WPA relief cuts halted after governors' protest
President Roosevelt met with six governors including Minnesota's Elmer A. Benson for three and a half hours and postponed an April or March reduction in WPA rolls. The group urged not to burden states with relief costs and to replace workers with those on home relief when possible. Lehman said the president would study the protest carefully.
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Herbert H. Lenman
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Warm Springs
Insurance Carried On Rural Schools Will Be Increased
Guilford county board of education met in Greensboro and approved raising the school buildings and equipment insurance from 987 750 to 1 453 333. The increase, based on the January 1 1937 appraisals, expands coverage to full values and adds the higher premium.
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County Board of Education
Greensboro
Guilford County
W L Wiles Dies After Illness
W L Wiles a High Point resident for 21 years died at his home 718 Forrest avenue at 7 oclock Saturday night after a brief illness. He was born March 16 1873 in Wilkes county son of Howell and Martha Wiles and worked for Snow Lumber company. He is survived by his wife Amanda Little and eight children plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending with Yows Funeral Home.
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W. L. Wiles
High Point
Forrest Avenue
Mr. Wiles
Wilkes County
Howell
Martha Hubbard Wiles
Snow Lumber Company
Amanda Little
Taylorsville
School board weighs future building projects for McLeansville and Gibsonville
Mr. Foust explained a $1,400 annual figure as the board considers next year’s budget. Delegations from McLeansville ask for a home economics building at the McLeansville school. Gibsonville requests inclusion of manual training or vocational agriculture to provide work for boys and coordinate with home economics for girls at the Gibsonville School.
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Foust
McLeansville
McLeansville School
Gibsonville
Gibsonville School
Samuel M Hines Rites Planned At Lebanon Church
Funeral services for Samuel M Hines will be held at Lebanon M P Church Sunday at 2 30 PM with Rev J R Hutton Rev J Clay Madison Dr S R Taylor and Rev A Lincoln Falk officiating. The Mechanicsville Council Jr O U A M will conduct graveside rites at Lebanon Cemetery and pallbearers are J W Montgomery W B Hutchins A J Payne W C Montgomery C Schultheiss and J N Hutchins. Hines died at 1534 North Main Street Friday morning and founded the council. Members are to meet at the hall at 2 PM to attend.
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Samuel M. Hines
Lebanon M. P
J. R. Hutton
J. Clay Madison
M. P
R. Taylor
Asheboro
A. Lincoln Falk
North Main Street
Mechanicsville Council, Jr
Hines
Sketch Of Proposed Local Boys' Club In High Point
The Salvation Army plans a local boys' club building in High Point with an architect sketch shown in the Boys' Clubs of America Annual Report. The report includes several other planned club buildings across the country.
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High Point
Salvation Army
Boys’ Clubs of America
Father and Son Dinner Tonight at Central Friends Church
The annual Father and Son banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. in the annex of Central Friends church. Dr A B Beittel Guilford College faculty will deliver the principal address. Horace Haworth will be toastmaster. Grady Goldston Jr will propose the fathers toast and BE T Erickson the sons toast. Special music by Nrman and Arthur Fidler and the former's two sons George and Norman Jr with Mrs John Clinard Jr at piano. Banquet served by Evening Circle ladies led by Mrs June Barker and Mrs Silas Casey.
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Central Friends Church
A. B. Beittel
Guilford College
Horace Haworth
Grady Goldston, Jr
BE. T. Erickson
Nrman
Arthur Fidler
George and
Norman, Jr
John Clinard, Jr
June Barker
Silas Casey
Rice Production Leaders Include China India Japan
China and India are the top rice producers with Japan ranking third. Japan supplements its harvest by importing rice to meet demand.
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China
India
Japan
Fire losses plunge in February report from city
Fire Chief E K Ingram reports February 1937 saw a sharp drop in fire losses from February 1936. Losses on buildings and contents at risk fell from 108 875 to 8 875, with 39 fires versus 45 a year earlier and per capita losses at .04 versus .31.
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E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Morris Furniture Company
Furniture City
John Webber
Rebels Push to Crush Garrison Amid Heavy Bombing
Rebels slow their advance against a garrison of about 600 as buildings collapse and basements flood. Government air power and ground forces clash near the Jarama river with insurgent aircraft passing overhead but not bombing the city.
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Jarama
Ford
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