Lines Drawn in N C Dry Fight
North Carolina dry forces meet in Raleigh to approve a platform form a campaign executive committee of about 200 members and elect officers. The United Repeal Council directs repeal efforts as voters head to a November 7 decision. Dr William Louis Poteat presides with three vice presidents a secretary treasurer and five attorneys to be elected. The private meeting is in the state Capitol House of Representatives hall.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United Dry Forces
United Repeal Council
William Louis Poteat
Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
United Ciry Forces
Charles Ruffin
Drys
Wets
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Guilford Scrip Raised by Crooks at Bank
Officials of the Home Industrial bank in Greensboro report crooks raised scrip by altering a 26 cent piece to 5. The incident underscores ongoing fraudulent activity targeting local currency.
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Greensboro
Home Industrial Bank
Jesse Owens Leads Chicago Interscholastics Breaks Three Records
Jesse Owens of Cleveland Hast Tech High tops the National Interscholastices in Chicago by breaking world scholastic marks in the 100 yard dash 220 yard sprint and broad jump. His 100 yard time of 9.4 seconds matched the world record of Frank Wykoff. In a separate note the article mentions a counterfeit five dollar bill altered by inked removal of a 2 and C, leaving a bold 6.
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Chicago
Jesse Owens
Cleveland
Hast Tech High
Owens
Frank Wykoff
President Roosevelt sails from Little Harbor toward Portland
President Roosevelt leaves Little Harbor aboard the Amberjack II for Portland harbor after a visit with his 14 month old granddaughter Sara Delano Roosevelt. The voyage continues up the coast to Campobello Island with James Roosevelt and crew aboard.
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Portsmouth
N. H
President Roosevelt
Little Harbor
Portsmouth Harbor
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Portland Harbor
John
Franklin D
Campobello Island
N. B
James
Portland
Rye Beach
Here
Ring Drug Company Reopens After Fire
Ring Drug Company on North Main Street resumes normal operations after a fire yesterday. Officials announced the business is open for customers today.
Cove Creek Dam First Project in Tennessee Area
TVA chairman Arthur Morgan announced Cove Creek dam and reservoir as the first major task in Roosevelt’s Muscle Shoals Tennessee Valley program. The $34 million project may start within four years, with about 1000 local jobs, and local labor ready to meet county needs.
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Tennessee
Washington
Cove Creek
Arthur Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Morgan
County Officers To Hold Meet At Guilford Courthouse
Guilford County officers will meet at the county courthouse in Greensboro tonight at 8 o clock to discuss local affairs.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
Population note cites Washington D C exceeding a thousand
The statement notes that if suburban towns are included, the population of Washington D C is well over 1,000, highlighting a broader metro scope and potential misreading of city boundaries.
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Washing
D. C
Superstitious Over 13 Month Sentence in Perry Case
CURRITU D K June 22 Attorney Chester Morris opposed a 13 month sentence for Willie Perry but Recorder J A Summerell raised it to 15 months. Perry, charged with liquor law violation, received a suspended 12 month term with one extra month for contempt. After pleas the sentence returned to its original status.
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Chester Morris
Willie Perry
J. A. Summerell
Morris
Perry
Summerell
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Terry
Hess
Prescilla
Kriss Kross
Sripes
Father George Sheeting
Penney
Puriff C. L. Gray
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