Weather Outlook Northwest South with Northeast Winds
Mostly cloudy in North Carolina and South Carolina with cooler, fair conditions to Wednesday. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift from moderate northeast to northwest with rain and squalls along the south today and tonight. The rest of the region sees partly overcast skies into Wednesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Northwest
Hatteras
Jacksonville
South Portion
Sermon Reflects on Samson and Victory Through Faith
Rev. Earl Armstrong preached at Ward Street M E Church using Judges 12 24 to warn that small lapses lead to downfall and that Christ can lift the fallen from guttermost to uttermost, urging church members to support their pastors as they face sin. He announced revival services at Ward Street each night for two weeks with special music each evening.
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Earl Armstrong
Ward Street
M. E
Samson
Jesus Christ
Mr. Armstrong
Local Hosiery Workers Plan Evening Meeting at Labor Temple
Plans were completed for a mass meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Labor Temple 127 North Wrenn Street of hosiery and textile workers Henry I Adams district rep of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers announced The meeting aims to explain the CIO and its objectives and outline a statewide campaign to stop chiseling under NRA standards.
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Labor Temple
Wrenn Street
Henry I. Adams
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
Adams
CIO
NRA
Willie Sims Charged With Auto Theft From Employer
Willie Sims 29 of 1103 North Main street was charged by police with stealing the car of his employer Roy Armstrong 320 Woodrow avenue last Sunday night. Bond was set at 1000 dollars. The car, a 1937 Packard bought last Christmas, was found nearly demolished on the Greensboro outskirts after Armstrong reported the theft early yesterday.
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Willie’ Sims
North Main Street
Roy Armstrong
Woodrow Avenue
Coupe Crashes Into Car of James Lyon
Police seek Negro driver of a 1932 model coupe that crashed into James Lyon's parked car at 212 Roland Park avenue last night. The fleeing driver abandoned the coup and escaped after the impact.
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James Lyon
Roland Park Avenue
Volunteer Firemen Begin Civil Service Examinations
Volunteer firemen started their civil service exams early today and are expected to finish by tonight to clear the way for police department tests at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Delays were caused by the civil service commission's member absences. full-time firemen completed exams last week and police exams are due to wrap up by Thursday.
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Police Department
Civil Service Commission
Mrs. Hyde of Buchenen Dies, Matton Relative Mourns
Friends of Mrs. Lawrence Matton announce the death of her mother Mrs. A. H. Hyde at her Buchenen Virginia home. She died yesterday afternoon at 4 30 with two daughters and four sons surviving. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 11 o clock.
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Lawrence Matton
A. H. Hyde
Buchenen
Correction issued for Hinshaw home contractor name
The Enterprise Sunday corrects an error naming the contractor for the Dr. C. P. Hinshaw home. The correct contractor is Joe Cagle, not R. E. Shelton, and the paper apologizes for the misprint.
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the Enterprise
Dr. C
Workers To Get Increased Wages In North Carolina
Approximately 600 North Carolina employees of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey will receive pay raises. Those earning 1800 dollars a year or less get a flat 15 dollar monthly increase, others to be considered by departments.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Co. M. Byars
Pay Boost to Be Demanded by Textile Workers
The Metropolitan District Textile council reports 5090 workers in rayon and silk converting and jobbing houses voted for demands including a 25 percent wage rise, a $16 weekly minimum, a 40 hour week, overtime pay, union recognition, paid vacations, and holiday pay. David Livington, a union organizer, says these changes are needed to make the industry fundamentally American.
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New York
Metropolitan District Textile Council
Textile Workers’ Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Industrial Organization
David Livington
Presbyterial Convention Set For Next Month
Mrs. D. J. Blackwell of Leaville and Mrs. R. Be. Carrington of Sanford hold vice presidents and secretary roles for the presby terial auxiliary. Mrs. Dalton, president, noted the full program will be announced soon.
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D. J. Blackwell
Leakeville
R. Be. Carrington
Sanford
Ralph Holt
Burlington
Danning
P. H. Dalton
First Presbyterian Church
Chicago Produce Prices Reported in Turbulent Market
Chicago March 30. Butter prices mix of unsettled creamery specials and extras with scores around 93 to 91. Fats and eggs show mixed figures including extra fists and fresh eroded firsts. storage goods and current receipts noted with varied percentages and local adjustments.
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Chicago
Governor names Johnston delegate to national stream control meeting
Raleigh March 30 Governor Hoey appointed T. S. Johnston state water resources engineer as a delegate to the national stream control meeting in Washington on April 8.
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Raleigh
Hoey
T. S. Johnston
Washington
Mayor Jacob s car motor explodes injuring Kirksville leader
In Kirksville Missouri Mayor Gail H Jacobs was critically injured when the car motor exploded as he tried to start it. The blast shattered the motor and garage and broke windows. Police saw no bomb trace but suspect an inner high explosive.
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Kirksville
Gail H. Jacobs
Jacob
State to build new office building in Raleigh
Governor Hoey announced the aim to complete the new state office building by January 1 and named a commission to handle contract and supervision. Members include Willis Smith Raleigh Senator B. B. Blackwelder Hickory C Wayland Spruill Windsor Walter D. Siler Siler City A B Brower Durham Treasurer Charlies M. Johnson and F L Duncan. Legislature authorized issuing 675000 in bonds for the project.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Willis Smith
B. B. Blackwelder
Hickory
C. Wayland Spruit
Windsor
Walter D. Siler
Siler City
Brower
Durham
Charlies M. Johnson
F. L. Dunlan
Supreme Court Term Submission Sparks Calls for Change
Grewold urged amending the term of Supreme Court justices to eighteen years to break barriers protecting independence and enable decisive reform. Gines warned that attempts to pack the Court threaten representative democracy and the tribunal’s purity and independence.
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Supreme Court
Grewold
Gines
Kine of Modern Card Decks Shaped by Henry VIII Motif
A quirky note on card deck design notes that the kings depict Henry VIII with his famous many marriages. The observation links royalty imagery to modern playing cards and their historical associations.
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Henry VIII
Janitor Charged After Spree at Negro Baptist Church
Tom Gaddy, janitor at the Leonard Street Church, a Negro Baptist congregation, was charged by police with drunkenness and disorderly conduct after authorities allege he entered the church intoxicated and chased church officers from the building. He reportedly tore carpet sections and the pulpit before his arrest at a nearby grocery.
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Tom Gaddy
Leonard Street (Negro) Baptist Church
Johnston Civitan speaker on Supreme Court reform
Prof. L. R. Johnston former high school principal now of Hawthorne New Jersey spoke to the Civitan club at the Elwood hotel luncheon about adding justices to the Supreme Court. He urged a two thirds vote for legislation and warned against a constitutional amendment. He called for trained judges to interpret law. The meeting announced Ladies night April 13 with a banquet at the Sheraton hotel.
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L. R. Johnston
Hawthorne
N. J
Civitan Club
Elwood Hotel
Johnston
United States Supreme Court
Horace Haworth
Cvilan M. A. Temple
M. P
Sheraton Hotel
Carroll Elected New School Superintendent
CHAS F CARROLL JR elected state director of Rural Education and new school superintendent. He succeeds Clyde Erwin and serves on the North Carolina High School textbook committee. Carroll built a strong record in Bryson City Swain County raising teaching standards and county rankings. He pitched for Durham in the Piedmont League and was affiliated with both major leagues.
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Clyde Erwin
Department of Rural Education
National Education Association
North Carolina
Bryson City
Swain County
Durham
Errors Found In Gasoline Law Amendments
Raleigh March 30 Thad Bure secretary of state and Laurie McEachern in charge of the legislative enrolling office said the legislature in its adjournment rush made errors in amending the gasoline and petroleum inspection law but it is not believed they will invalidate the measure Senate amendments were prepared for the originally drafted measure without noting house changes that eliminated a whole section identical changes meant for two sections applied to one in the ratified act They would have exempted franchise carriers from the sections Eure and McEachern said no major errors were found in any other new laws.
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Raleigh
Thad Bure
Laurie McEachern
Legislative
Senate
Eure and
McEachern
Death of Hamilton E. Stewart in Thomasville
Hamilton E. Stewart, 69, died at his home on Hobbs Avenue after a two year illness. Survived by four sons Nel son, Tate, Inman and Elfridge Stewart all of Thomasville, daughter Mrs Jon Phillips of Winston-Salem, brother Saunders Stewart of Alleghany County, and fifteen grandchildren. Funeral set for tomorrow at Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church High Point with interment there.
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Thomasville
Hamilton E. Stewart
Hobbs Avenue
Nelson Stewart
Mountain Park
Tate
Inman
Elfridge Stewart
Jon Phillips
Winston-Salem
Saunders Stewart
Allecany County
Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church
High Point
Johnston Citizens Seek Worley for Public Works Post
Nineteen Johnston county residents urged Governor Hoey to appoint Carl P. Worley of Selma to the new highway and public works commission.
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BRCK
Worley
Rale‘gh
Johnston County
Hoey
Carl P. Worley
Selma
New Highway and Public Works Commission
First Christmas Card Credit to Sir Henry Cole
Sir Henry Cole of England is credited with sending the first Christmas cards. He had them designed by J C Horsley, professional at the Royal Academy of Arts, in England.
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Sir Henry Cole
England
J. C. Horslely
Royal Academy of Arts
Puritan King James I Proclaims Stringent Pipe Law
During his reign James I of England proclaimed a strict law against pipes. The fragment notes the monarch's Puritan leanings and the era's enforcement of moral statutes.
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James I
England
de James
Fifty two model homes open for inspection in Detroit
Detroit authorities announce fifty two model homes open for inspection showcasing varied price classes and construction styles. Nine homes are in the five thousand dollars or less bracket.
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Detroit
Mich
Traffic death rate shifts noted for 1936 figures
Historical figures show 1936 mortality from traffic accidents at 80 per 100000 compared with 29 per 100000 in another year. The data highlights a dramatic rise in the period, underscoring evolving traffic dangers and public health concerns of the era.
New Raleigh Herald Publishes Charter Details for Salisbury Daily
The Salisbury Herald Publishing Company wins a charter to operate a Salisbury daily newspaper with $50,000 capital. Subscribers include B. W. Hedrick Daisy Hedrick and E. W. G. Huffman of Salisbury. Other firms listed: Gastonia Athletic Club, Durham Exhibition Company, T. J. Wiggins Lumber, John Crosland Company, Tossnot Development, and American Sales Corporation with varied capitals and local principals.
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Raleigh
Salisbury Herald Publishing Company
Salisbury
Thad Eure
B. W. Hedrick
Daisy H. Hedrick
E. W. G. Huffman
Gastonia Athletic Club, Inc
Gastonia
Durham Exhibition Company
Durham
Paul Florence
Warren C. Giles
Frank C. Lane
Cincinnati
Ohio
T. J. Wiggins Lumber Company
Charlotte
T. J. Wiggins
J. M. Shannonhouse
T. J. Wiggins, Jr
John Crosland
Walter F. Woodard
Hadley Woodard Blake
Louise Woodard Fike
T. H. Woodard
Wilson
American Sales Corporation of
Goldsboro
H. M. Kadis
Nathan Kadis
B. Kadis
Pickens Speaks To Manufacturers Club At Luncheon
Representative Rupert T. Pickens of this city addressed the High Point Manufacturers club at the Sheraton hotel noon luncheon. He highlighted financial and labor legislation of the recently adjourned North Carolina legislature and answered questions from members. Introduced by C. F. Teemilinson, club president.
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North Caroline
Rupert T. Pickens
High Point Manufacturers Club
Sheraton Hotel
Pickens
Mr. Pickens
Cc. F. Teemilinson
Matthews Sues Van Hoy for 925 Damages in Greensboro
Robert Matthews of High Point files a civil action against W. M. Van Hoy in Greensboro seeking 925 damages for an East Commerce Street collision on January 2. Matthews claims Van Hoy riding south on Cable Street at a dangerous speed caused the crash, with 425 in actual damages and 500 in punitive damages, plus a license suspension.
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Greensboro
Robert Matthews
High Point
W. M. van Hoy
van Hoy
Min wage ruling sparks local dissent from office girl
In Anderson South Carolina a local office girl says she opposes the Supreme Court decision upholding a minimum wage law for women. She calls the law unfair and adds that wages are already too small.
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Anderson
S. C
Supreme Court
Voter Turnout Roughly One Third in Latest Election
In the last presidential election turnout was about one third of the national population. The figure highlights historically low participation compared with total eligible voters and underscores ongoing concerns about voter engagement nationwide.
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United States
Card of Thanks for Frances J. Hill
We thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness during our daughter Frances J. Hill illness and death. Grateful for the floral offerings, from her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Hill.
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Frances J. Hill
B. J. Hill
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