Candidates and rumors swirl around upcoming governor race
As the governor delays formal bids near the primary many hopefuls surface informally. Names discussed include Horton, Maxwell, Graveley, Cooper, and Willis with formal starts anticipated later. a Thomasville appearance by Axwell and public talk of vigilante actions in history frame the political climate.
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Ohnson
Horton
Ittsboro
Houghton
Maxwell
Graveleynd Cooper
Willisith
Thomasville
Xwell
Tom
Mr. Roughton
No Peace in Sight as Labor Split Persists in U S
The piece notes intensified peace efforts between the two branches of organized labor with no progress and hints at rival political camps next year. It also covers a German American consul's stance against the Bund, anti Ku Klux Klan actions in Greenville and cautions on democratic unity amid labor tensions and wartime reflection.
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Lewis
Green
White House
Labor
Democratic Party
Hitler
Pacific Coast
Germany
United States
Kuhn
Blind-Ad Success Shows Telegram Attracts Employers
A bookkeeper in New Orleans improved responses to blind ads by sending a telegram with a concise pitch and his salary, contacting box 473 in the Sunday Times. He soon landed a job at Consumers Oxygen Co. after one reply, staying three years with three raises.
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A. C. Straughan
Royal Street
New Orleans
Consumers Oxygen Co
Sunday Times
Times
Vanderbilt
Hooded Protests At Atlanta Newspaper Spark Fearful Reminders
Photographs show masked men milling near an Atlanta newspaper building amid protests against unspecified offenses. The report recalls Ku Klux activity in Negro settlements of a South Carolina city and references past North Carolina incidents, urging observers to note the pattern and history without sensational detail.
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Atlanta
South Carolina
Ose
North Carolina
Record Turkeys Hit National Peak at 32 Million Birds
The Reidsville Review reports this year’s turkey crop is the largest in U S history at 32,000,000 birds, about 15 percent above 1925 levels, with gains attributed to improved farming practices and market demand.
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Reidsville Review
Quote compilation on wartime policy and leadership figures
The passage cites Stephen Early and Neville Chamberlain on cutting government spending and pursuing strong actions, while Harold R. Chidsey condemns Nazi opportunism and Paul V. McNutt cites focus on current duties. It reflects early wartime rhetoric and debates about policy and leadership.
Walter Winchell On Broadway and War Era Jest
A collage of 1940s columns touches on Walter Winchell on Broadway, chaff about Swingin’ the Dream and Erik Charell, war-era editorials praising American boys and critiquing European conflict, with quips from Izzy Elison and J. K. Miami Beachers.
Building costs fall as U S anti trust inquiry progresses
The Pittsburgh results show lower bids and savings in hospital electrical work and quarrying costs after an eight member DOJ team began probes. City bids dropped from 154000 to 117000 for hospital wiring and sand and gravel prices fell from 2.25 to 1.65 per ton, saving about 17000 in 1940 first quarter.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Thurman Arnold
PWA
Department of Justice
Pittsburgh Housing Authority
Terrace Village
Stork Clubman Tells Of Slow Racehorse Photo Finish
Arthur Brown, The Stork Clubman, recalls a horse so slow that oil paintings were made of him. He notes the humorous contrast between the race and the lack of a photo finish.
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Arthur Brown
Brown
Artie Shaw Sparks Commentary in Sabbath Times Movie Section
The Sabbath Times reviews Artie Shaw's recent blasts and ponders why people named Shaw seem so stimulating. It notes speculation that Artie's birth name Shawsky could play a role.
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Sabbath Times
Artie Shaw
Shaw
Paul Muni Rejects Big Salary for Key Largo Role
Paul Muni, contacted to appear in Key Largo, offers to work for 750 dollars weekly. He suggests spending the rest on hiring other actors, while producers expected two thousand to twenty five hundred. The exchange showcases his frugal stance and commitment to the project.
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Paul Muni
Key Largo
Paul
Muni
Toscanini Skips Thanksgiving Feast for Beethoven
The Philharmonic conductor forgets Franksgiving Day and recalls he has rehearsals. He consoles the orchestra with the remark that Beethoven is better than turkey, keeping focus on the concert.
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Philharmonic
Toscanini
Aboard a liner a lawyer jumps to sharks
A passenger told the captain a lawyer leaped overboard into a shark school and survived. The captain quipped that the sharks showed professional courtesy. A Louisville man spent over 100 dollars protesting NBC for Toscanini broadcasts and said refunds were impossible.
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Louisville
NBC
Thanksgiving Sunrise Meeting Connects Help and Hope
One hundred members of the Christian Endeavor Union gathered at the Central Friends Church annex for a Thanksgiving sunrise service. About 85 baskets were collected for city poor. Kiwanis Club marks Ladies Night on December 3. Stokes Gallimore and Herbert Payne drive to Baltimore. C D Smith attends a Chapel Hill football game. Mr and Mrs C J Ward hosted at East Green Street in honor of Miss Sidney Jannow of Knoxville Tennessee.
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The
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Central Friends Church
Kiwanis Club
Messrs. Stokes Gallimore
Herbert Payne
Baltimore
C. D. Smith
Chapel Hill
C. J. Ward
East Green Street
Sidney Jannow
Knoxville, Tenn
China agrees to Russian demands on railway
China capitulated to Moscow s terms over the Chinese Eastern Railway. In New York near Roosevelt Field a colossal U S built plane crashed into two houses causing a fire and total wreckage.
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China
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
United States
Dinner party hosted at O. Henry Hotel Greensboro
Twenty years ago a dinner party honoring guests was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wineskie at the O. Henry Hotel in Greensboro. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens and their daughter from Statesville, Kenneth Denson of York Pennsylvania, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Slane. Miss Louise Ingram entertained the Beta Pi Club at her Elm Street home Wednesday evening.
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Greensboro
Frank Wineskie
George Stevens
Statesville
Kenneth Denson
York, Pa
W. H. Slane
Louise Ingram
Beta Pi Club
Elm Street
Local notes on Salisbury club meeting and regional travels
Miss Clara I. Cox attends the council meeting of business and professional women's clubs in Salisbury. Miss Alice Tomlinson spent yesterday in Greensboro. Mrs. W. S. ONeal left yesterday for Richmond Virginia for several weeks. J. C. Welch was among those present.
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Council
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Salisbury
Alice Tomlinson
Greensboro
W. S. O'Neal
Richmond
J. C. Welch
Ghosts no longer scare eastern college girls
Students at an eastern girls college say they are unafraid of ghosts. They note progress since the Middle Ages as they discuss paranormal beliefs.
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Eastern Girls’ College
Man Convicted of Phony Oil Leases Sentenced
A man given a penitentiary term for selling fake oil leases. The warden, one of his victims, oversees the prison. The report hints at reflective conversations about past times.
Archery Gains Popularity and Old Fashioned Ideals Sought
News briefs report Michigan Governor Dickinson urging traditional values while archery grows in the state. Rumors of tax policy in Washington surface as Congress approaches. A query asks who attended the Chapel Hill game yesterday and mentions plans to take over coal mines. Lady Astor wins a seat in Parliament amid tense Mexican affairs involving US citizen Jentins.
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Dickinson
Lady Astor
House of Commons
Jentins
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