America Destined to Be a Free Trader in Global Market
The article argues the U S will become a leading advocate of free trade amid mergers and industrial concentration. It notes Hoover and key lawmakers press for tariffs on foreign cars, while Edsel Ford supports free trade, reflecting mixed Washington views on protection versus free trade in industry.
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America
Hether
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Washington
Edsel Ford
Ford
Henry Ford
Henry
England
Canada
Ireland
High Point Real Estate Move For Salvation Army Playground
The city of High Point bought a lot and leased it to the Salvation Army for a children’s swimming pool, with an option to buy. Critics question using tax funds to support an Army program for local children and urge keeping child training separate from Salvation Army work.
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High Point
Salvation Army
Broad Street
Admission Limits Amid Large Applicant Pool
An observed crowd strains entry as many applicants are classed and many more are refused admission for not alleviating the burden of those less fortunate.
Morals And Dress In A Citys Court
A Winston-Salem city court judge publicly admonished a young female vagrant for provocative dress, ordering modest attire and five years’ exile from the city. The column ponders laughter’s power over leaders and notes varied historical figures facing ridicule, then shifts to baseball rowdiness and motor vehicle speed dangers. It mentions Hack Wilson and other players, Major George A. Parker of Massachusetts, and a 1870 Robert E. Lee river race record, ending with admiration for a classic river steamer.
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Winston-Salem
Tobacco Town
George A. Parker
Massachusetts
New Orleans
St. Louis
Robert E. Lee
Lee
The Standard Now and in the Hereafter
A North Carolina Prison News publication critiques free citizens who resist lighter terms for meritorious inmates. It asserts the law may label a prisoner as a criminal, but the Day of Reckoning will reveal true judgment beyond the gates.
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North Carolina Prison News
Prison News
The Men Who Can't Be Hurt By Laughter
Bruce Catton notes brave people fear ridicule less than danger. In Massillon Ohio, Jacob S Coxey, figure of Coxey’s Army, faces new tour to promote a paper money proposal as the crowd reacts to his notoriety.
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Coxey
Brotherhood of
Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln
Washington
White House
Washington Monument
Roosevelt
Massilon
Jacob S. Coxey
Coxey's Army
Why are all insurance agents so genial
The piece strings a sequence of odd facts and quips about manners and facts. It notes genial insurance agents and questions phrasing. It mentions aging figures like John D. Rockefeller and a radium tipped pencil novelty. It also touches on golf demand and a Michigan high school seniors strike.
Man campaigns to beautify Chicago with flowers
A local activist launches a plan to plant and beautify Chicago with community flower displays. The project notes many affordable blooms may become available after funeral or memorial services hosted by local gangs.
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Chicago
Conservative comes to power longs to heal world wrongs
A conservative elected on a reform platform discovers the effort to fix global ills will require extensive time and patience, highlighting the gap between campaign promises and governance.
Prison Board Faces Dilemma Over 200 Sanford Convicts
Governor Gardner and the State Prison Board order the withdrawal of 200 convicts from the Sanford Coal Glenn mine and urge re employment with the Highway Commission. Observers say the move worsens state costs, increases non profitable prisoners, and tests highway labor plans with no clear alternate work.
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Sanford
Pou
Highway Commission
Jardner
R. A. Doughton
John Waldrop
Charles Rose
Doughton
Ross
Commission
Rose
Waldrop
State Prison Board
State Highway Commission
Voices of support from home praise wartime spirit
Soldiers express gratitude for telegrams and letters of encouragement sent across the United States. They say these messages lifted morale and strengthened determination to endure the gruelling flight and the overall fight, noting the public's interest was worth every effort.
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United States
Endurance team falls short on fuel record flight
The endurance crew acknowledges pride in holding the refueling record while explaining debris on the stabilizer and hatch loss caused excessive vibration. They say the attempt aimed for 300 hours but landed 53 hours early, though they claim margins over 72 hours on existing records and thank supporters.
French and Polish fliers duel Atlantic for New York
Coste and Polish pilots race westward across the north Atlantic aiming for New York with routes via the Azores. Both planes carry wireless gear as weather hopeful, Majors Idzikowski, Kubala and Coste attempt long overwater crossing amid cautious predictions.
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Coste
Cherbourg
Havre
Tours
Bouscat
Azores
Halifax
Atlantic
New York
North Atlantic
Idzikowski
Kubala
Bheguet
Captain Coste
Assolant
Jean Assolant
Rene Lefevre
Armeno Lotti
French government bows to Coste effort for trans Atlantic flight
Paris reports the government will aid aviators after Dieudonne Coste’s plan to attempt a trans Atlantic flight. An official communique says Captain Coste intends to fly to New York and that the air minister will arrange to have the plane and the accompanying Polish aircraft followed by coastal posts and ships.
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Azores
Paris
Coste
Cape Finistero
Spain
Terceira
Dieudonne Coste
New York
Laurent Eynac
Four H Club Members Plan State College Gathering
Several hundred 4 H club members from across North Carolina will meet at State College Raleigh July 29 through August 3. They will receive training for community leadership with courses in Foods Clothing Room Improvement Music Culture Livestock Farm Equipment Crops Poultry and recreation plus dramatics. Registration opens July 29 with pool swim at 6 30 a m and daily sessions run through Friday night August 3.
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Ella Gardner
Carl Wells
Recreation and Playground Association
State reduces assistant game wardens to three
The North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development cuts assistant wardens from five to three to meet the 1929 appropriation act. C N Mease W C Lisk and George A Nicoll are re elected for western central and eastern districts. Wardens F A Ruffin and Charles J Moore are not re elected. The plan adds an all year warden in every county and saves about 55000 from the 1929 30 budget.
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Raleigh
State Board of Conservation and Development Today
Morehead City
C. N. Mease
Black Mountain
W. C. Lisk
Richfield
George A. Nicoll
New
Carolina
Department
Year Round Crops In Rio Grande Valley Farmers
Rio Grande valley farmers plant and harvest continuously with no true off season. Fall cabbage can be sown July 1 to December 1 and harvested about 136 to 150 days later. Cauliflower planting spans July 15 to November 15 with markets October to March. Eggplant produces year round.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Farm Hand Works 32 Hours Straight on Byrne Tractor
A black farm hand at Columbus Mississippi, employed by L. F. Byrne, operated a tractor for thirty two consecutive hours with only a thirty minute break, according to a local incident report.
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L. F. Byrne
Columbus
Miss
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