Tax receipts rise across nine Southern states in early 1937
A survey shows nine Southern states reporting a first half 1937 aggregate tax take of 183,737,000 in round thousands, up from 142,325,000 in the same period 1936. Virginia leads with a 60 percent rise, while Louisiana posts the largest bulk increase.
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Atlanta
South
Virginia
Louisiana
North Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Arkansas
Alabama
North Carolina Fire Association set to hold jubilee convention
Officials in Greensboro announce that about 2,000 firemen will attend the golden jubilee convention of the North Carolina Fire Association in Greensboro around the August dates.
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Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina Fire Association
Carmody Plans Farm Meeting in Johnston County
John M. Carmody, federal rural electrification administrator, will address a mass meeting of farmers in Smithfield to discuss a year old dispute between Carolina Power and Light and the REA over line construction in Johnston county. The session was called by supporters of REA funded construction and Carmody announced in Washington his attendance.
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Smithfield
John M. Carmody
Washington, D. C
Carolina Power and Light Company
REA
Johnston County
Carmody
Washington
Venice Readies for Duke and Duchess Arrival
Venice Italy July 28 The Lido buzzed with anticipation as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor near arrival from a private honeymoon The couple will stay in a De Luxe Hotel Excelsior apartment overlooking the Adriatic with the island already crowded by American and foreign visitors.
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Venice
Italy
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Excelsior
Adriatic
Rotarians Close 187th District Convention
Rotarians of the 187th district closed their summer convention in Atlantic Beach after talks on Rotary ideals. District president John Park of Raleigh presided. highlight was R. L. Lindsey of Durham reporting on the International convention in Nice, France.
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Atlantic Beach
187Th
Rotary
John Park
Raleigh
Nice
France
R. L. Lindsey
Durham
Governor Hurley Refuses Georgia Escapee Surrender
Governor Hurley declines to extradite James Cunningham a 37 year old Black escapee from a Massachusetts prison camp citing brutality in Georgia prison practices Georgia prison official Vivian L Stanley disputes the claim and says Hurley only heard one side Cunningham faces burglary and receiving stolen goods charges and was arrested in Massachusetts on a lottery charge after a 1924 escape.
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Boston
Charles F. Hurley
Massachusetts
Georgia
Hurley
Vivian L. Stanley
Georgia Prison Commission
Atlanta
James Cunningham
E. D. Rivers
Cunningham
Child Killed by Playmate in Fayetteville Tragedy
In Fayetteville on July 27 a pistol in a playmate's hand discharged killing 12 year old Ambrose Hair. Coroner W C Davis identified the victim and opened an inquiry into the incident.
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Fayetteville
Ambrose Hair
W. C. Davis
Drunken driving leads to fines and suspensions in Thomasville court
Melvin Speegle faced a 12 month driving ban after a drunken driving charge and was fined 50 plus costs. Co defendant Jimmie Walker was fined 60 with 12 month license revocation for aiding and abetting. Other defendants, including Alton Garrison Gray Snider H. L. Ingram and George Chaney, received fines and varying court actions from simple assault to reckless driving, with several judgments suspended or conditioned on costs and good behavior. The incident stemmed from a July 7 accident involving Snider’s car and a taxi from Heglar Taxi Co.
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Thomasville
Melvin Speegle
Speegle
Jimmie Walker
Alowing Speegle
Alton Garrison
Gray Snider
Snider
Heglar Taxi Company
H. L. Ingram
George Chaney
Homestead Board Directors Call Strike Over Federal Project
Elkins West Virginia July 28 The Board of Directors at Tygart Valley Homestead Federal Resettlement project called a strike of workers today with five reasons including inefficient management and waste of federal funds. About 130 workers join the walkout while 20 stay on the job and two undecided.
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Elkins
W. Va
Tygart Valley Homestead
Tygart Valley Association
Henry A. Wallace
Will Alexander
Washington
Willson
Woman Held in Death of Barber in Waynesville
Mrs. Jack Redmon of Canton was held on $1,000 bond for the fatal shooting of Clyde Reynolds, 28, Canton barber, during a quarrel after a dance. Reynolds died in Asheville hospital. Sheriff R. B. Welch said Redmon fired after Reynolds tried to intervene with her husband. The shot struck Reynolds. case to be heard at the November Superior court term.
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Waynesville
Jack Redmon
Canton
Clyde Reynolds
Quote on dictators and golfing wisdom from Hatton W. Sumners
A Texas congressman Hatton W. Sumners remarks that people do not have dictators by choice. The note adds a humorous aside about golfers imagining superiority while recalling a grandfatherly chip shot with unconventional tools.
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U. S
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
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