Taxation Theme For Conference On Social Service
Durham April 21. The 20th annual meeting of the North Carolina Conference for Special Service will focus on taxation April 24–26. President Mrs. W. B. Waddill will lead discussions by leading state tax experts on topics from wealth and income to state revenue and local finances.
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Durham
North Carolina
W. B. Waddill
Henderson
S. H. Hobbs, Jr
University of North Carolina
Clarence Heer
A. 8. Keister
North Carolina College For Women
Fred Morrison
North Carolina Tax Commission
C. K. Brown
Davidson College
C. M. Johnson
Local Government Commission
J. M. Parrott
State Board of Health
A. D. McLean
Washington
Frank Coxe
Asheville
W. G. Query
South Carolina
Dennis G. Brummitt
A. W. McAlister
Greensboro
New Notaries Commissioned Across North Carolina
Notaries public commissioned include Wade H. Hoey Shelby J B Hughson Durham J B Jenkins Jr Elizabeth City J D Long Winston Salem Marvin G McFarland Aberdeen Mrs Mozelle G Parker Asheville Charles W Ramsey Charlotte Edward J Rigler Charlotte and C B Hill Murphy announced at Raleigh on April 21 with the list of nine appointees.
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Raleigh
Wade H. Hoey
Shelby
J. 8. Hughson
Durham
J. B. Jenkins, Jr
Elizabeth City
J. D. Long
Winston-Salem
Marvin G. McFarland
Aberdeen
Mozelle G. Parker
Asheville
Charlies W. Ramsey
Charlotte
Edward J. Rigler
C. B. Hill
Murphy
Light Reading for the Ill In Bed
A note on easing illness with short stories poems and lighter reading. It suggests that brief fiction poetry and verse can comfort patients, offering an escape from the sickroom rather than heavy novels or detective tales.
Ayr to get public covered salt water baths
In Ayr Scotland plans for a municipal public baths complex with covered salt water facilities are announced. Meanwhile counterfeiters operate in Manila Philippines.
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Ayr
Scotland
Manila
P. I
Parcel post rate increases take effect October first
Notice of a general rate rise for fourth class parcel post becomes effective October 1 1932. Rates climb across zones from first class 8 to 9 cents for the first pound with higher increments for each additional pound by zone.
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Washington
Two Hundred American Dolls Sail for Missionary Service
Two hundred dolls are en route overseas for missionary service to the Ovim gundu children of Angola West Africa. They are carried by Miss Lauretta A Dibble of Kenosha Wisconsin and Miss Lida M Russell of Vinita Oklahoma who teach under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions with headquarters in Boston. The dolls were gifts from Wisconsin Congregational Sunday school girls to the Angola mission project.
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Missionary Service Boston
Dondi
Portuguese West Africa
Lauretta A. Dibble
Kenosha
Wis
Lida M. Russell
Vinita
Okla
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Congregational Sunday School Girls
Wisconsin
Angola
West Africa
Battle Front Updates Across World War I Actions
On April 21 1918 American and German forces fought in Leicheprey with Americans retaking last outposts. American losses about 600 after 36 hours of combat while Germans exceeded 5000. British Lys front gains from counterattacks. Armenians retook Van from Turks. U S War Department says new American units ready on the western front and total available forces around 250 000.
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Leicheprey
U. S
Lys
Van
War Department
Washington
Death of Harris Triggers Georgia Political Crisis
The death of U S Senator William J. Harris Ga sparks a scramble for the four year term. Gov Russell and Rep Crisp are seen as likely contenders with Mayor James L Key potentially entering a three way race over the Harris vacancy. Georgia faces a busy year with a Senate seat and governor election on the horizon.
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Harris
Georgia
Russell
Crisp
Key
Atlanta
United States
William J. Harris
Dem
Cedartown
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Charles R. Crisp
John 8. Cohen
National Democratic
Walter E. George
Aloso
Georgia House
Union
Boy in red sweater saves father from bull
In Montesano Washington Warren Beckwith a 13 year old in a red sweater entered a bull pen and wrestled a maddened Jersey bull to save his father R O Beckwith who was knocked down. Warren grabbed the nose ring chain and restrained the animal tying it to a tree as it charged.
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Montesano
Wash
Warren Beckwith
R. O. Beckwith
Warren
Mayor Cuts Clipping Service in Detroit Budget
Detroit budget cuts remove a special clipping service that collected newspaper mentions of Mayor Frank Murphy. The move aims to save funds, ending a practice that cost taxpayers about 500 dollars in 1931.
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Detroit
Frank Murphy
Rents in Switzerland Edge Up From Last Year
Rents in Switzerland are slightly higher than a year ago according to latest rental market data. The report notes modest increases across major cities and suburbs with steady demand from tenants.
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Switzerland
State Commended for Prosecution Against Harwoods
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh April 21. The state pursued Judge John H Harwood and his daughter Lola after he pleaded guilty to mutilation of state records. Brummitt Seawell and Siler argued the crime became a felony under further statutes, forcing disbarment and ending his legal career.
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Supreme Court
Devin
Harwood
Brummitt
Wade a Minute! Here's A New Co-Ed Sport
The piece notes a new co ed sport and praises the state official for pursuing the Harwood case without compromise. It highlights the Attorney General and staff's thorough preparation and refusal of any settlement offers.
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Wade
Walking sticks return to favor in London
Walking sticks, once out of fashion after the war, are back in favor in London. English firms sold over a million sticks for Easter, mostly crooked and inexpensive. Dress sticks are less popular now, with high prices collapsed from as much as $259 or $800 to no more than $10.
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London
Mitchell decries U S air power lag behind Detroit pace
Brig. Gen. William E. Mitchell asserts the United States trails rival nations in military aviation. He says even current pursuit planes run 40 to 60 mph slower than foes while aviation tech lags behind commercial progress. He also notes diesel engines, the weather bureau aero nautical division aiding growers, and a corn syrup trick to reduce ice on wings.
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William E. Mitchell
Mitchell
Aeronautical
Weather Bureau
Macy executive extols newspapers as best ad medium
Kenneth Collins of Macy argues newspapers remain the strongest advertising medium for retailers, criticizing direct mail and following the crowd. He urges merchants to evaluate papers by reach and speed, not just schedules, and warns against weak campaigns amid a low advertising mood.
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New York
Kenneth Collins
R. H. Macy & Company
Greenbure
Collins
America
United States
Glass factory fire at Halle destroys over one million bottles
A blaze at Halle Germany gutted a glass factory consuming 1 090 000 bottles. Fire crews battled the flames through the night as losses mounted and the plant reported extensive damage to storage and production lines.
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Halle
Germany
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