North Carolina Assembly Holds Brief Session and Votes
In Raleigh on January 13 the assembly met in brief sessions. Committees were named and all bills assigned to chairs. The Senate and House adjourned until 11 tomorrow with local measures mostly unpassed. A joint resolution seeks 20 percent tobacco tax rebates for NC.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Senate
House
Clarkson
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Lindsay
Brunswick
Representative White
Robeson
State Department
Lee
Jackson
Board of Examiners
Ward
Beaufort
Finance Committees
Real Estate Tax Cut Tied to Governor’s Recommendations
Mr Ward discussed a 50 percent reduction on real estate taxes and noted he did not know the governor would propose recommendations along that line when he submitted his measure. The remark highlights the evolving political stance and potential alignment with executive priorities.
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Ward
Talkies Enter Religious Field in Houston Sermon
In Houston on January 13 a small Woodland Heights Presbyterian church held a service where hymns were flashed on a big screen while a film sermon played. One hundred twenty five people attended the mechanical service except for prayers, marking a novel blending of cinema and worship.
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Houston
Tex
Woodland Heights Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church Uses Slides and Phonograph For Youth Campaign
A Sunday service featured a stereopticon slide show with background music from a portable phonograph. Congregation read text on screen as a two leader team promoted youth activities for church vacation programs. Rev. A B Haynes praised the event and announced 24 talking pictures about Christ and missions would be distributed first to North Atlantic states.
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Pealme
William Chalmers Covert
Presbyterian Board of Christian Education
William Ralph Paul
Department of Home and Church
A. B. Haynes
Christ
North Atlantic States
Government plans to end Manchester textile mill lockout
In Manchester England 25600 workers have been locked out by mill owners. F W Leggett assistant secretary to the labor minister arrived to convene an immediate weavers union conference. He was joined by I H Mitchell and J K Liddell, each a chief conciliation officer. Owners’ executives met separately as talks aimed to avert a general lockout.
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Manchester
Eng
F. W.leggett
Weavers’ Union
I. H. Mitchell
J. K. Liddell
Lose Fat with Kruschen Salts Promises Quick Health Boost
A Hartford woman praises Kruschen Salts for fat loss and health benefits. An Ohio woman claims a 10 pound loss after one bottle. The ad touts minerals claim to purify blood, aid kidneys and bowels, and boost wellbeing.
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America
Hartford
Ohio
Weavers and spinners face strike over loom labor deal
A labor dispute threatens next Saturday as 250 000 weavers and numerous spinners would be affected. The quarrel centers on owners demanding more looms manned with higher wages, while workers refuse the plan to avoid putting several comrades out of work.
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Ened
Fenges With Law In Red Pajamas Fences With Law In Red Pajamas
Miss Belle Livingstone, captured in red pajamas, fenced with federal prohibition agents at her midtown salon. Agents raided the venue, arrested eight employees, and released all on $1,000 bond. Livingstone faces two charges of violating the prohibition law, tied to prior raids.
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New York
Belle Livingstone
Prohibition
Chicago
Tee Avenue
Miss Livingstone
Fellowship Supper Tomorrow Night at First Methodist Church
The Wednesday Fellowship Supper at First Methodist Church starts at 6 45 PM with social hour. Miss Margaret Snipes chairs Auxiliary Circle No 1 hosting tables and the song devotional at 7 30 PM. Rev R S Farmer will speak on Upper and Lower Voices before the 8 PM close.
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First Methodist Prot
Margaret Snipes
R. S. Farmer
Mrs. S. M. Stuart's Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. S. M. Stuart who died at 707 Hines Street last Wednesday morning were conducted at Springfield Friends church at 11 o clock. Clergy included Miss Clara Cox Rev Lewis Mc Farland and Rev Tom A. Sykes. Interment followed in the family plot at Springfield cemetery.
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Jewel Dickens
Pat Welborn
Armelia Mullins
W. J. Morgan
L. R. Cansell
W. A. Johnson
Springfield Cemetery
Stanton Returns From Health Board Session in Raleigh
Dr. D. A. Stanton, a member of the state board of health, came back from Raleigh early today after attending sessions there all day yesterday.
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D. A. Stanton
State Board of Health
Raleigh
Paid Paramount Theater presents Within the Law with Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford stars as Mary Turner in the talkie version of Within the Law at the Paramount Theater. She delivers one of her career bests in a Swift paced drama about a wronged girl seeking revenge after prison. Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, Kant Douglas, and others deliver strong support in a noirish crime romance.
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Bayard Veiller
Mary Turner
Joan Crawford
Jane Cowl
Miss Crawford
Miss Cowl
Robert A
Joe Garson
Armstrong
Kant Douglas
Marie Prevost
John Millan
Inspector Burke
Parnell Pratt
Hale Hamilton
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cassidy
J. M
Prominent Davie Farmer Dies Here
Wiley J. Smith 70, longtime Davie county farmer, dies at his son James A. Smiths home 305 Grimes Street after six months bedridden. He was a longtime member and former Sunday School teacher at Smith Grove Methodist Episcopal Church. Survived by three sons James A. Smith P L Smith and B L Smith. two daughters Mrs J W Jones and Mrs R M Carroll. one brother D W Smith. Funeral Wednesday at Smith Grove M E Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Wiley J. Smith
Davie County
James A. Smith
Grimes Street
Mr. Smith
Davie
Smith Grove Methodist Episcopal Church
James A
P. L. Smith
B. L. Smith
Advance
Route 1
J. W. Jones
Mocksville
R. M. Carroll
Winston-Salem
D. W. Smith
Smith Grove M. E
Church
Long List of North Carolina Officials and Chairs Named
A dense roster lists chairs and members across state departments and commissions including Health, Immigration, Insane Asylums, Institutions for the Blind and Deaf, Insurance, Internal Improvements, and the Journal. Names span multiple counties such as Robeson Forsyth Halifax Martin Hyde Iredell Guilford and Durham with numerous regional figures like McLarchern, Johnston, Sigmon, Gatling, Ervin, and Waynick noted among others.
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Doher
Gattis
Edwards
Moss
White
Robeson
Sutton
Upchurch
Readling
Hanes
Forsyth
Sigman
Jeffress
Allen
Willis
Levern
Rogers
Erwin
Howell
McLarchern
Johnson
Ashe
Flanagan
Harris
Currituck
Sigmon
Gatling
Davis
Warren
Cranor
Brown
Lyon
Crouse
Chowan
McGougan
Brooks
Young
Durham
Cloud
Huffman
Jolly
Thomas
Scarborough
Moye
Ruffin
Dehart
Killian
Coffield
Gwaltney
Loven
Braddy
Thompson
Helms
Newman
Johnston
Halifax
Woodall
Smith
Martin
Leake
Hyde
Parker
Jones
Fulghur
Bruton
Chatham
Gill
Marshall
Institutions For
Gwyn
Turner
Iredell
McDevett
Ervin
Garibaldi
Black
Binford
Surry
Hanes of
Woodard
Guilford
Crome
Etheridge
Long
Graham
Seawell
Cherry
Uzzell
Groves
Morphew
Holgecombe
McRae
Dosher
Hamilton
Spence
Meevitt
Atritack
the Journal
Gradup
Fragmented roster of state officials and committees
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous names across committees in education courts drainage public welfare regulation of public service corporations rules salaries and fees enrolled bills justice of the peace library printing public buildings and grounds university trustees revision of laws state college banks and banking claims commerce fisheries congressional districts conservation and development constitutional amendments election laws federal relations finance game. It reads like a roll of members from a legislative session with many counties and organizations named.
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Cheirmart
Millard
Lumpkin
Craver
Moye
Gill
White
Roberson
Bruton
Pitt
Halstead and
Johnson
Ashe
Dillard, Killiam
Etheridge
Turner
Guilford
Dillard Cooner
Scarborough
Groves
Davis
Neal
Pitts
Holmes, Braddy
McCougan
Dosber
Ewing
Hipps
Johnson of
Pender
Cox
Forsythe
Ethri
McBee
Brooks
Sutton
Moss
Chowan
Howell
Gattis
McRea
Hufman
Morphew
Bender
Chatham
Halstead
Spertce
Pe Long
Buter
Thomas
Black
Gradup
Oohnston
Caswell
Readling
Uzzel
Holmes
Tatum
Currituck
Hyde
Woodall
Norman
Thompson
Jones
Gatling
Willis
Cloud
McRae
Ervin
Leven
Leak
LeGrand
Hamilton
Young
Durham
Halifax
Brinson
Ward Butler
Seawell
Binford
Broom
Edgecombe
de Hart
Fulgham
Gwaltney
Gay
Henry
Huffman
Lyon
Hanes
Johnsonson
Connor
Jeffress
Eubank
Coxe
Jackson
Braddy
Ruffin
McGougan
Coffield
Crudum
Graham
Rogers
Edwards
Whitley
Reed
Gwyn
Grene
Mebane
Upchurch
Garibaldi
James
Robeson
Burgin
Sigmon
Pinnix
Uzzell
Waynick
Killian
Woodard
Pruett
Marshall
Ward
Cox of
Forsyth
MacLean
Cherry
Crudup
Tatem
Harris
Crouse
Greer
DeHart
Fulghum
Flanagan
Garibold
Dillard
Graves
Smith
Martin
Hayes
Surry
Parker
Johnston
Jolly
Day
Long
Butler
State College
Allen
James Holmes
Leake
Haynes
McEachern
Newman
Rogeram
McGoughan
Hood
Iredell
Davie
Edge
Cranor
Loung
Spence
Ilton
Ethéridge
Crandr
Féreyth
Labor unions oppose governor's salary cuts in North Carolina
Winston-Salem Central Labor Union voted against Governor Gardner's plan to reduce state employe salaries. R R Lawrence of the State Federation of Labor warned such cuts would set a precedent for broad wage reductions and strain taxpayers. Salisbury Spencer Central Labor Union also opposed a general state sales tax and salary increases for state officials.
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Winston-Salem
Gardner
Central Labor Union Today
R. R. Lawrence
State Federation of Labor
Salisbury
Spencer Central Labor Union
Hungarian Woman Hanged After Poisoning Case
FRAU MARIE KARDOS HANGED IN HUNGARY SZOLNOK January R . Marie Kardos was executed for the murder of her husband and 22 year old son. She was the first woman hanged in Hungary in generations amid a group poisoning probe. She ate a final dinner of goulash, prayed with friends, then was led to the gallows. The two assistants bound her, the stool was kicked away, and she died after a Hung arian hanging method. The case sparked a wide group trial into deaths linked to a midwife known as Aunt Susie Szordas.
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Szolnok
Hungary
Jan. R
Kardoc
Marie
Interra
Oneal
Th Court
Susie” Szordas
North Carolina legislators named to key committees
Dr Burrus heads public health and sits on appropriations, Congressional Districts, Corporations, County Cities and Towns, Education, Electrical Laws, Finance, Institutions for the Blind, Joint Committees, Public Roads, and Trustee committees. Mr Waynick chairs UNC trustees and serves on Congressional Districts, Conservation and Development, Finances, Internal Improvements, Public Service Corporations, and Public Buildings. Mr Turner chairs Corporations and sits on Appropriations, Bank and Banking, Constitutional Amendments, Court and Judicial Districts, Insurance, Judiciary No. 1, and Manufacturers and Others.
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Mittee
Banke
Burrus
Senate
High Point
University of North Carola
Waynick
University of North Carolina
Turner
Man Owns Bullet That Killed Otto
Durham January reports Otto Wood’s alleged killer now holds the bullet that ended his famed life. The item ties to W. H. Adair who reportedly possesses the weapon linked to the historic shooting, details unclear in the fragment.
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Man
Bullet
Otto
Durham
Otto Wood
W. H. Adair
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