Parker Is Flooded With Congratulations
Charlotte dispatch notes John J. Parker facing swift praise after Hoover appoints him to the U S Supreme Court. The 57 moving paragraphs describe a country boy turned public servant, his humility, faith, and North Carolina pride as he awaits Senate confirmation.
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Charlotte
John J. Parker
Hoover
Supreme Court
Senate
Justice Sanford
Taft
North Carolina
Republican Party
Syet
Jake J. Parker
United States Supreme Court
Oil tariff fight marks Senate clash over domestic costs
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma described oil tariff defeats as a death blow to the industry and cited an amendment directing the tariff commission to study crude costs from domestic fields and sea routes. He highlighted Royal Dutch advertising stock offerings and posted profits for 1928, while noting earlier defeats by Senator Borah and Senator Pine.
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Borah
Idaho
Thomas
Tariff Commission
Congress
Atlantic Seaboard
Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
Royal Dutch
United States
Senate
America
Pine
Oklahoma
Senate near end of Hawley Smoot tariff fight
After months of debate the senate prepared for a final vote on the Hawley Smoot tariff bill set for Monday. Leaders planned speeches Monday before sending the bill to conference with the house to reconcile rate and administration provisions amid expected three to six weeks of further work. The measure, lifting protections on agriculture and wool, raises duties on sugar and revises industrial rate schedules.
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Senate
House
Old Guard
Republican
Washington
Thomas
Oklahoma
Mar
Doheny Trial Jury Reaches Quick Verdict
The jury, after a brief session, returned verdict in the case charging Doheny with bribery. The government alleged that the 100000 dollars sent to Fall on November 20 1921 funded a bribe tied to a Pearl Harbor naval storage plant contract. Doheny claimed the money was only a loan to an old friend.
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Doheny
Fall
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company
Elk Hills
Would Cut Cost Cotton Ginning Efforts Proposed
Washington March 22 Secretary Hyde backs a Buchanan Texas bill to study cotton ginning and set up laboratories and an experimental gin to scientifically review current methods. The measure would authorize $100,000 for research aimed at reducing an estimated $60,000,000 annual loss to cotton growers ginners and spinners. The bill awaits action in the House.
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Washington
Mar
Hyde
Buchanan
Democrat
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
House
Looping Mildreds Vie For Stunting Honors
St. Louis reports a contest of record looping by Mildreds in aviation. Mildred Stinoff, 18, made 42 loops in Akron, then Mildred Kauffman, 21, added 46 by adding about 15 more. Observer C F Schory limited counts to visible loops, tying to verify the dual record.
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ST. Louis
Mildred
Mildred Stinoff
Akron
Mildred Kauffman
Miss Kauffman
Stinoffs
C. F. Schory
National Aeronautic Association
Woman Naval Stores Expert Works With Southern Stations
Eloise Gerry, senior microscopist at the United States Forest Products Laboratory, travels to New Orleans to advise naval stores operators. She collaborates with the Southern Forest Experiment Station to shed light on industry practices.
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New Orleans
Naval Stores and Allied Industries
Eloise Gerry
United States Forest Products Laboratory
South
Southern Forest Experiment Station
Band Seen as Answer to Carrboro Juvenile Delinquency
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh March 22. Orange county public welfare head George Lawrence backs a Carrboro band to reform teens. Seventy nine youths ages 11 to 20 volunteered. 18 were chosen to play using secondhand instruments donated by A H Carr of Durham Hosiery. The band begins practice next Wednesday with scales and Old Black Joe. Lawrence, a trained musician, started social work through band leadership at Jackson Training School a decade ago.
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Mr. Lawrence
The
Phil
A. H. Carr
Durham Hosiery Mills
Lawrence
Joe
Jackson Training School
Anti Freeze Precautions Urged As Warm Weather Returns
Greensboro report outlines steps to prevent overheating by draining anti freeze from engines as winter ends. A A A official A M Huggins warns many car owners neglect cooling systems, causing cylinder scoring piston seizure and bearing wear. He recommends flushing with soda solution, rinsing with clean water, and checking hose integrity to avoid porosity and leaks.
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Greensboro
A. M. Huggins
The
Carolina Motor Club
Aunt Clarifies Relation in Family Exchange
A child learns a clarification of kinship as a mother asserts the aunt relationship on the paternal side. The dialogue hints at household tensions and a passing show context.
Ironic Advice on Husband Purchases from Pages Gaies
A quip from Pages Gaies in Yverdon suggests a wife can influence her husband to buy new hats by visiting him at work wearing a self made old hat. The remark reflects early feminist tone about domestic economics and social expectations.
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Pages Gaies
Yverdon
Is Good Form Returning War Generation Comes of Age
The article notes a shift toward decorous weddings after the war, with over three quarters in churches or home settings. It cites slower social pace, new moral standards, and influence from traditional disciplined families as factors guiding a calmer, more dignified social life.
Goodykoontz and Cook Speak at NC Council on Administrative Women in Education
Dr. Bess Goodykoontz and Dr. John H. Cook addressed about 100 attendees at the North Carolina Council of Administrative Women in Education conference at NC College for Women in Greensboro. The theme centered on Administrators in education and future opportunities for women.
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North Carolina
Council of Administrative Women In Education
Greensboro
Bess Goodykoontz
United States Commissioner of Education
John H. Cook
North Carolina College
North Carolina Council of Administrative Women In Education
Hattie S. Parrott
Raleigh
Goodykoontz
United States
Moravians Prepare Easter Sunrise Service in Winston-Salem
Moravians in Winston-Salem work on the Easter sunrise service drawing thousands from several states. B J Pfohl leads the Moravian band with daily rehearsals while Bishop Edward Rondthaler will oversee the 51st consecutive sunrise ceremony at age 86. Police dispersed a Communist demonstration at a Manhattan charity, resulting in arrests.
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Winston-Salem
Mar
New York Communists Routed By Police
New York report says about two hundred communists including men women and children marched down Fifth Avenue from 110th Street when police intervened and scattered the group. Officers dispersed the crowd and restored order as marchers dispersed in spreading crowds.
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Children’s Society
Heckscher Foundation
Fifth Avenue
104Th Street
New York
110Th
Italian racer killed testing Grand Prix route near Tripoli
Count Gastone Brilliperi, famed Italian automobile driver, was instantly killed while testing a car on the Grand Prix of Tripoli route. His vehicle veered off the road near Souk El Jouma, struck a wall, and he died at the scene.
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Tripoli
Tripolitania
Mar
Gastone Brilliperi
Souk el Jouma
Paralyzed Cases Linked to Jamaica Ginger Reported
Five paralysis cases alleged to result from Jamaica ginger were reported from Clarksville to the Arkansas state health department today Dr. C W Garrison state health officer announced.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Department of Health
Clarksville
C. W. Garrison
Woman Must Be 30 to Vote in England
A report states that the right to vote in England is restricted to women aged thirty or older. The policy limits voting eligibility by age, affecting those under thirty.
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England
Treasury backs new construction plan across states
The Treasury Department will launch 92.909 million dollars in new construction this year with 40 million already underway and 115 million more possible if the Keyes Elliott bill passes. By June 10 million will be on the market and up to 35 million more spent by October across 40 states on post offices and federal buildings including in Alabama Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and more.
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Washington
Mar
Treasury Department
Mellon
Senate
Treasury
Alabama
Sheffield
Union Springs
Arkansas
Eldorado
Georgia
Savannah
Louisiana
New Orleans
Marine Hospital
Bogalusa
Mississippi
Greenwood
North Carolina
Greensboro
Lenoir
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Tennessee
Kingsport
Virginia
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Alexandria
Buena Vista
Georgia Tech Players Provide Blood For Woman Faculty Member
Georgia Tech football stars answered a blood drive for Miss Mary Cheatham, a faculty member in Tech’s evening school of commerce. Dick Dobbins and Tom Jones were tested matches. Dobbins’ donation succeeded while Jones was ruled out to avoid affecting his sports duties.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Dick Dobbins
Mary Cheatham
Tech
Miss Cheatham
Jones
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