King George VI pledges peace aims and home front aid
King George VI opened Parliament pledging to restore peace in China and Spain while promising air raid protection and continued aid for needy families. He outlined nonintervention in Spain, cooperation to ease Far East conflict, and rapid progress in rearmament and civil defense. The speech also noted housing initiatives and future visits to Belgium, Romania, and India.
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London
George VI
Britain
China
Spain
England
House of Lords
Elizabeth
Belgium
Leopold
Romania
Carol
Far East
League of Nations
Edward
Duke of Windsor
United States
Debutante Buys Art Dream to woo Artist Hero
Jill Wentworth plots a bold purchase to support Alan Jeffry, a struggling artist, after dining with him and sensing romance. She persuades her father to lend cash for a grand painting, hoping money and affection can fuse their worlds, while a looming family stake risk looms over their affair.
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Jill Wentworth
Alan Jeffry
Barry Wentworth
Jill
Jack Wentworth
Sylvia Sutton
King George and Queen Elizabeth Lead State Coach Parade
Crowds lined Buckingham Palace to Whitehall as the great gold and glass state coach carried King George and Queen Elizabeth toward the House of Lords. Guards in scarlet and blue stood along the route to shield against sudden weather changes.
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Buckingham Palace
House of Lords
Parliament Square
Whitehall
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham
Mall
Remember This When You Need a Laxative
An old advice pitch promotes Black Draught as a reliable vegetable laxative. It urges daily elimination of waste and claims thousands of users keep it on hand for prompt relief at first signs of constipation. It asks readers if they have tried it.
Progress in roundup of deadly sulfanilamide elixir
Chicago reports swift progress in a national sweep of an elixir containing diethylene glycol linked to 40 deaths. Of about 700 bottles mostly petite, most have been traced or seized, with few remaining in primary or sub‑distributor channels. Seven more deaths may be connected, including four in Texas.
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Chicago
J. O. Clarke
U.S, Food and Drug Administration
Clarke
Food and Drug Administration
American Medical Association
Morris Fishbein
Texas
F. D. Brock
Texas Food and Drug
Raleigh Youth Confesses Role in Brother Slaying
A 12 or 13 year old boy in Raleigh North Carolina confessed to fatally shooting his older brother, Joseph Tee Williams, 19, after an argument at home over coal chores. Police say the youth, Johnny Williams, is jailed on murder charges. The brother died of a bullet wound en route to a hospital. Two hours after the shooting, the grandfather Charles W. Creech, 73, died of a heart attack.
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Raleigh
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H. Ll. Pierce
Pierce
Johnny Williams
Joseph Tee Williams
Johnny
Charles W. Creech
Jobless Advised to Renew Registration At Employment Office
In Thomasville on October 26 special notice outlines a census of the jobless to be supervised by the government. The state employment office, via supervisor Mrs G E Crowell, urges anyone not registered since September 15 to report within seven days to update address and data. Renewals are needed even if forms are not new.
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Thomasville
State Employment Office
Mre
G. E. Crowell
No Royal Ritual Needed To Greet The Informal Edward
Paris October 26 Ameri cans who meet the Duke of Windsor on his forthcoming trip to the United States need have no worries about royal ritual. Since Edward abdonned his crown and scepter to become a duke he also has dropped all semblance of old court ceremony. Windsor himself has become informal. A close friend says he leaves host to arrange visits and does not require a guest list. Introductions are made by his equerry Dudley Forwood. The duke typically leads conversations with direct eye contact and a ready smile drawing attention across the room.
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Henry Cassidy
Paris
Duke of Windsor
United States
Great Britain
Edward of
Windsor
Dudley Forwood
So and
Hancock Endorses Compulsory Crop Control Stance
Nashville report says Representative Frank W. Hancock Jr. urged compulsory crop control in a speech to eastern North Carolina farmers. He gained support from Representative Harold D. Cooley who predicted a tobacco bid would be included in a general farm session of Congress.
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Nashville
Frank W. Hancock, Jr
United States Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Hancock
Harold D. Cooley
Cooley
Chiress
Durham Leads State in Liquor Sales
Durham county A B C stores sell about 4,000 bottles daily while Dare stores sell roughly the same number monthly. September totals show Durham missing by 13 bottles to hit 100,000, with statewide sales near 599,684 dollars and Durham value about 83,995 dollars. Dare records about 3,663 dollars.
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Durham
Durham County
Dare
Guilford County
Winstein
State Liquor Board
Durham A. B. C
Marmola tablets promise weight loss for women
An advertisement urges Fat Girls to slim down by eating sensibly and taking four Marmola Prescription Tablets daily until fat loss is achieved. It claims doctors commonly prescribe the ingredient and that millions use the product successfully, urging bold self-confidence.
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