Dry forces grow uneasy as wets gain influence in prohibition era
The piece notes rising dissatisfaction with federal prohibition and suggests a possible shift in public opinion. It discusses potential presidential candidates, including Hoover, Garner, Roosevelt, Smith, Ritchie, and Baker, with dry leaders split on Garner and wary of a wet tide.
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Hoover
Thys
Walter F. Brown
John N. Garner
Garner
Roosevelt
Smith
Ritchie
Baker
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Dry forces press for votes as prohibition fights move to House floor
A national drive to keep prohibition across Congress intensifies as dry leaders plan three House votes in days. They fear members bending under pressure, warn of factional jealousy, and race to raise funds while pursuing 15,000 meetings and 10,000,000 pledges ahead of the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George White
Ohio
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Congress
Washington
Morrison to Speak in Charlotte on Senate Campaign
Senator Cameron Morrison will address Charlotte on Monday March 14 as he opens his bid for the Democratic nomination to seek another term in the United States Senate.
Blood Weight Share Between One Thirteenth and One Fourteenth
A statement notes that blood accounts for a fraction of body weight, specifically between one thirteenth and one fourteenth. It highlights blood’s proportion in humans.
Lawrence College Opens Free Classes for Unemployed
Lawrence College in Appleton Wisconsin has begun offering its courses at no cost to jobless residents. The program aims to assist unemployed individuals in gaining skills and improving employment prospects.
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Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Modern Circuit Rider Brings Health To Mountain Dwellers
Mrs. Mary Breckinridge leads Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky mountains providing hospital, nine stations, and 30 riding nurses serving 800 square miles. Since 1930, 1000 maternity cases with only one maternal death, typhoid wiped out, diphtheria on the run. patients pay in chairs and produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Blanshard
New York
Mary Breckinridge
Kentucky Mountains
Frontier Nursing Service
Mountain Country
Social Register
Carnegie Foundation
Johns Hopkins
David
Kentucky
America
Jamestown P T A Meeting Focuses on Home Training
Jamestown P T A met at the school at 3 30 this afternoon with Mrs N P Alexander leading a discussion on Home Training for Successful Group Living. Girl Scout helpers watched over children and Mr and Mrs J D Wood of Oskdale hosted Sunday dinner for Laura Thompson Ora Sublette Annie J Ray Let tie B Crouch. Mary Morton returns from a two week visit with relatives in Asheville.
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Jamestown
Jamestown P.T. A
Mra. N. P. Alexander
J. D. Wood
Oskdale
Laura Thompson
Ora Sublette
Annie J. Ray
Lettie B. Crouch
Mary Morton
Asheville
Frances Booker Visits Home in Leakeville This Week
Miss Frances Booker visited her home in Leakeville this week, eliciting local curiosity and neighborhood greetings as she resumed daily routines after a recent absence.
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Frances Booker
Leakeville
Presbytery Gives Churches Partial Assessment Cut
The Mecklenburg Presbytery reduced church assessments from 20 to 15 cents per member effective April 1. A New York graduate who trained in a hospital and then studied in England is quoted. The Frontier Nursing Service is described as a training ground for international nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
New York
England
Frontier Nursing Service
Penn Legion on Tour Visits Raleigh Post and NC Commander
Five members of the James J. Barry post of the American Legion will tour from Philadelphia to visit Raleigh Post No. 1 and state and national leaders. The Philadelphia delegation arrives April 4 to serenade North Carolina officials including National Commander Henry J. Stevens. In Charlotte a cotton shipment dispute spurred two damage suits totaling 45 dollars against A L and Company and related defendants in Mecklenburg Superior Court.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Superior
Amon M. Butler
Young Chaman
Whitfield Burroughs
A. L. ~— and Company
F. J. Curran Co
H. Montgomery
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Sap
Dean’s
Doan
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Goodyear Speedway
Hiatt Tire Company
KDKA
Goodyear Coast-to
North State Telephone Co
Elizabeth
Young
Special Registerite
Manhattan
Plymouths
Detroit
Mich
Plymouth
H. G. Moock
Plymouth Motor Corporation
Moock
Breckinridge
James Lees
Mrs. Mary Tos Cas Pie
Vigoro
High Point Hardware Co
Swift & Company
Jamestown P. T. A
Retail Dept Stores of America, Inc
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