Credit Outlook for Farmers in North Carolina
The Farm Forecaster notes a gradual rise in demand for farm products in the South but a less favorable credit outlook for farmers. Tobacco growers face very unfavourable prospects in 1931 due to large stocks and weak cigarette demand, yet some bright leaf farmers plan to expand acreage. The piece attributes the broader farm low mood to a decade of declining farm prosperity impacting general commerce.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Frank Parker
Detroit's New Prosecutor Takes Office in Wayne County
Harry S. Toy is the newly elected prosecutor of Wayne County Michigan succeeding James Chenor who became a circuit court judge. The cotton outlook section notes farmers must readjust through cheaper production or diversification to maintain income with tighter credit and smarter farm practices. Hog and truck crop prospects are discussed alongside cautions about demand and costs.
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Harry SS. Toy
Wayne County
Mich
Detroit
James Chenor
North Carolina
Atlanta
Russia Offers Flax Exports to France at Low Prices
A Russian supplier markets flax to France at notably low prices, signaling competitive trade in the European flax market. The deal highlights price pressure and cross border agricultural trade relations between Russia and France.
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Russia
France
Courage and Pride Drive a Secret Choice in a Daring Plan
Sarah reads a note from a girl about a complicated scheme involving Bill Burton and a planned marriage. She resolves to bear the consequences, protect the kid, and keep a costly secret as Sue anticipates changes at the Thornton office. A bold, tense turn frames Sue’s loneliness and a hopeful but risky future.
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Sarah
Doctor Burton
Bill Burton
Bill
Pierrot
Sue
Thorntons
Jack
Judge Thornton
Cardiff survey shows half of families childless
A recent Cardiff survey reveals that about half of the 45 542 families in the city with a 230 000 population have no children. The finding highlights a high rate of childlessness among city households.
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Cardiff
Wales
Gerald Johnson Speaks Tonight at Raleigh Session
In Raleigh on December 4 the 80th annual session of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association opens with addresses by Horace Kephart and Gerald W. Johnson. A reception follows for members and guests of the association and the Art and Folk-Lore societies. Kephart, president of the association, is noted for Our Southern Highlanders and the Patterson memorial cup winner of 1913. Johnson, a native North Carolinian and Wake Forest graduate, is a former Baltimore Sun editor and journalist.
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Raleigh
Horace Kephart
Bryson City
Gerald W. Johnson
North Carolina
Baltimore Sun
State Literary and Historical Association
Kephart
The
Historical Association
Pennsylvania
Mr. Johnson
Wake Forest College
Editorial Writer to Address Greensboro Association Meeting
An editorial writer from the Greensboro Daily News and former UNC journalism professor will speak at the association’s annual meeting tomorrow. The feature address will be delivered by Henry S. Canby, editor of the Saturday Review of Literature.
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Greensboro Daily News
University of North Carolina
Association
Henry Ss. Canby
Saturday Review of Literature
Valuable Gift To Duke Law Library Acquired
A gift of over 1,000 volumes has been received by the Duke University law library from Lee and McCanna of Providence Rhode Island. The donation includes statutes reports encyclopedias and texts with supplements. Notable items include New York court of appeals reports Rhode Island manual and Rhode Island reports of board of judges.
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Duke Law Library
Durham
Duke University Law Library
Law Firm
Lee and McCanna of
Providence
R. I
Law Library
New York Court of Appeals
Rhode Island Manual
Rhode Island Reports of Board of
Rhode Island School Reports and Providence City Documents
A description of multiple Rhode Island and Providence document sets including 10 volumes for the education series, 21 volumes for Providence city documents, 67 volumes for Providence city council resolutions, and 47 volumes. The law library gift was accepted for the law school by Judge William H. Sawyer, chief justice of New Hampshire’s superior court, noted for aiding library expansions.
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Rhode Island
Providence
Providence City Council
Law School
William H. Sawyer
Superior Court of
New Hampshire
Law Library
Davidson County Reports Seven Pellagra Deaths
In Lexington on December 4, doctors reported seven pellagra deaths to the county health office. The county has fewer cases than many smaller counties, but the mortality rate is high with fifty cases reported since last month.
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Lexington
Davidson County
January Public Health Rule Makes Disease Reportable
January date marks when public health authorities required physicians to report the disease, establishing mandatory notification for clinical cases.
Volcanometer Installed on Mount Pelée Warns of Eruption
A volcanometer with a heat activated thermostat has been installed on Mount Pelée to signal rising danger levels before an eruption, aiding early warning efforts.
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Mount Pelee
Teethina Promises Easy Cold Breakup For Babies
Mothers report Teethina quickly eases baby colds by starting at the first sign of a cough or cold. The product is claimed to be a safe laxative replacing castor oil, used for colic constipation indigestion and similar ailments. Sold by druggists at 30 cents with a free Dr. Moffett’s Baby Book offer.
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Dr. Moffett
Je Moffett Co
Dept. H
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