State Road Funding Rules Discussed in Raleigh Column
A Raleigh column argues the state commission can build new roads by its judgment and questions local credit for county members. It notes towns may not collect beyond five weeks, with longer terms to be requested directly to the office. The piece appears under a 1939 AP copyright note and publication details.
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Wilson County
Raleigh
C. V. R. Thompson
Putnam's
Jove
Alfred Drake
The
Japan Chronicle
Kobe
New England
Mutual Broadcasting
James Dugan
New Masses
Europe
U. S
Shadows of Isolation and Global Seas Debate
A historical column surveys isolationist sentiment led by William E. Borah amid calls for freedom of the seas and potential safety zones. It weighs international law, the League of Nations legacy, and U.S. stance while noting North Carolina’s rising hosiery and furniture industries and local figures.
Wilson County OKs modern dual lane highway plan
County commissioners granted permission to build a modern dual lane highway through Wilson. Details were not learned but the plan reflects state approval steps. the State Highway Commission may need local permission to abandon any stretch. The Randolph Tribune lauds Randolph County as a central North Carolina homeplace and notes growth as Asheboro and the county forge ahead.
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Wake County
Asheboro
Jimmie Melton's Big Break From Saxophone to Broadway
James Melton, born in Moultrie Florida and later a Lowell Thomas Nine Old Men player, pushed from a hotel gig in Nashville toward New York. After nineteen refusals to see Roxy, he burst into the office and earned a place with the Revelers' Quartet in two days, proving persistence pays.
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Lowell Thomas
Nine Old Men
New York
Moultrie
Florida
Florida Air
College Assembly
Jimmy Melton
William Jennings Bryan
Jimmie Melton
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
Nashville
Roxy
King
Broadway
Jimmie
Pigeon rides and censorship rounds up Broadway chatter
Walter Winchell on Broadway surveys NYC gossip from a London pigeon tale to debates over motion picture censorship. The column notes shifts in radio plans, upcoming nuptials, and a clash between Hollywood and politics with sharp, era‑specific quips and reflections.
Tabernacle to Be Built in West High Point
A new Union Tabernacle Mission with 2500 seats is planned in west High Point under Rev. A Haggard. State College alumni elected Glenn R Ward as vice president at Greens boro meeting. High Point Jews begin Rash Hashone observance today. Mrs W H Slane arrives from Arkansas. Duke Pitt game in Durham tomorrow. Congress mulls curb on lobbying as rivers rise then fall and actress Jeanne Eagles dies in New York.
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Senate
George Washington
America
United Press
League of Nations
Idaho
Mr. Borah
United States
Borah
Roosevelt
Hull
William Jennings Bryan
West High Point
Union Tabernacle Mission
Rev
A. Haggard
State College
Greensboro
Glenn R. Ward
High Point
Congress
Jeanne Eagles
New York
Local hotel project debated at Commercial Club meeting
An important gathering of local manufacturers and businessmen discussed plans for a new hotel. A committee was appointed to investigate and report in ten days. Members include C. F. Tomlinson Frank Wineskie F. N. Tate R. T. Amos J. D. Cox J. E. Millis G. H. Kearns and S. H. Tomlinson. Evangelist Burke Culpepper praises High Point’s growth potential and working class, Miss Katherine Pickett visits Greensboro College for Women, Joe Fox and family return from Roland Park, Delk Smith in Greensboro, Miss Valette Jones and Mrs. C. C. Prince traveling to Atlanta, Ty Cobb leads a brief update.
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C. F. Tomlinson
Frank Wineskie
F. N. Tate
R. T. Amos
J. D. Cox
J. E. Millis
G.H. Kearns
S. H. Tomlinson
Burke Culpepper
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point
Katherine Pickett
Grensboro College For Women
Joe Fox
Roland Park
Joe Jr
Powers and perils of emergency orders blend in arms debate
Washington observers warn that President Roosevelt could seize sweeping powers during a national emergency under wartime acts. The piece outlines authority over industry, railroads, shipping, banking, radio, power, and more, noting opposition seeks full public disclosure and repeal of undesired powers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
National Defense
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Vandenberg
Senate
Justice Department
White House
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Navy Coast Guard
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