Deatherage Emerges From Quiet Town as Anti Communist Figure
Jorge Deatherage, a construction engineer turned anti Communist organizer with the White Camellia name, lives inconspicuously in St. Albans West Virginia. Neighbors recall a quiet man with strong build and a library of Hitler era books. He claims ties to original White Camellia adherents and some Hitler associates, while denying broad local following.
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ST. Albans
W. Va
Jorge Deatherage
Dies
Ashington
Cliff Barton
St. Alans
College Hill
Hich
Deatherage
Minnesota
Hatfield
McCoys
Roosvelt
Guyan River
China
United States
South Charlesn
Carbide
Ibon Chemicals Corporation
Ku Klux Klan
Gulf States
Knights
Charleston
Adolf Hitler
Presbyterian General Assembly Near Adjournment at Montreat
The 79th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States moved toward adjournment in Montreat. It chose Chattanooga Tennessee for next year. An amendment to grant fee simple rights to local congregations failed 30 to 54. A college degree requirement for clergy transferring from other denominations passed 75 presbyteries. A fundraising drive aimed to raise 339000 for a 3000000 ministers annuity fund by April 1940. Castner Horine and Shooler were reelected to the executive committee.
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Montreat
79Th General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
First Presbyterian Church of
Chattanooga
Tenn
Book of Church Order
Charles B. Castner
E .F. Horine
W. C. B. Shooler
Louisville, Ky
Norfolk Southern Employees Gather For Annual Fete
Nearly 400 members of the Norfolk Southern Railroad family attended the annual outing in Raleigh. Special vans and regular trains carried employees and their families for the gathering sponsored by the Norfolk Southern Employee Relief Association.
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Raleigh
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Tofay
Norfolk Southern Employee Relief Association
North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Prices on Monday Markets
North Carolina shipping points report Monday wholesale market prices across multiple eastern markets. Eastern Shore Maryland reports show moderate demand and weaker prices. sweet potatoes and cabbages vary by crate size and grade. Pittsburgh Philadelphia and New York show steady to dull demand for North Carolina beans peaches peas and potatoes with specific crate prices and stock conditions.
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North Carolina
U. S
Maryland
Pocomoke City
Marion Station
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Nancy Halls
Boston
New York
South Carolina
Norfolk
Virginia
Charleston
S. C
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
Guilford County real estate transfers list several lots: Abe Mirvis to J C Gate Wood at Favrris Avenue Blair Street intersection. Emma R Daniel to N C Greenwood on Louise Avenue near North Hamilton Street. General Realty Co to A C Cecil and others on Bert Street near Newton Street. J M Whitley to Dallas R Heimstetler on Park Street. G C Leonard to Etta Leonard Shelton at Layton Leonard vicinity Sumner Township. Shell Oil Co to Shell Oil Company on Spring Garden Chap man Streets. Oil Company Inc to on Greensboro High Point road Remington Drive intersection Jamestown Township.
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Abe Mirvis
J. C. Gatewood
Favrris Avenue
Blair Street
Emma R. Daniel
N. C. Greenwood
Louise Avenue
Hamilton Street
General Realty Company
A. C. Cecil
Bert Street
Newton Street
J. M. Whitley
Dallas R Heimstetler
Park Street
Whitley
Sumner Township
G. C. Leonard
Etta Leonard Shelton
Layton, Leonard
Morehead Township
Shell Union Oi! Corporation
Shell Oil Company, Incorporated
Spring Garden
Chapman Streets
Jamestown Township
Greensboro-High Point Road
Remington Drive
Excellent Tobacco Crop In Store Warns NC Specialist
Raleigh May 30 After a tour of tobacco producing counties Lloyd Weeks assistant tobacco specialist of the NC State College Experiment Station predicted that North Carolina farmers would produce an excellent crop this year barring unfavorable weather The crop looks better than I have ever seen it at this time of year Weeks commented.
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Raleigh
Lloyd Weeks
N. C
Alumni head re elected at Lenoir Phyne College
Prof. V. V. Aderholt, head of the history department, was reelected president of the Lenoir Phyne College Alumni Association for a fourth term yesterday at Hickory.
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Hickory
V. V. Aderholt
Lenoir Phyne College Alumni Association
Municipal election set for June 6 in Hickory
Hickory officials announce a municipal election to be held on June 6. Citizens are advised to prepare for voting and review local office candidates and measures on the ballot.
Farley Keeps 1940 Plans Silent Amid Campaign Talk
Genial postmaster general Jim Farley turns 51 as speculation swirls over 1940. After a 17 day cross country tour he offers no candidate commitment, saying it is futile to discuss runs until Roosevelt decides on reelection. He hints at potential roles but stops short of endorsement.
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Washington
Jim” Farley
Roosevelt
Middle
Far West
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Arizona
Williams, Ariz
Stacy Regarded Likely Candidate for Governor
Raleigh May 30. Endorsement of Horace Edney Stacy for governor by Robeson county voters drew little enthusiasm and did not deter other candidates. Observers note Stacy could capitalise on statewide opposition to the current regime, but no clear path to nomination exists amid cautious, divided politics.
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Henry Averile
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Horace Edney Stacy
Robeson County
Stacy
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina
MecLeans
MelIntyres
Johnson's
Varsers
Horace Edney
Tom Johnson
Robeson
Asheville
Johnson
Superior Court
Lumberton
Buncombe
Greensboro College approves 70 room dormitory plan
Greensboro College trustees approved construction of a 70 room dormitory. Dr. Luther Gobbel, president, announced the plan on May 30.
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G. C. Greensboro
Luther Gobbel
Greensboro College
State to enter Yadkin suit as amicus curiae
North Carolina Attorney General Harry McMullan plans to file a petition in Yadkin Superior Court asking to be recognized as amicus curiae in the Yadkin river dispute. He argues the river is non navigable and that the Federal Power Commission overstepped its authority issuing a license for a High Point hydroelectric project. The move could influence federal involvement and future Aluminum Corp plans at Tuckertown.
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Raleigh
Harry McMullan
Yadkin River
Amicus Curiae
North Carolina
Federa Power Commission
Hich Point
Guilford Center
Yadkin Superior Court
High Point
Yadkin
The
Power Commission
McMullan
Commission
Tuckertown
Aluminum Corporation
UNC Controller Decision Likely At Greensboro Meeting
Trustees of the University of North Carolina may select a controller at the Greensboro session Monday afternoon. The choice hinges on whether President Frank P. Graham will recommend a candidate. Governor Hoey appointed a three member committee to confer with Graham. the panel includes Charles Whedbee, Bryant, and Thurman Chatham.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Frank P. Graham
Graham
Hoey
Charles Whedbee
Hertford
Bryant
Durham
Thurman Chatham
Winston-Salem
Noel-Baker Criticizes Chamberlain For Appeasement
Philip Noel-Baker a Labour MP told a Southport conference that Prime Minister Chamberlain is torn between appeasement and action. He said Chamberlain has "one foot in the eighteenth century and the other in Berlin" in spirit.
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Southport
England
Philip Noel-Baker
Chamberlain
Skilled and Semi Skilled Workers Urged to Register
J A Gawthrop of the North Carolina State Employment Service called for skilled and semi-skilled workers in construction to register at the local office. The goal is inclusion in a central state file to be established soon, covering operators of air compressors and hammers, bulldozers, cranes, drills, scrapers, graders, forklifts, steel workers, truck drivers and related trades.
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J. A. Gawthrop
North Carolina
Appointment to State Library Commission Name Change
Charles Whedbee of Hertford has accepted an appointment to the State Library Commission, succeeding Dr. Edgar W. Knight of Chapel Hill.
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Library Com
Raleigh
Charles Whedbee
Hertford
State Library Commission Aoard
Edgar W. Knight
Chapel Hill
Amoco Fair Set for Greensboro June 5
Amoco dealer meeting planned at the King Cotton Hotel Greensboro to open Monday June 5 under R S Overman manager of American Oil Company. Over 200 Amoco dealers from High Point Winston Salem Greensboro Asheboro and Mount Airy expected plus top company executives.
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Amoco
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
R. S. Overman
American Oil Company
Overman
High Point
Winston - Salem
Asheboro
Mount Airy
J. A. Aldridge
Hopkins
O'Day
Weaver
Brussels Bans Automobile Horn Blowing At All Times
Brussels Belgium imposes a citywide prohibition on horn honking around the clock. Officials say the rule aims to reduce noise pollution and create a calmer urban environment for residents and visitors.
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Brussels
Belgium
Eleven survive 19 hours adrift after Hatters life boat ordeal
Eleven men aboard the 54 foot yacht Dixie were stranded off Hatters for 19 hours after the vessel foundered during a September storm. Four men escaped in a 10 foot lifeboat while the rest clung to wreckage until rescue by the freighter Hadeco. Names include Captain Jesse Keech and several EC Teachers College faculty.
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Englehard
Hatteras
Dixie
Hadeco
Englehard Bay
Jesse Keech
Elijah Edwards
Belhaven
J. H. Moye
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of
Greenville
G. J. Woodward
Keech
Prisoners Escape Yadkin Camp in Wilkes County
Oscar Pitts said Frank Bowles serving six months for forgery in Caldwell County and Jack Harper serving four months for larceny in Wilkes were reported to have escaped from the Yadkin Prison Camp yesterday. Pitts had no further details.
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Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
Frank Bowles
Caldwell County
Jack Harper
Wilkes County
Yadkin
Jerusalem closes cinemas and cafes to curb riots
Authorities shut movies and cafes in Jerusalem to curb further shootings and bombings after a fatal shooting in a residential area. A bomb at the largest Arab owned theatre wounded 30, with 12 in serious condition.
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Jerusalem
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Lancaster
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