Five Gent Gas Tax Put On Yesterday
Raleigh April 2 The 5 cent per gallon gasoline tax goes into effect raising state revenue by over 2.5 million dollars annually to reduce ad valorem property taxes for roads. The highway department estimates county quotas from under 10 thousand to nearly 70 thousand, with no tax collection changes needed. The state highway commission will plan to take over county roads using the 3.5 million fund at its April 11 meeting.
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Whitehead Dominates Opening At Bat For Tar Heel Freshmen
Tar Heel baseball sophomore Whitehead, nicknamed Whitey, blasted five hits in seven at bats to start the season. He batted about .409 for Carolina freshmen last year, signaling a hot start for the lineup.
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Whitehead
Chapel Hill
Burgess Whitehead
Tar Heel
Venus Temperatures Near Ten Below Fahrenheit Day and Night
The article notes Venus has an estimated average surface temperature about ten degrees Fahrenheit below zero, consistent for both day and night. It presents the figure as a general observation of planetary climate rather than a measured daily variation.
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Venus
Are Your Trees and Shrubs Starving to Death
Home garden advice urges feeding trees and shrubs with Vigoro plant food to combat crowding from sidewalks and buildings. Proper nourishment yields heavier foliage longer twig growth and richer color for trees shrubs lawns flowers and vegetables. Vigoro is sold in various bag sizes and is advertised as low cost and easy to apply.
Gardner appoints three to new duties in state administration
Gov O Max Gardner's administration announces three appointees taking office. Judge N A Townsend becomes counsellor to the governor and pardon commissioner. Col J W Harrelson becomes director of conservation and development. Former Senator J S Hargett becomes assistant director. J K Dixon shifts to managing a Jones county farm. All began duties after the holiday on Monday.
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Lexington
Department of Conservation and Development
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Phillips & Bower
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Trenton
J. K. Dixon
Dixon
Jones County
Marmola prescription tablets promise weight loss
Modern nutrition research corrects weight loss faults and Marmola tablets offer a solution. The ad claims millions have used Marmola over two decades and urges readers to ask their druggist for a $1 box, promising no need for extreme exercise or diet.
Harrelson Takes Reins of New State Resources Dept
Colonel Harrelson assumed leadership of a major state department expanded to oversee conservation and development of natural resources. The agency now handles forestry, game, inland fisheries, water resources, and commerce and industry duties.
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Harrelson
Massachusetts Women Fight for Jury Duty
The Massachusetts League of Women Voters campaigns for mandatory jury service for women under a militant push led by Alice Stone Blackwell and Worcester's Mrs. George A. Slocomb. They argue juries lack female representation and experience.
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Boston
Massachsetts League of Women Voters
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Blackwell
George A. Slocomb
Worcester
Jewish Women Defer Date of Annual Meet
Jewish women from 235 local groups with 52 000 members will meet in January for the twelfth triennial convention of the National Council of Jewish Women. The date was moved from November and Mrs Joseph F E Friend president of the council completed arrangements recently in Los Angeles. Mrs George Goldsmith president of the local council will direct local preparations.
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Los Angeles
National Council of Jewish Women
Joseph FE. Friend
George Goldsmith
Prague Beacon Marks Night Flying Upgrade at Czech Airport
A new air beacon at Prague Czechoslovakia airport rises 141 feet to 2 750 000 candle power, visible for 50 miles. It is the main unit of complete night flying equipment. the seven story structure cost 25 000 dollars, though no night flight attempts have occurred yet.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Department of Commerce
Taurians Pick Cast For Spring Play A Thousand Years Ago
Durham April 2 final tryouts select the Taurian Players cast for the spring production A Thousand Years Ago to be presented May 4 under director Mrs Paul Gross. Pauline Weber will play Zelima with Evelyn Greenhalgh as heroine and Calaf role by William Snow as the lead in this oriental setting at Duke University little theatre.
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Taurians
Duke Little Theatre Group
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Danville
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Zelima
Evelyn Greenhalgh
Birmingham
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William Snow
Lima
Ohio
Calaf
Astrakham
That Baby You've Longed For
Mrs. Margaret Burton of Kansas City shares a personal account of overcoming years of nervousness and melancholy to become a mother. She offers free confidential advice to married women who write for guidance.
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Kansas City
Massachusetts
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