Hoover Defends Living Standards Against Cutbacks
President Hoover opposes lowering the national standard of living and argues for its elevation through invention and discovery. He cites the American Bankers Association debate and Henry Ford’s view that wages must rise to sustain industry, while stressing prudent frugality and surplus funds for emergencies.
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Hoover
American Bankers’ Association
John W. Barton
Metropolitan National Bank
Minneapolis
Association
Mr. Hoover
Henry Ford
Clergy Admit Shared Blame for Southern Lynchings
A group of Methodist Episcopal Church South clergy and lay members issue a measured statement assigning partial responsibility for lynching to church leadership and to public officials as well as to insufficient press support. They fault public opinion and call for stronger religious and press pressure to deter mob violence.
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South
Methodist Episcopal Church
Backbones of Southern Police Stand Against Lynching
The text argues that strong police resistance to lynching would deter mobs. It suggests mobs faced with machine gun equipped officers would realize lynching demands great courage and sacrifice, making future lynchings rare.
Textbook costs in North Carolina under review
A Hickory letter claimed the North Carolina school text book bill totals about ten million annually. State superintendent of public instruction counters with an estimate far lower, saying the yearly elementary and high school text costs will not exceed 1.25 million dollars.
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Hickory
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Carolina
Allen
Federal Office of Education
Washington
Political scandal rhetoric crosses party lines in Guilford case
The piece argues public officials must answer for malfeasance regardless of party. It cites Guilford county clerk accused of misusing Confederate veteran pensions and contrasts with a prior Sampson county case where a Republican clerk was convicted. It condemns partisan attacks while urging accountability.
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Guilford
Sampson County
News and Observer
Sampson News
R. L. Dixon
Guilford County
Sampson
A Battle and a Shift in Time
Bruce Catton reflects on the 150th Kings Mountain battle and its distant, quaint pageantry. He notes its pivotal impact in the Revolution, compares it with Civil and World War combat, and considers modern poetry and cultural shifts alongside crime and punishment themes.
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Kings Mountain
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Saratoga
Ferguson
Chief cites women drivers as cause of most traffic crashes
Chicago accident prevention chief asserts women drivers cause collisions by indecision and lack of precision. The piece notes the claim is unproven and contrasts it with statistics that challenge the observation, warning against sweeping generalizations.
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Accident Prevention Bureau
Chicago
Woman drivers and prejudice in motoring public view
A column argues that women drivers are blamed for accidents less than men and that public officials should publish evidence of any bias. The writer asserts men adjust speed around cars driven by women and calls for transparent records to avoid prejudiced policing.
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Chicago
Acoustic Expert Sees City Noises Becoming Music
An acoustic expert predicts city noises could be transformed into music though it will take a long time before traffic cop scoldings sound melodic to listeners.
Trade journal notes tall furniture fashion fades
A trade journal reports that tall furniture is going out of fashion and aims to give readers the low down on changes in style and demand for home furnishings.
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Trade Journal
Growing Cosmetician Business Tied to Dyes
The note observes rising business for cosmeticians and attributes it to younger people using hair dyes. It suggests trend factors without citing specific names, places, or dates. The text implies a societal shift toward cosmetic services among youth.
New York Grapes Fall Short By Ten Thousand Tons
The 1930 New York grape crop is expected to be about 10 000 tons smaller than last year signaling farmers may skip raisin crops this season.
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New York State
Congressman Moves to Sell Advertising on Postage Stamps
The congressman who proposed selling advertising space on postage stamps hopes the plan is carried out as written.
South American Presidents and a State University Budget
A satirical take notes that presidents in South America may envy a state university leader seeking legislative funding. It contrasts political pressure with higher education appropriation battles.
The Intellegentsia and Pseudo-Intellectualism Across America
The piece critiques young intellectuals or Intellegentsia forming on college campuses and garrets amid Prohibition and women’s emancipation. It argues they rebel against standardization, pushing their own literature and provoking reader fatigue with flamboyant style and self-appointed genius.
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America
Abstract Wordplay and Intellectual Pretense in Verse
An author muses on abstract poetry and the clash between sound and meaning. He critiques the intelligentsia for stylistic affectations, noting grand vocabularies and awkward gestures as marks of the educated yet self-absorbed. A dramatic speaker proclaims self as ultimate, raising questions of artistic legitimacy.
THINGS OVERHEARD IN A THEATER
A light exchange in a theater includes comments about Ronald Coleman a hat worn by Mrs Jones and the theater as a relaxing place two feet treading a remark about misleading ads and a question about seating and opinions on the film with polite exchanges and greetings.
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Ronald Coleman
Mrs. Jones
Mrs Williamson Dies At Home In Durham
Mrs Pearl Mozelle Williamson wife of S G Williamson died at home after a long illness. Born in Durham county on July 29 1897 she was the daughter of T D Rochelle. Survived by husband three children Gray Paul and Ruth and her father Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow at 1115 Campbell Street with Dr A B Conrad and Rev John W Moore officiating Interment in Memorial Park
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Pearl Mozelle Williamson
S. G. Williamson
Williamson
Durham County
T. D. Rochelle
Gray
Paul
Ruth
Campbell Street
A. B Conrad
First Baptist Church
John W. Moore
Memorial Park
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High Point Enterprise
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Q. M. Waynick
R. B. Terry
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N. C
Congress
National
Frost, Landis and Kohn
Brunswick Building
Park Avenue
New York
People’s Gas
Michigan Boulevard
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Battle of
South Carolina
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Ohio
Long Island
Gertrude Stein
Carolina Baking Company
Carolina
Read Enterprise
Phil Robin
Askins
North Main
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