School Appropriation Debate Affects Erwin in North Carolina
State Superintendent of Public Instruction A. Erwin faces a tight stance over school funding as observers expect the 1937 general assembly to weigh an appropriation near 25 million to 27 million dollars a year. factions within the NC Education Association and moderate groups influence his stance while business interests urge restraint and tax considerations.
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J. C. Baskerville Prise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel Aleigh
Public Instruction
Mde
A. Erwin
Ratha
General Assembly
Prese
Erwin
North Carolina
Edn Association
Moon
Fae
Sky
North Carolina Classroom Teachers Association
North Carolina Education Association
McDonald
Dr.McDonald
Alse
Train Derails After Stalled Car Crash Near Little Rock
A passenger train derailed 11 miles south of Little Rock when a stalled automobile blocked the track. One person, described as a transient, was killed. The train crew and about 200 passengers escaped serious injury as the engine and eight of ten cars derailed but did not overturn.
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Little Rock
Ark
Here
Greensboro Selected 1937 Convention City
The Base Hospital 65 association chose Greensboro as the 1937 convention city and elected Roy Milliken of Greensboro as president at the meeting held here yesterday. A memorial service followed.
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Kwangsi Province
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Marshal Li
Robert E. Beddoe
Dallas
Tex
Kwangsi
Beddoe
Stout
Inston-Salem
Sept
Greensboro
Base Hospital 65 Association
Roy Milliken
Members Die After France Return Highlighted In Session
A one day session featured a report on members who have died since the outfit returned from France, noting the casualties and reflecting on the unit's wartime history.
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France
Hamilton Field House Completed for Seventh Bombardment Group
Work finished on the Hamilton Field headquarters in San Rafael California. The facility covers 928 acres and sits midway between the Canadian and Mexican borders, serving the Seventh Bombardment group.
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Hamilton Field
Seventh Bombardment Group
San Rafael
Calif
Youth crimes blamed on 16 to 25 year olds in NC
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports Edwin Gill commissioner of paroles says the most dangerous and incorrigible prisoners in North Carolina are males aged 16 to 25. He notes more are white than Negro and cites juvenile pride, lack of judgment, and a culture of flaunting the law as key factors. He mentions sending many to the State Hospital for the Insane for evaluation.
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J. W. Garrett
Iva H
Alan
O'Neal
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Pan Leel
Highship
County Carolina
Stong
Salisbury
Roland
Register of Deeds
Geddie Strickland
Jos. T. Weaver
W. R. Morrow
N. C
T. C. Abernethy
Hoyle & Hoyle
Raleigh
Sept
Edwin Gill
Paroles
Gill
Reform-minded shift among young inmates noted
Analysts observe that some young prisoners show sincerity and reform efforts while many remain difficult due to their mental attitudes and desire to appear clever. The passage notes subduing changes when inmates return to prison.
Australia reports pilots, aircraft, and airports figures
Latest counts show 243 commercial pilots, 263 registered aircraft, and 368 licensed airports across Australia. The data highlights aviation infrastructure and workforce scale in the region.
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Australia
Royal Canadian Air Force to expand by forty percent this year
The force plans a roughly 40 percent personnel increase during the current year, expanding staffing and bolstering capabilities across units.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Hold Up Man Nets $2 Then Loses Gun
Asheville men Paul Williams and James Rogers report a street hold up by a gun wielding Black man. While one paid the $2, the other grabbed the robber’s gun and struck him with it, then the suspect fled with the cash.
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Asheville
Paul, Williams
James Rogers
Paris to Madagascar Air Route Opens for Passengers
Passengers are now carried over the Paris Madagascar air route, with trips completed in eight and a half days.
Local Moose Honors Highlight Raleigh Convention
High Point delegates returned from Raleigh with multiple honors. Mrs. J. S. Forward crowned Miss High Point by Spartanburg mayor Ben Hill Brown. High Point won the membership contest and placed second in the ritualistic initiatory contest behind Danville. Walter L. York gave an outstanding address with Tricket Giles. Officers elected include Senator R. R. Reynolds of Asheville as president and E. D. Hedrick of High Point as first vice president. Next convention set for Asheville with Tar Heel Legion meeting in Danville November 14 and 16.
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High Point
Carolina Moose Association
Raleigh
J. S. Forward
Ben Hill Brown
Spartanburg
Danville
Walter L. York
Tricket Giles
R. R. Reynolds
Asheville
E. D. Hedrick
E. D. Clutter
Tar Heel Legion
Traffic violations cited in 24 hours
Police records show one person cited to court for operating an automobile without a city tag one for driving drunk one for reckless driving and one for violating another traffic ordinance during the past 24 hours Drive Carefully and Save Life.
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