Stedman Named North Carolina State Treasurer Surprises Raleigh
John P. Stedman a 27 year old Raleigh banker was appointed by Governor Gardner to succeed the late Captain Nathan O Berry as state treasurer. O Berry had urged Stedman for the post since August and September and Gardner agreed due to his regard for O Berry and trust in Stedman. The appointment surprised Raleigh officials and is expected to face Democratic primary opposition in June.
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J. C. Baskerviii
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
John P. Stedman
C. Max Gardner
Nathan O’berry
O’berry
Stedman
American Legion
Gardner
Captain O'Werry
North Carolina
Rama the New Rheumatism Cure Promised to Free Joints
An advertisement claims RAMA removes rheumatism poisons from liver kidneys and blood to quicken relief. It argues external remedies only mask pain and promises easing on the first day with a money back guarantee if stiffness swelling and lameness persist.
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Rama
Parmint Product Promises Relief From Catarrh
Catarrh linked to deafness head noises and loss of smell and taste may be eased by treating the blood. Parmint Double Strength is advertised to be taken with hot water and sugar four times daily, promising to drive catarrhal poisons from the system and restore breathing and health.
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Mann Drug Co
Wilson's War Aims and the Fourteen Points
On January 8 1918 President Wilson outlined his fourteen points for peace in a joint session address. Key proposals include open covenants freedom of navigation removal of trade barriers arms reductions and the creation of an association of nations to guarantee independence and territorial integrity.
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Wilson
America
Congress
Belgium
Prussia
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Romania
Serbia
Montenegro
Turkey
General Association of Nations
Thomasville News Special to The Enterprise
Thomasville report covers J J Baker firearm accident near 10 am injuring his foot and hospital treatment. Baker, a former Southern railway foreman, now merchant on National Highway street northwest. Also notes completion of John R Myers mausoleum in local cemetery. Deputies and officers seized a one hundred gallon still with beer. John Myers arrested and jailed, bond posted later. Milla Home committee reports all obligations paid though some funds borrowed from endowment. Institution healthy and financially sound.
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Thomasville
J. J. Baker
Southern Railway
City Memorial Hospital
Baker
John R. Myers
Albemarle
Fred Kaney
Jesee Green
T. J. York
John Myers
Myers
Milla Home Executive
Stedman’s appointment viewed as nonpolitical choice
Supporters say Stedman is not a politician and has no party ties though seen by some as aloof. They claim his Legion and World War II involvement show a friendly, democratic side and expect him to grow into the role with public backing and time.
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Stedman
American Legion
Capt. O'Berry
White touches emerge as new fad in furniture design
At the winter market of the American furniture mart Chicago buyers see white accents dominating living rooms. White lamps and statuary create the look while federal reproductions and lighter woods like maple and new light mahogany rise in popularity. Simpler lines and formal lamps replace provincial styles as tapestry and brocatelle fabrics lead upholstery trends.
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Chicago
American Furniture Mart
Atlantic
Pacific
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Star Second Sacker Once Sold For ten Dollars
Tony Piet signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates after a long road through Dallas Corsicana Waco Fort Worth and Cleveland. Born Anthony Pietruzka in Illinois he rose from a car factory worker to a feared base stealer and hitter batting 340 in the Western league before returning to Pittsburgh due to an injury to a regular.
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Dallas
Tex
Tony Piet
Pittsburgh Pirates
Piet
Anthony Francis Pietruzka
Hegeswich
Ill
Fort Worth
Jakie Atz
Atz
Charlie Maxvill
Maxvill
Tony
Corsicana
Waco
Cotton States
Cleveland
Indians
Pirates
Pirate
Pittsburgh
Gravestone Inscription Reveals Wood History
In Winslow Maine a cemetery gravestone for a person named Wood bears a carved inscription: Here lies one Wood Encased in wood, One Wood within Another. The outer wood is very good. We cannot praise The other.
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Winslow
Wood
Motorist Narrowly Escapes Train Collision in Lansing
In Lansing Michigan Mrs Gladys Stevens narrowly escaped injury when a Pere Marquette passenger train scraped alongside her car. She braked and skidded the vehicle parallel to the tracks stopping safely as the locomotive and cars passed.
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Lansing
Mich
Pere Marquette
Gladys Stevens
Year End Survey of State Labor by Frank D. Grist
North Carolina labor chief Frank D Grist reviews 1931 unemployment rising from 70,596 to 148,347, 15 percent wage cuts and 30 percent fewer jobs. Public employment offices added four outlets aiding 14,177 placements with 50 percent of applicants placed. Outlook notes reduced 1932 construction, with $24.8 million in federal building contracts. Remedies urge job security for current workers and expanding hiring within production limits.
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Frank D. Grist
Associated Press
Raleigh
U. S
South Atlantic
New York fashion forecasts bold bathing suit trends
Retail stylists unveil a daring line for next season featuring brassieres with short white trunks for women and minimalist trunks for men. Colors include Lido blue azure and geranium with white and royal blue combos. A mystery suit debuts January 15 as designers tout back contour enhancement and novel footwear.
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Abont
New York
Lido
Scotland Yard to Trim Payroll and Reorganize
Scotland Yard plans a cost cutting and restructuring move under Lord Trenchard. Proposals include eliminating one assistant commissioner and not filling three vacant posts in traffic organization and legal matters. Norman Kendal remains in charge of the criminal investigation department.
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London
Scotland Yard
Lord Trenchard
Commissioner of Police
Norman Kendal
Criminal Investigation Department
Trevor Bigham
Old 110 Year History Owned by Michigan Printer
Frank House of Owosso Michigan, a retired printer, owns a volume printed 110 years ago. The work was written by William Grimshaw shortly after the death of George Washington, marking one of the nation’s oldest histories.
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Owosso, Mich
United States
Frank House
William Grimshaw
George Washington
Poland China Hog Sets Record at Stone Mountain Farm
A Poland China hog owned by M. E. Wood at Stone Mountain farm weighed 794 pounds gross and was so fat it could not see for several months before it was killed.
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Poland
China
Stone Mountain
M. E. Wood
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Fifi) McCormick
Fowler McCormick
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