Move to Change System of Electing Presidents Comes Up
Washington May 27 A House Judiciary subcommittee plans hearings on a constitutional amendment to award electoral votes by state popular vote. If approved by two thirds of Congress and three quarters of states, future elections could shift. The plan would divide state electors, potentially altering party strongholds and boosting turnout.
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Washington
Congress
House Judiciary
Ubcommittee
Robsson
R-Ky
United States
New York
Mid-Week Services At First Baptist Church
The regular mid-week services will be held at First Baptist Church on Wednesday at 7 PM. A 15 minute worship is planned in the Young People's Department auditorium before groups reconvene in their rooms.
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First Baptist Church
Young People’s Department
TV Radio Schedule May 27 Evening Listings
Detailed network and local program grid listing shows across CBS NBC and ABC with times for news features comedies dramas music and dances. Programs include News and Commentary Limer Davis Green Hornet Lum and Abner The Bob Doyle Show Boston Pops Rex Maupin Orchestra Modern Music Museum Hoosier Hop Barn Dance Earl Godwin Comment and Dance Band Hour among others.
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Nbe
Ric Sevareid
Cbsetwork
Mbs-West
Frontiers of Science
Cba
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News & Commentary
Cbhs
Militon Berle
Eitsceen
TTR
Judy
Mel Blane
Cbs the Falcon
Cbs
Amos and
Andy
Godfrey
Gabriel Heatter
Cbe
ABC
Limer Davis
Lum
Abner
Bobb Doyle
Boston “Pops
Rex Maupin
Modern Music Museum
Earl Godwin
Rail Hearings to Be Set Soon on Train Cuts
Raleigh May 27 The utilities commission will likely set hearings soon on Southern Railway applications to discontinue four six passenger trains and to drop six trains on the Asheville Murphy and Raleigh Goldsboro routes. The company said it loses money on the six trains affected and protests from affected communities have been filed with the commission. Trains 17 and 18 Asheville to Murphy and 21 22 111 and s6 Raleigh to Goldsboro would be discontinued.
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The
Utilities Commission
Southern Railway
Asheville-Mu
Goldsboro
Southern
Asheville
Murphy
Goldsro
Ruling frees beer in truck seized by liquor board
Judge William A. Frack ruled the state liquor board violated the malt beverage act by confiscating a Rocky Mount man’s truck and 550 cases of beer. The truck and cargo were ordered returned to Herman Knight Davenport and Premium Distributors of Rocky Mount, with ownership by O. S. Henry.
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Easton
Rocky Mount
N. C
State Liquor Board
William A. Frack
Northampton County
Herman Knight Davenport
O. S. Henry and Premium Distributors
Civitan International splits into two state districts
About 300 delegates at the Carolinas Civitan International convention voted to divide the organization into a North Carolina district and a South Carolina district. Raymond Prodgen of Mullins, South Carolina, named governor of the South Carolina division, while D. C. Dearborn of Salisbury, North Carolina, heads the North Carolina district. Harvey Strawn of Charlotte, Civitan International president-elect, was the principal speaker.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
Carolinas
Civitan International
North Carolina
South Carolina
Raymond Prodgen
Mullins
D. C. Dearborn
Salisbury
N. C
Harvey
Wallace To Speak Twice In State
Henry A. Wallace former vice president and editor of The New Republic will deliver two speeches in North Carolina on June 5. He is to speak at Durham during the day and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that night, hosted by Josephus Daniels and sponsored by the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
North Carolina
New Republic Magazine
Wallace
Durham
University of North Carolina At
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