Somoza Seeks Economic Aid During Washington Visit
President Anastasio de Somoza of Nicaragua said one aim of his trip to Washington is to obtain concrete economic aid similar to that given to Brazil. He pledged Nicaragua's full cooperation with North American capital and continental solidarity, narrating his talks with President Roosevelt after an overnight White House stay.
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Crazy Hollywood star doubles coming to Center Theatre
The Center Theatre will host a four performance satirical revue titled Crazy Hollywood featuring living duplicates of Mae West Bing Crosby Zasu Pitts Greta Garbo Ginger Rogers and other stars. Wally Sharples hosts with Billy Arnold and His Hollywood Orchestra providing music. The act is tied to MGM Paramount Warner Bros RKO and Columbia and follows a European tour and short subjects plus the feature It Happened in Hollywood. The Saint Strikes Back leads the regular screen program.
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Mae West
Bing Crosby
Zasu Pitts
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Deanna Durbin
Joe E. Brown
Groucho Marks
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Lynne Overman
Crazy Hollywood
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Don Ameche
Japan
Broadhurst
Arthur Conan Doyle
Basil Rathbone
Richard Greene
Charles Laughton
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Red River Range
Bob Steele
Leon Errol
Paramount Today
Jene
Cedar Siding Described As Easy To Install And Work
A description compares building with red cedar siding to painting a picture noting thick edges create penciled shadows while the material’s soft texture and light weight aid handling and installation.
Reorganization Plan To Be Last
Washington May 6 An administration spokesman in the House said Roosevelt's second reorganization plan likely will be the last submitted this session The White House said plan No 2 would transfer units between departments Representative Warren author of the reorganization law conferred with the President and suggested plan No 3 may be withheld until January The question of the 60 day waiting period for Congress could be bypassed by a concurrent resolution, Warren noted
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Suit Against Duke Power Co Denied in Flood Damage Case
Worth D. Henderson as trustee for William Irving Young saw a district court jury deny a four thousand nine hundred dollar claim alleging Duke Power Co dam flooding on the Dan River harmed Young's land. The defense argued 1937 floods were among the worst in the region and not caused by dam operation.
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Worth D. Henderson
William Irving Young
Duke Power Company
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Young
Power Company
Deaths: W S Sweet and Albert Harrill
Captain W S Sweet 75 a Southern Railway electrician dies in Portsmouth while visiting relatives. Funeral Monday in Spencer with note of his 38 years at Spencer shops and first electric headlight on a Southern train. Albert V Harrill 65 Duke Power official dies after a week’s illness. funeral held in Charlotte with burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Albert Vance Harrill
Duke Power Company
Edgar G. Cammon
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
Harrill
Elmwood Cemetery
Dr Robert Drane Jewett Dies at 79 in Wilmington
Dr Robert Drane Jewett a Wilmington physician aged 79 and founder of what is now the North Carolina Health Bulletin died of pneumonia. He practiced in Wilmington and Winston-Salem retiring in 1923 to Greenville Sound. He served as secretary of the North Carolina Medical Association from 1894 to 1898 and once edited the North Carolina Medical Journal.
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Robert Drane Jewett
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Winston-Salem
Greenville Sound
North Carolina Medical Association
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Fear Breakdown in Negotiations In Paris May 6
Diplomatic circles warn of a breakdown in French British talks with Soviet Russia unless Moscow accepts a new compromise proposed by the West. France and Britain aim to draw Russia into their bloc with a plan that may limit military aid to Baltic states or Romania in case of aggression. London expects the proposal to Moscow soon.
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George Ball Anain Heads Railroads
George A Ball, 76, regains control of the Van Sweringen rail empire in a quiet move. He had rescued them, ran the system after their deaths, and now defaults on a 2.375 million note secured by Alleghany stock, signaling a return to railroad management.
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George A. Ball
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Theatres This Week Showings Across Major Venues
Center presents Union Pacific with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea plus Crazy Hollywood satire and The Saint Strikes Back. Brighthurst and Paramount feature Love Affair Honolulu Hopper Takes a Trip Heart of the North Boy s Town Up the River Racket Busters and more. Rialto showcases The Law West of Tombstone and The Frontiersman. Fox News and serials complete schedules.
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Phil Harris
Robert Benchley
George Brent
Humphrey Bogart
Florida Dickson
Buddy Rogers
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Vallen OF the Giants
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Claire Trevor
Leon Errol
Petunia National Park
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FDR Intervenes in Coal Dispute Calls for Swift Settlement
President Roosevelt urges rapid settlement in the coal negotiation stalemate. John L. Lewis releases the UMWA policy committee, sending 1500 members home as talks stalled and a Tuesday deadline looms for operators to decide on a new contract.
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Plebiscite in Free City Sparks Russian Rumors
Rumors swirl in the capital about negotiations with Russia as retired General Baron von Hammerstein-Equord, former army chief of staff, weighs in on Russian German friendship. Observers ask if the talk signals a genuine rapprochement or a maneuver to influence Moscow and sway Stalin away from the Chamberlain Daladier bloc.
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von Hammerstein-Equord
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Columnist Called To Back Charges
Westbrook Pegler was invited by G. Duncan Brossier foreman to appear before the Dade County grand jury to substantiate his claims of Miami crime conditions. Pegler accused unbridled vice, a new Capone reign, gangster control of legalized racing, and lawmakers tied to race tracks for votes. The telegram noted some references lacked sufficient information for subpoenas.
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G. Duncan Brossier
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al Capone
Palm Island
Brossier
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Appeasement Talk Reemerges In London Press
London debates shift toward appeasement with Germany as critics cite British guarantees to Poland and a plebiscite solution for Danzig. Letter writers including Lord Rushcliffe signal hope for compromise while editors warn against risking war over Danzig.
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Poland
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Hitler
Times
Governor Hoey Grants Paroles In Edgecombe Guilford Polk cases
Raleigh May 6 Governor Hoey announced parole for Harvey Staton jailed in Edgecombe County since September 1927 for second degree murder with a 12 to 20 year term. Paroled also were D C Stevenson convicted in Guilford in December 1935 for assault with intent to commit rape to eight to 12 years and Ralph Edwards sent from Polk County to serve six months for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Hoey
Harvey Staton
Edgecombe County
D. C. Stevenson
Guilford
Ralph Edwards
Polk County
North Carolina State ROTC earns excellent rating again
Raleigh May 6 The North Carolina State College ROTC regiment received an excellent rating from the War Department for the fifteenth consecutive year Major Kenneth G Althaus executive officer reviewed the award briefing.
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N. C. State College R.O.T.C
Kenneth G Althaus
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