Revenue Bills Take Shape in North Carolina Senate
Raleigh Jan 10 The North Carolina Senate opened with major revenue and regulatory proposals. Senator Clement proposed a production tax on most for profit firms, while Senator Kirkpatrick sought to bar banks from foreign securities and allow refunds within five years. Local measures targeted Mecklenburg county civil service and court limits, with other counties included. The chamber. adjourned after approving rules aimed at economy, reducing staff and pages.
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Raleigh
State Senate
General Assembly
Clement of
Rowan
Appropriations Committee
Kirkpatrick
Mecklenburg
Moore
Craven
County
Ments Commission
Mecklenburg County
Civil Service Board
Charlotte
Justices of the Peace
Clay
Graham
Macon
Senate
Beaufort County
Clement Seeks Production Tax on Most North Carolina Makers
In Raleigh the state senate heard Senator Hayden Clement propose a production tax act taxing every manufacturer and many public utilities banks and newspapers at one half of one percent of gross income or receipts. The bill targets some 3 790 plants across 140 products and excludes retail.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
Hayden Clement
Rowan
Appropriations
Clement
Snell Blasts Democrats Over Budget Postponement
Republican leader Snell of New York charges Democrats will not balance the budget this session, as they delay revenue plans and rely on expenditure cuts. He argues Roosevelt must present a concrete program and cannot merely steer ideas, warning the party risks failing to act.
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Washington
Republican House
Snell
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Treasury-Post Office
Senate
New Yorker
Roosevelt
Hoover Camp Donated for Shenandoah Park Use
Rich mond Va Jan 10 193? President Hoover and Mrs Hoover donated their summer White House camp in Madison County Virginia to the state with a request it be added to Shenandoah National Park. William F Carson chairman announced the deed names him trustee and records Hoover's wish to preserve the camp for future presidents.
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Richmond
Hoover
Beatrice Snipes Granted Life Sentence Change
Governor Blackwood commuted Beatrice Ferguson Snipes 29 year old expectant mother from death to life imprisonment for the slaying of Elliott Harris, York County patrolman. She awaits a January 20 due birth and is now in South Carolina Penitentiary with appeal proceedings filed.
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South Carolina
Columbia
I, CC. Blackwood
Beatrice Ferguson Snipes
Snipes
Elliott Harris
York County
Flural
Roosevelt Ready To Act On Foreign Policies
President elect Roosevelt, briefed on preliminary talks over world economic and disarmament conferences, signals readiness to act after taking office March 4. A recent meeting with Henry L. Stimson fueled speculation debt talks and early steps on international issues are moving forward.
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Francis M. Stephenson
New York
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
Budget Commission to Seek State Sales Tax
The Budget Commission plans to urge the General Assembly to adopt a statewide sales tax of four tenths of one percent on gross sales. Details were not available. The commission’s report is expected to be presented to the legislature next Monday night.
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General Assembly
Libby Reynolds Hospital Observation After Death Scandal
Mrs Libby Holman Reynolds widow of Smith Reynolds is in the maternity department of Pennsylvania Hospital for observation. She arrived from a temporary home near Wilmington Delaware and is reported well and staying briefly for examination. Reynolds had recently been freed in North Carolina after her husband was found dead from a pistol wound.
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Chicago
Edwin Schildhauer
Frances Schildhauer
Louise Birkinshaw
Carl Bradberry
Lower Right
Schildhauers
Schildhauer
Bradberry
Paul Walton
Philadelphia
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Pennsylvania Hospital
Reynolds
Wilmington
Del
North Carolina
Officer to be closed in Charlotte recruitment office
The marine recruiting office in Charlotte will close January 16 as part of a national economy plan. It is among seven southern district offices being discontinued.
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Charlotte
Uprising in Spain Fails Across Major Cities
An official report says simultaneous extremist uprisings across Spain against the Republican government collapsed. Authorities increased precautions in Seville Barcelona Cadiz and Madrid to stop spread to railroad mine and metallurgical workers. Unofficially at least eight killed and over one hundred wounded as battles raged Sunday and into today.
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Madrid
Spain
Seville
Barcelona
Cadiz
Fire tears through Wakefield post office and stores
Fire destroyed the old post office building four stores and a large residence in Wakefield before volunteers brought the blaze under control.
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Wakefield
Shirt Factory Promoter Drives Kinston Plant Plan
Alex I. Gross, a business man with twenty years in the field, helps promote a Kinston shirt factory that will employ about 160 workers.
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Kinston
Alex I. Gross
Thief Allegedly Lifts Entire House in El Paso
Fred Logan accuses Amelia Gonzales of stealing an entire house piece by piece. He says plumbing fixtures were taken from Gonzales and a second man after a running fight, and detectives were notified.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fred Logan
Amelia Gonzales
Logan
Gonzales
Repeal Sought Of N C Ory Law By Cover
Raleigh Jan 10 Representative Cover Cherokee introduced a bill to repeal North Carolina rigid prohibition known as the Turlington act. The move aims to repeal the dry laws. The session lasted 25 minutes as Speaker Harris named several members to address the assembly around January 18.
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Raleigh
Cover Cherokee
General Assembly
Carolina
Assembly
Lumpkin
Franklin
Randolph
Swain
Harris
Cox
Forsyth
Flannagan
Pitt
Martin
Franlin D. Roosevelt
North Carolina
Warm Springs
Five Die in Baltimore Fire at Three Story Home
Five people perished in a blaze that leveled a three story residence in Baltimore's northwestern district. A woman escaped by leaping from a window and was hospitalized with serious injuries. Police named Cecill Hewitt, 53, Maude Hewitt, 45, Ce cil Hewitt Jr., 20, Evelyn Hewitt, 16, Correnda Bowen, 25, among the dead. Nettie Young, 50, also jumped to escape.
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Baltimore
Northwestern District
Cecill Hewitt
Maude Hewitt
Cecil Hewitt, Jr
Evelyn Hewitt
Correnda Bowen
Nettie Young
Fire trap claims injuries at Hewitt home in Baltimore
A blaze on the first floor of the Hewitt residence in West Baltimore injured Miss Young a boarder who suffered a broken leg and minor burns as flames climbed the stairs and cut off the inmates from escaping.
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West Baltimore
Young
Hewitt
Abernethy resigns from UNC infirmary post
Dr Eric Alonzo Abernethy resigns after ten years as UNC physician. Dr Foy Roberson is named acting director of the University infirmary to succeed Abernethy.
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Chapel Hill
Eric Alonzo Abernethy
University of North Carolina
Foy Roberson
University Infirmary
Abernethy
Nine Die in Romanian Train Collision Near Bucharest
Nine people were killed and 20 others seriously injured when an express train crashed into the rear of a suburban train three miles from Bucharest amid a snowstorm.
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Bucharest
Romania
Stiletto Clue in Bronx Baby Murder Case
Police hunted a killer after a four month old boy Prank Cammarano was stabbed to death in his crib in the Bronx. A black handled stiletto with a six inch blade was found as the only clue, with relatives nearby and the mother kept away from the scene. The motive remained undetermined.
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New York
Dan
Michael Cammarano
Bronx
Amanda
Cammarano
Teresa Cammarano
Josephine
If We Could Sell Our Politicians To The World
A Beverly Hills writer argues a satirical free trade plan where nations exchange specialties at set prices. He mocks politics as a tradable commodity and suggests the U S could export officeholders to satisfy global demand, ending with a wink at the absurdity of the scheme.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Dan
U. S
Canada
Argentina
Russia
Germany
France
England
Nicaraga
Number of U S Airports and Proposed Projects
Latest Commerce Department figures show more than 2050 airports in the United States with 261 proposed for construction. The largest group are commercial ports with 613, and municipal ports number 544.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Commerce
United States
Air travel surges between Paris and London in June
In June, 4311 passengers flew the Paris London air line, a rise from 22068 in 1931. The note highlights growing popularity of air travel between the two capitals.
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Paris
t'\e city
London
Legion Post Endorses Daniels for State Commander
Bayboro reports local American Legion post endorses Captain Tom C. Daniels of New Bern for state Legion commander amid district guidance and party unity.
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Bayboro
American Legion
Tom C. Daniels
New Bern
New Bern Robbery Report Involves Sack-Covered Women
In New Bern a Black fish dealer named A W Walston said two women wearing bags over their heads held him up and stole 1850 dollars in life insurance proceeds. Police noted the unusual disguise and ongoing investigation.
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New Bern
A. W. Walston
President Hoover urges ratification or arms shipment ban
President Hoover asked Congress to approve the Geneva convention of 1925 or pass special legislation to limit or prohibit arms shipments for military use. He argued joint action with other major arms producers is needed to prevent war and avoid giving any single nation an advantage.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
Geneva
United States
Louisiana Senator Long Opens Filibuster on Glass Banking Bill
Senator Long of Louisiana started a filibuster against the Glass banking bill in the Senate. He warned the measure would not pass this session, highlighting the clash between Roosevelt era conservative and liberal wings.
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Washington
Dan
Roosevelt
Senate
Senator Long
Reverend John H Tillinghast Dies at 97 Oldest Episcopal Minister
The Rev. John Huske Tillinghast, 97, reputedly the oldest Episcopal minister in the United States and oldest William and Mary alumnus, veteran Confederate chaplain, died at his home in Kasto ver, North Carolina.
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Kastover
Dan
John Huske Tillinghast
United States
William and Mary College
American pilots need Swiss permission for overflight
An American owning an aircraft must obtain a special agreement before flying over Switzerland, the country has ruled. The ruling states that permission is necessary prior to any cross border overflight by American airplanes.
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Berne
Switzerland
United States
Chinese Troops Ordered To Resist Japs March at Chinmen Pass
Peiping dispatch says Ho Chi Kuo ordered Chinese forces to resist a Japanese offensive at Chinmen pass north of Shanhaikwan. Japanese cavalry joined infantry from Chinchow to seize the northern pass while Chinese cavalry held the southern end. Fighting continued as both sides advanced through difficult terrain.
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China
Ho Chi-Kuo
Shanhaikwan
Chinmenkow Pass
Great Wall
Shanhalkwan
Chang Mhesilao-Liang
Jehol
Alry
Shimenchal
Kupeikou
Chi-Kuo
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