Drought Aid Committee Formed To Coordinate Relief
Washington announces a special drought committee to coordinate relief efforts for the 1936 drought areas. Jess W. Tapp chairs with C W Warburton Hugh Bennett A G Black and W F Callander as members assisting with agency plans and implementation across AAA PWA and related agencies.
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Washington
Jess W. Tapp
AAA
Wallace
C. W. Warburton
Agricultural Extension Service
Hugh H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
A. G. Black
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
W. F. Callander
Joseph W. Bailey
Roosevelt
PWA
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Rural Resettlement Administration
The
Relief Administration, Rural Rehabilitation and Soil Conservation Services
Moser-Elder Wed At Archdale Church
Miss Beatrice Moser of Archdale wed EB Clark Elder of High Point on Wednesday afternoon June 24 at Archdale M E church. Rev J W Grace officiated in the presence of immediate families. After the ceremony Robert L Murray sang I Love You Truly and the couple left for a short wedding trip. They will reside on Springfield road after July 10.
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Beatrice Moser
Archdale
EB. Clark Elder
High Point
Route 3
Archdale M. BE
J. W. Grace
Robert L. Murray
Jewel Peace
Elder
Gurney Moser
O. L. Elder
North Carolina
Springfield Road
Deputies Raid Shamrock Station Seize Alcohol and Slots
Deputies C L Gray and W L Wireless raided the Shamrock Filling station near the Winston Salem road outside the city, confiscating 40 pints of bottled in bond whiskey, 10 gallons of wine, 15 cases of beer, and three slot machines. Operator L H Creasey jailed on $500 bond, later released after bond posted.
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C. L. Gray
W. L. Wireless
Shamrock
Winston- Salem Road
L. H. Creasey
Creasey
Roosevelt Renomination Accepted Amid Political History
The article reports Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner accepting renomination tonight. Senator Barkley notified Garner and Secretary Hull praised the New Deal, predicting victory as the convention marks a historic move with speeches of acceptance delivered the same day.
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Robinson
Arkansas
New Deal
Garner
Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Europe
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Newspapermen to Visit Cherokee Reservation During Convention
Officials of the Cherokee Nation grant permission for members of the North Carolina Press Association to visit the reservation as part of the annual press convention in Waynesville. The second day includes a luncheon, war dances by reservation Indians, a tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and a banquet for delegates. Special committees handle all details from souvenirs to transportation.
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Waynesville
North Carolina Press Association
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon questions
Answers include the VA flag adoption date June 14 1777. The quoted phrase is spoken by Jesus about the Sabbath. Rum is made from fermented molasses or other cane product. Diaphanous means translucent or transparent. The first subway city is London England.
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A. C. Gordon
London
England
World altitude record set in Moscow for air trains
A plane towing five gliders ascended to 10,366 feet in Moscow setting a world altitude record for air trains. The event featured multiple gliders in a single tow, demonstrating advanced flight formation.
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Moscow
Dionne Father Views Quarantine From Drainpipe
Callander Ontario June 27 Oliva Dionne crawled through a drainpipe ditch to look at his quintuplet daughters and argue with nurses over the measles quarantine. Police a fence and guard dogs keep the family from the children while the quints age 25 months recover.
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Callander
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Dionne
Oliva
Ontario
Fish Catches Chicken In Odd Midville Tale
In Midville Georgia on June 27 AP report farmer Will MacMillan described a nine pound lake trout leaping from MacMillan pond and grabbing a chicken near the water. The bird's owner captured the fish to prove the unlikely event.
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Midville
Pfarmer
Will MacMillan
MacMillan
Fellow Convicts Plead For Slayer
In Salt Lake City on June 27 fellow convicts pleaded for Delbert Green amid his fight to avoid execution. A secret petition bearing 208 signatures from Utah State Prison's 322 inmates urged commutation to life imprisonment. The pardon board postponed action to Wednesday after rejecting two prior appeals.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
Utah
Utah State
Board of Pardons
Hole Plugged After Papa Dionne Vanished During Return
A fragment notes that someone plugged a hole after Papa Dionne disappeared through it on the return trip, but details are incomplete and no further context or confirmation is provided.
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Papa Dionne
Start Six Surveys In Stat Field Workers Prepared
Johnson, consultant for the late planning board, said a staff of 50 field workers is ready to begin six comprehensive surveys in North Carolina financed by the WPA. HQ at N. C. State college with a Durham branch will conduct population and sociological studies for the board report. conservation and development will publish resource findings.
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Raleigh
Johnson
Planning Board
North Carolina
N. C. State College
Durham
WPA
State Department of Conservation and Development
Conservation Department
Murder Trial of Negro Continued in Richmond
In Richmond Virginia on June 27 the murder trial of Earl Connor Williams a St. Louis Negro was continued until Monday after government lawyers challenged a defense alibi. Otho B Henderson former director of a St. Louis Negro Baptist Young Peoples union testified about attendance records to place Williams in Missouri in May 1934 the time of Fannie Kurz’s fatal beating at a Fredericksburg battlefield park.
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Richmond
Earl Conner Williams
St. Louis
Myrna Loy Weds Arthur Hornblow Jr in Ensenada Ceremony
Titian haired star Myrna Loy married film producer Arthur Hornblow Jr in Ensenada Baja California. The couple wed as Loy’s first marriage and Hornblow’s second after his Reno divorce from Juliette Crosby.
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Hollywood
Myrna Loy
Rudolph Valentino
Arthur Hornblow, Jr
Little Seashore
Ensenada
Lower California
Reno
Juliette Crosby
Night with Shift Hughes and Ray Ra at the studio
A night at the studio features Shift Hughes, a stand in and friend of the actress, alongside Ray Ra, a studio friend of the producer, in a behind the scenes setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shift Hughes
Ray Ra Studio
Coan To Discuss Relief Wage Scale For Counties
George W. Coan Jr state administrator flew from New Orleans to submit wage scales for all 100 counties. He with eight assistants and district directors conferred to adopt the prevailing wage scale for WPA workers under the new relief program after meeting with union leaders employers and chamber of commerce representatives for Miller's approval.
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Raleigh
George W. Coan, Jr
New Orleans
Thecolm Miller
Coan
Trict
WPA
Contra
Chamber of Commerce
Cers
Miller
Banana Milk Shake Mash with Vanay and Milk
Mash two ripe bananas to pulp. Stir in evaporated milk diluted with orange juice. Shake thoroughly with cracked ice. Makes two servings.
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Associated Press
Francis Townsend
Huey P. Long
Gerald L. K. Smith
New York City
Prohibition Party
Father Charles Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Union Party of
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Frank Knox
Chicago
Union Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
Thomas Charles O'Brien
Boston
Lemke
Father Coughlin
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
George A. Nelson
Wisconsin Farmer
lIt
Cooperative Commonwealth
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Claude A. Watson
Los Angeles
Communist Party
Earl Browder
James W. Ford
America
Eaning Company
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Sartin Dry Cleaning Company
Master Cleaners and Dyers
South Main Street
Alice Brooks
Enterprise Household Arts Dept
West 14Th Street
Bolivar
Kirby
Yash
Daily News
Arthur Hornblow
EA J.C -Penney Company
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