Tobacco farmers push acreage cut and cooperative marketing
North Carolina tobacco growers met with thousands supporting acreage reductions and a growers cooperative marketing plan. Leaders like Governor Gardner and Agriculture Commissioner Graham voiced optimism, but critics warn most farmers may ignore the pledge by next spring.
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Raleigh
J. C. Baskerwill
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner
W. A. Graham
F E. C. Brooks
State College
Josephus Daniels
Pershing Reflects On Memoirs As He Turns 70
General John J. Pershing, age seventy, finishes his memoirs of the American Expeditionary Force and considers future literary ventures. He hopes to write more personally, possibly detailing Mexico adventures and events before and after the war, free from official restraint.
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America
Pershing
Mexico
Villa
Number of miniature golf courses in the United States
A figure cites 25 000 miniature golf courses nationwide. The statement presents a snapshot of the play area market and suggests a broad spread of miniature golf venues across the country.
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United States
The Changing Tide of Transatlantic Yacht Races
The piece recalls historic yacht coverage from crowded shorelines to distant wireless accounts. It contrasts early foggy telegraph relays and balloon dispatches with modern radio broadcasts from naval vessels as Sir Thomas’s boat challenges for the cup.
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Newport
Jersey
Newspaper World
Sandy Hook
Marine Observatory
Yacht Club
Papa Neptune
Sir Thomas
Dubin and Burke Score Four Songs for Top Speed
Al Dubin and Joe Burke team up on four numbers for the First National Vita phone musical romance Top Speed. Songs include Looking For the Lovelight in the Dark and If I Was A Traveling Salesman and You Were a Chambermaid Knock Knees. The cast features Joe E. Brown Bernice Claire Jack Whiting Frank McHugh Laura Lee and Rita Flynn.
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al Dubin
Joe Burke
First National
Vitaphone
Kalmar
Ruby
Do Atlanta Population Counts Count in Census?
The Department of Justice was asked to answer a suit in the District of Columbia Supreme Court by the City of Atlanta and others seeking to compel the census bureau to include the Greater Atlanta population in official census figures.
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Washington
Department of Justice Today
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Atlanta
Census Bureau
Greater
Oldest English coroner marks 50 years on the bench
Sir Walter Schroder, aged 75, is believed to be England’s oldest coroner. He recently celebrated his 50th birthday and estimates he has presided over about 50 000 inquests in half a century, including famous murder cases.
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Bacco
Department of Agriculture
London
England
Walter Schroder
Durham man hooks sea gull while fishing
A. J. Stubbs of Durham reeled in a sea gull that struck an artificial bait, thinking it a gullible catch. In Greensboro, K B. Brookes, 21, earns a spot in this column after soloing in 2 hours 40 minutes of flight instruction as a bright aviation student.
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Ocracoke, N. C
A. J. Stubbs
Durham
Stubbs
Greensboro
N. C
K. BE. Brookes
Brookes
Infant falls from mother’s arms after high heel snag
In Reidsville North Carolina an 8 month old infant slipped from the arms of Mrs. Gardner when her high heel caught on a stair step. Doctors hold hope for the child’s recovery after the fall.
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Reidsville
N. C
Welfare worker needed in every county in state
Enterprise Bureau in Raleigh reports a critical need for full time trained welfare officers across North Carolina. Commissioner Mrs. W. T. Best cites counties without welfare departments overburdening county boards on the first Monday meetings, delaying regular business and misdirecting aid.
Park Commission Moves on Smoky Mountains Land
Asheville, Sept. 13. The North Carolina park commission reported it has optioned or acquired 105000 acres and holds condemnation on 22000 more for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Verne Rhoades said routine business and land acquisition progress were discussed. The panel noted 13 Haywood county farm tracts approved for purchase leaving 15 more to option or condemn, with completion expected soon. The commission has 227000 acres under option, purchase, or condemnation.
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Asheville
North Carolina Park Commission
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Verne Rhoades
Park Commission
City Hall
Commission
Cataloochee
Haywood County
North Carolina Commission
United States
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mark Squires
Lenoir
D. M. Buck
Bald Mountain
Plato D. Ebbs
Harry L. Nettles
Frank Dunton
Wadesboro
Cop and Captive Fined in Odd Borough Suit
Norristown Pa Frank Ciccarone dodged Patrolman Henry Conklin s nightstick which shattered a plate glass store window in an unusual suit filed by the store owner seeking $48 from the borough and challenging investigation of calls for help to save county funds.
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Norristown
Frank Ciccarone
Henry Conklin
Borough
Vengeance Continues in Corrinne and Harry Saga
Sue witnesses Judge Thornton back in town as Miss Parsons contemplates leaving. Corrinne clashes with Harry over age and control, culminating in a heated fight and Corrinne fleeing toward the hotel. The next chapter promises Corrinne's vengeance.
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Sue
Miss Parsons
Judge Thornton
Storm 29.58 Strikes Coast With 120 MPH Winds
Reports say the storm center hit near here with winds of 120 miles an hour. A dozen buildings were demolished and coast guard headquarters sustained minor damage as the storm abated after 4 pm yesterday and moonlit high tide night brought calm.
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Cape Lookout
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Beaufort Weather Disturbance Hits Cape Lookout Area
A powerful gale moved from the southwest and struck Cape Lookout, demolishing a dozen buildings and damaging coast guard facilities. In Beaufort and Morehead City, communications and power lines suffered outages for hours. The storm velocity peaked near 60 mph, unroofed a building, felled trees, and blocked dirt roads as officials reported no shipping distress. The gale weakened after 10 p.m. and moved up the coast north of Cape Hatteras.
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Beaufort
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Morehead City
Tropical hurricane speeds northeast along U S coast
Washington September 18 The intense tropical hurricane which yesterday struck the lower North Carolina coast today appears to be moving northeastward along the shore with gale warnings from Hatteras to Sandy Hook. The weather bureau said the disturbance is mall in diameter and moving about 15 miles an hour.
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Washington
North Carolina
Atlantic City
Hatteras
Sandy Hook
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Wedding Bells Used To Make a Racket
New York dated Sept 13 wedding ruse unfolds as Ruth Miller 21 advertised marriage for 1000 to comfort her sick mother. Frank Margrait paid 500 with rest due on wedding day. Japanese chef Sujiki paid 750. They met at a Queens address after responding to a telegram claiming “mother ill.”
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New York
Ruth Miller
Frank Margrait
Millen
Sukeiji Sujiki
Sujiki
Margraiti
Queens
Miss Miller
Cathedral Restored in Mexico City Historic Church
The Catholic church regains an old continent church in Mexico City’s Cathedral dating from the 16th century. Restoration followed by a presidential order from Rubio. The building faced closure in 1926 after clergy walked out amid alleged government persecution.
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Mexico City
Rubio
Paris Sign Movie Accord Between U S and Germany
A movie agreement between American and German film and electrical industries was signed in Paris. The arrangement covers exchange of parent rights and division of world territory for distribution of sound motion picture apparatus.
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Paris
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Stanley Smith
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Margery Hale
NEA Service, Inc
Sybil Lester
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Ralph B. Williamson
Yakima
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Federal Power Commission
Mr. Williamson
Marvel Garsaué
New Orleans
Claude L. Draher
Wyoming
Senate
High Point, N. C
Washington, D. C
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Crescent Limited
R. H. Graham
Charlotte, N. C
Joe E. Brown
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Jack Whiting
Africa
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