North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Update
Fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions in interior north portions. North and northeast winds shift to southeast or south, with increasing speeds and generally fair weather. Coastal winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras and Hatteras to Jacksonville forecast northeasterly turning south or southwest by Wednesday, with improving but cooler conditions inland.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Revival Attendance Strong at First Baptist Service
A large crowd attended morning worship at First Baptist Church in this city. Ray A. S. Hale of Mount Airy and song leader E. E. Rutledge of Charlotte led a revival. Hale urged living a Christian life as proof of faith and cited Paul and John on gospel power. Morning and evening services continue through Friday.
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First Baptist Church
Ray A. S. Hale
Mount Airy
E. E. Rutledge
Charlotte
Mr. Hale
Rutledge
Hale
St. Paul
Christ
John
Paul
St. John
Stewart Addresses Local Civitan Club
R. K. Stewart, local contractor, spoke to the Civitan Club at the Sheraton Hotel. He opened with Apostrophe To Louis Kossuth and praised Hungarys freedom struggle while noting German domination. He then discussed Robert Burns and his career. Murray White introduced him. Charles Risch presided.
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R. K. Stewart
Civitan Club
Sheraton
Stewart
Louis Kossuth
Kossuth
Hungary
Austria
Hitler
Stewrt
Robert Burns
Murray White
Charles Risch
Farmers Plan to Plant Less Corn This Year
North Carolina farmers aim to plant 2,418,000 acres of corn this spring, 1 percent below last year. Oats and barley hold steady. tame day drops 1 percent to 952,000 acres. Sweet potatoes rise 5 percent to 85,000 acres, soybeans up 5 percent to 315,000. cowpeas down 10 percent to 160,000.
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Raleigh
State Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
North Carolina Puts 1937 38 Teacher Pay At 17 77 Cents Per Student Day
State figures show 4 607 high school and 12 427 elementary teachers educating 547 949 white students with instructional salaries costing 28 54 dollars per child per year. Per capita costs vary from 24 90 in Cherokee to 84 01 in Dare. Wayne’s per capita was corrected to 30 14.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Raleigh
North Carolina
Lloyd Griffin
School Commission
Cherokee County
Cherokee
Dare County
Griffin
Wayne
Representative Cooley Proposes $216 Million Cotton Parity Bill
Washington March 21 A House bill would authorize 216 million dollars in cotton parity payments. Rep. Harold D. Cooley of North Carolina urged parity as justice and the path to agricultural prosperity and national recovery.
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Washington
Harold D. Cooley
North Carolina
Cooley
Island Gifted to Federal Government Redraws State Lines
A historical note states Ellis Island is not part of New York state but was purchased by the federal government. The assertion highlights the island's status as a federal property rather than a state territory.
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Ellis Island
New York State
United States Rejects German Protectorate Claim
The United States states there is no legal basis for Hitler’s protectorate over Bohemia and Moravia. Sumner Wells notes de facto German control, and officials indicate no formal recognition. The note cites March 17 statements and references a British Lords discussion and a Soviet conference proposal.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Hitler
Czecho- Slovakia
Welles
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
United States
Germany
Bohemia and Moravia
Hans Tomsen
Reich
Bohemia and
Moravia
Sumner Wells
Oil Company Suit Pending in Court
In Guilford County Superior Court the case of G. C. Tullis vs American Oil Company and L. A. Slate is being heard. Tullis seeks 600 dollars for damages to his car after a December 27 1937 collision with an American Oil Company truck near Lexington driven by Worth Rusher.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
G. C. Tullis
American Oil Company
L. A. State of
Valet Handles 500 Wardrobe Changes for King George V
A royal servant managed 500 dress changes in King George V's wardrobe, reflecting the scale of court fashion duties and the palace routine surrounding the king's attire. The record highlights the busy wardrobe operations typical of Edwardian era royal life.
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George V of
England
LeBrun Reaches London for Three Day State Visit
Soviet Russia signals skepticism over British aims as London and Moscow pursue talks. Britain proposes a six nation conference to curb German expansion while Moscow urges early joint action with France Britain and Russia in tense diplomacy amid war anxiety.
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London
Aed
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Som
France
Chamberlain
Germany
Paris
Romania
Turkey
Poland
Maxim Litvinoff
William Leeds
Viscount Halifax
Ivan Maisky
Tax List-Takers Meet Wednesday Night in Greensboro
The first in a series of instructional meetings for Guilford County list-takers to prepare the 1939 tax list will be held in courtroom No. 2 tomorrow at nine in the morning. Additional sessions are planned for Thursday and Friday mornings. County Tax Supervisor A. C. Hudson and assistant R. D. Stout will lead the instruction.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
A. C. Hudson
R. D. Stout
Premier Dysart visits in General Assembly
Premier A. A. Dysart of New Brunswick visited the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh on March 21. He watched the Senate move quickly on its local bill calendar and said he was trying to get his bearings.
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Raleigh
A. A. Dysart
New Brunswick
North Carolina General Assembly
Senate
Artists Present Program At Musical Art Club Meeting
At the March Musical Art Club gathering at Emerywood country club two guest artists Miss Mildred Wallace pianist and Franklin Riger tenor both of Statesville presented a varied program before a large audience. Wallace opened with Chopin Fantasie Impromptu and Etude In C Minor followed by Riker tenor solos and Wallace piano. The program featured Liszt Schubert Liszt Chopin Grieg and Messager with encore numbers. Wallace a Juilliard graduate and Riker formerly with the Metropolitan Opera now heads the Davidson College voice department.
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Emerywood Country Club
Mildred Wallace
Franklin Riger
Statesville
Carl G. N. Cronstedt
Wallace
Mr. Riker
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Gole
Fonteyn Manney
Old Athlone
Osgood
Keith Elliott
Sachs
Arensky
Tschaikowsky
Finder
Julliard School of Music
New York City
Riker
Metropolitan Opera
Davidson College
Parkway Opponents Invited To See Parkway Plans
Representative Weaver invited Republican opponents of the Blue Ridge Parkway to visit and assess the project. He pledged no further amendments to destroy the scenic highway while noting $4,000,000 in Interior Department funding would split as $2,500,000 for Blue Ridge and $1,500,000 for Natchez Trace. The NC congressman argued the route would build the nation’s greatest scenic highway and provide work for isolated mountaineers.
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Weaver
Blue Ridge Parkway
Rees
Rkas
Blue Ridge
Natchez Trace
Interior Department
Nick
Park Service
North Carolina
Labor Act delay and relief talks span capital sessions
The AFL and CIO opened peace conferences after Roosevelt’s suggestion while Southern delegates urged a 150 million dollar relief appropriation. Senator Wagner cited a 1 billion dollar rise in FHA mortgage insurance. critics pressed spending and monetary policy. Mariner Eccles warned private enterprise must earn profits to aid recovery as WPA weighs roll cuts unless funds pass. House subcommittee leans toward 100 million of the 150 million request.
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AFL
CIO
Roosevelt
Workers Alliance
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Silver Committee
Congress
WPA
House
Daladier Extends Dictatorial Powers to Railways and Mines
Paris March 21 The 60 hour work week first set by Premier Daladier under his new dictatorial powers was applied to railways mines and other industries. A longer week may be authorized if needed and relief workers who refuse defense work face one year off relief. The move forms part of a rapid national defense reorganization with decree laws issued.
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Paris
Daladier
Germany
Labor urged to join rate fight across South and West
Gov Carl E Bailey of Arkansas urged national labor groups to back a regional freight rate fight to preserve benefits of the wages and hours law. He spoke after Southeastern Governors Conference discussed rate reductions on about half of 14 commodities proposed as trial balloons by Interstate Commerce Commissioner William E Lee.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Governors Conference
Carl E. Bailey
Arkansas
Congress
Bailey
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William E. Lee
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lee
Douglas Seeks Senate Seat as Brandeis Appointee Retires
The Brandeis seat vacancy ended February 13 with the retirement of the 82 year old jurist. The new appointee, a Brandeis admirer, sits at the SEC and lowers the court’s average age to 62. Douglas, born in Minnesota and raised in Washington state, previously taught law at Yale before joining the SEC in 1936. He winds up SEC duties while initial reorganizing steps begin.
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SEC
Roosevelt
Capitol
Sarah
Idaho
Douglas
Minnesota
Washington State
Yale
New Marriage Bill Approved and Related House Actions
A new marriage bill to align state motor transportation laws with federal statutes was approved. House consideration included a biennial school machinery act with no copies available and a bill raising the tax on commercial fertilizers and feedstuffs from 20 to 26 cents per ton. The Finance Committee reported the Tompkins beer bill unfavorably, warning that passage could trigger beer and wine bans in about 35 counties, as revenue from such sales is needed to avoid dipping into highway funds.
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Tompkins
Fenner of
Nash
Revision Authorized for Petroleum Product Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a general revision of freight rates for petroleum products from Virginia, the South Atlantic, and Florida ports to North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida destinations, excluding St Marks Florida. Rates mainly decrease to counter motor truck competition and vary by haul distance. Wilmington interests objected to some terms claiming less favorable rates than competing ports.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railroads
Virginia
South Atlantic
Florida
St. Marks
Fla
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Wilmington
N. C
Two Earthquakes Jolt Imperial Valley in California
A second sharp quake struck the Imperial Valley at 5 51 am PST lasting five seconds with a roar. Police Sgt. George Bucklin said dishes rattled but there was no damage and the tremor was felt in Calexico but not in Brawley. Earlier a one second jolt was recorded at 12 85 am EST.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
George Bucklin
Calexico
Mexican
Brawley
Hints of Hitler Move Arouse Europe Wait and Watch
Europe awaits Hitler's next step as Mussolini withholds a congratulatory message after Austria and Czechoslovakia events. Italy's envoy carries Hitler’s letter to Rome for report on Prague partition. France boosts military output while Britain seeks collective security and possible anti-German bloc. The US trims Prague legation as Central Europe vanishes from recognition.
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Hitler
Austria
Rome
Italy
Berlin
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Britain
Soviet Russia
United States
Prague
Hitler tightens axis ties as Bohemia Moravia is absorbed
Berlin reports Hitler sent a personal letter to Mussolini after Germany annexed parts of Czecho-Slovakia. Goering heads to Italy for a Riviera vacation and talks with Mussolini possibly Balbo. Memel status seen as settled while claims of Hungarian permission for a raid on Romania are denied. Public press fuses Anglo German rift and Italy's stance remains uncertain.
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Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Reichsfuehrer
Bernardo D. Attolico
Rome
Il Duce
Memel
Goering
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
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Riviera
Italio Balbo
Libya
Africa
Japan
Hitler
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Reich
Hungary
Romania
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Wilhelmstrasse
German Citizen Shot at Brasov in Balkan Struggle
A German citizen, Dr. Hjalmar Krarzt, was shot by a Jew at Brasov after an argument with a doorman’s wife, leaving him gravely wounded. Bucharest reports say King Carol leads Balkan resistance to German political and economic dominance while trade talks with Germany stall and Romania vows free policy.
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Brasov
Carol
Balkan
Hjalmar Krarzt
Krarzt
Germany
Romania
Hungary
Rumania
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Iron Guard
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