Father Believes Dorothy Inn Mystery Continues
Alfred Distelhurst, father of 6 year old Dorothy Ann Distelhurst, travels to New York hoping for a ransom contact. He follows letters from supposed abductors promising his daughter's return and plans to stay in New York awaiting further instructions. Police and justice officials in Washington say they have no definite kidnapping information.
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New York
Dorothy Ann Distelhurst
Alfred FB. Distelhurst
Nashville
Tenn
Dorothy
Department of Justice
Washington
Young Boy injured after movie sleep escape
Earl Rose aged 11 slept through a film at Gors, then woke at 2:30 a.m. He used his arm to break a door to flee. He suffered sixteen stitches in his arm and twelve in his side.
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Gors
Wilson
Earl Rose
Statements From Sams And Smith On A Sunday Night Incident
The statement by defendant Robert Smith describes a night ride with Paul Sams and others including J Edwards and Rube Varner. He recounts a plan to go to the hitching lot, a shotgun found in a rumble seat, a chase toward Ed Davis and his car, and leaving before a confrontation near Rehoba church road and Randleman road.
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Robert Smith
Paul Sams
Jim Edwards
Rube Warner
J— Edwards
Ralph Dill
L. H
Osborne
Ed Davis
Paul
Osborne Boy
Rube Varner
Coble’s
Cobbs
Randleman Road
Rehobah
Rehoboth
Church Road
Clyde Kivett
Frank Tucker
Cleve Oldham
Cleve
Clyde
Archhill
Greensboro
J. Edwards
Byron Hodgin
Sedgefield
Dillard Woods
Robert
Jamestown
Arch Hill
Five suspects face murder charges in Sumner County case
State builds case against Ralph Dill Rueben Varner and Luke Osborne with affidavits by Paul Sams and Robert Smith. Evidence shows the five were together before the robbery and murder near a Sumner township shop last month.
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Ralph Dill
Rueben Varner
Luke Osborne
H. L. Koontz
Dill
Varner
Osborne
Silayin
Sumner Township
Paul Same
Robert Smith
Jos
Phipps
Allen Adams
Warner
State Daily
High Point
Kivett Drive
B. D. Davis
Sams and Smith
Smith
Sams
Davis
J. W. Donovant
Slim
Ralph
Cobl
Davises
Jamestown
Chamber of Commerce finance drive launches with 150 volunteers
The chamber of commerce begins a campaign to raise 7500 for the coming year as 150 volunteers solicit memberships. A Wesley Memorial breakfast marks the start with reports to follow tonight and a final dinner planned at the Elwood hotel. Meanwhile testimony in a holdup case recalls a shotgun blow and the sound of a gunshot.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Memorial Church
Elwood
W. B. McEwen
United States
E. D. Davis
Lebanon Church Seeks Return of Pastor Dr S W Taylor
Lebanon Methodist Protestant church adjourned the fourth quarterly conference last night voting to invite pastor Dr S W Taylor to return for the next fiscal year. The church reports a successful year, and F R Pritchard is named to represent the church at the 107th annual Greensboro conference with several members expected to attend. Dr Taylor also attended the faculty meeting of the conference today.
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W. Taylor
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro
Taylor
Woman Slaying by Fanatics Probed in Acajete
Federal troops were dispatched to Acajete to investigate the brutal slaying of Senora Micaela Castillo and assault on her daughter and two servants by religious fanatics who opposed support for a government socialistic plan. The widow was shot seven times, hacked with machetes, then burned.
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Puebla
Mexico
Acajete
Senora Micaela Castillo
Senora Castillo
Tennessee Protests Ickes Parkway Route Change
Senator Bachman vows to appeal Secretary Ickes decision removing Tennessee from parkway route linking Shenandoah valley to Great Smoky Mountains. He plans to present the matter to President Roosevelt in Tennessee and press Tennessee interests.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ickes
Tennessee
Shenandoah Valley
Great Smoky Mountains
Nathan L. Hman
Roosevelt
Bachman
North Carolina
Parkway
Sprinkle Appointed Permanent Receiver of Glass Company
Judge Felix Alley in Greensboro signed an order appointing T. J. Sprinkle of High Point as receiver for the High Point Glass and Decorative Company. The receiver has full power to operate the plant to complete orders now on hand.
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Greensboro
Felix Alley
Superior Court
T. &. Sprinkle
High Point
High Point Glass and Decorative Company
Man Killed in Acetylene Tank Explosion at Charleston Navy Yard
In Boston on November 13 a tank explosion at the Charleston navy yard killed Daniel Dunlea, 35, of Charlestown, with damage totaling about 175000 dollars. A two story building and a nearby boat house suffered extensive damage while a third blast occurred earlier. authorities suspect a leak or arc as possible cause.
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Boston
Charleston Navy Yard
Daniel Dunlea
Charlestown
Ross P. Schlabach
Tthe Yard
Navy Yard
Thomas Ogilvie
Schlabach
Tce
Campaign to weaken TVA sparks power rate debate
A report urges a 3 1 2 cent per kWh cap for residential use and predicts big savings under lower rates, while federal and state bodies dispute regulation scope. Officials cite Roosevelt era projects and possible congressional action as the power fight broadens beyond St. Lawrence treaty talks.
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New York State
St. Lawrence
Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Columbia
Missouri
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
Frank P. Morgan
Alabama Commission
Federal Regulatory Commission
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
The
Power Commission
Rev. R C Foster fainted at pastors conference in New Bern
Rev. R C Foster of Warsaw collapsed while addressing the North Carolina Baptist association pastors conference at First Baptist Church in New Bern. He revived after fainting and was taken to his room, with overheating named as the likely cause. he later seemed somewhat recovered.
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New Bern
The
North Carolina Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
R. C. Foster
Warsaw
Silk Weavers to Be Called Out On Monday
Paterson New Jersey reports a potential general strike of about 15 000 silk workers set for Monday in Passaic Valley. Eli Keller of the Associated Silk Workers Union cites crippled production and demands a revival of the 1933 34 contract and reinstatement of all stipulations.
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Passaic Valley
General National Textile
George Caldanzi
Federation of Silk and Rayon Dyers and Finish
Miss Mollie Scott Dies At Jamestown
Miss Mollie Scott, 50, longtime Jamestown resident, died at her home after a brief illness. She was born June 4, 1884, daughter of James T. and Alice Parrish Scott. Survived by her father, two brothers J BE Scott and J G Scott, and five sisters. Funeral tomorrow at 2:30 from J BE Scott home with Rev C O Kennerly and Rev O J Jones officiating. Interment in Victory Chapel cemetery.
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Mollie Scott
Jamestown
Miss Scott
James T
Alice Parrish Scott
J. BE. Scott
J. G. Scott
Sedgefield
EB. F. Cooney
Baltimore
A. Wright
Rev. O. J. Jones
Jamestown M. E
Victory Chapel
German Statesman to Address Thomasville Rotary Club
Dr. von Scheven a noted German statesman and educator and Rotary International director will address the Thomasville Rotary Club at its regular luncheon tomorrow Rev. Tom A Sykes governor of Rotary International district 57 announced today
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von Scheven
Rotary International
Thomasville
Rotary Club
Tom A. Sykes
Complete Probe of Textile Walkout
ROANOKE RAPIDS November 18. R H Wettach professor of law UNC has completed a three day investigation of the post strike situation in the textile industry as a representative of the national cotton textile labor relations board. Union heads were ordered to send the labor board a list of union and non union members who were working when the strike began and are now jobless.
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Roanoke Rapids
R. H. Wettach
University of North Carolina
National Cotton Textile Labor Relations Board
Wettach
Labor Board
Infants Imagined Fast Growth From Medical Extracts
Baltimore reports describe experiments where white rats given thymus gland extract showed rapid development over generations. Dr. Leonard G. Rowntree notes early teeth, fur, swimming and climbing by two weeks, predicting sixfold growth acceleration with uncertain human applicability.
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Baltimore
Leonard G. Rowntree
Philadelphia Institute For Medical Research
Rowntree
A. M. Hanson
Faribault
Minn
Johns
Vinson backs dirigible play in Navy plan
Representative Carl Vinson backs airship use as a weapon and urges quick building of two more airships to base at Akron and Los Angeles. He proposes a 15000 ton air carrier to replace the outdated Lexington and a cruiser with a deck for planes, pushing naval aviation expansion and bases at Pensacola Pearl Harbor and Diego Garcia.
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Washington
Carl Vinson, Chai
House Naval Affairs
Akron
Roosevelt
Navy
Army
Pensacola
Pearl Harbor
Howell
Diego
California
Sheroff Warehouse Under Construction in Lexington
The Sherloff plant plans a new warehouse behind the factory to store water goods and manufactured items awaiting shipment. The 1 story brick structure 50 feet wide and 85 feet long will have brick foundation and sheet metal walls and will add space for production by reconfiguring machinery and adding new machines.
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Lexington
Loft Manufacturing Co
Bing
Jess Tussey
Buer
Sheloff
Jury May Investigate Striking of Doughter
ALBEMARLE November 13 A superior court jury may conduct a post mortem on the recent fist fight between Rep R L Dough dean of the state delegation and J B Black Republican leader here Blalock received a days road sentence after conviction for assaulting the veteran congressman but appeals to a higher court kept his bond at 200 Doughton the only witness testified Blalock approached from behind as he walked to a street near the Bankhead Cotton and struck him several times in the face the witness said he struck back and Blalock invited him to finish the argument
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Albemarle
Superior Court
R. L. Doughdean
Congress
Black
Coun
Blalock
Greasman
Doughton
Dismissal Of Two Fire Department Members Revealed
Captain F. Kiser and Private W. J. Reey were dismissed from the city fire department after several years of service. They were stationed at Fourth Fire House and alleged to have shown disloyalty to the department. City Manager BE M Kn disclosed the action on Saturday.
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F. Kiser
W. J. Reey
Fire Department
Num Four
BE. M, Kn
Cold Wave Hits Havana As Temperatures Plunge
Havana reports an unofficial temperature near 2 Fahrenheit last night signaling a severe cold wave, with residents expecting continued frigid conditions. The unusual dip alarms Cuban officials and disrupts daily life as ships and markets adjust to the cold spell.
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Havana
Sortern United States
Pretzels Dip in Soda Solution Before Baking
The article describes how pretzels receive a glass-like surface from dipping in a soda or weak solution prior to baking, shaping their gloss and texture.
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Alfred Distelhurst
Little Daughter
Sams and
Heboth
New World
High Point Enterprise
N. C
Sprinkle
Glass Company
TVA
Thomasville Club
Sheroff Warehouse
Lexington Buil
Cuba
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