Important Tax Revisions Are Recommended
Raleigh plans for a 1939 41 budget totaling 154 514 899 an all time high with large cuts to colleges offset by higher tuition and new taxes The plan adds one teacher salary increment and keeps basic tax structure The proposal expands use tax to cross state retail purchases and raises beer and liquor taxes while exempting tea medicines and ten foods The recommendation warns of tax increases to fund higher appropriations and notes no 12th grade or retirement fund for workers Governor Hoey opposes highway fund diversions and a revenue bill mirrors the 1937 38 framework
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Raleigh
Advisory Budget Commission
General Assembly
House
Senate
Ward
Caffey
Guilford
Fenner
Nash
Appropriations
Budget Commission
Hoey
North Carolina
Frances Perkins
Commissiin
Tebulon Woman Burns to Death in Her Home
Tebulon North Carolina January death report of Mrs. Tillie R. Chamblee who perished in a house fire likely accidental. Deputy Sheriff Massey said she was alone and the body was found about two hours after flames. Survived by widower R. D. Chamblee and three brothers with funeral services held.
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Tebulon
Zebulon
N. C
Tillie R. Chamblee
Guy C. Massey
Millionaire panel to speed Britain’s rearmament drive
A six member panel of British industrialists led by Sir George Beharrell and others will aid the government in accelerating the 7.5 billion defense program. The independent group will review delays and defects, with direct access to Prime Minister Chamberlain, while ministers retain executive responsibility. The panel includes leaders from Dunlop, Telegraph and Maintenance, Courtards rayon, Imperial Chemical Industries, J and P Coats, Lucas, Lever Brothers and related firms.
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Milton Bronner
NEA
London
Great Britain
Uncle Sam
Britain
United States
England
Chamberlain
Texas's 25 year old congressman Beckworth starts service
Landley Beckworth of Texas, the 25 year old, begins his term in the 76th Congress. He faces photographers and office setup, selects committees, and adapts to Washington life while living briefly with his father and noting he is a bachelor. He rose from school teaching to politics after unseating Morgan Sanders.
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Washington
76Th Congress
Landley Beckworth
Texas
Congressman Beckworth
Beckworth
Capitol
Garner
Morgan Sanders
John Nance Garner
Cactus Jack
Farm events announced for Raleigh gathering dates
Raleigh dates set for three annual farm events. The older youth conference will run June 6 through 10, the 4 H short course July 24 to 29, and farm and home week July 31 to August 4 drawing thousands of farm people to the capital.
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Raleigh
Coconuts Spread Worldwide by Ocean Currents
Fruits travel far from origin as coconuts catch ocean currents and drift across seas to distant shores. The hardy seeds survive long voyages and establish new groves, spreading palm coverage across tropical regions and beyond.
New York Sports Roundup Echoes 1939 Hopes and Rumors
In a sprawling 1939 sports roundup from New York, Henry Cotton plans to showcase abroad at the Augusta Masters and possibly more events. The piece notes Sugar Bowl chatter about Davey O’Brien, pro tours tied to wrestling impresarios Mondt Fabiani and Daro, and early season talk of Jimmy Foxx’s timing with a $40 000 salary. It also references Louis Lewis fights, Mike Jacobs mockups, Van Mungo’s Dodgers contract, Phil Scott’s wrestling decline, Jack Miley and Irv Kupcinet anecdotes, and Ray Blades’ Cardinals routine, plus Joe Hill the deaf heavyweight signing.
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New York
Henry Cotton
New Orleans
Davey O’brien
Budge
Vines
Toots Mondt
Ray Fabiani
Lou Daro
Jimmy Foxx
Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Foxx
Roosevelt
Gents
Miami
Mike Jacobs
Princeton
van Mungo
Dodgers
Frank Winchell
Tampa
Jack Miley
N. Y. Post
Irv Kupcinet
Chicago Times
St. Louis Cardinal
Mile
Dizzy Dean
Kupceinet
North Dakota
Cardinals
Ray Blades
Walter Friedman
Joe Hill
Mother of 118th year reported for Laurens woman
George Henderson of Waterloo township Laurens county says his mother Siller Henderson is aged 118 based on a family Bible record dating to 1820. He cites Mount Pleasant church records as additional proof and notes she moves about well with a cane.
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Laurens
S. C
George Henderson
Waterloo Township
Laurens County
Siller Henderson
Siller
George
Ade Foggy
Mount Pleasant Church
Davidson Wake Forest to End Grid Rivalry After 1939
The Charlotte Observer reports Davidson and Wake Forest will sever football relations after the 1939 game in Charlotte. Davidson will host The Citadel on Thanksgiving 1940 instead of Wake Forest, ending a rivalry that began in 1908.
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Davidson
Wake Forest
Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte Observer
Citadel
The
Observer
Pinehurst Field Trial Continues Amid Amateur All-Age Stake
The Pinehurst field trial club pursues the amateur all-age stake with one brace remaining. Yesterday twelve braces were run and sixteen coveys were found. Notable dogs included Shore's Nellie Doone owned by Raymond Hoagland, Shore's Zeb Doone owned by Virgil Hawse, and Maple Rock Jake owned by John Cates. The trials extend through the week.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Pinehurst Field Trial Club
Shore
Nellie Doone
Raymond Hoagland
Cartersville
Rumson
N. J
Zeb Doone
Virgil P
Australia Brush Fires Roar Through Victoria Destroying Homes
Spreading brush fires in Victoria state destroyed over a hundred homes as a blistering heat wave and drought gripped the region. Immense smoke forced trains and ships to use fog signals while Ivanhoe reported 122 degrees. Water sold at about 35 cents per gallon.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Ivanhoe
Canadians Lead in Per Capita Egg Consumption
Canadians annually consume more eggs per person than any other nation. The statistic highlights a strong domestic appetite for breakfast staples and reflects Canadian dietary habits across provinces.
Caffey Appointed to Appropriations Committee Chairmanship in N C House
Raleigh January 10 The appointment of the chairmanship of the appropriations committee went to Caffey of Guilford as the assembly reorganizes. Other leaders named include Phillips of Onslow to elections and election laws, Bryant of Durham to finance and higher education, and Eagles of Edgecombe to agriculture. The slate reflects regional balance and party strategy as Ward presses committee assignments amid a busy caucus.
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Raleigh
Elections and Election Laws Committee
George W. Phillips
Onslow
Phillips
Fenner
Nash
Caffey
Guilford
Bryant
Victor S. Bryant
Durham
New Bern
Cacus
Gregg Cherry
Gaston
Georgraphy
Ward
East
Senate
House
W. W. Eagles
Edgecombe
Eagles
Burain
Henderson
Fitzhugh Wallace
Lenoir
Judiciary
Hatch of
Wake
Uzzell
Rowan
Burgin
State Department of Agriculture
Envoys Expect Urge Adoption of Armament Plans
American ambassadors Joseph Kennedy and William Bullitt faced a Senate and House Military committee briefing on Roosevelt defense proposals. They are expected to press adoption of armament plans, with Lindbergh’s German air strength report underscoring rising tensions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Joseph P. Kennedy
William C. Bullitt
Great Britain
France
Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
Czechoslovakia
Bullitt
Kennedy
Munich
Germany
Europe
Poland
Rumania
Soviet Ukraine
Soviet Union
Hull
Hugh Wilson
State Department
Berlin
Madam Perkins to Speak in Chapel Hill Visit
Madam Frances Perkins arrives in Raleigh Wednesday morning as Secretary of Labor and guest of Governor Hoey. She will attend the General Assembly session, dine with the Grahams, speak at Chapel Hill, and host a radio broadcast and open forum at the Chi Omega House.
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Chapel Hill
Frances Perkins
Lavor
Carolina Political Union
Raleigh
General Assembly
Clyde R. Hoey
Chi Omega House
Chi Omega
Frank P. Graham
Miss Perkins
Madam Erkins
Durham
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Madam Perkins
Carolina Politcal Union
Graham Memorial
Astronomy Traced to 2300 B.C. in Emperor Yao’s Edicts
Orders issued by the Chinese Emperor Yao reveal early astronomy practices dating back to about 2300 B.C. and show the antiquity of celestial knowledge in ancient China.
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Yao
Fenner Kept Key Speakership Gatekeeping Roles
The Rowan state figure Fenner, famed for affable but irascible style, avoided heavy work yet secured the largest committee. Abernethy took courts and judicial districts. Edgecombe’s Eagles led agriculture in both chambers, pleasing the farm bureau and highlighting regional power dynamics.
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Rowan
Fenner
Ward
Abernethy
Edgecombe
Mr. Fenner
Rocky Mount
Man Eagles
Legisature
Clark
Eagles
Farm Bureau
License sales gain in Raleigh through Saturday
Through Saturday sale of 1939 automobile licenses in North Carolina totaled 402,709, compared with 384,053 on the same date last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Diamond Turns Green Under Radiation Exposure
A diamond exposed to radiation turns permanently green. The occurrence highlights radiation effects on gemstones and the potential for color change to persist after exposure.
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Dunlop Rubber Company
Imperial
Sir George Beharrell
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Congress
Superintendent of Buildings
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Southern Methodist University
Baylor
Texas University
East Texas State Teachers’ College
Sam Houston State Teachers’ College
Upsher
Camp
Otis J. Beckworth
Gilmer
Tex
John Henry Lewis
Joe Louis
Joe
Schmeling
Phil Scott
N. C. House
Elections and Election Law Committee
Stone
Committee On Roads
Committee On Constitutional Amendment
Rockingham
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Murphy
John
Huey
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