Third Panama Canal Locks Considered in Defense Plan
The House Merchant Marine Committee will discuss adding a third set of locks to the Panama Canal as part of the defense program. Officials say cost may reach 200 million dollars and would improve protection against sabotage while Nicaragua’s proposed canal is deemed unlikely to aid current needs.
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Panama Canal
Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Atlantic
Pacific
Nicaragua
Hull
Bland
D-Va
Merchant Marine Committee
Woodring
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Panama
Nicaragua Canal
War Department
New York
San Francisco
Final Enactment Of Money Bills Possible But Not Probable
North Carolina General Assembly has not reached a point where final enactment of Revenue and Appropriations bills is within reach this week. The Senate amendments to the House Revenue Bill create a $143 000 revenue delta and a likely House Senate conference, with House support influenced by added funds for Health and UNC. A conference on the Appropriations bill is also likely.
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Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
House
Bridge of Sighs
University of North Carolina
B C
Durham
Halifax
Everett
Dr. Long
cant sell chickens in pitt after sundown
Raleigh March 15 It has long been against the law to steal chickens and hams and to buy stolen property Senator Arthur Corey of Pitt proposes a bill requiring buyers and sellers of meat to keep records showing names and addresses and descriptions of the items The activity must occur after sunrise and before sunset as a curb on theft and sales The House machine leaders push to restore Board of Health funds amid a looming fight over amendments and reconsideration motions in a week expected to move toward adjournment
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Raleigh
Arthur Corey
Pitt
Corey
Pitt County
City of
North Carolina
Board of Health
John Caffey
Board of Health Action
Grady Withrow
Rutherford
Ward
Caffey
Bill Fenner
House
Health Board
Dan Tompkins
Jackson
Cystex Advertises Kidney Relief and Money Back Guarantee
An old time marketing claim links back pain nervousness rheumatic symptoms and many ailments to kidney strain. The ad promises Cystex will purify blood and reduce excess acids with the first dose and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It touts a price of about 3 cents per dose at druggists and implies rapid improvement.
Falconry training for eagles mirrors other birds
Training eagles for hunting follows a process similar to other falconry birds. About one month of preliminary schooling is required before the bird attempts its first hunt on live game.
Insurance School Opens at University of North Carolina
A three day school for state insurance agents opened at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with more than 200 reservations. The program is sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents and the University extension division and features specialists in the field delivering lectures.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents
University Extension Division
January Hosiery Shipments Break Industry Records
The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers reports January shipments at 10,210,525 dozen pairs, a January record for the hosiery industry. Women full-fashioned totaled 2,826,276 dozen, up 27 percent from January 1938 and 11 percent from January 1937, while seamless shipments reached 7,384,249 dozen, up 18 percent from 1938 and 1 percent from 1937.
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National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Funeral Services for Franklin Parrish in Randolph County
Franklin Parrish died at his home in Thomasville on a Thursday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Tabernacle M F E Church in Randolph County with Rev. T C Vaughn Rev J E Shaw and Rev C R Patterson officiating. A quartet sang three selections and pallbearers included Parrish grandsons. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Franklin Parrish
Walker Street
Tabernacle M. FE
Randolph County
T. C. Vaughn
J. E. Shaw
C. R. Patterson
Richard Rogers
Benny Bean
Roy Yates
J. E. Ellis
Funeral service for Mrs Martha E Jackson
Mrs Martha Elizabeth Jackson died at 403 Cannon Street Friday night. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p m from the Church of God Thom asville conducted by Rev H L Hethcock with Rev N H Lamb and Rev W M Branch assisting. Choir sang What a Friend We Have In Jesus. Bethel Quartet sang Ill Meet You in the Morning and Old-fashioned Mother. Wesleyan Me-
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Martha EK. Jackson
Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Martha Elizabeth Jackson
Cannon Street
Church of God
Thomasvile
H. L. Hethcock
N. H. Lamb
Mt. Airy
W. M. Branch
Salisbury
Jesus
Bethel
Senate Prayer Opens Lengthy Raleigh Session
Senator Edgar H. Bain led the prayer as the senate opened after ten hours on the revenue bill. The session adjourned briefly and a journal reading was dispensed with due to it not being written. Election law reform faces rough sledding in committee amid debates on absentee voting and newspaper definitions.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Edgar H. Bain
Wayne
Horton
Senate
Burke
Austin
Ashe
Prince of
Henderson
Lumpkin
Franklin
House
Trio songs at funeral service with pallbearers listed
The thodisi trio sang Precious Memories and a trio from the Church of God in High Point sang Precious Jesus Hold My Hand. Pallbearers were C. E. Allredge, Rose Deal, Louis Deal, Charlie McCaskel, James Venable and Ed Doby. Flowers were carried by the ladies Bible Class of the Church of God. Interment was in the city.
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Thodisi
Church of God In
High Point
Jesus
C. E. Allredge
Rose Deal
Louis Deal
Charlie McCaskel
James Venable
Ed Doby
Ladies Bible Class
Church of God
Funeral services for J A Kepler in Thomasville
J A Kepler died at his home on route 2 Thomasville on Thursday night. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 in Liberty Baptist Church with the church quartet from Mt Zion Holiness Church singing. Pallbearers included Everett Hill Paul Brinkley Lacy Buie Terman Buie Marvin Whitaker and Alva Hunt. Granddaughters carried the flowers.
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Thomasville
J. A. Kepler
Liberty Baptist Church
Mumford
T. R. York
R. L. Fisher
Mt. Zion
Marvin Whitaker
Alva Hunt
Church Cemetery
Campaign tempo rises as Uzzell seeks speakership
As the 1939 general assembly nears, Rowan representative George Uzzell speeds up his bid for house speakership. Serving as committee chairman during revenue bill debate, he gains experience for a potential win. Republicans monitor closing hours after recent sharp partisan moves.
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George Uzzell
Rowan
Uzzell
Senator Bowers
Avery
Bowers
Cranium Crackers True or False Quiz
A quiz item lists four statements about law and literature. It asks which are true or false. The statements cover a fish trap legal term a parade walk and a novel heroine.
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Maggie Tulliver
Goldsmith
Apostles Visit in Home of Namesake Man
Lentern query asks which of Christ's apostles stayed many days in the home of a man who shared his name. The item highlights a biblical coincidence linking an apostle and the householder in a single historic setting.
Smith to Speak at Greensboro Y Men Drive
J Wilson Smith of Charlotte interstate secretary of the Carolinas YMCA will speak at a dinner tonight at the Y building in Greensboro launching the annual membership drive.
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Greensboro
J. Wilson Smith
Charlotte
Carolinas Young Men's Christian Association
Record-Setting Revenue Bill Clears Senate Quickly
North Carolina lawmakers approved the revenue bill on its first two readings in under ten hours, a swift passage that shattered prior speeds. Debate centered on a five million dollar diversion from highway funds, a two percent sales tax exemption, and markup for coal tar derivative remedies as poison. The speedy action drew attention from other states seeking similar measures.
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Raleigh
Senate
General Assembly
Pat Taylor
Finance Committee
Ballentine
Lumpkin
House of Representatives
Libby Ward
House
Dr. Long
Bladen
North Carolina
Two Fatally Hurt In N C Highway Accidents
Highway incidents in North Carolina over the weekend claim two lives. Joseph Daniel a 26 year old Denton truck driver died after falling from his truck near Lexington Saturday night. In Rocky Mount 14 year old Melvin Riendale was killed in a collision with a car while riding a bicycle.
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Calina
Joseph Daniel
Denton
Lexington
Rocky Mount
Melvin Riendale
Charlotte
Two Die in Car Crash Near Warrenville South Carolina
Warrenville South Carolina residents Deputy Sheriff E L Willis and Dave D Free 45 and Mrs Mel Beard Walker 22 were killed when their car skidded and turned off the road at night near Warrenville. The accident occurred around midnight and authorities reported the two victims were from Johnson.
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Warrenville
S. C
E. L. Willis Dave D. Free
Mel Beard Walker
Johnson
North Carolina's share of national drug output explored
A brief note discusses profits and taxes related to manufacturing in North Carolina. It notes the state produces a portion of the total drugs manufactured in the United States, highlighting economic impact and tax considerations.
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North Carolina
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