Landon Warns Methodist Delegates of War Risks
Alf Landon told Methodist delegates that economic quarantines and assistances threaten to send American sons to fight in Europe. He accused Roosevelt of abandoning neutrality and urged cautious, impartial steps while criticizing British and French leaders for past blunders. He cited Hitler’s reply as opening limited discussion and warned wartime policy must reflect democracy’s true meaning.
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Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Europe
Roosevelt
United States
Landon
Methodist Uniting Conference
NBC Blue
South America
Hitler
America
France
Britain
Spring Health Boosting Tonic Promises Vitality
An old advert promotes 8.8.8 tonic as a spring lift to beat fatigue from overwork and worry. It claims increased red blood cell strength, restored appetite, improved taste of foods, and better nutrient use, noting larger sizes are more economical.
Time and Peace: A Call to Preparedness in Policy Debate
A diplomat urges time as ally of peace while cautioning that the United States must not halt defense preparations. He warns against allowing any nation or alliance to rely on force as its sole policy, advocating readiness to resist such threats.
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United States
Funeral for L. S. Thomas Held at Pleasant Hill
Funeral services for Lawrence Sheldon Thomas 38 who died in New York City April 28 were held May 2 at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Montgomery County. He was Princeton alumnus Navy veteran merchant seaman and polyglot survived by mother four sisters five brothers and several other relatives. An NY escort of friends marched seven blocks beside the hearse as his body was taken south. Forest Hill school London nicknamed 100 Men and a Girl for Pamela Gunnell nine the only girl among 100 boys.
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Lawrence Sheldon Thomas
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Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
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Princeton University
U. S. Navy
Merchant Marine
New York
Seaman's Hotel
J. M
Eliza Jane Whitlock Thomas
Jackson Springs
Luke G. Ray
Laurinburg
C. H. Rankin
Ellerbe
Gertrude Thomas
FE. G. McCullough
Albemarle
J. L. Thomas
Detroit
W. L. Thomas
Kansas
Fred Thomas
Earl and
Seabolt Thomas
Asheboro
Mr. Thomas
Detroit police nab two suspects in Chicago tavern shooting
Detroit police said two men, Orville Watson and Edward Riley, plus a woman Susanna Smith, were arrested after a running gun battle linked to a Tuesday Chicago tavern shooting that killed Alex Ferguson and wounded two plainclothes officers. Watson, wounded, claimed he underwent a blade operation without anesthesia.
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Chicago
Leo Doyle
Orville Watson
Watson
Edward Riley
Susanna Smith
Lieut
Doyle
Riley
Dr. S. Hirschfield
Alex Ferguson
Elaine Barrie Secludes Self as Barrymore Seeks 300000
Elaine Barrie the 24 year old wife of actor John Barrymore secludes herself in her New York apartment amid his suit for separation and accounting of 300000. Barrymore alleges she and her mother and a financial adviser defrauded him. He says 300000 is scattered and seeks its location.
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Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
Sioux City
Iowa
Barrymore
Don Juan
Miss Barrie
St. Louis
Doris Dudley
Edna Jacobs
David Fisher
Caliban-Ariel
Hunter College
Los Angeles
British Ambassador Reads Hitler Book in Context of Peace Alliance
Lord Lothian, newly appointed British ambassador to the United States, is pictured reading Hitler’s Mein Kampf as part of a broader effort to unite peace loving nations against dictatorship after the Czech crisis. He is described as an outstanding proponent of an anti-dictator alliance.
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Germany
Elementa Ustice
Lord Lothian
U. S
Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Posture tips for children and papaya farming on Ponape
NBA Service Staff Writer Alicia Hart advises teaching children proper posture early through simple floor exercises that realign the spine and flatten the stomach. The piece also notes Ponape Island in Japan growing papaya trees yielding over two tons of papain monthly, with growth expected to reach three tons this year.
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Alicia Hart
NBA Service
Ponape
Japan
Three Generations Wed in Coincidental Matrimony
At Gastonia on April 8 George Green aged 84 married Ida Sanford 61 while his grandson Louis Clark 21 wed Hazel Hand 20 in York South Carolina and shortly after Claude Aldridge 31 wed Lottie Haney 25. Relatives learned of the trio only when all couples shared the news.
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Gastonia
George Green
Ida Sanford
Green
Louis Clark
Hazel Hand
York
S. C
Claude Aldridge
Lottie Haney
Rhododendron Festival Plans Target June Week
Asheville officials plan the 12th annual Rhododendron festival for the week of June 19. The event aims to showcase local gardens and community activities during the spring bloom.
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Asheville
Alumni Meeting With Dr Archibald Henderson in Durham
University of North Carolina alumni in Durham will gather tomorrow for a talk by Dr Archibald Henderson of the university. The event aims to share insights and reconnect alumni in the region.
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Durham
University of North Carolina
Archibald Henderson
University
Cecil President Rexall Druggists Elected at Pinehurst Meet
A. Coke Cecil of High Point was elected president of the North Carolina Rexall Druggists Club for its 36th annual two day converge n. He had served as vice president the previous year. The convention merged with the South Carolina Rexall Club and closed with a banquet and floor show at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst.
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A. Coke Cecil
High Point
North Carolina
Retrial Verdict in Allegheny County Murder Case
Glenn Maxwell, a Black man, was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Charlie Shepherd, Allegheny County deputy sheriff, in a retrial ordered by the state supreme court. The death sentence was mandatory.
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Sparta
State Supreme Court
Glenn Maxwell
Charlie Shepherd
Allegheny County
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