Ten Year Plan Corporation Directors to Meet in March
The Ten Year Plan Corporation board will meet in Raleigh on Friday March 11 at 6 30 p m to select a name and review committee reports on Project A research finance and organization and a charter. Tyre C Taylor president notes committees have met and will present plans for attracting residents and tourists and for agricultural rehabilitation among other topics.
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H. G. Bally
Stuart Cramer, Jr
Ss. T. Henry
George Watts Hill
Agricultural Rehabilitation Committee
Pro Co
Taylor
Committee On Finance and Organization
Robert M. Hanes
Winston-Salem
Reuben Robertson
Canton
Norman Cocke
Charlotte
Stuart Cramer
Raleigh Boy Wins High School Oratorical Contest
William H. Richardson Jr. of Raleigh won first prize and $75 in the America Legion high school oratorical contest. Ezra F. Griffin Jr. of Goldsboro, for UNC, won the intercollegiate group. Jeannette Robinson of Queens-Chicora College took second in intercollegiate, with Raymond Winters and Annie Bell Knight placing third and fourth respectively in other divisions.
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Raleigh
William H. Richardson, Jr
America Legion
Ezra FE. Griffin, Jr
Goldsboro
University of North Carolina
Jeannette Robinson
Queens-Chicara College
Raymond Winters
Catawba
Annie Bell Knight
Mitchell Junior
Plane Like Sled Aims For Aerial Winter Fun
New York reports a plane like sled by a manufacturer. The design features a central runner with a single wing and small end runners resembling seaplane pontoon supports. The rider sits or lies on a flat board atop the main runner and steers by tilting toward the side runners.
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New York
B C Relieves Head Cold Pains In Three Minutes
A pharmacist compounded B C a soothing remedy for head colds with quick action. It blends several ingredients used by physicians to relieve headache neuralgia muscular aches fever and nervous distress without narcotics. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drugstores.
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B. C
B.C
Get
Ady
Pardon Request for Charles Grubb Filed in North Carolina
Application to the Commissioner of Pardons and the Governor of North Carolina seeks a pardon for Charles Grubb convicted in Guilford County for false pretense and sentenced to six months on the county road. Protests against the pardon are invited and should be forwarded promptly by February 16, 1932.
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Charles Grubb
Mellon and Mills Clash in Congress over War Claims
The article compares Andrew W. Mellon and Ogden Livingston Mills as multi millionaire insiders facing congressional scrutiny over war claims legislation. It notes their inheritance and wealth, past marriages, and perceived antagonism from western congressmen while highlighting Mills as Mellon’s potential successor in the treasury.
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Congress
Ogden Livingston Mills
Andrew W. Melton
Secretary of the Treasury
Mille
Treasury
Lels
Melton
Mills
Mellon
Miss
Washington
West
Warren Ehringhaus Edge Shrinks Daniels Hope in North Carolina Race
Raleigh report notes Lindsay Warren will not run for governor and will back Ehringhaus, pushing out McNeill and Cox. Ehringhaus supports state wide tax removal for schools, weakening Daniels faction and hinting MacLean may back Ehringhaus. Mills remains a pivotal treasury figure amid shifting Democratic dynamics.
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Sir Walter Hotel
4. C. Baskervill
Raleigh
Lindsay Warren
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
Tom McNeil
Albert L. Cox
Daniels
Lees
Danieles
Lindsey Warren
Angus D. MacLean
Tob McNeill
Lumberton
General Cox
Warren
Washington
McNeill
Cox
MacLean
Elizabeth City
A. D. MacLean
A. D. MacLean, Author of “the Law” and Chief Daniels
McNeill, Cox
Mills Changes From Snob to Trusted Treasury Chief
From his start in Washington Mills faced free leaders like Garner Borah and the veterans. He has grown affable and wielded power winning legislation that steadied the treasury in lean days. Hoover relies on Mills to back debt moratorium efforts and guide the president as his wealth from many American firms requires financial realignment.
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Mills
Garner
Borah
the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Treasury
Hoover
France
Dempsey’s comeback bid split by sports editors poll
United Press reports a national poll of sports editors and boxing writers found most think Jack Dempsey cannot win back the heavyweight title this summer. A minority urged serious training for a potential title bid, with Chicago and New York voices highlighted among opinions.
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George Kirksey
United Press
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Primo Carnera
Ed Danforth
Atlanta Georgian
Ken Chilcote
St. Joseph, Mo
News-Press
King Levinsky
Eddie Geiger
Claire Kelly
The
American
Mike Murphy
New
Lou Diamond
Times
Schmeling
New York
Hype Igoe
New York Journal
Harry Grayson
N. Y. World-Telegram
Murray Lewin
New York Mirror
Wilbur Wood
New York Sun
Harry McNamara
Chicago Herald- Examiner
Mary Kelley
Los Angeles Examiner
George Barton
Minneapolis Tribune
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Stuart Bell
Cleveland Press
Harry Smith
San Francisco Chronicle
Sam Levy
Milwaukee Journal
Chester L. Smith
Pittsburgh Press
Walter Judge
Denver
North Carolina Finances Praised Despite Deficit
North Carolina will finish the current year with a small deficit but is financially sound. State Treasurer John P. Stedman told North Carolina Bankers Association Group One that $19,985,600 in bonds and interest have been paid off, making the state at least $14,000,000 better off than the 1929–1930 close and keeping debt repayment ahead of deficits. He cited reduced government costs and tax burdens, and urged continuing fiscal policies to sustain credit and bond market standing.
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Mantec
North Carolina
John P. Stedman
North Carolina Bankers Association
Stedman
General Assembly
Runs To Retrieve His Marble On Ice-Coated Pond
Chicago observers recalled a sunny warm day by a clay patch by a pond when twelve year old Harold Karl Rosary and his ten year old brother Henry played marbles. Henry knocked a marble toward the ice and the marble rolled onto the slick surface prompting a dangerous chase which ended in tragedy.
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Chicago
Harold Karl Rosary
Henry
British Ships Sunk and War Moves Across Fronts
On February 23, 1918, reports note 18 British ships over 1,600 tons sunk by German submarines in the prior week and the Mar Caspio torpedoed. British troops in Palestine claim victory as Turkish forces withdraw across the Jordan. Germany offers peace to Russia demanding demobilization while推进 advances persist in Russia. Turkish forces push in the Caucasus occupying Platena.
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Palestine
Jordan
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
Platena
Rich Women Less Faithful Than Poor
The article quotes Sir Ellis Hume Williams arguing that rich women are less faithful than poor women, while attributing most fault to husbands who treat wives as property. He says affectionate, constant care by the husband reduces infidelity, noting poorer wives lack time for affairs due to homemaking duties whereas well off wives have more idle time for intrigues.
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NEA Service
London
Sir Ellis Hume-Williams
Sir Ellis
Finger Worth $27,500 in Damages Sought in Los Angeles
Los Angeles United Press reports stenographer Miss La Vieja Thomas asks $27,500 in damages after a car accident that severed half of a finger. She sues the driver, seeking compensation for the injury and its impact on her work.
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Los Angeles
la Vieja Thomas
Ice accident claims Harold and Henry in harbor incident
A pond incident led Harold to run for help as the ice cracked. Henry clutched a marble while police recovered their bodies from the water.
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Harold
Henry
Grimes Lumber Plant Fire Sparks Incendiary Suspicions
A fire destroyed Grimes Lumber Company's west side plant near the Southern Railway tracks between 3 and 4 a m last Sunday. An insurance inspector investigated while firefighters arrived at 4 a m, with the blaze believed incendiary as the third such incident in the year.
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Grimes Lumber Company
Southern Railway
State Insurance Department
Fire Damage Threatens Plant and Nearby Home
A blaze caused heavy damage to a lumber plant with partial insurance coverage. Principal owners Luther Grimes and Lloyd Younts consider rebuilding. The Hilliard residence nearby was threatened but ultimately unharmed as winds died down.
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Luther Grimes
Lloyd Younts
T. H. Hilliard
Aviation Stronger as 1932 Opens
Chas L Lawrence president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce says aviation is stronger after 1930 and 1931. Readjustments weeded out weak lines and manufacturers, operators, and the industry’s chain. Lawrence was re elected president at a board meeting here.
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New York
Chas. L. Lawrence
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Aircraft Industry
Board of Governors
County Schools Observe Washington Memorial Exercises
County schools held exercises yesterday in memory of Washington and paid tribute to the first president. There were no special events beyond brief praise to the father of his country, hymns, and the raising of the flag.
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Washington
Invited Speaker Keynotes Asheville Civic Clubs Banquet
Rev. John Arch McMillan of the Mille Home spoke at a joint Asheville civic clubs banquet yesterday and left Sunday morning to honor the engagement.
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John Arch McMillan
Mille Home
Asheville
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Melion
Fountain
Maxwell
Milis
Metlion
Harvard
Gold Coast
United States
Ogden Livingston
Oggie
Sonal
Ogden Mills
Andrew W. Mellon
H. A. Goff
Sherman
Texas
Grimes Lumber
Just
Plains
J.C. Penney CO
Eureka Department
Clinard Electric Co
North Main Street
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