United States Opposes Philippine Independence Now
The administration plans a firm stance against granting independence to the Philippine Islands, favoring autonomy instead while maintaining economic support and protection. Delegations and congressional pressure push toward reasserting U.S. influence in the Pacific amid calls for rapid reconstruction at home.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
Pacific
Hurley
Congress
Philippines
Orient
America
China
Rockefeller Sr Hosts 15th Annual Christmas Party
John D. Rockefeller Sr aged 92 hosted a community Christmas party at The Casements in Ormond Beach Florida. About 100 guests received three gifts each including an item of value and laugh provoking novelties. He chatted with attendees and smiled as a mechanical goose surfaced from the tree.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller
Casements
Rockefeller
Gardner Praises Aycock Statue Shown in Gotham
New York. Governor O Max Gardner and two Tar Heel officials certify Charles B Aycock statue for National Statuary Hall. Gardner calls it excellent as sculptor Charles Keck completes the work. He also notes tax reductions and economy in North Carolina finances while avoiding politics for now.
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New York
North Carolina
Charles B. Aycock
National Statuary Hall
O. Max Gardner
Tar Heel
Charles Keck
Josephus Daniels
the Navy
Woodrow Wilson
Gardner
J. Y. Joyner
Raleigh
Smith
Raskob
Roosevelt
Howard College Plans Football Games With North Dakota and Duquesne
Howard College in Birmingham Alabama announces football games set for next year against North Dakota and Duquesne. The schedule features a pair of non conference matchups as the program continues building its slate.
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Howard College
Birmingham
Ala
North Dakota
Duquesne
Name This Movie Actress For $750 Cash
Hollywood actress Helen Mann seeks a new public name and offers $750 for the best suggestion. Submit one name per person to E. A. Williams Studio A630 1023 N. Sycamore Ave Hollywood California with a $250 bonus if mailed before January 3, 1932.
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Hollywood
Helen Mann
E. A. Williams
Studio
N. Sycamore Ave
California
Adyv
Johnston County Farmers Build Farm Fish Ponds
Johnston County farmers under County Game Warden Wayland Jones expanded the live at home program by converting waste and marginal land into fish ponds. Fifteen ponds ranging from three to ten acres were built this year, bringing the county total to 40. Next year a goal of 25 new ponds is set, with prospects for food value and potential income from brood stock and sport fishing.
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Raleigh
Johnston County
Wayland Jones
Smithfield
Department of Conservation and Development
Jones
Johnston
Bond Forfeiture Sought for Chadwick in Stolen Bonds Case
Richmond police justice says a move will be made to forfeit the bond of David N. Chadwick a Wilmington businessman charged with possessing 9101 000 in stolen bonds Chadwick’s lawyers seek delay claiming he missed trial due to a federal warrant arrest in Washington He allegedly tried to exchange a 10000 registered Liberty Bond for smaller notes and denied knowledge of the theft.
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Richmond
David N. Chadwick
Wilmington
N. C
T. Gray Haddon
Chadwick
Washington
First National Bank of
Philadelphia
District of Columbia
Hand Squeeze Play Noted in Auction Bridge Contest
The article describes an auction bridge hand from the national team-of-four contest. It discusses an interesting squeeze play at either or no trump and notes players at hearts scored two points less than those at no trump, a margin sometimes deciding the national championship.
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Wm. E. McKenney
American Bridge League
Hearts
Squeeze Play Delivers Six Odd Wins in Bridge Hand
In a 1931 NEA Service bridge hand, South as declarer pressed a heart squeeze to force West to discard. The play featured a sequence of club, diamond and spade cashes, with West shown to hold ten clubs and a key spade. The result was six odds at hearts or no trump.
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South
East
Declarer
West
NEA Service, Inc
Lenz
Culbertson
Jacob
Culbertsons
Bernarr MacFadden Opens Penny Restaurant in New York
Bernarr MacFadden the publisher and health advocate opened a penny restaurant in New York to feed the hungry and promote healthy eating. The charity project offers soup whole wheat bread and other whole wheat products at one cent per dish as part of the Bernarr MacFadden foundation launched in September.
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New York
Bernarr MacFadden
1931 Marks New Era of Progress In Aviation
The year 1931 showcased rapid aviation progress with world encirclements and ocean crossings. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty completed a world journey in eight days. G H Stainforth set a 406.99 mph speed record. the longest nonstop NY to Istanbul flight by Boardman and Pollando. balloon stratosphere flights near 10 miles. Graf Zeppelin and DC X operations. Akron airship completion. Lindberghs Arctic to Japan trip. Doolittle’s 11 hour cross country flight. and England winning the Schneider trophy.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Sky
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
G. H. Stainforth
Russell Boardman
John Polando
New York
Istanbul
Turkey
Auguste Piccard
Charles Kipfer
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Japan
Italo Balbo
Ocean
South Atlantic
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Arctic Circle
China
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
Brazil
Bert Hinkler
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Otto Hillig
Holger Hoirs
Alexander Magyar
George Endres
Hungary
First Baptist Church Marks 650th Anniversary in Lexington
Lexington notes the First Baptist church celebrated its 650th anniversary with three services. Dr Joseph T Watts spoke on Loyal ties and traced the church history. Charter members present included Capt C W Trice J H Hawkins and A L Yarborough.
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Lexington
First Baptist Church
Joseph T. Watts
Baltimore
Maryland Baptist State Convention
Watts
C. W. Trice
J. H. Hawkins
A. L. Yarborough
Charles Madry
State Baptist Convention
Raleigh
Baptist Church
Sam J. Smith
F. Conrad
Charlotte
Roxie Sheets
Woman's Missionary Society
Esther Hutchins
David Pickard
Gilmer Cross
Wake Forest
Bidding Rift Prompts resignation in Bridge Match
In a heated 103rd rubber, Jacoby resigns after a quarrel with Lenz over bidding. Culbertsons lead by 16,840 points after evening play, with tensions rising as Jacoby objects to Lenz’s bids and an imminent partner swap is discussed.
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Ozzie
Lenz
Jacoby
Ely Culbertson
Wingfield Liggett
Sidney
Lenz-Jacoby
Oaere
Culbertsons
Shake-Up Rumor Hits North Carolina Universities
Raleigh reports spread of a speculative plan to replace State College president Dr E C Brooks with Col J W Harrelson and appoint Tyre C Taylor as president under a Ten Year Plan. Critics say the governor cannot unilaterally act. trustees and consolidation commissions govern changes. Both Brooks and Harrelson deny the tale as fantastic. Gardner allies say no basis in fact.
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Raleigh
Freenee
Charlotte
E. C. Brookes
State College Foy
J. W. Harrelson
Department of Conservation and Development
Tyre C. Taylor
North Carolina
Gardner
Dr. Brooks
State College
Col. Harrelson
Board of Trustees
North Carolina College For Women
University of North Carolina
University
General Assembly
Louisiana
Consolidation Commission
Ramor
Brooks
Harreleon
Mr. Taylor
Governor Gardner
John Moore Case Goes to Taylor for Commutation
Winston-Salem North Carolina December 29 The case of John Moore a negro sentenced to die for first degree burglary for entering a sleeping girl s room and stealing her shoes is to be laid before Tyre C Taylor executive counsel to Governor Gardner The attorneys said they expected a commutation especially since Judge John H Harwood indicated a desire to save Moore from the electric chair Moore s attorneys said a conference with Taylor is set for January 6 Protests from across the country have been filed with court officials and with the governor J T Hollister Jr one of the lawyers said
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Winston-Salem
N. C
John Moore
Tyre C.taylor
Gardner
John H. Harwood
North Carolina
Moore
Taylor
J. T. Hollister, Jr
Paroles Granted to 376 State Prisoners This Year
Raleigh officials report 376 inmates have been paroled so far this year through the governor’s executive council office. Odus M. Muir, Nat Townsend and Tyre C. Taylor have sequentially held the post. Captain Charles D. Farmer warns law will be strictly enforced on 1938 license tag displays after January 1. Asheville park officials sue 53 parties over unpaid park fund subscriptions totaling 18,842.50 dollars.
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Raleigh
Odus M. Muir
Nat Townsend
Tyre C. Taylor
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Asheville
State Park Commission
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Alleged Safe Robbers Arrested in Winston-Salem
Walter Harvel and Carl Cooper of Winston-Salem were arrested in connection with a safe robbery at East Bend Sunday night that yielded several hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Walter Harvel
Carl Cooper
East Bend
Charlotte executive named divisional head for GM line
Lee A Folger of Charlotte becomes divisional manager for the two Carolinas of a new sales corporation. The firm will handle all General Motors automotive products except Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Lee A. Folger
Two
Carolinas
General Motors
Chevrolet
MSU Forestry Students Test Fertilizers on Blue Spruce
Forestry students at Montana State University experiment with fertilizers to deepen the blue spruce color. The study explores how nutrient treatments affect foliage hue and tree health.
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Montana State University
Miss Mary E Woolley Named Arms Delegate for Geneva Conference
President Hoover appoints Miss Mary E Woolley as a delegate to the Geneva disarmament conference. The move follows sustained petitions and resolutions by women’s groups led by Carrie Chapman Catt and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Woolley, president of the American Association of University Women, is praised as a calm firm voice for women in global affairs.
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Washington
Hoover
Mary E. Woolley
Woolley
White House
National Woman's Party
Jane Addams
Helen Taft
American Association of University Women
Quiet Christmas in Lexington Despite Dry Raids
Lexington had one of its quietest Christmases in years with no serious accidents and few arrests. Deputies seized several stills, four in Tyre township, about 100 gallons of beer, and other materials. One man fled his home when lawmen inspected nearby, claiming kinship to a convicted felon in Atlanta.
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Lexington
Leneington
Salisbury
Lester Davis
Boone Township
Atelanta
Eccles Davis
Tyre Township
Scouts Plant Walnut Trees in Mt Vernon For City Plan
Scouting volunteers plant walnut trees grown from nuts at the George Washington estate in Mt Vernon as part of a city planning movement. A separate note mentions a proposal to name the new navy dirigible ZRS-5 after Amarillo, the hellum city.
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Connellsville
George Washington Estate
Mt. Vernon
Amarillo
Hellum City
How To Relieve Headaches In Three Minutes
An advertised remedy named B. C. offers rapid relief for violent headaches caused by inorganic factors. It is prepared by a registered pharmacist and claims to blend multiple ingredients to ease headaches, muscular pains, colds, neuralgia, fever, and nervous distress without opiates. Available in 100 and 250 package sizes from drug sellers.
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B. C
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