Rankin presents tables on budget plans without sales tax
Gaston Senator Grady Rankin released three tables estimating budget scenarios with and without a sales tax. He stressed no plan exists and warned against misinterpretation of figures, asserting the notes reflect the best estimates available and assume meeting obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Rankin
Raleigh
Mar
Gaston
Senate
General Assembly
Rankin
Appropriations Committee
Bumper crop of farm aid plans moving toward approval
Washington March 18 a flood of new farm aid proposals surfaced as the Roosevelt administration push for farm relief neared House approval Representative Burns Democratic leader expressed confidence the bill would pass the House substantially unchanged next week He noted strong support from national farm and industry groups and anticipated Senate action with possible changes A separate forecast said Roosevelt may soon propose broader refinancing for farmers and small homeowners as Congress considers a general banking system for farm interests Continued on Page Five
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Washington
Mar
Representative Burns
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Nye
Roosevelt
Congress
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bulkley
Ohio
Grieved father slays children and himself near grave
Philadelphia report recalls Gilbert W. Friend 28 who killed his three children at the grave of his wife in upper Darby after bringing them from Cincinnati. Police found the bodies under a blanket with the father dead nearby. The family had endured three months of mourning since Marianne Magee’s December death.
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Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Gilbert W. Friend
Plant City
Fla
Cincinnati
Marianne Magee
Florida
Friend
William Friend
Three Die In Salisbury Area Plane Crash
Three men from Salisbury died when their airplane crashed a quarter mile from Salisbury airport after losing control at 2000 feet. Pilot Thomas J. Pridgen Jr. 22 died later at hospital along with Cecil Pridgen 28 and Emerson Faggart 24.
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Salisbury
Thomas J. Pridgen, Jr
Cecil Pridgen
Emerson Faggart
Faggart
Tommy Pridgen
Tragic Car Crash Claims Heathie Linder in Virginia
Miss Heathie Linder 27 of Oxford North Carolina secretary to Representative Hancock was killed in a car wreck near Emporia Virginia today. Mrs James Giddeon of Littleton NC suffered a broken leg while Marshall Turner of Oxford NC was unhurt. Fragments of the car and missing explanations marked the scene as authorities noted no investigation was needed and funeral plans were incomplete.
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Emporia
Heathie Linder
Oxford
N. C
Hancock
North Carolina
James Giddeon
Littleton
Marshall S. Turner
North Carolina House Ends Week in Turmoil Over Sales Tax Split
North Carolina’s unruly House closed a jumble filled week over the biennial supply bill with an anti sales tax bloc in the lead. Bowie of Ashe and Cherry of Gaston pushed a substitute appropriations measure calling for 73 million dollars for 1933 35, a setback to Governor Ebringhaus who backed about 83 million dollars to balance the budget. The Senate meanwhile kept a quiet calendar as House factions threaten to widen the fight over the eight month state term and education funding amid charges of discrimination and vote buying.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Bowie
Ashe
Cherry
Gaston
Ebringhaus
Appropriations Committee
Assembly
Senate
House
Banks Reopenings Lag as Conservators Considered
North Carolina banks completed a week of reopenings with 214 of 372 institutions back in normal operation. The state plans to appoint conservators for banks still restricted, to reorganize under a new emergency law, as lawmakers weigh four proposed changes to the banking statute.
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Ralegh
Mat
North Carolina
State Banking Department
Gurney P. Hood
General Assembly
Hood
Daniels Is Now Mr Ambassador
Josephus Daniels, 71, took the oath as ambassador to Mexico in Raleigh by his brother Judge Frank Daniels. The ceremony in the Supreme Court chamber was attended by relatives and Governor Ehringhaus as Chief Justice Stacy presided. Attorney General Zeummitt presented Daniels to the court.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Josephus Daniels
Republic of Mexico
Frank Daniels
Goldsboro
Navy
Woodrow Wilson
Daniels
Beer Bill 10 Be Signed Monday
Washington observers say the beer legalization bill could pass by Monday for Roosevelt to sign that night. Speaker Rainey and Senator Harrison push for quick approval, despite expected Senate House talks. If signed, legal beer sales could begin Tuesday April 4, amid opposition from prohibition foes planning court challenges.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Rainey
Harrison
Mississippi
Capitol
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance and Public Morals
Supreme Court
Luther Named German Ambassador to United States
Berlin reports Dr. Hans Luther, former Reichstag president, named as German ambassador to Washington. Government press approval indicated. he will replace Friedrich Wilhelm Von Prittwitz. Schacht succeeds Luther as Reichsbank head.
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Berlin
Hans Luther
Reichstag
Washington
Wolff and Telegraphen-Union
Government
Luther
Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz
Reichsbank
Hjalmar Schacht
Farmer Killed By Lightning Near Wilkes County Home
A 34 year old farmer identified as Ab Church was killed by a lightning bolt about 6 o'clock tonight while working near the rear of his home in the Miller's Creek community of Wilkes County. The storm was described as moderate. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Sunday at Arbor Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by his widow.
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North Wilkesboro
Farmer
Miller’s ‘Creek
Wilkes County
Arbor Grove Baptist Church
Roosevelt Pushes Program Forward On Capitol Hill
President Roosevelt advances his permanent program with Farm relief plans and federal refinancing aims for agriculture and small homeowners. He orders budget cuts to save about 500 million dollars and expects a beer legalization bill from Congress. An emergency employment proposal for about 200,000 men is next, followed by permanent railroad, banking and unemployment measures.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Capitol
White House
Lewis Douglas
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Nye
Wallace Praises Roosevelt Farm Relief Plan
Secretary Wallace lauds the Roosevelt farm relief program as a balanced social state benefiting farmers and the nation. He says it safeguards consumers and reduces taxes as farm income rises, and supports production curtailment to cut bread lines. He also notes President Roosevelt plans refinancing aid for debt burdened farmers and small homeowners before May.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt Farm Relief
Congress
Nebraska
New York
Plans For Reorganizing N C Bank And Trust Co Discussed
Raleigh dispatch reports state bank officials discuss reorganizing North Carolina Bank and Trust Co with 17 offices and Page Trust with 14 offices. Possible consolidations include Bank of North Wilkesboro with Deposit and Savings Bank of North Wilkesboro and Citizens Bank with Bank of French Broad Marshall. Licensing updates bring total banks licensed to reopen to 222.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Page Trust Company
State Bank Department
Gurney P. Hood
North Carolina
Hood
Bank of North Wilkesboro
Deposit and Savings Bank of North Wilkesboro
Citizens Bank
Bank of French
Bank Department
Department
Bank of Pembroke
Pembroke
Bank of Hobbsville
Hobbeville
Bank of French Broad
Marshall
Chinese Delegate Urges Action to Halt Japan in Pacific
Geneva March 18 Dr V K Wellington Koo principal delegate to the League of Nations panel on the Sino Japanese conflict urged international action to prevent Japan from asserting mastery of the Pacific He warned Japan threatens China and could menace the United States stressing the need to honor 1922 Washington treaty commitments and the nine power pact to halt Manchuria Jehol and the push for Manchukuo.
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Geneva
Switzerland
V. K. Wellington Koo
Special
League of Nations Assembly
Japan
Pacific
China
United States
Koo
Manchuria
Shanghai
Jehol
Washington
Pacific Basin
Pacific Area
Chinese
Manchukuo
Far East
Fire damages Hoover Chair plant in Lexington
Fire of unknown origin raged five hours through the finishing room and packing department of the Hoover Chair company in Lexington causing estimated damages from 80 000 to 100 000 dollars. Sparks damaged nearby houses and lumber. the plant housing chairs was destroyed and the packing room filled with furniture orders. About 30 firefighters from local and Thomasville departments battled the blaze, with traffic detoured on highway ten and the fire under control by 6 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Mar
Hoover Chair Company
Toc
Thomasville
Charles Hoover, Jr
Salisbury Street
Seventh Avenue
G. M. Hoover
Co. M. Hoover, Sr
Owens
North Wilkesboro Banks May Combine
Plans for consolidating the deposit and savings bank of North Wilkesboro were announced by J. R. Hix of Wilkesboro and Congressman R. L. Oughton of the D and 8 bank. The merged Bank of North Wilkesboro would have about 1.5 million dollars in resources and 150 thousand dollars in capital. Auditors from the state banking department assisted in arranging the details and officials hoped to open for unrestricted business early next week.
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North Wilkesboro
Deposit and Savings Bank of
J. R. Hix
Bank of Wilkesboro
R. L. Oughton
Bank of North Wilkesboro
State Banking Department
Ughton
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MacLean
Beaufort
Pridgen
H. Be, O'Keef, JR
California
Herbert Hoover
Lawrence Richey
Allan
Pennsylvania Station
Chicago
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Secret Service
N.C
Sai
Dr. Luther
U.S
Capitol Hill
Secretary of Agriculture
N. C. Bank and Trust Co
Hood States
Broad, Marshall
John Mebane
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