State to Spend About 300000 Yearly Above Appropriation
A Raleigh dispatch reports the General Assembly likely will authorize roughly $300,000 extra per year for the coming biennium beyond the big Appropriations bill. A calendar-committee summary lists $589,000 in additional items including funds for the Fish Hatchery Forestry Service and Bang's Disease Control, with concerns over revenue sources.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill Raleigh
General Assembly
Senate
Department of Justice
Nazis converge on Denmark to campaign for German minority
Danish police report 150 Nazi propagandists arrived in northern Schleswig to support the German minority in ongoing elections. The group trained at Fuehrerschule and will stay in Denmark under good behavior but may not participate in the Danish election campaign.
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Copenhagen
Schleswig
Denmark
Germany
Fuehrerschule
Salary Skew: Scott Untouched as Other Officials Gain
Raleigh March 28 The Senate calendar committee approved raises for all officials except Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott. Members noted inconsistency as Gill and Winborne gains were approved while Scott’s salary remained unchanged. Judges seek $2,500 expense money. Governor salary tweaks and Winborne extra pay were debated. Senator Folger voted no on all increases. Flaws are catalogued so carefully that a stone can be recognized even if it has been recut.
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Bill Rodman
Appropriations
W. Kerr Scott
Department of Agriculture
Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Stanley Winborne
Superior Court
Scott
Gill
Winborne
Fred Folger
Surry
Wilson City Limits Shrank By An Acre Expanded By Two Blocks
The North Carolina legislature reduced Wilson town boundaries by one acre to straighten the border and added two city blocks to include residents who wished to stay inside the city limits.
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Wilson, N. C
Wilson
Interest in Kansas plan stirs NC legislators
Raleigh March 29. During the 1939 session several lawmakers read an article about Kansas legislative council a super committee that screens bills for potential effects. Rep John Q LeGrand studied Kansas law 1933 and considered a budget control revision for North Carolina rather than a new council this session.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Legislative Council
Idea
Kansas
North Carolina
John Q. LeGrand
New Hanover
LeGrand
North Carolina Budget Commission
Budget Commission
Council
Cuban President for 22 Days Dies in Havana Home
Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, writer and diplomat who led Cuba for 22 days in 1933, died at his Vedado residence aged 67 after a period of illness. He was born in New York City, son of the Cuban patriot who launched the 1868 war for independence and became Cuba’s first revolutionary president.
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Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
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Vedado
de Cespedes
New York City
Cuba
Spain
Stories in Stamps: Roman France on New French Stamp
Aggressive Romans conquered and shaped ancient France leaving enduring structures. Southern France showcases preserved arenas, arches, and triumphal monuments. Notable sites include Nimes arena and Orange Arch of Marius, depicted on a 1949 French stamp.
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Rome
Nimes
Marius
Orange
NNA Service
Inge
Rose Bowl Picture Shown At A. B. Club
The American Business Club viewed a Duke versus Southern California Rose Bowl film at a club meeting. Dinner guests included Dr. T. B. Tyson and multiple Greensboro and High Point residents. A Ladies Night dinner and dance was announced for April 14 at the Sheraton Hotel. John Myers introduced Duke alumni leader and Duke public relations member Frank Bower.
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American Business Club
Para Rose Bowl
T. B. Tyson
John
Sheraton Hotel
John Myers
Guilford County
Duke Alumni Association
Myers
Frank Bower
Duke University
Girl Sensation Bets Big Match In Pinehurst Second Round
Betty Jeanne Cline 15 of Bloomington Illinois advances to the second round of the Women's North and South Golf tournament by defeating Mrs Myron Davy 19 holes. Katherine MacCloskey of Pittsburgh faces Cline next after her win over Mrs L J Sherer of New York. Estelle Lawson Page medalist from Chapel Hill defeats Mrs R Holman 3 and 2. Heen Waring of Pinehurst edges Betty Abethy 6 and 4, with noted matchups continuing in the Pinehurst field.
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Mar
Betty Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Ill
Katherine MacCloskey
Pittsburgh
Miss Cline
Myron Davy
Washington
Miss MacCloskey
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Heen Waring
Page
R. Holman
Grwich
Conn
N Waring
Betty Abethy
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