Congress Prepares for Reconsolidation Finance and Tariff Action
Congress readies prompt consideration of Hoover era measures including the 500 million reconstruction finance corporation and tariff and tax increases. Senate and House committees set hearings on naval, prohibition, agricultural relief, river and harbor plans, with Norbeck pushing expedited action on the reconstruction corp and land bank recapitalization.
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Washington
Congress
America
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover
Senate
Ratho House
House
Senate Banking Committee
Norbeck
Reconstruction Corporation
Banking Committee
Federal Reserve
Federal Land Bank
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Reconstruction Finance
Moses
New Hampshire
LaFollette
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Senate Naval Committee
Adams
Hale
London
Vehicle license sales rise in North Carolina state report
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Jan 2 Total license sales up to morning about 120000 vs 106600 a year ago. 15256 licenses sold on Dec 31 last day for 1931 plates. Licenses may total 160000 more this month. 1931 plates sold 420000, about 100000 fewer than 1929. 1932 may reach 350000 unless conditions improve. revenue could drop about 500000 if vehicle licensing remains similar to 1930. New weight based system reduces cost for lighter cars. Owners urged not to use old plates after Jan 1 unless applied for new plates. No extensions allowed.
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Harris
Prize Offered for Colonial Life Short Story in the South
The United Daughters of the Confederacy announce a 1932 prize list led by a $250 award for the best unpublished Colonial Life story set in the South. Open to the general public, other prizes include the Freeman Prize for a Robert E. Lee story and the Osborne Cup for a war incident poem.
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Raleigh
N. C
South
United Daughters of the Confederate
John Huske Anderson
Anderson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Freeman
Robert E. Lee
Douglas Freeman
Richmond
W. B. Freeman
Thomas D. Osborne
John L. Woodbury
Kentucky
United States
Mary Lou White
Nashville
Tenn
Gordon White
The Champ and the Big House Prize Story
A discussion of a literary prize for a 6000 word untold story on early colonists in Virginia and the South. Rules note a June 15 1932 deadline, pen name submission, doubled spaced typewritten manuscript, and non return of manuscripts. The prize money is 250 dollars with half paid on decision and half on publication.
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Virginia
Mary Lou White
John Huske Anderson
Raleigh
N. C
Autogiro on Skiis to Open New Flight Era
Fair child Aircraft of Montreal will operate the first autogiro on skiis during the Pitcairn Autogiro test in Philadelphia. The event marks a milestone in aviation as autogiro technology is demonstrated on snow and ice.
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Autogiro
Skiis
Philadelphia
Fairchild Aircraft, Ltd
Montreal
Comcat
Pitcairn
High Point Savings and Trust Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the stockholders of High Point Savings and Trust Company in High Point North Carolina will be held in the Directors Room of the Bank on Tuesday January 12 1932 at 2 o clock p m for the election of Directors and other business as may come before the meeting. Respectfully Ed L Ragan Secretary and Treasurer.
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High Point Savings and Trust Company
High Point
N. C
ED. L. Ragan
Probe of Foreign Loans Opens Monday
The Senate finance committee will resume its investigation into foreign securities in the United States on Monday. Evidence suggests American banks could have earned millions in profits from these foreign loans. Senator Borah proposes studying a private committee to supervise foreign bond sales, citing risks from unwise issues and needing protection for the American public.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Borah
Idaho
England
Ohio Colleges Lead in Ten Year Enrollment Growth
Swarthmore College dean Raymond Walters reports that among 444 schools the fastest growing large universities include two Ohio institutions. Western Reserve University, University of Cincinnati, and University of Minnesota show top gains with Western Reserve up about 200 percent, Minnesota 185 percent, and Cincinnati around 150 percent over ten years.
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Ohio
Cincinnati, O
Raymond Walters
Swarthmore College
United States
Walters
University of Cincinnati
Western Reserve University of Cleveland
University of Minnesota
Western Reserve
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Millis and Rabb Named for Silver Beaver Award
H A Millis president of the Uwharrie Council and W R Rabb Lexington district treasurer have been selected for the Silver Beaver Award for noteworthy service to boyhood. Awards ceremony dates are January 11 in High Point and January 12 in Lexington.
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Il. A. Millis
Uwharrie Council of
Boy Scouts of America
National Council
8. W. Rabb
Lexington
H. A. Millis
New York
Boy Scouts
Mr. Millis
High Point
Boyhood
Eee
Millis
Uwharrie Council
Salisbury
Thomasville
H. B. Hiatt
Rabb
The
Presbyterian Church
Unemployment in North Carolina Drops to 13 Percent
North Carolina reports 148,347 unemployed, 13 percent of 1,141,129 workers based on December survey. Women make up 32 percent of the unemployed, with 40 percent in manufacturing and 44 percent in business clerical and professional fields.
Children Hold Reunion In Wichita Years Spanned
Nine of the 11 Levi McLaughlin "children" gathered in Wichita Kansas for a reunion. The youngest is 62 and the oldest 85 with two deceased. Their collective ages total 659 years.
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Wichita, Kans
Levi McLaughlin
Tariff policy of Republicans blamed for slump
In Raleigh on January 2 Frenk, clerk of the state supreme court, asserts that the present business and industrial decline is due chiefly to the tariff policy of the Republican Party and its execution by Republican administrations, claiming the policy impacts the United States and North Carolina.
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Nash
United States
Republican Party
En Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Frenk
State Supreme Court
Nature proves banks safest for savings in Hoquiam tale
Hoquiam resident withdraws 15000 dollars and hides it under floorboards. During a high tide he finds 50 and 100 dollar bills floating in water, recovers most of the cash after diving under the house, and later stores the money behind the stove. He now has a new bankbook reflecting most of the amount on deposit.
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Hoquiam, Wash
Hoquiam
Eight Thousand and Fifteen Saloons in New York City Before Prohibition
A historical note states that before prohibition there were 8 015 saloons operating in New York City. The figure highlights the scale of urban alcohol venues prior to nationwide bans.
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New York City
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