Charlotte M P Church Opposes Proposed Union
The First Methodist Protestant church in Charlotte voted without dissent to ask the May general conference to reject uniting the three Methodist denominations into The Methodist church. The resolutions protest episcopal structure and urge preservation of current beliefs.
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Charlotte
General Conference
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Church
America
High Point
N. C
Early musical pipes date back to ancient eras
The record notes that the pipe organ earliest authentic record stops at the Second Century B C while bagpipes and pan pipes extend to more remote times.
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B. C
Gases Used Early World War I and Reduction Through War
Forty to fifty four gases were utilized in the early phase of the conflict. Later the number fell to twelve, with four discarded before the war concluded.
Leave of Absence For Grace Freeland At City Lab
Miss Grace Freeland a city laboratory technician takes a ten day leave of absence and is expected to return about February 21. Trustees of the Community Chest will meet Friday at 4 30 pm at the Sheraton hotel with R T Amos chairing to hear the financial report and other business. Troop eight Boy Scouts will provide entertainment.
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Grace Freeland
City Laboratory
Trustees of
The
Community Chest
Sheraton Hotel
R. T. Amos
Troop Eight
Boy Scouts of America
Tax measure seen as threat to free press says scholar
An informed opinion has been at stake throughout history as taxes on newspapers were criticized as obnoxious. The speaker cited the 14th Amendment prohibiting restraints on newspapers and warned suppression or abridgement of a free press cannot be viewed with indifference. He noted no other state has tried such a tax and called the form of the tax suspicious and abridging press freedom.
Statler Will Trial Opens at Pinehurst
Davidson's attorneys seek witness lists as jurors are questioned one by one. Judge Phillips orders a $40 judgment for nonresponse and keeps the mostly farmer jury together for the trial. Spence reads names of Davidson witnesses including R P Davidson and Tufts brothers.
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Statler
Pinehurst
Davidson
A. L. Spence
Caveators
Phillips
North Carolina
Talismen
Spence
R. P. Davidson
Washington and
Bradley Davidson
James W. and
Richard Tufts
Herbert Vail
Glen Cove
L. I
Repair Permit Issued for Bowie and Hylton Warehouse
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram granted a permit this morning to Bowie and Hylton to repair the warehouse at 725 West Green Street for a meat packing business. Estimated construction costs were not completed in the available text.
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West Green Street
E. K. Ingram
Bowie and
Hylton
College Loses Dean Spessard in Administrative Change
Dr H L Spessard longtime head of the Business Administration department at High Point College resigns to join the Home Owners Loan Corporation as assistant personnel supervisor for the southeastern district based in Atlanta Ga. He will relocate with Mrs Spessard. R H Gunn succeeds as business manager.
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H. L. Spessard
Department of Business Administration
High Point College
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Spessard
New Jersey Public Schools
Spassard
R. H. Gunn
Louisiana tax on newspaper ads ruled invalid
The case challenges a Louisiana levy on newspaper advertisements. The state counsel argued the weekly paper serves a civic function while large dailies are commercial, and that the liberty of the press was not implicated. The law imposed fines up to $500 and possible jail for violations. Justice Sutherland delivered the unanimous decision.
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Sutherland
Mrs Long Takes Oath in Senate Ceremony
Mrs Long is sworn in in a Senate ceremony with Gov Noe present and family members departing in a procession of cars. The gallery buzzed as she took the oath, signed the journal, and received congratulations from fellow senators and Louisiana representatives.
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Theo Landry
Gore
D-Okla
Caraway
Chavez
D-Nm
Holt
DW. Va
Louisiana House
Senate Chamber
Long
Wilson
Maloney
Fernandez
de Rouen
Leaders Hope to Push Farm Bill Amid Constitutional Debate
The article reports on lawmakers debating the farm bill with Walsh calling the proposal a questionable constitutional measure and an excessive bureaucratic burden. Democratic senators are split, some support the legislation while House leaders await administration tax recommendations.
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Ing
Ater Walsh
Ways and Means Hints On Tax Hearings For Farm Program
Doughton and Burns signaled possible House Ways and Means hearings late this week on farm program levies. They expect a White House or Treasury word soon on tax types and amounts to finance the program with hearings possibly finishing in two weeks. Several lawmakers foresee a plan to raise over 500 million dollars, likely via excise taxes.
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Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
White House
Treasury
Burns
Bitter cold weather grips regions from Plains to Great Lakes
The cold snap stretches from the Plains states into the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the Great Lakes as traffic fatalities rise and rescue efforts unfold on Lake Michigan. Fishermen and a coast guardsman drift at sea, CCC workers adrift off Cape Cod, marooned Tangier Island residents receive food, and Chicago forecasts warn of more freezing temperatures. A rare sun dog display appears, fueling forecasts of a long cold spell.
Sub-freezing storm hits southeast with floods advancing
The southeast endured sub freezing temperatures and winds as a weekend blizzard restrained rainfall but rivers rose across south central Alabama flooding hundreds out of homes. Temperatures dropped to 12 14 in Little Rock Memphis area while Alabama Georgia Florida saw varied impacts. Red Cross fed about 700 flood refugees in Selma region as Alabama waters spread toward Tombigbee and flood center moved toward Portland Alabama.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Little Rock
Memphis
Georgia
Florida
Red Cross
Selma
Ale
Tombigzee
Portland
Ala
Senator Borah Accused of Having New Deal Leanings
Senator Borah accused of New Deal leanings figures in a national debate sparked by Fess who challenged Hoover to speak, touting open door opportunity and private industry against government control. Fletcher echoes fears of inflation while Father Coughlin presses sound money and Albany fallout follows Liberty League remarks. Lincoln Day luncheon invites Republicans and anti New Deal Democrats in San Francisco.
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Fess
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Washington
Borah
Henry Pp. Fletcher
Father Charles &. Coughlin
Alfred E. Smith
Liberty League
Albany
Knickerbocker Press
Pope
Idaho
San Francisco
Ray Smith
David S. Barry Dies in Capital at 76
Washington February 10 David S Barry newspaperman and former sergeant at arms of the Senate died at his home He would have been 77 in May Born in Detroit he worked as a Senate page in 1875 and later as a newspaper correspondent He edited the Providence Journal from 1904 to 1906 and was its Washington correspondent before becoming sergeant at arms in 1919 He led Republican publicity from 1912 to 1916 and in 1933 faced a Senate trial over a magazine article accusing some members of taking bribes The vote to remove him passed 53 to 17 on February 7, 1933.
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Washington
David S. Barry
Senate
Barry
Detroit
Detroit Post-Tribune
Detroit Evening News
New York Sun
Providence
R. I.) Journal
Republican National Committee
Congress
Finland Wins First Olympic Title in Snow Sports
Finland claimed its first Olympic title at Garmisch Partenkirchen's games, winning the 40 kilometer four man ski relay in a tense finish with Norway and Sweden. The United States team finished eleventh in a field of 16. UK suspensions of Foster and Archer were withdrawn after a heated exchange between Avery Brundage and P Vassar Hunter.
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Finland
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
United States
James Foster
Alex Archer
Canada
Avery Brundage
P. Vassar Hunter
Brundage
Hunter
England
America
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hungary
Steels and Utilities Rally in Early Stock Market Trading
New York reports show steels and utilities advancing while other groups wobble after a tentative open. Notable movers include Bethlehem Steel Consolidated Gas North American Public Service of New Jersey Western Union Goodyear and International Harvester with minor dips for Woolworth General Motors Chrysler Radio and New York Central. Call money stands at % to 1 percent and bonds hold steady. A taxi strike incident injured John Cameron, who is hospitalized with a broken leg. no charges have been filed.
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New York
Steel
Bethlehem
Republican Steel
Consolidated Gas
North American
Public Service of New Jersey
Western Union Southern Pacific
Goodyear
International Harvester
Woolworth
General Motors
Chrysler
Radio
N. Y. Central
Japan Says United States Risking China Policy Clash
In a congressional exchange, Senator Pittman rebuked Japanese ambassador Saito for likening Japan's China stance to a Monroe doctrine. Pittman cited the nine power pact and warned the US will defend its citizens and interests, resisting any calls to limit naval policy or foreign trade. He warned Tokyo’s army and navy-led government will not dictate American defense or commerce.
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Pittman
Hiroji Saito
Japan
China
Americas
Latin America
Sankichi Takahashi
America
New Guinea
Celebes
Borneo
Formosa
South Sea Islands
Congress
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