Catawba Lad Is Corn Club Champ
James Lutz a 10 year old 4-H member from Newton Catawba county wins North Carolina state corn club title for 1930. He produced 124.6 bushels per acre on land costing 59.25 and cleared 159.35 in profit plus 74 in premiums from fairs. County Agent J Wade Hendricks supervised. Exhibits won multiple prizes.
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Raleigh
James Lutz
Newton
Catawba County
North Carolina
L. R. Harrill
N. C. State College
Young Lutz
J. Wade Hendricks
Erwin Towns Lacks Jail Amid Population 5000
Bright Bits reports Erwin North Carolina with 5000 residents and no jail, noting six Christmases passed without arrests and praising the town as friendly. Greensboro hints at continued snow and lingering winter conditions while Lexington corrects Davidson County population data, reducing totals by 835 to 47,865.
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Erwin, N. C
Erwin
Lexington
N. C
Davidson County
Washington
China Puts Her New Tariff Into Effect
Shanghai December 31 China enacted a tariff law with rates from 2 to 30 percent. Cargoes en route to Chinese ports won’t be exempt. Tobacco wines and liquors face about 60 percent. silks jewelry guns and ammunition 40 to 48 percent.
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Shanghai
China
Hoover to broadcast Lincoln address by radio February 12
Raleigh reports President Hoover will speak on February 12 with a nationwide radio hookup at 10 p m eastern. Robert H. Lucas of the Republican National Committee urges local precincts to hold Lincoln memorial meetings the night of the broadcast and defend Hoover amid claims of a Democratic landslide.
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Raleigh
Hoover
North Carolina
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Lucas
Washington
Raleigh Times
Lincoln
Republican Party
Fire damages Woodruff Clinic on North Main Street
A fire around 2 PM damaged an upstairs room at Woodruff Clinic 418 North Main Street. No patients were present and the second floor was empty. Dr L L Wilson was inside. Fire companies 1 4 and the aerial responded.
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Woodruff Clinic
North Main Street
L. L. Wilson
1930 Construction In State Under Million First Time in Decade
Raleigh reports 1930 building value at 969000 dollars, the first decade with under one million. The 1929 total was 1,438,516 and previous years included 1928 at 3,464,573 and 1927 at 1,903,169. The peak year remains 1924 with 4,623,124 including Meredith College.
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Raleigh
N. C
Meredith College
Plans For Unemployment Relief Front In City Meeting
City leaders announced new unemployment relief measures in High Point through a joint session of the Board of Public Welfare Emergency committee and the city council at the municipal building. Proposals include street and utility repairs plus paving unpaved driveways at actual cost to speed relief and create jobs.
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High Point
A. York
Board of Public Welfare and Emergency Committee
Brentley Circle
Rotary Street
City
East Side
Nathan Hunt Road
South Main Street
Springfield Avenue
New Municipal Park
York
F. J. Sizemore
The
Board of Pulic Welfare
W. C. Hammond
Welfare Board
Hammond
W. E. Price
F. Logan Porter
Holton
Parker and Johnson
Clara I. Cox
Price
New Year Festivities Rise Across City With Dances and Watch Services
City youth will attend the Sedgefield New Year dance from 9 PM to 2 AM while Watch Night services resume at Stephens Tabernacle and First Methodist Protestant church. Private parties occur in upscale districts though downtown celebrations are limited. Bells and whistles mark 1931’s arrival as locals anticipate resolutions and caution.
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Sedgefield
Stephens Tabernacle
South Main Street
H. L.stephens
George T. Stephens
High Point
Public health work in schools praised in Person county
The North Carolina state board of health highlights Person county as a model for school child health work. In 1930 the county reports extensive dental and tonsil clinics, vision correction, and high vaccination rates with smallpox immunity, while noting few contagious diseases and a diphtheria outbreak tied to incomplete toxin antitoxin doses.
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Cooper
Person County
Gates McKaughn
State Board of Health
Await Official In trike Conference
Cardiff December 31 Representatives of the mine union executive committee advised members to continue work under owners terms. They adjourned a conference awaiting Ministry of Mines representatives en route from London. Mine owners gathered awaiting news and possible government intervention before the wage agreement expires at midnight.
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Cardiff
Mine Union Executive Committee
Ministry of Mines
London
South Wales
Norfolk and Southern petition to discontinue trains 7 and 10
The petition of the Norfolk and Southern railroad to discontinue trains 7 and 10 between Goldsboro and Beaufort will be heard on January 20.
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Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Goldsboro
Beaufort
Times Never Better For Young American Writer Says Mencken
Baltimore, Dec 31. H L Mencken, editor and critic, says times are never better for the young American writer. He argues a new Whitman could publish without personal expense and earn good income from rights and magazines while praising Sinclair Lewis’s Nobel prize but urging him to write novels again. Mencken contends ideas find a hearing and pay in America.
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Baltimore
H. L. Mencken
Mr. Mencken
Walt Whitman
Selbg
Walt
American Mercury
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Swedish Academy
America
Rail consolidation debate and senate actions in 1930
A historical summary of Congress and presidential positions on railroad consolidation in 1930. It notes a senate May 21 vote to suspend consolidation under conditions, a House committee report, and a June 16 Senate authorization for interstate commerce inquiry, with cautions about public submission and ethics surrounding the president’s stance.
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Senate
House
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Congress
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Rail consolidation plans face mixed reaction and doubts
President Hoover’s proposed consolidation of railroad lines aims to speed recovery and employment but faces criticism over potential delays and costs. Critics cite high steel rail prices and lack of competitive bidding, while supporters see eventual benefits to business stability and jobs.
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United States
Couzens
Willard
B. and O
Washington
Hoover
New Engla
Pennsylvania
New Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Interstate Commerce
Schram Brothers Return From Christmas Trips
Messrs Nicholas and Andre Schram return from Lincoln ton Georgia and Abbeville California where they spent the Christmas holidays. California's statistical department estimates women are involved in 12 percent of the automobile accidents in the state.
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Messrs
Nicholas and
Andre Schram
Lincolnton
Abbeyville, C
California
Statistical Department
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