Weather outlook and contract award report
Partly cloudy conditions expected tonight and Thursday across North Carolina coastal areas with northeast to east winds shifting southwest and increasing. Central and northern regions may see overcast skies with a chance of showers Thursday. In Washington a $31 750 contract was awarded to James J Barnes Construction Greensboro NC for Frederick Maryland post office extension and remodel.
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Worth Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
North Porton
Bight
Sandy Hook
Washington
The
Treasury
James J. Barnes
Greensboro
N. C
Frederick, M4
Test Of Power Looms Between Lewis and Martin
Detroit Sept 7 U P A power struggle within the CIO led United Automobile Workers to plan three days of International Executive Board sessions. John L Lewis sends Philip Murray and Sidney Hillman to seek peace and reinstate officers from the Communist purge while Homer Martin resists any terms. Martin accuses Lewis of seeking autocracy, with observers hoping for a negotiated settlement as Murray and Hillman act as potential mediators.
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Detroit
C.I.O
John L. Lewis
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Auto Union
U.A.W
International Executive Board
Lewis
Martin
C.I.0
Philip Murray
Sidney Hillman
Murray
Hillman
Hitler Spectacle Draws 100000 as Diplomatic Eyes Turn
Hundreds of voices hail Hitler as 100000 spectators fill the grand stand and bleachers. Diplomats, including Sir Neville Henderson, await a possible meeting with the Nazi leader amid the Czechoslovak crisis.
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Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Neville Henderson
Berlin
London
Lack of mutual confidence blamed for U S labor troubles
Ralph Loper of Touisset Massachusetts told the Oxford Movement convention in Interlaken Switzerland that the main cause of industrial troubles in the United States is the lack of mutual confidence between employers and workers.
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Interlaken
Switzerland
Ralph Loper
Touisset
Mass
Oxford Movement
United States
Fires Drive Loyalists From Strong Positions in Mountains
From Hendaye at the Spanish frontier dated Sept 1-2 dispatches report fires in pine and olive groves on the De Los Cabalios range driving Government troops from their Ebro front strongholds. Fires, sparked by artillery bombardment, aid insurgent attempts as Franco massed 12 divisions south of Gandesa and militia lines collapsed under fire and smoke.
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Hendaye
France
de Los Cabalios
Ebro
Francisco Franco
Gandesa
Spain
City council moves to collect delinquent street assessments
High Point leaders push stronger steps to recover overdue street taxes. City Manager E M Knox says last year 252000 was due, only 112000 collected. If collection reaches eighty percent, taxes could fall 20 to 30 percent. Budget for next year to be set later, maintaining 1.50 tax rate and funding 179000 in maturing debt.
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Porter
E. M. Knox
High Point
Union of South Africa Will Fight Only If Defense Is Inevitable
Defense Minister O. Pirow told the assembly South Africa would not join a war involving Britain unless the union’s true interests demanded it, and only with a clear mandate from the people. Parliament will spend 30 million dollars on defense over three years, aiming to mobilize 137000 troops and 1000 pilots, with potential conscription for 150000 more.
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Capetown
O. Pirow
Assembly
Union of South Africa
Great Britain
South Africa
Pirow
Japanese Counter-Charge Over Poison Gas Use
The Japanese International Conference office in Geneva issued a counter-charge against China accusing it of war gas use. It presented documents claiming Chinese General Yen Hei-Chan ordered gas deployment in Shansi, first on July 16 and again on August 26.
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China
Geneva
Switzerland
Japanese International Conference Office
Yen Hei-Chan
Shansi
Vatican notes fascist racial doctrine questioning Catholic teaching
LOsservatore Romano reports Pope Pius remarks to Italian school teachers at Castel Gandolfo, condemning fascist racial doctrine as a grave error touching Catholic doctrine. The doctrine, issued July 14 by university professors and published by the Italian ministry of popular culture, includes 14 points with comments.
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Vatican City
L’osservattore Romano
Vatican
Pope Pius
Castel Gandolfo
Italain
Ministry of Popular Culture
Pageant of Progress highlights High Point history at college stadium
A village pageant at High Point college stadium traces local history from early settlers to World War II era through scenes like the Pale Faces arrival, High Point survey milestones, and a Wheel of Progress finale. Production by John B. Rogers Production Company runs nightly with weather contingencies and tickets at main headquarters or stadium gate.
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Towmey's Inn
High Point
Old North Carolina Railroad Company
Savery
Man Jarrell
Jarrell
Pauline Elmira Brookshire
John B. Rogers
Robert Bancroft
Dorothy Rowland
High Point College Stadium
F. J. Bizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Howard EK
Hill
Order of DeMolay
College Stadium
Main Street
Mrs Elizabeth Webb Dies in Chapel Hill
Mrs Elizabeth Harvard Webb aged 70 died in Chapel Hill. She was the widow of Junius Webb, a well known local merchant.
Witnesses Say Bus And Car Went In Same Direction In Fatal Crash
Coroner Charlie Wallace of Gaston County says two surprise witnesses will testify at the September 23 inquest that a Greyhound bus and an automobile were traveling in the same direction when the crash occurred on Wilk inson boulevard Saturday night. Five people in the car died, including Mr and Mrs Howard Rhodes and their son Howard Jr and Mr and Mrs Hall Austin of Charlotte.
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Gastoni
Charlie Wallace
Gaston County
Wilkinson Boulevard
Greyhound
Wallace
Charlotte
Howard Rhodes
Howard, Junior
Hall Austin
Dodge Aide Testifies At Rackets Trial
A Dodge aide testifies that he paid $30 000 in mob money to Hines to back Dodge’s campaign. He recalls meetings with Weinberg and Davis on Long Island and struggles to remember other details as Pecora and Stryker press for memory of Schultz, Hines, and the policy racket.
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Bridgeport
Hines
Dodge
Schoenhaus
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
George Weinberg
Weinberg
Davis
Stryker
Long Island
Thomas E. Dewey
Dutch Schultz
Schultz
Yeu
Pompez
Alexander Pompes
Harlem
Ison
Joe
Pecora
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Schulte
Harry
Justice Pecora
Nrnemabanns
Pizarro’s South American Conquests and Peru Civil War
Francisco Pizarro sailed to the Americas in 1509 and began expeditions south of the isthmus. By 1531 he reached Peru and seized Atahualpa after defeating his brother Huascar, then entered Cuzco in 1533 and established Lima as protection. He was later killed in a civil war with Almogro as Peru unsettled by revolt.
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Francisco Pizarro
America
Panama
Pizarro
Peru
Atahualpa
Huascar
Caxamarca
Andes
Cuzco
Ciudad de Los Reyes
Lima
Almagro
Couright
Seventeen Planes Land at Pearl Harbor Today
Seventeen large naval planes completed a 2570 mile flight from San Diego to Pearl Harbor in 17 hours 21 minutes. Lieutenant Commander A P Storrs III led the group landing at 4 40 am on a flood lighted channel to cap a record breaking flight.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Calif
A. P. Storrs III
Early wheat in America linked to Cortes slave mishap
A historical note claims wheat reached the Americas when a slave of Hernando Cortes mixed wheat seed with rice aboard his master's boat in 1530. The grain allegedly became the first planted crop on the continent.
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America
Hernando Cortes
World’s largest moose antlers at Chicago Field Museum
A pair of moose antlers at the Chicago Field Museum measure 77 percent inches across and are described as the world’s largest. The find highlights the museum’s natural history collection and attention to extraordinary wildlife specimens.
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Chicago Field Museum
Joseph Kerner Chapter Meets in Kernersville DAR
The Joseph Kerner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the home of Mrs. E. N. Allen with hostesses Mrs. Allen and Mrs. D. BE. Headen. The regent presided as a flag was displayed from a recently purchased flag. Plans include an all day picnic in October, a marker on Joseph Kerner’s grave at Friedland, and a medal for top history student.
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Kernersville
Joseph Kerner
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
E. N. Allen
Mesdames Allen
D. BE. Headen
Allen
Friedland
Richard Larkins
Harmon Linville
Longfellow
Rahab Tatum
Signs to ease traffic for World's Fair visitors in New York
Traffic experts from the New York World's Fair and the police plan a directional sign system to guide out of town motorists to the Fair grounds. They will set up information booths on main approaches to answer any traffic questions and prevent visitors from getting lost.
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New York
James H. Fay
Internal Revenue
John J. O'Connor
Fay
Return to Work at Austin Aircraft Plant
Six thousand striking employees at the Austin Aircraft plant agreed to return to work today as wage negotiations with management continue.
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Birmingham
Eng
Austin Aircraft
Freighter Dundrum Castle Afire En Route From Philadelphia
Radio reports the freighter Dundrum Castle bound for Cape Town is afire at sea after leaving Philadelphia on August 22 with gasoline and kerosene aboard. Captain Pace provided the message to the maritime exchange. location of the ship is not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
Sept. T
Maritime Exchange
Cape Town
South Africa
Pace
World’s Fair Attendance Seen At Sixty Million
Attendance at the New York World’s Fair is estimated at 60 million admissions, averaging three admissions per person. Officials project total receipts at the Exposition’s nine entrances of about 23 million dollars.
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New York
Mulberry Tree History and Native Range
The mulberry tree ranks sixth among world trees and is native to parts of Asia and India. Since ancient times it has been cultivated in China where its leaves serve as the chief food of silkworms.
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India
China
News Of Colored People George Mathews To Sing At St Mark's
George Mathews a Houston Post praised tenor with local roots will perform at St Mark's M. A. Church Monday evening at 8 15 sponsored by Ladies Aid circle No 1 The recital may be his last in the area before he goes to Europe for study Local whites and colored audiences are invited
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George Mathews
St Mark's
Houston Post
Roland Hayes
St. Mark's
M. A
Mathews
Janie Sherrill
Taylor Street
Sarah Albea
Lee Ette Staley
Sarah M. Albea
Lee Fetta Staley
Fairview Street
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Harold Chenoweth
Richmond
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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George V. Fuip
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U. S. State Department
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