Business Faces Remainder f 1936 With Enthusiasm
New York reports a confident close to the first half of 1936 with easy money conditions and rising profits across industries. Stocks surged through most of 1935 into 1936, then pulled back in April before resuming gains, while bonds, commodities, and industrials showed varied strength amid tax changes and regulatory shifts.
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New York
Associated Press
U. S
Call Money
Financial District
New York Stock Exchange
U. S. District Court of the District of Columbia
Olis
Newly Elected VFW Commander Addresses High Point Post
O N Brown Greensboro new commander of the North Carolina VFW addressed High Point Post No 619 urging membership growth. The post set a six month goal to double its size as Chandler and McCullough from Greensboro spoke briefy. Attendees reported a successful Wilmington encampment and a strong state conference.
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O. N. Brown
Greensboro
State Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
High Point
V. F
McCullough
High Point Post
Wilmington
Record Absentee Vote Expected in North Carolina Primary
Raleigh June 30. North Carolina to hold a second Democratic primary on July 4. Elections official Raymond G Maxwell predicted a record absentee vote with 110000 ballots mailed to county election officials and more calls for additional ballots.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Raymond G. Maxwell
Maxwell
Fire damages Morantown veneer plant in Morganton
A recent fire destroyed the four story veneer plant owned by the Morganton Furniture company. The Stubbs Veneer company leased the plant, with losses unofficially placed at about $50,000.
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Morganton
Morganton Furniture Company
Stubbs Veneer Company
When a Railroader Fights Time and Fate
A weary railroad worker is described as a perpetual second saver who ignores duty in favor of rushing. His rusty neck turntable and ever on busy sign symbolize a life of haste. If the Celestial Limited arrives at judgment, he may crash into the Pearly Gates.
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Howdy
Pal
Celestial Limited
St. Peter
Pearly Gates
Glorifying Yourself with Softer Beauty Rules
A period guide promotes natural makeup and gentle hairstyles to suit feminine dresses. It urges clean skin, minimal cream rouge, skin-tone powder, careful lip preparation, and soft nail color to project youth and delicacy over strong, dramatic looks.
Bonus Jobs for World War Vets Regardless of Bonus
June 30 Raleigh WPA officials announced relief employment for World War veterans. Veterans would receive jobs without regard to whether they had already secured a bonus.
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Raleigh
WPA
Nurserymen Meet Linville July Fourth Annual Convention
The fourth annual convention of the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen will be held here July 9 10. The meeting is set to bring together nurserymen from across the state to discuss industry topics and standards.
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Linville
North Carolina Association of Nurserymen
Hotels at state resorts Crowded as summer season opens
Charlotte report says resort hotels along the Carolinas are filled to capacity with reservations. C. W. Roberts of the Carolina Motor Club and Chamber of Commerce notes strong business and high spirits for what may be the Carolinas' greatest tourist season. He toured Folly Beach Charles Isle of Palms Pawleys Island Myrtle Beach Ocean Drive Carolina Beach Wrightsville Beach Wilmington Morehead City and Beaufort.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
C. W. Roberts
Carolina Motor Club
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Roberts
Folly Beach
Charles
Isle of Palms
Pawley’s Island
Myrtle Beach
Ocean Drive
Boggs Enters Second Week in Cataleptic Jail Condition
A. R. Boggs, 43, of High Point, held on a first degree murder charge, entered his second week in apparent unconsciousness in Greensboro jail. He became rigid a week ago and has since been in a state of catalepsy. Doctors attribute the condition to stress, with liquid feeding via stomach tube.
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Greensboro
A. R. Boggs
High Point
Boggs
14 year old Lanham Gibson held on Charlotte home robbery charges
A 14 year old boy identified as Lanham Gibson of Sumter South Carolina was jailed in Charlotte on charges of robbing a number of local homes recently. IMDb
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Charlotte
Lanham Gibson
Sumter
5. C
Travelogue to Showcase Carolinas Coast and Resorts
Mr. Roberts plans a travelogue motion picture highlighting Carolina coast points of interest from both states to advertise scenery and entertainment nationwide. He previously toured western North Carolina mountain resorts where July and August hotel reservations are already strong.
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Carolinas
Roberts
North Carolina
McLees Receives 18 to 20 Year Sentence in Paint theft Case
Greensboro June 30 H H McLees alias Harry Marshall bound over to Guilford Superior court from High Point municipal court on paint stealing rack. Judge H Hoyle Sink orders McLees to 18 to 20 years in state prison calling him a breeder of crime. Nelson gets five to 10 years. employer pleads for mercy. Ballard also charged in the case.
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Greensboro
H. H. McLees
Harry Marshall
Guilford Superior Court
High Point
H. Hoyle Sink
McLees
Sink
Middlewest
Far West
Dave Nelson
Nelson
Floyd Ballard
Tar Heel's Death Charged To The DUCKTOWN
In Ducktown Tennessee bond hearings were due for Emmett Gaddis Lloyd Parton and Clarence Brooks on murder charges in the May 17 shooting of D W McFadden a Asheville North Carolina contractor. Gaddis a former deputy sheriff faced earlier charges in the slaying. McFadden’s body was found on a detour road near Isabella Tennessee.
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Ducktown
Tenn
Emmett Gaddis
Lloyd Parton
Clarence Brooks
D. W. McFadden
Ashville
N. C
John J. Blair
Gaddis
David McFadden
McFadden
Isabella
Asheville delegate Morphew operated for appendicitis
Robert B. Morphew of Asheville North Carolina was among the few National Democratic convention delegates still in Philadelphia. He underwent surgery on Saturday for acute appendicitis and was reported lasting comfortably today.
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Philadelphia
Robert B. Morphew
Asheville
N. C
Resignation Leads Pastorate Move for Dr Tilden Scherrer
Charlotte June 30 Dr Tilden Scherrer field agent for Queens-Chicora college for two years resigns to accept the pastorate of the Bethel Presbyterian church at Clover's thefts was ordered to serve two years on the county roads.
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Charlotte
Tilden Scherrer
Queens-Chicora College
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Clover' S
Three Men Held In Assault Case In Charlotte
Three men from Mount Holly and Mecklenburg County were jailed in Charlotte awaiting a superior court hearing on criminal assault charges. After a preliminary hearing bonds were set at 2500 dollars. Two Charlotte women accused the men of an attack after they offered to escort them home from a roadhouse. Groves was later charged only as an accessory.
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Ay Stewart
Howie
Mount Holly
J. A. Groves
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Lemainee Long
Pauline Miller
Groves
Tracks Cleared After Freight Derailment Near Archdale
Southern railway lines at Archdale, south of Kings Mountain, were cleared today after 23 cars of a southbound freight train derailed early Sunday. Track damage stretched seven hundred yards, but traffic resumed normal flow.
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Kings Mountain
Southern Railway
Archdale
Here
Hay to Spare in Tarboro as Farmer Sows Mixed Crops
June report from Tarboro notes Joshua Bullock a local Black farmer sowed oats vetch clover and rye. He now has hay to give away as a result. Farm agent F D Wharton confirms the harvest yields and surplus hay.
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Tarboro
Joshua Bullock
Edgecome County
F. D. Wharton
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