Security Market Stiffens Amid Dull, Mixed Trading
In New York on February 21 the securities market stiffened while stocks were generally dull and mixed. Some issues rose fractions to two points amid pre holiday short covering, bonds gained after early selling, and major names like U S Steel Bethlehem National Biscuit Santa Fe Union Pacific Allied Chemical McKeesport United Aircraft advanced. Coca Cola fell two points on active selling as several tobacco and radio issues dipped. Texas Corp declared a 25 cent quarterly dividend while New England Telephone reduced its byline to 1.50 from 2.0. Rail freight figures showed further gains for last week.
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New York
U. S
Liggett and Myers
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
National Biscuit
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Hearst Urges Broad Reform for Farmers Railroads and Currency
Hearst proposes balancing the budget lowering inflation settle international debts and stabilizing currencies to aid farmers through land tax abatements. He calls for reduced trade barriers and government ownership of railroads funded by loans to carriers and pursued through public refinancing and unification.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Hearst
House Passes Tax Sales Bill and Other Measures
The House approved a committee substitute tax sales bill abolishing penalties to tax sale dates and allowing a five year redemption period with 6 percent interest on tax notes. The Senate sent a revised marriage license examination bill back to the House for action. A senate version imposes a state driver license and a jail term for drunken driving.
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House
Senate
Civitan Club Heard Guest Speaker In High Point
Rev. N. Graham Bethea of Durham spoke at the High Point Civitan meeting at noon. Miss Jack Gwyn of Winston-Salem and C. L. Gray Jr. of High Point shared in the program. The meeting planned a male quartet led by J. Dan W. Smith and appointed Silas B. Casey and Maxwell E. Jones to the March program committee. Visitors included FE. A. Rasch and David T. Yow.
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Durham
High Point Civitan Club
Gwyn
Mr. Gray
Margaret Sloan
Mae Kirkman
J. Dan W. Smith
Silas B. Casey
Maxwell E. Jones
Fifteen States Start Drive for Prohibition Repeal Vote
The nation moves toward ratification by 36 states within seven years as dry groups vow strong resistance. Kentucky cautions a long timeline and Congress debates whether state legislatures or Congress should organize the convention machinery for ratification.
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Kentucky
Congress
State Legislatures
Invention Locks Up Inmates in Hickory Lock
Asheville Feb 21 J A Bradshaw and his nephew A A Bradshaw claim to have invented a lock that cannot be opened without knowing how it works George Ross Pou Raleigh state prison superintendent tested the device with several expert convicts and could not open it The lock requires a key to set a combination and then to unlock the mechanism
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J. A. Bradshaw
A. A. Bradshaw
Hickory
George Ross Pou
Raleigh
Perfume Costs Highlight U S Spending Figures
A historical note claims the United States spends about 24 million dollars yearly on perfumes toilet waters and bath salts. It also mentions a Middletown New Jersey church supported by money left by Captain Kidd.
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America
Middletown
New Jersey
Captain Kidd
Toll Rises to 81 in Gas Explosion Disaster
The blast at a factory killed 81 people, including 79 girls and two men, with many bodies burned and 10 missing feared buried in debris. Relatives searched for identities as investigators worked to determine the cause amid the factory owner’s disappearance.
North Carolina Polarizes Over Turlington Act Repeal Debate
A large Raleigh hearing on the Murphy Bowie measure to legalize sale of alcohol in NC drew 400 to 500 spectators and prominent speakers. Dr Poteat and others argued prohibition remains central, urging a public vote on any repeal or modification while warning liquor would harm social life and morals.
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Congress
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Oates
R. N. Simms
Raleigh
Democratic Party
Simms
Japs threaten Chinese withdrawal as major offensive seen
Reports from Peiping and Mukden indicate Japanese forces near Chaoyangsen and Chaangesu are engaged in a major rehold drive. Spokesmen warn of a five to six day delay before a larger show. Battles reported along the Chin Chow Peiping railroad with potential invasion of Peiping and Tientsin.
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Tokyo
Chaoyangsen
Peiping
Mukden
Rehol
Chaoyangesu
Chinchow-Peiping
Kailu
Marshall Chang Hsiao-Liang
North China
Manchukuo
Tientsin
London
Japanese advance in Jehol after night battle near Chaoyangssu
Japanese forces push westward from Chinchow toward Chaoyangssu and Nanking after a fierce border clash. Chinese defenders report heavy casualties as Pei lao railway terminus nears occupation, threatening Jehol City and the central government seat 150 miles away.
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Manchuria
Japan
Jehol
Chaoyangssu
Here
Nanking
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Chaioyang
Yoshmimichi Suzuki
Social planning urged as key to America's future
Dr. Albert B. Keister of the Woman's College at Greensboro spoke to a Wesley Memorial Church study group on social problems. He cited Hoover commission findings four problem areas: physical heritage, biological heritage, social heritage, and ameliorative government institutions. He warned there is no crime wave but noted crime shifts with law changes and emphasized growing government welfare and expert leadership. The fourth lecture in the series will be February 27 on Banking.
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America
Albert 8. Keister
Woman's College
Greensboro
Wesley Memorial Church
American Association of University Women
Hoover
Keister
Repeal Facts In Nutshell In Anti-Prohibition Column
The piece notes the first proposed amendment to state conventions for repeal. Legal doubts arise over whether Congress or the states decide convention timing. Wyoming leads with a bill to summon a convention. Senate 63 28 and House 289 121 approve. The measure would repeal the 18th Amendment and ban interstate liquor transport.
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Wyoming
Senate
House
Mayor Cermak Passes Crisis After Bullet Remains
Doctors state removal of the Zangara bullet from Mayor Cermak would threaten his life. The bullet lies in a rib near the spine and is unlikely to move as tissue walls form within about ten days.
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Moval
Zangara
Cermak
Meyer
Clash Near Chaoyangseun Sparks Sino Japanese Exchange
The Chinese captured Shan haikwan on January 3 and moved into the province without delay. Japan asserts they were attacked by Chinese forces near Chaoyangseun where General Tangu Lin, Jehol governor, led troops. A Tokyo bulletin calls it an isolated incident. Japanese say their garrison at Chaoyangseun is pursuing the retreating Chinese. Earlier, about 500 Chinese attacked the garrison but were repelled.
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Shanhaikwan
Chaoyangseun
Tangu-Lin
Jehol
Tokyo War Office
Catarrhal Deafness Relief Promised by Internal Medicine
Suffering from catarrhal deafness or head noises due to catheter is addressed with an internal medicine called Parmint. The ad claims one ounce mixed with hot water and a bit of sugar, taken four times daily, will stop head noises, ease breathing, and dry up nasal discharge. Available from Mann Behevgs of High Point or local druggists.
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Mann
High Point
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