Hope Of Employment In Big Country Road Project In State
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina laborers face stretched hopes for four million dollars in farm to market road work. Officials say no program exists to use the funds and WPA jobs may be far fewer than expected, as highway priorities favor efficient spending and machinery over labor.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
WPA
George Coan
Hoey
The
Highway Commission
Coan
Highway and Public Works Commission
W. Vance Baise
Far East
Lemke Promises Cost-of-Production Farm Bill for 1939
Rep. Lemke of North Dakota predicts Congress will pass his cost-of-production farm bill in time for 1939 crops. He says the proposal, paired with his refinancing plan, would solve the national farm problem. The measure would guarantee production costs plus about 5 percent profit on crops with interstate and foreign trade over 10 million dollars annually. endorsed by 17 senators.
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Lemke
Washington
R-Nd
Congress
Lemkenaid
House
Crime Sweep Targets Houston Thieves After Courtroom Theft
Houston police launched a citywide effort to crack down on thieves and burglars following the first reported theft from the municipal courtroom in the police station, stealing an expensive overcoat. The incident underscores a broad crackdown underway in the city.
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Houston
Tex
Capital Short Shots: Raleigh Legislature in Focus
Raleigh January 21. Insidious lobby by Unemployment Compensation Commission employees to extend civil service coverage passes without dissent. The piece notes merit exam schedules, debates over highway funds, library funding, seating at joint sessions, and forthcoming potential foreclosures tied to campaign contributions.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Senator Gibbs Warns of Highway Funds Diversion
Senator Frank Gibbs of War Renton on the appropriations committee cautions that four items will worry both money committees. He cites diversion of highway funds and a proposed increase in state expenditures as key concerns affecting fiscal planning.
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Gibbs
Senate
Frank Gibbs
Warrenton
Appropriations Committee
East Texas Oil Field Output Projections
Since the field's discovery in 1930 it has produced over 806 million barrels of oil and is expected to reach a total production of 3 billion barrels.
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East Texas
Truck Drivers Set Michigan Wide Strike Over Union Dispute
Detroit report says state wide strike of union truck drivers announced by J M O Laughlin president of the drivers union after Gov Fitzgerald tried to avert action. Strike stems from jurisdictional fight between Teamsters Local 271 and Brewery Workers Local 38 and could halt all deliveries of foodstuffs and merchandise city and state wide.
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Detroit
J. M. O’laughlin
Frank D. Fitzgerald
American Federation of Labor
Eries
Teamsters’ Union
Brewery Workers’ Union
First U.S. coal mine opened near Richmond in 1730
The earliest American coal mine began near Richmond Virginia in 1730 with commercial shipments reaching Boston Philadelphia and New York as late as 1789.
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America
Richmond
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Deportation Tug-of-War Over Communist Party Membership
The Supreme Court heard a government brief arguing that alien membership in the Communist Party should subject them to deportation. The case centers on G. Strecker of Hot Springs Arkansas with Secretary Perkins awaiting a ruling to guide potential actions against Harry Bridges. Witnesses for the House Un American Activities Committee linked Bridges to Communist association.
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Washington
Communist Party
United States
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Gerard D. Reilly
Labor Department
G. Strecker
Hot Springs
Perkins
Harry Bridges
CIO
Dies
D-Tex
House
Bridges
Beetle Diversity in North America Reaches 20000 Varieties
A study highlights that North America hosts around 20 000 beetle varieties across multiple families and habitats. Researchers emphasize the region's rich entomological diversity and the need for conservation and cataloging efforts.
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North America
Police chief rejects beard proposal for officers
Sacramento report says a white line organization urged beard growth for a planned celebration. Chief E Raymond Cato rejected the idea noting officers must stay neatly shaven and fears beards could lead to accidents or frighten women during police stops.
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Sacramento
Calif
E. Raymond Cato
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Seeley
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Stone
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Budget Commission
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McNeill of
Hoke
Stubbs
Tom Long
Halifax
Aubrey Williams
Assembly
William Y. Bickett
Wake
Franklin Counties
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Bickett
A. C. Payne
Alexander
Edwin Gill
Gill
Joseph H. Lepark
Gaston
Capitol
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First Exchange
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South Main Street
High Point Enterprise
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Asheboro
Kernersville
Merchants Wise
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