Gardner opposition swells against wage cut plan
The article reviews Governor Gardner's proposal to cut ten percent of public wages in North Carolina and notes broad resistance from public payroll holders and politicians. It discusses the political impact, the mobilization of critics statewide, and questions the fate of the Brookings Institution reform recommendations.
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Overnor Gardner
General Assembly
North Carolina
Brookings’ Institution
Gardner
North Carolina considers merging small charter schools with counties
North Carolina would streamline public education by merging charter units enrolling under 2,000 pupils into county systems. State Superintendent A T Allen notes 195 total units and argues that enlarging administrative units could raise efficiency, with county administrations costing under 50 cents per pupil while 15 small city systems show high per pupil costs.
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North Carolina
A. T. Allen
Allen
Costs of Public School System Rise Sharply
The article notes that from 1913 to 1930 the state education budget grew from about five million to 29 million dollars annually. About 30 cents of every tax dollar goes to school operations, after debt obligations are removed. It argues that efforts to cut public costs naturally focus on schooling due to its large share of the tax dollar.
Tribute to the Heroism of Negro Carolinian
The News and Observer nominates Rev John H Charlton of Conway South Carolina for a Carnegie hero award after he leaped from his car into flames to rescue unconscious men A H Powell Jr and A Horne from Whiteville. He suffered severe burns yet aided others first before treating his own injuries.
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The
News and Observer
John H. Charlton
Conway
8. C
A. H. Powell, Jr
A. Horne
Whiteville
Columbus County
Fayetteville Hospital
Sheriff fronts lynching with candor and defies immunity
The Missouri county sheriff who saw a lynching of a Black suspect of a white teacher murder admits recognizing some participants and declining to arrest or inform on them. He refused militia aid, citing fear of armed guards, and openly aligns with the mob ethos. Observers question his fate in the confrontational climate of the region.
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Missouri
Dixie
Raskob Defends Political Principles in Democratic Row
The Democratic chair John J. Raskob responds to Frank R. Kent of the Baltimore Sun denying any bid to buy the party or switch allegiance. He denounces insinuations tied to Catholic leadership and decries bigotry while cautioning that sowing hatred harms the public. Grandson of a democrat, son of a…
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John J. Raskob
Frank R. Kent
Baltimore Sun
Kent
Mr. Raskob
Democratic Party
Raskob
Republican Party
Olerance
Raskob Signals Liberal Aims For Democratic Lead
A veteran Democrat and 27 year member cites no major political switch after becoming party chair. He says his goal is to advance liberal views shared with the party and would support any great liberal nominee for president regardless of religion. He warns intolerance toward his religion or beliefs should not cloud his service. The party risks losing power if it lets prejudice outweigh principles.
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Maryland
Raskob
Democratic Party
End of the Great Slump and a Call to Prepare
Bruce Catton argues the current business downturn will end and a reconstruction period will follow. A Russell Sage Foundation report warns of long lasting social costs and urges continued unemployment study and stronger public support for social agencies. The piece contrasts modern boxing with old time rough champions, noting improved conduct in professional fighters.
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Bruce Catton
Russell Sage Foundation
John M. Glenn
Joanna C. Colcord
Foundation
America
Iowa Man Divorces Wife Then Hires Her as Cook
A man in Iowa divorced his wife and subsequently employed her as a cook, a move implying a strategy to ensure she remains available after separation. The report notes the unusual arrangement and its potential legal or social implications.
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Iowa
Man discovers women’s attiring dispositions after short marriage
A man reflects that marriage quickly reveals that women possess very attiring dispositions. The remark highlights views on gender presentation and relationships in a concise, period tone.
The Office Sage on Actors and Producers
The office sage notes a difference between actors and producers. An actor has a role to play while a producer has a roll to pay, highlighting the distinct obligations and pay structures in the business.
Illinois woman sews quilt with $2000 find
A Illinois woman reportedly found $2000 and used the money to sew pieces into a crazy quilt. The notice notes at least one woman who can manage both ends meet without difficulty.
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Ilinois
Taxpayers call for revaluation and cuts to county costs
A pointed letter demands Guilford County revalue property, lower taxes, and curb salaries. The writer accuses commissioners of waste, favoritism, and inflated wages, urging action to protect small landowners and renters amid declining rents and rising assessments. The piece cites a broad ax approach to trimming offices and salaries, including city managers, judges, and welfare workers.
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U. S. Mint
Mason Gant
Cox
York
Reaves
Phillips
Peele
Hardin
Guilford County
Home Street Home Stwith And Do The People Next Door
A fragment from a Birmingham Post item questions neighborly borrowing and comfort at a neighbor’s house. The speaker expresses feeling more at home there than in their own residence, reflecting social tensions over domestic space.
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Muich
Jones
Birmingham
England
Post
Extension work makes progress in eastern North Carolina
Enterprise Bureau reports five extension teams in eastern North Carolina found strong attendance at county meetings and demand for actionable guidance on live at home farming. They met bankers and merchants, urged planting only best land for cash crops, and noted landlords’ cooperation issues with tenants. A tenant described 23 bales of cotton last year for 400 dollars, with no other crops or livestock.
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Sheffield
Editors Speak At Chapel Hill Newspaper Institute
Three prominent out of state newspapermen attend the seventh annual institute at the state university. Mark Sullivan, Fred Fuller Shedd, and Mark Ethridge are scheduled to speak on Education for Newspaper Service Making ’em Read It Observations of a Correspondent in a day of sessions starting Thursday with talks at 10 a m 2 30 p m and 7 45 p m followed by a buffet supper at the Carolina Inn.
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Chapel Hill
State University
Mark Sullivan
Fred Fuller Shedd
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Mark Ethridge
Macon
Telegraph News
Shedd
Ethridg
How Diseases Spread By Dr Morris Fisedin
Dr Morris Fisedin outlines transmission routes for diseases from animals and humans, detailing direct contact, secretions, contaminated objects, food, water, air, and insect vectors. He lists diseases spread by secretions including streptococcal infections and measles, and notes eye, intestinal, venereal, and bloodborne infections, along with insect carries like malaria, dengue, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, typhus, and plague.
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Morris Fishedin
Vincem
Double T Sheep Riddles From A Word Puzzle
A list of crossword style clues with numbered entries from 3 to 81, including definitions for terms such as refined, to get up, to permit, grazed, seed of parsley, ankles, winged, and other phrases. Readers infer answers like twin letters puzzles and archaic word forms, with several clues hinting at common roots and synonyms across parts of speech.
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
Co. M. Waynick
R. B. Terry
Adv
Mgr
High Point
Associated Press
Frost, Landis and Tho Brunswick
Park Avenue
New York
People’s Gas
Michigan Boulevard
Jack Dempsey
Texas
Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Adam
Tanner
AMT
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