Chicago Teachers Strike Ends With Hope For Cash Relief
Unpaid teachers paced the Loop for weeks demanding back pay as relief bills stalled. A state finance bill would divert delinquent tax money to fund sal ary arrears, while civic groups mobilize a Save Our Schools drive to liquidate tax warrants and end Chicago’s 1928–present pay crisis.
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Chicago
State Senate
House
Cook County
Board of Education
Chas. G. Dawes
City National Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Monroe
Henry P. Chandler
City Club
William Hale Thompson
Anton J. Cermak
Mother Hubbard
Margaret Haley
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Cermak
Fred A. Sargent
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Kelly
Illinois
Louis L. Emmerson
Citizens’ Committee
Century of Progress
Zig-Eag Patterned Hat and Striped Sweater Suit Creations
In Paris a red felt hat from Le Monnier features crown cutouts revealing a gros grain ribbon in a zig zag design. A matching sweater dress follows with white stripes on long tight sleeves and a high plain collar, fastened down the left side.
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Paris
le Monnier
Reopening Plans Of Lexington Bank Near Completion
Lexington reports progress toward reopening its Commercial Bank, with an RFC subscription plan for 119000 dollars in preferred stock under reorganization. The plan has RFC Charlotte and state bank officials’ approval, and President Joe V. Moffitt awaits Washington confirmation this week.
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Lexington
Commercial Bank of Lexington
Industrial Bank of Lexington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Joe V. Moffitt
Charlotte
Gurney P. Hood
State Bank
Moffitt
Election Day Results At Biltmore Forest Mayor Chosen
Biltmore Forest voters cast 13 for three candidates and 12 for a fourth, choosing C. S. Bryant as mayor amid a largely uncontested municipal race. Ninety nine residents were eligible to vote, with past turnout peaking at 80 in 1929.
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Biltmore Forest
Biltmore
Registration Declines Marked in 1931 Count
In 1931 the number fell to 40 as only about a dozen people took the trouble to register this year.
Catches 13 Fish In Single Cast
William Seymour recovered from nervous prostration after deciding 13 fish was not unlucky. He and Dave Pike were fishing together in Goldsboro on May 4.
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Goldsboro
William Seymour
Dave Pike
Fisherman Nets 59 Pounds Of Fish In One Dip
On the Neuse river a fisherman hauled 59 pounds of fish from a dip net in a single haul. The 13 fish ranged from three to twenty two pounds each and were described as the largest catch in 25 years. Seymour said the moment gave him nervous prostration.
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Neuse
Seymour
Traffic League To Meet Winston-Salem
The North Carolina Traffic League schedules a meeting in Winston-Salem on May 4 to discuss regional traffic issues and safety measures.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Hem Roid relief through internal remedy claims
An advertisement asserts piles are caused by lower bowel congestion and that only an internal remedy can remove the cause. Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid tablets are advertised as safe, quick, and guaranteed to banish pile misery with money back. Sold at Mann's and Eckerd's Drug Stores and by druggists everywhere.
League to hold annual meeting with regional groups
The league will hold its annual meeting here on June 6 in conjunction with the Southern Traffic League convention and the Southeast Shippers Advisory Board meeting. The Southern Traffic League begins on June 7 and the shippers meet the following day.
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League
Southern Traffic League
Southeast Shippers Advisory Board
Local Traffic League
Traffic League
The
Shippers
Purification Advert: Calotabs Health Claim
Physicians tout Purification as foundation of health and urge a thorough Calotab course to cleanse blood by activating liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Available in 10 and 35 cent packages through all dealers.
Gov Ehringhaus Commutes Manslaughter Sentence
Gov. Ehringhaus commutes the sentence of William Barnes a Mecklenburg county Negro from life to three years for manslaughter and notes Barnes prevented several prison terms.
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Raleigh
Ehringhaus
William Barnes
Mecklenburg County
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Elizabeth Walker
United States Treasury
Loop
Efird’s
Hanes Underwear
Sovn
HANES
Samsoneax
Hawes Dealer
P. H.W Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Hanes Wonderwear
Lexington Bank
Kaiser
Prince Wilhelm of
Prussia
Fraulein
Dorothea von Salviati
Kaiser Wilhelm
House of Hohenzollern
Furniture Exchange
East
Washington Street
Wachovia
Asheville
Salisbury
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
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