Canada boosting tobacco business in Great Britain
Canada increases bright blue cured tobacco output and exports to England. Ottawa considers a special trade commission presence in Britain as Canadian growers expand acreage. In May Canada sent 370 221 pounds to England, a record volume, though experts say current exports won’t yet displace U S tobacco in the English market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
England
Charlotte
N. C
U. S. Department of Commerce
Department
Lynn W. Meekins
Department of Commerce
Meekins
Dominion
United States
Corrections to a Civic Notice and Local Signs
The document lists five corrections: postmasters are appointed by the president not elected. A horse has a mule ear on one side. There should be only one kind of leaf on the tree. Barbecue on the sign on the tree is misspelled. The scrambled word COLOSSAL is noted.
Ericson Joins English Faculty at University of North Carolina
Dr. E. E. Ericson, newly added to the UNC English department, comes from a tenured role as professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. A Montana native, he earned degrees from Montana, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins, and has held posts at Montana, Maryland, the National University, and Maryland again before joining UNC.
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E. E. Ericson
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of Pittsburgh
University of North Carolina
Frank Graham
Ericson
University of Montana
University of Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Nebraska
Montana
National University In Washington
Carolina News Briefs: Tragedies and Troubling Incidents
In Arion Fam Hopkins, a young Black man, is trapped between a tractor and a truck and may die. In Arlington Stanley Huntley cut grass with a hoe and amputated his brother Elmer’s toe. In Arion Bill Mannamaker, 18, hitchhiking from Hollywood, is jailed on charges of attacking newspaper syndicate man Bob Fothergill with intent to rob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
N. C
Fam Hopkins
Arlington
Stanley Huntley
Elmer
Bill Mannamaker
Hollywood
Calif
Bob Fothergill
Youth killed in NC crash identified as Jose Nunez
An automobile accident near Vass, North Carolina, killed Jose Nunez of New York. He was the son of Ramon Nunez of Tampa, Florida. The AP report notes the fatal wreck remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Vass
Jose Nunez
New York
Ramon Nunez
Tampa
Fla
Ict N. C
Beer dispute leads to shooting in Thomasville
In a Thomasville incident police described as a fuss over still beer Fred Underwood shot his cousin Henry Underwood. Henry Underwood was hospitalized while Fred Underwood was released on $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homasville
N. C
Fred Underwood
Henry Underwood
Nesbit Hanford Charged With Second Degree Slaying
Nesbit Hanford, 18, will face a second degree murder charge in the slaying of Lacy Jordan, as decided by the solicitor. Brlington, N. C. AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesbit Hanford
Lacy Jordan
Brlington
N. C
Cottonseed Crushings Report Summary by State and Product
The Census Bureau reports the cotton year August 1 to July 31 with 5,014,562 tons crushed, down from 5,061,958 tons prior year. On hand mills July 21 total 44,606 tons. Products include crude oil 1,572,059 pounds produced and 8,110,407 pounds on hand. refined oil 1,310,641,411 pounds produced and 299,933,070 pounds on hand. Cake and meat 2,231,682 tons produced. linters 1,037,212 running bales. hulls 1,383,461 tons. State figures list Alabama through Texas with crushed and on-hand tons and the All other states total.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arizonia
Alakasasota
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Johnson Urges Trained Men For County Govts
Charles M. Johnson, head of the state advisory commission, urged North Carolina county governments to hire trained accountants and abolish elected treasurers. He called for centralizing bookkeeping, installing partial tax payments, and constitutional fixes to raise the county general fund limit. He spoke at the North Carolina association of county commissioners and accountants meeting in Wrightsville Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina
Charles M. Johnson
State County Government Advisory Commission
Johnson
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and County Accountants
Board of County Commissioners
County Government Advisory Commission
Board of Commissioners
Variety Bazaar Puzzle Dataset
A mixed prompt of horizontal and vertical word clues with answers like Bent on evil and 9 Flavor. Yesterday’s answer lists body parts and items such as back of the neck and lock of hair. The text imitates a crossword style with multiple entries and cross references.
Italian rents rise after end of price controls
In Italy rents for apartments and houses increased by about ten to twelve percent as the government ends three decades of rent curbs. Enrico Parisi reported to Mussolini that tenants offered little complaint, though shortages of vacant units persist with thousands of empty flats in Turin Rome Genoa and Naples.
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Milan
Italy
Enrico Parisi
Fascist
Home-Building Federation
Mussolini
Turin
Rome
Genoa
Naples
Danes Push Boycott of American Goods
Danish farmers advocate a boycott of American merchandise to favor Britain as their best customer. Politicians remind farmers that American tariff walls Danish butter and other products, while Britain buys about three quarters of Danish exports. German purchase trends echo the buy British movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cophenhagen
Great Britain
Britain
Centenarian Butcher Marries Four Women in Serbia
Ibrahim Gojan, 108 and a butcher from Djakovica, Serbia, marries four women aged around 30. He is said to be in perfect health and already has ten children, with some offspring much older than his brides.
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Man
Ibrahim Gojan
Djakovica
Serbia
Gojan
May Head Vets Nominee Seeks G A R Command
James E. Jevnel of Fort Morgan Colorado announces his bid for commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the national encampment in Cincinnati August 26 to 29. In Portland Maine last year Edwin J. Foster of Worcester Massachusetts withdrew and was elected.
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Grand Army of the Republic
James E. Jevnel
Fort Morgan
Colo
Cincinnati
Portland
Edwin J. Foster
Worcester
Mass
Salesians To Control St Calixtus Catacombs
Vatican reports a transfer of custody of the Catacombs of St. Calixtus from Trappist monks to the Salesian order. Salesian fathers will manage heavy tourist traffic through the underground tombs across the Americas network.
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Salesians
St. Calixtus Catacombs
Vatican City
Pius
St. Calixtus
Salesian Order
North
South America
Salesian Fathers
British Beer Drinkers To Get Honest Pints
London licensing commission weighs marks on beer glasses to ensure proper measure. A one inch ring near the rim will guide barmaids to fill to the ring, allowing foam space. Dishonest pubicans previously profited by underfilling, up to 18 dollars per hogshead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Licensing Commission
China Threatens To Close Private Schools
The nationalist government orders all private schools in China to register with the ministry of education by mid September or face closure. Registration requires a survey of school activities and a short history of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Nanking
Ministry of Education
Persia Replaces Town Razed By Earthquake
Teheran report says the Medjliss approves building a new city of one million square meters near Abrenjam Salmas area after the May quake. The new town named Shahpoor will replace Salmas with experts stating the site is less likely to suffer future earthquakes.
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Persia
Teheran
Medjliss
Finance Ministry
Abrenjam
Salmes
Shahpoor
Salmas
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E. K. Ingram
Commerce Street
Carolina News Briefs
Chicago
Orville Cudy
High Point Creamery Co
East Broad Street
Ocean
Sea Eagle
East Commerce and
Main Street
Spaghett
Merita Products
Merita
American Bakeries Company
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