Sales tax principle questioned by local councilman
North Carolina can support its institutions without taxing industry. Councilman T C Johnson addressed the Kiwanis club arguing against a sales tax as harmful and unnecessary, preferring a graduated license tax on merchandising. He noted the legislature’s session adds revenue challenges amid crop failures and regional misunderstandings about burden sharing. Lewis Stookey led songs as 77 percent attendance was reported. visitors and program leaders were listed.
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North Carolina
T. C. Johnson
Kiwanis Club
Piedmont
Johnson
Lewis Stookey
John Sheloff
Ed Harrison
Hunter Tiffany
Manasea
W. A. Burton
New York City
Clayton N. Bumpus
Evidence Ends in Cannon Trial Hearings
Washington Feb 6 The church board of inquiry closed the taking of evidence against Bishop James Cannon Jr as testimony concluded with word that certain information emerged during the hearing regarding parts of the case.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Church Board of
Temperance case against Bishop Cannon enters defense phase
Witnesses testified before a 12 member elder panel as the Bishop Cannon libel suit and related accusations proceed. Attorneys and experts including William Randolph Hearst’s Journal figures questioned documents and testimony while Bishop Darlington sails for Europe on church business.
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Helen McCallum
Bishop Cannon
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Austin O'Malley
New York Journal
William Randolph Hearst
Journal
Frank Morgan
Richmond
F. J. Prettyman
Baltimore
I. P. Martin
Aringdon
Robert Thomas
Eugene Crawford
Church Board of Temperance
Burt Ferrar
A. V. Darlington
Huntington
New York
Europe
Crawford
Tydings Flays Drys In Senate Over Home Wine Law
Senator Tydings of Maryland, in a senate session, again criticized the drys arguing it is legal to produce wine at home and noting the farm board loan to California grape growers selling a fruit concentrate. In the House, DC appropriation work continued with hopes to pass soon, while the Blaine committee probed post office lease disputes at St. Paul, questioning ex Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett. He paid
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Senator Tydings
Maryland
Senate
Farm Board
California
House
District of Columbia
Blaine Committee
St. Paul
Bartlett
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Child Health
An old fashioned calcium fruit syrup advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as the solution for infant and child constipation. It claims to cleanse and regulate bowels without habit formation, urging mothers to use the product for better mood energy and health, with a testimonial from Mrs. W. A. Banks of Asheville.
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W. A. Banks
Birch St
Asheville
California
Billie
Yale Captain and Fiancee in Lease Blame Shifting
The report notes efforts to shift blame for the lease onto Yale Captain and fiancee amid a political scramble. It mentions Hoover era campaign managers attempting to shield action from grand jury scrutiny to avoid harming the Northwest campaign.
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Good
Hoover
Northwest
Hines
Senate
United States
Leo A. Rover
George Otis Smith
Smith
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Sanders
House Post Office
Montgomery Sells 91500 of Notes For Re-financing
Troy N C Feb 6 Montgomery county straightened out their badly tangled financial affairs today by selling 91500 of county notes to New York bankers bearing interest at 5 percent, and ordering a bond issue to be sold April 14. The board of commissioners had carefully worked out the difficulties and believe the new financing will relieve the taxpayers for the present and build a foundation for business and economy henceforth. The financial transactions were under the management of Craven and Craven attorneys of Trinity.
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Troy
N. C
Montgomery County
New York
Board of Commissioners
Craven and
Craven
Trinity
Bandit Strikes Auto Salesman Then Returns Items
In Pittsburgh on February 6 a well dressed bandit robbed Frank Loeth, an auto agency salesman, of $25 after removing his own watch, chain, stick pin and fountain pen and leaving them on the desk with a request not to view it as a true holdup. He promised to return in an hour but did not come back.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Loeth
Loeth
Barn Destroyed by Fire at Lindsay Street Site
A large barn at 221 Lindsay Street, owned by Miss Laura Dodamead, was destroyed by a blaze of undetermined origin shortly after 4 PM. Firemen arrived too late to save the structure, and water was used to shield nearby buildings from the flames.
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Lindsay Street
Laura Dodamead
Charlotte Man Killed by Train Near Newell Station
W. W. Day a 60 year old farmer and father of ten was struck by a Southern passenger train and killed instantly while walking along tracks at Newell station near Charlotte on February 6.
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Charlotte
W. W Day
Southern
Newell Station
Here
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easier Amid Liverpool Decline
Cotton in New Orleans opened softer as Liverpool cables slid, with May and October futures off early. Prices fluctuated as long liquidation and ring selling pressed May to 10.75 and October to 11.30 before a modest rally. May recovered eight points and October two from their lows by the end of the first hour.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Havana Gambling Houses Shut Down
Havana, February 6. In a sudden reversal, Havana’s gambling halls were closed again two weeks after they were briefly opened. No official explanation accompanied either action, leaving patrons and operators uncertain about the authorities’ intent.
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Havana
Share Prices Recover Today Amid Mixed Market Signals
New York report notes bears discouraged but shares rallied with modest advances in many issues. Bonds gained, while new offerings tottered at 21.3 million, reflecting the soldier bonus controversy. notable winners included Auburn and Worthington, with brokers' loans shrinking to 18 million as a favorable omen amid deflation concerns.
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New York
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American Telephone
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Liggett and Myers
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Borden
Diamond Match
International Match
Coca Cola
Montgomery Ward
American Machine and Foundry
Eastman
Auburn
Worthington
American
Cotton opens steady after early decline in New York trade
New York cotton prices open steady with early losses of 8 points amid weak Liverpool cables and softer London bar silver. May drops to 10.79 and October to 11.30, then rallies 3 to 4 points as buying increases. reports of freer spot offerings in central and western delta and hedging pressure from Liverpool brokers.
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New York
Liverpool
London
Liverpool Cables
Bombay
India
China
P.C
Bank Employee Charged With Theft of 207000 in Securities
New York February 6 Charles T Pierce a 27 year old employee of National City Bank was arrested and charged with stealing 207000 in negotiable securities from the banks customers securities department on Wall Street The district attorney said all but 9000 of the securities have been recovered Pierce was in ill health when he obtained a month leave and supposedly went to Havana to try a horse racing system He returned to New York three days ago
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New York
Charles T. Pierce
National City Bank
Pierce
Wall Street
Havana
Three Negroes Die of Poison Alcohol in Rocky Mount
ROCKY MOUNT N C Feb 6 Three negroes are dead and a fourth is believed dying from poison alcohol consumed here today The dead are Bill Jenkins Frank Smith and Charles Williams Scrap Williams is not expected to live Massey Lewis and his wife from whom the drinks were secured police say were arrested and held without bond Police say they found a still in the Lewis home built of a gasoline tank lard bucket and an iron pipe
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Bill Jenkins
Frank Smith
Charles Williams
Williams
Massey Lewis
Lewis
Tomlinson Chair Co Named Defendant in Suit
J. A. Johnson, a former employee, sues Tomlinson Co for 645 dollars claiming 500 dollars in stock plus eight percent interest. He asserts shares were to be redeemed upon leaving the company. The complaint was filed in municipal court today.
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Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company
J. A. Johnson
Johnson
Man Dies After Being Struck in Greenville
In Greenville on February 6 W M Peel aged 66 of Bruice died from injuries from an auto accident last night. The vehicle was driven by O G Forlines of Greenville.
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Greenville
N. C
W. M. Peel
Bruice
O. G. Forlines
Chicago Bans Empress Catherine From Schools
Chicago schools remove Catherine the Great from shelves after a parent protested a book about her. Superintendent William J. Bogan ordered the empress shelved due to her alleged history of lovers.
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Catherine the Great
Russia
George V
England
Chicago
Catherine
Will Make Rubber From Lowly Weed
Salina California Feb 6 The American Rubber producers plant began operation near here yesterday. It is the first time rubber has been produced in commercial quantities in the United States. The plant uses guayule, a common weed, to extract pure rubber and form 200 pound blocks. Six thousand acres in the Salinas valley are devoted to guayule culture, with one hundred acres to be harvested this year.
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Salina
Calif
American Rubber Producers
United States
Guayule
Salinas Valley
Seek Habeas Corpus Hearing For Couple
Rutherfordton February 6. Mrs John Lynch a middle aged farm woman and John Paul Searcy 19 charged with slaying her husband remain in jail as attorneys seek a habeas corpus hearing. The exact time of the hearing is uncertain due to the trial of five Rutherfordton bankers occupying the judge's full time but lawyers expect it to be arranged before tomorrow night. They have been without bond since Lynch was shot at his front door three weeks ago.
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Rutherfordton
John Lynch
John Paul Searcy
Lynch
Robbers Leave Bank Minus Twenty Bucks
Heyworth Illinois February six two men entered the Heyworth State bank intending robbery but fled with only twenty dollars. One displayed a twenty dollar bill and demanded change while a second robber drew a revolver. Bank officials and customers raised their hands but H R Howard the cashier sprang into the vault and fired twice missing. Both robbers escaped in a waiting car.
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Heyworth
Ill
Heyworth State Bank
Kenneth Moore
Moore
H. R. Howard
Howard
Red Cross drought relief receipts reach 6.5 million
The Red Cross announced that its drought relief campaign has raised 6,511,971 dollars of the $10,000,000 goal. The update reflects progress toward the fundraising target and details the current total collected to date.
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Washington
Red Cross
Prince of Wales and Prince George Visit Dockside in Harbor
The Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived aboard the steamship Oropesa at 8:15 AM and were discharged at the pier. They acknowledged officials before heading to France Field then boarded a Pan American air liner for Panama City to continue their South American tour ahead of the Buenos Aires trade exposition.
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Prince of Wales
Prince George
South America
Buenos Aires
Estatic
France Field
Panama City
Pacific
Panama Canal
Movement to Award Medal to Will Rogers
Fort Smith Arkansas February 6. A Fort Smith Forty and Eight chapter resolution calls on Congress to award a special medal to Will Rogers for aiding drought relief funds in the southwest. The group plans to ask Senator Robinson to press action and will seek a memorial from the state legislature. Rogers tours the region to support drought relief efforts.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Congress
Will Rogers
Southwest
Forty and Eight Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Robinson
Washington
Little Rock
Rogers
Drought Relief Fund
Seaplane For Submarines Flies At High Speed
A foldable seaplane built for the U S Navy by Grover Loening flew at 100 mph in tests at Curtiss Airport New York with naval officers watching. It demonstrated a full power dive of 145 mph, weighs 1560 pounds with full military load, spans 31 feet and measures 49 feet long, hull width three feet. The craft aims to extend submarine vision during battle as discussed at the London naval conference.
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New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
United States Navy
Grover Loening
London Naval Conference
Viola Swaim Seeks Divorce From Lindsey Swaim
Mrs Viola Swaim filed for divorce in High Point municipal court seeking annulment on statutory grounds from her husband Lindsey Swaim of Winston-Salem. The couple married January 22 1927 and separated in July 1927.
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Lindsey Swaim
Winston-Salem
High Point
Viola Swaim
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