Bloom’s Mourned Life and UN Founding Father
Bloom, born in Pekin Illinois to Polish immigrants, rose from a brush factory job to become a show business figure and a driving force in international affairs. He wrote Coon Coon Coon and The Heroes Who Sank the Maine, built a music industry, and helped lay the groundwork for American participation in the United Nations as a longtime Democratic congressman and administration stalwart.
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Bloom
Pekin
Ill
San Francisco
Brush Factory
Bay City
United Nations Organizations
Maine
Cuba
United Nations
Public hearing on school foundation program postponed
State senate and house education committees delay a public hearing on a minimum foundation program for public schools due to a funeral hour. Tributes flow for the late North Carolina Senator Joseph Melville Broughton as leaders vow a joint funeral observance and a period of adjournment.
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Hich
Highway Patrol
Wake
Joseph Melville Broughton
General Assembly
Northarolina
Coe
North Caroan
General Assembly of
North Lina
Veterans Bureau Budget Battle Shapes Health and Labor Bills
A congressional committee pushed expanded funding for mental health cancer and heart disease research and an enlarged vocational rehabilitation program to 270 000 dollars plus 62 500 more than this year. It urged cuts to state grants for hospital construction and general health while halting reductions in child care printings. Funds for the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service were paused pending labor legislation.
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Bureau of Veterans
Congress
Children’s Bureau
Child Care
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Six Local Firms Give 100 Percent to Red Cross Campaign
Six local industrial firms report full employee contributions to High Point Red Cross fund drive. About $5,000 of a $22,585 quota is in. more gifts likely as many donors are unreported. The Rotary Hosiery and Textile division cites Sherrod Shirt, Glenn Hosiery, Pickett Cotton mills. Furniture and Wood division lists Alma Desk, Globe Parlor, Thomas Car Works. Other divisions report progress toward their quotas.
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American Red Cross Fund
Joe Temple
Temple
High Point
Red Cross
Rotary Club
J. Howard Blair
Sherrod Shirt Company
Glenn Hosiery Mills
Pickett Cotton Mills
Alma Desk Company
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Thomas Car Works
J. J. Groome, Jr
Claude Canady
Amos Kearns
H. Leake
North Carolina Officials Attend Gordon Gray Funeral
An official delegation from Washington arrived in Raleigh as state offices closed for the funeral. U S Senate members Clyde Hoey Forrest Connell and others attended with Mrs Broughton and family. The Broughton family survived by Mrs G L Vinson and Mrs Willard L Dowell, two sisters and two brothers.
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Army
Gordon Gray
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Congress
U.S. Senate
Raleid
Clyde R. Hoey
Broughton
Forrest Connell
R-Mo
Burnett R. Maybank
D-Sc
James P. Kern
Olin D. Johnston
Herbert R. O'Connor
University of North Carolina
Wooc
Fort Jackson
US. C
G. L. Vinson
Willard L. Dowell
Raleigh
Ernest H. Broughton
James T. Broughton
New York City
Raleigh Merchants Association
Speculation in North Carolina primary circles
A rundown of names tied to last year's primary surfaces on page one. L. P. McLendon of Greensboro Fred Royster of Henderson Everett Jordan Saxa svahan industrialist and former state senator Wade Barber of Pitts wro Dr. Clarence Poe of Raleigh editor publisher of the Progressive Farmer Willis Smith Raleigh attorney and former president of the American Bar association R.
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Broughton
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
Fred 8. Royster
Henderson
Everett Jordan
Saxasvahan
Wade Barber
Pittswro
Clarence Poe
Raleigh
The
Progressive Farmer
Willis Smith
American Bar Association
Senate Moves to Break Filibuster on Rent Curbs
GOP leader Lucas and Senator Taft endorse the plan to end the filibuster threat. Lucas says the Senate will begin night sessions tonight to wear down Southern resistance to the proposed rules change. Republican Leader Martin calls an afternoon mass meeting of all House Republicans to discuss the rent issue.
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Cornty
Lucas
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senate
Martin
House
Protests and Confessions Mark Bulgarian Trial
The court handed a life sentence plus a five year term for spreading rumors about the nation’s economy. A 15 year sentence was imposed for allegedly inciting against the government. All 15 ministers confessed during the trial and wept as they admitted guilt and embraced communism as the best system for Bulgaria.
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Era Powers
Bulgaria
Three men arrested in store burglaries linked to a church loss
Deputies arrested Hoover Jones George Jones and Tommy Hunt on store burglary charges. They denied ties to the church or furniture store robberies. About 200 dollars worth of goods stolen from Mrs. W L Price's store at McDonald were recovered. The February 25 robbery involved Mayne Albright governor candidate and other state officials.
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Silal
Hoover Jones
George Jones
Tommy Hunt
Britt
McDonald
W. L. Price
Capitol Square Thinks On Senatorial Appointment Timing
Governor Scott weighs timing of a senate appointment as a political trading chip. Analysts note pressure may force a quick decision, while Scott says he has little industry backing and could seek labor support. Observers caution that past pressure has shifted such timing decisions.
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Scott
General Assembly
Organized Labor
Debate over road limits and senatorial appointments unfold
The article discusses the politics of road transportation policy, noting a road limit bill with safety adds and potential bridge impacts. It outlines possible U.S. Senate appointees for Governor Scott, highlighting Capus Waynick, William Umstead, Kenneth Royall, Everett Jordan and mentions Mrs. J M Broughton and Miss Susie Sharpe as notable prospects with varying support and backgrounds.
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Cameron Morrison
Gardner
Lee Overman
William Umstead
Cherry
J. W. Bailey
Thace
Scott
Lindsay Warren
Kenneth Royall
Jonathan Daniels
LY. Ballentine
Harold Cooley
Capus Waynick
L. P. McLendon
Everett Jordan
Mayne Albright
Willis Smith
William T. Joyner
William B. Umstead
W. P. Horton
Wade Barber
J. M. Broughton
Susie Sharpe
Mrs Broughton
Senate
Broughton
Alice
Alice Willson Broughton
Sharpe
Rockingham County
Reidsville
Greensboro
High Point
Othe
Weather North Carolina partly cloudy with mountain showers
Partly cloudy weather continues in North Carolina today and Wednesday with showers in the mountains on Wednesday. The sun rises at 6 00 and sets at 6 22.
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North Carolina
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