Weather Summary for North and South Carolina
North Carolina generally fair to night and Thursday with slightly cooler conditions. South Carolina similar with cooler trends in the north central portion tonight. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville are moderate southwest and west, becoming variable in southern areas and northeast in north and central districts. Overnight overcast conditions are expected with Thursday showing continued fair skies.
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North Carolina
Caroline
Hatteras
Jacksonville
TVA Decision to Be Appealed
Georgia Power Company asks Supreme Court to overturn a TVA ruling denying dismissal of parallel litigation. The Georgia case is broader and would duplicate trials, prejudicing petitioner and delaying justice under concurrent jurisdiction.
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TVA
Power Company
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Georgia
Georgia Power Company
Guilford County Realty Transfers In Brief
Guilford County real estate transfers include Homestead Realty to R G Brown and wife for a tract in Fairmont park valued at 10 dollars. A York, trustee, to Bernice Kennedy on the High Point Thomasville road for 25 dollars. General Realty to P P Motsinger, nine lots in Wall subdivision and two on Martin street for 10 dollars. transfers in Greene Township and Monroe Township noted with a Crowe mortgage of 300 dollars.
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Homestead Realty Company
R. G. Brown
Fairmont Park
Mattie L. Crowe
Doggett
Civil War Horrors Told by Refugees
Refugees recount insurgent movements after Basques fled, noting delays before occupation. The account highlights humanitarian toll and displacement amid advancing violence.
Franco's Bombers Return in Bilbao Offensive
Insurgent General Franco renewed air attacks on Bilbao from Amorebieta as Spanish frontier fighting intensified. Large bombers operated under clear skies, shuttling between their base and bombardment sites while frontline fortifications faced the assault.
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Hendaye
Franco
Bilbao
Amorebieta
Optimistic Mind of Children Inspires Their Parents
Olive Roberts Barton argues children embody philosophy and resilience, noting their happiness under normal conditions despite illness or poverty. She urges parents to listen, share realities sparingly, and learn from children who live in the moment and adjust to circumstances, becoming our real philosophers.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Johnny
Mother Goose
Bridge
Junior
NEA Service, Inc
Defendants File Answer To Suit For Damages Of 5000
Greensboro May 19 Special Fred R Blaylock and M W Blalock of High Point filed their answer to a cross complaint in Guilford Superior court in a case by Norma Osborne to recover 5000. B C Royal of High Point is co defendant. The suit says injuries from a car collision near Greensboro on December 25 1936. Royal is accused of reckless driving and Blaylocks seek 450 for property damage.
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Greensboro
Fred R. Blaylock
M. W. Blalock
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
B. C. Royal
Royal
Blalocks
Norma Osborne
BE. N. Osborne
Fred Blalock
Royals
Lions leaders to speak at NC Workers for the Blind meeting
Victor J. Ashbaugh of Durham district governor of Lions International and George E. Lineberry superintendent for the State School for the Blind will be principal speakers at the North Carolina Association of Workers for the Blind annual meeting in Raleigh Friday and Saturday.
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Raleigh
Victor J. Ashbaugh
Durham
The
Lions International
George E. Lineberry
State School For the Blind
North Carolina Association of Workers For the Blind
Flying boat crashes near Antibes killing seven
A four motor flying boat for the South Atlantic mail service exploded and went down off Antibes France killing all seven aboard. The bodies of six victims were recovered, with the pilot and one mechanic still missing.
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Antibes
France
Here
Roosevelt vetoes bill for 5 million World Fair funds
President Roosevelt vetoed today a bill that would appropriate five million dollars for federal participation in the World Fair planned for New York in 1939.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Strike Closes Studebaker Plant in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on May 19 most Studebaker divisions shut down as several thousand union workers refused to work. Non union employees were present, and their presence was cited as the cause of the stoppage.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Pirandello Achieves Nobel Prize Recognition Later Life
Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello, who began writing plays after age sixty, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at age seventy six, marking a late but celebrated peak in his career.
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Luigi Pirandello
Further Losses Hit Stock Market in Mixed Trade
New York May 19 brokers reported a standoffish mood as the stock market drifted lower after mild offerings. Oils and coppers showed resistance while farm shares and some rails held firm amid strikes and debate over the administration's court proposal and a potential wage and hour bill.
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New York
Supreme Court
Odd Fellows To Elect Officers In North Carolina Grand Lodge
Wilmington May 19. Reports of committees and elections of officers highlight the annual sessions of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and the North Carolina Rebekahs. About 300 delegates attend after opening yesterday with executive meetings and a sight seeing tour.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
North Carolina
Adult Education Dramatized in Raleigh WPA Program
In Raleigh on Friday a WPA education program will dramatize adult education with 2 000 white and 1 000 Negro students. Governor Hoey state WPA official George W W Coan Jr Mrs E B McKee state senator Sylvia and state education director Elizabeth Morris will attend the meeting.
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Raleigh
WPA
Hoey
George W.W. Coan, Jr
EB. L. McKee
Sylvia
Elizabeth ©. Morris
Central Government to Convert Kuling Into Summer Capital
The Chinese Central Government plans to transform Kuling a mountain resort near Kirkland into its summer capital, including a funicular railway a government hotel for 1800 guests and extensive lighting water and drainage infrastructure.
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Kuling
Kirkland
Cuckoo Young Hatch Slow Yet Gain Nest Advantage
Young cuckoos hatch slower than most birds but gain an edge in the nest. They push out the rightful hatchling to secure more food from the foster mother, demonstrating a risky strategy to dominate the brood.
Obscure Texan Feature Noted In Brief Muddle
A fragment from a Texas page notes about 650 individuals or units related to a local feature. Details are unclear but the item hints at a small population count or attendance figure tied to a place or event.
Red Light Stops Runaway Horse in New York Street Chase
OWBGA New York May 19 A runaway horse escaped its owner and dashed down Main Street when a traffic light turned red Police Chief War Sibley chased the animal and grabbed it before the light turned green The horse skidded to a stop and crouched on its haunches the chief said the horse proved smart
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N. Y
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Appointment urged for court vacancy in Roosevelt plan
Senate discussion centers on a potential Supreme Court expansion with up to 15 justices under a Roosevelt bill. Senator Logan advocates a yearly one-seat addition past age 75, narrowing back to nine as older justices retire. Robinson's stance remains central to unfolding negotiations.
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Senate
Roosevelt Court
Judiciary Committee
Logan
D-Ky
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Roosevelt
Wingfield Taken by Officers on Forgery Charge
J. L. Wingfield was arrested at the bus station amid forgery accusations. He allegedly stole two $10 checks from R. L. Ingram and forged the proprietor’s signature. one check was cashed at Eagle Sandwich Shop and the other at a Salisbury hotel. A witness identified him, bond set at $1,000.
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R. L. Ingram
Ingrams
Mr. Ingram
Eagle Sandwich Shop
High Point
Salisbury
Ingram
Wingfield
Publishers Now Talking Shop in Hot Springs Convention
The Southern Newspaper Publishers association held its annual convention in Hot Springs Arkansas with sessions on business editorial and news labor circulation and mechanical issues. Ted Dealey of the Dallas News Journal was elected president, succeeding James B. Chappell of the Birmingham News and Age Herald, who became chairman of the board. W C Johnson of the Chattanooga News was re elected secretary.
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Ark
Shop Talk
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Ted Dealey
Dallas
Texas
News-Journal
James EB. Chappell
Birmingham
Ala
News and Age Herald
Chappell
W. C. Johnson
Chattanooga (Tenn
News
Propeller Theory Eliminated In Zep Crash Probe
In Lakehurst New Jersey on May 19 an expert testified that none of the Hindenburg's four propellers showed signs of breaking in flight. Frank W Caldwell of Hartford Conn dismissed the broken blade theory as improbable and said the wreck likely began with other causes, noting 36 deaths from the May 6 disaster.
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Lakehurst
N. J
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Hartford
Charge Mills Violating Act in North Carolina Labor Fight
The TWOC accuses Lumberton area mill leaders of firing and intimidation to thwart union organizing. A car window and a home were attacked as Myles Horton and other organizers pushed for union activity at a 600-employee mill. Roy R. Lawrence says Manning and Sutton were discharged for organizing.
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R. F. Strickland
Selma
C. H. Manning
Lumberton
Frank Sutton
Sutton
Myles Horton
TWOC
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Roy R. Lawrence
Carolinas
Chester H. Manning
Lumberton Organizing Committee
Manning
Red Cross Gives First Aid Course in High Point
Dr. B. T. Harrison of High Point is authorized by the Washington office to conduct a first aid course for instructors in the area. Assisted by Miss Sydney Brame Frank Sizemore Jr and Bunn W Hackney Jr the program welcomes coaches teachers and college students.
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B. T. Harrison
High Point
American Red Cross
Washington
Annette D. Coltrane
Red Cross
Dr. Harrison
Sydney Brame
High Point College
Frank Sizemore
Bunn W. Hackney
Bill Signed to Fund Forest Service Reforestation
Washington May 18 President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing an annual federal forest service expenditure of 2 500 000 dollars to aid individual farmers in reforesting their lands.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Forest Service
Last Obstacle to Windsor and Warfield Marriage Cleared
The Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wal lis Warfield move toward a June 3 wedding after the French justice ministry grants an extraordinary dispensation. A civil ceremony is planned at the Chateau de Cande with no publication of banns and no removal of marriage registers, a process described as costing Windsor nothing.
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Timmons Jr. Qualifies as Administrator of Mother's Estate
Charles M. Timmons Jr. of 600 Hillcrest Drive High Point today qualified as administrator of the estate of his mother Annice W. Timmons who died May 11. He and his father Charles M. Timmons of Charlotte are the only heirs. No value estimate was filed.
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Charles M. Timmons, Jr
Hillcrest Drive
High Point
Annice W. Timmons
Charles M. Timmons
Charlotte
Haizlip Named Administrator Of High Point Estate
Louis Haizlip of 221 Vail Street High Point qualified as administrator of the estate of Sarah Flake of High Point who died June 4 1935. The estate includes $450 in real property and the husband Sam Haizlip of 804 East High Street High Point is named as the sole heir.
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Greensboro
Louis Haizlip
Vail Street
High Point
Sarah Flake
Sam Haizlip
East High Street
Three Act Mystery Play To Aid Children's Home
The Methodist Protestant Children's Home presents a three act mystery play Friday at 8 PM in the Junior high auditorium to raise funds for a gymnasium. The cast of seven boys and four girls stars in Before Morning by Edna and Edward P. Riley, directed by Mrs. A. G. Dixon. Admission is charged and the public is invited.
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Edna
Edward P. Riley
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Gordon Files Answer To Action In Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro resident T W Gordon filed his answer in Guilford Superior Court to a $30 000 personal injury suit by James F Gibson through his next friend John W Gibson arising from a May 7 1936 accident at the intersection of highways 10 and 10A near High Point The defendant contends Gibson was injured due to his own negligence while playing ball at the time of the crash.
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Greensboro
T. W. Gordon
Guilford Superior Court
James F. Gibson
John W. Gibson
High Point
James F. Gordon
Wilmington Passes Up Labor Meeting
Wilmington officials announced the Wilmington Central Labor Union will not invite the State Federation of Labor to hold its annual convention here this summer. The move follows a split in the state federation with Asheville withdrawing its invitation and Roy R. Lawrence, now aligned with CIO rival John Lewis, shaping the dispute. Local president Thomas L. Briggs said the union will not take a side in the state fight.
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Wilmington
State Federation of Labor
Wilmington Central Labor Union
Asheville
Roy R. Lawrence
John Lewis
CIO
Thomas L. Briggs
Quadruplets Born Near PortER Northwestern Oklahoma
Quadruplets were born to Mr and Mrs William Mullins at their home near Porter 20 miles northwest of Muskogee Oklahoma. One girl died shortly after birth. The remaining three children two boys and a girl were taken to a hospital in Muskogee and placed in an incubator.
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Muskogee
Okla
William Mullins
Porter
Here
British Dolius Lifts Scrap Cargo to Far East
SCRAP IRON CARGO Morehead City May 19. Already carrying 3,009 tone of scrap metal lifted at Newport News Va the British ship Dolius took on more cargo here today Bound for the Far East she is the sixth and largest vessel to left scrap at the port.
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Morehread City
Newport News
Dolius
Far East
Earthquakes Strike Quietly Far Off Ocean Floor
A severe first rank quake happens roughly every 18 days beneath the ocean, typically out of sight. The activity suggests ongoing seismic energy release far offshore and may influence nearby tectonic regions.
Baby killed by three year old in New York incident
Three month old Dolores Vin died after alleged assault by her brother Noel aged 3. Police say the child admitted striking his sister with a toy airplane and a toy truck during a moment of jealousy or playfulness.
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New York
Dolores Vin
Noel
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