Convention in Tampa Splits AFL Over Lewis and Unions
At the AFL convention in Tampa Florida heated debates split factions over John L Lewis and the coal unions. Resolutions urged suspensions and expulsion while others pressed for boycotts and alliance building with industrial unions. Leaders from the Typographical Printing and Hatters unions urged unity and constitutional actions to navigate the dispute.
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Pa, Fla
John L. Lewis
Bel
John P
Metal Department
Lewis
A. F. of L
Typographical
United Hatters
David Thal
Tennessee Valley Audirector
Con
TVA
Massachusetts Federation Bar
NRA
Supreme Court
Green
Federation Prea
Ige M. Harrison
Em. Berry
Elt
Howard
Typographical Union
Committee For Organization
Court Ends With One Divorce
Lewis FE Teague and M Hill obtained divorces in a civil court session during the week. Hill's divorce from Helen L Hill followed a run of more than two years. A morning criminal docket and city jail hearings were planned as the term continued.
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Lewis FE. Teague
Mn M. Hill
Helen L. Hill
Briggs Qualifies as Administrator in A. M. Estate Case
ENSBORO Nov 17 J Briggs of High Point qualified as administrator of the estate of the late A M who died last April 2. The deceased left no estate but an administrator qualified to handle the estate in a law suit. Named as Mrs A M J Gurney Briggs and E. (illegible).
Carolina Weather Forecast Brief
Fair tonight and tomorrow with warmer conditions. Colder night followed by a warmer day. Winds become strong near Cape Hatteras from the southwest and west. Edges of the system bring variable conditions across ITERAS to Jacksonville with fair weather tonight.
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Carolina
Jacksonville
Cape Hatteraseda
High Point Gets Project Without Aid Of Politics
A federal investigation finds High Point hydroelectric project supported by officials but not pushed by political pressure. The Yadkin river plan includes a $2.595 million PWA grant, expected to cut regional rates and boost power use, with potential line to Winston-Salem and 60 million kilowatt hours of primary power.
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Washington
Batley
Reynolds
Umstead
High Point
PWA
Yadkin River
North Carolina
Capitol Hill
Duke Power Company
New Deal
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
W. G. Waldo
ICC seeks 10 get in truck scrap in court battle
The Interstate Commerce Commission asked a federal judge to allow it to intervene as a plaintiff against the State Highway Department in a case over a new state statute regulating truck and trailer size and weight. Judge J Lyles Glenn ordered a hearing in Columbia on November 30. The action could decide whether local agencies or the ICC controls interstate vehicle weights. Barnwell Bros Inc led the original suit.
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Rock HI
8. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Lyles Glenn
State Highway Department
Glenn
Columbia
Glenn Here
Barnwell Bros., Inc
North Carolina Trucking Corporation, Et al
State Public Service Commission
Sheriffs Deputies Attend District Conference
Fifty sheriffs and deputies from 24 counties attended the district conference of the sheriffs division of the Institute of Government in Greensboro. A similar training school will be held in Fayetteville today, in Greenville tomorrow, in Gastonia Friday, and in Asheville Friday.
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Greensboro
Sheriffs’ Division
Institute of Government
Fayetteville
Greenville
Gastonula
Asheville Friay
Treasury officials adopt watch and wait policy
Treasury officials said they would follow a watch and wait approach toward heavy foreign investments in the United States unless unforeseen developments occur. After Morgenthau stated the tools exist to prevent dollar fluctuations, no legislation to curb foreign funds would be considered until a detailed study is completed. Automatic withdrawal of funds by natural economic forces could remove the threat to the domestic economy.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Morgenthau
Roosevelt to Attend Peace Meet in Argentina Tour
President Roosevelt will sail from Charleston with the cruiser Indianapolis for a month long voyage to South America. He will stop at Trinidad Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires to attend the December 1 peace conference and meet Getulio Vargas before traveling to Montevideo.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Urguay
Indianapolis
Charleston
S. C
White House
South
Congress
Chester
Trinidad
Rio de Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Plata
Mar del Plata
Aragentina
Montevideo
Textiles gin in wage boosts reach across industry
New York reports a surge in wage increases and year end bonuses across the cotton textile sector. Mills in the South and New England announce 10 percent raises for about 434 000 workers with payrolls near 275 to 300 million dollars. Bonuses push total payouts past 25 million as major firms raise year end dividends toward 200 million.
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New York
South
New England
General Foods
Corn Products
J. I. Case Threshing
Chrysler
General Motors
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
United Aircraft
Hope For Peace Seen In Strike
San Francisco reports renewed talks between Pacific coast labor groups in the general maritime strike as peace hopes rise. Arbitral appeals from nine seaport mayors followed the walkout by 37,000 seagoing and dock workers.70 tourists threaten to sue for adequate compensation against steamship lines while 100 travelers and 900 seamen remain stranded. Officials say neither side has receded from initial positions as strikes spread to eastern and Gulf ports with warnings of potential violence if unresolved.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Edward F. McGrady
Eastern
Edison Named 10 Naval Post Assistant Secretary
President Roosevelt designated Charles Edison of New Jersey son of the late inventor as assistant secretary of the Navy to succeed Henry L. Roosevelt who died last winter. Edison, expected to assume his post within weeks, has wartime naval affairs experience and was New Jersey state director of the National Emergency Council.
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Navy
Roosevelt
Washington
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Henry L. Roosevelt
Edison
Swanson
Navy Department
Edisson
Naval Consulting Board
National Emergency Council
Red Cross Roll Call Drives High Point Toward Quota
More than 100 workers canvassed High Point as the Red Cross Roll Call kicked off aiming to raise 1,250. Led by Mrs. J. W. Poole, crews visited homes and businesses with booths in key areas. Rotary members and local firms Cannon-Fetter Clothing and Lewis & Holmes Trucking joined the 100 percent club. Proceeds aid national disaster relief and local welfare and emergency funds.
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American Red Cross
High Point
J. W. Poole
Rotary Club
Red Cross
Cannon-Fetter Clothing Company
Lewis & Holmes Trucking Companies
National Red Cross
Burlington Mills announces wage increases for textile workers
Burlington Mills says about a thousand workers at its High Point Weaving Company plants will receive 5 to 10 percent raises by November 30 with full implementation by December 1. David Fiske, treasurer, cites alignment with stronger economy and aims to match top rayon weaving industry wages.
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Burlington Mills Company
High Point Weaving Company
Stehli Silks Corporation
David Fiske
Greensboro
Winant Back Washington Puts Social Security Enrollment Back On Track
John G. Winant resumed leadership of the Social Security Program in Washington as enrollment of future old age pensioners moved forward with new urgency.
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Washington
John G. Winant
Karl Clary Injured In Fall At Local Paint Job
Karl Clary sign painter living at 1221 Redding Street was hurt while painting at Tate Furniture Company 311 East Green Street. He fell from a ladder and was taken by ambulance to Burrus Clinic shortly before 4 o clock with head and shoulder injuries. doctors not reachable for comment, condition not believed serious.
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Karl Clary
Redding Street
Burrus Clinic
Tate Furniture Company
East Green Street
Clary
Koonce’s
Madame Schumann Heink Critically Ill at 75 in Hollywood
Concert legend Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink 75 year old contralto is critically ill at her Hollywood home with a blood ailment. AP report notes her famed voice and status in the musical world.
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Hollywood
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Powell Named North Carolina Secretary of State
Charles G. Powell of Oxford and Raleigh took the oath as secretary of state at 11 AM, succeeding Stacey Wade who resigned to head the Raleigh Social Security office. Powell will serve until January when Thad Eure takes office following November elections. Governor Ehringhaus praised Powell as the finest man he knows in North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Charles G. Powell
Oxford
Ebringhaus
William Deym
Supreme Court
Powell
Stacey W. Wade
Federal Social Security Board
Thad Eure
North Carolina
Charles Powell
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Jr
Young Blacher
University of North Carolina
Blacher
Blucher
Elizabeth City
Wade Named Social Security Field Representative in Raleigh
Stacey W. Wade retiring North Carolina secretary of state was named field representative for the Social Security office in Raleigh North Carolina. The office likely opens within two weeks in the Raleigh building with Wade whose term ends in January in Washington for talks with Social Security officials.
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Washington
Stacey
W. Wade
North Carolina
Social Security
Raleigh
N. C
Social Security Board
Wade
Highways Funding Boost for NC Projects
The U S Bureau of Public Roads announced funding approval for 18 North Carolina construction projects, totaling more money than any previous two year period. The announcement emphasizes a major increase in federal highway program commitments for the state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Textile Workers Of State Will Get Wage Increases
Large North and South Carolina mill groups announce wage hikes affecting thousands of workers. Cannon Mills units in Kannapolis China Grove Salisbury Rockwell Concord and York S C boost payroll by about 1 million dollars annually. Cone Mills Greensboro and Erwin Mills also raise pay. Marshall Field chain mills in Leaksville Spray Draper N C and Fieldale Roanoke Va add 7 000 to 10 000 weekly payroll. Hamp ton mills Columbia S C units will raise wages after November 25.
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Charlotte
Carolina
Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
China Grove
Salisbury
Rockwell
Concord
York
S. C
Cone Mills
Greensboro
Erwin
Marshall Field Company
Leaksville
Spray
Draper
N. C
Fieldale
Roanoke
Hampton Group of
Columbia
Madrid in decisive stage as Fascist attack escalates
Fierce battle grips Madrid as fascist attackers unleash air, tank, and artillery assaults. Government forces defend the capital amid heavy bombardment and near destruction of coal houses and businesses along key streets.
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Madrid
Zment
Manazares
London
Red Cross
Puummber
San Alberto Montera
Alcala
Gran Via
Crowell Fined 1000 Dollars and License Revoked
In Greensboro on November 17 Dr G H Crowell of Archdale pleaded to manslaughter in the death of Mrs J L Yates from an April auto crash. He was ordered to pay court costs and cure a deed of trust amounting to 1000 dollars to the Yates estate administrator. Judgment continued and Crowell's license was revoked for one year. Sadie Murray, a High Point Negro woman, pled guilty to violating prohibition and was sent to a county home for 90 days.
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Greensboro
G. H. Cro
Archdale
Guilford
J. L. Yates
Friendsh
Yates
Crowell
Creel
Sadie Murray
High Point
Textile Executive Dies At Greensboro
William R. Walker a former executive of the Leaksville mill and a noted textile figure died in Greensboro this morning after over a year of declining health. He lived in Leaks ville for more than 40 years before moving back to his birthplace in 1922.
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Greensboro
William R. Walker
Leaksville Mille
Leaksville
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