New Relief Plan To Be Discussed In Greensboro
Guilford County tackles a stamp plan for surplus commodities with a series of meetings beginning Friday at 2 PM. County officials plan a $15000 revolving fund to purchase stamps and will convene with welfare board WPA and federal representatives, then invite local merchants.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
George L. Stansbury
Board of County Commissioners
Stansbury
County Welfare Board
C. W. Phillips
W. B. Hall
Anna Pegram
WPA
Potatoes Normal in North Carolina After Freeze Damage elsewhere
North Carolina reports a normal Irish potato crop per L P Watson state extension horticulturist. He notes Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi suffered damage from the April freeze.
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Raleigh
L. P
Watson
N. C
North Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Home Building Continues Here In High Point
Inspector E K Ingram reports rapid home construction in High Point with April the best month this year. Early May brings new residential permits including Roy C Welborn building a five room frame house on Barbee Street for 2400 dollars and R E Brown a six room frame on Forrest Avenue costing 3000 dollars. Additional improvement permits were issued yesterday.
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E. K. Ingram
Roy C. Welborn
Barbee Street
Crawford and
Sherrod Streets
FDR Approval and Senate Action Highlight Day's News
Congress pushes Hatch Bill on federal funds political activity and votes loom on treasury foreign silver purchases. Secretary Edison testifies Navy doubts Germany can smash Britain’s battleships. Poverty amid rural slums worsens as farm youth near 400000 yearly enter adulthood. President returns from Hyde Park after press conference with Italy war questions. House seeks to move measures from Judiciary Committee to floor.
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Senate Naval Committee
Edison
United States
Germany
Britain
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Frank Lorimer
American University
Italy
Hyde Park
N. Y
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Massachusetts
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Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Commerce Department
Davidson County Grange meetings announced by reporter
Davidson County Granges schedule several meetings in the coming days. The second quarterly Pomona gathering is set for May 8 at Tyro school with a 6 30 p m business session a 6 30 p m picnic dinner and a 7 45 p m literary program led by Mrs A N Harrell guests include state master Mr Harry B Caldwell and national juvenile superintendent Mrs Caldwell also expected are state Grange lecturer Mrs Katie Hester King Participating granges include Arcadia Churchland Hedrick s Grove Pilot Reedy Creek Southmont Tyre and Welcome Pilot Grange hosts May 9 with H G Early Reedy Creek Grange meets May 7 with Mrs G O Pickle and the Reedy Creek Juvenile Grange also meets May 7 led by Perleen Perryman
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Thomasville
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A. N. Harrell
Tyro School
Harry B. Caldwell
Katie Hester King
State Grange
Arcadia
Churchland
H. G. Early
Reedy Creek Grange
G. O. Pickle
Reedy Creek Juvenile Grange
Perleen Perryman
Balkan Crisis Rumors Stir Capitals and Air Raid Drills
Bucharest mobilizes for air raid exercises as reports of troop movements spread through Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean where a French British battle fleet concentrates. In Rome, Mussolini reportedly discussed military matters with Crown Prince Umberto as Italian troop concentrations along the Yugoslav border are unconfirmed. Virginio Gayda cites precautionary measures amid alleged French and British intrigues in the Balkans.
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Mediterranean
Balkan
Rome
Musolini
Umberto
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Il Giornale d'Italia
Balkans
County Manager Plan Proposed for Guilford County
Guilford County commissioners debated the feasibility of hiring an external county manager to run executive duties, as Commissioner R C Causey urged for more economical government. Some members questioned salary and county-wide success, suggesting tabling for next meeting and ensuring the appointee is full-time and free of political ties.
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Guilford
High Point
Greensboro
Joe F. Hoffman
J. W. Burke
Burke
Stansbury
R. Flake Shaw
Silk Tariff Lifted From Italian Goods
The Treasury lifted penalties on Italian silk imports to improve Italo American relations and restore normal duties on silks in woven fabrics velvets ribbons crepes knit goods and hosiery. The move ends penalties imposed last August when Italy was believed to subsidize exports and undercut U S manufacturers.
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Washington
The
Treasury
State Department
Italy
Family of Slain Chief to Receive $900 Benefit
May 7 Greensboro A. S. Williams Gibsonville police officer slain last Thursday in a gun battle will have $900 from the Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit Fund. Sheriff Joe B. Phipps said $500 goes to Mrs Williams $200 for burial and $100 to each of the two children.
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Greensboro
A. S. Williams
Gibsonville
Willie James
Joe
Phipps
B. M. Haynes
Cramertown
Williams
Irish Republicans Clash With British Detectives in Dublin
In Dublin on May 7 a machine gun confrontation left two British detectives wounded while two sub machine guns were used by a six-man Irish Republican Army gang attempting a mail pickup for Sir John Maftey. A gang member was wounded. The incident occurred in central Dublin.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
John Maftey
Eire
Allied Fleet Massed in Alexandria as War Threat Looms
Alexandria hosts a reinforced Allied fleet with cruisers battleships destroyers and submarines massed in harbor. Troops stand ready as anti aircraft guns are manned. London Rome Paris and Washington coordinate a constant contact effort while Pope Pius XII and President Roosevelt urge peace efforts.
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Paris
Washington
Alexandria
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Churchill and Chamberlain Clash Over Norway War Debacle
In a heated Commons session Prime Minister Chamberlain defended the Trondheim offensive and withdrawal from Norway, blaming lack of airfield access and rapid German reinforcements. He praised Allied navies for a night withdrawal from Namsos and warned against dispersing forces while facing imminent German attack.
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Alexandria
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Halvdan A. Koht
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Namsos
Safari on Wheels Shown to Civitan Club at Sheraton
Civitan Club members saw the film Safari on Wheels featuring Africa. G F Bail of Charlotte explained the film as a 11000 mile journey across deserts and jungles. Rev N M Harrison spoke on debt liquidation at High Point College. Edgar Hatcher and Allen Welborn joined. guests included Dr E T Harrison Roy Thomas. W F Freeman presided.
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G. F. Bail
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Rei Pruba
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High Point College
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Allen Welborn
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City
Roy Thomas
Raleigh
W. F. Freeman
Bar exam rules tighten for Raleigh test
E J L Cannon said the board of law examiners will not allow applicants without two years of college to take the bar examinations in Raleigh on August 6.
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Raleigh
E. J L. Cannon
Governing Council of the
State Bar
Board of Law Examiners
Local Weather Update for Several Regions
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions in the northeast and north central areas. Virginia shows a pattern of partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with showers in the west later. Winds shift from northwest to northerly in the central and southern portions, with coastal areas staying mostly overcast tonight and Wednesday.
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North Carolina
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Virginia
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Murderous rampage ends in campus shooting spree
Spencer burst from a secretarial desk with a smoking gun shouting Us get them all then fled to his own school where he wounded Migs Sturgeon and killed Vanderlip amid rising tension with Higgins. He then faced police in the cafeteria, was shot in the side, and collapsed.
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Spencer
Migs Sturgeon
Vanderlip
Higgins
British and French Leaders Clash Over Timetables and Turks
A German-published account claims Chamberlain urged a May 20 deadline for outlining preparations while Reynaud promised efforts to overcome mental difficulties. The report portrays France and Britain avoiding blame for widening the European crisis and hints at pressuring Allies.
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Chamberlain
Zwolfuhrblatt
Reynaud
Balkan-near East
Clean Up Week Declared By Thomasville Mayor
Mayor David A. Long Jr announces May 13 to May 19 as Clean Up Week in Thomasville calling on all residents to tidy premises and improve the city’s appearance with city trucks aiding disposal. A rat extermination drive is set for May 20 led by several experts and expected to benefit the community.
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Thomasville
David A. Long, Jr
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