Cities Need a Lobby for Highway Funds in North Carolina
The North Carolina Municipal League asks City Manager E. M. Knox be loaned for a few days to push Raleigh for highway fund money to maintain streets that are state highways inside city limits. Knox has aided the effort benefiting about 1,000,000 residents of incorporated towns who pay a large share of automobile taxes yet gain no highway maintenance return. The league cites tacit highway commission approval of a $500,000 joint appropriation if the petition succeeds, arguing for shared maintenance costs within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Municipal League
Patrick Healy
E. M. Knox
League
Raleigh
North Carolina
Knox
Highway Commission
Joint Appropriations Committee
Merchants Call For Expert Analysis To Boost Local Trade
The Merchants Association appoints a committee to push a data driven study of High Point retail conditions. They seek an expert analysis of local merchandising needs and facilities to uncover latent market opportunities and guide a facts based redevelopment of retail services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Association
ARE WE GROWING AND HOW by Tom Alderman Sykes
A column discusses growth and decay in personal and societal terms. The writer compares progress to tending a garden and notes dangers from neglect and small threats, citing a tiny fungus neetria that threatens hardwood forests and requires government scientific help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Alderman Sykes
Community progress through turbulent times analyzed
The passage reflects on how cities and individuals prospered during good times while waste and misdirected effort weighed down stability during downturns. It notes that sound plans kept moving, weaker ones faltered, and renewed analysis could strengthen ongoing progress.
University of North Carolina urged to fund faculty pay raise
President Frank Graham urged the joint appropriations committee to approve a 25 percent pay increase for faculty and staff across UNC’s three institutions. The committee recommended $1,377,000 in funding, arguing better maintenance and operation are essential to sustain North Carolina’s higher education system and its century-long momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Graham
Joint Appropriations Committee
The
General Assembly
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Life in the tree and the need for living power
The passage warns that life must flow through trees year round to resist deadly nectria fungus. It uses a metaphor about national vigor, urging personal spiritual growth, kindness, and community spirit. It ends with an invitation to attend church services and support the preacher.
Seamless Hosiery Industry study highlights regional scale
Dr. George W. Taylor and G. Allen Cash of the University of Pennsylvania examine the seamless hosiery industry in America. North Carolina dominates equipment, with 26 percent of units, while 57,000 workers were employed as of July 1933 and 15 million dozen pairs shipped in 1933. The study notes the industry’s social and economic impact in the South, especially North Carolina.
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America
George W. Taylor
G. Allen Cash
Industrial Research Department
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
North Carolina
United States
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
West
New York
New Jersey
New England
Whiskey Ad Promises Tickling Flavor Despite Pickle Claim
Distillers tout a new whiskey that tickles the taster with a smooth note. Yet many drinkers seek a harsher finish that “pickle” the palate, fueling debate over evolving flavor trends and consumer preferences.
Huey Long name craze among parents remains quiet
In a brief observation about baby names, analysts note that Huey Long, a storied political figure, has not become a popular given name among new parents, contrasting with other historic names and trends.
Eld Dionnes Quintuplets Feted To Remind Public Of Parents
The elder Dionnes should be feted and advertised periodically to remind people that the quintuplets have parents and family.
On Her May Birthday Cara Carissina
A poetic birthday tribute by Chas. B. McCandless praising Cara Carissina on a spring May birthday. The verse invokes blossoms, animals, and festive attire to celebrate May and Joyce Ann with playful stylistic flourishes.
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Cara Carissina
Joyce Ann
Cara Carissiaa
Chas. B. McCandless
After Thoughts From a Rambler's Notebook
A rethinking of column naming ends the Random Thoughts era and introduces after thoughts. The writer notes less time for rambling and writes about thinking through others' ideas, acknowledging limitations and the shared aim of presenting material clearly.
Prayer and Pets Return In Odd Belief Tale
A writer recounts faith in animal return after a lost cat and a missing dog. Billy Johnson in Omaha prayed for his cat five months, the dog Fritzie later returns safe. The piece argues instinct may be a God given trait and cites Bryant on guiding spirits.
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Billy Johnson
Omaha
Neb
Billy
Fritzie
William Cullen Bryant
Rainy Day Inquiries Highlight Family Finances
A Lewiston Montana family told Relief Administration investigators they have $1,000 in the bank but must use it for a rainy day. In High Point a church committee once found a family with a radio, a car, and a carefree, shiftless lifestyle, offering little effort to improve.
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Lewiston
Mont
Relief Administration
High Point
Pepper Corner Hurts London Brokerage Firm
The Greensboro News notes a London brokerage firm collapsed after attempting to corner the pepper market involving about 42 million pounds. The editorial mocks overindulgence in pepper and ends with a personal reminiscence and farewell.
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Greensboro News
London
eThe News
John T. Burrus
Sol Jones
Sois
A Cat Tale and Other Feline Musings in Town
A long, humorous column describes a Rialto Lunch cat crossing Main Street with humanlike care, its long history near North Main and Broad Streets, and glimpses of local shop life. It also notes a door‑opening cat and playful musings on gossip, society, and a punny catalog reference.
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North Main
Broad Streets
Main Street
Dr. Einsteins
Rialto
Pete Gekas
Bill Cotis
Main
Washington Streets
Policeman Ball
Hugh Leonard
Leonard & Younts Tailoring Co
Newt Allen
Patrolman Swanson
Tallor
Broad Street
Tom Moser
Newt
Faith Baldwin novel and Poe biography reviewed
Faith Baldwin’s American Family is praised as a strong story with lively character work though uneven pacing. Hervey Allen’s Poe biography is lauded for balance and depth, while other works such as Molnar’s The Slave of Ba and a Missouri artist monograph are summarized with critique and highlights.
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Issouri
George Caleb Bingham
Virginia
Missouri
Bingham
Meyric B. Rogers
James B. Musick
Arthur Pope
Anthony W. Rollins
Daniel Boone
Cumberland Gap
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la Point
National Advertising
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York City
Mo Atau
San Francisco
Gal
Dallas
Huey Long
Dryden
Sone
BY Jack Field
Universal Network
Napoleon
Elba
Bruno Hauptmann
Trenton
By John Mebane
Faith Baldwin
Farrar & Rhinehart
David Condit
Fuhchau
China
David
Hengong
Adeline Graham
Adeline
Mat Brent
Israpel
Edgar Allan Poe
Hervey Allen
Farrar & Rinehart
Poe
Mr. Allen
Anthony Adverse
Allen
E. F. Molnar
Philadelphia
Dorrance & Co
Atlantis
Satan
Sir Napistim
Japhet
Molnar
the Museum of Modern Art
Russia
Great Britain
France
Spain
Hungary
Italy
Csecho
Slovakia
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Internationa
Farrar & Rinehart, Inc
New
Warner Brothers-Fira National
Carl van Doren
William Soskin
Joseph Woo Krutch
Arnold Gingrich
Esquira
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