Reform of Government Aims to Restructure North Carolina
Brookings Institution proposes sweeping changes to state government at Governor Gardner’s request. The plan urges unification and central control, replacing most elected officers with gubernatorial appointments to reduce costs and improve responsiveness.
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Brookings Institution
Washington, D. C
Gardner
General Assembly
Brookings
Locke Craig
Not Sitting and Hating the United States
Dr. Julius Klein of the department of commerce comments on Europe's view of its economic distress and its relation to the United States, noting misperceptions in the passage. The quote reflects postwar perspectives on Europe and U.S. economic ties.
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United States
Julius Klein
Department of Commerce
Europe
Europe Eyes America for a New World Order
A Dr argues that Europe, facing stagnation, looks to America for leadership and enterprise. The piece suggests the world system relies on profits, and a shift in thinking plus peace are required to pull the globe from a slough, with America potentially guiding Europe.
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Europe
America
Rich Americans Tap Millionaire Incomes in 1928
The 1928 income tax shows 511 Americans earned one million dollars or more. The year was marked by prosperity but may reveal a forthcoming drop in this figure for 1929. The piece questions system flaws and calls for radical action to stabilize prosperity and reduce unemployment.
Larders and Relief for Rural North Carolina Farmers
A Greensboro News report details a survey by Dr. A. Keister and six others on conditions in Piedmont farm areas. They note encouraging farm conditions due to balanced farming, rain, and a good crop year, while recognizing ongoing hunger risks and the說 need to address pelagra among rural residents.
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North Carolina
Santa Claus
Greensboro News
A. & Keister
North Carolina College For Women
Governor’s ‘‘Unemployment Relief Commission
Piedmont
Gardner
Commission
The Magic of Old Days by Bruce Catton
The piece muses on romance in distant times and places. It contrasts nostalgia with present reality as a small news item about a midwestern electric interurban railway near its demise prompts reflection.
The Ebb and Flow of Public Utilities and Age in Work
A reflection contrasts the decline of electric railways with the canal’s romance and predicts future views of early 1900s transport. It discusses banning gate admissions in college sports, condemns mistreatment of a youth in Ohio, and praises a Muskogee contractor favoring workers over 60.
Past as ashes: Sandburg quote frames a sifted scene
The line from Carl Sandburg calls the past a bucket of ashes as readers reflect on a scene now fully sifted and laid bare.
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Carl Sandburg
Germany Inundated by Foreign Money Floods Headlines
A provocative headline declares Germany overwhelmed by foreign money with a blunt subhead about floodgates of influence. The piece hints at financial pressures from abroad affecting domestic affairs and public discourse.
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Germany
Installment Sales in Germany Offer Markdown Deals
Merchandise sold on installment plans in Germany features priced reductions. Purchases are discounted as buyers finance over time, with merchants highlighting the savings compared to cash payments. The arrangement promotes repeat customers and broader access to goods.
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Germany
Eskimos Thrive in Greenland Whale Trade
A traveler reports no unemployment among the Eskimos, stating they are “doing a whale of a business” from Greenland. He attributes steady work to whaling and related enterprises, presenting a brisk, upbeat view of local employment.
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Greenland
Lamont says Americans never do things in halves
Commentator laments implied thoroughness of Americans while joking about football game participation. The remark cites financier Thomas W. Lamont and contrasts high stakes effort with casual sports involvement.
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Thomas W. Lamont
Boy Confuses Mother With Arithmetic Distractor
A humorous line notes a boy who jokes his mother is trying arithmetic when she says she is driving him to distraction. The quip captures light domestic irony framed in a playful tone.
North Carolina expands state and auxiliary game refuges
The biennial report from the Department of Conservation and Development shows state and auxiliary refuges totaling 346 580 acres as of June 1930, spread across more than one third of the state's counties. About 57 000 acres are state lands used for other purposes, with 173 800 acres on private property under protection, and 12 160 quail were released in the biennium from both purchase and state farm stock.
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Game Administration
Conservation Department
Department For Protection and Development
North Carolina urged to overhaul government into 14 departments
Brookings Institution urges sweeping consolidation cutting 99 units to 14 departments with elected officers reduced to governor lieutenant governor and state auditor The plan reassigns many offices to appointive status and creates unified bureaus including a new state police bureau and a strengthened state auditor role.
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North Carolina
Brookings
Secretary of State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Corporation Commission
Commissioners of Agriculture, Labor and Printing
Insurance
State Senate
Executive Department
Department of Finance
Department of Justice
Department of Education
Department of Health
Department of Highways and Public Works
Department of Agriculture
Department of Conservation and Development
Department of Labor
Department of Institutions
Department of Local Government
Department of Banking and Insurance
Public Utilities Commission
Brookings Institution
Merger Trial Reveals Battle Over Sheet and Tube Buyout
In a battle over a Bethlehem merger with Sheet and Tube, auditors defend Sheet and Tube earnings and location advantages while Bethlehem witnesses argue adjustments neutralize gaps. Eaton's stock moves after the record date spawn proxy challenges. court actions extend from June to September as attorneys argue for and against the merger.
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Younstown
Bethlehem
Sheet and Tube
Eaton
Jenkins
Sir Reynard Killed By Auto Near Wilmington
Wilmington, Dec 29. A bus driver, William Tunsel, struck and killed Sir Reynard the fox while driving to Wilmington. The fox suffered little damage and no parade of huntsmen accompanied the incident.
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Wilmington
N. C
Merry “Hark-Forward
Harkforward Tantiry
William Tunsel
Tunsel
Sir Reynard
Dover and Southbound Railroad Abandoned in North Carolina
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the abandonment of the Dover and Southbound railroad in North Carolina, a logging line built in 1895. The decision was issued December 29.
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Washington
Dover and Southbound
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Women Owning 40 Percent Share of U.S. Wealth
A claim that women own 40 percent of United States wealth circulates in discussions of gender and economics. The statistic is cited in debates on income equality and asset ownership.
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United States
Daring Young Bandit Robs Gotham Theater Weekend Haul
A beardless youth held up Paramount Theatre treasurer Eli Dreylinger in Times Square as patrons watched Tom Sawyer. He obtained the weekend receipts totaling 11150, then escaped through the fire escape or building exits while police cordoned the venue.
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Tom Sawyer
Paramount Theatre
Times Square
Paramount
43Rd Street
Jackie Coogan
Mark Twain
Teasurer
Eli Dreylinger
Dreylinger
Cooly
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