Southern leaders urge freight reform to ease South woes
Atlanta August 13. Governors and experts back freight rate reform and tariff changes to ease economic and social problems in the South. Leaders from Arkansas Tennessee Georgia and others call for national policy action and cooperation from states to address unjust freight differentials erosion and education standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ern
Council
Edward C.th
First National Bank
Miami
Fila
Edgar Watkins
At Attorney
South Governors’ Conference
Inter- Commerce Commission
H. Cate
Tennessee
C. 0. Brannen
College of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
South
Carl B. Bailey
Arkansas
Observations on Yadkin River for Week End August 12
Weekly river report for High Point area on the Yadkin from Clemmons notes mean temperature 79.1 with 93 as high and 45.1 as low. Humidity averaged 85.1 percent with 95 percent high and 72 percent low. Precipitation 0.42 inch. River stages ranged from 2.14 to 9.30 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray and Flood, Inc
High Point
Clemmons
Styers Ferry
Yadkin River
Women of Walcheran Hol land Signify Village On Market Days
The women wear gold ornaments on their heads to indicate the village they come from on market days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walcheran
Holland
Contemptible journalism and mixed editorials noted
The piece ribbits various editorial stances and quotes from papers on the New Deal, Mussolini, and other world events. It mocks coverage by The New York Times and The Sun and ponders editorials from Washington commentators. It references Pope, Caraway, Pegler, Meadliners, Landon, and other figures in a satirical jibe at press and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
Pope
Idaho
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Washington
N. Y. Sun
World-Telly
Pegler
Meadliners
Alf Landon
Republican Party
Kansas
Litvinoff
Russia
Japan
Father Divine
Anne O'Hare McCormick
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Gen. Franco
Spain
Gwan
Benito
Adolf
Sabbath Law and Modern Observance Pressed by Daily Smith
A letter criticizing secular societies and Christian nations for denying the Lord’s Day. The author cites Leviticus on sabbath rest and argues the Sabbath offers rest and peace, questioning Hi Point’s observance and urging reverence for sacred rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
France
United States
Hi Point
Daily Smith
Funeral services for G B Bridges set for today
Funeral services for 87 year old G B Bridges of 109 Edgeworth avenue will be held at Green Street Baptist church at 3 PM conducted by Reverends Herman T Stevens Charles H Stevens and H O Miller. The body will lie in state from 2 PM. Interment follows at Oakwood cemetery.
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G. B. Bridges
Edgeworth Avenue
Green Street Baptist Church
Herman T. Stevens
Charles H. Stevens
H. O. Miller
Oakwood Cemetery
England Sets Record High with 19.6 Million Employed
England reports about 19.6 million people employed today, the highest figure ever recorded for the country, indicating strong labor market momentum across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
A New Yorker’s Eye View Of Films In Hollywood
A New Yorker catalogs the Hollywood scene including Pi co Boulevard eateries for dogs and poodles, Sid Grauman’s rink, Vita Studios, the Bowling Club on Vine, Beverly Hills clubs, Don the Beachcomber’s, and the Brown Derby. It notes stars, taxis, nightlife, and autograph seekers amid a lively film colony milieu.
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New York
Holly Knelle
Pico Boulevard
Star Colony
Sid Grauman
Vitaphone Studios
Fuckerville
Vine Street
Simone Simon
Beverly Hille Club
Vines & Perry
Sid Stivers
Stooge
MGM
Goose
Hollywood
Lagoon
Jack Warner
Harold Lloyd’s
Paris
Hollywood & Vine
Times Square
Manhattan
Jerry Bergen
Phil Selznick
Jack White
Humphrey Bogart
Beverly Hills
Nancy Carroll
Beverly Hills Hotel
Alice White
Our Eastern Shoals A Foreign Land Out on Dare County Coast
The author recalls a voyage along the Dare county shore in the Eastern Shoals region. Anecdotes include a whale story. a joke about Uncle Joe Cannon using whales for bait. local lore about Hatteras lighthouse stripes twisted by storms. a sand trap rescue by government workers. notes on Dare county’s 60 mile shore, 85 miles of ocean frontage, and absence of railroads in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonah
Joe Cannon
California
Joe
Mr. Cannon
Dare County
Allegheny
Clay
Yadkin
Star and Moon Watermelon Shines At The Enterprise
Robert Kearns of Hish Point Route 3 displays a spotted “star and moon” watermelon picked last week. The fruit shows a large golden moon spot with smaller star spots, a novelty variety amid typical green melons.
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Robert Kearns
Hish Point
Route 3
Enterprise Office
Kearns
Hoey Urges Fair Federal Aid for South Carolina
North Carolina Governor Hoey said fair distribution of federal funds and ending discriminatory freight rates would ease the South’s economic plight. He criticized per capita federal outlays, noting NC pays more into the treasury yet receives less than other states, and pledged to back remedial action.
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Barnesville
Lawrence Camp
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Greenville
S. C
Washington
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
E. M. Watson
Johnston
Hoey
South
Raleigh
National Emergency Council
Frankless
North Carolina
Tise
Pennsylvania
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Palm Beach
Sartin Dry Cleaning CO
Walter Winchell
New Yorker
Grover Jones
Mr. Jones
Apple Center
McGuffy
Hatteras
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