Maxwell Speaks on Taxes at High Point Manufacturers Club
Allen J. Maxwell the state commissioner of revenue told the High Point Manufacturers lunch club that growth in the state budget stems from taking schools and roads into state control. He warned that counties bore less responsibility, raising state expenditures and taxes, and said the highway fund will cover road repairs this year. He noted schools were taken over at low cost and now cost more with economic improvement and discussed intangible taxes and other state matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen J. Maxwell
Revene
Igh Point Manufacturers
Maxwell
G men seek two men tied to 1933 Albany kidnaping
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of John Joseph Oley in Brooklyn and Harold Crowley in connection with the 1933 abduction of John J O Connell Jr of Albany. Francis Leo Oley was held in Denver and aided the case. The boy was recovered in New York City after a $40 000 ransom.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
John Joseph Oley
Harold
Red) Crowley
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Brooklyn
Francis Leo Oley
Denver
Colo
Hoover
Francis Oley
John Oley
Francis
Crowley
O'Connell, Jr
John J. O’connell
New York City
Kinley Rites Held At Rich Fork Church
Jeff E. Kinley died at City hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Rich Fork Baptist church with Dr. W. K. McGee and Rev. M. C. Alexander officiating. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Jeff EB. Kinley
Thomasville
Jeff E. Kinley
City Hospital
Rich Fork Baptist Church
W. K. McGee
First Baptist Church
M. C. Alexander
L. BE. Teague
Will Crofts
Paul Marley
W. L. Collett
Prevette Westmorland
Dewey Loflin
Grady Dickens
Willie Gilliam
Ford McCrary
C. A
Jim Atwood
John Coffee
John Osborne
R. H. Murphy
P. Ball
George Hunt
Church Cemetery
Tragic Death of Vera Hughes at Home
Vera Hughes, 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Hughes of Lexington Route 2, died Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Survived by parents four brothers Roy John Kinney Doland and sisters Millie Annie Cleo. Funeral at Clarkesbury church Monday at 3 PM, burial in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Vera Hughes
Jacob Hughes
Lexington
Route 2
Roy
John
Kinney
Doland Hughes
Millie
Annie
Cleo Hughes
Clarkesbury M. BE
Butter Prices Steady In Chicago Market Scale
Butter quotations list steady prices across several grades with figures for creamery specials extras and firsts, plus exes and local receipts. Exe and car categories show consistent levels, reflecting current market conditions in Chicago.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh Featherweight Boxer Tony Marino Dies After Bout
Tony Marino of Pittsburgh died at Wyckoff Heights hospital from injuries suffered in an eight round bout Saturday night with Indian Quintana in New York. The fight ended in a knockout and Marino succumbed early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tony Marino
Pittsburgh
Wyckoff Heights Hospital
Indian Quintana
Lions and Tigers: Same Family Yet Bitter Enemies
The note compares lions and tigers as relatives yet fierce rivals, paralleling the long standing enmity between dogs and cats. It underscores natural kinship alongside predatory conflicts in animal behavior.
New York Stocks Final Quotations Across Markets
Final stock quotations list shows Adams Miller Alaska Juneau and many others with varied percentages. The table closes with overall totals: 2,356,170 shares traded and notable moves in Am Coal Alco and Union Carbide among others.
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New York
Adams Bed
Allis
COE
ORIG
Alco
Daveceny
A. Ss
T & BD
Graham Prigg
Soly Reynolds
Corp
Baldwin Loco
Gate
Math Bendix
Arte Boc BU
Burr
Curtion Wright
Curtiss Wright A
Cdcednt Sudasabeesnans
Firestone
Stewart Wein
Btudedeker
Warner Pic Sever Eee
Weberet
Western Union
West Bloc
Mfg
Wilson
Woolworth
Cotton futures close steady with narrow declines
New Orleans February 1 AP Cotton futures ended with net declines of 6 to 10 points. Trading showed May at 12.58, July at 12.40 to 12.41, and other nearby months slipping to around 11.8 to 12.0 amid a quiet session.
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New Orleans
Ocb
Vevenseeens
DOC
Cotton futures close barely steady in New York
New York February 1 AP cotton futures closed barely steady with small moves. Prices showed slight gains in nearby months and small losses in some deferred contracts amid regional market activity.
Guilford County Eyes Experimental Soil Plan With AAA
County likely to be chosen as a special experimental area for a soil conservation program tied to the AAA. Guilford may be the only county with a second possible rival. County Agent Wagoner met officials in Washington two weeks ago and awaits word on approval and exact actions. If approved, Soil Conservation Service offices will remain in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Guilford ‘County
U ° States
J. I. Wagoner
Eton
D. C
R. Flake Shaw
Greens
Soil Conservation Service
Stretch Yawn Stay Beautiful Says Posture Expert
A posture expert says a woman who stays active keeps a youthful figure. Regular stretching and morning routines help wake the body, aid flexibility, and prevent middle age from showing, encouraging daily exercises even for slender individuals.
Fifty six pound sailfish caught on Gulf Stream trip
Mr and Mrs D A Cooke returned from a fishing trip to Miami with Mr and Mrs Van Buren James and others. Mrs James caught a 56 pound sailfish seven feet two inches long, landed in 32 minutes from a gulf stream boat. The party also caught two bonitas.
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D. A. Cooke
Miami
Fla
van Buren James
Florida
Cotton futures open steady to higher on flood fears and cables
New York on February 1 AP reports cotton futures opened steady to higher as stronger Liverpool cable prices and flood concerns support the market. March at 11.87, May 12.87, July 12.53, October 11.95, December 11.89, January 11.89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Irregular Cotton Opens Amid Flood Talk In New Orleans
New Orleans February 1. Price movements in the cotton market were irregular at the open. Flood talk prompted some buying in old crop months and May opened up 1 2 point at 12.65. July bid at 12.47. October steady at 11.92. December slipped 3 points to 11.95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dare County accepts offer for Hatteras girls club house
G Albert Lyon of Asbury Park N J offers the 35000 club house rebuilt at Hatteras as a gift to Hatteras girls Andrew Austin of Hatteras announces the proposal as a wealthy manufacturer makes the donation effort in Manteo February first.
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Manteo
G. Albert Lyon
Asbury Park
N. J
Dare County
Hatteras
Hatteras Girls
Andrew Austin
Plans for Southeastern Association convention in Charlotte
Plan meeting set in Charlotte for February 1 to organize the Southeastern Association of baseball leagues convention planned for the first week in April. The report notes a superstition about elephants not fearing mice as a cultural aside.
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Charlotte
Southeastern Association of Baseball Leagues
American Baseball Congress
Association
Our Bob Faces Privilege Debate and Glamour Contact
A fragment discusses privileges for congressional jobs and mentions Senator Robert Reynolds from North Carolina welcoming Miss Harlow to Washington. The piece hints at a kissing gesture by Reynolds and references glamour actress Jean Harlow, illustrating a politics edge tied to social protocol.
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Jean Harlow
North Carolina
Robert Reynolds
Miss Harlow
Washington
Veil
Robert Taylor
Mise Harlow
Zero Hour Near at Cairo as Flood Reaches Critical Event
Evacuation rushes continue as river water cascades from crevasses toward the Mississippi. Thousands flee over the Harahan bridge to Red Cross supervision and federal flood relief officials, with refugees approaching 150,000 across several states. Deaths reported in Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee.
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Hotchkiss
New Madrid
Slough
Mississippi
Horseshoe Loop
Harahan Bridge
Arkansas
Waters Spill Over Walls Near Cairo in Massive Flood Clash
Flood waters from the Ohio River breached Cairo Illinois defenses as the city braces for a possible disaster. 4500 defenders monitor 18 inch walls behind barbed barricades while evacuation orders force women and children to leave city limits. Peak crest threatens a deadly breach transforming the area into a potential watery graveyard within minutes.
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Cairo
Ohio
Ohioside
Memphis
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Court to Rule on Sit-Down Strikers
John L. Lewis accused Pierre S. du Pont and J. P. Morgan of choosing dollars over dialogue in the Michigan labor dispute. He urged the magnates to sit down at the council table to restore peace, saying they could end the strike if they would.
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Michigan
Maritime strikers vote to end walkout and restore peace
Shipowners led by Roger Dene of the American Hawaiian line pledge utmost to make lasting peace. Union leaders and shipowners hope to settle recurring disputes that ended the 1934 agreements and prompted the current strike, under port committee provisions in tentative accords.
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Maritime
Roger D.ene
Camship Company
French German War Vets Seek Parley
French and German veterans urge a parley as troops push to flank the fascist spearhead and seize two towns with heavy casualties. In Paris sources a cautious reception greeted Blum’s appeal for cooperation with Hitler. After Hitler denounced Germany’s WWI guilt, French Foreign Minister Delbos said differences with Germany are on methods not aims, at a Front rally.
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Hitler
Blum
Supreme Court Refuses To Pass On Security Act
The Supreme Court is to consider whether the Federal Social Security Act and Massachusetts unemployment insurance law are constitutional. The Howes Brothers of Boston challenged the state statute as inadequate because the federal act it supplements is constitutional, after the Massachusetts high court dismissed the case in Suffolk County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Howes Brothers Company
Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Suffolk County
Howes Brothers
Reich presses on as Eden awaits response to Hitler speech
Reich continues actions while Britain’s Foreign Minister Anthony Eden is expected to reply to Hitler’s address. The exchange underscores rising tensions as European powers await official responses to the Nazi leader’s speech.
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Reich
Britain
Anthony Eden
Hitler
Local firms receive charters from state
The Notre Dame Academy of Southern Pines, Inc., was chartered to operate a school for women and girls in Southern Pines. The Moffitt Home Furniture Company, Inc., of High Point, with officers W. A. Moffitt P. V. Kirkman and T. C. Kirkman, subscribed $300 of $10,000 authorized stock to run retail furniture stores.
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Raleigh
Notre Dame Academy of
Southern Pines
Thad Bure
Moffitt Home Furniture Company, Inc
High Point
W. A. Moffitt
P. V. Kirkman
T. C. Kirkman
Monarch luncheon speaker on venereal disease topic
Dr. Kenneth B. Geddie was the guest speaker at the Monarch luncheon at the Elwood hotel. His subject was Venereal Disease as it Affects Children. Frank Mickey and Homer Barrett were received into club membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth B. Geddie
Monarch
Elwood Hotel
Frank Mickey
Homer Barrett
Club
Air service talks expand to Pinehurst and Southern Pines
In Carthage on February 1 negotiations are under way with the Air Lines Chartered Service of Boston for winter air service from Raleigh a regular Eastern Air Lines stop to Florida and to Pinehurst and Southern Pines.
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AIR Service
Carthage
The
Air Lines Chartered
Boston
Raleigh
Eastern Air Lines
Florida
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Campaign for Child Labor Ratification Gains Momentum
Raleigh editors hail William C. Raleigh for reorganizing the ratification push as a House committee report shifts to 11 to 6 in favor. Observers credit his campaigns and personal contacts for swinging opinion and delaying a crucial misstep that threatened the measure in a tense legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paganda
Lee Lumpkin
Lassiter
Defendants File Answer in Suit to Collect on Note
W T Saunders and Bessie C Saunders of High Point filed their answer in a suit by High Paintings and Trust Co to recover 2700 on a 3200 note dated January 1928. The bank alleges land transfers to W J Carter in 1931 hid the collateral. defendants say the deed was for collateral and renewal was advised. They deny any portion of the debt being time barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sui
Greensboro
Eial
W. T. Saunders
Bessie C. Saunders
High Paintings and Trust Company
Real Relief for Stubborn Constipation Sales Pitch
An advertisement extols Adierika as a fast acting laxative claiming relief within two hours. It contrasts two types of laxatives promising thorough cleansing, elimination of gas and headaches, and renewed energy after taking the liquid compound before breakfast or at bedtime.
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Adierika
Cherika
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V. Gyseer
Pttcal
GARBO
Taye Dial
Boiive
Edmund Love
Florence Rice
Carolina Dial
Shirley Temple
Aig Hee
Norma Shearer
Fredric March
Leslie Howard
Smilin’ Through
Salem Street
Stewart Erwin
Patsy Kelly
Mr. Deeds
Jean Arthur
Joel McCrea
Manhattan
Herman Bing
Cotton Ae Sen
Owen Hieh Low Close
Alicia Heart
NEA Service
Associated Press
Walls
Local Furniture Company
K. B. Geddie
Child Labor Campaign
PRASS
General Assembly
Dodge Dealers
Horace G
Ilderton
Incorporated Commerce At
Willowbrook
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