Davidson Bill Tightens Penalties for Repeat Drunk Driving
North Carolina lawmakers approve a Davidson county provision tightening penalties for repeat public drunkenness. The amended law caps first offense fines at 50 dollars and 30 days, second offenses at 100 dollars or 60 days, with a misdemeanor status for a third offense within 12 months. Thomasville court may punish up to two years in prison for a third offense. Senator Wade Phillips and Representative L A Martin championed the bill.
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Davidson County
Thomasville
Senate
Wade Phillips
Lexington
L. A. Martin
State highway patrol to resume four-year transfer cycle
Raleigh officials announced the state highway patrol will again rotate troopers about every four years as conditions permit. Commissioner Landon C. Rosser stated the pre war policy is being put back into effect.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Landon C. Rosser
Heavy snows may boost crops across plains and Midwest
Chicago reporters note that despite livestock losses from bitter weather, heavy western snows could benefit crops by boosting soil moisture. Experts warn about post thaw floods and delayed spring planting, while southern plains show ample water reserves and growing prospects for grasses and legumes.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Plains
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Engineers Favor Mandatory Auto Inspections
North Carolina Society of Safety Engineers calls for continued mandatory vehicle inspections in the state. The group urged ongoing inspections though not necessarily under the current system after the state house killed the existing law. C. H. McAllister was elected safety director of Tidewater Power Company as president, with Glenn Penland and J. P. Dodge in key posts.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Society of Safety Engineers
State House of Representatives
Safety Engineers
C. H. McAllister
Tidewater Power Company
Wilmington
Glenn Penland
Erwin Cotton Mills
Durham
J. P. Dodge
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Warlick To Hear Injunction Suit On March Seventh
Charlotte theater owner H. B. Meiselman seeks an injunction against eight film distributors led by Warner Brothers and Paramount. Wilson Warlick, U S Judge for the western North Carolina district, resumes the hearing March 7 after two days of arguments. Meiselman contends most first run Class A films go to mid town theaters, threatening his business.
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Charlotte
Wilson Warlick
Newton
U. S
North Carolina
H. B. Meiselman
Meiselman
Warner Brothers
20Th Century Fox
Paramount
M-G-M
Universal-International
RKO
United Artists
Columbia Pictures
Junior College Would Be Added To School System
A bill to establish a two year community college within the public school system for Mecklenburg County will be sent to the legislative delegation. Dr. E H Garinger and Dr Clyde A Erwin approved the plan which allows financing from non tax funds and an optional tax levy election. Privileges Next rural businessman问 at city hall to learn why privilege license payment applies after his store was annexed into the city limits on January 1.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg
E. H. Garinger
Clyde A. Erwin
Exchanges to Close on Washington's Birthday
Financial and commodity exchanges across the United States will be closed on Washington's Birthday, Tuesday February 22. Livestock markets will operate as usual.
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New York
United States
Washington
Double operation aids peptic ulcers Duke doctors say
Five Duke University of Medicine doctors report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that combining vagotomy with gastroenterostomy improves relief of symptoms in 104 severe ulcer patients. They note vagotomy alone has limiting side effects and that the double operation shows encouraging results for duodenal ulcers.
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Chicago
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham
N. C
American Medical Association
K. S. Grimson
R. W. Rundles
G. J. Baylin
H. M. Taylor
E. J. Linberg
Hearing on Pulpwood Rates Postponed to March Term
A Wake County hearing on pulpwood shipping rates in superior court was postponed from the upcoming Monday to the March civil term. The postponement was announced by the State Utilities Commission.
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Raleigh
Wake Superior Court
State Utilities Commission
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