Roosevelt program stalls as Congress reconvenes
Democratic leaders warn of a slow start to the special session while aiming to advance several of the President's proposals. Senate leaders favor compulsory farm control while the House leans toward voluntary measures, with funding estimates placing new outlays around 275 million dollars for price supports.
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Roose
Veral
Senate
House
House Agriculture
Priculture Department
Hough
Senate farm bill timing and wage hour dispute discussed
On the Senate calendar House measures may delay debate on the farm bill. An anti-lynching bill awaits crop control enactment, and leaders weigh forcing the wage hour bill from the rules committee or delaying to 1938. Drainage work by Middletown firm drains 60 000 gallons daily with 6 100 feet of pipe to lay.
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Bankhead
Senate
Barkley
House Rules Committee
Motion 10 Set Aside Non-Suit Denied In Court
In Guilford County Superior Court Judge W F Harding denied O W Way’s motion to set aside a 1935 non suit arising from a railway crossing death suit against the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad. The second case involved Beulah Davis v Silver Knit Hosiery mill Inc. Judge Teague’s order to strike sections of the mill’s answer is sustained and case returns to municipal court.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Superior Court
W. F. Harding
High Point
O. W. Way
J. B. Way
J. E. Way
Thomasville
Denton
Z. I. Walser
Lewis B. Teague
Silver Knit Hosiery Mill, Inc
Beulah Davis
Dudley Beats William Penn 12-0 in Greensboro
Dudley High of Greensboro defeats William Penn Tigers 12 to 0 at Memorial Stadium. After a scoreless first half, Penn’s 16 yard penalties opened the door for Dudley, with James Ellis scoring both touchdowns including a 20 yard run.
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John Robinson
Greensboro
William Penn
Tigers
Dudley High
Memorial Stadium
Dudley
James Ellis
Ellis
Drainage System Is Half-Way Complete
W. Robertson, engineer in charge of sub surface drainage on the grade crossing elimination project, left for Henderson, W. Va., to oversee a job now in progress by his firm.
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J. D. Porter
Robertson
W. ©. Robertson
Vertercay
Henderasa
W. Va
Hancock Wasting No Time Getting Campaign Started
Raleigh dispatch reports Representative Frank Hancock moving fast in the North Carolina senate race, circulating supporter letters and campaigning state wide. Senator Reynolds also plans rapid outreach while both men prepare for a congress session and a quiet voter turnout start in June.
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Raleigh
Frank Hancock
Robert R. Reynolds
Robert
Bob
North Carolina
Reynolds
Congress
Frank
Gregg Cherry
Diffusion of Light Drops with Elevation as Atmosphere Clears
As water vapor and dust in the air decrease, light diffused from surface particles lessens, causing darkness to rise with higher elevation.
Department store sales slip in October in fifth district
Department store sales in the fifth federal reserve district fell two percent in October 1937 from the same month in 1936, though the first ten months showed a five percent gain. Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina reported varied monthly and year-to-date changes with Virginia and South Carolina posting gains and North Carolina and West Virginia showing declines.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Richmond Reserve Bank
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Bands of butchers strike eerie bone chimes in 19th century London
Bands of butchers played marrow bones against cleavers to create bell like tones. Each cleaver produced a distinct note, layering into a harmonious peal heard across markets and streets of the era.
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