Politics Sprint Toward Open Warfare in 1930 Campaign
Washington reports rapid escalation in pre election activity as Hoover mulls more speeches and Roosevelt plans a west coast swing. GOP gears for a vigorous foray, debates over Theodore Roosevelt’s role, New York gubernatorial tensions between Donovan and Davison, Walker resignation fallout, and looming bonus debates at the American Legion convention with Ralph T. O’Neil and Hanford MacNider directing veteran outreach.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Philippines
Franklin Roosevelt
Hoover
Col. Theodore
Franklin
N. Y
New York State
Col. Willam J. Donovan
T. Trubee Davison
Walker
New York
Roosevelt
al Smith
Democratic Old Guard
Smith
Washington
National
American Legion
Ralph T. O'Neil
Kansas
Hanford MacNider
Town
Canada
Legion
Farmers' Convention Calls Tax Reform and Education Support
North Carolina Farmers' Convention in Raleigh adopts tax reform aims favoring heavier levies on unearned gains and lighter taxes on thrift and enterprise. It backs state funding for a six month school term and recognizes North Carolina State College as the premier technical college. A fire-break system for wooded areas is urged to Governor Gardner. L H McKay is elected president. Dewey Bennett heads the Women's Federation.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina State College
The
Commonwealth
Gardner
New York Keepers Face Pea Shellers Strike Pulse
In London Covent Garden pea shellers strike amid a crisis over shrinking peas. Sixty of seventy workers stopped work claiming smaller peas lengthen time to earn their meager two pence per quart.
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London
Covent Gardens
Foreman asks if you are fit for excavating job
A foreman questions a candidate’s fitness for an excavating position. He seeks to know if the applicant can handle the physical demands and safety requirements of the role. The discussion centers on endurance, strength, and readiness for demanding outdoor work.
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Foreman
Tiny fog particles measured at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers measured tiny fog particles and found that 25,000 of them could fit on the head of a pin, illustrating the remarkable scale of microscopic droplets.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kindler Dislocates Jaw During Late Night Yawning
Reported incident notes Kindler dislocated his jaw last night while yawning. The exchange cites confusion over timing and a potential miscommunication with a person named Bae F during a brief discussion at the scene.
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Kindler
Antimony Supply Heavily Tied to Hunan Province
An estimated sixty five to seventy percent of global antimony output originates in Hunan Province, China, highlighting the region’s critical role in the metal market.
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Hunan
Whitsett News Highlights Local Visits and School Opening
Special to the Enterprise reports Mr. and Mrs. Summers visiting Raleigh and State College sessions with farm leaders. Shockley Knight and D. B. Knight from Northampton county return from Boone. Angus D. McLean Jr. ends Alabama session and plans Yale next year. Whitsett School opens Sept 19 with J. Frank Apple as principal. Emily Hinshaw to teach fourth and fifth grades. Nathan Davis improves after a serious auto accident. Taylor and Sons expand in Gibsonville. mail route changes noted with W. H. McLean in charge.
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John W. Summers
Raleigh
R. E. Davenport
State College
W. T. Whitsett, Jr
University of Alabama
Yale
Whitsett
J. Frank Apple
Emily Hinshaw
Whitsett Christian Endeavor Society
Whitsett Methodist Church
Ed B. Wheeler
Winston-Salem
Nathan Davis
Guilford County
Taylor and Sons
Gibsonville
W. H. McLean
Bsonville
Wueee
A. L. Holt
Little Son
Burlington
Wueae
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Sanders
Farmers’ Meeting
L. H. McKay
Henderson County
L. O. Moseley
Kinston
George Lockwell
Charles A. Sheffield
Dewey Bennett
Forsyth County
Women’s Federation
Gordon Reed
Rutherford County
Brooks Tucker
Pitt County
Hubert Boney
Duplin
T. J. Fletcher
Richmond
J. B. Phillips
Alamance
T. M. Woodburn
Martin
Pele Mele
Aris
High Point
A. M. Bach Day
Melt’s Bakery
North Elm Street
Greensboro
N. C
Rose Furniture Co
English Street
Weiser
Bae F
Astores
D. P. Pure Tomato
Ballard
Ball Bros. Mason
Phillips Delicious
Ee Pat Oso
Happyrate Queen Olives
Chipso
Camay Soap
Libby
Golden Blend Coffee
Whitsett News
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