Investigation launched in deaths of veterans
Hyde Park, Sept. 5 President Roosevelt ordered immediate relief oversight and investigation of veterans in Florida hurricane camps. He directed Frank T. Hines and Harry L. Hopkins to send assistants to assess medical care, provide caskets, and arrange transport for deceased veterans. Col. E. Tames to represent in relief and inquiry work.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Florida
Mr. Roosevelt
Veterans funerals and investigations in national policy
The text notes bodies sent home and full military funerals at Arlington. It cites the President urging rehabilitation measures for survivors and pressing a study on failures to rescue veterans encamped along the Florida keys and on preventive precautions.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Florida Keys
Thomasville to Skip Rental Book System this Year
Thomasville officials announce the city school system will not adopt a rental book plan this year and will continue with parent purchases. The board cites limited state availability and small savings, plus excessive bookkeeping for teachers, as reasons.
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Thomasville
Charles F. Lambeth
Lambeth
Horatio Greenough Sculptor of Washington Statue
Horatio Greenough became the first American sculptor employed at the Capitol. He was commissioned by Congress in 1832 to create a statue of George Washington.
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Horatio Greenough
Capitol
Congress
Washington
North Carolina and Virginia Line Dismal Swamp Pioneers and Governors
The article recalls how North Carolinians pressed into the Dismal Swamp to complete the Carolina Virginia boundary while Virginia’s commissioners circled the swamp. It outlines Jacob Thompson’s rise from Caswell County to Mississippi politics and Interior Secretaryship, then his Civil War service and governorship. It notes Judge Lloyd Horton’s rise to the Fifth Judicial district and then the bench at age 26, plus Warren Winslow’s Madrid mission and senate speakership, and the naming of Richmond County in honor of Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, with Gov Davie serving on a Franco-American commission in 1799.
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North Carolina-Virginia
Jacob Thompson
Lloyd Horton
Superior Court
Warren H. Winslow
Senate
America
Richmond County
North Carolina
France
Virginia Commission
Caswell County
Mississippi
Buchanan
Interior
Judge Horton
Farmville
Raleigh
Fifth Judicial District
Madrid
Spain
Franklin Pierce
Cumberland County
State Senate
Charles Lennox
Duke of Richmond
House of Lords
Anson
G. William Richardson Davie
Adams
Davie
Stories in Stamps by J. S. Klein
The article discusses ancient Damascus in Syria and compares it with the modern city. It notes Damascus as Aramean capital and buffer against Assyria, and describes a stamp showing the modern city. It speculates that removing the ancient city would uncover relics of a glorious past and a lavish royal palace.
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J. S. Klein
Damascus
Syria
World’s oldest tree grows in Mexican grove
The ancient cypress in Santa Maria del Tula, Mexico, is estimated 4,000 to 5,000 years old with a circumference near 125 feet, making it the oldest known tree.
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Santa Maria del Tula
Mexico
Incomplete legislative messages left for secretary's presence
Fragments indicate someone prepared notes to the legislature in advance and designated a secretary to be present. The text is truncated and lacks full context or names.
High Point Tracks Plan Promises Big City Improvement
A proposal to lower railroad tracks through High Point seeks up to 400000 in public funds for a major city improvement. The piece notes both advantages and drawbacks, including impact on residents and travelers, and urges careful planning and publicity to secure support.
Underpass For Thomasville Is Asked of State
A delegation led by Mayor D. A. Long and including Councilmen and city officials traveled to Raleigh to urge the state highway commission to include Thomasville’s Main Street Railway underpass in Works Progress Administration projects. The group hopes court sittings will not waste citizens’ time and suggests comfortable accommodations for attendees.
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Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Saturday Evening Post
Thomasville
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Works Progress Administration
D. A. Long
J. R. Saea Phillips
A. H. R. Holton
Harry Lescambou
R. M. Cooksex
J. Walter Lamebeth
T. Austin Finch
James FB
Lambeth
Ralph C. Wilson
J. W. Boyles
R. L. Pope
Cc. H. Phillips
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Ethiopia
Bas
NEA Service, Inc
Anality
Merita
Grocers
Fievor
Seco
Noi
Merita Bakers
Merita Bread
John Mebane
Highway and Public Works Commission
Knights of the Road
Guilford County
Deter Dan
Pendeur
Libby
Virginia
Old Virginia
Swansdown
Willow Grove
Pender
Pender's
Rockwood
D. P
Monticello
Lewis Teague
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