City Council Faces Choice on Street Cars or Gas Buses
North Carolina Public Service Company seeks a ruling on replacing electric street cars with gasoline buses. Tracks reused by a freight line complicate the decision, with an option to abandon tracks and shift maintenance costs to the railroad's users. The buses were an experimental measure and a longer demonstration may be requested before final action. The council must weigh equitable track upkeep against service quality and contractual obligations.
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North Carolina Public Service Company
Short Line
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Early results from the Literary Digest prohibition poll
The second batch of Digest votes shows a strong overall tilt against enforcement but the sample is limited and geographic. With 703000 counted, 191000 support enforcement, led by New York New Jersey Illinois Ohio and Wisconsin while Kansas and Georgia show mixed results.
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Will Rogers
America
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Tracks to be owned by those needing them as petition passes
The petition states tracks should be owned and maintained by parties who require them for their own use rather than for any broader unrelated purpose. The decision aims to ensure that trackage serves its original functional intent without prejudice.
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North Carolina Public Service Company
North Carolina Senators Face Two Reductions in Federal Spending
The piece criticizes Senators Overman and Simmons for failing to secure federal penitentiary and narcotic farm projects for North Carolina. It notes no near term plan for a reform school or feeble-minded institution and suggests the state might endure the setback without long-term relief. The editorial likens the situation to hunters chasing elusive gains in industry and resources.
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North Carolina
Overman
Simmons
Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce
Sassafras Tea: North Carolina’s Humble Spring Beverage
The Charlotte Observer extols sassafras tea as a beloved, affordable native drink. It notes sassafras roots grow along red hills and fence rows in North Carolina, yielding a large量 of tea from a small amount of root. The piece frames the beverage as a wholesome tonic valued across generations.
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Red Hills
North Carolina
The Failure of March by Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton laments March as a failure promising much yet delivering little. He notes the month alternates between spring hope and winter chill, leaving households disappointed and readers reminded life itself offers distant glimpses of better things.
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Bruce Catton
Greenland
March
Choice of Sassafras or Sulphur and Molasses Product
A reader notes a preference for remedies from the red hills citing sassafras or a mix of sulphur and molasses as favored products still trusted by locals. The line suggests ongoing belief in traditional assignments and local cures.
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Red Hills
Death of Elder British Statesman Lord Balfour
Lord Balfour died at 81, a long serving public figure who rose from MP at 26 to premier at 50. He held key roles including First Lord of the Admiralty in wartime, and his career shaped by Irish governance and Zionist Palestine policy, leaving a legacy of polish and controversy.
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Lord Balfour
Victoria
Commons
Lord Salisbury
Admiralty
Balfour
Marquis of Salisbury
Ireland
Palestine
North Carolina
Massachusetts official defends 35000 salary tradition
The head of Massachusetts finance commission said his 35000 a year pay is enough, arguing it upholds the region’s conservative tradition among New Englanders.
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Finance Commission
Massachusetts
New
State records a warm and dry February across North Carolina
February brought unusually warm dry weather to North Carolina with a rare tornado near Mint Hill causing about 2000 dollars in damage. The state averaged 7.1 degrees above normal and Wilmington posted the highest monthly mean, while February saw record clear days and below normal precipitation inviting extensive farming activity.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Mint Hill
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
New Bern
Banners Elk
Wilmington
Davidson Chooses Student Officers
Davidson College elected D. S. King of Bristol Tennessee and R. W. Gorrell Jr of Winston-Salem as vice presidents and C. M. Norfleet of Winston-Salem as secretary treasurer. President elected earlier this week was C. H. Goodykoontz of Bluefield Virginia.
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Davidson
N. C
Davidson College
D. S
King
Bristol
Bluefield
Beaver Club
Gorrell
R. F. Norton
Rome Ga
D. M. McQueen
Little Rock
C. Norfleet
E B. Peabody
Charlotte
J. D. Enochs
W. Va
W. A. Flinn
Atlanta
J. W. Fulton, Jr
Danville, Va
A. B. Gardner
Decatur, Ga
A .M. Manson
Jacksonville, Fla
Davidson Trackmen Headed to West Virginia Indoor Meet
Davidson College sent four athletes Tom Brohard Joe McCall Bob Norton and Heath Whittle to Morganton West Virginia for the indoor meet at the University of West Virginia this weekend Whittle captain competes in both 70 yard low and high hurdles Brohard and Norton run the half mile while McCall enters the broad jump The field is estimated to include 20 to 25 institutions and the Davidson contingent faces the stiffest opposition of the year
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Davidson
Davidson College
Morganton
W. Va
University of West Virginia
Tom Brohard
Joe McCall
Bob Norton
Heath Whittle
Brohard
Norton
McCall
Whittle
West Virginia
America
Sol Furth
New York University
Engineers Week to Be Observed at State College
Engineers week will be observed at North Carolina State College next week. Prof Harold B. Smith president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers is expected to address the gathering of the North Carolina section of the A I E E on March 26 during the celebration.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Harold B. Smith
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
North Carolina
Henderson County Students Compile County History Pageant
Seventh grade pupils in Henderson County will assist in writing a county history preserved as a pageant on April 5. Eleven units within the schools will each prepare a chapter to cover the county's past.
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Hendersonville
Mar
Henderson County
South Carolina road bonds face new legal attack
A Richmond county court filing seeks to void tomorrow’s 10 million dollar block of South Carolina highway bonds. Plaintiffs include D. W. Robinson and others claiming the sale should be halted. Governor Richards and highway officials call the suit an attempt to delay, expecting bids to proceed if valid.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Richmond County Court of Common Pleas
D. W. Robinson
S. W. Williamson
Darlington
Mark Baynham
Aiken Pottery
Z. W. Meeks
Anderson
Highway Department
John G. Richards
Meeks
North Carolina Baseball Relies on Rookies for Outfield
In Chapel Hill on March 20 the University of North Carolina announces its spring outfield will lean on rookies. Lost from last year are Jessup Coxe and Earnhardt. promising contenders include Sher a veteran and rookies Paxton McKinney Crouch Blythe and Davis.
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Chapel Hill
Mar
University of North Carolina
Jessup
Coxe
Earnhardt
Outer Garden
Sher
Paxton
McKinney
Crouch
Blythe
Davis
Raleigh Signs The Kannapolis Players
Three former Kannapolis Towlers players Art Hord Matt Miller and Ernest Query signed with Raleigh in the Piedmont loop. They were ordered to report April 1 for spring training after farm spells with Detroit. Hord starred as Wake Forests shortstop.
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Concord
Mar
Kannapolis Towlers
Raleigh
Piedmont Loop
Art Hord
Matt Miller
Ernest Query
Caps
Detroit
Hord
Wake Forest College
Unions Warn Penalties as Cuban Workers Strike
Workers remained at their machines as labor unions warned of penalties. Leaders pledged a orderly, peaceful strike with police only preventing property damage or violence. Police stood at strategic points in the city and provinces, with close watches at federation headquarters and union halls.
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Labor Federation
Spleen Ties Emotions to Blood Volume In Early View
Dr Morris Fishbein reports that early medical thought linked spleen to anger and mood. Experiments with dogs show spleen contraction under arousal and exercise, linked to adrenaline and nerve activity. Modern physiology ties spleen to regulating blood volume and blood pressure, explaining pallor and fainting during anger.
Goodson Captains Davidson Quintet
Bill Goodson of Lincolnton North Carolina elected captain of the 1931 Davidson College basketball team. W B Hancock of Bluefield West Virginia chosen varsity manager. Selections made by a large majority at a lettermen meeting. Goodson is a guard and a top player for Davidson two season stalwart on the hardwood and will be a senior next year.
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Davidson
N. C
Bill Goodson
Lincolnton
N C
Davidson College
W. B. Hancock
Bluefield
W. Va
Goodson
Theyidson
North Carolina
Pas
U D C To Meet In Asheville In November
Asheville will host the annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy from November 18 to 21. About 500 delegates from 40 states are expected to attend after last year’s Texas gathering.
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Asheville
Mar
Unite Daughters of the Confederacy
Texas
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