North Carolina Municipalities Push Home Rule Campaign
North Carolina towns plan an intensive home rule drive hoping the 1939 legislature will pass a constitutional amendment to curb local bills. A legislative commission will study the issue after past sessions produced mostly local measures. in 1937 local bills totaled 45.3 percent in the Senate and 63.7 percent in the House, out of 1,804 total bills.
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Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
Statewide vs local legislation debated in Durham
The piece notes 68 percent of bills were local in a long session with 649 senate bills and 1 611 house bills 1 240 local laws. Municipal leaders call to curb localism and propose a general statewide rule with optional local measures and voter approval for units. Dr E R Groves will keynote the Duke Bar Association event in Durham on March 26.
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DR. Groves
Durham
E. R. Groves
Institute In Social Science
University of North Carolina
Duke Bar Association
Easter Moravian Band to Lead Winston-Salem Easter Service
About 375 musicians from the Moravian band will perform at Home Moravian Church roving through six divisions from 1 am to 4 30 am and joining at graveyard for the sunrise service beginning 6 am. High Point residents expected to attend this yearly event with antiphonal music greeting the risen Christ.
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Moravian
Winston-Salem
High Point
Curious Bandolier Led to Okapi Discovery
A skin bandolier worn by African natives helped reveal the animal later named the okapi. For years such bandoliers were the sole evidence of the creature’s existence.
State Deaths J M Bumgarner
James M Bumgarner 60 longtime Wilkes county deputy sheriff and former U S deputy marshal died in Wilkesboro after influenza and pneumonia illness lasting two weeks Survived by wife and daughter Miss Helen Bumgarner Funeral set for 2 PM Sunday at Wilkesboro Baptist Church
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J. M. Bumgarner
North
Wilkesboro
James M. Bumgarner
U. S
Wilkes County
Helen Bumegarner
Wilkesboro Baptist Church
Death Notice for Neuse Company Founder
The company of Neuse died yesterday. His widow and two children survive.
Williamson Rites Planned After Tragic Separation
George Thomas Williamson aged 25 a Laurel Hill mill employee was found dead from a gunshot as police report he shot himself after his wife refused to live with him. Sheriff W D Reynolds of Scotland County said the couple separated Wednesday with Mrs Williamson staying with relatives in McColl South Carolina.
Funeral services held for Kenneth Gant in Raleigh
Funeral services were held in Raleigh today for Kenneth Gant, president of Neuse Manufacturing, as colleagues and local officials attended the rites.
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Raleigh
Kenneth Gant
The
Neuse Manufacturing
Elect City Officers Crossnore Aldermen Vote
Crossnore voters will choose a major and five aldermen in a local election set for tomorrow. Local officials urged participation as the town conducts its municipal contest.
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Crossnore
McDowell Matriarch Isabel Milligan McDowell Dies
Isabel Milligan McDowell of Philadelphia widow of John McDowell died at 14209 North Eighth Street after a lingering illness. Born in Ireland April 27, 1854, she lived in Philadelphia most of her life and cherished Irish heritage. Survived by daughter Mrs. Isaac Benner and three sons, funeral set for Saturday in Philadelphia with interment there.
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Isabel Milligan McDowell
John McDowell
North Eighth Street
Philadelphia
Mrs. McDowell
Ireland
McDowell
106 New Books For Asheboro High Library Drive
Asheboro on March 26 reports 106 accredited books added to the high school library after a Spring drive before Easter. Ten grade student Sam Taylor brought 35 volumes to win the individual prize a copy of Gone With the Wind. 10th grade Cornelia Ayers room collected the most books 66 earning a picture. The 11th grade under Miss Massa Lambert contributed 24 volumes to win second room prize.
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Asheboro
Asheboro High School
Sam Taylor
Margaret Mitchell
Cornelia Ayer
Tulip Festival Set for April 6 7 in Washington
Washington hosts a tulip festival on April 6 and 7 with planned events and displays expected to attract local visitors and tourists.
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