Application Opposed by Doctors for Project Approval
Dr George T Wood and colleagues spoke in support of a health project long debated in Point. Commission members Hoffman, Causey and Burke voted for it while Flake Shaw opposed. Chairman George L. Teague presided as the discussion unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wood
C. S. Grayson
Gh Point
Wood
P. E.vis
W. J. McAnally
Wis E. Teague
F. Hoffman, Jr
R. C. Causey
J. W. Burke
Flake Shaw
George L
High Point debate over county hospital loan and PWA plans
County leaders consider a hospital project to back by the county credit and seek PWA funds. Doctors argue a modern hospital is vital, while opponents warn of self financing risks and quote charity care figures and bed shortages in Guilford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stansbury
Wood
PWA
Chapel Hill
Washington
Guilford County
High Point
Burrus
Burke
Grayson
Burdus
United States
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Guilford General Hospital
Guilford General
City Memorial Hospital
Teague
Davis
Hoffman
Rioting at South Carolina Textile Mill Sparks Injuries
A riot erupted at a South Carolina textile mill injuring several workers and bystanders. Claimed shots and a dynamite blast triggered militia deployment from Greenwood and Greenville, with multiple victims hospitalized and an inquest ordered by Coroner J. Roy McCoy.
Fear Capitalist Vanishes After Leaving Home
A renowned capitalist, noted for Cripple Creek gold days and Cr scenario ties, disappeared after leaving his house without his movements logged. Mrs. Ady says he returned from the office Friday, spoke briefly, then vanished after dinner and a missing sedan. Investigators doubt Cotopaxi, Colo., as a lead while pursuing other possible sites and mining project links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Cotopaxi
Colo
Denver
Cripple Creek
New
Kansas
Wages and Labor Board Powers Clarified in Radio Speech
The board’s powers are limited to preventing unfair labor practices affecting interstate or foreign commerce, said J. Warren Madden as he outlined jurisdiction on a radio program. Labor leaders spoke across the country while William Green and Morrison addressed crowds in Canton and Madison. Secretary Perkins prepared a coast-to-coast radio talk on the social security program from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Warren Madden
Madden
William Green
Federation
Canton
Morrison
Madison
Wis
Perkins
Boston
Cotton Pickers Strike Looms Across Arkansas Texas Oklahoma
Mitchell outlines strike dates and forms of labor for cotton picking in Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas. He cites 14 1486 unions members in favor and 450 against with a wage range 60 to 60 cents per hundred. ER A laborers paid 64 6 cents and Marked Tree planters offer 75 cents a day. The average picker 125 to 150 pounds daily, a good picker 200 or more. A company at Marked Tree may pay $1 per day.
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Mitchell
Memb
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Emergency Relief Administration
Marked Tree
Mill Workers Strike Sparks National Guard Lockdown
Two months after a discrimination strike by workers, Governor Johnston declared a state of insurrection at the mill. The community was isolated with only authorized people allowed past National Guard lines. Sheriff Clamp said shooting began about thirty minutes before the planned 6 30 opening.
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Jeanes
Greenville County
Jim Davis
Will Revis
Paul Mahaffey
W. A. Alexander
Lcarry Campbell
J. M Ford
Florence Sergeant
Clarence Dunlap
Alvin McDougal
Lizzie Gambrell
Sadie Alexander
Stella Sargeant
James S*xon
McDougal
Greenville
Dunlap
Anderson Age Og Leslier
Cal Ts Se Ohtens
J. Roy McCoy
Anderson County
263Rd Coast Artilery
Greenwood
Barnwell
James C. Dozier
Dozier
Columbia
Paul H. Rees
VU. T. W. Union
L. L. Woodcock
Goodwill Association
C. Turner
R. Melton
Melton
W. A. Clamp
Johnston
National Guard
Clamp
Textile union leader reacts to Pelzer riot death
Francis J. Gorman, labor leader and vice president of the United Textile Workers of America, arrived in Charlotte for Labor Day and said he would visit Pelzer, South Carolina, to assess developments after the fatal textile strike riot.
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Charlotte
Francis J. Gorman
Pelzer
8. C
Pelser
Gormen
United Textile Workers of America
Pelzer textile strike gunfight echoes Honea Path violence
A Pelzer Manufacturing Company mill shooting left about 20 people wounded or killed marking a deadly flare in a labor strife near Honea Path. The report recalls the September 6 1934 Chi quola plant massacre at Honea Path where seven died.
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Columbia
8. C
Pelser Manufacturing Company
General Mill
Chiquola’ Manufacturing Company
Honea Path
Pelzer
Ofahet
California plane tragedy claims three lives in crash
A California crash kills three on board as flames erupt near a dairy ranch. Witnesses describe sputtering engines and a power dive after takeoff, with wreckage and savings from the sacks aboard. Survivors include family members of two airline workers.
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California
Burbank
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Western Air Express Operations Department
Walter
Burlew
Stanford University
Jesse M. Burlew
Lucille
Santa Ana
Cal
Malvin Burke
Sherman Locke
San Diego
Seagus
Italy weighs oil concessions amid Ethiopian affair
Italy debates oil concessions as Mussolini seeks 200000 troops for East Africa. Proclamations of loyalty to the Duce are reported as authorities plan future sailings to fulfill manpower goals.
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King
Duce
Mussolini
British to monitor Ethiopian politics on Selassie concession
Sir Sidney Barton the British minister to Ethiopia was told to watch events and gather more data on the political implications of Emperor Haile Selassie granting oil and mineral concessions to an American corporation. The instruction revealed Barton's origin as a government envoy observing Ethiopian affairs.
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Haile Selassie
Sidney Barton
Francis M. Rickett
Europe
Papers of Nations Council Seson
Associated Press
United States
Ethiopia
England
France
Italy
Standard Oil
League O Nations
Lion of Judah
Addis Ababa
Barton
Congressmen Receive Souvenir Pens From President
Report notes Roosevelt used up to ten pens on the Guffey coal control bill and some claims he used as many as 30 for a single signature. Pens are presented as souvenirs to congressmen who worked on the bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thare
Roosevelt
Guffey
Senator Pope Calls for U.S. Support of Ethiopian Concessions
Idaho Senator Pope said the United States must back new concessions to American interests in Ethiopia. He spoke as he left for Geneva and tied his view to Boxer Rebellion precedents and U.S. actions in Nicaragua to protect American rights.
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Ethiopia
United States
Mussolini
Djiouti
Chicago
Addis Ababa
Jefferson City
Missouri
Iowa
Miinois
Kansas
Paris
Pope
Idaho
Geneva
Nicaragua
State To Purchase Supplies Bids Sought On Items
Raleigh September 2 state division of purchase and contract will buy supplies for state agencies on September 11. Director A B Brower called for bids on band uniforms duplicating machines drain pipe cleaner rubber matting waste baskets paper drinking cups cereals cakes and crackers corrugated metal pipe creosoted lumber structural steel lubricant timing chains tire chains radiators and cores automotive mufflers valve grinding compound tires tubes prison uniforms baling wire vinegar drugs shotgun shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Division of Purchase and Contract
Brower
When Billy Won’t Eat The Doctor Says Digestive Clues
Mrs Brown worries over Billy who eats little while his brother Tom overfeeds. The doctor reports Billy appears healthy, tests normal, and suggests if Billy sees less food at meals his appetite may improve. He advises simpler dinners with smaller portions and fruit to help digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Roberts Barton
Tom
Billy
Mrs. Brown
Charlies
State Holds Hope For School Buses
Raleigh officials expect action within a week on a revised PWA grant request to aid building 1,160 school buses. Leroy Martin, secretary of the state school commission, said the original $450,000 grant was cut to $350,000 to supplement $559,000 state funds. The revised application is being prepared in PWA offices for submission this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State School Commission
PWA
Leroy Martin
Commission
Washington
Martin
Highway Patrol Adds 120 Recruits Across 79 Cities
Raleigh reports 120 new state highway patrol recruits begin duty after eight weeks training. Authorized by a 1925 act, the patrol operates from bases in 79 cities and towns with new motorcycles and roadsters equipped with bullet proof glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Montreat Conference Closes After Summer Season
Church and lay leaders depart Montreat after the Presbyterian summer assembly season opened July 4. The season ended with Dr. Charles R. Erdman of Princeton University delivering a sermon on "The Unchanging Christ in a Changing World."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreat
Presbyterian Church
United States
Charles R. Erdman
Princetes University
Translation of the Bible in James I's reign stands out
The record notes that translating the Bible into English was the most remarkable event during the reign of James I, highlighting its significance in that period.
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