Hoey Delays Appointments After Election
Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey plans few personnel changes in state offices until after the general assembly and fiscal year end on June 30. Observers attribute the restraint to the uproar over Kerr Scott’s early firing and a desire to avoid clashes in the legislature. Several department heads and Bob Scott supporters hoped for immediate reshaping, especially in the highway department.
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Enterprise Pureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
State Department
Kerr Scott
Scott
Commissionr of Agriculture
Hoey
General Assembly
George Ross Pou
Thad Eure
Highway Department
Lassiter Named Dual Chairman and Fed Reserve Agent
Robert Lassiter of Charlotte North Carolina selected by the Federal Reserve Board as chairman of the Richmond Reserve Bank and federal reserve agent for 1937. Lassiter, a Henderson native, has led regional banks, mills and rail interests, with prior roles in state commissions and finance.
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Charlotte Man
Federal Reserve
Richmond
Federal Reserve System
Robert Lassiter
Charlotte
N. C
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
North Carolina
Frederic A. Delano
Washington, D. C
Hugh Leach
Richmond Bank
Lassiter
Claus C
Henderson
Horner Military Academy
University of North Carolina
Henderson Loan and Trust Company
First National Bank of
Mooresville Cotton Mills
North Carolina Railway Company
Seaboard Air Line Railway
North Carolina Tax Commission
State Fisheries Commission
Ernest Reaves Heads Red Men at Chickasaw Tribe Meeting
Ernest Reaves was elected sachem of Chickasaw Tribe No 32 of the Improved Order of Red Men for a six month term. T. R. Carmichael, H. L. McManus, and Paul W. Clapp were named senior sagamore, junior sagamore, and prophet respectively for the same period.
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Ernest Reaves
T. R Carmichael
Sagamore
H. L. McManus
Paul W. Clapp
D. Clapp
B. H. Bradner
A. J. Koonce
Nie Jones
W. Clark
Carrot Seeds Minute Count Shows True Weight
A historical note states that carrot seeds are extremely small with 257000 seeds needed to equal one pound. This fact highlights the tiny size of carrot seeds and the challenges of measuring such small quantities accurately.
Full Skirted Modes of Fall Will Be Missing at Easter
Paris fashions abandon wide skirts and fullness for slim daytime silhouettes and long sleek evening gowns. High daytime necklines persist with decorative lace and organdie accents while cocktail wear shifts to short skirts and lace frocks. Chiffon remains popular with ultra feminine, intricate detailing across both day and evening outfits.
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Rosetta Hargrove
NEA
Paris
Beauvais
Tailleur
Marcel Rochas
Piquet
Bruyere
Lucien Lelong
The Holiday Mystery Chapter XVIII Mystery Deepens
Storm isolates Thunder Mesa as Tante Josephine dies and suspicions rise. Professor Shaw probes the hacienda basement seeking hidden chambers linked to the old pueblo, uncovering a hollow wall and possible secret passages behind a sealed floor.
Mystery on the Mesa Escalates as Archaeologist Attacked
Professor Shaw, pursuing an underground era of Pueblo life, values a hidden doorway and the old kiva beneath the living quarters. A foe ambushes him from behind as he tests a wall with a tape line, the scene ending with a strangling grip and a cliffhanger continuation.
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Shaw
Professor Shaw
de Forest
Ross Elected Alumni Secretary for State College Unit
George Ross of Raleigh, class of 1911, was elected alumni secretary of North Carolina State College by the general alumni association's executive committee. He previously worked in the state department of agriculture and relief administrations. A committee was appointed to meet with UNC at Chapel Hill and Woman's College alumni groups to discuss government and control under the consolidation program.
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Raleigh
George Ross
N. (. State College
General Alumni Association
Ross
State Department of Agriculture
Civil Works
Chapel Hill
Woman's College
University of North Carolina
First Free Library Founded in Manchester in 1653
The world’s first free library began in Manchester England in 1653. It established a new model for public access to books and reading materials and inspired later library movements globally.
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Manchester
England
Sunshine club sets monthly meeting at 6 30 PM
The Sunshine club held its January meeting at the Community house and voted to move the business meeting to the first Saturday of each month at 6:30 PM. If the Community house is ready, an oyster supper may be held some Saturday evening this month with Mrs. Lena Waynick as guest. After business, members played games.
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Sunshine Club
Lena Waynick
Personal notices of local residents and visits
The winding room welcomes back overseer W. E. Akins after a week away due to the death of his wife. N G Hemrie and spouse from Winston-Salem visited Hemrie's mother Mrs. B Hemrice. Odell Crozier and Thurman Farr visited relatives in Thomasville. W D McCaelin and children Nell and Margaret Jones spent Christmas in Tennessee and Nell and Margaret toured Norris Dam. Pauline Steelman visited her brother G L Steelman family. Mrs Mary Lou Durham hosted a Friday night gathering on Tank Street with games and refreshments. Friends of Madge Brewer were mentioned in closing.
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W. E. Akins
N. G. Hemrie
Winston-Salem
Ward Street
W. Cox
Greensboro
EB. L. Jones
Griffin Street
Belle Harmon
Redding Street
Ethel Dennis
Davison Street
Edith Thompson
Spencer
Dorothy Slayton
Ennis Street
Lee Hemric
Milsateada
George Ross
James Honeycutt
Kannapolis
Charlie Waller
Davie County
Ruby Hobbs
Arthur Ashby
McDaniel
Nora Shaver
North Carolina urged to curb gasoline moguls with state terminal
A Raleigh report by J C Baskerville outlines key Barker commission recommendations. If the 1937 assembly adopts them NC could fund a state owned gasoline terminal with 100000 dollars to pressure oil firms, regulate station numbers, and curb discrimination against the public and small operators.
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J. C. Baskerville
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
General Assembly
Oscar G. Barker
Durham
North Carolina
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Council of State
Commission
Local notices and visits feature in weekend social notes
The column reports improving residents at home on Ward and Ennis streets and several visits across Greensboro and Kannapolis. It notes corrections to last week’s item about George Poole and wife, clarifying Poole is not married and did not visit Martinsville, Virginia.
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Co. M. Thompson
William Wyatt
Eden Valley Ranch
California
Frances Terrell
Poole
Martinsville
Conspiracy Charge Alleges Plot Against Utilities Power and Light
Dwight K. Green, attorney for the Utilities Power and Light Corporation, alleged in federal court that a conspiracy existed to financially embarrass the $89 million holding company. The claim came as Judge William H. Holly approved a petition for voluntary reorganization under the bankruptcy act, filed by Green and associates.
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Chicago
Power and Light Corporation
Dwight K. Green
Green
William H. Holly
Gold Beaten So Thin An Ounce Covers Wide Area
A historical note claims gold can be hammered so thin that a single ounce will span 4146 square feet, illustrating remarkable malleability and value of the metal.
Christmas on Rodanthe Island Ashore for Epiphany
Rodanthe North Carolina residents pause Christmas on the spray swept island to observe Epiphany on January 5. Fisherfolk and families share stockings meals and visits from coast guard stations while homes and trees glow with holiday cheer, a tradition kept since old times.
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Rodanthe
N. C
Rodanthé
Celes
Fishing Villa Coast Guard
Dri
Barthe
North Carolina
Christ
Rodantheas
Mai
Drunken Driving Cases Surging in Charlotte Court
Judge J A Roussen previously ruled drunken drivers could not escape by paying fines. David L Johnson 23 pleaded guilty to driving drunk. Officials said there were more than 100 similar cases on the docket.
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Charlotte
Jan
J. A. Roussen
David L. Johnson
Johnson
Mexico's Supreme Court Rules State Controls Funds
The Mexican Supreme Court issued a ruling stating that all of the country's ological funds fall under direct state control, reinforcing government authority over financial resources.
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Mexico
Supreme Cow
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