Family of ten revolutionary officers from Orange County Virginia
Col George Taylor born 1711 1792 fathered 12 sons with ten serving as officers in the American Revolution. Sons James Jonathan Edmund Francis Richard John William Charles Reuben and Benjamin held ranks from lieutenant to admiral including surgeon and midshipman. Also notes a California motorcycle crash where H Crawford narrowly escaped derailment of 13 cars after stopping inches from tracks.
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George Taylor
Orange County
Virginia
Revolutionary Army
Navy
James
Jonathan
Edmund
Francis
Richard
John
William
Charles
Reuben
Benjamin
H. E.rawford
Fruitvale
Calif
Bakersfield
Crawford
Quips and captions in a Humphreyson style exchange
Walter Winchell confronts a man about idleness. The exchange yields a witty retort about seating scarcity. Beverly Nichols, noted author and Chamberlain booster, discusses war in a candid interview prior to his downfall. Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin earned Paramount's sole Academy Award for Thanks.
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Beverly Nichols
Chamberlain
Ralph Rainger
Leo Robin
Paramount
Radio Column Snipe Bites Critics And Nazis In Mixed Tales
Gossip and media jabs mix with political chatter as columnists lampoon Nazis in San Francisco and New York, joke about patriotic fare to Germany, and recount CBS obituary stunts. Notes reference James J. Carr’s fund, Dies UnAmerican Activities, and a Miami WIOD gag.
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Washington
D. C
Winchell
Mirror
New York
San Francisco
Germany
Beverly
N. J
James J. Carr
Congressman Powers
Powers
Dies UN- American Activities Committee
L. Rassley
D. Lane Powers
Congress
Milt Herth
Rose Blaine
Lillian Carmen
the Nation Mag
WIOD
Miami
Island of Dreams
D. Fairbanks, Jr
Kennedy
Great Britain
Interview with Gene Fowler on novels and films
Gene Fowler former New York managing editor who rose in the worlds of novels and movies was interviewed recently. The piece centers on his career and views on writing and cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Fowler
New York
Women and church groups meet across the community
The Young People's club at Women's Memorial A M E Church meets at the parsonage this evening at 8. Stewards board No 1 holds a donkey party at the parsonage Saturday. St Matthew A M E revival continues with Evangelist McKnight delivering a special sermon tonight. Mt Vernon Baptist Young Men meet with James Ross speaker on unity. St Mark M E Church Women’s Home Missionary society hosts a Friday meeting at Mrs Della Steele’s home. St Mark Ladies Aid Carnival set for Monday at 8 pm in church basement. William Stack, 52, dies at 1412 Furlough Street. funeral arrangements pending. Joseph Simpson celebrated at 604 Leonard Street on birthday with family and friends. Maggie Harris visits family in Passaic New Jersey. Influenza closes several Nash County schools through Monday.
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Young People’s Club of Women's Memorial
A. M. E. Church
Elizabeth Adams
Stewards Board No. 1
Women Memorial
Bettie Green
East High Street
ST. Mathew A, M. FE
St. Mathew A, M. E
Evangelist McKnight
MT. Vernon
St."mark
Woman's Home Missionary Society of
St. Mark M. E
Della Steele
Short Normal Street
ST. Mark Ladies Aid
St. Mark M. E. Church
William Stack
Furlough Street
Melvin Simpson
Joseph
Leonard Street
Rosa Lee Ross
Kelsie Neal Reddick
Willie Lee Simpson
Jessie Mingo
Eugene Mingo
Randy Boulware
Maggie Harris
Sarah Harris
Kivett Drive
Passaic
N. J
Ora Adams
Los Angeles Seen as Parking Lot for Used Towns
The remark portrays Los Angeles as a vast staging ground or dumping ground for smaller, vanishing communities. It hints at urban sprawl and the city's role in absorbing surrounding towns into a sprawling metropolis.
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Los Angeles
Fowler
Cape Fear-Yadkin Valley Hydro Electric Plan Considered
Raleigh March 2 Development of a large hydro electric program akin to Santee Cooper is proposed in a bill by Rep Lacey McBryde of Cumberland and colleagues. The plan would form a self liquidating corporation to issue bonds in the Cape Fear or Yadkin valleys to lower electric costs, despite expected opposition from power firms and state authorities over federal control of streams.
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Raleigh
Santee-Cooper
South Carolina
Cape Fear
Yadkin
Lacey Mce- Bryde
Cumberland
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Santee- Cooper
North Carolina
McBryde
Water Works Project Half Completed in Lincolnton
PWA regional director H. T. Cole reported the municipal water works improvement project in Lincolnton is halfway finished. The $61,818 project aims to upgrade supply and distribution for the city.
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Lincolnton
PWA
H. T. Cole
Bishop Purcell to Speak at District Rally in Monroe
Bishop Clare Purcell of the Carolina Methodist church conferences will speak at a district young people's rally in Monroe tomorrow night.
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Monroe
Clare Purcell
Carolinas Methodist Church Conferences
Rate adjustments urged to fix southern freight inequities
Atlanta Traffic Bureau head E L Hart urged the Interstate Commerce Commission be directed to investigate and correct freight rate inequalities harming the South. He spoke to the House Interstate Commerce Committee in support of the Ramspeck bill to eliminate geographic differentials, warning against a frozen rate structure and stressing fairness in national rail rates.
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Washington
E. L. Hart
Atlanta Traffic Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hart
South
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
ICC
Atlantan
North
Goff
Duke Power Reports Net Income of 4.3 Million for 1938
Duke Power Company reports a net income of 4,297,150 for 1938 after deductions. Earnings equaled 4.28 a share compared with 4.59 in 1937. Deductions included 397,597 for abandonment of street railway properties in Charlotte and Salisbury with motor bus equipment substituted at both locations.
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Charlote
Duke Power Company
Charlotte
Salisbury
Film Scene Near Cape Fear Could Be Filmed
Raleigh March 2 The North Carolina Advertising Division eyes filming a Gone With the Wind sequence near Wilmington to recreate Rhett Butler and the Yankee blockade at the Cape Fear river mouth with backing from David O Selznick.
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Raleigh
Wilmington
Bill Sharpe
Rhett Butler
Cape Fear River
David O. Selznick
Trade Barriers Harm Public Interests Highlighted
A reform view argues commerce barriers hurt the general public, restricting trade benefits and raising costs for consumers and small businesses alike. The stance emphasizes protecting local livelihoods while urging policy changes to reduce protectionist measures.
Six Men Accused of Transporting Stolen Safes in Hearse
Detroit March 2 police disclosed the arrest of six men accused of transporting stolen safes in an undertaker's hearse to an Oakland county cottage where the strong boxes were opened. The gang has reportedly committed about 50 burglaries totaling over $50,000 in less than a year. Detective George Mosworth said five in custody confessed and implicated a Detroit undertaker who denied knowledge of the activities.
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Detroit
Oakland County
Hess
George Mosworth
Announce Candidacies Greenville March 2
Greenville report notes Alderman H. H. Duncan and Jack Spain announce their candidacies for mover thalae.
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Greenville
Alderman H. H
Duncan An
Jack Spain
San Ttdantag
Thalae
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Neville
Columbia Broadcasting
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CBS
Nashville
Riley
Middlesex
Ferrells
Mount Pleasant
Nash County
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