Ehringhaus to be inaugurated January 5 in Raleigh
Governor elect John C. B. Ehringhaus of Elizabeth City will be inaugurated January 5 in Raleigh. He will be North Carolina’s 30th governor elected by the people. Ehringhaus plans a simple ceremony after coordinating with state officials. He aims for a modest program fitting proper proprieties. The inauguration will occur the day after the general assembly convenes.
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Raleigh
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
Elisabeth City
Ehringhaus
House
Senate
Hoover Readies Budget Message With Possible Tax Rise
President Hoover, amid eleventh hour budget preparation, may urge a sales tax and fiat pay cuts for federal workers to trim a deficit exceeding 746 million dollars. Advisors including J Clawson Roop and Secretary Mills are reviewing figures before sending the final message to Congress.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
J. Clawson Roop
Mills
Girl wins junior stock judging at Chicago Livestock Exposition
Emerado SN D. won first honors in the junior individual stock judging contest at Chicago International Livestock Exposition defeating all boys entered. The event drew many competitors at the renowned exposition.
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Dear Leake
Emerado
SN. D
Chicago
Mistrial Declared in Asheville Banker Trial
Federal court in Asheville declared a mistrial today in the case of L Jenkins J C Bradford and Russell C Davis three bankers charged with conspiracy to misapply funds from the American National Bank and related banks. The jury reported deadlocked six to six after a long deliberation.
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L. Jenkins
J. C. Bradford
Russell C. Davis
Jenkins
American National Bank
John Paul
Virginia
Davis
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company of
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Tobacco Market At Winston Surpasses Last Year's Mark
The Winston Salem Leaf Tobacco Market yesterday passed three million dollars in sales. By year to date it sold 26,440,376 pounds of tobacco for $3,007,244.63, averaging $11.39 per hundred. Money paid to farmers already exceeds last year's total by $50,889.51, suggesting improved conditions versus 1931-32 when 44,384,554 pounds yielded $2,956,335.12.
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Winston-Salem
Winston Salem
North Carolina Literary and Historical Society Meets Tonight
The 32nd annual meeting opens in Raleigh with speakers Dr George W Paschal president from Wake Forest college and Struthers Burt novelist from Southern Pines.
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Raleigh
The
North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
George W. Paschal
Wake Forest College
Struthers Burt
Southern Pines
U S Fourth In Air Strength Reported By War Official
Washington reports the United States ranks fourth in relative air strength among major powers. F Trubee Davison notes expansion efforts for overseas air defenses in Panama and Hawaii, with four pursuit and two bombardment squadrons reconstituted. By June 30, 1,814 airplanes were available for regular army, National Guard, and reserves.
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United States
F. Trubee Davison
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Panama
Hawaii
Army
Davison
Air Corps
Pacific Coast
March Field
California
Langley Field
Virginia
Regular Army
National Guard
Organized Reserves
Greensboro Chief Knows His Negro Prisoner Retrieval Plan
Greensboro Police Chief M. D. Caffey says he will arrest Vernon White after he returns to Greensboro. White, a Black man, was arrested in Alexandria and Caffey notified, asking for permission to release him until he comes home for capture by Greensboro authorities.
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Alexandria
M. D. Caffey
Greensboro, N. C
Vernon White
Caffey
Lindbergh Returns for Pan American Air Linking Hemispheres
Col Charles A Lindbergh attended a Pan American Airways meeting where the firm announced two contracts for engineering work on ocean transport airplanes. Lindbergh chairs the technical committee which set the specifications for the projects and oversees Pan American staff.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Joan T. “Rippe
Pan American Airways
Col. Lindbergh
Pan American
Whic
Meaney to Wed Eighth Wife in Reno
San Francisco dispatch reports stage and radio star Don Meaney plans a Reno wedding to Marian Drael, his eighth wife, after meeting her in Los Angeles. They will fly with aviator Leo Moore. his seven prior spouses include Virginia King, Amy Dwyer, Constance Knodd, Virginia Clark, Marian Roland, Elizabeth Wheatley, and Edna Wilson.
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Don Meaney
Reno
Marian Drael
Chicago
Los Angeles
Meaney
Miss Drael
Leo Moore
Virginia King
Fort Worth
Tex
Amy Dwyer
Constance Knodd
Virginia Clark
Marian Roland
Painesville
Ohio
Elizabeth Wheatley
Memphis
New Air Line Opens Northbound to Charlotte
The first northbound flight on a new Augusta Ga to Charlotte air mail passenger route landed at Charlotte airport today. Two planes with three majors and aviation officials carried mail and arrived around 11 48 a m and a few minutes later. Mayor Charles F E Lambeth welcomed the official party alongside J Luther Snyder and Charlotte Chamber of Commerce directors.
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Dee
Augusta
Charles FE. Lambeth
J. Luther Snyder
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lambeth
Al Smith Presents Plan For Reorganization Of New York Government
Adolf Hitler in Berlin refused to negotiate with Kurt von Schleicher over the cabinet crisis and insisted on becoming chancellor as his party demanded. He denied party disunity and said his lieutenants supported his policies.
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al Smith
New York
Wimar
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Kurt von Schleicher
Night watchman dies in mill fire near Spill Creek
Henry Partin aged 56, a night watchman, was fatally burned when his clothes caught fire as he slept beside a boiler at a saw mill on Spill Creek in Hot Springs.
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Henry Partin
Spill Creek
Communist Party Originator Of March Upon Capital City
Earl Browder, a member of the American Communist Party secretariat, said the party has organized and supported a Washington march since William Z Foster first proposed it. The move was decided Oct 10 by the unemployment councils’ national committee, with Foster hinting at it Sept 13. Browder noted most marchers are not Communists but become sympathetic. 2,500 are expected to reach Washington December 5, presenting a petition for unemployment insurance to Congress the next day. The plan aligns with the party’s broader push for relief and winter aid.
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Earl Browder
American Communist Party
William Z. Foster
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National Committee of Unemployment Councils
Communist Party
International Party
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
Congress
Smith Proposes Major Reorganization of New York City Government
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith testifies before the Hofstadter committee outlining a complete city government overhaul. His plan envisions a strong mayor, a two chamber legislature with a city senate of eleven, a city assembly, and a choice between five cities or one unified city to replace the antiquated borough system.
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Alfred E. Smith
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Smith
Lower East Side
Bankhead Says Farewell To Hollywood Acting
Tallulah Bankhead, the Alabama actress famed on the London stage, says she is leaving Hollywood with no great regrets. She laments not finding roles that fit her talent and personality and denies signing a new film contract. She plans to travel to New York and may return to Hollywood later depending on developments.
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Tallulah Bankhead
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Pasadena
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Steer Price Sets Record At Chicago Exposition Bids
In Chicago on December 1, the grand champion steer sold for 1.25 a pound, five cents above last year's top price and higher than 8 cents a pound for prime steers on the Chicago market. Bowles beat rival Fred Wolf of City Packing Company as bidding neared 1.25, and the "Texas Special" will yield steaks and roasts for Chicago diners.
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Bowles
Fred Wolf
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December dividend and interest payouts total over 700 million
The December disbursements number more than 700 million in interest dividends and bond maturities to American investors. Including treasury operations the total likely exceeds 2 billion. Payments are below last year due to tight conditions with about 400 million in interest and 225.99 million in dividends.
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New York
United States Treasury
North Carolina Hikes School Fund Request for 1933 34
The state Department of Public Instruction asks for a $150000 increase in the state school fund. The six months term fund would rise from $15850600 to $16250000, while the extended term fund would drop from $1500000 to $1260000. The advisory budget commission finished hearings on the budget request.
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Raleigh
State Department of Public Instruction
British note on war debts sent to America
President Hoover and top officials studied a six thousand word British note seeking postponement of war debt payments and a delayed debt settlement. Officials expected France’s reply on extending the December moratorium and the path for a U.S. debt revision.
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Hoover
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White House
Stimson
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Mills
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Glass Likely to Be Offered Treasury Post
WARM SPRINGS Ga December 1 Cabinet rumors place Senator Glass of Virginia as virtually certain for the treasury portfolio in the Wilson era. Some close to the president elect say two posts are allocated with Farley possibly becoming postmaster general. Glass health may affect his acceptance of the duties.
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Senator Glass
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson
Treasury
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Glass
Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
Young students ask what majoring means in college gag
In Beverly Hills a humorous exchange shows professors seeking students to declare a life work before noon. The snippet hints at broader wartime or policy era pressure for decisive career planning among college youth.
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Beverly Hilis
Profesor
Youths Captured in Store Robbery in Rocky Mount
Three youths from Wilson, Robert Batts 18 Jesse Luper 17 and James Luper 21, were arrested in Rocky Mount for stealing from a store. They pleaded guilty at arraignment and were bound to Nash County superior court. An officer described one suspect passing merchandise through a transom to accomplices for loading into a car.
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Robert Batts
Jesse Luper
James Luper
Wilson
Nash County Superior Court
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