Birthday reflections mark Capitol visit and past years
Visitors at the capitol Wednesday recalled a centennial if the father were alive and a ten year span if the New Deal remained. Discussions touched on the 1933 general assembly, the Roosevelt bank holiday, and a delayed adjournment until mid May after an emergency sales tax was adopted. It notes Rep Steve Askew’s week end travel curb proposal and Sen John Benton’s push to expand library services across counties.
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Tommorrow
Capitol
General Assembly
Steve Askew
Pamlico
John Benton
Johnston
Radio Schedule Highlights Busy March 4 Listings
Dense broadcast timetable shows multiple programs across CBS NBC and blue networks with serials, news, music, and variety acts. Notable entries include Captain Midnight repeats, Fred Waring segments, World War era news, Abbott and Costello, Gracie Fields, and The Metropolitan Opera broadcast.
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Jack Armstrong
Chicago
Cbs Basic
Blu-East
Ben Bernie
Cbs
Shrednik News
Nbe
Blu
Frazier Hunt News Srot
Cbs Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs West Prayer
Mbs
Harry Wismer
Ore
Blu John Sebastian
Cbs Rhythm Ensemble of
St. Louis
Indiana
Kern Kobblers
John B. Kennedy
Cbs War Overseas
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Midnight
Fred Waring
Col. Stovepna
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs-West
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Nbe-West
Kern
Fanny Brice
F. Morgan
Earl Godwin
Sam
Abner
Henry Aldrich
Ferie Dramatic
Bing Crosby
Major Bowes
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Basic
Leo Cherne Lo
Rudy Vallee
Alfredo Antonini
Orch
Sones
Dale Carnegie
People
Abbott & Costello
Nhe
Raymond G. Swing
U. S&s
Navy
Raymond Clapper
Gracie Fields
March of Time
Cbhs
Paul Schubert
Frank Sinatra
Cba
Nhce
Nhce-East
Fred Waring Reneat
Pay Increases For Employes In Cities And Counties
Raleigh March 4. North Carolina lawmakers push widespread pay raises for county and municipal workers as wartime living costs surge. About 75 measures seek increases for 35 counties and 15 municipalities, targeting officials from judges to sheriffs and city managers. Bills also raise jury fees and mileage allowances. Some proposals let local boards set broader scales while others target single positions.
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Woodrow Price Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
County Recorders Courts
Surveyors and Welfare Board
Roosevelt Faces Ten Years In White House Not Deterred
PEV EDSON reports Roosevelt remains confident after a decade in the White House. Despite a slight hand tremor and growing fatigue, he shows humor and steady resolve. Health checks by Dr. McIntire confirm robust condition, with two recent tours underscoring stamina and leadership under war pressures.
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NER
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Edson Emt
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Warm Springs
Benton battles for book service despite slim chances
The calendar committee joke aside, Benton pushed to overrule the report in the senate and continues to seek more book service. Thad Eure laments the delay of the biennial North Carolina Manual's circulation, though the fault is unclear.
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Calendar Committee
Benton
Senate
Thad Eure
North Carolina
Officials and Laws as Reflected in The Manual and State Legislature
The article notes The Manual’s value for state personnel rules and biographics and reports delays due to a printing error. It discusses mortality of local beer and wine bills, a statewide curfew reducing local measures, a Gaston county fox bill with open season, legislative courtesy as sportsmanship, and a Lanier Hall of Fame parity dispute between Cherokee and Jackson representatives.
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Kerr
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Gregg Cherry
Gaston County
Senate
South Fork
Lanier
Cover
Hall of Fame
New York
Sidney Lanier
North Carolina
McKee
Jackson
House
Marines Good Launderers
After a recruit leaves training, he is an accomplished launderer as Marines are taught to wash their own clothes.
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Marine Corps
Marines chief warns ocean not a defense moat
At a 1935 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce meeting Major General James Breckinridge of the United States Marines declared the ocean is no more defense than a moat.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
James C. Breckinridge
United States Marines
Unsinkable William Claybrook Demonstrates Float Tricks
William Claybrook of Charleston West Virginia showcases floating feats reading, smoking, and threading a 15 pound weight around its neck without sinking.
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William Claybrook
Charleston
W. Va
Wimmer
Shortage Abates as Tungsten Mines Develop In US
The United States will face only a 10 percent tungsten shortage this year due to efforts to locate and develop domestic mines. The country had imported most of its tungsten before the war.
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United States
National Roster catalogs over half a million scientists
The National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel lists more than 500000 scientists and professional staff and 140000 names certified to war agencies.
Marines Guard In Hawaii During 1893 Revolution
U S Marines were landed in Hawaii in 1893 to protect American lives and property during the Hawaiian Revolution.
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Hawaii
U. S
No Marine Mutiny In U S Marine Corps History
The article asserts that the United States Marine Corps has never experienced any mutiny by its members, denying any such incident in its history. It presents a definitive claim about discipline within the corps.
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United States Marine Corps
Sgt Stubby the World War I Marine Mascot Dies
Sgt Stubby, the U S Marine canine mascot and the war s most decorated dog, dies and is stuffed for display at the Smithsonian Institute.
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Sgt
Stubby
U. S. Marine
Smithsonian Institute
Belleau Wood Renamed Bois de la Brigade de Marines
Belleau Wood, site of a 1918 World War I battle, has been renamed Bois de la Brigade de Marines to honor U S Marines who captured the position from German forces in June 1918.
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Belleau Wood
Mac Rine
U. S
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