Governor hopeful Sandy Graham speaks to business club
Lieutenant-Governor A H Sandy Graham addressed the American Business Club dinner in Greensboro, advocating active business interest in politics and praising textile leadership while urging fair treatment for industry and social security benefits for North Carolina.
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American Business Club
A. H. ‘Sandy’ Graham
Hillsboro
North Carolina
Elwood Hotel
Graham
I. Thurman Mann
Greensboro
FE. D. Kuykendall, Jr
Guilford
Men Lose Tempers Now Lose Freedom in Buncombe
Three Buncombe county men Frank Rice Hubert Davis and N A Harris were sentenced to 15 to 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to attempted arson and assault with deadly weapons. The defendants said Pink Evans a 61 year old farmer refused to help pull their car from a ditch and the attack followed, including damaging the Evans home with rocks and sticks in the Big I area on Easter Sunday.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
Pink Evans
Farmer
Frank Rice
Hubert Davis
N. A. Harris
Evans
Trinity Graduates Readied For Commencement Activities
Trinity Township announces a five day commencement plan beginning May 21 with senior class night, May 22 declamation and recitation contests, May 24 annual commencement sermon by Rev Luther Gobbel, May 25 graduation address by Santford L. Martin, and a May 25 evening play marking the 104th year of the school and 45th since the college moved to Durham.
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Trinity
A. R. Bullock
Trinity Township Consolidated Schools
Doak Finch
Luther L. Gobbel
D. D
Greensboro College For Women
Santford L. Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
Trinity High School
Durham
Prominent Local Figures Endorse School Tax Boost
J E Millis and W H Slane back the supplementary school tax saying it benefits the community through its children. Millis plans an absent vote next week and hopes his is the first cast for the schools. Civic leaders R T Amos and I Paul Ingle joined the endorsements as public opposition has yet to surface.
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R. T. Amos
I. Paul Ingle
Firestorm at House After Attack with Missiles
A violent assault used wood fragments and missiles to break a bolted door smash windows and wreck furniture. The attackers drove the family into the attic and set fire to the house causing extensive damage and fear.
Civil action over hit and run death seeks damages
Jurors in the case of R M Burchfield administrator vs Bascom Lassiter began deliberations at 2 pm to decide if the plaintiff may recover from the defendants. Mildred Burchfield, 12, was killed when struck by a hit and run driver on North Main Street. Bascom Lassiter surrendered to police. he was tried for manslaughter in criminal court and sentenced to the county farm. Plaintiff seeks 20000 dollars actual damages. punitive damages of 5000 dollars are not at issue. Judge Teague charged the jury before noon recess. deliberations resumed after lunch.
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R. M. Burchfield
Mildred Burchfield
B. F. Lassiter
Bascom Lassiter
Thomasville
Burchfield
North Main Street
Young Lassiter
Lewis E. Teague
Opening Address by Dr J C Williams at General Conference
Delegates from 21 states and Japan attend the opening morning session as Dr J C Williams delivers the opening address. A communion service follows with Dr Broomfield assisting and remarks by Drs Andrews Sexemith Hawley.
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States
Japan
Williams
Broomfield
R. M. Andrews
North Carolina
BE. A. Sexemith
Maryland
J. W. Hawley
Pittsburgh
Board of Missions
Board of Christian Education
George W. Brown
American Bible Society
Jesse M. Bader
Federal Council of Churches
Dev. A. Norman Ward
B. A. Brooks
L. W. Gerringer
Thomas A. Murray
Tinkling Tunes and Shirley Temple Shine in Captain January
Shirley Temple stars in Captain January at the Paramount with three Lew Pollack tunes. Buddy Ebsen partners her in dances as Kibbee and Summerville help Shirley evade Sara Haden in a sea chase ending happily.
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Shirley
Shirley Temple
Captain January
Paramount Theatre
Lew Pollack
Buddy Ebsen
Zeigfield Follies
Sensation
Guy Kibbee
Slim Summerville
Kibbee
Sara Haden
Slim
Miss Haden
Leadership Training and Lay Service in Methodist Protestant Church
Dr Knapp addresses leadership training stressing church duties to guide every person to Christian life and a Christian social order. He cites inter denominational cooperation and strong curriculum as key factors. About 200 attendees join sessions with Rev Gibbs of Pittsburgh leading discussions across 15 states on diplomas and training requirements.
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C. B. Forlines
Weatminster Theological Seminary
F. L. Knapp
Chicago
International Council of Religious Education
R. C. Tolbert
Ohio Conference Council of Religious Education
R. F. Day
Inwood
N. J
Eastern Methodist Protestant Conference
Forlines
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Knapp
Beat
F. L. Gibbs
Pittsburgh
Methodist Prostant Church
Medieval French Ladies Use Poets in Periodical Contests
During the Middle Ages French noblewomen employed their own poets and submitted verses to periodic poetry contests, engaging in organized literary competition and public display of skill.
Wholesale Arrests Mark Cotton Strike in Arkansas
In Arkansas the eastern counties report a cotton workers strike with wholesale arrests. At Earle 35 farm hands jailed for vagrancy after leaving fields. Barle planter notes eight sharecroppers refused to work fearing gunfire. Authorities claim work continues with ample labor despite detentions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Earle
Ark
South Tenant Farmers’ Union
Barle
Crittenden, Cross
St. Francis
Mooresville Man Heads Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Frank B. Freeze of Mooresville was elected grand master of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at the 93rd annual meeting in Greensboro. Wilmington was chosen as the 1937 meeting place as final business closed for both the Odd Fellows and the Rebekah state assembly.
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Greensboro
Frank B. Freeze
Mooresville
North Carolina
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wilmington
Odd Fellows
Rebekah State Assembly
The
Disease rise seen in state with multiple illnesses reported
North Carolina epidemiology notes week of May 20 shows higher chickenpox 79 cases, measles 47, and whooping cough 24 versus prior week, while typhoid fever remains low at 4. Diphtheria and scarlet fever fall, one smallpox case is recorded along with eight meningitis and one infantile paralysis.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Democratic Gubernatorial Campaigns Reach Piedmont Region
In Raleigh May 20 three of four Democratic gubernatorial candidates campaigned in the Piedmont area while Clyde R Hoey moved to Elisabeth town and Wilmington. Sandy Graham visited Statesville John A McRae spoke in Hickory and Newton Ralph W Me eg in Burnville and Salisbury. Seven speeches were listed. Senatorial race saw David L Strain go to Greensboro William H Griffin visit Monroe and Charlotte R T Fountain did organizing after a speech and Senator J W Batley attended from Washington.
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Raleigh
Piedmont
Clyde R. Hoey
Elisabethtown
Wilmington
Sandy Graham
Statesville
John A. McRae
Hickory
Newton
Ralph W. Meeg
Burneville
Salisary
David L. Strain
Greensboro
William H. Griffin
Monroe
Charlotte
R. T. Fountain
Blind Student Ties In State Math Meet
A totally blind high school student, Ralph Garner of the State School for the Blind Raleigh, tied for third with Wilbur Fulton of Richard J. Reynolds Winston-Salem in the 11th annual statewide high school mathematics contest. William Pratt Durham High School won first and Rufus Allison Central High Charlotte second.
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Chapel Hill
Ralph Garner
State School For the Blind
Raleigh
Wilbur Fulton
Richard J. Reynolds High School
Winston-Salem
B. R. Rankin
Archibald Henderson
William Pratt
Durham High School
Rufus Allison
Central High School
Charlotte
Fulton
Henderson
Cummings to Probe WPA Labor Dispute
Asheville report says Attorney General Homer Cummings will visit Madisonville Tennessee Friday to discuss a WPA labor dispute tied to the killing of Asheville contractor David W. McFadden. McFadden’s bullet riddled car was found on a detour road after a road riot near Madisonville. Deputy Sheriff Emmett Gaddis was shot on Christmas Eve and McFadden faced earlier indictment.
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Asheville
R. Beecher Witt
Polk County
Tenn
Homer
Cummings
Madisonville
David W. McFadden
Mcadden
Emmett Gaddis
McFadden
District Heads For B and L Announced
Frederick Willetts, president of the North Carolina Building and Loan league, announced appointments of district presidents. First district J. G. Dunn of New Bern. second I J Dowdy Jr of Rocky Mount. third G Bellamy of Wilmington. fourth W M Stonebanks of Raleigh. fifth D B Angel of Winaston Salem. sixth W F Haywood of Mt. Gilead. seventh A F Goodman of Concord. eighth J B Williams of North Wilkesboro. ninth J L Suttle of Shelby. tenth G B Howard of Spindale.
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Wilmington
Frederick Willetts
North Carolina Building and Loan League
J. G. Dunn
New Bern
J. Dowdy, Jr
Rocky Mount
G. Bellamy
W. M. Stonebanks
Raleigh
D. B. Angel
Winaston-Salem
W. F. Haywood
Mt. Gilead
A. F. Goodman
Concord
J. B. Wiliams
North Wilkesboro
J. L. Suttle
Shelby
G. B. Howard
Spindale
Noted Sculptor to Speak In Twin City
Lorado Taft, noted American sculptor, arrived in Winston-Salem to speak Thursday night at the annual childhood and youth conference. He is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Raymon A. Smith, during the visit.
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Winston-Salem
Lorado Taft
Raymon A. Smith
Olive Vitamin A Content Highlighted by Agriculture Dept
The U S Department of Agriculture notes that both ripe and green olives are rich in vitamin A, emphasizing their nutritional value as a source of this nutrient.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Suffolk man carries $1000 policy on burned ham
D. D. Gwaltney of Suffolk Pennsylvania reports a $1000 life insurance policy covering a 2 year old ham kept in a fireproof safe after a fire incident.
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D. D. Gwaltney
Suffolk
Drop Seamless Hoss Pact As Only 66% Sign Agreemen
New York May 20 The National Association of Manufacturers says 66 percent of women’s seamless hosiery makers signed the voluntary code on wages and hours but far fewer than desired agreed to full terms. Only 22 percent had previously agreed, prompting the association to drop further efforts and keep current standards in place.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
High Point
Lowing Committee
Manusturers
James J. Griffith
Vance Knitting R
Thedustry
Thief Snatches Purse From Sunday School Worker
Miss Mary Alice Jones chased a thief through an eight story building after he grabbed her $700 purse meant for a trip to a world Sunday school convention in Oslo Norway. She recovered the purse on the seventh floor after the thief mistakenly claimed he dropped it there.
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Mary Alice Jones
Oslo
Norway
Herriot Urged To Accept Post In New French Cabinet
Paris May 20 Leon Blum premier desig nate of the incoming leftist government urged Edouard Herriot three hours last night to accept the foreign affairs portfolio. Herriot thrice premier weighed the offer and deferred a final decision though sources described him as reluctant to take the post.
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Paris
Edouard Herriot
France
Leon Blum
League of Nations
Blum
Socialist Party
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
One Killed Six Hurt In Seaplane Crash
A seven passenger Stanley Boynton seaplane crashed into Penobscot Bay off Rockland Maine killing passenger William Montgomery 68 who remained trapped in the cabin after the craft dropped from 100 feet. Six other passengers were rescued.
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Rockland
Stanley Boynton Flying Service
Penobscot Bay
William Montgomery
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago May 20 U S Dept of Agriculture
Potatoes on track 223 total US shipments 519 new stock with California stock firm and demand slow at higher prices. Old stock strong with light supplies and good demand. Prices listed for UB No 1 Alabama Louisiana Texas California white rose and russet varieties across several states.
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Chicago
U. S
California
White Rose USA
Idaho
High Point Men Speak At Meetil High Point
Winston Salem May 20 Rotarians gathered for the district convention with inspirational addresses. Dr Jes J Smith Roanoke president outlined objectives and responsibilities amid calls to avoid government overreach.
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Winston-Salem
Jes J. Smith
Roanoke
Vieu
Elect
Frank Burns
Gboro
Maynard
Washington
Clarence Raleigh
Ham Marks
Wton
Herbert Smith
Li Chase Idol
High Point
B. Shaw
Henderson
Shep Dunn
Hugh Waldop
Goldom Sykes
Moderately Higher Wall Street Noted On May Day Trades
New York May 29 stock market in moderately higher terms with traders showing cautious buying. Bonds were narrow and major shares traded unevenly as floor activity reflected mixed reactions to favorable news and foreign market cues.
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New York
Do Women Suffer More Than Men
Physicians claim women are more nervous and sensitive than men and prone to nerve tension. The ad promotes Capucline as a quick remedy to ease nervous strain and restore calm, offering a money back guarantee.
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Manus
Uae
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