Union Methodist Rally In High Point at Wesley Memorial
In a major gathering, all Methodist and former Methodist Protestant churches in High Point unite at Wesley Memorial Church for a union rally at 8 this evening. Dr Lynn Harold Hough of Drew Theological Seminary will speak, with choirs from local churches and High Point College performing sacred music. The service features a statement of union by Dr G Iumphreye and allegiance led by Dr L B Hayes.
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High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Lynn Harold Hough
Drew Theological Seminary
New Jersey
High Point College
J. Clay Madison
First Church
N. C. Williams
Main Street Church
Archdale
Calvary
Firs Churches
First
Highland
Lebanon
Main Street
Mount Vernon
Oak View
Rankin Memorial
Trinity
Ward Street
Welch Memorial
Wesley Memorial
Dominican Republic Establishes Trujillo Peace Prize
New York May 20 A $50,000 annual prize named the Trujillo Peace Prize was announced at the Dominican pavilion opening at the World’s Fair. It will honor the year's outstanding contribution to reestablishing and maintaining peace among nations with the first award set for October 24.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
North Carolina Grants For Aged And Dependent Children
Public assistance records show North Carolina distributed 4 521 101 13 in Social Security grants to 28 889 aged persons and 18 855 dependent children last year. Administrative costs totaled 493 292 29, about 11 percent of funds dispersed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Van Zandt cites two key veteran problems in North Carolina
Representative James E. Van Zandt of Pennsylvania told the North Carolina Department that veterans face two major issues: caring for their dependent families and the spread of un-American propaganda. He urged Congress to act to curb anti American agitation and highlighted the growing burden on veteran organizations as veterans die at about 113 daily, leaving widows and children to be supported.
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Charlotte
James E. van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Carolina Department Today
van Zandt
United States
Congress
The
United
Youth Told To Lead For Democracy
Raleigh speakers urge urban and rural youths to take initiative in democratic education and adapt methods to modern social and economic problems. NYA leaders warn against reliance on production for profit and stress character, intelligence, and personal initiative for youth development.
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Raleigh
Harold L. Meyer
University of North Carolina
Fasciss
Tom L. Popejoy
National Youth Administration
Bruce L. Melvin
WPA
North Carolina
Melvin
Charles H. Judd
NYA
R. J. Peeler
The
Future Farmers of America
Robert P. Daniel
Shaw University
William Aycock
Greensboro
National Student Federation
John A. Lang
Helen Fuller
Birmingham
Ala
Council of Young Southerners
R. Mayne Albright
State Employment Service
R. O'Hara Lanier
State Council of Youth Serving Agencies
Fresh Proposals Brighten Hopes Russia Will Line Up With Britain And France
Paris reports fresh British and French proposals to Moscow raise hopes of Russian alignment with the Western front. Daladier and Bonnet met Halifax and Phipps to map a path at Geneva. A limited mutual assistance pact may satisfy Russian aims without deep involvement in Eastern Europe.
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Russia
Britain
France
Associated Press
Paris
Moscow
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Europes
Viscount Halifax
Eric Phipps
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Posals
Europe
War Ministry
Lord Halifax
Bonnet
Ivan Maisky
London
Daladier
Sunday Meeting Of UMW Called Off By Chiefs
The United Mine Workers in Harlan Kentucky cancelled a planned Sunday mass meeting after a military restraining order was issued. Turnblazer announced a new union shop contract with Black Star Coal Co and said 17 000 to 18 000 field workers would pay monthly assessments for relief. Forty six suspects faced charges after a gunfight with National Guardsmen as tensions rose in the coal region.
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Harlan
United Mine Workers
William Turnblazer
Harlan District
Harlan County
Turnblazer
Black Star Coal Company
Alva
Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association
Sam Caddy
Hazard District U. M. W
C. E. Ball
National
John Padgett
Ellerbe Carter
National Guardsmen
Hitler
Mussolini
National Debt Becomes Focus of GOP push in Congress
Washington reports that Republicans declare National Debt Week to highlight New Deal spending. The move follows talks of a new spend ing lending program with or without President Roosevelt and doubts about effectiveness of federal spending. A possible tax cut from 2 percent to 1 percent on undistributed profits is discussed by Senate leaders and Roosevelt aides.
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San Francisco
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Republican National Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
Burke
D-Neb
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Governors Blast Wage Hour Mismanagement in South Home
MEMPHIS May 20 The Southern Governors Conference condemned what it called mal administration of the Wage Hour Law and urged Congress to investigate the act's administration. Five of eleven members endorsed the statement and sent copies to Wage Hour Administrator Elmer Andrews President Roosevelt and southern lawmakers. They argued high wages are desired but discriminatory wage differentials threaten employment.
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Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Elmer Andrews
Roosevelt
Alleged Revolt Hinted By Un-American Activities Panel
The House Committee on Un American Activities released details linking Knights of the White Camellia leader George Death erage to anti-Semitic propaganda and a reported conference with Father Coughlin AFL official John Frey and American Legion figures to discuss a Communist revolution. Dudley Pierpont Gilbert testified about fearing a revolution and working on a Kentucky house. A Harmonie Club waiter was said to overhear plot details. James Erwin Campbell testified he spread the information.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
George Deatherage
St. Albans
W. Va
Knights of the White Camellia
Father Coughlin
John Frey
AFL
Homer Chaillaux
American Legion
Dudley Pierpont Gilbert
Kentucky
Harmonie Club
New York
James Erwin Campbell
Owensboro
Germans move toward showdown with Poland on eastern front
Berlin reports three indicators of a new German push against Poland. The Voelkischer Beobachter cites eastern fortifications, Count Ciano visits Berlin to seal a German Italian military pact, and Goebbels warns Danzig and the Polish Corridor are on the debating agenda.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Galeazzo Ciano
Cologne
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Danzig
Goebbels
Warsaw
von Wedel
Silesia
Reich
Pomerania
East Prussia
Reichs ArbeitsDienst
Work Service
Reichs Highway Service
Count Ciano
Innsbruck
British Cabinet Edges Toward Mutual Aid Pact With Soviet Russia
London reports indicate a definite mutual aid treaty with the Soviet Union is likely next week as Prime Minister Chamberlain contemplates cabinet approval. Fresh inquiries to Poland and Romania seek their consent or objection to troop transit and guarantees to Baltic states alongside France.
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Soviet Russia
London
Paris
Russia
Viscount Halifax
Poland
Rumania
Soviet Union
Chamberlain
Halifax
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Ivan Maisky
Robert Vansittart
Maisky
Union
Romania
Halifay
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Finland
France
Britain
Japan
Spain
Rome-Berlin
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Wesme
High Point Enterprise
IMB
High Point Methodists
SadiiFen
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
England
Canada
King George
Ottawa
George
Elizabeth
Coldstream Guards
Supreme Court
UMW
Fdr
Farley
CIO Union
Dies
Committee On un-American Activities
George van Horn Moseley
U. S. Army
America
Knights of White Camellia
Coughlin, Legion
Polish
By J. C. Stark
House of Commons
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