Defense calls for large 1940 funds amid European war
President Roosevelt seeks 275 million for neutrality enforcement as defense outlays likely top 2 billion in 1940. Senate and House leaders project army and navy budgets near 1 billion each, with expansion including 100000 more troops and recommissioned destroyers. New aerial unit to Puerto Rico marks air corps growth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Sheppard
Senate Military Committee
Army
Scrugham
D-New
House Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Navy
Marine Corps and Justice Department
West
Pacific Coast
War Department
Air Corps
Puerto Rico
British Steamer Eghba Evades U Boat Fire Off Madeira
The 4,989 ton British steamer Eghba was fired on today by a German submarine about 240 miles east of the Madeira Islands but escaped unharmed and is believed to have continued its voyage. The incident was announced from Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Madeira Islands
Musical Merry Makers to Perform at Senior High Auditorium
The Mordelia Musical Merry Makers, sponsored by the Civitan Club, stage a Thursday program on November 2 at 8 p.m. at the Senior High School auditorium. Pietro Mordelia, a famed accordion virtuoso from New England, brings his daughter Flora and Barbara Taylor to perform with three piano accordions. Flora, a prize-winning soprano, recently earned honors from Boston University Musical College, while Pietro’s career features East Coast acclaim and Harvard reunions. The trio delivers operatic medleys, patriotic tunes, folk songs, and showmanship rooted in Latin musical tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mordelia Musical Merry- Makers
Civitan Club
Pietro Mordelia
New England
Flora
Barbara Taylor
Pietro
Boston
East
Harvard
Cambridge
Boston University Musical College
Governor Hoey Invited to November Mayors Meeting
Governor Hoey has been invited to attend a meeting of mayors, city managers and other city and county officials in the seventh highway district on November 14 in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Charlotte
Hoey
Seventh Highway District
Thomasville Gala Halows Eve Sees Safe Night
Thomasville reported a quiet Halloween with only one false alarm on Fisher Ferry Street after 11 pm. Chief F C Smith praised citizens for safe cooperation reducing traffic risks as hundreds dressed in costumes paraded the streets, marking one of the best observed celebrations in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Hallowe'en
Fisher Ferry Stret
F. C. Smith
Kay Kyser to Attend World Premiere in Rocky Mount
RKO announced the world premiere of Thats Right Youre Wrong will be Nov 16 in Rocky Mount North Carolina with governors of North Carolina and Virginia attending. Duke UNC and Wake Forest bands will perform and the program will be broadcast. Kyser Day events in Rocky Mount on Nov 15 feature Kyser and Hollywood actors.
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Los Angeles
RKO
Rocky Mount
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest College
Kyser
Kay Kyser
Hollywood
Hal §S. Orr
Townsendites Open In East
Washington dispatch reports Townsendites will broadcast pension talks to voters over 60 in Pennsylvania starting this month using 17 radio stations. Plans expand to New York, Ohio, Illinois with about 25 stations. The drive seeks delegates for the 1940 parties to push Townsend plan into national platforms and law.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Senator Downey
D-Calif
New York
Indianapolis
Townsendites
Congress
Europe
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Townsend
Manufacturers to Meet Pinehurst Two-Day Session Opens
Pinehurst NC November first. The North Carolina Manufacturers Association will open a two day meeting here tomorrow with sessions on industry topics, likely drawing attendees from local firms and allied organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
North Carolina Manufacturers’ Association
Mill Reopens in Lexington After June Closure
Dacotah Cotton Mill, closed since June, resumed operations yesterday in Lexington, marking a restart for the local facility.
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Lexington
Dacotah
Gasoline Haulers Awakened By Asheboro Truck Tragedy
North Carolina transporters of petroleum faced a crisis after a string of spectacular crashes. A recent Asheboro incident left two people dead on a roadside and a preacher family nearly burned. A three hour talk with A J Maxwell and safety leaders urged self regulation and possible state enforcement. A Friday follow up conference aims to produce concrete safety steps and stricter driver selection for tanker firms.
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Asheboro
State Highway Safety Division
Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Maxwell
Ronald Hocutt
Hocutt
Schaub
Apex
N. C
Local Owners Association Names Key Figures in North Carolina
The association lists Nathan Strause of Henderson and J. H. Vickers of Charlotte among its notable leaders, with Greensboro’s T. R. Reid, Roanoke Rapids’ J. Y. Ray, and others shaping regional plans and activities.
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Owners Association
Nathan Strause
Henderson
T. R. Reid
Greensboro
J. Y. Ray
Roanoke Rapids
J. H. Vickers
Charlotte
High Pointer Gets Honorable Mention
The Song Hit Guild advisory board led by Paul Whiteman and colleagues selected top amateur writers for professional collaboration with leading tunesmiths. Advance royalties totaling one thousand dollars and contracts were sent to winners Clarence E. Brandon Jr. O. Millard Smith, John A. McCollum Jr. Jack Kjellin Walter Behl Royal Marsh James Lipet Raymond Thomas and Dorothy B. Norman. Ten finalists received honorable mention: Mary M. Moody Barbara V. Orr Herbert Wayman Bertha Frick Russell Devitt Z Payton Flander Marion Lewis Henry Croom Clara Dunn and Hal Ballew.
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Song Hit Guild
Paul Whiteman
Guy Lombardo
Kay Kyser
Billy Rose
Sandy- Joy-Select, Inc
Man With the
Clarence E. Brandon, Jr
St. Louis
Millard Smith
Cambridge City
Ind
John A. McCollum, Jr
Jack Kjellin
Detroit
Mich
Walter R. Behl
Milwaukee
Wis
Royal Marsh
West Roxbury
Mass
James Lipet
Providence
R. I
Raymond
Thomas
Indianapolis
Dorothy B. Norman
Kingston
Turkey troubles Madison decide Thanksgiving day clash
Madison faces a holiday timing dispute as Mayor James R. Law follows President Roosevelt on proclaiming November 23 for the city while Governor Julius Heil favors November 30 for Wisconsin. The split raises confusion over state and local observance during the Thanksgiving period.
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Madison
Wis
James R. Law
Roosevelt
Julius Heil
Wes
Ye “Qison
John Martin
Dressing Up Sales Boosts News Sales in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on November 1 Leo Spinelli, a 25 year old news hawker, dresses in a tuxedo with polished shoes and a white shirt to sell papers. He speaks in a soft Oxford accent, bowing to customers as crowds in downtown theaters and late diners buy more papers. Spinelli claims sales have doubled since adopting the flamboyant attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Leo Spinelli
Secreecy Newsie
Spinelli
Leo
Philippine head hunting siege erupts in Nueva Ecija killings
In Nueva Ecija province a fresh outbreak of Christian head hunting was reported. Police said four family members were badly harmed at an isolated village near Panta Dangan. Three Kongot chiefs and followers, linked to the incidents, fled into the Sierra Madre Mountains.
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Manila
Nueva Ecija
Panta-Dangan
Sierra Madres
Couple Takes death by own action Leap
A middle aged couple leaped to death from the 27th floor of the Hotel New Yorker after four days in a hotel room discussing financial reverses. They were Samuel Walker age 40 and his wife 36 using false names Samuel Wilson of Detroit. A sister said they were devoted and had talked about self destruction recently. No note found and only a dollar left in the room.
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New York
Navy
New Yorker
Samuel Walker
Samuel Wilson
Detroit
Mich
Walker
Helen Yeakel
West New York
N. J
Young Democratic Clubs to Meet in Raleigh Friday
A. Pollard, president of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, said the executive committee would convene in Raleigh Friday afternoon at 46% oclock to discuss party matters.
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Durham
Navy
Forrest A. Pollard
Young Democratic Clubs of
North Carolina
Raleigh
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Tau Beta Pi
John N. Strawbridge
Frank ©. Truslow
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Henry Averill
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