Need for Gardner plan grows amid eastern North Carolina poverty
The piece cites dire hardship in eastern North Carolina, where farmers face hunger after a poor season. Bonner Jefferson describes a family of six with no food, scarce blankets, and no work, illustrating poverty despite high crop profits. It urges adopting Gardner's at home policy to stop impoverishing the land and people.
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North Carolina
Gardner
Bonner Jefferson
Tobacco Belt
Jefferson
The Offensive Plant the City Erected
The city faces legal and financial strains over its sewage disposal plant project after paying $12 255 for 0 acres and facing $40 000 property damage suits. State health officers deem it among the best of its kind, raising questions on compensation adequacy.
Expanding Light of Experience in City Problems
A reflection on how lessons from other cities should illuminate our own choices. The text suggests applying external insights to address persistent local issues and avoid repeating mistakes.
No longer substantial goblin substitute in Goldsboro tale
Children at a Goldsboro school surprised local police with Christmas gifts to thank them for protecting students on streets near the school. The piece stresses a positive bond between youngsters and law enforcement, noting improved relations and trust in the uniformed officer as protector.
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Goldsboro
Europeans Rally To Defend Against American Influence
An article notes a French led defense against American influence with a boycott of American tobacco, cars, films, and bars. It reports the movement faltering as Europeans still use American goods and culture, while a dollar empire grows and global life shifts toward a business ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United Press
Baudelaire
Poe
America
Europe
Stubborn Opposition to Senator Simmons
The Shuping questionnaire on the Simmons campaign shows strong opposition among readers, though response representativeness is uncertain. J D McCall of Charlotte accuses Simmons of backing Republicans and repudiating the National Democracy, arguing Democrats should not support a man who fractured the party.
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Shuping
Bailey
Simmons
J. D. McCall
Charlotte
Observer
Senator Simmons
North Carolina
National Democracy
Frank McNineh
Raskob
Frank
Hoover Democrats and a Sulphuric Senate Scrap
A Democrat warns against bolting figures in North Carolina politics urging Simmons to stay out of the 1930 Senate race to avoid a party split. The writer recalls Marion Butler’s 1890s betrayal and argues Simmons has long thrived within the party, while a party fracture would ensue if he switches sides.
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United States Senate
Hoover
Simmons
Marion Butler
Butler
Democratic Pap
Dumbest gangster of all Burke shows the danger of ego
Bruce Catton contrasts Fred Burke with the idea that top criminals are clever. Burke shoots a policeman over a traffic ticket, loses his wealth and status, and flees, proving he was not the brainy criminal his myth suggests. The piece then notes Alabama politics and Heflin’s continued fighting stance.
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al Capone
Arnold Rothstein
Fred Burke
Fred Dane
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Burke
America
Equally Dividing 1928 Income Would Yield $749 Each
The note claims if America's total 1928 income were shared equally, each person would receive 749 dollars, a sum nearly matching a bootlegger's earnings per case.
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America
Playing billiards on a plane raises floor hole fears
The remark notes Ralph Greenleaf playing billiards aboard an aircraft and jokes about potential floor holes, implying danger and humor in the unusual pastime.
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Ralph Greenleaf
Henry Ford Writes Check for a Peniny
Henry Ford reportedly writes a check for a peniny amid questions about financing, while speculation swirls over whether he plans to repurchase Model T cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Leviathan-Air Connection Demonstrates Radio Telephony
A Bell Labs team talked via a tri motor Ford plane 3000 feet above Manhattan with the Leviathan 700 miles at sea. Communication used land wires and radio relays through Whippany Deal Forked River and other stations. Commodore Harry Cunningham reported clear weather and calm seas as the dialogue lasted about thirty minutes.
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New York
Manhattan
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Harry Cunningham
Ford
F. S. Berngard
Whippany
N.J
Telephone Company
Deal
N. J
Forked River
Commodore Cunningham
Older Boys Conference in Charlotte Focuses on World Service
Chester Smith Jr reports on the Eleventh Annual Older Boys Conference of North Carolina held December 13 to 15, 1929 in Charlotte. Dr H E Rondthaler and Albert E Roberts delivered key addresses on the challenge to world wide service and spiritual leadership for youth.
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the Enterprise
North Carolina
Charlotte
H. E. Rondthaler
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Albert E. Roberts
National Council Y. M. C. A
New York City
Ivey’s Department Store
Roberts
Robert
Christ
Chester Smith, Jr
Prince of Wales Finishes One Stroke Back in Paget Cup
In heavy rain and gusting winds at Coombe Hill golf club Prince of Wales wore hatless coatlets and drenched to the skin after two hours on the course. He finished one stroke behind the winner in the Sir Arthur Paget golf cup.
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H. R. H. Golfs
London
Prince of Wales
Arthur Paget
Coombe Hill Golf Club
England
Beecham Attacks Talkies as Unworthy to Too Many
Sir Thomas Beecham denounces the talkies as monstrous, arguing cinemas cater to a class of average intelligence and insult higher taste. He labels films as a poor invention fitting a mass audience.
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London
Thomas Beecham
New York Braces for White Christmas Blizzard
Dec 23 New York reports a heavy snow fall driven by a northeast wind with six inches forecast by tomorrow. By mid morning the snow had intensified into a blizzard across New York and surrounding areas.
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Gotham White
New York
Weather Bureau
City Offices to Close Three Days for Christmas
City Manager KE M. Knox announced all city departments except emergency services will be idle for three days beginning tomorrow. All offices will close Wednesday and Thursday in observance of Christmas.
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KE. M. Knox
Man Held for Murder of Girl in Kansas City
Russell C. Arnold, 53, was jailed without bond on murder charges for abducting 14 year old Dorothy Van Camp and holding her in a secret underground chamber beneath his garage for over 24 hours. Police rescued the girl after uncovering the hidden chamber. she was chained, assaulted, beaten, and starved.
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Kansas City
Russell C. Arnold
Dorothy van Camp
Arnold
A. S. Lyon
Lyon
Dorothy Vantamp
Plymouth Landfall and Washington's Resignation Anniversary
The piece marks December 23 as the Pilgrims first New England town landing at Plymouth in 1620 and notes their Separatist fight for a church free of bishops and a state without a king. It also recalls General George Washington's resignation as commander of the American army on December 23, 1788.
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Plymouth
New England
England
America
Church of England
George Washington
Corrections for an Old Illustration Errorgram
A list notes errors in a man at left scene. Steer spelling, missing ears, split front hoofs, backwards saddle horn, and scrambled word GREETINGS identified in the caption.
Alabama Democrats Bar 1928 Supporters From Primary
E W Pettus, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee, says the panel followed precedent in barring those who did not support the 1928 nominees from the 1930 primary. The move excludes Senator J Thomas Heflin and Hugh A Locke, while independence advocates plan a January 3 meeting led by Heflin. Birmingham attorney H L Anderton terms the action illegal, citing a letter to Pettus.
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Democratic Committee
Selma
Ala
E. W. Pettus
Democratic Executive Committee
Pettus
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Hugh A. Locke
Birmingham
Heflin
H. Ll. Anderton
Attoreney
Herbert Hoover
HE. W. Pete Tus
Anderton
Huge Crowd Fills Madison Square Park For Carol Sing
An estimated 15000 attendees join an international Christmas carol sing in Madison Square Park directed by the Advertising Club of New York. Mayor Walker opens at 7 30 p m with a program featuring a 1500 voice chorus from churches, conductor Albert Stoessl, Marie Kucenko soprano, Edna White brass quartet, police and fire bands, and the Police Glee Club.
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Pere der
Madison Square Park
Advertising Club of
New York
Mayor Walker
Marie Kucenko
Albert Stoessl
New York Oratorio Society
Edna White
Pollice Glee Club
Not Hard But Not Easy Puzzle Clues List
A fragmented list of clues and answers arranged as a word puzzle grid. The items span definitions such as dry region wrath sodium carbonate and chestnut, with many cross references including tree, rootstock, peruse and justify. The text resembles a cryptic style clue compilation.
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