Nine More Cuts Hit North Carolina Revenue Department
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh May 11 nine more payrolls cut in the North Carolina Department of Revenue as part of a department reorganization. Commissioner A Maxwell announced the nine, with two of four previously named. Those affected include Bettie Davis Marion Baker, and staffers Carson Meta Adama Mrs Humphrey Mrs Fryer Miss Osbourne among others in divisions such as franchise tax inheritance tax and income tax.
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Raleigh
Cime
Commissioner of Revenue
A. Maxwell
Bettie Davis
Marion Baker
Miss Davis
Miss Baker
O. Stedman Thompson
Revenue
A. 8. Carson
Meta Adama
W. L. Humphrey
J. H. Fryer
Ira Osbourne
Shredded Wheat Claims For Health and Vitality
An advertising piece extols Shredded Wheat as a daily breakfast option to improve health and appearance. It argues that the whole wheat cereal provides energy from carbohydrates proteins for tissue growth vitamins and bran for regularity improving mood and look.
Tax division cuts hit several clerical staff
The Winston-Salem department of revenue announces a reorganization with eight to ten more employees likely to be dropped. The changes consolidate eight divisions into one bookkeeping division and a single_files area reducing staff while denying inefficiency claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E H. Hawkins
V. C. Tompkins
W. P. Moir
Mary C. Nooe
Winston-Salem
Department of Revenue
Maxwell
Spring tonics questioned as a summer season myth
The article argues spring tonics waned due to better year round cleanliness and sunshine. It notes prior reliance on tonics for energy, but recommends outdoor activity and fresh produce instead. It then answers a reader question about school vaccination, explaining smallpox remains a threat and vaccination is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Europe
Gunning for a Gigolo and Fear of Disease
A mordant editorial urges parents to stay in close contact with their children's teachers to preempt potential dangers. It stresses practical protection through communication and familiarity with school staff as the sensible measure against unspecified threats.
Firestone High Speed Tire Sold As Safest Ever
A. L. Stevens of Stevens Service Stores and Firestone dealer praises the Firestone High Speed tire for 1934. He says it offers the widest performance difference at high speeds and is the greatest tire Firestone ever. He notes past Indianapolis 500 tire wear and the solution of gum dipping by Firestone engineers to combat heat and tread loss.
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A. L. Stevens
McDonald's Service
Firestone
Stevens
Indianapolis Speedway
Fiddlers Gather at Staley Tonight in Liberty
A fiddle convention and singing program is planned for the Staley school auditorium Saturday night. Music lovers are invited to attend. A vote for prettiest girl and ugliest man will be held with a home-made cake awarded to the top voter among the lady and gentleman. R. P. Smith will lead the program.
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Liberty
Staley
Fentleman
R. P. Smith
Morticians Elected to State Burial Association Officers
Raleigh May 10 A A Ei wanger of Greenville was elected to a State Burial association at the convention here W K Sturdivant North Wilkesboro was elected vice president and Wade Moody Mr Airy secretary treasurer
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Raleigh
A. A. Eiwanger
Greenville
Ihe
W. K. Sturdivant
North Wilkesboro
Wade
Moody
Airy
Youth Pryor Sugg Dies in Self Inflicted Shot
Raleigh May 11. Coroner L M Waring ruled Pryor E Sugg 15 died by own action after shooting himself through the heart. He was a son of Mr and Mrs P E B Sugg of Raleigh. No motive was advanced.
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Kilis
Raleigh
Pryor E. Sugg
L. M. Waring
Sugg
P. EB. Sugg
Costly search yields $200 compromise judgment
Leonard Hicks obtained a $200 compromise judgment in federal court in Winston-Salem against an unknown party. The case involved a search dispute and related claims connected to contractual or maritime matters.
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Winston-Salem, A. Ll
Leonard Hicks
The
H. Caoek Tan Ek
NC BPO Bike to Hold Annual Meeting Here May 19
The North Carolina B P O Bike plans its annual meeting in Charlotte on May 19. Local officials expect large attendance from across the state at the convention.
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ELKS
Charlotte
North Carolina
B C Relieves Your Headache In Minutes
An ad promises B C headache relief in three minutes with a formula sold at drugstores. It claims rapid action for neuralgia and neural pain, highlighting a non habit forming effect with no opiates or narcotics. Package pricing listed at 35 cents.
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B. C
Death takes Dailey Troy Groome longtime North Carolina civic figure
Dailey Troy Groome age 50 died at his home in Charlotte at 3 30 p m after months of illness. He formerly edited Motor Transportation and served as secretary of the North Carolina Truck Owners association. Groome held Chamber of Commerce posts in Laurinburg Statesville and Charlotte and worked with The Charlotte Observer. He is survived by wife daughter Bailey T Groome Jr three sisters and his mother. Funeral at Hovis chapel in Charlotte with burial in Elmwood cemetery.
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Dailey
Troy Groome
Charlotte
Mr. Groome
North Carolina
North Carolina Truck Owners Association
Motor Transportation
Chamber of Commerce
Groometown
Guilford County
High Point
Groome
Charlotte Observer
Newepaper
Laurinburg
Statesville
Chamber of Commerce Organization
Track Owners Association
First Methodist Church of
Fannie Kilgo
Bishop Kilgo
The
Methodist Church
Bailey T. Groome, Jr
Frank R. McNinch
Washington
J. J. Love
BE. R. Daughtle
Tucson
Arisona
Mre
D. C. Cary
Hendersonville
Hovis Chapel
Ps W. W. Peele
Rat Methodist Church
Iean
Herbert Spaugh
Myers Park Moravian Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Jury Frees Hall for Sunday Baseball in Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia a corporation court jury acquitted Daniel Buddy Hall a Piedmont league outfielder of participating in a game violating the Sunday bine laws. The verdict says Sunday baseball is moral and beneficial and not a violation of the 1887 law. Hall had priorly been fined five dollars in police court and the case moved up as a test.
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Norfolk
Corporation Court
Daniel
Buddy) Hall
Hall
Stoefen Favored To Defeat Grant In Dixie Tourney
In Memphis on May 11, top seed Lester Stoefen the California Viking, at 6 3 1 2 feet, faces Bryan Grant in the Dixie Invitation semi finals. Grant, the midget Gian Killer, has previously beaten Stoefen this year. The other semi features George Lott against J Gilbert Hall.
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Memphis Tenn
Bryan Grant
Lester Stoeffen
California Viking
Stoeffen
U. S
Grant
George Lott
Chicago
J. Gilbert Hall
South Orange
N. J
Mosquito Wing Area Per Body Weight Remarked
The text states that mosquitoes possess a wing area close to five square yards for every pound of their body weight. This unusual metric highlights the insect's efficient flight biology and size-to-wing ratio.
Ford Exposition Building to Feature Giant Lighting Display
The Ford Exposition Building at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago will be home to an unprecedented lighting system using 24 large projectors and 30 million candle power. A 200 foot wide torch of light will rise from the parapet to a height of a mile under ideal atmospheric conditions. The installation will span 100 miles of wiring and 12.5 tons of dimming equipment. The 11 acre site will draw about 6000 kilowatts with 225 motors powering the building and related displays.
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Chicago
Pat Brown
Ford
Ford World
Fair Grounds
Lake Michigan Shore Line
Abkhazian Language’s Unique Challenge Highlighted
A linguistics brief notes Abkhazian, spoken in the Caucasus, faces extreme difficulty due to lack of an alphabet and no clear relation to other languages, underscoring its isolation among world tongues.
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Caucasus
Russia
Thompson Joins Marines Stationed in Haiti
Ralph E. Thompson of this city is listed as a member of Company B, 2nd Marines, in Haiti, after enlisting December 21, 1931. He trained at P Island, then Norfolk, and sailed to Haiti aboard the U S Chaumont. He previously served a term in the U S Navy and earned an excellent discharge.
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Ralph BE. Thompson
U S. Marine Corps
Katryn G. Thompson
Elm Street
2Nd Marines
Haitien
Republic of Haiti
Liew
A. B. Drum
Marine Corps
Savana
Haiti
U. S
Chaumont
Ma Corps
Thompson
UU. SS. Navy
Steam versus vapor in smoking a cigarette
The text contrasts lighting a cigarette with steam as real vapor. It explains that steam remains gaseous and differs from the visible cloud of a tea kettle which is vapor.
Black-Draught Endorsement From Nurse in Missouri
Nurse Anna LaPlante of Festus Missouri calls Black-Draught a good laxative and recommends it for constipation and dull feeling. She reports a few doses made her feel fine and urges patients to try it.
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Festus, Mo
Anna LaPlante
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