Woman’s College Dean Leads National Defense Price Watch
Ruth Cowan Washington reports Harriet Elliott dean of women at the University of North Carolina becomes the lone woman on the new national defense mission. She will head a bureau of statisticians to track butter cabbage and sock prices and assess what Americans must pay as the nation prepares for wartime, framing welfare and housing concerns as core to national strength.
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Ruth Cowan
Washington
Iss Harriet Elliott
Womn
National Defense Mission
Miss Elliott
University of North Caro
America
Iss Elliott
Bureau of Statisticians
Elliott
North Carolina
North Carolina Conference of Social Service
State Relief Administration
Florence Nightingale in Crimea Hospital Work Highlighted
A historical note recalls Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War. Her nursing reduced death rates at the big Turkish hospital, with aid from Britain and New Zealand. She later recovered from Crimean fever, returned to England, and established a nurse training school.
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Florence Nightingale
Turkey
Florence Tingale
Great Britain
Othnds
Newland
Light Brigade
Black Sea
Crimea
Elds
Army Hospital
England
Cranium Crackers True or False
A set of true or false questions covers amphibians limits Cap Horn misstatement Grapes of Wrath characters Genghis Khan identity Nightingale lifespan and a digest note about a leaflet request. The item reflects a quiz page feature with mixed historical facts and a call for a booklet.
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Nathan Hale
Cape Horn
Africa
Steinbeck
Genghis Khan
Maxwell backs J M Broughton in North Carolina primary
Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell, who placed third in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, endorses Raleigh attorney J M Broughton. Maxwell mails orders to county managers while Lt Governor Horton calls for a runoff. Early tallies show Broughton leading, with Horton and Maxwell far behind as precincts report. Burgin Deane runoff in eighth district looms as Albemarle candidate Erskine Smith hints at future action.
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Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
J. M. Broughton
Maxwell
Broughton
W. P. Horton
Horton
State Board of Election
State Board
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
W. O. Burgin
Burgin
Deane
Albemarle
W. Erskine Smith
R. L. Harris
Roxboro
Dangerous Docket of a Fast-Living Chase
In this suspenseful chapter Monnie accuses Larry Collins while Mike Bentley schemes about a murder. Bentley taunts Collins, admitting he killed a man at the curve and plans a cover with a staged escape and a deadly car fire. Larry predicts Bentley’s counter moves and foreshadows a grim end.
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Monste Miles
Larry Collins
Mike Bentleyvy
Bentley
Larry
Mike
Mike Bentley
Curve
Collins
Dead Man's Curve
Hidden Motives Tie Larry to Deadly Canyon Plot
In a tense sequence Bentley plots a murder to hide his narcotics theft. Larry is bound and forced toward a car rigged with a fuse as Monnie’s loyalties and a planned fatal accident collide with law enforcement intrigue. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
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Monnie
Larrys
Bentley
Larry
Bentleys
Bill
Mikes
Methodist Church Plans Homecoming at Mount Ebal
Denton May 31 Special An annual homecoming service will be held at Mount Ebal Methodist church three miles east of Denton next Sunday June 2. Dr W H Causey of Winston Salem will speak at 11 o clock and Rev T F McCulloch of Greensboro will participate. Afternoon program includes invited quartets and the Denton male choir. Mount Ebal is among the oldest Methodist Protestant churches in Davidson County.
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Denton
Mount Ebal Methodist Church
Geo. L. Curry
Central Methodist Church
W. H. Causey
Winston-Salem
T. F. McCulloch
Greensboro
Curry
Mount Ebal
Davidson County
Holiday Claims 78 Fatalities
Seventy eight Memorial Day fatalities were counted nationwide in what appeared to be one of the safest holiday observances in years. Auto accidents caused 50 deaths and 28 were due to other violent causes. New York led with eight traffic deaths, while California and Ohio each had seven. Additional states reported varying totals for traffic and other fatalities.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
New York
California
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
Winston Planes Bought For War By Frenchmen
Three used airplanes fully gassed and oiled head for their first hop to France while a fourth will join soon. French government inspectors may approve them at Roosevelt Field New York before shipment to Halifax. Pilots Tom Davis Joe Brooks from Winston Salem and George Wilson of Mobile fly the ships. Speculation says they will be used for observation due to small size.
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Winston-Salem
France
Roosevelt Field
New York
Halifax
Tedhorsepower Motors
Tom Davis
Joe Brooks
George Wilson
Mobile
Ala
Traffic incidents by state totals and other causes
Oklahoma 3 traffic incidents. Pennsylvania 5 traffic incidents. Utah 1 incident. West Virginia 4 traffic incidents and 2 other causes. Wisconsin 3 traffic incidents and 2 other causes. Data reflects state traffic events and additional causes.
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Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Utah
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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