Factual study of power problem in North Carolina
A statewide survey by the North Carolina Municipal League and the University of North Carolina analyzes municipal electric plants. It aims to separate facts from rhetoric on public vs private ownership, asking if cities should generate or buy power, and detailing costs, revenues, and rates. It notes widespread municipal involvement and expresses hope for honest, data driven conclusions despite heated debate.
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North Carolina Municipal League
University of North Carolina
High Point
North Carolina
Seach
TOO MUCH COTTON WORLD CROP PREDICTS SHAKING MARKETS
A U S Crop Reporting Board forecast the August 1 crop at 15 593 000 bales signaling record world cotton supplies. The piece argues the United States is failing to adjust its production structure to the new market conditions.
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U.S
Cotton markets face foreign growth and looming policy action
The piece notes record cotton supply and rising foreign growth in China, Brazil, Egypt, and India, with 26,221,000 bales from foreign sources and 21,711,000 bales American. World consumption near 30,935,000 bales suggests a large carryover and unstable prices amid calls for loans and policy relief. It highlights ineffective price pegs and looming Washington action on crop control while hinting at broader policy needs.
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China
Brazil
Egypt
India
Washington
Cotton
America
China Will Win The East War Says Miss Clark
Miss Helen Clark of Soochow University foresees a Sino Japanese clash inevitable and believes China will ultimately prevail. She argues Russia may back China, heightening the contest, while American financiers push for positioning ahead of a potential outcome.
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Helen Clark
Soochow University
Soochow
China
Japan
Russia
Clark
Surprise Senate Debate Delays Adjournment Over Lynching Bill
A last minute motion to debate the Wagner Van Nuys anti lynching bill disrupted Senate leaders nap time and paused adjournment. Observers note lynching concerns dominate law enforcement attention and frame the bill’s urgency.
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U. S
Senate
Moralists Probe Bad Check Artist as He Urges Son On
A controversial case features a failed financial scammer whose final remarks urged his son to forge a career. An expert offers a simple watermelon test by thumping it, described as a practical check similar to evaluating prospects in a troubled situation.
What Others Say AUTOMOBILES UP
A Miami Herald opinion notes automobile prices rise as materials and labor costs increase. It argues high production costs will push prices higher, reducing consumption and employment, and that government policies cannot alter these basic economic facts. It questions whether higher prices will improve overall prosperity.
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Miami Herald
Protectionists Back Lodge Support for Black Connery Bill
The piece argues the Black Connery bill enshrines Hawley Smoot tariff logic via regional tariffs to shield older industries. It cites Senator Lodge’s protectionist stance and the NRA framework allowing presidential embargoes and import controls to ensure high tariffs and domestic code compliance.
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Texas
Walter Lippmann
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Lippmann
Senator Lodge
United States
Lodge
NRA
Press expulsions strain Britain and Germany in terse dispute
The Rocky Mount Telegram reports Britain expelled three German newspaper staffers without explanation, provoking a Reich protest. Germany ordered a Times correspondent out of Berlin, replacing him briefly, amid broader friction over press access. The piece questions motives and urges fuller facts.
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Rocky Mount
Germany
Great Britain
England
Home Office
Reich
London Times
Berlin
Times
Britain
Sugar Lobby Battle Winds Up In Washington
Washington dispatch details the heated fight over sugar imports and quotas. It notes Roosevelt threats of veto, the sugar lobby’s power, and Voorhis proposed shifts to cut consumer costs by reallocating high and low cost production areas under a quota system.
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Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
House
United States
Cuba
Congressman Hope
Supreme Court
H. Jerry Voorhis
Yale
Kansas
Voorhis
Phi Beta Kappa
Germany
Wyoming
Episcopal Church
Congressional
Wallace
NEA Service, Inc
Germany tests plant sound recording method for rumors
A German technique records sounds from growing plants to detect reactions to stimuli. The idea suggests adapting the method to uncover budding rumors by measuring plant responses to whispered or circulated information.
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Germany
Dynamic Carolyn Wells defies doctors living alone in New York
New York gossip sketches Carolyn Wells as a vibrant, tireless author who writes four books yearly and stays active with bridge acrostics and magazine pieces. She endures a near deafness and fills her fridge for callers while sharing sharp opinions on cultural venues and seaside resorts.
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New York
Carolyn Wells
Miss Wells
Fortune tellers predict Windsor Wallis union amid amendment
Astrologers once forecast the Duke of Windsor would not wed Wallis as state law barred such marriage. The note hints at this belief being undermined by an amendment.
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Duke of Windsor
Wallis
High Point Real Estate Board Plans Advertising Campaign
Sept 5 is registration day for High Point College students with a large number expected. Sulka haberdashery expands northward on the avenue. Bert Thompson now in command of Parish fatigue. Springfield Memorial Association to meet at Springfield Friends church tomorrow. Mrs J Elwood Cox visits Atlantic City. Nancy Carr Terry travels to Knoxville to visit Carol Christenberry. James Lyon leaves for a Baltimore business trip. Mrs Donald Headen hosts a Thursday bridge club in Greensboro.
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High Point Real Estate Board
High Point
High Point College
Sulka Haberdashery
Itsireat
Waldorf
Sulka
Bert Thompson
J. Elwood Cox
Atlantic City
Nancy Carr Terry
Knoxville
Tann
Carol Christenberry
James Lyon
Baltimore
Donald Headen
Thursday Bridge Club
BE. A. Bencini
Greensboro
Al Jolson Eyes Half Million From Black Fighter Armstrong
Al Jolson, once again in show business circles, reportedly expects to profit up to a half million from the black boxer Armstrong. The piece notes Jolson's persistence in promoting the fighter’s career and potential earnings.
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al Jolson
Armstrong
Doug Fairbanks
Jeeves
Bennie Leonard
W. 72d Street
Pennsylvania Leads States in Cities Over Five Thousand Population
Pennsylvania has more cities and towns with populations above 5000 than any other state, reflecting dense urban centers and varied municipal growth across the Commonwealth.
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Pennsylvania
Freighter Seized in New York With Contraband Whiskey
A rum-laden freighter was seized today in New York after resisting police. It carried contraband whiskey valued at nearly $500 000. Tuesday is the day set for the $35 000 airplane race to Honolulu. The 140th anniversary of S J Luke's Lutheran church near Lexington Tyra will be observed next Sunday.
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New York
Honolulu
S J. Luke's Lutheran Church
Tyra
Lexington
War era quips and political jabs in twenty years ago section
A retrospective note from twenty years prior mocks the Russian motto and dime novelist fodder, cites democracy as allowing opposition speech, and previews headlines about a Lexington lady and a human arm by express. It also mentions Governor Bickett predicting a 1918 war end and cheekily pledging support if he runs.
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White House
Lexington
Bickett
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