Obedience Is the Key to Every Door
A brief quotation attributed to George MacDonald stresses obedience as essential to progress and success.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
4
Public need to guard utilities and fair rates
Governor Roosevelt argues that utility financials must be public property and that electricity shows how fair or low rates serve the common good. He warns against over capitalization and urges public control of essential utilities to lift living standards.
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Roosevelt
United States
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Randolph County Debates Adopting Primary for Nominees
Editorial from the Asheboro Courier argues that Randolph County should abandon grassroots delegate selection and use a single primary for all local offices and the legislature. The piece criticizes autocratic precinct meetings and calls for voters to name their own delegates and candidates through a universal primary.
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Asheboro
W. C. Hammer
Randolph County
Courier
the Courier
Randolph
Brave act amid danger restores faith in humanity
Bruce Catton recounts a Canon City story of Tom Embleton risking his life to save his brother during a dynamite blast. George fell unconscious atop an active charge. Tom descended, saved the brother, and perished as the blast exploded. The tale is a stark example of selfless courage.
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Canon City
Cole
Tom
George Embleton
George
Prosperity Tied to Farmer Profits Says National Grange Official
National Grange secretary Harry A. Caton argues that U S prosperity hinges on farmer profits. He notes farmers lose customers and pay high freight, earning about half of 1913 levels, with a tenth losing their homes over the past decade. He cites parity of North Carolina agriculture and a potential dairy future for the state.
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Harry A. Caton
National Grange
Mr. Caton
United States
Road money and the economic problem in North Carolina
A North Carolina road building plan backed by federal funds offers jobs at 20 cents an hour, drawing comparisons to Mussolini's 1927 approach in Italy. The piece critiques wasteful methods, cites Gandhi, and argues for modern road work and real business profit over populist relief.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Mussolini
Italy
Gandhi
India
America
Debts Talks Likely Sooner Than Expected
A shift in mood after Senator Borah’s speech suggests formal discussions on postwar debt settlements may begin soon despite the presidential race. European reparations talks also imply patience may be wearing thin as November 8 passes.
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United States
Borah
Tennessee Blaze Destroys Local Bathing Suits
A towl in Tennessee started a bonfire burning all bathing suits owned by its inhabitants. The blaze was visible for several feet, alarming residents and prompting curiosity.
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Towl
Tennessee
Ite
Chicago Board of Trade faces decade-old law charge
The Chicago Board of Trade is charged under a statute ten years old. It remains unclear whether the violation began recently or if the government only recently discovered the breach.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Health Lecturer Warns on Oversleep and Overwork
A health lecturer notes that oversleep and overwork are harmful, but adds that deaths from either have been very rare recently. The remark frames balance between rest and labor as a public health concern.
Neighbors question flaunting new wealth
Most of us would prefer neighbors accuse us of letting wealth go to our heads rather than other faults. The remark hints at social tension and envy in contemporary life.
Neighbor Says All He Can Borrow Is Trouble
After an unsuccessful trip to a bank a neighbor quips that the only thing left to borrow is trouble.
Census shows women twice as likely to reach age 100
Census figures indicate women twice as often reach 100 compared with men, challenging the old belief that talking oneself to death shortens lifespan.
Dress Prices Rise When Paid by Check
A reader notes that bargain dresses formerly priced at cents will cost a full dollar if paid by check, exposing a price increase tied to payment method.
Masked Marvels and Modern Campaigning in Washington
The piece argues presidential tours may be scrapped or limited for Hoover and Roosevelt. It notes Hoover likely stays in Washington to project steady governance while Roosevelt, more dynamic and radio-savvy, will travel more widely though advisers urge restraint. It cites past campaign mistakes and dangers of barnstorming, including the Hughes-Pacific coast episode, as cautionary examples.
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Washington
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Curtis
Las Vegas
Roosevelt
Wilson
League of Nations
Bryant
Charlies Evans Hughes
Pacific Coast
Hiram Johnson
Hughes
Guitarist Senator Elected Lisieux Mayor Sixth Time
Senator Henry Cheron former Minister of Finance and noted guitar player has been elected for the sixth time mayor of Lisieux in Normandy. Cheron helped fame for Saint Therese and promised a program to raise Lisieux and its patron saint’s profile worldwide.
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Lisieux
Normandy
Henry Cheron
Philip Snowden
the Hague
Saint Therese
Jesus
Cheron
Therese Martin
France Tests World's Largest Submarine Sur ecoaf
France conducts extensive tests on the 400 foot long Sur ecoaf, weighing 3500 tons, about 1000 tons more than the largest US Navy sub. It is planned to submerge to a depth of 470 feet.
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Paris
France
Surecoaf
United States Navy
Unlovely Spring Leads to Robbery Near Evansville
Norman Smith driving in the suburbs encountered a tan roadster with four colored men following. After increasing speed the auto spring broke and he was cornered. He yielded a 16 dollar bill to the band, costing him 196 dollars in total loss.
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Evansville
Lad
Norman Smith
Contempt of Court Charges for Local Men in Asheville
H. H. Nabor of Asheville and Jasper Young of Candler must appear in general county court Monday to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court on jury bribery charges arising from a civil trial.
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Mussolini
Rome
Duce
Italy
Peninsula
Asheville
H. H. Nabor
Jasper Young
Candler
General County
Uncle Sam’s tax rules on charity events explained
NEA Service writer Robert Talley outlines when admissions taxes apply to charity concerts, educational programs, and benefit events in 1932. He notes exemptions for religious, educational, or welfare activities while warning that benefit boxing, wrestling, college games, and certain horse shows may be taxable.
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Robert Talley
NEA
NEA Service
Internal Revenue
College
West Point
Annapolis
Bankers Denied New Trial in Brevard Conspiracy Case
A new trial was denied for Thomas H. Shipman J H Pickelsimer C R McNee ly and Ralph R Fisher who were convicted last August of conspiracy to pervert county credit to aid the Brevard Banking Company. They received prison terms from two to five years.
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Brevard
Thomas H. Shipman
J. H. Pickelsimer
C. R. MccNeely
Ralph R. Fisher
Brevard Banking Company
Atlantic Coast Line to discontinue trains 50 and 51
The Atlantic Coast Line announces discontinuation of trains Nos. 50 and 51 between here and Columbia South Carolina effective August 14. The move affects service on this Wilmington route as listed in the railroad timetable.
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Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Here
Columbia
S&s. C
Tax Rates Set At 2.92 In Richmond and Rockingham
Tax rates for Richmond county and Rockingham have been fixed at 2.92 dollars per hundred. The combined rate in 1929 stood at 4.13 dollars, marking a substantial reduction.
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Rockingham
Richmond County
Grand jury to probe two unsolved deaths in Concord
Investigations into the unsolved deaths of Jack Dees on January 26 and Jack V. Smith on July 24 will be launched when the grand jury convenes in Concord on August 1.
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Concord
Jack Dees
Jack V. Smith
Grand Jury
Trial Begins Monday in Burke Superior Court
Alvin Eller stands charged with robbery and murder in the months old case of Gus Bounous of Valdese. The Burke County Superior Court term opens Monday with the trial expected to proceed.
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Morganton
Alvin Eller
Gus Bounous
Valdese
Burke Superior Court
Dial Phone Inventor George Lorimer Dies in Obscurity
George W. Lorimer, inventor of the automatic dialing system and other devices, died at his Troy, Colorado home. He began dial telephone work in 1906, offered it to France, then sold patents to Western Electric after improvements. The death drew little notice beyond his community.
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Troy, CO
George W. Lorimer
Lorimer
Western Electric Company
Daniel a New York City Hero in Robbery Arrest
In New York, Daniel a colored man aids police by confronting a robbery at Glen Daniel's restaurant. Patrick Smith entered, threatened the keeper, but Daniel produced a gun and fired the robber fled, pursued and captured by police.
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New York
Daniels
Dan
Goliath
Daniel
Patrick Smith
Glen Daniel
Patrick
Honeymoon on a Fast Freight Train Ends in Custody
Hobson Ohio couple Mervin Miller and his bride began a coal gondola honeymoon on a fast freight. They rode despite soot and discomfort but were mistaken for a burglar and a jailed girlfriend. They were removed from the train and held until identification.
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New Lexington
Mervin Miller
Hobson
Two Champions and Gateways in a Riddled Verse List
A fragmented OCR from a puzzle page lists numerous cryptic style clues with enumerations and partial words. The items touch on sports figures and objects across varied topics, interleaved with terms like Mercury, Open Golf, heavyweight, and machinery terms, presented as a long word puzzle.
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