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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1939

Page

2

Debate Over Absentee Voting Rules in North Carolina

Lawmakers discuss tightening general vote rules while preserving protections against fraud. McBryde urges tightening both primaries and general elections, Page calls absentee voting in primaries unfair, Pickens warns against eliminating absentees in primaries, Marshall defends the principle of absentee voting and seeks a fair compromise.

North Carolina Heaven and Hell Page Pickens

Local Weather: fair and warmer Friday across regions

Today noon reports show fair skies with not quite as cold conditions tonight. Widespread moderate winds shift from northwest to southwest by Friday over the north and south portions. Hatteras to Jacksonville expect cooler northwest winds turning southwesterly and generally fair weather tonight and Friday.

North and South Carolina Sandy Hook Hatter Hatteras Jacksonville

Wilmington Girl Collapses While Hitchhiking to Buffalo

A 23 year old North Carolina woman named Margaret Sprain of Wilmington North Carolina collapsed on the Worcester turnpike and was hospitalized with pneumonia. Police say she was hitchhiking to Buffalo and had worked in Boston until recently.

Natick Mass North Carolina Worcester Turnpike Margaret Sprain South Fourth Street Wilmington N. C Buffalo Boston

Tax policy debates and budget measures dominate North Carolina session

Lawmakers in Charlotte debated tax improvments and a farm benefits revenue measure as part of a broader budget effort. Morgenthau signals social security reforms and old age tax debates while bills on rural electrification loans and divorce grounds move forward. The legislature advances a $143,567 below budget spending plan and seeks a $2 million balance. seed law relaxed for small dealers with annual sales under $100.

Congress Treasury Social Security Board Morgenthau Aranha Wayne C. Taylor Taylor Anson Rural Electrification Authority Morse Pasquotank Bryant Durham House Baley Madison Madison Health Board Tompkins Jackson Charlotte Advisory Budget Commission Finance Committee Hoey Mecklenburg Legislatature Senate Armory Auditorium

State Charters Issued by Eure

Raleigh February 23 Thad Eure secretary of state announced charters for six new firms. Douglas Air Service Inc Charlotte will trade airplanes and parts with 5000 authorized capital. Union Electric Membership Corp Monroe a non stock electric energy provider with corporators J H Cunningham W E Thomas J A Brooks. Williamston Stock Yard Inc Williamston buys and sells livestock with 5000 authorized capital. Bramble Campbell Lumber Co Inc Fayetteville buys and sells building materials with 30000 authorized capital. stock subscribed by Bramble Nettie J Campbell and W F Campbell. Wade Huffman Inc Burlington buys and sells electrical machinery with 25000 authorized capital. stock held by Wade Huffman Alma S Huffman Wade Litten. Baker Motor Company of Burlington...

Raleigh Thad Eure Douglas Air Service, Inc Charlotte J. A. Connell E. W. Connell Union Electric Membership Corporation of Monroe J. H. Cunningham W. E. Thomas J. A. Brooks Williamston Stock Yard, Inc Williamston W. G. Taylor John Gurkin H. A. Johnston, Jr Bramble-Campbell Lumber Co., Inc Fayetteville B. C. Bramble Nettie J W. F. Campbell Wade H. Huffman Burlington Baker Motor Company

House approves Guam fortification amid war duty debate

The House tentatively backed the Guam air base project amid a heavy vote fought over its strategic value. Proponents argued it would save American lives if war comes in the Pacific, while critics warned it would fortify the island and raise war danger. The debate linked to Eden’s visit and broader naval base additions in Alaska, the mid Pacific, and Puerto Rico. Separately, revisions to the government reorganizing bill and stock subscriptions by Spruce Pine and Belk-Hudson surfaced in the session.

Tion Naval Air Base Alaska mid-Pacific Puerto Rico Guam Pacific van Zandt Veterans of Foreign Wars Anthony Eden United States Great Britain Far Eastern Shannon Japan Orient Philippine Islands Izac Calif Missouri Maas Minn House Cochran Warren N. C

Haarlem Oil Capsules Diuretic Claim Advert

An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic and stimulant to flush waste and acids from kidneys and bladder. It promises quicker relief from scanty urine, burning, nocturnal urination, and backache, urging buyers to insist on the genuine Holland product for 35 cents.

Haarlem Maarlem Holland

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