North Carolina Considers Revised Constitution Draft
The draft constitutional proposal from the 1931 commission preserves many existing institutions while simplifying and rewriting the old document. It shifts veto power to the governor, tightens localities to general laws, and narrows legislative tax restrictions. Clarence Poe suggests a governor veto that can be overridden by simple majority. The commission argues the changes balance flexibility with protection, with a public response window before the legislature reconvenes.
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North Carolina
Board of Education
Clarence Poe
Dr. Poe
Guilford Tax League Endorses Revaluation Resolutions
The Guilford County taxpayers league met in Greensboro yesterday and endorsed two resolutions. One calls for an equitable revaluation of property to lower taxes. The meeting reflected local interest in reforming property assessments and tax fairness.
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Guilford County Taxpayers League
Greensboro
Revaluation Debates Split Taxpayer Opinion in Greensboro
Taxpayers clash over how to value real estate as North Carolina eyes revaluation after 1933. Some call for a 25 to 40 percent value cut, others for a thorough, piecemeal approach. Debate highlights concerns about rural urban value ratios and overall tax relief prospects amid heavy debt and market distress.
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League
North Carolina
Labor Federation Opposes National General Sales Tax
The American Federation of Labor declares opposition to a national general sales tax arguing it shifts the tax burden from the rich to the poor. It notes similar NC debates and warns of cross border penalties on merchants. It says the wealthy ultimately pay through public costs and the poor bear the burden.
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American Federation of Labor
Federation
North Carolina
Guilford Battlefield Courthouse Reconstruction Proposed
The article notes a proposal to reconstruct Guilford courthouse using county labor on a government loan, with the old structure once located near the northeast corner where Cornwallis and Greene clashed. Timber remnants from the site are mentioned.
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Guilford
Battle Ground
Cornwallis and Greene
High Point's Attitude Toward Growth and Jobs
Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book urges true sportsmanship and cooperative action in High Point. It praises building programs, affordable housing, and protecting wage earners to stabilize investment and reduce unemployment, citing constructive examples from other towns and urging local business leaders to invest in inexpensive residences.
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High Point
Wisconsin
O. A. Kirkman
Garner, Smart Politician, Poised for VP Role
Reports from Washington say John Nance Garner proved a sharp poker player even as speaker. If he becomes vice president he will have more time to concentrate and his cronies may have reason to watch carefully.
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Washington
John Nance Garner
Magnate condemns whistling on the job
A business magnate voices opposition to whistle use on the job prompting friction with football referees and traffic cops. The stance complicates signaling and enforcement duties as officials navigate disputed whistle etiquette.
British Association Discusses Why Babies Sleep
The British Association has been sole mnly discussing why babies sleep. Weary fathers believe the only problem to worry about is why they don't.
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British Association
Compassionate God Is Our Hope in Hard Times
The letter urges belief in Divine Compassion amid a troubled world and city. It recalls how the truly faithful live by God’s love, help the burdened, heal the sick, and forgive sins, urging readers to cast themselves upon Him and seek strength and mercy. TOM A. SYKES.
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Tom A. Sykes
Taxpayers group urges sharp property tax cut Greensboro plea
In a Greensboro meeting the Guilford County Taxpayers Association calls for a 26 to 40 percent cut in property assessments and operating expenses. They propose abolishing the County Treasurer’s office, consolidating departments, eliminating unnecessary staff, and a joint debt savings meeting. They urge mortgage interest tax exemptions and legislative changes on real estate assessment.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Guilford County Taxpayers Association
Senate
Manuscript Fame and Van Loon Highlight Reading Riches
A Jamestown reader cites a reading bill around 210 million dollars yearly for magazines and books, noting 450000 writers, and recalls personal ventures into money writing. Hendrik Willem Van Loon, born in Rotterdam, studied at Cornell and Harvard, taught at Cornell and Antioch, and wrote Van Loon’s Geography, arguing the human scale is tiny compared to Earth.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon
Rotterdam
Holland
United States
Cornell
Harvard
Munich
Cornell University
Antioch College
van Loon
Utility Rates Wholesale Let High Point Pay Less For Power
A chart compares High Point's wholesale power rate of 0.76 cents per KWH with neighboring cities starting at 1.544 cents and declining with more usage. For 1931-1932 the abattoir data shows 764.175 KWH monthly at 1.75 cents. If High Point paid the same as others, the annual power bill would drop about 44,000 dollars.
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High Point
Ita
Paul J, Dishner
Belloc profiles Napoleon and Millay drama in review page
The essay reviews Belloc's Napoleon a serious portrait of the great general with focus on strategic mistakes and emotional arc. It also covers The Princess Marries the Page a one act play by Edna Millay praised for its charm and clever dialogue. Charles Gray Ghaw's The Surge and Thunder surveys civilization and culture with optimistic, wide scope.
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Mr. Belloc
Napoleon
J. B. Lippincott
Philadelphia
Josephine
Europe
Belloc
Russia
Bonaparte
Austerlitz
Jena
Wagram
Leipsic
Waterloo
EDNA_ ST. Vincent Millay
Harper & Bros
New York
Charles Gray Ghaw
American Book Company
Dr. Shaw
Skerrett and the Island Saintly Power and Peril
Review praises Liam O Flaherty for Skerrett a powerful psychological novel about a schoolmaster on an island who battles priest led oppression. The character is complex contradictory and ultimately doomed, with strong mass scenes and a critique of clerical authority.
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Liam O'Plaherty
Skerrett
Ray Long
Richard R. Smith
Inc
New York
David Skerrett
Nara
Father Maclair
Island
Father
Hope
Judy
Miss Leake
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