Payroll growth and relief talks mark November jobs push
Secretary Perkins estimates October added 85,000 jobs with payrolls rising nearly 74 million dollars over September. White House relief conference chaired by Mrs. Roosevelt aims to put 4 million men to work by December 16, Hopkins says. State data show varied payroll changes across Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia with payroll totals and percent changes listed.
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Washington
Perkins
White House
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Civil Works Administration
Texas
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Public road to link Shenandoah and Great Smoky Parks
Senator Byrd announced Secretary Ickes will fund the 400 mile parkway connecting Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Estimated cost 16 million dollars, with surveys and right of way to be provided by Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee. The route begins at Shenandoah’s southern end and may join the Skyline Drive portion under construction.
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Byrd
Virginia
Ickes
Public Works
North Carolina
Tennessee
Shenandoah and
Great Smoky Mountain National Parks
Shenandoah Park
Office of National Parks
Governors Pollard
McAlister
Ten
Nessee
Bailey
Reynolds
Ehringhaus
Otter
Bedford County
Mail robbery suspects nabbed after $100000 haul
Charlotte reports an overnight mail holdup where four bandits took a large sum in first class mail. Police recovered the robbers’ car and arrested one suspect in Spartanburg. Authorities say at least $100,000 was obtained.
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Charlotte
Spartanburg
D. C
Morgenthau to be next Treasury secretary amid cabinet rift
Nov. 16. Reported moves show Henry Morgenthau Jr. likely to take second in command at the Treasury as Woodin requests leave. Acheson resigns to clear path. Officials deny unfolding crisis between Morgenthau and the Roosevelt team while inflation fears rise and gold policy looms. Morgenthau aims to back the administration’s monetary plan while overseeing bond issuance to fund farm credit refinancing and government obligations.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Wil H. Woodin
Irona
Dean Acheson
Morgenthau
Fee
Woodin
Mthas
Roose
Tury
Noles
Credit Administration
George Warren
Jsent
Warren
Neith
Rgenthau
Gover
Farm Credit Administon
Three High Point Cases Before Court
Greensboro report on three High Point defendants: Oscar Ray Honeycutt with bigamy case continued to next term, Glen Lawson convicted of rape and simple assault with 30 day sentence suspended on costs, Shelly McCollum tried for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
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Greensboro
Oscar Ray Honeycutt
High Point
Superior Court
Glen Lawson
Shelly McCollum
Plan Joint Meeting For Friday Night
High Point post No. 619 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary urged to attend a special meeting in the city hall court room Friday at 8 o'clock.
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High Point Post No. 619
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
One Arrested In S C In Charlotte Mail Robbery
Spartanburg South Carolina officers say Roy Burke aged 37 was arrested and held in connection with a 250000 dollar mail robbery in Charlotte. Burke admitted prior federal prison terms and had been tracked from Asheville Augusta to Charleston before a Charlotte arrest by Detective Frank Littlejohn.
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S. c
Roy Burke
Tives D. M. Haynes
Charlotte Sterday
Burke
Missouri
Haynes
Atlanta
Asheville
Auienta
Charleston
Charlotte
Frank Littlejohn
Carolinas
Minnesota
Balotte
Humphreys Sees Bright Future for High Point College
In Thomasville on November 16 during a Methodist Protestant Conference session Dr. G I Humphreys president of High Point College urged student patronage and financial support. Other speakers affirmed strong enrollments and rising spiritual emphasis across denominational colleges and seminaries amid financial pressures. The gathering highlighted Christian education and leadership training with a mission meeting led by Mrs. W C Hammer and Edith Kilbuck as guest speaker.
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Thomasville
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Christian Church
Christian Education
Humphreys
Frank W. Stephenson
General Conference Board of Christian Education
St. Paul
Fred G. Holloway
Westminster Theological Seminary
Westminster
Department of Education
Holloway
F. L. Gibbs
General Conference Council O
W. C. Hammer
Asheboro
North Carolina Conference
General Conference
Edith Kilbuck
Winston-Salem
North Carolina to Employ About 68000 Under Civil Works Plan
Mrs. Thomas O Berry announced in Raleigh that a new civil works program with federal aid will immediately employ about 68 000 men and women in North Carolina on projects including public buildings, mining, drainage, sanitation, and parks. Local boards will govern county and city projects. day labor only. pay 45 cents hourly for common labor 110 for skilled on a 30 hour week.
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Raleigh
Navy
Thomas O’berry
North Carolina
O’berry
Washington
Civil Works
State Emergency Relief Administration
Civil Works Administration
O'Berry
E. G. West Dies At Greensboro Home
GREENSBORO November 16. E G West 64 a business man and city council member died today after a long illness. A native of Virginia he had lived here for many years. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon.
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Greensboro
E. G. West
Farmer Ashley Fields Dies by Self Inflicted Shooting
SILER CITY November 16 Ashley Fields a 30 year old farmer shot himself in the head at his home near here. The coroner said no inquest would be held and Fields action remained unexplained.
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Siler City
Ashley Fields
Farmer
Here
Fields
Notable Native Speakers At Alaska Session Planned
Indians in Alaska expect a large gathering to hear Mrs. Kilbuck a reputed interesting and forceful speaker. Mrs. C W Bates of Greensboro will also speak at this session.
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Alaska
Four Million Work Plan Aims Immediate Job Transfers
Federal officials unveiled a $400 million civil works plan to create four million jobs in four months. Hopkins leads the effort to shift 2 million relief workers to full time 30 hour weeks, with federal funds and state quotas based on population and relief rolls. Roosevelt urged nonpartisan practice and local officials to speed disbursements for street and health projects across 48 states.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
General Public
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
United States
Hosiery Organizer in Hickory Threatened by Unknown Men
Clyde Munn, organizer for the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, said three men threatened him in Hickory claiming to represent manufacturers. He reported the incident to Philadelphia headquarters and Governor Ehringhaus, while a police guard was briefly assigned. Munn refused to leave the city.
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Hickory
Clyde Munn
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Munn
NRA
Philadelphia
Ehringhaus
Spartanburg Prepares Quart-a-Month Start December 6
Spartanburg moves to quart-a-month liquor rules as repeal takes effect December 6. Judge D D Foster issues 2000 whiskey and 50 wine permits. Wine permits will be issued to church officers for religious use.
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Spartanburg
8. C
D. D. Poster
Foster
Georgia Midland Railway Directorship Asked by Hyde
John B. Hyde of Washington seeks Interstate Commerce Commission authority to serve as a director of the Georgia Midland Railway. Hyde already serves as director and vice president of the High Point Randleman Asheboro and Southern Railway and the Durham Union Station company, and notes the Georgia Midland is leased to the Southern Railway, in which he also sits as a director.
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Washington, D. C
John B. Hyde
High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railway Company
Durham Union Station Company
Georgia Midland Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prominent San Jose Attorney Says Suspect Confesses Slaying
Louis O'Neal announced that Thomas H. Thurmond admitted taking part in the kidnaping of hero Broke Hart, 22, and confessed to killing him shortly afterward in South San Jose California.
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San Jose
Calif
Louis O'Neal
Thomas H. Thurmond
Broke Hart
William Myers to Succeed Morgenthau at Farm Credit Post
President Roosevelt designates William J Myers to become governor of the Farm Credit Administration succeeding Henry Morgenthau Jr Myers will take office when Morgenthau is sworn in as Undersecretary of the Treasury Myers, former Cornell agriculture economics professor, was Morgenthau’s first assistant in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Willam J. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Myers
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Cornell University
Roosevelt Eyes Fresh Talks With Soviet Envoy
President Roosevelt and M Litvinoff planned another White House meeting as hopes rose for a solution to American Russian talks by tomorrow night. A long term loan to finance Soviet sales waned after Secretary Wallace opposed lending while the tariff wall stands.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
M. Litvinoff
South
Wallace
New Bern Chosen For 1934 Baptist State Convention
Greensboro Nov 16 New Bern was selected by the Baptist state convention to day as its 1934 convention city The event will be the first held in New Bern in 65 years Sessions focused on Christian education with delegates from Baptist schools speaking Judge Johnson J Hayes of the middle district U S court and a prominent Baptist layman was among the speakers outlining progress of education in the state under the theme a century of progress in Christian education by North Carolina Baptists.
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Greensboro
New Bern
Baptist State Convention
Johnson J. Hayes
Middle District
U.S. Court
North Carolina
Boone Named Manager of Toronto Maple Leafs
Ike Boone, former major league out fielder, was named manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International Baseball league succeeding Dan Howley. Boone previously played first base with High Point.
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Toronto
Ike Boone
Toronto Maple Leafs
International Baseball League
Dan Howley
Boone
High Point
New Bedford Schools to Close Over Budget Gap
New Bedford Massachusetts public schools will close at the end of sessions today as the city cannot raise forty five thousand dollars to fund operations until the end of the fiscal year on Navy 30. About eighteen thousand pupils and five hundred teachers will be at leisure with teachers unpaid.
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New Bedford
Mass
Navy
Will AI Rogers Says Let Germany and France Talk Peace
Beverly Hills November 15. Two friendly old-timer nations argue over peace and arms. Germany seeks talks while France demands the League present. A lighthearted plea urges keeping peace and avoiding past quarrels as the two old tomcats reconcile.
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Ala
Germany
Eir
France
League
Wilk
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