Social and wedding notices from local church events
The First Baptist T. EB L class hosts a social at 4111 Blaine avenue Tuesday at 7 30. Mrs FE Harville entertains for her daughter’s birthday. Mrs C R Lee moves home after hospital care. American Homes department hosts an August 28 bridge and rock party at Mrs Henry D Perry’s lawn. Dr W H Easter visits, Miss Mable Andrews mourns her father. Miss Fannie May Greenway weds Carl Weekley in Danville Virginia. new couple at 300 South Main. Galley includes multiple local society notes and visits from Greensboro to Wrightsville Beach and beyond.
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T. EB. L
First Baptist Church
J. C. Turner
Blaine Avenue
American Homes Dept
American Homes Department
Woman's Club
Henry D. Perry
Wiltshire Boulevard
W. H. Easter
Denver
Col
D. T. Andrews
Faster
Mable Andrews
San Francisco
Calif
Dr. Easter
Greenway
Carly
Weekley
Fannie May Greenway
Carl Young Weekley
Danville
BE. C. Owen
Leonard ties knot. plans home at 227 Montlieu Avenue
Mr. Leonard, long in the grocery trade with the late R. C. Boyd, is a brother of Mrs. L. H. Zimmerman of this city. After a brief wedding trip the couple will reside at 227 Montlieu Avenue.
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Mr. Leonard
R. C. Boyd
Democrats Given House Tariff Bill
The House tariff bill with hundreds of rate changes moves toward final consideration as eight Democratic committee members review the measure after Republican senators approved provisions. Debate in the Senate is delayed until September 4 after the finance committee delays to finish rewriting the administration provisions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Democratic Committee
House
Wake County Gets Engineer to Plan Bypass Between Raleigh and Durham
The state highway commission allows Wake County to use an engineer to help plan a new road to do away with a grade crossing between Raleigh and Durham. The county considers building the bypass and the commission cooperates by providing the engineer.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Wake County
Durham
Wake Couty
Commission
Hoover Returns to White House from Rapidan Lodge
President Hoover returned to the White House today from his fishing lodge on the Rapidan River in Virginia.
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Hoover
Washington
White House
Rapidan River
Virginia
Health Superstitions About Hunger Control by Nerve States
Dr. Morris Fishbein summarizes Hygeia findings on hunger. Hunger cycles at definite times, with stomach contractions lasting about 29 seconds during hunger. Emotions suppress hunger. intellectual activity does not. Blood sugar inversely affects hunger. candy can curb or trigger appetite before and after meals.
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Morris Fishbein
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
A. J. Carlson
University of Chicago
North Carolina Rises in Federal Tax Payments Behind New York
North Carolina surpasses Illinois and Pennsylvania to become second only to New York in 1929 internal revenue payments. Total miscellaneous taxes reached 254 million, driven by tobacco manufacture growth, especially small cigarettes.
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North Carolina
New York
Sam
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
Carolina
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Tax provisions outline for calendar years 1926 1929
The article details income tax structures including normal rates 1 2 3 5 percent brackets for 4000 8000 and over, a 25 percent net tax reduction for certain earnings, personal exemptions of 1500 single and 3500 married, 400 per dependent credit, and surtax thresholds. It notes minor 1929 changes and revenue shifts from tobacco and stamp taxes.
Collision In Own Smoke Screen Snags Rum Runner
Charlotte report details rural officers Lacy Fesperman and Henry Moseley pursuing a rum running car that deployed a smoke screen. Officers collided with the vehicle, captured the driver James Hilton after he shot at them, and found six gallons of liquor. Hilton is under guard at a hospital.
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Charlotte
N. C
Lacy Fesperman
Henry Moseley
James Hilton
Hilton
Hill Is Cadet Major at Davidson R O T C
August 19. William R. Hill of Statesville has been appointed cadet major of the Davidson College ROTC battalion for the coming year.
Chinese Reinforcements Reach Manchurian Front
Rengo dispatches from Manchuria report the first large Chinese reinforcement army arriving at the western border equipped with machine guns and field guns. Mukden confirms Governor Chane Hsueh Liang named Wang Shu Chang commander and has convened a military council at Mukden.
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Tokyo
Rengo
Manchuri
Manchuria
Mukden
Chane Hsueh Liang
Preserat
Wang Shu Chang
Siberian
Late Blooms and Prolonging Geranium Blooms
The article advises that to keep plants blooming longer one should pick flowers as soon as they open. It notes a geranium bed can bloom indefinitely if spent blooms are removed promptly and never left to fade.
Bluing Tip for White Silk Frocks and Underthings
Washing white silk garments, blue and white undergarments should use blue water from the start to prevent yellowing and keep fabrics bright. This old advice notes how bluing helps maintain whiteness during regular laundry.
Lancashire Mills Resume Operation After Three-Week Idle
Manchester reports Lancashire mills restart after a three week shutdown. About 600000 mill hands return to work as factory towns show activity with chimneys smoking. Cardrooms stay quiet until arbitration board begins deliberations Wednesday. Workers receive old scale wages until settlement. A proposed 12 percent cut sparked the stoppage.
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Manchester
England
Lancashire
Board of Arbitration
Be Benefactor Not Beneficiary Sa id by Minister
Dr. T C Ragsdale of Nashville Tenn urged in a Lake Junaluska sermon that true happiness comes from being a benefactor not a beneficiary. He spoke at the Methodist Episcopal church south school of missions closing, presenting the Lord's Prayer as a guide to growing a soul in Jesus likeness and service.
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Lake Junaluska
T. C. Ragsdale
Nashville
Tenn
School of Missions
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Ragsdale
Jesus
Girl Recovers After Attempted Poison Death in Charlotte
Miss Charlotte Plunkett 22 from San Francisco is recovering in a city jail cell after swallowing poison in the office of M L Pence city detectives chief. Earl Patton also listed as San Francisco home is held for DOJ agents. Police action and a quick intervention by the chief and Policewoman Eloise Brown saved her life.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Plunkett
San Francisco
M. L. Pence
Tesday
Earl Patton
Department of Justice
Eloise Brown
Bomb Explodes at Chicago Republican Leader Home
A powerful bomb exploded early today under the front porch of the summer home of Lawrence F. King, Chicago county Republican leader and sanitary district trustees. The blast wrecked the front and threw King and his five children from their beds, though none were injured.
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Chicago
Lawrence F. King
King
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Carrick Avenue
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