State to open bids for shoes and prison camp gear
The Division of Purchase and Contract will open bids tomorrow for 18 600 pairs of shoes for state prisons and highway camps and for steel filing equipment. Officials also seek bids for 300 to 500 motor truck chassis and bodies, mainly for county school boards, with counts potentially lower than requested. Additional bids cover flour for state institutions, paper stock, highway equipment, and related supplies.
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Board of Equalization
Brower
Auto Accidents Kill 61 Tar Heels in June
North Carolina saw 61 auto fatalities in June with 411 serious injuries from 268 crashes. Major Sprague Silver reports recklessness and drunken driving as key factors, with 76 drivers in fatal incidents and pedestrians among the dead and injured.
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Tar Heels
Major Silver
North Carolina
Silver
Bank Official Awaits Sentence In False Entry Trial
M. Douglas Clark a former officer of the defunct Home Saving Bank sat in the Wilmington court awaiting his sentence in a second trial on false entry charges. A prior trial ended in a mistrial when jurors could not agree. He was arraigned again as jury selection finished yesterday.
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Wilmington
M. Douglas Clark
Home Saving Bank
Clarke
Botanists quantify grain counts per bushel for crops
Researchers report that a bushel of wheat holds 556000 grains, rye 888000 grains, and clover 16400000 grains, detailing differences in seed density among common crops through precise counts.
Repairing Stove Iron Casing With Putty and Cement
A crack in the stove iron can be fixed by filling the crack with stove putty or an iron repair cement made from iron filings and water glass. Use a thick paste of filings to ensure a solid seal.
Glassmaking's ancient origins across cultures
The article notes early claims on glassmaking origins. Pliny credits the Phoenicians with first discovering glass, while Egyptologists argue Egyptians produced sham jewels as early as five to six thousand years ago, highlighting competing ancient timelines.
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Pliny
Emergency Committee for Employment Seeks Help
The Emergency Committee for Employment with headquarters in City Hall basement invites citizens to call 2039 to request work or to offer help. Mrs. W. E. Price is the full time secretary and the office operates with an assistant to coordinate employment needs.
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Emergency Committee For
City Hall
W. E. Price
Glorifying Yourself Through Makeup For Leg Sleekness
A cosmetic guide urges using rouge to slim the appearance of knees ankles and legs. It suggests vertical rouge lines along shin and around joints to slim legs under chiffon stockings. For veins and blemishes a powder base or liquid powder can hide signs with careful application.
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di Hasiery
Making Screens Last
Screens last longer if removed in fall and stored in a dry winter. A practical plan is to suspend them from the ceiling in a basement corner on racks built down from the joists.
Forty Four Merchant Ships Planned for Russian Fleet
A plan calls for forty four merchant ships to be constructed for the Russian merchant fleet, expanding seaborne commerce and wartime logistics. The proposal outlines production targets and allocation of shipyards to fulfill the order.
Market woes hit exotic pets as rare animals sell low
New York report notes lion and tiger prices slump to 8500 dollars while giraffes fetch about 11000. Henry Bartels of Fulton Street predicts the menagerie market will rebound after rock bottom, with his brothers Fred and Williams mentioned in the tale of the dealer’s monkey business.
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New York
Henry Bartels
Fulton Street
Fred
Williams
Help Him Dispense Beasties to Parks and Zoos
A story notes an 84 year old father who no longer takes an active interest in the New York store or the animal stockade in Union City New Jersey as his son pursues distributing beasts to parks circuses and private zoos.
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New York
Animal Stockade
Union City
N. J
Bartels Birds and Zoos Face Budget Woes in New Orleans
William senior came from Germany to New Orleans and William junior was born in New York. Fred and Henry were born there. The Bartels began by selling canaries on New Orleans streets for 10 cents each. Municipal budget cuts to zoo upkeep and purchases hurt their trade, while circuses also face rough times.
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William
Germany
New Orleans
Fred
Henry
New York
Bartels
Private zoos and tiger trade linked to Bartels
The article describes private zoos and dealers led by Bartels shipping exotic animals across the country. George Getz at Holland runs a private collection, and Charles Bell on Long Island bought Prince the tiger for $2,000, reportedly the second largest tiger brought to the U.S. William Randolph Hearst is a major buyer, with shipments to California. The Union City ranch stocks elephants and bears and caters to customers buying monkeys birds dogs and cats, with a plan to import rhino and giraffe variants later.
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Bartels
George Getz
Holland
Charles Bell
Long Island
Bell
Prince
William Randolph Hearst
Hig Soo
California
Union City
Henry
Venezuela
Edward G. Robinson Faces vaudeville stint in July
The publicity push around Edward G. Robinson notes his plan to depart from gangster roles by touring vaudeville starting July 31 in St. Louis with dates in Cincinnati Chicago Cleveland Manhattan Brooklyn and Boston. He will perform a gangster act and supporters expect he may enjoy the change.
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Edward G. Robinson
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Boston
Tax Moratorium Declared in Kansas Counties
TOPEKA Kas July 22 Many Kansas counties have declared a moratorium on taxes to aid farmers in the wheat producing state facing the lowest prices in history in a year with a record crop. Officials in at least seventeen of 105 counties postponed semi annual tax payment dates up to one month without penalties.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Treatment with sodium anate at Cornell University science
A concise report notes research at Cornell University exploring sodium anate as a potential cure for drug addiction. The study discusses experimental prospects and the search for effective medical approaches to behavioral dependence.
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Waian
Cornell University
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