Three Defendants Get Suspended Terms for Lottery
In municipal court Judge Don C. MacRae handed suspended sentences to Bess M. Jones and Verdella Turner both of 1211 Kivett drive and Kathleen Stokes for lottery charges as they faced 60 day jail terms with suspensions for three years upon fines and costs. Other cases included probationary and cost judgments for various offenses.
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Don C. MacRae
SAR Mocrgs
Bess M. J. Jones
Verdella Turner
Kathleen Stokes
Charlie Thomason
Bynum Street
Maude Steele
Beamon Alley
Carl Cain
Sadie Jordan
East Washington Street
Clarence Jordan
Ben Lassiter
Taylor Street
Leroy Venable
Novella Satterwhite
Taft New
West Durham
New
Lucille Farr
Stanton attend mother’s funeral in Scott Ohio
Floyd J. Stanton regional director of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers traveled to Scott Ohio for the funeral of his mother Mrs Nina Station who died last Tuesday night. He plans to return to High Point next Monday.
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Floyd J. Stanton
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Scott
Ohio
Nina Station
Stanton
High Point
Tiller divorce filing in Municipal Court
Ruby Tiller filed for divorce from Nathan Tiller in Municipal Court on statutory grounds. The complaint states they were married in April and separated in April.
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Tiller
Ruby Tiller
Nathan Tiller
Edgecombe County
Eee
Roosevelt faces demand for 9280 fighting planes
President's advisers call a 14 month delay in sending an American division to the front almost disastrous. They state the aim to cut the preparedness period to six months and rely on industry and reserves to meet wartime needs. Precious metals list includes gold platinum silver and occasionally mercury.
Local Court Dockets Include Drunkenness and Reckless Driving
H C Morton of Liberty faces reckless driving costs. Marvin Crouse of Lexington receives a suspended 30 day sentence for drunkenness with a second 30 day term suspended for 12 months. Additional drunkenness cases order defendants to pay court costs, including Charlie Smith Luella Miller Roy Lee Downs Paul Hill June Stinson Mannie Dunman.
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H. C. Morton
Liberty
Marvin Crouse
Lexington
Charlie and
Willie Smith
Leonard Street
Luella Miller
Brooks Street
Roy Lee Downs
East
Washington Street
Paul Hill
June Stinson
Mannie Duman
City
The Empty Grave of General Miranda in Caracas
In Caracas at the Panteon Nacional an empty grave commemorates General Francisco Miranda born 1765 in Caracas and died 1816 in prison at Caracca Spain. His remains were lost in a common ditch, leaving Venezuela to mourn without his body. An epitaph notes Venezuela weeps for the missing martyr of liberty. A second item describes Ralph C. Mitchell mayor of Independence Kansas who shows crochet work and lion scars on his knees from a lion's teeth.
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Panteon Nacional
Caracas
Venezuela
Francisco Miranda
Caracca
Spain
South America
North America
France
General Miranda
Ralph C. Mitchell
Independence
Kansas
New State License Plates Go On Sale December 1
The 1939 license plates will be available December 1 at the Carolina Motor club in High Point. First passenger plate sold locally will be No. 299 561. Through November 10 sales reached 588 116 versus 582 366 last year and 686 535 in 1937. local office sold 14 767 plates this year, with total club sales over 5 000 000 plates since 1924.
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High Point
Carolina Motor Club
Irene Crews
Crews
The
North Carolina
Farmer finds oil in well after bucket dip
Evansville Indiana farmer Edward Stein lowered a bucket into a well to fetch water and hauled up oil instead. Geologists proposed that gas pressure from a nearby plugged well pushed oil into Stein’s well.
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Evansville
Ind
Edward Stein
Dinosaur dentition varied from tooth filled to toothless
Some prehistoric dinos boasted hundreds of teeth while others evolved to be toothless, showing a wide range of dental adaptations across ancient species.
Nazi Desire Report on For Jew Attitude
A dispatched report suggests Germany sought a France style declaration against war to ease US ties. The plan shifted after anti Semitic violence arose in Germany following Ernst Vom Rath's in Paris. The DNB story omits Roosevelt's direct criticism and notes only vague reactions to Dieckhoff’s summons.
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United States
Germany
Ernst Vom Rath
Paris
DNB
Dieckhoff
Roosevelt
Hitler
German envoy Dieckhoff may sail from New York Tuesday
A German embassy secretary said Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff could leave New York City on Tuesday with orders for his return to Berlin. The actual sailing time is uncertain and a ship will head east across the Atlantic. Meanwhile, American ambassador Hugh R. Wilson is to be recalled to the United States for report and consultation. The embassy will be led by Dr. Hans Thomsen during Dieckhoff’s absence.
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Washington
Hans Dieckhoff
Berlin
New York City
Dieckhoff
Atlantic
Germany
Hugh R. Wilson
Wilson
United States
Roosevelt
Hans Thomsen
Crush at Dolmabahce Palace Kills Eleven Viewers
A crowd estimated at 100000 surged to view the body of late President Kamal Ataturk at Dolmabahce Palace in Instanbul Turkey. Eleven people died and many were injured or fainted as others filed past the body, following a previous day when roughly 300000 passed by.
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Instanbul
Turkey
Dolma Bag
Kamal Ataturk
Two Killed In Auto Accidents In High Point This Year
Police report for the first ten months shows only two traffic deaths in High Point, with 61 motor accidents injuring 83 people. October saw 11 injuries. crime totals and clearance rates are noted, along with 34 stolen vehicles recovered and $37,778 of $44,522 in property stolen recovered.
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Police Department
Silver Jubilee For Parcel Post Observed Across Nation
National celebration marks the 25th anniversary of parcel post with activities in all 44 877 post offices. Business leaders urge support to boost postal service and public knowledge of parcel post, including educational materials and promotional campaigns. The system now accounts for about 19 percent of total postal revenue, with 1938 revenue near 140 million dollars.
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R. H. Cabell
Armour and Company
David Burpee
W. Atlee Burpee Company
Philadelphia
National Committee
Parcel Post
United States
Post Office Department
Cabell
Burpee
James A. Farley
National Parcel Post
John Wanamaker
William Howard Taft
Waston
Wanamaker
Benjamin Harrison
Appeals From Local Court Tried Today
In Guilford Superior Court two appeals from High Point Municipal Court were heard. Charlie Burchfield, 17, admitted temporary larceny of Floyd Robbins’s car and received a 60 day suspended sentence. Mary Alice Ellison, 16, was found guilty of selling a soft drink on Blue Sunday and remanded to High Point court with costs stricken.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
Charlie Burchfield
East Green Street
Floyd Robbins
Anderson Street
F. Donald Phillips
Burchfield
Robbins
Mary Alice Ellison
Local North Carolina Weather Signals Rain and Wind
Cloudy conditions with rain expected Saturday and interior tonight. Temperatures drop in the west and central areas on Saturday. Strong southerly winds shift to northwest or north by Saturday with overcast skies. Hatteras to Jacksonville sees moderate south to southwest winds and partly overcast conditions tonight and Saturday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatter
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Judge Ranks Guilford Co Superior Court Equal With High Point
In Greensboro on November 18 Judge F Donald Phillips declared Guilford County Superior Court at least equal in rank to High Point Municipal Court. He admonished Gaston Johnson Nish Point to attend Greensbo court when his cases are set for trial. Henry Warner failed to appear. a capias was issued and later struck from the record as the attorney argued about travel and detention.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Superior Co
High Point Munici Court
F. Donald Philli
Gaston Johnson Nish
Greensbo
Henry Warner
High Point mi
Phillips
Jason
Varn
High Point Court
Johnson
Capias
Labor Leader Becomes Chief Of 3 800 000
Philip Murray lauds his ally as he nominates James R. Lewis for CIO leadership. The crowd roars as horns, drums, and confetti fill the hall while Murray touts Lewis as a champion of industrial democracy and profits distribution. The CIO, three years old, is hailed for lifting wages and shortening hours nationwide.
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Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
Steel Workers Offaite
Labor Movement
Murray
Lewis
Committee of Industrial Organization
Permanent
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
American Federation of Labor
International Ladies Garment Workers
Congress
CIO, Steel Workers Union
Burr
Thomasville Man Held on Drunk Driving Charge
Scott Short of 28 Walter Street Thomasville was arrested last night on a charge of driving drunk. Bond was set at $500.
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Scott Short
Walter Street
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