Births and club meetings announced in local items
Mr and Mrs W J Lawson announce the birth of a son on March 9 at their Park Street home. Mrs F E White announces the birth of a daughter Margaret Helen on March 8 at 724 South Hamilton Street. Mirthquake minstrel set for Ada Blair school tomorrow at 7 30 pm. The Mardi Carte club meets tomorrow at 3 30 pm at Mrs K E Harrison's Monroe apartment. The Calvary M E Church calls a 7 30 pm meeting for all ladies. American Homes Department meets Wednesday at 3 pm at the Country Club with speaker H C Barthmaier on Tapestries. D A R chapter postpones meeting to Tuesday March 19 due to state convention. Mrs T J Gold leaves for New York then Paris to join her son Thomas Gold Jr in Paris for about two months.
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W. J. Lawson
Park Street
F. E. White
Margaret Helen
South
Hamilton Street
KE. T. Harrison
Monroe
American Homes Dept
American Homes Department
Country Club
H. C. Barthmaier
Woman’s Club
Cr. A. R
Daughters of the American Revolution
Winston-Salem
Mrs. Gold
T. J. Gold
New York
Paris
France
Gold
Thomas Gold, Jr
University of Paris
Mr. Gold
A. M. Idol Philathea
Why Some Women Are So Popular Beauty Ad
An advertisement promotes MELLO-GLO Face Powder claiming a smooth spread and youthful bloom. The copy touts a French process for longer wear, reduced shine, and prevention of pastiness irritation and large pores, with Mann Drug Co. as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug Co
Adv
Equalization fund compromise sets $6 000 000 figure
The North Carolina school equalization fund is set at about 6.5 million yearly after a compromise between senate and house leaders. The plan designates 5.25 million for the six month term in 93 counties and 1.25 million as a special tax deduction fund to relieve tax districts. Debate continues in both chambers as opponents push back against the reduction and some members threaten to resist the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. CC. Baskervill Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh
House
Senate
Rep
A. D. MacLean
Beaufort
W. S. Halstead
Camden County
Frank Hancock
O. B. Moss
W. C C. Woodard
B. S. Womble
Foreyth
Enate Finance Committee
Persen
Franklin
MacLean
Duke Student Carter Farriss Visited With Stewart Family
Carter Farriss of Duke University spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. R. K. Stewart at the Elwood hotel while the Stewarts stay there during home remodeling.
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Carter Farriss
Duke University
R. K. Stewart
Elwood Hotel
Mrs. Stewart
French Stage Revival Exhibition Promises 18th Century Glories
Paris prepares a special exhibition showcasing the French stage of the 18th century. The event will feature many pictures and other items borrowed from American and continental collections.
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Paris
McCoy Tablets Promise Weight Gain Guarantee
An old advertisement promotes McCoy Tablets at Mann Drug Co or any drug store. It guarantees a 5 pound weight gain after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes, with a refund if not satisfied. It targets thin individuals and claims rapid health improvement.
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McCoy
MccCoy
Mann Drug Co
America
Advy
Daily Lenten Thought by William E Gilroy
The piece argues salvation is more than escape from sin. It frames salvation as opening a soul to riches in Christ and calls for dynamic living. It stresses that virtue requires passion and relentless pursuit of good, not half measures, to overcome temptation.
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William E. Gilroy
D. D
Jesus
St. Paul
John R. Seeley
Penalties For Filing Delays And Fraudulent Returns
The text explains penalties under the income tax statute for failure to file on time and for fraudulent returns. It distinguishes between failure and willful neglect, detailing 25 percent penalties for late filings, possible reasonable cause relief, and separate penalties including fines up to 10,000 dollars, imprisonment terms, and additional percentages of the tax for willful or fraudulent actions.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Budget compromise on school fund divides counties
A legislative plan seeks a 6.5 million dollar fund distributed to 90 counties, excluding three large ones. Supporters back new administrative features favored by the senate committee and state superintendent A T Allen, while Jule B Warren remains opposed. Teachers lack a formal legislative spokesperson.
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Hancock House
Senate
A. T. Allen
Hancock
Jule B. Warren
Club women urge forest conservation in nationwide essay contest
Jacksonville club women promote forest conservation and natural beauty. The General Federation offers a prize essay contest for three best letters arguing against exploitation of national parks for commercial purposes and advocating government acquisition of privately owned lands within park boundaries.
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Jacksonville
Fla
General Federation
De Valera advocates higher Irish tariff
In Limerick Ireland Ea mon de Valera Irish republican leader denounced free trade as a menace to the Irish Free State He urged protective tariffs saying Ireland must sacrifice and be prepared to wear less fashionable yet serviceable shoes hats and hosiery
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Limerick
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Voice Controlled Electric Train Stops Starts or Reverses
A General Electric voice controlled toy locomotive named Casey Jones can move forward or backward and stop on spoken commands. Commands are issued by a telephone transmitter with a radio detector and selector system guiding track polarity. The device records trips with a counter and could lead to voice controlled house features like furnaces and elevators.
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Schenectady
Mar
General Electric Company
Casey Jones
Casey
Stow
Scuit
Hudson Tube
New York
Propagating Perennials From Division and Seed
Gardeners can easily propagate many perennials by digging up and dividing established clumps such as Fall Aster Bostonia Shasta Daisy Delphinium Dianthus Day Lily and more. Others may be grown cheaply from seed, with lists including Aqulegia Hollyhocks Shasta Daisies Heuchera and Peonies.
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Rock Garden
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Mardi Carte Club
Calvary M. E. Church
Calvary M. FE. Church of
Ada Blair School
Ing
Woman's Club
Sheraton Hotel
Alxenner Martin Chapter
The
Robert E. Lee
Mesdames R. K. Stewart
Thurlow Kearns
G. Fox Marshall
D. E. Harllee
C. B. Mattocks
Missa Pearl Idol
A.S. Caldwell
H. W. McCain
W. L. Tabb
L. M. H. Reynolds
H. B. Hiatt
P., W. Flagg
Archdale Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
Archdale
M. E. Church
Reggie Allman
A. E. Williams
Troy Gilmore
C. A. Ward
Ladies Aid
F. B. Lindley
Moffitt’s
North Main Street
Wil
Ethel
Cecil
Opp
Wachovia Bank
Yaris
Daily Lenten
Eesiret
DE Valera
Romaine B. Ware
NEA
Miller
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
College Street
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