Forest donation expands North Carolina State College acreage
North Carolina State College announces a 1,099 acre forestry tract named the George Watts Hill Demonstration Forest after a 721 acre donation by Duke Durham investor George Watts Hill. Dr. BE C. Brooks says the forest will support forestry study and state resource development with potential summer tree propagation camp.
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Raleigh
Forestry Department of
North Carolina State College
North Carolina
BE. C. Brooks
George Watts Hill
Durham
Brooks
College
Bankers Trust Company Closed by Banking Secretary Order
Philadelphia banks including Bankers Trust Company and its city branches were shut down today by order of Peter G Cameron the secretary of banking. The action affects all offices in the city and suspends operations pending further notice.
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Philadelphia
Bankers Trust Company
Peter G Cameron
Retrenchment Urged by North Carolina Tax Commission
North Carolina faces a probable one million dollar deficit as the 1931 general assembly must adopt retrenchment. The tax commission warns revenue declines, urges across the board cost reductions, and calls for a statewide policy to relieve local taxpayers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Advisory Budget Commission
Wilmington Del & Coton Mills Remodeled After Receivers Sale
Remodeling of the Del and Co cotton mills in Wilmington at a $340,000 cut was approved after a receivers sale to Seaboard Public Service company. Judge Daniels ruled the sale valid despite minority stocker objections. Emergency repairs will start by Christmas and 25 workers will gain employment. New machinery for broadcloth manufacture will be installed by January 1, with operations resuming as soon as possible. the mills have been idle for weeks, affecting about 1,000 workers.
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Wilmington
N. C
Del&do Cotttn Mills
Seaboard Public Service Com ’Ny
E Mills
Frank ‘A. Daniels
Tockers
Seaberd Company
Insull Corporaton
Sam Fights Burglar in Falls to Courtyard
A New York burglary at Samuel Hare’s home ends when Sam grapples the intruder. The struggle sends them through a window into a 10 foot courtyard. Sam lands atop the burglar, knocking him unconscious until police arrive.
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Sam
New York
Samuel Hare
Toouser
Mrs Ruth Kearns Buried After Week of Illness
Mrs Ruth Kearns wife of H P Kearns 27 of Farmer died at a High Point hospital after a week with erysipelas Survivors include her husband two young sons Richard and David her parents Mr and Mrs M F Skeen one brother Paul Kearns and one sister Mary Lewis Kearns all of Farmer Funeral and burial were at Concord M E Church conducted by Rev D A Highfill Also noted is the burial of Mrs B S Allred in Cedar Falls after sudden death at her home with survivors including her husband three sons Jesse Clay and Theodore and two daughters Mrs Talmadge Jones and Mrs Earl Cox
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Asheboro
Ruth Kearns
H. P. Kearns
Farmer
High Point
Kearns
Richard
David
M. F. Skeen
Paul Kearns
Mary Lewis Kearns
Concord M. E
D. A. Highfill
Cedar Falls
Allred
Jesse
Clay
Theodore
Talmadge Jones
Franklinville
Earl Cox
Rams
Golf Ball Accident Sparks Engagement Near Phoenix
Oil magnate Ezra Stevens hit a golf ball that struck Marjorie Cooper Groan in the heart. The incident occurred in Phoenix as Stevens recovered, and days later the pair announced their engagement to be married.
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Cupid
Phoenix
Aris
Ezra Stevens
Marjorie Cooper
Marrie
Never Again Threshing Quip Cited in Hamburg Testimony
Quoted phrases from Hummell of Hamburg appear in a historical account about truth telling and its perceived impact. The dialogue centers on a single threshing event linked to a proclamation or defense, noted for its claimed effectiveness. The text preserves a terse, period voice with emphasis on veracity.
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Hummell
Hamburg
Birth of Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia 1745
Benjamin Rush an American physician and patriot was born December 23 1745 in Philadelphia Pa He studied at Princeton earned medical training in Europe and taught chemistry at the Philadelphia college now the University of Pennsylvania medical department He signed the Declaration of Independence and helped found Dickinson College.
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Benjamin Rush
Philadelphia
Princeton
Europe
Philadelphia College
University of Pennsylvania
Continental Congress
Rush
Philadelphia Dispensary
Dickinson College
Pennsyl
Vania Convention and Indian Health Writings Highlighted
The text notes a convention on ratifying the federal constitution and praises an author for essays on the diseases and vices of Indians. It credits these writings with providing new and important information about American aborigines and their health.
Clear That Voice
Cincinnati professor Benjamin C. Wag Wye says Americans misuse speech, calling vocal production crude and suggesting teachers must work to eliminate static from the human voice while scientists tackle radio static.
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Cincinnati
Benjamin C. Wag Wye
University of Cincinenati
Rural Steele Creek Church Sees 735 Communicants
A rural church near Charlotte North Carolina, the Steele Creek Presbyterian, reports 735 communicants and 717 Sunday school members in a local church roll call.
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Charlotte, N. C
Steele Creek Presbyterian
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Wom
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Nettleton Fine Shoes
Quality Shoe Store
South Main St
Ams
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Whitman
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Yardley
Merricks
Eckerd’s
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