Insull Interferes With Berlin Ambassador Speech
The essay notes Samuel Insull interfered with Frederic M Sackett US ambassador to Berlin when he planned to address the world power conference. Sackett postponed speaking to avoid offending the American delegation over a claim that power prices far exceed production costs. The piece warns that interference with free speech invites trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull
Frederic M. Sackett
United States
Berlin
Sackett
Insull
Morrow Wins New Jersey Senate Nomination Over Fort
Franklin Fort blamed the Prohibition issue as Dwight W. Morrow won the Republican nomination for the U S Senate in New Jersey. Morrow, a respected businessman, is praised for public service and seen as a strong national figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Dwight W. Morrow
Senate
Fort
Mr. Morrow
Morrow
United States Senate
Morrow Critiques Governmental Alcohol Policy
The speaker argues the nation has confused moral issues with governance and cannot dispassionately address controlling an intoxicant from vegetable matter. He praises Morrow as thoughtful and candid and suggests even a dry state like New Jersey would find his services valuable despite differing methods in booze policy.
On The Spot noted for Chicago crime themes in Wallace play
The reviewer notes Edgar Wallace's American trip inspired a new stage work On The Spot. The plot involves Chicago gang chiefs and a plotted murder, provoking strong London reaction. Critics find the American homicide nonchalance a compelling element in this thriller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edgar Wallace
Wallace
America
London
Confederate Veteran Rides On Memorial Day
The Asheville Times quotes a Memorial Day scene from the Cincinnati Enquirer showing a Confederate veteran in gray atop a horse along the Danville Pike. The piece envisions a final reunion at Beauvoir with the rebels, venerating their commanders and enduring memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
John Hunt Morgan
Indiana
Cincinnati
Inmates Speak in North Carolina Prison Survey
The prison board survey of 2334 inmates at North Carolina State Penitentiary reveals 1116 white males 22 white females 1136 black males 55 black females and five Indian males. Ages at conviction ranged 14 to 74 with under 25 dominating. sentences four months to life with 35 lifers and eleven facing electrocution. Wake County narrowly led nativity, with Mecklenburg and Buncombe close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Wake County
Mecklenburg
Buncombe
Getting Too Old At 30
A 1930s column argues that women face diminishing career prospects after age 30 and even 34, citing a survey of employers. It critiques perpetual youth beliefs and warns economic independence may wane as women age, while noting marriage chances decline after 25 and suggesting women prepare domestic work if dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Welshimer
Adam
Greek tragedy revival captivates Broadway crowds
A Greek play over 2399 years old dominates Broadway, drawing big audiences. Visitors returning home claim they witnessed the original company in full, sparking chatter about authenticity and historic staging.
Tobacco institute to discuss stable marketing in Virginia
Blacksburg Va June 18 Tobacco marketing stability will be debated at the Institute of Rural Affairs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from July 29 to August 1. Virginia and nearby state growers are expected to attend as John R Hutcheson plans to host sessions with James C Stone William T Reed and Dr Carl C Taylor leading discussions on cooperation market practices and improving conditions for growers and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Aemaica
Institute of Rural Affairs
Virginia
John R. Hutcheson
West Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Maryland
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Stone
Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association of Kentucky
Mr. Stone
William T. Reed
Larus Brothers and Company
Richmond
Reed
Carl C. Taylor
North Carolina State College
North Carolina Governor tours vast state farm and advocates live-at-home plan
Governor Gardner leads a press tour of a 7500 acre state farm with nearly 100 editors and reporters from eastern North Carolina and beyond. He promotes the live-at-home initiative to boost food and feed crops and reduce dependence on out-of-state imports, stressing better seed and stronger cotton and tobacco profits. Hyde agrees on agricultural prosperity and seed quality as core drivers. Notables attend a farm banquet in Wilson with Gov Gardner, Sen Simmons, Judge Meekins and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Hyde
Paramount Sound News
North Carolina
Missouri
South Carolina
George Ross Pou
George Ross
Paramount Sound
Ranes
O. Max Gardner
F. M. Simmons
Wilson
I. M. Meekins
Charles L. Aberenthy
Lindsey Warren
John H. Kerr
Angus W. McLean
E. C. Brooks
N. C. State College
Agriculture
W. A. Graham
Wilson Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Listen For Tremor In Call of Cricket
New evidence from the American Museum of Natural History shows that a cricket chirp consists of three to four rapid sounds rather than a continuous tone. Researchers Frank E. Lutz and W. R. Hicks timed the note pauses at 17 to 25 thousandths of a second, defining the threshold where human ears perceive a break in sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Frank E. Lutz
W. R. Hicks
Why Airplanes Fly A Simple Mechanism Explained
Air currents explain how planes fly by examining engine propeller wing design and lift. When the engine turns the propeller and wings reach speed lift occurs, producing horizontal motion and sustained flight under natural physical laws.
What Congress was Doing
Wednesday Senate continues debate on rivers and harbors bill. House considers miscellaneous bills approved by naval committee. Special committee continues investigation of communist activities. Ways and Means opens hearing on tariff bill provisions for Caban cigars. Judiciary resumes unemployment bills work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Judiciary Committee
New waterproof table cloths cut laundry piles short
During hot summer months readers can reduce laundry with waterproof table cloths and luncheon sets. They resemble dull heavy linen, come in attractive colors, wipe clean easily and do not resemble oil cloth.
Obituary notices for several North and South Carolina residents
Death notices from Raleigh, Durham, and surrounding areas report Charles William Rothrock a 61 year old Davidson county farmer and school teacher for 40 years Matthew Thomas McDaniel a Chatham county farmer and William Henry Beach a 78 year old retired farmer along with others in Andrum South Carolina and nearby communities All items note local prominence and long service in farming and education
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inston-Salem
N. C
Charles William Rothrock
Davidson County
Andrum
William Henry Beach
Robert Alfred Brand Retired ACL VP Dies at 71
Robert Alfred Brand, 71, longtime Atlantic Coast Line vice president, died. His career included leadership in rail operations and corporate oversight at ACL. The obituary notes his service and senior roles within the railroad industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertair N.C
Robert Alfred Brand
Atlantic Coast Line
Sewing Basket Keeps Knitted Fastenings In Order
With the return of buttons hooks and eyes and other find ings in womens wear a traditional sewing basket proves useful. Store buttons tied together in a small bottle hooks and eyes on a rod threads in a reel and needles in their packet for neat work.
Wilson Chamber of Commerce Sec Hyde Visit Highlight
Wilson and its chamber of commerce organized Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M Hyde's North Carolina visit. He attended the Caledonia prison farm live at home demonstration and was the keynote speaker at Wilson chamber of commerce's annual meeting, with Wilson credited for arranging his appearance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Geo. F. Edwards
C. M. Waynick
Adv
Mgr
Edito
High Point
Associated Press
Congress
National Advertising Representatives
Fres
Landis and Kohn
Brunscies
Park Avenue
People’s Gap
Michigan Boulevard
MR. Fort
Biloxi
Mississippi
Cyrano
Danville
Beauvoir
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
Stuart
Morgan
Marie Robert
Jackson
Albert Sidney Johnston
Witi
Georgia
Australia
Canada
Cuba
Port Rico
France
Pany
Rural Affairs Institute
Blacksburg, Va
General Assembly
Wade Harris
The
Charlotte Observer
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
E. B. Jeffress
Greensboro News
Carl Goerch
Washington Progress
W. Thomas Best
Raleigh
John D. Gold
Wilson Times
Aleigh
Richard ©. Poole, Sr
Iler City
Matthew Thomas McDaniel
Chatham County
Sec. Hyde
George Clark
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!