Legion May Act On State Repeal
Wilmington August 17 A move to place North Carolina American Legion on record for repeal of the Turlington act the state prohibition law is expected at the annual World War veterans convention opening here tomorrow. About 4000 Legionnaires are expected with Governor Phringhaus to greet Friday morning.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Department of American
World War Veterans
Phringhaus
American Legion's Woman's Auxiliary
War Nurse Corps
Watson B. Miller
Washington
National Rehabilitation Committee
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
N. C
Tom Daniels
New Bern
Bryce P. Beard
Salisbury
North Carolina Department
American Legion
Chicago
Heat on enforcement of president's blanket code rises
Daily Letter from Washington reports rising concern among NRA officials over telegrams from cities seeking help or guidance as firms face higher costs and unfair competition from non signers. Maryland example shows a tomato canning firm paying workers 10 cents an hour amid next year’s disadvantage. Public support for Roosevelt remains strong even as clashes with finance and industry loom.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
NRA
Chambers of Commerce
Maryland
Roosevelt
Fayette County
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Works For Children
An advertisement claims underweight children suffer iron deficiency and gain strength with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It promises improved appetite color and energy plus resistance to disease. The tonic is described as safe pleasant for children and widely sold in stores.
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Jim Grove
Grove
Roosevelt Trusted by Miners in NRA Dispute
Miners returning to work followed Ed McGrady's appeal to Roosevelt rather than a national mediation board. They trusted Roosevelt to compel Frick Co. to join the NRA coal code amid U S Steel ownership. The first hog conference by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration met at the Willard Hotel with no hogs presented.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Ed McGrady
U. S. Steel
Frick Co
McGrady
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Willard
Cod Liver Oil Benefits And Fainting Remedies
Dr. Morris Fishbein discusses cod liver oil for rickets tuberculosis pregnancy and growth plus its vitamin D role and proper infant dosing. He also outlines fainting causes first aid placement head position breathing and ammonia aromatic spirit reminders.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical
Baltic
North Seas
England
Jailed in Kansas Bond Scandal Tightens Grip
Leland Caldwell a bond broker is pictured in Topeka Kansas jailed as authorities probe the discovery of 809000 in forged municipal bonds in the state treasury. Caldwell aided Ronald Finney the central figure in the alleged swindle and the bonds were deposited to secure state funds in banks.
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Leland Caldwell
Topeka
Kay
Caldwell
Assisi
Ronald Finney
N C Professor Backs Repeal Views From Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL Aug. 16 Henry Horace Williams 75 a University of North Carolina philosophy professor says he has never tasted liquor or smoked a cigarette and favors repeal of the 18th amendment He says prohibition increases drinking and education of the young is the remedy He attributes good health to temperate habits and daily exercise and doubts the Roosevelt recovery program would work preferring a plan that would include cancellation of war debt.
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Chapel Hill
Henry Horace Williams
University of North Calirolina
Williams
33 White Teachers Allotted Asheboro
Formal notice to R J Hiller sets the Asheboro school quota for white and colored schools at last year levels. White schools will have 11 high school and 22 elementary teachers, colored schools 3 high school and 4 elementary teachers. Opening is Sept 14 for white, colored, and county schools. City schools run eight months. No vote or discussion on a supplementary tax for nine months.
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Asheboro
R. J. Hiller
Ored
Tyner Woman Killed in Edenton Car Crash
Mrs. Joe Bunch of Tyner died when her car was forced off the road near Edenton and crashed. The wreck occurred after another vehicle forced the sedan from the highway.
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Edenton
Joe Bunch
Tyner
Here
Asheboro Man Receives Purple Heart for WWI Service
Asheboro resident Robert Lloyd head of Randolph county welfare department has been awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded in action in World War I. Lloyd served as a corporal in Company K, 120th Infantry, 30th Division, with Co K present on September 29 during the Hindenburg line breakthrough. The medal, dating back to George Washington’s era, is a prized possession and to date no other Purple Heart has been awarded in the county.
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Asheboro
Robert Lloyd
Randolph County
Lloyd
Uncle Sam
Co. K
120Th Infantry
Accident Injures Father and Son in Hayward
L M Phillips 62 and his son Arthur 35 were under a stalled car beside a highway in Hayward when a truck ran over their protruding legs. Both men suffered multiple leg injuries requiring hospitalization.
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Hayward
Cal
L. M. Phillips
Arthur
Phillips
Here
Thunderstorms end heatwave with deadly toll across Far West
Severe weather shattered the Far West as thunder storms, gales, and heavy rain cooled extreme heat that has caused 11 deaths since the start of the week. Weather warnings and emergency crews respond as residents cope with rapidly changing conditions.
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San Francisco
First N. C. Cotton Bale Sold at Morven
Lonnie Watts sold Morven's first bale of the 194% cotton crop to Hardison Brothers. The bale traded middling and brought 12 1/2 cents per pound.
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N. C
Morven Lonnie Watts
Hardison Brothers
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