High Point Tracks Protest Filed Over Engineer Decision
A protest and potential court action were filed with the High Point city council by Thomas Turner Jr on behalf of Frank Wineskie, a resident and taxpayer, against naming Frank Miller as engineer for the track lowering project. The council proceeded to name Miller and plan further steps, with Turner’s protest to be recorded and reviewed at the next session.
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Frank Miller
Thomas Turner, Jr
Frank Wineskie
Greensboro
Turner
Wineskie
Mr. Wineskie
Miller
High Point
Roosevelt and Landon Campaign in New York Turbulent Drive
Roosevelt tours New York metropolitan area with stops at Brooklyn College and Statue of Liberty anniversary while weighing NRA revival questions. Landon campaigns through Trenton and New York promising a home cleaning of spoils order amid sharp attacks from both sides and Union leader John L. Lewis challenging his positions.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Brooklyn College
Roosevelt Park
James Roosevelt
NRA
Landon
Trenton
N. J
York
Nomiee
John L. Lewis
America
DuPonts
Transatlantic flyer Mollison sails for London
Captain James A. Mollison, dressed in dinner jacket and flying suit, left Floyd Bennett Field at 8:44 a.m. bound for London via Harbor Grace Newfoundland. He hopes to set a 1712 hour record from New York to Croydon Airdrome, planning a 15 000 foot flight with 420 gallons of gas meant to cover 512 hours.
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James A. Mollison
London
Harbor Grace
N. F
Floyd Bennett Field
Croydon
Mollison
Industrial expansion in the southeast dominates October reports
The October 28 summary notes six to twelve developments in paper cloth and steel signaling growing factory interest and wider markets across the cotton belt states led by Alabama with major 1936 construction spending including a $29,000,000 United States Steel project. Madrid braces as refugees flood in and mobilization expands as fascists close in and government calls up all men 20 to 45.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Alabama
United States Steel
Mussolini vows Italy's will to defend empire in 14th anniversary
In Rome Mussolini, flanked by German officers, declares Italy ready to defend its victory and empire with all force. He lauds Fascism's growth, claims unity, and notes Italy’s siege end and conquest of Ethiopia expanding to 350000 square miles for colonists.
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Venona
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Duce
Italy
Campass
Ethiopia
II Duce
Housecleaning urged at UNC by alumni leader
Dr. Roy W. McKnight president of the Mecklenburg chapter of the UNC Alumni association calls for a general housecleaning at the university after learning Prof. E. E. Erickson attended a public meeting in Durham with James Ford, Negro Communist candidate for vice president, and then dined with Ford in his hotel suite. McKnight says the professor’s conduct clashes with southern tradition and alienates alumni and taxpayers.
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Charlotte
Roy W. McKnight
Mecklenburg
University of North Carolina Alumni Association
Durham
McKnight
E. E. Erickson
James Ford
United States
Erickson
Ford
Dr. McKnight
University Adinistration
Wallburg road surface plan discussed with highway chief
Raleigh reports Prank Sizemore secretary of the Point chamber of commerce and residents from Wallburg road asked Highway Chairman Capus M. Waynick to board-surface the road paralleling the High Point Winston-Salem highway. Waynick promised surveys of the route.
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Raleigh
Sizemore
Theh Point
Comrée
Wallburs
Capus M. Waynick
High Point inston-Salem
Waywick
Durham Woman Wins 150000 in Sweepstakes
Mrs. Percy H. Hooker of Durham wins a 150000 prize from Dan Bulger Irish hospital sweepstakes. She kept the ticket in a safety deposit vault before the draw and will gain 165000 after taxes. The agent who sold the ticket receives 15000, likely to a family member.
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Durham
Percy H. Hooker
Dan Bulger
Irish Hospital
Bulger
Hooker
Frank Bunn
E. W. Mangum
Former Greensboro Resident Francis Howard Dies
Miss Francis Howard died in Florence South Carolina at a Florence hospital. Her body was sent to Greensboro North Carolina for burial. She was survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Howard of Hickory North Carolina and several brothers and sisters.
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Florence
S. C
Francis Howard
Greensboro
N. C
Joe Howard
Hickory
Charles Buffington Baldwin
Juliette B. Enslow
Huntington
W. Va
Baldwin
Army Air Corps
Enslow
Enstow
Freight Rates Set To Take Effect In November
Freight rate reductions will go into effect November 5 after ICC sessions in Washington and Raleigh. North Carolina commissions pressed for the change, with estimates of over 300000 dollars yearly savings for the state. High Point manufacturers stand to gain, as the region shifts from the Charlotte division and motor carriers adopt the new rates by November 7.
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Hithh Point
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
North Carolina Commission
High Point
Charlotte
Raleigh
Wallis Simpson Begins Matrimonial Parole in Britain
The Dowager Mrs. Simpson starts a six month period of matrimonial parole under which she cannot marry. A decree nisi was granted behind Ipswich Assizes, and she may legally wed on April 27, 1937, if the king’s proctor approves, just ahead of Edward VIII’s coronation.
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London
Mes W
Lis Warfield Simpson
Bey
Jeon
Anthony Hawke
Ipswich Assizes
Simpson
Wallis
Cumberland Terrace
Baltimore
Edward
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Dentist Given Term in Prison
Dr. Ralph C. Flowers, a Winston-Salem dentist and amateur magician, was sentenced to 7 to 10 years for stealing 700 in gold from a dental warehouse last September. His Negro employee, Lero Jackman, pled guilty and received five years after turning state's evidence. Flowers plans an appeal.
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Winston-Salem
Ralph C. Flowers
Lero Jackman
Fran 1. Armstrong
Flowers
US Exports Surpass Imports in September for First Time Since May
Commerce reports show exports exceeding imports by 4.442 million in September, the first surplus month since May. Nine month totals show imports ahead of exports by 33.156 million, with September exports at 219.967 million and imports at 215.525 million.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
City Sees First Freezing Weather Of The Season
High Point recorded the first freezing weather of the season as an official thermometer fell to 32 degrees last night. Meteorologist A. B. Horne notes the chill is temporary and not expected to last beyond a few days.
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High Point
Theason
B. Horne
Horney
Director elected to American Institute of Steel Construction
New York Oct 28. W B Truitt of Carolina Steel and Iron Co Greensboro NC elected director of the American Institute of Steel Construction. Retiring officers of the institute were reelected.
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New York
W. B. Truitt
Carolina Steel and Iron Co
Greensboro
N. C
American Institute of Steel Construction
Italy accuses Russia as Spain neutrality probe opens
Italy denounces Soviet Russia over twenty alleged violations of the hands off Spain pact and seeks an immediate explanation. Dino Grandi presents the protest to Lord Plymouth as the committee meets for an afternoon session in London. Portugal hints at possible withdrawal amid tensions over who keeps to the neutral accord.
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London
Italy
Russia
Spain
Dino Grandi
Lord Plymouth
T the
Grandi
Foreign Office
Portugal
Germany
Aith
Lisbon
Statue Liberty S50 Years Old
New York October 28 President Roosevelt praised American settlers for their love of freedom on the 50th anniversary of the statue. He said each generation must carry forward American freedom and peace by making them living facts in a living present.
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New York
Bartholdi
Roosevelt
France
America
Miss Liberty Turns Fifty In New York Harbor Birthday
President Roosevelt led a tribute at Bedloe Island as the Statue of Liberty marks 50 years since its 1886 dedication by President Cleveland. Ambassador De Laboulaye attended, honoring the French origin of the monument funded by cross Atlantic subscriptions.
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New York
Liberty
Roosevelt
New York Harbor
Bedloe Island
Cleveland
Andre Lefevre de Laboulaye
France
Edouard de Laboulaye
Meekins Calls for State Probe of Ballot Irregularities
W C Meekins chairman of the Republican state committee announced a demand for a thorough investigation by the state elections board into alleged irregularities in absentee ballots in Henderson and Graham. He criticized the hearing led by J Harris Sample as inadequate and said affidavits and evidence would be sent to Major L P McLendon. Sample said no reflection on Democrats or the Henderson county board, but noted documentary evidence of absentee ballot misuse would be presented to the state board.
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Raleigh
The
State Supreme Court
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
New York
Seventh Judicial District
Moore
A. A. Freawell
Board of Elections
Atlantic Fee and Coal Company
Hendersonville
Oct
W. C. Meekins
Republican State Committee
Ex Ertions Board
Henderson
Graham
Meekins
J. Harris Sample
Elections Board
Republican
Meekine
L. P. McLendon
Sample
Henderson County Board of Elections
Weather Outlook for Carolinas Tonight and Thursday
North Carolina forecast shows party of rain on coast tonight with frost in western portions and slightly warmer by Thursday. South Carolina expected cloudy unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with a light rise in temperatures.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Weather: Northeasterly Winds and Overcast Skies Tonight
Fresh northeasterly winds move from Hatteras toward Jacksonville with moderate intensity. Tonight and Thursday bring overcast skies with occasional mist and light rain.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
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