Approaching Test of a Major School Finance Issue
The six months school bill becomes a key test for the North Carolina legislature this week as the House schedules it for Monday and the Senate for Tuesday. The debate centers on whether the state should finance the constitutional term or keep local ad valorem taxes, with the broader question of how to fund schools and potential moves toward gross sales taxation. The outcome will reveal party stance on removing the property tax burden and shape revenue act directions.
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General Assembly
House of Representatives
Senate
Raleigh
Redistricting plan sparks NC party critique
The state Democratic leader's proposed congressional map shows continued gerrymandering. While a solid party delegation seems likely, compact nonpartisan districts face legislative doubt. Some favor preserving existing districts with one exception the fifth, which should be split to create two districts.
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Democratic Party
North Carolina
Jailing Gandhi in India Autonomy Fight at Standoff
The report questions whether jail has weakened Mahatma Gandhi as he maintains his demand for autonomous government for India. The viceroy pressures surrender of core goals for peace, offering pardons for 50,000 political prisoners and Gandhi’s release as reward for cooperation.
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India
Gandhi
Gandhi's Fate in Crisis Over Order Restoration
The passage debates whether Gandhi will accept restored order and civil liberty, noting his possible paralysis from imprisonment. It suggests his popularity could be used to placate the people with limited gains, risking a subdued but compliant national mood.
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Gandhi
Emerson gift to UNC ends a hoped alumni link
The Baltimore death of Isaac R. Emerson recalls a failed hoped for contact with North Carolina. He gave a substantial gift that funded the old UNC stadium, the first and last major endowment from him. The piece notes UNC lacks steady endowment from successful sons and urges future gifts.
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Baltimore
Isaac RE. Emerson
Emerson
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Proper to Hunt Money Before Building
The piece argues cities and counties face a weak securities market and warns High Point to secure financing before starting a junior high project. It notes a sold junior high site to the federal government for a post office and the risk of housing loss if old bonds aren’t funded. The city carries over three million in notes, making new borrowing tough.
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High Point
Raleigh
Dorothy's London Visit
Dorothy recounts her London trip with Charlotte under Carolina pines. She recalls driving on the left, steering wheels on the right, close shaves with buses, and how London’s fashion and street life fascinated her more than parental guidance.
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Carolina Pines
Dorothy
Charlotte
London
Daddy
Carolina
London memories through Westminster and wonders
Dorothy recalls London sights from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey, noting the no pistol policemen, the catechism hall, and the Royal Tombs. She and Charlotte explore the Tower, the British Museum Egyptian mummy, and the Unknown Soldier tomb, reflecting on history, legends, and royal rituals.
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Charlotte
Daddy
Westminster Hall
Charles
Westminster Abbey
Dorothy
Westminster Palace
Windsor
Alfred Tennyson
Robert Browning
London Tower
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots
George V
Scotland
James
Westminster
England
Jacob
Heaven
Charles Darwin
Darwin
David Livingstone
Africa
Livingstone
Arlington Cemetery
Germany
Tower of London
British Museum
Meandering on Feminine Jurors and Night Streets
A reflective column bemoans a female juror who led a theft conviction, then broadens to critique women and gender roles. It shifts to prohibition debates, then paints a vivid Saturday night street scene with walkers, drivers, and isolated late shoppers before closing with a whimsical vow to write a song about alarm clocks.
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Daisy de Boe
Clara Bow
Three Death Attempts Fail for Esther Speigle in New York
Esther Speigle tried three times to end her life in New York, swallowing disinfectant, leaping between buildings, and tumbling to a six story courtyard, with both legs amputated after the attempts. The scene included Charles Dawes, then American ambassador to Great Britain, nearby as the events unfolded. London scenes followed with reflections on parks and international visits, and plans to visit Holland and Germany.
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Esther Speigle
Great Britain
Charles Dawes
United States
London
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
English
Holland
Germany
Two Masters of the Piano Paderewski and Levitzki Delights and Delights Not
The audience witnessed contrasting piano artistry as Paderewski, famed and expressive, dominated the hall with vigorous movement and passionate Chopin, while Levitzki appeared decorous and technically superb yet emotionally distant, leaving listeners cooled and longing for warmth as they filed into a cold night.
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Prohibition Hooch
Rich
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Levitzki
Lfe
Veterans Compensation Cash Payment Debate Grows
Washington notes a push for cash payments of veteran compensation certificates. The American Legion executive committee plans to meet in Indianapolis to align with Boston convention actions. Proposals include a 25 percent extra loan at four percent, potentially exhausting value by 1945. Secretary Mellon opposes cash payment authorization. Debate resumes as supporters criticize Republican inaction.
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The
American Legion
Indianapolis
Boston
Senate Finance Committee
Mellon
Railroad Men Protest Brookings Short Ballot Idea in N C
In a January 23 1931 letter editors condemn the Brookings short ballot concept and oppose increasing gubernatorial appointment power. The signers, leaders of four North Carolina railroad brotherhoods, urge government by the people and criticize plans to reduce electors by shifting officials to the Governor and county posts. They cite the 1927 Executive Budget Act as consolidating state control and argue for Jeffersonian and Jacksonian principles.
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Brookings
N. C
the Enterprise
Greensboro Daily News
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
A. R. Harrison
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Order of
J. E. Baumberger
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Co
0. Hice
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Prisoners Need Sympathy From Home Says Kalon Byrd
Kalon Byrd urges Washington DC prison welfare support for Caledonia prison farm inmates numbering six to seven hundred. He states two classes exist, caught and uncaught, and readers should send love and sympathy to prisoners facing gloom, hunger, and isolation, with hope of returning home.
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the Enterprise
EB. B. Dublin
Washington, D. C
Kalon Byrd
Caledonia
Kalow Byrd
Furman Beats Citadel 45 to 22 in Charleston
Furman's basketball team defeated Citadel 45 to 22 in Charleston. Furman jumped ahead early and controlled the game, with solid defense limiting Citadel to few scoring chances throughout the contest.
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Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Furman
French unemployment bureaus seek work for 39000 per month
Unemployment offices in France aim to place about 39,000 job seekers monthly under a new scheme. Officials describe the program as a major push to reduce unemployment and strengthen labor market matching.
Prohibition Satire and Odd Bathing Bill in North Carolina
A satirical polemic mocks temperance zeal and a fanciful bill to regulate state highway employees baths. It parodies legislative language, proposes absurd rules on bathing and dust removal, and ends with a reflective quip on change.
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State Highway Commission
North Caro
Cologne
Highway Commission
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