johnny Foreman No 3 and Tulane’s Joe Abrams No 4. Bobbitt and Bill Moore lead the doubles as seeded No 1, Foreman and Carlton Road are No 2.
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Chapel Hill
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Russell Bobbitt
Georgia Tech
Jack Bushman
Louisiana State
Johnny Foreman
University of North Carolina
Joe Abrams
Tulane
Bobbitt
Bill Moore
Foreman
Carlton Road
Major Leaders In National League Batting And Pitching
The National League season leaders include Medwick and Ott atop batting with averages and runs. Ott also leads in RBIs and home runs, with Goodman close in several categories. Pitching leader Klinger posts a 5-1 record with Brown at 9-2 for Pittsburgh.
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Medwick
St. Louis
Martin
Philadelphia
Ott
New York
Goodman
Cincinnati
McCormick
Moore
Riggs
Cincinnnati
Mize
Suhr
Randolph Peace League To Meet in Asheboro
Asheboro June 21. Waldo C Cheek and Edward G Miller of the Asheboro bar will be the chief speakers at the Randolph County Peace League meeting next Tuesday at 8 PM. The event in the assembly room of the new agricultural building near the courthouse will discuss whether the present armed conflict in Europe could lead to another world war. New officers will be elected for the ensuing year and a good crowd is expected.
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Asheboro
Waldo C. Cheek
Edward G. BE
Tiller
Randolph County Peace League
Cheek
Miller
Erope
Miss Dorothy Witcher In Reidsville Hospital
Miss Dorothy Witcher of High Point route 3 is in Memorial hospital Reidsville with a fractured pelvis after the car she rode in turned over on its side on the Greensboro to Ion Va road near Reidsville. Brother George Witcher was the driver. he and three other occupants were uninjured. A passerby brought Miss Witcher to the hospital.
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Dorothy Witcher
High Point
Route 3
Memorial Hospital
Reidsville
Greensboro
Ion Va
George Witcher
Miss Witcher
The Fork's History From Nobility to Everyday Use
The article traces forks from noble dining in western Europe to broad use, noting early metal forks for carving, Italy as origin, a Venice tale of elegant eating, and the global spread to silver forks while many in Asia never see one. author recalls attempting chopsticks in China and Japan.
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Europe
Italy
France
England
Venice
Asia
China
Japan
Pitch forks in farming and folklore loom large
A short piece notes the varied uses of forks from kitchen to field. It traces the pitchfork’s history in farming and art, mentions its role in harvest and soil loosening, and cites Satan imagery in old pictures. It ends with a preview of tomorrow’s item on spoons.
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Satan
Prince
Famous Music Masters
Uncle Ray
Ridge Endorses Barker For Congress In Formal Statement
Major Ed Ney Ridge of Greensboro endorsed Oscar G. Barker of Durham for Congress in the sixth district run off primary set for July 2. Ridge condemned ballot tampering and election dishonesty in North Carolina in a prepared statement opposing Judge Lewis E. Teague in the Raleigh area race.
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Major Edney Ridge
Greensboro
Congress
Sixth
Oscar G. Barker
Durham
Barker
Lewis E. Teague
This Ciy
Major Ridge
North Carolina
Textile wages meeting planned in the South
Spartanburg South Carolina June 21 John W Nates state labor commissioner said he would invite labor commissioners from eight southeastern states to Columbia on July 1 for a conference on wage conditions in the southern textile industry Plans to prevent further wage reductions and a later general meeting of textile executives and union officials to discuss wages and working conditions were also announced with participants from Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee among others.
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Spartanburg
S. C
John W. Nates
Columbia
Nates
Virginia
North Carolina
Gasoline tax totals by state in 1937
In 1937 states collected 756.93 million dollars in gasoline taxes. New York led with 16.841 million, followed by Pennsylvania, California, and Ohio in that order.
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New York
Pennsylvania
California
Ohio
Southern conference on public education to be held at UNC
State superintendents and six administrative officials from Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and West Virginia will attend the Southern Conference on Public Education at the University of North Carolina from tomorrow through Friday. The theme is good teaching the heart of public education with Virginia's Sidney Hall speaking at the first session. North Carolina's Clyd A. Erwin will preside and UNC President Frank Graham will extend greetings.
Asheboro Scout Court of Honor Awards
In Asheboro on June 21 a joint court of honor for four troops of Boy Scouts was held at the Presbyterian church with about 25 points present. Six boys received second class badges and 20 merit badges were awarded to newer and more advanced scouts. Bunn Hackney led the ceremony and presented badges.
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Asheboro
Presbyterian Chure
Bunn Hackney
John Whifield
Rank Rice
Hubert Cause George Whitfield
Charles Stociton
H. A. Brower
William Rush
Robert Horne
Lewis I Gram
Thomas Coh
Bil Allred
Graham White
Billy Cox
Fred Kearm
Jame Cale
Kurt Robbins
Hallet Jarw
J. D. Williams
Rober McGlohon
Jimmy Diver
Robert Horney
North Carolina Young People Union Opens in Sardis Church
The annual convention of the North Carolina Young People Union of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church opened at Sardis Church in Charlotte. A number of speakers will address sessions and officers are to be elected tomorrow.
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Young Presbyterians
Charlotte
North Carolina
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Sardis
Poulterers in Korea Choose Fowls Alive
Poulterers in Korea Prefer live fowls in the chosen lot, a practice noted amid local poultry markets.
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Korea
States Asked to Attend July 1 Session
Tennessee Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana were asked to attend the July 1 session.
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Nessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
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