Tax on Dividends Passes by 20 to 17 Vote in Raleigh
In Raleigh the finance committee approved a six percent tax on all stock dividends from domestic and foreign corporations, boosting the revenue bill by more than two million dollars and narrowing the gap to the appropriations bill. The vote was during an executive session with reporters barred from naming individuals. The move, tied to anti sales tax opposition, aims to speed the measure to the house despite ongoing budget debates and potential further cuts.
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Meald
Lumpkin
Themittee
Trons Committee
Optations Group
Har Newman
Meney
Tate
Harriss Newman
Finance Committee
Appropriations
Appropriations Group
Finance
The 8.5.8 Remedy and Budget Legislation Debate
An article blends a health ad about 8.5.8 tonic claiming blood and digestion benefits with a state budget discussion. It notes proposed taxes on stock dividends, debates over a 3 or 2 percent sales tax, and calls for a 25 percent pay rise for school teachers. Legislative committees clash over revenue to balance the budget.
Winds Roar Through North Carolina Heavy Damage Reported
Wind storms across North Carolina wrecked houses and disrupted power and shipping from mountains to coast. Injuries occurred, including a woman and child near Goldsboro, with property damage estimated around ten thousand dollars near Pat Brown's plantation. Coastal towns like Elizabeth City and Florence reported extensive destruction as hundreds of fishing boats faced loss.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Batley Brown
Goldsboro
N. C
Pat Brown
St. Paul's
Florence
Elizabeth City
Revisit to Flemington Reflects After Hauptmann Trial
A month after Hauptmann's trial Flemington recalls a brief day of glory. The town shows emptier streets and quiet hotels while memories linger of the courthouse rush and press crowds. Locals like Ed Higgins and Bert Pedrick reflect on the change as Ferdinand and the scene fade from the town.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ed Higgins
Main Street
Union Hotel
Hunterdon County
Earl
Nellie
Bert Pedrick
John H. Curtiss
Storm Toll and Weather Shift Across Piedmont North Carolina
The Gale drenched the Piedmont with lighter rain, Charlotte recording 1.65 inches, while Winston-Salem faced heavy snow. The blizzard-scale storm drove mountains to snow and threatened the French Broad river valley near Asheville with floods, as temperatures dropped to 25 degrees.
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Piedmont
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
French Broad
Asheville
Richmond Nine Announces 23 Game Spring Schedule
University of Richmond baseball coach Mac Pitt unveils a 23 game spring schedule to chase the Virginia title. The slate features 22 firm games with three tentative. graduate manager Dave Miller seeks an additional Easter week contest. Pitt stresses a strong hitting nine and sturdy pitching while facing second base uncertainty from graduation.
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Richmond
Mac Pitt
University of Richmond
Pitt
Virginia
Dave Miller
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