Campaigning Republicans Are Ridiculed By Sen. Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan criticized Republican presidential hopefuls stumping in Wisconsin and Nebraska for honors, saying the nomination should come from the people not campaign tour impulse. Roosevelt denied a sensational column about him and Farley, calling it false. Farley’s speech praising unity gave his supporters hope for a future bid or vice presidency.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Mar
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Dadenbers
Wisconsin
Nebraska
FDR
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Ernest Lindley
Hull
Farley
Lindley
White House
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Republic
United States
New York
Gravely Promises Business Administration in State
SOUTHERN PINES March 20 Gravely a Democratic gubernatorial candidate promised a business administration if elected and said state employees who neglect duties to play politics would be discharged. He assured workers performing duties have nothing to fear while warning those who guess the name of their superior officer would be easy to identify.
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Southern Pines
Lee Gravely
Gravely
Raleigh
Bryant Thompson
Richmond County
Thompson
Richmond
Grady Urges Honest Civil Service System in NC
Paul Grady, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, urged a new civil service system in North Carolina at a Kiwanis Club talk in Mebane. He argued it would ensure public service is awarded to truly qualified and competent individuals, not for political advantage.
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Mebane
North Carolina
Paul Grady
Kiwanis Club
North Carolina Merchants Set July Convention in Elizabeth City
The North Carolina Merchant Association announced its annual convention will be held July 8 and 9 at Elizabeth City after directors met yesterday.
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Pancreas Merchants
Raleigh
North Carolina Merchant Association
Elizabeth City
Fellowship of Prayer Prepared by Dr Gaius Glen Atkins
A 1940 Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America item prepared by Dr Gaius Glen Atkins outlines a program or guide for the Fellowship of Prayer. The document appears as part of a church and ecumenical effort during the era. It emphasizes prayer as a unifying spiritual practice within the council’s activities.
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Gaius Glen” Atkins
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
The Unrecorded Hours in Holy Week Reflections
A devotional meditation on the quiet days between the striking hours of life and the unknown thoughts of Jesus during his final week. The piece urges mindful living in routine days and prays for guidance to meet life’s decisive moments in the Spirit.
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Martineau
Guilford County Realty Transfers Highlights City Plats
Guilford County records show multiple transfers across High Point Dallas Monroe and Washington townships. J T Jones and wife convey to P Stutts Jr and wife while Realty Purchase Corp parcels transfer to Cobb Clark Poole Wingold Allen and others. W S Holt also conveys parcels to Ray Swisher and W C Pope. Annotations note plats on Freeman Mill Road Edgewood Avenue Grove Street Terrell Street Brown Summit Road Apple property and adjoining lands.
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J. T. Jones
P. Stutts, Jr
A. A. Mendenhall
Realty Purchase Corporation
Henry C. Cobb
Kivett Drive
Dallas C. Clark
Lexington Avenue
Morehead Township
W. S. Holt
Ray Swisher
Freeman Mill Road
Holt
W. C. Pope
Smith and Doggett
Harry Rockwell
Harry W. Schiffman
Brown Summit Road
Washington Township
Avery Andrews
R. A. Andrews
Federal court to try agent for murder in Charlotte
B F Stephenson an agent of the Federal Alcoholic Tax Unit faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of Ray mond Marlowe an alleged bootlegger. The Mecklenburg County grand jury indicted him and the case was removed to U S court under a statute granting federal trial for a federal officer killed in the line of duty. The state will prosecute. Marlowe was killed February 17 after an encounter with federal officers. autopsy showed a shot to the back of the head.
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Marlowe
Federal Tax Unit
Little Mission Revival Series Opens Near Rawley Farm
A revival begins tonight at the Little Mission near the Rawley farm with Worth Grant delivering the message nightly at 7 30. Herbert Miller of Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church directs music assisted by the senior Baptist Training Union group. The church has expanded to accommodate a larger congregation.
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Little Mission
Rawley Farm
Worth Grant
Furman University
Herbert Miller
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union
Hilliard Memorial Church
Thompson seeks Richmond County Commissioner seat in North Carolina
Bryant Thompson of Hamlet files for county commissioner in Richmond County claiming a cheaper path to public service after a gubernatorial bid. The column notes past losses, mispronounced gubernatorial candidate names, and other local political and social tidbits including Pauline Smith’s appendix operation and Col. Arthur Simmons’s harsh tax rhetoric.
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Arthur Simmons
Burlington
Col. Simmons
State of
North Carolina
Japan
Sentence Almost Over For Oldest Lifer 103
William Thompson, 103, the oldest lifer in the United States, nears release as health fails in the Michigan state prison hospital. Convicted of murder after his farmhouse poisoning in Cheboygan in 1918, he rose from farmhand to doorkeeper and now relies on a son for support while a back door parole looms.
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Jackson
Mich
William Thompson
Michigan State Prison
Thompson
Tommy
Cheboygan
Federal House Lacks Even One Next Session
A fragment notes the Federal House will be without even that one next session, indicating ongoing gaps or vacancies in leadership or representation for upcoming legislative work.
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Federal House
Hap Barden Named in Third District Merry-Go-Round
The Merry Go Round column lists Hap Barden within the Third District lineup, highlighting local figure Hap Barden’s mention in district coverage.
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Barden
Smith amendments cited in Wagner Bill debate
The text favors the drastic Smith amendments to the Wagner Labor Bill and notes a parenthetical description of Barden as author of a bill to emasculate the wage hour act.
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Smith
Barden
Appalachian Alumni to Form Davidson County Chapter
Davidson County alumni of Appalachian State Teachers College gather in Thomasville for a banquet on March 30 at 7 30 p m to organize a county chapter. Dr I G Greer will speak and Mills Home ties noted. Reservations via Miss Nona Stout by March 28 with a small plate charge.
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Appalachian
Davidson County
Thomasville
Appalachian State Teachers College
Methodist Hut
I. G. Greer
Year Long Feast by Arcanine Prince of Gaul
Arcanines recounts a legendary feast held by a wealthy Gaulish prince that stretched for a full year. The event reportedly welcomed the entire nation and any traveler passing through.
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Arcanines
Gaul
All-Time Tax High in Raleigh as 1939-40 Levy Near Record
State income tax collectors report a potential all-time high of 12 million dollars for 1939-40. By yesterday the total reached 10,792,202 dollars, compared with the previous record of 11,364,398.28 set in 1937-38.
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New York State
Raleigh
Device helps pilots locate rising air currents in flight
A new gadget for soaring pilots mounts at wing tips to indicate warm air currents. The device shows which wing side faces rising air, aiding pilots in finding lift and improving stability during flight.
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Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
Secretary of
Marriage and Family Council, Incorporated
Chapel Hill
House of Representatives
Carl Durham
Washington
John Caffey
Oscar Barker
Yosemite
King Stude Baker
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Coca-Cola CO
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Licceri & Mysas Tosacco Co
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