McMullan Rules on Wine Marriage Wages and Other Rulings
In Raleigh on May 1 Attorney General Harry McMullan announced rulings broadening municipal powers and clarifying laws. He said towns cannot ban wine or beer without a special statute, and that a 13 year old may wed without parental consent if allowed by their home state. He stated usurious loan rates and wage assignments are criminal offenses, and that all public school teachers are state retirement system members unless they opt out by January. Other opinions covered double offices, funeral relief for Confederate widows, licensing for service stations, bond issuance, county vacancies, and tax exemptions on building materials for state or federal projects.
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Raleigh
Harry McMullan
McMullan
North Carolina
Board of Trustees
Internal Revenue
Board of Education
Interesting defense against four spades in bridge
The author analyzes defense against a four spade contract with West holding a weak hand and a deuce of diamonds as a marked opening. East players are likely to win the first trick with the ace, return a diamond for partner to ruff, and try to regain entry with the ace, a sequence the author finds unusually interesting yet not too difficult.
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North
South
West
East
Time zone quiz and Mexico anti-fraud drive
Cranium Crackers presents a clock themed quiz asking which state moved from central to eastern time and how many time zones span the Americas. It also asks about Greenwich Mean Time, the Berlin time offset from midnight New York, and daylight saving time. The note mentions Mexico running a campaign against fake bankruptcies.
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North
South America
Greenwich Times
New York
Berlin
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Cooling Off Bill Heads for House Debate Rights
The House Rules Committee granted legislative right of way to Vinson's cooling off bill requiring a 25 day cooling off period before defense strikes and freezing current shop arrangements in defense industries. The measure aims to reduce defense program stoppages but faces labor opposition and won t be debated this week.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Furlough Fight Touches Camp Robinson Barracks
Private Frank Furlan of St. Louis pressed for a furlough at Camp Robinson Arkansas. Capt. Charles Taylor recalled Furlan questioning why and recounts receiving three letters from the selective service board demanding examination. Furlan believed enlistment would satisfy the government and discarded the letters.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Charles Taylor
Frank Furlan
St. Louis
Furlan
Selective Service Board
New Officers Named at ANPA Annual Convention
Lead Newspaper Publishers announce new officers for the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the New York convention. Walter M. Dear of the Jersey Journal becomes president Linwood I. Noyes of the Ironwood Clobe is vice president William G. Chandler of Scripps-Howard papers is treasurer Norman Chandler of the Los Angeles Times is secretary.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Walter M. Dear
Jersey City
N. J
Jersey Journal
Linwood I. Noyes
Ironwood
Mich
Clobe
William G. Chandler
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Norman Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Notable Carte Postale Hint Amid Chile Ore Estimate
A brief note cites Captain Taylor proposing a polite postcard approach over a furlough as authorities consider a warning for arrest. The article also notes a Chilean deposit described as the world’s largest copper reserve, estimated at 700,000,000 tons of ore.
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Ter
Taylor
Chile
Record bag of 84 German night raiders claimed
New York May 1 A record bag of 84 German night raiders during April was claimed by the British in a broadcast heard by NBC This nearly doubles the previous March figure of 47 shot down over England The same broadcast said 42000 tons of axis shipping were sunk in the week ending April 27
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New York
NBC
England
Five Boys Raid Foundry Then Trigger Burglar Alarm
Five boys aged small in Salt Lake City area raided a foundry for scrap iron and tried to steal the company burglar alarm box. They failed the attempt as police caught them in connection with the incident.
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Salt Lake City
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