Roosevelt to Speak at City Lake Rally Saturday Night
A radio broadcast from Greensboro will carry President Roosevelt’s nominating speech to 32 000 Democrats gathered at the City Lake near James for a Roosevelt rally. Chairman Walter F Crissman said a barbecue dinner at 6 30 pm precedes music and the address, ending by 10 pm. Tickets have been selling and will be available until tomorrow noon.
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Greensboro
James
Philaia
Walter F. Crissman
Minittee
White House
Criss
Death rites for Wesley M Wright in Randolph County
Funeral services for Wesley M Wright held at Kivett's Baptist Church near Rameeur after his sudden death at home. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Wright was regarded as a progressive farmer in Randolph County and a community leader.
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Asheboro
Wesley M. Wright
Randolph County
Rameeur
Kivett
Services Held for 6YearOld Mary Irene John
Mary Irene John age six died Tuesday at home of her parents Fletcher and Mrs John of Rancheman route two. Funeral service conducted by Rev RB Trogdon at Bethany Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
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Asheboro
Mary Irene John
Fletcher John
Rancheman
Route Two
Bethany Meth Protestant Church
RB. Trogdon
High Point Man Paroled in Guilford Case
Gov Ehringhaus granted parole to Roby Osborne of Crennial avenue High Point from a 1934 High Point municipal court breaking and entering case. He had been bound to higher court and was ordered to serve three years in Guilford superior court amid multiple alleged break ins.
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Raleigh
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Roby Osborne
Crennial Avenue
High Point
Osborne
Guilford
Farm Income in May Reaches New High
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports May farm income the highest for that month. For January through May this year income totals 2.533 billion from marketing with the remainder from government benefits. May marketing income stands at 521.0 million, up from April and last May.
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New High
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Arabs Wreck Train Kill Engineer and Soldier
Arabs wrecked a Jerusalem to Halfa Lydda line train today killing the engineer and a soldier. A battle between Arab attackers and the military guard followed the wreckage. Early reports indicated Arabs may have suffered heavy casualties and British troops reported two soldiers wounded and possibly three Arabs killed in a Nablus district skirmish.
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Jerusalem
Halfa-Lydda
Nablus
Little Activity On Stock Market
New York reports a quiet session with buyers nibbling at selected industrials but showing little appetite for most issues. Grain prices were soft while cotton advanced, as traders adopted a wait-and-see stance amid limited market momentum.
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New York
Hat swap at Republican convention noted in Portland letter
Portland dispatch reports delegate Lowell Paget sent a note to keynote Frederick Steiner claiming Steiner left Cleveland with Paget’s hat. Steiner replied he had grown fond of the hat. Enclosed with the letter was $10.
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Ore
Lowell Paget
Frederick Steiner
Cleveland
Steiner
Experts survey Carolina crops as drought hammers yield
A New York team of cotton marketing and crop specialists surveyed North and South Carolina crops in Charlotte on June 26. They cited a severe early summer drought as the primary reason for expected lower production in both states.
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Charlotte
North
South Carolina
New York
Michigan Public Road System Spans About 90000 Miles
Michigan's public road system is described as comprising roughly 90 000 miles of road. The figure underscores the extensive infrastructure maintained for state and local transportation needs.
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Michigan
High Point Man Suffering Cataplexy in Guilford Jail
A. R. Boggs of High Point, jailed in Guilford County on charges of attempting to assault and killing Naomi Burnett Bower, remains in a cataplexy induced coma. Doctors report five days of muscular rigidity and insensibility to pain with no mobility despite treatments. He was found Monday in a rigid state and has repeatedly shown no improvement.
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A. R. Boggs
High Point
Guilford County
Naomi Burnett Bower
Boggs
R. M. Buie
Buie
Greensboro
Mack Presents Roosevelt at Democratic Convention
Judge John Mack of New York formally nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for president at the Democratic gathering. He recalled the nation’s hardships and praised Roosevelt as the leader who has guided the United States from poverty to progress, urging continued support for the New Deal and the 48 states’ unity.
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John Mack
New York
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Franklin D. Rosevelt
Congress
United States
Lawyer Vindicates Barbee in Durham Malpractice Case
Superior Court Judge J. Paul Prizzelle dismissed the State Bar Inc. action seeking disbarment of Durham attorney James W. Barbee for alleged malpractice. The ruling came in Durham on June 26.
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Superior Court
J. Paul Prizzelle
The
State Bar, Inc
James W. Barbee
Hoffman Polled Top Vote With Lowest of Campaign Expenses
Greensboro report shows Joe F. Hoffman Jr led the county ticket in the Democratic primary and spent only 9.50 on his campaign for renomination. Sheriff Joe Phipps spent 390.50 while C R Sutton spent 274.50. In the legislative race R T Pickens spent 51.50 and Joe T Carruthers Jr 83.92.
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Greensboro
Joe F. Hoffman, Jr
Joe Phipps
C. R. Sutton
R. T. Pickens
Joe T. Carruthers, Jr
Atlantic Coast Line seeks two cent rate increase
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad asked the utilities commission to approve a two cent per mile passenger rate for intrastate coach travel. It plans to apply the rate system wide except where needed to keep the existing 1.5 cent rate to compete. The request follows an interstate commerce commission order setting two cents per mile nationwide.
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Raleigh
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The
Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Forest Fires Rage Unchecked In Avery County
Forest fires swept Beech Sugar and Grandfather Mountains in Avery County with no rain for three months. Lees McRae College students and CCC volunteers aided fire wardens in battling the flames as fires began yesterday and raged across three timber areas.
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Avery County
Lees McRae College
CCC
Beech
Sugar
Chamberlain Plans Aerial Honeymoon Flight
Clarence Chamberlain and his 29 year old wife Louise Ashby married at midnight and prepared the plane Miss Stratosphere for an aerial honeymoon. They would fly to New York today and then to St Louis tomorrow.
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Caribou
Clarence Chamberlin
Louise Ashby
Chamberlain
New York
St. Loui
Inquest Postponed Again Over Witness Injuries
An inquest into the death of textile operative M. L. Isenhour, fatally injured October 24, 1935, in Concord, was postponed as key witness Mrs. E. E. A. Williams of Timberlake remains injured from the wreck and not recovered.
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Concord
M. L. Isenhour
Mra. EE. A. Williame
Timberlake
Caswell Training School Girls See Ocean for First Time
In Kinston on June 26 a group of thirty girls from Caswell Training School, living within 80 miles of the Atlantic all their lives, finally saw the ocean. Dr. F. M. Register, superintendent, commented on the event.
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Kinston
Broad Atlantic
Caswell Training School
F. M. Register
Doctor claims cancer control through selective breeding
Chicago June 26 Dr Maud Slye says she has achieved cancer control in mice by selective mating. She claims to breed strains free of cancer for 20 years and produce or prevent specific cancers at will. Slye asserts humans could similarly be guided by heredity, countering recent criticism by Dr C C Little in JAMA.
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Chicago
Maud Slye
Cancer Genesis
Farm Credit Act Amendments Secure One-Year Rate Continuance
Washington June 26 executive approval assured continuance for one year of a 3.12 percent rate on two billion dollars in outstanding farm loans under amendments to the farm credit and federal farm loan acts.
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Farm Credit
Federal Farm Loan Acta
Laura Wesson Honor Event by Local Chapter
Laura Wesson honored by the local Daughters of the Confederacy with a graveside unveiling, a bronze tablet, and a library portrait. Miss Carolina Murray and Betty Joe Snider pulled the unveiling cards as Bugler Walter Beam sounded taps. The ceremony featured remarks by Mrs. Robichaux and Mrs. Murray praising Wesson’s wartime aid to the hungry and poor, with a portrait hung in the High Point Public Library.
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Ura Wesson
High Point
Walter Beam
National Guard
N. H. Bowne
Carolina Murray
Betty Joe Snider
Laura Wesson
High Point Public Library
Robichaux
J. J. Yates
Wilson and
Asheville
North Carolina
Forrest Murray
Murray
Florence Nightingale
States
R. K. Stewart
Thomas Dodamead
John Brewer Brown
United States Navy
City Draws $81 828 Interest Payment On Bonds
City Manager EB M Knox announced a check for 81 828 is drawn as interest on city bonds under the debt readjustment plan. The payment is due June 30 1936 as the final instalment for the fiscal year. The city must pay about 460 000 in interest for the year ending June 30.
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EB. M. Knox
Knox
King of Denmark Narrowly Escapes Bridge Collapse
King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland faced a close call when a flood battered bridge on the Oxnald a leven river gave way just before his crossing in Reykjavik. A long flood damaged structure collapsed into the stream, delaying royal plans.
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Reykjavik
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Christian X
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Tar Heels Welcome Change in Nomination Rule
North Carolina Democratic delegates praised the repeal of the two thirds nominating rule at the national convention. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh noted he helped push the 1926 abrogation and said the state rejects sectionalism and archaic requirements.
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Philadelphia
North Carolina
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
Mexico
Daniels
México
Doctors Disagree Concerning Cause Wrestler's Death
A coroner's inquest was set for Mike Romano a 14 year old wrestler after he collapsed during a bout at Griffith Stadium in Boston. He died after being moved to Freedmans hospital where doctors diverged on whether a broken neck or heart ailment caused the death with Jack Donovan held by police pending the coroner's action.
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Washington
Mike Romano
Griffith Stadium
Jack Donovan
Boston
Romano
Freedman’s Hospital
Donovan
Gradual Increase Tied to Sliding Scale Plan
Future years will show a gradual rise based on a sliding scale. The plan aims to phase in increases gradually, adjusting payments or thresholds as time progresses.
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