Why Not? Morgan Demands TVA Files in Malfeasance Case
Arthur E. Morgan asks for TVA files to prepare data supporting charges against remaining directors. A senatorial committee signaled approval, and TVA seems inclined to yield. The dispute centers on whether public records should reveal possible malfeasance or be kept private in a politically charged fight.
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Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Morgan
Dr. Morgan
America
Dr.organ
Tennessee
General Goethals
Panama Canal
Pepper for White House boosts and Southern delegation plea
An Associated Press dispatch notes Pepper, Florida Democrat and New Deal supporter, won a six year term and faces a push for a 100 percent southern delegation to the Democratic national convention. It questions Northern support and notes Bailey of North Carolina could gain if named for the national ticket. The piece observes the political mix and the lingering Pepper prospects.
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Pepper
White House
A Pioneer Opens a High Point Industrial Venture
A. Julius E. Marsh was given the chance to establish a business in High Point and for more than twenty five years expanded it into a significant part of the area’s industrial community. His vision and perseverance propelled growth and lasting impact.
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Julius E. Marsh
High Point
Marsh Pioneer Of Industry And Farm Life Remembered
Julius E. Marsh known as Jule for his cheerful manner helped place Marsh name across America through a useful household product. He loved country life, spent his last hours near his boyhood farm, and played a significant part in the city as a manufacturer and civic figure. Dr Cameron reports cotton cellulose progress yielding alpha cellulose for versatile uses from viscose sponges to door handles and rayon products, promising new economic life for the South.
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Ence
Mr. Marsh
Marsh
America
Jule
Julius E. Marsh
Cameron
Nicholas Dockery
Rockingham
Dr. Cameron
South
Pennsylvania primary signals Republican strength and Democratic rifts
The piece argues Republicans view the Pennsylvania primary as a party victory that could presage a fall showing while implying a rift in the Democratic camp. It notes John L. Lewis United Mine Workers may complicate Pennsylvania Democratic unity, and suggests party cohesion could influence national outlooks in upcoming elections.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Legion of
C.i.c.united Mine Workers
Lewis
A Fine Dream of Cotton Replacement by 1930s Wheat
Dr. Frank K. Cameron of the UNC chemistry department envisions a future where cotton fields resemble wheat when harvested like hay. He, former head of the USDA Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, asks what will sustain Southern farmers if cotton can no longer be grown under present conditions. He believes a decade may bring change.
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Frank K. Cameron
Chemistry Department
University of North Carolina
Cameron
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
Sleepless Inventor of Montclair Keeps Patents Rolling
Carleton Ellis of Montclair New Jersey has not slept for years except during occasional dreams that spark new ideas. With 700 patents to his name and two more monthly, he built wealth through inventions from dog biscuits to smudge free ink and a tube and tank oil cracking process. He warns inventors that wealth requires relentless work and enduring sleepless nights. He notes his age limits him to about sixteen hours of work daily as he nears retirement.
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Montclair
New Jersey
Carleton Ellis
Thomas Edison
John O'Connor
Mr. Ellis
Standard Oil
Ellis
Reading as daily tool could erase college faculties says Ham
President Roswell G. Ham of Mount Holyoke College argues that universal literacy and book use would render collegiate faculties unnecessary without harming society.
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Roswell G. Ham
Mount Holyoke College
Vegetables Inspire Shifting Love From People
A reflective note from Dean Chester B. Emerson of Trinity Cathedral Cleveland observes how affection for vegetables has become a modern expression of personal taste and sentiment, marking a shift from traditional categories of preference.
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Dean Chester B. Emerson
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland
Panay veteran laments fate of Orient exposure
Lieut. A. F. Anders, once aboard the gunboat Panay bombed by Japan, declares that if he never sees the Orient again it will be too soon. The remark reflects wartime sentiment amid Pacific theater memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
A. F. Anders
Panay
Faces About Town in the Ambassador Foyer and Beyond
Social notes feature Tilly Losch chatting with Ambassador Wang in the foyer, Ezio Pinza humming at Leone's, Claudette Colbert on the Plaza stairs, Georgette Cohan visiting her father at the Alvin, Otis Skinner strolling uptown, Richard Arlen getting boots shined near St. Bartholomew's, Judge Murray Hulbert dancing with his bride in Havana Madrid, Max Schmeling greeting a U.S.-naturalized fan in Law, and Harry Brand en route to London with Zanuck. Also: amusing items about Enoch Light and Shep Fields in a theater, plus a quip about luck and misfortune.
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Tilly Losch
Ambassador Wang
China
Ezio Pinza
Leone
Claudette Colbert
Plaza
Georgette Cohan
Alvin Theatre
Otis Skinner
Central Park West
Richard Arlen
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Avenue
Murray Hulbert
Rhumba
Havana-Madrid
Max Schmeling
Maedchen
United States
Harry Brand
Hollywood
London
D. Zanuck
Harry
New York Novelette of a Chorus Girl and a Recession
A chorus girl rises in Broadway society after a rich realtor funds her life style. When business slows he becomes a waiter at a swank club. She, now a high-society customer, secretly tips him twenty dollars at his station and they remain linked by past favors.
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New York
Spring In The Park Big Town With Sleeves Rolled Up
Observations portray a fogbound Empire State edifice and Rockettes triumph at Radio City. Central Park at night feels hushed like crushed grapes while a Grand Central fortune reader penny-pours a risky future. A blind newsdealer, expert checker, and discouraged showgirls roam offices seeking steadiness. A youth shows etchings at the Museum of Art as a risqué book peddler hawks his line. A Sunday spring afternoon in the Park shows New York’s restless, working mood.
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Empire State
Radio City Music Hall
Central Park
Grand Central
Museum of Art
Risgay
New York Nightlife Snippets and Show Biz Snaps
A collage of glossy notes on May broadcasts and club scenes. Loretta Lee on Ben Bernie, DeLange’s new crew at Forest Hills Show Bar, Cotton Club’s Peter Sisters, Arthur Mapes rendezvous in Madison, Russ Morgan’s Bewildered, plus sharp digs at editorial stabs on anthem modernizing.
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New
Guide to the Shows in a Night of Entertainments
The page surveys several productions with playful taglines and mentions performances. Pins and Needles keeps audiences laughing while I'd Rather Be Right remains strong under Cohan influence. Whiteoaks features Ethel Barrymore and Ed Wynn headlines. Our Town is hailed as the winner among crowd-pleasers. Golden Boy highlights Odets and a sharp sting in the lineup.
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Cohan
Bali
Whiteoaks
Ethel Barrymore
Ray
Ed Wynn
Our Town
The
Odets
His
Primary voting deadline and local events this week
Voters in the June 2 primary must register by sunset tonight. May clinics are underway in schools for new children with many registrations at the YMCA for the fourth annual swimming week. Guilford College commencement is June 25 with Dr. Louis Poteat delivering the address on June 5. City council reviews applications for city manager after P. P. Pilcher's resignation to Salisbury. Mr and Mrs Jack Grubb travel to Atlanta for a week and Holt McPherson returns home for the weekend from UNC.
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Y.M.C.A
Guilford College
Louis Poteat
Wake Forest College
P. P. Pilcher
Salisbury
Lawrence on trial wounds self in jail slashing throat
W Herbert Lawrence of Durham on trial for his life at Pittsboro slashed his throat in his Chatham county jail cell this morning. He is alleged to be the slayer of Mrs Annie Terry a dress maker of Durham. President Coolidge spoke at Phillips Academy Andover Mass praising education and quoting founder Samuel Phillips on rescuing American youth from unsound doctrines.
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W. Herbert Lawrence
Durham
Pittsboro
Chatham County
Annie Terry
Cooliidge
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Samuel Phillips
Academy
Guilford County to Lay Cornerstone for New Courthouse
Twenty years ago Guilford County began the process of building a modern half million dollar courthouse in Greensboro. The site near High Point was selected by Commissioner W. C. Jones, praised for his care and skill. The project is hailed as a milestone for the county and a credit to its growth.
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Guilford
Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
High Point
W. C. Jones
Jones
Pier rescue tainted by harbor life around Counties Slip
May 19 New York story recalls a perilous evening when a police man a fireman and a lawyer leapt into the harbor to save a derelict from a pier at Counties Slip. They were pulled clear by a police launch line as tides swept them seaward amid a crowded barge colony. The piece widens to describe Coenties Slip and a harbor crowded with old scows and barges lashed together, a barge village with families living aboard and makeshift gardens, curtains, and clotheslines in the spring breeze.
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New York
Counties Slip
Coenties Slip
Eve
Pierside Brawny Drunk Nearly Falls In Water Incident
A man in his thirties, drinking liquor bought for a quarter along the Bowery, leans toward the pier and risks a plunge. A Trish police officer stops him, pulls him back, and questions the danger of drowning others as he condemns the behavior.
O O M Letters Hint North American Motor Trip
Postcard dated August 1936 shows O. O. M. planning a motor journey through New England after delaying a trip to Europa. Despite reservations for Tuesday and returning, he intended to stay in touch from the house and pursue the New England route.
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Charlie
Europa
New England
Irvin Cobbe and Mrs Bean Scene at Paducah Street Stunt
In Paducah Kentucky Mrs L V Bean, wife of the city manager, and an observer recount a local street scene featuring an old Negro man with a sign reading Oh Oh Dont hit me Ive ridden Miles and made 20000 Stops in Months and Im Tired The moment captures a quirky urban moment from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Cobbe
L. V. Bean
Paducah
Artist Bert Freeman Sketches in Window for Pay
Bert Freeman, a young artist, sits in an art supply store on West 43rd Street, sketches passersby for a quarter. He has studied with masters and says he must work to get ahead, noting many refuse jobs for higher pay despite ability. He praises Freeman and his pursuit of work.
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Bert Freeman
Lilacs and memories of school days in a porch note
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Lilacs at school, girls with big bunches, writer Isaac Marcosson tied to zines, a stuttering moment cured by a speech teacher. Edgar Lee Masters, River poet, is noted for prolific work. A line about a perfume of apples stored with dead leaves ends the snippet.
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Isaac Marcosson
Edgar Lee Masters
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Cosee
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EB. Katz
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Ronald
Dale Carnegie
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Daily Mirror, Inc
Enoch Light
Shep Fields
Fields
Queen Mary
New Yorker
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Snow White
Social Security Age
Tommy Lyman
the Waldorf
Starlight
Bill Bertolotti
Paradise
Versailles
Casa Manana
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Jack Grubb
Atlanta
Holt McPherson
Charles B. Driscoll
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