Principal L. R. Johnston resigns amid school budget woes
The sudden departure of L. R. Johnston, longtime High Point high school principal, prompts concern over potential educational disintegration as the district faces teacher reductions from 40 to 34 and elementary cuts from 144 to 137 while salaries waver near a subsistence level. The move comes amid national pressure to cut hours and raise wages in other sectors.
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L. R. Johnston
Superintendent of Schools
High Point
Buy Now Campaign Sparks Broad Recovery Push
General Hugh 8. Johnson leads the recovery administration in a rapid expansion of a nationwide program intended to boost production and consumption. The Buy Now campaign intensifies the gap between output and demand as the recovery effort enters a critical phase likely to shape the country’s economic path.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
Buy Now campaign and peace‑time funding optimism
The article notes widespread problems with prices and praises government efforts like the Buy Now movement and NRA programs. It cites strong national spirit, over subscriptions to the Treasury’s 850 million bond issue, and belief that patriotic support can drive peace-time programs through the upcoming crisis.
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Treasury
Home Loan Act Fails to Aid Mortgagors
Charlotte attorneys for the Home Loan office urge President Roosevelt to act as bonds are rejected by insurers and lenders. Auctions continue to foreclose as mortgagors cannot assign mortgages to Home Loan bonds, which carry government guaranteed interest but not principal. States bar acceptance of such bonds and laws restrict investments to government backed securities. A moratorium on mortgages may be considered if relief does not come.
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Congress
Charlotte
Home Loan Office
Roosevelt
Home Loan Corporation
Not as bad as often painted
A Fairchild writer argues against dismissing women in politics and business, noting men often judge by personal experience. He defends women as protective figures and criticizes male bias, joking about how a hardboiled woman exposes weaknesses in men.
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Lamartine
Marie Ebner- Eschebbach
Edward M. Ruttenber
Fairchild Publications
Milady
Give the women a fair trial
A speaker criticizes business leaders for hoarding wealth and causing national misery. They are portrayed as driven by circumstance and greed, while urging that everyone must have a living. The call ends with a bold plea to grant women a fair trial.
A Mission With No Problems Ras Desta Demtu Seeks Amusement Park
Abyssinian prince Ras Desta Demtu, son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie, visits the United States as official envoy. He meets President Roosevelt, dines at the White House, and tours American landmarks while showing keen interest in the Palisades amusement park in New York.
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Bruce Catton
Ras Desta Demtu
Abyssinia
Hallie Selassie
Judah
America
Roosevelt
White House
Palisades Amusement Park
New York
Solomon
Prince Sees New York Fun An Amusement Park Idea
A prince visiting New York enjoys the amusement park sights including a shooting gallery freak show and roller coaster. The piece notes Abyssinia’s dignity and its distance from Western influence, then questions how its schools fit into NRA code standards and city pay debates in Fayetteville flagged by local officials.
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Abyssinia
Africa
Recovery pace boosts mood but relief issue endures
The article notes better business and higher wages lifting spirits, yet millions remain destitute and relief is still crucial. States struggle with depleted treasuries to fund food and shelter as federal aid continues large scale transfers. Recovery efforts may take months to ease relief needs despite construction spending.
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Treasuries
Recovery Administration
Pusaytoot Johnson Warns of Five Year Prohibition
Eminent prohibition orator Pusaytoot Johnson declares the United States faces a five year drink period. He argues the nation is emerging from a four year hangover and urges vigilance as temperance momentum continues.
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Pusaytoot Johnson
U. S
Bonus Army of 1848 Moves to Conservation Camps
The 1848 era group shifts to conservation camps sparking questions about compensations for mosquito bites poison ivy stings and burn injuries.
Driver who struck dog on Northton Street fails to stop
A reader recalls a hit and run incident when a car struck a white Eskimo Spitz on Northton Street and Lexington Avenue last Friday. The dog’s owner questions the driver’s cowardice and notes the dog is slowly improving.
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Northton Street
Lexington Avenue
Ammonia Tank Topples at Electric Lee and Fuel Co
Several people narrowly escaped serious injuries when an ammonia tank toppled during a storm at the Electric Lee and Fuel Company. Employees fled to safety as fumes spread through the building.
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Electric Lee and Fuel Company
Prison labor codes push for fair wages and hours
Washington reports prison industries seek NRA aligned rules to match outside wages and hours. Proposal includes deducting board and lodging, absorbing released prisoners, and removing marketing limits. Wages vary by state. federal averages 10 to 12 dollars monthly. A separate note highlights NRA designer Karl Coiner and a surgeon general teeth finding on officers.
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Washington
NRA
Heye Slaying Regarded Accidental at Sea
Bremerhaven Germany August 3 Detectives said they regard as accidental the slaying of Karl Werner Heye a young New York broker aboard the liner Bremen at sea last Sunday Charles Manger of Los Angeles detained aboard the ship during the investigation probably will be released soon and plans to return to the United States aboard the Bremen on August 7
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Karl Werner Heye
New York
Bremen
Charles Manger
Los Angeles
Heye
United States
Third case of fever reported in Guilford County
Health officers disclosed a third case of the rare spotted fever in rural Guilford county noting the disease is not contagious.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
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