Record shows Guilford tops state sales tax, Mecklenberg leads
The State Revenue Department revises the year ending June 30 1935 sales tax figures, showing Mecklenburg ahead in county sales while Guilford highlights its retail dominance. The piece argues tax fairness, notes low mill wages, and recalls NRA wage and hour standards amid sweatshop practices.
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State Revenue Department
Mecklenburg
Guilford
North Carolina
Net
Vance
Guilforg
Hosiery Workers Wage Claims From Rockwood Plant
Fragmentary pay envelopes from Rockwood Hosiery Mills allege wages under 36 dollars weekly. The sample data, cited amid labor tension claims, suggests payroll irregularities at the Tennessee plant amid broader wage discussions.
Pardonable Error Over Premature School Vote Note
The Charlotte News corrects an error listing High Point on the NC cities voting on school supplement funding. The May 26 election is the proper date for High Point. The paper frames the misprint as a chance to rally support for longer school terms and better educational opportunities.
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Charlotte
High Point
North Carolina
Greensboro
Salisbury
Life Insurance Week Promotes Insurance Consciousness
Life Insurance Week highlighted in America during May 1916 stresses insurance merits. It notes life companies paid about 18.2 billion dollars to policyholders during six depression years, about ten million daily, and reports over 100 billion dollars of life insurance in force nationwide.
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America
United States
Whose Ox Is Gored in North Carolina Editorial
A Raleigh editor laments a new journalism style in which a correspondent in another paper dedicates space to explain why he cannot note certain governorship candidates. The piece questions the value of such reporting and its impact on state newspapers.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Fragmentary Notation Reflects On News Commentary
Disjointed phrases discuss the influence of a commentator and the reactive dynamics when a rival experiences misfortune. The text hints at shifting perceptions based on whose perspective appears in the coverage.
Letters on college entry and tax burden in High Point
Local letter-writer argues against an extra school tax, contending homeowners cannot bear the burden and questioning promised college entry guarantees. The piece criticizes school authorities over notices about university entrance and notes industry leaves the city as taxes rise.
Southern Memorials and a Decoration Day Tribute
William A Blair reflects on Memorial Day with a reverent compare to the Immortals, honoring fallen soldiers from D'Auvergne to Napoleon era dedications. The piece honors those buried yet unnamed and the eternal observance of Southern soldiers resting in sacred ground.
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William A. Blair
Persia
Sims
Earth
D'Auvergne
Napoleon
France
Caltea
Gomi
The Paper Must Come Out
A vivid verse about newsroom chaos as linotype and teletype threaten to slow a paper’s production. Editors copy boys and ad men push to meet deadlines while writers struggle to craft thoughts into copy. The refrain proclaims the paper must come out despite the presses and pressures.
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N. C. Verser
Limotype
New York
Rome
Diary of travel and literary figures across a sunlit world
A rambling diary entry lists postcards from Ben Finney in Shanghai and Frank Case in Florida, and scenes from New York City to the West as the writer visits the Chatham and East River areas. It notes Major Bowes, William Allen White, Bernard Shaw, Somerset Maugham, and Hollywood’s film colony while recalling London Punch and past minstrel days.
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New York
Grank
Akome
Ealth
Ben Finney
Tommy Millard
Shanghai
Frank Case
Florida
Chatham
Chearbes
Kathleen Norris
Major Bowes
Arenate
London
Bernard Shaw
California
Hollywood
Somerset Maughan
Maryland Primary Signals Complex Roosevelt Challenge
Analysis shows Roosevelt’s sweep in Pennsylvania contrasted with a narrow Maryland showing, prompting debates within the party about momentum and strategy. Some officials dismiss Maryland as insignificant while others acknowledge mixed signals and uncertain footing ahead of national conventions.
Ten Years On Church Reunion and Welfare Watch
Ten years past since a meeting of the Huwis and the Kime Re formed church of High Point will be represented at the 96th annual session of the Classis of North Carolina. The service opens tonight at Hedrick's Grove Reformed Church with Rev. Mil ton Whitener Bilder Etgar Whitemer and M. F. Crooks of Elmeity Perdnquency in attendance. Six boys in the public welfare department are under observation for working daily instead of attending school. Their employers may be bailed into court for neglect of the child labor law.
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High Point
Classis of
North Carolinna
Hedrick’s Grove Reformed Church
Nese Zeximgtom
N. C
Prsteer
Mikton Whitener
Bilder Etgar Whitemer
M. F. Crooks
Alk
Elmeity
Public Welfare Department
Ecomrt
The Enmer ak Vilentine at the Broadhurst Theatre
The Enmer ak Vilentine performs The Bagh at Broadhurst this week in a notably different pace from usual, with Rua okph Valentino showing fit and skill. W. P. Renfrow notes the actor’s frequent onstage moments, including interactions with the audience.
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Vilentine
Valentino
Broadhurst
Inim
W. P. Renfrow
Chamber of Commerce counselor attends national convention
A. Stantom national counselor of the Chamber of Commerce plans to attend the upcoming convention in Washington D. C. The article notes his participation as a representative from the chamber.
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DB. A. Stantom
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commeree Comventiom
Washington, D
Weekend guests fill Aber decom and Lynchburg visits
Mrs Frank Shanturger of Aber decom and Mrs Tom Powel hosted a guest at her home on Pirk way. Mrs Shambuscer joined the Powels for the weekend. Mr R L Drinlard and his young daughter from Lynchburg, Va, stayed with Meg Dra Kkamr’s editors over the weekend.
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Frank Shanturger
Aberdecom
Tom Powel
Shambuscer
Pewell
R. L Drinlard
Litte
Lynchburg
Meg
Severe weather aids Western North Carolina fires
A rainy storm moved through Charlotte and surrounding areas today following a late season storm from the south. The rain, first major fall since March, is believed to have helped fight wildfires burning in Western North Carolina.
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Charlottes
Nereh
Caroline
Naghi
Mareh @en
North
Carola
Asheville Quietly Begins New Executive Session
In Asheville a private gathering occurred with an unnamed figure entering a government chamber. The event is linked to Judge Grady from the office of Cas Grant Dragen and arouses speculation about upcoming actions or denouements.
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Asheville
Ky Klax Klin
Chia Mermimg
Executive Gemstom
Neoverom
Judee Grady
Grant Dragen
Industrial progress tale linked to state envelope
North Camorina's progress story reappears in a broad campaign by Gov. W. Mee Lean as printed this week in the weekly publication World. The report underscores industrial advancement and state backing.
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North Camorina
Gov
Actress Ordered to Explain Court Role in Show
New York report says Beryl Halley was summoned to justify her part in a controversial production as Sergeant George Smith and two policemen were taken into custody following a disturbance. The scene included dancers and improvised actions that drew strong reactions from attendees and officials including the governor's wife who praised the show.
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New York
Beryl Halley
Owe
George
Smith
Miss Blakey
Sergeant Smith
Miss Haleton
Mes
Silt
Auclenes
Byrd and Bennett Flight Reported From Spabergem to North Pole Base
A fragment reports Lieut Com mander Byrd and Floyd Bennett achieving a flight from Spabergem to the North Pole base. The source text is garbled but suggests a successful polar expedition milestone with acknowledgment from experts as fact.
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Feo
New York
The Showiest Defense Attracts New York Courts
The criminal lawyer Samuel Lei bowitz dominates as New York's most flamboyant defender. In any case he appears, courts face crowds at the doors and jurors are quickly overwhelmed as he maneuvers witnesses and outlines a dramatic defense, likened to a cat to a mouse.
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Samuel Leibowitz
New York
Thom
Lower East Side
Max Stever
Literary mystery of J L Hardy’s contrasting works
Critics note a sharp swing in J L Hardy’s output from the thriller Everything Is Thunder to the dull follow up Never Im Vale. The gap raises questions about mood, craft, and reader expectations in his career.
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J. L. Hardy
Al Jolaam Relives Broadway Ties on Main Street
Al Jolaam returns to Broadway in the town mirroring the old Villager era on Main Street. He has long performed at the Winter Garden and knows area tradespeople and restaurant staff. He drops in to chat casually at a cracker barrel near a drug store.
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al Jolaam
Broadway
Winter Garden
Amd
Fragmented Notes on Entertainment Figures and Quotes
A garbled passage cites Courtney Ryley Cockburn, a mention of 14 hangings and electrocutions, the Martin brothers speaking in mixed dialect, Mistinguett preferring sliced tomatoes for breakfast, a heater and radio commentator in Greenwich Village, Menjou once on a bran milk diet, and Whitcomb Riley calling something a plum gooder.
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Bagatelles
Courtney Ryley
Martinsons
Mistinguett
Heater
Greenwich Village
Menjou
Whitcomb Riley
Fox Terrier Performs Cartwheels for Circus Crowd
Nimble Boston dog Nimble the fox terrier wowed a circus crowd by walking with its master and then executing back somersaults. A spectator fled in horror as the pet cartwheeled, while others laughed at its playful antics.
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Boston
Circus
McMaught Syndicate
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