Cost Of Battleship Expansion Soars Under Navy Buildup
EB reports that from 1933 to 1938 naval spending rose sharply as eight battleships are ordered. Costs jumped 250 to 320 percent since 1923, with units like the North Carolina and South Dakota priced at about 65.2 and 88.0 to 98.0 million. Officials cite labor, material, design, and legal cost drivers while defending private yards' role.
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Daniel Washington
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
North Carolina
New York Navy Yard
South Dakota
West Virginia
Navy Yard
National Council of American Shipbuilders
Great Britain
Government Hikes Estimate Of Nation's Cotton Output
The Agriculture Department raises this year’s cotton crop estimate to 11,845,000 bales of 500 pounds each with lint yield at 224.1 pounds per acre. Acreage for harvest stands at 24,222,000. abandonment 2.9 percent. Last year’s output was 11,943,000 bales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
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United States
Farm Market Report Fruits Vegetables North Carolina Trade
North Carolina shipping point data and Tuesday wholesale market results from the U S Agricultural Marketing Service and North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Shipments list by state with price ranges for Porto Ricans Nancy Halls and Jersey types. markets in Pittsburgh Cleveland Washington Philadelphia Baltimore New York and more show steady to unsettled conditions and varied yield across cabbage beans apples peppers potatoes.
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U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
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Virginia
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U. S
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UCLA Star Jack Robinson Shines Across Sports
Los Angeles report notes Jack Robinson a standout at UCLA as a versatile athlete excelling in basketball baseball tennis and nearly equaling the world record in the broad jump while cited as a premier Negro back in college sports.
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Los Angeles
NNL
Jack Robinson
Randolph to Offer Four School Buildings for Sale
Randolph County Board of Education votes to place four former county school houses on the market due to district school consolidation. The properties listed include Davis, Trogdon, Cross Roads and Mt. Pleasant schools in Asheboro.
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Asheboro
Randolph County Board of Education
Davis
Trogdon
Cross Roads
Mt. Pleasant
Shortstop Helped Pasadena Semi Pro Team Win State Title
A Pasadena shortstop contributed to a semi pro team that captured the California state title last spring. The item notes the player in the context of the championship season and identifies the team and achievement.
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Pasadena
California
State by state figures in two-column totals cited
A list of state totals shows two numbers next to each state such as Kansas California Florida Georgia Illinois Kentucky and others. The figures include large and small values and appear as paired totals for each state without clear labels.
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Census Bureau
Alabama
Arizona
Ark
War Today Seeks Peace Parley By Luring Parties
All parties to the war show willingness to discuss peace methods. Reported plan suggests luring opponents to a parley as a new problem for diplomacy.
Peace talk tests Europe amid war weariness and rivalries
DeWitt MacKenzie reports mixed reactions from capitals to a Dutch Dutchess – Belgian mediation offer while officials study possible paths to a peace conference. Leaders warn that Nazidom and Anglo French aims may force a stark choice and emphasize the need for broad, reciprocal concessions and interlocking settlements.
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Europe
Lord Halifax
Hitler
Germany
Bender Named Manager of Wilmington Farm Club
Chief Bender, famed former Athletics pitcher, is appointed manager of the Wilmington farm club owned by the Athletics. He has served on their scouting staff for several years.
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Philadelphia
Nns
Bender
Athletics
Wilmington
A's
Duke Coach Wade Suffers First One-Point Loss
Durham Duke University suffered a 14-13 defeat to Pittsburgh this fall marking Wallace Wade's first one-point loss in 21 years of coaching. He had previously won by one point only twice including the Rose Bowl victory over Washington.
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Durham
N. C
Nns
Wallace Wade
Pittsburgh
Duke
Wade
Washington
Sayers to Speak on The American Cavalcade at Collins Festival
Dr. Frank G. Sayers appears Thursday night at the Civitan Club event in the Senior High School auditorium to discuss The American Cavalcade. The lecture covers economic and political trends, optimism versus materialism, and social concepts for spiritual and moral needs. Sayers, born in London and with a Canada start in business, led Rochester’s Skyscraper Church project and spoke nationwide, including 300 engagements last year.
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Frank G. Sayers
Civitan Club
United States
Dr. Sayers
London
England
Canada
Rochester
N. Y
Chambers of Commerce
Kiwanis International
Abraham Lincoln
Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Guilford Court
Burnlee Peat, a High Point resident, was sentenced to four to six years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Andrew McCollum in High Point on October 18. The judge cited Peat’s prior good reputation and the victim’s provocative actions in the fatal knife incident. Separately, John Davis was given 30 days for assault on Sarah Gannaway after a conviction for simple assault.
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Greensboro
Burnlee Peat
High Point
Hulda Street
Guilford County
McCollum
John Davis
Sarah Gannaway
McLendon to Speak at Asheboro Veterans Banquet
Major L. P. McLendon Greensboro attorney and World War veteran will address the 16th annual veterans banquet in Asheboro. He will speak on the Second World War as his first time in the speaker role here. Attendance is expected near 150.
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Mahatma Gandhi
India
Bombay
Asheboro
Navy
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
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