Kerr Defends WPA Role as Private Industry’s Prime Mover
Mrs. Florence Kerr, assistant administrator of the Works Progress Administration, tells Democratic women leaders in Winston-Salem that the WPA acts as the pump priming private industry. She notes the need to create domestic customers after Europe reduced subsidies, recounting the Depression era shift to home production and jobs.
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Winston-Salem
Florence
Kerr
Works Progress Administration
Conference of Democratic Women
South Central
South Atlantic States
America
Europe
New Deal Debate on Pump Priming and Wages
Mrs Kerr defends federal work programs as essential to providing wages and purchasing power. She praises pump priming to sustain demand, urges continued support for the New Deal and cooperation with women to secure a brighter future for America. Mrs Thompson Evans notes Democratic leadership hinges on highlighting 1932 inaction and New Deal gains over five and a half years. She claims the New Deal restored credit, stabilized debt structure, and preserved a sound currency.
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Kerr
All America
Thompson Evans
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Supreme Court studies appeals on self defense and lottery cases
The court reviewed appeals including a claim that proper self defense instructions were not given and another from Eric Roberson convicted in Forsyth of operating a numbers game lottery. Roberson received four months. defense argued the judge misdefined lottery. The article notes Indianapolis lies at Indiana's geographic center.
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Eric Roberson
Roberts
Forsyth
Roberson
Divers Begin Rescue Efforts For Squalus Men
The Squalus rescue operation centers on the Falcon and Sculpin as divers attach a nine ton escape bell to the submarine. Admiral Cole directs the plan to raise all 59 prisoners using the bell while divers monitor hatch angles and communicate by hammer signals.
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Falcon
Navy
Wandank
C. W. Cole
Sculpin
Squalus
Brooklyn
New York
Ers
Semmes
Coast Guard
409
Harriet Lane
Naugatuck
Raritan
Navy Yard
Admiral Cole
Charles B. Momsen
Britain Considers New Proposals to Russians in Mutual Aid Talks
In a tense cabinet session Britain weighs accepting Soviet terms for a mutual assistance pact. Prime Minister Chamberlain cautioned some points remain to be cleared, possibly delaying a full statement until after Whitsun recess. He noted no inconsistency with Italy’s obligations under the British-Italian friendship pact.
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Clement R. Attlee
Chamberlain
Italy
Laborite
R. T. H. Fletcher
Tidewater Power Reports Profit and Expenses
A Utilities Commission report shows Tidewater Power Company of Wilmington earned 207268.87 in profit last year. Operating expenses reached 2052642.86 with revenues totaling 2259922.73, compared to prior year figures.
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Raleigh
Utilities Commission
Tidewater Power Company of
Wilmington
Morehead City Garment Plant to Close Indefinitely
Morehead City officials report the Morehead City Garment Company Inc. linked to a federal indictment on wages and hours act violations will close for an unspecified period. The plant employs about 350 people and reopening plans are not determined.
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Morehead City
Morehead City Garment Company Inc
Project Would Give Consumer Slash In Rate
City Manager E M Knox informs High Point electric power customers that a new rate reduces the monthly bill by about 25 percent under the new schedule. The notice notes Duke Power charges the city higher rates for power bought for resale and mentions a court suit to obtain rates equal to those set by the state utilities commissioner. The letter promises further reductions after the hydro electric project starts operation.
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High Point
E. M. Knox
Duke Power Company
Probable cause found in manslaughter case in Guilford County
Walter Hancock of 1206 Thissel Street bound over to Guilford County Superior Court on manslaughter charges in the death of Mrs. Katherine Allen in the November 22 1937 wreck. The car overturned injuring Hancock and others. Allen died from the injuries. Several other individuals faced charges or dispositions for alcohol counts, reckless driving, affray, lottery, and related offenses with various fines, jail terms, or road sentences.
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Thissel Street
Guilford County Superior Court
Katherine Allen
Alancock
Allen
Juanita
George Estes
Hancock
James Gatewood
Trinity
Superior Court
Bond
Ernest Carmichael
Route Two
Fred Johnson
Beamon Alley
E. M. Bowman
Tomlinson Street
Robert Claywell
West Willis Street
Paul McKinney
Mangum Avenue
Jack Phifer
East Commerce Street
Walter Webster
Greensboro
James Portee
Taylor Street
Jack Upton
Biltmore Hotel
Mary Grissom
Meredith Street
E. M. Staten
West Russell Street
D. R. Tesh
Commerce Street
Marvin Snipes
Foust Street
Cletus Pilson
Kivett Drive
Asheboro Rotary to Present Program for Thomasville Club
Asheboro May 24 Arthur Ross Jr Dr C G Smith and Cr L Scott Rotarians will travel to Thomasville today to present the weekly meeting program. Dr Smith will speak on International Service and Mr Ross will extend greetings from the Asheboro club.
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Arthur Ross, Jr
C. G. Smith
Cr. L. Scott
Rotary Club
Thomasville
Dr. Smith
Mr. Ross
High Point Seeks 15500 From County for School Improvements
Charles F. Carroll Jr. asks Guilford County Commissioners for a 15500 allocation for High Point schools next year. The request covers grounds, Oak Hill School roof, Johnson Street School equipment, general improvements, window shades, and a bus project pending state funding. The county asks 132000 while Greensboro seeks 257246.38, with 58983.10 allowable. The largest item is 20000 for a new high school or 20-room addition at Jamestown.
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Associated Press
Greensboro
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
High Point City
Board of
Guilford County Commissioners
High Point
Carroll
Guilford County
Oak Hill
Johnson Street
Jamestown
Death notices for James Coude Routh in Asheboro
James Coude Routh, 67, of Gray's Chapel, died today in a local hospital after a five to six week illness. He was the son of William C. and Rebecca Nelson Routh and is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Kirklander, of Brooklyn, N Y. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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James Coude Routh
Asheboro
Gray's Chapel
William C
Rebecca Nelson Routh
Elizabeth Kirklander
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles D. Ray Dies Leader of Ray Lumber in Oxford
Charles D. Ray aged 77 and head of the Ray Lumber company in Oxford and Durham died yesterday after a long career in the timber trade. He led operations across both communities and was a prominent local businessman.
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Charles D. Ray
Oxford
Ray Lumber Company
Durham
Alfred Britt Buies Laid To Rest In Philadelphua Cemetery
Alfred Britt Buies 74 former postmaster died yesterday in Fayetteville hospital. He was buried today in Philadelphua Presbyterian church cemetery. He is survived by a widow four sons five daughters one brother and two sisters.
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Alfred Britt
Philadelphua Presbyterian Church
Fayetteville
Anti Communist groups linked to Moseley plan
A construction supervisor testifies before a committee about a plan to weld anti Communist organizations into a single force led by Major General George Van Horn Moseley. He cites reports of a Communist uprising circulated by James E. Campbell and notes Moseley’s connections and travels to Washington. He also alleges a world wide anti Communist union urge and comments on Ernst Toller's death.
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Deatherage
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Moseley
Atlanta
Washington
California
Italy
Ernst Toller
Reichstag
Germany
Sudetenland
Greensboro Boy Aboard the Sunken Submarine
The navy released a list of Squalus crew aboard the submarine noting North and South Carolina men. Allen Carlisle Bryson of Greenville S C is a machinist mate second class, Robert Franklin Gibbs is a torpedo man first class from Lexington S C, and Lloyd B Maness is an electrician's mate third class from Greensboro N C.
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Navy
Squalus
North and
South Carolina
Allen Carlisle Bryson
Greenville
S. C
Robert Franklin Gibbs
Lexington
C. Lloyd B. Maness
RFD
Greensboro
N. C
Official N C Host At New York Fair Expects Adventure
Voit G Gilmore, one of North Carolina four official hosts for the New York World's Fair, foresees an adventurous summer. He helped arrange early Roosevelt visit to UNC and plans to work in Washington after the fair, aiming for journalism or governmental work. He will graduate from UNC journalism school in June.
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Voit G. Gilmore
Roosevelt
University of North Carolina
Voit
Winston-Salem
State Conservation Department
Conservation Department
North
Grover Whalen
Washington
Voi
Carolina Poliical Union
University of North Carolina Journalism School
Daily
Tar Heel
CPU
South
Bergdoll Arrives In U S Thursday
World War draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll will reach New York by steamer Bremen and be surrendered to military officials, as his attorney told the Senate Military Affairs Committee. His family attended a recent hearing on draft legislation, arriving before the measure could take effect.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
New York
Senate
Harry Weinberger
Bremen
House
Germany
Dominion of Canada Tops World in Platinum Metal Supply
The Dominion of Canada emerges as the world’s largest source of platinum metals, signaling itsdominant role in global mining and precious metal markets.
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Dominion of Canada
North Carolina Coastline Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with northeast and north winds varying by area. Hatteras to Jacksonville shows light to moderate southwesterly winds shifting to north and northeast with scattered showers off the coast in the north portion. Sandy Hook to Hatteras expects moderate to fresh northeast winds turning east or southeast with generally fair weather tonight and Thursday.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
North
North Portion
Sandy Hook
Marsh divorce filed by Dorothy Clifton Marsh
A divorce action was filed in the Municipal Court by Dorothy Clifton Marsh against John Marsh over two years of separation. The clerk's office recorded the filing late yesterday.
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the Municipal Court
Dorothy Clifton Marsh
John Marsh
Plaque Designs Approved for New Hebron Building
The board of commissioners approves the plaques for the new Hebron building. Designer Albert C. Woodruff presents two cast aluminum plaques featuring President Roosevelt and Public Works Administrator Harmord Ickes on one, and the mayor, commissioners, architect, contractor, and workers on the other to describe the building's purpose.
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Heboro
Albert C. Woodruff
Board of Commissioners
Roosevelt
Public Works
Harmold Ickes
W. A. Bunch
Three-Fold Prescriptions Claim Baby Gifts for Childless Couples
Article promotes Dr. H Will Elders Three-Fold Prescriptions as a home method to cure sterility and enable pregnancy. Claims originate from St Joseph Missouri and state distribution through leading druggists with Mann Drug Stores selling the complete package at a listed price.
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Dr. Elders
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