Abernethy Nominee for UNC Comptroller Seen by Ritch
Henry Aversill reports Leroy F Abernethy an assured nominee for the UNC comptroller post. Marvin Ritch pledges to back and place Abernethy’s name with UNC trustees, citing Abernethy’s 1905 fullback record under Gov. Gardner and prior state college tensions surface in Mecklenburg politics.
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Henry Averill
Ritch
Leroy Abernathy
Dorsett
Formr
Newark
Northarolina
Abernethy
Columbia Schools Close for Ear Disease Scare
Columbia S C May 23 The first through the sixth races in Columbia public schools were dismissed for the day as a precaution against the spread of infantile paralysis. The action was ordered by the city board of health on Dr James A Haynes advice.
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Columbia
S. C
City Boards
James A. Hayne
Hayne
Get at the cause of constipation with All-Bran
A vintage Kellogg's advert advises addressing constipation by increasing dietary bulk rather than medicine. It promotes All-Bran as a cereal to aid regularity and daily consistency, noting Kellogg's Battle Creek manufacture and wide grocery availability.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Fire crews respond to urgent taxi request in Philadelphia
A dispatcher rushed responders after a feminine plea on the line. Minutes later a fire engine and police car arrived at the door where Mrs. Jose ph Smarkola greeted the crew and explained she needed a taxicab.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Smarkola
Cat nurse mink kits named Elmer saves three orphans
North Stoningham Connecticut report tells how a farm cat nicknamed Elmer saved three young mink abandoned by a mother, nursing them until they thrived. Harold McLaughlin, a mink farmer, values a mature mink pelt at eight five dollars.
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North Stoningham
Conn
Harold McLaughlin
Elmer
McLaughlin
Cake baked in Jugoslavian village kept by honey infusion
Dr. Dee B. Carey notes a 34 year old cake remains edible and safe to dunk. The cake, baked in a village in the former Jugoslavia, uses honey instead of sugar to preserve it. Careful soaking in coffee would render it palatable.
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Los Angeles
Deeb
Carey
Jugoslavia
Indian physician turns 70 with 3 mile run at Scout pace
Dr. A. W. Springs celebrated his 70th birthday by running and walking three miles in 41 minutes. The part Indian physician honors his heritage each birthday with a hike from his home to Carterville and back using a Scout pace of 50 steps at a trot then 50 at a walk.
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Dewmaine
A. W. Springs
Carterville
Nursemaids: Goose Nests, Hatches Seven Then Steals Four
A mother goose occupied a hawk's nest in a tree near Kemmerer Wye. She hatched seven young and swam away with four. CCC enrollees now care for the orphans.
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Kemmerer
Wye
CCC
Thomasville Eyes Branch Tax Office For Davidson County
A movement begins to establish a tax collector office in Thomasville as a branch of Lexington to collect Davidson County taxes. Residents of Thomasville and Abbotts Creek township would benefit, and partial payments on yearly taxes are discussed. A petition to Davidson County Commissioners to make the office permanent is planned.
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Thomasville
Lexington
Davidson County
Abbotts Creek
Croxdale Named VFW Commander in North Carolina
Claude J. Croxdale of Asheville won the North Carolina VFW commander's post by one vote over Raymond Cook of Winston-Salem at the convention’s close. Other officers include W L Chandler Greensboro senior vice commander and C B Skipper Jr Lumberton junior vice commander.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Claude J. Croxdale
Asheville
Raymond Cook
Winston-Salem
W. L. Chandler
Greensboro
C. B. Skipper, Jr
Lumberton
B. F. Ledford
Thomas F. Harris
W. E. Wishart
B. M. Crosby
Mooresville
Osse C. Orr
East Flat Rock
W. N. Pence
Albemarle
Carl M. Reynolds
Troy
Frank Warren
Graham
E. F. Cheney
Fayetteville
N. S. Westbrook
Wilmington
Ermina Sikes
Burlington
Ruby Snyder
Hich Point
Edith Craddock
Civilla Stevenson
Laura Gilmore
Hazel Brown
Sechrest Convicted Non-Support Case
Avery Sechrest of near Wallburg was found guilty of non support of his child in Thom asville Municipal Court. He received a two year road sentence suspended on conditions to support the child. appeal was noted and bond set at $1000.
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Thomasville
Avery Sechrest
Wallburg
C. W. Gilliam
Sechrest
Mamie Gray
Davidson County
George Hall
C. E. Hughes
Norwood Hatton
High Point
Hines Hall
J. N. Yondell
Grady Hunt
L. C. Callicutt
Sausage Balloon Breaks Away From Fort Bragg Mooring
A sausage type captive balloon used for observing artillery on the Fort Bragg range broke from its mooring this morning and drifted northeast toward Lilington and Raleigh at about seven miles per hour. It hovered at around 7,000 feet with about 200 feet of tether cable trailing. No occupants were in the basket as a ground crew trailed it by auto.
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Fort Bragg
Lillington
Raleigh
Coast Guard Cutter Modoc Grounds In Beaufort Inlet Channel
The Coast Guard cutter Modoc from Wilmington ran aground on a shoal just west of the Beaufort inlet channel while transferring a crew member at Morehead City. Captain Fred Gillikin of Fort Macon said there was no immediate danger as of the report.
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Beaufort
Coast Guard
Modoc
Wilmington
Beaufort Inlet
Fred Gillikin
Fort Macon
McLane
Morehead City
Horton to Speak at Madison National Guard Armory Dedication
Lieut. Gov. W P Horton will be the principal speaker at the dedication of the Madison National Guard Armory on Friday. The event marks the armory’s opening and will feature local officials and ceremony.
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Madison
W.P. Horton
Madison National Guard Armory
National Debt Week fuels GOP push in 1940 campaign
Washington May 23 Republicans push a National Debt Week with speeches attacking deficit spending and the Roosevelt program. Taft Vandenberg and other leaders cite debt rising from 24 billion in 1920 to 40 plus now and project 44 to 45 billion by end of 1940. The party links debt to victories last fall and eyes the economy issue for 1940 platform.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Republican Committee
Roosevelt
American Retail Federation
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Barton
New York
Republican National Committee
Congress
Pickets Summoned By Guild President In Chattanooga
Chattanooga May 23 Travis K Hedrick president of the Chattanooga Newspaper Guild said he would summon pickets today to surround the Chattanooga News building after the guild voted to strike following a long series of harassing tactics. Harry P Clark managing editor said the paper had not been formally notified of a strike and would continue publication.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Travis K. Hedrick
Chattanooga Newspaper Guild
Chattanooga News
Hedrick
Guild
Harry P. Clark
Charleston County Reports Peak Infants Paralysis Wave
Charleston County records a crest in infantile paralysis as four new cases are confirmed by the county health department. Dr. Leon Banov notes the wave has reached its peak local level.
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Charleston
S. C
Leon Banov
Charleston County
JAYCEE to Open State Headquarters in Raleigh
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in North Carolina will open a state headquarters in Raleigh on June 15. The event marks a expansion of the organization’s regional activities and community programs in the state.
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Jaycee
Raleigh
Junior Chamber of Commerce In
North Carolina
Barkley Speech Leads Southeastern Democratic Women Conference
Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky will speak at the banquet of the Southeastern Regional Conference of Democratic women in Winston Salem. Governor Clyde Hoey and Rep Folger will also appear. The gathering includes leaders from eleven states with Mrs Thomas F. McAllister and Mrs May Thompson Evans. Anne Laughlin will speak and delegates will view the film The River then attend a Salem tea.
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Winston-Salem
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Democratic Women
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Rep. Folger
Thomas F. McAllister
Washington
Democratic Executive Committee
May Thompson Evans
Anne Laughlin
Kansas
National Youth Administration
Salem
Prisoners Escape Camp During Storm
A spring storm swept the Arkansas River valley causing four deaths and heavy damage. At Cummins State Prison Farm eleven prisoners, all Negroes, were missing after the wind damaged the stockade. Several prisoners suffered minor injuries from debris.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Cummins State Prison Farm
Here
California instructor dies in suspected suicide
Virgil H. Cherry a 32 year old University of California engineering instructor was found dead in a disarranged Berkeley home with poison listed as the cause. Police said he died by his own action and the body was discovered Sunday night. Mrs Jacqueline Williams 26 a seamstress who had lived with Cherry as his wife was released by authorities.
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Berkley
Calif
Virgil H. Cherry
University of California
M. Thompson
Cherry
Jacqueline Williams
Nurses Enrolled for State Spring Examinations
Raleigh, May 23. Miss Bessie M. Chapman reports 196 young women have enrolled for the spring examinations for graduate nurses in North Carolina. Tests begin tomorrow and results will be announced in coming weeks.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bessie M. Chapman
State Board of Nursing Examiners
Nameless Physician Dies in Chicago Suburb
Dr Gatewood a 51 year old physician and surgeon died in Highland Park after his parents refused to give him a first name at birth He never chose a Christian name and remained nameless throughout his life The obituary notes he was the only one of five siblings without a given name and he died in his Chicago area residence
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Chicago
Gatewood
Highland Park
Public Service Commission to Hold Hearing on Inland Petroleum Rates
The Public Service commission announced a hearing for June 15 to review petroleum rates moving inland from Charleston port. The briefing notes that the hearing focuses on rate changes affecting shipments inland and may influence pricing structures for carriers.
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Columbus
The
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Burns to Speak at Atlantic Christian College Graduation
Dr. Robert W. Burns pastor of Peach Tree Christian Church Atlanta Ga will be the graduation speaker at Atlantic Christian College Monday.
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Wilson
Robert W. Burns
Peachtree Christian Church
Atlanta, Ga
Atlantic Christian College
Farm Market Report Details North Carolina Prices
North Carolina shipping points and Monday wholesale market sales are listed for cabbage sweet potatoes green peas strawberries potatoes and other produce. Notable figures include Porto Ricans 1.25 to 1.60 for sweet potatoes and 60 to 75 cents per pound for certain watermelons with regional variations. Tarboro report notes Joshua Rouse age 84 dies from April collision injuries. Madison outlines upcoming state convention plans for postal clerks and auxiliary groups and district postmasters association on May 30.
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North Carolina
U.S
New York
U. S
Louisiana
Philadelphia
Market Hall
Pittsburgh
Virginia
California
Washington
New Virginia
Potomoke City
Marion Station
Blakemores
Pocomoke City
Princess Anne
Fairfax
Presque Isle
Aroostook
Maine
Green Mountains
South Carolina
Florida
Tom Watsons
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U.N. C
Aberethy
Chapelill
Ardner
Opera Comique
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Olumbia
Cecil's Drug Store
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Sville Tax Office
Croxdale
VFW
Ruby Snider
Ottawa
Canada
George
GOP
Barkley
Winston- Salem
Georgia
Charleston, 8. C
Tarboro
Joshua Rouse
United National Association of Postoffice Clerka and Aunxiliary
Fifth District Postmasters’ Association
Tuscany
Appenzell
ECRO
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Penney’s CO. Penney Company, Incorporated
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