Relief crews aid flood victims in Mississippi delta
Coast guard and Red Cross mobilized to assist refugees in the flood swept delta. Vaccinations were ordered as six counties face waterlogged towns and lingering flood risk. Red Cross director Robert E. Bondy said relief would prevent deaths and hunger while health officers oversee refugee centers.
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Glendora
Mies
Coast Guard
National Red Cross
Mississippi Delta
Red Cross
Great Lakes
Gulf Stations
Robert E. Bondy
Washington
Mississippi
Tallahatchie
Yazoo
Davis to Speak in Charlotte at Moose Lodge
Senator Jas J Davis of Pennsylvania and former labor secretary will address the local Moose lodge in Charlotte in April. He also served as director general of the Loyal Order of Moose.
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Charlotte
Jas. J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Labor
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Lodge
Cumberland Bar Recommends NC Chief Justice for U S Supreme Court
Chief Justice W P Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme Court was recommended for appointment to the United States Supreme Court by the Cumberland bar at a meeting in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
W. P. Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Cumberland Bar
Mother Nature's Strange Pranks Exhibited Turnip
A quadruplet turnip grown by H. R. Fine of Davidson County was shown yesterday at The Enterprise by Mrs. 4. R. Warner of 116 English Street.
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H. R. Fine
Davidson County
Chrysanthemums Displayed By Local Grower at Enterprise
Chrysanthemums of the 1932 outdoor crop were put on display today at The Enterprise by Mrs. W. E. Bowers of 702 North Main Street who grew the flowers.
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Enterprise
W. E. Bowers
North Main Street
Britain’s Empire Station to Show Flag in Every Corner
Britain’s government controlled radio service plans major expansion in 1932. Empire broadcasting station at Daventry aims to unite the empire, with two new transmitters and bids to be invited. New BBC headquarters near London to open, featuring audition rooms and laboratories. Ultra short wave experiments may help television progress, despite a $600,000 budget cut this year.
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London
Britain
Radio Broadcasting Service
Empire Broadcasting Station
British Empire
Daventry
British Broadcasting Company
West End
Radio Service
Early clocks and notable historical figures
The oldest clocks resembling modern ones date to 1335 made by a monk. Warren G. Harding worked as a farmer boy clearing land and splitting rails like Lincoln. An English dictionary published in 1573 appears to be the first of its kind.
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Warren G. Harding
Lincoln
First U S Oil Well Produced Thirty Barrels Daily
The earliest U S oil well yielded thirty barrels per day for a full year marking the start of commercial American petroleum production and signaling the birth of the industry.
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United States
Argentina Shifts Taxes From Tariffs To Incomes And Properties
Buenos Aires reports a sweeping fiscal reform as Argentina moves from tariff revenue to direct levies on incomes and property. Special taxes apply to salaries lands securities and various goods, with higher rates on incomes above 26 000 pesos and broader charges on fuel insurance tobacco licenses and transactions.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Augustin P. Justo
Jose F. Uriburu
Mid-Winter Target Shoot Leads Pinehurst Events
The mid-winter 16-yard championship heading today’s activities at Pinehurst featured a 200-target event. Samuel Parker of Kalamazoo Michigan tied for first in the Introductory event and then broke 176 of 200 to win the doubles championship.
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Pinehurst
Samuel Parker
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bar Applicants Qualify for State Bar Exam
Ninety one applicants have qualified to sit the North Carolina state bar examination next Monday in Raleigh. The brief item notes the list of entrants and the exam schedule.
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Raleigh (P
Japan to create thousands of jobs in Manchuria and Mongolia
Tokyo press reports the South Manchuria Railway electrical department will hire numerous university graduates this spring. Meiji University has sent 200 students for Manchurian projects, with Waseda graduates also expected to seek work in the Four Eastern Provinces and Mongolia as Manchuria develops in 1982. Emigration trends from Korea and Japan are seen to offset Chinese outflow amid anti-Japanese sentiment.
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TOKIO
Manchuria
Mongolia
Tokio Asahi
South Manchuria Railway Company
Tokio Imperial University
Meiji University of
Waseda
China
Japan
Korea
Editor Lauded In Granite At Wade Harris Bridge
North Carolina highway commission plans a granite boulder monument at the Wade Harris bridge in Wilke county with a tablet honoring editor Harris of the Charlotte Observer. The item notes Harris has made notable editorial contributions to the paper.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Highway Commission
Wade Harris
Wilke
Harris
The
Charlotte Observer
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