Decline in North Carolina Revenues Reported
North Carolina faces sharp revenue declines per Commissioner A J Maxwell November report. General fund five month collections total 5 238 258 93 down from 5 519 991 70 last year. Highway fund deficit 486 434 72 with five month total 5 862 545 52 versus 6 348 980 24 prior year. Automobile license revenue down 149 791 12. Inheritance tax and public utilities franchise taxes show notable drops reflecting current economic conditions.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
General Fund
Highway Fund
Maxwell
Congressional Factions Push For Action On Relief Bills
Senate and House leaders pledge to drop party differences to pass unemployment and drought relief measures. Hoover will outline form of relief in his Tuesday message. Hawley signals no extension of emergency income tax cuts. $150 million public works and $60 million farm loan plan proposed. Moses warns Muscles Shoals bill could be price of summer relief.
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McNair
Oregon
Senate
House
Longworth
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds
Glass
Virginia
Ents
Hoover
Congress
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Moses
New Hampshire
Gant to Face Wake Superior Court In Tax Case
The state seeks judgment against Gant and a bonding company for about 100 000 dollars including 59840 principal for Confederate pension checks allegedly stolen by a former clerk. Gant, under 15000 bond, faces 15 indictments on forgery embezzlement and misapplication charges. He is ill at home on 706 North Green Street and maintains innocence.
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Wake Superior Court
Brummitt
Greensboro
Gant
Supreme Court of North Carolina
North Green Street
Robert Leonard
Charles W. Cloninger
Prohibition Debate On Wets Plan Sparks City Leaders
The discussion centered on a cooperative plan for repealing the eighteenth amendment or replacing it with a state convention submission. Stewart warned against losing direct voter voice in conventions and argued wets would split over proposals. F Scott McBride called the plan a betrayal by city leaders and wet factions.
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South
Raskob
Stewart
Congress
Prohibition
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Ciry
Pension forgery and coin fraud cases surface in North Carolina
Testimony details sworn statements by Gant and Cloninger about forged pension checks totaling $1 195 issued to Robert Leonard and cashed under his name. Guilford County Home resident Leonard, age 161, is at the center as pension procedures are questioned amid county records and burial recalls. A separate sports note reports George Washington University holding scoreless against an Illinois team, while Notre Dame and Army prep for next games.
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Robert Leonard
Gant
Cloninger
Leonard
Guilford County
R. H. Sechrest
High Point
Pension Board
Sechrest
Gid Parrish
Jesse Parrish
George Washington University
Capital Eleven
Penn
Army
Rip Miller
Bill Ingram
Notre Dame Army
Chicago
Navy Regulars Pile Up Three Markers Late In Georgetown Game
Navy reserves score three late points to pull ahead in a Georgetown game in Annapolis. Final details show Navy second and third team players contributing the decisive plays.
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Navy
Georgetown
Annapolis
Veteran Fireman Burned to Death in New York Blaze
Bernard F. Carlock a 48 year old deputy fire chief famed for rescue work perished while fighting fires in two vacant Fifth Avenue apartment houses. He was carried to Fifth Avenue Hospital where he died as police reported a string of arson fires started by children at play in the past two weeks.
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New York
Bernard F. Carlock
Fifth Avenue
Carlock
Fifth Avenue Hospital
Language Press Go To University Next
Davidson college professor C. J. Erwin named president as the South Atlantic modern language association ends its two day convention. The group selects the University of North Carolina for the 1931 meeting.
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Davidson
C. J. Erwin
Davidson College
University of North Carolina
South Atlantic Modern Language Association
Freak Bridge Hands Show Complex Bidding Decisions
The article presents multiple rare bridge hands with debated bids. It analyzes how distribution, bids, and partner signals influence deciding between heart or diamond contracts. It demonstrates forcing bids and two-suit strategies for game potential.
Two suit bidding shows strength in bridge analysis
The article explains strong two suit hands and best bid choices for game. It uses examples with Hearts Clubs Diamonds and Spades to illustrate prioritizing longer suits, showing hearts after overcalls, and how two-bid or one bid strategies inform partner for optimal game prospects.
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Hearts
Bidding Duel Illustrates Inferential Play in Bridge
The hand shows Z bidding two spades after a sequence that suggested no game by diamonds. Y supports with three spades. B raises hearts, then Z bids four spades, making four spades with one heart, one club, and one spade lost. The article praises inferential bidding and expert advantage.
Guilford College Stage Production Receives Praise
Guilford College and local community presented What Every Woman Knows in Memorial hall with proceeds to expand the library program. Cast included Miss Jennie H. Hart and Mrs J Franklin Davis. critics praised performances while noting slow moments.
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Guilford College
J. M. Barrie
Memorial Hall
Guilford College Club
Jennie H. Hart
Guilford College Art Club
J. Franklin Davis
Laura Worth
Max Noah
Elwood C. Porisho
Professor Purdom
Lourlin
Joseph Peele
NURSES PASS STATE BOARD IN RALEIGH TEST
Ninety five percent of the 239 nurses from 36 cities and three other states plus the District of Columbia pass the North Carolina State Board examinations held October 22 in Raleigh. The secretary listed graduates from Burlington Greensboro Winston Salem Lexington Lumberton and others.
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District of Columbia
Greensboro
Z. V. Conyers
North Carolina
Foster on Trial for Murder of Tribune Reporter Jake Lingle
In Chicago on November 29 the state pressed to proceed with the murder trial of Frank Foster. Prosecutors denied delays after six months since the shooting in the Michigan Boulevard subway that killed Tribune crime reporter Alfred Jake Lingle. Lingle’s death shocked the nation and sparked a high profile case.
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Chicago
Howland Elected NC Reserve Officers Chapter President
Lieut. Col. Stanley Howland of Asheville was chosen president of the North Carolina chapter of the Reserve Officers' Association at its annual Greensboro meeting. Fort Bragg will host the 1931 gathering. New officers include Maj. J. D. De Ramos Charlotte first vice president and 1st Lt. W. R. White Mebane second vice president. Col. J. W. Falkner attended in command of Fort Bragg and Col. H. A. Ripley spoke for General McCoy.
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Greensboro
Navy
Stanley Howland
Asheville
North Carolina
Reserve Officers’ Association
J. W. Hiarrelson
Raleigh
Fort Bragg
H. A. Ripley
Fourth Army Corps
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
McCoy
J. W. Falkner
J. D. de Ramos
Charlotte
W. R. White
Mebane
T. G. Vickers
Rocky Mount
Horace A. Latham
Leaksville
Bodies found near Harwood after explosion on abandoned farm
Two unidentified Black people were found dead beside an exploded still on an abandoned farm near Harwood, Maryland. Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Cullember reported the discovery after investigating a report of a sudden accident in the Harwood area overnight.
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Annapolis
Hawood
Thomas H. Cullember
Harwood
German defense minister cites arms buildup amid disarmament strain
Berlin defense minister General Wilhelm Groener defended Germany’s disarmament record while accusing nations of using armament growth as a pretext. He pointed to destroyed munitions and dismantled fortifications under Versailles terms, noting Europe’s peace armies exceed prewar strength. In Virginia, murder warrants issued for Blanton Orndorff and three sons after the fatal shooting of Orndorff’s wife, mother of eleven, as investigators report injuries to officers during a court-authorized dog-search raid.
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Berlin
Germany
Europe
Wilhelm Groener
Groener
Winchester
Blanton Orndorff
Herbert
Precious
Woodrow
Orndorff
Tavenner
Orndorff Mountain
Frederick County
Chester
Wofford Edged by Citadel in 7–6 thriller
In Spartanburg South Carolina on November 25 1930 the Citadel defeated Wofford 7 to 6 in a hard fought football clash ending the South Carolina season. The Cadets relied on a sharp passing and punting battle to secure the narrow victory.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Wofford
Citadel
South Carolina
Roanoke Visit By Chicago Socialites
Bernard Stone of Chicago visits Roanoke while guests Jake Harris Gilbert Bernard Abram Harris Phil Silver and Sam Lampel spend a few days there in the society column style report.
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Bernard Stone
Chicago
Jake Harris
Gilbert Bernard
Abram Harris
Phil Silver
Sam Lampel
Roanoke, Va
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Guilford Play
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McShane
Veniremen
John S. Durante
Lingle
State Board
Lumberton
Martha Temperance Watson
Carrie Nicholson
Eva Mee Leggette
Martha Bridges
Mooresville
Bertha Gantt
N. CC
Santorium
Effie Mae Woodys
Violette Paul Perry
Salisbury
Nina Nancy Guthrie
Alva Allen Earnhardt
Statesville
Katherine Robinson
Bessie V. Moore
Edna Blanche Freeze
Jessie Sherrill Swanson
Agnes Carolyn Kale
Grace Dora Henry
Ethel Mae Norket
Louise M. Deal
Jessie Lee Edwards
Mabel Cather
Blanton Orndoff
Penslar
Ayers
Absorbine Jr
Castoria
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