Sterilization Report Outlines Expanding Program
Raleigh officials release the first biennial report of the state eugenics board led by secretary R Eugene Brown. It warns feeble mindedness and mental disease require larger sterilization scale and cites 309 petitions, 301 authorizations, 252 operations, with two law amendments approved to empower county welfare superintendents and permit temporary hospital admission.
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Raleigh
R. Eugene Brown
State Eugenics Board
Brown
Marionettes To Be Shown At Senior High School
Los Angeles company Ray Smith Olvera Street Marionettes present Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in a comedy and a continental variety show at the senior high auditorium on March 19 with matinee and night performances. A practice debate between Lexington and High Point is set for this afternoon on the topic government ownership of electric utilities.
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Ray Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
Lexlington
High Point
Vernon von Drehle
Katheryne Allen
Jack Stout
Eleanor Powell
Forrest Cates
Jewish Meeting Ends After Two Day District Convention
The annual convention of the fifth district lodge of B N a i B R i t h Jewish fraternal order adjourned in Goldsboro after a two day meeting. Hyman B Jacobs of Atlanta was elected president Adel Berg of Baltimore first vice president Alvin S Kartus of Asheville second vice president Meyer Trieste of Charleston secretary William Goodhart of Baltimore treasurer Edwin Rosenbloom of Washington elected general committeeman from the District of Columbia. The fifth district includes the Carolinas Georgia Florida Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Goldsboro
H District
B'Nai B’rith
Hyman 8. Jacobs
Atlanta
Adel Berg
Altimore
Alvin S. Kartus
Asheville
Meyer Trieste Charleston
S. C
Illiam Goodhart
Baltimore
Edwin Rosenbloom
Washingen
Combia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Irginia
Maryland
Disct
Columbia
Morning and Evening Accidents Rise Between Hours
The report notes the highest accident counts occur from 1 to 6 in the morning. It also highlights a near equally dangerous period from 4 to 6 in the evening.
Emancipation ruling sparks debate on 19 year old autonomy
In a Brook lyn case Magistrate Mark Rudich allows 19 year old Margaret Muntyan more personal freedoms. The column argues fathers will resist such shifts, noting the verdict may ease tension only if parents accept gradual change and trust their children.
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Helen Welshimer
Mark Rudich
Brooklyn
Margaret Muntyan
Joseph Muntyan
Margaret
Mr. Munigan
Mrs Bascom Hoskins Hurt In Street Collision
Mrs Bascom Hoskins widow of a prominent merchant suffered multiple injuries when her car rammed a taxi at the Willowbrook Taylor intersection. The cab driver said he carried five high school students to Highland grocery. Police noted Willowbrook is a through street and the stop street designation at the intersection. Hospital attendants reported the base of her skull injury as the most serious. Relatives said she was in the southern city section unexpectedly.
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Hoskins
Willowbrook Street
Willowbrook
Taylor Street
Highland Grocery
Bascom Hoskins
State Penal Division Reports February Averages
Raleigh March 16. The state penal division reported its February average daily population at 9,087. It received 1,560 persons from courts and discharged 1,524 prisoners who completed sentences. There were 10,642 prisoner deaths, 26 escapes and 25 recaptures.
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Raleigh
State Penal Division
Crash Kills Army Pilot Near Greenville Alabama
Maxwell Field reports a U S air corps transport plane crashed ten miles east of Greenville Alabama. Lieut Carlisle W Phillips was killed and six crew members escaped by parachute. Capt Ray Owen said only a telegram confirmed the fatality.
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Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Field
U. S. Air Corps
Greenville
Carlisle W. Phillips
Ray Owen
Air Corps Tactical School
Three Die In Plane Crash Near Cologne
Croydon officials announced an Imperial Airways liner crashed near Cologne, Germany killing three aboard. The crew included pilot Capt. G B Holmes and wireless operator C E Langman. passenger C F W Dodd European manager of the line. The aircraft departed Croydon at 9 30 p m local.
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Croydon
Eng
Imperial Airways
C. F. W. Dodd
Linea
Cologne
Germany
E.S.T
G. B. Holmes
United States
Canada
C. E. Langman
Disabled Ship Taken In Tow
The coast guard cutter Mojave towed the disabled freighter Malchace in the Gulf of Mexico on March 16, bound for Mobile Alabama. The 3515 ton vessel had no cargo and a crew of about 34 after losing its propeller yesterday while sailing from Hopewell Virginia to New Orleans.
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Key West
Fla
Coast Guard
Mojave
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Ala
Hopewell
New Orleans
Destroyer Fairfax Rescues Avon Queen Crew Near San Salvador
The destroyer Fairfax reported rescuing the captain and eight crew members from the British four masted schooner Avon Queen northeast of San Salvador. The ship asked authorities to burn or sink the schooner to prevent navigation hazards, and the survivors would be taken to Norfolk for support.
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Washington
Fairfax
Navy Department
San Salvador
Norfolk A
Habeas Corpus Denied for Alfred L Malicord in Arson Case
Judge M W Barnhill denied a writ of habeas corpus in Alamance county to Alfred L Malicord who faces second degree arson charges in New York for a boathouse fire on Lake George. Extradition had been granted by Governor Clyde Hoey at the request of Governor Herbert Lehmann. Malicord has 10 days to respond.
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Graham
M. W. Barnhill
Alamance County
Alfred L. Malicord
New York State
Lake George
Malicord
New York
Clyde Hoey
Herbert Lehmann
Heavy Snow Hits New York State
Upstate New York mobilized snow fighting forces to cope with the year’s heaviest fall. Depths of six to 18 inches were recorded as the storm caused three deaths and temperatures settled from 25 to 26 above.
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Albany
N. Y
Upstate
New York
Social Security board to complete 25 millionth name card
Washington March 16 officials said enrollment of the 25 millionth name card in the old age benefits program would be completed today. They reported about a quarter million more cards were in the mill at the Paterson offices and expected enrollment of around 24.9 million salaries and earnings to be finished soon.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Pat
Coton futures rise as market closes higher
New York cotton futures closed higher on Monday as traders priced in stronger demand and tighter supply. Market activity reflected regional buying and expectations of continued volatility in cotton prices.
Sudden Stopping Threatens Brakes and Urea Supply
A cautionary note warns that abrupt braking not only damages braking systems but also disrupts handling of urea, highlighting potential safety and logistics implications for vehicles carrying the chemical.
Civitans Honor High School Basketball Squad
The Civitan club honors a local high school basketball team as an act of community healing amid divisions stirred by Roosevelt's New Deal. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, shown at a Senate hearing, advocates a constitutional amendment requiring a two thirds court vote to strike down federal acts.
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Civitans
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Senate
Congress
Court debate on Brandeis touches common touch question
Labor leader denounces Brandeis as out of touch while senators clash over questioning witnesses. Roosevelt court reform aims discussed amid talk of tax changes to balance the budget. Navy steel shortage eases as bids pour in for 25 million pounds of metal. High Point, a local basketball squad, visits Civitan Club. coach and principal praise team discipline and future focus.
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Dieterich
Senate
Burke
House
Marriners S. Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Beakhead
Navy Department
High Poist
Civitan Club
Elwood Hote
Wade H. Marlette
Henry Grady Owens
Horace Haworth
Haworth
Owens
Mr. Marlette
Frank Farfield
W. B.hall
Cotton futures close steady in New Orleans trading
March 16 report shows nearby cotton futures finishing very steady with gains of 10 to 24 points. Market ranges and futures activity provided by AP while note mentions rayon as a tire cord substitute extending tire life by about 25 000 to 30 000 miles.
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New Orleans
CPICA
GM WW II production climbs to eighty nine thousand cars
In the war era second week after the strike General Motors produced about 89 000 passenger cars, up from 74 146 the prior week, reflecting wartime factory output.
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General Motors
Bargaining Pacts for 300000 Workers Reach Key Turn
The John L. Lewis Committee for Industrial Organization linked talks amid a Chrysler dispute that dominates the strike front. Five thousand sit-down strikers faced a Detroit court order to evacuate eight plants by 9 A.M. tomorrow, while the UAW vote on compliance was abandoned. Union president Homer Moertin and national director Richard T. Frerkensteen expressed firm positions as to whether the sit-downers would exit.
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Gotiations
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Chrysler
Detroit
Homer Moertin
Winion
Ortan
Richard T. Frerkensteen
Onnion
Train derailment near Buford injures no passengers
A Southern Railway southbound passenger train No 27 left the track three miles south of Buford Ga. Reports say no passengers were injured and a special train would bring them into Atlanta. Railroad officials in Brford and Allen enid details of the day.
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Buford
Southern Railway
New York
New Orleans
Atlanta
Nto
Brford and
Allen
Enid
Orchard Damage in Spere area hit by frost
Winter’s icy blast damaged peach trees in the In man Gramling section last night. Orchardists say an average crop may remain if weather moderates. Forecast calls for fair but continued cold with heavy frost tonight. warmer weather expected Wednesday.
North China Establishes New Nation Appears
Reports say a new nation has formed in northern China from Shanxi province area roughly the size of Ohio. The development follows compulsion and reflects rapid regional power shifts amid upheaval.
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Chahar Province
Ohio
Central government says no knowledge of Chahar independence
An official spokesman in Nanking announced there is no information confirming reports that northern Chahar province has declared independence. The statement came amid ongoing concerns about regional autonomy and central authority in the area.
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Nanking
Chahar
Tokyo Reports Deny Mongol State in North China
Informants said reports of a new nation carved from North China were groundless. They argued the barren terrain and lack of stability would deter Japan from backing or promoting such a Mongol regime.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Senate acts on lower auto tag and school age bills
The session opened with a push to raise compulsory school attendance from 14 to 16 in line with a child labor bill. The Senate recalled a House change on minors work certificates and considered a 55 hour work week for men and 48 for women. Election law changes to move primary day faced hostile reports. Liquor permit records were urged, while a defamation bill was sent to a committee likely to die.
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Jackson
House
Senate
Giles
McDowell
State Commissioner of Labor
Representatives
Election Laws
J. L. Horne, Jr
Rocky Mount
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Press Association
Holt McPherson
High Point
Resolutions
D. C. Council of
Durham
Beatrice Cobb
House Committee
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