Councilmen Split on Mayor by Board of Directors Plan
Two councilmen support proposed charter change to elect the mayor from among five council members, who would then pick the mayor. Two oppose or hesitate, with another reachable later. The paper urged a system where five directors pick a chairperson as mayor, akin to business practice.
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Greensboro
Grayson
J. 5. Worth
Moffitt
Davis
Snow
Worth
High Point
Joe Worth
Char Iter
Senate
National Parents and Teachers Celebrate Child Welfare Day
Raleigh reports the 17th anniversary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers with Child Welfare Day activities nationwide. North Carolina highlights include a push to limit child work to eight hours, require fourth grade completion for ages 14 to 16, and a longer eight month school term. Legislation advances and commission debates are noted, with a 4 million member national scope and 47 state branches.
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Raleigh
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
United States
David O. Mears
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Thomas Creekmore
Wake County
State Educational Commission
Parent-Teachers’ Bulletin
Winston-Salem Leaf Auction Tops 175 Thousand Pounds
The Winston-Salem auction leaf market sold 175,676 pounds of tobacco yesterday for 27895.75 dollars, averaging 15.94 per hundred. Today’s sale expected near 175,000 pounds with similar average, officials said.
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Winston-Salem
Winston.Salem
Roads receive over a billion dollars in U S spending
The report notes that more than one billion dollars was spent on road construction and maintenance across the United States in the past year, reflecting ongoing infrastructure efforts and funding levels.
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United States
Gimme Litem: Local Interests Dominate North Carolina Assembly
Raleigh dispatch reports the 1927 General Assembly is heavily focused on local plums over statewide reform. Observers say lawmakers pursue bridges, parks, new judges, and district lines to benefit their constituents while major state measures stall.
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the Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Baskervile Raleigh
General Assembly
Assembly
House
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Bears in Yellowstone Show Immune to Tear Gas Tests
In Yellowstone Park tests, bears became too familiar with campers supplies and a small black bear subjected to tear gas did not blink, indicating surprising tolerance to the gas exposure.
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Yellowstone Park
Gossips On The Air Chronicle Opening Of Telephonic Link
Raleigh reports the opening of a telephonic wire air line between the south of England and Tennessee. An American operator greets London and a Tennesseean chats with a Londoner. The event marks a high quality, static-free connection. Cork coffins are used by the Turks to bury their dead.
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Raleigh
Tennessee
London
England
R’s
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