MacLean’s Criticism Hurts Gubernatorial Bid Amid Bond Doubts
Raleigh dispatch reports Angus Dhu MacLean of Beaufort County faces backlash as he blames the 1931 General Assembly for North Carolina’s credit woes after opposing revenue measures. Observers say his stance damages support among bankers and legislators and weakens his bid for the Democratic nomination. MacLean admits a large state deficit, estimating it between 2 and 5 million dollars.
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Reconstruction Finance Corp set up with 2 billion capital
North Carolina leaders welcome congressionally created Reconstruction Finance Corporation with 2 billion dollars to aid banks and credit institutions. O K La Roque says loans at low rates for up to five years will thaw frozen loans, boost confidence, and ease strains on agriculture, railroads, and industry nationwide and in the state.
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Restrictions Lifted for Banks Under Reconstruction Finance Plan
The article describes how banks can borrow funds under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation act to build cash reserves and support lending. It notes relief from tight cash requirements, allowing banks to extend loans to farmers merchants and manufacturers to restore normal operations and employment.
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North Carolina Geological Survey to Save State Huge Sums
Raleigh January 12. Officials claim the ongoing geological survey will reduce future re surveys and border disputes, saving landowners hundreds of thousands. Topographical maps will guide highway routes water power sites and bridge locations without costly field surveys. Cooperation with the highway commission speeds completion to about two years.
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Chicago Teachers Starve as City Fails to Pay Salaries
Seven thousand Chicago school teachers, about half the staff, went without lunch as salary checks stopped for seven months. The United Press outlines how taxes, mismanagement, and a stalled income tax leave Chicago penniless amid widespread hardship among police, firemen, librarians, and other city workers.
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Oldest Tar Heel Jack Armstrong Dies at 115
Clinton North Carolina report notes Jack Armstrong believed to be the oldest North Carolinian dies at 115 after attorney substantiates claim. Known as Uncle Jack he was married once. his wife died about ten years ago at 101. Also mentions Italy's sheep population and wool output.
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Plan for Statewide Triangular Survey System
A proposal outlines dividing the state into a lattice of triangles with concrete markers at each base. The goal is to place markers so no point lies farther than 50 miles from one, and most points are within 20 miles. The system would support all future surveying efforts.
Fatally Struck in Asheville as Vehicle Collision Occurs
William Bartlett 11 son of J W Bartlett farmer was fatally injured when struck by car driven by W C Ward 35 who was held without bond pending investigation Ward claimed accident unavoidable In Raleigh A J Maxwell revenue commissioner and governor candidate urged renewed self confidence In the new year In Charlotte A W Hartley ex manager of Mecklenburg hotel began a three month federal sentence for Prohibition law violations plus a $1000 fine In Thomasville Mrs Madison Phillips of Trinity was severely injured after being struck by an automobile while crossing a street.
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Three men jailed fifteen years for multiple robberies
Charlotte report says E. A. Kelly E. R. Cole and R. J. Stracke received 15 year sentences in state prison for robbing Yates pharmacy and several customers on January 1 and a Hoskins mercantile store on December 5.
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R. J. Stracke
Yates Pharmacy
Hoskins
Dead Unknown Is Identified
The man found unconscious on the Kings Mountain Grover highway who died in a hospital is identified as R. L. Walker of Union Ss. C. The body was taken there for burial. Youths Held For Robbery Lincolnton P Montgomery
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Catawba youths bound over on robbery charge
ery Weaver and Paul Leatherman, both from Catawba county, were bound over to superior court on charges of robbing Marvin Propst, a filling station operator, of $60.
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Gangster's Wife Contemplates Divorce Cost
A gangster's wife asks about the price of divorce. A lawyer quotes two hundred dollars, prompting the wife to exclaim she could be shot for twenty five. The brief exchange highlights the high price of separation amid danger.
No American book nears Uncle Tom's Cabin in circulation
A remark notes that no American book has approached the circulation of Uncle Tom's Cabin, highlighting its extraordinary reach and impact on readers.
B C Headache Remedy Promises Fast Relief
A North Carolina pharmacist claims B C relieves headaches in three minutes and aids muscular pain colds neuralgia fever and nervous strain without habit forming drugs. The ad says B C is sold in 0c and 25¢ packages and available wherever drugs are sold.
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North Carolina
B.C
How Sensible Folks Conquer Rheumatism
An ad claims Allenry cures rheumatism in 48 hours by removing uric acid deposits from joints muscles and blood. It asserts relief from rheumatism sciatica neuritis or lumbago and promises work restoration in 43 hours with a money back guarantee. Sold for 85 cents by Mann Drug Co or any druggist.
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