North Carolina lawmakers face tax cuts and budget crisis
North Carolina legislators prepare for a 1933 session amid a looming $10 to $15 million deficit and a $3.8 million need from the 15 cent ad valorem tax for schools. Debates focus on tax reform, budget cuts, prohibition, and university consolidation amid broader calls to streamline state government.
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W. Joynes Macfarlane
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
Tarheelia
John C. B. Ehringhaus
University of North Carolina
Industrial Commission
House
Senate
Roosevelt And Garner Refuse Back Candidate
President Elect Roosevelt and Vice President Elect Garner say they will not back any House speaker candidate. Garner states a hands off policy and denies favoring McDuffie O Connor Bankhead Rainey or others amid rumors of dozen contenders for the next House speakership.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Garner
House
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Robert Jackson
National Committee
John McDuffie
Alabama
Byrna
Tennessee
McDuffie
Rainey
Granfield
Mass
John J. O'Connor
New York
Tammany Hall
O'Connor
William B. Bankhead
Lindsay Warren
North Carolina
Bankhead
Rankin
Mississippi
Crosser
Ohio
Roosevelt to meet party leaders in New York conference
President-Elect Roosevelt plans a Thursday night meeting in New York with key Democratic leaders at the Biltmore hotel. Attendees include Speaker Garner and Senators Robinson Byrnes and Sumners, with discussions likely on budget, taxes, farm relief, and revenue sources to balance the coming budget.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Rainey
Tllinois
Albany
Congress
Biltmore
Garner
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Harrison
Mississippi
Collier
House
Ways and Means Committee
Burns
House Appropriations Committee
McDuffie
Alabama
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury
North Carolina Temperatures to Plunge Sunday?
North Carolinians can expect a sharp cold snap with a drop from 66 to around 32 34 degrees across the state by morning New Year's. Light rains persist as rivers return to banks, with the Roanoke near Weldon rising to about 40 feet before falling.
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Raleigh
Lee A. Denson
Roanoke
Weldon
Hunting accident leaves teen with severed wrist
Tarboro dispatch reports J. W. Davenport aged 19 was hunting today when an accidentally fired charge from his gun fractured his left wrist and right hand. Doctors said amputations likely.
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Tarboro
J. W. Davenport
Seawright Charged With Abandoning Wife and Two Children
C KE Seawright, long time resident of Godwin near Payvetteville, arrested for abandoning a wife and two children in Ware Shoals Washington DC twelve years ago. previously married a well to do widow and became a local pillar.
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Payvetteville
C. KE. Seawright
Godwin
Ware Shoals
D. C
Coast Guard Reports tanker Doris Kellogg sinks after explosion
The 105 ton tanker Doris Kellogg abandoned in flames off Frying Pan Shoals exploded and sank at 10 30 a m today after a report from the cutter Yamacraw. The Modoc at Wilmington New York relayed the message.
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Wilmington
N.Y
Coast Guard
Modoc
Yamacraw
Doris Kellogg
Frying Pan Shoals
Gold shipment arrives in New York from France on liner Albert Baldwin
A shipment valued at 1.8 million dollars in gold consigned from France reached New York banking houses today aboard the liner Albert Baldwin.
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New York
France
Albert Baldwin
Durham man freed after first degree murder charges
Dr. Mike Roberson of Durham was held in Raleigh jail on first degree murder charges since Tuesday and gained his release this afternoon.
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Raleigh
Mike Roberson
Durham
Police Hunt for Slayer in Ruth Steese Murder Case
A man was taken into custody for questioning in the murder of Ruth Steese a welfare worker found dead in a car. Detectives sought a former Cleveland Society for the Blind employee discharged for rage and beating a blind child.
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Ruth Steese
Cleveland Society For the Blind
Unidentified killer targets Cleveland welfare worker
Police hunted an unidentified murderer after a young welfare worker was slain in Cleveland. Friends disclosed she had lived in fear of such an attack, which occurred yesterday.
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Cleveland
Richmond Citizens Ignore Court Fees
In Rockingham on December 31 the county reports about 900 residents have not paid unpaid witness fees totaling around $1,000. Individual fees range from 25 cents to $23.50 despite hard times.
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Rockingham
Richmond County
McLeansville Man Dies From Gunshot Wounds
Charlie Lowe aged 42 of near Mc Leansville died in a Greensboro hospital from head wounds after being found wounded in a pasture. Sheriff Joe Phipps investigated. officials said the rifle accidently discharged after he apparently fell.
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Greensboro
Charlies Lowe
McLeansville
Joe Phipps
Guilford County
Lowe
Russia's Second Five Year Plan Set for Mass Participation
Moscow reports that Russia will adopt the second five year plan aimed at expanding heavy industry and defense while continuing collectivized and state farms. It notes achievements from the first plan, including abolition of unemployment and illiteracy, plus the creation of new cities and alliances, but warns light industry shortfalls and missed targets.
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Moscow
Russia
Magnetogorsk
Dnieprostroy
Stalinsk
Analysis Shows Blood On McCoin Belongings To Be That Of Human
Henderson reports Mayor Irvin Watkins said a man calling himself Dr. M. E. Yergin was taken into custody at Roanoke Virginia in connection with the disappearance of R. B. McCain Jefferson attorney and former state senator.
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McCoin
Roosevelt Returns To Private Life Tonight
The Roosevelt era as New York governor ends as he leaves office at midnight for two months of private life. He will attend the inaugural ball, visit workers, and travel to Albany for Lehman’s formal inauguration. Lehman will take the oath in New York City, with private and public ceremonies planned amid the sister’s death in New York.
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Walter T. Brown
Albany
N. Y
Hyde Park
Franklin D. T
New York
United States
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Capitol
Tenth Regiment Armory
Tn Seubally
Mr. Roosevelt
Lehman
New York City
Irving Lehman
Court of Appeals
Secretary of State
Stains on McCoin Belongings Linked to Blood Evidence
Columbus police say stains on personal items of R S McCoin indicate human blood. McCoin, a former North Carolina state senator, disappeared December 22 after his car was found in a local garage with bloodstained items. An anonymous letter claimed he was murdered and buried near Hagerstown Maryland. Searches continue.
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Columbus
R.S. McCoin
Mission Henderson
N. C
Thomas Scully
James A. Beer
McCoin
North Carolina
McCain
Hagerstown
New York Prepares for New Year Celebrations
New York readies for 1933 amid mixed plans from Bowery to Riverside Drive. Police tighten curfew from 3 to 6 a m and deploy extra officers while federal agents monitor events. Broadway tickets rise, yet hotel and club meals appear cheaper than last year as crowds await a misdated January 5 arrival.
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New York
the Bowery
Riverside Drive
Broadway
Edward P. Mulrooney
Andrew McCampbell
Julius Caesar
Pope Gregory
Reynolds and Dillard plan quiet Winston-Salem wedding
In Winston-Salem on Sunday afternoon Richard Josua Reynolds Jr. and Miss Elizabeth McCaw Dillard will marry in a quiet ceremony. The engagement was announced by the Dillard family, with Reynolds described as a tobacco fortune heir. Reynolds’ brother, Smith, died by pistol wound last July after his marriage to Libby Holman, who faced and then had a murder charge dropped.
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Winston-Salem
Richard Joshua Reynolds
Elizabeth McCaw Dillard
Congress in session and Europe echoes with film star plans
Beverly Hills writer mocks Congress for staying in session while noting Insull plans a Europe tour as France loans Austria and Europe moves to pick sides. The tone critiques political trivialities and foreign policy shifts in a dated op ed.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Insull
Europe
France
Austria
Four Bandits Loot Downtown Jewelry Store in Memphis
Four bandits entered a downtown Memphis jewelry store last night bound the proprietor and clerk with sash cords and escaped with watches rings pistols and shotguns valued at about $2000. proprietor Nathan Novic freed himself and notified authorities. He said burglary insurance had lapsed three months ago.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nathan Novic
Aged Winston Man Henry Leinbach Dies at 93
Winston Salem obituary notes Henry A. Leinbach died at 93 from infirmities of old age. Rejected for Confederate service due to poor health, he later worked as a photographer in the city for many years.
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Winston-Salem
Henry A. Leinbach
Leinbach
Outstanding Citizens Make New Year’s Resolutions
Prominent figures pledge goals for 1933. Bishop William T. Manning calls for simple living, accountable use of resources, help for the needy, and fair opportunity. Peter B. Carey commits to freeing the Chicago Board of Trade from unfair competition and high taxes to secure better prices for farmers.
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William T. Manning
Episcopal Churchman
New York
Peter B. Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Board
Texas Governor Sterling Urges Faith and Charity
Governor Sterling calls Texans to renew effort and hope, urging stronger faith and charity as the state looks toward the future with determination.
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Sterling
Texas
Traylor Banker Sets New Year Resolution
Chicago banker Melvin A. Traylor states his single New Year resolution is to do the best he can for the next 365 days, repeating the personal vow he makes annually.
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Melvin A. Traylor
Chicago
Ritchie Pledges Best Effort as Maryland Governor
Albert C. Ritchie speaks of resolving to do his best and meet incoming questions with common sense and justice as Maryland’s governor.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Amelia Earhart Says Women Should Seek Wider Roles
Amelia Earhart Putnam urged in 1933 that women push beyond domestic limits to take on greater political and economic responsibility. She called for knowledge of current issues, independent action, and better cooperation for the benefit of themselves and the world.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
Governor Pol lard Reserves New Year’s Eve Vow
Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard pledges not to issue any more New Year’s Eve solutions. The statement signals a pause in annual policy announcements as the administration looks ahead to the new year.
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John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Quake Strikes South Africa Across Multiple Provinces
A powerful earthquake rattled South Africa early today, with four shocks felt in Transvaal and damage reported in Natal Orange Free State and Zululand. The main quake lasted about 1 minute 40 seconds and registered strong on a seismograph located roughly 390 miles from Johannesburg.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Natal
Union
Orange Free State
Interior
Here
Zululand
Koffy Fontein
Goering Declines New Year Reception in Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports President Hermann Goering will not attend President von Hindenburg’s New Year reception. The Reichstag will be represented by its vice presidents. Newspapers view the move as an affront to the nation’s head.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reichstag
von Hindenburg
Goering
Hitler
National Socialist Party
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