Congress Eyes Budget Office to Check Federal Spending
Senate and House leaders propose a legislative budget office to audit departmental appropriations. Senator Adams says a joint Senate House group would study needs, similar to the tax committee, to curb excess spending while preserving defense priority. Speaker Bankhead notes the debt limit may need raising by next June 30 with defense funds likely.
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Washington
Congress
Adams
D-Cole
Appropriations Committee
Senate House
Joint
Committee On Internal Revenue and Taxation
Revenue Committee
Appropriations
Bankhead
Gastonia Man Loses Foot Alighting From Trolley
Atlanta report states James Farrow, 39, of Gastonia North Carolina, had a mangled foot after alighting from a streetcar in Decatur. Physicians called his condition apparently fair. Streetcar operator told police he could not determine how the accident happened.
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Atlanta
James Farrow
Gastonia
N. C
Decatur
North Carolina Weather Outlook Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras are moderate to fresh northwest, diminishing tonight and becoming variable Saturday. Cloudy with moderate westerly winds in the south, fair tonight and Saturday. From Hatters to Jacksonville variable winds, mostly west and northwest over the north portion, overcast tonight and Saturday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
North
Jacksonville
Charlotte
Official
Weather Bureau
L. R'fall
Asheville
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Greensboro
Key West
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miami
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Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Spartanburg
Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
Miss Jessie Dickson Honored On Birthday
Mrs Hattie Wilson hosted a birthday gathering at her Elsie Street home for her sister Miss Jessie Dickson. Guests included Mr and Mrs Nelson DeBerry Mr and Mrs Lee Lanier Mrs James Champlin Mr and Mrs William Green and several friends and relatives. Girl Scout Troop No 9 met at Fairview Street School with Ethel Martin reporting on the Court of Honor and Captain A L Jones delivering remarks. Patrol 4 led by Maxine Bostic served the troop after the meeting.
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Hattie Wilson
Jessie Dickson
Elsie Street
Nelson DeBerry
Lee Lanier
James Champlin
William Green
Mae Calhoun
Frances Burton Etta Meekins
Lenora Walden
Magalene Townsend
James Couser
Marion Lomax
Walter Page
Henry Jack Night
Fairview Street School
Ethel Martin
A. L. Jones
Patrol 4
Maxine Bostic
Canadian Ship Fires On U.S. Freighter
Veteran American captain A J Borkland said the Canadian vessel fired a warning shot across the bow as his North Coast neared Prince Rupert after reporting planned entry, with Canadian officials later promising an investigation and noting wartime examination rules for ships entering Canadian ports.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Prince Rupert
A. J. Borkland
North Coast
Alaska
North
Borkland
Western Canada
Esquimault
B. C
Capone Slumps in Hospital as Police Probe O Hare Slaying
Broken Capone is ailing in a Chicago hospital while detectives intensify inquiry into a possible link between his old organization and the recent gun slaying of Edward J. O Hare, head of Sportsman's Park track, as Capone plays cards with his brother.
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Chicago
Edward J. O'Hare
Sportsman's Park Race Track
Butler Given Final Tribute
Renowned Supreme Court historian Frank Hogan former ABA president and Mrs William Howard Taft were honored with a final tribute as active and retired tribunal members served as honorary pallbearers. The heavy coffin was borne by eight Supreme Court police staff members as the body prepared to depart toward St Paul.
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Supreme Court
Frank Hogan
American Bar Association
William Howard Taft
St. Paul
Martha Jay Sunday School Class Meeting Evening
The Martha Jay Sunday School Class of Springfield Friends Church will meet this evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Davie Hayworth with Miss Hallie Brown as associate hostess.
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Martha Jay
Springfield
High Point Student Named Flying Cadet
Grover C. Furr of High Point a student at State College was among five additional college students accepted by the Army Air Corps today as flying cadets. The board had already accepted 19 youths raising total cadets to 24.
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Grover C. Furr
High Point
State College
Army Air Corps
Farr address correction in Enterprise report
The Enterprise states Jasper Farr was arrested for drunkenness and resisting arrest and lists 600 Kearns Street as his address, which is incorrect. Farr’s residence is on Tomlinson Street, as the report now clarifies.
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Jasper Farr
Kearns Street
Enterprise
Farr
Tomlinson Street
Cat's Paw Club Dance at Kilby Arcade Features Carolina Collegians
The Cat's Paw Club hosts a late afternoon dance at Kilby Arcade this Friday presenting the Carolina Collegians of A. and T. College. The event is open to the public. The Hiawatha Club follows with another Kilby Arcade dance Monday evening featuring the Dauces of Rhythm of Philadelphia, a well known broadcasting orchestra.
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Kilby Arcade
Carolina Collegians
A. and
T. College
Hiawatha Club
Dauces of Rhythm of
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World's Largest Man to Visit Belk Stevens Saturday
Robert Wadlow the tallest man alive at 8 feet 11 inches will appear at Belk Stevens Department Store Saturday afternoon from 1 to 2 o'clock. The 21-year-old giant wears size 37 shoes and weighs 401 pounds.
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Robert Wadlow
Belk Stevens Department Store
Alfalfa Bill Faces Garner in Nomination Fight
The article records support for Garner by Alfalfa Bill and criticism of Roosevelt’s policy. Murray attacks the national administration, opposes the 300 mile safety zone, and defends the old constitutional boundary concept. He calls for nonintervention and warns of potential war if policies continue.
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Guy McNutt
Garner
Bennett Clark
Champ Clark
Murray
Western Hemisphere
Hitler
Western candidates urged for Roosevelt court seats
Murphy Center of Court Talk notes the fifth vacancy under Roosevelt and the push by Senators Borah Adams King and McNary for western representation. Adams supports Circuit Judge Sam G. Bratton of New Mexico, while King backs Judge Harold M. Stephens of Utah, who sits on the U S Court of Appeals. Stephens is Catholic.
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Roosevelt
Borah
Adams
D-Cole
Harold M. Stephens
Utah
United States Court of Appeals
Stephens
Nazi War Strife Delays Air and Sea Actions Across Oceans
British forces report pursuit flights after unidentified craft near one town while air raids over the Shetlands show no bombs. UK recruits expand home defense battalions and Women Auxiliary Territorial Service. The German pocket battleships Admiral Scheer and Deutschland are at sea for over a month, with mixed reports on the Africa Shell sinking off Portuguese East Africa and ongoing speculation about their locations.
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Press Association
Shetlands
Air Ministry
War Office
Women
Admiral Scheer
Germany
Indian Ocean
Africa
Mozambique
Portuguese East Africa
Reuters
Ageny
Capetown
South Africa
Clement
Brazil
Cape Horn
Pacific Ocean
Newfoundland
City of Flint
Meeting on Production and Cost Issues at SFM A Session
About 750 members of the Production and Cost Division of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association gathered at Sedgefield Inn for morning and luncheon sessions. Topics included research problems new machines and unemployment compensation in the furniture industry with discussions planned for the afternoon.
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Sedgefield Inn
H. C. Philpott
Lexington
I. Foy Horton
Ralph M. Stockton
Winston- Salem
Duke University
Philpott
E. W. Price
Raleigh
North Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission
A. D. Grant
Tomlinson
High Point
Nazis Refuse Mediation Over Poland and Threaten War
Germany spurns FDR mediation as invasion of Poland begins on September 1. Berlin warns that British meddling will bring destruction. Prague radio reports Czech legion patriots to be shot. unconfirmed total exceeds 30,000. Germany weighs contraband lumber to block neutrals. Voelkischer Beobachter presses tighter lumber rules. Front reports say Weissenburg, Saarbruecken, and Palatinate forests see renewed fighting.
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England
Prague
Germany
Britain
Voelkischer Beobachter
Nazi Party
Beobachter
United States
High Command
DNB
Weissenburg
Saarbruecken
Faults of Naval Ships Corrected Says Chief
The chief notes metacentric height was too high in early naval ship designs but corrections lowered it and the issue vanished. He recalls Congress and the Titanic inquiry, citing questions about watertight compartments and what an iceberg is made of during Senate hearings.
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Congress
Senate
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Roosevelt
Marines Enter City On Introductory Tour
Marine Capt. Thomas F. Kendrick walked in full dress as citizens of Oklahoma City watched. A man sought directions to an address while a woman asked for store location and a motorist asked how to contact the police chief.
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Oklahoma City
Thomas F. Kendrick
British Casualties Rise as Warship Sinks Merchantmen
One of three merchantmen sunk by a pocket warship was neutral. A Royal Air Force casualty list yesterday raised the toll of British airmen killed since the war began from 135 to 165, including seven killed in action and 23 in active service.
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Royal Air Force
Co op Concert Season Opens With Program
Erno Balogh, Hungarian pianist, opened the 1939 1940 High Point Cooperative Concert season with a varied program including Beethoven Moonlight Sonata Chopin and Strauss Blue Danube. Mrs Janet Owens praised Balogh noting his interpretation and technical skill and encores featured Chopin C sharp minor Waltz and Malaguena by Tacuona.
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W. Chase Idol, JR
High Point
Erno Balogh
Mr. Balogh
Fritz Kreisler
Lotte Lehmann
Grace Moore
Janet R. Owens
High Point College
Ernc Balogh
Balogh
Beethoven
Ilove Strauss
Chopin
Malaguena
Tacuona
Admits Breaking Into Local Home In High Point
William Howard, held in Salisbury jail, told High Point officers he broke into a home in High Point and that a cigarette lighter and fountain pen taken are held at police HQ. Police also prepare to send to Clayton for Henry Banks, wanted for breaking and entering the New Moon Cafe August 20, 1939. A report says Fairview Street School was entered last night with a crowbar, minor money taken from a phonograph coin box.
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Salisbury
High Point
Clayton
Henry Banks
New Moon
Lee and
North Streets
Howard
English Street
Highway No. 10-A
Police Department
Fairview Street
Burke County Pioneer Joseph F. Spainhour Dies at 89
Joseph F. Spainhour, 89, prominent Burke County attorney and public figure, died at his Morganton home after months of ill health and pneumonia. Funeral at First Baptist Church. Surviving: widow Sue Parks and eight children. He served as solicitor in two districts, state senator in 1926, a 1901 and 1911 representative, and Burke County recorder court’s first judge.
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Joseph F. Spainhour
First Baptist Church
Tenth Judicial District
Doone
Burke
Caldwell
Alexander
Burke County Recorder’s Court
The
Baptist Church
Sue Parks
Grayson County
P. W. Hamlett
China
I. G. Greer
Thomasville
Carl M. Spainbour
Washington, D
Guardsmen to Hold National Guard Field Practices in Greensboro
Adjutant General orders National Guard maneuvers near Greensboro for four weekends starting Nov 25. Local batteries join with Greensboro units for field training at Lake Brandt and Guilford Battle Ground. training aids planned with leave of absence support from employers.
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Adjutant-General’s Department
National Guard
Greensboro
War Department
252Nd Coast Artillery
Lake Brandt
Guilford Battleground
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance
Sam H. Strickland
J. van B. Metts
Strickland
Hoey
Ralph Lewis
Bund Leader Held In Contempt Claim
In a courtroom exchange, Sabbatino probes hatred toward the defendant as Dewey responds, describing contempt. The defense contends that hostility toward the defendant affected the district attorney and accuses evidence distortion and missing records.
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BUND
Kuhn
Sabbatino
Dewey
New York
Detroit River Earns Dardanelles of the New World Tag
The Detroit River is nicknamed the Dardanelles of the New World, reflecting its strategic passage and historic role in American and Canadian trade and transit.
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Detroit River
Dardanelles
New World
Obituary fragment lists surviving relatives in multiple towns
The notice names Mrs. Ernest Walker of Morganton J. F. Spainhour Jr of Randleman Ralph A Spainhour of Erwin Mrs Hal E Teague of Morganton and Walter Spaihour of Lenoir Also two sisters Mrs R L Patton Sr of noir and Mrs John Sisk of Atlanta Ga survive.
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