Toward a Strong Clean Liquor Regulator The Czars Debate
The piece argues for a powerful liquor regulator likened to Judge Landis to clean up the industry. It calls for a hardboiled commissioner with broad powers to bar outlets, restrict advertising, and punish rule-breakers, warning liquor firms against bootlegging and undercover politics.
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Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Congress
Clyde R. Hoey
Landis
Distilled Spirits Institute
Institute
Tied Games With Louis Graves Footnote
Louis Graves editor and publisher of the Chapel Hill Weekly shows little interest in football, recalling his past as a player and noting a lack of engagement with the sport. The fragment hints at a personal reflection rather than a current event.
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Louis Graves
Chapel Hill
Parachutes Questioned for Airliner Safety
A critical note argues the president's committee on air safety favors a negative stance on parachutes for airlines. Experts say passengers would not have time or knowhow to use them in a crash, urging a positive safety approach instead and hoping for actionable recommendations.
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Committee On Air Safety
Health expert hints plutonium safety in small amounts
A Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories expert suggests plutonium can be ingested in tiny quantities with minimal ill effects. The text speculates on its nutritional value and cost, proposing atomic material as a potential food substitute despite its radioactivity.
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Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories
Physicians Debate Medicines For The Punctured Patient
Doctors argue over how many medicines to treat a patient with a serious ailment. Relatives fear the care only treats symptoms rather than addressing the underlying disease and its causes.
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Washington
Capitol Square Awakening In NC Voter Interest
Grassroots sentiment shows undecided voters in Cabarrus Rowan Iredell and Catawba counties as Christmas and New Year pass with no firm choices for U.S. senator governor or general assembly. Local leaders foresee more candidates, while several statewide offices likely see little opposition beyond a few names.
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U. S
General Assembly
Salisbury
Statesville
Newton
Hickory
United States
Senate
J. M. Broughton
W. B. Umstead
Swith
Charles M. Johnson
Mayne Albright
Oscar Barker
James B. Vogler
Charlotte
Thad Eure
Henry Hidges
Clyde Erwin
Kerr Scott
Forrest Shuford
Wiliam Hodges
Harry MceMullan
Johnson
Umstead
Revenue Commissioner
Public Administration Clearing House
Chicago
American Society of Planning Officials
Randleman Progress and World Faith Reflections
The column reflects on New Year resolves and faith, notes Randleman Chamber of Commerce plans and city growth with a 400 percent telephony rise and nine million dollar annual trade, plus weather contrasts and a call for decisive political choices amid world tensions. It quotes Alan Seeger on steadfast principles and urges rejecting hate and fear while facing the coming year.
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Tian
CILY
Randolphian
Randleman
Randleman Chamber of Commerce
Randolph County
Rancheman
N. C
Tayor Simp
Circus Saints and Sinners Club Puts Celebrities Through Mock Roast
New York readers learn of a society that deflates famous figures at monthly meetings. Begun in 1932 by F. Darius Benham, the club now foregoes praise for pranks on guests of honor, including figures like Dwight Eisenhower and Babe Ruth, in two hours of skits before a 650-member roster.
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New York
America
Circus Saints and Sinners Society
F. Darius Benham
Sardi’s
Benham
Count Felix von Luckner
von Luckner
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S. Grant
Eisenhower
Hoffman
Jesse Jonas
Secretary of Commerce
Joe Cook
Anthony Adverse
Cook
Hugh S. Johnson
NRAA
NRA
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