Deep Water Ports Sought for North Carolina Ports
North Carolina seeks deep water ports with 30 foot channels at Beaufort Inlet Morehead City and Wilmington to boost inland water transportation. The Conservation and Development brief argues state product value rivals southern peers and requires deeper Cape Fear river access.
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U. S. Army Engineers
State Department of Conservation and Development
Beaufort Inlet
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Department
Park Mathewson
J. W. Harrelson
North Carolina
Beaufort
Morehead City
Texas
South
Maryland
Georgia
Virginia
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Seaboard
New South
Southern Seaboard
U. S. Shipping Board
Cape Fear
Department of Conservation and Development
Congress
U. S
Elevated Steel Tank and Foundations Bid Notice
High Point NC invites sealed proposals for an elevated steel tank on a steel tower with 1 000 000 gallon capacity and concrete foundation. Bids due May 27 at 7 30 pm at City Hall. require 5 percent certified bid deposit. licenses and experience stated. plans from engineer. bids may be rejected.
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High Point
North Carolina
Co. A. York
E. M. Knox
William C. Olsen, Inc
Raleigh
Cermak Pushes Illinois Prohibition Referendum Plan
Anton J. Cermak, Cook County Democratic chairman, announced a statewide referendum on prohibition. Petitions will seek 350000 signatures to place the issue on the ballot with questions about repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, the Volstead Act, and the Illinois state search and seizure act. He labeled the Democratic party as the wet party and suggested cross party endorsements may follow.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Cook County
Democratic Central Committee
Cermak
Board of County Commissioners
Congress
Illinois General Assembly
Central committee vows firm stance on wet-dry question
The central committee declares there will be no pussyfooting on the wet-dry issue, signaling a strict, decisive approach to prohibition policy.
Supreme Court Sits Saturday to Clear Docket
The North Carolina State Supreme Court met on a Saturday for the first time since 1916 to clear its docket but hints an hour before adjournment suggested some cases would be carried over to next week. Monday hearings included Asheville tax cases and Asheville’s bid to fund a college and kindergartens publicly.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
State College Hosts Farmers Week and Related Activities
State College will host the State Farmers Convention and the Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs during Farmers Week from July 29 to August 1 with about 2000 in attendance. Activities include lectures demonstrations and a cotton dress style show led by Miss Elizabeth Cornelius and L. R. Harrill. A six weeks course in cotton grading runs June 16 to July 25 with Dr J B Conner and J I Johnson aiding, plus a 32 story Oklahoma City building planned this year.
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Raleigh
State College
State Farmers’ Convention
Federation of
B. B. Everett
Palmyra
Halifax County
Dean I. O. Schaub
Dean Schaub
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
L. R. Harrill
J. B. Conner
J. I. Johnson
Bids For Cotton Mill Stocks Drop For Week
In Charlotte on May 17 the average bid price of twenty five southern mill common stocks fell $1.20 to 77.72 for the week ending today from 78.92 the previous week. Trading was light with demand mainly for better class or dividend paying preferred issues. Nevada has the smallest population of any state.
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Charlotte
Southern Mills
R. S. Dickson and Company
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FORD
Chevrolet
New Speedway
Hiatt Tire CO
West High
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