John D. Rockefeller Dead Founder of Fabulous Fortune
John D. Rockefeller died at his estate The Casements in Florida after a long career amassing wealth across oil mines and railroads. His death ends a life marked by legendary philanthropy and extreme health routines, with burial planned in Cleveland after a simple home funeral in Pocantico Hills, New York.
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Ohn D. Rockefeller
Fabulous Fortune
Rockefeller
Pocanticoills
N. Y
Thursay
Cleveland
June
Lakewood
N. J
Eugene Herbener
Ward Madison
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Florida
John H. Yorkdn
Congress
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Rocker Rockefeller Lifelong Regimen Fuels Enduring Philanthropy
The article recounts John D. Rockefeller’s frugal, vegetable heavy diet and strict routine of rising at 7 am and retiring at 9 pm. It highlights his vast philanthropy including $182,851,480.90 to the Rockefeller Foundation and large gifts to the General Education Board, Rockefeller Institute, and the University of Chicago.
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Ormond Beach
Lakewood
N. J
Pocantico Hillis
Tarrytown
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
General Education Board
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
University of Chicago
Posthumous Diploma Award for Lakeland Girl
Florida Southern college to day will posthumously honor Marie Clarke 23 of Lakeland with a four year diploma she missed by one day. Clarke was killed yesterday in an automobile accident near Lakeland. Seniors receiving diplomas will erect a memorial to their classmate in the Jackson student activity building.
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Lakeland
Fra
Florida Southern College
Marie Clarke
Here
Jackson
Motorcycle Crash Kills 21 Year Old Rider
In Manteo William E. Daniels 21 died after his motorcycle struck a rear of a car driven by Bernice Midgett of Nags Head. Gus Saunders of Wanchese was injured with fractured legs and internal trauma. Saunders was to recover at a Norfolk Virginia hospital. mishap occurred late Saturday.
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Manteo
William E. Daniels
Here
Gus Saunders
Wanchese
Norfolk
Bernice Midgett
Nags Head
Creedon Midgett
Kitty Hawk
Daniela
Catfish Tale Ends With Fisherman Pulling Out Own Hook
George Everett, 19, dozing on the Meremec River near Valley Park, reeled in a 10 pound catfish that surfaced and swam away after his line jerked. He later went to the county hospital for a nose operation to remove his own hook.
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ST. Louis
George Everett
Meremec River
Valey Park
Everett
Man Sues City for 50000 Over Icy Sidewalk Fall
Guy C. Marks sues Buffalo city for 50000 claiming injuries from a January icy sidewalk fall and alleges his heart was dislocated as a result.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Guy C. Marks
Marks
Snake and mouse scene at St. John’s vestry room
In Columbia Tennessee a mouse and a three foot garden snake entered St. John’s Episcopal church vestry room separately. The snake devoured the mouse and then attempted to exit with the mouse inside. Bishop James M Maxon witnessed the scene and said he would prefer the snake to the mice, noting the snake held the fort unharmed.
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Columbia
Tenn
St. John's Episcopal Church
Enake
James M. Maxon
Morpheus Regains Sleep With Night Wood Sawmill Promise
In Salt Lake City Pa trolman Evern Peterson settles a noise dispute by convincing a neighbor to stop nocturnal wood sawing. The offender agrees to cut wood only by day and resume quiet nights like everyone else.
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Salt Lake Cityy
Morpheus
Evern Peterson
Peterson
Strangers Reported Dime Theft in Dallas Fresher Scam
In Dallas two strangers told police they were broke and asked for help to travel to Fort Worth. They tried to show a dime as proof, but a passerby grabbed the coin and fled, leaving them penniless.
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Dallas
Tex
Forth Worth
Automobile Truck Crash Kills Two in Gastonia
A collision near Gastonia killed Mrs. Pete Colgin and her son Petea Colgin of Rock Hill Eleanor Colgin and Miss Mary Petroules were seriously injured. R L Robinson of Lenoir rode with W A McCrary of Lenoir in the truck both injured though not severely.
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Gastonia
Here
Pete Coelgin
Eleanor
Training School Opens at University of Alabama
The second annual southern training school opened today at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Lawrence B. Tipton of Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute and Safety Division is director of the school.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Lawrence
Tipton
Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute and Safety Division
Laborers Meet in East Lumberton Attend First Public Gathering
Myles Horton labor organizer said about 700 textile workers attended an orderly labor meeting in east Lumberton. A flying squadron of 200 workers from McColl and Bennettsville, S C, attended after recent union contracts in nearby mills. Horton said hundreds of union cards were signed in the east Lumberton mills.
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Lumberton
Myles Horton
East Lumberton
Horton
McColl
Bennettsville
S. C
Marlboro
Carolinas
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
The Blows Out Two Lives Lost in Fatal Crash
A May 23 crash near Elizabethtown killed Freeland Smiths wife and 77 year old daughter Lucille when their car struck a tree. Smith, a sawmill employee, was seriously injured in the wreck.
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Elizabethtown
Freeland Smith
Lucille
Smith
Blue Mold Strikes Maryland Tobacco Seed Beds
Maryland University specialists and the U S Department of Agriculture mobilize to fight blue mold or downey mildew in tobacco beds across St. Marys Prince Georges Anne Arundel Calvert and Montgomery counties. Disease kills young plants and slows growth of older plants, with damage confined to seed beds so far.
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College Park
University of Maryland
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Maryland
St. Mary's
Prince George's
Anne Arundel
Calvert
Montgomery
Ernest A. Walker
University Extension Service
New Scientific Society Formed in Carolinas
A new organization named the Carolina Geological Society is formed in Durham to promote geography geology metallurgy mining and ceramics in the Carolinas. Prof. W C Holland of Furman University is president Berlin C Moneymaker of Murphy NC is vice president and Dr Willard Berry of Duke University is secretary and treasurer.
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Durham
Carolina Geological Society
Carolinas
W. C. Holland
Furman University
Berlin C. Moneymaker
Murphy, N. C
Willard Berry
Duke University
Driver Freed In Fatal Accident
Coroner Francis Richardson ruled the death of Joe Casen a Bolton 3 caused by an unavoidable accident near Wilmington. The driver Lieburghin Roberts of Bolton was identified. no inquest will be held.
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Wilmington
Francis Richardson
Joe Casen
Bolton
Lieburghin Roberts
Sedgefield Southpaws vie for Carolina title in golf
In Greensboro on May 24 AP reports two Sedgefield players W. W. Sharpe Jr. and W. M. Wrenn faced off in an 18 hole playoff to decide the championship of the second Carolina southpaw golf tournament. Both posted 54 hole scores of 240 over the two day event.
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Greensboro
Sedgefield
W. W. Sharpe, Jr
W. M. Wrenn
Earnshaw Stars in Bushwick Semipro Pitching West Brooklyn
George Earnshaw, a former major league star pitcher, is pitching for Bushwick Brooklyn’s leading semipro squad in a May game. The veteran hurler headlines the semipro roster and boosts the local club’s hopes.
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Earnshaw
Brooklyn
George Earnshaw
Bushwick
Ott Changes Jersey Number In Slump Hopes
Mel Ott of the New York Giants changes his uniform number from 3 to 4 on May 24 in an effort to shake a batting slump.
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New York
Mel Ott
New York Giants
California UC awards letters to nearly 300 athletes
At Berkeley nearly 300 athletes received athletic letter awards this year. The presentation highlighted wide participation across multiple sports and recognized student athletes for their performances and contributions to the university program.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Tornado Death Toll Stands At 794 In The United States
In the United States 794 people were killed by tornadoes in the year, with numerous communities reporting damage across multiple states. The toll reflects widespread twister activity and ongoing disaster assessments.
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United States
Obelisk Gift Arrives in New York Central Park
One of Cleopatra's Needles, a 200 ton Egyptian obelisk, was brought to the United States in 1880 as a gift from the Khedive of Egypt and now stands in Central Park, New York City.
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United States
Egypt
Central Park
New York City
Lawrence gets typ o backing in textile union drive
The Virginia-Carolinas Typographical conference voiced support for Roy R. Lawrence and TWOC organizers in unionizing the South’s cotton mill workers under CIO affiliate text. It criticized William Green and Congressmen Glass Byrd and Bailey, and re elected Lawrence as vice president with Patterson and Courtney leading the congress.
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Durham
Roy R. Lawrence
South
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Lawrences
North Carolina Federation of Labor
State Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lawrence
Ray C. Nixon
TWOC
International Typographical Union
William Green
American Federation of Labor
State Federation of Labor of
North Carolina
CIO
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Bailey
Virginia-Carolinas Congress
Dowell E. Patterson
Charleston
S. C
Giles C. Courtney
Richmond
Soul and Body Sermon Seen Across Churches May 23 1937
Christian Science services across churches and societies featured the season sermon titled Soul and Body. The Golden Text from Psalms 86:4 urged lifting the soul to the Lord while praising God and keeping the soul in life.
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Christian Science
Churches and Societies of Christ, Scientist
Theesson-sermon
Mary Baker Eddy
State projects year end surplus despite April cash drop
Raleigh May 24 Combined statements of the auditor and treasurer show North Carolina held a cash balance of 2,915,540.21 as of April 30, down about 1.9 million from March. Assistant budget director R. G. Deyton said a year end surplus is expected but difficult to estimate now.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. G. Deyton
Isle of Man Viewpoint Lets England Ireland Scotland Align
The Isle of Man offers a unique vantage where England Ireland and Scotland are visible from a single spot in the British Isles. This geographic feature makes it a notable travel and landscape curiosity for visitors and locals alike.
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Isle of Man
British Isles
England
Ireland
Scotland
Liquor Enforcement To Extend To Dry Counties
The North Carolina state liquor control board weighs extending enforcement into dry counties seen as hotbeds of bootlegging. Chair Cutler Moore notes many dry counties tolerate underground liquor delivery, mixed drinks, and highball sales despite prohibition. Board study aims to apply the liquor control act beyond counties with stores, pending funding and legal authority.
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J. ©. Baskervill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
New State Liquor Board
State Liquor Control Board
Dry
Cutler Moore
Lumberton
UNC Students to Vote on Campus Legislative Body
University of North Carolina students in Chapel Hill vote tomorrow on creating a legislative body as part of campus government. The vote signals a move to formalize student governance within the university structure.
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U. N. Co
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Vulture Appearance Explained as Natural Cleanup Feature
The bald head and neck of the vulture serve to keep its plumage clean while feeding on carrion, a behavior rooted in nature. This adaptation helps prevent fouling of feathers when the bird consumes its favorite food.
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Louisville
Sid
Nature
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