Local Weather Report and Tragic Fire Incident
Mostly cloudy and cooler in parts of the region with rain expected in central areas. Winds shift from north to northeast along the coast from Cape Hatteras to Jacksonville. A 24 year old Black man, Booker T. Hune, was burned to death in a residence blaze in an incident that left others escaping.
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Hatteras
Tteras
Jacksonville
Cape Hat
Unn
Melvin McLean
Booker T.hune
Death of Mrs. A. N. Ferree in Asheboro
Mrs. A. N. Ferree 63 died at her Asheboro home after a yearlong illness. Survived by brother Newton Tysor of Comnock South Carolina and several stepchildren including Mrs. Earl Craver, A. I. Ferree, Mrs. Arthur Birkhead, Pete Ferree, Earl Ferree, and Mrs. Harry Lovett. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. from First Methodist Church led by Rev. H. P. Powell.
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A. N. Ferrer
Asheboro
A. N. Ferree
This City
A. I. Ferree
Arthur Birkhead
Pete Ferree
Earl Ferree
Florida
Harry Lovett
Detroit
Mich
Tomorow
First Methodist Church
H. P. Powell
Study on India to Be Held at St Marys Church
The Woman's Auxiliary of St Marys Episcopal Church will hold a study class on India tomorrow at 10 o clock in the Auxiliary room of the Parish House. All women of the church are invited to attend. Mrs W S Holmes of Greensboro Diocesan chairwoman will lead. A luncheon will be served at noon.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
India
W. S. Holmes
Greensboro
Pei
District Music Contest Set for Saturday at Local Junior High
The Guilford Davidson Randleman Alamance districts hold a day long elimination contest from 9 a.m. to 6 15 p.m. at the Junior High School. Over 500 students from 18 schools compete with district representatives for the state contest in Greensboro April 18 to 21. Judges include Miss Grace Van Dyke Moore and Miss Mildred Town.
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Guilford
Davidson
Randleman
Alamance
Carl Cronstedt
Cronstedt
Greensboro
Grace van Dyke Moore
Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina
Mildred Town
Greensboro College
Congress Debates Immigration Laxity and Relief Bills
In Washington the Dies committee probes immigrant entry points with figures from 10 000 to 50 000 dollars amid calls for study. Roosevelt grants navy authority for two 45000 ton battleships. Senate labor panel to probe Wagner act changes. farm parity funds eyed amid urban rural funding tensions in a 1 067 billion agriculture bill with relief measures debated down to possible 125 million compromise.
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Dies Committee On UN- American Activities
Dickstein
D-Ny
Immigration Committee
Schulte
Washington
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Navy
Senate Labor Committee
Joseph Bb. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Reg
Aabpor
House
Agriculture Department
Dynamite Bandit Tries Bank Heist in Caney Area
Thornburg coerced city attorney aide Balch to name a $10,000 haul but only 860 was available. He fled with Balch and a cab driver toward an old dynamite magazine, claiming the dynamite for his bomb. He had amnesia treatment weeks earlier in Kansas City and is sought by authorities. once a Caney scoutmaster and teacher.
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Bank
Thornburg
Balch
Cofer
Kansas City
John Lyon
General Hospital
Kansas
Caney
Kas
Earl
Tarzan) Durand
Wyoming
Powell
Wyo
First National Bank
Tipton Cox
Cox
Durand
Nationalists Seize Capital Amid Turmoil Across Europe
Reports indicate nationalist forces have entered a capital as unrest spreads over the Polish Corridor. In France, Daladier boosts navy enlistment by 2600 and can place frontier regions under military rule. Britain contemplates talks with France as war plans intensify.
Address your questions to Mar jorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise
Readers are invited to send questions to Mar jorie Mansfield via The Enterprise columns. Letters will be answered in the editor’s feature.
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Marjorie Mansfield
Dear Miss Manafield Letters on Love and Loyalty
A reader asks how to handle an engagement strained by job loss and suspected infidelity. He fears financial dependency and questions whether to pursue marriage or stay where he is while awaiting work. He seeks guidance on trust, commitment, and handling a drifting fiancée.
Letters and Hearsay Sabotage Future Plans
The article argues that letters and hearsay are unreliable for forming plans. It suggests taking time off work to visit a fiancee to clarify how matters truly stand.
Waiting for distant fiancé prospects in love advice columns
The column advises patience when awaiting a distant partner and suggests discussing plans with the fiancée before deciding on marriage or leaving a job. It notes that continuing work may be wiser if engagement ends and forecasts a hopeful outcome after an interview. It cautions against being swayed by rumors of competition and notes many girls tire of their own society within a year.
Dear Miss Mansfield Love Letter Returns to Heartbreak
A correspondent writes of a July start with a woman who now says she cannot see him. He stays obsessed, distracted at work, and frequently waits by her routes, fearing a breakup and pleading for guidance while professing enduring love.
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Miss Mansfield
Cautionary Advice to Improve Mood and Work Ethic
A speaker urges a friend to grow up and stop moping at work. They insist steady effort can heal a broken heart and improve the situation, recommending a brace up and doing the best possible work.
Unclear conduct prompting explanation sought
A brief fragment suggests a dispute over a young woman’s behavior. The speaker requests an explanation for her conduct and criticizes the reply to “go your way.” The fragment implies a call for a reasonable, fair reason.
Honest Talk And When To Share The Truth
A columnist urges open communication in relationships. If a partner has fault or another man involved she should admit it and offer a chance to apologize or fix the issue rather than keeping the truth from you.
counsel on handling personal disappointment at work
The speaker urges a young person to avoid public displays of self pity and to restrain personal concerns during work. Emphasis is placed on maintaining self control, focusing on duties, and avoiding using employer time for personal worries.
State Life Underwriters to Hold Sales Congress
The North Carolina State Association of Life Underwriters will hold a sales congress in Charlotte starting tomorrow March 29. The event gathers agents to discuss products, training, and market strategies at the convention center with industry leaders in attendance.
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Charlotte
North Carolina State Association of Life Underwriters
Tomor
Germany rivals U S and Britain in Argentine trade
In Buenos Aires on March 28, reports say Nazi Germany via a barter wheat sale of 100 000 tons and 8 000 tons of wool, plus railway cars, could overtake the United States and Britain as Argentina's top trading partners. Observers forecast continued German sales and a shift in export leadership, with US and British shipments down.
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Harold K. Miles
Buenos Aires
Nazi Germany
Great Britain
United States
Argentina
Bohemia and Moravia
Germany
Eee
Lima
Foreign Ministry
Reich
Britain
North Carolina Legislature Passes Broad Bill Flood of Introductions
On second reading the House approved a voluntary state fire department and amended a measure to let counties join a statewide pension system. A liquor store referendum bill for cities over 2,500 was introduced as sine die adjournment loomed. The Senate and House clashed over election marking rules and budget impact.
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Senate
Attorney General
Labor Department
Secretary of State
House
Eagles of Wilson
Palmer
Cabarrus
Umstead
Orange
North Carolina
General Assembly
Asheville Man Arrested in Mississippi Accuses Self-Harm Attempts
Leonard L. Mitchell, 28, of Asheville North Carolina, arrested after a car crash in Warren County Mississippi on charges of possessing a stolen auto and passing worthless checks. He reportedly attempted suicide three times in jail by cutting his arm, hanging, and smashing a window.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Butler Byrd
Leonard L. Mitchell
Asheville
N. C
Mitchell
Warren County
Byrd
Dog Brownie Seeks Home After Car Incident
In Refugie, Brownie the dog tied a plea to Rev. Charles Van Zandt’s car asking for a home. The note says he is three and a half years old, friendly, loves children, and can perform tricks. Van Zandt is the contact person for Frank Kimball. In Marinette Wisconsin the Smelt Carnival names contest offers 25 pounds of smelt as prize for a glamorous new name.
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Shell Knob
Frank Kimball
Charles van Zandt
Brownie
van Zandt
Marinette
Wis
Mich
UCLA Professor Endorses Earmuffs For Sleep Noise
Dr. Vern Knudsen of UCLA proposed earmuffs to protect city sleepers from noise disrupting health. He warned the damage from disturbed sleep is unbelievably great during a scientists and students gathering.
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Los Angeles
Vern Knudsen
University of California At
Old Gold Toulon check cashed after 82 years
A 70 cent check dated January 2 1907 was cashed at the State Bank of Toulon by W S Newton. The check was issued after Newton’s honorable discharge from the Marines and was found among old papers.
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Goon Old Gold
Toulon
Newton
State Bank of
Sam
Marines
Territorial Army Increase Contemplated Change in British defense plans
War Secretary Hore-Belisha said the government considered increasing regular army divisions while political developments hinder further progress. General Gort led a high‑level inspection of France's Maginot line as defense discussions continued. France warned it would refuse talks unless Italy clarifies territory demands ahead of Daladier's anticipated speech.
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France
Daladier
Italy
Viscount Gort
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Army
Maginot
Germany
Paris
Premier Daladier
Mussolini
Djibouti
Suez Canal
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Munich
Georges Bonnet
Marchandeau
Justice
la Chambre
Air
Pomaret
de Monzie
Frank Graham Named To Puerto Rico University Survey Board
President Roosevelt appoints a seven member commission to survey the University of Puerto Rico. The group is led by Isaiah Bowman of Johns Hopkins University and will depart New York on April 4. Frank P. Graham of the University of North Carolina is among the members.
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Frank Graham
Puerto Rico University Survey Board
Washington
Roosevelt
University of Puerto Rico
Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
New York
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
John C Brittain of Asheboro Improves at Home
Asheboro March 28 John C Brittain dean of the local bar who has been ill with influenza for several weeks is slightly improved and convalescing at home officials report today
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Asheboro
John C. Brittain
Driver in Greenville check scam linked to U.S. 80 crash
An officer reported a vehicle crash four miles south of Valley Park on U S Highway 80. He said the car likely was stolen and that suspect Mitchell had written several worthless checks in Greenville. Mitchell was uninjured.
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Valley Park
Mitchell
Greenville
Miss
Explosion at National Arms factory near Liege
An explosion at the National Arms factory near Liege today killed six persons and injured nine. Fire following the blast was quickly controlled and the cause was not immediately determined.
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Brussels
National Arms
Liege
Charges Assault After Broadcast
HOLLYWOOD March 28 Two men beat Charles Gollob 48 after leaving a studio where Eddie Cantor joked about Hitler and the Nazis. Gollob, Austrian native naturalized 15 years, alleges his wife Elsie 42 was struck as well. Both treated at Receiving Hospital.
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Hollywood
Charles Gollob
Eddie Cantor
Adolf Hitler
Gollob
Elsie
Hitler
Alabama Publisher Named To FCC Body
Frederick S. Thompson Alabama publisher was nominated by President Roosevelt to join the Federal Communications Commission succeeding E G Sykes whose resignation takes effect April 5. The seven year term runs from July 1 1934. Thompson 63 a native of Aberdeen Mississippi formerly published papers in Mobile Montgomery and Birmingham and served on the old United States Shipping Board since 1920.
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Washington
Frederick S. Thompson
Alabama
Roosevelt
Federal Communion Commission
Enegene O. Sykes
Mississippi
Sykes
Thompson
Aberdeen
Miss
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ala
Old
United States Shipping Board
Wilson
Railroads and Truckers Clash Over Southeast Rate Cuts
The Petroleum Carriers' division of the Joe Trucking Associations told the ICC that southeastern railroads began a rate cutting war. The motor carriers seek a general investigation to set minimum rates, claiming the reductions aim to push contract petroleum carriers out of business. Railroads had been cleared to revise petroleum rates from Virginia, the South Atlantic and Florida to interior destinations, effective April 5.
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Washington
Petroleum Carriers
Joe Trucking Associations, Inc
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeastern Railroads
Organizastion
ICC
Southeastern States
ICG
Virginia
South Atlantic
Florida
George Dunns to Visit Mrs Hammer in Asheboro
Asheboro on March 28 Captain George Dunn and Mrs Dunn of Asheville will arrive Friday to visit Mrs William Hammer and Mrs Harriet Hants mer Walker at their homes.
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George Dunns
Mrs. Hammer
Asheboro
George Dunn
Dunn
Asheville
William Hammer
Harriet Hantsmer Walker
Boston Man Dies After Auto Crash Near Henderson
C Crawford Hollidge aged 65 of Boston Massachusetts died from injuries from an automobile wreck near Henderson yesterday. His son John M Hollidge was slightly injured in the same accident.
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Boston
Henderson
C. Crawford Hollidge
Bogton
Mass
John M. Hollidge
Street paving repairs bids due in High Point NC
City of High Point invites sealed bids for paving repairs on State Highway routes through the city. Bids must be received by 10 a.m. Wednesday April 6 1939 with 2 percent certified check. Bid award and rejection rights reserved. City Manager E M Knox Mayor Dr C S Grayson Director H Strickland.
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High Point
North Carolina
Director of Public Works
City Ree
E. M. Knox
C. S. Grayson
H. Strickland
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