For Sale Portland Puerto Rico sweet potatoes and piano sale notice
Classified fragment advertisement lists Porto Rico sweet potatoes offered at 75 cents by Dashel Sterr Motor Company with phone 2184. Includes a piano sale notice asking for quick action and storage space, location Cord, North Carolina address Bar 478 Concord. Some stock quotes and company listings follow in OCR dump.
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Porto Rico
Sterr Motor Company
Concord
N. C
Bestrade
Money to Loan and Justice in a Car Larceny Case
Classified notes mention Quick Small Loans by VO-OP Finance Co and a beauty shop ad. Municipal court heard R B White testify that Edith Montgomery and Margaret Laffiet lent a car with return promised in fifteen minutes. The theft charge arose after two hours. speeding charges followed a 60 mph chase. Judge Teague fined Margaret Safriet five dollars plus costs for speeding. other charges were dismissed.
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R. B. White
Edith Montgomery
Margaret Laffiet
White
Teague
Margaret Safriet
Cafeteria Quiet Ceiling Backfires on Owner
A New York cafeteria owner installed soundproof ceilings and walls to cut noise and boost business. After initial patronage improved, customer turnout declined. He removed the insulation, and business returned to prior levels.
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New York
Federal Tax Rise Threatens North Carolina Recovery
Maxwell, NC revenue commissioner, warns that federal tax burdens threaten stabilization and business recovery. He notes a two billion dollar annual federal deficit and urges cost readjustment and cooperative reform. He cites NC and national deficits, government consolidation, and the 1929-31 budget control impact. He argues executive reforms cut the deficit from 5.8 million to 2.23 million in the 1929-31 period.
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Atlanta
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Maxwell
Congress
Nort Carolina
Costa
Washington
North Carolina General Assembly
Chief Friddle Heads to Raleigh for Police Chiefs Meet
Chief W. G. Friddle left for Raleigh this afternoon to attend a meeting of police chiefs. A schedule of police schools across the state will be set, with Officer J. Q. Pike and Chief Mike Caffey joining in Greensboro.
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W. G. Friddle
Raleigh
Chief Friddie
J. Q. Pike
Greensboro
Mike Caffey
New York and New Orleans Cotton Markets Open Strong
Cotton prices in New York and New Orleans opened firmer on Oct 13 as market support stemmed from steady Liverpool cables and a provisional farm board agreement with southern bankers to carry large cotton stocks. Dec and Mar futures in New York rose, while New Orleans opened with a sharp advance before easing into a steadier crease amid profit taking and stock weakness.
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New York
Cottén
Liverpool
Deyemee
New Orleans
Federal Farm Board
Southern
P. Cc
Farm Loan Board
American Cotton Cooperative
Southern Bankers
Coston
P. C
Share Prices Dip Slightly as Week Ends
New York stocks drifted lower amid holiday weekend fatigue and sobering world events. Rails led declines with 3 to 5 point drops while major names like American Telephone and General Electric fell 1 point or more. Cotton rose on plans to hold 7 million bales off the market until July 31 as bankers back farm board support.
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New York
England
Germany
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wall Street
Million Dollar Credit Corporation
Rails
New York Central
New Haven
Baltimore & Ohio
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
American Telephone
General Electric
U. S
Steel
American Can
Consolidated Gas
Eastman
Woolworth
Corn Products
Borden
American Tobacco B/ Allied Chemical
du Pont
Westinghouse
Kouitz Bros
The
Stock Exchange
Farm Board
Bruening
Edison Clinging To Life Thread In Nerve Strain
Edison remained gravely ill at West Orange on October 13 as Dr. Hubert S. Howe reported a gradually progressive somnolence. Edison slept through the night, could take only six teaspoons of stewed pears in ninety six hours, yet had little weight loss and showed no coma yet.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert S. Howe
Edison
Howe
Garage Fire Baseline $1,070 Damage Suit
Robert J. Harris sues Zeb Grubb in municipal court over a garage fire that destroyed a Hudson coach, hosiery samples, bags, and other gear stored with the defendant. He seeks $1,070 for the bear valued at $700 and the stored items, alleging negligence in care of the property.
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Hudson
Robert J. Harris
Zeb
Revival Services At Welch M P Extend To Sunday
Revival services at Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church, now in their tenth day, will continue through tomorrow night and likely through Sunday by request. Pastor Rev. J. R. Anderson conducts the sermons as large crowds attend each night and the public is invited.
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Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
J. R. Anderson
Gardner issues requisition for suspect Creasey return
Ralegh North Carolina governor Gov. Q. Max Gardner dispatched a requisition to Virginia authorities seeking the return to Mecklenburg County of Woodie Creasey who is wanted in connection with the September 11 alleged murder of Joe B. Brannon.
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Ralegh
Max Gardner
Virginia
Mecklenburg County
Woodie Creasey
Joe B. Brannon
Safer To Fly Than Drive Old Dobbin
In Wisconsin for the first eight months of 1931, sixteen deaths occurred from horse accidents versus six in airplane crashes. The state bureau of vital statistics notes horses still outnumber planes, but air travel appears safer overall among available comparisons.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Migrant Families Source of Worry
Migrant families seeking work or milder conditions are a growing concern for central relief agencies as winter nears. Campaigns urge stay at home to reduce drifters, while states and cities warn outsiders cannot expect local aid. A National Association report for Hoover will stress rapid return of transients to relatives or local aid, with emphasis on humane care for children.
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Washington
Organization For Unemployment Relief
National Association of Traveler Aid Societies
Hoover
Htimane
National parks see 14 percent rise in visitors in year
Washington Oct 18 Business was better at government playgrounds this year than last. Horace Albright director of national parks reported 3 152 845 persons visited parks up from 2 774 561 a 14 percent gain. Yosemite led with 461 855 visitors followed by Platt 325 000 and Mt Rainier 293 562.
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Washington
Horace Albright
National Arks
Iibur
Yosemite
Platt National Park
Albright
Mt. Ranier
Rocky Mountain Park
Colorado
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Great Smoky Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Dog Under Death Penalty Draws National Aid
Roxie the German shepherd sentenced to death in Battle Creek has attracted nationwide sympathy and fund offers for an appeal. Wayne Rosenbloom, Roxie’s owner, received calls and a flood of contributions after Justice Shaffer’s ruling. A five day respite was granted to pursue the appeal.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Roxie
Wayne Rosenblood
Paul W
Shaffer
Oswego
N. Y
Rosenbloom
Battle Creek College
Crushed Cottonseed Faces Sharp Decline in Latest Census
Washington reports the census bureau tallies crushed cottonseed at 510,472 tons for Aug 1 to Sept 30, down from 828,659 tons year ago. Mills held 484,374 tons on Sept 30, versus 700,369 tons a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Post, Gatty 10 Make Dixie Tour
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, round-the-world fliers, plan a 20 city Dixie tour this winter. L. J. Sauerborn, tour organizer and local airport manager, said Charleston to the south and westward likely. Ruth Nichols, Rye society aviatrix, eyed a record flight with details to follow. Al Williams, Crash recovery: wreck shipped to Farmingdale for repairs, plans return for a benefit air show to cover damages.
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Wiley Post
Harold
L. J. Sauerborn
Sauerborn
Charleston
D. C
Ruth Nichols
Society Aviatrix
Rye
N. Y
Davidson County 4-H Cattle Exhibit At State Fair
Davidson county sends twenty four head of pure bred Guernsey cattle to Raleigh for the North Carolina state fair. Thirteen animals belong to 4-H club boys and eleven are shown by individual breeders. The Lloyd Davis and son herd from Ter race farm reportedly won eight first prizes and one second at the Winston-Salem Forsyth fair. Farm crops and poultry, plus 4-H girls’ exhibits, will also be shown. Miss Sadie Hendley notes the plan.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Raleigh
P. M. Hendricks
Terrace
Lloyd Davis and Son
Carney
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Sadie Hendley
Communists Riot Enlivens Wisconsin Congressional Race
In Racine the first Wisconsin district selects a Cooper successor as a Communist rally for John Sikat ends in a riot with about 300 civilians and police. Eight arrested as several injured. Other candidates Amiie Bouma Herzog and Tubbs campaign for strong vote.
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Racine
Wis
Wisconsin
Henry Allen Cooper
Monument Square
John Sikat
Thomas R. Amiie
O. J. Bouma
George Herzog
Henry Tubbs
Low Price To Cut Cotton's Acreage Exchange Head Says
Charleston C 8 C Oct 138 P Philip D Weld president of the New York cotton exchange said today that the low price of cotton will reduce acreage more effectively than any government regulation. He warned that prohibitive planting laws would push farming to foreign lands, leaving American farmers to bear the risk while others benefit.
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Charleston
8. C
Philip D. Weld
New York Cotton Exchange
Weld
Treasury Receipts Report for October
Treasury receipts for October 1 totaled 3,088,415.65 dollars with prior balance 11,619,486.72 dollars and current balance 490,267,846.20 dollars. Customs receipts for six days of October amounted to 11,857 dollars and 34.73 cents.
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Treasury
Washington, Ostee
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