Caissons Roll Tomorrow to Czech Border
Berlin reports German forces are prepared to advance into Czechoslovakia. The planned occupation sequence targets Sudeten German districts from Passau to the northeast frontier, including Egerland Spa zones and key towns like Karlovy Vary, Marienbad, and Franzensbad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Schildbach
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
War Ministry
Czecho-Slovakia
Adolf
Biecemesievehie
Czech
Passau
Linz
Austria
Bodenbach
Tetachen
Behrenlichen
Groseroenau
Schluckenau
Rumberg
Warnsdorf
Egerland
Karibad
Karlovy Vary
Marienbad
Franzense
Exer
Asch
St. Joachimethal
Tachau
Neudeck
Chodau
Fischern
Falkenau
Kaaden
Sebastiansberg
Graslitz
Neumarket
Hostau
Amd
Jaegerndorf
Freudenthal
Freiwaldau
Alteradt
Jauerniz
Sudeten Germany
Munich
Krumau
Sudetenland
Fe River
Teplitz-Schoenau Spa
Germany
Erz Mountains
Spas
Karlsbad
Franzensbad
Eger
Konrad Hen
Silesian
McKenney on Bridge: An Interesting Hand From Earl Bryan
William and McKenney discuss a bridge hand sent by Earl Bryan of Cleveland. The note says Bryan has not been playing bridge recently, but provides a recount of a hand that illustrates strategic play and bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bryan
Cleveland
Jeti
Bridge play leads to endgame triumph in tricky hand
The article describes a bridge hand where a heart ruffing sequence sets up endplay. East screens trump honors in dummy and conservatively avoids doubling, later regretting an overestimate as trumps and a bad break reveal the declarer's win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Glick
Opening Lead Decision in Seven Hearts contract
East must select an opening lead to defeat Norths seven heart contract. The hand shows A763 and Kies Q953 4Q10873 KJ2 aAasar with the exposed cards. Consider lead options to maximize defender trick potential and avoid giving away immediate controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seletion
East
North
Leading stage legends Katharine Cornell and Walter Hampden
Walter Hampden hailed as the era’s great Shakespearean actor with notable roles in Macbeth Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice. Katharine Cornell rose to fame with Barretts of Wimble Street and starred in Cyrano de Bergerac and other works. A Seattle Christmas 1933 delay kept Cornell on a late train, delaying a premiere until 1 05 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hampden
Katharine Cornell
Hampden
Edwin Booth
Besn
Philadelphia
New York Times
Walter Hampden Dougherty
Brooklyn
Miss Cornell
Seattle
When You Get There Your Chief Objection Arises
A satirical note on the perils of social drinking. The writer mocks drinking as a cure for fretfulness and jokes that bar room acquaintances expect memory of names after a night out.
Unseen Gauntlet for Mind-Improvement Lectures
The note mocks New Yorker readers who pursue self improvement by noting the obstacle course of influence seekers and petitioners one would face to attend a lecture. It portrays the crowd as a spoof of polite fakers more abundant than a circus entourage.
Locals Watch Hole as Shovels Dig for New Skyscraper
Residents observe a construction site where steam shovels clear earth for a forthcoming tall building. The narrator notes that the entertainment value of watching holes form is overstated since all excavations resemble each other.
Hoop Rolling Reigns as Popular Exercise Lure
A curious craze draws many readers to roll a hoop as exercise though its exact benefits remain unclear. Letters flooded in praising the simple activity and encouraging participation.
Bicycle Victim Vernon Woodcock Killed in Rocky Mount
Vernon Woodcock, 45, of North Rocky Mount, was riding a bicycle when struck by a truck late night in Rocky Mount. He died instantly, and police investigated the crash details.
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Rocky Mount
Vernon Woodcock
North Rocky Mount
Beauford bootleg case yields heavy sentences total
In Durham nine Beaufort county bootleg whiskey makers were sentenced in federal court. The group pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government of revenue as part of the so called million dollar conspiracy. William H. Mills and Robert R. Mills received two years and $5,000 fines each. Others faced sentences from probation to 18 months.
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Durham
Beaufort County
Government
Revenue
William H. Mills
Robert R. Mills
Probaon
Dugham
Felton Poe
Aubrey L. Goss
Leroy Medlin
Guy Mills
Clifton Mills
Guy Lewis
Jasper Mills
Jesse Cayton
Mark Shackleford
Edgebert Warren
Mass Meeting Of Labor Tonight Planned In City
Plans completed for a mass meeting at the county building headlined by George L. Googe of Atlanta southern representative of the American Federation of Labor. The Central Labor Union and the North Carolina AFL sponsor the event with Paul J. Aymon and C. A. Fink also speaking. The Walsh Healey bill and wages and hours act will be discussed. Delegations from nearby towns are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Googe
Atlanta
American Federation of Labor
Googe
Central Labor Union
North Carolina American Federation of Labor
Paul J. Aymon
Chattanooga
Tenn
Goo
Dr. C. R. Sharpe Elected Ninth District Medical Society President
Dr. C. R. Sharpe of Lexington was chosen president of the Ninth District Medical Society at its Thom asville meeting. Officers include Dr. Edward W. Phifer and Dr. James J. Kirsey, with Dr. J. R. Terry reelected counselor. The district covers Rowan and surrounding counties. meetings will be in Morganton next year. A memorial service honored deceased members, and a banquet capped the day with Carl Goerch as speaker.
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Thomasville
C. R. Sharpe
Lexington
Ninth District Medical Society
Edward W. Phifer
Morganton
James J. Kirksey
J. R. Terry
The
Medical Society
Rowan
Burke
Davidson
Catawba
Caldwell
Iredell
Alexander
Watauga
Ashe
Davie
R. T. Hamrick
Hickory
J. Dan Redwine
James J. Kirsey
J. Clyde Allman
Community Methodist Protestant Church of
J. Walter Lambeth
Lambeth
H. H. Newman
Salisbury
American Legion
E. D. Andrews
G. F. Busby
E. J. Cathell
David T. Smith
Duke University
R. K. Farrington
J. B. Sidbury
Wilmington
North Carolina Medical Society
Woman's Club
Carl Goerch
Raleigh
P. M. Sherrill
Lee
A. A. Kent
Lenoir
Lions Club Hosts Informal Outing at Local Farm
The High Point Lions club held an informal outing at the H A Cecil farm with a chicken stew supper by the Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant Ladies Aid. A business session and round table discussion followed. The group talked about the October 22 State Carolina freshman football game at High Point College stadium under Lions club auspices. Guests included R M Young and Lions International field worker Barney Napier who spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Lions Club
H. A. Cecil Farm
Ladies Aid Society
Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant Church
High Point College Sadium
Lions Club
R. %. Young
Lion Barney Napier
Lions International
Napier
Prominent Club Woman Sydney Cooper Dies in Henderson
Mrs. Sydney Perry Cooper, a widely known club woman, died at her home in Henderson at six in the morning. She led or served as president in several groups including the State Federation of Women's Clubs, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of 1812, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames. Funeral plans were not yet completed.
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Henderson
Sydney Perry Cooper
Cooper
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
of Daughters of 1812
State Organization of Daughters of the American Revolution
Vance County
North Carolina Society
Guilford County Realty Transfers Summary
Guilford County transfers list several property deeds including Oscar Grubb to Effie Younts on Park street and G Y Stone to Fred Andrews on English street. Other transfers include Wardiioke to E D Apple Spring Valley No 1 and multiple tracts on Walker Avenue Highland Avenue Terrell Street High Point Road Haywood Street Lexington Avenue Alamance Road Winston Street.
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Oscar Grubb
Effie R. Younts
Park Street
G. Y. Stone
Fred Andrews
English Street
Wardiioke Corporation
E. D. Apple
Spring Valley
Morehead Township
Paul FE. Price
Lawrence T. Hoyle
Walker Avenue
Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Scott Neese
Highland Avenue
Ruby H. Connell
Edwin Fields
Terrell Street
L. EF. Smithwick
W.G. I James
High Point Road
J. H. Williams
M. H. Stewart
Haywood Street
T. C. Cozart
G. N. Ramsey
Lexington Avenue
Gilmer Township
Thomas R. Neese
W. H. Neese
Alamance Road
Roger W. Harrison
J. K. Latham Company
Winston Street
Greene Township
Roy L. Bowman
C. A. Redmond
Roy L. Brown
Pact of Peace Signed in Munich Thwarts War
Berlin reports Prime Minister Chamberlain, aged and pale, declared peace is secure after a four power pact. The plan allocates Sudetenland evacuation by October 18 and German occupation of select areas within seven days, with plebiscites overseen by an international commission and Czechoslovakia neutralized under four powers.
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Munich
Chamberlain
Hitler
France
Great Britain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Sudetenland
International Commission
International Commission of Frontier Operations
Social Security Finds 12 Inefficiencies in Ohio Aid
The Social Security board cited twelve instances of alleged inefficiency in Ohio's old age assistance administration. It warned improvements are needed to continue federal contributions and noted delays and irregularities in applying aid, civil service violations, and discriminatory handling of complaints. Ohio's October pension, part of the federal share, has not yet been forwarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Board
Ohio
Ohio Division of Aid For
Nine year old Grady Tedder Struck by Car in Pinnacle
Grady Amos Tedder, nine, died after being hit by a automobile yesterday in Pinnacle. Sheriff John J. Taylor said the driver, Frank McHone, 21, of Mt. Airy, was released on a $1,000 bond.
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Pinnacle
Grady Amos Tedder
John J. Taylor
Frank McHone
Mt. Airy
Poet Laureate’s Quatrain to Chamberlain Details
The question asks for the name of Britain’s present poet laureate who wrote a quatrain to Prime Minister Chamberlain, the number of lines in that verse, and his birth year, noting he was born 30 years before the Russo-Japanese War. The answer is requested for the Want Ad Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Chamberlain
Tortilla Trend Spreads Across Europe
Tortilla, a Mexican cornmeal cake used as bread substitute, gains popularity in European markets. Chefs adapt recipes and eateries feature the versatile staple, signaling a growing demand for Latin American staples beyond traditional fare.
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Europe
Hospital Bond Election Defeated by 896 Votes
The Enterprise reports that the hospital bond election failed to carry by 896 votes, contradicting a prior claim of a 449 vote defeat and raising questions about the official results and their interpretation in city discussion.
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Enterprise
Bonds vote tally shows a narrow defeat
Official figures show 5,660 registered voters with 2,382 in favor and 3,278 against. The Wednesday report indicates that 449 additional yes votes would have flipped the outcome to approval.
Diamond origin sawdust error noted in report
A fragment notes sawdust from a diamond source named Rene oo is described as lacking or missing. The sentence provides minimal context and unclear details about its meaning or relevance to the larger article.
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Rene Oo
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