Weather outlook with rain and wind across Carolina region
North Carolina expects increasing widiness tonight with a chance of showers tomorrow in the extreme north. South Carolina foresees partly cloudy nights and Wednesday showers in the northwest. East to south winds persist offshore from Hatteras to Jacksonville. Charlotte reports temperatures around highs near 99 and lows near 50s to 60s with varied readings across listed stations.
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Federal Judge Chosen As Speaker At Memorial Day Exercises
Kings Mountain May 18 A federal judge will speak at the national Memorial Day ceremonies at King Contain Battleground. Sponsored by multiple American Legion posts the event aims to honor fallen servicemen with plans urged by a York Stewart post committee. Drum and bugle corps from Hill South Carolina and Gastonia will participate.
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Kings Mountain
P. Lyles Glenn
Chester
Kingcontain Battleground
Amera Legion
Eech Stewart Post
York
Hill
Business Upswing Levels Off As Industrial Pace Quickens
Washington reports a mixed 1937 picture from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The monthly survey notes the overall upswing has levelled, while the industrial pace has quickened. Prospects depend on private spending for construction and capital goods, with residential building less promising.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Commerce Department
Bureau
Army engineers approve $50,000 inland waterway project
Representative Graham A. Barden of New Bern NC said army engineers have approved a proposed expenditure of 50 000 dollars to cut an inland waterway from Cape Lookout harbor through Back Sound to Harkers Island NC.
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Washington
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
N. C
Army Engineers
Cape Lookout Harbor
Back Sound
Harker's Island
Boy Dies When Cow Drops Him In Pasture Line
Ten year old Daniel Eugene Anderson was guiding a cow to the pasture when the line wrapped around his neck. The animal tripped and dragged him about a quarter mile. He was found dead.
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Tarboro
Daniel Eugene Anderson
Unusually Large Strawberries Shown by Local Grower
Mrs John W Miller of route three brought a basket of enormous straw berries to The Enterprise. Some berries reach two inches in length and one to one and a half inches in diameter. The crop has attracted unusual local attention for size and appearance, claimed to be the largest displayed this year.
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John W. Miller
Route Three
CIO Textile Strike Pins Idle Pickets at Cleveland Plant
Objections to pickets by Industrial Rayon Corp at Cleveland sparked work stoppages as CIO textile workers protest alleged inside union organizing. In New Jersey at Kearny about 2,600 Federal Ship Building and Dry Dock Co employees, CIO affiliates, left their jobs. officials call it a dismissal rather than a strike.
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Industrial Rayon Corporation
Cleveland
CIO
Kearney
N. J
Federal Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
Royal wedding date set amid abdication drama
No member of the royal family will attend the Maryland ceremony at Chateau de Candé on June 3. Mrs Warfield, formerly Bes sie Warfield, ends her divorce from Ernest Aldrich Simpson this month as Edward and Warfield keep a low profile. reporter Rogers disclosed the planned nuptials to international press at the chateau gates.
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Maryland
Chateau de Cande
Monts
Warfield
Rogers
Chateau Gates
Edward
SQUEEZER STALKER TURNS UP IN CITY NEIGHBORHOODS
Residents report a tall masked intruder roaming from a Negro section to quieter neighborhoods. Miss Liles recalls a sheet over the head with eye slits and a pillow case cap. Police suspect robbery or molestation as the motive as they search for the suspect.
Farm hand dies in Wendell fall from window
Acting Coroner Womble reports George Estes a 24 year old Black farm hand fell from a see floor window and broke his neck at the yard of Marshall Perry Wendell in Raleigh May 18.
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Raleigh
W. G. Womble, Jr
George Estes
Marshall Perry
Wendell
Number of U.S. Licensed and Service Aircraft
The United States has 7424 licensed aircraft and about 2400 service aircraft currently in operation.
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United States
Founder of a World Language Esperanto
Dr. Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof a Polish eye specialist proposed the language Esperanto in 1887 to be understood worldwide. The idea gained rapid traction with 150 rival languages tried, 45 countries with Esperanto groups, annual world congresses, school use in Europe, partial League of Nations adoption, and a 1927 Russian stamp honoring him after his 1917 death.
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Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof
Esperanto
Zamenhof
League of Nations
Russia
Zamenkof
Rex Ellis 17 Dies from Filling Station Fire in Asheboro
Rex Ellis age 17 died at a local hospital from burns suffered in a filling station fire in Asheboro Saturday night. He is survived by his mother Mrs. M. I. Ellis and sister Pauline Ellis. Funeral services from the Presbyterian church Wednesday at 10 AM, burial in Asheboro cemetery.
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Asheboro
Specelal
Rex Ellis
M. I. Elis
Pauline Ellis
Presbyterian Church
John B. Johnstone Dies In Mocksville At 59
John B. Johnstone 59 prominent Mocksville resident died this morning after a months long illness. Funeral services will be held at his home tomorrow at 10 30 a m. He is survived by his widow and son Knox Johnstone president of the Bank of Davie.
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J. B. Johnstone
Mocksville
John B. Johnstone
Knox Johnstone
Bank of Davie
Quake Swallows Town in Patras Greece
An earthquake in the Patras district of Greece reportedly swallowed an entire village. Residents fled as a hill crack opened and then closed, leaving no trace of the village after an hour.
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Town
Patras
Greece
Athens
Fake photos imply fraud in Tokyo election bid
Campaigners accuse candidate Koicho Nagano of using doctored images in pamphlets. Police investigate after a photo showing Viscount Mushakoi shaking hands with Adolf Hitler was altered to place Nagano’s face.
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Vlla
Koiechi Nagano
Tokyo
Viscount Mushakoi
Adolf Hitler
Nagano
Young Democratic clubs set to choose 1938 meeting place
The executive committee of the Young Democratic clubs of North Carolina will meet in Greensboro on Saturday May 18 to select the location for the 1938 meeting.
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Greensboro
Young Democratic Clubs of
North Carolina
Blaze at 1000 Gurley Street Causes Wiring Fault
Firefighters responded to a blaze at 1000 Gurley Street caused by defective wiring. No damage was reported after the incident this morning.
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1000 Gurley Street
CIO Barred in Lancaster Ohio by City Officials
Lancaster Ohio May 18 The CIO claims city leaders refused entry to organizers including George DeNucci. Police Chief Lesler says he would keep CIO out if possible citing worker sentiment and potential trouble. Mayor Moyer notes citizens oppose CIO but seeks peaceful speech.
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Lancaster
Ohio
John Owens
Committee For Industrial Organization
U. S. Senate Civil Liberties Committee
CIO
Gail Lesler
George Denucci
Denucci
Regional Labor Board
Hoclin Glass Company
Chares Eee
Successor to Van Devanter Discussed in Court Seat Talks
Government attorneys discuss potential nominees for the court including Frank Murphy Samuel Rosenman and Ferdinand Pecora. Senators Robert F Wagner and Joseph T Robinson are named among corridor discussions as possible factor in the appointment.
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Stanley Reed
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Michigan
Samuel Rosenman
Ferdinand Pecora
New York
Pecora
Securities Commission
Senate
Wall Street
Rosenman
Roosevelt
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
Tribunal
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Red Men Sessions Praised By Great Sachem
S D Clapp of Chicakasaw Tribe No 32 read a letter from Great Sachem T J Mitchell praising local Red Men for harmonious cooperation at the state conclave held last week. Mitchell called the session the most harmonious in 32 years and sent letters to be shared with the local membership.
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S. D. Clapp
T. J. Mitchell
Redisville
Mitchell
Labor Group Urges Sunday Beer Sale Repeal Vote
The Virginia State Federation of Labor, by 62 to 32, urged the state alcohol board to rescind its ban on Sunday beer sales. A. G. Godwin J. E. Moore of Brewer Workers Local 188 Norfolk EB Pickler of Norfolk Central Labor Union led the proposal amid debate.
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Lynchburg
Virginia State Federation of Labor
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
A. G. Godwin
J. EB. Moore
Brewer Workers Local 188
Norfolk
EB. L. Pickler
Norfolk Central Labor Union
Girls 19 Too Old to Work Declared in Singapore Appeal
In Singapore Malaya the appeal court heard that Chinese girls of 19 are considered marriageable and should not be kept in service in stores. Forcing such a girl to work would amount to being put on show and could harm her prospects.
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Singapore
Malaya
Dr Jean Piccard Aims Two Mile Stratosphere Ascent
Scientist Dr Jean Piccard plans a June ascent to the stratosphere using 80 small balloons to provide lift. The mission targets a two mile altitude with balloon power.
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Jean Piccard
Dunlap Seeks Full Restoring of Parkway Aid
Raleigh May 18 Chairman Frank L Dunlap of the State Highway and Public Works Commission believes the 5 000 000 appropriation for the Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace parkways will be restored with at least 4 500 000 for the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia He cites North Carolina delegation support and says Tennessee diversion talks lack authentic evidence and the parkway project should proceed as planned to aid western North Carolina farmers and workers.
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Sir Walter Hotel
J. ©. Baskerwill
Raleigh
Frank L. Dunlap
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Blue Ridge and
Natchez Race
Department of the Interior
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina
Virginia
Dunlap
Tennessee
Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
R. L. Doughton
Roosevelt
Doughton
Longest-serving Supreme Court justice Van Devanter noted
The piece reviews Justice Van Devanter's record 26 years on the bench and contrasts it with longer tenures like Field's 34 years and Chief Justice Marshall's era. It reflects on his alignment with administration positions, several key 1930s rulings, and potential shifts if different views had prevailed.
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Associated Press
Administration
van Devanter
Roosevelt
New York
Washington State
High Court
Justice Field
John Marshall
Second Wife Is Taken By Flier
Chicago May 18 James J. Jimmy Mattern the aviator married Dorothy Harvey a brunette show girl and model one day after his divorce from Mrs Della M Mattern The transAtlantic flyer who twice tried to circle the globe wed the new bride in a brief ceremony announced today
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Chicago
James J
Jimmy) Mattern
Mra
Della M. Mattern
Globe
Dorothy Harvey
Mobile Bryukhovetsky Store Serves Field Collectives
A store on wheels carrying groceries soft drinks bread toilet articles medicines and crockery has been equipped by the Bryukhovetsky village store in the Azov Black Sea Territory of Russia to serve collective farmers while in the fields.
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Bryukhovetsky
Azov-Black Sea
Russia
North Carolina Parkway Route Stance Amid funding push
Dunlap urged securing the new appropriation to continue the parkway project before debating its route. He expected President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes to require the route to stay as surveyed in North Carolina, where mountains and the most scenic alignment lie.
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North Carolina
Dunlap
Roosevelt
Ickes
Newspapers Protecting Democracy in Southern Meeting
May 18 report from Hot Springs Arkansas highlights Giles J. Patterson of Jacksonville Florida urging independence of the judiciary and press as bulwarks against rule by temporary majorities in American democracy. He warns against centralized government and notes danger to liberty when majorities tyrannize minorities.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Giles J. Patterson
Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Patterson
National Committee On Cooperation Between Press and
Bar
Association
America
Premier seeks united front in wartime recruitment drive
A report notes 1,700 volunteers enlisted in ten months with Premier urging a united front. Most volunteers had no prior military experience. a minority included professional pilots, technicians, and a few soldiers of fortune.
Franco insurgents claim Basque defense at Amorebieta toppled
General Franco's forces announced they had completely dominated Amorebieta's Basque defense and were pushing toward Bilbao five miles away. Reported insurgent columns moved down hillsides toward the city as they massed for an assault on Bilbao's remaining lines.
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Hendaye
Franco
Tts
Amorebieta
Bilbao
Cotton Converters Favor Regulation
WASHINGTON May 1 W W P Fickett president of the Textile Fabrics association told a house labor subcommittee a great majority of the cotton converters favor federal regulation of the textile industry He said the industry transforms cotton textiles into usable garments and fabrics converting between 60 and 60 percent of all cotton goods with an annual value around 600 million dollars The Ellenbogen textile bill is under study by the committee.
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Washington
W. P. Fickett
The
Textile Fabrics Association
House
Chicago Produce Butter Busy Market Report
Chicago May 16 AP butter prices steady with 16 485 loads reported. Quotations show 33 473 case equivalents for extra firsts local 21 and 2149 for fresh graded fire to local 2044. Current receipts 1944 and storage packed extras 22 percent with storage packed firsts at 224 percent.
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Chicago
Cardui Promised To Ease Menstrual Pain For Women
The advertisement urges women to try Cardui for monthly pains and claims it eased menstrual discomfort in many cases. It also says Cardui can boost appetite and digestion when malnutrition reduces strength, building natural resistance to suffering.
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