Johnson and Maxwell Standouts in 1940 Gubernatorial Race
Special to The Enterprise Raleigh November 14 1940 reports from keen observers that State Treasurer Charles M Johnson and Commissioner of Revenue A J Maxwell are the only two standouts in a bumper crop of 1940 gubernatorial prospects. Johnson is described as far ahead of others and well connected with local government across the state. Maxwell is noted for his tax collecting background and strong West Coast contacts. The piece quotes a Stanly County politician who says Johnson could become governor or move into a major banking post.
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Henry Averill Raleigh
West
Charles M. Johnson
A. J. Maxwell
Charlie Johnson
Stanly
Johnson
Local Government Commission
Maxwell
Munch Bunk
U.S. Truck Registrations Reach 4.26 Million in 1937
Report shows 4,255,296 trucks registered nationwide in 1937, roughly one for every seven families, highlighting the era’s growing reliance on motor transportation.
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United States
Nervousness and swelling symptoms prompt kidney check
An old advertisement links nervous weakness and swollen ankles to kidney and bladder disorders and promotes Cystex as a purifying remedy. It claims early relief with the first dose and a money back guarantee, noting a price of 3 cents per dose and availability at druggists.
Weather Report North Carolina Fact Sheet
Fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions on the south and central coasts. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras diminish tonight with fresh north winds in the north portion and diminishing tonight for the south portion. From Hatteras to Jacksonville winds are southwest and west becoming northeast with partly overcast skies tonight and Tuesday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
North Portion
South Portion
Jacksonville
Revered Winders speaks on happiness at Monarch Club luncheon
The Winston-Salem Monarch club held its regular Friday luncheon at the Sheraton hotel where Rev. R. L. Winders, Seventh Day Adventists pastor over a district including Winston-Salem Kernersville Greensboro and High Point, gave an engaging talk on happiness. Visitors included W. C. Huband Rev. C. E. Clarke club officers Irving Turner of New York and James Bowling of Washington. Elmer Hedrick presided as president.
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Sheraton Hotel
R. L. Winders
Winston-Salem
Kernersville
Greensboro
High Point
W. C. Huband
C. E. Clarke
Irving Turner
New York
James Bowling
Washington
Elmer Hedrick
Final Rites Held for Mrs Joyce Snider
Funeral services for Joyce R. Snider 67 of 416 White Oak Street were held Monday at 11 am from the residence by Elders D R Pyrtle H S Williams and D A O'Brien. Primitive Baptist hymns were sung as flowers were carried by friends neighbors and grandchildren. Pallbearers named were Ray Stokes Ross Arey Alonzo Stokes Lee Arey Luther Rummage and John Whitley. Interment followed at Floral Garden cemetery.
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White Oak Street
D. R. Pyrtle
H. S. Williams
D. A. O’brien
Primitive Baptist Church
Ray Stokes
Ross Arey
Alonzo Stokes
Lee Arey
Luther Rummage
John Whitley
Floral Garden Cemetery
Criminal Court Term Opens in Greensboro
A term of Superior Court for criminal trials convened in Greensboro today under Judge F. Donald Phillips. No High Point cases heard. Fortner Plummer, on probation for a prohibition violation, had his case continued while the probation officer reported compliance with the court order.
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Pecal
Enterprise Greensboro
Superior Court
F. Donald Phillips
Rockingham
Fortner Plummer
Devastating 1923 Japan quake wrecks hundreds of thousands of homes
On September 1 1923 a major earthquake destroyed about 600000 houses and partly damaged 126000 more The disaster killed 99331 people and injured 103733 with 43476 reported missing across the affected areas of Japan.
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Japan
Three Youths Die In Windsor Log Truck Crash
Week End Auto Fatalities reports three youths killed and one injured near Windsor when a log truck returning from a dance crashed into a bridge abutment and overturned. Francis Johnson 23 of Windsor James Haste 28 of Windsor driver James Haste Ned Aaron 19 of Cambridge Md a lumber barge employee died Elbert Moore Jr 17 of Windsor suffered a broken leg and collar bone.
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Francis Johnson
Hawaii
James Haste
Ned Aaron
Cambridge
Elbert Moore, Jr
Textile leader Arrington dead at 72 in Greenville
John W. Arrington 72 longtime Union Bleachery president and Greenville civic leader died at home after years of ill health. Born February 28 1866 in Warrenton NC he led Old Dominion Cotton Mills then Edna Mills before guiding Union Bleaching and Finishing. He chaired Greenville Chamber of Commerce and served on national boards. He enjoyed fishing and rummy.
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Greenville
S&l. C
John W. Arrington
Union Bleachery
Arrington
Warrenton
N. C
Samuel Peter Arrington
Hanna Bolton White Arrington
Richmond
Old Dominion Cotton Mills
Southern
Reidsville
Edna Mills
Union Bleaching and Finishing Company
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Roosevelt Names Landon Delegate to Lima Conference
President Roosevelt selected Alfred M. Landon and 11 other delegates for the Pan American conference in Lima Peru next month Secretary of State Hull will head the delegation The roster includes Kath Lewis daughter of John L Lewis and Dan W Tracy president of the IBEW The meeting begins December 9 amid European tensions and U S efforts to defend the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
Alfred M. Landon
Lima
Peru
Roosevelt
State Department
Landon
Hull
Kath Lewis
CIO
John L., Lewis
Dan W. Tracy
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
APL
Europe
Germany
South America
United States
Gutted distillery resumes operations after large fire
Owensboro Kentucky is reporting that the Glenmore distilleries plant continued business today despite a $2,000,000 blaze that destroyed six buildings and consumed 32,000 gallons of whisky. Frank Thompson of Louisville, president of the company, said one bottling house would bottle today and the distillery remains untouched and active.
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Owensboro
Glenmore Dis
Frank Thompson
Louisville
Kentucky University Forms Transportation Research Bureau
The University of Kentucky will organize a Transportation Organization Research Bureau in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Highways to study and improve transportation policy and infrastructure. The joint effort aims to pool expertise from both institutions to address state highway development and related transportation issues.
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Transportation Organization Research Bureau
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Highways
Passenger Traffic Through New York 1936 37
In 1936 transatlantic steamships into New York carried 151,397 first class and cabin passengers. In 1937 airlines operating in and out of New York carried 303,891 passengers.
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New York City
Robbery Targets Boone Iseley Drug Company Safe
Police reported a third safe robbery in Raleigh within a month. The latest break in occurred last night when an offender named yegger stole about 8500 from the Boone Iseley Drug Company safe.
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Veggs
Raleigh
Boone-Iseley Drug Company
Escort for Slayer to Stand Trial in Wilmington
James Henderson 20 was escorted by state patrolmen from Raleigh to Wilmington where District Solicitor John J. Burney announced he will face trial for the first degree murder of Mrs Stella Hobbs in Superior Court here or in Woodland before Judge W H Burgwyn.
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Wilmington
James Henderson
Stella Hobbs
Raleigh
John J. Burney
Superior Court
W. H .S. Burgwyn
Woodland
Contact Column Invitation for Reader Letters
Address your questions about your problems to Mar jorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise. Your letters will be answered in these columns.
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Marjorie Mansfield
Sculptor Robert Irwin Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
New York, Nov 14. Robert Irwin, eccentric sculptor, on trial for the Ged eon triplets case, abruptly pleads guilty to second degree murder. The sensational trial ends with a guilty plea and a potential life sentence.
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New York
Robert Irwin
Three Slain in Kentucky Gun Battle on Main Street
In Manchester Kentucky three men died in a gun battle on Main Street in front of a crowded tea room. Victims were John J Manning 31 of Georgetown visiting relatives Police Judge B P Lyttle 35 and his brother Dale Lyttle 30. Sheriff BE Gibson said about 20 shots fired with no other participants known and Manning's father former Circuit Judge A T W Manning noted.
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Main Street
Clay County
BE. L. Gibson
John J. Manning
Georgetown
B. P. Lyttle
Dale Lyttle
Gibson
Manning
A. T. W. Manning
Exclusive Right Denied By Court In Shredded Wheat Case
The Supreme Court ruled National Biscuit Company may not claim exclusive use of the words shredded wheat or the pillow shaped form for breakfast cereal. Justices McReynolds and Butler dissented, accusing Kellogg of fraudulently exploiting biscuit maker goodwill. The decision also deferred labor board and child labor amendment matters, and did not revisit Mooney's 1916 bombing conviction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Biscuit Company
McReynolds
Butler
Kellogg Company
National Labor Relations Board
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Letty Seeks Advice On Returning To Unloving Family
A young woman asks whether to return to her mother’s home after years with an aunt who raised her. She notes poverty after her father’s death, poor maternal judgment, and an abusive stepfather while valuing the aunt’s care and honesty. She seeks guidance on whether to go back.
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Miss Mansfield
Foolish It Is To Return To Your Mother
The speaker bluntly condemns returning to the mother, noting she has a husband, home, and children, and asserts the listener deserves happiness and independence rather than unpaid servitude. The tone urges the listener to seek personal well being and future peace of mind.
Aunt’s wise restraint tests mother’s patience
The aunt refuses to sway your choice and believes your mother would resent interference. Yet she shows devoted care, treating you as a daughter and inviting you to offer a daughter’s love and confidence if you choose.
Note on family harmony and future happiness
The speaker urges kindness toward the mother and courtesy to the stepfather while emphasizing not sacrificing future happiness. The message counsels balancing empathy with responsibility and maintaining clear boundaries regarding parental duties.
Miss Mary Moffitt Hosts Asheboro Bridge Club
The Duplicate Bridge club met at Miss Mary Moffitt’s Sunset Avenue home with chrysanthemums in arrangements. High scores went to Mrs. Kemp Alexander, Mrs. Cleve Thayer, Mrs. I. C. Moser, Mrs. T. E. Myatt, Mrs. E. L. Ray and Mrs. H. L. Griffin. Guests included Mrs. Laurin Crawford and Miss Carrie Brittain. A salad course and sweets followed. The Woman's Missionary Society met at Esther Rush's Hoover Street home with ten members, two visitors and one new member. After scripture reading and prayer, Miss Ida Smith outlined “Moving Millions” with Mrs. Paul Hammond. business led by president Mrs. Tom Wood. The group planned December meetings at Mrs. W. V. Smith’s West Salisbury Street home.
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Mary Moffitt
Sunset Avenue
Kemp Alexander
Cleve Thayer
I. C. Moser
T. E. Myatt
E. L. Ray
H. L. Griffin
Ciety
W. V. Smith
West Salisbury Street
Oil Trucks Move Through Pickett Line in Wilmington
Petroleum products trucks from Southern Oil Transportation Company, held at the Wilmington plant under striking drivers for three weeks, were moved this morning. Captain Charles D. Farmer of the state highway patrol, ordered by Governor Hoey, oversaw the action. Sheriff C. David Jones and Police Chief Joseph C. Rourk were present as trucks were filled and sent upstate. The union local president J. B. Broughton and A F L representative C. M. Fox said the strike has just begun and praised the orderly picket line while rejecting outside interference.
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Wilmington
Navy
Southern Oil Transportation Company
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Hoey
C. David Jones
Joseph C. Rourk
J. B. Broughton
C. M. Fox
First Snow Falls in Albany Amid Rain
The first snow of the season was observed today in Albany New York. It fell with rain and melted quickly, leaving streets damp but no lasting accumulation.
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Albany
N. Y
Welsh youth dies while returning home to Virginia
Dev Rowe 23 of Page Virginia died when struck by a car while crossing a street on his way to pack his belongings to go home from Welch West Virginia. He had described coal mining as too dangerous.
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Monticello
Charlottesville
P. W. Bridgman
Harvard University
Associated Press
Welch
W. Va
Dev Rowe
Page
Two Slips In Philadelphia Cause Youth Injuries
Harry Ginsberg, age 11, dislocated his shoulder reaching for a cookie jar in a Philadelphia pantry. At the same hospital, 19 year old Miss Marcella Gobel was treated for a dislocated jaw after yawning too wide.
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Philadelphia
Harry Ginsberg
Marcella Gobel
Curtiz Halts Western Shoot After Extras Break
Modesto report says director Michael Curtiz halted a western on location after 2,000 key extras deserted for a river break. Despite a 25 percent overtime raise and 40 cowboys unable to corral them, Curtiz ended daily work at 4 30.
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Modesto
Calif
Michael Curtiz
Curtiz
Laverty Robbery Case Hinges on Shoes Identification
John Laverty, 14, hid under his bed as burglars entered his home. He told police he could identify the shoes with perfect recall, noting every wrinkle and crack in the footwear as key to the case.
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Denver
Laverty
John Laverty
Riot at Laurinburg Prison Camp Leads to Transfer
Prison authorities investigated a Friday riot at a Laurinburg prison camp. Twenty six long term Negro prisoners seized kitchen knives, barricaded the mess hall, and used about eighty non rebels as shields. Superintendent A D Thames was slightly injured. twelve inmates were moved to two other camps.
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Raleigh
Laurinbure
H. H. Honeycutt
Laurinburg
A. D. Thames
Beatified at St Peter's Mother Cabrini hailed as first American saint
The Venerable Francesca Saverio Cabrini was beatified in St. Peter's Cathedral for two miracles attributed to her intercession. Cardinal Mundelein presided at the beatification and Pope Pius XII attended a second service. Witnesses from Seattle and New York cited healing through her intercession.
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Francesca Saverio Cabrini
St. Peter's
Mother Cabrini
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Congregation of Rites
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Pope Pius
Delfini Grazioli
Seattle
Wash
Peter Smith
New York
North Carolina escapees caught in Arkansas
Three men, Luther L. Hamilton David C. Lynn and Gladdis Emery, jailed in Blytheville Arkansas, confessed to escaping from road camp 45 of North Carolina state prison at Wadesboro on October 22 with eight others. They admitted stealing a car at High Point North Carolina burglarizing stores in Sturgis Mississippi and an oil firm in Crawfordsville Arkansas. Authorities found pistols a shotgun a rifle and plates from Georgia Mississippi and North Carolina.
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Blytheville
Ark
John F. Reinmiller
North Carolina State Prison
Wadesboro
N. C
Reinmiller
High Point
Sturgis
Miss
Tall Structures Measured In Height Figures
The Woolworth building rises 792 feet and the Washington Monument reaches 555 feet 3 inches, comparing iconic structures by height.
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Woolworth
Hosiery Shipments Rise in September Figures Peak for August
The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers reports September shipments at 12,440,000 pairs, up 6.2 percent from August’s 11,768 dozen pairs and down 8.9 percent from September 1937. Cumulative first months total near 93.7 million pairs, vs 96.4 million in 1937, with women’s full fashioned and men’s seamless leading the mix.
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The
National Association Hosiery Manufacturers
Statist Bulletin
Hiefry Indus
Funeral services for Claren Mackay
New York dispatch states a funeral service for Claren Mackay, 64, prominent financier and builder of an international communications empire, will be held tomorrow at St Patrick's Cathedral. Mackay, chairman of the Postal Telegraph and Telegraph Company and president of Mackay Radio and Tele Company, died Saturday night after a throat ailment.
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New York
Claren Mackay
Tome St. Patrick's Cathedral
Mackay
Postal Telegraph
Tle Corporation
Mackay Radio and Tele Company
Chicago Butter Prices Steady Across Grades
Chicago market reports butter trade steady with 683 403 pounds noted. Prices for cre specials 93 score at 26 percent, tras 92 at 25 to 26 percent, extras 90-91 at 25 percent, firsts 88 at 24-25 percent, seconds 84-86 at 23 percent. Beas 2 firm fresh graded extra local 30 percent, cars 31, firsts and cars 27 percent, current 26, refrigerator extras 2 standards 23 percent, firsts 22 percent.
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Chicago
Sexton Beetles Detect Scents From Dead Carcasses Quickly
The article notes that sexton beetles possess a strong sense of smell enabling rapid detection of nearby carcasses. It discusses how this behavior supports scavenging and ecological roles in decomposition and nutrient recycling.
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