Brookings report stirs state officials in Raleigh
State departments brace for Brookings Institution recommendations as Governor Gardner releases the study. Officials fear losing elective status if reforms pass, while editors praise consolidation and elimination of duplication. Resistance grows as public opinion shows support for changes, with constitutional officers wavering on amendments.
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J. C. Baskervill - Raleigh
Brookings Institution
O. Max Gardner
Brookings
General Assembly
Ready
Gardner
State Department
Secretary
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oklahoma oil fire threat prompts push for appointive state officials
Governor Gardner signals support for legislation to appoint six top state officers, challenging the elective system. Labor and Printing head Frank Grist vows to oppose abolishing the department, while Insurance, Agriculture, and the three Corporation Commission members brace for Brookings recommendations and possible political fallout. State workers grow wary as debates loom.
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Gardner
Corporation Commission
Commissioner of Agriculture
Insurance
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
Frank D. Grist
Department of Labor and Printing
Brookings
Labor and Printing Department
Department of Labor
State Senate
Grist
Dan C. Boney
Department of Insurance
Boney
W. A. Graham
Department of Agriculture
Graham
RE. N. Gill
W. T. Lee
George W. Pell
Stanley Winborne
Old English at the Broadhurst with George Arliss
The revue reviews George Arliss in Old English at the Broadhurst Theater. Arliss portrays a doddering yet clever merchant whose sacrifice for his grandchildren drives the tale. The piece highlights his poised gestures and enduring appeal, noting memorable scenes and portly humor.
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George Arliss
Disraeli
Arliss
Already Decided on Baby Name in Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on naming a newborn. One partner quips that the name will be whatever the wife chooses, signaling agreement and lighthearted decision making. The comment reflects playful interplay within a family moment.
Bismarck’s Social Insurance Legislation Recalled
A concise note recalls Bismarck’s historic move a generation ago when he introduced social insurance measures that upstaged his socialist rivals and shaped early welfare policy.
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Bismarck
Comees Social-Insurance Legisation
Political Shakeups In State Featured 1930
In 1930 North Carolina politics saw the fall of long time senator Furnifold Simmons and death of Senator Overman. Josiah Bailey rose to challenge Simmons, winning the Democratic primary and then the general election. Morrison received a senate appointment after Overman’s death as Bailey claimed a strong victory in the November election.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
Lee S. Overman
Charles Manly Stedman
William Cice ®Ro Hammer
Simmons
Alfred E. Smith
Josiah W. Bailey
Raleigh
Bailey
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
Angus W. McLean
Senate
Cameron Morrison
O. Maz Gardner
Senator Overman
Overman
Gardner
Morrison
Smith
Congress
W. C. Hammer
Frank Hancock
Oxford
Hinton James
Laurinburg
Representative Hammer
Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
Hoover
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Organized Labor
Parker
Thomas L. Estep
Allegheny County
Prittchard
Irvin. B. Tucker
Whiteville
George E. Butler
Clinton
National Party
Nye
North Dakota
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
McNinch
Prisoners Enjoy Christmas Turkey Dinner in Lexington
County Jailer A. C. Crouse hosted 25 prisoners at the county jail with a Christmas turkey meal and gift packages of fruits nuts and candies. Road camps nearby and the Welcome community also arranged special dinners for prisoners.
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Lexington
A. C. Crouse
Welcome
Free transportation to schools for 100000 Louisiana children
A Louisiana program provides free transport to school for 100000 county children. The initiative aims to ease daily commutes and expand access to education across the region.
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Louisiana
Corrinne Confronts Clifton Becker in Family Turmoil
Corrinne denounces Clifford Becker as a thief’s son amid a heated confrontation at home. He claims a luncheon date and a stay with Harry’s father, while Corrinne defends her family’s honor and warns him to leave. Next, more trouble with Clifford Becker.
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Harry
Clifford Becker
Corrinne
Jean Brady
Nancy
Corinne
Becker
Vault Dynamited in Ashgrove Bank Heist
Two robbers dynamited the Farmers and Merchants Bank vault in Ashgrove Missouri early today and escaped with about $2,000, the bank's entire cash. A third robber held the town marshal prisoner during the burglary. building damage was estimated at $1,000.
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Ashgrove
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Gate City Motor Company Incorporations Filed in Raleigh
Certificates of incorporation filed with the secretary of state list Gate City Motor Company of High Point to operate a garage supply batteries and accessories for vehicles with authorized stock 100000 subscribed 300 and names C W Edwards Hedrick Jack Burris of Greensboro and others. Crescent Guano Company of Wilmington to deal in fertilizers authorized 10000 subscribed 300 with David H Scot B F Keith and M W Gibbons. Piedmont Laundry Incorporated of Charlotte to own and operate a laundry authorized stock 25000 subscribed 390 by D J Karras L S Zapammis and Tom Strait. Pacolet Knitting Company Jr of Lynn to manufacture sell and deal in hosiery machinery authorized 25000 subscribed 5000 by J Cudd Blanche Hair Cudd and J S Masseburg. The Home Steam Laundry of Mount Airy to own operate a laundry authorized 50000 subscribed 7200 by W N Noles Mrs E M Jenkins J Van Duncan and A Todd.
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Raleigh
Tificates of Incorporation
Secretary of Stat
Gate City Motor Company
High Point
C. W. Edwards
Hedrick
Jack Burris
Greensboro
A Car Sons
K. Johnson
H. W. Johnson
B. Johnson
Fuquay Springs
Crescent Guano Company
Wilmington
David H. Scot
B. F. Keith
M. W. Gibbons
Piedmont Laundry, Incorporated
Charlotte
D. J. Karras
Zapammis
Tom Strait
Pacolet Knitting Company, Jr
Lynn
J. Cudd
Blanche Hair Cudd
Spatanburg
W. N. Noles
E. M. Jenkins
J. van Duncan
A. Todd
Mount Holly
Gadsden Purchase Treaty Signed in 1853
On December 30, 1853 the Gadsden Purchase treaty between the United States and Mexico was signed. It involved a tract of land now in New Mexico and Arizona covering over 45,000 square miles. The United States paid $10,000,000 for the land to settle boundary disputes and secure a route for a southern railway.
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Gadsden
Gadsde
United States
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
National Indoor Tennis In Quarter Finals
The national junior indoor tennis championship reaches the quarter final round with six of ten seeds remaining. Top seed and defending champion William Jacobs of the University of Pittsburgh leads, joined by seeds Richard Downing, Mark Hecht, Bernard Friedman, Kendall H. Cram, and Robert O. Bacon Jr. Also in the bracket are unseeded Raney Donovan and Ray Palmer.
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New York
William Jacobs
University of Pittsburgh
Richard Downing
Jamaica High School
Mark Hecht
Dewitt Clinton High School
Bernard Friedman
West Philadelphia
H. S
Kendall H. Cram
Nashville
Robert 0. Bacon, Jr
New Prep School
Cambridge
Mass
Raney Donovan
Fordham Prep
Ray Palmer
Mercersburg Academy
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Brookings Report
Jack Perrin
The
Law
Mickey the
Broadway
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Conrad Nagel
Genevieve Tobin
BroadHuRsy
A publix-Saenger Theatre
Will
Reno
Will Rogers
Louise Dressier
Sharon Lynn
J. M. Kerrigan
Lightnin
Laugh At Wheeler and Woolsey
Oklahoma
Wewoka
Okio
Broadhurst Theater
John Mebane
Stickler
High Point’s Barbers
Sheraton Barber Shop
Elwood
Elwood Main Street
Vicks
Sue
Margery Hale
WEA Service, Inc
Gate City Motor
Charterel
Incorpo
E. E. Hedicate Garage Business Her
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