Public health report shows NC disease cases down
Washington reports 45 communicable disease cases in North Carolina for the week ending August 1, far fewer than 122 the prior year. In Columbia, Woodrow Wilson’s boyhood home at 1705 Hampton Street, designed by his mother and built by his father, is open to the public under American Legion supervision.
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Washington
Public Health Service
North Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Woodrow Wilson
Hampton Street
Presbyterian Seminary
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Smallest U S Corn Crop Forecast by Agriculture Dept
The Crop Reporting Board forecast the Year’s corn production near the smallest in modern farming history 2 5 percent below the 1934 short crop. The estimate comes as Washington reports debate over harvest prospects and farm yield conditions across the nation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department Crop Reporting Board
Drunken driving arrests rise for July in Raleigh area
Capt. Charles D. Farmer of the highway patrol said July arrests for drunken driving reached 376, up about 20 percent from 306 in June, and he attributed the rise to vacationists.
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Raleigh
Charles D. Farmer
Highway Patrol
Woman Finds Blacksnake in Lap in Hagerstown
Mrs. Agnes Wright, resting in an old survey in Hagerstown Maryland on August 11, felt something crawl in her lap. She discovered a six foot blacksnake, which was killed. The incident left her badly scared.
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Hagerstown
Agnes Wright
State Elections Board to study July 4 primary probes
Raleigh reports the state board of elections will meet next week to study results of probes ordered in seven counties into the July 4 primary voting. Rowan County’s report is not yet received. Forsyth Buncombe Clay Surry Cleveland and Yancey filed findings.
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Raleigh
Raymond Maxwell
State Board of Elections
Rowan County
Forsyth
Buncombe
Clay
Surry
Cleveland
Yancey
Home Demonstration Clubs campaign against outdoor billboards
The North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs calls for a boycott of products advertised on large outdoor signs. They argue billboards mar the landscape and distract drivers, urging members to avoid such products unless signs are small and blend with the scenery.
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North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Federation
Death claims Daniel M. Boyd prominent Hickory merchant
D. M. Boyd age seventy four prominent in Catawba county business and automobile mercantile lines died at a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral Thursday at Corinth Reformed church with burial in Hickory cemetery. Survived by wife Hattie Beatrice Crowell and children R. C. Boyd D. M. Boyd Jr Beatrice, grandson R. C. Boyd Jr two brothers and three sisters noted.
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Hickory Daily Record
D. M. Boyd
Catawba County
Hickory
Boyd
Board of Commissioners
Corinth Reformed Church
Harry D. Althouse
Shuford Funeral Home
Daniel Marcus Boyd
Maiden
Marcus
Mary Boyd
Boyds
Reinhardts
Lincoln
Catawba
Malden
Mr. Boyd
Colorado
Hattie Beatrice Crowell
R. C. Boyd
D. M. Boyd, Jr
Beatrice Boyd
Howard
R. C. Boyd, Jr
G. R. Boyd
Lenoir
J. F. Boyd
Charlotte
Alderman
Ada Lattimore
J. W. Mullen
Lincolnton
Alice Harbin
Killian Clan to Meet at Salem
The Killian clan reunion is today at the Lutheran church six miles from Lincolnton on the old Lincolnton Hickory highway. Descendants of Andrew Killian who settled in Lincoln county in 1732 attend, with John Carpenter of Maiden as president and J Y Killian of Newton as secretary and historian. Tom Killian of Atlanta is set to give the principal address.
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Killian
el Lutheran Church
Lincolnton
Lincolnton- Hickory
Andrew Killian
Lincoln County
John Carpenter
Maiden
J. Yates Killian
Newton
Carpenter
Hager
Rudisill
Finger
Tom
Man Eats Hornet Then Quits Eating
Ivan Jindra of Isle Minnesota ate raspberries while harvesting them. He swallowed a hornet with a berry and for 15 hours he neither spoke nor ate, his tongue swollen from the incident.
Lincolnton Attorneys Lead 1937 Judicial Bar Meeting
Lincolnton hosts the 1937 Sixteenth Judicial Bar Association gathering with A L Quickel elected president and S M Roper chosen as secretary treasurer. Watauga persists on executive slate. Judge Mull presided and Judge Mull delivered welcome remarks. Other district lawyers, including Warlick Hoey Newland Avery, spoke at Shelby dinner meeting.
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Lincolnton
Sixteenth Judicial Bar Association
Shelby
A. L. Quickel
S. M. Roper
S. J. Ervin, Jr
Morganton
Catawba
Lincoln
Cleveland
Burke
Caldwell
Watauga
L. E. Rudisill
J. C. Seagle
T. L. Warren
E. A. Harrell
Wade E. Brown
Odus M. Mull
John P. Mull
C. R. Jonas
Wilson Warlick
Clyde R. Hoey
W. C. Newland
I. T. Avery
Hitler Rewrites Bible to Fit Nazi Ideals
Berlin reports Hitler orders a Germanized Bible via Bishop Mueller to align scriptures with Nazi aims. A sample changes the Sermon on the Mount replacing Thou shalt not kill with You shall not commit assassination and condemns the murderer to death.
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Berlin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Ludwig Mueller
Higher Meat Livestock Prices Forecast for 1937
Washington reports the midsummer outlook from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts higher meat and livestock prices in 1937 than 1936 due to ongoing droughts and reduced supplies. Pork and better beef grades face the sharpest reductions as feed shortages persist.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Campmeeting at Balls Creek Kicks Off This Week
Balls Creek campground near Rehobeth Terrell opens this week with four hundred tents expected by Saturday night. The official meeting begins Monday night August 17 with two sermons daily by Rev J R Church and special sermons by Rev John W Hoyle and others, drawing hundreds from Lincoln County.
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Balls Creek
H. M. Wellman
G. W. Clay
Catawba
J. R. Church
Methodist Church
John W. Hoyle
Statesville
Rehobeth Church
Terrell
North Carolina
Catawba River
Daniel Asbury
Lincoln County
Mrs W L Reynolds Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Tenia Sophronia Reynolds wife of W L Reynolds well known farmer of the Little Mountain section of Lincoln county died Sunday after several months illness. Born January 1 1862 in Lincoln county she lived in the community most of her life. Survived by husband eight children and twenty six grandchildren. Funeral from Lebanon Methodist church Tuesday at 11 conducted by Rev M A Osborne and Rev R L Forbis with interment in church cemetery. Grandchildren and flower bearers served as pallbearers.
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Tenia Sophronia Reynolds
W. L. Reynolds
Little Mountain
Lincoln County
Reynolds
W. S. Bumgarner
Boger City
R. B. Lawing
Lebanon Methodist Church
M. A. Osborne
R. L. Forbis
Goodsonville M. E
Transfusion Of Own Blood Saves 11 Year Old Boy
Sam Owen Jr. of Bassett Ark survived after surgeons saved him with a transfusion of his own blood. An accidental shooting at play left a bullet through his body and internal bleeding, but blood collected from him was reinjected into his veins and credited with saving his life.
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Sam Owen, Jr
Bassett
Ark
Sam
Birthday Dinner Honoring Mrs Heavner at Mrs Laine Home
A birthday dinner will be hosted at Mrs Hattie Laine’s home on Sunday August 16 in honor of Mrs S J Heavner, mother of Mrs Saine. Friends and relatives are invited for a basket picnic meal.
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Hattie Laine
S. J. Heavner
Saine
Services Announced For Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Dr Luther A Thomas pastor announces Sunday services at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Sunday School 945 A M with classes for all Chief service at 11 A M Sermon The Work Goes On Union service at 8 P M Rev Huntt Carpenter from Reformed Church will preach Intermediate and senior Luther League at 7 P M Church welcomes you
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Luther A. Thomas
Emmanuel
Lutheran Church
Luther League
Mrs Mary C Black Dies at Cherryville Age 85
Mrs Mary Catherine Black wife of John F Black died Thursday August 6 at her home near Cherryville. She was 85 and the daughter of Levi and Margaret Heavner. Married November 23 1873 she bore twelve children. Survived by husband two sons A D Black and Lee Black two daughters Mrs Oliver McSwain and Mrs Ruffin White one sister Miss Annie Heavner all of Cherryville nineteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She joined Mt Zion Baptist church at 18 and remained a faithful member until death.
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Mary Catherine Black
John F. Black
Cherryville
Levi
Margaret Heavner
Mr. Black
A. D. Black
Lee Black
Oliver McSwain
Ruffin White
Annie Heavner
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Picnic Supper Draws Rushed Attendance at Daniels Church
About 300 people attended a community picnic supper at Daniels Lutheran church on Tuesday evening. The event, hosted by the Ladies Missionary Society with help from the Reformed church, featured fried chicken and country ham. Postmaster J Frank Seagle emceed. Margretta Seagle gave a welcome talk. Prof Joe R Nixon and Dr L A Thomas spoke, attracting many Lincolnton residents.
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Daniels Church
Ladies Missionary Society
Daniels Lutheran Church
Ladies of the Reformed Church
J. Frank Seagle
Beloved Lincolnton Resident Mrs. L. B. Camp Dies
Mrs Lawrence B Camp longtime Lincolnton figure died at Reeves hospital after extended illness. Survived by husband two daughters Miss Mattie Camp Mrs Arthur Sellers and son W Sterne Camp. Born Lincolnton 1865, she was active Methodist member and noted for charitable work. Funeral held Wednesday at 10 am with interment in Hollybrook.
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Lawrence B. Camp
Lincolnton
Reeves Hospital
Mattie Camp
Arthur Sellers
W. Sterne Camp
Pageland
S. C
Chas. H. Odell
Lawrence
Charles Whitlock
Betty Camp
A. L. Stanford
Hollybrook
J. K. Gamble
Frank Seagle
G. B. Goodson
Kemp B. Nixon
George E. Rudisill
Lewis Moore
The
Methodist Missionary Society
Loyalist Forces Press South in Spanish Civil War Offensive
Madrid reports Spain's socialist government sends troops to the north while massing for a merciless purge in the south. Loyalists clash near Oviedo and San Sebastian as bombardments hit Granada Cordoba and Seville. government claims key victories and control of Santander Bilbao and San Sebastian with rebel Cabanellas wounded and moved to Zaragoza.
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Madrid
Spain
Oviedo
San Sebastian
Bay of Biscay
Francisco Franco
Granada
Cordoba
Seville
Manuel Azana
Emilio Mola
Badajob
Burgos
Associated Press
Iran
Emilia Mola
Guadarrama
Albacete
Toledo
Guadaljara
Ibiza
Mediterranean
Malaga
Valencia
Alicante
Barcelona
Santander
Bilbao
Gerona
Lerida
Tarragona
Castellon
Murcia
Almeria
Miguel Cabanellas
ABC
Cabanellas
Zaragoza
Ice Cream Supper At Russell's Chapel Keepsville
Ice cream supper scheduled at Russell's Chapel in Keepsville on Saturday night August 16 to raise funds for the church. Proceeds go to church support.
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Russell’s Chapel
Keepsville
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