Draftsmen Prepare Designs For Mightiest Fleet In History
Washington May 4 AP An augmented force of draftsmen and engineers at the Navy Department work on designs for 72 new ships authorized by a billion dollar naval expansion program. Senate approved by 66 to 28 with House already on board. No funds yet. first appropriations expected next January. The Navy anticipated Roosevelt’s 20 percent tonnage increase.
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J Construction
Congress
What Causes Epilepsy Or Is There A Cure
A booklet presenting doctors' opinions on epilepsy asks readers to write to Educational Division 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY for a free copy. The ad promotes the subject as interesting and invites requests to Dept 4.407.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Elaborate Musical Program Presented by Junior High Glee Club
A junior high glee club concert last night featured songs and dances from eleven lands. Narrators introduced each country with period costumes while the program showcased English Scotch Italian Greek Russian Spanish Irish French and German offerings with stage scenery and a concluding Star Spangled Banner.
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Mary Ann Thomas
Glee Club
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Thomas Dodamead
Mary Ann Coe
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Loch Lomond
Robin Adair
Susan Sharp Renoo
Peggy Teague
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Thelma Connell
Looney
Maude Carter
Misa Nell Poole
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Frances Adama
Alma Andrews
Lawmakers Clash Over Large-Scale Air Venture and Inventions Program
A joint House and Senate committee faces two main issues after opposition from 17 Democrats 7 Republicans 2 Farmer-Laborites 1 Independent and 1 Progressive. The disputes center on a $3,000,000 dirigible and a $12,000,000 authorization for inventor experiments.
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Senate
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Holder Withdraws From Jamestown Primary Race
Oscar Holder withdraws from the Democratic primary for Guilford County constable in Jamestown. The move leaves three candidates in the race. Secretary Louis J. Fisher noted no reason for the withdrawal.
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Jamestown
Oscar Holder
Louis J. Fisher
Guilford County
Funeral services held for Charles A Ward
Charles A Ward 76 longtime farmer died at Groometown Monday. Services were at Red Hill church at 11 am with ministers Joel L Trogden J M Allred and Robert Melvin. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were his grandsons Virgil Albion Herbert Walter Ray and Charlie Ward.
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Groometown
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Joel L. Trogden
J. M. Allred
Robert Melvin
Virgil
Albion
Herbert
Walter
Ray
Charlies Ward
Elephants Known for Thick King Rearing in Regions
A historical note describes elephants with a ruling king figure whose presence is thick in certain areas, claimed as four inches in some descriptions.
Knudsen Calls Sit Down Strikes Major Obstacle to Peace
Knudsen argues sit down strikes in General Motors plants threaten industrial harmony. He cites wage losses of about 25 million dollars from last year’s actions and criticizes Washington indecision and labor department attempts to justify plant seizures, saying public opinion condemns the tactic.
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H. J. Heinz Company
Duquesne Light and Sower
Remington Rand, Inc
Jones and Laughlin Corporation
Pressed Steel Car Company
National Steel Corporation
Knudsen
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Washington
Department of Labor
Mayor and Council Respond to Contempt Charges Over Power Plant
The mayor and council dispute contempt allegations claiming the proposed plant would provide 62 200 000 kWh annually and 49 000 000 kWh to High Point. They argue the prior court ruling used army engineers figures from a decade ago and that the city did not intend to enter the power business, a situation they say has since changed.
A and P Answers In Three Actions
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company filed answers in Municipal court to three cases. Two suits claim illness from impure meat. one suit by a meat cutter alleges workplace injuries. A&P denies main allegations, says meat is best grade and government inspected. It admits a hernia but denies negligence.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Hubert Echols
Wilson H. Gurledge
United States
R. B. Harrison
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
North Carolina fair tonight with Thursday partly cloudy and scattered afternoon showers and storms in west and central areas. cooler in extreme west. South Carolina fair tonight, partly cloudy Thursday, then local showers and storms, cooler in northwest by afternoon. Coastal winds vary with Hatteras to Jacksonville light increasing. Sandy Hook to Hatteras sees moderate east to southeast winds with fair conditions tonight and Thursday.
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South Carolina
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Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
FDR Victory in Florida Primary and Other State Races
Early returns show Franklin D Roosevelt victorious in Florida with nationally focused implications. Alabama renominated Senator Lister Hill while Tom Berry led in South Dakota Democratic nominating contest. Herbert Hitchcock trailed. Gurney leads in Republican South Dakota race. Bushfield and Fosheim win gubernatorial nods. Indiana voters choose delegates. Bankhead unopposed in Alabama. Starnes leads Heflin in a high profile Alabama contest.
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Lister Hill
Herbert Hitchcock
South Dakota
Tom Berry
Berry
Fred Hildebrandt
Hitchcock
Gurney
Ahfad J. Candler Gurney
Leslie Jensen
Harlan Bushfield
Oscar Fosheim
Frank M. Dixon
Birmingham
Chauncy Sparks
Eufaula
R. J. Goode
Gastonburg
House
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Indiana
Virginia Jenckes
Joe Starnes
Thomas J. Heflin
Drowned man in Norwood Lake near Albemarle
Lee Almond 48 a garage employee drowned while swimming a 60 foot wide cove at Norwood Lake near Albemarle yesterday. He sank while crossing the water and could not be rescued.
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Albemarle
Lee Almond
Norwood Lake
TATANKA Brings Relief To Thousands Of Users
Thousands of men and women report relief from stomach liver kidneys nerves and bowels via TATANKA a herbal medicine. It claims to remove acids poisons and waste while restoring red blood and energy and is advertised at Ring Dig Co. 114 North Main St. for guidance on use.
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Ring Dig Co
North Main St
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