No Special Session Of State Legislature
Raleigh dispatch reports Governor Gardner will not call a December special session of the 1931 General Assembly. Tax Relief Association leaders urged action on tax sale and moratorium laws, but Gardner cited budget constraints, data delays, and session timing as reasons against a December session. Critics note hardships for farmers facing tax sales and include warnings about burden on those paying others taxes.
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J. C. Baskerwill
Raleigh
General Assembly
O. Max Gardner
State Tax Relief Association
Ial Masan Ip
Varaueruar
Gardner
Hallet S Ward
Washington
Larry I. Moore
Tax Relief Association
Frazier Glenn
Asheville
Advisory Budget Commission
State Board of Assessment
General Assemblies
Ward
Moore
Beauty culture in the United States a billion-dollar business
The beauty culture industry in the United States is valued at more than one billion dollars, reflecting vast market size and widespread consumer demand across salons products and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Growth Shown By Duke Library In New Building
Durham Nov. 15 Duke University library reports marked growth over the past year with thousands of volumes added. Highlights include correspondence of Clement Clay and Virginia Clay Clapton with letters by Jefferson Davis and Andrew Jackson, and notes on the Fort Monroe imprisonment of Clay. The collection also includes Confederate orders on Vicksburg, antebellum letters from South Carolina and Georgia, Danish Swedish Norwegian literature, a Goethe collection, and many Episcopal diocesan journals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University Library
West University
Durham
N. C
Duke Library
Clement Clay
Alabama
Virginiae Clay Clapton
Jefferson Davis
Jas Kk. Polk
L. Q. C. Lamar
Andrew Jackson
J. T. Morgan
South Carolina
Nathaniel Hook
Virginia
William H. Crawford
Georgia
Mary Harden
Athens
Edward Harden
Duke
University Library
Brazil
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Law Library
Hospital
School of Library
Woman's College Library
Prohibition topic marks Asheboro club meeting
Hon. Stanford Martin editor of the Winston-Salem Journal spoke on Prohibition and its future in North Carolina at the Friday afternoon club in Asheboro. Lieut. T. A. Early, head of the state highway patrol in the fifth district, followed with safety rules and the importance of a driver’s license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
J. T. Lewallen
West Asheboro
Stanford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
Harriette Hammer Welker
Martin
North Carolina
Lieut. T. A. Early
Lieuteant Early
High Point
Prisoner irons weigh about 50 pounds in Venezuela
The device consists of anklets with two eyes each linked to a heavy iron bar. The prisoner can stand or sit but cannot walk, rendering mobility impossible while restrained.
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Venezuela
North Carolina forms state league of thrift savings
Thriftiness and the savings habit grow in North Carolina as 55 savings and loan associations are formed across industrial agricultural and commercial communities. H M Rhodes of the Raleigh Postal Association leads the state league with Miss Hattie Berry supervising, while Edward Cothran serves as secretary. Directors include G L Polson Fayetteville J S Dow Wasing Rocky Mount B R Hampton Asheville and others across Raleigh Charlotte Durham Wilson and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State League of Savings and Loan Associations
H. M. Rhodes
Raleigh Postal Association
State League
Hattie Berry
Edward Cothran
State Highway Commission Association
Wilson
Dorothy A. Slount
Washington
A. Gill
Valdase
W. H. Pharr
Charlotte
Fred O. Scrogges
Brasstown
A. W. Tilley
Bahama
A. B. Jester
Lowe's Grove
W. H. Templeton
Rocky Mount
W. Glenn Jones
J. M. King
Spencer
New Navy Blimp To Test Air Fuel
A third non rigid airship under construction near Akron will be the largest of its type, with 320000 cubic feet gas capacity. It aims to develop more economical fuel for two 200 horsepower engines and to test gas blends as an alternative to gasoline.
Konjola touted as quick relief from indigestion and nerves
A Pettit advertisement cites Mrs L C Clark of Huntington West Virginia praising Konjola for curing stomach pain indigestion gas and kidney discomfort after a few weeks of use She notes better sleep improved appetite and calmer nerves while asserting six to eight weeks yields relief Konjola is sold in High Point NC Main Street and by druggists across the region.
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L. C. Clark
Fighth Avenue
Huntington
W. Va
High Point
North Carolina
South Main Street
President Hoover to Move Grandchildren to White House
The White House will echo with children's voices as Peggy Ann Hoover, Herbert Jr., and Joan Hoover prepare to live there. Mrs Hoover travels with Herbert to a mountain retreat in Asheville while daughter-in-law returns to California.
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White House
Washington
Hoovers
Peggy Ann
Herbert Itt
Joan
Asheville
North Carolina
Herbert
California
Bert Hoover, Jr
Hoover family plans return to Washington with children
The White House indicates the Hoover children Peggy Ann Peter and Joan will accompany the couple to Washington. Joan will require careful nursing and routine, while Peter has grown notably since the inauguration visit.
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North Carolina
White House
Washington
Joan
Hoover
Planes to Scatter Food for Wild Game in Pennsylvania
The state game commission will drop food from airplanes over forests and game reservations this winter to aid wildlife during snow and cold. Experiments last year yielded satisfactory results and support this distribution plan.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
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Studebaker
Ae Rna
Alel
Pluuwry
Henry Vioney
THE
North Carolina Merchants Association
Winston
Santford Martin
Savings and Loan Companies
Navy
NEA
AKRON
Konjola
George W. Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Rock Creek Park
Eagle
New Perfection
Florence
Sunbeam
Victor and Crosley
McDougall
Cut-Rate Furniture Co
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