Court follows the record of several Buncombe and other county rulings
The court review continues with decisions reversing one case and affirming several others. Metcalf v Ratcliff is reversed in Buncombe. Lassiter v Telephone and Telegraph Co. is affirmed in Edgecombe. Langley v Warehouse is affirmed in Buncombe. Gorham v Insurance Co. certiorari denied. State v Noiggins reversed in Warren. Hyder v Hyder error. Gibbs v Higgins affirmed in Yancey. Sawyer v Cox, Pack v Katzin both affirmed or dismissed in their counties.
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Ncombe
Metcalf
Ratcliff
Buncombe
Lassiter
Telephone and Telgraph Company
Edgecombe
Gafrmed
Langley
Warehouse
Bunccombe
Gorham
Insurance Comany
Ned
State
Noiggins
Warren
Hyder
Henderson
Gibbs
Higgins
Yancey
Sawyer
Cox
Randolph
Pack
Katzin
Forsyth
Appeal for War Sufferers at Baptist Meet
Huggins reviews the North Carolina story at the 49th Woman's Missionary Union session in Green Street Baptist Church Raleigh. Irene Hanley and Charles K. Maddry speak on home and African missions. Youth rally features Miss Coleman and Miss Tone Knight plus Royal Ambassadors led by Charles Allen as they discuss maps and global geography.
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Huggins
State Baptist Convention
Raleigh
North Carolina
Irene Hanley
East Saint Louis
Ill
Charles KE. Maddry
Richmond
Green Street Baptist Church
Woman’s Missionary Union
Missionary Union
Coleman
Mary Currin
Young People
Charles Allen
Neil Morgan
Lewis Hill Jenkins
James Wilson
Dick Morton
British Defense Expansion Outlined by War Minister
War Minister Hore-Belisha outlined expansion plans as Prime Minister Chamberlain urged readiness for a field force in possible events. He cited army estimates of 161.1 million pounds for 1939-40, pushing the peacetime budget past 1 billion pounds for the first time since WWI, with British troops totaling 631,353 excluding India and Burma. The March 1 army estimates project manpower to 663,700, an increase of 15,700.
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Chamberlain
Hore-Belisha
India
Burma
Youth missionary union fosters world citizenship and service
Miss Iris Almond of Albemarle and Mrs S L Morgan of Clinton spoke on youth responsibility to others under the theme When Youth speaks the world listens. They urged prayer Bible study and deeds of kindness as youths progress from pages to Royal Ambassadors and emphasized choosing God over mammon. Choir and groups from Green Street and First Baptist churches offered related music as the Greensboro state Woman's Missionary Union president led the closing prayer.
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Iris Almond
Albemarle
Young Woman’s Auxiliary
S. L. Morgan
Clinton
Mrs. Morcan
Jesus
First Baptist Church
Green Street
First Baptist
High Point
J. Clyde Turner
Greensboro
State Woman's Missionary Union
Labor Parley Recesses as AFL Seeks Unified Labor Move
The AFL peace committee led by Harry C. Bates meets on a neutral ground to pursue an honorable settlement. Daniel J. Tobin joins the AFL team, while CIO leaders push for a single labor movement including major rail unions. Roosevelt backs peace, and debates over leadership and amalgamation continue amid cautious talks.
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Labor Department
Harry C. Bates
AFL Peace Committee
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Daniel J. Tobin
Lewis
CIO
American Congress of Labor
Brotherhoods of Engineers
Willim Green
Cio-Afl
Federation
Green
Peace Committee
White House
A. F. Whitney
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Cleveland
Frank Morrison
United Mine Workers
Morrison
Roosevelt
Lawmakers Vote 92 to 14 Approving Record Bill in Tax Battle
In a rapid session the House approved the record bill amid heated debate over sales tax changes. Proposals included exemptions for home groceries and a full repeal, while a Bible exemption passed. Several counties were exempted from legal notice requirements as the Senate moved to ratify housing and aviation measures.
Weather forecast for North Carolina and coastal areas
Cloudy conditions with occasional rain in eastern portions tonight and Thursday. Slightly warmer on the coast tonight and in the extreme northwest Thursday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras winds shift from northeast to east or southeast with increasing strength by Thursday. Intermittent light rain expected in southern areas tonight or Thursday and north portions Thursday. Hatters to Jacksonville expect moderate north to east winds and overcast skies with rain chances tonight and Thursday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
South
Jacksonville
Thomasville Chair Teams Open Doak Finch Trophy Series
Thomasville Chair Company inter plant basketball series opened with Plant X defeating Plant C 20 to 17 in the opener. Plant G then beat Plant A 33 to 19. Second games set for Wednesday with both matchups at the high school gym and times 7 30 and 8 15 p m. If needed, a Friday playoff in the same gym.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
Inter-Plant
Doak Finch
Plant X
Plant C
Plant G
Plant A
Adams Presses Favorable Report On Wage Hour Bill
Adams urged a favorable report on wage hour legislation to assure workers a minimum living. Opponents warned of higher prices and reduced employment. Bell cited Alabama and North Carolina contrasts. Western Union, tobacco interests, and several lawyers backed exemptions and questioned impact on service, with concerns over office costs and efficiency.
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Adams
Bell
Alabama
North Carolina
Parks Alexander
Durham
Frank Anderson
Raleigh
Western Union Telegraph Company
Tobacco Industry
Alexander
South Carolina
Brevard
J.C. Little
D. C. Dobson
Greensboro
Western Union
Dobson
J. C. Lanier
Greenville
City election set with no candidates yet in Raleigh
Raleigh announces a city election schedule with a primary on April 17 and the May 1 general. Public Safety Commissioner T. K. Fountain and Public Works Commissioner Roy L. Williamson are expected to file to succeed themselves, with a dozen others mentioned as potential candidates.
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Raleigh
George Iseley
Public Safety
T. K. Fountain
Public Works
Roy L. Williamson
Dry Forces Back Quinn Booze Bill in North Carolina
Dry leaders urged the house judiciary committee to report favorably the Quinn bill to bar shipments of legal liquor into dry counties. A sub committee will draft a substitute preserving the right to carry up to one gallon of whisky from an ABC county to a dry county. Support from Raleigh and multiple cities stressed the measure would implement the federal amendment repeal protecting dry territories.
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Raleigh
House Judiciary Committee
Quinn
Turlington
Iredell
Kimzey
Transylvania
Bryant
Durham
Abc
R. L. Godwin
Dunn
Stanley Wohl
J. B. Derieux
Forrest C. Feezer
Dale K. Burgess
John D. Langston
Goldsboro
A. J. Barton
I. C. Wright
Wilmington
Harry Caldwell
Greensboro
F. O. Clarkson
Guy Carswell
Charlotte
Will Back Up Promises to Aid Recovery
The commerce head stated the administration will not retreat on reforms and has aimed for recovery since its inception. He cited national income rising from about 40 billion dollars under Hoover to about 70 billion in 1937 and claimed unemployment was 5 to 8 million lower than the pre Roosevelt era figure.
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Duncan
Dunkirk
Terneuzen
Holland
Australia
Kangaroo Island
Art Pirie
Harold Astro
Bronx
New York City
Surinam
Commerce
Roosevelt
Japanese Return U S School Properties in China
Japanese forces announce the return of Soochow University to Southern Methodist ownership after months of occupation. They also plan to return Southern Presbyterian property at Kashing and the Southern Methodist school at Huchow in Chekiang before March 15. Soochow University staff left to assume duties and begin repair work.
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Shanghai
Soochow University
Southern Methodist
United States
Southern Presbyterian School
Kashing
Chekiang Province
Huchow
Chekiang
Anti-Sales Taxers Lose in North Carolina House Vote
In Raleigh the anti sales tax bloc of thirty lawmakers was defeated 74 to 30 as Hertford’s R H Underwood urged tax reform. Debate focused on exemptions and a $15 cap, with revenue losses estimated at about 1.75 million dollars cited by Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Sitting Bull
Custer
Caalvry
Hertford
Underwood
Bill Fenner
Odus M. Mull
Revenue Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
Quail Crash Leaves It Dead With Broken Neck
Police were called after a resident reported a dead quail near a broken window at his Durham home. The bird, warm and with a broken neck, had apparently flown into the pane.
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Durham
Candidates Fain and Kurfees Seek Winston-Salem Mayor
Winston-Salem reports J. R. Fain and Marshall Kurfees have announced their candidacies for mayor. The election is scheduled for April 4.
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Winston-Salem
J. R. Fain
Marshall Kurfees
Merrill admits marriage to Toby Wing in Mexico
Newark dispatch reports Dick Merrill, famed trans Atlantic pilot, acknowledged his marriage to Toby Wing. He said the wedding occurred in Mexico last June but declined further questions about the romance.
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Merrill
Toby Wing
Newark
N. J
Dick Merrill
Miks Wing
Mexico
Graves Denies Neglect Charge In Jackson County Probe
Kansas City March 8. W. W. Graves refused to quit as Jackson County prosecutor amid indictments accusing him of neglecting duty. The grand jury saw him preside in some cases after a state court green light, while Gov. Lloyd C. Stark assailed lawbreakers in Kansas City. Attorney General Roy McKittrick said Graves need not resign while misdemeanors proceed.
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Kansas City
W. W. Graves
Jackson County
State Supreme Court
Graves
Tom Pendergast
Lloyd C. Stark
Pendergast
Stark
Roy McKittrick
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Hopeful Boost
An old advertisement urges readers feeling blue or low in spirits to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It promises improved energy and resilience through herbal roots and tonics and notes widespread use among women and families.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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