Hassey Addresses CIT Safety Seminar in Raleigh
Maxwell Hassey of Yale spoke at the concluding session of a safety seminar sponsored by Commercial Investment Trust in Raleigh. He shared the panel with W Vance Baise Yale Dr. Miller McClintock and Reginald M. Cleveland. Dr McClintock urged education as key to safer highways. Clyde Erwin urged providing every device to solve the safety problem.
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Maxwell Hassey
Bureau For
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Commercial Investment Trust
W. Vance Baise
Miller McClintock
Yale Bureau
Reginald M. Cleveland
New York Times
McClintock
North Carolina
Clyde A. Erwin
Fire Causes $50,000 Damage To Lumber River Pine Sheds
Charlotte reports John C. Shepherd head of the Lumber River Pine Corporation said fire last night damaged the sheds east of Lumberton. He noted partly covered by insurance.
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John C. Shepherd
Lumber River Pine Corporation
Lumberton
Industrial Bankers Elect W. M. Speaks Chairman
North Carolina bankers select W. M. Speaks as chairman with B. H. Plint vice chairman and James T. Porter treasurer. Executive committee includes J. E. Lockwell and J. G. Dunn. Robert M. Hanes praises state banks as sound with no failures since 1933. Hanes to become ABA president in September.
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Boushall
B. H. Plint
Winston-Salem
James T. Porter
Charlotte
J. E. Lockwell
Greensboro
J. G. Dunn
New Bern
Robert M. Hanes
Winston- Salem
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
North Carolina
Hanes
American Bankers Association
Association
W. H. Woolard
Greenville
R. P. Holding
Switchfield
Ben R. Roberts
Durham
Blast Kills Eight in Grain Elevator
Witnesses describe a sudden explosion that hurled people and debris, with flames spreading to a second elevator and threatening a third. Eight fatalities are reported by the coroner as responders search the scene near the Calumet River. Victims include a construction superintendent and workers nearby, with injuries and shattered storefronts noted.
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Robert Thomas
Edward J. Kelly
Frank Walsh
Floyd Dedone
State Department of Agriculture
Daniel Cameron
Calumet
John Lulich
Grocer
Bulla Sworn In as Justice of the Peace in Asheboro
Ralph L. Bulla was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace in Asheboro by Mrs. Maude Lee Boling Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court. Bulla qualified for the post by an act passed in the General Assembly of North Carolina last session.
England Sees One Birth and One Death Each Minute
A statistical note states England experiences about one birth and one death per minute on average, reflecting ongoing demographic turnover across the nation.
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England
Skilled Workmen Hit Tops In Salaries At Fair
Amusement sector at the Fair on Flushing Meadows drives high wages for skilled workers. Over time pay reaches as much as 320 dollars weekly. About 60 concessions, total labor costs in the hundreds of thousands, with 80 percent of construction complete and finishing within two weeks.
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Flushing Meadows
Workers Alliance Considered Forcible Removal Of Moser
The House WPA inquiry heard an affidavit alleging a Reading branch meeting of the Workers Alliance discussed removing Rep. Moser from a post office cornerstone ceremony if he attended. The plan, proposed by Ben Rubin, did not pass and Communist members reportedly withdrew. Moser indicated he would attend the event.
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Use of Force in Free City War Threat Grows
Report from a League Council session set for May 22 to discuss Britain France and Russia amid a Balkan trip by Potemkin. The talks aim to clear a misunderstanding over a security formula and advance Soviet involvement with Poland Romania Latvia Lithuania Estonia and Finland.
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Egypt Imposes New Tax on Industrial Profile
Report notes Egypt introduces a tax affecting industrial profile while London’s population is estimated at 8,000,000 and Belgium sees unemployment continue to decline.
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London
Conference Dates Set for Southeastern Methodist Jurisdiction
Bishops announced the Southeastern jurisdiction annual conference dates with changes mirroring the old South Church structure. Key dates include North Carolina in Fayetteville on Nov 9 and Western North Carolina Greensboro Oct 19, with other sessions in Virginia, Lancaster, and Orangeburg as listed.
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Fayetteville
Clare Purcell
Charlotte Area
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Lancaster
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Orangeburg
Subsidy Likely for Cotton Exports Despite Refusal
Washington May 11 Senators and federal officials agreed the government could launch a cotton export subsidy program even after the Senate refused to consider a bounty on foreign sales. Bankhead pressed to attach a subsidy to the Agriculture Department appropriation but failed 37 to 36.
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Richlands Elects Officers but Some Won’t Take Jobs
In Richlands the mayoral race ends with Rev James H Mohn winning a three way contest and Mr and Mrs Robert Thompson Jr runner up. J H Kendall elected town constable but resigns citing lack of time to patrol and arrest. Mohn undecided about serving.
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J. H. Kendall
James H. Mohn
Robert Thompson
Mohn
Butter in car causes oil leak in Columbus garage
In Columbus Indiana Mary Gatten reported an oil leak in her car. A garage mechanic traced the issue to two pounds of forgotten butter melting inside the engine compartment and dripping onto the metal.
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England weighs plan to electrify all railways
The government debates a nationwide railway electrification plan while Peru proceeds with a highway construction program costing 100 million dollars. Authorities seek efficient transit upgrades and infrastructure spending in both nations.
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Peru
New York Stocks Drift Moderate Gains On Mixed Odds
Mild support edged into the New York market after forenoon declines. European markets were steadier, coal miners may resume work easing sentiment, and talk of tax revision hurdles created uncertainty as Morgenthau signaled a tax law cleanup. Bonds and commodities remained quiet and mixed.
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Campaign Group Launches Big Publicity Drive for City Campaign
Publicity materials for the Build Clean Up Paint Up drive have arrived. G Curtis Smith deal announced cooperation from merchants to display banners in windows and on trucks. Headquarters opened at 124 North Main Street with full readiness for requests as the campaign begins Sunday and lasts two weeks.
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Germans fail to win permit for transatlantic flight
Deutsche Lufthansa cannot open a North American service due to economic reasons and lack of a reciprocity treaty with the United States. Officials say the US would need to start a service to Germany, which American carriers are not ready to do as they focus on Britain and France.
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Lufthansa
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Germany
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France
Soviet View on British Proposals in Europe
Izvestia stated the USSR backs a united European front to deter aggression. It proposed a mutual assistance pact among Great Britain France and the USSR or at least Britain France and the USSR to guarantee Eastern and Central Europe. It criticized British proposals for avoiding a three nation pact and for not addressing reciprocity aid to the USSR.
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Romania
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Mercy Killing Trial Nears Jury in Bronx Father Testifies
Louis Greenfield, a 45 year old Bronx businessman known as the mercy killer, faces a possible 20 year term after admitting he chloroform used to end his son Jerome 16 who had an infant mind. Defense and prosecution rested as spectators cried and Greenfield described stopping his son’s suffering as God’s will.
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Louis Greenfield
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Jerome
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Jerry
Lovelace Heads North Carolina Future Teachers Group
A meeting in Durham with students from 10 colleges formed a committee to organize a state federation of future teachers clubs. The four members are Mark Lovelace High Point College M E Starnes NC State George Ralston UNC and Mavis Wilson Catawba College, tasked to promote the plans.
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North Carolina State
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University of North Carolina
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Catawba College
Administrator's Notice for Mabel Ruth Meredith Estate
W H Grissom administrator of Mrs. Mabel Ruth Merediths estate in Guilford County North Carolina calls all creditors to present claims by April 27 1940 and all debtors to pay promptly this notice dated April 27 1939 filed at High Point North Carolina with serials S 4 11 18 25 6 1
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Silent bowling alleys opened at Iowa State Memorial Union
Ames Iowa State University installs noiseless bowling lanes in Memorial Union room insulated with sound absorbing material, aiming to reduce noise and improve play.
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Iowa State
Memorial Union
American refrigerators reach Netherlands India in large import
More than 2,700 electric refrigerators were received into Netherlands India during the last year, signaling a growing demand for modern appliances. The import figures highlight expanding consumer access to refrigeration in the region.
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Netherland India
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