Southern votes block wage and hour bill in Congress
A vote defeat of the wage and hour bill is attributed to Southern rules committee members led by Bayard Clark of Fayetteville while other regional reps, including Georgian, Arkansan, Texan and Virginian, sided with Republicans. Roosevelt’s appeal for action is frustrated as the issue is deferred, prompting debate on whether Southern lawmakers acted for sectional interest or national good.
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Rules Committee
Bayard Clark
Fayetteville
Roosevelt
Congress
High Point Electric Rates Decline Over Ten Years
City hall rebutts a citizen's claim that rates are high by noting two rate reductions in the past decade. It cites a homeowner who used 562 kilowatts for February to April 1928 at 47.88 dollars versus the same period this year, reflecting a statewide downward trend in rates.
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City Hall
High Point
North Carolina
Sigar Pan
Electricity costs show steep decline over decade
The article notes a citizen used 1 064 kilowatt hours costing 39 06 dollars. Ten years ago the rate was 8 52 cents per kWh and this year 3 67 cents. If rates had stayed, bill would be 90 65 dollars. The piece cites Steinmetz on future very cheap current and marks progress toward that goal.
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K.w.h
Steinmetz
Difficult Inequity in 1938 North Carolina Tax Listings
The article discusses inequities in ad valorem taxation in 1938 North Carolina, noting listers target personal property more in some counties to offset intangible losses. It highlights that taxes often exceed owners’ real equity, with homeowners sometimes paying on far more than their true value, while very valuable properties incur taxes on only a portion of market value. It closes with the view that few taxpayers pay beyond the cost of public services.
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North Carolina
Progress With Amateurs in North Carolina Photograph Show
The first annual North Carolina Photographic Print Exhibition in High Point draws four judges including a distinguished photographer. They praise the exhibit as possibly the finest of its type and say photography, once a hobby, is becoming a serious creative art driven by amateur minds. The future likely favors amateurs for ongoing advances in the field.
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North Carolina
High Point
Desirable Developments In High Point Housing Plan
Two apartment projects planned for immediate construction in High Point will add 132 family units with room for 60 and 72 families respectively. The developments are expected to boost 1938 employment in building trades and ease local housing shortages as council actions proceed.
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High Point
Zoning Amendment Clears Way for New Raleigh Apartments
The amendment allows a larger apartment building in a residential area with safeguarded parking. City leaders urge the investment, noting Raleigh’s looming need for housing and a projected $1,650,000 spend to build two new apartment houses that would house more than twice the families the current two would. Existing multiunit housing in Raleigh buffers concern over overbuilding.
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Raleigh
High Point
Scandinavia's peaceful route to world peace and growth
Lucy Meacham Thruston praises Sweden Denmark and Norway for long peace, neutrality in wars, and wealth spent on people. They settled disputes through dialogue, preserved territorial losses, and achieved a mature, adult approach to international conflicts, offering a model for calm coexistence.
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Lucy Meacham Thruston
Land of
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Sleswig
Holstein
Greenland
Norway
Hague
Iceland
Finland
Europe
Respecting New Need Of A Law Respecting New Need Of A Law
A letter argues against a city wide prohibition on sports and amusements. The writer cites Bible verses to defend clean recreation and warns such a law would be unwise and crush liberty. He contrasts wholesome pastimes with gambling and drunken driving and references Sabbath observance and Sunday laws.
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College Ave
Thomasville
N. C
the Enterprise
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Mr. Smith
Jacob
Anay
Marvin J. Ward
Unsure Wording in War Rhetoric Sparks Debate
Fragmentary remarks discuss tensions among conflicting groups and the ethical question of desire versus possession in wartime. The text questions motives and the difficulty of defining who seeks what others possess.
Twilight Reveries in the City and Quiet Reflections
A narrator muses on city life, moonlit streets, and the calm of mornings. He recalls Wordsworth, politics, and the era's racial and party tensions, praising open mindedness and the idea that divisions will fade in time as he waits for a slow bus.
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William Wordsworth
London Bridge
The Old Plank Road Chronicle of a Boy Named Gus
A reflective piece traces a boy named Gus from early mischief to near college graduation. It recalls his adventures from bicycle marathons to a red hair bravado, a prank with a six inch howitzer, and a barber shop misstep. The narrator contrasts youthful openness with adult bias and notes Gus’s well connected family roots in New Orleans and Alabama.
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Gus
Onas
New Orleans
Alabama
West Point
Hill and Dale
Rev. Horne
Lower Randolph
A Book for This Wee A Novel of Ambition and Slums
A review sketches Beth Higgins’s Roof Against The Rain as a vivid portrait of Mary Boots a clever slum girl who pursues security and social advancement. The piece also previews mysteries by H Leithfred Simon Crole and Roy J Snell plus adventures in Alaska and Lake Superior with youthful protagonists and wholesome plots.
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Beth Higgins
New York
Lee and Shepard Co
Boots
Mary
Evan Lansing
Mamma
Mary Boots
H. Leithfred
Lee Inc
Simon Crole
Vi Harlan
Simon
Roy J. Snell
Chicago
the & Lee Co
Lake Superior
Huyler
Dave
Isle Royale
Ers
Iing
Key
Mr. Snell
Reilly & Lee Co
Johnny Thompson
Lawrence Man
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
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D. A. Rawley
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Treas Hammett
A. Cecil
Mgr
J. P. Rawley
Capus M. Waynick
People AT Peace
Enterprise
Painesville
California
Jack Garner
Ross Brumfield
By W. 4. Bmins
Spain
Barcelona
China
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Main Street
Asheville
Vanderbilt
D. B. Carrick
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