North Carolina Prison Farms Will Grow No Cotton in 1932
Raleigh Sept 5 North Carolina prison farms by executive order will grow no cotton in 1932 Gov Max Gardner announced The plan notes the cotton situation is a national and international issue that requires world wide cooperation and that state and individual growers cannot profitably grow cotton at present below cost The farms will plant corn wheat oats rye and barley using pure bred certified seed and Gardner aims to swap seeds with farmers to promote certified seed usage
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Max Gardner
South
Gardner
School Merging Protests Heard At State Board Meeting
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Sept 6 The State Board of Equalization heard delegations from Chowan Avery Cumberland and Wake counties protesting school consolidations. No consolidations were rescinded as boards defend a fixed 17 million state allocation for the six month term. County tax options and budget limits were discussed amid complaints of funding shortfalls compared with last year.
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LeRoy Martin
Boards of County Commissioners
Beans Trade For Three Months Board At Tech Campus
Herbert D. Bell drove a truck of beans to the Texas Technological college campus and traded them to a boarding house proprietor for three months room and board. He said he was going to school somehow and the bean crop seemed his best chance.
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Lubbock, Tex
Herbert D. Bell
Texas Technological College
Bell
State Alumni Meet Held Before Eve of State Game
Guilford County alumni of North Carolina State College will hold their annual banquet here on the night of September 25 on the eve of the State David football game.
Maxwell Not Out Of Gubernatorial Contest
Raleigh September 5 Commissioner of Revenue Allen J Maxwell is not out of the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. Despite Ehringhaus entering the race Maxwell’s camp believes a second primary will decide the contest and that four candidates in the first primary could prevent any clear majority.
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Maxwell
J. C. Baskervill Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh
Allen J. Maxwell
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
R. T. Fountain
Dennis G. Brummitt
Brummitt
Fountain
Maxwell Ehringhaus Second Primary Debate Sanity
The passage discusses which candidate would likely secure the high spot in a second primary. It notes arguments about support from both factions and Maxwell’s ongoing consideration. Ehringhaus backers claim no second primary is needed and that Maxwell would run a futile race if he runs.
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Maxwell
Ehringhaus
Ears Get Beauty Makeover in Victorian Style
Alicia Hart advises readers on ear care and ear jewelry fashion tips. Apply cold cream to ears, tint lobes with rouge, powder, and a light perfume behind the lobes. Choose earrings to suit face shape, eye color, and occasion, avoiding heavy or dangling pieces that distort the lobes.
Expeditions urged to post deposits for rescue costs
OSLO Sept 5 Aftenposten on the Nautilus polar cruise suggests future expeditions should deposit funds to cover rescue expenses. It notes yearly rescues cost vast sums and endanger lives, arguing insurance or advance deposits would ease financial and human loss.
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Oslo
Norway
Aftenposten
Archduchess Isabella Dies. Alfonso’s Aunt Passes Away
Archduchess Isabella, aunt of former King Alfonso of Spain, died in Budapest as her nephew hurries from Prague to be with her. The report notes her death occurred on September 5.
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Archduchess
Budapest
Hungary
Isabella
Alfonso of
Spain
Prague
Ex-Governor Fisher Visits Davidson College
Ex-Governor John S. Fisher of Pennsylvania toured Davidson College after a luncheon with Dr. Thomas W. Lingle. He attended the Brown-Fisher reunion near Salisbury and spoke at Lowerstone church. The visitors included Mrs. Fisher and other local guests, with university officials sharing remarks.
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John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Dr. Lingle
Davidson
Davidson College
Thomas W. Lingle
Salisbury State
Fisher
James L. Fisher
Salisbury
Lewis Peeler
Lingle
David H. Blair
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
D. Walter L. Lingle
Lowerstone Church
H. C. Havinghurst
Evanston, NJ
Havinghurst
Law
Northwestern University
John B. Shearer
Davideon
A. N. Perryman
Ronceverte
W. Va
Quarter Is Fixed As the Admission Charge At Lexington County Fair
The annual Davidson County fair will be held the week of September 28 with a 25 cent admission for day and night performances. Dave Leonard, manager, says West's World Wonder shows will supply midway attractions and several free acts are lined up. An airplane will advertise the fair Saturday before opening, dropping five hundred general admission tickets over Lexington.
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Lexington
Dave Leonard
West
Davidson County Gets $32 000 Monthly State School Aid
Lexington September 5 Davidson County will receive 32 000 dollars per month for six months to cover state born school expenses and ensure timely teacher payments. The Bank of Lexington is the depository for these monthly sums, disbursed by County Treasurer O. O. Phillips to the school people.
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Davidson County
Lexington
Bank of Lexington
O. O. Phillips
Flashes of Life In Today's News
NO AID FOR DOG OWNERS HAMMOND IN Poor people who own dogs or automobiles can't expect help The township will not furnish gas for auto or feed for dogs One dog's feed will feed a child SQUAWS VOTING BRYSON CITY N C For the first time in tribal history Cherokee Braves are sharing their suffrage with the squaws in a vote for chief Jarrett Blythe of Wolf town leads six other candidates Returns come in slowly from remote sections of the reservation on Great Smoky and Plott Balsam Mountains
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Hammond
Ind
H. O. Burham
Bryson City
N. C
Jarrett Blythe
Wolftown
Great Smoky
Plott Balsam Mountains
Canning jewel gifted to Victoria and Albert Museum
The Canning jewel, reputedly a Tuscan gift to a 16th century mogul emperor, was donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum by an anonymous American friend. It was named after Earl Canning, who bought it, and had been sold by the Earl of Harewood last July for 50 000 dollars.
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London
Canning
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Victoria and Albert Museum
Earl Canning
India
Harewood
Little Church Around the Corner busiest day of year
New York reports record wedding activity as September emerges as the preferred month for nuptials, surpassing June in popularity. Couples flock to the historic venue, drawn by traditions and timing, while planners note a surge in bookings and ceremonial arrangements.
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New York
Cou
Women Exhibit Inventions at New York Arts Expo
Models of women created inventions will be shown at the exposition of women's arts and industries. The United States has awarded more than 15,000 patents to women.
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New York
United States
French officer struck by lightning in Alpine camp
General Charles Jacquemot was struck by lightning near St Etienne de Tinée in the Alps. He suffered head and body burns from the lightning during a camp incident.
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Nice
France
Charles Jacquemot
St. Etienne de Tinee
Alps
Mayor May Leave for Conventions in Atlanta Case
In Fulton County Superior Court Judge John D. Humphries denied Norman Dekrasner’s injunction to stop Mayor James L. Key from traveling to conventions. The ruling allows the mayor to travel, saying he may go his way, while Dekrasner argued taxpayers’ harm from his absences.
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Atlanta
John D. Humphries
Fulton County Superior Court
James L. Key
Norman Dekrasner
New Orleans
Dekrasner
James L. Mayson
Eldon Haldane
Funeral Services For Wesley Hege At Friedberg Moravian Church
Funeral services were held at Friedberg Moravian church for Wesley A. Hege 72 who died at his Arcadia home after a brief illness. Rev. Samuel Tesh led the service with several local pastors assisting. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Hege, a Davidson County native, lived his life farming the Arcadia area and was active in Friedberg church and in Enterprise Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics. Survivors include his widow Laura C. Fisher before marriage, three daughters Mrs James Hill Mrs C W Reich and Mrs Emma E Foltz, one son Permana Hege, and fifteen grandchildren.
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Lexington
Friedberg Moravian Church
Wesley A. Hege
Arcadia
Samuel Tesh
James E. Hall
EB. A. Holton
H. B. Johnson
S. M. Needham
Hege
Davidson County
Enterprise Council
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Laura C. Fisher
James Hill
Reedy Creek Township
C. W. Reich
Emma E. Foltz
Friedberg Church
Permana Hege
Forest Fires Destroy Oregon Logging Camps
Portland Ore Sept 5 Fire roared through timber holdings destroying two logging camps three skidways and several railway section houses. The blaze reached the edges of two towns forty miles west of Portland on the Tillamook Southern Pacific line. Twenty eight loggers sought safety in Cochran joining hundreds of fire fighting workers.
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Portland
Ore
Here
Porland- Tillamook
Southern Pacific
Cochran
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