Economic Outlook in Fifth District Mixed as March Ends
Richmond based reserve bank reports March conditions in the Fifth District show improvement in labor and bank deposits, with cotton use rising in textiles. Building contracts rose nearly a third from 1929, Wilmington up while Winston-Salem fell. North Carolina agriculture remains mixed with windfall peaches and good potato and apple outlook, but cotton financing tight.
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Bacco
Reserve Bank
North Carolina
Carolinas
Virginia
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Hazing Denounced By State College New Student Head
Dan M. Paul of Pantego, president elect of North Carolina State College student body, denounces hazing in his inaugural address at Pullen Hall. He calls for sports and meets to replace hazing and praises dormitory and boosters clubs for improving campus life.
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Raleigh
Dan M. Paul
Pantego
North Carolina State College
Pullen Hall
State College
Lexington Police Seek Clues In Safe Robberies
Lexington police hunt for leads after safes were battered in three offices. About $200 in cash and $160 in checks were taken. Entry at a bottling plant used a tree climb and second story window break. Fingerprints sent to Washington for comparison.
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Lexington
Washington
Vick Chemical to Join with Drug Inc in Merger
Greensboro May 1 A merger plan calls for Vick Chemical stockholders to receive 57 100 shares of Drug Inc plus 26 1 3 cents per share cash to bridge dividend differences. Vick valued about 40 million. Drug, Inc. about 250 million. Lunsford Richardson to run affairs, H S Richardson to stay as chairman and join Drug Inc board.
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H. Smith Richardson
Vick Chemical Company
Drug, Inc
Lunsford Richardson
Vick
Greensboro
Vick. Chemical With Drug, Inc
Chemical Company
Wick
Vick Chemical
Philadelphia
H. S. Richardson
Prison quarry stone specified in bid savings for state
The State Prison won a bid comparison with highway contractors as prison quarried stone was favored in 18 bids on three concrete projects totaling 17.83 miles. The prison prices saved the state about 600 dollars per mile plus 2,500 dollars per mile revenue, totaling over 10 percent of paving costs, with prison labor offsetting extra costs. Superintendent George Ross Pou notes labor costs are borne regardless.
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State Highway Commission
George Ross Pou
Highway Commission
Quarry Stone Costs Kept Low by Prison Labor
Prison quarry operations reduce stone costs by about 30 cents per ton compared with other suppliers, according to Superintendent Pou. The measure aims to lower building expenses and support rehabilitation efforts through work programs.
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Pou
Professor Davis Addresses Guilford College Chapel
Professor J. Franklin Davis spoke to Guilford College students in chapel on doing each day’s task well. He cited an old Sandscrift poem and warned against laziness while praising athletics for college appeal and advertising value.
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Guilford College
J. Franklin Davis
Davis
Racing Car Kills Birds In Speed Run On Beach
Auckland news reports Wizard Smith's record smash of 148.607 mph for 190 miles along Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand. His car The Anzac allegedly struck seven large sea birds, one heavy carcass hitting him in the face and momentarily causing a loss of control before he regained it.
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Auckland
N. Z
Wizard Smith
Smith
Gold Teeth Assay Big
Jewelry and dental waste supply the world with the largest amount of secondary gold and silverware while photographic waste yields the largest amount of secondary silver. Secondary metals are those distinct from metals derived directly from ores.
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Big Washington
Owens Masonic Relic in Connecticut Funeral Apron Ownership
In Warehouse Point Connecticut Mrs Katherine H Walker holds a Masonic funeral apron once worn by George Washington. It was passed to her by her great grandfather.
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Owens Masonic
Conn
George Washington
Katherine H. Walker
Corrine and Sue in Autumn Night at the College Inn
In a college inn Sue faces social pressure as Corrine schemes to entangle a circle of admirers. A whispered plan to observe rivals leads to candid talk about love and loyalty, revealing Sue’s resolve to avoid marrying Harry while Jack remains free.
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Sue
College Inn
Corrine
Cliff Becker
Harry Becker
Harry
Jack
Telegram Shifts Corrine Plot in Sue’s Quiet Stroll
Sue discovers Corrine’s telegram after a lingering scene of desire for Jack and alternate suppers of attention. The interruption of a knock pulls Sue from reverie as the telegram hints at changing loyalties amid unresolved tensions.
Fisheries Bureau Forecasts 60 Million Lb Mackerel Catch
The bureau of fisheries predicts a 60 million pound mackerel catch along the north Atlantic coast this year, indicating strong fishing yields for the region.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
North Atlantic
Lexington 1930 Census Seen Bringing Population Over 9000
Lexington expects the 1930 census to show the city population above 9,000 after the April count. Officials anticipate a ten year gain of about 75 to 85 percent, viewed as a solid increase.
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Lexington
Family Doctor’s Laxative Offered as Mild Cure
A historic ad urges use of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle remedy for biliousness headaches and constipation. It claims the formula with senna and laxative herbs aids normal bowels and offers a free trial bottle by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
Moroccan card breaks word record with Africa geography summary
Noel Coussanes in Casablanca claims a new word record by filling 5,151 words on a postal card. He surpasses Harry Block's 3,205 words, using 136 lines plus 26 119 letters and 291 figures to present a two year resume of Africa’s geography.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Noel Coussanes
Harry Block
New York
Block
Coussanes
Africa
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Ask
Offi Abo
Das
Bloom’s Furniture Exchange
East Washington
Ture
Margaret Richardson
Hollywood
California
Miss Richardson
Winston -Salem
BIG Combine
Guilford
Isabel
Rinso
Corrine’s
NEA Service, Inc
Onticello Mui
We - Lever Brothers Co
Cambridge
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