Local Weather Digest North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with interior frost possible in North Carolina. Thursday turns fair and cooler in the east. South Carolina to see colder nights with frost interiorly and a pair of cool days. Winds shift from west and northwest in coastal areas with showers in the far south portion then fair by Thursday.
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South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Charlotte
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Atlanta
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Charleston
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Angeles
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Spartanburg
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Ewanee
Washington
Dr Taylor Addresses State Nurses’ Convention in Durham
Dr. Frederick Taylor of this city spoke at the annual state Nurses' association meeting in Durham. The event closed with officer elections for the next year and closing addresses by Mary J. Dunn of the U S Public Health Service, Dr Ernest R Groves of the University of North Carolina, and Miss Margaret Gibson.
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Frederick Taylor
State Nurses’ Association
Durham
Association
Mary J. Dunn
United States Pubiic Health Service
Ernest R. Groves
University of North Carolina
Margaret Gibson
Hoover urges GOP national convention for new platform
Former President Herbert Hoover called for a Republican national convention to draft a platform of positive principles. He told the Massachusetts Republican Club that the party must reform economic policies and pursue humanitarian objectives to aid the middle class and all people. He warned against delaying action until 1940 and noted platform drafting is challenging with late-hour pressures on delegates.
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Boston
Mass
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Hoover
Progress on farm plans eyed in congressional talks
Committee members discussed broad flexible legislation to regulate corn and other crops under a soil conservation program. Chairman Jones said the bill should adapt to changing conditions and avoid a straight jacket. The plan would cover cotton corn wheat tobacco and rice with marketing quotas commodity loans and an ever normal granary.
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Jones
D-Tex
Top UNC Athlete Resigns Over Graham Plan
The university’s top athlete resigns citing the Graham plan and grants Potts the right to apply for reinstatement next winter quarter. Potts, from Memphis, was No. 1 tennis player, a basketball team member, Golden Fleece president, student honor society member, and a strong Rhodes scholar candidate. Instructors cite Phi Beta Kappa level classroom work.
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Potts
Greenville
N. C
Memphis
Tenn
Golden Fleece
Phi Beta Kappa
Former president urges intellectual session for party reform
A former president urged party members to hold an intellectual session to develop principles and programs, warning that the party cannot rely on opposition and past mistakes without learning from history. He stressed the need for meaningful policy and direction.
Labor Federations Seek Unity as C IO and AFL Plan Dissolution
A conference draft proposes dissolving the Committee for Industrial Organization and bringing new C I O unions into the federation on agreed terms. It envisions settlement of differences at the AFL convention and discusses industrial union integration versus craft union protections, with no immediate C I O reaction noted.
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A. F. of L
Lewis
Federation
America
Committee For Industrial Organization
Short Session Clears Minor Municipal Court Docket
Municipal court adjourned early after four brief sessions with only a few minor cases on the docket. The dispositions include Maggie Tyson for prohibition violations with 30 days on the roads and MacKinley Simms alias Pee Wee Hill for larceny with four months on the roads. James Simpson faced assault with costs, Frank Mack for prohibition with costs, and Coley Lowry for prohibition with six months suspended for six years and a small cash penalty.
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Maggie Tyson
Edmondson Street
MacKinley Simms
Pee Wee Hill
Moon Street
James Simpson
Meredith Street
Frank Mack
Leonard Street
Coley Lowry
Gurley Street
Piedmont Told to Save Productivity and Soil
Secretary Wallace urged Piedmont officials to retire 20 to 24 percent of land from productive use to protect soil and reduce erosion. He argued soil economy makes good business sense and discussed costs and practicality of erosion control measures.
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Piedmont
Wallace
Cripple Heard in Hahn Case Trial Testimony
In Cincinnati on October 27, Sr. George Altemeier testified that George Hess, 62, was probably crippled by a poison the state attributes to Anna Marie Hahn. Prosecutor Miller asserts Hess is Hahn’s key living witness to a murder-for-gain plot.
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Cincinnati
Anna Marie Hahn
George Altemeier
George Hess
Jacob Wagner
Joseph H. Houdin
Houdin
Heis
Banquet Size Mushroom Sent From Bass Lake Attracts Attention
Dr Lawrence Mertes contemplates costliest steak to pair with a 12 pound mushroom found near Mrs Mabel Williams home at Bass Lake Indiana. The giant mushroom measures 45 inches in circumference and sparked curiosity about its culinary potential.
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Chicago
Lawrence Mertes
Mabel Williams
Bass Lake
Ind
North Carolina erosion control plan touted by officials
Officials including Secretary Wallace and Congressman Umstead urged continued soil conservation in North Carolina with estimates of costs of ten dollars per acre and potential inland productivity gains. They cited Piedmont savings, Deep River project progress, and rainfall storage goals alongside data from Statesville on soil loss with forest and grass protection reducing runoff.
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North Carolina
North Carolina Piedmont
Wallace
Piedmont
Statesville
Atlantic
E. B. Garrett
Soil Conservation Service
H. H. Bennett
William B. Umstead
Durham
Congress
Clyde R. Hoey
Sheraton Hotel
Governor Urges Crop Control and Parity in NC Policy
Governor Hoey spoke at High Point College urging Congress to enact crop control and soil conservation with parity between agriculture and industry in North Carolina. He urged development of the state’s resources, welcomed women’s role, and linked civics to national strength, calling civilization a covenant across generations.
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North Carolina
Hoey
High Point College
G. I. Humphreys
United States
Europe
GOP convention predicted for early 1938 press discussion
In Washington a pending November 6 meeting of the Republican National Committee spurred predictions that a mid term party convention will be held early in 1938. Former President Hoover urged affirmative principles while Alf Landon urged inclusive delegate representation and broad opposition to the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Hoover
Boston
Alf M. Landon
John Hamilton
Landon
Hamilton
National Committee
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
Michigan
City seeks advance grant for Yadkin river dam study
Mr. Knox said the advance grant and relocation of the Southern freight station are the only settled items at the conference. PWA will act within days after evaluating bond sale conditions that save the city money. A $144000 request would fund an engineer survey of Styers dam site and other pre construction work for a municipally owned electric plant. Litigation blocks the project in state and federal courts, with state Supreme Court likely to decide the bonds legality in a pending case with Duke Power.
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PWA
Styers Dam
Yadkin River
State Court
Federal Courss
State Supreme Court
Duke Power Company
By States Supreme Court
Murchison Condemns Boycott Against Japanese
The statement denounces organized boycotts against Japan as immoral and illegal under the American system. It argues boycotts harm international understanding, fuel hatred, and promote fascist and communist methods, urging decency and lawful avenues for dispute resolution.
America Aims to Avoid War by All Honorable Means
President Roosevelt states the United States will not fall behind rival powers while pursuing disarmament talks and maintaining a robust at sea defense. He emphasizes no conquest aims and a commitment to a righteous peace, warning against imperial designs.
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America
Roosevelt
United States
Japs Refuse Mediation in Sino War
Japan reiterates self defense stance and rejects mediation in the Sino Japanese conflict. Nations including Belgium United States Britain France Italy the Netherlands Portugal China and Japan pledged to respect China's territorial integrity and urged direct negotiations between China and Japan.
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Belgium
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
China
Japan
Japanese Foreign Office
British warships asked to aid Stanray after attack near Aviles
Lloyds reports the British steamer Stanray was fired on and halted by a Spanish insurgent trawler in the Bay of Biscay three and a half miles off Aviles in Asturias. Advices from the London underwriting concern said all British warships within wireless range were requested to assist. The French motor tanker Sheherazade relayed the plea to Lands End radio station for Stanray.
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Lloyd’s
Stanray
Bay of Biscay
Aviles
Asturian
Spain
Sheherazade
Lands End
Eng
Marines in China Told to Open Fire on Attackers
British and American riders are killed as raids peak with a Japanese flyer firing on troops. Admiral Yarnell orders self defense in the Second Marine brigade sector if attacked by airplanes, while fires threaten Shanghai area and Chapei. Chinese retreats described as strategic withdrawals.
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Keswick Road
Admiral Yarnell
United States Marine Brigade
Asiatic Fleet
Tibet Road
Soochow Creek
Chapel
International
Chapei
Nanjiang
Shanghai
Kaiting
North Station
Kanking
Chang Gewa
Chinese Political Council
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