North Carolina August fire loss drops from last year
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Sept 25 The August fire loss in North Carolina was 188 277 from 153 fires vs 301 327 from 276 fires last August. Towns reported 124 fires with 124 454 loss including 68 dwelling fires 56 038, rural fires 29 with 638 823 loss 11 dwelling 18 873. Eight months to Sept 1 total 4 066 464 vs 4 436 237 last year a decrease of 369 773. Fires over 5 000 each totaled seven for 96 235, avg 13 805 vs 660 per other 146 fires. Notable losses included a Swain county lumber plant 35 000 a Burlington printing plant 20 000 and a Dunn business block 17 825. Twenty eight towns reported no fire damage in August.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Dan C. Boney
Swain County
Burlington
Maxwell seen as helping chances of Ehringhaus
Raleigh Sept 25. An eastern North Carolina county shifts from support to opposition of a luxury sales tax, centered on tobacco. Editor’s change mirrors A J Maxwell’s platform. Bertie Ledger Advance warns that taxing tobacco would depress farmers’ prices and harm eastern crops, including peanuts.
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Bertie
General Assembly
Bertie Ledger- Advance
Bertie Ledger-Advance
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Daily Advance
Elizabeth City
J. C. B. Ebringhaus
Maxwell
Hinsdale
Bertie County
Wedger
Ehbringhaus
BUILD MANY HOMES SINCE 1924 FOR POOR CITY DWELLERS
Since 1924 the German government has built 1 761 685 apartments and single dwellings designed to house the poorer population of cities and to lift their standard of living.
Ford Restores Rural School Willow Run in Ypsilanti Michigan
The Willow Run school rebuilt by Henry Ford hosts 30 district children this fall in the same room where grandparents learned 72 years ago. Ford bought the decaying building after noticing broken windows and a sagging door. Frank Cody, Detroit schools superintendent, taught there 40 years ago. Ford sourced white pine for a new floor and replicated five ancient desks. A brass hand bell and original paint shade were preserved. opening day drew Ford Cody and many old-timers and former teachers.
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Ypsilants, Mich
Willow Run
Henry Ford
Frank Cody
Detroit
Ford
Cody
Maxwell and Ehringhaus Weigh In on Sales Tax Policy
The debate centers on sales tax plans with Maxwell arguing in detail why a tax is needed and Ehringhaus tapping anti tax sentiment. Observers say Maxwell appeals more in tobacco regions while Ehringhaus leverages opposition statewide, hinting at a potential harvest for his campaign from anti tax vows.
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Maxwell
Tobacco Belt
Ehringhaus
U S Leads In Adult Education
BERKELEY Calif The TU 8 citizen has a better chance to gain knowledge than natives of any other country in the world. Prof Leon J Richardson director UC extension division says after Europe study that in contrast to abroad the United States now offers extension courses in many subjects. Extension courses are offered by 443 colleges and universities, up from 75 ten years ago. Instruction by radio library service correspondence visual instruction class and lectures are among services offered in this country.
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NEA
Berkeley
Calif
Leon J. Richardson
University of California
Europe
Prof- Richardson
U.S
Ford car promises long life and low operating costs
The statement touts sincere quality in every part and asserts after thousands of miles you will still praise the car. It claims substantial savings in operation costs, repairs, and depreciation by choosing a Ford.
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Ford
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