Growth Of Gangs In State Causes Murder Rate Rise
North Carolina faces rising murders attributed to gang activity and the gangster spirit. A Gill report on Governor Ehringhaus era records 88 capital felons, 29 clemencies, 69 executions, and a pattern of local origins with many illiterate, underrepresented defendants.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Edwin Gill
Ehringhaus
Gill
Craig
Morrison
New York
Chicago
New Jersey
Wine Dealers Face Heavier Taxes Under Budget Plan
Raleigh January 19. Wine and fruit juice dealers legalized by the 1935 Assembly would face higher taxes if the Budget Revenue Bill sections on wine pass. Wholesale licenses would cost 150 dollars statewide and retail licenses 10 dollars per state county and city. A volume tax of 20 cents per gallon plus smaller charges per quart pint and half pint would require revenue stamps on containers and authorize seizure of non taxed wines.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Assembly
New Home Furnishings Highlight Durable North Maple Frames
The article notes a redesign with new colors and finishes, dark finishes brightened by flowers and Castilian roses, and a northen hard maple chosen for climate resistance. Frames are lighter with rounded corners and springs in seating. iron becomes decorative while soft textured home spuns replace rawhide upholstery.
Burglary Buries Martin Menke Home in Pensacola
A thief broke into the Martin Menke residence in Pensacola and took a complete haul including whiskey and wine, all groceries with steak turkey and eggs, jewelry, clothing worth hundreds of dollars, and even the weekly laundry bundled for pickup.
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Pensacola
Fla
Martin Menke
Temperamental ham actor hog injures owner in LA
A 900 pound Hampshire hog known as Blue Boy, a former film actor with Will Rogers, attacked owner N. B. Kampmann in Los Angeles. Kampmann repelled the animal after it inflicted several deep bites on his thigh.
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Los Angeles
Blue Boy
Hampshire
Will Rogers
N. B. Kampmann
Kampmann
Flying British executive Harry Town sets air travel record
English business leader Harry Town, famed as Great Britain's flying commercial traveler, has logged nearly 500 000 miles by air since 1919, marking a remarkable career in early aviation travel.
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Harry Town
Great Britain
Carnivals Get Break In New North Carolina Tax Plan
North Carolina commissions approve a revenue act draft ending the tax exemption for carnivals operating on fairgrounds. The plan lowers the tax levy and removes the exemption, shifting the burden from agricultural fairs to carnivals outside fairs. Revenue officials expect substantial new collections.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Joint Finance Committee
State Department of Agriculture
Get Tough With Colds By Olive Roberts Barton
Advice on child cold prevention through gentle hardening routines and careful timing of baths. Emphasizes gradual cooling after a morning rinse, bedtime baths, and protecting a child from drafts. Warns against heroic exposure for fragile kids and to seek medical help for fever, coughing, or chest symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Roberts Barton
NEA Service, Inc
Modern Blonde Modern-Styled Furniture Gains Ground
The Southern Furniture and Rug market spotlights bleached blonde modern pieces. Thomasville shows blonde mahogany suites with waterfall edges and chenille upholstery, along with bleached maple designs. Prices range from about $150 to $250 for dining and bedroom sets as imit leather fronts promise durability and easy cleaning.
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Frank Barfield
Thomasville Chair Company
Thomasville
The
White Furniture Company
Mebane
Milady
High Point Furniture Copany
Carolina Par Furniture Company
Statesville Pany
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Carl
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Pioneer
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Prom House
Hanes Chair & Table CO
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Columbia Panel Manufacturing Co
Thomasville, North Carolina
Sir Walter Motel
A. J. Maxwell
Finance Group
Ipetal Pf
Harilee
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