Drought Ravages Georgia and Southeast Crops
May 20 report notes drought menacing tobacco and cotton across Georgia Florida Alabama and East Tennessee. Officials warn rains in a week or two could limit damage though terms already hit truck crops and cotton stands. Experts cite late planting and poor stands across Piedmont South Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
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Lanta
Georgia
Linas
Alabama
Frank Parker
North Carolina
Piedmont
G. C. Merchant
Columbia
South Carolina
Tennesee
Swanson Claims Frame-Up In Dismissal Case Before City Council
Former police officer Swanson testified before the City Council alleging he was framed for dismissal after 9 1 2 years of service. He demanded full back pay and reimbursement for a gun and handcuffs, claiming the city supplied equipment. Council discussed other items including a banner permit and minor park plans.
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Swanson
Ralph W. Id
C. Johnson
Sked Johnson
Sitdown Protest Shuts Ohio Rubber Plant No. 2 Night Shift
Workers at an Ohio Rubber plant halted operations during a night shift sitdown aiming to pressure management over non union leadership. Plant No 1 ran normally. The incident reflects broader labor tensions amid 1935 accident totals and related costs.
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Tire and Rubbery
Hooded punishments persist in European prisons
In several European nations today the practice of forcing convicts to wear hoods or masks outside their cells remains. The aim is to prevent prisoners from recognizing each other, forming alliances, or arranging criminal links after release or outside confinement.
Southern Named in 35000 Suit Over Ludwick Death
Ruth E. Ludwick administratrix of Charles T. Ludwick deceased filed in High Point Municipal Court against Southern Railway Co and North Carolina Railroad for 35000 damages after Ludwick, 26, manager of Pender’s store on South Main, was killed when the car he rode in was struck by a train at the Main Street crossing on November 24 1935. The suit alleges the train did not whistle nor bell, no watchman on duty, and no signal lights were in operation.
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Swanson
Son
Ald
Uffe
E. M. Knox
Public
Corneil Logan Porter
Harrison
McDonald
Main
Henry Owens
At- Ga
James L. Key
Atlanta
Knox
Lee Elliott
Oak Street
Point
Curtis Smith Deal
Hugh Smart
North Carolina En, Inc
Ruth E. Ludwick
Charles T. Ludwick
High Point
Southern Railway Company
The
North Carolina Railroad
Ludwick
Penders
South Main Street
Main Street
Southern Railway
Who Pays City Taxes in High Point
City figures show white residents pay 65 percent of the levy with 33 percent from corporations and 2 percent from Black residents. Real estate owners provide 79 percent of the total tax, personal taxes 21 percent. Current levy is 613,131 dollars with 449,552 collected by May 16. The city adds county levies of 246,488 dollars for a city total of 859,619 dollars.
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High Point
E. M. Knox
Negro Child Killed In City Traffic
The article notes a young black child killed after being struck while crossing a road, sustaining a fractured skull and leg, with the incident linked to trains and speeding through city streets. The brief mentions Bertha May Gill, a four-year-old girl, and her mother’s injuries in a separate line. The wheat production statistic appears as contextual background from a different topic.
Vision hit by sleep loss experiment at USC
Three USC students slept only from 5 30 pm Friday to 12 01 am today in a sleep deprivation study by Dr Brant Clark and Dr Neil Warren. One participant was sent home as eyes drooped. Vision, coordination and accuracy suffered while irritability rose. Frank Friedel Fred Thompson and Lebanon Stockford were observed for safety.
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Bella
University of Southern California
Brant Clark
Neil Warren
U S. C
Clark
Auctioneer Hussey Rules World’s Largest Strawberry Market
In Wallace North Carolina the lone auctioneer Bill Hussey drives activity at a four sided open shed market. Prices range from six to eight dollars per crate as buyers rush to beat the closing bell. The event fuels Wallace’s boom season before the June strawberry festival.
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Wallace
N. C
Bill Hussey
Hussey
Leeds plans marriage to Olive Hamilton in New York
William B. Leeds son of the late tin plate king announces engagement to Olive Hamilton a former telephone operator whom he helped rescue from drowning six years ago in Atlantic City.
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New York
William B. Leeds
Spoksman
Olive Hamilton
Atlantic City
Resignation of Federal Reserve Board Member Morrison Placed On Hold
The White House announced Ralph W. Morrison had tendered his resignation from the federal reserve board, but the president would not act before conferring with the Texan.
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Washington
White House
Ralph W. Morrison
Federal Reserve Board
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Ops
Carolinas
Ala
East Tennessee
Anson
Hio
Emas
United
Aces
Sothern
Railroad
York
8. C
Bertha May Gill
University Southern California
Leeds
Morrison
Shirley Temple
January
Paramount Now
Shirley
Ura E. Richards
Paramount
Aptain Jane
Guy Kibbee
Jane Lang
Buddy
Ebsen
Ates
Buster Brown
Vitality
Cozy Foot
Wilson’s Shoe Store
North Main Street
Harllee
Paramount Theatre
Mezzaine
Flarilee
Richardson’s Dept. Store
Children’s Dept
Philippine
Shirley Balloons
L. T. Piver
Glover's
Stein
Horlick
Meads Pablum
S. Main ST
Ela
Woodbury's
SuRur Fics Soc
Fletcher
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