Textile mills win safety contest honors in North Carolina
Durham and Greensboro mills headline the statewide safety contest by the Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association and the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Duchess Fabrics of Statesville, Erwin Cotton Mills of Durham, and the Greensboro mill group win top trophies for groups 1 2 and 3 respectively. 58 plants competed with 12 696 employees reporting 33.5 percent of total workers. The contest ran July 1 to October 15 and officials praise the industry for its safety record.
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Carolina Cotton Manufact Association
North Via Industrial Commission
Dewey Dorsett
Jar Commission
Comer
T. A. Wilson
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Duchess Fabrics Corpora Statesville
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Erwin Cotton Durham
Ton Cotton Mills Co
Greensboro
Fea
Planta
N. C. Cotton Turers Association
Wilson
Raleigh area brief recap highlights arrests and trials
Recapture of Raymond at Henderson jail while at trial on a charge related to a senator’s home. A shipboard incident aboard the yacht Gamecock, owned by F. R. Dodge of Philadelphia, ends with one death. Jonathan Daniels to speak at the North Carolina Association of Magistrates annual meeting. Construction projects in the region reach 1.5 million dollars. A man identified as George Ings, a Black driver, killed by a train at a grade crossing.
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Nderson
Raymond Igh
Bailey
Daniels
Leigh
Jonathan Iis
The
Raleigh and Observer
North Carolina
Arlotte
George Ins
Constituent Amendment Adopts Electoral Change Post Certification
A constitutional amendment passed in a general election takes effect after ballots are certified in November. The change prevents certain issues from taking effect without a formal vote and final certification by authorities.
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Leigh
Henderson County Board Certifies General Election Vote
The Henderson County board met to certify the county's general election results after discarding Democratic and one Republican absentee ballot. The board denied a request for a continuance to permit examination of all absentee ballots and witnesses.
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Ersonville
Henderson County Board
Unty
Albritton
H. Rob
Night boxing results from Associated Press report
John Henry Lewis of Arizona outpointed Len Harvey in a 15 round ND bout. Mickey Benson from Charlottesville, Virginia defeated Joe Gorman in six rounds at Richmond, 149 pounds.
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Associated Press
John Henry Lewis
Ariz
Len Harvey
Mickey Benson
Lottesville
Deaver
Joe Gorman
Richmond
William Penn P T A Chooses Delegate and Seeks Piano
William Penn P T A meets Monday with many parents present. The group votes to send Principal C E Burford as delegate to the Negro division meeting in Petersburgh Virginia and considers purchasing a piano for the school. The delinquency committee notes billiard parlor cooperation and the club supports home economics. Mrs Hazel Starr and the executive council receive thanks. Ladies Aid Circle No 1 meets at Eva Williams home. 20th Century Club plans to meet in the Community Center.
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William Penn P.T. A
William Penn Parent- Teacher Association
Gladis Gilreath
Clarence E. Yokely
Ethel Griffin Cobb
Australia Mason
Association
C. EB. Burford
William Penn
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Petersburgh
C. T. Griffin
Department of Home Economics
Hazel Starr
Executive Council
Spanish War Vets to Give Program at Fairview
The Spanish American War veterans group will present a program at Fairview Street school on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Fairview
Fairview Street
Revival at Mt Vernon Baptist Draws Evangelist Lamb
Revival at Mt Vernon Baptist church led by Rev D W Lamb of Elizabeth City opens with a sermon on The World Christ praised for its effectiveness last evening. Tonight he plans another thought provoking message for attendees.
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Mt. Vernon
D. W. Lamb
Elizabeth City
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Mrs Daisy Farrington Returns Home From Burrus Hospital
Mrs Daisy Farrington has returned from Burrus Memorial Hospital to her home on Underhill Avenue and is very much improved.
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Daisy Farrington
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Underhill Avenue
Hockey Governors To Gather Today
A meeting of the National Hockey League governors was set for today to address the troubled New York Americans. In Montreal the Maroons were to face the New York Rangers, with signals of a large confrontation over the Americans' affairs and a possible armistice in New York.
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New York
National Hockey League
New York Americans
Montreal Maroons
New York Rangers
Montreal
First stainless steel plane built for commerce enters use
The first stainless steel airliner designed for commercial service is now in operation. It records a top speed of 150 miles per hour and features safety devices allowing controlled landings at 47 miles an hour.
Sanford Carrier Edges Lipps in Ten Round Decision
In Washington D C Jack Van Now defeats Hard Rock Hardin, Frank Tymoske wins by ten rounds, and Joe Lipps loses after ten rounds. Results list main bouts: Carrier 148 pounds over Lipps 178 percent, Hardin 189 pounds over Tymoske 195 percent.
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Sanford Carrier
Washington, D. C
Jack van Now
Texas
Hard Rock
Hardin
Graham
N. C
Frank Tymoske
Richmond
Joe Lipps
Ty Ty
Harris files suit over railroad death in Franklinton
Mrs. Raymond Lee Harris sues Seaboard airline railroad for 35000 dollars claiming her husband was killed by a Seaboard train in Franklinton in October 1935.
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Henderson
Raymond Lee Harris
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Seaboard
Franklinton
Maryland Survey Tests Vehicle Fitness for Licensing
The state of Maryland is conducting a survey of motor vehicles to determine whether they are fit to be licensed.
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State of
Maryland
North Carolina Baptists Open 106th Annual Convention
Durham hosts the 106th annual session as pastors gathered for the opening afternoon. Rev. John Link delivered the preconvention address with speakers Dr. O. T. Binkley and Dr. Jesse T. Weatherspoon. Zeno Wall of Shelby presides. Dr. Charles H. Durham to give the sermon. Officials predicted the largest attendance in years and a pivotal gathering for the denomination.
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Durham
North Carolina Baptist Convention
John Link
Weldon
O. T. Binkley
Chapel Hill
Jesse T. Weatherspoon
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Zeno Wall
Shelby
State Baptist Convention
Charles H. Durham
Optometrists To Hear Speakers At Greensboro Meeting
Dr. Henry B. Day of Raleigh Dr. Robert N. Walker of Winston Salem Dr. Robert L. Wilson of Shelby and Dr. Michael Curcio of the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry will be among speakers at a North Carolina optometric study groups meeting in Greensboro Thursday.
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Raleigh
Henry B. Day
Robert N. Walker
Winston-Salem
Robert L. Wilson
Shelby
Michael Curcio
Pennsylvania State College of Optometry
North Carolina
Greensboro
McDonald Recovers After Indigestion Attack
J Ramsay McDonald former prime minister recovered in London after fainting at the Lord Mayor's banquet. He took his usual morning walk from his Hampstead Heath home following the incident.
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McDonald
London
J. Ramsay McDonald
MacDonald
Hampstead Heath
Optical firm cited in North Carolina court action
National Optical Stores faces a superior court appearance in Charlotte to show cause why it should not be restrained from operating in North Carolina. The complaint, filed by the attorney general and state optometry examiners, accuses the chain of using unlicensed optometrists and advertising low prices, posing a health risk. The stores operate in Charlotte Durham and Greensboro.
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Charlotte
National Optical Stores
North Carolina
J. Will Pleas, Jr
A. A. F. Seawell
State Board of Optometry Examiners
Durham
Greensio
Plane crash near Henderson leaves two unhurt
Nov 10 report says Bob Beck a pilot and parachute jumper and Carl Herndon of Henderson escaped unhurt when their plane crashed in a field near Henderson.
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Henderson
Bob Beck
Carl Herndon
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Social Security Act Is Attacked in Boston Suit
Federal Judge George Sweeney set tomorrow noon for briefs in a test case challenging the Social Security Act. George P. Davis of Waltham, stockholder in Boston and Maine, seeks an injunction against tax payments, claiming unconstitutionality. The government intervened and asked a merits hearing set for December 15.
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Boston
George Sweeney
George P. Davis
Waltham
Boston and Maine Railroad
Sweeney
Charles BE. Wyzaneki
U. S
First multicolored airplane built in Russia in 1913
A 1913 Russian aviation milestone marks the creation of a multi colored airplane as early feats in aircraft art and engineering. The project showcases early design diversity and demonstrates Russia's early contribution to aviation color schemes.
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Russia
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