Decline in U S furniture failures signals pickup
National Association of Credit Men reports a 40 percent three month decline in bankruptcy across sectors, with only 106 failures last month down from 241 a year ago. New York drops to 11 failures, North Carolina records five, as inventory values rise and patience grows under the National Recovery Act.
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United States
New York
North Carolina
Henry H. Heimann
National Association of Credit Men
Heimann
National Recovery Act
Asheville
Butter drives a chain reaction through industry says alliance
The Independent Grocers' Alliance of America uses a vivid example to show how a one pound butter surplus impacts the whole supply chain. From butter to sugar to spices and shipping, the ripple effect reaches canneries, jam makers, and grocers as consumption expands with pavings for baked goods and pastry demand.
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Alliance of America
Alliance
Mrs. Jones
John
Butter Surplus Ripple Hits Community Ties
The passage depicts households affected by a butter surplus and a broader industry impact. It notes a 27 million pound bounty and the Independent Grocers' Alliance stance that surplus use will spread through public buying. The text links household routines to market forces and argues the move aims to sell butter, not curb overproduction.
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Junior
Jones
Grocers’ Alliance
Colored Educator E. E. Curtright Retires After 31 Years
The board of school commissioners accepts the resignation of Professor E. E. Curtright as principal of William Penn High School after 31 years of service. A respected figure in both white and colored communities, he helped establish the Negro high school’s Class A Southern rating and served as probation commissioner and on the Board of Public Welfare.
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Board of School Commissioners
E. E. Curtright
William Penn High School
Professor Cartright
High Point
The
Association of Colleges and High Schools of
Cartright
Board of Public Welfare
Roosevelt's Rise Shown Through Quiet Courage and Faith
In a 1919 Y M C A address Franklin D. Roosevelt is portrayed as already embodying resilience amid life’s uncertainties. The narrator recalls meeting him, noting fatigue yet a visible inner resolve that foreshadowed his future presidency and recovery from infantile paralysis.
Youth and Old Age Reflections On Aging and Wisdom
An elderly man recalls a life of war, labor, and later coffin making, urging youth to cherish aging and learn from elders. He laments cruelty to seniors and extols honoring old age as a moral duty and source of wisdom. The piece ends with a prayerful note that honoring old age honors God.
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Barnard
Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book
In The Enterprise issue Sept 7 John mebane explains blending philosophy and banana pie. The letter recalls a stoic epicurean balance and mocks the idea of living without dining, noting his tender years and hope for a happy home.
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Enterprise
John Mebane
The Will to Live and Courage to Endure
A columnist reflects on youth facing hardship and the stigma of contemplating self harm. A young man confides he has more than his share of trouble yet admits he is too cowardly to take his own life and argues for resilience.
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Paul Hutchinson
The
Christian Century
Actress Aimee to Go to New York Stage
Melmerson states Aimee will head to New York to save the nation by performing on stage. She plans to base her routine on the Acts of the Apostles.
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Aimee
Melmerson
New York
Legislatures Tax Patience as They Seek New Fees
A quip notes that lawmakers keep inventing new levies and higher taxes, risking public tolerance as patience wears thin.
The Smart Girl Chooses A Man Others Covet
A wittily phrased social observation argues that women can attract partners by appealing to rivals desires. The quip frames savvy suitors as those pursued by others, implying strategic choice over direct pursuit.
Theme song writers pressure NRA officials in Washington
Theme song writers reportedly pestering NRA headquarters in Washington to compose songs for the organization. The plan is pitched as boosting morale with new tunes, though reception among officials is unclear.
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NRA
Washington
Seema
Entertaining the Islanders and Vipers Tangle Reviewed
Contemporary notes praise Burt’s Entertaining the Islanders as a charming West Indies romance with strong characters and dramatic scenes. Francois Mauriac’s Vipers’ Tangle is hailed as a moving, continuous diary tale of a bitter atheist father and his merciless fortune split among kin.
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Struthers Burt
Mr. Burt
Scribner's
New York
West Indies
Burt
Southern Pines
South
David Banastre
Anita Fulton
David
Paul Farrén
Paul
Gene Fulton
South Carolina
Anita
Mr. Wack
Missy
Mr. Jorgenson
Monsignor Dorsey
France
Francois Mauriac
Sheed & Ward
Fresco Painting and Southwest Poetry in New Mexico
A review of Hale's Fresco Painting praising its economic and social relevance for American art and detailing fresco techniques and history. Also observes Ax ton Clark's The Single Glow from Santa Fe, noting its Southwest immersion, stylistic development, and poems like Transmutation. includes mention of On the Threshold pamphlet by Wind sor.
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Gardner Hale
William Edwin Rudge
New York
Mr. Hale
Rome
Europe
America
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
Brooklyn Museum
Hale
Jose Clemente Orozco
Cimabue
Teipolo
New Mexico
Axton Clark
Villagra Press
Santa Fe
N. M
Southwest
Clark i
Portrait of a Girl’s Rise and Literary Critique Notes
A brief literary survey reviews Att Ender Godin’s portrait of a girl’s passage from childhood to adulthood, praising its simple, musical style and hinting at Joyce. It also covers new books on automobile operation, Wells’s shape of things to come, Buchmanism critique, and H. S. Jennings on unity of the world.
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Ender Godin
Mr. Godin
R. J. Raporte
Bruce Humphries, Inc
Boston
The Jamestown Weed on North Carolina Education
A reflection on motherhood, public schooling, and the North Carolina system as it evolved from rural parades to a modernized state education effort. The piece laments teacher salaries and budget delays while urging parental cooperation with 45 90 wage plans and upcoming legislative actions.
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North Carolina
Two Weeks Revival Under Miss Mac Grier In Greenville
A two weeks revival service in charge of Miss Mac Grier of Holmes Bible School Greenville DC opens today at the Pentecostal Holiness Church on Highland Avenue. The congregation extends an invitation to the public to attend the services.
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Mac Grier
Holmes Bible School
Greenville
D. C
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Highland Avenue
South Madagascar Intisy Plant Yields Nearly Pure Rubber
The intisy plant in South Madagascar produces a nearly pure rubber latex. Emitted steam releases a milky juice that hardens into elastic strips.
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South Madagascar
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