Sheriff Term Change May Force Elections in 1940
The Alamance case tests the 1938 constitutional amendment altering sheriff terms to two years. If upheld, sheriffs elected after November 8 1938 may serve only until 1940, forcing a broad wave of reelections and provoking electoral strategy shifts across North Carolina counties including Guilford and Alamance. The ruling underscores how constitutional changes affect political timelines and party planning.
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Board of Elections
Alamance
Guilford
New Building Dedication Marks North Carolina Institute of Government
The Chapel Hill ceremony for the Institute of Government's new laboratory building features remarks by Speaker William Bankhead and Albert Coates’s dream of raising North Carolina government standards. Officials, citizens, and educators from county and state cities will attend as the institute expands to improve political processes and court considerations.
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Iate
House Representatives
William Bankhead
The
Univer
Albert Coates
Coates
Institute
Cerey
Lina
Russian Finnish Crisis Sparks Global Alarm and Debate
The piece argues that Russia's threats against Finland risk broader war and expose the dangers of Soviet expansion. It notes Russia's propaganda against Finland, calls for a joint inquiry, and warns that invasion could push Western governments toward wary inaction.
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Russia
Poland
Finland
Moscow
England
France
How To Plan A Wedding Says Mrs Potts Expert Advice
Column by DUE CORNEGE shares insights from wedding authority Mrs. Alexandra Potts who has advised 5200 weddings across the United States and offers free letters for readers. Potts classifies brides into three spend groups and prescribes practical steps for economy guest lists dress selection and an automobile honeymoon.
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Alexandra Potts
United States
Fifth Avenue
New York
Trousseau
Reader Praises Enterprise Tolerance Displays
A November 18 Letters section note from a reader commends The Enterprise for its full-page tolerance displays and expresses appreciation for the humane lessons they convey.
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The
Enterprise
Quotes From Leaders on Trade Barriers and War Aims
Secretary Hopkins warns interstate trade barriers threaten the economy while Turkish Foreign Minister Saracoglou notes growing allied cooperation. Mayor Ab Jenkins advocates driver education over punishment. President Roosevelt praises a war against the crippling of civilians at Warm Springs Georgia.
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Warm Springs
President Roosevelt
Paralysis Foundation
Thanksgiving calm with few police arrests in city
Police report light activity yesterday as Thanksgiving passed quietly. Municipal court faced many cases but few arrests were made. Dr. Charles M. Sheldon suggested making church worship more engaging with the sermon preceding lengthy songs and prayers.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Faces About Town in New York Scene
A brisk column sketches celebrity sightings and social trivia around Manhattan. Doris Duke Cromwell and Mrs. Harrison Williams are noted as stylish bank accounts, Constance Bennett tips a cabbie for retrieving her cigaret case, and Martin Dies passes Columbus Circle.
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Doris Duke Cromwell
Harrison Williams
Martin
Columbus Circle
Constance Bennett
Duff-Cooper
Britain
Robert C. Benchley
Aaly
Paul Lockwood
Dewey
Lea
Assembly
17Th Precinct
5Th Avenue
Nunnally Johnson
Charles MacArthur
H. R. Knickerbocker
Vulcania
Gibraltar
Redcoats
Paul Small
Fatty
Sallies and Snapshots From a Midnight World
A collage of 1940s entertainment blurbs and social notes recounts critics debating a line from Maxwell Andersons Key Largo, John Gunther quips about Nazis and Soviets, Midtown vignettes from the Stork Club, Vincent Youmans’s Time On My Hands, Esquire plates, and nightlife observations around Lenox Hill Hospital.
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Maxwell Anderson
John Gunther
Stork
Valentino
Vincent Youmans
Vincent
Rockies
New York Novelette and Manhattan Murals in Bright City Notes
A collage of New York life highlights including a tale of a newspaperman who finds love and money, a serial divorce and remarriage, and the rise to ad executive. Broadway confessions, nightlife vignettes, police theater scenes, street scenes, and cultural notices populate the page from the theatre to La Martinique and Radio City.
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New York
Manhattan
Barrymore
Key Largo
New Allen Street
East River
Potters Field
Lehman
Park Avenue
50Th
7Th Avenue
Broadway
Engine Company No. 65
Capie
Met
Aquarium
New York City
New
DeMarcos
Seft Room
The
Waldorf
Paul Muni
Garbo
Local Social News From Various Visits
Mrs. Harry Raymond returned from New York visit. Miss Anne Carter Marsh visits New York. Mrs. Silas Mc Bee and daughter Helen visit Mocksville relatives. Miss Violet Johnson attended yesterday's game in Chapel Hill. Mr C A York and sons Arthur and Branson were in Chapel Hill for the game yesterday.
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Harry Raymond
New York
Anne Carter Marsh
Silas McBee
Helen
Mocksville
Violet Johnson
Chapel Hill
C. A. York and Sons
Arthur and
Branson
Admiral Byrd Hops Over South Pole Perilously
Seventy five American soldiers’ bodies recovered from five Russian fronts returned home today. Appropriate ceremonies honoring the soldiers were held at Hoboken.
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Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Hoboken
Automatic dial system to be installed here by Chicago company
Twenty years ago local news notes announce the installation of an automatic dial system by the Automatic Electric Company of Chicago with completion expected in February or March. Carl ton Kirkman is elected one of four Trinity College delegates to the national convention of college students in Des Moines Iowa from December 31 to January 4.
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The
Automatic Electric Company of
Chicago
Carlton Kirkman
Trinity College
Durham
Des Moines
Iowa
Local visits and business trips noted in town gossip
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moore visit relatives here. G. T. Wood returns from a business trip to eastern North Carolina. Mrs. M. S. Barbee visits friends in Greensboro. W. F. Brinkley of Lexington was here yesterday on business.
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Ben Moore
G. T. Wood
North Carolina
M. S. Barbee
Greensboro
W. F. Brinkley
Lexington
West Faces Cold Wave Grim News Briefs
The West endures severe cold with widespread suffering. President Wilson prepares to present his message to Congress on Tuesday. German miners vote for a general strike. Football reports five fatalities during the 1919 season.
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West
Wilson
Congress
Odd club scene quips haunt late night spots
Fragmentary remarks from a nightlife column recount sharp lines about patrons and personalities at various clubs. The notes mention Diamond Horseshoe La Cava Gaucho Colbert The Whirling Top Stork 9 O Clock and 21 with playful jests about wealth age and romance.
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la Cava
Club Gaucho
Colbert's
la Conga
Prince Mike Romanoff
New Deal Liberals Pressure on Anti-Trust Inquiry
A liberal wing near the government opposes Thurman Arnold's probe of anti trust violations by building trades unions fearing broad legal limits on union rights. The Clayton Act seeks limited protection for labor while leaving room for court review, with a Supreme Court ruling expected to settle the issue.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Thurman Arnold
New Deal
Arnold
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Building Trades
Department
Congress
Standard Oil
Samuel Gompers
High Court
Two Boys Debate President's Record
Two youths discuss the president with one claiming progress and the other noting schools remain open. The line satirically suggests that education policy is a key measure of achievement. The exchange reflects public concern about elementary issues.
Princeton Researchers Probe Europe News With Radio
Princeton researchers plan a three month program spending ten hours daily analyzing European broadcasts picked up by short wave radio. They aim to determine which nations favor war and which prefer peace, reaching a pedantic conclusion.
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Princeton
Yonkers Resident Declares Capitalism Safe, Browder Quips
A Yonkers resident notes that capitalism remains strong as Earl Browder, the Communist leader, comments on political belief while praising the city. The exchange captures urban sentiment about economic faith and ideological clashes in New York.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Earl Browder
Women Leaders Advocate Free Expression and Parties
Eleanor Roosevelt urges protection for voices and lawful groups. She stresses that citizens must be free to express ideas form political parties and join lawful organizations without hindrance.
Danes Use Turnips in War Games to Cut Costs
In a thrifty wartime exercise Danish forces replaced grenades with turnips during mock combat. The scene evokes a lighter note on frugality amid hostilities and reflects economic improvisation.
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B. Terry
A. Rawley
Sec’y and Treas
A. Cecil
Pas M. Waynick
High Point
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National Adv
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Ednesday
Europe
St. Luke
Jane T
North Lina
Miance
Carr
Dale Carnegie
Harry Hopkins
Shogru Saracoglou
Turkey
Ab Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Santa Claus
Business
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
Tne
Esquire
Woollcott
Garner
Wallace
Albert Lestoque
Gaiman
Rhine
Arnold Rothstein
Brooks Atkinson
Times
Saroyan
Jonie Taps
Doris Rhodes
Ben Pratt
NBC
Lenox Hill Hospital
Bruce Catton
Catton
Eleanor Roosevelt
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