North Carolina Republicans Eye Senate Nomination
Raleigh feb 24 republicans in North Carolina face a hard question on who to nominate to oppose the democratic senate candidate be he Simmons or Bailey. names linked include judge Isaac Meekins congressman George M Pritchard and Irvin m Tucker as possible contenders with Dorsett entering the June primary and Bailey Simmons shaping the contest.
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U. S. Senate
Gilliam Grissom
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
Senate
Grissom
Currituck
Buncombe
Isaac M. Meekins
Elizabeth City
U.S. District Court
Greensboro
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
House
Lee
Overman
Johnson J. Hayes
North Carolina
Pritchard
Jetter C. Pritchard
Marion Butler
Cramer
Blair
Stuart Cramer
Cramerton
Charlotte
David H. Blair
U. S
Meekins
Irvin M. Tucker
Whiteville
Republican Executive Committee
Dorsett
Bailey Democrats
Simmons Democrats
Judge Meekins
Simmons
Bailey
Charles A. Jonas
Congress
Sir Harry Lauder’s Race Track System Fails at Fair Grounds
New Orleans report on Sir Harry Lauder detailing a quirky betting method based on horse names and a program. He bets on Beekeeper and Jeb, loses cash after the clock runs out, and laments a near miss with On the Air and the Sir Harry Lauder Purse race. He ends with a plea for a cigarette.
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New Orleans
Harry Laudercas
Harry Lauder
Klingstone
Sir Harry Lauder
Louisiana Jockey Club
Harry
Robert Hayne Tarrant
Bill Morris
William Morris
Sir Harry
Beekeeper
Heekeeper
Joe McLennan
Jeb
Martin M. Wagner
Martin
Louisville
Lou
Louise
Kentucky
Earl of Warwick
Corrections to a Vintage Photo Errorgram
A reader notes details in a vintage image including knitting rather than crocheting by the woman on the right and a sewing machine without a thread spool. The observer also flags misaligned scissors blade positions and curtains that do not match. The scrambled word is DRAMATIC.
Turned-Down Hats Prompt Quick Bargain
A humorous exchange features a wife trying on hats and a husband negotiating the price. The wife asks if the hat is acceptable, the husband inquires the cost, and they settle on turning the price down at five dollars.
Hat Styles Bloom With Brims This Spring
The article notes a range of spring hats with ample brims in ballibunt bakou and sisol, promising shaded comfort for eyes sensitive to light. The emphasis is on fashion variety and seasonal availability.
Tar Heel Women Attending Missionary Council Meet
North Carolina will be represented by women leaders at the 20th annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Amarillo Texas March 13 to 18. Official delegates include Mrs A M Gates of Durham and Mrs Harvey Boney of Smithfield and other leaders from Winston Salem Asheville and Greensboro. The council serves a church wide constituency of over 300 000 Methodist women and oversees more than one million dollars for home and foreign missions.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Woman's Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Amarillo
Texas
A. M. Gates
Durham
Harvey Boney
Smithfield
The
Woman’s Missionary Society
C. (. Weaver
Winston-Salem
H. A. Dunham
Asheville
Western North Carolina
Society
W. A. Newell
Greensboro
Women’s Missionary Council
Woman's Organization
Southern Methodist Church
United States
Charters Granted In North Carolina Incorporations
Certificates filed in Raleigh list High Point Candy Company of High Point with 25000 authorized stock and 2000 subscribed by local investors. Henkel Billiard Parlor Inc of Hickory with 25000 authorized stock and 8500 subscribed. Higgins Neighborhood Center of Higgins aimed at education. Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi of Raleigh non stock with several Raleigh sponsors. Surry Lumber and Manufactur-
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Raleigh
High Point Candy Company
High Point
Pete Antonakos
Tom Ginavolis
Theodore Antonakos
Z. I. Walsey
Henkel Billiard Parlor, Inc
Hickory
H. J. Henkel
W. W. Burns
PP. E. Henkel
Higgins Neighborhood Center, Inc
Higgins
Noonstock
Martha E. Robinson
J. W. Wheeler
Paul Higgins
Beta-Delta
Delta Sigma Pi
Ime
Nonstock
J. F. Barwick, Jr
C. E. Brake
EB. W. Buchanan
Surry Lumber and Manufactur
Florida Congresswoman Oversees Forest Fire Cooperation Effort
A Florida congresswoman pushes development cooperation for forest fire control with county funding. The assistant forester notes a department appropriation matching county allocations. Arrangements with Macon County were arranged via W. K. Beichler in Asheville urging forwarding fire fighting equipment to the county.
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Macon County
W. K. Beichler
Asheville
Mount Airy Lumber Firm Authorized Capital
The Mount Airy firm is chartered to operate a lumber business with authorized capital stock set at 100 000 and subscribed capital stock at 300 by R. M. Smith R. H. Leonard and T. H. Worrell all of Mount Airy.
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Ing Company of
Mount Airy
R. M. Smith
R. H. Leonard
T. H. Worrell
Macon County Joins State Fire Cooperative Program
Macon county commissioners allocated 300 dollars for forest fire control this year and pledged 600 dollars for the next year, joining the state forest cooperative system after ravaging fires overwhelmed unorganized forces. The move makes Macon the 44th county in the state to enter an agreement with the Department of Conservation.
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Raleigh
C. H. Flory
Macon County
Flory
Department of Con
Forest fires overwhelm costs after protection withdrawal
The conservation department reports in Ma con county that within weeks of organized forest fire protection ending, fire damages exceeded the annual protection costs. This signals severe losses and highlights the need for sustained fire control measures.
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Conservation Department
Macon County
Babes Bring 85 Each Hankow Panics Over Babies
Poverty stricken Chinese mothers in Hankow and babies at five dollars apiece are cited as neighboring cities seek to prevent freezing deaths. The report notes widespread hardship and urgent relief needs amid harsh winter conditions.
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Hankow
End of Friendship Butcher Humor Transcript
The Humorist jokes about sleepless nights after hard work and a friend suggests counting sheep. The quip frames a simple nightly dilemma with a light, witty punchline.
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Philadelphia
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Tnkee States
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Bremen
New York Travelers’ Aid Society
Tar Heel
Florida
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florda
Helen Rudd Owen
Miami
State Forest Cooperative
Grove
Kimberley
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