Ruggles in Honor Among Lovers at Paramount
Charles Ruggles returns to the screen as a prone drinker in Honor Among Lovers where the mix is burnt sugar and water. Claudette Colbert is the secretary caught among a broker and a weak bond salesman as New York market conditions frame the romance. Charlie Ruggles adds comedy to the drama.
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Frederic March
Monroe Owsley
Paramount New York
Claudette Colbert
New York City
Paramount Theater
Charlie Ruggles
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Dreiser Declines Armistice With Sinclair Lewis
Hollywood, March 24 Theodore Dreiser says he seeks no armistice with fellow author Sinclair Lewis after a recent slap in New York. He mocks the idea of friendship, noting both are temperamental. Dreiser walked off with studio officials as filming of American Tragedy proceeds and Lewis’ Queen of Hollywood starts on an adjacent set.
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Theodore Dreiser
Sinclair Lewis
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Lewis
New York
Governor opposes sales tax as unwise to fund MacLean bill
Proclaimed that annual school funding near nine million dollars is needed for the MacLean law, but he denounced any sales tax. He argued such levies unfairly burden property owners and offered no relief to most citizens. He urged eliminating sales tax provisions, noting road law and local government commission reforms as key priorities, with an expected statewide property tax cut of about 42 cents per $100 valuation.
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Capont
Gardner
General Assembly
MacLean
North Carolina
Local Government Commission
Assembly
Hoover in Puerto Rico Promises Broad Federal Aid and Education
President Hoover spoke in San Juan praising Porto Rico’s integration into the American economic system and its post hurricane recovery. He highlighted liberal federal aid for public works, roads, education, and health, and praised local leadership including Governor Roosevelt and Chief Justice Toro. The visit included remarks on reconstruction, economic opportunity, and Porto Rico’s path toward lasting prosperity under the American flag.
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Porto Rico
Island
Meade
Oorto Rico
United States
Thisland
Theodore Roosevel Junior
Toro
Hoover
Roosevelt
Senate
Luis Sanchez Morales
City Charter Question Stirs High Point Residents
A March 23, 1931 letter to The Enterprise asks why the new city charter, passed last Thursday, has not been published or seen by residents. The writer notes council and citizens have not viewed the charter and that messengers sought a copy from Raleigh without success, speculating on hidden implications and Greensboro politicians.
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High Point
L. C. Furgurson
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the Enterprise
Raleigh
City needs businessminded councilmen and grade crossing fixes
The speaker urges city leadership by men with city roots who run successful businesses and pay taxes. They highlight equity in street assessments, note many cannot pay, and demand more grade crossing solutions with under or overhead bridges, rejecting efforts to shift Railroad plans away from town.
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