Local Weather Forecast for Carolinas and Virginias
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday across North and South Carolina and Georgia. Virginia sees fair conditions tonight and Tuesday. Winds vary from moderate north to northeast along the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville with showers offshore north portion, and gentle to moderate winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras with overcast to partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday.
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North Carolina
South Carol
Georgia
Virginia
Hatteras
Jacksonville
North Portion
Sandy Hook
South Portion
Stag Club to Meet Tonight at Clubhouse
The Stag club will hold its regular meeting this evening at o'clock at the clubhouse off the Winston-Salem road.
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Stag Club
Winston-Salem Road
Cleveland Rams Picked Up by Lewie After Bezdek
Art Lewie succeeded Hugo Bezdek as coach of the Cleveland Rams and has slimmed down, claiming a ten pound loss as the longest coach in the NFL.
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Cleveland
Hugo Bezdek
Cleveland Rams
Art Lewie
Ickes Denies Cancelled Talks On California Tour
Interior Secretary Harold Ickes denies canceling engagements as rumors swirl about his itinerary. He plans to light Imperial Valley power lines at Brawley to inaugurate public power for the Salton Sea region and will address a Hollywood Democracy event in Los Angeles on October 19 before returning east.
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Brawley
Calif
Harold Ickes
Cancelius
California
Imperial Valley
Salton Sea
Ickes
San Francisco
Tommoyrot
Los Angeles
Hollywood Council For Democracy
Pacific Coast
Crooning Ringman On Way Out Again
Irish prize fighter Jack Doyle faces possible expulsion after the state department canceled his passport visa. Doyle, jailed on immigration grounds, plans bail and questions the detention citing his financial means and no known wrongdoing. Elllis Island noted prior denial of entry via Europe and Montreal. Doyle also spoke after a nightclub altercation with Elinor Troy.
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Los Angeles
State Department
Jack Doyle
United States
Doyle
Newark
N. J
Jack Irwin
New York
Ellis Island
Europe
Montreal
Chicago
Elinor Troy
Judge Olive Denies Continuance and Venue Change
Judge Olive refused any continuance in the Godwin exam case despite opposition from Solicitor Koontz and Mr. Turner who argued for trial. A venue change was denied though High Point Deep River and Jamestown townships were excluded from jury service. The judge ordered a 100 person venue draw from the regular panel amid publicity concerns.
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Godwin
Koontz
Mr. Turner
Mr. Koontz
Turner
Olive
High Point
Deep River
Jamestown
Forest fire fines levied on Punjab villages border area
A Lahore dispatch reports after a forest blaze authorities imposed a collective fine on all villages along the forest boundary in Punjab India. One villager protested that his deceased father should not be liable, but was informed fines were based on last census population figures.
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DPRAD
Punjab
India
Lahore
Weight Gain of Prime Adult Whales Surpasses 100 Pounds Daily
A study notes that larger adult whales gain over 100 pounds each day in their prime. Researchers track growth rates and metabolic patterns in mature individuals, highlighting rapid body mass increases and implications for energy needs and health monitoring.
League Milk Fund Drive Closes Soon at $437.50
The Junior Service League Milk Fund totals $437.50 at noon with under a week left before the October 23 closing. The drive supports milk for babies at the League clinic Brentwood nursery schools and public schools, aiming for about $3,000 for the year. Contributions go to Miss Dorothy Bell via The Enterprise.
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Junior Service League
League
Brentwood
Dorothy Bell
Junior Service League Milk Fund
Doctrine of Atonement Sermon Across Christian Science Churches
Sunday services focused on the doctrine of atonement with readings from First Thessalonians and First Peter. The lesson stressed salvation through Jesus Christ, joyous participation in Christ's sufferings, and entering the kingdom by transcending material sense via Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health.
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All Christian Science Churches and Societies
Jesus Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus
Court to Hear Bridges Case
Government alleged that Bridges and three others tried to obtain money from a St. Louis physician by claiming he fathered a child of Nellie T. Muench. The matter also involves review of a Chicago mayor’s campaign spending and a National Labor Relations Board order against Consolidated Edison.
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St. Louis
Nellie T. Muench
Illinois
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Consolidated Edisn Company of
New York
American Federation of Labor
Italian football referees granted police powers
Rome issues decree extending referee authority to police duties and permits arrest of spectators using improper language making vulgar gestures or throwing objects. The move gives referees near policing status during football matches across Italy.
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Italy
Rome
Elephant captured near Colombo becomes household pet
Passengers on an open road east of Colombo stopped a driver and captured a five week old elephant. A village headman auctioned the beast for 25 dollars. it now serves as a household pet, standing two and a half feet tall and fed on buffalo milk.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Automobile cost estimate rises to twenty seven cents per pound
A leading auto official values this year’s car cost at almost 27 cents per pound, noting the current price is two cents above last year’s level.
Rubber Balloon Pontoons For Seaplanes Invented
Seaplanes adopt rubber balloon pontoons replacing metal or wood floats. Inflatables function as shock absorbers at takeoffs and landings when inflated to low pressure, offering a novel approach to water operations.
Atlantic Fleet to Be Permanent
Navy officials debate making the temporary Atlantic squadron a permanent unit though not a major sea force. The 38-ship group may gain Memphis and Milwaukee before year end while other battleforce cruisers move from Guantanamo to Norfolk. Some officers view a full Atlantic fleet as potentially more economical than a separate fleet.
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Washington
Navy
Memphis
Milwaukee
West
Concord
Trenton
Cincinnati
Guantanamo
Cuba
Naval Base
Norfolk
San Diego
Calif
High Command
Pacific
Congress
U S Military Secrets Transmitted to Berlin in Spy Trial
Jury hears that a spy ring forged President Roosevelt's signature to seek Navy aircraft carrier plans. Key defendants include Hermann Voss and William Lon kowski with ties to German interests. Rumrich pleads guilty and will testify. Evidence points to Berlin contact, German line officials aiding the conspiracy and forgeries of a coded system.
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U. S
Berlin
Hardy
Roosevelt
Navy
Carier
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
Germany
United States
Saunders
Bremen
Rumrich
DuPont Company
Bethlehem Steel
William Lonkowski
Voss
Lonkowski
Senta de Wanger
Ignatz Theodore Griebl
National Socialist Party
Ring
Griebl
Udo von Bonin
Defense Office
German War Ministry
Eden Hotel
Erich Pfeiffer
America
Pfeiffer
High Point Men Face Punishment in Local Crime
Clyde Payne of High Point pleaded guilty in Superior Court to larceny of 140 dollars from Lena Modlin but awaits sentencing. James Gray, also of High Point, admitted breaking and entering Mrs. Ellison’s home on October 1 and stealing jewelry, receiving a two to five year sentence. Jesse Evans of High Point was sentenced to six months for breaking and entering Lam beth Grocery and given a one year suspended sentence for theft of 18.76.
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Greensboro
Clyde Payne
High Point
Route One
Lena Modlin
James Gray
A. L. Ellison
Thurston Street
Jesse Evans
Blair Street
Lambeth Grocery Company
Kinston Workers Vote on ACWU Wording
Kinston Shirt Company's 300 employees will vote Wednesday on unionizing with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, a CLO affiliate. Balloting is overseen by the National Labor Relations Board as the ACWU seeks recognition.
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Kinston
Kinston Shirt Company
Amagramated Clothing Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
ACWU
CLO
Brinke of Niagara Falls Shifted West Over Millennia
Scientists note the brink of Niagara Falls has advanced about seven miles westward during the past 30,000 years as erosion reshaped the landscape.
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Niagara Falls
Ruth Ettings Ex-Husband Fires at Singer's New Husband
In Los Angeles Martin Snyder, Ruth Ettings former husband and former business manager, is jailed on kidnapping and attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting Myrl Alderman, the singer and Alderman, 30, wounded in a Saturday night incident. Etting defends Snyder, blaming jealousy while asserting she saved herself with a gun. Edith Snyder, Etting’s stepdaughter and secretary, corroborates the account.
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Ruth Etting
Singer
Los Angeles
Martin
Moe) Snyder
Snyder
Myrl Alderman
Ruth
Miss Etting
Chicago
Alderman
Tijuana
California
Edith Snyder
Miss Snyder
WNC Methodists to Meet Thursday
The Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opens at First Methodist Church Charlotte Thursday, with sessions through Monday when appointments will be announced. Twenty delegates, ten ministers and ten laymen, will be chosen to attend the uniting conference in April. A historical society meeting precedes the opening, and Bishop Clare Purcell will preside.
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Charlotte
Western North Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
First Methodist Church
Uniting Conference
Conference Historical Society
Clare Purcell
Adult Education Committee Plans Meeting on East High Street
The advisory board for the Adult Education project met at the headquarters on East High street Friday night with Boys Commissioner O. E. Davis presiding. A special committee was appointed to meet at Mrs. J. F. Dunn's Price street home Tuesday at 8 PM. members include Mrs. Sylvia Alford Mrs. J. F. Dunn Mrs. Estelle Carter J. C. Crawford James Ross and the teachers.
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East High Street
O. E. Davis
J. F. Dunn
Price Street
Sylvia Alford
Estelle Carter
J. C. Crawford
James Ross
Miss Frances Spencer Leaves for Teaching Post
Miss Frances E Spencer of 105 Normal Street departed Sunday evening for Charlotte to begin work as a teacher at the Friendship Nursery School. She graduated from William Penn High School and Hampton Institute.
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Frances E. Spencer
Normal Street
Charlotte
Friendship Nursery School
Spencer
William Penn High School
Hampton Institute
William Penn Football Travels to Burlington Friday
William Penn plans its first away game Friday in Burlington versus Jordan Sellers High School. Carl Chavis, hurt in Friday's Willis Park clash, is expected to be able to join the lineup.
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William Penn
Burlington
William Penn Tiers
Jordan Sellers High School
Carl Chavis
Willis Park
British and Nazi Ships Trade Musical Greetings
The British battlecruiser Hood and the German pocket battleship Deutschland exchanged friendly musical greetings as they left Gibraltar. Hood’s band played Deutschland Uber Alles while Deutschland replied with God Save the King. Sailors from both ships fraternized in Gibraltar cafes and cheered Prime Minister Chamberlain.
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Gibraltar
Hood
Marseilles
Cadiz
Chamberlain
Rumored King and Queen Visit Spark Diplomatic Note
The State Department and British embassy said they had no official information on a proposed visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the United States. London dispatches cited the Daily Herald claiming the announcement would come during Parliament’s opening on November 8.
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Washington
State Department
George
United States
Dispatches
London
The
Daily Herald
Missions Damaged on Peiping Hankow Railway
United States consulate reports two American missions on the Peiping Hankow railway damaged by Japanese bombs.
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Hankow
United States
Peiping
Natives in Capetown Reject Sex Films Says Dr Ray Phillips
Dr Ray Phillips of Capetown argues that African viewers reject certain sex films. He asserts films do not elevate or ennoble western civilization and urges programs reflect European exemplary life.
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Africa
Ray &. Phillips
Capetown
Rooks Inscribed on Various Materials Held by British Museum
Rooks carved or inscribed on oyster shells bricks tiles ivory bones lead copper iron wood sheep skin and palm leaves are all contained in the British Museum, illustrating a diverse collection of rook related artifacts across many media.
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British Museum
Archbishop Lang criticizes Munich terms in Big Four talk
Canterbury archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang urged tempered praise for the Munich peace settlement. He warned against enthusiasm for dismemberment of Czechoslovakia and called for restraint amid the German Czech crisis while praising Czechoslovakia’s dignity. He had supported Czechoslovakia and met its London envoy Jan Masaryk during the crisis.
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Canterbury
England
All England
Chamberlain
Munich
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Balkwin
Edward VIII
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masaryk
London
Waterfowl Havens Established in North Carolina Refuges
Washington reports three federal wintering refuges in coastal North Carolina. Mattamuskeet in Hyde County covers over 50 000 acres and hosts geese and swans. Pea Island Refuge in Dare County spans about 4300 of 6000 acres, aiding brant and redhead ducks along with other waterfowl. Swan Quarter in Hyde County shelters swans and various birds including ospreys.
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Washington
North Carolina
Uncle Sam
Keet
Hyde County
Pea Island
Dare County
Air travel figures show 1937 private and commercial flights
Private flyers completed about 103 million miles with 10,000 planes and carried 1.5 million passengers in 1937. Commercial lines covered 6 million miles and carried 1.1027 million passengers in the same period, reflecting growth in air transport.
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