Hungary Moves to Reoccupy Slovak Lands in 20 Year Gap
Hungarian troops crossed the Danube and pushed into the Slovak regions of Medve and Doborgaz as authorities announced the reoccupation of 4875 square miles of former Hungarian homeland from Czechoslovakia. Fourteen communities fell under Hungarian control and military administration began at once, with travel restricted and inns closed after 1 a.m. Admiral Miklós Horthy was slated to lead troops into Romarna the following day as the occupation aimed for completion by next Thursday.
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Danube
Hungary
Czechoslovia
Medve
Doborgaz
Gyor
Magyar Ovar
Liberty Square
Speakers Hurl Charges In Final Vote Appeals
Presidential race coverage from Hyde Park shows Roosevelt supporters urging experience and liberalism as crucial. Republican prospects include claims of gains in House and Senate, while Democrats predict losses of under 50 House seats. The Senate campaign committee notes 50 candidates spent 5 000 to 100 000 dollars in primaries, with many exceeding annual salaries.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York State
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican Congressional Committee
House
Senate
Rep Drewry
Virginia
Congressional Campaign Committee
Senate Campaign
Sheppard
D.-Tex
Silkworms Spin 4000 Yards of Thread in Lifetime
The article notes that a silkworm produces about 4000 yards of silk thread during its life. This fact highlights the remarkable capacity of silkworms in the silk industry and underscores the scale of sericulture practices referenced in the period.
Ace of Spades by John Mebane on Book Collecting
A personal essay by John Mebane describes casual book collecting rooted in delight for typography, bindings, and jackets rather than value. He recounts buying eighty seven books and two paintings for a five dollar bill from a seller, and recalls autographing a poem by Louis Untermeyer.
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High Point
Louis Untermeyer
High Point College
Untermeyer
Campaigns Close as North Carolina Holds Election
In Raleigh on November 5 campaigners from both parties wrapped up a week of intense activity as turnout efforts intensified for Tuesday's general election. About 1,000,000 residents are registered with estimates of 500,000 to 650,000 expected to vote in the off year. Key contests include Senator Robert Reynolds versus Charles Jonas and two Democratic Supreme Court justices facing Republican challengers, while several state offices go unopposed. In the Sixth District the death of Lewis Teague prompted the Democrats to nominate Carl Durham after two days of debate, and in the Eighth District Deane withdrew, clearing the way for W. O. Burgin amid earlier irregularity charges.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Supreme Court
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
Charles A. Jonas
Lincolnton
Supreme Court
M. W. Barnhill
J. Wallace Winborne
Herbert F. Seawell
Irvin B. Tucker
Carl T. Durham
Chapel Hill
Co. B. Deane
Rockingham
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Deane
Burgin
Fascist Jew Exemptions From Italian Edicts Reported
Rome November 5 The Fascist government announced that 3 522 of about 15 000 Jewish families in Italy have been exempted from anti Jewish decrees. Exemptions include families of wounded in Fascist fights war dead wartime volunteers Cross of Merit recipients early party members and legionnaires who occupied Fiume in 1919.
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Rome
Italy
Grand Council
Fiume
Gabriele D’anduasio
Reading and gifting books and catalogs in a frugal era
A narrator recalls buying one hundred books for five cents each and keeping two. He describes reselling or gifting the rest, collecting rare book catalogs, and sharing reading with family as presents. He notes a shift to suggesting other gifts as relatives tire of books.
Theme of American Education Week Emphasized in Local Sermons
Local ministers will center sermons on Achieving the Golden Rule during American Education Week. A 3:30 PM program at William Penn auditorium features City Attorney Grover H. Jones as speaker, with Whitted and others presenting topics on developing strong bodies, values, and standards. Music by combined school departments.
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William Penn Auditorium
Grover H. Jones
Whitted
Leonard Street School
C. T. Whitten
Leonard Street
Fairview
E. Burford
Fairview Street School
M. L. Graye
Willam Penn High School
William Penn
A. C. Lovelace
Farrew Street School
E. G. Cobb
Miss Irene Martin Is Crowned Homecoming Queen
Miss Irene Martin, a William Penn senior, was elected Miss Homecoming by the William Penn Athletic Club and will reign at the Homecoming game between the Tigers and Dudley high school at High Point College stadium. She is the daughter of Mrs. Annie Harris of East High Street and recently moved from Mocksville High School.
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Irene Martin
William Penn Athletic Club
Tigers
Dudley High School
High Point College Stadium
Miss Martin
Annie Harris
East High Street
William Penn
Mocksville High School
Mocksville
Fairview Street P T A Hosts Scout Night At School
The Fairview Street School P T A held a lively meeting featuring Girl Scout troops and Brownies led by Mrs A L Jones and Mrs J K Williams. They sang, performed skits on the Scout Laws, and served tea cookies and candy.
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Fairview Street
A. L. Jones
J. K. Williams
P.T. A
McConnell Corbitt Nuptials Announced
The marriage of Miss Ophelia McConnell and Mr. Andrew C. Corbitt is announced for August 24, 1938 in High Point. They reside at 1106 Alder Street and are both employed at Burrus Memorial hospital.
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Ophelia McConnell
R. N
Andrew C. Corbitt
High Point
Gossette Funeral Here This Afternoon
Funeral services for N. Gossette who died at his home on East Commerce Street Wednesday will be held this afternoon at a local church with burial to follow in the city cemetery. The deceased was a longtime resident and is survived by his wife and children.
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N. Gossette
East Commerce Street
Funeral Services for Mrs Madeline Ragans Haywood
Funeral services for Mrs Madeline Ragans Haywood who died in Norfolk Virginia will be held at her mother Mrs Jane Ragans Whitworths home on West Street at 2 30 this afternoon. Mrs Haywood a Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing Durham graduate and four year nurse at the institution is survived by her husband Alvin Haywood her mother three sisters Nora Leach of High Point Mrs Blanche Green and Mrs Wilmer Henderson Pittsburgh Pa two brothers Elvin and Charles Ragans New York City.
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Madeline Ragans Haywood
Norfolk
Jane Ragans Whitworth
Weat Street
Haywood
Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing
Durham
Alvin Haywood
Nora Leach
High Point
Blanche Green
Wilmer Henderson
Pittsburgh, Pa
Elvin
Charles Ragans
New York City
Preacher to Speak at St Mathews Church Monday Evening
Rev. J W Baldwin, pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist church on Olga street, will preach at St Mathews C M E church Monday evening at 7 o'clock. He will be accompanied by his choir and congregation.
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St. Mathews C. M. E
J. W. Baldwin
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Olga Street
St. Mathews C. M. EE
William Penn Junior A class hosts tea at Dorothy McConnell home
The junior A class of William Penn high school will hold a tea at Miss Dorothy McConnell's Tudor street home this afternoon from 4 to 6 30 o'clock.
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William Penn High School
Dorothy McConnell
Tudor Street
Osie Sturges Named Buildings and Grounds Superintendent
Osie Sturges, a William Penn High School alumnus and former CCC Company 1497 leader, is appointed superintendent of buildings and grounds at Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia by President Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown. He will supervise two assistants selected from CCC Company 1497 and receives a satisfactory salary with added responsibilities.
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Osie Sturges
Palmer Institute
William Penn High School
Civilian Conservation Corps Co
Raeford
Palmer Memorial Institute
Sedalia
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
Sturges
William Penn Glee Club
CCC
Pitt Powers Past Grid Opponents in Big Six Race
Pitt crushed Kansas State and Texas 26-0, while Christian shut out Tulsa 21-0 and Tennessee routed Chattanooga 45-0. Iowa State Western Reserve Boston College Villanova also remained unbeaten as Town State beat Drake 14-0 and Indiana defeated Boston College 14-0.
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Kansas State
Texas
Christian
Tulsa
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Dartoons
Dickinson
Iowa State
Western Reserve
Boston College
Villanova
Town State
Drake
West Vennie
Indiana
Anova
Auburn
Senator E D Smith Admitted To Hospital
Senator E D Smith aged 74 and chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee was admitted to a Florence hospital with a kidney ailment. He had been renominated in the recent Democratic primary over Governor Olin D Johnston.
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Florence
D. C
E.D. (Cotton Ed
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Olin D. Johnston
FDR to Ask Congress for Defense Funding Next Year
Roosevelt plans a large defense push including tripling the Army Air Corps goal to 6,960 planes, equipping an initial protective force of 400,000 with essential weapons, and rushing war reserves for a 1,000,000-strong force. Estimates range from $160 million for initial needs to over $1.3 billion total when fully funded over years.
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Congress
Army Air Corps
Navy
Army
National Guard
War Department
United States
Malin Craig
Germany
Roosevelt
Baker
Newton D. Baker
Air Corps
Craig
Motor plants reopen as 1939 models roll out
Over a million restored to factory rolls as production surges in automotive centers. Thousands of workers return to assembly and related plants, boosting business tide and signaling a strong start for 1939 model manufacturing.
Celebrate 7 Year Of Church Anniversary In Davidson NC
The 150th anniversary of the Presbyterian Synod in North Carolina was celebrated at Center Presbyterian Church. Dr. W. M. Fairley Ford spoke on Christian themes as history noted Center Church founding in 1756 and early leaders like Alexander Craighead. The gathering highlighted the Synod’s growth from 1796 to present, with 88,000 members and 534 churches, and referenced affiliated colleges and seminaries.
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Presbyterian of
Carolinas
Davidwell
Mecklenburg
Ephraim Brevard
Veterans From To Attend Reuni
A delegation of about 25 World War I veterans who served overseas with the 1st division will attend the Wildcats division reunion in Charlotte November 11 and 12 led by Gen George W McIver and Adjutant James E Washington. Speakers include national figures and Col R C Williams. events feature an Armistice smoker and banquet, with entertainment at the Charlotte Food Show and a church service planned by Dr C C Weaver.
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Lotte
W. W. Church
George W. McIver
Iver
James E
Washington, D. C
Col
R. C. Williams
Engineers
U.S. A
A. MM
Sandy
Graham Ofboro
Noolina Veterans Association
Mrs Hayes Dies at Home of Son in Winston-Salem Road
Mrs W A Hayes dies at her son H W Hayes residence on Winston-Salem road. She passed away last night at her home. Funeral arrangements were made late last night. Mrs W H Hayes formerly of Virginia died at the home of her son in Winston-Salem road.
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W. A. Hayes
H. W. Hayes
Winston-Salem Road
W. H. Hayes
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