When Ill Will Is Disarmed and Death Ends Feud
The piece reflects on how hostility fades after death, citing H R Fitzgerald of Virginia cotton mills and former Asheville mayor Gallatin Roberts. It notes public remorse, a legislative resolution, and Roberts's plea for neighborliness as he faced the unknown. The essay links Christianization to practicing tolerance before death ends enmity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Fitzgerald
Virginia Cotton
Asheville
Gallatin Roberts
The Weakness of the Hoover Veto Message
The veto of the soldier loan bill was overruled with enthusiasm. The piece argues Hoover’s veto was weak and failed to distinguish lending to ex service men from lending to the general public. It contends government borrowing funds a measure aiding those with deficits while others possess surplus cash seeking safe employment.
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Hoover
Congress to provide $30 a month for selective military service
The passage argues that paying selected American men $30 monthly under arms service will not restore prosperity but will let recipients access part of their adjusted compensation early. It claims the move would aid those in need and bolster buying power to sustain producers’ payrolls, viewing it as a fair stimulus to reduce unemployment.
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Congress
Still Safe for Democracy in Tar Heel Redistricting
The Durham Herald argues the Grier-Crudup redraws protect the Democratic edge in North Carolina after the 1930 census adds a seat. It outlines district shifts among Guilford Durham Orange Alamance Chatham Randolph and others, noting most changes preserve Democratic control while appointing a new Fifth and Sixth district structure and moving Battleground status to the Fifth.
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Durham Herald
Grier-Crudup
General Assembly
Vance County
Chatham
Randolph
Guilford County
Durham
Orange
Alamance
Vance
Granville
Person
Caswell
Rockingham
Forsyth
Surry
Stokes
Guilford
Herald
House of Representatives
Costly Stupidity by Bruce Catton on Gallipoli plans
A critique of World War I leadership drawn from Churchill's World Crisis. Catton argues that foolish decisions and administrative inertia doomed the Suvla Bay landing, despite Turkish trenches and initial footholds, illustrating how incompetence multiplied the war's costs and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Catton
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Admiralty
Gallipoli
Suvla Bay
Constantinople
The Gallipoli Missteps of a British Commander
The account blames a senior commander for delaying action at Gallipoli, noting he ordered trenches and a beachside rest before advancing. By the time troops moved, Turkish reinforcements arrived and a heavy British toll followed, prolonging the war by years. The critic labels the commander stupid or incompetent and questions the consequences.
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Gallipoli
Constantinople
State funding spared three North Carolina higher schools
The appropriations committee resisted panic cuts to the University, State College, and N C College for Women. Despite pressure to reduce $1.5 million combined annually, the panel kept allocations near steady, avoiding starvation levels and preserving faculty morale and institutional standing for better times. Alumni legislators may weigh in on the needed support to sustain these anchors of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Appropriations
University, State College
N. C. College For Women
Budget Commission
State College
Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Progress At Chapel Hill Urges Full Aid for UNC
The North Carolina appropriations committee refused to cut UNC funding, overriding a recommendation to reduce to 573000 and approving 875000. The editorial praises the decision as vital for southern culture, research, and leadership, warning a cut would be a south-wide calamity.
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Chattanooga News
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Budget Commission
Chapel Hill
South
Appropriations Committee
Raleigh
Dorothy Sees Romance Languages as Baby Talk of Youthful Love
Dorothy mocks Romance languages as baby-talk conversations of love-sick youths, funning on how romantic speech sounds to her.
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Dorothy
Chicago Mayor Thompson Born in Boston
Chicago mayor Big Bill Thompson, a Boston native, faced opponents who did not note any special refinement in his speech during recent political activity.
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Big Bill Thompson
Chicago
Boston
Critics question Chaplin genius for a famous actor
The query contrasts critics who deny Chaplin’s genius with a film star who dined with a prime minister and received the Legion of Honor from France. The remark invites labeling the actor, implying high prestige and political meeting highlights.
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Charlie Chaplin
Italy Accepts Provisions of London Naval Treaty
Rome February 28 Italy accepted proposals from Great Britain to join the London naval treaty as a five power instrument. France had previously accepted the terms, fixing relations among Italian and British fleets and delaying Franco Italian parity questions until 1936. Paris announced an accord of principle among France Britain and Italy at Rome.
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Rome
Great Britain
Arthur Henderson
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Dino Grandi
Giuseppe Siriani
Italy
Mussolini
England
France
Paris
Frazer defense stance in fatal shooting case noted
Elizabeth New Jersey February 28 Victor Greenburg Frazer's counsel says he believes his client has a perfect defense. The defendant claims the woman was shot accidentally while reaching for a rifle during a two day party ride from New York state. Prosecutor plans to trace the route but Frazer objects delaying the inquiry. Frazer varied his shooting location stories from Suffern to near Ramsey New Jersey. The grand jury term will not be recalled and a first degree murder indictment is anticipated in May. Frazer's wife to confer with counsel on child provisions.
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Frazer
Suffern
N. Y
Elizabeth
Newark
Ramsey
Bergen County
New York State
David
Rites Planned Tomorrow for Gallatin Roberts ASHEVILLE
ASHEVILLE N C Feb 28 The body of Gallatin Roberts former Asheville mayor and Buncombe county legislator lay in state at the Roberts home Mrs Roberts declined to consent to lying in state in the new municipal building as proposed by city officials Roberts shot himself after indictment in bank failure case involving Central Bank and Trust Co with over 4 5 million dollars in city funds on deposit He left a message saying he had been wounded unto death in the turmoil and he had done no wrong.
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Asheville
N. C
Gallatin Roberts
Buncombe County
Roberts
Hold Services For Overcash Infant
Rev. G. Isley officiated at the funeral of Bruce Allen Overcash seven months old son of Mr and Mrs Bruce Overcash. Services were from the South Main Street home and the body was taken to Iredell county for burial. The family recently moved to Lexington from Mooresville.
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Lexington
G. Isley
Southainton Methodist Protestant Church
Bruce Allen Overcash
Bruce Overcash
South Main Street
Iredell County
Mooresville
Diversified Questions Puzzle Fragment Update
Word list clues cover cerebellum plural location Aires marble tiny green vegetable divide backs of necks lift up poison of an infectious disease Don Juan author fish eggs Austria abbr. Wise man mitigate To doze Native metal Platform To rage Confirma Messengers jobs Farewell Cavity Before Wing Distinctive theory To observe 23 and Pythias Verbal To arrange cloth Long grasa To eject Reverence To soak flax To loiter Measure of cloth
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Pythias
Predict Approval Of Corporation Tax Bill
Raleigh Feb 28 Despite sharp opposition from R J Reynolds Tobacco Co and major power concerns, indications favor one or more plans to tax corporations more heavily. The Brummitt plan would tax foreign and domestic franchises on market value of stock, surplus, and profits. A second option taxes gross kilowatt hours, plume faces strong company opposition, especially Aluminum Company of America. A two mill per kilowatt hour levy could raise 5 to 7.5 million annually, but would hit many producers and self generating plants hard. Policy talks consider Pennsylvania Pinchot style methods, with a possible sliding scale compromise starting at half a mill.
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Baskervill
En Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Joint Revenue Committees
General Assembly
Finance Committee
Dennis G. Brummitt
Tax Commission
Advisory Budget Commission
Burrus
North Carolina
Gravely
Nash
Hinsdale
Wake
Guilford
Ewing
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Aluminum Company of America
Badin
Tallagssee
Nantaheela
Mellon
Southern Power Company
Duke
Carolina Power and Light Company
Oth
Wapine
South Carolina
Pla
Clay William
Reynal Company
Williams
Brammitt
North Carol
Mr. Brumitt
Tobacco Company
Help Wanted as City Relief Efforts Grow
A call invites residents to help relieve unemployment by offering work as cooks or cleaners. Citizens should contact 2089, the Committee secretary, who will be in the office to receive calls and assist in locating needed help.
Tax plan aims to equalize corporate excess taxes
Attorney General Brummitt outlined a plan to tax corporate excess profits on the same basis for foreign and domestic firms. He argued the present law must be reconstructed to relieve those not making money while ensuring those earning profits, like Reynolds Tobacco, pay taxes fairly.
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Joint Committee
Brummitt
Clay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
North Carolina Franchise Tax Debate Divides Officials
Officials clash over franchise taxes for Reynolds company and railroads, weighing implications of corporate income taxes and proposed exemptions. Brummitt argues current tax favors fairness and keeps domestic firms from privilege, Williams contends removing corporate excess would cost state money. Farmers pay 28 percent of net income taxes, tobacco firms 7 to 8 percent.
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Austria
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