North Carolina Sees Huge Federal Public Works Plans
The article discusses a proposed 3.3 billion federal public works program and North Carolina's likely share. It notes critics doubted full funding would occur, but now expects broader spending and possible Congressional increase. It cites Bailey on an eighty million state allotment and details current allocations, including Fort Bragg, Cape Fear dredging, Great Smokies park, and highway projects. It also mentions state debt limits and delays in apportionment, with two major western and eastern proposals for greater participation.
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North Carolina
Bailey
State Highway Commission
Fort Bragg
Cape Fear
Great Smokies Park
State Public Works’ Board
Ickes
Department For Speedh
A Humbling Reflection by Tom A Sykes
An aging editor urges Americans to rise above moral fog and embrace action. He questions current drift toward catastrophe, cites the Golden Rule and Brotherhood, and calls for a national moral and spiritual recovery to preserve freedom and equality for future generations.
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America
Brotherhood of Man
Universal Brotherhood
Carolina coast sand bars to be anchored and forested
The piece urges anchoring of Carolina coast sand bars and permanent forestation to protect land from Caribbean storms. It argues reforestation would shield the mainland and support vital fishing and oyster grounds, noting original settlers found a verdant shoreline. The author stresses the opportunity to undertake this work should not be neglected.
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Carolina
North Carolina
National Temperance Campaign Proposed for United States
An editorial advocates a new nationwide temperance movement to support a public decency standard as hard liquor returns to daily use. It questions the W C T U leadership, calls for a noncoercive campaign rooted in health education and public leadership, and cites foreign models of alcohol reduction.
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Temperance
England
Russia
Scandinavia
Sweden
Public Health Presses Honest Drink Facts On Schools
The piece argues for correcting biased views on alcohol and urges medical science to supply accurate information. It calls on public schools to educate youth about the effects of alcoholic drinks and to provide leadership and truthful guidance.
Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book by W. A. Bivins
Prohibition points asserting that church members who oppose retaining the Eighteenth Amendment are letting emotion override judgment. The author argues Christians should support prohibition and cautions against misreading faith in political stances.
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Rambler’s Note
Amendment Failure Blamed on Christians and Non Christians
The article argues the failure of the Highteenth Amendment stems from both Christians and non Christians. It notes church members who preferred prohibition could have weakened bootleggers if they cooperated with law enforcement.
Hypocrisy in Voters Tied to Prohibition Era Attitudes
The passage questions voters who publicly back dry policies while privately using bottled-in-bond products. It suggests a contrast between the 14 year moral wave dubbed the Glory of America and a Shame of America arising from political inconsistency and personal behavior.
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America
Counterpoint on Prohibition and the Rise of Speakeasies
The passage argues prohibition did not end drinking but shifted it to speakeasies. It contrasts old disdain for taverns with modern fascination for alcohol fueled joyrides and calls out the paradox of banning liquor yet failing to curb its appeal. It notes the transformation from Ten Nights in a Barroom to ten cocktails in one night.
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Frank Nhmay
North Carolina
Augustus
Marcus Agrippa
Meyer Reinhold
W. F. Humphrey Press
Geneva
N. Y
Reinhold
Agrippa
August
Republic
Rome
Compassion Through Suffering And Prayer In Local Reflections
A columnist recounts conversations on life around Prohibition and recovery acts, urging compassion for the needy. He recalls a 78 year old citizen’s faith and two blind beggars on Main Street, urging mercy over questioning God. The piece cites Eva Rose York’s poem about blessing weary others and living with awareness of others’ sorrow.
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Paul
Jesus
Main Street
Eva Rose York
Nazis ban dancing to official song except goose step
A reported prohibition notes that dancing to the regime’s anthem is forbidden with the sole exception being the goose step. The terse record underscores the regime’s control over public movement and ritual.
Indian belief on scalping and afterlife
Indians held that a scalped man could not enter the Happy Hunting Grounds. By scalping all his victims, he believed those earthly enemies would not trouble him in the afterlife.
England Builds Perches on Lighthouses to Save Migrant Birds
England plans special perches on lighthouses at six crossing points to give feathered visitors a rest. Officials estimate the structures will save thousands of birds each year.
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England
Be Contemporary Trends In Rail Loss And Beer Policy
Henry Miller longtime Southern Railway official dies shocking the system and patrons. The Wisconsin board allows 3.2 beer in dorms to curb tavern drinking as legal beer spreads, prompting reflections on personal liberty and youth access to liquor.
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Ieery W. Miller
Southern Railway
Ystem
The
Southern
Raleigh
N. C
Henry Miller
Col
A. B. Andrews
Miller
Southern Railway System
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Bare Living and Prohibition Debates Highlight 1935 Reading
A reviewer praises Bare Living Bobbs Merrill as a witty novel set in a nudist colony with Dr Eric Hale and Alida Burnham. The piece also argues for repeal of the 18th Amendment, urging voter registration on the issue and describing Modern Photography 1935 4 as a worthwhile art book with global examples and technical progress.
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General Johnson
NRA
Elmer Davis
Guy Holt
A. H. Hepburn
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Mr. Hep
Bobbs-Merrill
Indianapolis
Eric Hale
Recovery Investment Associates
Dr. Hale
Alida Burnham
Alida
Paris
Eric
Canada
Hester
Alidia
Studio Publications
New York
C. G. Holme
Mr. Holme
Holme
United States
England
Italy
Germany
the Hague
France
Japan
Four Days Wonder and Other Milne Tales Reviewed
Satirist Winifred Holtby discusses Milne’s Four Days Wonder, praising Jenny Windell’s four days after a room discovery with an actress’s corpse. Alec Waugh’s Before You Look follows Faith Mallory’s quest for contentment and a trip to Hispaniola amid rival intrigue. Norman Lindsay’s Pan in the Parlor adds a witty poultry-town tale with Olga’s sharp dialogue.
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A. A. Milnée
Dutton
New York
Jenny Windell
Jenny
Derek Fenton
Mr. Milne
Derek
Nancy
Inspector Marigold
Alec Waugh
Mr. Waugh
Farrar and Rinehart
Faith Mallory
Faith
Gerry Onslow
Gerry
Ralph Gaveston
Ralph
Hispaniola
Norman Lindsay
Ted Tarzan
Ted
Wréence
Olga
Thocy
Lawrence
Gilbert
Irene
Pan
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Jamestown
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Jack Woodford
Gordon Sayre
William Godwin
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