Presidential Candidates List Youth Problems The 1940 candidates outline peace unemployment and democracy as youth concerns in letters to Pi Kappa Delta students.
President Roosevelt Hull Wheeler McNutt and Frank E Gannett tell about the main problems facing the nation's youth. Unemployment is called the biggest threat to democracy while democracy itself and world peace are urged to be pursued through strong national governance and self sufficient domestic affairs. Professor Harold Shepherd at Duke University will join the law faculty next year after serving at Cincinnati.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Roosevelt
Hull
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Paul V. McNutt
Frank E. Gannett
Pi Kappa Delta
Wheeler
McNutt
DUKE
Harold Shepherd
Duke University
Law School
University of Cincinnati
Shepherd
Association of American Law Schools
Durham Meets Trenton in First Glen Falls Round
Seton Hall Prep of South Orange N J defends Eastern States title and faces Greenbrier Military Academy of Lewisburg W Va in the opening round. Durham High of Durham N C will meet Trenton High in the other first round game. The journey lasts three nights.
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Glen Falls
N. Y
Seton Hall Prep
South Orange
N. J
Greenbrier Military Academy
Lewisburg
W. Va
Durham
N. C
Trenton
State Highway Commission to open bids for petroleum
Raleigh by March 27 report that the State Highway and Public Works Commission will open bids April 4 for a year's supply of petroleum. About 14 million gallons are needed with an expected cost over $2,000,000.
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Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Local North Carolina Weather Summary and Temperatures
Mostly cloudy with light rain or mist tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight. Moderate east and southeast winds shift to south and southeast from Hatteras to Jacksonville. Overcast with showers late tonight and Thursday. Greensboro and Spartanburg show mid forties to fifties with zero to thirty rainfall.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
57 Year Old Denton Sets Cue Record In Billiards
Tilford S. Denton, 58, the veteran Kansas City star, tied the world high run for three cushion billiards at 17 in a match with Jay Bozeman during the Chicago world tournament. He narrowly missed the 18th shot to set a new mark, a record he first established in 1919.
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Chicago
Tilford S. Denton
Kansas City
Tiff
Jay Bozeman
Denton
Gus Copelos
Detroit
Harrison,rk
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
In Los Angeles Turkey Thompson outpointed Teddy Yarosz. In New York Georgia Ab ram outpointed Ernie Vigh. Julie Kogan outpointed Jimmy Vaughn in New Haven. Steve Belloise knocked out Irish Eddie Dunne in White Plains. Jack Larrimore outpointed Eddie Carroll in Ottawa.
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Los Angeles
Turkey Thompson
Teddy Yarosz
Pittsburgh
New York
Georgia Abrams
Washington, D. C
Ernie Vigh
Newburg
N. Y
Julie Kogan
New Haven
Conn
Jimmy Vaughn
Cleveland
White Plains
Steve Belloise
Eddie Dunne
Jack Larrimore
Miami
Fla
Eddie Carroll
Ottawa
Ont
Tillet Defeats Dusek in Baltimore Wrestling Bout
Maurise Tillet of Baltimore known as The Angel tossed Joe Dusek of Omaha in 13 minutes 38 seconds. The match featured two wrestlers with weights 276 and 217 pounds and took place last night in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Maurise
the Angel
Tillet
France
Joe Dusek
Omaha
Neb
Tougher Competition for Illinois Governor Hopeful
Lieutenant Governor John Stelle who sought the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor in 1915 played first and the outfield for the Paducah Club of the Kitty League. Pinehurst Horse Show opens today after a postponement due to wet grounds.
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Chicago
John Stelle
Illinois
Paducah Club
Pinehurst
Bishop Peele Chief Speaker At Methodist Meet
Bishop W. W. Peele of Richmond Va will be among principal speakers at the 28th annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society North Carolina Methodist Church Conference in Raleigh April 13 Henry Ona Fort Worth outfielder is the only Hawaiian in organized baseball with Fort Worth report context from March 27.
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Henderson
W. W. Peele
Richmond
Woman's Missionary Society, North Carolina Methodist Church Conference
Fort Worth
Henry Oana
Warehouse Collapse Kills Nine Transients in Santa Rosa
Nine homeless people, eight of them Pomo Indians and two women, died when a warehouse collapsed under a storm and 250 tons of prunes, crushing occupants beneath its supports. Rescue crews recovered bodies. a white man with initials CHB tattooed on his arm was the ninth victim.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Lewis
Duke Endowment Grants Funds to High Point Institutions
The Duke Endowment trustees approved 961 250 dollars for 120 hospitals and 42 orphan homes across the Carolinas. Beneficiaries include Burrus Memorial Hospital High Point 4568 dollars Guilford General Hospital High Point 1503 dollars Davidson Hospital Lexington 461 dollars Randolph Hospital Asheboro 3569 dollars Baptist Orphanage Thomasville 13563.18 dollars and several children’s homes in Winston Salem Lexington and High Point with varied allocations.
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Charlotte
Duke Endowment
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Burrus Memorial Hospital
High Point
Guilford General Hospital
Davidson Hospital
Lexington
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro
Baptist Orphanage
Thomasville
Children's Home
Winston-Salem
Lexington Children's Home
Methodist Protestant Children’s Home
Scouts Will Stage Court Of Honor In Thom asville
Thomasville March 27 A court of honor of the Thomasville District of Boy Scouts will be held at City Hall Thursday night. Eligible scouts are asked to submit award applications beforehand. Committee members are Glenn Pennington chairman Robert Carpenter Harry Brown Finch Rev J T Bowman. Scoutmasters A L Elliott Willie Loflin Sigurd Johnson George Poole Jesse L Finch Luther Myers E A Byrd will attend. District camporee planning set for April 20 to be discussed.
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Thomasville
Boy Scouts
Court of Honor
Glenn Pennington
Robert Carpenter
Harry Brown Finch
J. T. Bowman
A. L. Elliott
Willie Loflin
Sigurd Johnson
George Poole
Jesse L. Finch
Luther Myers
E. A. Byrd
Thomasville High Students Begin Race for Class Posts
Thomasville High School students court votes for student council posts as speeches run over several days. Campaigns include candidates for president Harold Lowder Pat Patterson Frank Hayes Ed Sechrest. for vice president Jennie Ruth Morrow Marion Workman Priscilla Moore Shirley Green. and secretary treasurer Coy Laine Rachel Harvey Hester Carpenter Mildred Maddox.
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Enterprise
Thomasvile
Thomasville High School
Harold Lowder
Pat Patterson
Frank Hayes
Ed Sechrest
Jennie Ruth Morrow
Marion Workman
Priscilla Moore
Shirley Green
Coy Laine
Rachel Harvey
Hester Carpenter
Mildred Maddox
University dean speaks at Morganton civic dinner
Dean B House administrative dean of the University of North Carolina addressed Morganton’s sixth annual civic dinner last night. The remarks highlighted university programs and community cooperation with local leaders in attendance.
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Dean House Morgan
Fh. B. House
University of North Carolina
Morganton
Thomasville Firemen Busy With Multiple Blazes
Thomasville firefighters answered four calls in hours with the most serious blaze at Ed Cobb residence on East Guilford Street nearly destroyed. A car fire at 305 Polk Street caused damage before crews arrived. An earlier radiator splash sparked a gasoline flare at C S Motor Co. on East Main Street, and a pump short circuit at Grubb Service Station ignited gasoline with minor damage.
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Thomasville
Ed Cobb
Guilford Street
Polk Street
C. & S. Motor Company
East Main Street
Grubb
C. &. 8. Motor Company
Students Selected for Music Contest in Winston-Salem
Thomasville schools will represent the district in a music contest set for Saturday in Winston-Salem under Miss Eugenia Booth director of music. Entrants include the girls' glee club a mixed chorus group a girls' trio a mixed quartet with performers George Hubert Teague Reid Howard and Peggy Shealey.
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Thomasville
Winston - Salem
Eugenia Booth
George Hubert Teague
Peggy Shealey
Reid Howard
Cooper to receive sound truck for Monday service
Wilson March 27 A sound truck to be used by Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Thomas E K Cooper will be delivered to him Monday. The first use of the truck will be to address 300 employees at the plant where it was made.
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Wilson
Thomas EK
Cooper
War ballot gains for Kings Government in Canada election
Ottawa reports a Liberal majority increase in the Canadian House of Commons after elections. Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King and cabinet members were reelected. Conservative strength rose mainly in Ontario, with Dr. R. J. Manion defeated in William, Ontario. Absentee armed forces ballots remain pending.
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Maritime Provinces
Pacific
Leral
House of
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Manion
Don J Ivor
William
Ont
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Lea
MacKenzie King
Canada
Germany
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Onta
Mianfda
Ontario
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Hburn
On Jo
King
Robert J. Manion
Ft. William, Ont
W. L. MacKenzie King
Liberals
Fred Johnson Sentenced to Six Months on Assault Charge
Fred Johnson 31 of 805 Redding Street received six months on the roads for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and drunkenness after threatening G D Miller and Roy Page with a rifle at a Green Street filling station on December 31, 1939. The judge granted continuances and a jury trial before waiver.
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Fred Johnson
Redding Street
D. C. MacRae
Johnson
G. D. Miller
Roy Page
Green Street
Mary McCorkle
Annie Massey
Beamon Street
J. W. McMillen
Arcade
O. C. Carter
Jessie Jeffries
Robert E. Hughes
Fairview
Lacy LeGrande
Rivett Drive
Ott Marsh
North Hamilton Street
H. T. Brown
Ennis
F. G. Cummings
West Russell Street
James Axam
Forrest Avenue
Ray Wiseman Teague
Wallburg
G. J. Humphreys
West College Drive
Edward Banks
Park Street
Margaret Cavarnos
Lindsay Street
Capias
William Oliver
Hoover
Multiple defendants incounty court traffic and vagrancy cases
A list of defendants including Claude Chambers, Albert Long, Mrs. Roy B. Culler, Robert Norton, Jack Anderson, C. F. Wagner, Paul Collins, Arthur Hayes, R. F. Horne, Robert Lee Harris and Lewis L. Dean facing continued hearings or trial on charges such as traffic ordinance violations reckless driving vagrancy disorderly conduct drunken driving and prohibition law offenses with various addresses in Greensboro Jamestown and other locales.
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Stieet
Capias
Claude Chambers
Knox Apartments
Albert Long
Long Street
Roy B. Culler
Sunset Drive
Robert Norton
Hobson Street
Jack Anderson
Washington Stret
C. F. Wagner
Greensboro
Paul Collins
Ardmore School selects Lanneau Newton for city spelling contest
CHAMP SPEAKER Lanneau Newton, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Newton, formerly Thomasville residents now in Winston Salem, has been picked to represent Ardmore School in a city wide spelling contest Thursday night at the R J Reynolds Memorial Auditorium.
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Thomasville
Lanneau Newton
Paul Newton
Winston-Salem
Ardmore
R. J. Reynolds Memorial Auditorium
Rivers Flow From Seacoast Toward Australian Interior
Rivers run from the coast toward the interior of Australia. The statement notes the general direction of river systems in the continent and implies a continental drainage pattern without listing specific rivers or locations.
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Interior
Australia
Daniels Heads Ceremony in Mexico City
United States Ambassador Josephus Daniels will plant a tree on April 1 to commemorate the opening of a national drive for conservation in Mexico. The event marks cooperation between the two nations on environmental preservation initiatives.
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Daniels
Ceremon
Mexico City
United States
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
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