May Carry Issue Drives Municipal Demands in State Funding
The North Carolina State Highway Commission plans to divide about half a million dollars among cities and towns, while officials prepare to lobby in Asheville for a larger share. Municipalities want 10 percent of highway taxes back, arguing for $2.5 to $3 million or more, to reduce local property taxes. The fight is shaping an upcoming political issue ahead of the General Assembly. The rural-leaning legislature may slow gains for urban demands.
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State Highway Commission
Asheville
General Assembly
Opening of Albemarle Bridge Loses Harold Ickes as Speaker
The Albemarle Bridge ceremony east of Edenton loses Secretary Harold L. Ickes as the principal speaker. His Northwestern vacation will extend beyond the celebration date, set for August 25. Former Governor Ehringhaus will keynote and the program will proceed as planned. Ehringhaus was an early ally and influential in securing funds for the project.
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Albemarle Sound
Edenton
Harold L. Ickes
Committee On Program
North Carolina
Ehringhaus
State board election certification and calls for review
The article discusses the State board of elections facing a dispute over certifying a Congressional eighth district nomination. Counsel urged certification per county returns, while the chairman resisted becoming a rubber stamp. The board agreed to ask a county review in a suspicious area before resolving to certify as required by law.
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Congress
Eighth
State Board of Elections
Debate over bridge project and local governance control
A discussion on linking rich agricultural lands to markets cites concerns from Agriculture and Interior departments and the Resettlement Administration. It notes a $1.7 million cost shared by federal and state governments, warns against centralized autocratic control, and defends ballot integrity and local self governance.
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Departments of Agriculture and Interior
Phelps Lake
Bureau of Roads
Resettlement Administration
State Commission
Special session likely to secure PWA funds for state institutions
Expanding institutions press for a special General Assembly session to qualify for PWA funds. The governor faces a demand tempered by limits that exclude institutions from applying without new legislation. Applications are due September 1 with allotments by January 1, making a post election session plausible. Indiana.
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General Assembly
P.W.A
North Carolina
Variety
Ehringhaus
Enduring Arts and Athletes Prove Age Is No Barrier
A reflection on late life productivity cites Ignace Paderewski and Irving Bacheller thriving past seventy eight, plus anecdotes from Kentucky and Missouri about aging, horses, and work. A Western cowboy speaks on endurance and purpose, ending with a humorously observed farm labor comparison.
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Ignace Jan Paderewski
Irving Bachellor
Winter Park
Florida
Irving
Eben Holden
Irving Bacheller
Former censor turns radio tenor in Ontario
A former member of Ontario's censorship board has shifted from pruning to crooning as a radio tenor. The joke frame suggests a jump from trimming media to entertaining, with playful wordplay on shearing and leering.
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Ontario
Censorship Board
Music lessons spend in U S reaches hundred million dollars
A recent report notes the United States spends about 100 million dollars yearly on music lessons. The statement hints at broader cultural and design considerations beyond borders.
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United States
Walter Winchell On Broadway Recounts Film Legends Secrets
Paul Muni shares insights on portraying iconic figures like Emile Zola Pasteur Juarez Maximilian Carlotta and Beethoven. He describes deep research habits and odd facts about these figures including poverty periods and dramatic life events. Page Five continuation hints at further anecdotes.
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Walter Winchell
Paul Muni
Hollywood
Paul Munl
Zola
Pasteur
France
Beethoven
Vienna
Public schools plan 224 teachers for 1928 29 session
High Point announces a faculty of 224 to staff the 1928 29 school year. A pistol firing incident on Highland avenue at 9 pm alarms residents as authorities investigate. J D Hardy resigns from High Point college to join Dickinson college Carlisle PA as biology professor. Elizabeth Reitzel returns from Florida. Dr P S Kennett pursues graduate work at Columbia University. Mrs Craven Page hosts Mrs Stacey and Rosa Stacey of Lumberton.
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High Point
Highland Avenue
J. D. Hardy
High Point College
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Penn
The
Society
Greensboro
Elizabeth Reitzel
Florida
P.S. Kennett
Columbia University
New York
H. E. Stacey
Rosa Stacey
Lumberton
Craven Page
Life of O McIntyre author reflects on publication day
New York author Charles B Driscoll notes the publicity and nerves of publication day for his Life of O McIntyre. He recalls family reactions and the thrill of release while criticizing increasing printing industry trash and praising press freedom with a cautious tone.
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New York
O. McIntyre
Pat
Alice Roosevelt Worth
Sixty Nine Doctors Licensed After State Board Exam
Sixty nine young men are granted licenses to practice medicine in the state after passing the examination before the state board of examiners at Raleigh. Herbert Hoover is on a five day fishing trip in northern California. Alys Murrell, actress, sues Charles H. Christie, movie producer, for 1 847 500 dollars, charging seduction breach of promise to marry and to employ.
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State Board of Examiners
Raleigh
Herbert Hoover
California
Alys Murrell
Charles H. Christie
Two Accidents on Wet High Point Greensboro Highway
Two skidding accidents on the wet asphalt near High Point and Greensboro left eight people in a touring car unharmed. A second similar incident occurred earlier with no injuries reported.
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High Point
Greensboro
J. H. Earnhardt
Wesley Memorial Church
Northern District Association
First Congregational Church
Huebsch to Europe on scouting business for a year
A publisher, B. W. Huebsch, travels to Europe for at least a year to scout and return with profitable works. He jokes about aging, mentioning dyed hair and a Swedish wife, and notes men in business exaggerate or conceal their ages to maintain success. Eric, their American son, is cited in the anecdote.
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B. W. Huebsch
Europe
Press
Pease
Huebsch
Eric
New York
Boston Fisherman Recalls 9 Mile One Way Trip
A Boston fisherman recounts taking a companion on a one mile trip and releasing him unharmed. The piece also questions what happened to the Ness Monster, reflecting on marine mysteries and local lore.
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Boston
Binay
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