North Carolina Fair Tax Assn Plans First Annual Meet
Statesville July 17. The North Carolina Fair Tax association schedules its first annual meeting in August. Directors meet July 19 at the Sheraton in High Point to fix meeting place and program. Paul Leonard of Statesville leads the campaign against the sales tax. He will speak in Caldwell County and previously attacked revenue rulings in Catawba and Caldwell counties.
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Statesville
North Carolina Fair Tax Association
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Paul Leonard
Tax Association
Greensboro
D. E. Turner
Mooresville
Efird L. Hine
Winston-Salem
T. W. Minnis
Forsyth County
Leonard
Catawba
Caldwell
Caldwell County
Lenoir
North Carolina Labor Voters’ League
Catawba County
Revenue Department
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Pimples
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a bedtime remedy for irritated pimples itching blotches and redness with a money back guarantee if results are not seen by morning It also promotes Peterson's Dint for edema eruptions sore itching toes and cracks between toes claiming rapid relief within minutes.
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Peterson
Three Automobile Injury Suits Filed in Municipal Court
Three damage suits filed with the municipal court after noon yesterday include Zolton D. Rongecs versus Dr. J. W. Slate for 7,526 due to a December auto crash involving Slate's car driven by Helen Paschall. Dallas Jester sues Edwin Martinez and Willie Smith for 7,500 over a March collision on Kivett Drive. Erie Meter System, Inc. seeks 2,570 from Southern Oil Company of North Carolina over promissory notes dated June 1933.
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Zolton D. Rongecs
W. P. Jester
Edwin Martinez
American Service Company
Willie Smith
Kivett Drive
Smith
Erie Meter System, Inc
Southern Oil Company of
North Carolina
Voorhees named FERA project supervisor succeeding Dishner
Louis F Voorhees longtime engineer and artist locally named project supervisor of the FERA to replace Paul J Dishner who resigned to join the PWA. Dishner leaves a record of relief work and prior service in army engineering and North Carolina public health and city public works.
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Louis F. Voorhees
CWA
FERA
Paul J. Dishner
PWA
Voorhees
Board of Welfare
Dishner
Chapel Hills
Southern Pines
Mount Airy
Army
North Carolina Board of Health
High Point
Occidental Life Chief Sees Economic Recovery Underway
Lawrence F. Lee of Raleigh president of Occidental Life Insurance Co. told Raleigh officials and insurance leaders that the nation is steadily recovering despite setbacks. He cited a 16 percent life insurance rise and a 102 percent company gain in June, notes on West Coast strike progress, and the companys investment in mortgages in North Carolina.
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Lawrence F. Lee
Raleigh
Occidental Life Insurance Company
United States
New York
Lee
Colonial Life Insurance Co
Occidental
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Lee
Houston B. Hiatt
I. T. Mann
R. W. Riggins
Mayor Grayson
L. H. Zimmerman
A. H. Holton
T. W. Sprinkle
Holt McPherson
T. A. Kearns
G. H. Jones
EB. M. Knox
W. B. McEwen
W. B. McEwen, Dr. W. T. Tice
J. Holloway
Jack White
F. B. Smith
H. M. Taylor
F. J. Sizemore
H. N. Willard
Only three Democrats have led the United States since the Civil War
The statement notes that since the Civil War only three individuals from the Democratic Party have served as president. It highlights the rarity of Democratic presidencies in the postwar era and positions the fact within U.S. political history.
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United States
Old Oak Catches Fire From Cigarette Near Exposition Building
A large oak in the Millis home yard near the Southern Furniture Exposition Building caught fire in three spots around 2:30 in the afternoon, likely from a cigarette tossed from the nearby 10 story building. Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly with no serious injury to the tree.
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Millis
Southern Furniture Exposition
South Main Street
Little Melva Weaver Die Gentle Death at Home
Little Melva Weaver aged 17 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Weaver of 510 Kearns street, died at their home before noon after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents, one sister, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. Wall. Funeral services will be at 10 30 tomorrow morning at the home by Rev. C L Ruth of Pilgrim's Holiness Church, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Little Melva Weaver
Conserve Lake Value Debate Cites Erosion Losses
Dr J H Stallings spoke before the civic group on protecting Lake Value as erosion has reduced the basin by 11 percent. The remarks highlighted conservation efforts to restore capacity and prevent further degradation.
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J. H. Stallings
Ciage
Relatives Sought for Knoxville Woman in Raleigh Death
Authorities search for relatives of Pearl Peggy Griffith of Knoxville Tennessee who died in a Raleigh hospital after being brought from a tourist camp where operators said she drank a poisonous fluid. The case centers on the circumstances of her death and the camp operators involved.
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Raleigh
Pearl
Peggy) Griffithe
Knoxville
Tenn
Polynesian Natives Report Dog Eating Practices
A historical note outlines Polynesian Islanders consuming dogs as part of traditional diets. The account describes cultural norms and regional variations across islands, explaining why and how dogs were used as a food source in certain communities.
Campaign Launched for City Lake Erosion Control
Dr. J. H. Stallings and Charles H. Flory spoke to the Civitan Club on Jamestown lake erosion risk and a proposed Soil Erosion Service program. They described 11 percent of the lake area eroded in five years and 11 million gallons of capacity lost, urging immediate measures and city land purchases within the watershed. A Civic committee was formed to back the plan and press the city council for cooperation.
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Jamestown
Civitan Club
J. H. Stallings
Charles H. Flory
Forester
Leemahane On Andden
Stallings
Lewis E. Teague
Civitan
W. F. Bailey
Chamber of
I. W. A. Committees To Meet Tonight
A special meeting of all I. W. A. committees will be held tonight at the hall. President D. W. Bradley announced the gathering, which will begin promptly at seven o'clock.
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D. W. Bradley
Revenue collections total for NC highway patrol June
Raleigh July 17. Revenue collections for June by the North Carolina highway patrol totaled 46 786 81 dollars according to the monthly report of Captain Charlie Farmers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Charlie Farmers
Governor studies lease of Atlantic and North Carolina railway
Governor Ehringhaus is examining plans to lease the state controlled Atlantic and North Carolina railway to a private company. The July 1% note indicates ongoing official consideration of the transfer.
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Raleigh
Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
Ehringhaus
Local Names Include Hall Haworth Sumner Temple Hutchings
A list of individuals named W. B. Hall Horace Haworth Dr. Ernest Sumner M. A. Temple and George Hutchings appears in the segment, likely as notable residents or participants in a local event or record.
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W. B. Hall
Horace Haworth
Dr. Ernest Sumner
M. A. Temple
George Hutchings
Dead Doctor Heals Stomach Ailments
A strange tale tells of a Weil specialist reaching from the grave to treat stomach pains bloating belching and related ills. The enduring remedy, Udga tablets, is offered by Eckerd's of High Point with a seven day box and a money back satisfaction guarantee, via Udga, Suite 64, Bidg., St Paul Minn.
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Weil
St. Paul
Minn
Eckerd’s
High Point
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